A.
The Borough of Penns Grove is hereby divided into districts of different
types, each type being of such number, shape, kind and area and of
such common unity of purpose and adaptability of use that are deemed
most suitable to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
B.
Every parcel of land and every building or other structure in the
Borough, except as otherwise provided by law or by ordinance, shall
be subject to the regulations, restrictions and requirements specified
for the district in which it is located.
The districts are established and designated as follows:
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R-1 District — Residential 1
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R-2 District — Residential 2
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R-3 District — Residential 3-Multifamily
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COS District — Commercial, Office, Service
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H-C/I District — Highway-Commercial/Industrial
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M-1 — Marina District 1
[Added 10-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-20] |
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M-2 — Marina District 2
[Added 10-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-20] |
Districts are bounded and defined as shown on the map titled
"Zoning Map of the Borough of Penns Grove," which accompanies and
which, with all explanatory matters thereon, is hereby made a part
of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment
to this chapter. Ordinance No. 99-20, adopted 10-19-1999, amended
the Zoning Map to list the tax blocks and lots included in the M-1
and M-2 Marina Zones. This list is on file in the Borough office.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of a
district as indicated on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall
apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately coinciding
with the center lines of streets, highways, railroad lines or streams,
such center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately
coincide with lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said
boundaries.
C.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
parallel to center lines of streets or highways, such district boundaries
shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance
therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map.
D.
Where district boundaries divide a lot, the locations of such boundaries
are deemed to be lines which connect two identification points.
A.
R-1 Residential 1 District. The purpose and intent of this district
is to retain the character of existing single-family residential areas,
to maintain the existing low residential density and to encourage
the preservation of permanent open space by providing appropriate
standards, to exclude activities incompatible with development and
to create conditions conducive to carrying out the broad purposes
of this chapter.
B.
R-2 Residential 2 District. The purpose and intent of this district
is to retain the character and to maintain the existing medium residential
density areas where single-family homes are permitted, as well as
variations on single-family attached homes, and to encourage serviceable
and efficient land development while providing for the preservation
of permanent open space and to create conditions conducive to carrying
out the broad purposes of this chapter.
C.
R-3 Residential 3 District. The purpose and intent of this district
is to provide appropriate areas for multifamily development in order
to broaden the Borough's housing base and, therefore, serve a
greater variety of housing needs, to provide reasonable standards
to prevent overcrowding of land, to regulate the density of population,
to avoid undue congestion in the streets, to allow for the harmonious
development of apartments and other uses which are compatible with
higher density residential development and to create conditions conducive
to carrying out the broad purposes of this chapter.
D.
COS Commercial, Office, Service District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to provide areas for modern office, retail, specialty,
personal service, business uses and civic offices and uses in areas
where said uses already exist and to promote the development of this
district as a Borough core, encouraging coordinated efforts to meet
circulation and parking needs, to provide for the public convenience
and to fulfill the other broad purposes of this chapter.
E.
H-C/I Highway-Commercial/Industrial District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to provide reasonable standards for the orderly
development of highway-oriented businesses, commercial uses and industrial
uses; to provide for the development of those businesses which, due
to the nature of their activities, must most appropriately be located
with adequate street frontages along major roads; to avoid undue congestion
on the streets; and to otherwise create conditions conducive to carrying
out the broad purposes of this chapter.
F.
M-1 Marina District. The purpose and intent of this district is to
provide standards for mixed-use commercial development in the area
of the Borough directly adjacent and proximate to the Delaware River
and to provide standards to encourage the preservation and redevelopment
of the unique characteristics of the existing Borough area as an extension
of the current core business district.
[Added 10-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-20]
G.
M-2 Marina District. The purpose and intent of this district is to
provide standards for limited conversion of residential uses to commercial
uses that are compatible with existing neighborhoods and uses that
accommodate the outgrowth of business uses from the M-1 Marina District.
[Added 10-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-20]
