A.
No building shall hereafter be erected and no existing building shall
be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land or building
be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose other than
is included among the uses listed in this article as permitted in
the district in which such building or land is located nor in any
manner contrary to any of the requirements specified in this article.
B.
No building shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit designated in Article VIII for the district in which such building is located.
C.
No building shall hereafter be erected nor shall any existing building be structurally altered, enlarged, rebuilt or moved, nor shall any open space contiguous to any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity to the yard, lot width and area, building location, percentage of lot coverage by building area and by impervious surface, minimum habitable floor area, off-street parking space, off-street loading space and other space and area regulations designated in Articles VIII and XIII for the district in which such building or space is located, subject to such modifications thereof and such general provisions as are set forth in said articles.
D.
Off-street parking space and off-street loading space shall be provided as specified in Article XIII and shall be provided with necessary passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto and giving access thereto. All such parking space and loading space, together with such passageways and driveways, shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which the same is situated and shall not thereafter be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except as otherwise provided in said article.
E.
No yard or other open space provided contiguous to any building for
the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall
be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building,
and no yard or open space on one lot shall be considered as providing
a yard or open space for a building on any other lot.
F.
Where a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building,
such separation shall be effected in such manner as not to impair
any of the requirements of this chapter with respect to the existing
building and all yards and other open spaces in connection therewith,
and no permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on the
new lot thus created unless it complies with all the provisions of
this chapter.
G.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require any change in
the plans, construction or designated use of any building, the actual
construction of which was lawfully begun prior to the time this chapter
or any amendment thereof affecting the same takes effect and on which
building actual construction is completed within one year after such
time.
A.
The following uses may be established in any district except the
PRD Zone without regard to any other provision of this article:
(1)
Uses and buildings that are customarily accessory and incidental
to uses permitted in the district on the same lot therewith, except
as otherwise regulated in this chapter.
(3)
Uses of land and erection of buildings by the Township for governmental
purposes, including municipal uses which are proprietary in their
function.
B.
The following uses may be established in any district except the
B-3A District and PRD District without regard to any other provision
of this article:
(1)
Public parks and playgrounds, together with recreational, administrative
and service buildings appurtenant thereto.
D.
Child-care centers shall be permitted in all nonresidential districts
in accordance with Municipal Land Use Law.
The following uses are permitted in the R-1 Zoning District:
A.
Single-family dwellings, not to exceed one dwelling unit on each
lot. No other principal use is permitted on the same lot with a single-family
dwelling. Each single-family dwelling shall have two parking spaces,
at least one of which is in a garage.
B.
Home occupation and home professions, Categories A (on any floor)
and B (on first floor only), provided that:
C.
A one-story private automobile garage housing no more than three
motor vehicles as an accessory building or attached to the dwelling
structure is required.
D.
A noncommercial swimming pool as an accessory use, subject to the
following:
(1)
The pool shall be located on the rear 50% of the lot and in no case
closer to a street line than 50 feet.
(2)
The pool shall be no closer than eight feet to any side or rear lot
line; or nearer to the side street line of a corner lot than the main
building on the lot; or if the abutting lot to the rear faces said
street line, then the distance equal to the depth of the front yard
required on said lot to the rear. However, in no case shall a swimming
pool on a corner lot be required to be set back more than 25 feet
from a side street.
(3)
An approved fence at least four feet high shall surround such a structure
and shall contain a gate capable of being securely fastened and locked
by the owner, except that above grade pools shall be exempt from this
section if it complies with applicable state codes.
(4)
Before issuing a construction permit, the Construction Official shall
consult the Township Health Office to ascertain that the plans submitted
will not result in construction detrimental to the health of the community.
(5)
Application for a construction permit shall include three sets of
plans and specifications or proper descriptive brochures, together
with a site plan, drawn to scale, showing the entire lot upon which
the pool is proposed to be constructed, including elevations, and
shall show the location of any overhead electrical conductors in the
pool area. Plans shall also include information sufficient to indicate
the means for water disposal and maintaining the pool in a generally
sanitary condition.
(6)
All pumps, heaters and filtration systems shall be kept at a maximum
distance from all property lines and shall be at least four feet from
any property line.
(7)
All outside lights for illumination of the pool and the area devoted
to the pool shall be so installed and maintained as to eliminate glare
and to prevent annoyance to occupants of adjoining premises.
(8)
All electrical wiring for lights and power in connection with swimming
pools shall be installed in strict accordance with the requirements
of the National Electrical Code.
(9)
The swimming pool and surrounding area shall comply with standard
state codes and all other applicable codes.
E.
Home occupations and home professions during national emergencies.
(1)
If, as a result of any national emergency, any resident engaged in a home profession or home occupation is ordered by the government of the United States or the government of the State of New Jersey or any of their various political subdivisions, departments or agencies to actively serve the United States of America and as a result thereof such individual finds it necessary to leave his occupation or profession, then, notwithstanding the definitional language contained in § 700-3, said residents may locate and hire another or others as are necessary to adequately cover and maintain the profession or occupation in his absence, provided a certificate of change of occupancy is obtained by said resident.
(2)
In addition to the period of time the resident is actively serving
the United States of America, the individual or individuals who are
covering and maintaining the occupation or profession may assist him
during transition periods immediately prior to his departure and immediately
subsequent to his return. These periods shall be sufficient to ensure
an adequate transfer of information and to maintain the occupation
or profession in a businesslike manner, not to exceed 90 days.
The following uses are permitted in the R-1A Zoning District:
A.
Uses and buildings permitted in the R-1 District, as prescribed.
The following uses are permitted in the R-1AA Zoning District:
A.
Uses and buildings permitted in the R-1A Zoning District as prescribed.
The following uses are permitted in the R-2 Zoning District:
The following uses are permitted in the R-3 Zoning District:
The following uses are permitted in the R-SC Zoning District:
The following uses are permitted in the B-1 Zoning District:
A.
Professional offices.
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
B.
Business offices.
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
C.
Financial institutions without drive-in facilities.
D.
Medical laboratories as an accessory use or a principal use, for
the testing related to the medical care of humans and excluding use
of animals for testing or experimentation.
E.
Neighborhood retail stores and personal and household service establishments, as defined in Article III. No loading or unloading across any sidewalk is permitted. No crating, outdoor display and/or outdoor sales are permitted, except that occasional outdoor sales may be held as provided by Ordinance No. 1845.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Ord. No. 1845, adopted 4-15-1975, as amended
7-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2358, and which comprised original Ch. 190, Sales
and Displays, Outdoor, of the 1978 Code, was repealed 12-4-2007 by
Ord. No. 3039.
F.
Mortuaries.
H.
Restaurants, but excluding drive-in restaurants.
I.
Take-out food establishments.
K.
Mixed use buildings for commercial and residential uses subject to § 700-40.
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
L.
Discount store, except that no discount store shall be located within
1,000 feet of another discount store business; the distance between
such discount store businesses shall be measured from the nearest
entrance of the existing discount store to the nearest entrance of
the premises where the other establishment is sought to be located
along the route that a pedestrian would normally walk.
M.
Automobile parking lots on premises other than those upon which the use is located and which are needed for partial or complete compliance to minimum off-street parking requirements of Article XIII, subject to the following standards:
(1)
The Zoning Official must review the proposed off-premises site and
make a determination of suitability.
(2)
All such spaces through ownership or long-term lease shall be under
the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces
are appurtenant. The legal instrument containing proof of ownership
or lease shall be filed with the application. The certificate of occupancy
for use or uses served by the off-premises parking spaces granted
under this subsection shall be valid only for such time period as
the facilities are available as required, unless application is made
for an alternate location or variance, as the case may be.
(3)
All such parking areas shall be located on the same street and within
500 feet of the entrance to the building which the parking area serves.
(4)
No such parking areas shall be located in any district where the
use it serves is prohibited.
(5)
During or prior to approval, reports from the Department of Public
Safety concerning policing, traffic and pedestrian activity shall
be received and considered. The Construction Official may impose conditions
in approving the use to insure that the parking lot shall be properly
integrated and sufficiently screened so as not to be offensive or
detrimental to adjoining residential properties. The Construction
Official shall also have the authority to specify any conditions as
to security and operations it may deem reasonably necessary.
(6)
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, where an off-premises
parking lot adjoins a residential use or residential zone, there shall
be a minimum of a six-foot-wide landscaped strip adjoining the residential
lot line, unless a wider buffer is specifically required. The landscaping
shall consist of densely planted evergreens at least a minimum of
six feet high at planting.
N.
Commercial schools.
The following uses are permitted in the B-2 Zoning District:
A.
Neighborhood retail stores and personal and household service establishments, as defined in Article III. No loading or unloading across any sidewalk is permitted. No crating, outdoor display and/or outdoor sales are permitted, except that occasional outdoor sales may be held as provided by Ordinance No. 1845.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Ord. No. 1845, adopted 4-15-1975, as amended
7-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2358, and which comprised original Ch. 190, Sales
and Displays, Outdoor, of the 1978 Code, was repealed 12-4-2007 by
Ord. No. 3039.
B.
Professional and business offices.
C.
Bars and taverns.
D.
Restaurants, but not drive-in restaurants or fast-food establishments.
E.
Take-out food establishments.
F.
Financial institutions without drive-in facilities.
G.
Residence on the second floor of business buildings only.
H.
Amusement devices as an accessory use as defined in and subject to requirements of § 700-38 hereof.
J.
Discount store, except that no discount store shall be located within
1,000 feet of another discount store business; the distance between
such discount store businesses shall be measured from the nearest
entrance of the existing discount store to the nearest entrance of
the premises where the other establishment is sought to be located
along the route that a pedestrian would normally walk.
K.
Commercial school.
L.
Automobile parking lots on premises other than those upon which the use is located and which are needed for partial or complete compliance to minimum off-street parking requirements of Article XIII, subject to the following standards:
(1)
The Zoning Official must review the proposed off-premises site and
make a determination of suitability.
(2)
All such spaces through ownership or long-term lease shall be under
the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces
are appurtenant. The legal instrument containing proof of ownership
or lease shall be filed with the application. The certificate of occupancy
for use or uses served by the off-premises parking spaces granted
under this subsection shall be valid only for such time period as
the facilities are available as required, unless application is made
for an alternate location or variance, as the case may be.
(3)
All such parking areas shall be located on the same street and within
500 feet of the entrance to the building which the parking area serves.
(4)
No such parking areas shall be located in any district where the
use it serves is prohibited.
(5)
During or prior to approval, reports from the Department of Public
Safety concerning policing, traffic and pedestrian activity shall
be received and considered. The Construction Official may impose conditions
in approving the use to insure that the parking lot shall be properly
integrated and sufficiently screened so as not to be offensive or
detrimental to adjoining residential properties. The Construction
Official shall also have the authority to specify any conditions as
to security and operations it may deem reasonably necessary.
(6)
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, where an off-premises
parking lot adjoins a residential use or residential zone, there shall
be a minimum of a six-foot-wide landscaped strip adjoining the residential
lot line, unless a wider buffer is specifically required. The landscaping
shall consist of densely planted evergreens at least a minimum of
six feet high at planting.
The following uses are permitted in the B-3 Zoning District:
A.
Professional and business offices.
B.
Financial institutions.
C.
Restaurants, bars and taverns, but excluding drive-in restaurants.
D.
Bowling alleys, theaters and other indoor amusement services, including amusement devices as an accessory use as set forth in § 700-38 hereof, commercial schools and colleges.
E.
Take-out food establishments.
F.
Service establishments - personal and household.
G.
Printing establishments, provided that no individual motor exceeds
five horsepower.
H.
Telephone exchange, bus or railroad passenger station, United States
Post Office.
I.
Stores devoted to retail commerce where goods are sold directly to
the customer for personal use or household use, with or without processing
on the premises for such retail sale, but excluding the processing,
repair or renovating of bedding and excluding the sale of motor vehicles,
boats, lumber, masonry, roofing or siding where an inventory is maintained
on the premises. No crating, outdoor displays and/or outdoor sales
are permitted except that occasional outdoor sales may be held as
provided by Ordinance No. 1845.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Ord. No. 1845, adopted 4-15-1975, as amended
7-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2358, and which comprised original Ch. 190, Sales
and Displays, Outdoor, of the 1978 Code, was repealed 12-4-2007 by
Ord. No. 3039.
J.
Mixed use buildings for commercial and residential uses subject to § 700-40.
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
K.
Business establishments having amusement devices as a principal use,
provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(1)
There shall be 60 square feet of operating area for each amusement
device. The calculation of the operating area shall exclude any area
of the premises which is used for other purposes but shall include
access and walkways primarily serving said amusement device.
(2)
At least one attendant over the age of 18 years shall be present
at all times the business is open.
(3)
Amusement devices in such establishments shall not be operated after
11:00 p.m. and before 9:00 a.m.
(4)
No amusement device shall be used, placed, maintained or operated
in any back room of the premises where the device is licensed.
(6)
No amusement device shall be used, placed, maintained or operated
in any premises within 500 feet of a school, church or other house
of worship. The distance shall be measured from the nearest entrance
of the school or church to the nearest entrance of the premises on
which the amusement device is located or is sought to be located along
the route that a pedestrian would normally walk.
(7)
No business establishment having amusement devices as a principal
use shall be located within 2,000 feet of another business establishment
having amusement devices as a principal use. The distance shall be
measured from the nearest entrance of the existing establishment to
the nearest entrance of the premises where the other establishment
is sought to be located along the route that a pedestrian would normally
walk.
(8)
No business establishment having amusement devices as a principal
use shall be located in a building in which any portion of such building
is used for residential purposes.
L.
Discount store, except that no discount store shall be located within
1,000 feet of another discount store business; the distance between
such discount store businesses shall be measured from the nearest
entrance of the existing discount store to the nearest entrance of
the premises where the other establishment is sought to be located
along the route that a pedestrian would normally walk.
M.
Commercial school.
N.
Automobile parking lots on premises other than those upon which the use is located and which are needed for partial or complete compliance to minimum off-street parking requirements of Article XIII, subject to the following standards:
(1)
The Zoning Official must review the proposed off-premises site and
make a determination of suitability.
(2)
All such spaces through ownership or long-term lease shall be under
the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces
are appurtenant. The legal instrument containing proof of ownership
or lease shall be filed with the application. The certificate of occupancy
for use or uses served by the off-premises parking spaces granted
under this subsection shall be valid only for such time period as
the facilities are available as required, unless application is made
for an alternate location or variance, as the case may be.
(3)
All such parking areas shall be located on the same street and within
500 feet of the entrance to the building which the parking area serves.
(4)
No such parking areas shall be located in any district where the
use it serves is prohibited.
(5)
During or prior to approval, reports from the Department of Public
Safety concerning policing, traffic and pedestrian activity shall
be received and considered. The Construction Official may impose conditions
in approving the use to insure that the parking lot shall be properly
integrated and sufficiently screened so as not to be offensive or
detrimental to adjoining residential properties. The Construction
Official shall also have the authority to specify any conditions as
to security and operations it may deem reasonably necessary.
(6)
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, where an off-premises
parking lot adjoins a residential use or residential zone, there shall
be a minimum of a six-foot-wide landscaped strip adjoining the residential
lot line, unless a wider buffer is specifically required. The landscaping
shall consist of densely planted evergreens at least a minimum of
six feet high at planting.
A.
The following uses are permitted in the B-3A Zoning District:
(1)
Professional and business offices.
(2)
Restaurants and bars which serve food, excluding drive-in restaurants
or fast food.
(3)
Take-out food establishments.
(4)
Theaters.
(5)
Service establishments (personal and household).
(6)
Printing and copier services for retail customers.
(7)
United States Post Office.
(8)
Bus station.
(9)
Stores devoted to retail commerce where goods are sold directly to
the customer for personal use or household use, with or without processing
on the premises for such retail sale, but excluding the processing,
repair or renovating of bedding and excluding the sale of motor vehicles,
boats, lumber, masonry, roofing or siding where an inventory is maintained
on the premises. No crating, outdoor displays and/or outdoor sales
are permitted except that occasional outdoor sales may be held as
provided by Ordinance No. 1845.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Ord. No. 1845, adopted 4-15-1975, as amended
7-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2358, and which comprised original Ch. 190, Sales
and Displays, Outdoor, of the 1978 Code, was repealed 12-4-2007 by
Ord. No. 3039.
(10)
Mixed use buildings for retail, service and office uses (residential
prohibited).
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
(11)
Discount store, except that no discount store shall be located
within 1,000 feet of another discount store business; the distance
between such discount store businesses shall be measured from the
nearest entrance of the existing discount store to the nearest entrance
of the premises where the other establishment is sought to be located
along the route that a pedestrian would normally walk.
B.
A dense evergreen screening at least five feet in height and width
shall be provided and maintained along the side and rear lot lines
of any premises in the B-3A District devoted to commercial or industrial
use where abutting a residence or an R Zoning District.
C.
No outdoor storage operation shall utilize a front yard.
D.
Commercial schools.
E.
Automobile parking lots on premises other than those upon which the use is located and which are needed for partial or complete compliance to minimum off-street parking requirements of Article XIII, subject to the following standards:
(1)
The Zoning Official must review the proposed off-premises site and
make a determination of suitability.
(2)
All such spaces through ownership or long-term lease shall be under
the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces
are appurtenant. The legal instrument containing proof of ownership
or lease shall be filed with the application. The certificate of occupancy
for use or uses served by the off-premises parking spaces granted
under this subsection shall be valid only for such time period as
the facilities are available as required, unless application is made
for an alternate location or variance, as the case may be.
(3)
All such parking areas shall be located on the same street and within
500 feet of the entrance to the building which the parking area serves.
(4)
No such parking areas shall be located in any district where the
use it serves is prohibited.
(5)
During or prior to approval, reports from the Department of Public
Safety concerning policing, traffic and pedestrian activity shall
be received and considered. The Construction Official may impose conditions
in approving the use to insure that the parking lot shall be properly
integrated and sufficiently screened so as not to be offensive or
detrimental to adjoining residential properties. The Construction
Official shall also have the authority to specify any conditions as
to security and operations it may deem reasonably necessary.
(6)
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, where an off-premises
parking lot adjoins a residential use or residential zone, there shall
be a minimum of a six-foot-wide landscaped strip adjoining the residential
lot line, unless a wider buffer is specifically required. The landscaping
shall consist of densely planted evergreens at least a minimum of
six feet high at planting.
A.
The following uses and buildings shall be permitted in B-4 District:
(1)
Neighborhood retail stores and personal and household service establishments, as defined in Article III. No loading or unloading across any sidewalk is permitted. No crating, outdoor display and/or outdoor sales are permitted, except that occasional outdoor sales may be held as provided by Ordinance No. 1845.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Ord. No. 1845, adopted 4-15-1975, as amended
7-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2358, and which comprised original Ch. 190, Sales
and Displays, Outdoor, of the 1978 Code, was repealed 12-4-2007 by
Ord. No. 3039.
(2)
Storage and sales facilities for building materials.
(3)
Laboratories for research, analysis, design and/or experimentation.
(4)
Bar, restaurants and take-out food establishments.
(5)
Automotive sales agencies for the sale of new motor vehicles and
parts within a building and external building sales of vehicles only.
(6)
Laundries, dry-cleaning and dyeing plants.
(7)
Printing establishments, provided that no individual motor exceeds
10 horsepower.
(8)
Commercial greenhouses.
(9)
Commercial schools.
(10)
Light assembly as follows: the manufacture, compounding, processing,
packaging or treatment of apparel, art goods, photographic equipment,
millinery, precision instruments, musical instruments, housewares
and similar items.
(12)
Mixed use commercial and retail (residential prohibited).
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
(13)
Service establishment - business.
B.
A dense evergreen screening at least five feet in height and width
shall be provided and maintained along the side and rear lot lines
of any premises in the B-4 District devoted to commercial or industrial
use where abutting a residence or an R Zoning District.
C.
No outdoor storage operation shall utilize a front yard.
D.
Automobile parking lots on premises other than those upon which the use is located and which are needed for partial or complete compliance to minimum off-street parking requirements of Article XIII, subject to the following standards:
(1)
The Zoning Official must review the proposed off-premises site and
make a determination of suitability.
(2)
All such spaces through ownership or long-term lease shall be under
the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces
are appurtenant. The legal instrument containing proof of ownership
or lease shall be filed with the application. The certificate of occupancy
for use or uses served by the off-premises parking spaces granted
under this subsection shall be valid only for such time period as
the facilities are available as required, unless application is made
for an alternate location or variance, as the case may be.
(3)
All such parking areas shall be located on the same street and within
500 feet of the entrance to the building which the parking area serves.
(4)
No such parking areas shall be located in any district where the
use it serves is prohibited.
(5)
During or prior to approval, reports from the Department of Public
Safety concerning policing, traffic and pedestrian activity shall
be received and considered. The Construction Official may impose conditions
in approving the use to insure that the parking lot shall be properly
integrated and sufficiently screened so as not to be offensive or
detrimental to adjoining residential properties. The Construction
Official shall also have the authority to specify any conditions as
to security and operations it may deem reasonably necessary.
(6)
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, where an off-premises
parking lot adjoins a residential use or residential zone, there shall
be a minimum of a six-foot-wide landscaped strip adjoining the residential
lot line, unless a wider buffer is specifically required. The landscaping
shall consist of densely planted evergreens at least a minimum of
six feet high at planting.
A.
The following uses shall be permitted in the M Zoning District:
B.
No outdoor storage operation shall utilize a front yard.
C.
A dense evergreen screening at least five feet in height and width
shall be provided and maintained along the side and rear lot lines
of any premises in the M Zoning District devoted to commercial or
industrial use where abutting a residence or an R Zoning District.
The following uses are permitted in the M-O Zoning District:
The following uses are permitted in the M-1 Zoning District:
