ER | Environmentally Sensitive/Recreation Zone The purpose of this zone is to preserve and protect the groundwater table and water recharge areas for water supply purposes, protection of the ecological system and to protect the health and safety of the occupants of lands subject to seasonal or periodic flooding, preserve freshwater wetlands and recognize existing and proposed parklands. |
R-120 | Low Density/Severe Environmental Constraints Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a low density (0.3 dwelling unit per gross acre) in order to avoid disturbance of extensive areas of highly sensitive and critical natural environment. |
R-80 | Low Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a low density (0.5 dwelling unit per gross acre) in areas serviced by on-site wells or on-site sewerage disposal, or containing lands of an environmentally sensitive nature, but less extensive than lands in the R-120 Zone. |
R-40 | Low Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a low density (1.0 dwelling unit per gross acre) on larger lots in areas serviced by existing or planned public sewer and water. |
R-30 | Low Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a low density (1.5 dwelling units per gross acre) on smaller lots in areas serviced by existing or planned public sewer and water. |
R-20 | Low/Medium Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a low/medium density (2.0 dwelling units gross per acre) in areas serviced by existing or planned public sewer and water. |
R-15 | Medium Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a medium density (2.5 dwelling units gross per acre) in areas serviced by existing or planned public sewer and water. |
R-12 | Medium Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas for suburban development at a medium density (3.0 dwelling units gross per acre) in areas serviced by existing or planned public sewer and water. |
R-9 | Medium High Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to protect existing areas of intensive suburban development at a medium high density (4.0 dwelling units gross per acre). |
R-7 | Medium High Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to protect existing areas of intensive suburban development at a medium high density (4.5 dwelling units gross per acre). |
R-6 | Medium High Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to protect existing areas of intensive suburban development at a medium high density (5.5 dwelling units gross per acre). |
R-5 | Medium High Density Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to protect existing areas of intensive suburban development at a medium high density (7.5 dwelling units per gross acre). |
A-F | Apartment-Family Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas to allow for the development of multiplexes in areas where this pattern has been firmly established. |
A-R | Apartment Retirement Residential Zone The purpose of this zone is to designate specific areas to allow for the development of multiplexes or townhouses specifically designed for the needs of senior citizens. |
PRC | Planned Retirement Community District Zone The purpose of this zone is to promote the planned development of an active adult community which shall offer certain recreational facilities for its residents in accordance with the general development plan approved by the Planning Board. [Added 4-12-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04[1]] |
C-N | Neighborhood Commercial Zone The purpose of this zone is to establish areas which will provide convenient shopping for the general neighborhoods in which they are located. The lot areas and permitted uses are intended to be small in operating scale to serve the needs of the immediate neighborhood conveniently without attracting regional traffic. |
C-C | Community Commercial Zone The purpose of this zone is to establish areas which will provide a greater variety of retail business and personal services for an area embracing several neighborhoods. |
C-M | Marine Commercial Zone The purpose of this zone is to provide an opportunity for the continued development of marine and resort activities in unique areas which have direct access to navigable waterways. |
C-R | Regional Commercial Shopping Zone The purpose of this zone is to establish several locations within the Township within which major shopping centers are permitted providing the full array of retail and service uses designed to serve all residents of the Township as well as the regional population. |
O-G | General Office Zone The purpose of this zone is to provide development opportunities for establishments primarily engaged in rendering a wide variety of services to individuals and business establishments to serve residents of the entire Township as well as the regional population. |
SD | Special Development Zone The purpose of this zone is to establish areas which will provide new development opportunities for large scale service and light manufacturing uses with appropriate supporting facilities. The lot areas and permitted uses are intended to serve the needs of the Township as well as the regional population. |
TCD | Town Center Design Zone The purpose of this unique zone is to insure that the architectural appearance and site layout and design of all development in the zone conforms to the established architectural appearance, site layout and design of the Township municipal complex. A planned mixture of residential, commercial and related uses are permitted in specific areas, in order to create concentrations of land use activities which will complement and enhance the municipal complex. |
EDO-1 | Economic Development Opportunity Zone – 1: The purpose of the EDO-1 zone (areas having a one-acre minimum lot size) is to permit on a small scale a mix of office, retail, and light industrial uses to allow Old Bridge Township to attain the goals of accommodating market forces, increasing the local ratable base, expanding the local and regional jobs base, providing a more diverse mix of goods and services to residents and businesses within the municipality and region, achieving an improved balance of residential and nonresidential development within the municipality, and utilizing suitable land for development in a more efficient, functional and aesthetic manner, while controlling and managing highway access and traffic congestion, minimizing impacts on adjacent and nearby residential development, and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. [Added 3-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-01] |
EDO-3 | Economic Development Opportunity Zone – 3: The purpose of the EDO-3 zone (areas having a three-acre minimum lot size) is to permit a mix of office, retail, and light industrial uses to allow the Township to attain the goals of accommodating market forces, increasing the local ratable base, expanding the local and regional jobs base, providing a more diverse mix of goods and services to residents and businesses within the municipality and region, achieving an improved balance of residential and nonresidential development within the municipality, and utilizing suitable land for development in a more efficient, functional and aesthetic manner, while controlling and managing highway access and traffic congestion, minimizing impacts on adjacent and nearby residential development, and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. [Added 3-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-01] |
EDO-4 | Economic Development Opportunity Zone – 4: The purpose of the EDO-4 zone (areas having a four-acre minimum lot size) is to establish areas that will provide new development opportunities for mid-sized, commercial, service-oriented businesses and flex space that directly and indirectly serve the needs of neighboring residential uses and Old Bridge residents in general. [Added 9-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-24] |
IH1 | Inclusionary Housing Zone 1 The purpose of this zone is to permit an inclusionary development on Block 17000, Lots 5 (formerly Lots 5 and 6.11) and 28.112, which contain approximately 101 acres along Ferry Road. The inclusionary development will consist of 252 multifamily apartments, of which 214 will be market-rate units and 38 will be affordable family rentals (15% setaside). Fifteen-percent of the affordable units will be very-low-income affordable units. [Added 10-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-21] |
IH2 | Inclusionary Housing Zone 2 The purpose of this zone is to permit an inclusionary housing development on Block 16000, Lot 1, which contains 6.7 acres along Old Amboy Road, consisting of 150 multifamily apartments, of which 120 will be market-rate units and 30 will be affordable family rentals (20% setaside). [Added 10-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-23] |
H. | Hospital Zone This zone is adjacent to the IH1 Zone and is required for part of the inclusionary development to be built on Block 17000, Lots 5 (formerly Lots 5 and 6.11) and 28.112. [Added 10-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-22] |
MU-IH | Mixed Use-Inclusionary Housing Zone The purpose of this zone is to permit an inclusionary development with a mix of commercial and office uses on Block 2150, Lot 4.11, which contains approximately 94 acres along Matawan Road. The inclusionary development will consist of 529 multifamily apartments, of which 423 will be market-rate units and 106 will be affordable family rentals (20% setaside). Fifteen percent of the affordable units will be very-low-income affordable units. [Added 10-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-20] |
Route 9 MU-IH | Route 9 Mixed Use-Inclusionary Housing Center Zone The purpose of this zone is to permit an inclusionary development with a mix of commercial, office and light industrial uses on Block 5001, Lots 12.12 and 14, Block 6302, Lot 9, Block 6303, Lot 6, Block 6303, portions of Lots 3.11 and 7, and Block 7000, a portion of Lot 1.13, which consist of approximately 342 acres along Route 9 southbound. The inclusionary development will consist of 2,148 dwelling units, of which 1,718 will be market-rate units and 430 will be affordable rental units (20% setaside). Of the 430 affordable units, 299 will be affordable family rentals and 131 affordable age-restricted rentals. Thirteen percent of the affordable units will be very-low-income affordable units. [Added 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-25] |
Table 1 | ||
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Yard and Bulk Requirements for Principal Buildings | ||
Requirement | Size | |
Minimum lot area | 1 acre | |
Minimum lot width | 125 feet | |
Minimum front yard setback | ||
Along state highways | 30 feet | |
Along Route 34 and Englishtown Road | 15 feet | |
Along all other streets | 15 feet | |
Maximum front yard setback | ||
Along state highways | 50 feet | |
Along Route 34 and Englishtown Road | 50 feet | |
Along all other streets | 50 feet | |
Minimum side yard setback | 25 feet | |
Minimum total two-side yard setbacks | 50 feet | |
Minimum rear yard setback | 50 feet | |
Maximum height | 2 stories, 30 feet | |
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.30 | |
Minimum landscape area ratio (LAR) | 0.40 |
Table 2 | |
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Yard and Bulk Requirements for Accessory Buildings | |
Requirement | Size |
Minimum side yard setback | 25 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback | 25 feet |
Maximum height | 2 stories, 30 feet |
Table 3 | ||
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Bulk Requirements for Principal Buildings | ||
Requirement | Size | |
Minimum lot area | 3 acres | |
Minimum lot width | 150 feet | |
Minimum front yard setback | ||
Along state highways | 35 feet | |
Along all other streets | 25 feet | |
Maximum front yard setback | ||
Along state highways | 75 feet | |
Along all other streets | 50 feet | |
Minimum side yard setback | 25 feet | |
Minimum total two-side yard setbacks | 50 feet | |
Minimum rear yard setback | 100 feet | |
Maximum height | 4 stories and 48 feet | |
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.35 | |
Minimum landscape area ratio (LAR) | 0.40 |
Table 4 | |
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Yard and Bulk Requirements for Accessory Buildings | |
Requirement | Size |
Minimum side yard setback | 25 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback | 25 feet |
Maximum height | 2 stories and 30 feet |
*NOTE: The requirements contained herein enumerate general sidewalk requirements. Sidewalks and bikeways along county roads or state highways shall be held to Middlesex County and NJDOT requirements, respectively. |
Table 1 | |
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Bulk Requirements for Principal Buildings | |
Requirement | Size |
Minimum lot area | 4 acres |
Minimum lot width | 150 feet |
Minimum front yard setback along all other streets | 25 feet |
Maximum front yard setback along all other streets | 50 feet |
Minimum side yard setback | 25 feet |
Minimum total two-side yard setbacks | 50 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback | 100 feet |
Maximum height | 3 stories and 40 feet |
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 0.35 |
Minimum landscape area ratio (LAR) | 0.40 |
Table 2 | |
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Yard and Bulk Requirements for Accessory Buildings | |
Requirement | Size |
Minimum side yard setback | 25 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback | 25 feet |
Maximum height | 2 stories and 30 feet |
*NOTE: The requirements contained herein enumerate general sidewalk requirements. Sidewalks and bikeways along county roads or state highways shall be held to Middlesex County and NJDOT requirements, respectively. |
Miniature golf: C-C, C-M, ER, SD, R-120 | |
Golf driving ranges: ER, SD, R-120 | |
Tennis courts (nonresidential): O-G, C-C, SD | |
Gymnasiums and athletic clubs: O-G, C-M, C-C, SD, ER | |
Swimming pools (nonresidential): O-G, C-C, SD, C-M, ER | |
Go-cart tracks: SD | |
Dance halls and ball rooms: C-C | |
Billiard and pool rooms: C-C | |
Outdoor firearms and archery: ER |
Octave Band Center Frequency (Hz) | Octave Band Sound-Pressure Level (Db) |
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31.5 | 86 |
63 | 71 |
125 | 61 |
250 | 53 |
500 | 48 |
1,000 | 45 |
2,000 | 42 |
4,000 | 40 |
8,000 | 38 |
Minimum Room Sizes (square feet) | ||||||
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Type of Room | Type of Dwelling Unit (by number of bedrooms) | |||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Master bedroom | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |
Bedroom 2 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | ||
Bedroom 3 | 130 | 130 | 130 | |||
Bedroom 4 | 120 | 130 | ||||
Bedroom 5 | 120 | |||||
Living room | 285 | 210 | 245 | 270 | 290 | 310 |
Kitchen | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 85 | |
Bath, full | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Bath, half | 25 | |||||
Bath, full | 35 | 35 | ||||
Utility storage | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Minimum total floor area | 328 | 480 | 647 | 829 | 986 | 1,148 |
Lot Size | Number of Signs | Height (feet) | Maximum Size of Each Sign (square feet) | |
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5 acres and under | 2 | 10 | 32 | |
5 to 25 acres | 5 | 12 | 64 | |
Over 25 acres | 8 | 15 | 150 |