The preamble of this ordinance is incorporated
herein and the purpose in creating the COD (Corporate Office
District) Zone is to encourage the development of office buildings
and consistent uses adjacent to and in the vicinity of Interstate
Route 80, and to promote contributions to regional contribution agreements
to provide for the construction of housing for low- and moderate-income
persons.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
RESIDENTIAL INN
An establishment, consisting of one or more buildings containing
not more than 140 guest units, with or without individual cooking
facilities, having a common lobby or office supervised by a person
in charge at all hours, that provides temporary lodging to travelers
and itinerant guests who maintain a primary residence elsewhere and
in which no unit may be continuously occupied by the same guest or
guests for a period in excess of 180 days.
Subject to development regulations as set forth hereinafter, the following uses shall be permitted, subject to the special conditions of §
430-244, entitled "Lower-income housing provisions":
A. Office buildings for planning, management and administration,
data processing and similar uses.
B. Research facilities, but not including uses or activities
requiring outdoor apparatus, such as tanks, pilot plants, towers,
etc.
F. A residential inn fronting on Smith Road and located
to the north of the B-3A Local Business District created by ordinance
enacted concurrently herewith. No building in a residential inn shall be more than two
stories.
G. Assisted living facility.
[Added 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98:43]
Height, area and other bulk requirements shall be as provided for the SED-5 District in the schedule of regulations in Article
VI, except that:
A. When a lot in the Corporate Office District abuts
a permanent common open space having a width of at least 200 feet
adjacent to the lot, the minimum side and rear yards adjacent to the
common open space shall be reduced to 25 feet.
B. Except for office buildings west of the Troy Brook,
all buildings may have a maximum of five stories. When basement parking
garages are provided, the height of such building or buildings, including
any portion of basement parking structures above finished grade, shall
not exceed 69 feet above the average finished grade at the perimeter
of the building and such parking structure. When basement parking
garages are not provided, the height of such building or buildings
shall not exceed 66 feet above the average finished grade at the perimeter
of the building.
C. Transition area requirements of §
430-146 shall not apply to any lot that is contiguous to or across a street from a PRD-2 District.
D. Parking may be permitted in front, side or rear yards,
provided that no parking shall be permitted within 30 feet of a street
right-of-way.
E. Assisted living facilities in the COD district shall
be subject to the following area and bulk requirements:
[Added 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98:43]
(1) Minimum lot area (acres): 6.0.
(2) Minimum front yard (feet): 50.
(3) Minimum side yard (feet): 25.
(4) Minimum rear yard (feet): 35.
(5) Maximum building coverage (percent): 25%.
(6) Maximum impervious coverage (percent): 60%.
(7) Maximum density (du/acre): 16.75.
(8) Minimum distance between buildings (feet): 35.
(9) Maximum height (stories/feet): 3/35. (NOTE: The maximum
height may be increased to 45 feet if the assisted living facility
has a gabled roof.)
(10)
Maximum number of units: 100.
The owner of a lot in the Corporate Office District
which exceeds the minimum lot size for the district may cluster one
or more buildings on the lot and construct structured parking facilities
in connection therewith, provided that:
A. The gross floor area of such building or buildings,
excluding floor area devoted to parking, shall not exceed the gross
floor area of buildings that could have been constructed on the lot
had the owner not elected the cluster option.
B. If the building or buildings are to be developed in
sections or stages, such sections or stages shall be:
(1) Substantially and functionally self-contained with
regard to access, parking utilities, open spaces and similar physical
features.
(2) Provided with such temporary or permanent transitional
features, buffers or protective areas as the Planning Board may require
to prevent damage or detriment to any completed section or stage,
to other sections or stages and to adjoining properties not in the
cluster plan.
The total floor area of offices and research
facilities in the COD District shall be as follows:
A. If basement parking garages are not provided: 1,000,000
square feet.
B. If basement parking garages are provided: 1,160,000
square feet.
In a major subdivision application in the COD
Zone or an amendment thereof, variable lot sizes may be approved by
the Planning Board. The lot sizes may be varied to the extent that
not more than 35% of the lots within the subdivision have areas of
less than five acres but not less than three acres, and provided that
in no event shall the maximum number of lots in the subdivision exceed
the number of lots that would have been permitted if such subdivision
had proceeded on the basis of a five-acre minimum lot size. The subdivider
shall submit a plat map showing the development according to the requirements
of the COD Zone and another plat map showing the development as modified
in accordance with this section. Notwithstanding any other requirement
of this chapter, including the requirements of this section, a child-care
facility shall be permitted on a lot having a minimum of two acres
and a residential inn shall be permitted on a lot having a minimum
of 4.5 acres, and such lots shall not be utilized in determining whether
the thirty-five-percent requirements of this section are satisfied.
Required off-street parking and loading requirements shall be as specified in Article
XXXVII.
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:19]
A. Except as expressly permitted herein, signs are subject to the sign regulations of Article
XXXVIII.
B. A project identification sign for a planned commercial office development shall be permitted as a conditional use within the COD District subject to the conditions and requirements set forth herein. Such a project identification sign may be located on a lot upon which no other principal buildings or structures are located, provided that the conditions and requirements of this section are met. A project identification sign shall not constitute a billboard or outdoor display sign as defined in §
430-279 and regulated pursuant to §
430-283A.
(1) The lot upon which the project identification sign
is located shall be owned and maintained by a property owners' association
formed for the purpose of owning and maintaining common property,
amenities or utilities within the planned commercial office development.
(2) The project identification sign shall be used to identify
the overall planned commercial development and not individual tenants
or property owners within the development.
(3) The project identification sign shall be a ground-mounted
monument sign.
(4) The project identification sign shall be designed
and constructed in a manner compatible with other signage constructed
within the planned commercial office development. Materials used shall
be compatible with the architectural elements and design features
of the buildings within the development.
(5) The project identification sign shall not be internally
illuminated, but shall be illuminated by ground-mounted lighting.
(6) The area of the project identification sign shall
not exceed 120 square feet.
(7) The height of the project identification sign shall
not exceed five feet, including base and pedestal. The sign may be
mounted upon a berm not to exceed three feet in height with a maximum
slope of three to one. The total height of the berm and the sign shall
not exceed eight feet from the surrounding grade.
(8) The maximum length of a project identification sign
shall be 35 feet.
(9) Lettering on a project identification sign shall not
exceed two feet in height.
(10)
A project identification sign shall be set back
a minimum of 20 feet from the front lot line.
(11)
If the lot upon which the sign is located has
frontage on two intersecting streets, a V-shaped project identification
sign shall be permitted, where the interior angle of the V shall not
be greater than 120º. The total area of a V-shaped project identification
sign shall not exceed 180 square feet, with each individual face of
the sign not to exceed 90 square feet. The total length of a V-shaped
project identification sign shall not exceed 50 feet, with each individual
face of the sign not to exceed 25 feet.
There shall be provided in the Corporate Office
District common open space for the use and enjoyment of the owners
and tenants of buildings in the district. Such common open space shall
constitute not less than 25% of the land area of the district, and
all property owners in the district shall have the obligation to maintain
such common open space pursuant to the terms of a valid easement agreement.
In the event of default of such maintenance, the Township shall have
the rights set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43. Such common open space
may include amenities desirable for the enjoyment of outdoor activities,
including but not limited to a jogging or running track or tennis
courts and such accessory structures as may be necessary for the storage
of equipment and supplies necessary to the maintenance of the common
open space.