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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 870 Zoning and Land Use
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Chapter 870
Zoning and Land Use
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Camden
12-14-2010
by
Ord. No. MC-4585
[1]
(Ch. 577 of the 1987 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Appendix I, Invasive Nonindigenous Plant Species
Appendix II, Native Plants of New Jersey
Appendix III, Additional Appendixes
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 577, Zoning and Land Use, originally adopted 7-13-1978 by Ord. No. MC-1354, as amended.
Article I
General Provisions
§ 870-1
Title; statutory authority.
§ 870-2
Short title.
§ 870-3
Purposes.
§ 870-4
Interpretation of standards.
§ 870-5
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-6
Historic Overlay Districts and sites.
§ 870-7
Historic Conservation Overlay Districts.
§ 870-8
Applicability of definitions.
§ 870-9
Establishment of controls.
§ 870-10
Compliance.
§ 870-11
Types of controls.
§ 870-12
Filing with Camden County Planning Board; prior zoning ordinances.
§ 870-13
Prior subdivision and site plan ordinances.
§ 870-14
Saving provision.
§ 870-15
Site plan approvals, zoning variances and building permits outstanding.
Article II
Definitions and Descriptions
§ 870-16
Word usage.
§ 870-17
Compliance with other definitions.
§ 870-18
Definitions and descriptions.
Article III
Zoning Districts, Rules and Regulations
§ 870-19
Establishment of zoning districts.
§ 870-20
Zoning Map.
§ 870-21
Effect of establishment of districts.
§ 870-22
Interpretation of zone district boundaries.
§ 870-23
Principal and accessory buildings.
§ 870-24
Uses to conform.
§ 870-25
General district regulations.
§ 870-26
Conformity with provisions.
§ 870-27
Lot frontage for irregular lots.
§ 870-28
Required open space to apply to one building.
§ 870-29
Sight triangles at intersections.
§ 870-30
Lots fronting streets proposed to be widened.
§ 870-31
Outdoor storage.
§ 870-32
Identification of buildings.
§ 870-33
Appearance of buildings in residential districts.
§ 870-34
Building permits issued prior to this chapter.
§ 870-35
Vehicles containing advertising matter.
§ 870-36
Permitted uses in all districts.
§ 870-37
Prohibited uses in all districts.
§ 870-38
Permitted uses in certain districts; cannabis licensed businesses; issuance of licenses and permits.
§ 870-38.1
Permitted uses in certain wards; licensing and regulating tobacco stores, smoke shops and other retail business establishments involved in the principal sale of tobacco, tobacco products, smoking paraphernalia and tobacco paraphernalia.
§ 870-39
Restricted uses.
§ 870-40
Conditional uses.
§ 870-41
Uses requiring site plan approval.
§ 870-42
Area, yard and building requirements.
§ 870-43
Waiver of site plan and subdivision standards; review.
§ 870-44
Issuance of approvals and relief from provisions requiring no indebtedness to City; installment agreements.
§ 870-45
Residence in trailers or mobile homes only in trailer or mobile home parks; construction trailers.
§ 870-46
Planning Board/Zoning Board jurisdiction.
§ 870-46.1
Bylaws.
Article IV
R-1 Residential Zone
§ 870-47
Permitted uses.
§ 870-48
Accessory uses.
§ 870-49
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-50
Conditional uses.
§ 870-51
Area regulations.
Article V
R-2 Residential Zone
§ 870-52
Permitted uses.
§ 870-53
Accessory uses.
§ 870-54
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-55
Conditional uses.
§ 870-56
Area regulations.
Article VI
R-3 Residential Zone
§ 870-57
Permitted uses.
§ 870-58
Accessory uses.
§ 870-59
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-60
Conditional uses.
§ 870-61
Area regulations.
Article VII
C-1 Commercial Zone
§ 870-62
Permitted uses.
§ 870-63
Accessory uses.
§ 870-64
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-65
Conditional uses.
§ 870-66
Area regulations.
Article VIII
C-2 Commercial Zone
§ 870-67
Permitted uses.
§ 870-68
Accessory uses.
§ 870-69
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-70
Conditional uses.
§ 870-71
Area regulations.
Article IX
C-3 Commercial Zone
§ 870-72
Permitted uses.
§ 870-73
Accessory uses.
§ 870-74
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-75
Conditional uses.
§ 870-76
Area regulations.
Article X
C-4 Commercial Zone
§ 870-77
Permitted uses.
§ 870-78
Accessory uses.
§ 870-79
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-80
Conditional uses.
§ 870-81
Area regulations.
Article XI
LI-1 Light Industrial Zone
§ 870-82
Permitted uses.
§ 870-83
Accessory uses.
§ 870-84
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-85
Conditional uses.
§ 870-86
Area regulations.
Article XII
LI-2 Light Industrial Zone
§ 870-87
Permitted uses.
§ 870-88
Accessory uses.
§ 870-89
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-90
Conditional uses.
§ 870-91
Area regulations.
Article XIII
GI-1 General Industrial Zone
§ 870-92
Permitted uses.
§ 870-93
Accessory uses.
§ 870-94
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-95
Conditional uses.
§ 870-96
Area regulations.
Article XIV
GI-2 General Industrial Zone
§ 870-97
Permitted uses.
§ 870-98
Accessory uses.
§ 870-99
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-100
Conditional uses.
§ 870-101
Area regulations.
Article XV
US University and Support Zone
§ 870-102
Permitted uses.
§ 870-103
Accessory uses.
§ 870-104
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-105
Conditional uses.
§ 870-106
Area regulations.
Article XVI
PRI Port Related Industrial Zone
§ 870-107
Permitted uses.
§ 870-108
Accessory uses.
§ 870-109
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-110
Conditional uses.
§ 870-111
Area regulations.
Article XVII
OLI Office Light Industrial Zone
§ 870-112
Permitted uses.
§ 870-113
Accessory uses.
§ 870-114
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-115
Area regulations.
Article XVIII
TOD Transit Oriented Zone
§ 870-116
Permitted uses.
§ 870-117
Accessory uses.
§ 870-118
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-119
Conditional uses.
§ 870-120
Area regulations.
Article XIX
MW-1 Mixed Waterfront Zone
§ 870-121
Permitted uses.
§ 870-122
Accessory uses.
§ 870-123
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-124
Conditional uses.
§ 870-125
Area regulations.
Article XX
MW-2 Mixed Waterfront Zone
§ 870-126
Permitted uses.
§ 870-127
Accessory uses.
§ 870-128
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-129
Conditional uses.
§ 870-130
Area regulations.
Article XXI
MS Medical and Support Zone
§ 870-131
Permitted uses.
§ 870-132
Accessory uses.
§ 870-133
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-134
Conditional uses.
§ 870-135
Area regulations.
Article XXII
CV-1 Conservation Overlay Zone
§ 870-136
Purpose.
§ 870-137
Use restrictions.
§ 870-138
Permitted uses.
§ 870-139
Prohibited uses.
Article XXIII
CV-2 Conservation Overlay Zone
§ 870-140
Purpose.
§ 870-141
Use restrictions.
§ 870-142
Permitted uses.
§ 870-143
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-144
Accessory uses.
Article XXIV
CC Center City Zone
§ 870-145
Permitted uses.
§ 870-146
Accessory uses.
§ 870-147
Prohibited uses.
§ 870-148
Conditional uses.
§ 870-149
Area regulations.
Article XXV
H Historic Overlay Zone
§ 870-150
Purpose.
§ 870-151
Application of provisions.
§ 870-152
Permitted uses.
§ 870-153
Area and height regulations.
§ 870-154
Historic Preservation Commission.
§ 870-155
Creation of districts and structure designation.
§ 870-156
Compliance required.
§ 870-157
Zoning regulations to apply.
§ 870-158
Applicability.
§ 870-159
Certification of appropriateness for actions.
§ 870-160
Powers of Board.
§ 870-161
Standards for review.
§ 870-162
Maintenance and repair required.
§ 870-163
Official inventories.
§ 870-164
Relation to other articles.
§ 870-165
Penalties.
§ 870-166
General.
§ 870-167
Visual relationship of new buildings and structures to nearby historic landmarks and districts.
Article XXVI
HC Historic Conservation Overlay Zone
§ 870-168
Purpose.
§ 870-169
Application of provisions.
§ 870-170
Permitted uses.
§ 870-171
Area and height regulations.
§ 870-172
Zone oversight.
§ 870-173
Creation of districts and structure designation.
§ 870-174
Compliance required.
§ 870-175
Zoning regulations to apply.
§ 870-176
Applicability.
§ 870-177
Certification of appropriateness for actions.
Article XXVII
S Stream and River Corridor Protection and Management Overlay
§ 870-178
through § 870-185. (Reserved)
Article XXVIII
Exceptions and Supplemental Regulations
§ 870-186
Redevelopment areas.
§ 870-187
Nonconforming uses.
§ 870-188
Additions and alterations to nonconforming building structures.
§ 870-189
Accessory buildings, structures, uses and height regulations.
§ 870-190
Porches, decks, and patios.
§ 870-191
Public utility facilities.
§ 870-192
Landscaping in all zones.
§ 870-193
In-ground and aboveground swimming pools.
§ 870-194
Basketball and tennis courts.
§ 870-195
Private recreational vehicles.
§ 870-196
Breaking curbs for driveway construction.
§ 870-197
Fences and walls.
§ 870-198
Commercial vehicles.
§ 870-199
Exceptions and supplemental requirements to bulk and area regulations.
§ 870-200
Temporary construction trailers.
§ 870-201
Home occupations and home professional offices.
§ 870-202
Family day-care homes.
§ 870-203
Child-care centers.
§ 870-204
Community residences.
§ 870-205
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
§ 870-206
Automobile service station, gasoline station, or motor vehicle service station.
§ 870-207
Car washes.
§ 870-208
Cemeteries.
§ 870-209
Places of worship.
§ 870-210
Parabolic dish antennas.
§ 870-211
Wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 870-212
Auto repair services.
§ 870-213
Golf courses.
§ 870-214
Off-street parking of vehicles in residential districts.
§ 870-215
Planned developments.
§ 870-216
Open space organizations.
§ 870-217
Sidewalk cafes.
Article XXIX
Design Standards for Subdivision and Site Plans
§ 870-218
General interest.
§ 870-219
Purpose.
§ 870-220
Compliance required.
§ 870-221
General regulations.
§ 870-222
Performance standards for all uses.
§ 870-223
General design guidelines.
§ 870-224
Site design principles.
§ 870-225
Appearance of residential buildings.
§ 870-226
Blocks, lots and monumentation.
§ 870-227
Grading.
§ 870-228
Utilities.
§ 870-229
Stormwater collection and management-sanitary/combined sewer.
§ 870-230
Parking and loading requirements.
§ 870-231
Parking and loading design standards.
§ 870-232
Multilevel parking structure (garage) design standards.
§ 870-233
Maintenance of parking and loading areas.
§ 870-234
Bicycle parking standards.
§ 870-235
Vehicular circulation.
§ 870-236
Streets.
§ 870-237
Street design standards.
§ 870-238
Street and alleyway vacation.
§ 870-239
Street intersections.
§ 870-240
Street signs.
§ 870-241
Sidewalks and pathways.
§ 870-242
Curbing.
§ 870-243
Lighting.
§ 870-244
Landscaping and buffering.
§ 870-245
Landscape plan notes.
§ 870-246
Landscape maintenance and inspections.
§ 870-247
Tree preservation and removal.
§ 870-248
Standards for tree protection during construction.
§ 870-249
Natural features.
§ 870-250
Soil erosion and sediment control.
§ 870-251
Noise.
§ 870-252
Open space and recreation facilities.
§ 870-253
Signs.
§ 870-254
Street furniture.
§ 870-255
Solid waste management and recycling.
§ 870-256
Public uses and service areas; utility placement.
§ 870-257
Storage and waste disposal.
§ 870-258
Floodplain management.
§ 870-259
Preservation of natural and man-made assets.
§ 870-260
Wetlands, stream encroachment, environmental constraints and considerations.
§ 870-261
Groundwater protection and drainage.
§ 870-262
Scenic resources.
§ 870-263
Threatened and endangered plants and animals.
§ 870-264
Steep slopes.
§ 870-265
Energy standards.
§ 870-266
Solar energy systems.
Article XXX
Application Review Requirements and Procedures
§ 870-267
Jurisdiction of responsibility during application review.
§ 870-268
Completeness review.
§ 870-269
Informal review.
§ 870-270
Preapplication meeting.
§ 870-271
When site plan approval required.
§ 870-272
Environmental impact assessment.
§ 870-273
Community impact assessment.
§ 870-274
Traffic impact assessment.
§ 870-275
Visual impact assessment.
§ 870-276
Land development review considerations.
§ 870-277
Minor subdivision and minor site plan review procedures.
§ 870-278
Minor subdivision plat details.
§ 870-279
Minor site plan details.
§ 870-280
Preliminary major subdivision and site plan review procedures.
§ 870-281
Preliminary major subdivision plat details.
§ 870-282
Preliminary major site plan detail.
§ 870-283
Final major subdivision and site plan review procedures.
§ 870-284
Final major subdivision plat details.
§ 870-285
Final major site plan details.
§ 870-286
Display of final plat.
§ 870-287
Amended site plan or subdivision review.
§ 870-288
Conditional use approval.
§ 870-289
County approval.
§ 870-290
Signing and distribution of approved plans.
§ 870-291
Subdivision certificate.
§ 870-292
Pre-construction review.
§ 870-293
Minor subdivision and minor site plan checklist.
§ 870-294
Preliminary checklist.
§ 870-295
Final checklist.
§ 870-296
Use and bulk variance application checklist.
Article XXXI
Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Board
§ 870-297
Establishment of Zoning Board of Adjustment; powers and duties.
§ 870-298
Establishment of Planning Board; powers and duties.
§ 870-299
Provisions applicable to both Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Article XXXII
Guarantees, Inspections and Off-Tract Improvements
§ 870-300
Fees.
§ 870-301
Determination of insufficient escrow deposit.
§ 870-302
Performance guarantees and engineering inspections.
§ 870-303
Start of construction.
§ 870-304
Installation of improvements.
§ 870-305
Off-tract improvements.
Article XXXIII
Administration; Waivers; Enforcement; Violations and Penalties
§ 870-306
Administration.
§ 870-307
Uses of land, buildings, structures, and premises.
§ 870-308
Scope.
§ 870-309
Zoning compliance permits required.
§ 870-310
Zoning compliance permits, application, issuance.
§ 870-311
Certificate of occupancy.
§ 870-312
Enforcement.
§ 870-313
Violations and penalties.
§ 870-314
Subdivision approval certificates.
§ 870-315
Waivers.
Article XXXIV
Redevelopment Area Site Design Controls
§ 870-316
through § 870-325. (Reserved)
Article XXXV
Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings Within the Fairview Village Historic District
§ 870-326
Guidelines for rehabilitation.
§ 870-327
(Reserved)
§ 870-328
(Reserved)
§ 870-329
(Reserved)
§ 870-330
Policy and intent.
§ 870-331
Site and open land standards.
§ 870-332
Exterior elements.