Upon proper application and hearing, as herein provided, a house
of worship shall be permitted as a conditional use in all zoning districts
of the Borough, provided that the Planning Board finds and determines
that the following conditions have been met:
A. For a house of worship consisting solely of the primary use set forth in §
270-182, a place of assembly for religious services or worship, the following minimum area, yard and dimensional standards must be met:
(1)
Minimum lot size: three acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 250 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 400 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: 75 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: 50 feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard setback: 100 feet.
(7)
Minimum buffer width: 50 feet.
(8)
Maximum building coverage: 25%.
(9)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 65%.
(10)
Maximum principal building height same as zone district requirement
for permitted uses. Steeples, bell towers, crosses, minuets and similar
vertical projections shall be permitted to exceed the maximum permitted
building height limitation by 20 feet so long as the circumference
or perimeter of the vertical projection does not exceed 10% of the
roof surface of the principal structure.
B. For a house of worship consisting of the primary use set forth in §
270-182B(1), a place of assembly for religious services or worship, together with the ancillary use set forth in §
270-182B(2)(a), a cleric's attached residence, the same area, yard and dimensional standards for the primary use only shall apply.
C. For a house of worship consisting of the primary use set forth in §
270-182B(1), a place of assembly for religious services or worship, together with the ancillary use set forth in §
270-182B(2)(b), attached educational facilities, the same area, yard and dimensional standards for the primary use only shall apply.
D. For a house of worship consisting of the primary use set forth in §
270-182B(1), a place of assembly for religious services or worship, together with any one or more of the following detached ancillary uses, the following additional area, yard and dimensional standards must be met for each separate detached ancillary use, as set forth on Table I, Area, Yard and Bulk Standards for Houses of Worship, annexed hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
(1)
A cleric's detached residence, as herein defined:
(a)
Minimum lot size: an additional 0.5 acre.
(2)
Detached ancillary educational facilities, as herein defined:
(a)
Minimum lot size: an additional 1.0 acre;
(b)
Minimum lot width: an additional 50 feet;
(c)
Minimum side yard setback for one side yard: an additional 10
feet; and
(d)
Minimum side yard setback for other side yard: an additional
10 feet.
(e)
Detached ancillary educational facilities shall not exceed two
stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is less.
(3)
Detached ancillary building for social facilities as herein
defined:
(a)
Minimum lot size: an additional 2.5 acres;
(b)
Minimum lot width: an additional 150 feet;
(c)
Minimum lot depth: an additional 200 feet;
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: an additional 25 feet;
(e)
Minimum side yard setback for one side yard: an additional 25
feet;
(f)
Minimum side yard setback for other side yard: an additional
25 feet;
(g)
Minimum rear yard setback: an additional 50 feet; and
(h)
Minimum buffer width from adjoining residentially developed
or zoned lots: an additional 25 feet.
(i)
Detached ancillary building for social facilities shall not
exceed two stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is less.
(4)
Facilities for a convent or other housing for members of a religious
order, separate and apart from a residence for the facility's religious
leader:
(a)
Minimum lot size: an additional 2.0 acres;
(b)
Minimum lot frontage: an additional 150 feet;
(c)
Minimum lot depth: an additional 200 feet;
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: an additional 25 feet;
(e)
Minimum side yard setback for one side yard: an additional 35
feet;
(f)
Minimum side yard setback for other side yard: an additional
35 feet;
(g)
Minimum rear yard setback: an additional 50 feet; and
(h)
Minimum buffer width from adjoining residentially developed
or zoned lots: an additional 25 feet.
(i)
Convents or other housing for members shall not exceed two stories
or 35 feet in height, whichever is less.
E. For a house of worship consisting of the primary use set forth in §
270-182B(1), a place of assembly for religious services or worship, together with any one or more of the following detached ancillary uses, the following maximum lot coverage and improved lot coverage requirements shall apply:
(1)
Detached ancillary educational facilities:
(a)
Maximum building coverage: 28%; and
(b)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 62.5%.
(2)
Cleric's detached ancillary residence together with educational
facilities:
(a)
Maximum building coverage: 25%; and
(b)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 60%.
(3)
Detached ancillary educational facilities together with a detached
ancillary building for social facilities:
(a)
Maximum building coverage: 25%; and
(b)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 60%.
(4)
Cleric's detached ancillary residence together with outside
educational facilities and social facilities:
(a)
Maximum building coverage: 25%; and
(b)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 60%.
(5)
Detached ancillary educational facilities, detached ancillary
building for social facilities and facilities for a convent or other
housing for members of a religious order, separate and apart from
a residence for the facility's religious leader:
(a)
Maximum building coverage: 22%; and
(b)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 60%.
F. Off-street parking.
(1)
In addition to the area, yard and bulk requirements set forth
herein, houses of worship shall also meet the following conditions
with respect to off-street parking:
(a)
A house of worship consisting solely of a place of assembly
for religious services or worship shall provide one parking space
for each three permanent or fixed seats based on seating capacity.
(b)
Any such church or other house of worship not having permanent
or fixed seating shall provide one parking space for each three persons
based on capacity attendance, which shall be calculated by taking
the total square footage of the place of assembly for religious services
or worship and dividing it by the square footage of space allotted
to each person in attendance as stated in the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code (BOCA Code).
(c)
For the purposes of calculating the number of seats, every 22
inches of pew or bench length shall be considered one seat. For the
purpose of determining the minimum total required number of parking
spaces on site, only those uses operating simultaneously creating
the greatest parking demand shall be calculated.
(2)
In addition to the off-street parking required for a house of worship consisting solely of the primary use set forth in §
270-182B(1), a place of assembly for religious services or worship, there shall be provided the following off-street parking;
(a)
For a cleric's attached residence or detached residence: two
parking spaces;
(b)
For attached or detached educational facilities: 1.25 parking
spaces for every teaching station (e.g., teacher's desk) for children
under the age of 17, and two parking spaces for each three persons
age 17 or over participating in the educational program;
(c)
For social facilities, the required parking shall be one parking
space for each three persons based on the maximum capacity of the
facility as determined by application of the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code (BOCA Code), plus 10%;
(d)
For a convent or other housing for members of a religious order,
separate and apart from a residence for the facility's religious leader:
one parking space for every three members of the religious order;
(e)
For any other ancillary use not listed herein, additional parking
shall be one parking space for each three persons based upon maximum
capacity of the facility as determined by application of the New Jersey
Uniform Construction Code (BOCA Code);
(f)
No off-street parking facility shall be located in the required
front yard setback of a property used as a house of worship;
(g)
Every house of worship shall provide within the minimum required
buffer a fifteen-foot-wide landscaped buffer along the side property
line. If adjacent to a residential zone, the required landscape buffer
within the minimum required buffer shall be no less than 30 feet in
width. No parking spaces or their associated drive(s) shall encroach
into a required buffer area except where accessing a street;
(h)
All exterior lighting shall be arranged so as to reflect light
away from all adjoining premises. Lighting sources shall not exceed
18 feet in height. Fixtures near a residential property shall be equipped
with house side shields.
G. Signs. See §
270-20H(2). A freestanding sign shall not exceed 20 feet in height.
The Zoning, Area and Bulk Schedule for Allendale, New Jersey,
is hereby amended and supplemented as set forth in the annexed table.
Said table is incorporated by reference herein as though set forth
at length.