Conditional uses, as enumerated in Article V, (§ 112-34 et seq.), shall be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board, provided that such uses are found by the Planning Board to comply with the following requirements and other applicable requirements as set forth in this section:
A. 
The use is a conditional use as set forth in Schedule 1.
B. 
The use is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public health, safety, welfare and convenience of the citizens will be protected.
C. 
Adequate landscaping and screening is provided.
D. 
Adequate off-street parking and loading is provided, and ingress and egress is so designed as to cause minimum interference with traffic on abutting streets.
E. 
The use conforms to all applicable regulations governing the district in which it is located.
A. 
The Planning Board shall grant or deny an application for a conditional use within 95 days of submission of a complete application by an applicant to the Secretary of the Planning Board, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
B. 
The review by the Planning Board of a conditional use shall include site plan review pursuant to § 112-185B. The time period for action by the Planning Board on conditional uses pursuant to § 112-35A shall apply to such site plan review. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute approval of the application and a certificate of the Township Clerk as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant, and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval herein required, and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
C. 
Whenever review or approval of the application by the County Planning Board is required by Section 5 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3), or Section 8 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.6), in the case of a site plan, the Franklin Township Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.
Such uses may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Plans shall show the exact location of buildings, the number of gasoline tanks to be installed, the dimensions and capacity of each tank, the depth at which the tanks will be placed below ground, the number of pumps to be installed, the type of structure and accessory buildings to be constructed, the number of service bays and a description of the nature and extent of the proposed use.
B. 
Said proposed use or structure shall not be located on any highway or street within 1,500 feet of any other automobile service station situated on the said highway or street, or on any other street as measured along the center line of the street or streets.
C. 
It is further provided that said use or structure shall not be located on a lot whose lot lines are located within 1,000 feet from any public or private school, hospital, church, library, theater, club, place of assembly seating more than 50 persons, or public building housing offices and records of this municipality.
D. 
It shall be further provided that vehicular entrances and exits shall be clearly visible from the highway or street upon which such use is located and shall not be located within 50 feet of a street intersection and further provided that all filling pumps shall be located at least 35 feet from the street line and side and rear property lines of the lot on which such use is to be located.
E. 
No more than three service stations shall be permitted within a linear mile.
F. 
No part of any automobile service station may be used for residence or sleeping purposes except by a watch person.
G. 
No part of any building used as an automobile service station nor filling pumps, car lifts, greasing equipment, nor other service equipment used to service or supply motor vehicles shall be erected within 50 feet of any residential zone boundary line.
H. 
All lifts and greasing equipment shall be located within an enclosed building.
I. 
No gasoline or oil pump or other service appliances installed for use in connection with any automobile service station shall be so installed or located within 35 feet of any lot line.
J. 
No automobile service station shall store out of doors in a side or front yard, wrecked, damaged or disassembled (either whole or in part) vehicles, boats, used automotive or marine parts or used supplies or materials thereof. Any such storage location in a rear yard shall be screened so that no stored vehicle or article shall be visible from the front of the premises nor to any adjacent premises.
K. 
All other regulations for the district in which the use is to be located shall be met except that the minimum lot area for a service station shall not be less than 40,000 square feet.
L. 
Car wash facilities may be permitted as an accessory use.
[Amended 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 3729; 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 3772; 6-22-2010 by Ord. No. 3881]
A house of worship may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Permitted zones. Places of worship shall be permitted as conditional uses as specified in Schedule 1, Permitted Uses.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule 1 is attached to this chapter.
B. 
Permitted uses. All proposed principal and accessory uses, including anticipated or future uses, and all principal and accessory structures greater than 100 square feet in area shall:
(1) 
Be delineated on the site plan and architectural plan;
(2) 
Be included in all lot data table calculations;
(3) 
Be addressed in the traffic study; and
(4) 
Meet all standards related to that use and/or structure.
C. 
Roadway location. No place of worship having a gross floor area over 5,000 square feet shall front or have direct vehicular access to a street classified in the Township Master Plan as a scenic roadway (with the exception of those roadways under state or county jurisdiction) nor shall a place of worship having a gross floor area over 5,000 square feet be located on any roadway with an improved cartway width of 18 feet or less.
D. 
Parking requirements.
(1) 
One parking space per every three seats. One seat shall be considered 22 inches in calculating the capacity of pews or benches. In the event there is no seating provided, parking shall be provided at one parking space for every three persons at the largest anticipated gathering or a minimum of one parking space for every 15 square feet of worship area.
(2) 
Depending on the number of special occasions, the Planning Board may require overflow parking to be constructed of pervious pavement materials. Parking may be banked upon approval of the Planning Board in anticipation of future growth, but it shall be delineated on the plan and included in all coverage calculations and drainage calculations.
E. 
Parking location. The majority of the parking shall be located to the rear of the main structure, with no more than 10% of the total parking located at the front entrance for handicapped accessibility, weddings and funeral services.
F. 
Parking setbacks and standards. Unless modified herein, the parking setbacks and standards contained in Article XI (§ 112-81 et seq.) for the applicable zone shall apply, provided that no parking or access driveways shall be permitted within any required buffer area identified in Subsection K below.
G. 
Building setbacks. The walls of the main building or of any accessory building or structure greater than 100 square feet shall be set back in compliance with the zone district requirements, but in no case less than 50 feet from the abutting street right-of-way line or lines (front yard setback) or less than 25 feet from every adjoining property line.
H. 
Building height. The building shall not exceed the height restrictions for the zoning district in which it is to be located unless in accordance with § 112-28.
I. 
Impervious cover.
(1) 
Impervious cover shall be permitted to be two times the allowable percent in the applicable residential zone, and shall comply with the applicable percent in nonresidential zones and the HBD zone.
(2) 
Impervious cover may be increased an additional 10% upon approval by the Planning Board where the parking, drive or pedestrian surface is constructed of pervious pavement material, subject to the same conditions contained in Subsection D(2) above.
J. 
Lot cover. Lot or building cover maximums shall not exceed the allowable percent in the applicable zone.
K. 
Buffers and lighting. Buffering, landscaping and/or fencing shall be required pursuant to either of the following standards in Subsection K(1) or (2) below where any yard is adjacent to a residential zone or residence:
(1) 
Fifteen 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 six to eight 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, at a minimum, a triple, staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of six to eight feet, or approved equivalent; and a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs.
(3) 
Lighting shall be designed to minimize glare and spill-over onto adjacent property or into the sky. This shall be accomplished through the use of cutoff fixtures and/or reflectors so that light is directed, as much as possible, to the area intended to be illuminated. The light source shall be fully concealed. Where located adjacent to a residential zone or residence, lighting fixtures shall be limited to 15 feet in height and 250 watts in power and shall not exceed 0.0 footcandles beyond the property line zoned or used for residential purposes;
L. 
Minimum lot area.
(1) 
In the A, CP, RR-5 and RR-3 Districts: two times the minimum lot area required of a single-family home.
(2) 
In the R-40, R-20, R-15, R-10, R-10A, R-10B, C-R and R-7 Districts: three times the lot area required of a single-family home or one acre, whichever is greater.
(3) 
In the GB, NB, OP and HBD Districts: the minimum lot area requirement applicable to nonresidential uses.
M. 
Location on flag lot prohibited. When located in a residential zone and/or adjacent to a residence, no place of worship shall be located on a flag lot as such term is defined in § 112-71.
[Amended 9-14-2010 by Ord. No. 3898]
Community residences for developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence which house six or more individuals except for residential staff may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Minimum lot size by zoning districts shall be as follows:
Zone
Minimum Lot Size
RR3, RR5 and R-40
5 acres
R-20 and R-15
1 acre
R-7 and R-10
20,000 sq. ft.
C-R
20,000 sq. ft.
B. 
Minimum of 250 square feet of gross floor area shall be required for each site occupant inclusive of resident staff personnel.
C. 
Such community residences must be at least 1,500 feet apart from each other.
[Amended 7-16-2013 by Ord. No. 4021-13; 2-24-2026 by Ord. No. 4497-26]
A. 
No garden apartment structure shall be located within 200 feet of a single-family dwelling which is not located on the same lot.
B. 
No garden apartment building shall be closer than 30 feet to any other garden apartment.
C. 
No more than 24 dwelling units in the R-10B Zone or 16 dwelling units in any other zone shall be contained in any one garden apartment structure.
D. 
A planting screen having a minimum width of 10 feet shall be provided along all side and rear property lines that do not abut an open space area. This screen shall consist primarily of evergreen trees and earth contouring so as to provide visual screen. Planting material shall be at least three feet high at the time of planting, and it shall be the responsibility of the owner to carry out this program and to promote such maintenance and care as is required to obtain the effect intended by the original plan.
E. 
All private streets shall be paved to a minimum width of 30 feet.
F. 
No off-street parking area shall be located within the required front yard area of the development tract.
G. 
No on-street, parallel parking shall be permitted on any street, road, thoroughfare, accessway or driveway, whether public or private.
H. 
On-site parking shall be proved in accordance with the Residential Site Improvement Standards.
I. 
Each parking area shall contain no more than 50 vehicle spaces and shall be adequately lighted either with wall-mounted or post-mounted ornamental fixtures.
J. 
No off-street parking spaces, including detached garages, shall be located closer than seven feet to the principal building, and no principal building shall have off-street parking areas on all sides of the building.
K. 
No off-street parking area shall be located closer than 10 feet to a side or rear property line.
L. 
If garages are provided, they shall have an unobstructed clear floor space area of not less than 240 square feet and such a garage may be built into the dwelling structure or separately constructed as herein provided.
M. 
Each group of attached garages shall be no more than one story in height. The architectural design and materials used in the construction thereof shall conform to the design and building materials used in the construction of other buildings and structures. No part of any garage or other accessory building shall be used for living purposes.
N. 
The following recreational requirements shall be met and developed with facilities suitable to serve the residents of the dwelling units; said facilities shall be located so as not to be detrimental to adjacent property owners by virtue of noise, light, glare and any other objectionable features emanating therefrom. A minimum of 400 square feet of recreational area shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
O. 
Other requirements.
(1) 
All projects shall be serviced by public water and sewer utilities.
(2) 
Minimum lot size shall be one hundred acres in the R-10B Zone and 10 acres in all other zones.
(3) 
Minimum frontage shall be 300 feet.
(4) 
Minimum front yard shall be 75 feet.
(5) 
Minimum side yard shall be 40 feet.
(6) 
Maximum density shall be 3.25 units in the R-10B Zone and six units per gross acre in all other zones.
(7) 
Maximum lot coverage shall be 20%.
(8) 
Minimum rear yard shall be 40 feet.
(9) 
The total height of the building shall not exceed three stories nor 42 feet in height in the R-10B Zone and 2 1/2 stories nor 30 feet in height in all other zones. (No basement units are permitted.)
P. 
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses which are customarily incidental to said use, such as but not limited to the following, shall be permitted on the same lot:
(1) 
Private garages.
(2) 
Swimming pools.
(3) 
Recreation areas and incidental structures accessory thereto.
(4) 
Management office.
(5) 
Maintenance and storage building.
Q. 
Required use: very-low-, low- and moderate-income dwelling units. Every garden apartment development shall provide dwelling units for very low, low and moderate income households equal to at least 20% of the total housing units being constructed, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 81, Affordable Housing.
R. 
Garden apartment developments existing within the General Business (GB) Zone as of the effective date of this ordinance[1] shall be considered permitted uses, subject to the requirements of § 112-39.
[1]
Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 4021-13, adopted 7-16-2013.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 112-40 of the 2006 Code, Apartments, townhouses and independent senior living facilities in HBD, was repealed 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 4115-15.
[Added 9-22-2009 by Ord. No. 3843]
A. 
A small wind energy system shall be permitted in the Agricultural (A), Canal Preservation (CP), Rural Residential 3 (RR3) and Rural Residential 5 (RR5) Zoning Districts subject to the following requirements:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size for a small wind energy system shall be five acres.
(2) 
Setbacks. The minimum setback distance shall be 150% of the height of the wind tower. Such distance shall be doubled along a property line adjoining a scenic roadway. The setback distance is the horizontal distance from the center of the supporting structure to the nearest property line or to the nearest overhead utility easement or underground petroleum product pipeline easement.
(3) 
Height.
(a) 
A small wind energy system shall not exceed 120 feet in total height. The height of the structure is the vertical distance from the ground surface to the highest point of a rotor blade when in an upright position.
(b) 
The bottom of the rotor blade sweep shall be no closer than 35 feet above the ground surface.
(4) 
Number. No more than one wind tower for a small wind energy system shall be located on any one property.
(5) 
Visual impacts.
(a) 
The applicant shall demonstrate through project site planning and proposed mitigation that the small wind energy system's visual impacts will be minimized for surrounding neighbors and the community. This may include, but not be limited to, information regarding site selection, turbine design or appearance, buffering, and screening of ground-mounted electrical and control equipment. All electrical conduits shall be underground.
(b) 
The color of the small wind energy system shall either be the stock color from the manufacturer or painted with a nonreflective, unobtrusive color that blends in with the surrounding environment.
(c) 
Wind turbines may only be attached to monopole towers with or without guy wires. Lattice towers are prohibited.
(6) 
Lighting. A small wind energy system shall not be artificially lit unless such lighting is required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If lighting is required, the applicant shall provide a copy of the FAA determination to establish the required markings and/or lights for the small wind energy system.
(7) 
Signs. All signs, both temporary and permanent, are prohibited on the small wind energy system, except as follows: manufacturer's or installer's identification on the wind turbine; and appropriate warning signs and placards.
(8) 
Code compliance. A small wind energy system including tower shall comply with all applicable construction and electrical codes, and the National Electrical Code.
(9) 
Utility notification and interconnection. Small wind energy systems that connect to the electric utility shall comply with the New Jersey's net metering and interconnection standards for Class I renewable energy systems.
(10) 
Noise. The noise level of any small wind energy system shall not exceed 60 dB(A) measured from any property line, or be in excess of five dB(A) above the background noise, whichever is greater, as measured at the closest inhabited dwelling on a neighboring property, except during short-term events such as severe wind storms and utility outages.
(11) 
Clearing. Clearing of natural vegetation shall be limited to that which is necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of the small wind energy system and as otherwise prescribed by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
(12) 
Access.
(a) 
All ground-mounted electrical and control equipment shall be labeled or secured to prevent unauthorized access.
(b) 
The tower shall be designed and installed so as to not provide step bolts or a ladder readily accessible to the public for a minimum height of eight feet above the ground.
B. 
Permit requirements.
(1) 
Site plan approval. Site plan approval shall be required for the installation of a small wind energy system.
(2) 
Documents. In addition to other normally required application materials for site plan and conditional use applications, the site plan application shall be accompanied by a plot plan which includes the following:
(a) 
Property lines and physical dimensions of the property;
(b) 
Location, dimensions, and types of existing structures on the property;
(c) 
Location of the proposed small wind energy system tower;
(d) 
The right-of-way of any public road that is contiguous with the property;
(e) 
Any overhead utility lines;
(f) 
Small wind energy system specifications, including manufacturer and model, rotor diameter, tower height, tower type (freestanding or guyed);
(g) 
Tower and tower foundation drawings signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey;
(h) 
Sound level analysis prepared by the wind turbine manufacturer or qualified engineer including noise levels of the proposed wind energy system at all property lines and at the closest neighboring inhabited dwelling.
(i) 
A visual analysis must be submitted, including photos of the subject property, that graphically simulates the appearance of any proposed small wind energy system and indicating its view from at least five locations around and within one mile of the proposed tower.
(j) 
A report from a structural engineer containing the following: a description of the tower, including a description of the design characteristics and material; and documentation to establish that the tower has sufficient structural integrity for the proposed uses at the proposed location and meets the applicable minimum safety requirements. The applicant shall provide evidence that the proposed tower height does not exceed the height recommended by the manufacturer of the wind turbine. Every two (2) years the owner shall submit a structural report to the Building Department attesting to the structural integrity of the wind generator, tower and/or support system.
(3) 
Expiration. A permit issued pursuant to this section shall expire if:
(a) 
The small wind energy system is not installed and functioning within 24 months from the date the permit is issued; or
(b) 
The small wind energy system is out of service or otherwise unused for a continuous twelve-month period.
C. 
Abandonment.
(1) 
A small wind energy system that is out of service for a continuous twelve-month period will be deemed to have been presumptively abandoned. The Zoning Officer may issue a notice of abandonment to the owner of a small wind energy system that is deemed to have been abandoned. The owner shall have the right to respond to the notice of abandonment within 30 days from notice receipt date. The Zoning Officer shall withdraw the notice of abandonment and notify the owner that the notice has been withdrawn if the owner provides information that demonstrates the small wind energy system has not been abandoned. In the event that the Zoning Officer, after investigation, determines that a small wind energy system has been abandoned, the Zoning Officer may issue a notice of abandonment during the presumptive twelve-month period and the owner shall have the right to respond to the notice of abandonment.
(2) 
If the small wind energy system is determined to be abandoned, the owner of a small wind energy system shall remove the small wind energy system and all related improvements at the owner's sole expense within three months of receipt of notice of abandonment. The applicant may provide a performance bond and/or other assurances satisfactory to the approving Board, in a form approved by the Township Attorney, that will cause the removal of the small wind energy system and all related improvements at no cost to the Township. In the absence of a performance bond and/or other assurances, if the owner fails to remove the small wind energy system, the Zoning Officer may, at the option of the Township Council, have the small wind energy system and all related improvements removed at the owner's expense, and impose a lien on the property.
D. 
Violations. It is unlawful for any person to construct, install, or operate a small wind energy system that is not in compliance with this section or with any condition contained in a building permit issued pursuant to this section. Small wind energy systems installed prior to the adoption of this section are exempt.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 112-41 of the 2006 Code, Home occupations, was repealed 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 3729.
Hospitals, philanthropic or eleemosynary uses shall be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Said use will have direct access to an arterial or major collector street as defined in this chapter and as designated on the adopted Master Plan of the Township of Franklin.
B. 
Off-street parking space shall be required in accordance with the standards set forth below:
(1) 
Hospitals: 2.5 spaces for each bed.
(2) 
Philanthropic and eleemosynary uses: one space for each two employees.
C. 
Minimum lot size shall be five acres.
D. 
Minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
E. 
Maximum percent of lot coverage shall be 15%.
Kennels may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
No structure or pen used for keeping or exercising of animals shall be located within 75 feet of any property line.
Membership swimming pools may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Such use shall meet the following area, yard and site requirements:
(1) 
Minimum frontage shall be 300 feet.
(2) 
Minimum depth shall be 600 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot area shall be 10 acres.
(4) 
No building, structure, parking area, driveway or recreational facility or use shall be within 25 feet of any boundary of the subject property, except that a driveway providing direct ingress and egress from a public roadway may be located within said buffer, but not within 75 feet of a site boundary of the subject property.
B. 
The seventy-five-foot buffer as required shall be planted and maintained with adequate trees and shrubs to provide adequate visual and noise barriers and shall meet the following specifications:
(1) 
A six-foot high security fence must be provided at the inner perimeter of the buffer area, contiguous to recreational facilities area.
(2) 
If no natural tree growth exists which forms a visual and noise barrier within the buffer area, a screen planting consisting of evergreen trees shall be provided.
(3) 
The minimum height of the plantings at the time of installation shall be five feet and shall be of the type to reach a mature height of at least 10 feet.
(4) 
Said evergreen trees shall be planted in four staggered rows, and no tree shall be more than 20 feet from the next adjacent tree.
C. 
Entrance driveways and exit driveways shall have plantings, the mature height of which shall not exceed two feet. These plantings shall extend on either side of the driveway for a distance of 15 feet.
D. 
Plans indicating the proposed planting layout must be submitted for approval prior to planting. Plans shall be drawn at a scale no greater than one inch equals 50 feet and shall show the location, variety and size of proposed plantings.
E. 
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided pursuant to Article XI (§ 112-81 et seq.) of this chapter.
F. 
No parking will be permitted on internal driveways or roadways.
G. 
Each pool will be developed in accordance with at least the minimum standards for public pools as recommended by the National Swimming Pools Institute.
H. 
A membership swimming pool facility shall have direct access to and front on at least a collector street as shown on the adopted Township Master Plan.
I. 
No membership swimming pool shall be located within one mile of another such facility.
J. 
Outdoor public address facilities shall be specifically prohibited.
K. 
The maximum membership limit of said organization shall be fixed at the time of application for site plan approval and shall be commensurate with the amount of facilities to be utilized and the exact nature of the use. No further expansion of said membership shall be granted unless additional facilities are developed and site plan approval and conditional use approval obtained therefor.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Licensed nursing homes may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Nursing homes shall be constructed and furnished so as to provide facilities, lodging and care for not less than 35 patients.
B. 
All nursing homes shall be constructed in such a manner as to comply with the State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Manual of Standards for Nursing Homes, reprinted July 1967, as amended from time to time, and in compliance with the pertinent codes of the Township of Franklin including, but not limited to, the site plan procedure herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. XXIII, § 112-184 et seq.
C. 
The lot or tract on which said nursing home is situated fronts on a primary or secondary or collector road as designated on the Master Plan of the Township of Franklin.
D. 
No nursing home shall be situated on a site not serviced by water and sewer utilities maintained and operated by a public utility franchised with the Township of Franklin or by the Township of Franklin.
E. 
No nursing home shall be operated in the Township of Franklin unless duly licensed and approved by the Department of Human Services in the State of New Jersey.
F. 
All nursing homes shall be equipped with a fire sprinkler system and thermal alarm system connected to the Franklin Township Police Department. The maintenance of said systems shall be the continuing responsibility of the owner.
G. 
Landscaping should be such as may be easily maintained and contribute to the overall appearance and use of the site. Landscaping shall be the continuing responsibility of the owner.
H. 
All nursing homes shall have a minimum land area of five acres.
I. 
Minimum lot width shall be 300 feet.
J. 
Minimum building setback shall be 100 feet.
K. 
Such uses shall have a minimum 50 feet side yard on each side.
L. 
Maximum percent lot coverage shall be 20%.
M. 
Off-street on-site parking shall include 0.3 spaces per bed plus one space per employee on maximum shift.
N. 
Rear yards shall be 50 feet minimum.
O. 
Maximum height of nursing home structures shall be two stories, not to exceed 30 feet.
P. 
There must be an adequate driveway for unobstructed ambulance entrance to an exit in the building. Said driveway shall be such that ambulances can enter and leave the premises without danger of being blocked by other traffic or parked vehicles and with sufficient room for turning, loading and unloading said ambulances.
Q. 
A safe and convenient system of drives, walkways, access areas, parking facilities must be provided for the employees, doctors, management, visitors, ambulances, delivery vehicles and fire, police or other emergency vehicles.
R. 
There shall be adequate outside lighting to provide safety for all persons at all times at said nursing home, and said lighting shall be directed and shielded so as to cause minimum disturbance to adjoining properties.
S. 
Nursing home structures shall be built of fireproof material in accordance with the Building Codes of the State of New Jersey and the Township Fire Code.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 146, Construction Codes, Uniform; and Ch. 132, Fire Prevention.
T. 
Nursing home design shall be functional and shall adequately provide for the health, welfare and safety of the patients, employees, visitors and general public.
[Added 6-28-2007 by Ord. No. 3701]
A. 
Professional office uses shall be permitted in the R-20-H District upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
(1) 
Such use is located in the R-20-H District, located along the north side of Route 27, east of its intersection with Shaw Drive.
(2) 
Such uses shall only be located on lots that meet or exceed the minimum lot area and frontage requirements of the R-20 District.
(3) 
Such use shall only be permitted in buildings in existence as of the adoption of this section.
(4) 
No expansion or other modification to the building exterior shall affect the residential appearance of the building.
(5) 
Lot coverage shall not exceed 20%, and impervious surface coverage shall not exceed 45%.
(6) 
Parking areas shall be located to the rear of the building and/or to the side of it. No parking area shall extend closer to the street than the front of the building. Additionally, no off-street parking area shall be located closer than 10 feet to a property line.
(7) 
A landscaped buffer area of at 10 feet in width shall be located around the perimeter of the parking and loading areas of such use.
(8) 
Signs for such uses shall be limited to one freestanding sign not exceeding six square feet in area or six feet in height (including supports) nor located closer than 10 feet from a property line. Such signs shall be constructed of high-quality materials, such as carved wood, architecturally treated metal or stone. Only externally lighted signs shall be permitted. No building-mounted signage shall be permitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: For provisions regarding philanthropic or eleemosynary uses (former § 112-46), see § 112-42.
[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 3772; 6-22-2010 by Ord. No. 3881]
Schools, including private and parochial schools recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education, may be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Such school shall have, as its prime purpose, the general education of students in the arts and sciences and shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services or the Department of Education (NJ) if a license for its operation is required by law.
B. 
Any other provision contained in this chapter notwithstanding, no school building or part thereof shall be erected nearer than a distance equal to three times the height of such building to any property line other than a street line.
C. 
All accessory buildings shall be located on the same lot as the principal building, and the sum of all areas covered by all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed 30% of the area of the lot.
D. 
No school permitted hereunder shall be a trade school, except to the extent that instruction in a particular trade or trades may be a part of the general education curriculum of the school in the arts and sciences, and no correctional, health or any other institution not primarily concerned with the general education of students in the arts and sciences shall be permitted.
E. 
Parking location. The majority of the parking shall be located to the rear of the main structure, with no more than 10% of the total parking located at the front entrance for handicapped accessibility, student drop-off and other such functions.
F. 
Parking setbacks and standards. Unless modified herein, the parking setbacks and standards contained in Article XI (§ 112-81 et seq.) for the applicable zone shall apply, provided that no parking or access driveways shall be permitted within any required buffer area identified in Subsection H below.
G. 
Building setbacks. The walls of the main building or of any accessory building or structure greater than 100 square feet shall be set back in compliance with the zone district requirements, but in no case less than 50 feet from the abutting street right-of-way line or lines (front yard setback), or less than 25 feet from every adjoining property line.
H. 
Buffers and lighting. Buffering, landscaping and/or fencing shall be required pursuant to either of the following standards in Subsection H(1) or (2) below where any yard is adjacent to a residential zone or residence:
(1) 
Fifteen 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 six to eight 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 at a minimum a triple, staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of six to eight feet, or approved equivalent; and a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs.
(3) 
Lighting shall be designed to minimize glare and spill-over onto adjacent property or into the sky. This shall be accomplished through the use of cutoff fixtures and/or reflectors so that light is directed, as much as possible, to the area intended to be illuminated. The light source shall be fully concealed. Where located adjacent to a residential zone or residence, lighting fixtures shall be limited to 15 feet in height and 250 watts in power and shall not exceed 0.0 footcandles beyond the property line zoned or used for residential purposes;
I. 
Minimum lot area.
(1) 
In the RR-5 and RR-3 Districts: two times the minimum lot area required of a single-family home.
(2) 
In the R-40 and R-20 Districts: three times the lot area required of a single-family home or one acre, whichever is greater.
J. 
No school shall front or have direct vehicular access to a street classified in the Township Master Plan as a scenic roadway (with the exception of those roadways under state or county jurisdiction) nor shall a school be located on any roadway with an improved cartway width of 18 feet or less.
K. 
Location on flag lot prohibited. When located in a residential zone and/or adjacent to a residence, no school shall be located on a flag lot as such term is defined in § 112-71.
[Amended 9-14-2010 by Ord. No. 3898]
The location of all public utility installations shall be permitted upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
No public utility electric or gas main transmission line shall be located within 100 feet of a school, church, or other public buildings.
B. 
No permanent storage of vehicles or outdoor storage of materials shall be permitted.
[Amended 1-23-2007 by Ord. No. 3652; 7-16-2013 by Ord. No. 4021-13; 2-24-2026 by Ord. No. 4497-26]
Such development shall be permitted upon authorization of the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
The minimum development tract size shall be 10 acres.
B. 
The maximum permitted density shall be six dwelling units per gross acre.
C. 
The development shall provide 400 square feet of recreational area for each dwelling unit. Such space shall not include the yard areas of a lot(s) in fee-simple ownership.
D. 
All private streets shall be paved to a minimum width of 30 feet.
E. 
In addition to yard requirements for the tract of land set forth in Schedule 2 (Lot and Yard Requirements), no dwelling unit shall be located less than 25 feet from the curbline or edge of pavement of a private street or access driveway.
F. 
Each individual lot shall have a front and rear yard not less than 20 feet. There shall be a single side yard of not less than 20 feet at the end of each row. In the instance of a development proposal under this subsection creating a lot for each dwelling unit, each unit shall have a rear yard of not less than 20 feet.
G. 
There shall be no more than eight dwelling units in any single group of dwelling units.
H. 
No dwelling unit, or group of dwelling units, shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is lesser. No living space shall be permitted above the second floor.
I. 
Refuse storage areas shall be so designed as to minimize any detrimental effect on the character of the development.
J. 
All utility wiring shall be underground.
K. 
Common accessory buildings and facilities shall be designed to harmonize with the overall character of the development and shall meet the setback requirements set forth herein for groups of dwelling units.
L. 
All site facilities shall meet Township design standards.
M. 
Required use: very-low-, low- and moderate-income dwelling units. Every townhouse development shall provide dwelling units for very low, low and moderate income households equal to at least 20% of the total housing units being constructed, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 81, Affordable Housing.
N. 
Townhouse developments existing within the General Business (GB) Zone as of the effective date of this ordinance[1] shall be considered permitted uses, subject to the requirements of § 112-49.
[1]
Editor's Note: “This ordinance” refers to Ord. No. 4021-13, adopted 7-16-2013.
R-10A Zone Single-Family Development shall be permitted in the R-10A Zone south of Bunker Hill Road in accordance with the following standards and subdivision plan review:
A. 
Permitted principal uses shall be single-family dwellings.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses shall be private garages, private swimming pools and signs. (See Article XII, § 112-106 et seq.)
C. 
Conditional uses shall be public utility installations, community residences, home occupations and churches and other similar places of worship.
D. 
The minimum development tract size shall be 10 acres.
E. 
The maximum permitted density shall be three dwelling units per gross acre.
F. 
The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet.
G. 
The minimum frontage shall be 75 feet. The minimum frontage requirement on corner lots shall be met on all frontages on a public street.
H. 
The minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet. Front yard setbacks on corner lots shall comply with sight triangle distances as established elsewhere in this chapter.
I. 
The minimum side yard setback shall be eight feet on one side.
J. 
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet.
K. 
The minimum setbacks for accessory structures shall be eight feet for side and 10 feet for rear yards.
L. 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 25%.
M. 
The maximum impervious coverage shall be 35%.
N. 
The maximum height shall be 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories, whichever is less.
O. 
All streets shall have a right-of-way of 50 feet and shall be paved to a minimum width of 30 feet.
P. 
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided pursuant to Article XI, § 112-81.
Q. 
Garages shall be constructed according to the following standards:
(1) 
All garages provided shall conform architecturally to and be of similar materials as the principal building in the development.
(2) 
No detached garage shall exceed a height of one story or fifteen feet.
R. 
All streets shall have four-foot concrete sidewalks on one side.
S. 
All utility wiring shall be underground.
Principal uses in the Neighborhood Business (NB) Zone shall be permitted in the CR Zone subject to the following:
A. 
NB uses shall be permitted only as support uses to an existing or approved multifamily development in the CR Zone.
B. 
NB development shall conform to all development standards for the NB Zone (Schedules 1 through 6), unless modified herein.
C. 
NB development shall occupy no more than 3% of the land area of an existing and/or approved multifamily development in the CR Zone.
D. 
NB development in the CR Zone shall not include gas stations, restaurants, funeral homes, health clubs, or quasi-public or private club or fraternity.
E. 
A twenty-foot-wide perimeter buffer shall be provided where the proposed NB development is adjacent to existing or proposed residential development. The perimeter buffer is not required adjacent to a public right-of-way.
F. 
The perimeter buffer shall be landscaped with a solid six-foot-high fence and massed evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. Evergreen trees shall be eight feet in height at time of installation and planted 10 feet on center in a double staggered row. One deciduous tree and two shrubs shall be planted for each 10 linear feet of buffer.
G. 
Pedestrian access shall be provided from the residential development to the NB development.
H. 
Driveway access from the NB development to Route 27 shall be prohibited if there is an alternative public street to provide access to the development.
[Added 4-27-2010 by Ord. No. 3875; amended 12-8-2020 by Ord. No. 4333-20]
Billboards may be permitted upon authorization of the Planning Board in accordance with the following standards and site plan review:
A. 
Location.
(1) 
Billboards shall be located in the B-I District.
(2) 
Billboards shall only be located on a lot fronting on an interstate highway (i.e., I-287) and shall be located, positioned and designed so that the advertising surface is visible only from the interstate highway and not local roadways or residential uses to the greatest degree possible, and no portion of a billboard shall be more than 200 feet from the property line adjoining the Interstate Highway.
(3) 
No portion of a billboard shall be within 200 feet of a right-of-way of an improved county or local road.
(4) 
Only one billboard shall be permitted on any one lot.
(5) 
No portion of a billboard shall be within 1,000 feet of any portion of another billboard or the applicable spacing requirements of the New Jersey State Department of Transportation, whichever is greater.
(6) 
No portion of a billboard shall be located within 300 feet of a lot containing a residential use.
B. 
Bulk requirements.
(1) 
Billboards are a principal structure subject to the B-I District bulk requirements and size and design requirements except as provided in Subsections B and C.
(2) 
Billboards may be placed zero feet from the property line adjoining the Interstate Highway; however, no portion of the billboard shall extend beyond such property line. No portion of a billboard shall be less than 50 feet from any other property line.
(3) 
The minimum distance from any portion of a billboard to any portion of a nonbillboard structure shall be 100 feet.
C. 
Size and design.
(1) 
A billboard display area shall not exceed 50 feet in height above the elevation of the outside stripe of the nearest portion of the adjoining highway, nor shall it be less than 25 feet from grade.
(2) 
A billboard display area shall not exceed 672 square feet.
(3) 
No billboard or billboard display area or portion thereof shall rotate, move, produce noise or smoke, give the illusion of movement, display video or other changing imagery, automatically change, or be animated or blinking, nor shall any billboard or portion thereof have any electronic, digital, tri-vision or other animated characteristics resulting in an automatically changing depiction.
(4) 
A billboard shall contain no more than two billboard display areas. A triangular (three-sided) configuration shall not be permitted. Two-sided billboards with an angle of deflection of no greater than 35° shall be permitted.
(5) 
Billboard display areas may be illuminated subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
Illuminating lights shall be arranged so as to direct illumination only towards the billboard display area and to reduce overglow and glare.
(b) 
Illuminating lights shall be arranged so that overglow and glare shall not be visible from any residential properties at any time of year.
(c) 
Illuminating lights shall be shielded from view of all vehicular traffic and shall be arranged so that there exists no glare to any vehicular traffic.
(d) 
No billboard shall be illuminated by means of intermittent, flashing, or blinking lights.
(e) 
Illuminating lights shall only be permitted to be arranged on the base margin of any billboard display area.
(6) 
No billboard or billboard display area be painted with, or composed of, any material of a fluorescent, phosphorescent, or holographic material.
(7) 
No billboard shall display pornographic or sexually indecent and/or obscene pictures, depictions, or images, whether such images are actual pictures, illustrations, or computer-generated. For the purposes of this section, pornographic or sexually indecent and/or obscene pictures, depictions, or images shall include, but not be limited to, images of unclothed humanoid genitalia, humanoid breasts, humanoid buttocks, and other sexually explicit imagery such as gratuitous humanoid breast cleavage. No billboard shall display obscene, vulgar, or profane words or symbols, which shall include, but not be limited to, words, phrases and symbols that are commonly restricted from public broadcast pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1464.
(8) 
No billboard shall display and words or symbols that connotes traffic control commands, including but not limited to "stop" or "danger," or which may be confused as a sign displayed by a public authority.
(9) 
No billboard shall be placed on any building.
(10) 
No billboard shall be erected so as to cause any visual obstruction to traffic or impair traffic control devices.
D. 
Administration.
(1) 
Any application for the construction of a billboard shall require compliance with the Road Side Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act as found at N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et seq., and such other laws and applicable regulations related to the construction of structures and/or billboards.
(2) 
Applications for the construction of a billboard shall comply with the requirements contained within this chapter as to site plan and conditional use review procedures.