Township of Bridgewater, NJ
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2023-10-05
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 126 Land Use
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Part 12 Zoning
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Article XLIII Zone Regulations
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2A Third-Party Payroll Disbursement
- Ch 4 Administrative Organization
- Ch 6 Assessment Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 9 Community Development Consortium
- Ch 9A Cooperative Pricing Agreement
- Ch 10 Court
- Ch 12 Economic Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Financial Disclosure
- Ch 17 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 18 Creative Arts Advisory Committee
- Ch 19 Veterans Advisory Committee
- Ch 20 Open Space Advisory Committee
- Ch 21 Youth Services Commission
- Ch 22 Bridgewater-Raritan Municipal Alliance Committee
- Ch 23 Pension Fund
- Ch 24 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 25 Historic Preservation
- Ch 26 Personnel Policies
- Ch 27 Indemnification of Municipal Employees, Appointees and Officials
- Ch 28 Criminal History Background Check for Recreation Personnel
- Ch 29 Purchasing
- Ch 30 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
- Ch 32 Raritan and Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission
- Ch 37 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 40 Substances, Hazardous
- Ch 41 Tax Search Officer
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 48 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 52 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 53 Recreational Cannabis
- Ch 54 Cannabis Limitations
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 65 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 70 Carnivals, Circuses and Entertainment
- Ch 74 Closing of Streets
- Ch 75 Tobacco- and Cannabis-Free Events
- Ch 76 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 78 Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
- Ch 79 Cat Licensing
- Ch 80 Wild Animals
- Ch 81 Drainage
- Ch 82 Leaf Collection
- Ch 84 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 89 Excavations
- Ch 94 Fees
- Ch 99 Fire Prevention
- Ch 100 Emergency Panel and Private Alarm Systems
- Ch 102 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 104 Games of Chance
- Ch 105 Outdoor Storage
- Ch 106 Dumpster and Recycling Center
- Ch 107 Mandatory Recycling
- Ch 108 Solid Waste
- Ch 114 Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program
- Ch 124 Quarries
- Ch 125 Landfill Operations
- Ch 126 Land Use
- Ch 126 Pt 12 Art XLIII Zone Regulations
- § 126-322 General provisions.
- § 126-323 Application of regulations.
- § 126-324 General use restrictions.
- § 126-325 Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
- Ch 129 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 132 Littering and Handbills
- Ch 135 Loitering
- Ch 138 Massage and Bodywork Therapy
- Ch 142 Noise
- Ch 145 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 146 Brush, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 147 Notices
- Ch 149 Parking Yards, Public
- Ch 150 Parks and Playgrounds: Curfew
- Ch 151 Park Regulations
- Ch 152 (Reserved)
- Ch 153 Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods, Dealers of
- Ch 154 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 165 Retail Food Establishments: Licensing
- Ch 166 Roadway Solicitation/Coin Toss
- Ch 168 Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 169 Body Art Licensing and Procedures
- Ch 170 Sanitation
- Ch 173 Sewage Disposal System, Individual
- Ch 175 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 182 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 183 Qualified Private Community Services Reimbursement
- Ch 195 Swimming Pools
- Ch 196 Fences and Retaining Walls
- Ch 200 Street Addresses, Numbering of
- Ch 201 Taxes
- Ch 202 Fleeing From Law Enforcement Officer
- Ch 203 Extraneous Employment of Off-Duty Police Personnel
- Ch 204 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 205 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 206 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 208 Vending Machines, Food and Beverage
- Ch 210 Water Connections
- Ch 212 Water Supply, Individual and Semipublic
- Ch 216 Wrecker Roster
- Ch 217 Ambulances
- Appendix
- Ch A225 (Reserved)
- Ch A226 Fire Districts
- Ch A227 Master Plan
- Ch A229 Topographic Maps
- Ch A232 Wastewater Collection and Conveyance Consent Agreement for Certain Properties
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The restrictions and controls intended to regulate
development in each zone are set forth in the Schedule of Area, Yard
and Building Requirements, which is supplemented by other sections
of this chapter.
Except as hereinafter otherwise provided:
A.
No building or structure shall be erected and no existing
building or structure shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged,
nor shall any land or building be designed, used or intended to be
used, for any purpose or in any manner other than as specified for
such uses hereinafter listed, as permitted in the zone in which such
building or land is located.
B.
No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed
or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter
designated for the zone in which such building or structure is located.
C.
No building or structure shall be erected and no existing
buildings or structures shall be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, nor
shall any open space surrounding any building be encroached upon or
reduced in any manner, except in conformity with the yard, lot area
and building location regulations hereinafter designated for the zone
in which such building or open space is located.
D.
No yard or other open space provided about any building
for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall
be considered as providing a yard or other open space for any other
buildings, and no yard or other open space on one lot shall be considered
as providing a yard or open space for a building on any other lot.
E.
No land in a residential zone shall be used to fulfill
open space, parking or other similar requirements for uses in nonresidential
zones. Vehicle access for nonresidential or multifamily uses shall
be directly from a road specified as a collector or higher road category
as shown in the duly adopted Master Plan of the Township of Bridgewater.
[Amended 4-5-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04]
A.
Any use
not specifically designated as a principal permitted use, a permitted
use, a permitted accessory use or a conditional use is specifically
prohibited from any zone district in the Township of Bridgewater.
B.
This general use restriction shall apply to any and all classes (1 through 6) of cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors, or cannabis delivery services for recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, testing facilities, and dispensaries. Such use shall be prohibited in all zones as stated herein and in Chapter 53.
[Amended 9-18-1978 by Ord. No. 78-22; 6-2-2011 by Ord. No. 11-10]
The area, yard and building requirements for
each zone are delineated in Schedule 1 attached hereto, which is entitled
"Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements, Township of Bridgewater,
Somerset County, New Jersey."
