Article 400 Zoning District Regulations

The minimum requirements specified in this chapter for accessory structures shall not apply to air conditioners, underground sprinkler systems or similar appurtenances.

There shall be no minimum separation requirement between a swimming pool and a single-family detached dwelling unit.

Christmas tree sales. The annual sale of Christmas trees is permitted in the RR Rural Residential, the VN Village Neighborhood and the CC Community Commercial Zoning Districts between December 1 and December 25, inclusive, provided that all trees shall be removed and the premises cleared no later than January 1, and provided further that these restrictions shall not apply to farms, which shall be permitted to sell Christmas trees throughout the year on the farm lot.

Height limits.

Chimneys on a residential dwelling unit are not bound by the height restrictions of this chapter, except that the Department of Community Affairs may require the chimney height to be less for public safety and health reasons.

[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]

Silos on farms shall not exceed 75 feet in height, and barns on farms shall not exceed 50 feet.

On a nonresidential principal building, the following may be erected above the maximum height specified in this chapter for the subject building, provided that the height is not increased more than 20% more than the maximum height permitted:

Penthouses or other roof structures for the housing of stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, air-conditioning equipment and similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building;

Skylights, spires, cupolas, flagpoles, chimneys and similar structures associated with the building; and

§ 190-403 Grandfathered vacant lots and detached dwelling units.

The parapets used to screen the roof-mounted structures and equipment.

Poultry and livestock shelters. No poultry or livestock shelter (excluding dog runs or other shelters for household pets) shall be located closer than 100 feet to any property line or to any dwelling unit on the same lot.

Public election voting places. The temporary use of any property as a voting place in connection with a municipal or other public election is permitted throughout Allamuchy Township.

Public utility lines. Public utility lines for the transportation, distribution or control of water, electricity, gas, oil, steam, cable television and telephone or telegraph communications are permitted throughout Allamuchy Township and need not necessarily be located on a lot.

Public utility transformer and junction boxes. Public utility transformer and junction boxes are permitted throughout Allamuchy Township and need not necessarily be located on a lot, provided they are adequately screened with landscaping, fencing or a combination of the two and do not exceed three feet in height.

Yard setbacks for accessory buildings and structures. If the height of an accessory building or structure exceeds the minimum side and/or rear yard setback specified in this chapter for the accessory building or structure, the side and/or rear yard setback(s) shall be increased to at least equal the height of the accessory building or structure.

Vacant lots. Any vacant lot existing as a conforming residential lot at the time of adoption of this chapter, as reflected on the Official Map of the Township or on other public record, or any vacant lot created by an approved and filed residential subdivision, whether or not the lot exists as a conforming residential lot at the time of adoption of this chapter, whose area or dimensions do not meet the requirements of the zoning district in which the lot is located, may have construction permits issued for a single-family detached dwelling and its permitted accessory uses without an appeal for variance relief, provided:

Single-family detached dwelling units are a permitted use in the zoning district;

The building coverage limit of the zoning district is not exceeded; and

The yard and height provisions of the zoning district are reduced by the same percentage ratio of the area of the vacant lot compared to the minimum lot area requirement of the zoning district, except that:

No side yard shall be less than 10 feet or 1/2 the side yard required for the zoning district, whichever is less;

No building shall be set back less than 30 feet from any street right-of-way; and

No building shall be required to be less than 12 feet and one story in height.

Detached dwelling units Any single-family detached dwelling unit located in the OR, CC or PO Zoning District and existing as of the date of adoption of this chapter shall be permitted to construct additions to the detached dwelling unit and/or construct accessory buildings without an appeal for variance relief, provided:

The existing lot and improvements thereon conform in all respects to the minimum requirements of this chapter for detached dwelling units in the SFR District; and

§ 190-404 Nonconforming lots, structures and uses.

The addition(s) to the detached dwelling unit and/or the construction of any accessory building(s) do not violate any of the requirements of this chapter for detached dwelling units in the SFR District.

Lots.

Whenever title to two or more contiguous lots is held by the same owner, regardless of whether or not each of the lots have been approved as part of a subdivision or acquired by separate conveyance or by other operation of law except as provided in § 190-403A hereinabove, and one or more of the individual lots should, by reason of exceptional shallowness, topographic conditions, substandard area or yard space or similar measurements, not conform with the minimum lot area and dimensional requirements for the zoning district in which it is located, the contiguous lots shall be considered to be a single lot.

Whenever the owner of an existing lot has dedicated or conveyed land to Allamuchy Township in order to meet the minimum street width requirements of the traffic circulation plan element portion of the Allamuchy Township Master Plan, the Department of Community Affairs shall issue construction permits and certificates of occupancy for the lot whose depth and/or area is rendered substandard only because of such dedication and where the owner has no other adjacent lands to provide the minimum requirements.

[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]

Except as provided in Subsection A(1) of this section hereinabove, any existing building or structure located on an existing lot which does not meet the applicable minimum lot size requirement of this chapter, or any existing structure which violates any yard requirement of this chapter, shall be permitted to construct additions to the principal building and/or construct accessory buildings without an appeal for variance relief, provided;

The existing use(s) on the lot are conforming to the permitted use(s) stipulated in this chapter for the lot in question;

The total permitted building and lot coverages and floor/area ratio stipulated in this chapter for the permitted use(s) are not exceeded;

The accessory building and/or addition to the principal building does not further violate the deficient yard setback(s) currently existing on the subject property; and

No additional yard setback requirement of this chapter is violated and all other applicable requirements of this chapter are met, such as, but not limited to, height, yard setbacks and parking.

Structures and uses.

Any existing nonconforming use or structure may be continued upon the lot or in the structure so occupied, and any such structure may be repaired in the event of partial destruction thereof.

Repairs and maintenance work required to keep a structure in sound condition may be made to a nonconforming structure or a structure, whether conforming or nonconforming, containing a nonconforming use. However, no repairs or maintenance work shall increase the nonconformity in any manner.

No structure containing a nonconforming use shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed or structurally altered in any manner without an appeal for variance relief. An addition of a second story, or part thereof, or the addition or subtraction of lands associated with a structure containing a nonconforming use shall require variance approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d.

A nonconforming use shall be considered abandoned if such nonconforming use is terminated by the owner. If the owner fails to use the property for a period of 12 consecutive months, it shall be presumed to be abandoned. Thereafter, such building, structure and/or land shall not be used in a nonconforming manner.

§ 190-405 RR Rural Residential.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings:

Farms, including feed and fertilizer sales.

Farms which include shipping, receiving, processing or packaging operations as fundamental uses for the farming activities.

Veterinarian offices.

Detached single-family dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Churches.

Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries and/or community shelters for victims of domestic violence, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1, in accordance with the standards and requirements for single-family detached dwelling units within the RR Zoning District.

Residential density transfer in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

Single-family conservation clusters in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

Detached single-family dwelling units on flag lots. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601, Conditional uses, and specifically § 190-601B for the required conditions for cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication.)

Accessory uses permitted.

Private residential swimming pools, provided the pool is located in the rear yard and/or side yard only, is no closer than 15 feet to any lot line and occupies no more than 70% of the yard area. (See § 190-516.)

One private residential toolshed not to exceed 400 square feet in area and 15 feet in height. The residential toolshed shall have a type of dual pitched roof.

Recreational facilities, including tennis courts, and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos, customarily associated with detached single-family dwelling units.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 190-203, 190-405E hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-405F hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Home occupations accessory to residential dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Residential agriculture.

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

In conjunction with a farm only, one roadside stand, not exceeding 150 square feet in size, offering for sale produce harvested on the farmed premises or elsewhere in the Township, provided the stand is set back at least 15 feet from the street line and 25 feet from any lot line and has no more than one attached sign the size of which may not exceed eight square feet in area. See the definition of "farm" in § 190-203 for additional permitted accessory farm uses.

In conjunction with a permitted farm only, up to two temporary accessory dwelling units in the form of a trailer or manufactured home on a nonpermanent foundation, provided that the following is met:

The occupants of the temporary dwelling unit(s) shall be full-time employees of the farm use;

The farm shall be at least 25 contiguous acres in size and shall be in the same ownership;

The dwelling(s) shall be set back a minimum of 200 feet from any street line and a minimum of 100 feet from any property line and shall be adequately screened as required by the Department of Community Affairs to assure that the adjoining property owners are not subject to a view of the temporary dwelling(s);

[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]

The temporary dwelling(s) shall comply with all state, county and municipal building and health codes, particularly those relating to water and sewage disposal and those concerning farm labor housing;

(e)

Where a principal dwelling is located on the farm, the temporary dwelling(s) shall not be in the front yard area and shall utilize the driveway serving the principal dwelling;

(f)

The temporary dwelling(s) shall be removed within 30 days from the date the use of the property as and for farming purposes shall cease. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to grant to such temporary dwelling(s) permanent or nonconforming use status; and

(g)

The owner of the farm use property shall obtain a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer and applicable building permits and occupancy certificates from the Department of Community Affairs. No such structure shall be erected or occupied unless and until valid permits as applicable shall be issued. A temporary dwelling permit shall be issued for a period of six months and may be reissued for a successive six-month period by the official issuing same, provided all terms for such use have been complied with. It shall be the responsibility of the farm use owner to renew such permit before the date of expiration. Failure to properly renew a farm use permit for a temporary dwelling may cause the official issuing same to require that said temporary dwelling be removed and/or action taken in a court of competent jurisdiction, and/or both. Issuance and reissuance of temporary use permits shall be subject to compliance with all provisions applicable to such temporary use as may be from time to time enacted by the Mayor and Council. A permit fee or renewal fee will not be charged for a temporary dwelling permit.

[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height, except that churches shall not exceed 50 feet and 2.5 stories in height.

Accessory buildings and structures. No accessory building or structure shall exceed 25 feet in height, unless a lesser height is specified in this chapter for a particular accessory building or structure.

Area and yard requirements for the RR District.

	Single-Family Detached Dwellings	Churches	Farms and Veterinarian Offices
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area (acres)	10 ^{1, 2}	10	10⁴
Lot frontage (feet)	350	350	N.A.
Lot width (feet)	350	350	N.A.
Lot depth (feet)	700	700	N.A.
Side yard (each) (feet)	100	100	100
Front yard (feet)	100³	100	100
Rear yard (feet)	100	100	100
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	50	50	100
Distance to rear line (feet)	50	50	100
Distance to principal or accessory building (feet)	20	40	40
Maximums
Building coverage of principal building	4%	6%	8%
Aggregate coverage of accessory buildings	2%	2%	8%
Lot coverage	10%	15%	20%

	NOTES:
	¹	An area equivalent to at least one acre shall be contiguous "non-critical" acreage, shall not include surface stormwater management facilities, and must be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the single-family detached dwelling and its appurtenances, including the septic system serving the lot. Additionally, the one acre of contiguous "non-critical" acreage shall be shaped to permit the inscription of a circle with a diameter of at least 205 feet within its bounds. No critical lands shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.
	²	Where the area designated for a detention basin and similar stormwater management facilities are part of a residential lot, the areas devoted to these stormwater management purposes shall not be counted as part of the minimum lot area required for residential lots.
	³	New residential development along collector or arterial roadways shall have a twenty-five-foot-wide buffer area between the collector or arterial road and any development to reduce the negative impact of the roadway on the adjacent development. Where the buffer area is to be within an individual residential lot rather than in common open space, the twenty-five-foot buffer width shall be in addition to the required minimum yard area. (See § 190-509 for design requirements.)
	⁴	The minimum required lot area for farms with shipping, receiving, processing or packaging operations shall be 50 acres.

Off-street parking and private garages.

Detached single-family dwelling units shall provide 1.5 spaces per two-bedroom unit; two spaces per three-bedroom unit; 2.5 spaces per four-bedroom unit; and three spaces per five or more bedroom unit. Where the bedroom count per unit is not specified, 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided.

Churches shall provide one space per every three permanent seats, with one seat considered to be 22 inches when calculating the capacity of pews or benches.

Veterinarian offices shall provide one space per every 400 square feet of gross floor area but not less than six spaces.

All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to approval by the Board during site plan review.

No parking area or driveway for a single-family detached dwelling unit shall be located within 10 feet of any lot line, and no parking area or driveway for any permitted use other than a single-family detached dwelling unit shall be located within 25 feet of any lot line.

Driveway access shall be provided from a local roadway, where feasible. Any use not having access from a type of local roadway as shown on the currently adopted traffic circulation plan element portion of the Township Master Plan shall provide an on-site paved or stoned turnaround area.

All side-entry garages shall be provided with a paved or stoned area a minimum of 33 feet in length in front of the garage door(s) in order to allow for adequate ingress and egress to the garage.

Parking of commercial vehicles. One registered commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding one ton on four wheels, owned or used by a resident of the premises, shall be permitted to be regularly parked or garaged on any residential lot, provided that said vehicle is parked in a side or rear yard area of the premises at least 10 feet from the property line, which area is relatively unexposed to neighboring properties and is screened from neighboring properties by plantings at least five feet in height. For purposes of this chapter, a commercial vehicle is a bus and/or vehicle containing advertising matter intending to promote the interest of any business, whether or not said vehicle is registered as a commercial vehicle with the New Jersey or other state Division of Motor Vehicles, except that this provision shall not be deemed to limit the number of commercial trucks or cars used on a farm or construction equipment which is used on the site for construction purposes.

Parking of recreational vehicles. Travel trailers, campers, motor homes, horse trailers, boat trailers, ATV and motorcycle trailers may be parked or stored on any residential lot only in a rear or side yard area which is 10 feet or more from the property line, which area is relatively unexposed to neighboring properties and is screened from neighboring properties by plantings at least five feet in height. The dimensions of such vehicles and trailers shall not be counted in determining building coverage. Such vehicles and trailers shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the lot. Such vehicles and trailers shall be annually licensed with a valid registration and shall be capable of use on a public road; no junked vehicles shall be permitted under this subsection.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Signs.

Detached dwelling units are permitted an informational or directional sign not exceeding two square feet in area and a nameplate sign not exceeding 300 square inches in area, all in accordance with § 190-514A of this chapter.

Churches are permitted:

One freestanding sign, which may display announcements in addition to the name of the church, not exceeding 24 square feet in area and five feet in height and set back at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and lot lines; plus

One attached sign not exceeding 15 square feet in area or 10% of the facade of the wall upon which the sign is mounted, whichever is less.

Veterinarian offices are permitted:

One freestanding sign not exceeding 10 square feet in area and five feet in height and set back at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and lot lines; plus

One attached sign not exceeding six square feet in area.

Farms are permitted one freestanding sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area and five feet in height and set back at least 15 feet from all property lines.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance, of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

§ 190-406 SFR Single-Family Residential.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Farms.

Detached single-family dwelling units with public sewer.

Detached single-family dwelling units with individual on-site septic systems.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Churches.

Small lot single-family clusters, where indicated on the Zoning Map, in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

Townhouse clusters, where indicated on the Zoning Map, in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

[Amended 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14]

Single-family conservation clusters, where served by public sewage facilities, in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

Age-restricted residential clusters, where served by public sewage facilities, in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

Lot averaging in accordance with the provisions specified in § 190-602 of this chapter.

Neighborhood centers as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67, provided that the subject land area shall be a minimum of four acres in area located at the intersection of a rural major collector road and a rural minor collector road, as classified in the traffic circulation plan element of the Township Master Plan. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

(13)

Cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601, Conditional uses, and specifically § 190-601J for the required conditions for cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication.)

Accessory uses permitted.

One private residential toolshed not to exceed 200 square feet in area and 15 feet in height. The residential toolshed shall have a type of dual pitched roof.

Recreational facilities, including tennis courts, and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos, customarily associated with detached single-family dwelling units.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 190-203, 190-406E hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-406F hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Home occupations accessory to residential dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height, except that churches shall not exceed 50 feet and 2.5 stories in height.

Area and yard requirements for the SFR District.

	Single-Family Dwellings on Public Sewer	Single-Family Dwellings with On-Site Septic	Churches	Farms
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area (acres)	1^{1, 2, 3}	6^{1, 2}	6	10⁴
Lot frontage (feet)	150³	300	300	N.A.
Lot width (feet)	150³	300	300	N.A.
Lot depth (feet)	200³	500	600	N.A.
Side yard (each) (feet)	25	75	100	100
Front yard (feet)	50³	75	100	100
Rear yard (feet)	50	100	100	100
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	15	50	50	100
Distance to rear line (feet)	15	50	50	100
Distance to principal or accessory building	20	20	40	40
Maximums
Building coverage of principal building	10%	6%	8%	8%
Aggregate coverage of accessory buildings	3%	2%	N.A.	8%
Lot coverage	15%	10%	20%	20%

	NOTES:
	¹	For lots with single-family detached dwellings on public sewer, an area equivalent to at least 3/4 acre, and for lots with single-family detached dwellings with on-site septic systems, an area equivalent to at least one acre shall be contiguous "non-critical" acreage, shall not include surface stormwater management facilities, and must be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the single-family detached dwelling and its appurtenances, including the septic system serving the lot. Additionally, the required contiguous "non-critical" acreage shall be shaped to permit the inscription of a circle with a diameter of at least 205 feet within its bounds for lots with single-family detached dwellings with on-site septic systems. No critical lands shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.
	²	Where the area designated for a detention basin and similar stormwater management facilities are part of a residential lot, the areas devoted to these stormwater management purposes shall not be counted as part of the minimum lot area required for residential lots.
	³	Where a lot abuts Interstate 80, a rural minor arterial road, a rural major collector road, or a rural minor collector road, with or without driveway access to said road, the following minimum provisions shall apply:

	Lot area	2 acres
	Lot frontage*	200 (feet)
	Lot width	200 (feet)
	Lot depth*	300 (feet)
	Front yard setback*	100 (feet)

	*	Along or from said road.
		These provisions are not applicable to existing lots with existing single-family detached dwellings situated thereon, nor are these provisions applicable to any existing vacant lot which is undersized compared to the above specified requirements, provided said lot existed or had been approved by the Allamuchy Township Land Use Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment at the time of adoption of this chapter.
⁴	The minimum required lot area for farms with shipping, receiving, processing or packaging operations shall be 50 acres.

Off-street parking and private garages.

Churches shall provide one space per every three permanent seats, with one seat considered to be 22 inches when calculating the capacity of pews or benches.

All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to approval by the Board during site plan review.

Driveway access shall be provided from a local roadway, where feasible. Any use not having access from a type of local roadway, as shown on the currently adopted traffic circulation plan element portion of the Township Master Plan, shall provide an on-site paved or stoned turnaround area.

All side-entry garages shall be provided with a paved or stoned area a minimum of 33 feet in length in front of the garage door(s) in order to allow for adequate ingress and egress to the garage.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Signs.

Churches are permitted:

One attached sign not exceeding 15 square feet in area or 10% of the facade of the wall upon which the sign is mounted, whichever is less.

Farms are permitted one freestanding sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area and five feet in height and set back at least 15 feet from all property lines.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-407 MR Mixed Residential.

Purpose. The purpose of the MR Mixed Residential District is to provide for the continuance of the existing and approved portions of the Panther Valley Planned Development under the chapter provisions which governed the development of the lands previously zoned for planned community development prior to the adoption of this chapter, provided that all development within the MR District is served with an approved centralized water distribution and central sanitary sewer collection and treatment system; otherwise, the provisions of the SFR District shall prevail.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Detached single-family dwelling units, clustered or nonclustered, provided that at least 15% of the total number of all dwelling units in the MR District shall be detached single-family units, and provided further for a clustered development that the Board finds in its judgment the use will promote at least one of the following objectives:

The conservation and protection of natural features such as streambeds, lakes, ponds, wooded areas, rock formations, views and vistas or vegetation.

The protection and conservation of floodplain and drainage areas.

Protection against undue soil erosion.

Apartments, provided that no more than 30% of the total number of all dwelling units in the MR District shall be apartments. (See § 190-502 for standards.)

Townhouses. (See § 190-502 for standards.)

Playgrounds, conservation areas, open space, parks and public purpose uses.

Golf courses and golf clubhouses.

Maintenance and general office uses serving the needs of a planned development as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

[Added 8-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-14]

Accessory uses permitted.

Private residential swimming pools accessory to detached single-family dwellings, provided the pool is no closer than 15 feet to any lot line and occupies no more than 70% of the yard area; commercial or public swimming pools. (See § 190-516.)

Recreational facilities, including tennis courts, and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 190-203, 190-407G hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-407I hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Home occupations accessory to residential dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.

Maximum number of dwelling units. The maximum number of dwelling units within the MR District shall not exceed 2.15 dwelling units per gross acre of land. Detached single-family dwellings shall comprise at least 15% of the total number of all dwelling units in the MR District. Apartments shall comprise not more than 30% of the total number of all dwelling units in the MR District, and townhouses shall comprise the balance of the remaining number of dwelling units in the MR District.

Area and yard requirements for the MR District.

Detached single-family dwelling units:

	Single-Family Nonclustered Dwellings	Single-Family Clustered Dwellings
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area (square feet)	17,500	9,000¹
Lot frontage (feet)	120	30
Lot width (feet)	120	30
Lot depth (feet)	130	N.A.
Side yard (each) (feet)	18	5²
Front yard (feet)	35	10³
Rear yard (feet)	40⁴	5²
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	15	10
Distance to rear line (feet)	15	10
Distance to principal or accessory building (feet)	20	20
Maximums
Building coverage of all buildings	20%	20%
Lot coverage	30%	35%
Net density⁵	2 dwelling units per acre	3.3 dwelling units per acre

NOTES:
¹	The average lot size of all residential lots within a clustered development shall be 10,500 square feet.
²	Provided that the minimum distance between any principal buildings shall be 36 feet and the minimum distance between any dwelling and the tract boundary shall be 30 feet; except that, where the tract abuts common open space, the minimum distance is 10 feet.
³	The minimum front yard setback shall be 30 feet measured from any street which serves more than 10 dwelling units.
⁴	The minimum rear yard area may be reduced to 20 feet where the Board finds that:
	(a)	The topography of the lot upon which such structure is erected is such that the lot slopes downward from the front street line at an average grade in excess of 10%; and
	(b)	The rear line of said lot abuts an area which is being used for, or has been designated by the developer of the subdivision for, some purpose other than residential.
⁵	The net density is computed on the gross acreage for that portion of the tract to be developed, provided that the overall density for the entire MR Zoning District shall not exceed 2.15 dwelling units per gross acre of land.

Apartments.

The minimum tract size shall be 10 acres.

The following provisions shall apply:

	Minimum
	Front yard	25 feet
	Side yard	20 feet
	Rear yard	30 feet
	Building coverage	20%

Where the ends of buildings are opposite, or generally opposite, no buildings as measured radially from any corners shall be closer to any other building than 40 feet where vehicular access is required between the buildings. Such radial distance, side yard or other such closest point between the ends of the buildings may be reduced to not less than 20 feet to allow flexible site and architectural design, but only if there is to be no vehicular access between the buildings and if one or more of the following conditions exist in addition:

The facing walls overlap no more than 50%.

[2]

The acute angle formed by the intersection of the projected line of each side wall is greater than 45°.

[3]

The height of the building is no greater than one story.

In no event shall an apartment building be located within 60 feet of the property line of a single-family dwelling.

(e)

The maximum net density shall be 12 dwelling units per gross acre, computed on the gross acreage for that portion of the tract to be developed, provided that the overall density for the entire MR Zoning District shall not exceed 2.15 dwelling units per gross acre of land.

Townhouses.

The minimum tract size shall be one acre, and the minimum frontage shall be 200 feet.

The following minimum frontage on a public street or approved private street or interior driveway, per townhouse building, shall be required:

For an interior townhouse: 16 feet.

[2]

For an end townhouse: 40 feet.

[3]

For an end townhouse adjacent to public streets: 40 feet.

[4]

Average: 18 feet.

The following minimum yard areas for each townhouse unit, whether or not on fee simple lots, shall be required:

Yard Toward	Front¹ (feet)	Side¹ (feet)	Rear¹ (feet)
Another townhouse unit	20	20³	20
A detached single-family home	20	50	20
A garden apartment	30	50	30
A golf course or common open space	10	10	10
An internal street right-of-way	10²	20	30
A collector or arterial street right-of-way	75	75	75
A parking lot	10²	10²	30

	NOTES:
	¹	Excludes additional width required for pathways and driveways. A minimum forty-foot distance shall be provided between any two townhouse buildings.
	²	Minimum of 10 feet, with a minimum average of 15 feet.
	³	Except for attached units.

Maximum number of contiguous townhouses with the identical front street setback line shall be three (variations in building line must be offset at least three feet).

(e)

The maximum net density shall be eight dwelling units per gross acre, computed on the gross acreage for that portion of the tract to be developed, provided that the overall density for the entire MR Zoning District shall not exceed 2.15 dwelling units per gross acre of land.

(f)

In the event that townhouse units are constructed so that any single townhouse shall not have a separate fee simple rear yard, sufficient land shall be allocated to such unit either in an enlarged side yard, interior open court space, in common land contiguous to the site, or within a total site on which a number of townhouse groups are constructed, provided that such common open space is constituted an appurtenance to the townhouse owners, either individually or in common with the owners of other townhouses. Land devoted to the common use of the owners of townhouses attached to one another in a single group or in a number of such attached townhouse groups, including common recreational areas and facilities and common off-street parking areas, may be included in computing the minimum lot area allocable to each townhouse, provided that the owner of such townhouse has legally enforceable rights to use the same, and provided that such additional common land shall not be subject to subdivision and sale to third parties.

(g)

The site plan shall set forth the boundaries of fee simple lots proposed to be allocated to each townhouse unit, as well as any area to be enjoyed in common by the owners of any number of townhouses.

Off-street parking and private garages.

Detached dwelling units shall provide two spaces per dwelling unit, provided that on-street parking is permitted. In instances where no on-street parking is permitted, designated off-street guest parking spaces shall be provided at a ratio of 1/2 space per residential unit in accordance with §§ 190-515A(4) and 190-510 of this chapter. Each one-car garage space and the driveway leading to the garage space shall, together, be considered one parking space. The driveway leading to the garage shall be at least 24 feet in length.

Apartments and townhouses shall provide two spaces per dwelling unit plus an additional 0.25 space per dwelling unit for designated off-street guest parking in accordance with § 190-510 of this chapter. Each one-car garage space and the driveway leading to the garage space shall, together, be considered one parking space. The driveway leading to the garage shall be at least 24 feet in length.

All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to approval by the Board during site plan review.

No parking area or driveway for a detached single-family dwelling unit shall be located within five feet of any side or rear lot line.

All side-entry garages shall be provided with a paved or stoned area a minimum of 28 feet in length in front of the garage door(s) in order to allow for adequate ingress and egress to the garage.

Parking of recreational vehicles. Travel trailers, campers, motor homes, horse trailers, boat trailers, ATV and motorcycle trailers may be parked or stored on any detached, single-family residential lot only in a rear or side yard area which is 10 feet or more from the property line, which area is relatively unexposed to neighboring properties and is screened from neighboring properties by plantings at least five feet in height. The dimensions of such vehicles and trailers shall not be counted in determining building coverage. Such vehicles and trailers shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the lot. Such vehicles and trailers shall be annually licensed with a valid registration and shall be capable of use on a public road; no junked vehicles shall be permitted under this subsection.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Off-street loading. Where curbside pickup is not available, adequate trash and garbage pickup stations, including provisions for recyclable materials collection in accordance with § 190-502, shall be provided within a totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses by a fence, wall, planting, or combination of the three. Such stations shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from residential structures.

Signs.

Any residential development in excess of 120 dwelling units is permitted one freestanding sign to display the name and address of the development only, not exceeding 30 square feet in area and five feet in height and set back at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and lot lines.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Common open space.

Land equal to a minimum of 20% of the tract of land proposed for residential development shall be specifically set aside, either contiguous to the tract or elsewhere as approved by the Land Use Board, for conservation, recreation and/or other common open space. Land utilized for street rights-of-way shall not be included as part of the above required minimum acreage. Additionally, land with steep slopes greater than 30%, wetlands, and one-hundred-year floodplains shall be computed at half their acreage in determining the required minimum 20%. No more than 1/3 of the minimum 20% land area may include steep slopes greater than 20%, wetlands or one-hundred-year floodplains.

Any development plan for lands within the MR District shall include an overall open space map, which shall show the lands which have been or are proposed to be set aside for common open space for the entirety of the MR District, to indicate compliance with this section.

See §§ 190-604 and 190-605 for requirements and guidelines.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-408 RS Residential Settlement.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Detached single-family dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, and/or adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1, in accordance with the standards and requirements for single-family detached dwelling units within the RS Zoning District.

Accessory uses permitted.

One private residential toolshed not to exceed 200 square feet in area and 15 feet in height. The residential toolshed shall have a type of dual pitched roof.

Recreational facilities, including tennis courts, and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos, customarily associated with detached single-family dwelling units.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 190-203, 190-408E hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-408F hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Home occupations accessory to residential dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet and 2.5 stories in height.

Area and yard requirements for the RS District.

		Single-Family Dwellings
	Principal Building Minimum
	Lot area (acres)	1.5^{1, 2}
	Lot frontage (feet)	100
	Lot width (feet)	100
	Lot depth (feet)	200
	Side yard (each) (feet)	25
	Front yard (feet)	50
	Rear yard (feet)	50
	Accessory Structure Minimum
	Distance to side line (feet)	15
	Distance to rear line (feet)	15
	Distance to principal or accessory building (feet)	20
	Maximums
	Building coverage of principal building	10%
	Aggregate coverage of accessory buildings	3%
	Lot coverage	15%

	NOTES:
	¹	For lots with single-family detached dwellings with on-site septic systems, an area equivalent to at least one acre shall be contiguous "non-critical" acreage, shall not include any surface stormwater management facility, and must be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the single-family detached dwelling and its appurtenances, including the septic system serving the lot; otherwise, the minimum required lot area shall be five acres. No critical lands shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.
	²	Where the area designated for a detention basin and similar stormwater management facilities are part of a residential lot, the areas devoted to these stormwater management purposes shall not be counted as part of the minimum lot area required for residential lots.

Off-street parking and private garages.

All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to approval by the Board during site plan review.

No parking area or driveway shall be located within 10 feet of any lot line.

All side-entry garages shall be provided with a paved or stoned area a minimum of 33 feet in length in front of the garage door(s) in order to allow for adequate ingress and egress to the garage.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Signs.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-409 PR Park Residential.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Farms.

Detached single-family dwelling units.

Playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Accessory uses permitted.

One private residential toolshed not to exceed 200 square feet in area and 15 feet in height. The residential toolshed shall have a type of dual pitched roof.

Recreational facilities, including tennis courts, and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos, customarily associated with detached single-family dwelling units.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 190-203, 190-409E hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-409F hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Home occupations accessory to residential dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

In conjunction with a farm only, one roadside stand, not exceeding 150 square feet in size, offering for sale produce harvested on the farmed premises or elsewhere in the Township, provided the stand is set back at least 15 feet from the street line and 25 feet from any lot line and has no more than one attached sign, the size of which may not exceed eight square feet in area. See the definition of "farm" in § 190-203 for additional permitted accessory farm uses.

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.

Area and yard requirements for the PR District.

	Single-Family Detached Dwellings	Farms
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area	8,000 square feet^{1, 2}	10 acres³
Lot frontage (feet)	80	N.A.
Lot width (feet)	80	N.A.
Lot depth (feet)	100	N.A.
Side yard (each) (feet)	10	100
Front yard (feet)	25	100
Rear yard (feet)	25	100
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	10	100
Distance to rear line (feet)	10	100
Distance to principal or accessory building (feet)	20	40
Maximums
Building coverage of principal building	20%	8%
Aggregate coverage of accessory buildings	5%	8%
Lot coverage	30%	20%

	NOTES:
	¹	The minimum lot area shall be contiguous "non-critical" acreage. It is the intent of this chapter that no critical areas shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.
	²	Where the area designated for a detention basin and similar stormwater management facilities are part of a residential lot, the areas devoted to these stormwater management purposes shall not be counted as part of the minimum lot area required for residential lots.
	³	The minimum required lot area for farms with shipping, receiving, processing or packaging operations shall be 50 acres.

Off-street parking and private garages.

All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to approval by the Board during site plan review.

No parking area or driveway shall be located within 10 feet of any lot line.

All side-entry garages shall be provided with a paved or stoned area a minimum of 28 feet in length in front of the garage door(s) in order to allow for adequate ingress and egress to the garage.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Signs.

Farms are permitted one freestanding sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area and five feet in height and set back at least 15 feet from all property lines.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-410 VN Village Neighborhood.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Detached single-family and two-family dwelling units.

Professional offices, provided that the lot(s) has frontage on and access to Old Hackettstown Road, and provided further that the storage, parking or housing of commercial vehicles or trucks on the site is expressly prohibited.

Shops and stores for the retail sales of books, crafts, confections, drugs, dry goods, flowers, gifts, notions, stationery and other similar portable goods, provided that the lot(s) has frontage on and access to Old Hackettstown Road. Foodstuff and beverages also are included, provided that no distribution activities or convenience stores shall be permitted.

Personal service shops, limited to beauty shops, barbershops, shoe repair and tailors/seamstress, provided that the lot(s) has frontage on and access to Old Hackettstown Road.

Child-care centers licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.

Service stations as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67, provided that the lot(s) has frontage on and access to Old Hackettstown Road. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Automobile repair garages as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67, provided that the lot(s) has frontage on and access to Old Hackettstown Road. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Accessory uses permitted.

One private residential toolshed not to exceed 200 square feet in area and 15 feet in height. The residential toolshed shall have a type of dual pitched roof.

Recreational facilities, including tennis courts, and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos, customarily associated with detached single-family dwelling units.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 190-203, 190-410F hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-410G hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Home occupations accessory to residential dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.

Area and yard requirements for the VN District.

	Single-Family Detached Dwellings	Two-Family Detached Dwellings	Offices and Retail Uses
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area¹ (square feet)	8,000²	16,000²	10,890
Lot frontage (feet)	70	140	80³
Lot width (feet)	70	140	80
Lot depth (feet)	100	100	100
Side yard (each) (feet)	10	15	10
Front yard (feet)	20	20	10
Rear yard (feet)	25	25	25
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	10	10	10
Distance to rear line (feet)	10	10	10
Distance to principal or accessory building (feet)	20	20	20
Maximums
Building coverage of principal building	20%	20%	25%
Aggregate coverage of accessory buildings	6%	6%	5%
F.A.R.	N.A.	N.A.	0.25
Lot coverage	30%	30%	65%

	NOTES:
	¹	The minimum lot area shall be contiguous "non-critical" acreage. It is the intent of this chapter that no critical areas shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.
	²	Where the area designated for a detention basin and similar stormwater management facilities are part of a residential lot, the areas devoted to these stormwater management purposes shall not be counted as part of the minimum lot area required for residential lots.
	³	The minimum required frontage shall be provided along Hackettstown Road with vehicular access thereto.

General requirements for nonresidential uses.

One building may contain no more than two principal nonresidential uses, provided that the total building and lot coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximums specified for the district, that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 500 square feet, and that the combined off-street parking requirements for both uses are met.

No building shall exceed 5,000 square feet in gross floor area.

Principal buildings; separation.

In order to promote a low-intensity village atmosphere of smaller buildings clustered in a pedestrian-oriented, nonlinear layout, more than one principal building shall be permitted on a lot for any permitted nonresidential uses, provided that, to the extent practicable, the placement of buildings shall be staggered, with varying building setbacks and with the orientation of the buildings situated at angles to one another, and/or otherwise designed to promote a nonlinear appearance, and provided further that the development shall be deed-restricted as a condition of site plan approval to include the following restrictions:

There shall be no expansion or addition of building space beyond that which was originally approved, unless approved as part of a subsequent site plan application for the entirety of the original lot;

[2]

The development may have only one freestanding ground-mounted sign along each public street which the lot abuts, provided there exists at least 250 feet of unbroken frontage. Additionally, each principal building may have one attached sign. All signage shall be in accordance with the requirements specified in § 190-410G(2) of this chapter;

[3]

Access from the public street(s) to the buildings shall not be provided by individual driveways to each building, but by common drive(s), so as to reduce the number of access points along the street(s). Parking shall be evenly distributed around and between the buildings with pedestrian connections between buildings;

[4]

The total building coverage and lot coverage of the combined uses/buildings on the lot shall not exceed the maximum specified for a use/building on an individual lot in § 190-410D of this chapter; and

[5]

A single controlling entity, such as a commercial owners' association or a single owner of the entire development, shall be provided for the maintenance of the landscaping, multiple-tenancy signs, detention basins, lighting and other common elements or shared structures and facilities. Blanket cross-easements in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney shall be provided throughout the development for irrevocable cross access for parking, utilities, maintenance, and drainage.

Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside. Where merchandise, products, equipment or similar material or objects are approved by the Board to be displayed or stored outside, the materials shall be suitably screened to be obscured from view from adjacent residential uses and must be situated within the property lines of the principal use.

All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading, access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or plantings and maintained in good condition.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. Multiple buildings on a single site shall have a common architectural motif. All building walls facing any street or residential use or district shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes and shall be compatible in design and scale to the surrounding residential areas. All commercial and office buildings shall have a true and complete gable, hip, gambrel or mansard roof (or other dual pitched, single ridge roof). No flat roof shall be permitted.

Each building shall provide at least one trash and garbage pickup location including provision for recyclable materials collection provided by each building, which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location outside the building, which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting, or combination of all three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions, and if located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading functions.

At least the first 10 feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking, loading, driveway or other structures (except for approved accessways and fencing) and shall be planted and maintained in lawn areas or ground cover and landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.

Although no specific buffer areas are required, where a property line is common with a residential district or use, design elements such as privacy hedges, fences, low profile walls, trellises and other similar features should be considered and may be required if the Board determines during site plan review that such features are necessary to protect the adjacent residential use(s).

Off-street parking and private garages.

Professional offices shall provide one space per every 250 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof. Medical offices shall provide one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

Retail and services activities shall provide one space per every 200 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

No parking area or driveway shall be located within 10 feet of any lot line.

All side-entry garages shall be provided with a paved or stoned area a minimum of 28 feet in length in front of the garage door(s) in order to allow for adequate ingress and egress to the garage.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Signs.

Professional offices, retail and service activities are permitted:

One attached sign per principal building, not exceeding 24 square feet in area or 10% of the facade of the wall upon which the sign is mounted, whichever is less, and shall be mounted at least 10 feet above the ground level, measured to the bottom of the sign; plus

One attached sign per principal use not exceeding four square feet in area, identifying the name of the activity and attached to the building at the entrance.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-411 PO Professional Office.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Professional and business offices and office buildings; research, manufacturing and industrial uses or activities and service contracting business uses or activities, which require the storage, parking or housing of commercial vehicles or trucks on the site, are expressly prohibited.

Restaurants, excluding drive-in facilities and delivery service, as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67, provided that the subject land area has frontage and vehicular access on two nonlocal roads. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Churches in accordance with the SFR District requirements.

Child-care centers licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.

Detached single-family dwelling units existing prior to the adoption of this chapter in accordance with the SFR District requirements.

Accessory uses permitted.

Off-street loading and parking and private garages, either attached or detached. (See §§ 190-203, 190-411F hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Storage buildings limited to the storage of materials owned and used only by the principal permitted use(s) on the site and not exceeding 200 square feet in size and 15 feet in height for nonresidential uses only. Storage buildings for nonresidential uses only shall match the architectural style and facade of the principal building.

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-411H hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Usual recreational facilities customarily associated with residential dwelling units, including private residential swimming pools, provided the pool is located in the rear yard and/or side yard only, is no closer than 15 feet to any lot line, and occupies no more than 70% of the yard area. (See § 190-516.)

Home occupations accessory to detached single-family dwellings. (See § 190-603 for requirements.)

Child-care centers, as part of a principal building, licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6 and 40:55D-66.7.

Employee cafeterias limited in service to the employees of the principal use designated on the site plan as approved by the Board.

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet and 2.5 stories in height, except that churches shall not exceed 50 feet and 2.5 stories in height.

Area and yard requirements for the PO District.

[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]

		Office and Other Individual Uses
	Principal Building Minimum
	Lot area (acres)	2
	Lot frontage (feet)	250
	Lot width (feet)	250
	Lot depth (feet)	250
	Side yard (each) (feet)	40¹
	Front yard (feet)	75²
	Rear yard (feet)	60
	Accessory Structure Minimum
	Distance to side line (feet)	40
	Distance to rear line (feet)	40
	Distance to other building (feet)	20
	Maximums
	F.A.R.³	0.20
	Lot coverage	60%

	NOTES:
	¹	The minimum principal building setback shall be 50 feet where the property line abuts a residential district or use.
	²	A building shall not be constructed closer than 75 feet from any street right-of-way line, except that the front yard setback may be reduced by the Land Use Board, based on reverse frontage parking and additional buffers, to no less than 60 feet, provided the building does not exceed 20,000 square feet in size.
	³	Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory use to a principal use located on the same lot, regardless of whether the child-care center is situated as part of a principal building or as the entire use of an accessory building, the gross floor area occupied as a child-care center shall be excluded from, and be in addition to, the permitted floor area ratio otherwise applicable to the subject building, provided that all other applicable provisions of this chapter are met.

General requirements for nonresidential uses.

One building may contain more than one individual nonresidential use, provided that the total floor area ratio and lot coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximums specified for the district and, further, that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 700 square feet, except that no more than 5% of the total gross square footage of the principal building may consist of smaller individual uses, each occupying a minimum gross floor area of no less than 150 square feet.

Principal buildings; separation.

In order to promote a low-intensity village atmosphere of smaller buildings clustered in a nonlinear layout, more than one principal building shall be permitted on a lot, provided that, to the extent practicable, the placement of buildings shall be staggered, with varying building setbacks and with the orientation of the buildings situated at angles to one another, and/or otherwise designed to promote a nonlinear appearance, and provided further that the development shall be deed-restricted as a condition of site plan approval to include the following restrictions:

The total building coverage and lot coverage of the combined uses/buildings on the lot shall not exceed the maximum specified for a use/building on an individual lot in § 190-411D of this chapter; and

[5]

A single controlling entity, such as a commercial owners' association or a single owner of the entire development, shall be provided for the maintenance of the landscaping, multiple-tenancy signs, detention basins, lighting and other common elements or shared structures and facilities. Blanket cross-easements shall be provided throughout the development for irrevocable cross access for parking, utilities, maintenance, and drainage in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney.

Building design.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. Multiple buildings on a single site shall have a common architectural motif. All building walls facing any street or residential use or district shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes and shall be designed to break up the appearance of a long building by providing architectural treatments to reduce the mass of the building, altering the vertical heights and horizontal lines of the building, varying setbacks of sections of the building wall, and varying the solids and voids in the facade of the building.

All buildings shall have a dual pitched, single ridge roof (such as gable, hip, gambrel or mansard roof), and no flat roof shall be permitted; provided, however, that where roof-mounted equipment is necessary and/or preferable for the operation of the building, a facade roof treatment exhibiting the appearance of such a dual pitched, single ridge roof may be permitted if specifically approved by the Land Use Board as part of a submitted site plan application for development.

[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]

The minimum side and rear setback area shall include a densely planted buffer of 10 feet in width along any common property line with a residential district or use in accordance with § 190-509I of this chapter.

At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street line and 15 feet adjacent to any property line shall not be used for parking, loading, driveway or other structures (except for approved accessways and fencing) and shall be planted and maintained in lawn area or ground cover and landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.

It is the intent of this chapter that no critical areas shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.

Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with different specific parking requirements, the total number of required parking spaces shall be obtained by individually computing the parking requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting numbers together.

Offices shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof. Medical offices shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

Churches shall provide one space per every three permanent seats, with one seat considered to be 22 inches when calculating the capacity of pews or benches.

Restaurants shall provide one parking space for every three seats, but in all cases a sufficient number of spaces shall be provided to prevent any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire lanes or aisles.

Child-care centers shall provide parking at a ratio of one parking space per employee plus one additional parking space for every eight children. Adequate spaces shall be provided for the loading and unloading of children, which shall take place on site and not in the public right-of-way.

No parking area or driveway for a detached single-family dwelling unit shall be located within 10 feet of any lot line.

Parking area for individual use shall be designed to be interconnected with adjacent properties and shall utilize common entrance(s) and exit(s) where feasible to minimize access points to the street.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Off-street loading for nonresidential uses.

Each principal building shall provide for off-street loading and unloading, with adequate ingress and egress from streets and with adequate space for maneuvering, and shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet, and a minimum of one space shall be provided for each building. Additional spaces may be necessary and required, depending upon the specific activity. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.

There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup location, including provision for recyclable materials collection, provided by each building, which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location outside the building, which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting, or combination of all three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions, and if located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading functions.

Signs.

Churches are permitted:

One attached sign not exceeding 15 square feet in area or 10% of the facade of the wall upon which the sign is mounted, whichever is less.

Each principal commercial/office building may have one sign, either freestanding (ground-mounted) or attached, not exceeding 10% of the front facade of the principal building or 50 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall not exceed six feet in height, shall not exceed eight feet in width, and shall be set back at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and property lines. Where a principal use occupying at least 700 square feet of segregated area has direct access from the outside, a sign not exceeding eight square feet in area identifying the name of the activity shall also be permitted. Such additional sign(s) shall be either attached flat against the building at the entrance to the activity or suspended in perpendicular fashion from a roof over a common walkway. Suspended signs shall be no closer than 10 feet at their lowest point to the finished grade below.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-412 CC Community Commercial.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Retail sales of goods.

Retail sales of personal services and minor appliance or office machinery repair, excluding commercial dry cleaning establishments and nonportable appliance, equipment or machine services or any type of service which requires truck, van or trailer pickup or delivery of the equipment or item to be serviced.

Delicatessens, bakeries, candy stores, food markets and grocery stores, provided that no other activities associated with other permitted principal uses are conducted on the site.

Banks, including drive-in facilities.

Offices and office buildings, provided that there shall be no outside storage, parking or housing of commercial vehicles or trucks on the site.

Restaurants and bars within a restaurant, excluding drive-in facilities and delivery service.

Fitness centers.

Shopping centers comprised of any of the above uses.

Child-care centers licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.

Motels.

Service stations as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

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Residential limited care facilities for the elderly as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Accessory uses permitted.

Off-street loading and parking and private garages, either attached or detached. (See §§ 190-203, 190-412F hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Storage buildings limited to the storage of materials owned and used only by the principal permitted use(s) on the site, not exceeding 200 square feet in size and 15 feet in height. Storage buildings shall match the architectural style and facade of the principal building.

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-412H hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet and 2.5 stories in height.

Area and yard requirements for the CC District.

[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]

	Retail and Other Individual Uses	Shopping Centers	Motels
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area (acres)	1	6	7
Lot frontage (feet)	175	400	400
Lot width (feet)	175	400	400
Lot depth (feet)	175	400	400
Side yard (each) (feet)	25¹	100	100
Front yard (feet)	75²	100	100
Rear yard (feet)	50	100	100
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	20³	50	50
Distance to rear line (feet)	20³	50	50
Distance to other building (feet)	20	20	20
Maximums
F.A.R.⁴	0.15	0.20	0.15
Lot coverage	55%	55%	55%

	NOTES:
	¹	The minimum principal building setback shall be 50 feet where the property line abuts a residential district or use.
	²	A building shall not be constructed closer than 75 feet from any street right-of-way line, except that the front yard setback may be reduced by the Land Use Board, based on reverse frontage parking and additional buffers, to no less than 60 feet, provided the building does not exceed 20,000 square feet in size.
	³	The minimum accessory structure setback shall be 40 feet where the property lines abut a residential district.
	⁴	Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory use to a principal use located on the same lot, regardless of whether the child-care center is situated as part of a principal building or as the entire use of an accessory building, the gross floor area occupied as a child-care center shall be excluded from, and be in addition to, the permitted floor area ratio otherwise applicable to the subject building, provided that all other applicable provisions of this chapter are met.

General requirements for nonresidential uses.

One building may contain more than one individual use, provided that the total floor area ratio and lot coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximums specified for the district and, further, that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 700 square feet.

Principal buildings; separation.

In order to promote a low-intensity village atmosphere of smaller buildings clustered in a pedestrian-oriented, nonlinear layout, more than one principal building shall be permitted on a lot, provided that, to the extent practicable, the placement of buildings shall be staggered, with varying building setbacks and with the orientation of the buildings situated at angles to one another, and/or otherwise designed to promote a nonlinear appearance, and provided further that the development shall be deed-restricted as a condition of site plan approval to include the following restrictions:

The total building coverage and lot coverage of the combined uses/buildings on the lot shall not exceed the maximum specified for a use/building on an individual lot in § 190-412D of this chapter; and

[5]

All buildings shall maintain a minimum twenty-foot separation, provided such separation is to be used solely for pedestrian circulation. All buildings shall be separated by a minimum of 50 feet where any part of such separation is to be used for parking or vehicular circulation. However, the separation requirements should not be construed to prohibit covered pedestrian walkways when the roof or covering of such walkway extends between the buildings.

Where any building exterior wall is visible to the public or adjacent use and is in excess of 50 feet in length, variations in building elevations and walls shall be used to break up the appearance of long buildings. No building shall be longer than 200 feet on any one linear plane.

[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]

The minimum side and rear setback area shall include a densely planted buffer of 15 feet in width along any common property line with a residential district or use in accordance with § 190-509I of this chapter.

It is the intent of this chapter that no critical area shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606.

There shall not be more than one driveway for each 200 feet of road frontage along County Route 517. Alternative access and egress shall be encouraged, provided that a driveway on a corner lot adjoining County Route 517 shall not be closer than 100 feet from the intersection.

Motels.

Any motel that may be constructed shall be located on an individual lot, exclusive of other principal uses, and shall contain a minimum of at least 20 units of accommodation, exclusive of a permanent, on-site superintendent's living quarters. Ancillary restaurants, cocktail lounges and recreational facilities within the motel are permitted. All buildings shall have a type of dual pitched roof.

Each unit of accommodation shall contain a minimum floor area of 250 square feet. Each unit of accommodation shall include a minimum of two rooms; a bedroom and a separate bathroom. No units shall include cooking facilities, excluding a microwave oven, within said unit, except that this provision shall not apply to an employee living on the premises. There shall be a residency limitation on all guests of 30 days' maximum, except that the residency limitation shall not apply to an employee living on the premises.

Retail and service activities and fitness centers shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

Banks and offices shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof. Medical offices shall provide one space per every 200 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof. Additionally, drive-in banks shall provide room for at least eight automobiles per drive-in window for queuing purposes.

Restaurants and bars shall provide one parking space for every three seats, but in all cases, a sufficient number of spaces to prevent any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire lanes and aisles.

Shopping centers shall provide parking at a ratio of 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

Motels shall provide parking at the ratio of 1.25 spaces per room plus one space for every three seats provided in ancillary restaurants and cocktail lounges.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Off-street loading.

Each principal use shall provide for off-street loading and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and with adequate space for maneuvering and shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet and a minimum of one space shall be provided for each building. Additional spaces may be necessary and required, dependent upon the specific activity. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.

Signs.

Each principal commercial building not part of a shopping center may have one major sign, either freestanding (ground-mounted) or attached, not exceeding 10% of the front facade of the principal building or 50 square feet, whichever is smaller, and not exceeding six feet in height and eight feet in width. Each shopping center may have one major freestanding sign, not exceeding 15 feet in height and not exceeding 75 square feet in area, provided that no other freestanding signs are erected on the site. Freestanding signs shall be set back at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and property lines.

Where a principal use occupying at least 700 square feet of segregated area in a multiple-use building or shopping center has direct access from the outside, a sign not exceeding eight square feet in area identifying the name of the activity shall also be permitted. Such additional sign(s) shall be either attached flat against the building at the entrance to the activity, attached at a ninety-degree angle as a perpendicular sign to the exterior wall of the building over a common walkway, or suspended in perpendicular fashion from a roof over a common walkway. Suspended and perpendicular signs shall be no closer than 10 feet at their lowest point to the finished grade below.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-413 OR Office Research.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Offices and office buildings. (Manufacturing and industrial uses or activities are expressly prohibited.)

Research laboratories.

Playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Child-care centers licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.

Office research parks on tracts of land at least 25 acres in area.

Corporate training centers or corporate conference centers as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Assisted living/nursing care facilities as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Age-restricted residential developments on tracts of land at least 30 gross acres in size with at least 900 feet of frontage on Route 517 as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601K for conditions.)

Accessory uses permitted.

Off-street loading and parking and private garages, either attached or detached. (See §§ 190-203, 190-413F hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Storage buildings, limited to the storage of materials owned and used only by the principal permitted use(s) on the site, not exceeding 400 square feet in size and 15 feet in height. Storage buildings shall match the architectural style and facade of the principal building.

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-413H hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Employee cafeterias limited in service to the employees of the principal use, designated on the site plan as approved by the Board.

For office research parks only, security guard houses, provided such structures are no larger than 12 feet by 12 feet in size, are no higher than 15 feet, are located along the entrance driveway(s) to the property, are located outside of any required sight triangle and are set back at least 25 feet from all street and property lines.

Private recreational facilities owned, operated and maintained by the owners and/or tenants of the property.

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet and 2.5 stories in height.

Area and yard requirements for the OR District.

	Individual Lots Not Within an Office Research Park	Lots Within an Office Research Park
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area (acres)	5	3
Lot frontage (feet)	400	300
Lot width (feet)	400	300
Lot depth (feet)	400	300
Side yard (each) (feet)	60¹	50¹
Front yard (feet)	125	75¹
Rear yard (feet)	60¹	50¹
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	75	50
Distance to rear line (feet)	75	50
Distance to other building (feet)	50	50
Maximums
F.A.R.²	0.175	0.175
Lot coverage	40%	40%

	NOTES:
	¹	The minimum principal building setback shall be 100 feet where the property line abuts a residential district or use.
	²	Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory use to a principal use located on the same lot, regardless of whether the child-care center is situated as part of a principal building or as the entire use of an accessory building, the gross floor area occupied as a child-care center shall be excluded from, and be in addition to, the permitted floor area ratio otherwise applicable to the subject building, provided that all other applicable provisions of this chapter are met.

General requirements for nonresidential uses.

One building may contain more than one individual use or organization, provided that the total floor area ratio and lot coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximums specified for the district, and provided further that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 700 square feet.

Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment, commercial vehicles, trucks or similar material or objects shall be displayed, parked or stored outside. Where merchandise, products, equipment, commercial vehicles, trucks or similar material or objects are approved by the Board to be displayed or stored outside, the materials shall be suitably screened to be obscured from view from adjacent residential uses and must be situated within the property lines of the principal use.

Building design.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. Multiple buildings within an office research park shall have a common architectural motif. All building walls facing any street or residential use or district shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes and shall be designed to break up the appearance of a long building by providing architectural treatments to reduce the mass of the building, altering the vertical heights and horizontal lines of the building, varying setbacks of sections of the building wall, and varying the solids and voids in the facade of the building.

[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]

The minimum side and rear setback area shall include a densely planted buffer of 40 feet in width along any common property line with a residential district or use in accordance with § 190-509I of this chapter.

At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street or property line shall not be used for parking, loading, driveway or other structures (except for approved accessways and fencing) and shall be planted and maintained in lawn areas or ground cover and landscaped with evergreen shrubbery, except that, for office research parks, the minimum distance may be reduced to 30 feet where the setback area is adjacent to a side or rear property line of a lot within the office research park.

It is the intent of this chapter that no critical areas shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.

Research laboratories shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space per 800 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

Storage areas shall provide parking at a ratio of one parking space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

No driveway shall be located within 30 feet of any lot line.

Parking areas for individual use shall be designed to be interconnected with adjacent properties and shall utilize common entrance(s) and exit(s) where feasible, to minimize access points to the street.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Off-street loading.

Each principal use shall provide for off-street loading and unloading, with adequate ingress and egress from streets and with adequate space for maneuvering, and shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet, and a minimum of one space shall be provided for each building. Additional spaces may be necessary and required, dependent upon the specific activity. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.

Signs.

Each principal building may have one major sign, either freestanding (ground-mounted) or attached, not exceeding 10% of the front facade of the principal building or 50 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be set back at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and property lines. Where a principal use occupying at least 700 square feet of segregated area has direct access from the outside, a sign not exceeding eight square feet in area identifying the name of the activity shall also be permitted. Such additional sign(s) shall be either attached flat against the building at the entrance to the activity or suspended in perpendicular fashion from a roof over a common walkway. Suspended signs shall be no closer than 10 feet at their lowest point to the finished grade below.

Additionally, each office research park may have one sign along each arterial or collector road which the tract in question abuts, provided there exists at least 250 feet of unbroken frontage. Such sign(s) shall not exceed six feet in height, shall be set back from the street rights-of-way and driveways at least 15 feet, shall be set back from any tract boundary line a minimum of 50 feet, shall not exceed an area of 50 square feet, and shall be used only to display the development's name.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 190-414 LM Limited Manufacturing.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Farms.

Offices and office buildings.

Research laboratories.

Limited manufacturing.

Wholesale uses, distribution centers and warehousing.

Child-care centers licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.

Playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Planned industrial parks on tracts of land at least 25 acres in area.

Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601, Conditional uses, and specifically § 190-601J for the required conditions for cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication.)

Accessory uses permitted.

Off-street loading and parking and private garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles. (See §§ 190-203, 190-414F hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Storage buildings not exceeding 15 feet in height.

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Signs. (See §§ 190-414H hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Employee cafeterias limited in service to the employees of the principal use, designated on the site plan as approved by the Board.

Water storage tanks, propane and automobile and heating fuel storage tanks, provided such tanks are no higher than 15 feet above the ground and all tanks comply with any applicable federal, state and/or local ordinances, statutes, codes and regulations.

Security guard houses, provided such structure(s) are no larger than 12 feet by 12 feet in size, are no higher than 15 feet, are located along the entrance driveway(s) to the property, are located outside of any required sight triangle, and are set back at least 25 feet from all street and property lines.

Private recreational facilities owned, operated and maintained by the owners and/or tenants of the property.

In conjunction with a farm only, one roadside stand, not exceeding 150 square feet in size, offering for sale produce harvested on the farmed premises or elsewhere in the Township, provided the stand is set back at least 15 feet from the street line and 25 feet from any lot line and has no more than one attached sign, the size of which may not exceed eight square feet in area. See the definition of "farm" in § 190-203 for additional permitted accessory farm uses.

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Maximum heights.

Principal buildings. No principal building shall exceed 45 feet in height and three stories.

Accessory buildings and structures. No accessory building or structure shall exceed 30 feet in height, unless a lesser height is specified in this chapter for a particular accessory building or structure.

Area and yard requirements for the LM District.

	Individual Lots Not Within a Planned Industrial Park	Lots Within a Planned Industrial Park
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area (acres)	5	3
Lot frontage (feet)	400	300
Lot width (feet)	400	300
Lot depth (feet)	400	300
Side yard (each) (feet)	60¹	50¹
Front yard (feet)	125	75¹
Rear yard (feet)	60¹	50¹
Accessory Structure Minimum
Distance to side line (feet)	75	50
Distance to rear line (feet)	75	50
Distance to other building (feet)	50	50
Maximums
F.A.R.²	0.20	0.20
Lot coverage	50%	50%

	NOTES:
	¹	Or not less than 100 feet where the lot abuts a residential district.
	²	Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory use to a principal use located on the same lot, regardless of whether the child-care center is situated as part of a principal building or as the entire use of an accessory building, the gross floor area occupied as a child-care center shall be excluded from, and be in addition to, the permitted floor area ratio otherwise applicable to the subject building, provided that all other applicable provisions of this chapter are met.

General requirements for nonresidential uses.

Any principal building may contain more than one individual use or organization. Only one principal building is permitted on a lot.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes, which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.

The minimum required yard setback area shall include a densely planted buffer of 40 feet in width along any common property line with a residential district. Within the required front yard area and at least 50 feet adjacent to any lot line, there shall be no parking, loading, driveway or other structures (except for approved accessways and fencing), and except for access driveways, the areas shall be planted and maintained in lawn or ground cover and landscaped with evergreen shrubbery. For planned industrial parks, the minimum required setback for parking and loading may be reduced to 30 feet where the setback area is adjacent to a side or rear property line of a lot within the planned industrial park.

A detailed description of the proposed industrial process as well as its resulting products and by-products shall be included in any development application.

Liquid waste and sewage shall be discharged into an approved existing public sewage treatment plant or shall be treated in a treatment plant or process which is in compliance with state statutes and the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Precautions against fire hazards, air pollution, radiation and explosion; provisions for the handling and storing of materials; structural building design; and provisions for safeguarding the health of workers shall be set forth and shall comply with applicable state statutes and the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Labor and Industry.

No vibration or glare shall be evident at any point more than 150 feet from the source of said vibration or light.

No more than two access driveways shall be permitted for each 300 feet of street frontage. Access shall be provided to the lot from a collector road.

It is the intent of this chapter that no critical areas shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.

Research laboratories and limited manufacturing shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space per 800 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

Wholesale activities, distribution centers, warehousing uses and storage areas shall provide parking at a ratio of one parking space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.

No driveway shall be located within 30 feet of any lot line.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Off-street loading.

Signs.

Each principal building may have one major sign, either freestanding (ground-mounted) or attached, not exceeding 5% of the front facade of the principal building or 80 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall not exceed 12 feet in height and shall be set back at least 30 feet from all street rights-of-way and property lines. Where a principal use occupying at least 700 square feet of segregated area has direct access from the outside, a sign not exceeding eight square feet in area identifying the name of the activity shall also be permitted. Such additional sign(s) shall be attached flat against the building at the entrance to the activity.

Additionally, each planned industrial park may have one ground-mounted sign along each arterial or collector road which the tract in question abuts, provided there exists at least 250 feet of unbroken frontage. Such sign(s) shall not exceed 12 feet in height, shall be set back from the street rights-of-way, property lines and driveways at least 30 feet and shall not exceed an area of 50 square feet, and shall be used only to display the development's name.

See § 190-514 of this chapter for the design requirements for signs and for the regulations for political signs and real estate signs.

Development fees. In order to provide for the Township's low- and moderate-income housing obligation, all new development of principal and accessory buildings within the Township of Allamuchy not exempt from the collection of development fees shall pay a development fee to Allamuchy Township in accordance with the provisions specified in Ordinance No. 2011-07, the Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy. See Chapter 72, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Allamuchy for additional requirements as applicable.[1]

§ 190-415 PPE Parks, Public and Education.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

Educational activities, including the operation of public and private day schools of elementary and/or high school grades licensed by the State of New Jersey.

Municipal and county buildings and uses.

Playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Volunteer fire and first aid company uses.

Public libraries.

Public utilities uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601, Conditional uses, and specifically § 190-601J for the required conditions for cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication.)

Cultural facilities as defined in § 190-203 of the Code.

[Added 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]

Accessory uses permitted.

Usual recreational facilities, including public swimming pools (see § 190-516).

Off-street parking and loading. (See §§ 190-415F hereinbelow and 190-510.)

Fences and walls. (See § 190-505.)

Public and private garages and storage buildings.

Signs. (See §§ 190-415G hereinbelow and 190-514.)

Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 190-601 for conditions.)

Concert fields and ancillary staging equipment as accessory uses to parks and public purpose uses.

Retaining walls not exceeding six feet in height. (See § 190-518.)

Special events are permitted at cultural facilities as a permitted accessory use provided that the following is met:

[Added 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]

If a special event is planned on property that contains a school, no alcohol shall be served at the special event while the school is in session.

Maximum heights. No principal building shall exceed 40 feet in height and three stories, and no accessory building or structure shall exceed 25 feet in height unless a lesser height is specified in this chapter for a particular accessory building or structure.

Area and yard requirements for the PPE District.

The minimum lot size shall be one acre in area, and the minimum lot width and lot depth shall each be 100 feet.

No principal permitted use or structure shall be situated within 50 feet of any street line or rear lot line and 25 feet of any side lot line. No accessory use or structure shall be situated within 25 feet of any lot line and shall be located in the side or rear yard area only. All principal and accessory structures associated with concert fields shall be located at least 100 feet from any property line. Fencing shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be set back at least 25 feet from any street line and 15 feet from any side or rear property line.

The maximum building coverage shall be 35%.

The maximum lot coverage shall be 60%.

General requirements for nonresidential uses.

All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes.

No wall or fence shall be erected or altered so that said wall or fence shall be over four feet in height in front yards and six feet in height in side and rear yards, except that schools, municipal public works uses, playgrounds and parks may erect security fences to control ingress and egress, and said fence shall be no more than 10 feet in height and shall be constructed of open chain link. (See § 190-505 for additional standards.)

Each use or building shall provide at least one trash and garbage pickup location, including provision for recyclable materials collection, provided by each use or building, which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within a building or in a pickup location outside the building which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting, or combination of all three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions, and if located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading functions.

At least the first 10 feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking and shall be planted and maintained in lawn areas or ground cover and landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.

It is the intent of this chapter that no critical areas shall be developed except in accordance with § 190-606 of this chapter.

Public rest room facilities shall be provided for all concert fields, either in permanent structure(s) or in portable structure(s) to be provided only when the concert fields are in use.

All lighting associated with outside activities shall meet the requirements of § 190-507B of this chapter.

Libraries shall provide one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.

Elementary schools (grades K through 6) shall provide one space per employee; intermediate schools (grades 7 through 9) shall provide 1.5 spaces per employee; secondary schools (grades 10 through 12) shall provide 2.5 spaces per employee; and in all cases sufficient space for school bus loading and unloading shall be provided.

Community or recreation centers shall provide a minimum of 20 spaces plus one space per every 250 square feet of gross floor area used for office space.

All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to approval by the Board during site plan review, as applicable.

For the required design and construction details for off-street parking areas, loading areas and driveways, see § 190-510 of this chapter.

Signs.

Each individual building or permanent use may have one sign per street frontage, either freestanding (ground-mounted) or attached to the building, not exceeding an area equivalent to 10% of the wall surface area of the wall on which the sign is attached or 24 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be set back at least 15 feet from any street line or property line. Where an individual activity has direct access from the outside, an unlighted sign not exceeding four square feet identifying the name of the activity also may be attached to the building at the entrance to the activity.