A. 
The Borough of Laurel Springs is hereby divided into the following zones, differentiated according to use, area, and bulk requirements, to be designated as follows:
R-1 Zone
Residential
PO/R Zone
Professional Office/Residential
BC Zone
Business Commercial Zone
B. 
Within and incorporated into the above-referenced zones, the Borough has created certain overlay, redevelopment, and rehabilitations districts, pursuant to plans adopted by resolution of the governing body, which plans are specifically incorporated herein and made a part hereof, and are referred to as follows:
(1) 
Laurel Road Professional Overlay District.
(2) 
Downtown Area Redevelopment District.
(3) 
White Horse Pike Corridor Redevelopment District.
(4) 
135 Broadway Redevelopment District.
(5) 
Stone Road Rehabilitation District.
The boundaries of each zoning district are established on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Borough of Laurel Springs" which accompanies and is hereby made part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Subdivision (b)2, and 5:21-7.4, Subdivision (b)1.
In determining the boundaries of zones shown on the map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
The boundary lines of the above-mentioned districts are shown on the Zoning Map.
B. 
District boundary lines are intended to coincide with lot lines, the corporate boundary of the Borough, the boundary lines of parks and other publicly owned lands and also the center lines of streets, alleys, railroads, and waterways.
C. 
In all cases of ambiguity or uncertainty as to the boundary line, the location of such boundary line shall be determined by the Board.
A. 
Unless otherwise specifically permitted within this chapter, no more than one principal dwelling or building shall be permitted on one lot. Any accessory building attached to a principal building by a common wall, an abutting wall or a roof shall be considered part of the principal building and shall adhere to the yard requirements for the principal building.
B. 
Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall be permitted only on the same lot as the principal building to which they are accessory.
C. 
Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall not be such as to alter the character of the premises on which they are located and shall not encroach upon any front, side or rear yard unless permitted by this chapter.
D. 
All accessory buildings, structures or uses shall be governed by the bulk and area regulations of the zone in which they are located.
No building shall hereafter be used, erected, altered, converted, enlarged, added to, moved, or reduced, wholly or in part, nor shall any lands be designed, used, or physically altered for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with this chapter. Where a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building, such subdivision shall be affected in such a manner as not to impair any of the requirements of this chapter with respect to the existing building and all yards and other open space in connection therewith so that all resulting lots have adequate dimensions consistent with the requirements of the zoning district in which they are located.
All facilities owned or operated or hereafter owned or operated by the Borough of Laurel Springs or by any authority or agency created by it shall be deemed a permitted use in all districts.
All uses not expressly permitted by this chapter are prohibited in all districts (unless permitted by conditional use permit as elsewhere in this chapter provided), such prohibition to include but not be limited to the following:
A. 
Any manufacturing operations which may create corrosive, toxic or noisome fumes, gas, smoke, odors, obnoxious dust, vapor or wastes, offensive noise or vibration, or which shall be otherwise objectionable in appearance or detrimental to public health, safety or general welfare.
B. 
All retail and mercantile operations prior to 5:00 a.m. and later than 11:00 p.m.
C. 
Airports and heliports.
D. 
Amusement parks.
E. 
Antennas of any type erected on the exterior of a building or on a lot or dish antennas over one meter in diameter.
F. 
Asphalt manufacturing.
G. 
Assaying.
H. 
Boiler works.
I. 
Cannabis establishments and distributors referred to as Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Class 4 in the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act (the "Act"), P.L. 2021, c. 16, enacted February 21, 2021, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
J. 
Cemeteries.
K. 
Construction trailers used as temporary offices or mobile homes.
L. 
Crematory.
M. 
Creosote treatment/manufacturing.
N. 
Distilleries, breweries, or marijuana production except as allowed as a conditional use in the Business Commercial District.
O. 
Dumping or storage of waste or scrap metal.
P. 
Fat rendering operations.
Q. 
Iron, steel, brass or copper foundry, or smelting operations.
R. 
Junkyards, car wreck and automobile body repair yards and automobile painting or body repair establishments.
S. 
Motels, hotels, bed-and-breakfast, AIRBNB, and similar uses.
T. 
Open air cinemas.
U. 
Outdoor coin-operated or mechanical controlled businesses.
V. 
Outdoor overnight parking of commercial vehicles.
W. 
Outdoor storage of house trailers, campers, boats, construction equipment and non-licensed or unregistered vehicles.
X. 
Pet shops, kennels or other commercial establishments for breeding, boarding or sale of animals.
Y. 
Petroleum refining/storage except in course of operation of gasoline service station.
Z. 
Poolrooms, billiard parlors, bowling alleys or amusement establishments.
AA. 
Quarrying.
BB. 
Removing or causing to be removed topsoil from the Borough.
CC. 
Rooming houses.
DD. 
Stockyards, piggeries, or facilities for slaughtering of animals.
EE. 
Stone crushing.
FF. 
Storage, curing, or tanning of rawhide/animal skins.
GG. 
Storage of oil, gasoline or petroleum except for on-the-premises consumption for heat, fuel or power.
HH. 
Storage or sale of abandoned or junk motor vehicles or parts.
II. 
Sugar refinery.
JJ. 
Trailer camps.
KK. 
Trucking terminals, including moving and storage.
LL. 
Varnish production.
MM. 
Welding shops.
Any use listed as a conditional use in a particular district may be permitted by the Board, but only after it has determined that the development proposal complies with the conditions and standards set forth in this chapter for the location and operation of such use. All conditional uses shall comply with the following requirements and standards in addition to those set forth elsewhere in this chapter:
A. 
All proposed structures, equipment or material shall be readily accessible for fire and police protection.
B. 
The proposed use shall be so located and of such size and character that, in general, it shall be in harmony with the existing development in the general area in which it is proposed to be situated, particularly if it is located in a residential zone, and shall be free of nuisance characteristics.
C. 
In addition to the above, in the event that any use is located in or directly adjacent to a residential zone:
(1) 
The location, size, activity, site layout, street access, pedestrian and vehicular movement and possible assembly of people shall be harmonious with that residential zone.
(2) 
The location and height of buildings, fences and landscaping shall not discourage the appropriate development and use, or materially affect property values, of the adjacent lands or buildings.
All activities except the following shall require site plan approval:
A. 
The construction, customary use, and modification of single-family dwellings, including any permitted accessary buildings and uses incidental to the principal use of the property.
B. 
Construction which is determined by the Construction Official to constitute ordinary repairs, as defined by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Uniform Construction, Code.
C. 
A proposed development not involving a change in use, not affecting existing circulation, drainage, building arrangements, landscaping, buffering, lighting, or other considerations of site plan review. Such permitted development involves normal maintenance or replacement such as a new roof, painting, new siding, or similar activity.
D. 
Any structure or use for which a site plan review application was made to the Board prior to the effective date of this chapter under municipal ordinances and regulations then in effect superseded by this chapter and that is developed in accordance with an approval of such application heretofore given by the Board pursuant to said prior ordinance and regulations, provided that such approval is less than two years old.