The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article when referred to in this section are the regulations
in the Residence A Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone district is to promote the development
of appropriately zoned land within the Borough for single-family detached
dwellings at a low density and to permit other compatible uses in
accord with the spirit of this article.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(a)
A one-family dwelling. Nothing herein shall prevent the taking
of boarders or the leasing of rooms, provided that:
[1]
There is no more than a total of two such boarders.
[2]
There is no display of advertising.
[3]
Each sleeping room has at least 80 square feet in area.
[4]
There are no cooking facilities in any sleeping room.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Residential professional offices, provided that:
[1]
Not more than two employees, be they other professionals or
staff employees, may be employed in the premises other than the residential
professional.
[2]
The site must provide at least one off-street parking space
for each professional and employee in addition to the required residential
parking.
[3]
There shall be no display of goods or advertising.
[4]
Not more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building,
excluding cellar area, shall be permitted to be used for a professional's
office.
[5]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 98-13.B, the professional may display a nameplate or sign, not
exceeding 72 square inches in area, indicating his or her name and
the professional practice or use. Such nameplate sign shall be affixed
to the door or wall adjacent to the entrance to the premises where
such use is conducted or maintained.
(b)
Home occupations, provided that:
[1]
Not more than 30% of a single story shall be permitted to be
used for a home occupation.
[2]
There shall be no display of goods.
[3]
No employee other than the resident member(s) of the household
shall be permitted.
[4]
No signs shall be permitted.
(d)
Private garages not in excess of 600 square feet of building area, including detached and attached garages. The provisions of Roselle Borough Code §§
46-116 through
46-121 and BOCA shall apply and govern the erection and construction
of private garages.
(e)
Customary residential storage buildings not in excess of 200
square feet of building area.
(f)
Shelters for domestic pets not in excess of 50 square feet of
building area, exclusive of runs.
(g)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(h)
Other customary residential accessory structures such as private
swimming pools, private tennis courts, fireplaces, trellises, post
lights and the like.
(i)
Signs, in accordance with Chapter
98.
(3) Conditional uses, see §
650-102 for standards.
(a)
Churches, synagogues and places of worship.
C. Bulk regulations.
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 60 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback, each: five feet at the ground story
level and seven feet at the second story level.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
(g)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 40%.
(h)
Maximum permitted building height: 32 feet and 2.5 stories.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article when referred to in this section are the district
regulations in the Residence B Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone district is to promote the development
of appropriately zoned land within the Borough for single-family detached
dwellings and two-family dwellings and to permit other compatible
uses in accord with the spirit of this article.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(a)
A one-family dwelling. Nothing herein shall prevent the taking
of boarders or the leasing of rooms, provided that:
[1]
There is no more than a total of two such boarders.
[2]
There is no display of advertising.
[3]
Each sleeping room has at least 80 square feet in area.
[4]
There are no cooking facilities in any sleeping room.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Residential professional offices, provided that:
[1]
Not more than two employees, be they other professionals or
staff employees, may be employed in the premises other than the residential
professional.
[2]
The site must provide at least one off-street parking space
for each professional and employee in addition to the required residential
parking.
[3]
There shall be no display of goods or advertising.
[4]
Not more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building,
excluding cellar area, shall be permitted to be used for a professional's
office.
[5]
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
98-13B, the professional may display a nameplate or sign, not
exceeding 72 square inches in area, indicating his or her name and
the professional practice or use. Such nameplate sign shall be affixed
to the door or wall adjacent to the entrance to the premises where
such use is conducted or maintained.
(b)
Home occupations, provided that:
[1]
Not more than 30% of a single story shall be permitted to be
used for a home occupation.
[2]
There shall be no display of goods.
[3]
No employee other than the resident member(s) of the household
shall be permitted.
[4]
No signs shall be permitted.
(d)
Private garages not in excess of 600 square feet of building area, including detached and attached garages. The provisions of Roselle Borough Code §§
46-116 through
46-121 and BOCA shall apply and govern the erection and construction
of private garages.
(e)
Customary residential storage buildings not in excess of 200
square feet of building area.
(f)
Shelters for domestic pets not in excess of 50 square feet of
building area, exclusive of runs.
(g)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(h)
Other customary residential accessory structures such as private
swimming pools, private tennis courts, fireplaces, trellises, post
lights and the like.
(i)
Signs, in accordance with Chapter
98.
(3) Conditional uses, see §
650-102 for standards.
(b)
Churches, synagogues and places of worship.
C. Bulk regulations.
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
All principal uses, except for two-family dwellings.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[1]
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
[2]
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 50 feet.
[3]
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
[4]
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
[5]
Minimum side yard setback, each: five feet at the ground story
level and seven feet at the second story level.
[6]
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
[7]
Maximum permitted impervious coverages: 40%.
[8]
Maximum permitted building height: 32 feet and 2.5 stories.
(b)
Two-family dwelling.
[1]
Minimum lot area: 7,000 square feet.
[2]
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 70 feet.
[3]
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
[4]
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
[5]
Minimum side yard setback, each: 10 feet.
[6]
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
[7]
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 50%.
[8]
Maximum permitted building height: 32 feet and 2.5 stories.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
The regulations set forth elsewhere in this article when referred
to in this section are the zone regulations in the Residence C Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone district is to promote the development
of appropriately zoned land within the Borough for single-family detached
dwellings at a high density.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Residential professional office.
[1]
Not more than two employees, be they other professionals or
staff employees, may be employed in the premises other than the residential
professional.
[2]
The site must provide at least one off-street parking space
for each professional and employee in addition to the required residential
parking.
[3]
There shall be no display of goods or advertising.
[4]
Not more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building,
excluding cellar area, shall be permitted to be used for a professional's
office.
[5]
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
98-13B, the professional may display a nameplate or sign, not
exceeding 72 square inches in area, indicating his or her name and
the professional practice or use. Such nameplate sign shall be affixed
to the door or wall adjacent to the entrance to the premises where
such use is conducted or maintained.
(b)
Home occupations, provided that:
[1]
Not more than 30% of a single story shall be permitted to be
used for a home occupation.
[2]
There shall be no display of goods.
[3]
No employee other than the resident member(s) of the household
shall be permitted.
[4]
No signs shall be permitted.
(d)
Private garages not in excess of 600 square feet of building area, including detached and attached garages. The provisions of Roselle Borough Code §§
46-116 through
46-121 and BOCA shall apply and govern the erection and construction
of private garages.
(e)
Customary residential storage buildings not in excess of 200
square feet of building area.
(f)
Shelters for domestic pets not in excess of 50 square feet of
building area, exclusive of runs.
(g)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(h)
Other customary residential accessory structures such as private
swimming pools, private tennis courts, fireplaces, trellises, post
lights and the like.
(3) Conditional uses, see §
650-102 for standards.
(b)
Churches, synagogues and places of worship.
C. Bulk regulations.
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 4,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 40 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback, each: five feet.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
(g)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 50%.
(h)
Maximum permitted building height: 32 feet and 2.5 stories.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article when referred to in this section are the district
regulations in the Residence D District.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone district is to promote the development
of appropriately zoned land within the Borough for garden apartments
and multifamily dwellings at a high density.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(b)
Home occupations, provided that:
[1]
Not more than 30% of a single story shall be permitted to be
used for a home occupation.
[2]
There shall be no display of goods.
[3]
No employee other than the resident member(s) of the household
shall be permitted.
[4]
No signs shall be permitted.
(c)
Private garages, including attached and detached garages.
(d)
Customary residential storage buildings not in excess of 200
square feet of building area.
(f)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(g)
Other customary residential accessory structures such as community swimming pools, community tennis courts, fireplaces, trellises, post lights and the like, including trash enclosures in accordance with §
650-28.
(3) Conditional uses: (Reserved)
C. Bulk regulations.
(1) Principal uses, except for community residences.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 150 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 35 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback, each: 15 feet.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
(g)
Minimum property line setback: 35 feet.
(h)
Interior setbacks between buildings: 30 feet.
(i)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 50%.
(j)
Maximum permitted building height: 50 feet and five stories.
(k)
Maximum permitted density: 38 units per acre.
(l)
Open space: 30% of the total tract area, dedicated for green
open space, either for recreation or some other suitable use, public
or private.
(2) Community residences.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
(a)
Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet..
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 60 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback, each: five feet at the ground story
level and seven feet at the second story level.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
(g)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 40%.
(h)
Maximum permitted building height: 32 feet and 2.5 stories.
The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article when referred to in this section are the district
regulations in the Residence F Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone district is to promote the development
of appropriately zoned land within the Borough for residential development
at a high density.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(c)
Multifamily dwelling, provided that:
[1]
The maximum density is 25 dwelling units per acre.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[2]
Dwellings with three or more livable floor levels shall contain
at least one passenger elevator of sufficient capacity to serve all
occupants.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(b)
Home occupations, provided that:
[1]
Not more than 30% of a single story shall be permitted to be
used for a home occupation.
[2]
There shall be no display of goods.
[3]
No employee other than the resident member(s) of the household
shall be permitted.
[4]
No signs shall be permitted.
(c)
Private garages, including detached and attached garages. The provisions of Roselle Borough Code §§
46-116 through
46-121 and BOCA shall apply and govern the erection and construction
of private garages.
(d)
Customary residential storage buildings not in excess of 200
square feet of building area.
(e)
Shelters for domestic pets not in excess of 50 square feet of
building area, exclusive of runs.
(f)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(g)
Other customary residential accessory structures such as private swimming pools, private tennis courts, fireplaces, trellises, post lights and the like, including trash enclosures in accordance with §
650-28.
(3) Conditional uses, see §
650-102 for standards.
(b)
Churches, synagogues and places of worship.
C. Bulk regulations.
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
Minimum lot area:
[1]
One-family dwelling and community residence: 5,000 square feet.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[2]
Two-family dwelling: 7,000 square feet.
[3]
All other uses: 10,000 square feet.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage:
[1]
One-family dwelling and community residence: 50 feet.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[2]
Two-family dwelling: 70 feet.
[3]
All other uses: 100 feet.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback:
[1]
One-family dwelling and community residence: five feet at the
ground story level and seven feet at the second story level.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[2]
Two-family dwelling: 10 feet.
[3]
All other uses: 15 feet.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
(g)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage:
[1]
One-family dwelling and community residence: 40%.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[2]
Two-family dwelling: 50%.
[3]
All other uses: 70%.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
(h)
Maximum permitted building height:
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
[1] One- and two-family dwelling and community residence: 32 feet and
2.5 stories.
[2] All other uses: 45 feet and 4 stories.
D. Multifamily dwelling design standards. In addition to the design standards located in Article
VI of this Chapter
650, the following design standards shall be followed:
(1) Dwelling units. Each dwelling shall conform to the following requirements:
(a)
There shall be access to at least one bathroom without passing
through any bedroom.
(b)
No dwelling unit or any portion thereof shall be permitted below
the first floor of any multifamily dwelling.
(c)
A minimum storage area of not less than 500 cubic feet shall
be provided for each dwelling unit within the same building. Such
storage areas shall be exclusive of any garage or any closet within
the dwelling unit.
(2) Off-street parking.
(a)
The off-street parking requirements set forth in §§
650-24 through
650-26 shall apply. In addition, the following regulations shall apply:
[1]
No parking shall be permitted within the front yard area. Driveways
do not count as parking areas.
[2]
Borough Engineer certification required. The parking requirements
as herein specified shall be certified by the Borough Engineer for
adequacy in an appropriate space or box on the building plans before
a building permit is issued by the Borough.
(3) Drainage. Surface water shall be drained so as not to affect adversely
abutting properties, and a plan prepared by a licensed professional
engineer showing the proposed drainage design shall be submitted to
and approved by the Borough Engineer. Said approval of the Borough
Engineer shall appear on building plans submitted to the Building
Inspector and shall be a prior condition to the issuance of the building
permit.
(4) Buffer. Where a multifamily dwelling abuts a residence located in
the Residence A or Residence B Zone, a landscaped buffer shall be
provided to minimize and screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on
a site in accordance with the following:
(a)
The landscape buffer shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide, which
shall be composed of seventy-five percent evergreens planted 10 feet
on center.
(b)
The landscaped buffer shall include a mixture of shade trees,
evergreens, ornamental trees and understory shrubs planted in a staggered
fashion.
(c)
At the time of installation, shade trees shall be a minimum
three-inch caliper, evergreens shall be a minimum eight feet in height,
ornamental trees shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height, and understory
shrubs shall be a minimum of 36 inches in height.
The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article, when referred to in this section, are the district
regulations in the Professional Office Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone district is to provide an appropriate
location for professional offices along Chestnut Street. The zone
district is intended to allow for the conversion of existing residential
structures for office uses and limited personal services, while preserving
the residential character, scale and features of the buildings and
the streetscape.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(b)
Business, medical, professional, executive and administrative
offices.
(c)
Churches, synagogues and places of worship.
(d)
Personal service establishments.
(f)
Cannabis delivery service.
[Added 7-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 2659-21]
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Off-street parking and loading facilities, in accordance with §§
650-24 through
650-26.
(b)
Private or public garage. The provisions of Roselle Borough Code §§
46-116 through
46-121 and BOCA shall apply and govern the erection and construction
of private garages.
(c)
Residential professional office.
[1]
Not more than two employees, be they other professionals or
staff employees, may be employed in the premises other than the residential
professional.
[2]
The site must provide at least one off-street parking space
for each professional and employee in addition to the required residential
parking.
[3]
There shall be no display of goods or advertising.
[4]
Not more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building,
excluding cellar area, shall be permitted to be used for a professional's
office.
[5]
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
98-13B, the professional may display a nameplate or sign, not
exceeding 72 square inches in area, indicating his or her name and
the professional practice or use. Such nameplate sign shall be affixed
to the door or wall adjacent to the entrance to the premises where
such use is conducted or maintained.
(d)
Home occupations, provided that:
[1]
Not more than 30% of a single story shall be permitted to be
used for a home occupation.
[2]
There shall be no display of goods.
[3]
No employee other than the resident member(s) of the household
shall be permitted.
[4]
No signs shall be permitted.
(e)
Customary residential storage buildings not in excess of 200
square feet of building area associated with a one-family dwelling.
(f)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(g)
Signs, in accordance with Chapter
98.
(h)
Other customary residential accessory structures such as private
swimming pools, private tennis courts, fireplaces, trellises, post
lights and the like.
(3) Conditional uses, see §
650-102 for standards.
C. Bulk regulations.
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
Minimum lot area:
[1]
Churches, synagogues and places of worship: 40,000 square feet.
[2]
All other uses: 5,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback, each: seven feet.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 30 feet.
(g)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 60%.
(h)
Maximum permitted building height: 32 feet and two stories.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2691-22]
D. Landscaping and buffers.
(1) Landscaping. Front yards and such portions of rear and side yards
not allocated for off-street parking shall be attractively planted
with trees, shrubs and grass lawns.
(2) Buffers. Where a nonresidential use abuts the Residence A Zone a
landscaped buffer shall be provided to minimize and screen any adverse
impacts or nuisances on a site in accordance with the following.
(a)
The landscape buffer shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide, which
shall be composed of 75% evergreens planted 10 feet on center.
(b)
The landscaped buffer shall include a mixture of shade trees,
evergreens, ornamental trees and understory shrubs planted in a staggered
fashion.
(c)
At the time of installation, shade trees shall be a minimum
three inch caliper, evergreens shall be a minimum eight feet in height,
ornamental trees shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height and understory
shrubs shall be a minimum of 36 inches in height.
E. Building design.
(1) All new construction, additions and renovations in this zone district
shall be designed to convey a residential scale and shall be compatible
with the architectural design of the existing residence.
(2) Additions or renovations to residences shall respect the structure's
features and maintain its original scale, proportion and organization
of architectural elements (i.e., columns, shutters, cornice, dormers,
molding and windows).
(3) Front porches shall not be enclosed and converted to work space.
F. Design standards. In addition to the design standards located in Article
VI of this Chapter
650, the following shall apply:
(1) Off-street parking and loading.
(a)
For off-street parking and loading standards, see §§
650-24 through
650-26.
(b)
No parking shall be permitted within the front yard.
The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article when referred to in this section are the zone regulations
in the Industrial Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the Industrial Zone is to provide for the
expansion and development of light industrial land uses in the Borough
of Roselle to provide for a compatible land use relationship; to restrict
the emission of any environmental pollutants; and to provide for the
safe and efficient flow of vehicles to and from industrial areas.
B. Use regulation. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(a)
Office buildings for executive, engineering and administrative
purposes but not professional or general offices.
(b)
Scientific or research laboratories, but not including manufacturing,
comprising any of the following: biological, chemical, dental, pharmaceutical
and general research.
(c)
The following manufacturing, processing, packaging or assembly use, provided that they can demonstrate the capability to maintain the performance standards set forth in Article
V of Chapter
650 at all times in this operation:
[1]
Manufacturing of light machinery.
[2]
Fabrication of metal products.
[3]
Fabrication of paper products, including but not limited to
the following: bags, books, bookbinding, boxes and packaging materials,
office supplies and toys.
[4]
Fabrication of wood products, including but not limited to any
of the following: boats, boxes, cabinets and woodworking, furniture
and toys.
[5]
Food and associated industries, including but not limited to
the following: bakeries, bottling of food and beverages, food and
cereal mixing and milling, food processing, food sundry manufacturing,
ice cream manufacturing.
[6]
Other permissible manufacturing use comprising any of the following:
brush and broom manufacturing, electronic products, glass and glass
products manufacturing, jewelry manufacturing, including polishing,
laundering and cleaning establishments, leather goods manufacturing
except curing, tanning and finishing of hides, sporting goods manufacturing,
warehouses and storehouses.
[7]
In addition to the above, any industry not inconsistent with
the above that are totally similar in purpose, function, character
and effort.
(d)
Wholesale sales and distribution.
(e)
Contractors storage yards and other such outdoor storage of
equipment and vehicles, provided that no such area is within the existing
or required front yard area, whichever is smaller and is screened
by fencing or landscaping from public view, from a public street or
from an adjacent residential zone.
(f)
Cannabis delivery service.
[Added 7-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 2659-21]
(g)
Cannabis manufacturer.
[Added 7-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 2659-21]
(h)
Cannabis wholesaler.
[Added 7-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 2659-21]
(i)
Cannabis distributer.
[Added 7-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 2659-21]
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Off-street parking and loading facilities, in accordance with §§
650-24 through
650-26.
(b)
Garage and storage buildings which are necessary to store any
vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises incidental to the
principal structure or use.
(c)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(d)
Signs, in accordance with Chapter
98.
(3) Conditional uses, see §
650-102 for standards.
(b)
Automotive sales and services.
(f) Cannabis cultivator.
[Amended 6-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2686-22]
C. Bulk standards.
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: 100 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 35 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback: one side five feet, one side 15 feet.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet, except where rear yard abuts
a residence zone a rear yard shall be 15 feet at ground-story level,
20 feet at second-story level and 25 feet at third-story level.
(g)
Distance between buildings: 20 feet.
(h)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 80%.
(i)
Maximum permitted building height: 45 feet and three stories.
D. Performance standards. All uses in this zone shall meet the performance standards outlined in Article
V of Chapter
650.
E. Landscaping and buffer.
(1) Landscaping. Each use established in this zone shall set aside 15%
of the tract for seeding and landscaping and use this area for no
other purpose. All front yards shall be attractively planted with
trees, shrubs and grass lawns.
(2) Buffer. Wherever a use in this zone is on a lot which abuts a residence
zone, or residential use, a ten-foot wide buffer area shall be provided
adjacent to the residence zone boundary to minimize and screen any
adverse impacts or nuisances on a site in accordance with the following:
(a)
The landscape buffer shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide, which
shall be composed of seventy-five-percent evergreens planted 10 feet
on center.
(b)
The landscaped buffer shall include a mixture of shade trees,
evergreens, ornamental trees and understory shrubs planted in a staggered
fashion.
(c)
At the time of installation, shade trees shall be a minimum
three-inch caliper, evergreens shall be a minimum eight feet in height,
ornamental trees shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height, and understory
shrubs shall be a minimum of 36 inches in height.
(3) Enclosure. All industrial activities or processes shall take place
within an enclosed building. Incidental storage of materials and equipment
out of doors shall be shielded from any adjacent public street or
adjacent lots by fencing, landscaping or other appropriate measures
and shall not be without in the existing or required yard areas facing
the street or streets. If the property abuts residential property,
a wood or vinyl board-on-board fence, eight feet high, shall be installed
on all side and rear property lines abutting the residential zone.
F. All uses in this zone shall comply with the design standards outlined in Article
VI of Chapter
650. Additionally, no parking shall be permitted within the front yard area.
G. Prohibited uses. The following uses or activities are specifically
prohibited in this zone:
(2) Automobile wrecking yards, junkyards or disassembly yards, or the
sorting or bailing of scrap, metal, paper, rags or other scrap material.
(3) Gas (illuminating or heating) storage, except for consumption on
premises.
(4) Incineration, reduction, storage dumping of slaughterhouse refuse,
rancid fats, garbage, trash, sewerage, refuse, junk, dead animals
or offal, except by the municipality or its agents.
(5) Petroleum or its derivatives except when stored in underground tanks
and not in excess of 40,000 gallons of fuel oil or 20,000 gallons
of gasoline or kerosene.
(6) Residential dwelling units.
The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere
in this article when referred to in this section are the zone regulations
in the Public Use Zone.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this zoning district is to provide zoning
to address publicly owned tracts where public administrative, educational
and recreational lands presently exist.
B. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Permitted principal uses.
(a)
Parks, playgrounds and open space.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Off-street parking facility.
(e)
Roof-mounted solar panels, in accordance with §
650-103.
(g)
Signs, in accordance with Chapter
98.
C. Bulk standards.
(1) Principal uses.
(b)
Minimum lot width and lot frontage: none.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback, each: 15 feet.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
(g)
Maximum permitted impervious coverage: 60%.
(h)
Maximum permitted building height: 45 feet and three stories.
D. Other standards.
(1) Nothing herein shall be deemed to rezone a parcel simply because
it is purchased, deeded to or confiscated by a public entity. Any
such parcel shall continue to be regulated by the requirements of
the zone in which it is located.
(2) In the event of any such lands being abandoned with respect to their
use, and any such land in which public use shall have ceased, then
prior to the transfer of such lands from the public body to a private
owner and upon proper application to the Roselle Planning Board by
the public body owning said lands, the Roselle Planning Board shall
thereafter recommend to the Roselle Borough Council the appropriate
zoning classification that would be in the best interest of the Borough
and without detriment to the Zoning Plan and Ordinance and, upon receipt
of the recommendation from the Planning Board, the Roselle Borough
Council shall, by ordinance, after public hearing, taking into account
said recommendation, arrive at a determination establishing the zoning
classification for said lands.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
A. Location.
(1)
Billboards may be located on parcels within the Business/Commercial
Zone that have frontage on Route 27, known as "St. George Avenue."
(2)
Billboards shall be designed so that the advertising surface
is visible only from Route 27 and no residential uses to the greatest
degree possible.
(3)
No portion of a billboard shall be more than 200 feet from the
property line adjoining Route 27.
(4)
Only one billboard shall be permitted on any one lot.
(5)
No portion of a billboard shall be within 1,000 feet of any
portion of another billboard or the applicable spacing requirements
of the New Jersey State Department of Transportation, whichever is
greater.
B. Bulk requirements.
(1)
Billboards are a principal structure subject to the Business/Commercial Zone bulk requirements and size and design requirements except as provided in Subsections
B and
C.
(2)
No portion of a billboard shall be less than 25 feet from any
property line.
C. Size and design.
(1)
A billboard display area shall not exceed 50 feet in height
above the existing grade.
(2)
A billboard display area shall not exceed 672 square feet.
(3)
No billboard or billboard display area or portion thereof shall
rotate, move, produce noise or smoke, give the illusion of movement,
display video or other changing imagery, automatically change, or
be animated or blinking, nor shall any billboard or portion thereof
have any electronic, digital, tri-vision or other animated characteristics
resulting in an automatically changing depiction.
(4)
A billboard shall contain no more than two billboard display
areas. A triangular (three-sided) configuration shall not be permitted.
Two-sided billboard with an angle of deflection of no greater than
35° shall be permitted.
(5)
Billboard display areas may be illuminated subject to the following
conditions:
(a)
Illuminating lights shall be arranged so as to direct illumination
only towards the billboard display area and to reduce glare.
(b)
Illuminating lights shall be arranged so that glare shall not
be visible from any residential properties at any time of year.
(c)
Illuminating lights shall be shielded from view of all vehicular
traffic.
(d)
No billboard shall be illuminated by means of intermittent,
flashing or blinking lights.
(6)
No billboard or billboard display area be painted with, or composed
of, any material of a fluorescent, phosphorescent or holographic material.
(7)
No billboard shall display pornographic or sexually indecent
and/or obscene pictures, depictions, or images, whether such images
are actual pictures, illustrations, or computer-generated. For the
purposes of this section, pornographic or sexually indecent and/or
obscene pictures, depictions, or images shall include, but not be
limited to, images of unclothed humanoid genitalia, humanoid breasts,
humanoid buttocks, and other sexually explicit imagery such as gratuitous
humanoid breast cleavage. No billboard shall display obscene, vulgar,
or profane words or symbols, which shall include, but not be limited
to, words, phrases and symbols that are commonly restricted from public
broadcast pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1464.
(8)
No billboard shall display any words or symbols that connote
traffic control commands, including but not limited to "stop" or "danger,"
or which may be confused as a sign displayed by a public authority.
(9)
No billboard shall be placed on any building or on the roof
of any building.
(10)
No billboard shall be erected so as to cause any visual obstruction
to traffic or impair traffic control devices.
D. Administration.
(1)
Any application for the construction of a billboard shall require
compliance with the Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising
Act as found at N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et seq., and such other laws and applicable
regulations related to the construction of structures and/or billboards.
(2)
Applications for the construction of a billboard shall comply
with the requirements contained within this chapter as to site plan
review procedures.