[Ord. No. OR:09/01 § 28-301;
amended 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/09; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/10]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough is divided into
the following zoning districts:
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R-R
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Rural Single-Family Residential
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R-A
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Single-Family Residential
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R-B
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Single-Family Residential
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B-A
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Neighborhood Commercial
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B-B
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Professional Office
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B-C
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Highway Commercial
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H-D
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Highway Development
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QU
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Quarry District
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CE
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Cemetery
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S-W
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Somerset Street/Watchung Avenue Affordable Housing Overlay District
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* R-M-L I
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Multi-Family Affordable
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* R-M-L II
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One-Family Residential
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* R-M-L III
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One-Family Residential
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* R-M-L IV
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One-Family Residential
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* R-M-L V
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Multi-Family Housing
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* R-M-L VI
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Senior Citizen Affordable
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* Indicates Residential Mount Laurel-related Housing District.
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[Ord. No. 2018-20 § 2; Ord. No. OR:11/13 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-06 §§ 1-3; Ord. No. 2018-18 § 3; 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 19/05; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/09; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/10; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/12; 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 20/06; 7-15-2021 by Ord. No. 21/08]
The boundaries of the zoning districts are established on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Watchung prepared by Maser Consulting, P. A., dated March 2019, and which is attached as Appendix E of Chapter 28, Land Development..[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Ord. No. OR:09/01 § 28-303]
A.
Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow street centerlines,
railroad rights-of-way, streams and lot lines as they exist on lots
of record at the time of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise
indicated by dimensions on the Zoning Map.
B.
Any dimensions shown on the Zoning Map are in feet and are measured
horizontally and, when measured from a street, are measured from the
street right-of-way line even if the centerline of that street is
used for the location of the zoning district line.
C.
The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line
shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
D.
The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure,
lot and use within each zoning district, and the zoning district boundary
lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
[Ord. No. OR:09/01 § 28-304]
A.
The Village Center Historical Overlay Zone is delineated on the Zoning
Map and includes the lands within the central portion of the Borough
known as the "Town Center" in accordance with recommendations of the
Borough's Village Center Historical Preservation Commission.
