A.
Establishment, authentication, maintenance and revision
of Zoning Map and schedule.
(1)
Zoning Map. The locations and boundaries of the districts
of the City are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the
City of Northfield, New Jersey, which is attached hereto and is hereby
made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references
and designations shown thereon.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in
the City Clerk's office.
(2)
Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
District regulations for zone districts within the City of Northfield
are hereby established and are attached hereto and are hereby made
a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and
designations shown thereon.[2]
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
[2]
Editor's Note: The schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
(3)
Authentication of Zoning Map and schedule. Subsequent
to the adoption of this chapter, and any revisions to the Zoning Map
and Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements, copies of the
Zoning Map and schedule shall be referenced by ordinance number and
date of adoption.
(4)
Maintenance of the Zoning Map. Authenticated copies of the Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk and Zoning Officer and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of all or a part of the official Zoning Map may be reproduced for public distribution. One authenticated copy shall be forwarded to the Atlantic County Planning Board in accordance with § 215-16 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. However, the copy of the official Zoning Map maintained in the office of the City Clerk shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the City of Northfield.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
(5)
Revisions to the Zoning Map.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
(a)
When, in accordance with the provisions of § 215-14 of this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., revisions are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Zoning Map, such changes will not become effective until the Zoning Map has been amended in accordance with law. Revisions of the Zoning Map shall include an entry bearing the date of adoption, the ordinance number and the name and address of the person or firm responsible for preparing the map for the Zoning Map change.
(b)
No changes of any nature shall be made to the
Zoning Map except in conformity with the above procedure. Any unauthorized
changes to the Zoning Map contents by any person or persons shall
be considered a violation of this chapter.
B.
Interpretation of zone district boundaries.
(1)
Zone district boundaries are intended to follow street,
railroad, lot or property lines, or other natural lines such as the
center line of watercourses, ditches or lagoons, unless such district
or zone boundaries are fixed by dimensions on the Zoning Map or by
description, and shall include contiguous riparian lands subsequently
acquired and/or filled, and lands acquired by the accretion or stream
diversion by natural causes.
(2)
In constructing the Zoning Map, the following rules
shall apply:
(a)
Boundaries indicated as following the center
lines of streets, highways or alleys or streams, rivers or other bodies
of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(b)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following
plotted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(c)
Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines
shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
(e)
Where a zone boundary fixed by dimensions approximately
follows and is not more than 20 feet distant from a lot line, such
lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.
[Amended 2-5-1991 by Ord. No. 2-1991]
A.
The City of Northfield is hereby divided into districts
as follows:
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No.
9-2012; 12-16-2014 by Ord. No. 7-2014]
|
R-1
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Residential, Single Family
|
3 to 4 dwelling units/acre
| |
|
R-1A
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Residential, Single Family
|
3 to 4 dwelling units/acre; variable lot size
| |
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R-2
|
Residential, Single Family
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4 to 5 dwelling units/acre
| |
|
R-3
|
Residential, Single Family
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6 to 7 dwelling units/acre
| |
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R-4
|
Residential, Single Family,
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R-SC
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Residential, Senior Citizen
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PSU
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Public Service Use
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Block 69, Lots 1.01 and 4 only
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AH
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Adult Housing
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C-C
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Country Club
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N-B
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Neighborhood Business
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R-B
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Residential Business
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C-B
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Community Business
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R-C
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Regional Commercial
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C-MF
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Commercial Multifamily
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O-P
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Office Professional
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O-PB
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Office Professional Business
|
B.
The regulations set forth in this chapter for each
district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to
each class of structure or land within the district, except as hereinafter
provided.
C.
No building shall hereafter be erected and no existing
building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall
any land or building or portion of a building be used, designed, or
arranged to be used for any purpose unless in conformity with all
of the regulations herein specified for the district in which is it
located.
D.
Every main building shall be located on a lot as defined
in this chapter. Except for planned development groups complying with
all the regulations applying thereto as prescribed by this chapter,
no more than one single- or two-family dwelling building and its accessory
buildings shall hereafter be erected on any one lot.
E.
No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of
this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum
requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective
date of this chapter shall meet the minimum requirements established
by this chapter.
F.
For the purpose of this chapter, uses and structures in each district shall conform to the standards of §§ 215-104, Off-street loading; 215-105, Off-street parking, and 215-113, Signs, which standards shall apply uniformly to each class of structure or land within the district. Development applications not conforming to the aforementioned sections shall require a variance or variances pursuant to this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
G.
Where a "similar use" is permitted in a district as set forth in
this chapter, the City Planning Board has the right to make an interpretation
as to whether a "use" is a "similar use" for purposes of the district.
[Added 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
A.
Any use not specifically listed as a permitted use,
an accessory use or a conditional use shall be deemed a prohibited
use. This provision shall be liberally construed as protective of
the zoning scheme and any doubt shall be resolved in interpreting
the doubtful use as prohibited.
B.
The following uses and activities are specifically
prohibited in any zone in the City of Northfield:
[Amended 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No.
9-2012]
(1)
All billboards, signboards, advertising signs, devices not expressly
related to the business being conducted on the premises or otherwise
specifically permitted by this chapter.
(2)
Outdoor sales of new or used motor vehicles, motorcycles, trucks
or trailer coaches.
(3)
Trailer-coach parks or camps.
(4)
Junkyards, automobile wrecking yards, or the sorting of scrap metal,
paper, rags or other scrap material.
(5)
The use of premises for selling of or offering for sale of second
used or inoperable motor vehicles or parts, or building materials
or the storage thereof.
(6)
Dismantling of motor vehicles and/or machinery by use of torches.
(7)
Privately operated dumps for the disposal of garbage, trash, refuse,
junk, or other such material.
(11)
The use of a lot for the wholesale or retail storage of bulk
oil or gasoline above the ground.
(12)
Private garages as a primary use of the property.
(13)
Any process of manufacture, assembly or treatment of any unregulated
materials.
(14)
Gravel pits, sand mines, and sand washes and the like.
(15)
The manufacture of explosives, volatile chemicals, or any uses
which would produce similar hazard or nuisance such as, but are not
limited to the following: industrial uses; abattoir, acetylene gas
manufacture and/or storage, acid manufacture (hydrochloric, nitric,
picric, sulphuric, sulphanous carbolic) ammonia, bleaching powder
or chlorine manufacture; arsenal, asphalt manufacture or refining,
blast furnace, celluloid manufacture, lime, gypsum, plaster of paris,
manufacture, coal distillation, coke ovens, creosote treatment or
manufacture, dead animal and offal reduction, distillation of bones,
coal, petroleum, refuse grain or wood, distillation of tar, explosives,
fireworks, and gunpowder manufacture or storage, fat rendering, fertilizer
manufacture, forge plant, incineration, storage or dumping of slaughterhouse
refuse, rancid fats, garbage, dead animals or offal, oil cloth or
linoleum manufacture, ore reduction, petroleum or kerosene refining,
distillation or derivation of byproducts and/or storage, potashworks,
rolling mill, furnace, blooming mill, stockyards, rubber treatment
or reclaiming plant.
(16)
Cannabis establishments, distributors and delivery services
prohibited. Pursuant to Section 31b of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory,
Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021,
c. 16[1]), all cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors or
cannabis delivery services are hereby prohibited from operating anywhere
in the City of Northfield, except for the delivery of cannabis items
and related supplies by a licensed cannabis delivery service based
and initiated from a cannabis delivery service licensed location outside
of the City of Northfield.
[Added 8-10-2021 by Ord.
No. 8-2021]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(17)
(Reserved)
(18)
Piggeries, raising of livestock, poultry and/or commercial fur
bearing animals.
(19)
Tattoo parlor.
(20)
Outdoor vending machines shall be prohibited in any zone, except
for newspaper vending machines, which shall be allowed in commercial
zones only. Vending machines shall be permitted on public property,
as approved by City Council.
The following regulations apply to R-1, R-1A, R-2 and R-3 Districts:
A.
Permitted uses:
(1)
Single-family detached houses and other uses permitted
in accordance with the R-1 Zone District.
[Amended 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 20-1989]
(3)
Public community center building, auditorium, public
library, public amusement, public art gallery, or other place of public
assembly not conducted for gain or profit.
(4)
Community residences as defined by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1
and N.J.S.A. 40: 55D-66.2.
[Added 10-15-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
B.
C.
Conditional uses, subject to the conditions in Article X of this chapter:
[Amended 10-15-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
D.
Standards and regulations: as specified in Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.[1]
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
E.
Variable lot size provision within the R-1A Zone District.
In a major subdivision application for lands located within the R-1A
District, variable lot sizes may be approved by the Planning Board.
The lot sizes may be varied to the extent that not more than 35% of
the lots may have areas of not less than 7,500 square feet each and
a width of not less than 75 feet if sufficient of the remainder of
the lots are increased in area so that the average lot size will not
be less than 10,000 square feet. The Planning Board, in passing on
such plats, shall consider the physical and structural characteristics,
including topography, of the land comprising the subdivision and determine
that such variation in lot size will provide a better use of the land
for building sites than would a uniform lot size. The subdivider shall
submit a plat map showing the development according to the requirements
of the R-1 District as shown in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building
Requirements and another plat map showing the development as modified
in accordance with this subsection. In no event shall the density
of development throughout the subdivision exceed the exact number
of lots that would have been permitted to be built if such development
had proceeded on the basis of 10,000 square feet per lot with a width
of not less than 100 feet.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Section 10.4.1, Residential
Townhouse –TH District, which immediately followed this subsection,
was repealed 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997.
[Added 9-25-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
This § 215-152.1 shall apply only to Block 92, Lots 25, 28, 29, 33 and 34, as depicted on the Tax Map of the City of Northfield.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Planned adult community of garden apartment/condominium apartment
setting for adult (55 years and over) citizens.
C.
Standards and regulations: as specified in the Schedule of Yard,
Area and Building Requirements.[1] In addition, the following requirements and standards
shall be adhered to:
(1)
Density: 12 units per acre, which shall include a 15% set-aside of affordable housing units. The maximum density may be increased to 15 units per acre, provided that the standards of § 215-152.1 are satisfied without exception.
(2)
Building setback.
(a)
A minimum setback to the northern property line (Clark Place)
shall be 40 feet with an average setback of 50 feet.
(b)
A minimum setback to the eastern property line (Locust Drive)
of 30 feet. A minimum separation to the existing residential lots
from any residential structure shall be 80 feet. This area shall include
a landscape buffer with a minimum width of 25 feet.
(c)
A minimum setback of 50 feet to Wabash Avenue for residential
buildings. A minimum setback of 30 feet to Wabash Avenue for nonresidential
buildings with a maximum height of 1.5 stories.
(3)
Building height for residential buildings shall not exceed three
stories or 45 feet to allow for architectural elements such as pitched
roofs, dormers, and other similar features. Parking may be permitted
on the lower level when increasing the building height to three stories.
The residential units shall only occupy two floors in any building.
(4)
Open space: 40% of the gross tract area, 20% of which shall
be included within the net tract area. All open space shall be set
aside as permanent common space to be owned in undivided interest
by the unit owners.
(5)
Distance between buildings: Buildings shall be considered facing
if the walls form an angle of less than 45°:
(a)
Where both facing walls contain windows of habitable rooms,
50 feet, but not less than two times the eave height of the building
containing the highest habitable room.
(b)
Where only one of two facing walls contains windows of habitable
rooms, 25 feet, but not less than two times the eave height of the
highest of the two buildings containing such facing walls.
(c)
Where neither of two facing walls contain windows of habitable
rooms, 25 feet, or the eave height of the highest of the two buildings
containing such facing walls, whichever is greater.
(6)
Recreation areas. Active and passive outdoor recreational areas
shall be provided and shall include suitable landscaping, sitting
and walking areas as determined by the approving authority. Indoor
social, cultural, recreational and meeting facilities shall be required
as similarly directed.
(7)
Maximum impervious surfaces: 65%.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The following regulations apply to the R-4 District:
D.
Standards and regulations. The Schedule of Area, Yard
and Building Requirements as included at the end of this chapter,
as amended, shall be further amended so as to provide the following
standards and regulations in the R-4 Zone:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 8,500 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width:
(a)
Ninety feet.
(b)
Notwithstanding the ninety-foot requirements as set forth above,
in the event that a lot fronts on a cul-de-sac or a curved street,
then the minimum lot width requirement shall be determined at the
setback line and shall be in accordance with the other provisions
of this chapter regarding lots fronting on culs-de-sac and curved
streets.
(3)
Depth:
(a)
Ninety feet.
(b)
In the event that a lot contains environmentally
protected wetlands areas, then a lot must contain a minimum lot depth
of 75 feet measured from the front line to the wetlands or, if required,
to the wetlands transition area.
(c)
Lot depth shall be measured from the midpoint
line at the front line lot perpendicular to the street.
(d)
For corner lots, lot depth shall be deemed to
be the longer distance, irrespective of the direction in which the
improvements are oriented.
(7)
Maximum percentage of impervious lot coverage by all
improvements: 40%.
(8)
Maximum percentage of building coverage: 25%.
(9)
Minimum upland area. Irrespective of the existence
of wetlands area in any lot, each building lot must contain at least
8,500 square feet of upland area, excluding environmentally protected
wetlands and wetlands transition areas and one-hundred-year floodplains.
E.
Variable lot size option within the R-4 Zone District. In a major subdivision application for land located within the R-4 District, an applicant may apply for and receive variable lot sizes in accordance with this section, provided the minimum tract area contains 10 acres. In the event that an applicant chooses to exercise a variance lot size option as provided herein, then it must comply with all of the provisions in this section. Additionally, the standards and regulations are set forth in Subsection D above shall be applicable to the variable lot size option unless specifically modified herein:
(1)
Lot size.
(a)
Up to 25% of the lots may contain less than
8,500 square feet but not less than 7,500 square feet of upland area,
excluding environmentally protected wetlands and wetlands transition
areas and one-hundred-year floodplains.
(b)
Not less than 75% of the lots shall contain
at least 8,500 square feet of upland area, excluding environmentally
protected wetlands and wetlands transition areas and one-hundred-year
floodplains.
(c)
The average lot area for all lots shall be at
least 8,500 square feet as calculated by totaling the gross lot area
of all lot divided by the total number of lots.
[Amended 12-14-1993 by Ord. No. 32-1993]
The City of Northfield recognizes the need for
alternative housing types for older citizens and in accordance with
the policies of the State of New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law and
National Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. One such
housing option is permitted, namely, the planned adult community.
The purpose of a planned adult community is to provide a garden apartment/condominium
apartment setting for adult (55 years and over) citizens. The planned
adult community will consist of one- and two-story buildings, containing
a maximum of 20 units per building. Each unit will have one or two
bedrooms, and nearby parking and adequate open space and recreation
facilities will be provided.
D.
Standard and regulations: as specified in the Schedule
of Yard, Area and Building Requirements.[1] In addition, the following requirements and standards
shall be adhered to:
(1)
Density: 15 dwelling units per acre of developable
land, excluding flood-prone areas and areas with shallow depth to
water table (one inch to 18 inches).
(3)
Off-street parking requirements: 1.5 spaces per dwelling
unit.
(4)
Open space: 40% of the gross tract area, 20% of which
shall be included within the net tract area. All open space shall
be set aside as permanent common space to be owned in undivided interest
by the unit owners.
(5)
Dwelling unit size: No residential dwelling unit on
a single floor shall contain less than 650 square feet of habitable
space.
(6)
Distance between buildings:
(a)
Where both facing walls contain windows of habitable
rooms, 50 feet, but not less than two times the eave height of the
building containing the highest habitable room.
(b)
Where only one of two facing walls contain windows
of habitable rooms, 25 feet, but not less than two times the eave
height of the highest of the two buildings containing such facing
walls.
(c)
Where neither of two facing walls contain windows
of habitable rooms, 25 feet, or the eave height of the highest of
the two buildings containing such facing walls, whichever is greater.
Buildings shall be considered facing if the walls form an angle of
less than 45°.
(7)
Recreation areas. Active and passive outdoor recreation
areas shall be provided and shall include suitable landscaping, sitting
and walking areas as determined by the approving authority. Indoor
social, cultural, recreational and meeting facilities shall be required
as similarly directed. The gross floor area devoted to such indoor
usage shall not be less than 10 square feet per residential dwelling
unit.
(8)
Impervious surface: 35% of developable tract area.
(9)
Maximum building coverage: 20% of developable tract
area.
(10)
Maximum length of building: 200 feet.
(11)
Maximum length of dwelling units per building.
(12)
Maximum building height: three stories.
(14)
Landscaping. A landscape plan prepared by a
certified landscape architect in the State of New Jersey shall be
submitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by Ord. No. 21-1991]
The following regulations apply to the C-C District:
A.
Permitted principal structures and uses. The uses
and structures enumerated below shall be permitted in the Country
Club C-C District:
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
B.
Mixed uses. Permitted uses may be established as the
sole principal use on an individual lot or be combined on a single
lot as a mixed use, except that a single detached single-family dwelling
shall be the sole principal structure on a lot and such a lot may
not contain another principal use. Where two or more principal uses
are to occupy a single lot, site boundaries encompassing each principal
use and its accessory uses, buildings and structures shall be established.
The principal uses forming a mixed use shall individually and separately
conform to their respective limitations and requirements unless expressly
exempted or excluded.
C.
Permitted accessory uses. The following structures and uses may be
established as accessories:
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
(1)
Pro shop as an accessory to a golf course or clubhouse, provided
gross building floor area does not exceed 1,850 square feet and further
provided that no business or advertising signs are visible from outdoors.
(2)
Recreational and maintenance uses accessory to golf course, golf
villas and clubhouse uses, including, but not limited to:
(3)
Storage and maintenance buildings.
(5)
Fences and hedges.
(6)
Off-street parking.
(7)
Garages, but only as an accessory to single-family dwellings.
(8)
Hotel, motel or transient lodging usage, only as an accessory to
a country club and regulation-eighteen-hole golf course, as follows:
(a)
The lot shall have a minimum acreage of five acres;
(b)
The minimum lot width at the building shall be 400 feet;
(d)
The facility must be associated with or attached to a county
club facility;
(e)
Structure shall have a minimum setback of 300 feet to any street
line;
(f)
No more than 10 stories will be permitted;
(g)
A setback/buffer of 300 feet shall be provided to any residential
zone;
(h)
Retail uses are permitted as accessory uses to the hotel;
(i)
Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 50%;
(j)
Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 30% of lot area;
(9)
Country club community (as outlined below) as an accessory use
to a regulation-eighteen-hole golf course.
D.
Regulations for single-family detached dwellings:
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
E.
Regulations for golf course. A golf course may contain
landscaped grounds for the principal use or purpose of playing golf
and shall be limited to a course of playing holes, driving ranges
and practice greens. Golf course development shall conform to the
following requirements:
(1)
Golf courses shall meet minimum requirements for a
United States Golf Association regulation eighteen-hole golf course
and shall contain a minimum area of 95 acres encompassing the area
circumscribed around playing areas and incidental non-playing areas
and generally following out-of-bounds markers. Areas used for other
principal or accessory uses or buildings shall not be used to satisfy
this minimum acreage requirement. Expressly excluded are areas devoted
to practice or putting greens, driving ranges and parking. No dwelling
may be erected on the area encompassed by the golf course.
(2)
Golf course buildings, such as maintenance buildings,
pump houses and utility housings, shelters, storage buildings and
sheds, shall not contain, in the aggregate, more than 11,000 square
feet of building floor area. Accessory buildings shall be directly
related to the operation or management of the golf course.
(3)
Golf course buildings shall have a maximum height
of 16 feet and 1 1/2 stories.
(4)
Where a golf course is not associated with a country
club clubhouse either as part of a mixed use combining a clubhouse
and golf course on one lot or as an open space parcel created as part
of planned development, parking shall consist of not fewer than 60
spaces per 18 holes. Where a golf course is associated with a clubhouse,
this requirement may be satisfied by the availability of required
clubhouse parking.
F.
Regulations for clubhouse. A clubhouse and its grounds
may be used for social and athletic activities, and facilities shall
be limited to a clubhouse restaurant, bar, lounge and banquet rooms.
Golf suites may be located within the clubhouse, within an attached
structure or within a freestanding accessory structure on its grounds.
A clubhouse shall conform to the following requirements:
(1)
Area: A minimum area of 5.0 upland acres shall be maintained in addition
to the 95 acres of upland area of the golf course.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
(2)
Frontage. A minimum frontage on a public right-of-way
of 200 feet shall be maintained.
(3)
Parking shall consist of not less than one space per
200 square feet of clubhouse plus 1.5 spaces for each golf suite.
The spaces provided for the clubhouse shall be in addition to those
provided for other principal uses, except that they may be used to
satisfy the requirements for golf course parking. A maximum of 40%
of the required spaces may be set aside as overflow spaces. These
spaces need not be surfaced with bituminous pavement but may be surfaced
with reinforced turf, brick pavers or porous concrete in accordance
with the recommendations and approval by the City Engineer and Planning
Board.
G.
Zone requirements. All development except single-family residences
shall confirm to the following requirements:
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
(1)
Bulk regulations.
(a)
Setbacks shall be provided from all lot lines or site boundary
lines as follows:
|
Principal Buildings
(feet)
|
Accessory Buildings
(feet)
|
Recreation Buildings
(feet)
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CC Zone line
|
50
|
25
|
60
| |
|
Lot or site boundaries
|
20
|
15
|
20
| |
|
Lido Drive
|
80
|
60
|
60
| |
|
Shore Road
|
150
|
40
|
150
| |
|
Hemsley Road
|
100
|
60
|
60
| |
|
Argo Lane
|
100
|
60
|
60
| |
|
Other public street
|
150
|
60
|
20
| |
|
Internal roadway
|
20
|
15
|
20
| |
|
Parking lot
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
(b)
Maximum building length: 240 feet. Offsets shall be provided
so that no wall segment exceeds 40 feet in length. The depth of offsets
shall not be less than 1/4 the length of the longest adjoining wall
segment.
(2)
Circulation requirements. Interior roadways and private lanes shall
provide for fire accessibility and fire zones as required by the City
of Northfield Fire Chief. The minimum width of any internal roadway
or private lane shall be 20 feet.
(3)
Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with § 215-100, Landscaping and shade trees, of this chapter.
(a)
Buildings shall be separated by a landscaped strip at least
30 feet in width; however, driveways which access garages shall be
permitted in the landscaped strip, provided adequate landscaping is
located along the driveway.
(b)
Landscaped buffers shall be established to separate dissimilar
land uses. The buffer shall remain unoccupied by buildings and paved
surfaces. It shall be planted to provide visual screening composed
of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. At the time of planting,
the combined height of evergreen plants and berms shall be at least
six feet. The buffers shall form a continuous strip with a minimum
width as follows:
[1]
Between side lines of lots for detached dwellings and golf villas,
golf suites, clubhouse or parking: 25 feet;
[2]
Between rear lines of lots for detached dwellings and golf villas,
golf suites, clubhouse or parking: 10 feet;
[3]
Between golf villas and golf suites, country club parking or
clubhouse: 10 feet;
[4]
Between public streets and golf villas, golf suites, country
club parking or clubhouse: 40 feet.
(c)
Screening shall be provided around parking lots to minimize
visual headlight impacts.
(d)
Outdoor storage areas for garbage, trash and recycling receptacles
shall be screened by masonry walls with decorative finishes and landscaping.
(4)
Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall only be located along public or
internal streets or parking lots. Outdoor lighting shall not be located
within 25 feet of adjacent residential development, shall not exceed
15 feet in height, and shall be shielded to cut off glare visible
from residential units or public streets and directed toward the ground.
No lighting standards shall be located in any required buffer area.
H.
Country club community. A country club community may be permitted in accordance with the following regulations and shall be deemed to be a planned development with approval to be granted by the Planning Board pursuant to Article III, Administrative Procedures, § 215-6, Planning Board, Subsection I, Powers and duties, of this chapter.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012[1]]
(1)
A country club community, including a regulation-eighteen-hole golf
course, shall be permitted in accordance with a general development
plan.
(a)
The plan shall provide for an area, of not less than 225 acres,
of which a minimum of 95 acres shall be used for a regulation golf
course, and be within the C-C zoned land as delineated on the Zone
Map[2] adopted and attached to this chapter, to be developed as a single entity according to the overall plan. The minimum required area, five acres, for the clubhouse shall not be included in the ninety-five-acre golf course area.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the City offices.
(b)
The plan shall provide for the following land uses:
[1]
A golf course which is to be restricted from further development
by deed provisions (A metes and bounds description of the property
proposed to be restricted shall be furnished as part of a complete
application and shall be accompanied by an accurate description on
a current survey of the entire area subject to the plan.);
[2]
A clubhouse;
[3]
Golf suites;
[4]
Golf villas and townhouses on Block 179.01, Lot 1.01, and a
portion of Block 175, Lot 48, on a maximum of 21.2 acres within said
lots, conditioned upon maintaining an eighteen-hole golf course and
attendant clubhouse;
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 7-2018]
[5]
Single-family detached dwellings on 1.0 acre, one-hundred-twenty-five-foot
lot frontage, conventional lots as otherwise permitted in the Country
Club C-C District.
(c)
Regulations for golf villas and townhouses. Golf villas and
townhouses may be occupied as a residence or domicile and shall conform
to the following lot or site requirements:
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 7-2018]
[1]
Frontage.
[a]
Golf villas shall have a minimum frontage of 50
feet.
[b]
Townhouses shall have a minimum frontage of 18
feet.
[c]
Frontage shall be on either a public right-of-way, or, notwithstanding the provisions of § 215-37, on a street as shown on a plat approved by the Planning Board which, if a private street or lane, shall be subject to appropriate cross easements and such other guarantees necessary to ensure continuous access to the lot or site and to ensure emergency access by public and private entities. Such easements and guarantees shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and approval.
[2]
Site area. When established in multiunit structures, golf villas
shall have a minimum site area of 4,800 square feet of upland per
unit.
[3]
Lot area.
[a]
When established on fee-simple lots, golf villas
shall have a minimum lot area of 4,800 square feet. The required minimum
lot size for clustered lots which are associated with common open
space shall be reduced to 2,400 square feet.
[b]
Townhouse units shall have a minimum lot area of
1,800 square feet.
[4]
Maximum density shall not exceed 17 units per acre for the area
devoted to the golf villa/townhouse development.
[5]
Maximum building coverage: 37%.
[6]
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 60%.
[7]
Parking: minimum of 2.0 spaces per golf villa. Garaged parking
shall count toward the minimum requirement, provided that the garage
space is a minimum of 10 feet by 18 feet in area and shall be deed
restricted from use for storage or any use other than as a vehicle
parking space.
[8]
A sidewalk system shall be provided to service golf villas.
Sidewalks shall be a minimum four feet in width, except where abutting
parking lots where the sidewalk shall be six feet wide, as measured
from the face of the curb.
[9]
At least 20% of the residential dwelling units shall be for
low- and moderate affordable housing.
(d)
Regulations for golf suites. Golf suites may be occupied for
boarding or lodging. Golf suites shall conform to the following requirements:
[1]
There shall not be more than one golf suite unit per acre devoted
to golf course and country club use.
[3]
Floor area limitations. The maximum floor area of individual
golf suite units, excluding garage space, shall be 800 square feet.
[4]
For this section of this chapter, the terms "boarding" and "lodging"
shall be defined as one continuous occupancy of a unit for a maximum
of 90 days and nights.
(f)
The plan shall provide that the aggregate floor area of all
buildings, excluding garages, within the planned development shall
not exceed the following limits:
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 7-2018]
|
Use
|
Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Golf courses
|
11,000
| |
|
Country club
|
52,000
| |
|
Golf suites
|
35,000
|
(g)
The plan shall provide that the floor area ratio of buildings
and structures, as determined by the sum of all building floors, including
garages, divided by the gross area of the entire planned development
site, shall not exceed the following limits:
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 7-2018]
|
Ratio
|
Floor Area
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Golf courses
|
.001
| |
|
Country club
|
.005
| |
|
Golf suites
|
.004
|
(h)
The plan shall provide that the impervious coverage of buildings
ad structures, as determined by the percentage of lot area covered
by the aggregate area of all buildings and all paved surfaces, shall
not exceed the following limits:
[Amended 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 7-2018]
|
Use
|
Impervious Coverage
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Golf courses
|
230,000
| |
|
Country club
|
120,000
| |
|
Golf suites
|
190,000
|
(j)
The plan shall provide for a planted scenic buffer area extending
a minimum depth of 150 feet along Shore Road within which no principal
use or principal structure shall be established and shall be landscaped
as a scenic amenity. Within 40 feet of the roadway, no structures
except driveways may be erected.
(k)
The plan shall provide for fencing and landscaping in order
to assure privacy and quiet to neighboring uses.
(2)
All open space created as part of a country club community shall
be set aside and maintained for the benefit of the owners and residents
of the development in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43.
(a)
All open space provided for the benefit of the owners or residents
of the golf villa community shall be designated on the site plan along
with the area devoted to residential uses, and described by a metes
and bounds description at the time of final site plan approval.
(b)
The golf course parcel created to serve as open space shall
be deed restricted as a golf course and precluded from development
for other purposes and shall be subject to an agreement with the City
of Northfield at the time of final approval that in the event that
the golf course area is not used as a golf course for a period of
one year, the owner shall submit a plan for the ownership, operation
and maintenance of the open space.
(c)
If the open space is not maintained in reasonable order and
condition, the City Council may take action pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43b
to enter upon and maintain said open space for a period of one year
and to authorize yearly extensions until such time as the City Council
determines that an open space organization is ready and able to maintain
said open space in reasonable condition.
(d)
The cost of such maintenance by the City shall be assessed pro
rata against the properties within the development that have a right
of enjoyment of the open space in accordance with assessed value at
the time of imposition of the lien, and shall become a lien and tax
on said properties and be added to and be a part of the taxes to be
levied and assessed thereon, and enforced and collected with interest
by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes.
(3)
The developer shall establish organizations for the ownerships
and maintenance of all open space parcels.
(a)
Golf villas owners' association. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43,
it is required that the developer provide for an organization for
the ownership and maintenance of the open space created under the
planned development.
[1]
Such organization shall not be dissolved and shall not dispose
of any open space, by sale or otherwise, except to an organization
conceived and established to own and maintain the open space for the
benefit of such development, and thereafter such organization shall
not be dissolved or dispose of any of its open space without first
offering to dedicate the same to the City of Northfield.
[2]
All owners of golf villas shall be required to become members
of the homeowners' association charged with ownership and maintenance
of open space and other common facilities. All golf villa units shall
include a provision in their deeds requiring membership in the homeowners'
association. This requirement shall pass from owner to owner as a
deed restriction.
(b)
Golf course operators' association. The developer is required
to provide for an organization for the operation and maintenance of
the golf course tracts.
(c)
Space for a pro shop shall be made available to the golf course
operators' association by the operator of the clubhouse.
(4)
The Planning Board may grant approval to a country club community
where the following requirements have been satisfied.
(a)
A general development plan conforming to the requirements set
forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.1 and 40:55D-45.2 has been submitted.
(b)
The general development plan has been found by the board, after
public hearing, to be consistent with the required findings of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-45.
(c)
A site plan and subdivision conforming with the requirements
of this chapter have been submitted. The plat shall contain specifics
of the enabling declaration dealing with the title to the common property,
the granting of easements of enjoyment, the indication that designated
areas are not dedicated for use by the general public, and conveyance
or the intent to convey these properties to an association.
(d)
The site plan and subdivision have been found by the board,
after public hearing, to be consistent with the requirements of this
chapter.
(e)
The legal documents proposed in the establishment of the required
community associations have been submitted and are found to conform
with the objectives of the country club community General Development
Plan and the intent of this chapter.
[1]
The enabling declaration shall set forth the developer's intent
to charge an association with certain responsibilities, including
the covenants, which set forth the purchaser's responsibilities and
obligations, including the provisions for ownership and management
of the common areas, the establishment of association assessments
as a lien against all lots, the rights of members, including voting
rights, the basis for assessments, the basis for enforcement of covenants
by the association, and the process of amendments.
[2]
The articles of incorporation shall establish the association,
set forth the name of the association, the name and address of principal
officers at the time of incorporation, and the purpose and powers
of the association. It shall set forth terms of membership and voting
rights, create the initial board of directors, establish procedures
for dissolution, the duration of the association in the absence of
dissolution, the basis for amendments to the articles of incorporation,
and severability of provisions.
[3]
The bylaws shall set forth the meeting of the association, the
basis for a quorum, provisions for vote by proxy and the notice of
meetings. Bylaws shall set forth the terms of office for the Board
of Directors, the composition of the board, the method of nominations,
the method of election, and the handling of resignations, removals,
vacancies, and compensation, as well as the conduct of board meetings.
They shall also set forth the power and duties of the board. The officers,
their means of election, terms of office and their duties shall be
described. The committees required or the basis for their establishment
shall be defined. The fiscal year shall be established, the indemnification
of officers shall be described, and the basis for amendment shall
be set forth.
[4]
The proposed form of deed clause referring to the declaration
and clarifying the title to common property adjacent to a lot.
[5]
An information brochure designed to help ensure that all purchasers
are informed of the association. It shall restate in clear text the
relationship between the association, the purchaser, and the developer.
It shall cover the major elements of common area identification, ownership
and use, the structure of the association, dues, officer and director
selection and election, architectural controls, liens, annexation,
dissolution, and other areas.
(f)
The legal documents proposed to provide for deed restrictions,
cross-access agreements and cross-maintenance agreements have been
submitted and found to satisfactorily provide for the public's interests.
(5)
Any condominium or homeowners' association filings with the
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs shall also be filed with
the City of Northfield Planning Board.
The following regulations apply to the N-B District:
A.
Permitted uses including the following and similar uses.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No.
9-2012]
(1)
Food stores.
(2)
Eating and drinking places in which any service of prepared goods
is provided and not less than 10 seats available for the general public
at counters or tables within a permanent enclosed structure and in
which take-out service is not the principal function of the food service,
but incidental to the service of food consumed on the premises. This
definition shall not include fast-food establishments.
(4)
Banking and credit.
(5)
Personal services.
(a)
Garment pressing and agents for laundries and dry cleaning,
including pickup shops.
(b)
Coin-operated laundries and dry cleaning.
(c)
Photographic studios.
(d)
Beauty shops.
(e)
Barbershops.
(f)
Shoe-repair shops, shoe-shine parlors and hat-cleaning shops.
(g)
Child- or senior-care services.
(h)
Photographic, art, dance and similar studios.
(8)
Administrative offices.
(a)
Depository institutions.
(b)
Nondepository and credit institutions.
(c)
Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services.
(d)
Insurance carriers.
(e)
Insurance agents, brokers and service.
(f)
Real estate.
(g)
Holding and other investment offices.
(h)
Business services.
(i)
Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services.
(9)
Miscellaneous pet services.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Private garage space for the storage of commercial
vehicles utilized in conjunction with a permitted business use.
D.
Standards and regulations: as specified in the Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
E.
Buffer to residential area: 10 feet plus five feet
for each additional 10 feet of building height or part thereof over
15 feet.
[Added 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached houses and other uses permitted in accordance
with the R-1 Zone District.
(2)
Public community center building, auditorium, public library,
public amusement, public art gallery, or other place of public assembly
not conducted for gain of profit.
(3)
The bulk requirements for the R-2 Zone shall be utilized for
the permitted residential uses.
B.
Permitted conditional uses. All the following uses are to be considered
conditional use. All conditional uses must receive Planning/Zoning
Board approval.
(2)
Banking and credit.
(3)
Personal services.
(6)
Administrative offices.
(a)
Depository institutions.
(b)
Nondepository and credit institutions.
(c)
Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services.
(d)
Insurance carriers.
(e)
Insurance agents, brokers and services.
(f)
Real estate.
(g)
Holding and other investment offices.
(h)
Business services.
(i)
Engineering, accounting, management, and related services.
C.
Following are the bulk requirements suggested for the new Residential
Business R-B District. (See attached Schedule of Yard, Area and Building
Requirements.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
The following regulations apply to the C-B District:
A.
Permitted uses including the following and similar uses.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No.
9-2012]
(1)
Building construction: general contractors and operative builders.
(3)
Communication, including telephone, telegraph, radio and TV broadcasting
and other communication services.
(4)
Wholesale trade: durable goods.
(a)
Furniture and home furnishing.
(b)
Sporting, recreational, photographic and hobby goods, toys and
supplies.
(c)
Electric goods.
(d)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies.
(e)
Commercial machines and equipment.
(f)
Farm and garden machinery and equipment.
(g)
Professional and service equipment and supplies.
(5)
Wholesale trade: nondurable goods.
(a)
Paper and paper products.
(b)
Drugs, drug proprietaries and druggist sundries.
(c)
Apparel, piece goods and notions.
(d)
Groceries and related products.
(e)
Beer, wine and alcoholic beverages.
(f)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods limited to: tobacco and tobacco
products and paints, varnishes and supplies.
(6)
Building materials, hardware and garden supply.
(7)
General merchandise stores.
(8)
Food stores.
(9)
Apparel and accessory stores.
(10)
Furniture, home furnishing and equipment stores.
(11)
Miscellaneous retail, including drugstores, liquor stores, shopping
goods, tobacco and tobacco products, but excluding fuel and ice dealers.
[Amended 4-6-2021 by Ord. No. 3-2021]
(12)
Banking, credit agencies and security and commodity brokers.
(13)
Insurance and real estate.
(14)
Holding and other investment office.
(15)
Personal services.
(17)
Miscellaneous repair services, including radio and television;
watch, clock and jewelry; and reupholstery and furniture repairs.
(18)
Dance hall, studios and schools.
(19)
Health services, legal services, engineering, accounting, research,
management and related services, services not elsewhere classified
and child-day-care services.
(20)
Educational services limited to computer and data processing,
business and secretarial private vocational schools.
(21)
Social services limited to individual and family social services
and job training and vocational rehabilitation services.
(22)
Membership organizations.
(23)
Allied medical services.
(24)
Miscellaneous pet services.
B.
D.
Standards and regulations: as specified in the Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
E.
Buffer to residential area: 10 feet plus five feet for each additional
10 feet of building height or part thereof over 15 feet.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
The following regulations apply to the R-C District:
A.
Permitted uses including the following and similar uses.
[Amended by Ord. No. 24-1991; 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997; 8-14-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
(1)
Building construction: general contractors and operative builders.
(2)
Construction: special trade contractors.
(3)
Communication.
(4)
Electric, gas and sanitary service offices.
(5)
Wholesale/retail trade: durable goods.
(a)
Automotive parts and supplies, but excluding junkyards.
(b)
Tire and tubes.
(c)
Furniture and house furnishings.
(d)
Lumber and other construction materials.
(e)
Sporting, recreational, photographic and hobby goods, toys and
supplies.
(f)
Electrical goods.
(g)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies.
(h)
Commercial and construction machinery, equipment and supplies.
(i)
Jewelry, watches, diamonds and other precious stones.
(j)
Other nondurable goods, such as musical instruments, luggage,
etc.
(k)
Physical fitness facilities.
(l)
Health services.
(m)
Legal services.
(n)
Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services.
(o)
Child-day-care services.
(6)
Wholesale/retail trade: nondurable goods.
(7)
Building materials, hardware, garden supply.
(8)
General merchandise stores.
(10)
Apparel and accessory stores.
(11)
Furniture, home furnishing and equipment stores.
(12)
Miscellaneous retail, including drugstores, liquor stores and
shopping goods, but excluding fuel and ice dealers.
(13)
Banking, credit agencies and security and commodity brokers.
(14)
Insurance and real estate.
(15)
Holding and other investment services.
(16)
Personal services.
(17)
Business services.
(18)
Miscellaneous repair services, including radio and television;
watch, clock and jewelry; and reupholstery and furniture repair.
(20)
Health, legal and other professional services.
(21)
Education services limited to computer and data processing;
business and secretarial and private vocational schools.
(22)
Social services limited to individual and family social services
and job training and vocational rehabilitation services.
(23)
Membership organizations.
(24)
Allied medical services.
(25)
Miscellaneous pet services.
B.
C.
Conditional uses: subject to the provisions of Article X of this chapter.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
D.
Standards and regulations: as specified in the Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
E.
Buffer to residential area: 25 feet plus five feet for each additional
10 feet of building height or part thereof over 15 feet.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
F.
An affordable housing mixed use development is permitted on Block
16.01, Lots 52 and 57, subject to the following:
[Added 9-25-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
(1)
Where first-floor commercial is proposed in accordance with
the permitted uses in the RC District, a development may provide second-
and third-story multifamily residential units.
(2)
The maximum density for the residential units shall not exceed
2.6 units per acre.
(3)
At least 20% of the residential dwelling units shall be for
low and moderate affordable housing.
[Added 12-16-2014 by Ord. No. 7-2014]
A.
Purpose and intent.
(1)
The City of Northfield recognizes the need for affordable housing
that can be offered as rentals for the target population. This section
creates a C-MF Zone implementing the concept plan by Duffy Dolcy McManus
& Roesch, dated November 12, 2014 ("Concept Plan"), designed to
create a total of 265 units, including 40 affordable rentals that
will be governed by controls on affordability that will terminate
after 30 years and comply with all other Uniform Housing Affordability
Controls, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. ("UHAC") requirements.
(2)
This section shall apply specifically to the existing commercial
development along Tilton Road on Block 17, Lot 7 and a portion of
Lot 9 ("existing commercial lot"); the future commercial development
along Tilton Road on Block 17, a portion of Lot 4 ("future commercial
lot"); and the future residential inclusionary development on Block
17, Lots 8, 10, 11, 12 and portions of Lots 4 and 9 ("multifamily
residential development lot"); and Block 2208, Lot 10, in Egg Harbor
Township ("EHT lot," and together with the existing commercial lot,
the future commercial lot, and the multifamily residential development
lot, the "property"), as shown on the concept plan referenced above.
(3)
In the event that the Coastal Area Facility Review Act of 1973 ("CAFRA") requires an environmental impact report, the applicant shall be able to submit such report to the Planning Board in lieu of the environmental impact report required pursuant to § 215-94 of this chapter. The standards referenced within the C-MF Zone shall supersede any conflicting standards within the City's Land Use and Development Ordinance.
C.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory uses permitted in the R-C Zone for all nonresidential
development.
(2)
In a multifamily residential development, accessory uses may
include:
(a)
Private garages and parking areas.
(b)
Private passive or active recreational facilities, including,
but not limited to: a clubhouse and swimming pool.
(c)
Stormwater facilities.
(f)
Parking subject to the New Jersey Residential Site Improvements
Standards ("RSIS").
(g)
Other accessory uses and structures normally considered incidental
to multifamily buildings.
E.
Overall tract coverage for the C-MF Zone shall not exceed 80%. The
total acreage of all contiguous lots (within and outside the City
boundaries) under the ownership or control of the property owners
of the property within the C-MF Zone shall be used for purposes of
calculating overall tract coverage.
F.
Bulk standards related to nonresidential development on the existing
commercial lot and the future commercial lot shall be the same as
those established in the R-C Zone with the following exceptions:
G.
Standards related to multifamily residential development on the multifamily
residential development lot and the EHT lot:
(1)
Maximum density of 13 units per acre or 265 rental dwelling
units. The total acreage of all contiguous lots (within and outside
the City boundaries) under the ownership or control of the property
owners of the multifamily residential development lot and the EHT
lot within the C-MF Zone shall be used for purposes of calculating
density for the multifamily residential development.
(3)
(4)
Common open space: 20% of the gross tract area. All common open
space shall be set aside as permanent common open space to be owned
and/or maintained by the property owners or the management entity
of the multifamily buildings.
(5)
Minimum distance between buildings: 50 feet.
(6)
Curbs and sidewalks.
(a)
Curbs and sidewalks shall be provided along the entire length
of street frontages. Sidewalks shall be provided to reasonably connect
the residential units to the parking and recreation areas.
(b)
At the sole discretion of the developer, the site plan for the
residential development may include the proposed location for a potential
easement for a future pedestrian connection between the multifamily
residential development lot and the existing commercial lot.
(c)
A sidewalk shall be provided along one side of the proposed
driveway on or along the future commercial lot from the residential
development to Tilton Road.
(7)
Recreation areas. Recreational areas shall be provided as follows:
(a)
A clubhouse or community building with a minimum size of 3,000
square feet.
(b)
A swimming pool.
(c)
Additional recreational activities may be provided, including,
but not limited to, bocce courts, putting greens, pedestrian paths,
bicycle paths, sitting areas or playground areas.
(d)
All recreational activities shall be subordinated to the residential
character of the development, and no advertising shall be permitted.
(e)
Architectural elevations and floor plans shall be provided for
the clubhouse or community building.
(f)
The completion of the clubhouse or community building and the
swimming pool shall be completed in the first phase of the development
of the multifamily buildings.
(8)
Maximum impervious coverage shall be 65%.
(9)
Maximum building coverage shall be 35%.
(10)
A maximum of 24 dwelling units shall be permitted in each multifamily
building.
(11)
Maximum building height for principal buildings shall be three
stories and 45 feet.
(12)
Landscaping. A landscape plan shall be submitted to the municipal agency in conformance with § 215-100 except that the following standards shall apply:
(a)
The plan shall include suitable street trees along the street spaced not less than 40 feet apart. The plan shall specify the location of planting material, their minimum sizes, quantity, variety and species. Besides the spacing specified herein, street trees shall be provided in conformance with the standards in § 215-122.
(b)
Trees shall meet planting requirements as specified in sections
of this chapter related to planting of trees.
(c)
No parking lot shall contain more than 20 spaces in a row without
interruptions by a landscaped divider at least eight (8) feet wide.
(d)
A landscaped island between head-to-head parking stalls is not
required.
(e)
Foundation plantings shall be limited to the side of the building
facing the main drive aisle.
(f)
No tree of eight-inch caliper or more, located on a lot between
the borders of the lots and building setback line, shall be removed
except for the installation of a driveway aisle, drainage, drainage
facility, or parking area.
(g)
Yard areas and open spaces between buildings shall contain the
equivalent of at least four shrubs and at least two shade or ornamental
trees of two-inch caliper or greater for each 1,500 square feet of
yard area, not including areas devoted to parking.
(13)
Bedroom distribution.
(14)
Affordable housing requirements.
(a)
Fifteen percent of the total residential dwelling units shall
be provided as affordable housing units. The affordable housing units
shall be constructed as rental units.
(b)
Affordable housing regulations. The affordable housing units
shall be developed and rented in accordance with the applicable UHAC
regulations and N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. provisions, adopted as of
the date of the adoption of this section, which requirements include
but are not limited to: split between low- and moderate-income housing,
bedroom distribution, range of affordability, pricing and rent of
units, affirmative marketing, affordability controls, and construction
phasing with the market-rate units developed on the tract.
(c)
Consistent with UHAC, the developer (or its agent) may act as
the administrative agent to be responsible for the administering of
the affordable housing program and reporting to the Municipal Housing
Liaison.
(d)
Design and location of affordable housing. The affordable housing
units shall be dispersed throughout the development in various buildings.
(e)
Controls on affordability shall expire on each unit 30 years
subsequent to the initial certificate of occupancy in accordance with
UHAC standards. Each unit will be deed restricted in accordance with
the UHAC guidelines and controls on affordability.
(15)
Refuse storage. The refuse storage areas shall be suitably located
and screened and arranged for access and ease of collection and shall
not be part of, restrict or occupy any parking aisle.
(16)
Building design. The design of the buildings shall be residential
and not institutional and conform to the following:
(a)
Architectural elevations and floor plans shall be provided for
each of the buildings.
(b)
The buildings shall include breaks in the facades to break up
the building lengths.
(c)
Rooflines shall be pitched. If flat roofs are provided they
shall incorporate design techniques to shield any roof-mounted equipment.
(d)
All HVAC and mechanical equipment shall be inconspicuously placed
or adequately screened from view.
The following regulations apply to the O-P District:
A.
Permitted uses including the following and similar uses.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No.
9-2012]
(1)
Health, legal and other professional services.
(2)
Administrative offices, such as:
(a)
Depository institutions.
(b)
Nondepository credit institutions.
(c)
Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services.
(d)
Insurance carriers.
(e)
Insurance agents, brokers, and services.
(f)
Real estate.
(g)
Holding and other investment offices.
(h)
Business services.
(i)
Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services.
(3)
Allied medical services.
(4)
Photographic, art, dance and similar studios.
B.
D.
Standards and regulations: as specified in the Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
E.
Buffer to residential area: 10 feet plus five feet
for each additional 10 feet of building height or part thereof over
15 feet.
The following regulations apply to the O-PB District:
A.
Permitted uses including the following and similar uses.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997; 10-9-2012 by Ord. No.
9-2012]
(3)
Banking, credit agencies and security and commodity brokers.
(4)
Insurance and real estate.
(5)
Holding and other investment offices.
(6)
Personal services.
(7)
Health, legal and other professional services; administrative offices,
such as:
(a)
Depository institutions.
(b)
Nondepository credit institutions.
(c)
Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services.
(d)
Insurance carriers.
(e)
Insurance agents, brokers, and services.
(f)
Real estate.
(g)
Holding and other investment offices.
(h)
Business services.
(i)
Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services.
(8)
Allied medical services.
(9)
Miscellaneous pet services.
(10)
Photographic, art, dance and similar studios.
B.
D.
Standards and regulations: as specified in the Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
E.
Buffer to residential area: 10 feet plus five feet
for each additional 10 feet of building height or part thereof over
15 feet.
A.
Purpose.
(1)
The flood hazard areas of the City of Northfield are
subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property,
health and safety hazard, disruption of commerce and governmental
services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and
relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect
the public health, safety, and general welfare. These flood losses
are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in areas of special
flood hazards which increase flood heights and velocities, and, when
inadequately floodproofed, elevated or otherwise protected from flood
damage, also contribute to the flood loss.
(2)
It is the purpose of this section to promote the public
health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize public and private
losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed
to:
(a)
Protect human life and health;
(b)
Minimize expenditure of public money for costly
flood control projects;
(c)
Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts
associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of
the general public;
(d)
Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(e)
Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities
such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines,
streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;
(f)
Help maintain a stable tax base by providing
for the sound use and development of areas of special flood hazard
so as to minimize future flood blight areas;
(g)
Ensure that potential buyers are notified that
property is in an area of special flood hazard; and
(h)
Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special
flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.
B.
Applicability. Any and all lands or portions of lands
which extend into, traverse, or lie within the area of special flood
hazard or floodplain as delineated and defined below shall be subject
to the rules and regulations as set forth herein as well as the other
development regulations applicable to the zone district in which said
lands are placed:
(1)
The areas of special flood hazard identified on the
Flood Insurance Rate Map by the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
for the City of Northfield, Atlantic County, New Jersey, dated January
19, 1983, and as may be amended.
(2)
Maps prepared by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection delineating flood hazard areas.
(3)
In areas which are not mapped, flood-prone areas may
be delineated by engineering calculation for a one-hundred-year design
storm in a manner acceptable to the City Engineer.
(4)
In cases where there are conflicts between maps and/or
design storm calculations, the more stringent shall apply.
C.
Prohibited uses. No person shall hereafter engage in or cause other persons to engage in any of the following prohibited activities or land uses within any portion of a flood hazard area, except as permitted as a lawful preexisting use in accordance with Subsection E below:
(1)
The placing, depositing or dumping of any solid waste.
(2)
The dumping, disposal or discharge of pesticides,
domestic or industrial wastes, radioactive materials, petroleum products
or other hazardous materials, except as authorized under other provisions
of law, including authorized Mosquito Control Commission programs.
D.
Regulated uses. For purposes of this subsection, regulated
uses are activities and land uses within the flood hazard area which:
(2)
Result in excavation, fill, or grading.
(3)
Require channel modification or relocation.
(4)
Require, under the terms of this chapter, approval
of a subdivision, site plan, conditional use, or require a variance
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70C, 40:55D-70d, and 40:55D-76a.
(5)
Require the erection of a structure or building (temporary
and permanent).
E.
Maintenance, repair expansion and reconstruction of
uses within a flood hazard area. Uses of land or structures in a flood
hazard area which lawfully existed on or before the effective date
of this chapter shall be permitted to remain, subject to the following
conditions:
(1)
Routine maintenance and repair of preexisting structures
are permitted and do not require a floodplain encroachment permit.
(2)
No preexisting structure or use defined as a regulated
used in a floodplain shall be expanded or enlarged unless a floodplain
encroachment permit has been applied for and received.
(3)
If a preexisting structure is damaged by any means,
including floods, to the extent that the cost of reconstruction or
repair exceeds 50% of the reproduction cost, such structure shall
not be reconstructed unless a floodplain encroachment permit has been
applied for and received.
(4)
If a structure is substantially and lawfully under
construction on or before the effective date of the regulations, then
such structure may be completed without a floodplain encroachment
permit.
(5)
No preexisting use shall be changed or modified so
as to increase its flood damage potential unless a floodplain encroachment
permit has been applied for and received.
(6)
Routine maintenance and repair of a structure for
which a floodplain encroachment permit has been granted is permitted
and shall not require additional floodplain encroachment permits.
Maintenance and repair shall comply with the terms of the original
permit.
(7)
If a structure for which a floodplain encroachment
permit has been granted is destroyed to the extent that the cost of
reconstruction is more than the value of the building, such structure
shall not be reconstructed unless a new floodplain encroachment permit
has been applied for and received.
F.
Floodplain encroachment permit required.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of Subsection E of this section, no person shall hereafter engage or cause other persons to engage in any development or regulated use in a flood hazard area as defined herein unless and until such person shall have applied for and received from the administrative officer (Zoning Officer) or the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection a floodplain encroachment permit.
(2)
Where a lot, tract, or parcel is proposed for development
and a portion of said lot, tract, or parcel lies within a flood hazard
area, a development permit may be issued without the prior approval
and issuance of a floodplain encroachment permit, provided said development
does not in any way during or as a result of construction or development
disturb the natural condition of or encroach upon the flood hazard
area and/or result in any man-made change to the flood hazard area,
including the placement therein of buildings or structures or mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling; and provided,
moreover, that said development does not require site plan, subdivision,
or conditional use approval nor require the issuance of any variance.
The administrative officer (Zoning Officer) may require such information
prior to the issuance of the development permit and impose such conditions
to assure that the development does not disturb or encroach upon the
flood hazard area.
(3)
Minor uses or activities within a flood hazard area,
such as but not limited to gardens, flower beds, open fences, temporary
play equipment, lawn furniture or the removal of dead or diseased
trees, which are accessory to and normally associated with the enjoyment
of a single-family dwelling and which in the opinion of the administrative
officer (Zoning Officer) do not alter or increase the flood hazard
do not require a floodplain encroachment permit.
(4)
Practices within a flood hazard area that are related
to a farm, such as terracing, construction of diversions, subsurface
drainage, construction of grassed waterways and dug ponds, shall be
designed and constructed under the supervision of the Cape Atlantic
Conservation District and shall be considered a regulated use for
which the issuance of a floodplain encroachment permit is required.
G.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the administrative
officer (Zoning Officer) to issue or deny an application for a floodplain
encroachment permit after consultation with the City Engineer and
the Construction Official in accordance with the following:
(1)
Review all such applications to determine that the
permit requirements of this section have been satisfied.
(2)
Review all such applications to require that all necessary
permits have been obtained from those federal, state, or local governmental
agencies from which prior approval is required.
(3)
When base flood elevation data have not been provided in accordance with Subsection B, the administrative officer (Zoning Officer) may obtain, review, and reasonably utilize other base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source upon approval and acceptance by the City Engineer, in order to administer this section.
(4)
Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation
to mean sea level) of the lowest flood (including basement) of all
new or substantially improved structures, and whether or not the structure
contains a basement.
(5)
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway; if located in the floodway, assure that the encroachment provisions of § 215-36 are met.
(8)
Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining
to the provisions of this section.
(9)
Alteration of watercourses:
(a)
Notify adjacent communities and the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection prior to any alteration or
relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification
to the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
(b)
Require that maintenance is provided within
the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying
capacity is not diminished.
(10)
For any development application involving a regulated use and for which approval of a subdivision, site plan, conditional use, or a variance is required, the administrative officer (Zoning Officer) shall refer said application to the Planning Board for review and approval, approval with conditions, or denial or the floodplain encroachment permit in accordance with Subsection I.
H.
Application procedures. Where an application for development
is classified as a regulated use within a flood hazard area, the applicant
shall submit for a floodplain encroachment permit the following to
the administrative officer (Zoning Officer):
(1)
Application fee.
(2)
Four copies of the floodplain encroachment application
form and plans showing the following information:
(a)
A plan, drawn to scale, showing the nature,
location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question, existing
or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities
and the location of the foregoing.
(b)
Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of
the lowest floor (including basement of all structures).
(c)
Elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to
which any nonresidential structure has been floodproofed.
(d)
Plans showing how any nonresidential floodproofed structures will meet the floodproofing criteria of § 215-36F.
(e)
Description of the extent to which any watercourse
will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(3)
(4)
Declaration of completeness of submission of additional
information. Within 30 days of its submission, the administrative
officer shall take action on an application for a floodplain encroachment
permit. Such action may approve, deny, or declare incomplete said
application or notify the applicant that the development requires
approval by the Planning Board. The applicant shall be notified in
writing of the action taken. If the application is incomplete, the
applicant shall be notified of the additional items or information
required to complete the application. Failure of the applicant to
furnish such information within 20 days of being so notified will
result in denial of the application. The administrative officer shall
not issue a floodplain encroachment permit unless a favorable report
has been issued by the City Engineer's office and any required prior
approval of the Planning Board has been granted.
I.
Development applications to be consolidated with floodplain
encroachment permit applications.
(1)
Any person who intends to apply for a floodplain encroachment
permit hereunder, and who further intends to apply for conditional
use approval for subdivision approval, for site plan approval or for
any variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70C, 40:55D-70d, or 40:55D-76a,
shall consolidate all information required by the floodplain encroachment
application to be platted with all tentative and final subdivision
plats, site plans, or other such plans submitted pursuant to this
chapter. Additional copies of the floodplain encroachment application
form shall be submitted as required by the Board.
(2)
Where platted information has been consolidated as
herein required, the Planning Board shall consider simultaneously
the application for a floodplain encroachment permit and the application
for subdivision, site plan, conditional use or variance approval.
(3)
Where platted information has been consolidated as
herein required, such consolidation shall not constitute a waiver
of the requirements of any other provision of this or any other ordinance,
except that the Planning Board may refrain from taking any action
on such floodplain encroachment permit application until final subdivision,
site plan, conditional use, or variance approval is granted or denied.
(4)
This subsection is in no way intended to excuse any
applicant for subdivision or site plan approval from any other applicable
provisions of this chapter, or any other provisions of law, but is
solely intended to eliminate the necessity for dual submission.
J.
A floodplain encroachment permit may be issued if,
after review and consideration of the application, with due regard
for the criteria of this chapter, the use or activity as proposed
by the applicant, or as conditioned by the approving authority:
(1)
Has low flood damage potential;
(2)
Neither obstructs flood flows nor increases flood
heights or velocities unduly, whether acting alone or in combination
with other existing or expected uses;
(3)
Does not increase significantly the rate of local
runoff, erosion and sedimentation;
(4)
Does not degrade significantly the water-carrying
capacity of any delineated floodway or channel;
(5)
Does not degrade significantly the quality of surface
water or the quality and quantity of groundwaters;
(6)
Does not stress unduly the environment of the floodplain;
(7)
Does not require channel modification or relocation;
(8)
Does not involve the storage of hazardous materials;
(9)
Does not require excessive fill;
K.
Conditional issuance. The approving authority may
impose such conditions on regulated uses as it deems necessary to
promote and protect the public safety, health and welfare, to protect
public and private property and to preserve, protect and enhance the
natural environment of the floodplain.
L.
Certification prior to occupancy. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for buildings or structures erected within a special flood hazard area utilizing structural support pursuant to § 215-36, an engineer or architect licensed in the State of New Jersey must certify that such supports have been built to comply with § 215-36.
M.
Revocation of floodplain encroachment permits. Floodplain
encroachment permits may be revoked by the municipal agency or administrative
officer (Zoning Officer) for any violation of these regulations or
for violations of any permit conditions. Continuation of the use or
activity subsequent to revocation shall be deemed a violation of this
chapter.
N.
Penalties. Any person engaging in a use or activity prohibited in this section or engaging in an activity without receiving a floodplain encroachment permit where one is required shall be subject to the penalties of § 215-13A.
O.
Design waivers. An applicant desiring a waiver of
the design conditions and standards required for the issuance of a
floodplain encroachment permit may appeal to the Planning Board for
a waiver in accordance with § 215-36I.
P.
Warning and disclaimer of liability. The degree of
flood protection required by this section is considered reasonable
for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering
considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions.
Flood height may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This
section does not imply that land outside the area of special flood
hazard or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding
or flood damages. This section shall not create liability on the part
of the City of Northfield, any officer or employee thereof or the
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration for any flood damages
that result from reliance on this section or any administrative decision
lawfully made thereunder.
[Amended 7-20-1993 by Ord. No. 22-1993; 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 3-2012]
The following regulations apply to the PSU District:
[Added 9-25-2018 by Ord.
No. 7-2018]
A.
Purpose: to create an opportunity for an inclusionary or 100% affordable
age-restricted development, independent living or congregate care/assisted
living facility on Block 40, Lots 28, 29 and 40 (currently the St.
Gianna Beretta Molla Parish).
B.
C.
Standards:
(1)
A maximum of six acres is permitted to be utilized for housing
development or independent living/assisted living/congregate care
uses.
(2)
A housing density of 16.5 units per acre is permitted on the
maximum area of six acres, for a maximum yield of 100 units.
[Amended 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 10-2020]
(3)
All other standards of the underlying zoning district shall
apply.
