A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(3)
Public recreation, open space, and park properties
and buildings.
(4)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(5)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
B.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(3)
Public recreation, open space, and park properties
and buildings.
(4)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(5)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
B.
C.
Other provisions and requirements.
(2)
The Schedule of Requirements shall not apply to any
lot in the R-40 District which had been created prior to the inception
of the R-40 District which was rendered substandard in area by the
adoption of the R-40 Schedule. In the event the Schedule does not
apply to any particular lot the lot shall be regulated pursuant to
the R-18 Zone.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(3)
Public recreation, open space, and park properties
and buildings.
(4)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(5)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
B.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(3)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(4)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
(5)
Public parks and playgrounds.
B.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(2)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(3)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
(4)
Public parks and playgrounds.
(5)
Governmental buildings and uses; public libraries.
B.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings, subject to the requirements
of this section.
(3)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(4)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
(5)
Public parks and playgrounds.
(6)
Governmental buildings and uses; public libraries.
B.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter.
(2)
Required off-street parking spaces located on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve pursuant to the requirements of Article VI.
(3)
Two-family dwellings are permitted only wherein: the
subject property fronts on and has ingress/egress only via Pompton
Avenue; the lot contains a minimum area of 20,000 square feet; at
least one private garage space is provided for each dwelling unit;
and the dwelling and its accessory buildings, accessory structures,
and accessory uses comply with all other requirements specified for
the R-10 Zone.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings, subject to the requirements
of this section.
(3)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(4)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
(5)
Public parks and playgrounds.
(6)
Governmental buildings and uses; public libraries.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter.
(2)
Required off-street parking spaces located on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve pursuant to the requirements of Article VI.
(3)
Two-family dwellings are permitted only wherein: the
subject property fronts on and has ingress/egress only via Pompton
Avenue; the lot contains a minimum area of 16,000 square feet; at
least one private garage space is provided for each dwelling unit;
and the dwelling and its accessory buildings, accessory structures,
and accessory uses comply with all other requirements specified for
the R-8 Zone.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Garden apartments.
(2)
Townhouses and townhouse complexes.
(3)
Quadriplexes.
(4)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory structures, buildings and uses, provided that such are incidental to that of the principal building and use, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(2)
Customary accessory structures for garden apartments, townhouse complexes, and quadriplexes shall include private recreational facilities for the exclusive use of residents, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and playgrounds, and customary accessory buildings shall include such buildings as clubhouses, storage buildings, or garages, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(5)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
C.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter. In addition:
(a)
Density shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per
acre for garden apartments, nor (6) dwelling units per acre for quadriplexes
or townhouses.
(b)
The minimum distance between permitted multifamily
structures shall be 25 feet for side to front, side to back, or side
to side separations; 40 feet for front to front, back to back, or
front to back separations; and 50 feet for any separation in which
an access drive is located between the buildings. The minimum distance
between any building and an accessory building shall be 15 feet.
(c)
No building shall be situated closer than 15
feet to the curbline of an interior access roadway.
(d)
Not less than 40% of the tract area of a permitted
multifamily development shall be dedicated to common open space and
recreation facilities for the use of residents of the development.
Such space may include required buffers, setback areas, stormwater
management facilities, active recreational areas, as well as natural,
undeveloped areas, and shall be maintained by the owner or a homeowners'
association.
(e)
Of the tract area dedicated to common open space
and recreation facilities, at least 1/2 (or 20% of the tract area)
shall consist of natural, undeveloped open space.
(2)
Required off-street parking spaces pursuant to the requirements of Article VI, and specifically restricted as follows:
(4)
A landscaped buffer shall be required on any side
or rear yard adjacent to any property used or zoned residential purposes.
The buffer shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width and shall be landscaped
via massed evergreen trees and/or shrubs having a minimum height of
six feet at the time of planting. Such buffer areas may also be required
upon site plan review to have walls and/or fences in order to screen
the multifamily use from the single-family zone. No building or other
structure, parking area, driveway or storage area shall encroach upon
such buffer area.
(5)
Garden apartments, quadriplexes, and townhouses shall
adhere to the following additional limitations and requirements:
(a)
All buildings and accessory structures shall
be designed with a unified architectural theme that is visually compatible
with the surrounding area. Said design shall consider such elements
as building materials and colors, facade treatments, rooflines, light
fixtures, and site amenities such as street furniture. All buildings
shall have pitched roofs as an integral component of their design.
(b)
Limitations on size.
[1]
No apartment building shall contain more than
20 dwelling units, no townhouse structure shall contain more than
six dwelling units, and no quadriplex shall contain more than four
dwelling units. There shall be permitted no more than 12 dwelling
units in any unbroken building line and a setback of not less than
four feet shall be deemed a satisfactory break in the building line.
[2]
No principal building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories
above grade except that a quadriplex shall not exceed 1 1/2 stories
above grade.
[3]
No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in
height except that a quadriplex shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
[4]
No principal building shall exceed 160 feet
in length in its longest dimension.
[5]
No wall of a principal building fronting on
a street shall exceed 100 in length.
[6]
The maximum height of any accessory building
shall not exceed 15 feet, except that one accessory building devoted
exclusively to use as a clubhouse shall be permitted to consist of
a maximum 2 1/2 stories above grade and not more than 35 feet in height.
(c)
Exposures to provide light and air. All multifamily
buildings shall provide not less than two exterior exposures for each
family unit, the same properly pierced by windows or other openings
so as to provide through ventilation or cross ventilation for the
unit.
(d)
Telephone and electric lines. There shall not
be permitted overhead telephone and electric transmission lines traversing
a lot. Telephone and electric transmission lines shall be placed at
the rear of the lot. Where this is not practical or possible, overhead
transmission lines may be place alongside the lot line, and service
to a building or group of buildings on a lot from the transmission
line shall be by underground conduit.
(e)
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed
in number and location as directed by the Township Engineer acting
upon the advice of the Chief of the Township Fire Department and the
Office of Fire Prevention, or as required by the New Jersey Residential
Site Improvement Standards.
(f)
Interior roads, access drives, and sidewalks.
All road and sidewalk construction shall be pursuant to the New Jersey
Residential Site Improvement Standards. A grass area of a minimum
width of two feet shall be provided between the sidewalks and interior
roads and between the sidewalks and access drives.
(g)
Recycling. There shall be included in any new
multifamily housing development an indoor or outdoor recycling area
for the collection and storage of residentially generated recyclable
materials.
[1]
The recycling area shall be of sufficient size
to accommodate bins or containers of adequate size and number consistent
with anticipated usage and current collection methods in the area
in which the project is located.
[2]
The recycling area shall be conveniently located
for residential disposition of source separated recyclable materials,
preferably near, but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster. No
recycling area shall be located within a front yard nor shall be situated
less than five feet from any side or rear yard property line.
[3]
The recycling area shall be well lit, and shall
be safely and easily accessible to recycling vehicles and personnel.
[4]
Recycling bins shall be provided with lids or
covers, and any outdoor recycling area shall be screened from view
by means of a fence or wall enclosure that is compatible with the
architectural style of the building. Such fence or wall shall be a
maximum of seven feet in height and shall be landscaped as required
by the reviewing board.
(h)
Solid waste. Solid waste collection and storage
areas shall be similarly provided for the facility, and may be indoors
or outdoors. Outdoor areas shall be enclosed by a maximum seven foot
high fence or wall enclosure compatible with the architectural style
of the building, and landscaped as required by the reviewing board.
(i)
Lighting. Exterior lighting in accordance with § 268-7, with the exception that the maximum height of a fixture shall not exceed 20 feet or the height of the soffit line of the principal building, whichever is the lesser, measured from the ground level to the top of the light source.
(j)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to shade parking and recreation areas,
reduce stormwater runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening
of trash/recycling areas and utility installations, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved roadways on the interior
and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural features
such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall
be an integral part of the site planning process, and at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Long-term care facilities such as nursing homes.
(3)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with
head injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory structures, buildings and uses, provided that such are incidental to that of the principal building and use, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses to long-term care facilities
shall include recreational, social, and general support facilities
for the use of residents and their guests, such as kitchens and dining
areas, community rooms, chapels, gift shops, beauty salons, barbershops,
game and television rooms, physical therapy units, fitness centers
and outdoor amenities such as walking trails.
(5)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
D.
Other provisions and requirements. The provisions of this subsection apply to all development within the SL/C Zone except for planned retirement communities, which are subject to the requirements of Article IX.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter. In addition:
(a)
Density shall not exceed 12 dwelling units per
acre for long-term care facilities.
(b)
A minimum of 25% of the gross tract area of
a permitted residential facility, exclusive of required setback and/or
buffer areas, shall be devoted to common open space for use by residents
of the development and shall be maintained by the owner.
(2)
Building separations and size limitations.
(a)
The minimum distance between buildings shall
be 25 feet for side to front, side to back, or side to side separations;
40 feet for front to front, back to back, or front to back separations;
and 50 feet for any separation in which an access drive is located
between the buildings. The minimum distance between any building and
an accessory building shall be 15 feet.
(b)
No principal building shall exceed 160 feet
in length in its longest dimension.
(c)
No wall of a principal building fronting on
a street shall exceed 100 in length.
(3)
Required off-street parking spaces and loading zones pursuant to Article VI, and specifically restricted as follows:
(4)
Telephone and electric lines. There shall not be permitted
overhead telephone and electric transmission lines traversing a lot.
Telephone and electric transmission lines shall be placed at the rear
of the lot. Where this is not practical or possible, overhead transmission
lines may be place alongside the lot line, and service to a building
or group of buildings on a lot from the transmission line shall be
by underground conduit.
(5)
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed in
number and location as directed by the Township Engineer acting upon
the advice of the Chief of the Township Fire Department and the Office
of Fire Prevention, or as required by the New Jersey Residential Site
Improvement Standards.
(6)
Interior roads, access drives, and sidewalks. All
road and sidewalk construction shall be pursuant to the New Jersey
Residential Site Improvement Standards. A grass area of a minimum
width of two feet shall be provided between the sidewalks and interior
roads and between the sidewalks and access drives. Street trees shall
be provided along interior roadways consisting of deciduous trees,
having at the time of planting, a minimum caliper of two to 2 1/2
inches, as measured at four to 4 1/2 feet above the ground. Placement
of trees in relation to street curbing, sidewalks, and/or right-of-way
lines shall be subject to the review of the Township Engineer and
approval by the Planning Board at the time of an application.
(8)
Architectural design. All buildings and structures
shall be designed with a unified architectural theme that is visually
compatible with the surrounding area. Said design shall consider such
elements as building materials and colors, facade treatments, rooflines,
light fixtures, and site amenities such as street furniture. All buildings
shall have pitched roofs as an integral component of their design.
(9)
Lighting. Exterior lighting in accordance with § 268-7, with the exception that the maximum height of a fixture shall not exceed 20 feet or the height of the soffit line of the principal building, whichever is the lesser, measured from the ground level to the top of the light source.
(10)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to shade parking and recreation areas,
reduce stormwater runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening
of trash/recycling areas and utility installations, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved roadways on the interior
and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural features
such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall
be an integral part of the site planning process, and at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
(11)
Buffering. A landscaped buffer shall be required
on any side or rear yard adjacent to a property used or zoned for
residential purposes. The buffer shall be a minimum of 25 feet in
width and shall be landscaped via massed evergreen trees and/or shrubs
having a minimum height of six feet at the time of planting. Such
buffer areas may also be required upon site plan review to have walls
and/or fences in order to screen the use from the single-family zone.
No building or other structure, parking area, driveway or storage
area shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(12)
Recycling and solid waste collection and storage
areas shall be provided for the facility, which may be indoors or
outdoors. Outdoor areas shall be screened from view by a fence or
wall enclosure that is compatible with the architectural style of
the building. Such fence or wall shall be a maximum of seven feet
in height and shall be landscaped as required by the reviewing board.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory structures, buildings and uses, provided that such are incidental to that of the principal building and use, subject to the provisions of § 268-10.
(4)
Sales and storage of cut evergreens on a temporary basis in accordance with Chapter 116 of the Code of the Township of Cedar Grove.
(5)
Child-care centers as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter. In addition:
(a)
The minimum distance between principal buildings
in an office park shall be 35 feet and 50 feet for any separation
in which an access drive is located between the buildings.
(b)
A minimum of 20% of the gross area of an office
park development, exclusive of required setback and/or buffer areas,
shall be devoted to common open space which shall be maintained by
the owner or owner's association.
(4)
The following additional restrictions shall apply
to office parks:
(a)
All buildings shall be designed with a unified
architectural theme that is visually compatible with the surrounding
area. Said design shall consider such elements as building materials
and colors, facade treatments, rooflines, light fixtures, and site
amenities such as street furniture.
(b)
Interior roadways shall be a minimum of 15 feet
in width for one-way traffic, and a minimum of 20 feet but not more
than 30 feet, for two-way traffic. A grass area of a minimum width
of two feet shall be provided between the sidewalks and interior roads
and between sidewalks and access drives.
(c)
Telephone and electric lines. There shall not
be permitted overhead telephone and electric transmission lines traversing
a lot. Telephone and electric transmission lines shall be placed at
the rear of the lot. Where this is not practical or possible, overhead
transmission lines may be place alongside the lot line, and service
to a building or group of buildings on a lot from the transmission
line shall be by underground conduit.
(d)
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed
in number and location as directed by the Township Engineer acting
upon the advice of the Chief of the Township Fire Department and the
Office of Fire Prevention.
(5)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to shade parking and recreation areas,
reduce stormwater runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening
of trash/recycling areas and utility installations, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved roadways on the interior
and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural features
such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall
be an integral part of the site planning process, and at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
(6)
Recycling and solid waste collection and storage areas
shall be provided, which may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor areas
shall be screened from view by a fence or wall enclosure that is compatible
with the architectural style of the building(s). Such fence or wall
shall be a maximum of seven feet in height and shall be landscaped
as required by the reviewing board.
(7)
Where the boundary line setting aside property for
office use abuts a property line setting aside property for residential
use, regardless of an intervening street or highway, no principal
building, accessory building or accessory use, including parking space,
shall be located nearer than 35 feet to said boundary line. Within
said thirty-five-foot strip there shall be maintained a belt of landscaping
consisting of massed evergreen trees and shrubs sufficient to provide
a complete year-round visual screen of at least four feet in height
in the front yard and six feet in height in all other yards, as well
as such fences or walls as the reviewing board may require. No building
or structure shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(8)
Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory
use on the same lot as any other use permitted in the O Zone, the
floor area it occupies in any principal or accessory building shall
be excluded in calculating either the required number of total on-site
parking spaces, or the applicable floor/lot ratio. Parking spaces
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
and shall be in addition to those required for any other use(s) on
the same lot.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Retail sales stores, shops, and markets, such as,
but not limited to the following: grocery stores, drug stores, delicatessens,
specialty food markets, liquor stores, hardware stores, clothing shops,
shoe stores, sporting goods stores, antique and/or gift shops, consignment
stores, pet stores, bookstores, art galleries, office supply stores,
bakeries, restaurants and cafes.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(2)
Retail service establishments such as, but not limited
to the following: florists, dry cleaners, laundromats, shoe repair
shops, barbershops, beauty salons, jewelers, watchmakers, pet grooming
shops, electronics repair shops, small appliance repair shops, interior
decorators and drapers, furniture upholsterers, and caterers, and
personal fitness studios for such activities as dance, martial arts,
and exercise.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(3)
Shopping centers providing a combination of retail
sales and/or retail service establishments.
(4)
Business and professional offices, including medical
offices, banks and other fiduciary institutions.
(5)
Business and professional offices above the first
floor where the first floor contains another principal use permitted
in this section except one-family detached dwellings.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(6)
Apartments above the first floor only, where the first
floor contains another principal use permitted in this section (except
one-family detached dwellings), subject to the limitations and requirements
of this section.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(7)
Museums and libraries.
(8)
Theaters, exclusive of outdoor drive-in theaters.
(9)
Funeral homes or mortuaries, exclusive of crematoriums.
(10)
Child-care centers as regulated in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-66.6.
(11)
One-family detached dwellings lawfully existing
at the time of adoption of this provision.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory structures, buildings and uses customarily accessory and incidental to any of the permitted uses and located on the same lot with them, subject to the provisions of § 268-10.
(5)
Sales and storage of cut evergreens on a temporary basis in accordance with Chapter 116 of the Code of the Township of Cedar Grove.
(6)
As an accessory to a bank or pharmacy only, a drive-through
facility. In the case of a pharmacy, such drive-through shall be permitted
only for purposes of dispensing prescriptions.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter. In addition:
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(a)
Principal building side yard setback minimum:
10 feet when adjacent to any residential zone.
(b)
The front yard setback requirement for the principal
building shall be eight feet, neither more nor less. Principal buildings
lawfully existing prior to adoption of this provision which do not
conform to this standard shall be exempt from this requirement unless
an expansion is proposed that would increase the length of the front
elevation by 50% or more. Such exempt principal buildings shall be
subject to a minimum front yard setback requirement of 10 feet and
a maximum equal to the average of the front yard setbacks of the two
nearest principal buildings fronting on the same street.
(c)
The entirety of the eight-foot required front
yard area shall be improved to contain a pedestrian sidewalk which
shall be constructed in conformance with Township standards and specifications
for Central Business District sidewalk improvements. It is the purpose
of this subsection not only to enhance the ambiance of the B District
and provide ample pedestrian facilities, but to encourage pedestrian
traffic by creating outdoor areas for use of retailers and other businesses
for such permitted uses as outdoor cafes, temporary display of merchandise,
and placement of decorative planters and benches. For purposes of
lot coverage calculations, the surface area devoted to front yard
pedestrian sidewalks shall be deducted from the total coverage area,
however such deduction shall not exceed an area equal to 5% of the
lot.
(d)
In the case of street side building entrances
other than that facing on the front yard, clearly designated pedestrian
walkways shall be provided linking to public sidewalks, where same
exist. Such pedestrian walkways shall be constructed in conformance
with Township standards and specifications for Central Business District
sidewalk improvements.
(2)
Apartments shall be permitted above a first floor
establishment only in accordance with the following provisions:
(a)
No such apartment shall be permitted above a
laundromat or dry cleaning establishment wherein dry-cleaning is conducted
on the premises, and no usable space below the second-floor apartment
shall be converted to such use after an apartment has been created
above it.
(b)
Exterior decks, terraces, or balconies intended
for the use of apartment occupants shall be restricted to the rear
side of any building containing second-floor apartments and in the
case of a corner lot, shall be screened from view of the adjoining
public street.
(3)
Required off-street parking spaces and loading zones pursuant to Article VI, with the following exception and modifications:
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(a)
All parking space required for uses permitted
in the B Zone, with the exception of that required for second-floor
apartments, may be located on a noncontiguous lot within 1,500 feet
of the premises of the building it is intended to serve, but only
if it is determined by the reviewing board that it is impractical
to provide the required parking spaces on the same lot with the building
they are intended to serve. The total number of parking spaces so
provided shall not be less than the sum of that required for each
of the individual users of the facility. Safe, unencumbered pedestrian
access shall be provided between any off-site parking facility and
the building it is intended to serve.
(b)
The collective provision of off-street parking facilities by two or more nonresidential buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such off-street parking facilities shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the standards set forth in this chapter unless a reduction is approved by the Board pursuant to Article VI, and further provided that the land is owned or leased by one or all of the collective users, and permanent cross easements are established in a form acceptable to the Township.
(c)
Any off-street parking area shall be located
to the rear and/or side of a principal building. Off-street parking
is prohibited from the following locations:
(d)
Where any portion of an off-street parking area lies adjacent to a public street or to the front yard sidewalk area required by Subsection D(1) above, a landscape strip having a minimum width of four feet shall be provided between the parking area and the street or sidewalk. The intent of such landscaping is not to completely conceal the parking area from view, but to retain the attractiveness of the streetscape, provide visual continuity by aligning trees with the front facade line of adjacent principal buildings, provide shade, enhance stormwater absorption, reduce heat reflection, and buffer pedestrians from on-site vehicular traffic. Said landscape strip shall consist of a combination of shrubbery having a height of two to 2 1/2 feet, including evergreen varieties, and deciduous trees suited to street conditions. Such trees shall have a minimum caliper of two to 2 1/2 inches, shall be spaced at a minimum distance of 30 feet on center, and shall be elevated to a minimum height of six feet. Open rail fencing of a maximum four-foot height and specimen plantings, such as ornamental grasses that may exceed the height of the majority of the landscape shrubbery, are permitted and encouraged within the landscape strip, however, any such installation shall not encroach upon a required sight triangle or other line of sight necessary for vehicular movements.
(5)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to shade parking and recreation areas,
reduce stormwater runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening
of trash/recycling areas and utility installations, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved drives and roadways on the
interior and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural
features such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements
shall be an integral part of the site planning process, and at its
discretion, the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements
where such features are present within a required buffer area.
(6)
A landscaped buffer shall be required on any side
or rear yard adjacent to a residential zone. The buffer shall be equal
in width to the respective side yard requirement of the adjacent residential
zone and shall be landscaped via massed evergreen trees and/or shrubs
having a minimum height of six feet at the time of planting. Such
buffer areas may also be required upon site plan review to have walls
and/or fences in order to screen such business use from the residential
zone. No building or other structure, parking area, driveway or storage
area shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(7)
Recycling and solid waste collection and storage areas
shall be provided, which may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor areas
shall be screened from view by a fence or wall enclosure that is compatible
with the architectural style of the building(s). Such fence or wall
shall be a maximum of seven feet in height and shall be landscaped
as required by the reviewing board.
(8)
Architecture and building orientation.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(a)
Architectural design of all principal and accessory
buildings shall reflect the nature of the B Retail Shopping District
by incorporation of pedestrian-oriented features such as canopies,
awnings, roof overhangs, covered porches and entryways with columns
and/or railings, recessed entries, display windows, and interior courtyards.
Such features shall apply to facades facing on both the public street
and any on-site parking area. Any building containing multiple units
or storefronts shall be designed with an integrated front facade,
such that materials, textures, and colors are consistent from one
unit to the next.
(b)
Each story of any principal building facade
that either faces on a public street or contains access from an on-site
parking area shall be provided with windows in such number, configuration
and design as to complement the architectural style and exterior finish
of the building. In the case of a corner lot, this provision shall
apply, at minimum, to the facade of principal building orientation,
while the other street front facade may, at the discretion of the
reviewing board, be finished with architectural features designed
to provide the appearance of windows, or faux windows. In no case
shall windows contain reflective or mirrored glass. Any window security
grates, bars, or other such devices shall be installed on the interior
of a building only, and shall be designed for use only during nonbusiness
hours.
(c)
Principal buildings shall be oriented with their
longest dimension facing toward the public street on which the lot
has frontage. In the case of a corner lot, orientation shall be toward
the street of highest order. In the case of a corner lot fronting
on streets of equivalent order, principal building orientation shall
be approved by the reviewing board upon showing by the applicant that
the proposed orientation is most compatible with the uses, lot configurations,
and principal building orientations of surrounding properties inclusive
of those at all other corners of the street intersection. In the case
of a lot having insufficient width to accommodate the longest dimension
of a building, the board shall approve an alternate orientation only
provided that the width of the building along the street frontage
has been maximized and that the building otherwise conforms to the
requirements of this subsection.
(d)
Principal buildings shall be provided with first-floor
pedestrian entrances that face on and are accessible from the public
street toward which they are oriented.
(e)
Principal buildings shall be provided with parking-level
pedestrian entrances facing on and accessible from any on-site parking
lot. Clearly designated pedestrian access marked by textured pavement
or other surfacing material/finish satisfactory to the reviewing board
shall be provided between the parking area and the building(s) it
is intended to serve.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Retail sales stores, shops, and markets, such as,
but not limited to the following: grocery stores, drug stores, delicatessens,
specialty food markets, liquor stores, hardware stores, clothing shops,
shoe stores, sporting goods stores, antique and/or gift shops, consignment
stores, pet stores, bookstores, art galleries, office supply stores,
bakeries, restaurants and cafes.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(2)
Retail service establishments such as, but not limited
to the following: florists, dry cleaners, laundromats, shoe repair
shops, barbershops, beauty salons, jewelers, watchmakers, pet grooming
shops, electronics repair shops, small appliance repair shops, interior
decorators and drapers, furniture upholsterers, and caterers, and
personal fitness studios for such activities as dance, martial arts,
and exercise.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(3)
Business and professional offices, including medical
offices, banks and other fiduciary institutions.
(4)
Business and professional offices above the first
floor, where the first floor contains another principal use permitted
in this section.
(5)
Shopping centers providing a combination of retail
sales and/or retail service establishments.
(6)
Funeral homes or mortuaries, exclusive of crematoriums.
(7)
Medical clinics.
(8)
Nursery and commercial greenhouses.
(9)
Commercial schools, including schools of dance, music,
art, and computer programming, but excluding trade schools.
(10)
Bowling alleys, indoor tennis courts, commercial
gymnasiums and other indoor sporting or recreational activities, provided
that the structures they occupy are reasonably soundproof.
(11)
Theaters and moving picture theaters, except
outdoor drive-in theaters.
(12)
Animal hospitals or clinics, but not including
animal kennels, provided that the treatment and keeping of animals
is entirely within an air-conditioned and soundproof building and
that no point on said building is nearer than 200 feet to a dwelling
use as of the date of application.
(13)
Child-care centers as regulated in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-66.6.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory structures, buildings and uses, provided that such are incidental to that of the principal building and use, subject to the provisions of § 268-10.
(5)
Sales and storage of cut evergreens on a temporary basis in accordance with Chapter 116 of the Code of the Township of Cedar Grove.
(6)
A florist shop may be permitted as an accessory use
with a nursery or commercial greenhouse.
(7)
Where offices comprise the principal use, child-care
centers as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.
(8)
As an accessory to a bank or pharmacy only, a drive-through
facility. In the case of a pharmacy, such drive-through shall be permitted
only for purposes of dispensing prescriptions.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
C.
Conditional uses.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter. In addition:
(2)
Required off-street parking spaces and loading zones pursuant to Article VI, with the following exception:
(a)
All parking space required for business may
be located on a noncontiguous lot within 1,500 feet of the premises
of the building it is intended to serve, but only if it is determined
by the reviewing board that it is impractical to provide the required
parking spaces on the same lot with the building they are intended
to serve. The total number of parking spaces so provided shall not
be less than the sum of that required for each of the individual users
of the off-site facility. Safe, unencumbered pedestrian access shall
be provided between any off-site parking facility and the building
it is intended to serve.
(b)
The collective provision of off-street parking facilities by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such off-street parking facilities shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the standards set forth in this chapter unless a reduction is approved by the Board pursuant to Article VI, and further provided that the land is owned or leased by one or all of the collective users, and permanent cross easements are established in a form acceptable to the Township.
(4)
Site landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to retain the attractiveness of the affected
streetscape, shade parking, pedestrian, and recreation areas, reduce
storm water runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening of trash/recycling
areas and utility installations, accent and complement buildings,
buffer the public street right-of-way from on-site vehicular traffic,
and soften the lines of paved roadways on both the interior and exterior
of the site. The preservation of existing natural features such as
rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall be an
integral part of the site planning process, and at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
[Amended 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(5)
A landscaped buffer shall be required on any side
or rear yard adjacent to a residential zone. The buffer shall be equal
in width to the respective side and rear yard requirements of such
adjacent residential zone, but in no event less than 25 feet. Such
buffer area shall be landscaped via massed evergreen trees and/or
shrubs having a minimum height of six feet at the time of planting
and may also be required upon site plan review to have walls and/or
fences in order to screen such business use from the residential zone.
No building or other structure, parking area, driveway or storage
area shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(6)
Recycling and solid waste collection and storage areas
shall be provided, which may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor areas
shall be screened from view by a fence or wall enclosure that is compatible
with the architectural style of the building(s). Such fence or wall
shall be a maximum of seven feet in height and shall be landscaped
as required by the reviewing board.
(7)
Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory
use, the floor area it occupies in any principal or accessory building
shall be excluded in calculating either the required number of total
on-site parking spaces, or the applicable floor/lot ratio. Parking
spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter and shall be in addition to those required for any other use(s)
on the same lot.
(8)
Architecture and building orientation.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(a)
Architectural design of all principal and accessory
buildings shall reflect the nature of the RC Restricted Commercial
District by incorporation of pedestrian-oriented features such as
canopies, awnings, roof overhangs, covered porches and entryways with
columns and/or railings, recessed entries, display windows, and interior
courtyards. Such features shall apply to facades facing on both the
public street and any on-site parking area. Any building containing
multiple units or storefronts shall be designed with an integrated
front facade, such that materials, textures, and colors are consistent
from one unit to the next.
(b)
Each story of any principal building facade
that either faces on a public street or contains access from an on-site
parking area shall be provided with windows in such number, configuration
and design as to complement the architectural style and exterior finish
of the building. In the case of a corner lot, this provision shall
apply, at minimum, to the facade of principal building orientation,
while the other street front facade may, at the discretion of the
reviewing board, be finished with architectural features designed
to provide the appearance of windows, or faux windows. In no case
shall windows contain reflective or mirrored glass. Any window security
grates, bars, or other such devices shall be installed on the interior
of a building only, and shall be designed for use only during nonbusiness
hours.
(c)
Principal buildings shall be oriented with their
longest dimension facing toward the public street on which the lot
has frontage. In the case of a corner lot, orientation shall be toward
the street of highest order. In the case of a corner lot fronting
on streets of equivalent order, principal building orientation shall
be approved by the reviewing board upon showing by the applicant that
the proposed orientation is most compatible with the uses, lot configurations,
and principal building orientations of surrounding properties inclusive
of those at all other corners of the street intersection. In the case
of a lot having insufficient width to accommodate the longest dimension
of a building, the board shall approve an alternate orientation only
provided that the width of the building along the street frontage
has been maximized and that the building otherwise conforms to the
requirements of this subsection.
(d)
Principal buildings shall be provided with first-floor
pedestrian entrances that face on and are accessible from the public
street on which the lot has frontage. Pedestrian sidewalks constructed
in accordance with Township Central Business District standards shall
be provided linking the principal building with existing sidewalks
in the public street right-of-way.
(e)
Principal buildings shall be provided with parking-level
pedestrian entrances facing on and accessible from any on-site parking
lot. Clearly designated pedestrian access marked by textured pavement
or other surfacing material/finish satisfactory to the reviewing board
shall be provided between the parking area and the building(s) it
is intended to serve.
(9)
Front yard landscaping. With the exception only of those portions dedicated to access driveway and/or sidewalk crossings from the public street, or to other permitted structures such as signs, the entirety of the required front yard setback area across the full width of any lot shall be dedicated to establishment of lawn and landscape areas. No parking area of any kind is permitted in the required front yard (see Article VI).
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-589]
(a)
Such landscaping shall include planting of street
trees which shall consist of deciduous shade trees (with preference
given to native species such as pin oak, red oak, American sycamore,
American beech, red maple, sugar maple, honeylocust, and American
ash) having a minimum caliper of 2 1/2 to three inches, spaced
at a minimum distance of 40 feet on center, and elevated to a minimum
height of six feet.
(b)
Front yard landscaping shall be supplemented
with clustered plantings of shrubs, including evergreen varieties,
groundcovers, and, if desired, ornamental grasses, perennials and/or
bulbs. Landscape plans shall include accent trees for seasonal interest
such as American dogwood, carolina silverbell, or eastern redbud,
and where space allows, evergreen trees for year-round color. Landscaping
shall include front yard foundation plantings adjacent to principal
buildings, front yard buffer plantings adjacent to the edge of any
on-site parking area, and accent plantings adjacent to driveways,
walkways, and/or any freestanding signs located in the required front
yard.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Business and professional offices.
(2)
Warehouses.
(3)
Lumberyards.
(4)
Building and storage yard uses for general building
contractors and specialty trade contractors, including plumbing, heating
and air conditioning contractors; painters; electricians; carpenters;
roofers; landscapers; stoneworkers and similar contractors.
(5)
The manufacturing, packing, processing, treatment
or design of food, personal care, textile, pharmaceutical, apparel,
furniture, paper, instruments, transportation equipment parts, and
similar products, supplies and services.
(6)
The manufacturing, packing, processing, treatment
or design of metal products, tools and industrial and commercial machinery,
equipment and parts.
(7)
Research laboratories, testing, experimental and computation
centers.
(8)
The manufacturing, processing, servicing and design
of computers and related parts and instruments, office equipment,
electrical appliances, domestic appliances and related products, supplies
and services.
(9)
Wholesale trade.
(10)
Printing, publishing, silk screening and similar
processes and services.
(11)
Self-storage facilities.
(12)
Child-care centers as regulated in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-66.6.
(13)
Fitness centers, gymnasiums, and other exercise and recreational
facilities.
[Added 1-10-2011 by Ord.
No. 10-719]
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory structures, buildings and uses customary or incidental to any of the permitted uses and located on the same lot with them, subject to the provisions of § 268-10.
(4)
Retail outlets and showrooms, provided same do not
exceed 20% of the gross floor area of the principal building and further
provided the products sold or displayed are manufactured, processed,
treated or serviced on the subject premises.
(5)
Business offices related to the principal permitted
use.
(6)
Where offices comprise the principal use, child-care
centers as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.
C.
Conditional uses.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter, with the following exceptions for business and professional office buildings:
(2)
Industrial uses permitted in the M-1 Zone must comply
with the following minimum performance standards and must demonstrate
such compliance before the issuance of any building permit or occupancy
permit. Such uses shall at no time cause or result in any:
(a)
Discharge of industrial waste of any kind into
any reservoir, pond or lake or stream, sanitary sewer, street or any
effluent containing acids, oils, dust, toxic metals, corrosive or
other toxic substances in solution or suspension which would create
odors or discolor, poison or otherwise pollute in any way the stream
or sewage disposal system.
(b)
Discharge or disposition of waste of any kind,
whether to surface or ground water, air, or land, except in accordance
with applicable local, county, state and/or federal laws and regulations
and such permits as may be issued to control and limit such releases.
(c)
Electric or magnetic waves being created that
would be detrimental to radio or television reception beyond the boundaries
of the subject lot.
(4)
Off-street parking spaces shall be located other than in the required front yard and on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve, subject to Article VI. Where office and/or retail uses accompany a warehouse or manufacturing use, the required number of parking spaces shall be the aggregate of the individual requirement for each.
(5)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to shade parking and recreation areas,
reduce stormwater runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening
of trash/recycling areas and utility installations, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved roadways on both the interior
and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural features
such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall
be an integral part of the site planning process, and at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
(6)
Where the boundary line setting aside property for
office/warehouse use abuts a property line setting aside property
for residential use, regardless of an intervening street or highway,
no principal building, accessory building or accessory use, including
parking space, shall be located nearer than 50 feet to said boundary
line. Within said fifty-foot strip there shall be maintained a belt
of landscaping consisting of massed evergreen trees and shrubs sufficient
to provide a complete year-round visual screen of at least four feet
in height in the front yard and six feet in height in all other yards,
as well as such fences or walls as the reviewing board may require.
No building or structure shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(7)
Building walls. All exterior walls shall be finished
with brick or other architectural materials approved by the Planning
Board.
(8)
Storage of materials.
(a)
All materials and equipment shall be stored
in completely enclosed buildings or shall otherwise be screened by
walls, fences and landscaping as may be determined by the Planning
Board to be adequate to appropriately screen such materials and equipment
from outside the boundaries of the lot.
(9)
Recycling and solid waste collection and storage areas
shall be provided, which may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor areas
shall be screened from view by a fence or wall enclosure that is compatible
with the architectural style of the building(s). Such fence or wall
shall be a maximum of seven feet in height and shall be landscaped
as required by the reviewing board.
(10)
The following uses are specifically prohibited
in the M-1 Zone:
(a)
Lumber and wood production, including sawmills,
planing mills and similar uses.
(b)
Chemical product manufacturing and processing,
including the manufacturing of plastics, soaps and other cleaning
materials; paints, agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals and
similar products.
(c)
Petroleum refining uses, including the production
of paving and roofing materials and similar uses.
(d)
Rubber and plastic manufacturing, including
the production of tires, inner tubes, footwear, seals, hoses, belts
and similar products.
(e)
The manufacturing of stone, clay, glass and
concrete products.
(f)
Primary metal uses, including steel works, blast
furnaces, foundries and similar uses.
(11)
Where a child-care center is provided as an
accessory use, the floor area it occupies in any principal or accessory
building shall be excluded in calculating either the required number
of total on-site parking spaces, or the applicable floor/lot ratio.
Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and shall be in addition to those required for any
other use(s) on the same lot.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Business and professional offices.
(2)
Warehouses.
(3)
The manufacturing, packing, processing, treatment
or design of food, personal care, textile, pharmaceutical, apparel,
furniture, paper, instruments, transportation equipment parts, and
similar products, supplies and services.
(4)
The manufacturing, packing, processing, treatment
or design of metal products, tools and industrial and commercial machinery,
equipment and parts.
(5)
Research laboratories, testing, experimental and computation
centers.
(6)
The manufacturing, processing, servicing and design
of computers and related parts and instruments, office equipment,
electrical appliances, domestic appliances and related products, supplies
and services.
(7)
Wholesale trade.
(8)
Printing, publishing, silk screening and similar processes
and services.
(9)
Self-storage facilities.
(10)
Child-care centers as regulated in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-66.6.
(11)
Fitness centers, gymnasiums, and other exercise and recreational
facilities.
[Added 1-10-2011 by Ord.
No. 10-719]
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory structures, buildings and uses customary or incidental to any of the permitted uses and located on the same lot with them, subject to the provisions of § 268-10.
(4)
Retail outlets and showrooms, provided same do not
exceed 20% of the gross floor area of the principal building and further
provided the products sold or displayed are manufactured, processed,
treated or serviced on the subject premises.
(5)
Business offices related to the principal permitted
use.
(6)
Where offices comprise the principal use, child-care
centers as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Area and yard requirements as specified in the Schedule of Requirements table (§ 268-5), appended to this chapter, with the following exceptions for business and professional office buildings:
(2)
Industrial uses permitted in the M-2 Zone must comply
with the following minimum performance standards and must demonstrate
such compliance before the issuance of any building permit or occupancy
permit. Such uses shall at no time cause or result in any:
(a)
Discharge of industrial waste of any kind into
any reservoir, pond or lake or stream, sanitary sewer, street or any
effluent containing acids, oils, dust, toxic metals, corrosive or
other toxic substances in solution or suspension which would create
odors or discolor, poison or otherwise pollute in any way the stream
or sewage disposal system.
(b)
Discharge or disposition of waste of any kind,
whether to surface or ground water, air, or land, except in accordance
with applicable local, county, state and/or federal laws and regulations
and such permits as may be issued to control and limit such releases.
(c)
Electric or magnetic waves being created that
would be detrimental to radio or television reception beyond the boundaries
of the subject lot.
(4)
Off-street parking spaces shall be located other than in the required front yard and on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve, subject to Article VI. Where office and/or retail uses accompany a warehouse or manufacturing use, the required number of parking spaces shall be the aggregate of the individual requirement for each.
(5)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include
a comprehensive landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs,
and ground cover(s) designed to: shade parking and recreation areas,
reduce stormwater runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening
of trash/recycling areas and utility installations, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved roadways on both the interior
and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural features
such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall
be an integral part of the site planning process, and at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
(6)
Where the boundary line setting aside property for
office/warehouse use abuts a property line setting aside property
for residential use, regardless of an intervening street or highway,
no principal building, accessory building or accessory use, including
parking space, shall be located nearer than 50 feet to said boundary
line. Within said fifty-foot strip there shall be maintained a belt
of landscaping consisting of massed evergreen trees and shrubs sufficient
to provide a complete year-round visual screen of at least four feet
in height in the front yard and six feet in height in all other yards,
as well as such fences or walls as the reviewing board may require.
No building or structure shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(7)
Building walls. All exterior walls shall be finished
with brick or other architectural materials approved by the Planning
Board.
(8)
Storage of materials.
(a)
All materials and equipment shall be stored
in completely enclosed buildings or shall otherwise be screened by
walls, fences and landscaping as may be determined by the Planning
Board to be adequate to appropriately screen such materials and equipment
from outside the boundaries of the lot.
(9)
Recycling and solid waste collection and storage areas
shall be provided, which may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor areas
shall be screened from view by a fence or wall enclosure that is compatible
with the architectural style of the building(s). Such fence or wall
shall be a maximum of seven feet in height and shall be landscaped
as required by the reviewing board.
(10)
The following uses are specifically prohibited
in the M-2 Zone:
(a)
Lumber and wood production, including sawmills,
planing mills and similar uses.
(b)
Chemical product manufacturing and processing,
including the manufacturing of plastics, soaps and other cleaning
materials; paints, agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals and
similar products.
(c)
Petroleum refining uses, including the production
of paving and roofing materials and similar uses.
(d)
Rubber and plastic manufacturing, including
the production of tires, inner tubes, footwear, seals, hoses, belts
and similar products.
(e)
The manufacturing of stone, clay, glass and
concrete products.
(f)
Primary metal uses, including steel works, blast
furnaces, foundries and similar uses.
(11)
Where a child-care center is provided as an
accessory use, the floor area it occupies in any principal or accessory
building shall be excluded in calculating either the required number
of total on-site parking spaces, or the applicable floor/lot ratio.
Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and shall be in addition to those required for any
other use(s) on the same lot.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
C.
Conditional uses.
D.
Other provisions and requirements.
(1)
Where a child-care center is provided as an accessory
use, the floor area it occupies in any principal or accessory building
shall be excluded in calculating either the required number of total
on-site parking spaces, or the applicable floor/lot ratio. Parking
spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter and shall be in addition to those required for any other use(s)
on the same lot.
[Added 9-17-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-829]
The Multifamily Affordable Housing Zone requires a 20% affordable
housing set aside for affordable sale units and a 15% affordable housing
set aside for affordable rental units. Affordable housing shall be
provided in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Fair
Housing Act, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Uniform Housing Affordability
Controls (UHAC), and the Township's court-approved Affordable Housing
Ordinance.[1]
A.
Permitted principal uses.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory structures, buildings and uses, provided that such are incidental to that of the principal building and use, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(2)
Private recreational facilities for the exclusive use of residents, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and playgrounds, and customary accessory buildings shall include such buildings as clubhouses, storage buildings, or garages, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(5)
Indoor and surface parking for multifamily housing.
(6)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
C.
Area, yard, bulk, parking and open space requirements. The following
table identifies the area, yard, bulk, parking and open space requirements
for the Multifamily Affordable Housing Zone:
Description
|
Requirement
|
---|---|
Minimum tract area
|
23 acres
|
Maximum tract development area
|
16.25 acres
|
Minimum lot width (tract)
|
200 feet
|
Minimum lot depth (tract)
|
600 feet
|
Minimum front yard setback
|
30 feet
|
Minimum side yard setback1
|
30 feet
|
Minimum rear yard setback1
|
30 feet
|
Minimum setback from buildings on site:
| |
Front to front; front to side; side to side
|
100 feet
|
Rear to rear
|
100 feet
|
Rear to side
|
100 feet
|
Minimum building setback to internal roadway
|
20 feet
|
Maximum building coverage (residential)
|
15%
|
Maximum impervious coverage
|
35%
|
Maximum building height
|
5 stories/55 feet
|
Maximum number of apartments
|
347
|
Maximum gross density of apartments
|
15 dwelling units per acre2
|
Minimum percent set-aside (affordable rental units)
|
15% of all units
|
Minimum percent set-aside (affordable for-sale units)
|
20% of all units
|
Maximum number of townhouses
|
278
|
Maximum gross density of attached/townhouse units
|
12 dwelling units per acre
|
Minimum percent set-aside for attached/townhouse units
|
20% of all units
|
Maximum number affordable units per building
|
20
|
Impervious coverage (parking) setbacks:
| |
From building
|
15 feet
|
From property line or public street
|
15 feet
|
Parking spaces
|
2 per unit3 Plus 1 visitor space
per 5 dwelling units
|
Two-way drive aisle width
|
24 feet
|
Minimum landscaped perimeter buffer
|
25 feet4
|
Open Space Area - minimum
|
30% developed tract area5
|
NOTES:
| |
1.
|
Patios, decks, balconies and fences shall be located within
required building setbacks.
|
2.
|
Density shall be calculated for all lots in the zone to determine
the number of residential apartments that shall be permitted on Lots
247, 320 and 330.
|
3.
|
There shall be a minimum of one garage or underground parking
space per unit.
|
4.
|
Landscaped buffer shall be continuously planted with double
rows of trees 15 feet on center at least eight feet in height at the
time of planting.
|
5.
|
Developed tract area is that portion of the tract upon which
development is situated. Areas in required setbacks and landscaped
buffers may be counted toward the minimum open space area.
|
D.
Other requirements.
(1)
Tract development area.
(a)
All residential development and associated improvements shall
be limited to Block 280, Lots 247, 320 and 330.
(b)
An open space management plan shall be submitted for Block 280,
Lots 551.1 and 552, at the time of site plan approval for development
of Lots 247, 320 and 330, which shall be subject to Planning Board
approval at the time of site plan development approval. Lots 551.1
and 552 may be donated to the Township of Cedar Grove as open space
or held by the owner or an open space organization established to
own and maintain such open space, provided the open space is appropriately
deed restricted to ensure its continued maintenance as such.
(c)
The development shall include improved pedestrian trail linkages
to access the West Essex Trail from the development.
(2)
Affordable housing requirements/very-low-, low- and moderate-income
units.
(a)
Except as specifically provided in Subsection D(2)(c) below, affordable units shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. ("FHA"), the "Round 2" regulations adopted by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.1 et seq.,[2] the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls ("UHAC"), N.J.A.C.
5:80-26.1 et seq., all other relevant statutes, regulations, and policies,
and the Cedar Grove Township's court-approved Third Round Affordable
Housing Ordinance.
[2]
Editor's Note: The regulations in N.J.A.C. 5:93 expired October
16, 2016.
(b)
Affordability average; bedroom distribution. Affordable units
shall be provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3, Affordability
average; bedroom distribution.
(c)
Very-low-, low-, and moderate-income housing shall be constructed
and rented in accordance with the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and
the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls ("UHAC") found at N.J.A.C.
5:80-26.1 et seq., including standards for the split between very-low-,
low- and moderate-income housing, except that, consistent with N.J.S.A.
52:27D-329.1, at least 13% of the affordable units shall be very-low-income
units, i.e., affordable to households earning 30% or less of the regional
median household income by household size; and at least 37% of the
affordable units shall be low-income units. The balance of the affordable
units shall be moderate-income units.
(d)
Affordable units shall be affirmatively marketed in accordance
with the affirmative marketing provisions identified at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15.
(e)
Controls on affordability. There shall be an income control
period pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11 of at least 30 years, and thereafter
until Cedar Grove takes action to release the controls on affordability,
for all affordable units.
[1]
The applicant shall submit a copy of the draft
deed restriction to be placed on the affordable units at the time
of application for site plan approval for Planning Board Attorney
review and approval prior to the Planning Board granting preliminary
site plan approval.
[2]
Affordability controls shall be established in
the form of a deed restriction, which shall be approved by the Planning
Board Attorney and recorded with the County Clerk and filed with the
Cedar Grove Municipal Clerk and Cedar Grove municipal housing liaison.
(f)
Affordable units shall be administered by a qualified administrative
agent in accordance with the administrative procedures for affordable
units identified in the UHAC. The developer shall be responsible for
the cost for all aspects of administering the affordable units, including
but not limited to affirmative marketing, income qualification, tenant
placement/purchaser selection, maintenance of controls, etc.
(3)
Site plan review required as set forth under Article X. An application for site plan approval shall comply with the Township's submission requirements procedures for a site plan application.
(a)
A comprehensive traffic study shall be submitted with the application
for development. This study will include a matrix with estimated projections
for vehicle movements in and out of the facility in each hour of each
day in a typical seven-day week. The projections for each hour will
be built up from separate estimates for ingress and egress, and for
different categories of use. The latter will include, but not be limited
to, residents, deliveries and visitors. Added together, the separate
categories will equal all traffic in and out. The study will also
include background traffic in each direction on the public road servicing
the facility in the same twenty-four-hour, seven-day format. The factual
and analytical basis for all estimates will be explained.
(b)
The Planning Board may use the traffic study to foster proper
design, such as, but not limited to, ingress and egress, and to determine
the applicant's pro-rata share of off-site and off-tract improvements,
if any, that may be required. The Planning Board shall not use the
traffic study to alter the density of sites to be developed with inclusionary
zoning.
(c)
The applicant shall have the option of preparing the traffic
study or choosing a consultant from a list of at least two professionals
(prepared by the municipality) to prepare the studies. If the developer
chooses a consultant from the municipally prepared list, the developer
and municipality shall both rely on the consultant's recommendations.
(4)
Open space.
(a)
Not less than 30% of the developed tract area of a permitted
multifamily development shall be dedicated to common open space areas.
Such space may include required buffers, setback areas, stormwater
management facilities, active recreational areas, as well as natural,
undeveloped areas, and shall be maintained by the owner or a homeowners'
association and appropriately deed restricted.
(b)
Of the tract area dedicated to common open space and recreation
facilities, at least 1/2 (or 15% of the tract area) shall consist
of natural, undeveloped open space, which may include perimeter buffering.
Such buffer areas with predevelopment natural vegetative cover shall
be retained and appropriately protected from root damage during construction,
which shall include drip-line limits of disturbance for trees within
the required buffer, which shall be approved by the Township Engineer
prior to site disturbance.
(5)
Required off-street parking spaces pursuant to the requirements of Article VI, and specifically restricted as follows:
(a)
No parking area shall be located within 50 feet of a property
line nor between any building or a public road.
(b)
No parking shall be permitted on any access driveway.
(c)
Dwelling units shall each be provided with a minimum of one
garage parking space of at least nine feet by 18 feet.
(d)
Not more than 100 parking spaces shall be provided as surface
parking.
(6)
A landscaped buffer shall be required on any side or rear yard
adjacent to any property used or zoned for lower density residential
purposes. The buffer shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width and shall
be landscaped via massed evergreen trees and/or shrubs having a minimum
height of eight feet at the time of planting. Such buffer areas may
also be required upon site plan review to have walls and/or fences
in order to further screen the multifamily use from surrounding uses
and zones. No building or other structure, parking area, driveway
or storage area shall encroach upon such buffer area.
(7)
Buildings shall conform to the following additional limitations
and requirements:
(a)
All buildings and accessory structures shall be designed with
a unified architectural theme that is visually compatible with the
surrounding area. Said design shall consider such elements as building
materials and colors, facade treatments, rooflines, light fixtures,
and site amenities such as street furniture. All buildings shall have
pitched roofs as an integral component of their design. Exterior building
material colors shall be earth-tone and designed to blend into the
surrounding neighborhood.
(b)
Limitations on size. Buildings exceeding 100 feet in length
shall be interrupted by offset planes not exceeding 100 feet in length.
Each plane shall be recessed or offset by two feet or more. Exterior
finishes shall vary for each offset plane, which shall be subject
to Planning Board approval.
(8)
Telephone and electric lines. There shall not be permitted overhead
telephone and electric transmission lines traversing a lot. Telephone
and electric transmission lines shall be placed at the rear of the
lot. Where this is not practical or possible, overhead transmission
lines may be place alongside the lot line, and service to a building
or group of buildings on a lot from the transmission line shall be
by underground conduit.
(9)
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed in number and
location as directed by the Township Engineer acting upon the advice
of the Chief of the Township Fire Department and the Office of Fire
Prevention, or as required by the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement
Standards.
(10)
Interior roads, access drives, and sidewalks. All road and sidewalk
construction shall be pursuant to the New Jersey Residential Site
Improvement Standards. A grass area of a minimum width of two feet
shall be provided between the sidewalks and interior roads and between
the sidewalks and access drives.
(11)
Recycling. There shall be included within each new multifamily
building an indoor recycling area for the collection and storage of
residentially generated recyclable materials.
(12)
Solid waste. Solid waste collection and storage areas shall
be similarly provided within each multifamily building for the facility,
and may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor areas shall be enclosed by
a maximum seven-foot-high fence or wall enclosure compatible with
the architectural style of the building, and landscaped as required
by the reviewing board.
(13)
Lighting. Exterior lighting in accordance with § 268-7, with the exception that the maximum height of a fixture shall not exceed 20 feet measured from the ground level to the top of the light source.
(a)
All light fixtures shall be downward directed and side shielded
to prevent direct view of the light source of light fixtures from
off site. The Planning Board shall have the authority to approve the
type and style of light fixtures used, which may be a decorative design,
or shoebox style fixture with a 150° beam spread.
(b)
The lamp of the light fixture shall be sufficiently recessed
to prevent direct view of the light source from off site.
(14)
Landscaping. The overall site design shall include a comprehensive
landscaping plan providing a variety of trees, shrubs, and ground
cover(s) designed to shade parking and recreation areas, reduce stormwater
runoff and soil erosion, offer visual screening, accent and complement
buildings, and soften the lines of paved roadways on the interior
and exterior of the site. The preservation of existing natural features
such as rock outcroppings, woodlands, and topographic elements shall
be an integral part of the site planning process, and, at its discretion,
the reviewing board may waive additional screening requirements where
such features are present within a required buffer area.
[Added 9-17-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-830]
The Multifamily Affordable Housing Inclusionary Overlay (MF-AH-IO)
Zone adds an inclusionary residential development option in addition
to the underlying nonresidential zoning that permits townhouse development
at a gross density of 10 dwelling units per acre including a 20% affordable
housing set-aside; and Multifamily apartments at a gross density of
14 dwelling units per acre including a 15% affordable housing set-aside
if the affordable housing units will be for rent or a 20% affordable
housing set-aside if the affordable units will be for sale. Affordable
housing shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the
New Jersey Fair Housing Act and N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Uniform
Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC).
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Multifamily apartment buildings, including affordable housing
as prescribed above.
(2)
Attached townhouses, including affordable housing as prescribed
above.
(3)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community
shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for
the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with head
injuries, each in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1.
(4)
Uses permitted and developed in accordance with the existing
underlying zoning that are in existence as of the date of adoption
of this section, which uses shall be permitted to continue and/or
expand in accordance with the provisions of underlying zoning without
the need for an application for use variance approval from the Zoning
Board of Adjustment as a nonpermitted use, provided that no existing
nonresidential use, even if permitted and conforming to the zoning
as of the date of adoption of this section, shall be permitted to
expand beyond the limits of the tax lot(s) upon which such use is
located as of the date of adoption of this section.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory structures, buildings and uses, provided that such are incidental to that of the principal building and use, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(2)
Private recreational facilities for the exclusive use of residents, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and playgrounds, and customary accessory buildings shall include such buildings as clubhouses, storage buildings, or garages, subject to the provisions of § 268-10 and applicable requirements of this section.
(5)
Family day-care homes as regulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
D.
Affordable housing requirements/very-low-, low- and moderate-income
units.
(1)
Except as specifically provided in Subsection D(3) below, affordable units shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. ("FHA"), the "Round 2" regulations adopted by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.1 et seq.,[1] the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls ("UHAC"), N.J.A.C.
5:80-26.1 et seq., all other relevant statutes, regulations, and policies
and the Cedar Grove Township Third Round Affordable Housing Ordinance.[2]
(2)
Affordability average; bedroom distribution. Affordable units
shall be provided in accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:80-26.3, Affordability
average; bedroom distribution.
(3)
Very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing shall be constructed
and rented in accordance with the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and
Uniform Housing Affordability Controls ("UHAC") at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1
et seq, including standards for the split between very-low-, low-
and moderate-income housing, except that, consistent with N.J.S.A.
52:27D-329.1, at least 13% of the affordable units shall be very-low-income
units, i.e., affordable to households earning 30% or less of the regional
median household income by household size; and at least 37% of the
affordable units shall be low-income units. The balance of the affordable
units shall be moderate-income units.
(4)
Affordable units shall be affirmatively marketed in accordance
with the affirmative marketing provisions identified at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15.
(5)
Controls on affordability. There shall be an income control
period pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11 of at least 30 years for all
affordable units and thereafter until Cedar Grove takes action to
release the controls on affordability.
(a)
The applicant shall submit a copy of the draft deed restriction
to be placed on affordable units at the time of application for site
plan approval for Planning Board Attorney review and approval prior
to the Planning Board granting preliminary site plan approval.
(b)
Affordability controls shall be established in the form of a
deed restriction, which shall be approved by the Planning Board Attorney
and recorded with the County Clerk and filed with Cedar Grove Municipal
Clerk and the Cedar Grove municipal housing liaison.
(6)
Affordable units shall be administered by a qualified administrative
agent in accordance with the administrative procedures for affordable
units identified in the UHAC. The developer shall be responsible for
the cost for all aspects of administering the affordable units, including
but not limited to affirmative marketing, income qualification, tenant
placement/purchaser selection, maintenance of controls, etc.
E.
Site plan review required as set forth under Article X. An application for site plan approval shall comply with the Township's submission requirements and procedures for a site plan application.
(1)
A comprehensive traffic study shall be submitted with the application
for development. This study will include a matrix with estimated projections
for vehicle movements in and out of the facility in each hour of each
day in a typical seven-day week. The projections for each hour will
be built up from separate estimates for ingress and egress, and for
different categories of use. The latter will include, but not be limited
to, residents, deliveries and visitors. Added together, the separate
categories will equal all traffic in and out. The study will also
include background traffic in each direction on the public road servicing
the facility in the same twenty-four-hour, seven-day format. The factual
and analytical basis for all estimates will be explained.
(2)
The Planning Board shall use the traffic study to foster proper
design, such as but not limited to ingress and egress, and to determine
the applicant's pro-rata share of off-site and off-tract improvements,
if any, that may be required. The Planning Board shall not use the
traffic study to alter the density of sites to be developed with inclusionary
zoning.
(3)
The applicant shall have the option of preparing the traffic
study or choosing a consultant from a list of at least two professionals
(prepared by the municipality) to prepare the studies. If the developer
chooses a consultant from the municipally prepared list, the developer
and municipality shall both rely on the consultant's recommendations.
F.
A landscaped buffer shall be required on any side or rear yard adjacent
to any property used or zoned for nonresidential purposes. The buffer
shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width and shall be landscaped via
massed evergreen trees and/or shrubs having a minimum height of eight
feet at the time of planting. Such buffer areas may also be required
upon site plan review to have walls and/or fences in order to further
screen the multifamily development from surrounding land uses. No
building or other structure, parking area, driveway or storage area
shall encroach upon such buffer area.