City of Camden, NJ
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 870 Zoning and Land Use
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 14 Affirmative Action
- Ch 19 Ambulance Services
- Ch 26 Boards, Committees, Commissions and Councils
- Ch 33 Contracts
- Ch 38 Court, Municipal
- Ch 44 Defense of Officers and Employees
- Ch 52 Empowerment Zone Corporation
- Ch 59 Fire Department
- Ch 63 Flag; Coat of Arms; Colors
- Ch 74 Living Wage
- Ch 80 Meetings
- Ch 85 Municipal Insurance Fund
- Ch 89 Municipal Property
- Ch 97 Parking Enforcement Officers
- Ch 103 Personnel Policies
- Ch 110 Police Department
- Ch 118 Project Labor Agreements
- Ch 120 Purchasing Policy
- Ch 122 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 128 Seal, Official
- Ch 136 Training Requirements
- Ch 141 Urban Enterprise Zones
- Ch 142 Arts and Cultural Districts
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 160 Adopt a Park Program
- Ch 164 Adopt-A-Street and -Lot Program
- Ch 169 Advertising Materials
- Ch 177 Alarm Systems
- Ch 181 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 188 Animals
- Ch 193 Arcades and Amusement Devices
- Ch 198 Asbestos Removal
- Ch 204 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 209 Autocabs
- Ch 217 Billiard and Pool Rooms
- Ch 225 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 232 Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 240 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 246 Cannabis
- Ch 248 Carousels and Merry-Go-Rounds
- Ch 253 Cemeteries
- Ch 264 Circuses and Exhibitions
- Ch 270 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 277 Criminal History Background Check
- Ch 282 Curfew
- Ch 283 Anti-Bullying
- Ch 286 Dances and Dance Halls
- Ch 291 Development Plans
- Ch 303 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 309 Dumpsters
- Ch 314 Elevators
- Ch 320 Emergencies
- Ch 323 Employee Residency Reports
- Ch 325 Entertainers, Models and Dancers
- Ch 329 Entertainment, Places of Public
- Ch 340 Fees and Costs
- Ch 348 Filming
- Ch 352 Firearms
- Ch 357 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 363 Fire Prevention and Protection and Emergency Services Mitigation
- Ch 369 Fireworks
- Ch 374 Flags
- Ch 378 Flea Markets
- Ch 383 Florists
- Ch 390 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 394 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 400 Food Service Entities
- Ch 410 Games of Chance
- Ch 416 Gasoline and Vehicle Repair Stations
- Ch 420 Gasoline Tanks, Abandonment of
- Ch 428 Graffiti
- Ch 434 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 439 Health Clubs
- Ch 445 Horse-Drawn and Animal-Drawn Vehicles
- Ch 450 Housing Standards
- Ch 456 Ice Dealers and Vending Machines
- Ch 461 Improvement Districts
- Ch 467 Junkyards
- Ch 478 Laundries, Self-Service
- Ch 485 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 492 Map, Drawings and Other Documents, Electronic Submission of
- Ch 496 Massage Parlors
- Ch 500 Mercantile Businesses
- Ch 507 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 508 Commercial and Other Large Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 512 Motels and Hotels
- Ch 518 Noise
- Ch 523 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 534 Parades
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Parking Lots, Commercial
- Ch 550 Parking Permit Program, Residential
- Ch 556 Parking, Resident Handicapped On-Street
- Ch 562 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 567 Pay Telephones, Outdoor
- Ch 573 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 578 Peddlers and Vending Units
- Ch 582 Pedicabs
- Ch 587 Photographers, Street
- Ch 594 Picketing
- Ch 600 Poles, Wires and Underground Conduits
- Ch 601 Wireless Facilities in Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 608 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 615 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 620 Property Maintenance
- Ch 627 Public Utilities
- Ch 635 Real Estate Transactions
- Ch 644 Rental Property
- Ch 650 Rent Control
- Ch 656 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 661 Sales, Special
- Ch 667 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 675 Sewers
- Ch 679 (Reserved)
- Ch 684 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 688 Signs
- Ch 700 Snow, Ice and Debris Removal
- Ch 705 Soft Drinks, Wholesale
- Ch 711 Solid Waste
- Ch 716 Special Events
- Ch 722 Storage Facilities
- Ch 725 Stormwater Control and Management
- Ch 729 Street Closings
- Ch 735 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 739 Sustainability Requirements
- Ch 742 Swimming Pools
- Ch 747 Tattooing and Tattooists
- Ch 753 Taxation
- Ch 758 Taxicabs
- Ch 766 Theaters
- Ch 771 Tires, Used
- Ch 776 Tobacco
- Ch 780 Toilet Facilities, Portable
- Ch 785 Towing Services
- Ch 791 Transient Merchants
- Ch 796 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 803 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 808 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 815 Vehicles, Immobilization and Impoundment of
- Ch 822 Vehicles, Sale of
- Ch 827 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 840 Water
- Ch 847 Weapons-Free Zones
- Ch 852 Weights and Measures
- Ch 870 Zoning and Land Use
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art II Definitions and Descriptions
- § 870-16 Word usage.
- § 870-17 Compliance with other definitions.
- § 870-18 Definitions and descriptions.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- § 870-39 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art XVII OLI Office Light Industrial Zone
- § 870-112 Permitted uses.
- § 870-113 Accessory uses.
- § 870-114 Prohibited uses.
- § 870-115 Area regulations.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art XXII CV-1 Conservation Overlay Zone
- § 870-136 Purpose.
- § 870-137 Use restrictions.
- § 870-138 Permitted uses.
- § 870-139 Prohibited uses.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art XXVII S Stream and River Corridor Protection and Management Overlay
- § 870-178 through § 870-185. (Reserved)
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Ch 870 Art XXXIV Redevelopment Area Site Design Controls
- § 870-316 through § 870-325. (Reserved)
- Ch 870 Art 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.
- Appendix
- Ch A900 Cable Television and Communications Franchise Agreements
- Ch A910 Historic Districts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[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 JerseyAppendix 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.
