The use and bulk requirements for each zone
are as set forth in Tables 1 through 5, located at the end of this
chapter.
[Amended 9-14-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19]
A.
A. On any tract of 25 acres or more in size in the R-3, R-2.5, and R-2 Zones, lot averaging development as defined in Article II is permitted. The minimum lot size may be reduced as indicated in Table 5 (located at the end of this chapter). The number of lot-averaged lots shall not exceed the number of lots obtainable using conventional zoning in conformance with subdivision requirements, land use ordinances, and NJDEP restrictions.
B.
Preservation areas. Any development using the lot
averaging option shall permanently deed restrict environmentally sensitive
areas, including wetlands, floodplains and steep slopes. Building
envelopes shall be located so as to protect environmentally sensitive
areas.
C.
All lots created using the lot averaging development
option shall be deed restricted to preclude future subdivision of
the lot.
D.
All developments using the lot averaging development
provision shall be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the reviewing board that the total number of lots and residential
units proposed could be approved in a conventional subdivision of
the property without utilizing the lot averaging development provisions.
A qualifying map shall be presented to the reviewing board for review
and approval prior to any approval of a lot size averaging subdivision
plan.
E.
The conserved land or any portion of thereof may be
dedicated to the Township if the Township of Andover accepts the dedication.
A.
The private housing of equine animals is a permitted
accessory use in the R-1, R-2, R-2.5 and R-3 Zones as indicated in
Table 1 at the end of this chapter, provided the lot is large enough
to provide one acre for the house and two acres for the first horse,
with one additional acre for each additional horse. Private housing
of equine animals is prohibited in all R-0.5 Zones.
[Amended 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-15]
B.
Structures. Housing of equine animals must be provided
in permanent, anchored barns for all horses on the property at which
the horses are kept beyond two days and two nights. Each horse must
be provided with a box stall or straight stall. Horses shall not be
housed in horse travel trailers. Barns shall be further regulated
according to the following:
(1)
Each box stall should be at least 100 square feet.
(2)
Each straight stall should be at least five feet by
eight feet.
(3)
The minimum floor area of a barn should be 125 square
feet.
(4)
Enclosed roofed storage must be provided for hay,
straw, feed and tack.
(5)
Rodent-proof feed containers must be provided and
used.
(6)
Barns must be located in the rear yard.
(7)
Barns must be located no closer than 75 feet to the
sides or back property line boundaries.
C.
Disposition of manure.
(1)
Manure may not be kept in any area of the fifty-year
floodplain or within 50 feet of any brooks or watercourses.
(2)
The manure disposal area must be in a low-profile
position, cause no nuisance, and be at least 50 feet from a property
line and no closer than 200 feet to any other existing residential
purpose permanent building or structure, attached garage, swimming
pool, tennis court or patio located on adjoining premises.
(3)
The manure must be collected from the barn area and
maintained or disposed of in a sanitary manner. If stored, a covered
enclosure or covered pit should be provided to prevent offensive odors,
fly breeding and other nuisances.
D.
Horse vans and trailers. Vehicles intended for the
transportation of recreational horses, such as vans and trailers,
may be stored on the premises provided they do not violate the provisions
of any other ordinance of Andover Township.
E.
Lessons and boarding. Giving riding lessons or instructions,
leasing of horses or other similar activities or boarding or housing
other people's horse or horses is not allowed under private housing
of equine animals. This is not to preclude having a riding instructor
come to the private residence to give lessons to the members of that
household.
F.
Site plan. No site plan shall be required for the
private housing of the land occupant's own horses, but a sketch plat
shall be submitted to the Building Inspector showing the location
of brooks and other watercourses, barn, fenced-in area, manure storage
area and distances from the same to the adjacent property lines.
A.
Minimum lot area: five acres.
B.
Maximum density: a minimum of 3,630 square feet of
land for each bed.
C.
Spacing between buildings. The term “parallel”
as used in this subsection shall include the meaning "approximately
or approaching parallel position." The following minimum distances
shall be maintained:
(1)
Between all main buildings and detached accessory
buildings: 50 feet.
(2)
Between end of buildings where walls are parallel
to each other with driveways between the buildings: 60 feet.
(3)
Between end of buildings where walls are parallel
to each other: 30 feet.
(4)
From the front facade of a structure to the facing
front facade of an opposite structure where walls are parallel: 100
feet.
(5)
When a structure fronts on an interior roadway, the
structure shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the right-of-way
line.
(6)
From the rear facade of a structure to the rear facade
of an opposite structure, where walls are parallel: 70 feet.
(7)
From the front facade of a building to the side wall
of an adjoining building where walls are parallel but do not overlap:
20 feet with no intervening driveway.
(8)
The front facade of a building shall not overlap the
side wall of an opposite building by more than eight feet, unless
such buildings are joined together. In no case shall windows in any
wall be obstructed by any abutting walls.
(9)
No building shall be erected closer than 75 feet to
a public street or right-of-way.
(10)
No structure shall be closer to a property line
than 50 feet.
D.
Buffers. Where adjoining one-family residential lots
exist, or where the adjoining property is zoned for residential use,
a buffer strip shall be maintained at the property line within the
required setback area. This buffer strip shall be left in its natural
state or planted to establish a visual screen, in accordance with
the recommendations from the Board.
E.
Driveways and parking.
(1)
Internal access roads, or driveways, shall be paved
14 feet wide for a one-way roadway and 26 feet wide for a two-way
roadway. Parking is prohibited in all access roads and driveways.
(2)
There shall be a minimum of two means of access to
the site from a public street or streets, one of which shall be in
the Township, or, in the alternative, the interior roadway shall form
a loop connecting to a single access to a public street in the Township.
This access road shall be paved to a width of 26 feet at the entrance,
with a reservation of a right-of-way 40 feet in width.
(3)
Concrete sidewalks five feet wide shall be required
from each building entrance to the parking areas and shall connect
with such sidewalks from other buildings as required by the Board.
Concrete or Belgium block curbs shall separate all grass and paved
areas, and concrete or asphalt sidewalks and curbing shall be erected
along all public street frontages, where required by the Board.
F.
No laundries are permitted on site. [Note: The reason
is that the area depends on the groundwater for its potable water
supply. Laundries can result in diminution in the quality and quantity
of this groundwater.]
[Amended 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-06]
A.
Purpose. It is the intent of the ML Zone regulations to provide a
realistic opportunity for the construction of a variety of housing
types and income levels in the Township, particularly low- and moderate-income
housing by providing specific land use regulations addressing those
needs. These regulations are designed to implement the affordable
housing strategies set forth in the Andover Township Housing Element
and Fair Share Plan, dated December 16, 2008, which is a component
of the Township's Master Plan and which has received substantive certification
from the Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) on October 26, 2009.
Any provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance in conflict
with the ML zoning regulations and which impose higher standards not
related to health and safety shall be inapplicable.
B.
Commercial uses.
[Amended 3-9-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-04]
(1)
Any commercial use permitted in the HC Zone shall be permitted in
the ML Zone under the same bulk requirements as permitted in the HC
Zone.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall preclude a standalone commercial use within the ML Zone as long as such use complies with the bulk requirements of the HC Zone and does not occupy more than the minimum tract size noted below in Subsection C(1).
(3)
An applicant may construct a mixed-use development consisting of
commercial uses and low- and moderate-income housing provided that
a limit of 6,600 square feet of commercial space per acre for the
part of the site used for commercial purposes shall apply.
(4)
Commercial uses in the ML Zone shall be located within 500 feet of
Route 206.
C.
Bulk regulations.
(1)
Minimum tract size: 20 acres.
(2)
Maximum density: six units per gross acre.
(3)
The following regulations with respect to the location of the improvements
shall apply:
(4)
Minimum tract setback.
(a)
All development shall maintain a twenty-five-foot minimum buffer
to all exterior property lines.
(b)
A minimum buffer of 100 feet shall be maintained from arterial
roads for all new residential buildings.
(c)
Said buffer shall be bermed or landscaped and remain unoccupied
except for entrance roads or utilities.
(5)
Area, bulk and yard requirements.
|
Requirement
|
Single-Family
|
Multifamily
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area (square feet)
|
15,000
|
NA
| |
|
Minimum lot width (feet)
|
100
|
NA
| |
|
Minimum front yard (feet)
|
30
|
NA
| |
|
Minimum side yard (feet)
|
20
|
NA
| |
|
Minimum rear yard (feet)
|
35
|
NA
| |
|
Maximum building coverage (percent)
|
25
|
NA
| |
|
Maximum height (feet)
|
35
|
35
| |
|
Maximum number of units per new residential building(s)
|
NA
|
12
| |
|
Maximum number of units per existing residential building(s)
|
NA
|
24
|
(6)
Distance between buildings. The Board may reduce the following distances
by not more than 1/3 if there is an angle of 20º or more between
buildings and if extensive landscaping or buffers are placed between
buildings. The minimum distance between buildings shall be as follows:
(a)
Windowless wall to windowless wall: 30 feet.
(b)
Window wall to windowless wall: 40 feet.
(d)
Any building face to local street curb: 25 feet.
(e)
Any building face to collector street curb: 40 feet.
(f)
Any building face to arterial street curb: 50 feet.
(g)
Any building face to common parking area: 12 feet.
D.
Other regulations.
(1)
Location of units. Low- and moderate-income housing units shall be
integrated throughout the development. The units shall be at least
equally accessible to common open space and community facilities.
(2)
Minimum off-street parking requirements. Each dwelling unit shall
provide off-street parking in the following manner:
(4)
Low- and moderate-income housing requirements.
(a)
All development in the ML Zone shall be required to provide
dwelling units to be affordable to low- and moderate-income households
as defined by N.J.A.C. 5:97 as may be amended and supplemented.
(5)
Waiver of fees.
(6)
Common open space requirements.
(a)
A minimum of 40% of the land area of any development, other
than single- or two-family housing, and which may include environmentally
restricted land, shall be designated for conservation, open space,
recreation and/or other common open space.
(b)
All property owners and tenants shall have the right to use
the common open space.
(c)
Common open space may be deeded to the Township, if accepted
by the governing body, or to an open space organization or trust,
or to a private nonprofit organization charged with the provision
of recreation activities for the residents of the development.
(d)
All common open space deeded to an open space organization,
trust or private organization shall be owned and maintained as provided
for in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43.
(e)
Utilities. All projects within the ML Zone shall be served by
a central sewer system and a central water system.
A.
Definition. For purposes of this chapter, "planned
commercial development" shall mean a tract of land at least 25 acres
in area within the Planned Commercial Development District, developed
according to a plan as a single entity, whether owned by one or more
parties, and containing one or more buildings with appurtenant common
areas.
B.
C.
The property may be developed for business purposes
in accordance with the requirements of the HC Zone.
D.
Retail and service activities, banks and financial
institutions and/or restaurants shall comprise not less than 10% of
the total gross floor area within any planned commercial development,
excluding hotel and/or motel floor areas.
E.
Any use that remains open in a building after normal
shopping hours, such as restaurants, theaters and the like, shall
be so located that direct access to the parking area is available
from said uses and the balance of the building can be secured.
F.
The following uses are specifically prohibited within
the zone district:
(1)
Any type of industrial operation or use, such as manufacturing,
fabrication, assembly, disassembly, extraction or alterations of materials.
(2)
Any amusement park or amusement center, such as penny
arcades or rides or games conducted outdoors or elector, mechanical
or video game centers.
(3)
Establishments commonly called and known as snack
bars, dairy bars or fast service food establishments and similar businesses
engaged in the sale of food, soft drinks, ice cream, and other similar
goods or confections which are so prepared and served as to be intended
for immediate consumption from which customers are served while seated
or standing outside the confines of the building in which the business
is conducted. This shall not be construed to prohibit the fast service
food establishments where food is served within the confines of the
building for takeout and consumption off the subject site. This also
shall not be construed to prohibit fast-food establishments where
food is served through a takeout window in the exterior wall of the
building which is accessed by a drive-through aisle where the takeout
food is intended for consumption off of the subject site.
(4)
Self-service or commercial laundries which conduct
cleaning or laundering on the premises.
(5)
Massage parlors or stores with individual movie-viewing
facilities.
(6)
Automobile sales or rentals.
(7)
Flea markets.
(8)
Kiosk businesses.
(9)
Sidewalks sales.
(10)
Freestanding nightclubs.
(11)
Freestanding bars and taverns.
G.
Findings for planned commercial development. Prior
to approval of the planned commercial development, the Planning Board
shall find the following facts and conclusions pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-45:
(1)
That departures by the proposed development from zoning
regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property conform to
the zoning ordinance standards pursuant to Subsection 52c of the Municipal
Land Use Act (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65c).
(2)
That the proposals for maintenance and conservation
of the landscaped areas and open space are reasonable and the amount,
location and purpose of the landscaped areas and open space are adequate.
(3)
That provisions through the physical design of the
proposed development for public services, control over vehicular and
pedestrian traffic, and the amenities of light and air, recreation
and visual enjoyment are adequate.
(4)
That the proposed planned development will not have
an unreasonably adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed
to be established.
(5)
In the case of a proposed development which contemplates
construction over a period of years, that the terms and conditions
intended to protect the interests of the public and of the residents,
occupants and owners of the proposed development in the total completion
of the development are adequate.
(6)
That the water supply for the proposed development
is adequate. Adequate fire flows are required according to ISO standards.
A central water system is required.
(7)
That provision for sewage treatment is adequate to
serve the proposed development and to protect the environment. A central
sewage treatment plant serving the development is required.
H.
Development standards. The planned commercial development
shall comply with the following standards:
(1)
A planned commercial development may contain more
than one principal building which has architecturally unified establishments.
Moreover, any principal building may contain more than one permitted
use, provided that the total floor area ratio and lot coverage of
the combined uses do not exceed the maximum specified herein.
(2)
Maximum floor area ratio: .30.
(3)
Maximum impervious lot coverage: 65%, plus an additional
5% for amenity areas, plazas, and similar design features approved
by the Board.
(4)
Minimum floor area: the gross floor area of at least
one building within the development shall be at least 100,000 square
feet.
(5)
Maximum building height: two stories and 40 feet.
(7)
A planned commercial development shall have a minimum
of 500 feet of road frontage on a state highway in Andover Township
or an adjacent municipality.
I.
Street improvements and traffic circulation.
(1)
It shall be the developer's responsibility to improve
along the entire frontage of any state highway on which the subject
property has frontage.
(2)
All entrances and exits to the site shall be at locations
approved by the Board to ensure maximum traffic and pedestrian safety.
(3)
Direct ingress to or egress from the site shall be
from a state highway. Direct access shall be prohibited within 200
feet of any existing street intersection.
(4)
Marginal roads or access lanes shall be provided to
serve the required parking areas approved by the Board. Such roads
or lanes shall be curbed and shall have a width between curbs of not
less than 30 feet.
(5)
One-way roads or lanes properly designated as such
may have a width of not less than 20 feet.
(6)
No direct access to any off-street parking space or
stall shall be permitted from roads or lanes.
(7)
Parking shall only be permitted in designated parking
spaces. There shall be no vehicle parking on the sides or shoulders
of the roads or access lanes.
(8)
An adequate pedestrian circulation system (walkways)
will be established separate from roads and parking lots. Ample signs
and painted lines on pavement will be used as needed to ensure safe
crossing of roadways and aisles.
(9)
Any new street as may be proposed by the applicant
and/or required by the Board shall be designed to provide access to
properties in addition to the planned commercial development where
possible and appropriate, as determined by the Board. Any land area
within the tract containing a new street dedicated to Andover Township
shall nevertheless be considered part of the tract's acreage for floor
area calculation purposes.
J.
Landscaping and design.
(1)
Those portions of the entire site that are not used
for roads or lanes, off-street parking and buildings, or pedestrian
walkways shall be attractively planted and maintained with trees,
shrubs, plants and grass lawns as approved by the Board, provided
that, to the extent possible, existing topography and natural features
such as wooded areas, ponds and lakes shall be preserved in their
natural state.
(2)
Every parking lot shall provide, within the lot, landscaped
areas at a ratio of one square foot of landscaped area for every 14
square feet of blacktop parking lot area. For the purposes of administering
this provision, marginal and service roads and fire lanes shall not
be counted as parking area. Good transitions and any other unpaved
areas inside the area bounded by the marginal road that are landscaped
and not paved may be counted as landscaped areas.
(3)
A planting plan shall be prepared by a licensed landscape
architect upon which will be shown the following data:
(a)
The number of plants, botanic names, common
name, size of plant (inches), root condition, spacing and mulch material.
(b)
Installation details for trees, shrubs, shrub
beds and other unique equipment or materials (i.e., fountains or pools).
(c)
Installation notes as needed to adequately clarify
the design and construction methods.
(4)
The soil and erosion control plan, as required by
Township, state and county agencies, shall be in agreement with the
landscape plan.
K.
Buffers.
(1)
No part of any on-site parking areas, access aisle
or other structure shall be closer than the following dimensional
requirements:
(2)
At least the first 50 feet adjacent to a state highway
and at least the first 30 feet adjacent to any existing street or
property line and at least the first eight feet adjacent to any proposed
street shall not be used for parking and shall be planted and maintained
in lawn area or ground cover or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.
(3)
All areas not used for buildings, parking, loading,
streets, access aisles, driveways, pedestrian walkways or detention
basins shall be suitably landscaped with grass, shrubs, ground cover
and/or additional plantings as approved by the Board. Such landscaped
areas shall be maintained by the property owner in good condition.
(4)
No less than 30% of the total tract area shall be
landscaped. A detention basin may be considered a landscaped area
if its embankment does not exceed a slope of 3:1 and if it is designed
and improved as a visual amenity of the development.
(5)
Wetlands and transition areas may be included in the
landscaped area.
(6)
The Board may require such visual buffers and barriers
as it may deem appropriate.
L.
Off-street parking.
(1)
There is required one off-street parking space for
each 250 square feet of gross floor area of each building greater
than 100,000 square feet.
(2)
Every building less than 100,000 square feet of floor
area shall be provided with one off-street parking space for each
200 square feet of gross floor area.
(3)
Parking spaces shall be located within 300 feet of
the building which they are intended to serve.
M.
Off-street loading.
(1)
Loading and unloading spaces with adequate ingress
and egress from streets and with adequate space for maneuvering shall
be provided at the side or rear of the building.
(2)
Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet.
(4)
Additional spaces may be necessary and required by
the Board, depending upon the specific activity.
(5)
There shall be no loading or unloading from a street.
N.
Signs.
(1)
Each planned commercial development may have one freestanding
sign at each entrance to the development, provided that each such
sign does not exceed 50 square feet in area, does not exceed 20 feet
in height, and is set back at least 30 feet from all street and property
lines.
(2)
Each rental unit within the planned commercial development
may have one major sign attached to the building and not exceeding
5% of the front facade of the business unit or 75 square feet, whichever
is less.
(3)
Where an individual activity occupies at least 750
square feet of segregated area and has direct access from the outside,
a sign not exceeding four square feet in area identifying the name
of the activity shall also be permitted. Such identifying sign(s)
shall be at the entrance to the activity suspended in perpendicular
fashion from a roof over a common walkway, where and when such common
walkway exists. Suspended signs shall be no closer than eight feet
at their lowest point to the finished grade below.
(4)
All signs in the planned commercial development shall
conform in character to all other signs in the development and shall
blend with the overall architectural scheme of the development.
(5)
No signs shall be neon, iridescent, or internally
lit.
(7)
Temporary or advertising signs shall not cover more
than 10% of the window area of any rental unit.
(8)
All applicants shall submit a sign plan as part of
the application.
O.
Outdoor storage.
P.
Q.
R.
Special events.
(1)
Certain special events, such as antique car shows,
jewelry shows, craft shows and the like, shall be permitted within
the confines of the mall buildings.
(2)
Hours of the events shall be limited to the normal
business hours that the mall is open but in no event shall extend
beyond 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
(3)
No noise shall be emitted which extends beyond the
property lines.
(4)
Prior to holding a special event, a permit shall be
applied for and issued by the Zoning Officer at least 10 days prior
to the holding of the event. A fee for the special event permit shall
be paid in the amount of $100.
(5)
The Township or the provider shall be reimbursed for
any special expenses incurred for municipal services resulting from
the special event, including police, Fire Department or emergency
squad services. In addition, an escrow deposit in the amount of 100%
of the estimated costs of these services shall be paid to the Township
with the permit application.
S.
The applicant shall give to the Andover Township Police
Department permission to enforce traffic regulations, including but
not limited to parking and handicapped spaces on the site.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 190-40, PRC Planned Retirement
Community Zone, as amended, was repealed 11-29-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-10.
A.
Minimum tract size: five acres.
B.
Utilities required. All garden apartments shall be
served by common water and sewer.
C.
Maximum density:
(1)
Efficiency garden apartments: 5,445 square feet of
lot area.
(2)
One-bedroom garden apartments: 6,223 square feet of
lot area.
(3)
Two-bedroom garden apartments: 7,260 square feet of
lot area.
(4)
Three-bedroom garden apartments: 10,890 square feet
of lot area.
(5)
Garden apartments containing more than three bedrooms
are prohibited.
D.
Apartment mix. The total distribution of two- and
three-bedroom units shall be limited to a maximum of 35% of the total
number of units. No more than 5% of the total number of units shall
contain three bedrooms.
E.
Minimum spacing between buildings. The term “parallel”
as used in this subsection shall include the meaning "approximately
or approaching parallel positions."
(1)
Main building to detached accessory buildings: 50
feet.
(2)
Ends of building where walls are parallel to each
other with driveway between buildings: 60 feet.
(3)
Ends of buildings where walls are parallel to each
other: 30 feet.
(4)
Front facade of a building to the facing front facade
of an opposite building where the walls are parallel: 100 feet.
(5)
When a building fronts on a new interior roadway,
the structure shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the right-of-way
line.
(6)
Rear facade of a building to the rear facade of an
opposite building where walls are parallel: 70 feet.
(7)
Front facade of a building to the side wall of an
adjacent building where walls are parallel but do not overlap: 20
feet.
(8)
The front facade of a building shall not overlap the
side wall of an opposite building by more than eight feet, unless
such buildings are joined together. In no case shall windows in any
wall be obstructed by any abutting walls.
(9)
No building shall be erected closer than 75 feet to
a public street or right-of-way. No structure shall be closer to a
property line than 50 feet.
(10)
Where adjoining one-family residential lots
exist, or where adjoining property is zoned for residential use, a
buffer strip shall be maintained at the property line, within the
required setback area, of at least 10 feet in width. This buffer strip
shall be left in its natural state or planted to establish a visual
screen, in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.
F.
Unit limitation for garden apartments. A garden apartment
building shall contain a maximum of 16 units connected in one attached
grouping.
G.
Maximum length of structure. No building shall be
more than 160 feet in length. Within that distance the facade shall
contain breaks or other treatments to subtly and aesthetically interrupt
the facade wall.
H.
Occupancy restrictions.
(1)
There shall be no living quarters in the space above
the second floor.
(2)
There shall be no living quarters in the basement
or cellar.
(3)
In every apartment containing one or more bedrooms,
access to every living room and bedroom and to at least one bathroom
shall be provided without passing through any bedroom.
I.
Ventilation of garden apartments. Buildings and units
shall be so designed that each apartment shall be provided with no
fewer than two exterior exposures for each dwelling unit, and each
exposure shall have windows to provide light and ventilation.
J.
Landscaping and screening.
(1)
All apartment developments shall be provided with
liberal and functional professional landscaping schemes.
(2)
Interior roads and pedestrian walks shall be provided
with shade trees.
(3)
Open space adjacent to buildings, malls between buildings
utilized by residents, and border strips along the sides of pedestrian
walks shall be graded and seeded to provide a thick stand of grass
or other plant material.
(4)
Approaches to dwelling structures and entrances to
dwelling areas shall be provided with trees and shrubs.
(5)
Areas not used for buildings, terraces, driveways
and parking spaces shall be seeded and landscaped and shall be maintained
in a stable and well-kept condition.
(6)
Screening or buffers consisting of planting strips
or fences shall be required around outdoor utility and refuse disposal
areas and around any other similar areas.
(7)
A buffer strip at least 10 feet in width shall be
planted along property lines of adjacent single-family homes or districts.
(8)
Clothes drying yards shall be fenced and screened.
(9)
Usable areas for active recreation, such as tennis
courts, ballfields, playgrounds and picnic grounds, equal to 15% of
the tract shall be provided. Lawns, landscaped areas and areas left
in their natural state shall not be included.
(10)
The developer shall furnish, along with the plans and specifications required under this chapter and Chapter 131, Site Plan Review, landscaping plans which shall include plans for lighting the grounds, roads, drives, walks, recreation areas, parking areas and building entrances of the development, as well as the plantings and other landscaping intended for the development.
(11)
Topsoil can be removed from the site during
construction but shall be stored on the tract and redistributed on
the site.
K.
Utilities and facilities.
(1)
Compaction of all garbage and refuse shall be undertaken
by management prior to refuse and garbage pickup. In addition, compacted
refuse and garbage will be stored in appropriate containers provided
for each building and shall be adequate to contain all garbage and
refuse produced. Pickup of compacted refuse and garbage shall be made
at least twice per week. Individual refuse storage cans for use by
occupants shall be prohibited.
(2)
Storm drainage plans shall be approved by the Township
Engineer.
(4)
Common water and sewers, as defined in this chapter,
shall be provided.
(5)
All electric, gas, television, cable, oil tank and
telephone services shall be located underground.
L.
Other requirements.
(2)
Usable areas for active recreation, such as tennis
courts, ballfields, playgrounds and picnic grounds, equal to 15% of
the tract shall be provided. Lawns, landscaped areas and areas left
in their natural state shall not be included.
(3)
Coin-operated laundry washing and drying machines
may be located in the basement or cellar area of the apartment buildings
for the sole use of the occupants.
(4)
Each apartment building shall contain a minimum of
300 cubic feet of storage area for each dwelling unit, located in
a convenient place in the basement or ground floor, where personal
belongings and effects of occupants may be stored without constituting
a fire or health hazard. Each storage area should be adequately lighted
and have locking equipment.
(5)
Each apartment building shall contain 50 cubic feet
of common storage area for each dwelling unit for the storage of bicycles,
carriages and similar types of frequently used equipment and utensils.
(6)
In each apartment development, television and cable
antenna equipment shall be built into the building, thereby eliminating
the need for individual antennas being erected on the roof.
(7)
Floors and dwellings and partitions between apartment
units shall be constructed so as to produce an airborne sound transmission
loss of at least 50 decibels.
A.
Minimum area: not less than six acres.
C.
Except as noted above, all other bulk requirements
in the applicable zone shall apply.
D.
Prohibited activities. The following agriculture,
farm and horticulture activities are prohibited: feed lot operation
where animals are confined to limited areas for fattening prior to
slaughtering.
A.
Minimum area: 90 contiguous acres for a nine-hole
golf course and 180 acres for an eighteen-hole golf course.
B.
Spacing requirements. The following minimum distances
shall apply:
C.
Parking requirements:
(1)
All parking areas shall be located at least 50 feet
from any outside property line.
(2)
All parking areas shall be attractively landscaped
to provide a visual buffer to the view of area residents and the public.
(3)
Off-street parking shall be provided as shown in the
following table:
|
Use
|
Required parking spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Golf Course
|
3.0 parking spaces per hole
| |
|
Clubhouse/retail sales area
|
1 per 200 square feet
| |
|
Clubhouse/restaurant area
|
1 per every 3 seats
| |
|
Accessory uses
|
As required under this chapter
|
D.
Other requirements.
(1)
Maximum building coverage: 2%.
(2)
Maximum impervious coverage: 5%.
(3)
There shall be separate points of ingress and egress
to the tract.
(4)
No public address system or other amplifying system
shall be used in such a manner that sounds may be heard off site.
(5)
Lighting shall be constructed so that all light is
directed downward and ambient light shall be contained on the subject
tract.
(6)
One identification sign not exceeding eight feet by
10 feet in area may be constructed at the entrance to the facility;
otherwise, only directional signs shall be permitted.
(7)
Site plan approval is required.
(8)
The applicant shall provide a water resource monitoring
program designed to minimize the use of off-tract surface water and
groundwater resources while maximizing the use of stormwater retained
on the site. This plan shall provide for ground and surface water
quality monitoring for nutrients, pesticides and other parameters
to be determined by the approving authority.
(9)
The applicant shall provide a turf management plan
which is consistent with the grading and landscaping plans and shall
discuss and define the use of drought-tolerant turf and landscaping
material, the area to be irrigated, the required capacity of the irrigation
system and the need for any water diversion permits. The plan shall
also provide a proposed integrated pest management and turf management
plan that defines the nature and use of the pesticides and other chemicals
and fertilizers involved.
(10)
All plans shall be integrated and coordinated
in an effort to absorb and filter fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides
and other nonpoint-source pollutants to minimize contamination of
streams and groundwater supplies. The course shall be required to
have a golf course superintendent, certified by the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America, on staff and an ongoing site management program
to monitor water use and weather conditions in conjunction with the
application of fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides in order to adhere
to the turf management plan and the water resources monitoring program.
The monitoring and reporting data shall be submitted to the Township
Engineer on a quarterly basis.
A.
C.
Principal building(s).
(1)
Minimum distance to property line: 50 feet.
(2)
Minimum distance to street line: 75 feet.
(3)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(4)
Maximum building size: 65,000 square feet.
(5)
Minimum store size: 1,000 square feet.
(6)
Distance to other buildings: 20 feet if buildings
are separated by a pedestrian walkway; 50 feet if buildings are separated
by a roadway.
E.
Parking and circulation.
(2)
Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according
to its respective minimum provisions. Where a permitted use includes
different specific activities with different parking requirements,
the total number of parking spaces shall be obtained by individually
computing the parking requirements for each use and adding the numbers
together.
(3)
A maximum of 40% of the site parking shall be in the
front yard.
(4)
Vehicular and pedestrian connections to adjacent properties
shall be provided for existing and future use.
(5)
Defined pedestrianways shall be designed to connect
freestanding buildings on the site. Amenities shall be provided and
may include, but are not limited to, plazas, benches and landscaping.
Pathways shall be a minimum of eight feet wide.
(6)
Curbed pedestrian walks, not less than 10 feet wide,
shall be provided along the entire length of any wall of stores that
contains public entrance or exit ways and/or display windows. Said
walks shall be at least five inches but no more than six inches higher
than the abutting paved parking area.
(7)
Each shopping center shall provide roads or access
lanes to serve the required parking area as approved by the Board.
Such roads or lanes shall be curbed with a width between curbs of
not less than 30 feet and shall have no direct access to any off-street
parking space stalls. There shall also be a service drive at least
30 feet wide to service each building on the site.
(8)
There shall not be more than one driveway for each
200 feet of road frontage along an arterial roadway. Alternative access
and egress shall be encouraged, provided that a driveway on a corner
lot shall not be closer than 100 feet to the intersection.
(9)
Each principal use shall provide for off-street loading
and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and with
adequate space for maneuvering and shall provide such area at the
side or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet
by 50 feet, and a minimum of one space shall be provided for each
building.
F.
Architectural design.
(1)
Buildings shall be located according to topography,
with environmentally sensitive areas avoided to the maximum extent
possible.
(2)
Uniform streetscape, signage, landscaping and architectural
style shall be provided.
(3)
All exteriors of perimeter walls of principal structures
shall be of brick or stone facing, solid brick or stone or some other
accepted durable material. Asbestos shingle or cinder block exterior
finishes are prohibited.
(4)
Flat roofs are not permitted, unless they are surrounded
by articulated cornices.
G.
Other requirements.
(1)
One building may contain more than one individual
use, provided that the total floor area ratio and lot coverage of
the combined uses do not exceed the maximums defined above.
(2)
More than one principal building is permitted.
(3)
All areas not used for buildings, parking, loading,
aisles, driveways and pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped
with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or plantings and maintained in
good condition.
H.
Outdoor storage.
(1)
The outdoor storage and/or display of merchandise,
product, equipment, waste or similar material or objects shall be
prohibited, except as follows:
(a)
Shopping carts at supermarkets may be stored
within accessory building setback distances.
(b)
Garbage/recycling containers, containers for
flowers, decorative plantings, nursery stock and benches may be displayed
or maintained within accessory building setbacks.
(c)
Outside public telephones shall be attached
to the principal building on a property.
(d)
Outside delivery service receptacles (other
than United States postal receptacles) shall be maintained within
three feet of a principal building.
(e)
Other items may be permitted through site plan
approval.
(2)
All solid waste not stored within a building shall
be stored within an enclosed structure obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or districts by a fence,
wall, planting or combination of all three. There shall be at least
one trash and garbage pickup location, including provision for recyclable
materials collection, provided by each building which shall be separated
from the parking spaces.
I.
Signs.
(1)
Each shopping center may have one freestanding sign,
not exceeding 75 square feet in area, provided that no other freestanding
signs are erected on the site. Freestanding signs shall be set back
at least 15 feet from all street rights-of-way and property lines
and shall have a maximum height of 20 feet.
(2)
Where a principal use occupying at least 1,000 square
feet in a segregated area in a shopping center has direct access from
the outside, a sign not exceeding 20 square feet in area identifying
the name of the use shall also be permitted. Such additional signs
shall be either flat against the building at the entrance to the use
or suspended in perpendicular fashion from a roof over a common way.
Suspended signs shall be no closer than 10 feet at their lowest point
to the finished grade below.
[Amended 9-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10]
A.
Home occupations are permitted in all residential zone districts,
in accordance with the following requirements:
(1)
Such uses shall be subject to a plot plan review and approval by
the Zoning Officer or his designated agent.
(2)
The following uses are examples (not exclusive) of permitted home
occupations:
(a)
Artist's studio, craftperson, tailor/seamstress/dressmaker,
baking/food, firearms repair/sales, wedding event coordinator, floral
arranger, electrician, plumber, carpenter, landscaper, music instructor
or similar artisans' shops/offices/studios where such products and
services are made or repaired on- or off-premises. Sale of the products
is permitted, provided that the sale is not off a display unit(s)
located on the premises. Sales are permitted via a website, printed
brochure or other means of electronic communication.
(b)
Musical instrument or voice instruction is permitted for a maximum
of one student at a time.
(c)
The administrative office of a tradesman (i.e., electrician,
plumber, carpenter, landscaper, well driller, etc.) whose field of
activity is entirely away from the dwelling unit is permitted.
(3)
The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to
the use of the dwelling for residential purposes. The office or studio
shall be located in the basement or on the first or street level floor
of the principal building, and the area thereof shall be limited to
no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building
which doesn't include any cellar area. An accessory structure may
be substituted for the basement or first floor, provided that the
total space doesn't exceed the 25% of gross floor area of the principal
structure. Storage of related materials or products for sale incidental
to the allowed home occupation is permitted and may be housed elsewhere
on the property in a garage/shed and not counted as part of the 25%
floor area limitation.
(4)
Not more than one person in addition to members of the immediate
family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such home occupation.
(5)
The home occupation shall provide off-street parking on the property
for customer use. No more than two parking spaces shall be provided
and appropriately designated for customer use. One on-street parking
space may only substitute for one off-street space subject to review
and approval by the Zoning Officer.
(6)
Home occupation businesses may have one vehicle which exhibits commercial
lettering identifying the type of product or service offered parked
on their property. Exterior display and storage of materials used
by the home occupation is strictly prohibited. Tractor-trailer deliveries
to the home occupation location is prohibited.
(7)
There shall be no external evidence of the home occupation, including,
but not limited to, no signs promoting the home business.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-17]
Permitted uses and standards for the PO/R Professional Office/Residential
Zone are as follows:
A.
Principal permitted uses
(1)
Office buildings, including business, professional, medical
and administrative.
(2)
Home offices.
(3)
Child-care centers licensed by the Department of Human Services
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.
(4)
Essential services.
(5)
Places of worship and religious institutions.
(6)
Financial institutions.
C.
Permitted conditional uses.
(1)
Expansion of existing single-family detached residential dwellings,
provided that any such expansion shall maintain the character and
single-family use of the existing dwelling and conform to the setback
requirements of the PO/R Zone district.
(2)
Banks with drive-through windows and/or automatic teller machines
(ATMs), provided that a landscaped buffer with a minimum depth of
50 feet is provided between any drive-through lane or ATM and the
closest residential use or residential zone district boundary.
D.
Lot area and bulk standards. The recommended lot area and bulk standards
shall be as follows:
