A. 
Primary intended use. The A-1 Residential One-Family District is designed for single-family dwelling units. Within this District, no building or land shall be used for any other than the uses hereinafter specified:
(1) 
One building on each lot, containing not more than one dwelling unit.
(2) 
Churches or other places of worship, church schools, public schools or other publicly owned and/or publicly operated facilities for education and/or recreation, provided that the street or streets upon which such building faces or abuts shall be at least 50 feet in width, including the right-of-way.
B. 
Accessory uses. In this residential zone, no building or premises shall be used for any other than a use above specified and for those accessory uses customarily incident thereto. The term "accessory use" shall not include business. Such accessory uses may include:
(1) 
A home professional office, as herein defined, as a conditional use subject to site plan approval.
(2) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(2), dealing with home occupation use, was deleted 11-14-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89.
(3) 
Carports and driveways.
(4) 
Private garages.
(5) 
Only one accessory building.
(6) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(6), regarding rental of rooms in a single-family dwelling, was repealed 6-13-2017 by Ord. No. 8-17.
(7) 
Satellite dish antennas as a conditional use, subject to the following regulations and conditions:
(a) 
Satellite dish antennas shall be limited to receiving signals and shall not transmit signals.
(b) 
Satellite dish antennas shall not exceed a diameter of 10 feet; provided, however, that any roof-mounted satellite dish antenna shall not exceed a diameter of three feet.
(c) 
No more than one satellite dish antenna shall be permitted on any residential premises.
(d) 
Satellite dish antennas shall be installed only within the rear yard and shall be screened from the view of any adjoining residential premises.
(e) 
Roof-mounted satellite dish antennas shall be securely mounted to the roof and shall not exceed the height of the existing roofline.
(8) 
Home child care of not more than five children under the age of six for less than 24 hours per day.
(9) 
An amateur radio station, including amateur radio antenna and amateur radio antenna support structures, subject to the following limitations:
[Added 2-25-1997 by Ord. No. 4-97]
(a) 
The amateur radio antenna and the amateur radio antenna support structure shall not exceed a combined height of 50 feet.
(b) 
No more than one amateur radio antenna support structure shall be permitted on any residential premises.
(c) 
An amateur radio antenna support structure shall only be installed either with the rear yard or attached to the principal building; provided, however, that any such support structure shall comply with the minimum yard setback requirements for a principal building.
(d) 
No amateur radio antenna shall extend across property lines or across a public right-of-way.
(10) 
An amateur radio station, including an amateur radio antenna and an amateur radio antenna support structure, as a conditional use, subject to the following terms and conditions:
[Added 2-25-1997 by Ord. No. 4-97]
(a) 
The combined height of the amateur radio antenna and amateur radio antenna support structure may be in excess of 50 feet but shall not exceed 75 feet.
(b) 
No more than one amateur radio antenna support structure shall be permitted on any residential premises.
(c) 
An amateur radio antenna support structure shall only be installed either within the rear yard or attached to the principal building; provided, however, that such support structure shall comply with the minimum yard setback requirements for a principal building.
(d) 
No amateur radio antenna shall extend across the property lines or across a public right-of-way.
(e) 
In determining the allowable height, within the maximum permitted, the Planning Board shall consider and may condition approval upon the following criteria:
[1] 
The topography and elevation of the property on which the amateur radio antenna and antenna support structure is to be installed in relation to the topography and elevation of properties, structures and other obstructions in the vicinity.
[2] 
The intended use of the amateur radio station, the hours of operation thereof and the desired range of communication.
[3] 
The type of equipment to be used, the frequency bands used and susceptibility to interference.
[4] 
The use of landscaping and other screening to mitigate the visual impact of the amateur radio antenna and antenna support structure upon properties in the vicinity.
[5] 
The benefits to be derived from the operation of an amateur radio station.
[6] 
The detrimental effects upon vicinity properties, including aesthetic considerations and public health safety and welfare issues.
[7] 
The need for reasonable accommodations to permit amateur radio stations and the need to protect legitimate local governmental concerns.
The A-2 Residential Two-Family District is designed for one-and two-family dwellings. Within the District, no building or land shall be used for any other than the uses hereinafter designed:
A. 
one building for each lot, containing not more than two dwelling units.
B. 
Any use specified in § 209-32, A-1 Residential One-Family District, with the exception of home occupations and home professions.
A. 
Primary intended use. The PC Professional and Commercial Office District is designed and intended for commercial use and is limited to the presence of professional and commercial offices. Within the Professional and Commercial Office Zone, no building or land shall be used for any uses except for the following:
(1) 
Professional offices.
(2) 
Business offices for any commercial endeavor, but restricted to use solely for the personnel and facilities commonly understood to be required for and attendant to the conduct of a business office.
B. 
Limitations. This District shall not be used for industrial or light manufacturing or limited light industrial purposes.
C. 
Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be those accessory uses customarily incident to the permissive use. Only one accessory building will be allowed.
A. 
Primary intended uses. The RC Restricted Commercial Business District is designed and intended for first-floor commercial uses and second-floor residential apartments. Commercial uses are limited to the sale of commodities or services or the furnishing thereof. Within the Restricted Commercial Business Zone, no building or land shall be used for any uses except for the following:
[Amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 6-23]
(1) 
Stores and shops for the conducting of a retail business and/or professional use.
(2) 
Banks, offices and studios.
(3) 
Restaurants, tearooms, cafes and other places serving food or beverages.
(4) 
Personal service shops, such as barber, shoeshine and beauty parlors.
(5) 
Laundry, bakery and similar uses where not more than 10 persons shall be employed, nor where, in the aggregate, machinery is employed having a rating exceeding 20 horsepower, other than air conditioning.
(6) 
Residential shall be permitted as a primary intended use on the second floor of any building in the RC District. A set-aside of 15% of low-and moderate-income units in accordance with Chapter 211 of the Borough Code shall be required.
(7) 
Tattoo business.
[Added 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23; amended 12-11-2023 by Ord. No. 15-23]
B. 
Self-contained structures. Individual establishments shall be self-contained structures serviced within the individual structure separate and distinct from adjacent establishments.
C. 
Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be those accessory uses customarily incident to the permissive uses.
D. 
Permitted hours of operation. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to open any retail business to the public or in any way operate or conduct a retail business between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., with the following exceptions:
[Added 10-16-2008 by Ord. No. 17-08; amended 3-19-2009 by Ord. No. 4-09]
(1) 
Restaurants are permitted to operate until 2:00 a.m.
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 6-16]
(2) 
Tavern/bar establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold and served primarily for on-site consumption pursuant to license between the hours specified in § 110-7 of Chapter 110 hereof.
(3) 
Banking uses limited to the operation of ATMs (automatic teller machines): unlimited hours.
(4) 
Government offices and facilities: unlimited hours.
A. 
Primary intended use. The GA Garden Apartment District is intended for garden-type apartments. Allowable uses for this District are as follows:
(1) 
Garden-type apartments in accordance with the limiting schedule.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A-1 is included at the end of this chapter.
(2) 
Garages and parking facilities as required by the off-street parking regulations contained in this Part 2.
(3) 
Any use allowed in the A-1 Residential or A-2 Residential Districts, with the exception of home occupations and home professions.
B. 
Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be those accessory uses customarily incident to the permissive uses. Only one accessory building will be allowed.
A. 
Primary intended uses; prohibited uses. The LL Limited Light Industrial District is intended for light manufacturing, processing, breweries, warehouses or enclosed storage. Within this district, no building or structure or area, lot or parcel of land shall be used, in whole or in part, except for the above-stated purposes, except as hereinafter provided. Uses prohibited shall include but not be limited to:
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 10-16; 11-9-2021 by Ord. No. 17-21]
Acetylene gas manufacture
Ammonia, chlorine or bleaching powder manufacture
Amusement parks and recreational areas, except that municipally operated recreational areas, including swimming pools and other recreation facilities established, acquired, constructed, owned, controlled, equipped, improved, maintained, operated and regulated by the Borough, specifically under and pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1 et seq. shall not be prohibited.
Animal black, lampblack or bone black manufacture
Any process of manufacturing, assembly or treatment that is generally accepted to be hazardous to life, limb or property
Any process of manufacturing, assembly or treatment that would constitute a nuisance by reason of the emission of smoke, dust, gas, vapor, odor, noise, glare, radiation, vibration or traffic patterns beyond the limit of the district
Asphalt manufacturing or refining
Automobile junkyard or any other establishment for the storage, reduction or deposit of junk or waste material of any kind
Blast furnace
Boilerworks
Brick, pottery, tile or terra cotta manufacture
Celluloid or film manufacture, processing, storage or extraction of products therefrom
Cement and cinder block manufacture
Coke ovens
Crematory or mausoleum
Creosote treatment or manufacture
Disinfectant, insecticide or poison manufacture
Distillation of coal, petroleum, refuse, grain, wood or bone
Dye manufacture
Emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture
Explosives manufacture or storage, except of small arms ammunition
Fertilizer manufacture
Fireworks, matches and ammunition
Forage plant
Garages, except as an accessory use
Gasoline products storage, except as incident to a permitted use
Gas stations
Glue, size or gelatine manufacture, where the processes include the refining and recovering of products from fish, animal, refuse or offal
Grain drying or food manufacture from refuse, mash or grain
Grease, land, fat or tallow rendering or refining
Incineration, reduction, storage or dumping of slaughter-house refuse, rancid fats, garbage, dead animals or offal, except by the municipality or its agents
Iron, stall, brass or copper foundry
Lime, cement, plaster of paris or potash manufacture
Linoleum, oilcloth or cork insulation manufacture
Lumberyard
Paint, oil, shellac or enamel or solvents manufacture
Paper pulp manufacture
Petroleum products for wholesale storage, unless an accessory use complying with the Building Code and the Fire Prevention Ordinance[1]
Petroleum refining
Plastic storage and manufacture, if flammable and explosive
Quarry, sandpit, gravel pit and topsoil stripping
Radioactive materials and by products
Rawhides or skins, storage, cleaning, curing or tanning
Rock and stone crusher
Rubber, latex or gutta-percha manufacture or treatment
Shoe blackening or stove polish manufacture
Shopping centers
Slaughtering of animals
Smelting
Soap manufacture
Starch, glucose or dextrine manufacture
Steel furnace, blooming or rolling mill
Stockyards
Storage or display of any goods or materials other than living nursery products, except in a building enclosed on all sides
Structural steel or pipe works
Sugar refining
Sulphurous, sulphuric, acetic, nitric, picric, carbolic, or hydrochloric acid manufacturing
Supermarkets
Swimming and bathing pond, lake or pool, except as hereinabove provided
Tar distillation or manufacture
Tar roofing manufacture
Theater, drive-in
Tourist lodge, trailer camp, mobile home establishment, motel, hotel
Truck terminals or depots
Wool pulling or scouring
Yeast plant
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 148, Construction Codes, Uniform, and Ch. 179. Fire Prevention, respectively.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Within this district, the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a) 
Garages or parking areas, subject to off-street parking regulations contained in this Part 2.
(b) 
Accessory buildings for a use customarily incident to any use permitted in this District, except that no residence shall be an accessory use.
(c) 
Refuse areas, only if enclosed and screened and not on street side(s).
(2) 
No accessory building shall be used for any of the prohibited uses.
(3) 
Only one accessory building will be allowed.
C. 
Other permitted uses.
[Added 6-25-1996 by Ord. No. 5-96]
(1) 
Within this district, the sale of new automobiles is permissible, provided that the property has direct ingress and egress access onto Route 17.
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 10-16]
(2) 
As an accessory use to the sale of new automobiles, the sale of used automobiles is permissible.
D. 
Conditional uses within the LL Limited Light Industrial Districts. The following uses shall be permitted in the LL Limited Light Industrial Districts, in addition to those enumerated in § 209-37, as conditionally permitted uses, subject to the approval of the Planning Board if the following conditions are met:
[Added 6-27-2000 by Ord. No. 9-00]
(1) 
Hotels:
(a) 
Minimum lot size (including lots in an adjacent municipality of the same ownership as the lot in this Borough on which the hotel is to be located) for a hotel shall be two acres.
(b) 
The property shall have direct ingress and egress access onto Route 17.
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 10-16]
(c) 
The property shall provide adequate and safe ingress and egress.
(d) 
The following minimum bulk requirements shall apply to a hotel use:
[1] 
Front yard setback: 40 feet.
[2] 
Rear yard set back: 25 feet; the minimum rear yard set back shall be increased by 1/2 foot for each one-foot increase in building height in excess of 30 feet.
[3] 
Minimum side yard setback: 15 feet (each); 25 feet (aggregate); the minimum single and aggregate side yard setback shall be increased by 1/2 foot for each one-foot increase in building height in excess of 30 feet.
[4] 
Maximum building height: 80 feet.
[5] 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
[6] 
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
[7] 
Maximum improved lot coverage (inclusive of landscaping): 80%.
(e) 
In addition to meeting requirements of § 209-39, parking for a hotel shall meet the following requirements:
[1] 
One parking space shall be provided per room.
[2] 
One parking space shall be provided for every 200 square feet of all other areas within the hotel, exclusive of floor area used for mechanical equipment (such as heating and ventilation apparatus) that is not devoted to the principal use of the building or that is devoted to off-street parking interior, including aisles, ramps and maneuvering space.
[3] 
All parking facilities shall be located at least five feet from a street or property line and shall be suitably screened by means of fencing and landscaping.
(f) 
The site plan for a hotel shall meet all other requirements and standards of the site plan and Land Use Ordinance of the Borough of Maywood, except to the extent that they are directly inconsistent with the specific provisions of this section.
(g) 
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses as herein described shall be those accessory uses customarily incident to the principal use of a Hotel as defined in § 209-25 of this chapter. Permitted accessory uses shall include, but not be limited to, accessory use for professional or business office purposes (as permitted under § 209-34 of the Zoning ordinance) and/or accessory use for retail-commercial purposes (as permitted under § 209-35 of the Zoning Ordinance).
(2) 
Nursing homes, subject to the following:
[Added 3-27-2002 by Ord. No. 4-02]
(a) 
Minimum lot size of 2.5 acres with direct ingress and egress access onto Route 17.
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 10-16]
(b) 
Maximum building height of three stories and 42 feet measured from the average finished grade level at the front wall containing the principal entrance to the building, excluding decorative copulas, parapets, or other similar structures, which may measure 52 feet in height.
(c) 
Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be limited to those accessory uses customarily incident to the conditional use.
(d) 
Parking. The requirements of § 209-39 shall be met.
(e) 
All setback regulations and requirements of the LL Limited Light Industrial District shall apply.
[Added 6-25-1996 by Ord. No. 3-96; amended 4-24-2018 by Ord. No. 3-18; 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 13-23; 3-27-2024 by Ord. No. 1-24]
A. 
Primary intended use. In addition to the uses permitted in the underlying district, the Sexually Oriented Business/Body Piercing Parlor Business/Facilities for the Growing and/or Dispensation of Tobacco/Nicotine/Hookah/Electronic Smoking Device Retail Establishment Overlay District is designed and intended as the only location suitable within the Borough of Maywood for sexually oriented businesses/body piercing parlor businesses/facilities for the growing and/or dispensation of tobacco/nicotine/hookah/electronic smoking device retail establishments to the extent permitted by the public laws of the state now or in the future, as conditional uses, as more particularly defined and limited herein.
B. 
Conditions. Sexually oriented businesses/body piercing parlor businesses/facilities for the growing and/or dispensation of tobacco/nicotine/hookah/electronic smoking device retail establishments shall be permitted as a conditional use subject to the following:
(1) 
No sexually oriented business/body piercing parlor business/facilities for the growing and/or dispensation of tobacco/nicotine/hookah/electronic smoking device retail establishment shall be conducted within 200 feet of a residential district or use.
(2) 
Vehicular access to premises containing a sexually oriented business/body piercing parlor business/facilities for the growing and/or dispensation of tobacco/nicotine/hookah/electronic smoking device retail establishment shall be limited to Route 17.
(3) 
Sexually oriented businesses/body piercing parlor businesses/facilities for the growing and/or dispensation of tobacco/nicotine/hookah/electronic smoking device retail establishments shall not operate prior to 9:00 a.m. nor after 11:00 p.m.
C. 
Other regulations. Except as modified herein, all regulations and requirements of the underlying zoning district shall apply within the Sexually Oriented Business/Body Piercing Parlor Business/Facilities for the Growing and/or Dispensation of Tobacco/Nicotine/Hookah/Electronic Smoking Device Retail Establishment Overlay District.
The SP Special District for Senior Citizen Housing shall be specially zoned for the purpose of the construction of senior citizen rental housing, which is hereby declared, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:14I-1 et seq., a public use and purpose.
A. 
Primary intended use. Within this district, no building or land shall be used for any purpose other than the construction of senior citizen rental housing.
B. 
Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be those accessory uses customarily incident to the permissive uses.
[Added 5-5-2005 by Ord. No. 4-05]
A. 
Permitted uses:
(1) 
Uses permitted within the RC Restricted Commercial Office District, including retail sales, personal service shops, banks, and restaurants.
(2) 
Uses permitted within the PC Professional and Commercial Office District, including general and professional office uses.
B. 
Prohibited uses:
(1) 
Industrial and warehouse uses.
(2) 
Research facilities.
(3) 
Automobile service stations.
(4) 
Residential uses.
(5) 
Sexually oriented businesses.
(6) 
Automotive sales or leasing.
(7) 
Car washes.
C. 
Accessory uses shall be limited to:
(1) 
On-site parking to service the needs of the permitted uses on the site.
(2) 
Loading docks and garbage disposal servicing the permitted uses on the site, provided such accessory uses are not located along the facade of any principal building facing the front yard.
(3) 
Bus stops, driveways, shopping cart corrals and other appurtenances to permitted uses on the site.
(4) 
Drive-through facilities appurtenant to permitted uses on the site.
(5) 
On-site parking to service the needs of an adjacent off-site use, provided that the number of such parking spaces does not exceed a ratio of 32 spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of principal buildings on site.
D. 
Planting buffer. Where a lot abuts either an A-1 or A-2 Residential Zone or abuts a street which adjoins an A-1 or A-2 Residential Zone, there shall be a minimum ten-foot planting buffer along the property line which abuts such zone or street. Except for permitted retaining walls, driveways and walkways, the planting buffer shall consist entirely of such landscaping as shall be determined by the Planning Board to adequately screen the site from such adjoining residential zones as part of the site plan review process.
E. 
No principal or accessory building shall be permitted within the required yard setback areas. Except as otherwise provided in the required planting buffer, fences, walls, driveways, walkways, parking spaces and parking aisles, curbing, drainage improvements, lighting and landscaping shall be permitted within the yard setbacks.
F. 
Additional district regulations shall be as set forth on the limiting Schedule A-1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A-1 is included at the end of this chapter.
[Added 11-2-2006 by Ord. No. 18-06]
A. 
Permitted principal uses. Within this district, no land or building shall be used for any use other than townhouse use or public municipal buildings or facilities.
B. 
Accessory uses shall be limited to:
(1) 
On-site parking to service the needs of the permitted uses on the site.
(2) 
Accessory uses permitted within the A-1 Residential One-Family District.
C. 
Planting buffer: Where a lot abuts either an A-1 or A-2 residential zone or abuts a street which adjoins an A-1 or A-2 residential zone, there shall be a minimum ten-foot planting buffer along the property line which abuts such zone or street. Except for permitted retaining walls, driveways and walkways, the planting buffer shall consist entirely of such landscaping as shall be approved by the planning board to adequately screen the site from such adjoining residential zones as part of the site plan review process.
D. 
No principal or accessory building shall be permitted within the required yard setback areas. Except as otherwise provided in the required planting buffer, fences, walls, driveways, walkways, parking spaces and parking aisles, curbing, drainage improvements, lighting and landscaping shall be permitted within the yard setbacks.
E. 
Useable open space.
(1) 
Any site used for townhouse use shall contain useable open space equal to an area of at least 400 square feet times the number of dwelling units on the site.
(2) 
Required useable open space of not less than 400 square feet may be assigned as private yards to individual dwelling units to which such space shall be contiguous.
(3) 
Required useable open space which is allocated to an individual dwelling unit shall be easily accessible to the occupants of such unit, and useable open space which is allocated to two or more dwelling units in common shall be easily accessible to the occupants of all such units.
(4) 
No portion of any required front yard shall be used for required useable open space, and no portion of any required useable open space shall be used for driveways or parking spaces.
(5) 
No structure of any kind shall be permitted within any required useable open space, except for a swimming pool or other outdoor recreational structure, provided that not more than 25% of any such structure shall be covered by a roof.
F. 
Density.
(1) 
The maximum density of dwelling units shall be eight per acre (1 unit per 5,445 square feet).
G. 
Individual lots. Notwithstanding the minimum lot size required for a site for townhouse development, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the subdivision of any site into individual lots for the fee ownership of individual townhouse units, provided that all land lying within the area to be developed for townhouse use, including any individual lot, shall form part of and be subject to one overall site plan covering the entire tract of not less than the minimum lot size, such site plan to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board, and provided that any such individually owned or subdivided parcel of land shall be subject to and covered by the aforesaid comprehensive site plan covering the entire tract, either pursuant to an agreement binding on the owners of all such separate lots or parcels, as well as their successor in title, which shall be approved by the attorney for the Planning Board, or in such other manner as shall be approved by the attorney for the Planning Board, to assure that no part of the overall tract shall be developed in any manner except as part of the comprehensive site plan. Any such individual subdivided lot shall comply with the minimum requirements:
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 1/8 of an acre (5,445 square feet).
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 30 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Minimum side yard: None required, providing building in which the unit is located meets the side yard setbacks.
(5) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(6) 
Maximum imperious lot coverage: 40%.
(7) 
Maximum building coverage of lot: 30%.
H. 
Length of buildings, limitation in the number of units within a building:
(1) 
No building shall exceed 160 feet in length.
(2) 
No building shall contain more than six dwelling units.
(3) 
No building shall contain more than two dwelling units in a straight unbroken row, and the exterior wall of each such building shall include a setback or break with a depth of not less than six feet after every two units.
I. 
Distances between buildings, windows:
(1) 
No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to each other.
(2) 
No window, other than a kitchen or bathroom window, shall be located within 50 feet of any other window on any other building or on the same building, if one such window shall be visible from the other, unless the walls in which such windows are located intersect (or would intersect if extended) at an angle of 90° or more.
J. 
Parking:
(1) 
A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit, at least one of which shall be in either an attached or detached garage, and the site plan shall clearly delineate the allocation of such spaces to the respective dwelling units.
(2) 
In addition to the parking spaces required by Subsection J(1) off-street parking space for each two dwelling units shall be provided for guest and visitor parking, which parking spaces may be in dispersed groupings, provided such spaces are reasonably convenient to all dwelling units to which such spaces are allocated.
K. 
Developer's agreement. A developer's agreement approved by the Planning Board and the Borough Attorney shall be executed prior to the issuance of any building permit. The developer's agreement shall require the formation of a condominium, cooperative or homeowners' association to enforce the terms of the developer's agreement with respect to any common areas.
L. 
Unit sizes and facilities.
(1) 
Minimum unit sizes.
(a) 
One-bedroom: 750 square feet.
(b) 
Two-bedroom: 950 square feet.
(2) 
No unit shall have more than one kitchen nor more than two bedrooms or areas which can be converted or used as bedrooms.
(3) 
No unit shall have a floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet of liveable floor area. For the purposes of this subsection, “liveable floor area” shall mean the square footage of floor area of a townhouse unit exclusive of garages, utility rooms, nonhabitable cellars and nonhabitable attics.
[Amended 6-21-2007 by Ord. No. 13-07]
M. 
Additional district regulations shall be as set forth on the limiting Schedule A-1.
[Added 11-2-2006 by Ord. No. 18-06; amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22; 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 7-23]
A. 
Permitted uses:
(1) 
All principal and accessory uses permitted within the TH Townhouse Use District.
(2) 
All principal and accessory uses permitted within the underlying zoning district.
B. 
District regulations:
(1) 
All principal and accessory uses within the THO District shall comply with the requirements and regulations governing the TH Townhouse Use District except as set forth below:
(a) 
Density. The maximum density of dwelling units shall be 20 per acre (one unit per 2,175 square feet).
(b) 
Height of buildings:
[1] 
On Block 87, Lots 8-12 and Block 88, Lot 28, townhouses shall have a maximum building height of three stories or 40 feet (two stories residential and one-story parking underneath).
[2] 
On Block 106, Lots 1-5, townhouses shall have a maximum building height of four stories or 48 feet (three stories residential and one-story parking underneath).
(c) 
Bulk requirements.
Requirements
Minimum lot area
20,000 square feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum front yard setback
30 feet
Minimum side yard setback (one)
15 feet
Minimum side yard setback (both)
25 feet
Minimum rear yard setback
30 feet
Maximum building coverage
30%
Maximum impervious coverage
45%
(d) 
All townhouse development permitted in the THO District shall be required to provide a 15% affordable housing set-aside for renter-occupied units and a 20% affordable housing set-aside for owner-occupied units.
(e) 
All affordable units created in the THO District shall fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Borough of Maywood Affordable Housing Ordinance at Chapter 211 of the Borough Code.
(2) 
Schedule A-1 shall be amended to add the regulations for the THO District.
[Added 10-16-2008 by Ord. No. 18-08]
A. 
Permitted principal uses. Within this district, no land or building shall be used for any principal uses except as follows:
(1) 
Professional (including medical), corporate and commercial offices.
(2) 
Government offices and facilities.
B. 
Accessory uses shall be limited as follows:
(1) 
At-grade parking lots.
(2) 
Multilevel above-grade parking garage/decking.
C. 
No principal or accessory building shall be permitted within the required yard setback areas. Fences, walls, driveways, walkways, at-grade parking spaces and parking aisles, curbing, drainage improvements, lighting and landscaping shall be permitted within the yard setbacks.
D. 
Landscaping: Areas of a lot for which lot coverage is not permitted shall be suitably landscaped as shall be determined by the Planning Board.
E. 
Additional district regulations shall be as set forth on the limiting Schedule A-1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A-1, Limiting Schedule, is included at the end of this chapter.
F. 
Off-premises advertising signs shall be permitted as a conditional use within the HDO High Density Office Zoning District, subject to the following conditions:
[Added 5-21-2009 by Ord. No. 7-09]
(1) 
No more than one off-premises advertising structure (double sided) shall be permitted on any lot.
(2) 
No part of any off-premises advertising sign shall be located within 300 feet of another off-premises advertising sign.
(3) 
No part of any off-premises advertising sign shall be located more than 100 feet from a roadway having a regularly posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour or more.
(4) 
No part of any off-premises advertising sign shall be higher than 35 feet above grade of the adjoining roadway having a regularly posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour or more.
(5) 
Off-premises advertising signs shall be constructed so that the sign face(s) thereof are oriented to, and their line of sight confined to, the adjoining roadway having a regularly posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour or more.
(6) 
The sign area shall not exceed 528 square feet, per sign face, nor shall any sign face exceed a vertical dimension of 14 feet or a horizontal dimension of 44 feet.
(7) 
Off-premises advertising signs shall comply with the minimum yard requirements, as set forth in Limiting Schedule A-1,[2] applicable within the HDO High Density Office Zoning District.
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A-1, Limiting Schedule, is included at the end of this chapter.
(8) 
Except as specifically modified herein or as noted below, off-premises advertising signs shall comply with the requirements set forth in § 209-40 hereof, including the requirement for site plan review and approval by the Planning Board prior to the issuance of any permits therefor from the Borough of Maywood, provided that the provisions of Subsection L and the restrictions on the hours of illumination found in Subsection Q(2) in § 209-40 shall not be applicable to off-premises advertising signs. More specifically, any lighting shall be restricted so as to avoid light spillage upon adjacent properties, and any movement or illusion of movement of the off-premises advertising signage shall be prohibited.
(9) 
As a condition of site plan review and approval, the Planning Board may require landscaping around the base of any supporting framework or structure, as well as elsewhere on the lot upon which the off-premises advertising sign is located.
(10) 
The supporting framework or structure of any off-premises advertising signs shall be maintained in a single color to be approved by the Maywood Planning Board as part of the required site plan review and approval therefor so as to reduce the visual impact of such supporting framework or structure.
[Added 5-26-2020 by Ord. No. 8-20]
A. 
Purpose and intent. The Planned Commercial Development (PCD) Overlay is intended to encourage a coordinated commercial redevelopment of formerly underutilized lands located along Route 17 in a manner that creates a high-quality commercial destination. Planned commercial developments within the PCD Overlay shall be subject to the requirements set forth herein and to the mandatory findings for planned development as required by the Municipal Land Use Law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.
B. 
Application requirements. Any application for development for any portion or the entirety of the PCD Overlay District shall be submitted as a planned development, in the nature of a preliminary site plan application. Such application shall describe any phasing of the proposed project, together with all on-site and off-site improvements needed to support such phases. The application for preliminary site plan approval may also include a request for final site plan approvals with respect to specific phases or portions of the overall project.
C. 
Permitted principal uses within the PCD Overlay District. A planned commercial development shall contain one or more of the following principal uses. More than one permitted principal use shall be permitted on a single lot.
(1) 
Retail sales.
(2) 
Professional offices.
(3) 
Hotels.
(4) 
Banks.
(5) 
Restaurants and other food and beverage establishments, including, but not limited to, drive-through or pick-up food and beverage establishments.
(6) 
Indoor and outdoor recreational entertainment facilities.
(7) 
Automotive sales or leasing.
(8) 
Convenience retail with fuel service.
(9) 
Fitness and wellness centers.
(10) 
Light manufacturing and processing for technology, pharmaceutical, biotech and related uses.
(11) 
Medical, testing, and research laboratories.
(12) 
Urgent medical care.
(13) 
Surface and structured parking facilities.
D. 
Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(1) 
Uses and structures customarily incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.
(2) 
Drive-through and facilities appurtenant to permitted uses on the site.
(3) 
On-site parking to service the needs of the permitted uses on the site.
(4) 
Outdoor patios and dining areas appurtenant to permitted uses on the site.
(5) 
Two high-definition digital screens with a maximum area of 1,500 square feet for each screen shall be permitted as accessory structures for outdoor recreational entertainment uses. Such screens shall be internally oriented and utilized solely for the operation of the outdoor recreational entertainment venue and shall not constitute signage as regulated in § 209-38.5F(3).
E. 
Development standards for planned commercial developments.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: 15 acres. Subdivision of the overall tract to create fee simple development parcels is permitted.
(2) 
Building setbacks.
(a) 
Route 17 boundary of overall tract: 30 feet.
(b) 
Other boundaries of overall tract: 15 feet.
(3) 
Impervious coverage.
(a) 
Seventy percent of overall tract.
(b) 
Pervious pavement and vegetated green roof areas may be counted as pervious cover.
(4) 
Vacant space.
(a) 
A minimum of two acres of the overall tract which may include preserved wetland areas shall be set aside as vacant land.
(5) 
Building height.
(a) 
Maximum for hotels: 120 feet.
(b) 
Maximum for all other permitted principal uses: 65 feet.
(6) 
Accessory structure height.
(a) 
Safety netting and support poles for outdoor recreational entertainment facilities shall not exceed 190 feet.
(b) 
All other accessory structures shall not exceed 65 feet.
(7) 
Parking.
(a) 
The total parking requirement for the planned commercial development shall equal the total number of spaces generated by each individual user in accordance with the following requirements:
[1] 
Retail: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
[2] 
Professional offices: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
[3] 
Hotels: one space per room, plus one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area for meeting rooms, ballrooms and event spaces.
[4] 
Restaurant and other food and beverage establishments: one space per four seats.
[5] 
Recreational entertainment facilities: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
[6] 
Automobile dealerships: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
[7] 
Convenience retail with fuel service: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
[8] 
Fitness and wellness centers: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
[9] 
Urgent medical care: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) 
A minimum of eight electric vehicle charging stations in aggregate shall be provided within the planned commercial development in at least two different locations.
(c) 
Parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the perimeter boundary of the overall tract.
F. 
Site design standards. The following standards shall be applicable to planned commercial developments within the PCD Overlay. When the standards herein conflict with other provisions of Chapter 209, the standards herein shall apply. Any modifications to the site design standards that are deemed necessary to accommodate required environmental remediation and monitoring facilities shall be permitted.
(1) 
Landscaping.
(a) 
Street trees shall be required along the primary internal roadway and shall be planted no more than 40 feet apart, on center, on average, with variation permitted for curb cuts, utilities and other site conditions, so long as the required number of trees along the roadway shall be no less than one tree per 40 feet of linear frontage.
(b) 
Landscape strips located adjacent to roadways and sidewalks should include a mix of low plantings and grass with a maximum height of 30 to 36 inches.
(c) 
A landscape buffer with a minimum width of five feet consisting of low plantings and grass shall be provided along the Route 17 frontage of the planned commercial development.
(2) 
Fences.
(a) 
No fence or other enclosure shall exceed eight feet in height at any point, as measured from existing ground levels.
(b) 
No fence shall be allowed within the landscape buffer required along the Route 17 frontage of the planned commercial development.
(c) 
No fence shall be erected in such a manner so as to interfere with the public right-of-way or interfere with the visibility of vehicular and pedestrian traffic proceeding along any public right-of-way.
(d) 
The following fences and fence materials are specifically prohibited: barbed wire, pointed iron slats or pickets, canvas, cloth, fiberglass, poultry netting, electrically charged fences, temporary fences such as snow fences, except where necessary for active construction, and collapsible fences, except during active construction.
(3) 
Signage.
(a) 
Wall signs.
[1] 
One wall sign is permitted for each building facade, inclusive of structure parking facilities, oriented to a public street, internal roadway or parking area. No more than two such signs may be located on a single building facade.
[2] 
The total area of all signs on each building facade shall not exceed 20% of the area of the facade to which it is attached.
(b) 
Freestanding signs.
[1] 
For each planned commercial development, one freestanding sign is permitted along Route 17. A second freestanding sign is permitted along Maywood Avenue.
[a] 
Maximum size: 200 square feet per side.
[b] 
Maximum height: 24 feet.
[2] 
A convenience store with fuel service shall be permitted one additional freestanding sign for fuel sales information.
[a] 
Maximize size: 75 square feet per side.
[b] 
Maximum height: 20 feet.
[3] 
All freestanding signs shall be set back 10 feet from the boundary of the development tract.
(c) 
Directional and wayfinding signage is permitted within the planned commercial development.
(d) 
Other requirements.
[1] 
No sign shall obstruct sight line for 300 feet from stop lines or intersections and driveways.
[2] 
No attached sign shall project into or hang over a street right-of-way.
[3] 
Lighted signs are to be arranged as to reflect light and glare away from adjoining premises and adjoining highways. No beam, beacon or flashing form resembling an emergency light, traffic light or other traffic signage may be erected in a location such that it may be confused with a railroad, traffic control or emergency signal.
[4] 
No temporary signs, such as feather flags, mascots or inflatable signs, shall be permitted.
(4) 
Circulation and connectivity.
(a) 
A primary internal roadway shall be constructed to connect Route 17 to Maywood Avenue. The roadway shall consist of a cartway with a landscape strip and sidewalk (as illustrated in Exhibit A).[1]
[1] 
Cartway width: 30 feet.
[2] 
Landscape strip: landscaping shall be provided on both sides of the cartway with a total combined width of a minimum of 10 feet. The minimum width of the landscape strip shall be four feet.
[3] 
Sidewalk: six feet from face of curb on at least one side of the cartway.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in Borough offices.
(b) 
A continuous loop of sidewalks is required to provide pedestrian connectivity between the various uses within the planned commercial development. All sidewalks shall have a minimum clear paved walking width of at least four feet.
(c) 
Crosswalks shall be provided where sidewalks cross vehicular driveways or roadways and marked with textured paving in a contrasting material and color.
(d) 
Bicycle parking shall be provided near primary entrances to retail, office, convenience store and recreational entertainment uses.
(5) 
Parking layout.
(a) 
Minimum parking space dimension: nine feet by 18 feet (not applicable to display areas for automobile dealerships).
(b) 
Minimum drive aisle width: 24 feet.
(6) 
Lighting.
(a) 
Minimum illumination level for paved areas within the overall development tract: 0.5 footcandle.
(b) 
Maximum average illumination level for the overall development tract: 10 footcandles.
(c) 
Maximum illumination levels at property lines abutting residential properties, excluding driveway ingress/egress areas: 0.5 footcandle.
(d) 
Maximum light mounting height (from grade level to center of luminaire): 55 feet.
(e) 
Field lighting necessary for any outdoor recreational entertainment use, including non-cut-off type luminaries, shall be permitted subject to the minimum and maximum illumination levels for the overall development tract as set forth above.
[Added 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22; amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 7-23]
A. 
Permitted uses:
(1) 
All principal and accessory uses permitted within the TH-Townhouse Use District.
(2) 
All principal and accessory uses permitted within the underlying zoning district.
B. 
District regulations:
(1) 
All principal and accessory uses within the THO-2 District shall comply with the requirements and regulations governing the TH - Townhouse Use District except as set forth below:
(a) 
Density. The maximum density of dwelling units shall be 12 per acre (one unit per 3,630 square feet).
(b) 
Height of buildings. Townhouses shall have a maximum building height of three stories or 40 feet (two stories residential and one-story parking underneath).
(c) 
Bulk requirements.
Requirements
Minimum lot area
40,000 square feet
Minimum lot depth
175 feet
Minimum lot width
230 feet
Minimum front yard setback
30 feet
Minimum side yard setback (one)
20 feet
Minimum side yard setback (both)
35 feet
Minimum rear yard setback
30 feet
Maximum building coverage
30%
Maximum impervious coverage
45%
(d) 
All townhouse development permitted in the THO-2 District shall be required to provide a 15% affordable housing set-aside for renter-occupied units and a 20% affordable housing set-aside for owner-occupied units.
(e) 
All affordable units created in the THO-2 District shall fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Borough of Maywood Affordable Housing Ordinance at Chapter 211 of the Borough Code.
(2) 
Schedule A-1 shall be amended to add the regulations for the THO-2 District.
[Added 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22; amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 7-23]
A. 
Permitted uses:
(1) 
All principal and accessory uses permitted within the TH-Townhouse Use District.
(2) 
All principal and accessory uses permitted within the underlying zoning district.
B. 
District regulations:
(1) 
All principal and accessory uses within the THO-3 District shall comply with the requirements and regulations governing the TH - Townhouse Use District except as set forth below:
(a) 
Height of buildings. Townhouses shall have a maximum building height of three stories or 40 feet, (two stories residential and one-story parking underneath).
(b) 
All townhouse development permitted in the THO-3 District shall be required to provide a 15% affordable housing set-aside for renter-occupied units and a 20% affordable housing set-aside for owner-occupied units.
(c) 
All affordable units created in the THO-3 District shall fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Borough of Maywood Affordable Housing Ordinance at Chapter 211 of the Borough Code.
(2) 
Schedule A-1 shall be amended to add the regulations for the THO-3 District.