City of Lambertville, NJ
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2023-12-21
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Chapter Z Zoning Ordinance
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Municipal Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administrative Code
- Ch 3 Municipal Officers; Procedures; Departments, Boards and Commissions
- Ch 4 Police Regulations
- Ch 5 General Licensing
- Ch 6 Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Ch 7 Traffic
- Ch 8 Municipal Parking Areas and Metered Parking
- Ch 9 Animal Control
- Ch 10 Building and Housing
- Ch 11 Fire Prevention
- Ch 12 Sanitation; Recycling
- Ch 13 Sewer and Water
- Ch 14 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 15 Finance and Taxation
- Ch 16 Cannabis
- Ch 17 Cable Television
- Ch 18 Special Regulations for Major Motion Pictures
- Ch 19 Flood Damage Prevention
- Land Use
- Ch LS Land Subdivision
- Ch LDR Land Development Review
- Ch Z Zoning Ordinance
- Ch Z Art I Title and Purpose
- § Z-101 SHORT TITLE.
- § Z-102 GENERAL INTENT.
- § Z-103 INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDS.
- § Z-104 PROHIBITED USES.
- § Z-105 TIME OF COMPLIANCE.
- § Z-106 PROPOSED PUBLIC DEDICATIONS.
- § Z-107 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR VARIANCES.
- § Z-108 EXPIRATION OF VARIANCES.
- § Z-109 DATE OF APPROVAL.
- § Z-110 CONFORMANCE WITH REGULATIONS.
- § Z-111 SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL REQUIRED.
- Ch Z Art II Definitions
- § Z-200 WORD USAGE.
- § Z-201 DEFINITIONS.
- Ch Z Art III Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
- § Z-300 ZONING DISTRICTS.
- § Z-301 ZONING MAP.
- § Z-302 INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.
- § Z-303 VACATION OF STREETS OR OTHER PUBLIC WAYS.
- Ch Z Art IV Zoning
- § Z-400 GENERAL REGULATIONS.
- § Z-400.1 Principal Building; Yard and Lot Regulations.
- § Z-400.2 Unlawful Encroachment.
- § Z-400.3 Exception for Certain Utilities and Other Infrastructure.
- § Z-400.4 Frontage on Public Street.
- § Z-400.5 Dedication of Right-of-Way.
- § Z-400.6 Yards.
- § Z-400.7 Special Minimum Setback Requirements.
- § Z-400.8 Height Exception.
- § Z-400.9 Exception to Area Requirements.
- § Z-400.10 Temporary Uses.
- § Z-401 RESIDENTIAL — CONSERVATION (R-C) DISTRICT.
- § Z-401.1 Purpose.
- § Z-401.2 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-401.3 Accessory Uses.
- § Z-401.4 Area, Yard, Height and Coverage Requirements.
- § Z-401.5 Additional Requirements.
- § Z-402 RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (R-L) DISTRICT.
- § Z-402.1 Purpose.
- § Z-402.2 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-402.3 Accessory Uses.
- § Z-402.4 Conditional Uses.
- § Z-402.5 Density Limitations.
- § Z-402.6 R-L Area, Yard, Height and Coverage Requirements.
- § Z-402.7 Additional Standards.
- § Z-403 RESIDENTIAL 1 (R-1) SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT.
- § Z-403.1 Purpose.
- § Z-403.2 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-403.3 Accessory Uses.
- § Z-403.4 Conditional Uses.
- § Z-403.5 R-1 Area, Yard, Height and Coverage Requirements.
- § Z-403.6 Additional Standards.
- § Z-404 RESIDENTIAL 2 (R-2), DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- § Z-404.1 Purpose.
- § Z-404.2 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-404.3 Accessory Uses.
- § Z-404.4 Conditional Uses.
- § Z-404.5 R-2 Area, Yard, Height and Coverage Requirements.
- § Z-404.6 Additional Standards for Bed and Breakfast Accommodation.
- § Z-405 RESIDENTIAL 3 (R-3) TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT.
- § Z-405.1 Purpose.
- § Z-405.2 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-405.3 Accessory Uses.
- § Z-405.4 R-3 General District Regulations.
- § Z-405.5 R-3 Area, Yard, Height and Coverage Requirements.
- § Z-405.6 R-3 Additional Requirements.
- § Z-406 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).
- § Z-406.1 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-406.2 Accessory Uses.
- § Z-406.3 Conditional Uses.
- § Z-406.4 Area, Yard, and Building Coverage Requirements.
- § Z-406.5 Additional Waterfront Commercial Development Requirements.
- § Z-406.6 Design Standards for the Central Business District.
- § Z-406.7 Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
- § Z-406.8 Conditions for Conversion to Apartment Use.
- § Z-406.9 Conditions for Structured Parking.
- § Z-406.10 Conditions for Taverns and Bars.
- § Z-406.11 Signs.
- § Z-406.12 Design Standards for CBD Central Business District Signs.
- § Z-406.13 Conditions for Cannabis Retailer.
- § Z-406.14 Conditions for accessory apartments.
- § Z-407 C-2 SERVICE COMMERCIAL.
- § Z-407.1 Permitted Uses.
- § Z-407.2 Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted.
- § Z-407.3 Conditional Use.
- § Z-407.4 Area and Yard Requirements.
- § Z-407.5 Minimum Residential Floor Area.
- § Z-407.6 Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- § Z-407.7 Signs.
- § Z-407.8 Minimum Off-Street Loading.
- § Z-408 C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
- § Z-408.1 Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
- § Z-408.2 Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted.
- § Z-408.3 Conditional Uses.
- § Z-408.4 Height Limits.
- § Z-408.5 Area and Yard Requirements.
- § Z-408.6 Minimum Residential Floor Area.
- § Z-408.7 Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- § Z-408.8 Signs.
- § Z-408.9 Minimum Off-Street Loading.
- Ch Z Art V Additional Requirements and Performance Standards
- § Z-500 DEVIATIONS FROM ARTICLE V STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.
- § Z-501 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
- § Z-501.1 Location of Parking.
- § Z-501.2 Distance from Adjacent Building and Property Line.
- § Z-501.3 Accessory Buildings as Part of Principal Buildings.
- § Z-501.4 Accessory Buildings Not to be Constructed Prior to Principal Buildings.
- § Z-501.5 (Reserved)
- § Z-501.6 Campers and Boats.
- § Z-502 APPEARANCE OF BUILDINGS.
- § Z-503 BUILDING IDENTIFICATION.
- § Z-504 CONFORMITY TO AREA REGULATIONS.
- § Z-505 CONTINUING EXISTING USES.
- § Z-506 CONVERSION OF DWELLINGS.
- § Z-507 FENCES AND WALLS.
- § Z-507.1 General Provisions.
- § Z-507.2 Residential Districts.
- § Z-507.3 Non-Residential Districts.
- § Z-508 NON-CONFORMING USES, BUILDINGS OR LOTS.
- § Z-508.1 Abandonment.
- § Z-508.2 Conversion to Permitted Use.
- § Z-508.3 Restoration.
- § Z-508.4 Repairs and Alterations.
- § Z-508.5 Sale of Non-Conforming Use.
- § Z-508.6 Lots Existing Prior to November 15, 1971.
- § Z-509 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.
- § Z-509.1 Requirements.
- § Z-509.2 Prohibited Principal Use.
- § Z-509.3 (Reserved)
- § Z-509.4 (Reserved)
- § Z-509.5 (Reserved)
- § Z-509.6 (Reserved)
- § Z-509.7 Parking Lot Interconnection.
- § Z-509.8 Parking Lot Design.
- § Z-509.9 Required Loading.
- § Z-509.10 (Reserved)
- § Z-509.11 Driveway Standards.
- § Z-509.12 Surfacing and Curbing.
- § Z-510 LANDSCAPING.
- § Z-510.1 Applicability.
- § Z-510.2 Exemptions.
- § Z-510.3 General Provisions.
- § Z-510.4 Landscape Design Guidelines.
- § Z-510.5 Street Trees.
- § Z-510.6 Additional Recommended Trees.
- § Z-510.7 Fall Planting Hazard.
- § Z-510.8 Recommended Shrubs.
- § Z-510.9 Buffers.
- § Z-510.10 Parking and Loading Area Landscaping.
- § Z-510.11 Historic District Landscaping.
- § Z-510.12 Site Protection and General Planting Requirements.
- § Z-510.13 Tree Protection Standards.
- § Z-511 LIGHTING.
- § Z-511.1 General Requirements.
- § Z-511.2 Street Lighting.
- § Z-511.3 Illumination for Surface Parking.
- § Z-512 SOLID WASTE.
- § Z-512.1 General Provisions.
- § Z-512.2 Requirements.
- § Z-512.3 Materials.
- § Z-512.4 Location.
- § Z-513 SUBDIVISION LAYOUT.
- § Z-513.1 General Requirements.
- § Z-514 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
- § Z-514.1 (Reserved)
- § Z-514.2 (Reserved)
- § Z-514.3 Glare.
- § Z-514.4 Heat.
- § Z-514.5 Noise.
- § Z-514.6 Storage and Waste Disposal.
- § Z-514.7 Vibrations.
- § Z-514.8 Dust and Smoke.
- § Z-515 SIGNS.
- § Z-515.1 Purpose.
- § Z-515.2 General Regulations.
- § Z-515.3 Regulations Pertaining to Specific Sign Types.
- § Z-515.4 Signs in the R-C, R-L, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Residential Districts.
- § Z-515.5 Signs in the CBD Central Business District.
- § Z-515.6 Signs in C-2, Service Commercial, C-3, General Commercial and O Office Districts.
- § Z-515.7 Signs in P&R Parks and Recreation District.
- § Z-515.8 Design Standards for Signs.
- § Z-516 SITE PLAN REVIEW.
- § Z-516.1 Site Plan Approval Required.
- § Z-516.2 Exemptions from Site Plan Review.
- § Z-516.3 Site plan review waiver — Recommendation and Approval.
- § Z-516.4 Submissions Required.
- § Z-516.5 Plan Submissions and Requirements.
- § Z-516.6 Plan Information.
- § Z-516.7 (Reserved)
- § Z-516.8 Purpose for Site Plan Regulations.
- § Z-517 CONDITIONAL USE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
- § Z-517.1 Evaluation Criteria.
- § Z-517.2 Site Plan Review Required.
- § Z-518 SWIMMING POOLS.
- § Z-518.1 Private Swimming Pools.
- § Z-518.2 Public and Club Swimming Pools.
- § Z-518.3 Apartment and Townhouse Pools.
- § Z-518.4 Maintenance of Pool Area.
- § Z-519 STEEP SLOPES.
- § Z-519.1 Purpose.
- § Z-519.2 Applicability.
- § Z-519.3 Definitions.
- § Z-519.4 Designation of Area.
- § Z-519.5 Steep Slope Limits.
- § Z-519.6 Applications Which Require Planning Board and/or Zoning Board Approval.
- § Z-519.7 Existing Lots That Do Not Require Planning Board or Zoning Board Approval and Contain Slopes Greater Than 15%.
- § Z-519.8 Cluster Development for Parcels with Steep Slopes.
- § Z-519.9 Design Guidelines for Development on Steep Slopes.
- § Z-519.10 Conflicts and Severability.
- § Z-519.11 Enforcement, Violation and Penalties.
- § Z-519.12 Steep Slope Illustration.
- § Z-520 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
- § Z-520.1 Minor Home Occupation.
- § Z-520.2 Major Home Occupation.
- § Z-520.3 Prohibited Home Occupations.
- § Z-521 FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS.
- § Z-522 DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS.
- § Z-522.1 Purpose.
- § Z-522.2 Applicability.
- § Z-522.3 Submission Requirements.
- § Z-522.4 Design Standards.
- § Z-522.5 Flood and Erosion Control Standards.
- § Z-522.6 Interpretation.
- § Z-523 ADOPTION OF LAMBERTVILLE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
- Ch Z Art VI Standards for Review of Applications
- § Z-600 STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
- § Z-600.1 Development Compatibility.
- § Z-600.2 Relationship to Lambertville Master Plan.
- § Z-600.3 Relationship to Lambertville Development Patterns.
- § Z-600.4 Conservation of Open Space.
- § Z-600.5 Appearance and Aesthetic Control.
- § Z-600.6 Review Guidelines.
- § Z-601 STANDARDS FOR GRANT OF VARIANCE.
- § Z-601.1 Lack of Detriment.
- § Z-601.2 Expiration of Variances.
- § Z-602 REVIEW CRITERIA WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
- § Z-603 through § Z-619. (Reserved)
- § Z-620 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.
- § Z-620.1 Development Review Committee Established; Composition.
- § Z-620.2 Actions to Be Deemed Complete.
- § Z-620.3 No Limit on Other Board Powers.
- Ch Z Art VII Relief and Supervision
- § Z-701 ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
- § Z-702 ACTION BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
- § Z-703 APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
- § Z-704 PLANNING BOARD REVIEW FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
- Ch Z Art VIII Applications and Fees
- § Z-800 APPLICATION AND ESCROW FEES.
- § Z-801 PURPOSE OF FEES.
- § Z-802 MULTIPLE FEES.
- § Z-803 COSTS OF REVIEW AND INSPECTION.
- § Z-804 COURT REPORTER.
- Ch Z Art IX Administration and Enforcement
- § Z-900 ZONING OFFICER AND ZONING PERMITS.
- § Z-900.1 Zoning Officer Duties.
- § Z-900.2 Zoning Permits Required.
- § Z-901 BUILDING PERMITS.
- § Z-902 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
- § Z-902.1 Required.
- § Z-902.2 Reason for Denial.
- § Z-902.3 (Reserved)
- § Z-902.4 Record of Certificates.
- § Z-902.5 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.
- § Z-902.6 Fees.
- § Z-903 NEGLECT OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
- Ch Z Art X Violations
- § Z-1000 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
- § Z-1001 ACTION INSTITUTED BY CITY ATTORNEY OR ZONING OFFICER.
- Ch Z Art XI District Changes and Ordinance Amendments
- § Z-1100 LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.
- Ch Z Art XII Validity
- § Z-1200 SEVERABILITY.
- Ch Z Art XIII Automatic Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances
- § Z-1300 CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
- Ch Z Art XIV Effective Date
- § Z-1400 EFFECTIVE DATE.
- Ch Z Art XV Stormwater Management
- § Z-1500 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.
- § Z-1500.1 Scope and Purpose.
- § Z-1500.2 Definitions.
- § Z-1500.3 General Standards.
- § Z-1500.4 Stormwater Management Requirements.
- § Z-1500.5 Calculation of Stormwater Runoff, On-Site Retention, and Groundwater Recharge.
- § Z-1500.6 Standards for Structural Stormwater Management Measures.
- § Z-1500.7 Sources for Technical Guidance.
- § Z-1500.8 Solids and Floatable Materials Control Standards.
- § Z-1500.9 Safety Standards for Stormwater Management Basins.
- § Z-1500.10 Requirements for a Site Development Stormwater Plan.
- § Z-1500.11 Maintenance and Repair.
- § Z-1500.12 Penalties.
- § Z-1500.13 Effective Date.
- § Z-1500.14 Severability.
- § Z-1500.15 Mitigation Plan.
- § Z-1500.16 Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting.
- Ch Z Art XVI Redevelopment Areas
- § Z-1600 REDEVELOPMENT PLANS.
- § Z-1600.1 Connaught Hill Redevelopment Plan.
- § Z-1600.2 Lambertville High School Redevelopment Plan.
- Board of Health
- Ch BH1 General
- Ch BH2 Public Health Nuisance Code
- Ch BH3 Retail Food Establishment Code
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted by Ord. 11/15/71, readopted by Ord. 1/17/77, Ord. 2000-06, Ord. 2000-19, Ord. 2001-07, Ord. 2001-15, Ord. 2002-12, Ord. 2002-26, Ord. 2002-27, Ord. 2004-12, Ord. 2005-21, Ord. 2006-08table 5.6, Ord. 2006-16, Ord. 2009-28, Ord. 2010-25, Ord. 2011-16, Ord. 2014-28, Ord. 2015-12, Ord. 2015-23, Ord. 2016-6, readopted May 17, 2016 by Ord. No. 2016-18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
AN ORDINANCE TO LIMIT AND RESTRICT TO SPECIFIED DISTRICTS OR
ZONES, AND TO REGULATE THEREIN, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ACCORDING
TO THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THEIR USE, AND
THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE USE OF LAND IN THE CITY OF LAMBERTVILLE
IN THE COUNTY OF HUNTERDON AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS HEREIN CONTAINED AND FIXING PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
