Pursuant to the recommendations set forth in Section I (St.
Joseph Seminary Development Area) of the Township Master Plan adopted
January 20, 2009, amended on August 2, 2010, the intent and purpose
of these provisions is to redefine the use of a portion of the former
Saint Joseph Seminary property for the creation of a cultural arts
and education campus, in order to utilize the existing high quality
educational buildings and grounds in a sustainable manner that preserves
and protects the character of the property and its buildings and supports
educational and cultural arts opportunities in the community.
The ECA Zone is intended to achieve the following goals:
A. Provide an appropriate built and natural environment to support educational
and cultural arts uses and activities in a campus-like setting.
B. Maintain the overall character of the existing property, including
its buildings and open space features.
C. Preserve as passive open space the portion of 4.2+/- acres of the
St. Joseph's Seminary property that is situated between Mapleton Road
and the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
D. Preserve and protect the lawn area, referred to in Section I (St.
Joseph Seminary Development Area) of the amended Master Plan as "the
Great Lawn," located on the west side of the Seminary between the
existing buildings and Mapleton Road, in order to preserve the existing
viewshed along Mapleton Road.
E. Adequately buffer and protect the adjacent residential units within
the community commonly known as "the Windrows."
F. Encourage any future parking facilities to be constructed in the
area east of the existing buildings and west of the existing active
open space/playing fields. Such facilities, including vehicular and
pedestrian circulation elements, shall be designed in a manner that
promotes efficiency, safety and environmental sensitivity.
G. Accommodate the construction of new building space, either as additions
or freestanding structures, provided that such construction is made
compatible with and complementary to the existing buildings through
the use of materials and design elements that reflect general architectural
consistency and compatibility with the existing principal buildings
on the property.
H. Limit accessory site improvements such as signage and lighting to
what is necessary to adequately support the use of the property, utilizing
a coordinated system of high quality signage and lighting fixtures.
I. Provide for site improvements, including fencing and landscaping,
that are designed to enhance the overall character of the property
and alleviate adverse effects on adjoining properties.
The following principal uses shall be permitted in the ECA Zone.
Any contrary provisions in this Code notwithstanding, property situated
in the ECA Zone may be developed with more than one principal use.
A. Private or public pre-school, elementary, secondary, post-secondary
and professional schools, including schools that provide room and
board facilities.
B. Institutions or entities that provide or support cultural arts, entertainment
or fine arts, including instructional services generally.
C. Student dormitory and staff residential accommodations when associated
with a permitted school use.
D. Institutions or entities that provide or support educational and
instructional services generally.
E. Seminaries or other religious education training centers.
F. Child-care centers, subject to the minimum standards found in §
101-65F.
G. Private or public open space.
H. Necessary public utilities and services pursuant to §
101-13.6.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-13]
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in the ECA Zone:
A. Public and private concerts, including rehearsals and recording sessions.
B. Indoor and outdoor recreational and cultural arts activities associated
with a principal permitted use.
C. Office and other administrative uses, as needed, to support the principal
permitted uses listed hereinabove.
D. Any other use, activity or structure customarily associated with
and incidental to one or more of the principal permitted uses listed
hereinabove, including seasonal recreational, cultural or educational
activities such as summer camps and programs.
Any use not expressly permitted in the ECA Zone shall be prohibited.
The minimum lot area for all uses in the ECA Zone shall be 30
acres.
The minimum street frontage shall be 1,000 feet.
The maximum permitted building coverage shall be 10%.
The maximum permitted impervious coverage shall be 25%.
The maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.20.