The use regulations applicable to
each zone within the Township of Bridgewater are as provided for in
this article. Section references following each use specify the specific
regulations governing such use.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
The incineration or burning of solid
or hazardous waste materials shall be prohibited in any zone within
the Township.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 126-304.3,
Setbacks on buildings in nonresidential zones fronting on Route 202
(west of Somerville Traffic Circle) and/or Route 22, added 4-4-2005
by Ord. No. 05-12, was repealed 10-4-2010 by Ord. No. 10-36.
In the R-50 Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Country clubs, outdoor recreation facilities which have principal access to a public street as required by § 126-131B.
[Amended 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-03]
(3)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture,
including the storage or sale of farm products where produced.
(4)
Such municipal buildings, parks, playgrounds
or other municipal facilities as are deemed necessary and appropriate
by the governing body.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(5),
regarding conversion of single-family detached dwellings to contain
not more than one accessory dwelling unit, added 9-19-1985 by Ord.
No. 85-28, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed
7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
A.
The principal permitted uses, permitted
accessory uses and conditional uses in this zone are the same as those
in R-50 Single-Family Residential Zone.
B.
Block 477, Lots 10, 11, 12, 13 and 16,
also known as the Woodmont Square, is a multifamily apartment complex
containing 100 residential units within three buildings. These premises
are located within the R-40 Single-Family Residential Zone. The multifamily
rental apartments in Block 477, Lots 10, 11, 12, 13 and 16, are a
permitted use with the right to continue to use the existing premises
which can be reconstructed if all or any portion of the buildings
are damaged or destroyed. The permitted accessory uses are the same
as those in R-50 Single-Family Residential Zone.
[Added 3-6-2017 by Ord. No. 17-05]
C.
Block 601 contains Lots 150-189, 250-284,
350-393, 450-484, which lands contain individual units in multifamily
buildings known as "Four Seasons." The Four Seasons community contains
150 age-restricted units located in the R-40 Single-Family Residential
Zone. The multifamily, age-restricted units in Block 601 are a permitted
use with the right to continue to use the existing premises which
can be reconstructed if all or any portion of the buildings are damaged
or destroyed. The permitted accessory uses are the same as those in
R-50 Single-Family Residential Zone.
[Added 3-6-2017 by Ord. No. 17-05]
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43]
The principal permitted uses, permitted
accessory uses and conditional uses in this zone are the same as those
in the R-50 Single-Family Residential Zone.
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43; 3-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-03]
The principal permitted uses, permitted
accessory uses and conditional uses in this zone are the same as those
in the R-50 Single-Family Residential Zone, with the following additions:
A.
Utility sheds less than 100 square feet
in area and less than eight feet in height shall be permitted to be
three feet from a side or rear property line.
[Amended 6-20-2011 by Ord. No. 11-13]
[Added 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25]
A.
This zone permits low-density residential
development suitable for use by the elderly and the mentally and physically
handicapped in a form compatible with existing adjacent developed
residential areas.
B.
In the R-10A Zone, the following uses are
permitted:
(2)
(3)
(4)
Supplemental regulations for shared
housing.
(a)
Such uses shall conform to all bulk
regulations of this zone for single-family dwellings.
(b)
No such housing shall contain more
than six bedrooms.
[Amended 7-16-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
(c)
One-half off-street parking space
shall be provided for each bedroom, but not less than two per unit.
(d)
Shared housing structures shall have
the exterior appearance of a single-family dwelling.
[Added 12-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-41]
A.
In the R-10B Zone, the following uses are
permitted:
(2)
(3)
Conditional uses.
(a)
Essential services.
(b)
Houses of worship which have principal access to a public street as required by § 126-131B.
[Amended 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-03]
(c)
Twin houses, freestanding single-family
dwellings on their own lot, sharing one garage wall with the adjacent
unit.
(d)
Patio-line houses, freestanding single-family
dwellings on their own lot, with one side-yard setback of three feet
from the side lot line. The side of the structure facing the three-foot
side-yard setback shall be without windows and form a solid wall for
the adjacent residential yard.
(4)
Supplementary requirements for twin
houses and zero-lot-line houses.
(a)
Minimum tract size: 12,000 square
feet.
(b)
Utilities required. All such developments
shall be serviced by public sewer and public water.
(c)
Schedule of area, yard and bulk requirements
shall be as follows:[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule has been removed from this location in the Code and is now included at the end of this chapter.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
The R-10.C Zone is a professional
office residential zone. The purpose of this zone is to provide a
mixed use area under specific conditions to promote a suitable transition
area between existing commercial and residential uses.
B.
Area, yard and building requirements for
the R-10.C Zone are as follows:[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The area, yard and building requirements for the R-10.C Zone are included on the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements included at the end of this chapter.
C.
Supplemental requirements. Planned development
of new professional offices and personal services shall be developed
in accordance with the standards given above and found in the Schedule
of Area, Yard and Building Requirements[2] unless otherwise listed below:
(1)
The conversion of existing dwelling units to professional office and personal service uses requires that sufficient off-street parking be provided in accordance with § 126-167.
(2)
The conversion of any existing dwelling
unit to a professional office or personal service use must maintain
the residential appearance of the building so as not to negatively
affect remaining residential uses in this zone.
(3)
For parcels of two acres or less,
the maximum FAR permitted is 10%. For parcels over two acres, a FAR
of up to 15% is permitted.
(4)
Any planned development incorporating
two parcels or more must provide a unified stormwater management plan.
(5)
Where appropriate, the Planning Board may require the development of sidewalks or a portion thereof connecting Finderne Avenue to Harry Ally Park for the development of any new professional or personal service establishment fronting on Finderne Avenue in accordance with § 126-199 of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter.
[Added 10-4-1993 by Ord. No. 93-27; amended 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43]
The principal permitted use, permitted
accessory uses and conditional uses in this zone are the same as those
in the R-10 Single-Family Residential Zone.[1] Further, the design bulk standards shall also be that
of the R-10 Zone as indicated in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building
Requirements, with the following exceptions:
A.
There shall be no access to or from Sunnyside
Terrace.
B.
A cluster subdivision option is permitted
for properties which comply with the following regulations:
(1)
Minimum tract size: four acres.
(2)
Minimum open space dedication: one
acre.
(3)
Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet.
(4)
Minimum corner lot area: 7,500 square
feet.
(5)
Minimum lot frontage: 60 feet.
(6)
Minimum corner lot frontage: 75 feet.
(7)
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Minimum side yard (one side): 10
feet.
(9)
Minimum side yard (two sides): 20
feet.
(10)
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(11)
Maximum impervious lot coverage:
60%.
(12)
Minimum accessory side yard: five
feet.
(13)
Minimum accessory rear yard: 10 feet.
(14)
Access shall only be permitted from
Route 28 and only one access roadway shall be allowed for each cluster
subdivision.
(15)
The provisions found in §§ 126-349A(2), B and C(3) through E(2)(c) shall apply to any cluster subdivision in this zone.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
In the R-20.1 Zone, the following
uses are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses. Any principal
permitted use in the R-20 Zone.
B.
Accessory uses. Any accessory uses permitted
in the R-20 Zone.
C.
D.
Standards are the same as found in the
R-20 Zone as indicated in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building
Requirements[2] with the following addition: utility sheds less than 100
square feet in area and less than eight feet in height shall be permitted
to be three feet from a side or rear property line.
[Amended 3-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-03]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter. Former Subsection E, regarding standards for conversion of single-family homes to two-family dwellings, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
A.
The R-40A Zone permits single-family detached
dwellings in conformity with the requirements of the R-40 Zone. Additionally,
certain low-intensity professional, business and medical offices are
permitted, provided that they meet the standards and conditions set
forth below. This zoning district is created to provide the option
of low-intensity office while assuring that the residential community
is offered maximum protection from the potential impacts resulting
from adjacent nonresidential uses.
B.
Permitted uses. In the R-40A Zone, the
following uses are permitted:
C.
Prohibited uses. In the R-40A Zone the
following uses are prohibited.
(1)
Retail, service, banking, automotive
services and other uses not permitted above shall be expressly prohibited.
E.
Supplemental regulations.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
Single-family detached dwellings within the R-40A Zone shall adhere
to the same area, yard and other bulk requirements of the R-40 Zone
pursuant to the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Professional, business and medical
offices.
(a)
Minimum lot size: two acres.
(c)
Maximum building height: two stories
or 30 feet.
(d)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(e)
Maximum lot coverage: 45%.
(f)
Maximum floor area ratio: 7%.
(g)
Maximum building size: The maximum
individual building size permitted in this zone shall be 10,000 square
feet gross floor area.
(h)
Minimum distance between buildings:
The minimum distance between buildings in this zone shall be 50 feet.
(i)
Parking; No front or side yard parking
shall be permitted in the R-40A Zone and all parking areas shall provide
a minimum twenty-five-foot conservation easement along all rear property
lines. The Planning Board shall require said conservation easement
to retain and incorporate its existing natural vegetation and may
require additional plantings, berms, fencing or other materials to
supplement the existing buffer.
(j)
Roadway access: All access shall
be provided directly from Route 202-206. The number of access points
shall be minimized and the use of common driveways shall be required
unless the Planning Board finds that such is not feasible.
(k)
Environmental credits: The density computation factors contained within this section shall incorporate the requirements of § 126-266 relating to floor area modification due to excessive slopes. No floor area ratio credits shall be given for lands identified as wetlands or located within a flood hazard area.
(l)
Architecture: All development in
the R-40A Zone shall provide an architectural theme, including building
style, exterior materials, roofing, window and entranceway locations,
signage and other design criteria which are consistent with the existing
residential character of the area. All rooftop mechanical systems
shall not exceed 5% of the total roof area or exceed five feet in
height and shall be adequately shielded as approved by the Planning
Board.
(m)
Contiguous development: Office developments
constructed under this section shall be contiguous to any existing
or approved office development so that no single-family dwelling will
be isolated as a result of new office development under this section.
(n)
Design standards: Landscaping, parking
and other design details of the R-40A Zone shall be subject to the
design standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
(o)
Signage: See requirements as contained in § 126-195E(1).
(p)
Other requirements: Unless specifically
stated otherwise, all other requirements of the chapter shall apply
to all development in the R-40A Zone.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
A.
The R-40B Zone permits single-family detached
dwellings in conformity with the requirements of the R-40 Zone. Additionally,
the zone also allows for the conversion of existing residences to
office or the construction of new structures subject to the conditions
stipulated below. This zoning district is established to recognize
the existing development patterns within certain areas and their unique
adaptability for comprehensive low-intensity development.
C.
In the R-40B Zone the following uses are
prohibited.
(1)
Retail, service, banking, automotive
services and other uses not permitted above shall be expressly prohibited.
E.
Supplemental regulations.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
Single-family detached dwellings within the R-40B Zone shall adhere
to the same area, yard and other bulk requirements of the R-40 Zone
pursuant to the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Business and office uses:
(a)
Building setback: A minimum building
setback of 50 feet will be required at all tract property lines. However,
existing residences which are converted to a business or office use
shall be allowed to maintain the existing setback should such be less
than 50 feet.
(b)
Parking setback: A minimum parking
setback of 25 feet shall be required from any property line: such
setback shall be maintained as a conservation easement. The Planning
Board may require an additional setback for the purpose of protecting
any adjacent residential development. The Planning Board shall require
said conservation easement to retain and incorporate its existing
natural vegetation and may require additional plantings, berms, fencing
or other materials to supplement the existing buffer.
(c)
Parking location: The Planning Board,
at the time of plan review, shall determine the location of required
parking areas.
(d)
Maximum building height: 2.5 stories
or 35 feet.
(e)
Minimum lot size: seven acres.
(f)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(g)
Maximum lot coverage: 45%.
(h)
Maximum floor area ratio: 7%.
(i)
Maximum building size: No individual
structure, including expansion of an existing structure or new construction,
shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(j)
Roadway access: All access shall
utilize existing local roadways; however, no more than two access
drives shall be permitted from State Highway 202-206.
(k)
Environmental credits: The density computation factors contained within this section shall incorporate the requirements of § 126-266 relating to floor area modification due to excessive slopes. No floor area ratio credits shall be given for lands identified as wetlands or located within a flood hazard area.
(l)
Architecture: All development in
the R-40B Zone shall provide an architectural theme, including building
style, exterior materials, roofing, window and entranceway locations,
signage and other design criteria which are consistent with the existing
residential character of the area. All rooftop mechanical systems
shall not exceed 5% of the total roof area nor exceed five feet in
height and shall be adequately shielded as approved by the Planning
Board.
(m)
Design standards: Landscaping, parking
and other design details of the R-40B Zone shall be subject to the
design standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
(n)
Signage: See requirements as contained in §126-195E(1).
(o)
Other requirements: Unless specifically
stated otherwise, all other requirements of the chapter shall apply
to all development in the R-40B Zone.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
A.
The R-40C Zone permits single-family detached
dwellings in conformity with the requirements of the R-40 Zone. Additionally,
the zone also allows for the conversion of existing residences to
office or the construction of new structures subject to the conditions
stipulated below. This zoning district is established to recognize
the existing development patterns within certain areas and their unique
adaptability for comprehensive low-intensity development.
C.
In the R-40C Zone the following uses are
prohibited.
(1)
Retail, service, banking, automotive
services and other uses not permitted above shall be expressly prohibited.
E.
Supplemental regulations.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
Single-family detached dwellings within the R-40C Zone shall adhere
to the same area, yard and other bulk requirements of the R-40 Zone
pursuant to the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Business and office uses:
(a)
Building setback: A minimum building
setback of 50 feet will be required at all tract property lines. However,
existing residences which are converted to a business or office use
shall be allowed to maintain the existing setback should such be less
than 50 feet.
(b)
Parking setback: A minimum parking
setback of 25 feet shall be required from any property line: such
setback shall be maintained as a conservation easement. The Planning
Board may require an additional setback for the purpose of protecting
any adjacent residential development. The Planning Board shall require
said conservation easement to retain and incorporate its existing
natural vegetation and may require additional plantings, berms, fencing
or other materials to supplement the existing buffer.
(c)
Parking location: The Planning Board,
at the time of plan review, shall determine the location of required
parking areas.
(d)
Maximum building height: 2.5 stories
or 35 feet.
(e)
Minimum lot size: two acres.
(f)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(g)
Maximum lot coverage: 45%.
(h)
Maximum floor area ratio: 7%.
(i)
Maximum building size: No individual
structure, including expansion of an existing structure or new construction,
shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(j)
Roadway access: All access shall
utilize existing local roadways; however, no more than two access
drives shall be permitted from State Highway 202-206.
(k)
Environmental credits: The density computation factors contained within this section shall incorporate the requirements of § 126-266 relating to floor area modification due to excessive slopes. No floor area ratio credits shall be given for lands identified as wetlands or located within a flood hazard area.
(l)
Architecture: All development in
the R-40C Zone shall provide an architectural theme, including building
style, exterior materials, roofing, window and entranceway locations,
signage and other design criteria which are consistent with the existing
residential character of the area. All rooftop mechanical systems
shall not exceed 5% of the total roof area or exceed five feet in
height and shall be adequately shielded as approved by the Planning
Board.
(m)
Design standards: Landscaping, parking
and other design details of the R-40C Zone shall be subject to the
design standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
(n)
Signage: See requirements as contained in § 126-195E(1).
(o)
Other requirements: Unless specifically
stated otherwise, all other requirements of the chapter shall apply
to all development in the R-40C Zone.
[Amended 9-19-1985 by Ord. No. 85-28; 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43]
The principal permitted uses, permitted
accessory uses and conditional uses in this zone are the same as those
in the R-50 Single Family Residential Zone.
[Added 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25]
A.
This zone provides for the development
of subsidized or nonprofit high-density housing, designed for use
by lower income senior citizens and the handicapped.
B.
In the SC/HD Zone the following uses are
permitted:
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Uses and structures customarily incidental
to a principal permitted use, including independent recreational and
meeting facilities.
[Amended 7-16-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
(4)
Supplemental regulations.
(a)
Each development project in this
zone district shall include, in its development application assurances
that purchasers and renters of lower income housing units shall qualify
by age or disability and income for the particular category of housing
at the time of occupancy. Assurances shall be provided that tenants
shall remain within the current eligible income limits in order to
remain a resident of the unit, and that subsequent purchasers or renters
shall also so qualify by age or disability and income at the time
of their occupancy of the unit.
(b)
Common open space. Ownership and maintenance of common open space shall be regulated by § 126-349E of this chapter.
(c)
Maximum gross density: 35 units per
acre.
[Amended 7-16-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
(d)
Site and building design.
[1]
The standards and principles for site and building design, as set forth in Articles XXIII and XXIV of this chapter, shall be followed. Off-street parking requirements shall be established by the Planning Board or reviewing authority but shall not be less than 1/2 space per unit, nor more than one space per unit.
[2]
Space and facilities
shall be provided for passive and active outdoor recreation areas
consistent with the needs of senior citizen occupants, as deemed necessary
by the Planning Board.
(e)
Parking for an independent senior
citizen center shall be provided at a minimum of one space per 200
square feet of floor area.
[Added 7-16-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
[Added 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25; amended 10-20-1997 by Ord. No. 97-24]
A.
This zone provides for a mix of uses consistent
with its location within the designated Regional Center.
B.
In the SC/MD Zone, the following uses are
permitted:
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Any use or structure customarily
incidental to a principal permitted use.
(3)
Supplemental regulations.
(a)
Minimum lot size: five acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot front yard: 35 feet each.
(d)
Minimum side yards: 35 feet each.
(e)
Minimum rear yard: 75 feet.
(f)
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
(g)
Maximum FAR (office): 0.35%.
(h)
Maximum density (assisted living):
16 units per acre.
(i)
Maximum height: 2.5 floors/35 feet.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord. No. 15-09[1]]
This zone was created in response
to a determination that this was an "area in need of redevelopment"
in accordance with the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A.
40A:12A-1 et seq. The intention is to develop this zone as a single
development entity, including all lands and buildings for the purpose
of non-age restricted multifamily dwelling purposes.
A.
Permitted principal uses in the R-RMDU-13,
Multifamily Residential Redevelopment Zone:
(1)
Multifamily dwellings.
B.
Permitted accessory uses: Users and structures
customarily incidental to the principal use, including:
(1)
Community building.
(2)
Rental office and gatehouse.
(3)
Signs.
(4)
Recreational equipment, swimming
pool and bathhouse.
(5)
Street furniture, bike racks, benches.
(6)
One storage building for equipment
with a maximum of 900 square feet.
(7)
School bus and jitney pads and shelters.
(8)
Pocket parks for the general public
and/or for the multifamily community.
C.
Requirements for development:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 18 acres. The acreage
of the lot area may include such additional land as may be acquired
by way of vacation of portions of a municipal right-of-way.
(2)
Minimum front yard setbacks.
(a)
From public streets: from Radel Avenue:
25 feet (total setback, including perimeter buffer); from East Main
Street: 75 feet (total setback, including perimeter buffer).
(b)
From internal streets: buildings
shall be set back at least 25 feet from a cartway with sidewalk and
20 feet, if there is no sidewalk, as measured from the face of the
building (not any roofed overhang) to allow for adequate driveway
parking. Units without garages may be 15 feet from the sidewalk or
curb, whichever is the closer improvement.
(3)
Minimum yards are measured as a composite
which includes minimum buffer setbacks.
(a)
Minimum side yard for principal and
accessory building setbacks: 25 feet from all perimeter tract boundaries
(including railroad).
(b)
Minimum rear yard for principal accessory
building setbacks: 25 feet from all perimeter tract boundaries (including
railroad).
(c)
Minimum distance between buildings:
25 feet
(4)
Maximum percent of impervious lot
coverage: 50%
(5)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet
(6)
Maximum building stories and maximum
building height: three stories and 40 feet. There may be no more than
two dwelling units in a vertical plane of the building.
(7)
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 60%
(8)
Maximum density: The maximum density
for the tract is 220 residential units.
(9)
The buildings must be served by public
water and public sewer.
(10)
Maximum building length: 125 feet
(11)
Twenty percent of the units shall
be affordable units (44 units) in accordance with Township Ordinances,
Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) regulations and Uniform Housing
and Affordability Controls (UHAC) standards and guidelines, including,
but not limited to, the requirements regarding bedroom mix. The current
COAH regulations require the following bedroom mix: eight one-bedroom,
27 two-bedroom and nine three-bedroom.
(12)
In addition to the 44 affordable
units, there shall be 176 market units. Of the 176 market units, a
minimum of 88 units shall have one bedroom and the remainder shall
have two bedrooms.
(13)
A demolition permit must be obtained
for the existing structures within 60 days of final site plan approval.
Demolition of all existing structures shall commence within 90 days
of the issuance of the demolition permit and demolition shall be completed
within 180 days of same. In the event these deadlines are not met,
the council must be notified in writing of the failure to comply with
same within 10 days thereof.
(14)
At least 50% of the market units
must have attached garages. Any surface parking stall must be within
150 feet of the unit which it is intended to serve.
(15)
Exclusive of the required buffer/building
setback area, specifically designated green space and recreational
space shall be provided. These areas shall be landscaped.
(16)
The buffer/building setback area
will be landscaped with an evergreen screen, planted in a double staggered
row. The height of the landscape screen planting and installation
will be a minimum of eight feet and will assure full screening within
three years after installation.
(17)
Minimum street rights-of-way and
off-street parking: street design, resident and guest parking shall
meet RSIS standards.
(18)
In order to ensure the development
will result in an aesthetically harmonious architectural design, the
buildings shall demonstrate a common theme and compatible architectural
features with respect to design, textures, facade modulation and roof
scape. Residential buildings must have a minimum of 50% of the face
of the building in stone or brick face, exclusive of areas devoted
to garages, doors and roof. Where applicable, the stone or brick facing
should wrap around the corner of the structures in order to avoid
the appearance of a thin veneer feature.
(19)
The site layout, including circulation:
building layout must be substantially consistent with Figure 2 as
provided in the redevelopment plan, although the Planning Board may
require deviation in layout and circulation, with alignment modifications
that it finds to be in the best interest of the Township.
(20)
The architecture and building layout
must be substantially consistent with Figures 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D in
the redevelopment plan.
D.
Design requirements.
(1)
A pocket park shall be constructed
on the tract. The developer will work with the planning Board to determine
the most suitable location for the intended users. The park shall
be made available for general public use.
(2)
The main entry of each dwelling must
be roofed for protection against inclement weather.
(3)
The main access to and from the site
is to be from East Main Street (County Route 533). This access will
be by a separated roadway with sufficient boulevard between the roadways
to accommodate landscaping and broad-leafed street trees and radius
for emergency services. Interconnections shall be created with Radel
Avenue to access Ramsey Street and Field Street, unless the Planning
Board deems another circulation pattern is a preferable design.
(4)
A community building will be provided
at a location which presents an identity for entrance into the redevelopment
site. The community building will be attractively landscaped. Amenities
such as plazas, sitting areas and recreational facilities may be provided.
Sufficient off-street parking shall be provided for the community
building. The Planning Board may reduce the required parking stalls
based on factual presentation of needed parking.
(5)
All landscaping shall be in accordance with landscaping requirements of the Township Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126.
(6)
The Planning Board may require the
developer to construct bus stop pads along East Main Street and at
other intersection areas that are deemed to be appropriate by the
Board.
(7)
Unless otherwise permitted, trash
enclosures, with source separation will be provided and will be landscaped.
If trash enclosures are not provided, in no event is trash to be left
outside so as to become a nuisance. Brochures for recycling should
be presented to the tenants upon occupancy.
(8)
Pedestrian sidewalks should be provided
along East Main Street and also as deemed appropriate to access the
community building, green space areas, pocket parks, bus stops and
any other areas where the Planning Board believes that pedestrian
access is likely or convenient.
(9)
Any fencing, other than for solid
waste enclosures were fencing along the railroad right-of-way, must
be of black, ornamental steel, ornamental aluminum or wrought-iron.
E.
Other requirements.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided herein, all provisions of the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126, shall apply.
(2)
Deviations from the redevelopment
plan and requirements of the Zone.
(a)
Amendment to the redevelopment plan
shall not be needed if the redeveloper desires to deviate from the
bulk provisions or design standards set forth in this redevelopment
plan or the Township's Land Development Ordinance.
(b)
All requests for relief must be made
to the Planning Board and be accompanied by a complete application
for development as required by the Land Use Ordinance.
(c)
Decisions on such requests shall
be made within the legal standards of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c, in the
case of relief requested from bulk standards and in accordance with
the standards set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51 in the case of relief
from design standards.
(d)
Any other requested changes or deviations
from the adopted redevelopment plan shall require an amendment to
the redevelopment plan approved by the Bridgewater Township Council.
(e)
If the redeveloper has a future difficulty
in renting the market units, the redeveloper may seek approval from
the Township Council to sell the market units rather than rent them.
Any approval given by the Township Council shall be subject to other
applicable laws.
(3)
Amendments to the approved redevelopment
plan. This redevelopment plan may be amended from time to time in
accordance with applicable New Jersey law.
(4)
A developer's agreement between the
redeveloper and the Township Council shall be required pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39. The developer's agreement shall
be acceptable to the Township Attorney as to both form and substance.
(5)
Affordable housing shall be provided as set forth in Subsection C(11), which include, but are not limited to, bedroom mix requirements.
(6)
It shall be a condition of site plan
approval for the redevelopment area for the redeveloper to prepare
and submit a plan to the Bridgewater-Raritan School Board to use its
best efforts to obtain approval from the School Board for a school
bus stop to be located in the redevelopment area. Upon the approval
of the Bridgewater-Raritan School Board, the redeveloper shall install
a bus stop at the sole cost and expense of the redeveloper.
(7)
It shall be a condition of site plan
approval for the redeveloper to prepare and submit plans to the County
of Somerset and obtain approval for the installation of a traffic
light at the intersection of East Main Street and the proposed street
at the redeveloper's sole cost and expense. Upon approval from the
County of Somerset for a traffic light, the redeveloper shall install
such a light at its sole cost and expense. The redeveloper shall copy
the Township on all correspondence to Somerset County concerning the
placement of the aforementioned traffic light, provide the Township
with copies of all correspondence received from Somerset County concerning
the traffic light and advise the Township of all meetings with Somerset
County concerning same. The Township shall have the right, but not
the obligation, to attend all meetings related to the traffic light.
In the event that said traffic light is not approved by the relevant
approving authority, the redeveloper may request the Township Council
to waive this condition.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former § 126-309.3, Senior Citizen Residential Zone, added
4-18-2005 by Ord. No. 05-09, as amended.
[Added 9-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-17]
This zone is created in response
to a determination that inclusionary affordable housing for Block
400, Lot 7, is in the best interest of the Township. The intention
is to develop the lands in Block 400, Lot 7, in accordance with this
RMDU-26 Multifamily Residential Zone as a single development entity,
including all lands and buildings for the purpose of non-age-restricted
multifamily housing, with a multifamily rental affordable dwelling.
All affordable units must be rental units, and the development is
not subject to spot zoning issues. Block 400, Lot 7, abuts an office
complex to the west, a cemetery to the south, a building of house
of worship community services to the east and a four-lane divided
highway with grassed median to the north.
B.
Permitted accessory uses: uses and
structures customarily incidental to the principal use, including:
(1)
Community rooms and buildings.
(2)
Rental office and gatehouse.
(4)
Recreational equipment, swimming
pool, bathhouse and pool equipment building.
(5)
Street furniture, bike racks, benches.
(6)
Storage buildings for equipment with
a total maximum of 900 square feet.
(7)
School bus and jitney pads and shelters.
(8)
Park areas for the multifamily community.
C.
Requirements for development:
(1)
Minimum lot area: five acres.
(2)
Minimum yard setbacks.
(a)
From public streets:
100 feet.
(b)
Minimum side yard for
principal and accessory building setbacks: 50 feet from all perimeter
tract boundaries.
(c)
Minimum rear yard for
principal and accessory building setbacks: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum distance between
buildings: 14 feet.
(f)
Banked parking may be
provided on abutting property, if needed.
(3)
Maximum percent of impervious lot
coverage: 65%.
(4)
Minimum lot width: 250 feet.
(5)
Maximum building stories and maximum
building height: three stories and 45 feet. There may be no more than
two dwelling units in a vertical plane of the building.
(6)
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.45.
(7)
Maximum density: The maximum density
for the tract is 26 dwelling units per acre, except that a maximum
of 128 residential units shall be permitted.
(8)
The buildings must be served by public
water and public sewer.
(9)
Maximum building length: 140 feet.
(10)
There shall be 40 rental affordable
units in the inclusionary community, which are to be constructed in
accordance with Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) regulations and
Uniform Housing and Affordability Controls (UHAC) standards and guidelines,
including, but not limited to, the requirements regarding unit size,
a bedroom mix of eight efficiency/one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom and
eight three-bedroom units and income requirements for low-, very-low-,
and moderate-income households (current requirements for moderate-income:
eight units; low-income: six units; very-low-income: three units).
(11)
In addition to the 40 affordable
units, there shall be up to 88 market units.
(12)
Exclusive of the required buffer/building
setback area, specifically designated green space and recreational
space shall be provided. These areas shall be landscaped.
(13)
The buffer/building setback area along Route 22 will be landscaped with an evergreen screen, planted in double staggered rows in accordance with § 126-191D.
(14)
Minimum street rights-of-way and off-street parking. Street design, resident and guest parking shall meet RSIS standards or, per § 126-169B(3), shall offer data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers to confirm that a lower number of parking spaces is reasonable and is to be satisfactory to the Township Engineer.
(15)
In order to ensure the development
will result in an aesthetically harmonious architectural design, the
buildings shall demonstrate a common theme and compatible architectural
features with respect to design, textures, facade modulation and roofscape.
D.
Design requirements.
(1)
Indoor and outdoor recreation and
community facilities shall be located so as to be accessible by handicapped
residents and guests of residents.
(2)
The main entry of each dwelling must
be roofed for protection against inclement weather.
(3)
All landscaping shall be in accordance with landscaping requirements of the Township Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126.
(4)
The Planning Board may require the
developer to construct jitney or bus stop pads at areas that are deemed
to be appropriate by the Board.
(5)
Unless otherwise permitted, trash
enclosures, with source separation, will be provided and will be landscaped.
If trash enclosures are not provided, in no event is trash to be left
outside so as to become a nuisance. Brochures for recycling should
be presented to the tenants upon occupancy.
(6)
Pedestrian sidewalks should be provided
to access the community building, recreation space, green space areas,
bus stops and any other areas where the Planning Board believes that
pedestrian access is likely or convenient.
E.
Other requirements.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided herein, all provisions of the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126, shall apply.
(2)
If the developer has a future difficulty
in renting the market units, the developer may provide factual basis
for the request to seek approval from the Township Council to sell
the market units rather than rent them. Any decision given by the
Township Council shall be at its sole discretion and shall be subject
to all other applicable laws.
(3)
A developer's agreement shall be
provided and executed which is acceptable to the Township Attorney
as to both form and substance.
(5)
A minor site plan shall be required.
(6)
The site shall only be developed
in conformance with the affordable housing agreement entered into
between the developer and the Township of Bridgewater.
[Amended 6-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-21]
A.
Principal permitted uses. The following
principal uses are permitted:
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings in accordance
with the following development regulations:
(a)
Maximum density: four and one-half
(4 1/2) units per acre.
(b)
Minimum lot size: 6,000 square feet.
(c)
Minimum lot size; corner lot: 7,000
square feet.
(d)
Minimum lot width: 60 feet.
(e)
Minimum lot width; corner lot: 70
feet.
(f)
Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(g)
Minimum rear yard: 24 feet.
(h)
Minimum side yard; one side: five
feet.
(i)
Minimum side yard; total: 18 feet.
(j)
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(k)
Maximum height: 2 1/2 stories.
(l)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; amended 9-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-26]
A.
Principal permitted uses:
(1)
Business, professional and service
offices and establishments, such as banking and bank-related functions;
credit services; security and commodity brokers; insurance carriers;
real estate services; advertising services, employment agencies; consumer
and mercantile credit and collection services; consulting services;
data processing; engineering and architectural services; accounting
services.
(2)
Hotels and extended-stay lodges.
(3)
Conference centers.
(4)
Medical-support centers of limited
service for uses such as diagnostic MRI facilities, out-patient rehabilitation
centers, and out-patient surgical centers.
(5)
Banquet centers.
(6)
Health clubs, day spas and gyms.
(7)
Adult medical day-care.
(8)
Indoor commercial recreation with
the exception of inflated 'dome' structures, which are not permitted.
(9)
Research laboratories and research
facilities.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Uses customarily incidental to the
principal permitted uses, such as auditoriums, swimming pools, tennis
courts, health clubs and retail and personal service establishments.
All accessory uses are to be located within the same building(s) as
the principal use(s), except that tennis courts and swimming pools
which may be located outdoors.
(2)
Accessory retail services, only when
located within a professional or business office or hotel. The retail
use must be clearly subordinate to the permitted use and may not occupy
more than 10% of the floor area of the floor on which the accessory
retail use is to be located.
(3)
Parking garages.
(4)
Signs.
C.
Conditional uses:
(1)
Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants
and excluding drive-through fast food establishments, and only when
an existing hotel or extended-stay lodge is located in the zone.
(2)
All existing or approved new car,
truck, construction equipment, recreational vehicle, and farm machinery
sales uses shall have the right to continue, the right to be enlarged
on the existing lot, and the right to be rebuilt if totally destroyed.
D.
Supplemental regulations:
(1)
Design criteria. Development in this
zone shall be designed in an integrated, cohesive fashion that will
provide pedestrian and vehicular links among the various principal
permitted uses selected for development.
E.
Bulk standards:
(1)
Minimum tract size: five acres.
(2)
Maximum FAR: 0.40 for hotels and
0.35 for all other uses.
(5)
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
(6)
Parking. Development under this section
shall provide parking areas with the design details and criteria as
set forth elsewhere in this chapter.
(7)
Environmental credits. The density computation factors contained within this section shall incorporate the requirements of § 126-266 relating to floor area modification due to excessive slopes. No floor area ratio credits shall be given for lands identified as wetlands or located within a flood hazard area.
[Added 4-4-2005 by Ord. No. 05-08]
There is hereby created a new § 126-310.2 entitled the "GCE Golf Course Enterprise Zone" in Article XLI (Establishment of Zones) in Part 12 (Zoning) in Chapter 126 (Land Use) of the Township Municipal Code.
A.
The Raritan Valley Country Club is a privately
owned facility which is an amenity that should be grounded in the
Land Use Ordinance as a permitted use. It is valued as an asset to
the community and, as such, the Planning Board has recommended, in
its Master Plan Re-examination Report, that it be placed in a new
Golf Course Enterprise Zone (GCE).
C.
Permitted accessory uses: uses and structures
customarily incidental to the principal use, including equipment and
apparel shops, restaurants and private parties of the membership.
D.
Supplemental regulations.
(1)
Principal structures:
(a)
Minimum lot size: 150 acres.
(b)
Minimum front yard: 250 feet.
(c)
Minimum side yard: 75 feet.
(d)
Total of two side yards: 200 feet.
(e)
Minimum rear yard: 75 feet.
(f)
Maximum percent of improved lot coverage:
20%.
(g)
Minimum lot width: 350 feet.
(h)
Maximum height: two stories/35 feet.
(i)
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 20%.
In the C-1 Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Retail or personal service establishments
which are clearly of a neighborhood service character, such as but
not limited to the following: appliance sales; banks; brokers; card
and stationery stores; candy and cigar stores; drugs; dry goods and
variety stores; dry cleaners and laundries; eating and drinking places
(excluding drive-ins); fraternal organizations; florists; food stores;
funeral homes; garden supplies; hardware stores; locksmiths; medical
services; newsstands; business and professional offices; package liquor
stores; pet stores; printing and publishing; photographic supplies,
services and equipment; radio, television and appliance sales and
services; realtors; shoe sales and repair service; soda fountains;
tailors and dressmakers and wearing apparel stores.
(2)
Single detached dwellings under the same
conditions set forth in R-10 Zone.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Essential services.
(2)
Service stations.
(3)
Houses of worship.
(4)
Full- and self-service car washes.
[Added 4-1-1991 by Ord. No. 91-3]
(5)
The conversion of single-family detached
dwellings along specific streets in the Finderne area, to two-family
residences.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
(6)
Accessory retail services within professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
(7)
Child-care centers as part of professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
[Added 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25]
This zone provides for convenient
shopping and personal service establishments, services needs of the
nearby elderly population and other area residents and implements
the Land Use Plan of the Sixth Avenue Tract Redevelopment Plan.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Retail or personal service establishments
which are clearly of a neighborhood-service character, excluding gasoline
service stations and drive-in facilities other than banks, and provided
that retail store and service establishments conform to the supplemental
regulations listed herein.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Uses and structures customarily incidental
to a permitted principal use.
D.
Supplemental regulations. Site and building
design in this zone shall be guided by the design study for this particular
area entitled "Bridgewater Shops, Convenience Shopping Center, Sixth
Avenue Tract," prepared for the Township Redevelopment Agency and
dated February 1984. In addition, the following design standards shall
be met:
(1)
Maximum store size, excluding restaurants,
shall be 3,600 square feet. Maximum office suite size shall be 1,600
square feet.
(2)
Notwithstanding the requirements
of building services, there should be no front or rear of any building,
in terms of appearance. All air-handling units must be screened and
provisions must be made to keep the nighttime decibel level from equipment
to 50 db's at the property line. All equipment, refuse, outdoor storage,
etc., must be screened from public view. Mechanical services (heating/air
conditioning units) shall not be located on building roofs.
(3)
Primary building material shall be
brick and shall be used on all exterior wall surfaces.
(4)
Building colors shall be earth tones
(browns, beiges, grays, soft greens).
In the C-2 Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Regionally oriented retail shopping centers
consisting of integrated developments of such uses as retail stores
and shops, personal service establishments, professional and business
offices, banks, post offices, restaurants, theaters, auditoriums,
hotels and motels housed in an enclosed building or buildings and
utilizing such common facilities as customer parking areas, pedestrian
walks, truck loading and unloading space, utilities and sanitary facilities,
gasoline filling stations.
C.
Conditional uses.
[Added 6-6-1983 by Ord. No. 83-12]
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 12-5-2005 by Ord. No.
05-55; 5-16-2006 by Ord. No. 06-26; 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-14]
A.
In the C-3 Zone, including the Route 22
corridor located therein, the following uses are permitted:
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
(a)
Business, professional and service
offices and establishments, such as banking and bank-related functions;
credit services; security and commodity brokers; insurance carriers;
real estate services; advertising services; employment agencies; consumer
and mercantile credit and collection services; consulting services;
data processing; engineering and architectural services; and accounting
services.
(b)
(Reserved)
(c)
Essential services.
(d)
Nursing homes and assisted-living
facilities.
(e)
Medical offices and dental offices.
(f)
Research laboratories and research
activities.
(3)
Conditional uses.
(4)
Accessory and incidental retail services,
only when located within a professional or business office. The retail
use must be clearly subordinate to the permitted use and may not occupy
more than 10% of the floor area of the principal use.
B.
In the Route 22 Corridor (lots with frontage
on Route 22), only within the C-3 Zone, the following uses shall be
permitted as well:
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
(a)
Health clubs, wellness centers, day
spas and gyms.
(b)
Indoor commercial recreation with
the exception that inflated structures are not permitted.
(c)
Adult medical day care.
(d)
Medical support centers of limited
service for uses such as diagnostic MRI facilities, outpatient rehabilitation
centers and outpatient surgical centers.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
A.
The C-3A Zone permits limited office development
which encourages the sharing of driveways and requires cross easements
to connect parking areas and driveways.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
B.
Permitted uses. Permitted principal uses
shall be the same as the C-3 Zone, except that banking and bank-related
functions shall not be allowed.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
C.
Specifically prohibited uses: In the C-3A
Zone the following uses are prohibited.
(1)
Retail, service, banking, automotive
services and other uses not permitted above shall be expressly prohibited.
D.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Uses and structures customarily incidental
to professional, business and medical offices.
E.
Supplemental regulations:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
Development in this zone shall include the entire district as a single
entity.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18; 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-47]
(2)
Maximum floor area ratio: 15%.
(3)
Environmental credits: The density computation factors contained within this section shall incorporate the requirements of § 126-266 relating to floor area modification due to excessive slopes. No floor area ratio credits shall be given for lands identified as wetlands or located within a flood hazard area.
(4)
Maximum building height: 2.5 stories
or 35 feet.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
(5)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
(6)
Minimum front yard: 75 feet.
(7)
Minimum side yard, each: 50 feet.
(8)
Minimum side yard, total: 100 feet.
(9)
Minimum rear yard: 50 feet.
(10)
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(11)
Parking location. Parking shall be
prohibited in the front yard setback.
(12)
Design standards. Lighting, signage,
landscaping, parking and other design details of the C-3A Zone shall
be subject to design standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
(13)
Other requirements. Unless specifically
stated otherwise, all other applicable requirements of the chapter
shall apply to development within the C-3A Zone.
(14)
Existing structures within this zone,
which are proposed to be converted to a permitted use as noted above,
shall be allowed to maintain the existing front and side yard setbacks
should such not conform to the new standards established above.
[Added 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
(15)
All development applications within
this zone are required to provide an access easement to all properties
within this zone at a location approved by the Planning Board.
[Added 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
(16)
All development applications within
this zone will be required to limit the number of access points from
Route 202 to 206. It is the preference of the Planning Board that
only one common access driveway be created to service all development
within this zone.
[Added 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-18]
(17)
Lots existing at the time of adoption
of this subsection shall not be required to seek an area variance
if the lot is less than 30,000 square feet, providing the existing
structure is not removed or the foundation altered and the structure
is simply converted to a permitted use.
[Added 7-7-2005 by Ord. No. 05-47]
[Added 10-20-1997 by Ord. No. 97-24]
A.
The purpose of the C-3B Zone is to recognize
the need to establish a transitional zone for those properties located
on Chimney Rock Road between the high density multi-family Loft Farm
development and the retail center located at the corner of Chimney
Rock Road and Washington Valley Road.
C.
The following standards shall be established
for the C-3B Zone:
(1)
Minimum lot area: two acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 170 feet.
(3)
Minimum front yard setback: 100 feet.
(4)
Minimum side yard, building: 50 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard, driveway: 30 feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard, building: 100
feet.
(7)
Minimum rear yard, parking: 50 feet.
(9)
Maximum improved lot coverage: 50%.
(10)
Maximum building height: two stories.
D.
Supplemental regulations.
(1)
A sidewalk will be required along
the entire frontage of any property within this zone.
(2)
All parking areas shall be located
at the rear of the structure.
(3)
The requirements of the Martinsville Special Design District (§ 126-199.2) shall apply to any new construction in this zone.
(4)
Access and parking easements shall
be provided to other adjoining properties within this zone.
(5)
The Planning Board shall allow shared
access and shared parking, should it determine that such would enhance
the overall access, circulation and parking plan within this zone.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
C.
D.
Area, yard and building requirements for
the permitted uses in the C-4 Zone are as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: five acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot size, corner: five acres.
(4)
Minimum lot width, corner: 200 feet.
(5)
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(6)
Minimum one side: 20 feet.
(7)
Minimum total side yard: 40 feet.
(8)
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(9)
Minimum accessory side yard: 20 feet.
(10)
Minimum accessory rear yard: 20 feet.
(11)
Maximum impervious coverage: 50%.
(12)
Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35
feet.
(13)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.15.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; amended 10-4-2010 by Ord. No. 10-35]
D.
Area, yard and building requirements for
the C-5 Zone are as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: three acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot size, corner: three acres.
(4)
Minimum lot width, corner: 200 feet.
(5)
Minimum front yard: 75 feet.
(6)
Minimum one side: 50 feet.
(7)
Minimum total side yard: 100 feet.
(8)
Minimum rear yard: 75 feet.
(9)
Minimum accessory side yard: 50 feet.
(10)
Minimum accessory rear yard: 50 feet.
(11)
Maximum impervious coverage: 40%.
(12)
Maximum height: two stories or 35
feet.
(13)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.25.
E.
Parking for congregate-care and continuing-care
retirement communities shall be provided at a rate of 0.75 off-street
parking spaces per bedroom in addition to one off-street parking space
for each employee on the largest shift.
F.
Access to a permitted use in this zone
shall be limited to only Route 22, except for emergency access only.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
The purpose of the Limited Service
Commercial Zone is to provide limited service commercial uses and
community service uses such as financial institutions, professional
offices, medical offices and similar nonretail uses. Additional curb
cuts are to be discouraged in this zone.
C.
Area, yard and building requirements for
the C-6 Zone area as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot size, corner: 12,000
square feet.
(4)
Minimum lot width, corner: 120 feet.
(5)
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(6)
Minimum one side yard: See Note (c)
of the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter.
(7)
Minimum total side yard: See Note
(c) of the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
(8)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(9)
Minimum accessory side yard: not
applicable.
(10)
Minimum accessory rear yard: not
applicable.
(11)
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
(12)
Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35
feet.
(13)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.25.
[Added 8-17-2015 by Ord. No. 15-31]
The C-7 Commercial Enterprise Zone
shall be designed to achieve a single, integrated development with
a compatible theme in architecture and signage. The following are
the standards for development in the C-7 Commercial Enterprise Zone:
A.
Principal permitted uses. The C-7 Commercial
Enterprise Zone may include any combination of the following uses
in more than one structure:
(1)
Retail stores and service establishments.
(2)
Personal service establishments such
as, but not limited to, gyms, health clubs, day spas.
(3)
Food markets.
(4)
Professional and business offices.
(5)
Banks and financial institutions.
(6)
Restaurants, excluding drive-through
facilities.
(7)
Gasoline service stations, limited
to fuel dispensing. Greasing, oil changes or any type of automotive
repairs are not permitted.
(8)
Hotels, but only permitted on the
area west of Fisher Place and east of the railroad.
D.
Bulk standards.
(1)
Minimum tract size (interior lot)
shall be nine contiguous acres, with all lots to the east of lands
known as Fisher Place being required to be merged. That portion of
Block 163, Lot 1 in the boundary set forth for C-7 development and
lying to the west of lands providing the signalized traffic intersection
of Fisher Place are not required to be merged with the aforecited
lots. Also excluded from the required merger is Block 163, Lot 6.01
which is a water tower. The undeveloped portion of Block 163, Lot
1 which is located to the west of the residential properties fronting
on Charlotte Drive is not included in this C-7 Zone.
(2)
Minimum tract size (corner lot) shall
be nine contiguous acres, with all lots to the east of lands known
as Fisher Place being required to be merged. That portion of Block
163, Lot 1 in the boundary set forth for C-7 development and lying
to the west of lands providing the signalized traffic intersection
of Fisher Place are not required to be merged with the aforecited
lots. Also excluded from the required merger is Block 163, Lot 6.01
which is a water tower. The undeveloped portion of Block 163, Lot
1 which is located to the west of the residential properties fronting
on Charlotte Drive is not included in this C-7 Zone.
(3)
Minimum lot width (interior lot)
is 300 feet along Route 202 North (eastbound).
(4)
Minimum lot width (corner lot) is
300 feet along Route 202 North (eastbound).
(5)
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall
be 0.35.
(6)
Maximum improved lot coverage shall
be 60%.
(7)
Minimum front yard building setback
shall be 200 feet.
(8)
Minimum front yard parking setback
shall be 100 feet.
(9)
Fuel dispensing canopy and pumps
for fuel distribution shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from
a side property line and 70 feet from a front property line.
(10)
Minimum rear yard building setback
shall be 50 feet.
(11)
Minimum side yard for all building
setbacks shall be 50 feet.
(12)
Minimum both side yard setbacks for
all buildings shall be 100 feet.
(13)
Maximum building height shall be
three stories and 45 feet.
(14)
Minimum accessory structure, side
yard shall be 40 feet.
(15)
Minimum accessory structure, rear
yard shall be 40 feet.
E.
Other requirements.
(1)
The intersection of Fisher Place
shall be improved to afford full four-way access on to Route 202.
In addition, traffic improvements shall be installed to the Route
202 South (westbound) lane to add an exit from the Towne Center Plaza
westbound. This exit is to be created to the west of the Fisher Place/Route
202 intersection.
(2)
The land known as Fisher Place may
continue to be held in private ownership, however the access way shall
be maintained with full access and unrestricted access for the industrial
site in the M-1 Zone as well as for all development in the C-7 Zone.
(3)
The C-7 portion of Block 163, Lot
1 east of Fisher Place, must include consolidation of all contiguous
lands of Block 163, Lots 1, 1.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.01, 5.02, 6, 8, 9,
10 within the limits of the C-7 Zone boundary. These lots are to be
merged as a precondition for final site plan approval.
(4)
The portion of Block 163, Lot 1 which
lies west of Fisher Place and 500 feet parallel to Route 202 North
(eastbound) may be subdivided from the balance of the M-1 zoned lot
and designed for development as a single, collective entity, in accordance
with the C-7 standards. If this portion of the lot remains in its
current state and is not subdivided from Block 163, Lot 1, the property
shall retain the grandfather rights to continue, and the right to
expand on the existing lot as though it was still in the M-1 Limited
Manufacturing Zone. Once this area of the lot is subdivided, all development
rights for the area to the west of Fisher Place shall conform to the
C-7 Commercial Enterprise Zone.
(5)
Owners of residential lots located
to the east of Fisher Place who wish not to sell their property for
development within the C-7 standards shall retain the-grandfather
right to continue the residential use on the property, the right to
have the residence enlarged upon and the right to construct accessory
buildings on the property using the standards of the R-20 Zone.
(6)
The area locally known as Fisher
Place is to be made available to offer convenient and unrestricted
access to all lands within the C-7 Commercial Enterprise Zone.
(7)
No individual retail building shall
exceed 15,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(8)
More than one principal building
shall be permitted on lots within the C-7 Zone.
(9)
A landscaped buffer of 50 feet in
width is required for properties in the C-7 Commercial Enterprise
Zone where it abuts a residential zone or residential use.
(10)
No merchandise, products or other
material shall be displayed or stored outside.
(11)
All uses in the development shall
have integrated circulation to assure access of all patrons to a single
a common traffic-controlled intersection at Route 202 North (eastbound)
and Fisher Place. Some secondary access to Route 202 North may be
granted by the Planning Board based on the need for improved and convenient
access for emergency services and patrons.
(12)
Wayfinder signage shall be installed
to encourage ingress and egress from the signalized intersection at
Fisher Place.
F.
Design standards.
(1)
Signs for the development shall adhere
to a compatible architectural theme which shall be submitted as part
of the site plan application and approved by the Planning Board.
(2)
One freestanding sign is permitted on the east side of Fisher Place and one freestanding sign is permitted on the west side of Fisher Place. The area and height shall be regulated by § 126-195. The Planning Board may approve an additional monument sign, based upon the need to safely identify businesses at ingress and egress locations.
(3)
One additional freestanding sign
shall be permitted for any fuel dispensing station which displays
only logo, fuel and cost information. The freestanding sign shall
not exceed 100 square feet or 25 feet in height.
(4)
Where the design of a retail shopping
complex includes a roof over a common walkway along the front of a
building, an additional sign identifying the name of an individual
activity occupying at least 500 square feet of habitable floor area
may be suspended in perpendicular fashion from the roof over the common
walkway. The size of the suspended sign (blade sign) shall be a maximum
of 1.5 square feet for each storefront or as otherwise determined
by the Planning Board. In any case, suspended signs shall be no closer
than 10 feet at their lowest point to the finished grade below.
(5)
Additional signs or larger or smaller signs may be approved by the Planning Board to be situated within the retail commercial complex, provided that the aggregate square footage of all the signs within the retail commercial complex does not exceed the maximum aggregate square footage allowed signs (see § 126-162 and § 126-195).
(6)
Where an individual activity occupying
at least 1,000 square feet of floor area has direct access from the
outside, a sign identifying the name of the activity shall be permitted
to be attached flat against the building on the front wall of the
building near the entrance to the activity, with an additional such
sign attached to a side wall if the activity is located at the end
of a building. The size of each such sign shall be equal to one square
foot of sign area per one linear foot of building frontage or building
side occupied by the activity.
G.
General.
(1)
All other requirements of § 126,
Land Use, of the Code of Township of Bridgewater governing development
which are not contrary to the provisions specified hereinabove shall
be met.
(2)
The Planning Board may require, as
a condition of site approval, the entry into a developer's agreement
with the Township Council, setting forth the factors and conditions
to which such site plan approval will be subject. The developer's
agreement shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney
and Township Council and shall include but may not be limited to provisions
relating to the following:
(a)
The phasing and extent of off-tract
traffic improvements and other improvements such as landscaping, public
sewers and stormwater control, referenced to each proposed phase.
(b)
Integrated circulation to assure
that all patrons will have unrestricted access to a single and common
traffic-controlled intersection at Fisher Place. This may require
cross-easements for abutting properties.
(c)
The developer's obligation to replace
existing affordable housing units which would be eliminated as part
of the development, as applicable.
(d)
The developer's obligation to comply
with site plan approval conditions dealing with signage, building
exteriors, landscaping, drainage, security, buffer areas, trash removal
and internal driveways and traffic and pedestrian circulation and
maintain the project in accordance with the approved site plan.
(3)
Post site plan subdivisions. Upon
granting of final site plan approval for the development, the developer
may elect to apply to the Planning Board for a subdivision of one
or more individual lots which have received final site plan approval.
The standards for subdivision shall use the perimeter of the entire
tract, but shall be of such size (being a minimum of two acres) as
to be able to function as an individual lot within an integrated planned
commercial complex. Such subdivision approval shall be conditioned
upon the developer providing in the deed of conveyance with appropriate
deed conditions, easements and covenants, in perpetuity, in form satisfactory
to the Township Attorney to ensure the following:
(a)
That suitable provisions have been
made for the completion of development and the providing of on- and
off-tract improvements required by the conditions and standards and
by the terms of the developer's agreement.
(b)
That adequate provisions have been
made for the joint use of all on-site and off-site improvements by
owners of each of the subdivided lots and corner of Fisher Place,
its tenants and all grantees which improvements are to be used in
common.
(c)
That adequate provisions have been
made for the maintenance and upkeep of on-site and off-site improvements
and the buildings and structures pursuant to the terms of the conditions
and standards and developer's agreement.
(4)
Future improvements to the subdivided
lots shall continue to function as though the lots were a collective
unit and that the subdivision had not occurred.
In the GCM Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
New car, truck, farm machinery, construction
equipment and recreation vehicle sales.
(2)
Service stations.
(3)
Animal hospitals and animal kennels.
(4)
Accessory retail services within professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
(5)
Child-care centers as part of professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; amended 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-20; 10-4-2010 by Ord. No. 10-32]
The purpose of the HIC Zone is to
provide for the regional commercial and transient needs and uses appropriately
situated at or adjacent to the intersections of major regional highways
such as: hotels, motels, inns, restaurants, cocktail lounges, conference
centers and their customary accessory uses.
B.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Service stations as regulated under § 126-352, personal service uses, such as barbershops and beauty salons, child-care centers, blueprint, photostat and duplicating centers, travel agencies, computer service and data processing centers are permitted on properties two acres or greater, but less than four acres, with a minimum lot width of 150 feet, subject to the following minimum yard requirements.
(2)
All existing or approved new car,
truck, construction equipment, recreational vehicle and farm machinery
sales uses shall have the right to continue, the right to be enlarged
on the existing lot to the limit permitted by ordinance and the right
to be rebuilt if totally destroyed.
(3)
Inns, cocktail lounges and restaurants,
excluding drive-in and drive-through-type fast food establishments,
in conjunction with a hotel or motel use either as an internal operation
or a separate structure on the same site. A development, including
a hotel or motel, restaurant and related supporting service uses,
is permitted if it meets the following conditions, in addition to
the other HIC Zone requirements.
(4)
Accessory retail services within
professional business and research offices.
(5)
Child-care centers as part of professional
business and research offices.
D.
All uses in the HIC Zoning District must
have direct access to a state highway. Direct access to a public street
servicing residential zones is prohibited.
E.
Motels and hotels shall be permitted four
stories and be within the maximum height limit.
F.
Standards. Area, yard and building requirements
for the HIC Zone are as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: five acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot size, corner: five acres.
(4)
Minimum lot width, corner: 200 feet.
(5)
Minimum front yard: 100 feet.
(6)
Minimum one side yard: 50 feet.
(7)
Minimum total side yard: 100 feet.
(8)
Minimum rear yard: 75 feet.
(9)
Maximum impervious coverage: 60%.
(11)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.35.
(14)
Required minimum building setback
from Route 22: 200 feet.
[Added 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-21]
A.
The purpose of the GC Zone is to provide
uses that serve Township residents and others in a manner that provides
desired employment and services, yet minimizes visual impacts.
B.
Zone standards for the GC Zone. In the
GC Zone, with the understanding that multiple buildings are permitted
on a single site but only as part of a unified development with a
common design, the following uses are permitted:
C.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Business, professional and service
offices, such as banks and bank-related functions; credit services,
security and commodity brokers and dealers; insurance carriers and
agents; real estate services; advertising services; employment agencies;
storefront mailing services, medical offices and dental offices; and
engineering, accounting, law and architectural services.
(2)
Essential services.
(3)
Gyms, health clubs and day spas.
(4)
Indoor commercial recreation.
(5)
Retail services, such as stores for
books, cards and stationary, health food, furniture, home furnishings,
electronics, art galleries, sporting goods and clothing, except that
convenience stores, which result in high traffic volumes, are not
permitted.
(6)
Restaurants, excluding drive-in and
drive-through fast-food establishments.
(7)
Medical support centers of limited
service for uses such as diagnostic MRI facilities, outpatient rehabilitation
centers and outpatient surgical centers.
E.
Conditional uses.
(1)
All existing or approved new car,
truck, construction equipment, recreational vehicle and farm machinery
sales uses shall have the right to continue, the right to be enlarged
on the existing lot and the right to be rebuilt if totally destroyed
in accordance with the bulk requirements of this section.
F.
Bulk requirements for the GC zone are as
follows:
(4)
Maximum percent of improved lot coverage:
60%.
(5)
Maximum height: three stories/45
feet.
(6)
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.35.
(7)
The maximum FAR for a two-story-or-higher
retail-office mixed-use structure shall be increased by 0.40 where
at least 50% of the floor area of the first floor is provided on upper
floors.
[Amended 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-04]
(8)
It is recommended that nonresidential
uses be encouraged in a two-story mixed-use commercial/office structure
arrangement.
(9)
The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building
requirements,[1] attached, is amended to reflect changes in this section
and zoning changes adopted simultaneously herewith.
[1]
Editor's Note: Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended 9-18-1978 by Ord. No. 78-22; 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 1-6-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5; 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-55; 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 06-24]
In the M-1 Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Principal permitted uses allowed in GCM
Zone.
(2)
(Reserved)
(3)
Golf courses.
(5)
A regional retail shopping complex on a tract of land at least 75 acres in area with at least 2,000 feet of frontage along Route 202 in accordance with the supplementing regulations governing the development of a regional retail shopping complex specified in § 126-341.4 of this Zoning Ordinance.
(6)
Multimedia productions, such as graphic
design and Web-based services.
(7)
High-technology business incubation.
(8)
Adult medical day care.
B.
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-55; 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 06-24]
In the M-1A Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
B.
[Amended 6-6-1983 by Ord. No. 83-12]
In the M-1B Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
[Amended 10-4-2010 by Ord. No. 10-34]
(2)
Manufacturing.
(3)
Research laboratories.
(4)
Animal hospitals.
(6)
Storage facilities.
(7)
Private security vaults.
(8)
Medical offices and dental offices.
(9)
Medical-support centers of limited
service for uses such as diagnostic MRI facilities, wellness centers,
out-patient rehabilitation centers, out-patient surgical centers,
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Restaurant facilities totally integrated
with permitted uses to primarily serve occupants and patrons of permitted
uses in this zone.
(2)
No freestanding restaurant structure will
be permitted.
(3)
No restaurant shall have more than 2,000
square feet of floor area for patron service or occupy more than 10%
of any permitted structure.
(4)
Satellite dishes, special electronic power
equipment, and other technological equipment uses serving a principal
use are permitted.
C.
Conditional use.
(1)
Service stations may be located only at intersections of area collectors and minor roads. See § 126-352.
(2)
Accessory retail services within professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
(3)
Child-care centers as part of professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
D.
Additional requirements in the M-1B Zone.
Uses in the M-1B Zone shall be subject to the following additional
requirements:
(1)
Transfer of coverage and floor area credits.
To encourage the maximum variety of small businesses and flexibility
of site design, property owners with more than eight acres in the
M-1B District are permitted additional impervious coverage of up to
80% and additional floor area of up to 45% in exchange for a deed
restriction on a similar-sized lot or lots reducing the amount of
coverage and floor area in the same amount as the increased development
approved elsewhere on the applicant's property in the district, provided
that said properties have no other development constraints.
(2)
Land donated for public use will not alter
permitted development intensity. Right-of-way dedication for state
highways and municipal roads and land donated for other public facilities
given in accordance with this adopted M-1B District plan will not
adversely affect a site's permitted development intensity. In other
words, allowable floor area ration, coverage, etc., will remain the
same after dedication and setbacks will be calculated from the present
right-of-way.
(3)
Compliance with district plan. Each use
in the M-1B Zone will be required to comply with the district plan
for off-tract improvements, stormwater control, design features and
site amenities.
(4)
There shall be a one-hundred-foot parking
setback on Route 22. Parking will be permitted in one front yard (if
screened) on corner lots only. No other parking shall be permitted
in required front yard areas.
E.
Requirements for miniwarehouse or self-storage
warehouse.
(1)
Location of miniwarehouse. Miniwarehouses
or self-storage warehouses shall be located a minimum distance of
625 feet from the Route 22 right-of-way.
(2)
Caretaker's residence required accessory
use for miniwarehouses. A resident manager shall be required on the
site and shall be responsible for maintaining the operation of the
miniwarehouses in conformance with the conditions of approval. An
accessory residential unit shall be built with living quarters no
larger than 1,000 square feet either as a freestanding structure or
attached as part of the miniwarehouse structure.
[Added 9-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-25]
A.
The following lots shall have the following
principal permitted, conditional, and accessory uses:
|
Block
|
Lot
|
Acreage
|
|---|---|---|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 2
|
(0.79 acres per tax records)
|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 3
|
(3.67 acres per tax records)
|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 4
|
(4.95 acres per tax records)
|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 5
|
(7.79 acres per tax records)
|
(1)
In the aforecited lots, the following
uses are permitted:
(a)
Principal permitted uses.
[1]
Business, professional
and service offices and establishments, such as engineering and architectural
services; accounting and bookkeeping services; banking and bank-related
functions; credit services; security and commodity brokers and dealers;
insurance carriers and agents; real estate services; photographic
services; advertising services; employment agencies; consumer and
mercantile credit and collection services; printing, publishing, duplicating,
mailing and stenographic services; consulting services; data processing.
[2]
Manufacturing.
[3]
Trucking terminals.
[5]
Essential services.
[6]
Multimedia production
such as graphic design and web-based services.
[7]
Research laboratories
and research facilities.
[8]
Adult medical day-care
facilities.
[9]
Nursing homes and assisted-living
facilities.
[10]
Indoor commercial recreation.
[11]
M-1C Economic Development
Option (See below).
(b)
B.
M-1C Economic Development Option Area.
The M-1C Economic Development Option is permitted only for the section
of the M-1C zone which is to the west of Chimney Rock Road and includes
consolidation of the following lots:
|
Block
|
Lot
|
Acreage
|
|---|---|---|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 2
|
(0.79 acres per tax records)
|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 3
|
(3.67 acres per tax records)
|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 4
|
(4.95 acres per tax records)
|
|
Block 234
|
Lot 5
|
(7.79 acres per tax records)
|
(1)
Zone standards. The M-1C Economic
Development Option may be utilized only if the following minimum standards
are met:
(a)
Consolidation of all lots noted above
in this section of the M-1C Zone is required. It is understood that
Block 234, Lot 1, which is owned by Somerset County, will be used
for interstate ramp improvement purposes and therefore is not available
for development.
(b)
The plan for development shall include
a hotel of no less than 150 rooms.
(c)
The plan may be phased, but the design
must be a fully-integrated design, with the hotel being the first
building constructed in the phased plan.
(2)
Principal permitted uses:
(a)
Professional or business offices
such as banking, bank-related functions; credit services, security
and commodity brokers and dealers; insurance carriers and agents;
real estate services; advertising services; employment agencies; storefront
mailing services; engineering, accounting, law, and architectural
services.
(b)
Hotels.
(c)
Conference centers.
(d)
Medical-support centers of limited
service for uses such as diagnostic MRI facilities, out-patient rehabilitation
centers, and out-patient surgical centers.
(e)
Gyms, health clubs, day spas, wellness
centers.
(f)
Essential services.
(g)
Restaurants, excluding drive-in and
drive-through fast food establishments.
(3)
Permitted accessory uses:
(a)
Other uses and structures customarily
incidental to the principal permitted use.
(b)
Parking.
(c)
Signs.
(d)
Accessory retail services, only when
located within a professional or business office or hotel. The retail
use must be clearly subordinate to the permitted use and may not occupy
more than 10% of the floor area on which the accessory retail use
is to be located.
(e)
Meeting rooms within an office, or
hotel.
(4)
Bulk standards. The bulk standards
for the development option will be the same as the underlying M-1A
Zone with the following exceptions:
In the M-2 Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
[Added 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 17-21]
A.
Purpose of the OR/D Zone. The purpose of
the new OR/D Zone is to offer expanded corporate opportunities for
research and development.
B.
Proposed development standards and requirements:
OR/D development regulations.
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
(a)
Scientific research, diagnostic laboratories,
technology research and other experimental, testing or research establishments,
such as product development, provided any processing of raw materials
must be incidental to the purpose of basic research and there is no
commercial production of goods, products or materials, except as incidental
to the principal use, such as for pilot plant operations.
(b)
Business offices.
(c)
Uses of a light manufacturing nature
which involves processing, assembly or packaging of material, but
does not involve the basic refinement of bulk raw material.
(d)
Conference centers.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses, including
but not limited to the following:
(a)
Uses and structures customarily incidental
to a principal permitted use.
(b)
Public and private parking, including
parking decks.
(c)
Signs.
(d)
Cafeteria and other services facilities
for use by the employees and their guests.
(e)
Accessory personal and retail services
within business and research offices which do not comprise more than
5% of the gross area of the principal building.
(f)
Restaurants (except that drive-through
facilities are not permitted), health clubs, and similar accessory
facilities, provided that such facilities are located in a structure
housing a principal permitted use, provided further that the total
floor area devoted to all of such uses shall not aggregate more than
10% of the structure in which such facilities are located.
(g)
Indoor and outdoor recreation areas.
Recreation areas may include indoor exercise and recreation as well
as outdoor ballfields, and public bicycle and pedestrian paths.
(4)
Bulk standards for principal structures
and uses. The following are bulk standards for principal structures:
(a)
Minimum tract size: 45 contiguous
acres.
(b)
Minimum front yard setback: not applicable.
(c)
Minimum setback from the Redevelopment
Zone district lines: 25 feet.
(d)
Minimum lot width: not applicable.
(e)
Minimum setback abutting residential
uses: 75 feet.
(f)
Minimum setback from an interstate
highway: 10 feet.
(g)
Minimum rear yard setback: 75 feet.
(h)
Maximum percent improved lot coverage:
60%, including impervious surfaces lying within privately owned driveways
in the limits of the zone, except that a multipurpose perimeter pathway
shall not be computed as impervious coverage.
(i)
Maximum stories: five stories.
(j)
Maximum building height: 60 feet.
(k)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.40.
(l)
Maximum height of parking garages:
60 feet.
(5)
Bulk standards for accessory uses
and structures.
(6)
General development requirements
for the Office, Research and Development Zone District.
(a)
All development shall be served by
public sewers and public water.
(b)
Landscaped areas, buffers, watercourses,
ponds, surface drainage facilities and detention basins shall be considered
natural surface areas for the purpose of calculations.
(c)
Arrangement of buildings, parking areas and street setbacks. Buildings, off-street parking facilities and street setbacks may be laid out by the developer with flexibility and innovation in arrangement, provided that the resulting development plans conform to the design details and criteria set forth in Article XXIV of Chapter 126 of the Bridgewater Township Land Use Code.
(d)
Parking facilities and driveways
shall be at least 75 feet from a residential zone.
(e)
Parking facilities shall be at least
10 feet from the right-of-way of any interstate highway.
(f)
Swales, draining facilities and detention
basins may be located within any minimum required yard or buffer area
so long as they are heavily landscaped and provide a dense visual
screen as viewed from residential properties.
(g)
The minimum building setback and the minimum required buffers/conservation easement and recreation equipment distance requirements found in § 126-332 shall not be additive to the setbacks required for principal buildings. The greater of the required distances shall be applied.
(h)
Other zoning requirements. Except
as specifically provided herein, all other zoning provisions of the
Bridgewater Township Land Use Code shall apply.
(i)
Provisions and strategies for traffic
control shall be provided to ensure that the level of service along
Route 202/206 will be maintained at an acceptable level of service
and approved by the Township's Planning Board and its Traffic Consultant.
(j)
The site plan shall specify how the
development, including buildings and all improvements within the development,
will operate as an integrated complex, despite any differences in
the ownership of lands.
(k)
A perimeter multipurpose public path
of 10 feet in width will be provided along Interstate Route 287 and
the northerly side of the zone for the benefit of employees working
in the District, visitors to the District, and the public in general.
C.
Procedure for development of land in the
Office, Research and Development District.
(1)
Preliminary site plan. Site plans shall be designed in accordance with the Part 8, Site Plan Review, and other applicable sections for site plan design as found in the Bridgewater Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126. In addition to checklist requirements, the application shall include the following:
(a)
Architectural design of all buildings
showing architectural compatibility.
(b)
Traffic and circulation plan, demonstrating
integrated pedestrian and vehicular circulation with the abutting
redevelopment area.
(c)
Layout of buildings and general uses
of buildings.
(d)
Cross-sections of proposed buildings
to verify compliance with building height.
(e)
Staging plan, if applicable.
(f)
Open-space/recreation plan, including
perimeter pedestrian pathways.
(2)
Final site plan application. The applicant will submit a final site plan application to the Planning Board for any phase of development for which the applicant wishes to proceed. The final site plan application shall be accompanied by sufficient site maps and other data required in Article XXII of the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126, applicable to the phases of development to which Final Site Plan approval is requested. All conditions of the preliminary site plan shall have been satisfied, unless the application for final site plan is not consecutively submitted with the preliminary site plan.
(3)
Post site plan subdivisions. Upon
granting of final site plan approval on any phase of development,
the developer may apply to the Planning Board for a subdivision of
one or more individual sections which have received, or are contemporaneously
receiving, final site plan approval. Although the overall minimum
tract size and applicable tract setbacks must be maintained, the layout
and details of the subdivision must demonstrate that the proposed
individual lots within the tract are of such size and geometry as
to be able to function as an integrated component within the development
and also within the abutting redevelopment area. In order to receive
approval for the subdivision, the following is required:
(a)
The applicant must demonstrate that
the resulting lots function as though the subdivision had not occurred.
(b)
The applicant must provide a deed
of conveyance, appropriate deed conditions, easements and covenants,
in perpetuity, in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney which
assures the seamless function of the entire site.
(c)
The applicant shall execute a developer's
agreement.
(d)
The applicant must assure that adequate
provisions have been made for the joint and unrestricted use of all
on-site and off-site improvements, including buildings and structures
within the zone and within the redevelopment area.
(e)
Adequate provisions must be demonstrated
for the perpetual maintenance and upkeep of on-site and off-site improvements,
including lands, buildings and structures pursuant to the terms of
the Board conditions and the developer's agreement.
(4)
Developer's agreement. For all site
plans and subdivisions, the developer and the municipality shall enter
into an agreement pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39
within 90 days of a memorialized Board resolution setting forth variations
from ordinary standards for preliminary and final approval. The substance
of the developer's agreement shall be consistent with the laws of
the State of New Jersey, the Bridgewater Land Use Ordinance/Code and
the conditions and standards applicable to development in the zone.
The developer's agreement shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township
Attorney, Township Engineer and Township Planner and may include,
but are not limited to, provisions relating to the following:
(a)
Building layout and building uses.
(b)
Signage: criteria to ensure a harmonious
signage design for the entire development, which shall include lettering
style, lighting standard types, sign material and sign lighting.
(c)
Architecture: architectural design
standards to ensure that the development will result in an aesthetically
harmonious design which may include external building materials, fenestration,
color, mechanical penthouse screening and roof appearance where visible
from adjoining buildings of higher elevation.
(d)
Lighting: to ensure a uniform lighting
plan to provide safe and attractive lighting for exterior roads, interior
roads and driveways, parking lots, walkways and landscape display
lighting.
(e)
Landscaping: to ensure the perpetual
retention of natural vegetation, landscaping of parking areas, landscaping
of building sites and the screening of trash collection and removal
areas, buffering and visual shielding.
(f)
To assure perpetual maintenance of
pedestrian and bike linkages between buildings and the entire tract.
(g)
Recreation: Active and passive recreational
facilities, such as pedestrian and fitness paths, passive sitting
areas, and other athletic facilities may be required by the Planning
Board for the benefit of building occupants.
(h)
Assurance that the perimeter multipurpose
path is provided for the benefit of the zone as well as the benefit
of the redevelopment area.
(i)
Maintenance: developer's obligations
to maintain: provisions for maintenance and repair by the developer
of building exteriors, internal roadways, landscaping, buffer areas
and open spaces.
In the M-3 Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental
to a principal permitted use.
(2)
All buildings, machinery and other necessary
facilities to conduct permitted uses.
(3)
Mixing or batching plant for concrete.
(4)
Manufacture of prestressed concrete, bituminous
concrete, dry concrete mixes and other concrete products.
(5)
Buildings and facilities for the repair
and storage of motor vehicles and equipment used in permitted operations.
(6)
Administrative and sales offices coincidental
with the principal operation.
(7)
Parking.
C.
Conditional uses. None.
[Amended 6-6-1983 by Ord. No. 83-12; 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 12-18; 3-6-2017 by Ord. No. 17-06]
A.
Zone standards for the SED Zone. In the
SED Zone, with the understanding that principal permitted uses shall
be viewed broadly and may include more than one use in a building:
(1)
Principal permitted uses:
(a)
Business offices and professional
offices.
(b)
Research and development including
scientific investigation and laboratory uses.
(c)
Conference center and/or an executive
inn. The conference center shall have suitable rooms for meetings
and training. The conference center may have an executive inn with
rooms and other accommodations and amenities reasonably expected for
corporate executive guest stays.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses and structures,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)
Uses and structures which are customary
and incidental to the permitted uses.
(d)
Cafeteria and other service facilities
for use by the employees and their guests.
(e)
Research and development and laboratories,
including product development. There is no commercial production of
goods.
(f)
Sale of food and service facilities
for use by employees and members and corporate guests.
(g)
Restaurants, wellness centers, personal
and retail services within business and professional offices such
as exercise rooms, copy centers, banks, newsstands and similar accessory
facilities, provided that such facilities are located in a structure
housing the principal permitted use, provided further that the total
floor area devoted to all such uses shall not aggregate more than
10% of the gross area of the buildings in which such facilities are
located.
(h)
Bus stop locations, patron shelters,
bicycle paths, bike racks.
(4)
Bulk standards for principal structures
and principal uses:
(a)
Minimum overall tract size (corner)
shall be 100 contiguous acres.
(b)
Minimum overall tract size (interior)
shall be 100 contiguous acres.
(c)
Minimum building setback: 200 feet
from any right-of-way line of a state highway or abutting lands zoned
for single-family use.
(d)
Minimum tract width (along public
rights-of-way): 500 feet.
(e)
Minimum tract, one side yard building
setback: 50 feet.
(f)
Minimum tract, both side yards building
setback: 150 feet.
(g)
Minimum tract, rear yard building
setback:100 feet.
(h)
Maximum percent improved tract coverage:
60%.
(i)
Maximum stories: six stories.
(j)
Maximum building height: 85 feet.
(k)
Maximum floor area ratio of tract:
0.35 .
(5)
Bulk standards for accessory uses
and accessory structures as measured from the perimeter of the entire
tract unless otherwise noted:
(6)
Supplemental regulations.
(a)
At least 20% of the tract shall be
devoted to open space for passive and active recreational purposes.
At least 25% of the land required to be devoted to open space shall
be suitable for active recreation.
(b)
The developer may elect to apply
to the Planning Board for a subdivision of individual sections which
have received final site plan approval. The standards for subdivision
shall use the perimeter of the entire tract to meet the minimum tract
size, maximum improved tract coverage, maximum overall tract floor
area ratio, minimum tract width and minimum open space areas. The
individual interior lots shall be of such size and configuration as
to be able to function seamlessly within the integrated planned commercial
complex as though the subdivision had not occurred. The requirements
for floor area ratio and for improved lot coverage shall be based
on the entire, original tract, including open space areas. Such subdivision
approval shall be conditioned upon the developer providing in the
deed of conveyance with appropriate deed conditions, easements and
covenants, in perpetuity, in form satisfactory to the Township Attorney
to ensure the following:
[1]
That suitable provisions have been
made for the completion of development and the providing of on-and
off-tract improvements required by the conditions and standards and
by the terms of the developer's agreement.
[2]
That adequate provisions have been
made for the joint use of all on-site improvements by owners of each
of the subdivided lots, its tenants and all grantees which improvements
are to be used in common.
[3]
That adequate provisions have been
made for the perpetual maintenance and upkeep of on-site improvements
and the buildings pursuant to the terms of the conditions and standards
in the developer's agreement.
[4]
That the perpetual maintenance of
gardens, natural vegetation, landscaping of parking areas, landscaping
of building sites and the screening of trash collection, buffering
and visual shielding has been assured.
[5]
That all cross easements necessary
to create continuous functionality within the zone have been provided.
[6]
That future improvements to the subdivided
lots shall continue to function as though the subdivision had not
occurred.
[7]
That the applicant has provided assurance
of perpetual maintenance of all open space and recreational areas
that are not donated to the Township.
[8]
Active and passive recreational facilities,
such as pedestrian, bicycle and fitness paths, passive sitting areas,
tennis courts and other athletic facilities may be required by the
Planning Board for the continued use by Bridgewater Township. The
applicant shall formalize an agreement for the use of fields and the
associated parking area.
(c)
Buildings, utility layouts and building
uses on individual lots shall assure that all facilities function
as though a subdivision did not occur.
(d)
A design package, including architecture
for the entire tract, shall be provided in conformance with the character
of the corporate campus.
(e)
Architecture. Architectural design
standards of new buildings must ensure that the architecture is aesthetically
harmonious with the existing buildings in the zone and compatible
with the major architectural theme found along the highway corridor.
(f)
The architecture of buildings shall
be provided by rendering in the site plan and shall demonstrate compatibility
with the architecture of the corridor of building materials, fenestration,
color, mechanical penthouse screening which may be visible from adjoining
buildings of higher elevation.
(g)
The minimum building size shall be
60,000 square feet of gross area.
(h)
Lighting shall be designed to ensure
a uniform lighting plan to provide safe and attractive lighting for
exterior roads, interior roads and driveways, parking lots, walkways
and landscape display lighting. Facade lighting, wash lighting and
decorative sconces are not encouraged.
(i)
For all site plans and subdivision
plans, the developer and the municipality shall enter into an agreement
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39 within 120 days of
a memorialized Board resolution setting forth variations from ordinary
standards for preliminary and final approval. The substance of the
developer's agreement shall be consistent with the laws of the State
of New Jersey, the Bridgewater Land Use Code and the conditions and
standards applicable to development in the zone. The developer's agreement
shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney.
(j)
Bicycle racks shall be provided at
all buildings.
(k)
Shared parking areas. Parking standards for uses within the tract should be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 126-169, but parking will not be required to meet the standards on each individual lot. Satisfaction of required parking spaces for new uses shall be based on the cumulative parking available within the overall tract, so long as there are cross easements for parking throughout the corporate complex and parking is conveniently located within 300 feet of the building to be served. In the event that parking in the tract is less than what is required by § 126-169, the applicant may request a lesser number of spaces when based on sharing of stalls between users and the peak times of the individual traffic demands. If granted, a bank parking plan may be required.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33; amended 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-57]
This zone provides areas which promote
the development of a wide range of retail goods and services, office
uses, open space and other related amenities.
A.
Principle permitted uses.
(1)
Retail stores and shops (excluding
auto repair and auto service uses), personal and business service,
medical, business or professional offices, financial service and banks,
restaurants (except restaurants with drive-through facilities), hotels
and motels, movie theaters and auditoriums, commercial recreational
facilities, recreational open space, community facilities and child-care
centers.
B.
Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(1)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted use as set forth above in Subsection A(1). Flagpoles, clock towers, outdoor kiosks, vending pavilions and similar physical features are permitted.
C.
Area, yard and building requirements are
as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: 10 acres. (For
purposes of this section, the ten-acre requirement shall include all
adjacent lands in common ownership, which may or may not be separated
by a public road, located in the LC Limited Commercial Zone, regardless
of traversing the public right-of-way.)
(2)
Minimum lot width: 300 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot size, corner: 10 acres.
(4)
Minimum lot width, corner: 300 feet.
(6)
Maximum impervious coverage: 60%.
(For the purpose of determining the impervious coverage, the area
of the lot shall include all adjacent lands in common ownership, which
may or may not be separated by a public road, located in the LC Limited
Commercial Zone, regardless of traversing the public right-of-way.)
(8)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.30. (For
the purpose of determining the floor area ratio, the area of the lot
shall include all adjacent lands in common ownership, which may or
may not be separated by a public road, located in the LC Limited Commercial
Zone, regardless of traversing the public right-of-way.)
D.
Parking standards.
(1)
The parking standards for the LC Limited Commercial shall be in conformance with § 126-169, Off-street parking requirements for particular uses.
(2)
In any event, each use shall provide
a sufficient number of spaces, and such spaces shall be appropriately
located so as not to interfere with emergency vehicle access.
(3)
Parking areas for individual uses
shall be designed to be interconnected with adjacent properties and
shall utilize common entrance(s) and exit(s), where feasible, to minimize
access points to the street(s).
E.
Off-street loading facilities: All requirements of § 126-177 shall apply, except that any freestanding retail building with a gross area of less than 15,000 square feet shall not be required to provide all street loading.
F.
Design objectives and architectural design
standards.
(1)
A comprehensive design plan shall
be prepared for the development. This plan shall include the location
of streets, utilities, services and building sites. It must also include
site plans and floor plans for all buildings and is intended to be
located, constructed and used and related to each other and detailed
plans for uses and improvements on the land as related to the buildings.
(2)
A comprehensive urban design vocabulary
for the entire development must be established and include recommended
materials, colors, fencing, signing, paving, curbing, streetscape
elements, textures, facade modulation, roofscape, landscaping, lighting,
etc., which will promote an overall design theme. The entirety of
the development shall be designed and constructed using a common architectural
theme which shall be subject to site plan approval by the Planning
Board; the architectural theme shall include all items listed in the
design vocabulary.
(3)
All on-site permanent utility lines,
pipes and conduits shall be located below ground and all other installations
and appurtenances shall be adequately screened.
(4)
The following design and objectives
shall serve to guide design of the development within the LC Limited
Commercial Zone:
(a)
To encourage pedestrian-oriented
connections, where feasible, between tracts.
(b)
To provide flexible area, height
and bulk standards which promote appealing architectural treatments,
and attractive relationships between building facades, pedestrianways,
streets, parking and landscaped areas.
(c)
To the degree practical, an architectural
theme should be reflected in building facades, massing and ornament
and in landscape features.
(d)
Buildings and open spaces shall be
related to the topography and natural features of the site.
(e)
Individual retail, offices and other
permitted buildings shall be designed, where possible, to provide
for interconnecting access.
(f)
The majority of the retail buildings
shall include, where possible, canopies, awnings or similar design
elements.
(g)
Where appropriate to the type, scale
and use of the building, flat roofs shall be visually concealed from
the public view by pitched roofs, canopies or parapets with cornices.
(h)
Where several storefronts are located
in one building, they shall be compatible in design, treatment, e.g.,
design of windows and door openings, use of materials, signs and color.
Facades adjacent to the general public shall have an architectural
treatment similar in character and color to that of the front facade.
(i)
Each facade facing streets or other
pedestrianways shall be treated architecturally and shall be coordinated
in compatible colors and materials.
(j)
Metal awnings are not encouraged.
Cloth awnings are encouraged. Awnings shall be solid or striped in
colors similar to or compatible with exterior paint colors.
(k)
Exterior mounted mechanical and electrical
equipment exposed to the public view shall be architecturally screened
and/or painted so as to be visually unobtrusive. Roof-mounted equipment
shall, where possible, be located to the rear of the building, away
from the public view.
(l)
Building massing should be limited
to prevent a development made up entirely of large block style buildings.
G.
General design standards.
(1)
All essential service areas such
as trash collection and storage must be screened in such a manner
as not to be visible to the general public. Where possible, such facility
should be located at the rear of the building.
(2)
Adequate lighting for both pedestrian
and vehicle uses shall be provided. The lighting system must be of
such a standard so as to allow the development to be used by pedestrians
after dark. Lighting should be designed to help accent the architectural
features of the buildings and the space of which it is a part.
(3)
All surface areas between buildings
which are used as part of the pedestrian circulation system shall
be landscaped with a variety of material. Paved pedestrianways between
buildings for parking areas and both active and passive open-space
are encouraged.
[Added 5-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6; amended 2-19-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4; 3-21-2011 by Ord. No. 11-02]
A.
Restatement of redevelopment plan. The
redevelopment plan is hereby revised and restated such that the provisions
of this section shall constitute the land use and building requirements
of the redevelopment plan for the Bridgewater Regional Center. Ordinance
No. 87-5 (adopted March 2, 1987), Ordinance No. 89-12 (adopted June
19, 1989) and Ordinance No. 97-6 (adopted May 15, 1997) are hereby
repealed. To the extent not specifically amended herein, the terms
and conditions of the redevelopment plan presently in existence, as
amended, shall continue in full force and effect, it being the intention
that the amendments herein shall not affect any portion of this redevelopment
plan and amendments thereto unless they are inconsistent with this
section.
B.
Description of Bridgewater Regional Center.
The Bridgewater Regional Center shall be deemed to constitute the
following lands as shown on the current tax map of the Township of
Bridgewater: Block 553, Lots 1, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08; Block
529, Lots 1 and 2; Block 551, Lot 2; and Block 552, Lots 1, 2, 4.01
and 4.02 (all enclosed within Interstate 287, Fifth Street, Commons
Way, Route 202-206, Route 22 and North Bridge Street).
C.
Description of phases. The Bridgewater
Regional Center shall be further defined by reference to the lots
and blocks as shown on the current tax map of the Township of Bridgewater
as follows:
D.
Permitted uses. Permitted uses of the Bridgewater
Regional Center are as follows:
(1)
Regional shopping center:
(a)
A regional shopping center may be
constructed on the Phase I Property containing no more than 1,136,500
square feet of gross leasable area (GLA) and containing not more than
three major department stores. As used herein, the term "major department
store" shall mean an enclosed retail store containing not less than
90,000 square feet of GLA and shall be the type of store that generally
serves as an anchor or major store in regional shopping centers.
(b)
Permitted uses within the regional
shopping center shall include all variety, general merchandise and
specialty stores, eating and drinking establishments, establishments
for games, entertainment, and/or amusement, movie theaters, personal
service establishments, excluding drive-in or drive-through fast food
establishments, general business uses, financial institutions, brokerage
offices, travel agencies, parking lots, parking decks and other accessory
uses and structures as are customarily part of regional shopping centers
in northern and central New Jersey.
[Amended 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-32]
[1]
Any establishments for
games, entertainment or amusement shall not have more than the aggregate
combined gross leasable area of 90,000 square feet.
(c)
In addition to the above permitted
uses, medical offices, medical and wellness uses, and ambulatory medical
uses, including imaging, outpatient radiation therapy, outpatient
surgery uses, and medical-support uses are permitted uses not exceeding
35,000 square feet of GLA on Lot 1.03, Block 553, of the Bridgewater
Tax Map in the building presently occupied by Crate & Barrel.
[Added 12-6-2021 by Ord. No. 21-21]
(d)
A limited site plan shall be required
for the conversional of the Crate & Barrel building for medical
uses as provided herein, which site plan shall be limited to presentation
of parking needs for the proposed use and the impact on existing parking
for other retail uses in the shopping center. The limited site plan
shall also require a presentation of the proposed use's impact on
existing traffic and additional traffic. If there are substantial
changes to the exterior of the building, then a full site plan shall
be presented to the Planning Board in accordance with the Bridgewater
Township Code.
[Added 12-6-2021 by Ord. No. 21-21]
[1]
The redeveloper shall
enter into an agreement with the municipality satisfactory in form
and content to the redeveloper, the Township Attorney and Township
Council within 90 days of a memorialized Board resolution of final
site plan approval setting forth variations from ordinary standards
for preliminary and final approval to provide increased flexibility
and promote mutual agreement between the applicant and the municipality
at the time of conceptual master site plan approval. The substance
of the redeveloper's agreement shall be consistent with the laws of
the State of New Jersey, the Bridgewater Land Use Code and the conditions
and standards applicable to development in the zone. The redeveloper's
agreement shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney,
and may include, but is not limited to, provisions relating to the
following:
[a]
Building layout and
uses as presented to the Planning Board.
[b]
Signage: Criteria to
ensure a harmonious signage design for the entire development, which
shall include lettering style, lighting standard types, sign material
and sign lighting.
[c]
The proposed medical
use is subject to the applicable usage rent share provided in the
prior redevelopment agreement with the Bridgewater Commons Mall between
the redeveloper and the Township of Bridgewater.
[2]
Plan amendment. Amendments
to the redevelopment plan may be adopted in order to meet changing
circumstances within and affecting the redevelopment area and the
Township, but any site plan must be consistent with the adopted or
amended redevelopment plan and conform to the design requirements
of the ordinance.
(2)
Office building use.
(a)
One or more office buildings containing
not more than 500,000 square feet of GLA may be constructed on the
Phase II property (the office building use).
(b)
Permitted types of office building
use(s) shall include general business and professional offices, data
processing centers and such parking lots, parking decks and other
accessory structures and uses as are customarily part of an office
development.
(3)
Full-service hotel use.
(a)
A full-service hotel containing not
less than 300 rooms for hire, together with ballroom and meeting room
space, may be constructed on the Phase II property (the full-service
hotel).
(b)
The full-service hotel shall include
such restaurants, dining rooms, banquet, ballroom and meeting facilities,
bars, convenience stores, parking lots and parking decks and other
accessory uses and structures as are customarily part of a full-service
hotel development.
E.
Gross leasable area. As used herein, the
term "GLA" shall mean the aggregate number of square feet of space
on all floors of a roofed structure measured from the structure's
exterior walls and from the center line of common or party walls but
excluding from such calculation of GLA the following:
(1)
Space occupied by columns, stairwells,
dumbwaiters, conveyors, emergency exits, escalators, elevators and
other similar structures and equipment; space housing mechanical,
electric, telephone, HVAC and other such operating equipment; trash
compacting and bailing rooms; any inaccessible areas (dead space)
or area extending above the roof line and used to house mechanical
equipment;
(2)
Automobile parking space;
(3)
Common areas such as entrance ways,
atriums, shopping mall walkways and aisles, center court areas, mezzanines,
maintenance rooms, management offices and other such areas available
for the convenience and benefit of the tenants and their respective
invitees, permittees, customers and other similar persons;
(4)
Truck loading and unloading areas;
and
(5)
Other similar areas.
F.
Height limitations.
(1)
Maximum height.
(a)
Regional shopping center. The maximum
building height of any regional shopping center structure shall be
100 feet.
(b)
Office. The maximum building height
of any office building use structure shall be 110 feet.
(c)
Full-service hotel. The maximum building
height of any full-service hotel structure shall be 110 feet.
(2)
Height measurement. The height of
a structure shall be measured from natural ground level adjacent to
the structure to the top of the parapet wall of the structure; provided,
however, that no such measurement shall be taken from areas used for
loading and unloading.
(3)
Rooftop structures. In addition to the maximum building heights set forth in Subsection F(1) above, there shall be allowed a utility penthouse(s) containing rooftop mechanical equipment not to exceed more than 19 feet as measured from the roof line. Said utility penthouse(s) shall not exceed 10% of the gross area of the rooftop; provided, however, that the total height of any structure and utility penthouse structure shall not exceed 125 feet. Rooftop structures shall not increase the maximum building height by more than 15 feet. The rooftop shall be screened utilizing the same materials that were utilized to construct the facade of the building. Solar panels may be included as a roof top structure subject to the rooftop height limitations of this section.
G.
Parking requirements.
(1)
Regional shopping center use. A minimum
of four automobile parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of GLA shall
be provided for the regional shopping center.
(2)
Full-service and suite hotel use.
A minimum of 0.9 automobile parking spaces per full-service hotel
room and one space per 1,000 square feet of restaurant and meeting
room space shall be provided.
(3)
Office building use. A minimum of
four automobile parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of GLA shall
be provided for office building use structures.
(4)
Shared parking. The Planning Board
is authorized to approve, upon granting site plan approval, reduced
parking levels to the extent that it can be demonstrated by the redeveloper
that parking demand for a particular use occurs at times when parking
demand for another proximate use is less than that required in this
section.
H.
Subdivision of separate lots. Lots in the
Bridgewater Regional Center may be subdivided without limitation arising
from lot size, lot coverage, building side yard, rear yard, setback
or other similar requirements provided that the site plan containing
the building configuration has previously been approved by the Bridgewater
Township Planning Board and further providing that there is an exterior
and common area maintenance agreement applicable to the entire Bridgewater
Regional Center.
I.
Other land use controls. Other provisions
and requirements with respect to land use controls within the Bridgewater
Regional Center shall be as set forth in redevelopment agreements
entered into or to be entered into between the Township of Bridgewater
and the redeveloper.
K.
Jurisdiction of Bridgewater Township Planning
Board. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-13, all municipal development
approvals shall be determined by the Bridgewater Township Planning
Board. The Planning Board shall carry out its obligations in the same
manner as for a normal development project, but it shall adopt and
be governed by all provisions of the redevelopment plan and any redevelopment
agreement executed by the Township of Bridgewater.
L.
Zoning Ordinance and Map. The Bridgewater Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map are hereby amended to create a zone entitled "Bridgewater Regional Center" in accordance with this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all matters pertaining to the use and development of the Bridgewater Regional Center shall be governed by this section and any applicable redevelopment agreement executed by the Township and applicable provisions of Chapter 126 of the Bridgewater Township Code that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section or any applicable redevelopment agreement.
[Added 2-28-2017 by Ord. No. 17-01]
A.
Purpose of BRCC Zone. The purpose of the
new BRCC Zone is to continue the established planned corporate center
design, which requires that tenants are able to enjoy common access
to improvements and amenities. The purpose is also to nurture the
corporate Bridgewater experience through expanded on-site amenities
that address the needs of corporations and, in doing so, affect a
highly desirable and sustainable residential community as well.
B.
Zone standards for BRCC Zone. In the BRCC
Zone, with the understanding that principle permitted uses shall be
viewed broadly and may include more than one use in a building.
(1)
Principal permitted uses shall be
viewed broadly and may include more than one use in a building:
(a)
Business offices and professional
offices.
(b)
Health and well-being uses, which
may include a combination of activities such as: child-care centers;
children's programs; gyms, including weight lifting; health clubs;
outdoor recreation including swim pools; bicycle paths and ball fields;
indoor commercial recreation; wellness center activities; day camps;
day spas; saunas; medical-support facilities for diagnostic services;
metabolic assessments; out-patient rehabilitation.
(c)
Regional corporate hotel with an
interior restaurant and with or without an attached restaurant.
(d)
Research and development laboratory
use.
(e)
Training services related to any
of the above uses.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses and structures,
including, but not limited to the following:
(a)
Health and well-being uses associated
with a principal use.
(b)
Offices for such activities as hotel,
restaurant, membership enrollment of health and well-being users.
(c)
Conference facilities.
(d)
Research and development and laboratories.
(e)
Training for any of the above permitted
uses.
(f)
Uses and structures customarily incidental
to a principal permitted use.
(g)
Public and private parking, including
parking decks.
(h)
Signs.
(i)
Indoor and outdoor sale of food and
beverages; service facilities for use by employees, members, customers
and/or corporate guests.
(j)
Accessory personal and retail services
within business and professional offices such as exercise rooms, copy
centers, banks, newsstands and similar accessory facilities, provided
that such facilities are located in a structure housing a principal
permitted use, provided further that the total floor area devoted
to all of such uses shall not aggregate more than 5% of the gross
area of the principal building in which such facilities are located.
(k)
Uses which are customarily and incidental
to the permitted uses.
(l)
Bus stop locations, bicycle paths
and patron shelters.
(4)
Bulk standards for principal structures,
principal buildings and principal uses:
(a)
Minimum overall tract size (corner)
shall be 110 contiguous acres.
(b)
Minimum overall tract size (interior)
shall be 110 contiguous acres.
(c)
Minimum front yard building setback,
Route 22: 200 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback, Route
202/206 North: 125 feet for buildings up to and including six stories;
provided, however, that buildings may include a seventh story so long
as the seventh story is stepped back from the remaining portion of
the building and the front yard setback of the seventh floor is no
less than 150 feet, exclusive of stairway penthouses.
(e)
Minimum front yard building setback
Route 202/206: 150 feet for eight-story buildings.
(f)
Minimum front yard setback from Commons
Way: 110 feet.
(g)
Minimum tract width (along public
rights of way): 200 feet.
(h)
Minimum tract one side yard building
setback: 50 feet.
(i)
Minimum tract both side yards building
setback: 100 feet.
(j)
Minimum tract rear yard building
setback: 50 feet.
(k)
Maximum percent improved tract coverage:
60%.
(l)
Maximum stories: eight stories, except that lots having frontage on or buildings facing Route 202/206 shall be limited to a maximum of six stories unless adhering to setbacks as regulated in Subsection B(4)(d) above which would permit seven stories under certain conditions.
(m)
Maximum building height for buildings
up to and including seven stories: 85 feet.
(n)
Maximum building height for buildings
of eight stories: 120 feet.
(o)
Maximum floor area of tract: 0.35.
(p)
Minimum setback from all interior
lot lines, located inside the perimeter limits of the tract: 60 feet.
(5)
Bulk standards for accessory uses,
accessory buildings and accessory structures as measured from the
perimeter of the entire tract unless otherwise noted:
(a)
Minimum side yard building setback:
25 feet.
(b)
Minimum rear yard building setback:
25 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks for accessory buildings
from any interior lot lines: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures
from any interior lot lines: 15 feet.
(e)
Maximum height of parking garages:
70 feet. There shall be no maximum building area for structured deck
parking garages. Shared parking decks shall be permitted to abut property
lines and may project into any required interior side or interior
rear yard.
(f)
Maximum height of accessory buildings
and accessory structures: 16 feet.
(g)
Minimum front yard parking lot setback,
Route 22: 100 feet.
(h)
Minimum front yard parking lot setback,
Route 202/206: 60 feet.
(i)
Minimum front yard parking lot setback,
Commons Way: 30 feet.
(6)
Supplemental regulations.
(a)
At least 20% of the tract shall be
devoted to open space for passive and active recreational purposes.
At least 25% of the land required to be devoted to open space shall
be suitable for active recreation. This land may be held in the ownership
of the parties in the BRCC Zone, or donated to the Township of Bridgewater.
In the event that a portion of the land required to be devoted to
open space is donated to the Township of Bridgewater, the overall
tract area, overall tract floor area ratio and overall tract improved
lot coverage and overall Tract bulk standards shall be calculated
based on the overall original tract size and geometry, as if the land
devoted to open space had not been donated to the Township of Bridgewater.
(b)
The regional corporate hotel shall
have a minimum of 100 rooms where access is through a main lobby and
an interior corridor. In addition to offering interior and outdoor
casual dining, continental meal and bar service, the regional corporate
hotel shall have a canopy and porter service, a twenty-four-hour manned
desk, conference facilities, room refrigerators, daily room housekeeping,
room service for meals and an exercise room. The regional corporate
hotel may include an indoor or outdoor swimming pool, spa and/or sauna
and outdoor facilities and/or terraces for hosting events. The regional
corporate hotel may also include one sit-down restaurant attached
to the regional corporate hotel. The additional sit-down restaurant
attached to the hotel must be at least 3,000 square feet and must
share a common wall directly connected to the hotel or be connected
by an enclosed and climate-controlled corridor leading from the hotel
to the restaurant. The restaurant shall utilize wait staff and nondisposable
utensils and nondisposable cloth napkins for table service. The restaurant
and the regional corporate hotel may include a bar.
(c)
In addition to offering interior
casual dining, continental meal and bar service, the regional corporate
hotel may also include one additional restaurant attached to the hotel.
The restaurant must be at least 3,000 square feet and must share a
common wall directly connected to the hotel or be connected by an
enclosed and climate-controlled corridor leading from the hotel to
the restaurant.
(d)
The developer may elect to apply
to the Planning Board for a subdivision of individual sections which
have received final site plan approval. The standards for subdivision
shall use the perimeter of the entire tract to meet the minimum tract
size, maximum improved tract coverage, maximum overall tract floor
area ratio, minimum Tract width and minimum open space areas. The
individual interior lots shall be of such size and configuration as
to be able to function seamlessly within the integrated planned commercial
complex as though the subdivision had not occurred. The requirements
for floor area ratio and for improved lot coverage shall be based
on the entire, original tract, including open space areas. Such subdivision
approval shall be conditioned upon the developer providing in the
deed of conveyance with appropriate deed conditions, easements and
covenants, in perpetuity, in form satisfactory to the Township Attorney
to ensure the following:
[1]
That suitable provisions
have been made for the completion of development and the providing
of on and off-tract improvements required by the conditions and standards
and by the terms of the developer's agreement.
[2]
That adequate provisions
have been made for the joint use of all on-site improvements by owners
of each of the subdivided lots, its tenants and all grantees which
improvements are to be used in common.
[3]
That adequate provisions
have been made for the perpetual maintenance and upkeep of on-site
improvements and the buildings pursuant to the terms of the conditions
and standards in the developer's agreement.
[4]
That the perpetual maintenance
of gardens, natural vegetation, landscaping of parking areas, landscaping
of building sites and the screening of trash collection, buffering
and visual shielding has been assured.
[5]
That all cross easements
necessary to create continuous functionality within the zone have
been provided.
[6]
That future improvements
to the subdivided lots shall continue to function as though the subdivision
had not occurred.
[7]
That the applicant has
provided assurance of perpetual maintenance of all open space and
recreational areas that are not donated to the Township.
[8]
Active and passive recreational
facilities, such as pedestrian, bicycle and fitness paths, passive
sitting areas, tennis courts and other athletic facilities may be
required by the Planning Board for the continued use by Bridgewater
Township. The applicant shall formalize an agreement for the use of
fields and the associated parking area.
(e)
Dome structures, such as inflatable
sports domes, are not permitted.
(f)
Buildings, utility layouts and building
uses on individual lots shall assure that all facilities function
as though a subdivision did not occur.
(g)
A signage design package for the entire tract shall be provided in conformance with the character and materials of the corporate campus and the design standards included in this section and in § 126-195.
(h)
Architecture: Architectural design
standards of new buildings must ensure that the architecture has a
subtle, aesthetically-harmonious design with the existing buildings
in the zone. The architecture of new office buildings shall include
compatible external building materials to the existing Somerset Corporate
Center. The regional corporate hotel and restaurant shall generally
conform to the color, similar to that provided in the Master Plan
color examples.
(i)
Lighting shall be designed to ensure
a uniform lighting plan to provide safe and attractive lighting for
exterior roads, interior roads and driveways, parking lots, walkways
and landscape display lighting. Facade lighting, wash lighting and
decorative sconces are not encouraged.
(j)
Landscaping shall be consistent with
the character and quality of the existing landscaping on the site,
particularly along the roadway. Landscaping shall include berms consistent
with the height and visual blocking effect of the existing berms along
the roadways. Such berms are intended to screen the parking fields
from the public roadways.
(k)
For all site plans and subdivision
plans, the developer and the municipality shall enter into an agreement
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39, within 120 days
of a memorialized Board resolution setting forth variations from ordinary
standards for preliminary and final approval. The substance of the
developer's agreement shall be consistent with the laws of the State
of New Jersey, the Bridgewater Land Use Code and the conditions and
standards applicable to development in the zone. The developer's agreement
shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney.
(l)
Site plan applications shall include
an open space plan for active and passive recreation and conservation
purposes; open space throughout the BRCC shall be designed for passive
and active recreational purposes for the benefit of the public and
employees in corporate center. A minimum of 20% of the entire tract
shall serve for such open space purposes, of which 25% shall be suitable
for active recreational purposes. A pathway promoted by the regional
center, which links Bridgewater municipal complex to Somerville, shall
be included in the discussion of open space.
(m)
One monument sign is permitted at
each entrance to the Corporate Center. The signs facing Route 22 and
206 shall each be limited to 60 square feet and six feet in height.
The monument sign facing Commons Way may be 60 square feet and six
feet in height. Signs may only identify the name of the corporate
center and not the individual tenants. Emergency addresses are also
permitted. The monument signs should be made of the gray granite-type
materials and of similar design as the existing signage package of
the complex. One nonilluminated monument identification sign, no larger
than 50 square feet, is permitted at the entrance to the health and
well-being use so long as it is interior to the site with a setback
of at least 80 feet from Commons Way. The sign shall be no higher
than six feet.
(n)
Office buildings may have one facade sign on a building having a sign area of 5% of the face of the building or 100 square feet, whichever is less. The facade sign may identify only one tenant name on the building sign, regardless of the number of occupants that may also be tenants in the building. The Regional Conference Hotel may have one facade sign on each of three sides, with each face having a total sign area of 5% or 100 square feet, whichever is less. The restaurant attached to the regional corporate hotel may have a total of two facade signs with each face having a total sign area of 5% of the facade of the building or 100 square feet, whichever is less. The health and well-being use may have a facade sign on each of two building sides, with each face having a total sign area of 5% of the facade of the building or 100 square feet, whichever is less. Notwithstanding the exceptions above, all signs shall be of individual lettering and shall conform to the requirements of § 126-195.
(o)
Earthen berms shall be provided along
Routes 22 and 202/206 such that the cars are screened from view from
the roadway. Supplemental plantings may be provided, but are not to
be installed as a visual screen instead of the earthen berm. The Planning
Board may decide to undulate the elevation of the berm so long as
the objective to screen vehicles is substantially adhered to. Buildings
along Commons Way may use dense planting to shield the headlights
from the road. The plants must be selected and the layout designed
to assure full visual screening of vehicles within three years of
planting. The Planning Board may grant relief from this section if
there are permanent strategies which provide for adequate screening
of the commercial uses from the roadway.
(p)
In the event that the ball fields
and parking area currently used by Bridgewater Township are donated
to the Township by deed, that land area shall be professionally surveyed
and the land area that is donated to the Township may continue to
be utilized by the owner for the purpose of meeting the requirements
of the overall tract floor area ratio and improved tract coverage
for development within the Bridgewater Regional Corporate Center (BRCC)
Zone.
(q)
Bicycle racks shall be provided for
all site plans in the Somerset Corporate Center.
(r)
Shared parking areas. Parking standards for uses within the Bridgewater Regional Corporate Center should be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 126-169, but parking will not be required to meet the standards on each individual lot. Satisfaction of required parking spaces for new uses shall be based on the cumulative parking available within the overall tract, so long as there are cross easements for parking throughout the corporate center. In the event that parking in the tract is less than what is required by § 126-169, the applicant may request a lesser number of spaces when based on sharing of stalls between users and the peak times of the individual traffic demands. If granted, a bank parking plan will not be required.
[Added 12-2-1996 by Ord. No. 96-20]
In the Planned Retail Commercial
and Public Development (PRCPD) Zone, the following uses are permitted:
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Planned retail commercial and public facilities
development with common parking/service areas. The development may
contain retail sales of goods and services (excluding service stations
that dispense gasoline, diesel fuel or propane), restaurants, theaters,
outdoor garden centers, outdoor storage as part of a permitted retail
commercial use and commercial recreation in combination with public
and semipublic use and community facilities. Public, semipublic and
community facilities shall include, but not be limited to, public
and/or private park and recreation facilities, sports arenas and stadiums,
open space and any state, county or municipal public or semipublic
use. Professional, corporate and administrative offices and hotels
and motels shall also be permitted in conjunction with the PRCPD.
[Amended 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-55]
(2)
All uses permitted in the M-2 District
under the bulk requirements for that district.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
C.
Mixed use standards for a PRCPD project.
A PRCPD project shall include a variety of nonresidential uses and
activities intended to create an attractive open space setting and
sense of community for both the residents and employees of Bridgewater
and the surrounding region. To achieve this goal, a PRCPD shall meet
the following standards:
(1)
A PRCPD project shall include a minimum
of 40% of its project area in public, semipublic and/or open space
and outdoor recreation uses.
(2)
A PRCPD project shall include a minimum
of 75,000 square feet or 10% of the total project floor area of nonretail
permitted uses, whichever is less.
(3)
A PRCPD project shall include a broad range
of retail goods and services catering to both community and regional
market needs.
D.
Historic preservation. The PRCPD Zone contains the site of the Van Horne House, a structure considered by Bridgewater Township to have historic and cultural value to the community. As part of any PRCPD development, the existing Van Horne House shall be retained, along with a sufficient amount of land for parking. This area shall not be less than three acres nor more than four acres pursuant to arrangements made in Subsection E.
E.
Developer's agreement. The developer and
the municipality shall enter into an agreement at final plan approval
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39, setting forth the
implementation requirements for a PRCPD project. The substance of
the developer's agreement shall be consistent with the laws of the
State of New Jersey, the Bridgewater Land Use Code and the conditions
and standards applicable to planned retail, commercial and public
development projects. The developer's agreement shall be in a form
satisfactory to the Township Attorney and Township Council and shall
include, but may not be limited to, provisions relating to the following:
(1)
The disposition of lands required to be
set aside for public, semipublic and/or open space and outdoor recreation
uses.
(2)
The disposition of lands adjacent to a
PRCPD project under the control of either the applicant or the property
owner to assure compatibility with the activities of a PRCPD project.
(3)
The phasing, financing and extent of off-tract
traffic improvements.
(4)
Public approvals and municipal and developer
actions required to implement public infrastructure improvements,
such as public sewers and stormwater control.
(5)
Payment of affordable housing obligation
fees.
(6)
The preservation of the Van Horne House.
(7)
The developer's obligation to maintain
the project and comply with site plan approval conditions dealing
with signage, building exteriors, landscaping, drainage, security,
buffer areas and open spaces, trash removal and internal roadways.
(8)
Cleanup of any environmentally contaminated
area. The municipality shall not have any responsibility for Superfund
cleanup or site remediation.
(9)
Consideration of regional center impacts.
(10)
Agreements to support fire and rescue
squads.
F.
Area, yard and building requirements for
the PRCPD are as follows:
(1)
Minimum tract area. A planned retail commercial
and public development (PRCPD) is a development having one or more
parcels of land with a total acreage of at least 125 acres forming
a land block for use by the development. For the purpose of calculating
parcel acreage or any bulk requirements, public and private streets
and/or rights-of-way do not constitute a break in parcel continuity.
(2)
Maximum floor area ratio for the total
tract: 0.15. Any land set aside by deed restriction or donation for
any public or semipublic purpose shall be credited in the calculation
of floor area. Each individual tenant use is permitted an area of
outdoor storage and/or open air garden center equivalent to not more
than 10% of the floor area of the tenant building which shall be excluded
from any floor area ratio limitation. Any outdoor storage area or
open air garden center area in excess of 10% shall be included in
the overall calculation of permitted floor area.
[Amended 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-55]
(3)
Maximum impervious coverage for the total
tract: 60%. Any land set aside by deed restriction or donation for
any public or semipublic purpose shall be credited in the calculation
of coverage.
(4)
Minimum building setbacks.
(a)
Seventy-five feet from the right-of-way
of any state highway.
(b)
Seventy-five feet from the right-of-way
of Main Street.
(c)
Forty feet from the right-of-way
of any other public street or highway, except where located directly
across from or adjacent to any residential use in which case the minimum
building setback shall be 100 feet from the right-of-way.
(d)
Ten feet from the curbline of any
internal street or drive.
(5)
Maximum building height: 35 feet. Exceptions
to this building height shall include hotel uses, sports arenas or
stadium uses. These shall be permitted a maximum height of four stories
or 45 feet. Clock towers and flagpoles shall not exceed 55 feet.
[Amended 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-20]
(7)
Subdivision of individual lots. The subdivision
of individual lots is permitted, provided that there is conformance
to an approved planned retail commercial and public development site
plan. There shall be no maximum floor area ratio (FAR) or limitation
on maximum improvement coverage for individual lots. Lot widths, frontages,
rear yards, side yards, front yards, lot dimensions, parking lot locations,
and building distances may be freely arranged and disposed of. A lot
need not front on a street, and there are no minimum distances between
individual buildings. The intent of this provision is to permit individual
buildings to exist as separate lots. However, each individual lot
shall be subject to and may only be improved in accordance with the
final site plan approval for the planned commercial development in
accordance with these district regulations. Final subdivision approval
may be granted only as part of or subsequent to final site plan approval
for the planned retail commercial and public development. The board
of jurisdiction shall condition final subdivision approval upon submission
by the applicant and approval by the board attorney of a declaration
of covenants and restrictions or other suitable instrument setting
forth the mechanisms by which and providing adequate assurances dealing
with issues, including but not limited to access, security, outside
cleaning and other routine external maintenance, external repainting,
maintenance of the common open space, garbage collection, snow removal
and other appropriate items will be provided for the planned retail
commercial and public development.
G.
Public water and sewer service. All uses
shall be serviced by public water and sewer systems.
H.
Parking standards.
(1)
Parking for PRCPD uses shall be required
at a ratio of one space per 200 square feet of floor areas devoted
to any mix of retail commercial or office use, excluding areas used
exclusively for outdoor storage and/or garden centers. This ratio
shall not apply to public or semipublic uses as permitted in this
zone.
(3)
The Planning Board may reduce the total
number of required parking spaces where it can be demonstrated via
the use of a shared parking analysis that fewer spaces are required.
When the number of parking spaces are so reduced, the applicant shall
reserve area on site to develop the reduced amount of parking spaces,
should this become necessary at a future date.
(4)
When evaluating needed parking, the Planning
Board may allow for a reduction in the parking standard for uses in
close proximity to mass transit and park-and-ride facilities.
I.
Signage.
(1)
The planned center is permitted one freestanding
pylon sign for each road frontage with a site entrance. Freestanding
pylon signs will be permitted up to 400 square feet on each side and
a height of 45 feet. Two freestanding signs for each frontage with
a site entrance may be permitted where the square footage for both
signs totals not more than 400 square feet. These limitations shall
not apply to freestanding signs for any public or semipublic use.
(2)
The applicant for a planned retail commercial and public development shall include a signage plan which shall provide a coordinated signage theme for all tenants with less than 5,000 square feet of floor area. Signage for major tenants having greater than 5,000 square feet of floor area would be designed to complement the building architecture, be in scale with a building facade facing the public street and not exceed 7% of the total area of the building facade. No more than three signs would be permitted for buildings housing major tenants with greater than 5,000 square feet of floor area. This signage plan would otherwise be guided by the requirements for retail commercial signage under §§ 126-162 and 126-195 with the recognition that signage would be allowed to be proportionally larger to be safely seen from a distance if sited beyond the minimum building setback.
J.
Comprehensive design standards.
(1)
A comprehensive design for the entire tract
must be approved as a single development. Phasing is permitted.
(2)
The design of the planned commercial development
must be based upon a common architectural and landscaping theme.
(3)
The comprehensive design must have a sign
manual as part of the architectural concept.
(4)
Exterior materials shall be selected for
suitability to the type of buildings and the design in which they
are to be used. Buildings within the site which are not screened from
public streets shall have all sides finished as facades of equal architectural
appearance.
(5)
Mechanical equipment and other utility
hardware placed on the roof of any buildings shall be properly screened
from public view.
(6)
Ground level utility cabinets shall be
fenced and landscaped.
(7)
Exterior lighting affixed to buildings
shall be part of the architectural concept.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 126-321,
SED-MDU Special Economic Development and Multiple Dwelling Residential
Zone, as amended, was repealed 9-19-1985 by Ord. No. 85-28.
[Added 5-19-1980 by Ord. No. 80-18]
In the MPD Zone, the following uses
are permitted:
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
All medical specialists, including
doctors and dentists and any other health care professionals licensed
by the State of New Jersey to practice a profession.
[Amended 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 06-24]
(2)
Medical, dental or diagnostic laboratories.
(3)
Regional sales office related to
medical equipment.
(4)
Home health agencies, visiting nurses'
service, homemakers' service and similar medical employment agencies
offices.
(5)
County-related medical facilities.
(6)
Pharmacy, medical retail services
and surgical supply outlets.
(7)
Skilled nursing home and long-term-care
facilities.
(8)
Dispensing opticians.
(10)
Educational facilities related to
the medical field.
(11)
Counseling services, including psychiatric
and psychological counseling.
(12)
Medical outpatient services.
[Added 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 06-24]
C.
Conditional uses.
[Amended 12-21-1987 by Ord. No. 87-49]
(1)
Applicants with two or more acres
will be permitted by the Planning Board, after a public hearing, to
develop permitted medical uses listed above, arranged in a site design
with variable yard requirements, provided that the overall building
coverage is 60% or less and that a parking ratio of one space per
250 square feet of building is maintained.
(2)
Applicants for skilled nursing facilities and/or long-term care facilities, applying under the provisions of Subsection C(1) above, shall be required to provide parking spaces in accordance with the following standards to accommodate the parking needs of residents, visitors and staff of the skilled nursing continuing care facilities:
|
Use
|
Number of Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Nursing homes (skilled-care units)
|
70 per bed
| |
|
Residential unit (personal care/semi-independent)
|
70 per unit
| |
|
Independent living unit
|
1.2 per unit
| |
|
Day-care centers
|
16 per 100 students
|
(3)
Accessory retail services within
professional business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
(4)
Child-care centers as part of professional
business and research offices.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
[Added 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25]
A.
This zone provides areas for the development
of facilities owned or operated by governmental agencies or nonprofit
institutions.
B.
In the P Zone the following uses are permitted:
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
(a)
Public and institutional, agricultural
and recreational uses and structures owned and/or operated by agencies
of the federal government, the State of New Jersey, the County of
Somerset, the Township of Bridgewater, or by nonprofit institutions
serving primarily the residents of the Township of Bridgewater.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-33]
The purpose of this zone is to provide
for the development of facilities owned or operated by governmental
agencies, nonprofit institutions and community service establishments.
Community service and professional offices providing community benefit
are permitted, but are not limited to supporting and serving the immediate
neighborhood.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
All principal permitted uses found
in the P Zone shall be permitted in the P-2 Zone.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
All accessory uses found in the P
Zone shall be permitted in the P-2 District.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
All conditional uses found in the
P Zone shall be permitted in the P-2 Zone.
D.
Community service uses shall meet the area,
yard and building requirements as given below:
(1)
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot size, corner: 20,000
square feet.
(4)
Minimum lot width, corner: 100 feet.
(5)
Minimum front yard: 50 feet.
(6)
Minimum one side yard: 20 feet.
(7)
Minimum total side yard: 40 feet.
(8)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(9)
Minimum accessory side yard: 20 feet.
(10)
Minimum accessory rear yard: 25 feet.
(11)
Maximum impervious coverage: 50%.
(12)
Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35
feet.
(13)
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.25.
[Added 9-19-1985 by Ord. No. 85-28]
A.
The R-MDU Zones are designated as follows:
|
R-MDU-10.5
|
Multifamily Residential Zone
| |
|
R-MDU-8
|
Multifamily Residential Zone
| |
|
R-MDU-6
|
Multifamily Residential Zone
| |
|
R-MDU-5
|
Multifamily Residential Zone
|
C.
Additional requirements in the R-MDU Zones.
(1)
Minimum tract size, setbacks and
gross density.
(a)
The minimum tract size shall be 12
acres. Tracts under 12 acres shall be developed in accordance with
the requirements of the R-20 Zone.
(b)
Density.
[1]
The maximum number of dwelling units per gross acre shall be as follows except as noted in Subsection C(1)(c) below:
|
Zone
|
Units per Gross Acre
| |
|---|---|---|
|
R-MDU-10.5 Zone
|
10.5
| |
|
R-MDU-8 Zone
|
8.0
| |
|
R-MDU-6 Zone
|
6.0
| |
|
R-MDU-5 Zone
|
5.0
|
[2]
Land with grades in excess of 10% shall be calculated for density purposes as set forth in the Hillside Development Ordinance (Article XXXIV of this chapter).
[3]
Land in floodways shall
not be considered for density purposes.
[4]
Existing easements shall
not be considered for density purposes.
[5]
The total number of
dwelling units on any tract may be increased by up to 10% if the Planning
Board finds that such increase is needed to achieve the goals of the
Township's Housing Plan, and that such increase would not adversely
impact adjacent properties and would not encroach on environmentally
sensitive land.
(c)
The minimum tract setback to all
exterior property lines shall be 40 feet. Setback areas shall be landscaped
and remain unoccupied except for access drives and single-family detached
development.
(2)
Schedule of area, yard and bulk requirements.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 06-04]
|
Type
|
Min. Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Min. Lot Width
|
Min. Yards
Front
|
Min. Yards
Side
One/Both
|
Min. Yards
Rear
|
Max. Lot Coverage
|
Max. Height
(feet)
|
Max. Floor Area Ratio
(FAR)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Single-Family Detached
|
7,500
|
75
|
25
|
10/25
|
25
|
25%
|
35
|
.25
|
|
Single-Family Patio
|
6,000
|
60
|
25
|
3/20
|
25
|
30%
|
35
|
.25
|
|
Townhouses
|
1,280*
|
16
|
20
|
N.A.
|
20
|
60%
|
35
|
1.20
|
|
Multifamily
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
35%
|
38**
|
.40
|
|
NOTES:
* For fee simple units
only.
** For multifamily structures,
building height shall be defined as the average ground elevation around
the foundation to the level of the highest point of the roof surface
if the roof is flat; or, in the case of sloping roofs, to a point
1/2 the vertical distance between the top of the uppermost plate and
the highest point of the roof. For structures with changes in roof
heights, separate measurements may be made for each roof section.
No multifamily structure shall exceed three stories in height.
|
(3)
The minimum distance between structures, and related design standards, shall be as specified in § 126-189.
(4)
(5)
(6)
Lower income housing requirements.
(a)
R-MDU-10.5 and R-MDU-8 Zones shall
be required to provide 10% of all dwelling units to be affordable
for low-income households and 10% of all dwelling units to be affordable
for moderate-income households. In the R-MDU-8 Zone, any development
which proposes a total development density of 6.6 or fewer units per
acre, shall only be required to provide a minimum of 10% of all dwelling
units to be affordable for moderate income households.
[Amended 6-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-21]
(b)
R-MDU-6 Zones shall be required to
provide 20% of all dwelling units to be affordable for moderate-income
households. R-MDU-5 Zones have no lower-income housing requirements.
(c)
Of the total lower-income units provided
in each development a maximum of 50% may be one-bedroom units, a minimum
of 25% shall be two-bedroom units and a minimum of 15% shall be three-bedroom
units. No more than 25% of the total lower-income units in each development
may be efficiency units. In those residential zones which mandate
10% of all dwelling units to be affordable for low-income households
and 10% of all dwelling units to be affordable for moderate-income
households, the minimum and maximum percentages of efficiency, one-bedroom,
two-bedroom and three-bedroom units shall be equally divided between
the low-income and moderate-income units. This unit mix shall not
apply to senior citizens housing developments. The Planning Board
may adjust the above percentages upon a determination that a different
unit mix is necessary to conform to changes in the regional demand
for such units, except that, in no event shall any such adjustment
permit less than 15% three-bedroom units.
(7)
Eligibility standards for lower-income
housing.
(a)
In computing eligibility for low-and
moderate-income sales or rental housing, not more than 30% of family
income may be used for rent and not more than 28% of family income
may be used for purchase of sales housing. The following costs shall
be included:
(b)
The applicant may elect to waive
the condominium or homeowners' association fees for the low- and moderate-income
units, but the reduction in the fees must be used to reduce the cost
of the low- and moderate-income unit.
(8)
Subsidies. Government subsidies may
be used at the discretion of the applicant to fulfill the requirements
of this section. The lack of said subsidies shall in no way alter
or diminish the lower-income requirements of this section.
(9)
Resale and rental of lower-income
housing.
(a)
The applicant shall submit, with the application for development, a narrative description of the mechanism to be used to ensure that the required lower-income units are rented or sold only to low- and moderate-income households and that such units will continue to be occupied by low- and moderate-income households for a period not less than 30 years, except as otherwise set forth in Subsection C(9)(c) of this section. The mechanisms shall include a deed restriction and mortgage lien and may also include, as appropriate, covenants running with land, certifications from landlords, lease restrictions and other similar devices. In addition to such narrative description, actual samples of language to be included in such mechanisms shall be submitted with the application, which shall, in addition, detail the system of monitoring the occupancy of all sold or rented lower-income units and shall provide a detailed narrative concerning resales, permitted increases in price or rent, prequalification of lower-income households and the like. All restrictions, requirements, monitoring systems, price or rent increases, etc., shall be in conformance with the rules, regulations and eligibility standards promulgated and adopted by the Director of Human Resources in compliance with the Township's obligations under Mount Laurel II. The Township will not issue a certificate of occupancy for a low- or moderate-income sale/resale unit until all requirements of this subsection have been fulfilled.
[Amended 5-16-1994 by Ord. No. 94-11]
(b)
The applicant shall formulate and
implement a written affirmative marketing plan acceptable to the Planning
Board. The affirmative marketing plan shall be realistically designed
to ensure that lower-income persons of all races and ethnic groups
are informed of the housing opportunities in the development, feel
welcome to seek or buy or rent such housing and have the opportunity
to buy or rent such housing. At a minimum, the availability of lower-income
housing shall be made known to a variety of public and private housing
agencies and shall be advertised in newspapers which circulate throughout
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset,
Union, Sussex and Warren Counties. All advertisements shall conform
to applicable affirmative action, equal opportunity and other nondiscrimination
laws, rules and regulations of the state and federal governments.
(c)
Rental units may be converted to
condominium units after 15 years, but any sale of condominium units
shall be restricted to persons meeting low- or moderate-income eligibility
standards. After 30 years, including both rental and condominium occupancy,
all such units may be sold or rented without restriction.
(10)
Phasing of lower-income housing units.
(a)
Lower-income housing units shall
be phased in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Total Dwelling Units
|
Dwelling Units
| |
|---|---|---|
|
25
|
0
| |
|
50
|
25
| |
|
75
|
100
| |
|
100
|
--
|
(b)
The above percentages shall refer
to the percentage of total dwelling units having final site plan or
subdivision approval and the percentage of lower-income housing units
completed and certificates of occupancy issued.
(11)
Priority eligibility requirements.
In addition to meeting income eligibility guidelines, prospective
purchasers or tenants of lower-income housing units shall be selected
according to the priority as may be established by the Township.
(12)
Waiver of fees. Notwithstanding any
ordinance requirement of the Township, the applicable approving agency
shall waive the following Township fees for every unit designated
as lower-income housing:
(13)
Other waivers. The Planning Board
may waive any engineering and construction design requirements contained
in this chapter in order to achieve the objectives of this chapter,
provided that the Planning Board shall be satisfied that such waivers
do not jeopardize the public health and safety.
This section of the Bridgewater Township
Code sets forth regulations regarding low- and moderate-income housing
units in Bridgewater Township that are consistent with the provisions
of N.J.A.C. 5:93 et. seq. as effective on June 6, 1994. These rules
are pursuant to the Fair Housing Act of 1985 and Bridgewater Township's
constitutional obligation to provide for its fair share of low- and
moderate-income housing. However, these regulations do not apply to
any of affordable housing units identified within Bridgewater Township's
Compliance Plan as previously court ordered. These units are governed
by the regulations established at that time.
A.
Bridgewater Township's new construction
or inclusionary component will be divided equally between low- and
moderate-income households, as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-2.20.
B.
Except for inclusionary developments constructed
pursuant to low-income tax credit regulations:
(1)
At least 1/2 of all units within
each inclusionary development will be affordable to low-income households.
(2)
At least 1/2 of all rental units
will be affordable to low-income households.
(3)
At least 1/3 of all units in
each bedroom distribution, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:93-7.3, will be
affordable to low-income households.
C.
Inclusionary developments that are not
restricted to senior citizens will be structured in conjunction with
realistic market demands so that:
(1)
The combination of efficiency and
one-bedroom units is at least 10% and no greater than 20% of the total
low- and moderate-income units.
(2)
At least 30% of all low and moderate
units are two-bedroom units.
(3)
At least 20% of all low- and moderate-income
units are three-bedroom units.
(4)
Low- and moderate-income units restricted
to senior citizens may utilize a modified bedroom distribution. At
a minimum, the number of bedrooms will equal the number of senior
citizen low- and moderate-income units within the inclusionary development.
D.
In conjunction with realistic market information,
the following criteria will be used in determining maximum rents and
sales prices:
(1)
Efficiency units will be affordable
to one-person households.
(2)
One-half of all one-bedroom units
will be affordable to one-person households and 1/2 of all one-bedroom
units will be affordable to two-person households.
(3)
One-half of all two-bedroom units
will be affordable to two-person households and 1/2 of all two-bedroom
units will be affordable to three-person households.
(4)
One-half of all three-bedroom units
will be affordable to four-person households and 1/2 of all three-bedroom
units will be affordable to five-person households.
(5)
Median income by household size will
be established by a regional weighted average of the uncapped Section
8 income limits published by HUD as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-7.4(b).
(6)
The maximum average rent and price
of low- and moderate-income units within each inclusionary development
will be affordable to households earning 57.5% of median income.
(7)
Moderate-income sales units will
be available for at least three different prices, and low-income sales
units will be available for at least two different prices.
(8)
For both owner-occupied and rental
units, the low- and moderate-income units will utilize the same heating
source as market units within an inclusionary development.
(9)
Low-income units will be reserved
for households with a gross household income less than or equal to
50% of the median income approved by COAH; moderate income units will
be reserved for households with a gross household income less than
80% of the median income approved by COAH, as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.16.
(10)
The regulations outlined in N.J.A.C.
5:93-9.15 and 9.16 will be applicable for purchased and rental units.
E.
For rental units, developers and/or municipal
sponsors may:
(1)
Establish one rent for a low-income
unit and one for a moderate income unit for each bedroom distribution.
(2)
Gross rents, including allowance
for utilities, will be established so as not to exceed 30% of the
gross monthly income of the appropriate household size, as per N.J.A.C.
5:93-7(a). The utility allowance will be consistent with the utility
allowance approved by HUD for use in New Jersey.
F.
For sale units:
(1)
The initial price of a low- and moderate-income
owner-occupied single-family housing unit will be established so that
after a down payment of 5%, the monthly principal, interest, homeowner's
insurance, property taxes (based on the restricted value of the low-
and moderate-income unit) and condominium or homeowners' fees do not
exceed 28% of the eligible gross monthly income.
(2)
A master deed of inclusionary developments
will regulate condominium or homeowners' association fees or special
assessments of low- and moderate-income purchasers at 1/2% of
those paid by market purchasers. The one-half percentage is consistent
with the requirement of N.J.A.C. 5:93-7.4(e). Once established within
the master deed, the one-half percentage will not be amended without
prior approval from COAH.
(3)
The Township of Bridgewater will
follow the general provisions concerning uniform deed restriction
liens and enforcement through certificates of occupancy or reoccupancy
on sale units, as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.3.
(4)
Bridgewater Township will require
a certificate of reoccupancy for any occupancy of a low- or moderate-income
sales unit resulting from a resale, as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.3(c).
(5)
Municipal, state, nonprofit and seller
options regarding sale units will be consistent with N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.9.
(6)
The continued application of options
to create, rehabilitate or maintain low- and moderate-income sales
units will be consistent with N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.10.
(7)
Eligible capital improvements prior
to the expiration of controls on sale units will be consistent with
N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.11.
(8)
The regulations detailed in N.J.A.C.
5:93-9.12-9.14 will be applicable to low- and moderate-income units
that are for sale units.
G.
In zoning for inclusionary developments,
the following is required:
(1)
Low- and moderate-income units will
be built in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.6(d), as follows:
|
Minimum Percent of Low- and
Moderate-Income Units Completed
|
Percent of Market Housing Units
Completed
| |
|---|---|---|
|
0%
|
25%
| |
|
10%
|
25%, plus 1 unit
| |
|
50%
|
50%
| |
|
75%
|
75%
| |
|
100%
|
90%
| |
|
--
| ||
|
100%
|
(2)
A design of inclusionary developments
that integrates low- and moderate-income units with market units is
encouraged, as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.6(e).
I.
To provide assurances that low- and moderate-income
units are created with controls on affordability over time and that
low- and moderate-income households occupy these units, Bridgewater
Township will designate a Housing Officer with the responsibility
of ensuring the affordability of sales and rental units over time.
The Housing Officer will be responsible for those activities detailed
in N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.1(a).
(1)
In addition, the Housing Officer
will be responsible for utilizing the verification and certification
procedures outlined in N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.1(b) in placing households
in low- and moderate-income units.
(2)
Newly constructed low- and moderate-income
sales units will remain affordable to low- and moderate-income households
for at least 30 years. The Housing Officer will require all conveyances
of newly constructed units to contain the deed restriction and mortgage
lien adopted by COAH and referred to as "Appendix E," as found in
N.J.A.C. 5:93.
(3)
Housing units created through the
conversion of a nonresidential structure will be considered a new
housing unit and will be subject to 30 year controls on affordability.
The Housing Officer will require an appropriate deed restriction and
mortgage lien subject to COAH's approval.
J.
Regarding rehabilitated units:
(1)
Rehabilitated owner-occupied single-family
housing units that are improved to code standard will be subject to
affordability controls for at least six years.
(2)
Rehabilitated renter-occupied housing
units that are improved to code standard will be subject to affordability
controls for at least 10 years.
K.
Regarding rental units:
(1)
Newly constructed low- and moderate-income
rental units will remain affordable to low- and moderate-income households
for at least 30 years. The Housing Officer will require an appropriate
deed restriction and mortgage lien subject to COAH's approval.
(2)
Affordability controls in accessory
apartments will be for a period of at least 10 years, except that,
if the apartment is to receive a rental bonus credit pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:93-5.13, then the controls on affordability will extend for 30 years.
(3)
Alternative living arrangements will
be controlled in a manner suitable to COAH that provides assurances
that such a facility will house low- and moderate-income households
for at least 10 years, except that, if the alternative living arrangement
is to receive a rental bonus credit pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.13,
then the controls on affordability will extend for 30 years.
L.
Section 14(b) of the Fair Housing Act,
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et. seq., incorporates the need to eliminate unnecessary
cost generating features from Bridgewater Township's land use ordinances.
Accordingly, Bridgewater Township will eliminate development standards
that are not essential to protect the public welfare and to expedite
fast track municipal approvals/denials on inclusionary development
applications. Bridgewater Township will adhere to the components of
N.J.A.C. 5:93-10.1-10.3.
N.
The affirmative marketing plan is a regional
marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and/or renters of all
majority and minority groups, regardless of sex, age or number of
children, to housing units which are being marketed by a developer/sponsor,
municipality and/or designated administrative agency of affordable
housing. The plan will address the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:93-11.
In addition, the plan prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental,
financing or other services related to housing on the basis of race,
color, sex, religion, handicap, age, familial status/size or national
origin. Bridgewater Township is in the housing region consisting of
Somerset, Middlesex and Hunterdon Counties. The affirmative marketing
program is a continuing program and will meet the following requirements:
(1)
All newspaper articles, announcements
and requests for applications for low- and moderate-income units will
appear in the following daily regional newspaper/publication (one
major newspaper is sufficient as long as the combined outreach efforts
attract sufficient applicants): The Courier News.
(2)
The primary marketing will take the
form of at least one press release sent to the above publication and
a paid display advertisement in each of the above newspapers. Additional
advertising and publicity will be on an as-needed basis.
(3)
The advertisement will include a
description of the street address of units; direction to housing units;
number of bedrooms per unit; range of prices/rents; size of units;
income information and locations of applications, including business
hours and where/how applications may be obtained.
(4)
Material sent to newspapers, publications,
newsletters, and organizations.
[Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 17-19]
(a)
All newspaper articles, announcements
and requests for applications for low- and moderate-income housing
will appear in the following neighborhood-oriented weekly newspapers,
religious publications and organizational newsletters within the region
and be provided to the following organizations:
(b)
Any entity, including developers,
persons or companies, retained to do affordable marketing shall comply
with the notice requirements of this section.
(6)
The following is the location of
applications, brochure(s), sign(s) and/or poster(s) used as part of
the affirmative marketing program, including specific employment centers
within the regional:
(7)
The following is a listing of community
contact person(s) and/or organization(s) in Somerset and Hunterdon
Counties that will aid in the affirmative marketing program, with
particular emphasis on contacts that will reach out to groups that
are least likely to apply for housing within the region.
(8)
Quarterly flyers and applications
will be sent to each of the following agencies for publications in
their journals and for circulation among their members: the Board
of Realtors in Somerset, Hunterdon and Middlesex Counties.
(9)
Applications will be mailed to prospective
applicants upon request.
(10)
Additionally, quarterly informational
circulars and applications will be sent to the chief administrative
employees of each of the following agencies in the counties of Somerset,
Middlesex and Hunterdon:
(11)
The following is a description of
the random selection method that will be used to select occupants
of low- and moderate-income housing: Applicants are randomly selected
based on income eligibility and family size and composition. Applicants
in this housing region will be given preference to applicants outside
the region.
(12)
Bridgewater Township is responsible
to administer the affirmative marketing program. Bridgewater Township
is responsible to income qualify low- and moderate-income households;
to place income eligible households in low- and moderate-income units
upon initial occupancy; to provide for the initial occupancy of low-
and moderate-income units with income qualified households; to continue
to qualify households for reoccupancy of units as they become vacant
during the period of affordability controls; to assist with advertising
and outreach to low- and moderate-income households; and to enforce
the terms of the deed restriction and mortgage lien as per N.J.A.C.
5:93-9.1. The Director of Human Services within Bridgewater Township
is the designated housing officer to act as liaison to COAH. The Housing
Officer will provide counseling services to low- and moderate-income
applicants on subjects such as budgeting, credit issues, mortgage
qualification, rental lease requirements and landlord/tenant law.
Somerset County Coalition on Affordable Housing.
(13)
Households who live or work in the
COAH established housing region may be given preference for sales
and rental units constructed within that housing region. Applicants
living outside the housing region will have an equal opportunity for
units after regional applicants have been initially serviced. Bridgewater
Township intends to comply with N.J.A.C. 5:93-11.7.
(14)
All developers of low- and moderate-income
housing units will not be required to assist in the marketing of the
affordable units in their respective developments.
(15)
The marketing program will commence
at least 120 days before the issuance of either temporary or permanent
certificates of occupancy. The marketing program will continue until
all low- and moderate-income housing units are initially occupied
and for as long as affordable units are deed restricted and occupancy
or reoccupancy of units continues to be necessary.
(16)
Bridgewater Township will comply
with monitoring and reporting requirements as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-11.6
and 12.1.
O.
Bridgewater Township will undertake a rehabilitation
program to rehabilitate substandard housing units occupied by low-
and moderate-income households. Bridgewater Township has designated
the Grants Manager to administer the rehabilitation program. Bridgewater
Township will prepare a marketing plan for the rehabilitation program.
The rehabilitation program will be consistent with N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.2(b)
through 5.2(1).
P.
Affordability assistance programs.
(2)
Any update to the Affordability Assistance
and Procedures Manual shall be approved by resolution of the Township
Council.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
for the repeal of former Subsections Q and R, which also dealt with
affordability assistance programs and which immediately followed.
Q.
(Reserved)
R.
(Reserved)
S.
Affordable housing set-asides.
[Added 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 17-19]
(1)
All future multifamily developments
of five or more units in the Township obtaining approval through the
Township's Planning Board, Zoning Board, or redevelopment/rehabilitation
plans adopted after the effective date of this subsection, shall provide
at least 15% of the units in rental developments as affordable units
and 20% of all units in for-sale developments as affordable units
with at least 50% being affordable to low-income households, including
13% in rental developments being affordable to very-low-income households,
with all such affordable units, including the required bedroom distribution,
governed by controls on affordability and affirmatively marketed in
conformance with the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC),
N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., or any successor regulation, and all other
applicable laws.
(2)
A developer of a tract of land zoned
for multifamily purposes may not subdivide the tract into two or more
lots for the purpose of avoiding the affordable housing set-aside
required by this subsection.
(3)
All the provisions of this subsection
are subject to the provisions of the settlement agreement which is
incorporated herein as if set forth in length, the applicable provisions
of UHAC, COAH rules, the Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et
seq., and the Township's Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, or any
successor regulation, and all other applicable laws.
(4)
Any provisions of this chapter contrary
to or in conflict with this new subsection are amended or, to the
extent required to be compliant with the settlement agreement and
order, are repealed.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 126-31.5,
AAR Active Adult Residential District, added 12-5-2005 by Ord. No.
05-56, was repealed 5-16-2022 by Ord. No. 22-02.
[Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 16-07]
A.
Intent.
(1)
The Redevelopment-Special Economic
and Employment Development (R-SEED) District is intended to augment
the high tech research and laboratory facilities on the westerly portion
of the former Sanofi site with a neotraditional style, mixed-use development
arrayed around a retail and restaurant core that provides a living
and working environment of distinction. The new development should
showcase sustainable site and building design and emphasize excellence
in all its dimensions and components; the modern biotechnology facilities
on the adjoining parcel will become a magnet to attract well-paying
jobs, The redevelopment area is well positioned to optimize fiscal
benefits to the Township and promote healthy lifestyles and social
interaction as well as an increase in housing choices.
(2)
In order to provide for the diverse
workforce and marketplace needs, the R-SEED District will include
convenient, well-appointed rental housing, boutique-scale retail,
open-air restaurants and passive and active recreation areas for personal
health and social interaction. A hotel will provide expanded opportunities
for conventions/corporate visits along with accommodations that will
encourage additional business on site and will also address the needs
of the community, when family or friends visit. Small office space
will peripherally support local industries as well as the extended
corporate community.
B.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Executive class hotel having a minimum
of 100 rooms where room access is through a front lobby and an interior
corridor. The hotel shall provide at least one sit-down restaurant
of at least 3,000 square feet, within or immediately attached to the
hotel, which utilizes wait staff and nondisposable utensils for table
service and shall provide a porte-cochere, concierge service, a twenty-four-hour
manned desk, conference facilities, room refrigerators, daily room
housekeeping, room service for meals, a swimming pool and exercise
room. The executive class hotel shall be located at the west end of
the Boulevard.
(2)
Cafes and restaurants, excluding
drive-through, except that one drive-through service is permitted
in the southeast quadrant of the proposed project, provided that the
cafe or restaurant is attached to a residential building.
[Amended 11-8-2018 by Ord. No. 18-20]
(3)
Business and professional offices.
(4)
Art galleries.
(5)
Retail stores.
(6)
Banks and financial institutions,
excluding drive through.
(7)
Pharmacies not exceeding 3,000 square
feet, excluding drive through.
(8)
Grocery stores and supermarkets.
(9)
Day care facility.
(10)
Personal service establishments.
(11)
Gyms, health clubs, day spas, wellness
counseling and similar establishments.
(12)
Multifamily/apartment residential
dwellings.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Other uses and structures customarily
incidental to a principal permitted use.
(3)
Fences and walls not exceeding 6
feet in height.
(5)
Open space and recreational facilities
such as gardens, bicycle paths, jogging and fitness trails, passive
sitting areas, tennis courts and other athletic facilities for the
benefit of building occupants shall be provided.
E.
Bulk Standards for the R-SEED Zone.
(1)
The following bulk standards apply
to all development within the redevelopment:
(a)
Minimum tract size: 50 contiguous
acres.
(b)
Minimum front yard for principal
structures: 200 feet from a public road.
(c)
Minimum lot width is 500 feet.
(d)
Minimum side yard for principal structures:
50 feet, may be reduced to 10 feet for buildings fronting along the
boulevard.
(e)
Minimum rear yard is 100 feet, except
that the rear yard may be reduced to 10 feet where it abuts an interstate
highway.
(f)
Accessory side yard: 75 feet.
(g)
Accessory rear yard: 75 feet.
(2)
The following bulk standards for
development in the redevelopment area are to be computed based on
the 61.95 acres within the redevelopment area:
(a)
Maximum improved lot coverage: 60%,
including privately owned roadways.
(b)
Maximum height of office, retail
and apartment building: four stories
(c)
Maximum height of hotel: six stories
and 80 feet.
(d)
Maximum building height for other
uses: four stories and 55 feet, provided that three story buildings
are the buildings nearest to and exposed to view from Routes 202/206
and shall be a maximum of 45 feet.
(e)
Maximum roof pitch: 5:12.
(f)
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 0.4.
F.
Development requirements for the R-SEED
District.
(2)
Nonresidential use.
(a)
Up to 275,000 square feet of nonresidential
floor area shall be permitted.
(b)
Up to 80,000 square feet of this
total may be supermarket/grocery.
(c)
At least 20% of all nonresidential
development shall be constructed in the form of first floor street
level retail or restaurants in multiple story, multiuse buildings
along the boulevard.
(d)
No more than 3,000 square feet shall
be devoted to a pharmacy, unless the pharmacy is within the supermarket.
(e)
Any hotel constructed in the R-SEED
District shall be at least 70,000 square feet.
(3)
Residential use.
(a)
There shall be a maximum of 400 apartment/multifamily
dwelling units.
(b)
A minimum of 80% of all residential
units in the R-SEED District shall be in freestanding buildings devoted
exclusively to apartment use.
(c)
Up to 10% of all dwelling units shall
be deed-restricted for occupancy as regulated by the Council on Affordable
Housing and the affordable housing units shall be dispersed among
the residential buildings rather than concentrated in a few buildings.
(d)
No more than 50% of all dwellings
shall be two-bedroom units and at least 50% shall be one-bedroom units,
except that three-bedroom units shall be provided as required by the
Council on Affordable Housing.
(e)
Market-rate one and two-bedroom apartments
shall average at least 1,000 square feet.
(f)
Residential units shall be afforded
the following activities within the redevelopment area: clubhouse
and swimming pool, fitness room, community room area, convenient recycling
and trash receptacle area and multipurpose pedestrian/bicycle trail.
(4)
Phasing.
(a)
In order to assure the orderly redevelopment
of the site consistent with the Redevelopment Plan and the intent
of the R-SEED District, the boulevard shall be constructed during
the first phase of the project.
(b)
Where development proceeds in stages,
there shall be a requirement to maintain a reasonable mix of uses
so as not to overbuild one use group. To meet that objective, a suitable
proportion of proposed nonresidential development must accompany any
proposed residential development. No more than 25% of the residential
units may receive certificates of occupancy unless 25% of the nonresidential
square feet component has received a building permit. No more than
50% of the residential units may receive certificates of occupancy
unless 50% of the total nonresidential square feet component has received
a building permit and 25% of the total nonresidential square feet
component shall have received a certificate of occupancy. In order
to receive a certificate of occupancy for 75% of the residential units,
at least 75% of the total nonresidential square feet component shall
have received a building permit and 50% of the total nonresidential
square feet component shall have received a certificate of occupancy.
In order to receive 100% certificates of occupancy for residential
units, 100% of the total nonresidential component must have received
a building permit and 90% of the nonresidential square feet component
shall have received a certificate of occupancy.
(5)
Site Design.
(a)
Tract size, improved lot coverage,
front, side and rear yard calculations shall be calculated based on
the redevelopment area of 61.95 acres and not with reference to the
particular land area devoted to any stage of redevelopment.
(b)
Pedestrian facilities shall include
a 10 feet wide perimeter loop pathway around both the R-SEED District
and around the adjacent Office, Research and Development District.
(c)
An integrated sidewalk system shall
be provided throughout the redevelopment area which facilitates pedestrian
movements between and among various uses.
(d)
A minimum of 20% of the total land
area of the tract, including the stream corridor, shall be designated
as active and passive open space. The perimeter walking path, ball
fields, playgrounds and other areas for active or passive recreation
shall be included in the calculation of required open space.
(e)
Landscaped areas, buffers, watercourses,
ponds, drainage facilities and detention basins shall be considered
natural surface areas for the purpose of these calculations and may
be located within any required minimum yard area so long as required
buffers are planted.
(f)
A dense landscape buffer screen of
75 feet in width shall be installed where the district abuts a single
family use (only.).
(g)
The arrangement of buildings, uses,
parking areas and street setbacks shall be designed to advance the
design principles reflected in the redevelopment concept plan (Figure
4 in R-SEED redevelopment plan).
(h)
Provisions such as cross easements
shall be made to assure that all buildings and improvements within
the redevelopment area will operate as an integrated unit, despite
any diversity of ownership.
(i)
All development plans shall conform to the design details and criteria set forth in Article XXIV of the Land Use Code. The Planning Board shall have the authority to grant variances and design waivers if these do not affect the intent and purposes of the redevelopment plan
(j)
All essential service areas such
as trash collection and storage shall be screened in such a manner
as not to be visible to the general public and wherever possible,
located at the rear of the building(s). Generators should be located
on the interior of the site and should not be located at or near pedestrian
entrances.
(k)
Bicycle racks shall be provided on
site at a rate of one bicycle storage space for every 50 automobile
parking spaces.
(l)
All landscaping shall be in accordance with landscaping requirements of the Township Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126.
(m)
Require the redeveloper to construct
bus stop pads that are deemed appropriate by the Board.
(6)
Other requirements.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided herein, all provisions of the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126, shall apply.
(b)
Deviations from the redevelopment
plan and requirements of the zone:
[1]
Amendment to the redevelopment
plan shall not be needed if the developer desires to deviate from
the bulk provisions or design standards set forth in this redevelopment
plan or the Township's Land Development Ordinance.
[2]
All requests for relief
must be made to the Planning Board and be accompanied by a complete
application for development as required by the Land Use Ordinance.
[3]
Decisions on such requests
shall be made within the legal standards of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c, in
the case of relief requested from bulk standards and in accordance
with the standards set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51 in the case of
relief from design standards.
[4]
Any other requested
changes or deviations from the adopted redevelopment plan shall require
an amendment to the redevelopment plan approved by the Bridgewater
Township Council.
(c)
Amendments to the approved redevelopment
plan. This redevelopment plan may be amended from time to time in
accordance with applicable New Jersey law and this section.
(d)
A developer's agreement between the
redeveloper and the Township Council shall be required pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39. The developer's agreement shall
be acceptable to the Township Attorney as to both form and substance.
(e)
Up to 10%, at the Township's sole
discretion, of the residential housing units shall be affordable units
in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing ("COAH") regulations
and the Uniform Housing and Affordability Controls.
(f)
The traffic requirements pursuant to Subsection F(9) of this section may require permits from the New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") as well as the County of Somerset. The redeveloper shall copy the Township on all correspondence to NJDOT and the County of Somerset concerning the required traffic improvements along Route 202-206 and provide the Township with copies of all correspondence received from NJDOT and the County of Somerset regarding the required traffic improvements along Route 202-206. The redeveloper shall notify the Township of all meetings with NJDOT and the County of Somerset regarding the aforesaid traffic improvements. The Township shall have the right, but not the obligation, to attend all meetings related to the traffic improvements along Route 202-206. In the event that the traffic improvements specified in Subsection F(9) are not approved by the relevant approving authority, the Township Council, in its sole discretion, may waive as a condition of approval all or a portion of the traffic improvements specified in Subsection F(9).
(7)
Parking.
(a)
Parking facilities other than park
and ride, shall be at least 100 feet from the right-of-way line of
any state highway, and at least 100 feet from lands zoned for residential
use.
(b)
Parking facilities and driveways
shall be at least ten feet from district lines.
(c)
Where abutting a residential zone
or residential use, accessory buildings, accessory structures shall
not be closer than 75 feet to any side or rear property line.
(8)
Building orientation and design.
(a)
Orientation. Mixed-use buildings
shall create a sense of enclosure along the central boulevard culminated
at the rear by the hotel within the redevelopment area and encourage
walkability and a lively pedestrian environment. Multi-story buildings
shall create a gateway to communicate a sense of enclosure. Outdoor
dining shall be provided at any restaurant or cafe along the Boulevard
totaling at least 20% of the total indoor seating.
(b)
Massing.
[1]
Vertical articulation.
Building blocks along the boulevard shall create the appearance of
separate buildings in a traditional downtown and avoid a monolithic
appearance through vertical articulation of facades to create a series
of individual bays, extending upward through all levels of the building.
Variation of materials, colors, texture and other surface features
should be combined with the use of columns, pilasters, gutters or
expansion joints; massing; and/or size and rhythm of fenestration.
[2]
Horizontal articulation.
The design of building facades shall incorporate separate design elements
and detailing to articulate a base, middle and top using features
such as horizontal banding, varying floor heights, sizes of window
openings, canopies, cornices and changes in material, texture and
fenestration patterns.
(c)
Detailing.
[1]
Fenestration. The placement
of windows on a building should provide transparency between the private
spaces inside commercial buildings and the public realm of the sidewalk
and street to engage potential patrons on the sidewalk.
[2]
Windows and doors. The
first floors of buildings facing the boulevard shall have a retail
character with storefront-style windows that maximize visibility of
the first floor interior space. Window openings and doors shall occupy
at least 40 percent of the first floor facade area and at least 25%
of the façade area of upper-floors. On side or rear building
facades, windows/window openings and doors shall occupy at least 25%
of the first floor facade area and at least 15% of the upper floor
facade area. A change in facade plane and/or variation in materials
or detailing should be provided for any windowless wall area exceeding
10 feet in width.
[3]
Materials. At least
two and no more than three different materials shall be employed as
primary materials on any building facade. Street-facing facades should
be constructed of masonry (brick, cultured stone or other masonry
facing); fiber cement siding (e.g., HardiePlank). Comparable materials,
detailing and articulation should be provided along all street frontages.
Materials that are difficult to maintain, such as paint over shop-finished
metal are not appropriate in any location within the plan area.
[4]
Upper-story projections.
Upper-story facades may include balconies, overhangs, flat canopies,
cornices and bay windows. Balconies are encouraged along the boulevard
above the first floor to increase interest along the streetscape.
Balconies may project over the sidewalk but shall not extend farther
than three feet beyond the face of the building.
(d)
Building signage.
[1]
All signage in the redevelopment area shall be required to comply with the requirements of § 126-195, Signs.
[2]
Street level signage
throughout the redevelopment area should be of a consistent theme
and should be eye-catching and pedestrian-friendly in size and scale,
with a variety of designs and materials.
[3]
Blade signs, which project
from a building at least eight feet above sidewalk level, may be no
larger than 2.5 square feet and shall not be counted against sign
area requirements.
(9)
Traffic.
(a)
Traffic studies for site plan applications
shall be prepared to project the traffic volumes affecting the state
highway which will result from the development. In addition, an updated
study for on-site parking usage for each development phase shall be
submitted.
(b)
Provisions for traffic improvements
shall be made and strategies for traffic control shall be provided
to ensure that the level of service along Route 202/206 is improved.
(c)
Such traffic improvements (traffic
signals, intersection widening and other improvements) as are necessary
to achieve improved post-development functioning of the state highway
corridor shall be a condition of site plan approval. The traffic improvements
shall be completed prior to the final issuance of the certificate
of occupancy unless the Planning Board, based on traffic testimony,
concludes that the improvements shall be completed sooner.
(d)
As a minimum, the following traffic
improvements along Route 202-206 shall be constructed by the redeveloper
at its sole cost and expense:
[1]
Subject to the approval
of the NJDOT, a traffic signal at the intersection of Route 202-206
and Foothill Road, including intersection widening required to provide
satisfactory traffic signal operation.
[2]
Widening will be required
on Foothill Road to provide two approach lanes and an acceleration
lane on Route 202-206 immediately north of the intersection.
[3]
The addition of a traffic
signal at the Southern Center of Excellence driveway (4th Street).
[4]
Full-paved shoulders
at each of the local street intersections along United States Route
202-206 between Foothill Road and the Southern Center of Excellence
driveway (4th Street) as well as such other
traffic improvements as may be required by the Township Planning Board.
[5]
The construction of
a second southbound lane between Murfield Lane and 4th Street.
G.
Approval procedures for the R-SEED District
(1)
Site plan and subdivision approval. The applicant shall submit to the Planning Board a preliminary site plan and/or subdivision plat designed in substantial conformance with the redevelopment plan and provide such data as may be required for preliminary site plan or subdivision applications. Partial and/or simultaneous preliminary and final site plan and subdivision applications may be entertained if requested by the redeveloper. Site plans shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 126, Part 8, Site Plan Review, and other applicable sections for site plan design and review as found in the Bridgewater Code.
(2)
In addition to any other checklist
requirements, a complete application shall include the following:
(a)
An overall development plan (bubble
diagram) for the redevelopment area in accordance with bulk and site
plan requirements of the ordinance that identifies proposed land uses,
building heights, floor area ratios, floor areas of each building
and the number of residential units.
(b)
Architectural elevations, renderings
and floor plans conforming to the architectural design standards for
the redevelopment area.
(c)
A boulevard streetscape plan, indicating
the overall roadway design, locations and materials to be used, including
pavements, trees and other plantings and any street furniture.
(d)
Traffic circulation plan.
(e)
Parking (including garages), loading
and vehicular access plan.
(f)
Landscape, open space and recreation
plan.
(g)
Utility plan.
(h)
Stormwater management plan.
(i)
Phasing plan.
(j)
Executed redevelopment agreement
between redeveloper and the Township of Bridgewater.
(k)
Traffic analysis. A traffic circulation
analysis shall analyze traffic conditions in the project vicinity
and identify existing traffic problem areas, as well as the cumulative
effect of traffic from the redevelopment area on adjacent and affected
roadways.
(l)
Fiscal Impact Statement (unless waived
by the Planning Board).
(m)
Environmental Impact Statement (unless
waived by the Planning Board).
(n)
Final site plan application. The applicant may submit to the Planning Board final site plan application along with the preliminary application or separately for any phase of development for which the applicant wishes to proceed. Any final site plan application shall be accompanied by sufficient site cross sections to verify compliance with building height and all maps and other data required by § 126-153 of the Land Use Code applicable to the phase or phases of development as to which final site plan approval is requested.
(3)
Redeveloper's agreement. The redeveloper
shall enter into an agreement with the municipality satisfactory in
form and content to the redeveloper, the Township Attorney and Township
Council within 90 days of a memorialized Board resolution of final
site plan approval setting forth variations from ordinary standards
for preliminary and final approval to provide increased flexibility
and promote mutual agreement between the applicant and the municipality
at the time of conceptual master site plan approval. The substance
of the redeveloper's agreement shall be consistent with the laws of
the State of New Jersey, the Bridgewater Land Use Code and the conditions
and standards applicable to development in the zone. The redeveloper's
agreement shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney,
and may include, but is not limited to, provisions relating to the
following:
(a)
Building layout and use.
(b)
Signage: criteria to ensure a harmonious
signage design for the entire development, which shall include lettering
style, lighting standard types, sign material and sign lighting.
(c)
Architecture: architectural design
standards to ensure that the development will result in an aesthetically-harmonious
design which may include external building materials, fenestration,
color, mechanical penthouse screening and roof appearance where visible
from adjoining buildings of higher elevation. Upon application by
the developer and upon approval of the Planning Board, architectural
criteria may be revised from time to time.
(d)
Lighting plan: to ensure a uniform
lighting plan to provide safe and attractive lighting for exterior
roads, interior roads and driveways, parking lots, walkways and landscape
display lighting.
(e)
Landscaping: to ensure retention
of natural vegetation, landscaping of parking areas, landscaping of
building sites and the screening of trash collection and removal areas,
buffering and wind shielding, Pedestrian and bike linkages between
buildings and the entire tract to encourage free passage while discouraging
conflict with vehicular traffic.
(f)
Recreation: active and passive recreational
facilities, such as jogging and fitness trails, passive sitting areas,
tennis courts and other athletic facilities shall be provided for
the benefit of building occupants.
(g)
Maintenance: developer's obligation
to maintain: provisions for maintenance and repair by the developer,
or his successors, of building exteriors, trash removal and maintenance
of internal roadways, landscaping, buffered areas and open spaces.
(4)
Plan Amendment. Amendments to the
redevelopment plan may be adopted in order to meet changing circumstances
within and affecting the redevelopment area and the Township, but
any site plan must be consistent with the adopted or amended redevelopment
plan and conform to the design requirements of the section.
H.
Existing buildings. All existing buildings
shall be removed from the redevelopment area.
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A.
Intent.
(1)
The Alternative R-SEED development standards are intended to augment the existing high-tech research and laboratory facilities located to the west of the redevelopment area in the Office, Research and Development (OR/D) Zone. Except as expressly set forth herein, the provisions of this amendment to the redevelopment plan shall be the sole land use standards applied to any proposed Alternative R-SEED development project and such project will not be required to meet the standards set forth in § 126-321.6 of the Township's Ordinances.
B.
Permitted principal uses. Principal permitted
uses shall be viewed broadly and may include more than one use in
a building, including the following:
(1)
Research laboratories and research
facilities.
(2)
Logistics facilities and warehouses,
including ministorage warehouses, subject to the provisions of § 126-321.6E(1)(j)
of the bulk standards.
(3)
Scientific research, diagnostic laboratories,
high-technology business incubation, technology research and other
experimental, testing or research establishments, such as product
development, provided any processing of raw materials must be incidental
to the purpose of basic research and there is no commercial production
of goods, products or materials, except as incidental to the principal
use, such as for pilot plant operations.
(4)
Multimedia production, such as graphic
design, film and web-based services.
(5)
Medical offices and dental offices.
(6)
Medical-support centers for uses
such as diagnostic MRI facilities, wellness centers, out-patient rehabilitation
centers, and out-patient surgical centers.
(7)
Uses of a light manufacturing nature
which involve processing, assembly and/or packaging of material, but
do not involve the basic refinement of bulk raw material, provided
that manufacturing and the operation of manufacturing plants and pilot
plants for pharmaceutical and personal care products shall be permitted.
(8)
Business, professional and service
offices and establishments, such as engineering and architectural
services; accounting and bookkeeping services; banking and bank-related
functions; credit services; security and commodity brokers and dealers;
insurance carriers and agents; real estate services; photographic
services; advertising services; employment agencies; consumer and
mercantile credit and collection services; printing, publishing, duplicating,
mailing and stenographic services; consulting services; data processing.
(9)
Indoor commercial recreation associated with the permitted principal uses in § 126-321.7B(1) through (6).
(10)
Cafes, restaurants and retail not
to exceed 30,000 square feet, with not more than 10,000 square feet
fronting on Route 202/206.
(11)
Public and private parking.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Uses and structures customarily incidental
to a principal permitted use.
(2)
Off-street parking, whether located
on the ground surface or within a structure, at the rate of 1.3 parking
spaces per 1,000 square feet of proposed uses.
(4)
Logistics facilities and warehouses, including mini-storage warehouses, accessory to the principal permitted uses in § 126-321.7B, subject to the provisions of § 126-321.6E(1)(j) of the bulk standards.
D.
Conditional uses.
(1)
One drive-through service for a restaurant
or cafe is permitted so long as it shall be set back a distance of
at least 125 feet from Routes 202/206.
E.
Bulk standards.
(1)
The following bulk standards apply
to all development within the redevelopment:
(a)
Minimum tract size: 61.95 acres.
(b)
Minimum front yard for principal
structures: 100 feet from Route 202/206.
(c)
Minimum lot width is 500 feet.
(d)
Minimum side yard for principal structures:
75 feet, except that the rear yard may be reduced to 10 feet where
it abuts an interstate highway.
(e)
Minimum rear yard is 10 feet.
(f)
Maximum improved lot coverage: 70%.
(g)
Maximum height five stories not to
exceed 60 feet, provided that buildings nearest to and exposed to
a direct view from Routes 202/206 and shall be a maximum of 45 feet.
(h)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4.
(i)
The gross first floor area of any
building shall not exceed 200,000 square feet.
(j)
Logistics facilities and warehouses,
including mini-storage warehouses as follows:
[1]
The total floor area
in the redevelopment area of any logistics facilities and warehouses,
including mini-storage warehouses, whether a principal or accessory
use, shall not exceed 300,000 square feet.
[2]
The total floor area
in the redevelopment area of logistics facilities and warehouses,
including mini-storage warehouses, as a principal use shall not exceed
250,000 square feet.
[3]
The gross first floor
area of any building used as logistics facilities, warehouses, or
mini-storage warehouses, shall not exceed 125,000 square feet.
[4]
Loading docks for logistics
facilities, warehouses and mini-storage warehouses, that are immediately
proximate to Route 202/206 shall face away from Route 202/206 and
be in the rear of the building with respect to Route 202/206.
F.
Development requirements.
G.
Site design standards.
(1)
Tract size, improved lot coverage,
front, side and rear yard calculations shall be calculated based on
the redevelopment area of 61.95 acres and not with reference to the
particular land area devoted to any stage of redevelopment.
(2)
Off-street parking, whether located on the ground surface or within a structure, shall be provided for all uses at the rate of 1.3 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of proposed uses. The off-street parking requirements in § 126-169 shall not apply.
(3)
Landscaped areas, buffers, watercourses,
wetlands, ponds, surface drainage facilities and detention basins
shall be considered natural surface areas for the purpose of calculations.
(4)
Swales, draining facilities and detention
basins may be located within any minimum required yard or buffer area
so long as they are landscaped to provide a screen as viewed from
residential properties.
H.
Traffic.
(1)
Traffic studies for site plan applications
shall be prepared to project the traffic volumes affecting State Highway
Route 202/206 which will result from the development. In addition,
an updated study for on-site parking usage for each development phase
shall be submitted.
(2)
Each application for development
shall include an accounting of the off-street parking needs for its
particular use(s), the manner in which off-street parking will be
accommodated on site, and its relationship to other phases of redevelopment
in terms of overall available off-street parking supply and utilization.
(3)
No additional traffic improvements
to Route 202/206 shall be required for the first 500,000 square feet
of gross floor area constructed for the proposed Alternative R-SEED
development project provided that the redeveloper has established
through an expert traffic report submitted to the Planning Board and
reviewed by the Planning Board's traffic consultant that the level
of vehicular trips to be generated by such redevelopment will be less
than either (a) the vehicular trips projected from the Center of Excellence
application approved by the Planning Board by resolution dated February
25, 2020, or (b) the vehicular trips projected from full occupancy
of the structures presently existing in the redevelopment area; provided
further that the vehicular trips projected from the proposed Alternative
R-SEED development project shall at all times be in compliance with
the current New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") access
permit granted for the property and that safe ingress and egress shall
be provided for the proposed development. Prior to the occupancy of
more than 500,000 square feet of gross floor area in the development
project, the redeveloper shall submit to NJDOT, with a copy to the
Township Engineer, the approved plans and documents with the complete
build out of the Alternative R-SEED development project. The Planning
Board may require, subject to NJDOT approval, additional traffic improvements
along Route 202/206 for the further redevelopment of the redevelopment
area exceeding 500,000 gross square feet of floor area and the redeveloper
shall provide copies of all correspondence with NJDOT for the Alternative
R-SEED development project to the Township Engineer. The construction
of any traffic improvements along Route 202/206 shall be subject to
the requirements of NJDOT. The Township shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to participate in discussions with NJDOT regarding
improvements to Route 202/206.
I.
Site design.
(1)
Provisions such as cross easements
shall be made to assure that all buildings and improvements within
the redevelopment area will operate as an integrated unit, despite
any diversity of ownership.
J.
Administrative provisions.
(1)
Site plan and/or subdivision approval. The redeveloper shall submit to the Planning Board a preliminary and final site plan designed in substantial conformance with the redevelopment plan, as amended, and provide such data as may be required for preliminary and final site plan applications. Partial and/or simultaneous preliminary and final site plan applications may be entertained if requested by the redeveloper. Site plans shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 126, Part 8, Site Plan Review, and other applicable sections for site plan design and review as found in the Bridgewater Code.
(2)
Decisions on requests for deviations
from the redevelopment plan shall be made within the legal standards
of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c, in the case of relief requested from bulk
standards and in accordance with the standards set forth in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-51 in the case of relief from design standards.
(3)
Any other requested changes or deviations
from the adopted redevelopment plan shall require an amendment to
the redevelopment plan approved by the Bridgewater Township Council.
(4)
Amendments to the approved redevelopment
plan. This redevelopment plan may be amended from time to time in
accordance with applicable New Jersey law and this section. Amendment
to the redevelopment plan shall not be needed if the developer desires
to deviate from the bulk provisions or design standards set forth
in this redevelopment plan or the Township's Land Development Ordinance.
(5)
Abandonment of existing site plan
approval rights for the redevelopment area. Upon issuance of final,
unappealable, final site plan approval for a project pursuant to this
Alternative R-SEED Ordinance and execution of a redevelopment agreement
and a developer's agreement between the Township and redeveloper for
the project, all in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney,
the Township Council and redeveloper, the redeveloper shall provide
to the Township Attorney, acting as escrow agent, an acknowledgement
stating that the site plan approval for the redevelopment area previously
granted by the Planning Board by resolution dated February 25, 2020
pursuant to the standards for the Redevelopment-Special Economic and
Employment Development Zone District is deemed abandoned and shall
become null and void and of no further effect upon release of said
acknowledgement from escrow pursuant to the settlement agreement dated
June 16, 2022. After such abandonment, the Alternative R-SEED Ordinance
shall not be amended without the consent of redeveloper and the municipality
for a period of 10 years after its adoption.
(6)
All requests for relief must be made
to the Planning Board and be accompanied by a complete application
for development as required by the Land Use Ordinance.
(7)
Municipal agreements.
(a)
Redevelopment agreement. Within 30
days of the adoption of the Alternative R-SEED Ordinance, the redeveloper
and the municipality shall enter into good faith negotiations for
the entry of a mutually satisfactory redevelopment agreement, which
agreement shall be executed as soon as possible and in no event later
than within 30 days of the redeveloper's application under the Alternative
R-SEED Ordinance being deemed complete, for the purposes of designating
the redeveloper, determining that the redeveloper's application is
consistent with the Alternative R-SEED Ordinance and to address all
essential provisions of the redevelopment law, except those provisions
relating to implementing the conditions of preliminary and final site
plan approval for the Alternative R-SEED development project. The
substance of the redevelopment agreement shall be consistent with
the laws of the State of New Jersey and the Bridgewater Land Use Code.
(b)
Developers agreement. Within 30 days
of a memorialized Planning Board resolution of final site plan approval
for the Alternative R-SEED development project, the redeveloper shall
enter into a developer's agreement with the municipality for the sole
purpose of implementing conditions of preliminary and final site plan
approval for the Alternative R-SEED development project in accordance
with Toll Bros. Inc. v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders of Burlington, 194
N.J. 223 (2008).
K.
Miscellaneous.
(1)
All essential service areas such
as trash collection and storage shall be screened in such a manner
as not to be visible to the general public and wherever possible,
located at the rear of the building(s). Generators should be located
on the interior of the site and should not be located at or near main
pedestrian entrances.
(2)
Twenty-six bicycle racks shall be
provided on site.
(3)
Except as otherwise set forth herein, all development plans shall conform to the design details and criteria set forth in Article XXIV of the Land Use Code. The Planning Board shall have the authority to grant variances under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c and design waivers in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law and as long as they do not undermine the intent and purpose of the redevelopment plan.
(4)
All landscaping shall be in accordance with landscaping requirements of the Township Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 126.
(5)
Approval procedures for the R-SEED
District.
(a)
Site plan and subdivision approval.
The redeveloper shall submit to the Planning Board a preliminary and/or
final site plan and/or subdivision plan designed in substantial conformance
with the redevelopment plan and provide such data as may be required
for preliminary and/or final site plan or subdivision applications.
Partial and/or simultaneous preliminary and final site plan and subdivision
applications may be entertained if requested by the redeveloper.
(b)
An overall development plan (bubble
diagram) for the redevelopment area in accordance with bulk and site
plan requirements of the ordinance that identifies proposed land uses,
building heights, and floor area ratios, floor areas of each building.
(c)
Architectural elevations and renderings.
(d)
A streetscape plan, indicating the
overall roadway design, locations and materials to be used, including
pavements, trees, and other plantings and any street furniture.
(e)
Traffic circulation plan and traffic study in accordance with the requirements of Subsection H of this section.
(f)
Parking, loading and vehicular access
plan.
(g)
Landscape plan.
(h)
Utility plan.
(i)
Stormwater management plan.
(j)
Phasing plan.
