A.
Purpose. These standards apply to uses that are permitted as of right.
Deviations from these standards shall require variance relief consistent
with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c(1) or c(2).
B.
Supplemental use standards for permitted uses.
(1)
Cemeteries.
(a)
Cemeteries shall be fenced in on all sides with fences that
are at least 50% open and not more than eight feet in height, provided
that solid fences and fences that are less than 50% open may be used
to screen loading areas, refuse areas, storage areas, and any activities
that are best kept from public viewing.
(b)
Additional screening shall be required from adjacent dwellings
or Residential (R) Zone Districts with one tree and four shrubs an
average of every 30 feet along the shared boundary.
(c)
No interment shall take place within 15 feet of any street right-of-way
nor 10 feet to the nearest of any property line or border fence.
(d)
All structures, including mausoleums, shall not exceed a height
of 16 feet, a width of 15 feet, and a depth of 10 feet, nor shall
they be closer to any fence than a distance equal to five feet plus
the structure height.
(2)
College and university campus.
(a)
Permitted provided that regular instruction is carried out at
least four days a week for eight or more months of the year.
(b)
Includes auditoriums, athletic fields and gymnasiums, and other
facilities which are customarily incidental and subordinate to the
academic functions of a college or university campus, except that
dormitories are prohibited.
(3)
Community residences.
(a)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community
shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for
the terminally ill and community residences for persons with head
injuries shall be a permitted use in all residential districts of
Hackensack and the requirements therefor shall be the same as for
single-family dwelling units located within such district.
(4)
Contracting businesses, construction equipment or material sales,
and car rental services.
(a)
Outdoor storage shall be prohibited.
(5)
Farmers' markets.
(a)
Products must be sold to customers directly by an owner, employee,
or representative of an agricultural business;
(b)
Not more than 20% of goods sold by any vendor may be third-party
items;
(c)
Temporary or seasonal farmers markets may be held on publicly
owned parking areas or in public parks with permits from the applicable
public entity;
(d)
Year-round indoor farmers markets are permitted, provided that
they meet the standards of these sections and that goods are not sold
directly by the owner or operator of the farmers' market facility.
(6)
Hotel (in all applicable zones).
(a)
Minimum habitable room area. Such uses shall have a minimum
area for each unit of occupancy of 300 square feet and shall include
a minimum of one bedroom and a shower or bath, sink and a water closet.
(b)
Off-street parking shall not be permitted within 30 feet of
any street right-of-way line.
(c)
Minimum lot size. Such uses shall have a minimum lot area of
1.5 acres.
(7)
Mixed-use buildings (multifamily and commercial or multifamily
and hotel, office and commercial, or other combinations).
(a)
Any building containing more than one principal use shall be
designed such that access to residential units, office areas, and
commercial storefronts are separate from each other except where connections
are needed for emergency egress and public safety purposes.
[1]
For example, if a building has ground floor retail, office units
on the second and third floor, and apartments above the third floor,
there shall be no case where retail customers can access offices or
apartments, nor where office workers can access apartments, nor where
residents can access offices, without first exiting the building,
except in emergency situations.
[2]
The exception shall be where such building has twenty-four-hour
security guards, each use may be accessed from a common lobby.
(b)
Multifamily buildings with offices shall also be required to
comply with the following:
[1]
Where preexisting dwelling units are converted to office units:
[a]
No dwelling unit above the second-floor level measured
from grade shall be used for this purpose.
[2]
In all other circumstances, there is no limit on which floors
offices shall be permitted, provided that offices do not share common
access or hallways with dwelling units.
(c)
Commercial services such as laundry facilities, valet services
and convenience vending facilities, which are designed for the exclusive
use of the residents therein, shall be permitted. Laundry facilities
may be located in any part of the building. All other commercial services
shall be located in the basement and must be entirely contained within
the building. Such use shall have no exterior signs or other appurtenances
of any kind whatsoever which would tend to attract nonresidents to
such facilities.
(d)
In the B-1 District, mixed use is permitted on Main Street,
provided that 100% of the mixed-use building coverage lies within
200 feet of Main Street.
(e)
Multifamily buildings with hotels shall also be required to
comply with the following supplemental regulations:
[Added 1-24-2023 by Ord.
No. 02-2023]
[1]
Not more than 50% of the gross floor area of such a use may
be dedicated to multifamily dwellings and uses or facilities accessory
to those dwellings;
[2]
The density for the multifamily residential component of this
use shall not exceed 43.5 dwelling units per acre;
[3]
The hotel portion of the use shall be subject to the requirements of § 175-8.1B(6), as set forth above.
A.
Purpose. These standards apply to uses that are permitted conditioned
upon satisfaction of these standards. Deviations from these standards
shall require variance relief consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d(3).
B.
General requirements:
(1)
Unless otherwise stated, the minimum parking requirement shall be that of the most similar use at § 175-13.1.
(2)
Unless otherwise stated, any conditional use shall be screened
from Residential (R) Zone Districts, existing or approved dwellings,
and public open space with a fence at least four feet in height, less
than 25% open, and buffered from adjacent properties with a five-foot
wide planting area having a planting density of one tree and three
shrubs for the greater of every 30 linear feet or every 500 square
feet of buffer area.
(3)
Unless otherwise stated, the uses herein shall comply with the
most applicable lot area, setback, coverage, and height standards
for the zone in which they are located.
C.
Conditional use standards.
(1)
Animal boarding, or animal hospital with boarding.
(a)
No such facility may be located within 200 feet of a Residential
(R) Zone District.
(b)
Overnight boarding shall only be permitted for veterinary/animal
hospitals as needed for proper treatment. Otherwise, animal boarding
services shall be limited only to daytime.
[1]
No animal in boarding shall be kept outdoors from the main boarding
facility overnight.
(c)
Any facility providing boarding services may hold up to five
house pets per employee at a time, provided:
[1]
Any outdoor space for those animals takes place in a rear yard
that is fully fenced in with fences at least five feet tall and being
less than 25% open, and no closer than 400 feet to any residential
or office property. Use of that rear yard outdoor space shall be limited
to the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[2]
Enclosed facilities shall be of soundproof construction and
so operated as to produce no objectionable odors at the property line.
[3]
Open kennels, pens or runways shall not be located within a
wetland area, wetland buffer or flood hazard area.
(2)
Artist studios.
(b)
The limitations for the above listed uses are as follows:
[1]
They shall not be conducted by way of automatic systems with
mass production capabilities.
[a]
This does not prohibit use of small-scale 3D printers.
[2]
They shall be conducted for the purpose of creating works of
art that are displayed in and sold directly to consumers from the
artist's studio;
[3]
Not more than two artists shall be engaged in these activities;
[4]
The scale and degree to which these activities take place shall
not be detectable from neighboring properties or by occupants in the
same building.
(c)
Artist collectives or incubators where multiple artists share
equipment such as kilns for their own individual art projects or pieces
shall be prohibited outside of the M Districts.
(3)
Assembly uses.
(a)
The following shall apply to community centers, clubs, social
halls, lodges, meeting halls, fraternal organizations, social recreation
buildings affiliated with a national or international organization
and similar uses:
[1]
Certificate of incorporation. Where applicable, the application
shall be accompanied by the existing or proposed certificate of incorporation
and by-laws of the organization and such material as may be required
to guarantee to the satisfaction of the Planning Board, the following:
[a]
The organization is, or will be, a bona fide nonprofit
group organized solely for charitable purposes or for the benefit
and enjoyment of its members who shall be primarily residents of City
of Hackensack and the surrounding communities.
[b]
The use will not involve the sale or consumption
of liquor or alcoholic beverages in any form, unless the Planning
Board specifically finds that such sales or consumption will not be
detrimental to the character of the area and the safety and welfare
of the public.
[c]
The organization will not engage in sales of products
or materials to the general public or otherwise engage in activities
normally carried on as a business or commercial activity.
[d]
Overnight accommodations shall not be provided.
[e]
The hours of use are fixed in a manner in which
the property rights of nearby property owners will not be adversely
affected.
[f]
Activities of the organization will be carried
on primarily within an enclosed building or structure.
(b)
For all assembly uses:
[1]
Area, bulk, and yard requirements. The area, bulk and yard requirements shall be the same as those applicable to churches, temples and other places of worship at § 175-8.2C(17)(a).
[2]
Vehicular access or exit to a public street shall not be permitted
closer than 75 feet of an intersection.
[3]
Site access shall only be provided on arterial roads or major
collector roads and should be encouraged to act as a transition between
residential and nonresidential zones.
[4]
No assembly use with more than 5,000 square feet in area shall
be permitted to face or have vehicular access to a street or a roadway
with a cartway width less than 28 feet wide except for those roadways
under state or county jurisdiction.
[5]
The exterior design of any structure used in connection with
such facility shall conform to the general character of the area.
[6]
A four-season landscape buffer of not less than 25 feet in width,
from which parking be included, shall be provided along the side and
rear boundary or the property, pursuant to the following standards
where any yard is adjacent to a residential zone or any existing or
approved residence:
[a]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing,
at a minimum, a double-staggered row of evergreen trees planted at
a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four
feet to six feet, or approved equivalent; a mix of evergreen and deciduous
shrubs; and a six-foot-high, solid, board-on-board fence; or
[b]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing
a triple, staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of
10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four feet to six
feet, or approved equivalent; and a mix of evergreen and deciduous
shrubs; or
[c]
Twenty-foot buffer, provided a landscaped berm
is provided. No parking is permitted within the front yard.
(4)
Auto laundries and car washes.
(a)
Prohibited within 250 feet of any residential zone district
or west of any lot with frontage on River Street.
(b)
Shall be equipped with water recycling systems to minimize water
usage.
(c)
On-site drainage systems shall prohibit runoff into the public
rights-of-way or adjacent properties.
(d)
No washing shall occur in outdoor areas.
(g)
Off-street parking. Such establishments shall provide a reservoir
parking area equal in number to five times the maximum capacity of
the laundry for automobiles awaiting entrance to said premises and
1 1/2 times the maximum capacity of the laundry for automobiles
beyond the exit end of the washing equipment, so situated as to be
usable for the hand finishing of the washing process and which shall
be no closer than 30 feet to any street right-of-way line. The maximum
capacity in this instance shall mean the greatest number possible
of automobiles undergoing some phase of laundering at the same time,
which shall be determined by dividing the length of each washing line
by 20 feet.
(5)
Automobile sales.
(a)
Consistent with the definition contained in § 175-2.2, automobile sales uses shall be understood to mean new car sales and leasing enterprises which may only include sale of used or pre-owned cars as an accessory use.
[1]
An accessory building may be erected on the same lot or tract
as the principal sales building exclusively for business concerning
use and pre-owned vehicle sales, provided it is located no closer
to any street than the principal building and is no larger than 30%
of the size of the principal building.
(b)
In the B-2 Districts, prohibited west of Main Street.
(c)
Screening in the form of a combination of shrubbery, trees,
and a fence at least six feet in height shall be required between
any lot for the storage of vehicle inventory and any existing residential
use (including multifamily dwellings or mixed commercial/residential
uses).
(d)
No entrance or display areas shall be located within 100 feet
of any residential property (including mixed commercial/residential)
or any residential zone district.
(6)
Bank with drive-in.
(a)
In the B-1 and B-2 Zone Districts, there shall be no more than
one bank with drive-in facilities within a one-half-mile radius.
(7)
Billiard halls and pool halls.
(a)
Notwithstanding the number of pool tables in the hall, there
shall be a minimum of six feet between any two pool tables or between
a pool table and any wall, bar, or other immovable physical barrier.
(8)
Child day-care centers and nursery schools.
(a)
Outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to rear yards or on
flat roofs, provided in either case that the area is enclosed with
non-scalable fences;
[1]
Fences for rear yard areas shall be at least four feet in height
and screened so as to be less than 25% open.
(b)
In determining the appropriateness of a proposed site for a
child day-care center, the Planning Board will consider the volume
of traffic on adjacent streets. The Board may also require that a
traffic study be submitted to document the estimated traffic to be
generated by the proposed use.
(c)
The facility may be in a mixed-use or single-use building, provided
in either case that there is a minimum of 100 square feet of outdoor
recreation space per child.
(d)
Any outdoor play area is located at least 10 feet from any property
line in any residence zone and that such play area is screened by
an evergreen hedge or landscaped wood fence or landscaped solid decorative
masonry wall at least four feet in height in conformance with applicable
codes.
(e)
A dropoff area with capacity for at least two cars at any time
shall be provided on the property.
(9)
Family day care.
(a)
The provision of family day-care centers as a conditional use in any residence that is allowed to maintain such a facility shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:54-1 et seq., commonly known as Chapter 54, Subchapters 1 through 6, entitled, "Provider Edition, Manual of Requirements for Family Day Care Registration," effective March 2017 and expiring in 2024, and any successive regulation or manual consistent with the intent of the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act, as may be amended from time to time, as well as the conditions of approval as outlined herein.
(b)
Number of children.
[1]
Consistent with N.J.A.C. 3A:54-6.1, the provider shall not care
for more than five children at any one time, except that up to eight
children may be cared for if the three children over the five children
permitted meet the following criteria:
[a]
The additional children reside with the provider
and are below six years of age. Children six years of age or older
who reside with the provider shall not be included in the limit of
eight children; or
[b]
The additional children reside with the alternate
provider, the substitute provider or the provider assistant, and receive
care in the family child care home for no payment. The alternate provider,
the substitute provider or the provider assistant shall be present
when any child who resides with that person is present.
(c)
Outdoor space.
[1]
The provider shall ensure that:
[a]
An adequate, safe outdoor play area is available
either adjacent to or within walking distance of the home.
[b]
The provider, substitute provider, provider assistant,
or a person at least 14 years old is supervising any children who
use swimming pools and wading pools.
[c]
Any outdoor play area is screened by a five-foot
high fence or evergreen planted wall.
(d)
Location requirements. The provider shall ensure that no driveway
shall open onto a public street that is within 150 feet of an intersecting
public street, measured from the intersection of the tangents of the
adjacent curblines.
(10)
Gasoline stations/automobile service stations.
(a)
No premises may be used as a gasoline service station and no
building or structure may have its use changed to any such use if:
[1]
Any vehicular entrance to or exit from such premises
or building is situated on either side of any portion of a street
between two intersecting streets, on which portion there exists a
school, a public or school playground, a public park, a church, a
hospital maintained as a charitable institution, a public library
or a public museum; provided, however, that this prohibition shall
not apply beyond 900 feet;
[2]
Any vehicular entrance to or exit from such premises
or building is situated within 200 feet of a school, a public or school
playground, a public park, a church, a hospital maintained as a charitable
institution, a public library or a public museum;
[3]
Any portion of such premises or building is situated
within 200 feet of a church or a hospital maintained as a charitable
institution;
[4]
Any portion of such premises or building is situated
within 1,000 feet of premises or buildings used as a gasoline service
station; or
[5]
Any oil draining pit or visible appliance for any
purpose other than gasoline filling or air pumps is located within
50 feet of any existing or future street line or within 150 feet of
any residential district. All such appliances or pits other than gasoline
pumps or air pumps shall be within a building.
(b)
Distances shall be measured in a straight line from the vehicular entrance to or exit from the gasoline service station or garage to the nearest lot line of the school playground, park, hospital, church, library or museum, as the case may be; the distance referred to in § 175-8.2C(10)(a)[3] above shall be measured in a straight line from the lot lines of the gasoline service station nearest to the nearest lot line of the school playground, park, hospital, church, library or museum, as the case may be.
[1]
This protection for schools shall extend to schools maintained by an established religious group and schools regulated under Chapters 19 and 20 of Title 18 of New Jersey Revised Statutes of 1937, together with amendments and supplements thereto, in addition to schools maintained by the public school authorities.
(c)
All fuel pumps shall be located at least 25 feet from any street
line or property line.
(d)
Driveways shall cross the sidewalk at right angles and shall
not be more than 30 feet wide at any point.
(e)
Driveways must be at least 10 feet from any side lot line and
50 feet from any intersection of street lines.
(f)
No more than two driveways shall be permitted for every 100
feet of street frontage.
(g)
All repairs of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully
enclosed building. No parts of partially dismantled motor vehicles
may be stored outdoors. In addition, no more than six motor vehicles
may be located outside of a fully enclosed building as they are awaiting
repair for a reasonable period of time.
(h)
Gasoline service stations are established as conditional uses in the B-1, B-2, B-3, and M-1 Zones. Landscaping shall be required for all gasoline services accounting for a minimum of 10% of the site. Landscaping requirements shall be in accordance with § 175-13.2 herein.
(i)
Premises used as a gasoline service station shall have the entire
site area traversed by motor vehicles to be hard-surfaced.
(j)
Off-street parking in addition to that otherwise required for
the uses on the premises shall be provided in the amount of one space
per employee, but not fewer than five employee parking spaces; one
space per 200 square feet of accessory retail area, but not fewer
than five space; and two spaces per service bay.
(11)
Home occupations.
(a)
The home occupation shall meet all standards and requirements contained in the definition of "home occupation" in § 175-2.2.
(b)
Professional uses permitted as a home occupation include:
[1]
Architects, engineers, City planning, real estate
professionals, and the like;
[2]
Family day cares as permitted elsewhere in this § 175-8.2C(9);
[3]
Pet-sitting of not more than three house pets at
one time;
[4]
Dental, medical offices, one-on-one counseling
services, and the like;
[5]
Accounting and financial services excluding banking
and insurance sales;
[6]
Tutoring, supplemental instruction services, or
instruction in fine and performing arts for not more than one client
at a given time;
[7]
Interior design consulting services, provided that
no interior design supplies are stored on site and that no commercial
vehicles are parked on-site.
(c)
Professional uses prohibited from home occupations:
(12)
Indoor amusement/recreation.
(13)
Live-work spaces.
(a)
Live-work spaces shall be limited to artists, designers, photographers,
musicians, sculptors, gymnasts, potters, wood and leather craftsmen,
glass blowers, weavers, silversmiths, antique dealers and designers
of ornamental and precious jewelry.
(b)
A live/work space may exist on the first floor of a structure
only if the appearance and use of the live/work space on the street
facing side is consistent with the nature of the permitted uses in
the surrounding area. For example, if the surrounding area is retail
in nature at the first-floor level, the live/work space shall be restricted
to retail on the street side of the first floor, and said street side
space shall be large enough, in the opinion of the Zoning Official,
to support a typical retail enterprise.
(c)
Each live/work space and its various components shall be physically
separate and distinct from other live/work spaces and other uses within
a particular building. The sharing of live/work spaces by multiple
tenancies, components thereof or utilities shall not be permitted.
However, access to live/work spaces may be provided from common access
areas, halls or corridors.
(d)
The residential portion of each live/work space must be individually
equipped with an enclosed bathroom containing a sink, toilet, shower
or tub and appropriate venting.
(e)
The residential portion of each live/work space must be individually
equipped with a kitchen consisting of a sink, nonportable stove, oven
and refrigerator.
(f)
The residential portion of each live/work space must contain
a floor area of no less than 800 square feet, of which a minimum area
shall be devoted to the following: 35 square feet for an enclosed
bathroom, 60 square feet for a kitchen, and 120 square feet for a
sleeping area.
(g)
No more than 30% of the floor area of the live/work space may
be devoted to residential space.
(h)
Direct access between living and working areas must be provided.
(i)
Live/work spaces shall not be used for classroom instructional
uses.
(j)
The storage of flammable liquids or hazardous materials; welding;
or any open-flame work shall be prohibited.
(k)
The work in the live/work space shall be so conducted as not
to cause noise, vibration, smoke, odors, humidity, heat, cold, glare,
dust, dirt or electrical disturbance which is perceptible by the average
person located within any other residential or commercial unit within
the structure or beyond any lot line.
(l)
Not more than one person who is 18 years of age or older may
reside within a live/work space per 300 square feet of residential
floor area. Further, not more than two persons who are at least 18
years of age, of which at least one of whom is the primary worker
or craftsperson in residence, and not more than two children of said
persons who are under 22 years of age may reside within a live/work
space on a year-round basis.
(m)
Only one nonresident employee may be employed within a live/work
space. This requirement may be waived for live/work spaces that provide
retail space on the first floor.
(n)
Other than in a first-floor retail-oriented area, articles offered
for sale within a live/work space must include those produced by the
artist residing in said live/work space and may be offered with other
like items.
(o)
One flush-mounted, nonilluminated sign, with a maximum area of two square feet, attached adjacent to or near the street entrance door to the live/work space may be used to identify the business. This sign may list only the name of the business with a one- or two-word description of the type of business or craft that is to be conducted within the live/work space. Where two or more live/work spaces occur within the same building, the signs must be placed in an orderly fashion in relation to each other and must be part of a coherent directory in which signs are ordered in a horizontal fashion. Where five or more live/work spaces are developed within one building, an interior directory sign shall be located in lieu of individual signs on the building exterior. The signs shall in all other ways comply with § 175-13.4.
(p)
Residential space and work space shall not be inhabited by or rented out to persons not fitting the categories of permitted residents in Subsection C(13)(l) above.
(q)
No live/work space shall serve as a place from which commercial
vehicles are dispatched or operated.
(r)
All live/work spaces shall conform to all applicable building
codes.
(s)
Renewal inspections. Each live/work space shall be inspected
by the Building Department every two years in order to determine whether
the live/work space remains in compliance with this section. Upon
a satisfactory inspection report, the live/work space owner shall
be reissued a certificate of occupancy for two additional years. If
the Building Inspector determines that the live/work space is not
in compliance, the building owner or manager shall have 60 days in
which to rectify all noncomplying elements and shall apply for reinspection
with the Building Department, subject to an additional fee. If all
such noncomplying elements are not rectified within the above-specified
time frame, the certificate of occupancy for the use shall expire
and the use as authorized by the special permit shall be terminated.
(t)
The owner of the live/work space shall file a certification with the Building Department every two years, and at any point in time when there is a change in ownership or a change in the use of the space, on a form provided by said Department, which certifies that the live/work space is in conformance with this section and the special permit, and that the residential portion of the space has not been expanded beyond a maximum of 30% of the floor area of the live/work space, as required by Subsection C(13)(f) above.
(u)
The deed, offering plan, certificate of occupancy and/or rental agreement, as appropriate, for each live/work space shall contain language, satisfactory to the City Attorney in form and substance, which states that the subject dwelling is a live/work space as defined in § 175-2.2 and is subject to all restrictions and limitations as set forth in said chapter and the approval resolution(s), including the requirement for a certification with the Building Department.
(14)
Nightclubs.
(a)
No noise emanating from a nightclub will be permitted which
is audible at the nearest property line or from any residential units
in the same building as any mixed-use building where a nightclub is
located on the ground level.
(b)
Night clubs shall be at least 250 feet from the nearest Residential
(R) District or any existing dwelling except for dwellings in mixed-use
buildings.
(c)
There may be no more than three night clubs within any 400-foot
segment of any street. All night clubs shall have at least two distinctly
separate means of egress.
(15)
Nursing homes.
(a)
Area, bulk and yard regulations.
[1]
Minimum lot area: 1.5 acres.
[2]
Minimum lot area per patient bed: 1,000 square
feet.
[3]
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
[4]
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
[5]
Maximum building coverage: 25%.
[6]
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
[8]
Minimum yard requirements:
|
Yard
|
Principal Building
(feet)
|
Accessory Building
(feet)
|
|---|---|---|
|
Front
|
40
|
40
|
|
Side, one
|
20
|
10
|
|
Side, both
|
40
|
20
|
|
Rear
|
50
|
10
|
(b)
Courts. Where a court is provided, it shall have dimensions
of which the minimum shall be 40 feet.
(c)
Recreational space. There shall be provided on the site of such
development an area or areas of not less than 2,000 square feet plus
20 square feet per patient bed which shall be utilized for the recreational
use of the patients therein.
(16)
Massage establishments and health clubs.
(a)
No lewd or sexual services shall be provided;
(b)
Any establishment permitted in the City of Hackensack must be
part of a franchise, chain, or similar brand network having at least
five massage establishment or health club locations throughout the
State of New Jersey;
(c)
Establishments and employees shall be duly licensed and/or certified
by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
(17)
Places of worship (temples, churches, etc.).
(a)
Area, bulk, and yard requirements.
[1]
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 20
feet from any property line, except where greater distances are otherwise
required herein.
[2]
Maximum lot coverage: 30%.
[3]
Maximum improved site coverage: 60%.
[4]
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories/35
feet.
[5]
The minimum distance between any two or more buildings
on the same property shall be 40 feet.
(b)
All clergymen's living quarters accessory to a church, temple,
and other places of worship shall be located within an accessory building.
No living quarters shall be permitted within the principal building.
(c)
All accessory structures containing clergymen's living quarters
shall have a minimum building area of 1,500 square feet.
(d)
The minimum lot area per clergymen's dwelling unit accessory
to a church, temple, and other places of worship shall be 20,000 square
feet.
(e)
Any facility which maintains a school accredited by the State
of New Jersey for elementary or high school grades shall also provide,
in addition to the minimum lot standards for said church, temple or
other place of worship, a minimum lot area as approved by the New
Jersey State Board of Education.
(f)
Churches, temples, and other places of worship including church
schools shall not provide any vehicular access or exit to a public
street which is closer than 75 feet to an intersection.
(g)
Site access to any churches, temples, and other places of worship
shall only be provided on arterial roads or major collector roads
and should be encouraged to add as a transition between residential
and nonresidential zones.
(h)
No place of worship or school with more than 5,000 square feet
in area shall be permitted to face or have vehicular access to a street
or a roadway with a cartway width less than 28 feet wide except for
those roadways under state or county jurisdiction.
(i)
The exterior design of any structure used in connection with
such facility shall conform to the general character of the area.
(j)
A four-season landscape buffer of not less than 25 feet in width,
from which parking be included, shall be provided along the side and
rear boundary or the property, pursuant to the following standards
where any yard is adjacent to a residential zone or residence:
[1]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing,
at a minimum, a double-staggered row of evergreen trees planted at
a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four
feet to six feet, or approved equivalent; a mix of evergreen and deciduous
shrubs; and a six-foot-high, solid, board-on-board fence; or
[2]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing
a triple, staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of
10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four feet to six
feet, or approved equivalent; and a mix of evergreen and deciduous
shrubs; or
[3]
Twenty-foot buffer, provided a landscaped berm
is provided. No parking is permitted within the front yard.
(18)
Recycling centers, plants, or facilities.
(a)
Outdoor storage of unprocessed recyclables and refuse shall
be prohibited;
(b)
Unprocessed recyclables shall be stored such that no waste may
be carried off of the lot by natural forces.
[1]
Parking and loading areas shall be limited to side
and rear yards and screened from any public rights-of-way or residential;
[2]
Planted buffers at least five feet deep, with a
planting density of one tree and five shrubs reaching heights of at
least six feet for every 30 linear feet or 500 square feet of required
buffer area, shall be required where the rear or side yards abut an
existing or approved dwelling or a Residential Zoning District.
(c)
No odors, vibrations, smoke, or other emissions shall be detectable
from the property lines.
(19)
Self-service/coin-operated laundries.
(a)
All radios, television or other medium of entertainment is so
controlled as to be inoperative between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
8:00 a.m.
(b)
All lights in the interior of the building are so arranged as
to cause no glare on adjoining property.
(c)
All outside illuminated signs are so controlled as to not be
lighted between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(d)
All washing and drying machines shall meet all applicable local,
state, federal, and industry standards for electric and fire safety.
(e)
The building is so constructed that there are no hidden corners
or places in the establishment when viewed from the public street.
(f)
Off-street parking in addition to that otherwise required for
the uses on the premises shall be provided in the amount of one space
per 1.5 washing machines and one space per employee.
(20)
Storage tanks containing petroleum products and volatile liquids
in excess of 60,000 gallons.
(a)
Permitted only within 800 feet of the Interstate 80 right-of-way
and in the M-1 Zone District.
(21)
Utilities.
(a)
Enclosed or permanent structures.
[1]
Public utility services. Such uses shall include
electric substations, transformers, switches and auxiliary apparatus
serving a district area, and water pumping station in R Districts,
and shall be subject to the follow regulations:
[a]
Such facility shall not be located on a residential
street, unless no other site is available, and shall be so located
as to draw a minimum of vehicular traffic to and through such street.
[b]
The location, design and operation of such facility
may not adversely affect the character of the surrounding residential
area.
(b)
Open uses.
[1]
Such uses shall be limited to the erection, construction,
alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other
governmental agencies, of underground or overhead electrical, gas,
water transmission or distribution systems of collection, communication,
supply or disposal systems, include poles, wires, mains, drains, sewer,
pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic
signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection
therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate services
by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies
or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including
buildings. Open public services shall not include any human or animal
fecal matter or material.
