B.
The standards for review have been established in
order to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the Township
residents. Any conditional use found to be detrimental to the public
health, safety and general welfare shall be denied.
C.
The Planning Board shall take into consideration the
character and type of development in the area surrounding the location
for which the request is made, and determine that the proposed conditional
use, as permitted, will constitute an appropriate use in the area
and will not substantially injure or detract from the use of surrounding
property or from the character of the neighborhood.
D.
The Planning Board may impose conditions in addition
to those required to ensure that the intent of this chapter and the
Site Plan Ordinance regulations are satisfied. These may include,
but are not limited to, harmonious design of buildings, aesthetics,
planting and its maintenance as a sight or sound screen, landscaping,
hours of operation, lighting, numbers of persons involved, noise,
sanitation, safety, smoke and fume control and the minimizing of noxious,
offensive or hazardous elements.
Application for any conditional use shall be
made to the Planning Board in accordance with the provision of said
Board. Such application shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn
in accordance with the Site Plan Ordinance.
A.
Essential services shall be permitted as a conditional
use in all zones. Because of the wide range of uses which constitute
essential services, no specific regulations are contained in this
chapter. Each use shall be evaluated by the Planning Board and standards
imposed based on the following:
B.
The Planning Board may require alternate siting arrangements
and provisions for parking and loading spaces, screening, fencing,
buffers and lighting.
Schools are permitted as conditional uses subject
to the following:
A.
Public and private schools are herein defined as schools
which meet the State of New Jersey requirements for primary and secondary
compulsory education. They shall be permitted in all zones and shall
contain sufficient land area to meet the standards established by
the New Jersey State Department of Education.
B.
Submission of a site plan.
C.
In evaluating the site plan for any proposed school,
the Planning Board shall consider the impact on surrounding existing
and future development of social and athletic events, traffic generation
and noise, light and other nuisance characteristics. Appropriate safeguards
shall be imposed to minimize these influences.
D.
All schools, public and private, shall be for day
students and shall not include boarding for pupils, teachers or other
staff.
Churches, synagogues and other religious buildings
and uses are permitted as conditional uses subject to the following:
A.
General. Subject use shall be permitted in all zones.
In reviewing the site plan for subject use, the Planning Board shall
make particular note of ancillary uses such as social events, recreational
activities, convocations and similar activities. Reasonable requirements
shall be established to minimize any adverse impact on surrounding
areas.
B.
The minimum lot size shall not be less than one acre.
C.
The minimum front yard depth shall be the same as
district requirements.
D.
Minimum side and corner yards shall be three times
the side yards requirement for the district.
E.
The minimum rear yard shall be twice the rear yard
requirement for the district.
F.
The minimum yard width requirement shall be three
times the district yard requirement.
G.
The minimum building height shall be two stories,
not to exceed 35 feet to the highest point of any building, exclusive
of chimneys, steeples and similar items.
H.
Entrances. There shall be a minimum of one separate
entrance and one separate exit from and to a public street.
I.
Maximum building coverage shall be 20% of the development
parcel.
J.
Minimum open space and landscaped areas shall be 30%
of the development parcel.
Recreational facilities by nonprofit organizations
are permitted as conditional use subject to the following:
No building, structure or lot shall be used
for senior citizen housing except in accordance with the following:
A.
Submission of a site plan.
B.
Senior citizen housing is housing especially designed
and constructed for the use of elderly or handicapped households which
means households of one or more persons, one of which is 62 years
of age or older or is handicapped. Such term shall also mean a single
person who is 62 years of age or older or is handicapped. A person
shall be considered handicapped if he or she has a physical impairment
which is expected to be of long, continued and indefinite duration;
substantially impedes his ability to live independently; and is of
such a nature that such disability could be ameliorated by more suitable
housing conditions.
C.
The minimum site area shall be two acres.
D.
The minimum street frontage shall be 200 feet.
E.
The minimum lot depth shall be 200 feet.
F.
The maximum permitted density shall be 15 dwelling
units per acre.
[Amended 4-29-2003 by Ord. No. 1275; 12-20-2007 by Ord. No.
1428]
G.
The maximum building coverage of lot shall be 30%.
H.
The maximum building height shall be two and one-half
(2 1/2) stories or 32 feet.
K.
Buffers shall be provided as determined by the Planning
Board.
[Added 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 1239]
No building, structure or lot shall be used
for senior citizen/affordable housing except in accordance with the
following:
A.
Submission of site plan.
B.
"Senior citizen housing" shall mean housing that is
especially designed and constructed for the use of mature households
which means households of one or more persons whose minimum age shall
be 55 years or older.
C.
The minimum site area shall be two acres.
D.
The minimum street frontage shall be 200 feet.
E.
The minimum lot depth shall be 150 feet.
F.
The maximum permitted density shall be 15 dwelling
units per acre.
[Amended 4-29-2003 by Ord. No. 1275; 12-20-2007 by Ord. No.
1428]
G.
The maximum building coverage of lot shall be 30%.
H.
The maximum building height shall be three stories
and 40 feet.
J.
Parking shall be provided as follows: one space for
every unit and one space for every four units to provide for guest
parking.
K.
Perimeter buffers shall be minimum of five feet.
L.
Should the developer determine in its sole discretion
to install sound barriers as part of the development, such barriers
may be constructed of either wood or masonry to be developed and approved
by a certified licensed architect or professional engineer. Such barriers
shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
M.
Affordable housing requirements:
(1)
Twenty percent of the units developed shall be restricted
as low- and moderate-income housing, as those terms are redefined
in N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. The low- and moderate-income units shall
be evenly divided between low-income units and moderate-income units.
(2)
The low- and moderate-income units built on site shall
be developed in accordance with the schedule set forth in N.J.A.C.
5.93-5.6(d).
(3)
At the developer's sole discretion and option, in
lieu of constructing low- and moderate-housing units on site, the
developer may contribute money to the Township which may be used by
the Township to help satisfy its affordable housing obligation. The
in-lieu monetary contribution shall be $25,000 for each affordable
housing unit otherwise required to be developed as part of the development.
Developer may choose to address the affordable housing through a combination
of site units and payments in lieu. There shall be no other development
fees for affordable housing as that term is used in N.J.A.C. 5:93-8
applicable to this zone.
(4)
In-lieu payments shall be computed and paid in a pro
rata fashion upon receipt of certifications of occupancy for market
rate units.
[Added 12-20-2007 by Ord. No. 1428; 12-11-2008 by Ord. No.
1456]
Despite anything contained in this chapter to
the contrary, the maximum allowable density permitted in any zone
where residential use is permitted, whether the use is for multifamily
housing, apartment housing, senior housing, age-restricted housing
or affordable housing, shall be limited to a maximum of 13 units per
acre.
Retail and service commercial establishments
are permitted as conditional uses in the Industrial District subject
to the following:
A.
Permitted uses. Retail and service commercial uses
in a planned "shopping center" type development.
B.
Submission of a site plan.
C.
The minimum lot size shall be 100,000 square feet.
D.
The minimum street frontage shall be 200 square feet.
E.
The maximum building height shall be three stories
or 35 feet.
F.
The maximum lot coverage shall be 20%.
H.
Access and frontage. All access and frontage for the
development site shall be on North Midland Avenue.
I.
Mixed uses permitted. Retail and service commercial
uses shall be permitted; limited, however, as first floor occupants
of permitted buildings. Upper floors, if any, shall be occupied solely
by principal permitted uses in the I Industrial District.
J.
Parking. Parking for all uses shall be provided pursuant to requirements of Article IX of this chapter.
K.
Design requirements. The design of the development
shall be of the highest quality in terms of architecture, function,
circulation, landscaping and other amenities.
L.
Parking, lighting, signs and buffers shall be provided
pursuant to regulations of this chapter as determined by the approving
authority.
M.
Approving authority findings. In addition to the applicant
satisfactorily meeting all zoning and site plan requirements as established
by the approving authority, the approving authority shall only approve
the "conditional uses" upon a finding that the traffic generated from
the proposed development shall not have any negative impact on public
safety or the general welfare of the community.
