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Borough of Shrewsbury, NJ chevron_right chevron_right Part II, General Legislation chevron_right Chapter 94 Zoning and Land Development
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Chapter 94 Zoning and Land Development

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Ord. No. 2026-1142  pdf
2026-03-10
Zoning and Land Development Amendment
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Zoning and Land Development Amendment
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Shrewsbury 5-11-1987 by Ord. No. 555. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 1Attachment 2 - Figure 1Attachment 3 - Figure 2Attachment 4 - Table 2Attachment 5 - Table 3Attachment 6 - Figures 3 and 4Attachment 7 - Figure 3AAttachment 8 - Figure 5Attachment 9 - Figure 6Attachment 10 - Figure 8AAttachment 11 - Figure 8BAttachment 12 - Typical Utility LayoutAttachment 13 - Typical Road SectionAttachment 14 - Schedule of Zoning District RegulationsAttachment 15 - Zoning MapAttachment 16 - Development Application Checklist
Article I Title and Purpose
§ 94-1.1 Title.
§ 94-1.2 Short title.
§ 94-1.3 Intent and purpose.
Article II Definitions
§ 94-2.1 Other applicable definitions.
§ 94-2.2 Word usage.
§ 94-2.3 Terms defined.
Article III Administrative Procedures
§ 94-3.1 Land Use Board.
§ 94-3.2 (Reserved)
§ 94-3.3 Administrative provisions applicable to municipal agencies.
§ 94-3.4 Certificates and permits.
§ 94-3.5 Records.
§ 94-3.6 Enforcement officials.
§ 94-3.7 Interpretation.
§ 94-3.8 Repealer.
§ 94-3.9 Violations and penalties.
§ 94-3.10 Amendments.
§ 94-3.11 Severability.
§ 94-3.12 Effect on pending and new applications.
§ 94-3.13 Filing of regulations with county.
§ 94-3.14 Fees.
§ 94-3.15 Deposits and escrows.
Article IV Nonconforming Uses, Lots and Buildings
§ 94-4.1 Continuance of nonconforming uses and use of undersized lots.
§ 94-4.2 Abandonment.
§ 94-4.3 Restoration.
§ 94-4.4 Reversion.
§ 94-4.5 Alterations and additions.
§ 94-4.6 Prior approved construction.
§ 94-4.7 District boundary changes.
Article V General Provisions and Regulations
§ 94-5.1 Relationship to other ordinances.
§ 94-5.2 Application of regulations.
§ 94-5.3 Lot depths within existing street patterns.
§ 94-5.4 Frontage on improved street required.
§ 94-5.5 Yard areas.
§ 94-5.6 (Reserved)
§ 94-5.7 Sight triangles at intersections.
§ 94-5.8 Accessory buildings and structures.
§ 94-5.9 Building requirements.
§ 94-5.10 Nonapplicability to underground utilities and essential services.
§ 94-5.11 Ownership of contiguous lots.
§ 94-5.12 Height limitations.
§ 94-5.13 Preservation of environmentally sensitive features.
§ 94-5.14 Riparian grants.
§ 94-5.15 Easements.
§ 94-5.16 Storage of solid waste.
§ 94-5.17 Disposal of solid wastes.
§ 94-5.18 Outdoor storage of materials.
§ 94-5.19 Outdoor temporary display of goods.
§ 94-5.20 Professional office or home occupation.
§ 94-5.21 Appearance of nonresidential buildings.
§ 94-5.22 Storage of boats, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and storage vans.
§ 94-5.23 Parking or storage of commercial vehicles.
§ 94-5.24 Wetlands permit.
§ 94-5.25 Soil erosion and sediment control.
§ 94-5.26 Noncommercial radio and television antennas.
§ 94-5.27 Floodplain management.
§ 94-5.28 Performance standards.
§ 94-5.29 Property maintenance.
§ 94-5.30 Animals.
§ 94-5.31 Historic District regulations.
§ 94-5.32 Accessory radio and television antennas.
§ 94-5.33 Solar Energy Systems.
Article VI Development Applications; Procedures and Plat Details
§ 94-6.1 Approval required.
§ 94-6.2 Application for zoning permit.
§ 94-6.3 Informal review.
§ 94-6.4 Applications for development requiring Land Use Board action.
§ 94-6.5 Minor subdivisions.
§ 94-6.6 Minor site plans.
§ 94-6.7 Variances.
§ 94-6.8 Preliminary plat of major subdivision.
§ 94-6.9 Preliminary plat of major site plan.
§ 94-6.10 Final plat of major subdivision.
§ 94-6.11 Final plat of major site plan.
§ 94-6.12 Exempt development.
Article VII Performance Guaranties
§ 94-7.1 Performance guaranties required.
§ 94-7.2 Posting of performance guarantee.
§ 94-7.3 Release of guarantees.
§ 94-7.4 Maintenance guarantee.
§ 94-7.5 Inspections.
§ 94-7.6 Developer's agreement.
§ 94-7.7 Development of stages.
§ 94-7.8 Acceptance of streets and improvements.
Article VIII Design Standards and Improvement Specifications
§ 94-8.1 General improvement standards.
§ 94-8.2 General design standards.
§ 94-8.3 (Reserved)
§ 94-8.4 Architectural and building site design standards.
§ 94-8.5 Blocks.
§ 94-8.6 Buffer areas and screening.
§ 94-8.7 Bulkheads.
§ 94-8.8 Bulk storage.
§ 94-8.9 Clearing and grading.
§ 94-8.10 Concrete requirements.
§ 94-8.11 Curbs and gutters.
§ 94-8.12 Driveways and access aisles.
§ 94-8.13 Driveway aprons.
§ 94-8.14 Easements.
§ 94-8.15 Environmental impact report.
§ 94-8.16 Fences and hedges.
§ 94-8.17 Fire hydrants.
§ 94-8.18 (Reserved)
§ 94-8.19 Garages.
§ 94-8.20 Guardrails.
§ 94-8.21 Landscaping and shade tree regulations.
§ 94-8.22 Lighting.
§ 94-8.23 Lots.
§ 94-8.24 Monuments and iron stakes.
§ 94-8.25 Off-street loading.
§ 94-8.26 Off-street parking.
§ 94-8.27 Public open space and common open space.
§ 94-8.28 Recreation areas.
§ 94-8.29 Residential units.
§ 94-8.30 Roadway construction.
§ 94-8.31 Screening of equipment or machinery.
§ 94-8.32 Sewage disposal.
§ 94-8.33 Sidewalks and aprons.
§ 94-8.34 Signs.
§ 94-8.35 Flags and flagpoles.
§ 94-8.36 Soil erosion and sediment control.
§ 94-8.37 Solid waste storage.
§ 94-8.38 Storm drainage facilities.
§ 94-8.39 Stormwater control.
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§ 94-8.40 Street design and construction.
§ 94-8.41 Street excavation permits.
§ 94-8.42 Streetlighting.
§ 94-8.43 Street signs.
§ 94-8.44 Street trees.
§ 94-8.45 Swimming pools.
§ 94-8.46 Topsoil protection.
§ 94-8.47 Traffic control devices.
§ 94-8.48 Utilities.
§ 94-8.49 Water supply.
§ 94-8.50 Wooded areas.
§ 94-8.51 Recyclable materials storage.
§ 94-8.52 Affordable housing multifamily overlay design standards.
§ 94-8.53 Affordable housing accessory apartment design standards.
Article IX Conditional Uses
§ 94-9.1 Guiding principles and general provisions.
§ 94-9.2 Cemeteries.
§ 94-9.3 (Reserved)
§ 94-9.4 Educational uses.
§ 94-9.4.1 Child-care centers.
§ 94-9.5 Places of worship.
§ 94-9.6 Professional office buildings.
§ 94-9.7 Public and quasi-public recreation areas.
§ 94-9.8 Public utilities.
§ 94-9.9 Wireless telecommunications towers and antennas.
§ 94-9.10 Sexually oriented business.
§ 94-9.11 Placement of small cell equipment and telecommunication facilities.
Article X Zoning District Regulations
§ 94-10.1 Zoning Map and schedule.
§ 94-10.2 Description of districts.
§ 94-10.3 Prohibited uses.
§ 94-10.4 R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4.5 and R-5 Single-Family Residential Zone Districts.
§ 94-10.5 R-1A Single-Family Residential (Cluster Option and Planned Senior Citizen Development Option) Zone District.
§ 94-10.6 R-1B Single-Family/Senior Citizen Residential Zone District.
§ 94-10.7 Business Zones
§ 94-10.7.1 B-1 Business Zone District.
§ 94-10.7.2 (Reserved)
§ 94-10.7.3 B-3 Business Service Zone.
§ 94-10.8 B-2 Business Shopping/Office Center Zone District.
§ 94-10.9 HC/PO Highway Commercial/Professional Office Zone District.
§ 94-10.10 P-1 Professional Zone District.
§ 94-10.11 LI Light Industrial Zone District.
§ 94-10.12 LIR-60 and LIR-88 Limited Industrial and Research Zone Districts.
§ 94-10.13 Areas of special flood hazard.
§ 94-10.14 Planned development.
§ 94-10.15 PSC-3 Planned Senior Citizen Residential Zone District.
§ 94-10.16 AH-MF-8 Affordable Housing Multifamily Overlay Zone.
§ 94-10.17 through § 94-10.19. (Reserved)
§ 94-10.20 AH-MU Affordable Housing Mixed Use Overlay Zone.
Article XI Affordable Housing Development Fees
§ 94-11.1 Findings and purpose.
§ 94-11.2 Basic requirements.
§ 94-11.3 Definitions.
§ 94-11.4 Residential development fees.
§ 94-11.5 Nonresidential development fees.
§ 94-11.6 Collection procedures.
§ 94-11.7 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
§ 94-11.8 Use of funds.
§ 94-11.9 Monitoring.
§ 94-11.10 Ongoing collection of fees.
Article XII Affordable Housing Requirements
§ 94-12.1 Purpose.
§ 94-12.2 Monitoring and reporting requirements.
§ 94-12.3 Definitions.
§ 94-12.4 Applicability.
§ 94-12.5 Rehabilitation programs.
§ 94-12.6 Alternative living arrangements.
§ 94-12.7 Phasing schedule for inclusionary developments.
§ 94-12.8 New construction.
§ 94-12.9 Utilities.
§ 94-12.10 Occupancy standards.
§ 94-12.11 Control periods for restricted ownership units and enforcement mechanisms.
§ 94-12.12 Price restrictions for restricted ownership units, homeowner association fees and resale prices.
§ 94-12.13 Buyer income eligibility.
§ 94-12.14 Limitations on indebtedness secured by ownership unit; subordination.
§ 94-12.15 Capital improvements to ownership units.
§ 94-12.16 Control periods for restricted rental units.
§ 94-12.17 Rent restrictions for rental units; leases.
§ 94-12.18 Tenant income eligibility.
§ 94-12.19 Municipal housing liaison.
§ 94-12.20 Administrative agent.
§ 94-12.21 Affirmative marketing requirements.
§ 94-12.22 Enforcement of affordable housing regulations.
§ 94-12.23 Appeals.
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