In addition to the general goals listed in the preamble and
general intent, the zoning districts established in these regulations
are in accordance with the community goals, objectives and policies
as described in the Bridgeton Master Plan and are intended to achieve
the following:
A. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the various
types of public and semipublic recreation, conservation and other
open space uses.
B. To provide sufficient space for the expansion of existing public
facilities.
C. To protect the natural environment from ill-conceived development.
D. To protect public health, safety and welfare from certain natural
disasters.
E. To permit and encourage the retention of open land uses located and
designed to constitute harmonious and appropriate physical development
of the City of Bridgeton.
[Amended 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 13-06]
A. Specific intent. It is the specific intent of these regulations to
establish districts specifically for recreation facilities, conservation
of natural amenities, public education facilities and certain semipublic
uses which require vast areas of open land and in such quantity as
to provide for the expansion and future development of these uses.
B. Use regulations.
(1) Uses by right. In any O-1 District, land, buildings and structures
may be used by right for one or more of the following:
(a)
Public parks, playgrounds, playfields or reservations.
(b)
Recreation buildings, community centers, auditoriums, stadiums,
bathing beaches, swimming pools and similar uses.
(c)
Commercial recreation facilities.
(d)
Golf courses; public and/or membership clubs.
(e)
Zoos, aviaries, aquariums, conservatories, arboretums, botanical
gardens, wildlife refuges and similar uses.
(f)
Public schools, libraries, museums and similar public education
facilities.
(g)
Municipal uses and buildings.
(2) Accessory uses.
(a)
Accessory uses shall be conducted on the same lot as the principal
use to which it is accessory.
(b)
Only those accessory uses customarily incidental to and associated
with those uses by right listed above will be permitted.
C. Area and bulk regulations as specified in §
370-11.1, Attachment 3.