[Amended 3-5-1996 by Ord. No. 0:96-4; 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 01-7]
The following regulations shall apply in the
AR-500 Agricultural/Residential Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirement of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Municipal
buildings: parks, playgrounds and recreation areas deemed necessary
and appropriate by the Township: and public and nonprofit private
schools.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Customary
residential storage structures.
(3) Animal shelters
for not more than five domestic pets of the household.
(4) Other customary
residential structures, such as private swimming pools, fireplaces,
trellises, lampposts and other similar structures.
(5) On farms only,
customary farm buildings for the housing of livestock and storage
of farm products or equipment located on the same parcel as the principal
use.
(6) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(7) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
(9) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses subject to site plan approval and the provisions of Article
VIII shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches and
other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups.
(4) Home professional
offices.
(6) Cluster residential
development.
[Added 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
(7) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
E. Area, yard and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 3-5-1996 by Ord. No. 0:96-4; 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 01-7]
The following regulations shall apply in the
AR-300 Agricultural/Residential Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirements of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) All principal uses specified in §
525-9B.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(1) All accessory uses specified in §
525-9C.
(2) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses subject to site plan approval and the provisions of Article
VIII shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
(1) All conditional uses specified in §
525-9D.
(2) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
E. Area, yard and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 11-5-1991 by Ord. No. 0:91-8; 3-5-1996 by Ord. No. 0:96-4; 11-8-2001 by Ord. No.
01-7; 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
AR-250 Agricultural/Residential Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
(1) All principal uses specified in §
525-9A.
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirements of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) All principal uses specified in §
525-9B.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(1) All accessory uses specified in §
525-9C.
(2) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses
subject to site plan approval shall be as follows:
(1) All conditional uses specified in §
525-9D.
(2) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
E. Area, yard and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 3-5-1996 by Ord. No. 0:96-4; 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 01-7; 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
R-150 Residential Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirements of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) All principal uses specified in §
525-9B.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Customary
residential storage structures.
(3) Other customary
residential structures such as private swimming pools, fireplaces,
trellises, lampposts and other similar structures.
(4) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(5) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
(7) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses subject to site plan approval and the provisions of Article
VIII shall be as follows:
E. Area, yard and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Added 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 0:90-12; amended 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 01-7; 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2; 12-3-2019 by Ord. No. 19-14]
A. Purpose: The purpose of the AH-O
Affordable Housing Overlay Zone is to provide mechanisms for partially
addressing the Township's affordable housing obligation consistent
with the adopted Housing Element/Fair Share Plan dated November 6,
2019. The overlay zone permits residential development with a 20%
affordable housing set aside for all residential units within a portion
of the LI-O/C Zone and CO-1 Zone along the southern portion of Strykers
Road and Belvidere Road, adjacent to Lopatcong Township subject to
the extension of water and sewer. The underlying zoning remains in
effect and any use permitted in the underlying zones continues to
be permitted. The properties subject to the AH-O Affordable Housing
Overlay Zone shall include Block 31 Lots 1, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 6, 6.01,
7, 8.01, 8.10, 8.11, 9, 10 and 11.
B. Permitted principal uses: Inclusionary
multifamily residential development.
C. Permitted accessory uses:
(1) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(3) Any use which is customary
and incidental to the principal permitted use.
D. Maximum permitted density.
(1) Block 31 Lots 1, 3.01, 3.02,
3.03, 6, 6.01, 7, 8.01, 9, 10 and 11 shall be permitted to develop
at a maximum density of eight units per gross acre.
(2) Block 31 Lots 8.10 and 8.11
shall be permitted to develop at a maximum density of 8.5 units per
gross acre.
E. Bulk standards: See §
525-20, Schedule.
F. Parking standards shall be subject
to the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) (N.J.A.C. 5:21).
[Added 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
R-HB Residential-Historic Business Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirements of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Business
in keeping with the historical nature of the area such as antique
stores, gift shops, book and stationery stores, craft shops, and such
other uses that are determined by the Harmony Township Land Use Board
to be of the same general character as the aforementioned uses.
(2) Home professional
office.
(4) Municipal
buildings, public schools and nonprofit private schools, parks, playgrounds
and recreation areas deemed necessary and appropriate by the Township.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(1) Private garage
space for storage of business vehicles used in conjunction with a
permitted business use.
(2) Facilities
and services which are incidental to the operation of a permitted
use.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-4]
(3) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(4) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
D. Conditional uses pursuant to site plan review and the provisions of Article
VIII shall be as follows:
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches
and other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups. Public buildings and
facilities.
E. Special provisions
and requirements applicable in the R-HB Residential-Historic Business
Zone:
(1) Buffer strip. A landscaped buffer strip shall be established and maintained along all lot lines, other than street lines created within a development, in this zone, except as herein provided. Such buffer strips shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width and shall meet the requirements prescribed in §
525-24A.
(2) Adjoining
parking lots. A buffer strip is not required along a lot line between
parking lots of business uses within this zone, provided that passage
between the parking lots is permitted and further provided that within
50 feet of each side of the lot line a landscaped island at least
10 feet in width or a landscaped yard area at least 10 feet in width
shall be provided, running the depth of the parking lot except for
vehicular aisles.
(3) Screening and buffer strip. Whenever a developed use in this zone abuts any of the residential zones or uses or a residential-business zone, the buffer strip in Subsection
E(1) shall also contain screening, such as hedges, decorative fencing or landscaped earth berms, as further prescribed in §
525-24B.
F. Performance standards. There shall be compliance with the performance standards set forth in Article
VII.
G. Area, lot and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
CO-1 Commercial/Business Zone - One:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Single-family
dwellings when used as the dwelling house for a farm.
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirement of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Retail business
establishments which are clearly of a community service character,
such as but not limited to the following:
(a) Stores
selling groceries, meats, baked goods and other such food items.
(c) Stationery,
tobacco, newspaper and flower shops.
(d) Restaurants,
luncheonettes, taverns and confectionery stores.
(e) Hardware,
paint, dry goods, small appliances and furniture stores.
(f) Clothing,
accessory and jewelry stores.
(2) Personal
service establishments which are clearly of a community service character,
such as but not limited to the following:
(a) Barber-
and beauty shops.
(b) Tailor
shops and shoe repair shops.
(c) Business
and professional offices.
(d) Banks
and financial institutions.
(e) Establishments servicing goods such as those permitted under Subsection
B(1) above.
(3) Office buildings.
(a) Office
buildings for professional, executive and/or administrative purposes.
(b) Scientific,
engineering and/or research laboratories devoted to research, design
and/or experimentation and processing and fabricating incidental thereto,
provided that no materials or finished products shall be manufactured,
processed or fabricated on the premises for the purpose of sale, except
such as may be incidental to the research or design operations.
(4) Medical service
and care facilities such as offices and clinics of physicians and
dentists, and nursing and convalescent homes.
(5) Municipal
buildings, public schools and nonprofit private schools, parks, playgrounds
and recreation areas deemed necessary and appropriate by the Township.
(6) Home occupation
uses as part of a preexisting dwelling.
(7) Home professional
uses as part of a preexisting dwelling.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Private garage
space for the storage of business vehicles used in conjunction with
a permitted business use.
(3) Facilities
and services which are incidental to the operation of a permitted
use.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-4]
(4) Dwelling
units accessory to a principal business use, provided that such dwelling
is located in the same building with the principal use and is preexisting.
(5) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses subject to site plan review and the provisions of Article
VIII shall be as follows:
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches
and other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups.
(4) Clubs, lodges
and fraternal organizations.
(5) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
E. Special provisions
and requirements applicable in the CO-1 Zone.
(1) Buffer strip. A landscaped buffer strip shall be established and maintained along all lot lines, other than street lines, of all nonresidential uses developed in this zone except as herein provided. Such buffer strips shall be a minimum of five feet in width and shall meet the requirements prescribed in §
525-24A.
(2) Adjoining
parking lots. A buffer strip is not required along a lot line between
parking lots of business uses within this zone, provided that passage
between the parking lots is permitted, and further provided that where
the combined width of the two parking lots exceeds 120 feet, a landscaped
island, a minimum of 10 feet in width, shall be located within the
parking lot and running the depth of the parking lot except for vehicular
aisles.
(3) Screening and buffer strip. Whenever a developed use in this zone abuts any of the residential zones or uses, the buffer strip required in §
525-24A shall also contain screening such as dense hedges, decorative fencing or landscaped earth berms as further prescribed in §
525-24B.
F. Area, lot and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
CO-2 Commercial/Office/Business Zone - Two:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Single-family
dwellings when used as the dwelling house for a farm.
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirements of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Business
centers consisting of any of the following retail, service and entertainment
uses:
(a) Any retail business establishments permitted in §
525-15B(1).
(b) Any personal service establishments permitted in §
525-15B(2).
(6) Municipal
buildings, public schools and nonprofit private schools, parks, playgrounds
and recreation areas deemed necessary and appropriate by the Township.
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Private garage
space for storage of business vehicles used in conjunction with a
permitted business use.
(3) Facilities
and services which are incidental to the operation of a permitted
use.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-4]
(4) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(5) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
(6) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses, subject to site plan review and the provisions of Article
VIII, shall be as follows:
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches
and other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups.
(3) Service stations
(motor vehicle or automobile service stations, filling or gasoline
stations, motor vehicle or automobile repair garages) located within
a business center.
(4) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
E. Special provisions
and requirements applicable in the C-1 Zone.
(1) Buffer strip. A landscaped buffer strip shall be established and maintained along all lot lines, other than street lines created within a development, in this zone, except as herein provided. Such buffer strips shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width and shall meet the requirements prescribed in §
525-24A.
(2) Adjoining
parking lots. A buffer strip is not required along a lot line between
parking lots of business uses within this zone, provided that passage
between the parking lots is permitted and further provided that within
50 feet of each side of the lot line a landscaped island at least
10 feet in width or a landscaped yard area at least 10 feet in width
shall be provided, running the depth of the parking lot except for
vehicular aisles.
(3) Screening and buffer strip. Whenever a developed use in this zone abuts any of the residential zones or uses or an Office/Business Zone, the buffer strip in Subsection
E(1) shall also contain screening such as hedges, decorative fencing or landscaped earth berms as further prescribed in §
525-24B.
(4) Performance standards. There shall be compliance with the performance standards set forth in Article
VII.
F. Area, lot and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
LI-O Light Industrial/Office Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Single-family
dwellings when used as the dwelling house for a farm.
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirement of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Light industrial/business
offices.
(4) Municipal
buildings, public schools and nonprofit private schools, parks, playgrounds
and recreation areas deemed necessary and appropriate by the Township.
(5) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows.
(1) Residential
structures:
(b) Customary
residential storage structures.
(c) Animal
shelters for not more than five domestic pets of the household.
(d) Other
customary residential structures, such as private swimming pools,
fireplaces, trellises, lampposts and other similar structures.
(2) On farms
only, customary farm buildings for the housing of livestock and storage
of farm products or equipment located on the same parcel as the principal
use.
(3) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(4) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
(5) Private garage
space for the storage of business vehicles used in conjunction with
a permitted business use.
(6) Facilities
and services which are incidental to the operation of a permitted
use.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-4]
(7) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses, subject to site plan approval and the provisions of Article
VIII, shall be as follows:
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches
and other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups.
E. Special provisions
and requirements applicable in the LI-O Zone.
[Amended 9-1-2020 by Ord. No. 20-6; 12-22-2020 by Ord. No. 20-8; 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
(1) Buffer strip. A landscaped buffer strip shall be established and maintained along all lot lines, other than street lines, of all nonresidential uses developed in this zone except as herein provided. Such buffer strips shall be a minimum of five feet in width and shall meet the requirements prescribed in §
525-24A.
(2) Adjoining
parking lots. A buffer strip is not required along a lot line between
parking lots of business uses within this zone, provided that passage
between the parking lots is permitted and further provided that, where
the combined width of the two parking lots exceeds 120 feet, a landscaped
island a minimum of 10 feet in width shall be located within the parking
lot and running the depth of the parking lot except for vehicular
aisles.
(3) Screening and buffer strip. Whenever a developed use in this zone abuts any of the residential zones or uses or a business zone, the buffer strip required in §
525-24A shall also contain screening such as dense hedges, decorative fencing or landscaped earth berms as further prescribed in §
525-24B.
(4) Loading docks. A maximum
of four loading docks shall be permitted in any structure.
F. Area, lot and bulk regulations applicable to permitted used, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
LI-O/C Light Industrial/Office/Commercial Zone:
A. Permitted principal
uses shall be as follows:
(2) Single-family
dwellings when used as the dwelling house for a farm.
B. Permitted principal
uses, subject to the requirement of site plan review, shall be as
follows:
(1) Light industrial/business
offices.
(2) Commercial
office park development.
(5) Municipal
buildings, public schools and nonprofit private schools, parks, playgrounds
and recreation areas deemed necessary and appropriate by the Township.
(6) Warehouse
and distribution centers.
(8) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(1) On farms
only, customary farm buildings for the housing of livestock and storage
of farm products or equipment located on the same parcel as the principal
use.
(2) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(3) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
(4) Private garage
space for the storage of business vehicles used in conjunction with
a permitted business use.
(5) Facilities
and services which are incidental to the operation of a permitted
use.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-4]
(6) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses subject to site plan approval and the provisions of Article
VIII, shall be as follows:
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches
and other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups.
E. Special provisions
and requirements applicable in the LI-O Zone.
[Amended 9-1-2020 by Ord. No. 20-6; 12-22-2020 by Ord. No. 20-8; 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
(1) Buffer strip. A landscaped buffer strip shall be established and maintained along all lot lines, other than street lines, of all nonresidential uses developed in this zone except as herein provided. Such buffer strips shall be a minimum of five feet in width and shall meet the requirements prescribed in §
525-24A.
(2) Adjoining
parking lots. A buffer strip is not required along a lot line between
parking lots of business uses within this zone, provided that passage
between the parking lots is permitted and further provided that, where
the combined width of the two parking lots exceeds 120 feet, a landscaped
island a minimum of 10 feet in width shall be located within the parking
lot and running the depth of the parking lot except for vehicular
aisles.
(3) Screening and buffer strip. Whenever a developed use in this zone abuts any of the residential zones or uses or a business zone, the buffer strip required in §
525-24A shall also contain screening, such as dense hedges, decorative fencing or landscaped earth berms as further prescribed in §
525-24B.
(4) Loading docks. A maximum
of four loading docks shall be permitted in any structure.
F. Area, lot and bulk regulations applicable to permitted used, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
[Amended 8-1-1995 by Ord. No. 0:95-7; 3-5-1996 by Ord. No. 0:96-4; 3-2-1999 by Ord. No.
0:99-4; 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 01-7; 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 05-2]
The following regulations shall apply in the
I-1 Industrial Zone:
A. Permitted uses
shall be as follows:
(2) Single-family
dwellings when used as the dwelling house for a farm.
B. Permitted principal
uses subject to the requirements of site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Industrial/light
industrial.
(3) Warehouse
and distribution centers.
(4) Retail business and personal service establishments permitted in §
525-14B(1) and
(2), provided that they are related to goods or service to the industrial establishments or their employees as permitted in the I-1 Zone.
(5) Industrial
park development.
(6) Municipal
buildings, public schools and nonprofit private schools, parks, playgrounds
and recreation areas deemed necessary and appropriate by the Township.
(7) Solar production systems subject to the requirements of §
525-49.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
C. Permitted accessory
uses shall be as follows:
(1) On farms
only, customary farm buildings for the housing of livestock and storage
of farm products or equipment located on the same parcel as the principal
use.
(2) Signs in accordance with Article
VI.
(3) Off-street parking in accordance with Article
V.
(4) Private garage
space for the storage of business vehicles used in conjunction with
a permitted business use.
(5) Facilities
and services which are incidental to the operation of a permitted
use.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-4]
(6) Small solar systems limited
to the lesser of 20 kilowatts (20 kw) or 110% of the average of the
three prior years' electrical energy consumption. Solar panels and
solar arrays shall be rooftop mounted or, in the alternative, may
be ground mounted but shall be located in the rear yard area as the
second siting priority; provided, additionally, however, that ground-mounted
solar arrays may be permitted within the side yard setback area but
only when same are effectively screened from view from the street
and adjacent properties by evergreen plantings having a minimum planted
height of 48 inches and a maximum on-center planting spacing of 10
feet to create a continuous visual buffer.
[Added 2-15-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12]
D. Conditional uses, subject to site plan review and the provisions of Article
VIII, shall be as follows:
(1) Public and
semipublic buildings such as libraries, museums, other private schools,
nonprofit recreation clubs, eleemosynary uses and other nonprofit
uses similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.
(2) Churches
and other similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and other
such facilities of recognized religious groups.
E. Special provisions
and requirements applicable to the I-1 Zone shall be as follows:
[Amended 9-1-2020 by Ord. No. 20-6; 12-22-2020 by Ord. No. 20-8]
(1) Buffer strip. A landscaped buffer strip shall be established and maintained along all lot lines, other than street lines, of all nonresidential uses developed in this zone except as herein provided. Such buffer strips shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width and shall meet the requirements prescribed in §
525-24A.
(2) Adjoining parking lots. A
buffer strip is not required along a lot line between parking lots
of business uses within this zone, provided that passage between the
parking lots is permitted, and further provided that where the combined
width of the two parking lots exceeds 120 feet, a landscaped island,
a minimum of 10 feet in width, shall be located within the parking
lot and running the depth of the parking lot except for vehicular
aisles.
(3) Screening and buffer strip. Whenever a developed use in this zone abuts any of the residential zones or uses, the buffer strip required in §
525-24A shall also contain screening such as dense hedges, decorative fencing or landscaped earth berms as further prescribed in §
525-24B.
(4) Performance standards. There shall be compliance with the performance standards set forth in Article
VII.
(5) Loading docks. A maximum
of four loading docks shall be permitted in any structure.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-1]
F. Area, lot and bulk regulations applicable to permitted uses, accessory uses and conditional uses are specified in the Zoning Schedule, §
525-20.
G. Prohibited uses. All uses not specifically permitted by Subsections
A,
B,
C and
D above, including, but not limited to, toxic or hazardous waste collection, storage, transfer or processing; and truck, tractor and tractor/trailer parking, other than as a component of a permitted use, shall be prohibited.