[Amended 10-11-1961; 1-27-1977 by Ord. No. 0-77-3; 5-1-1979 by Ord. No.
0-79-7; 6-9-80 by Ord. No. 0-80-6; 8-8-1983 by Ord. No. 0-83-15; 9-10-1984 by Ord. No.
0-84-10; 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 0-87-29; 4-11-1988 by Ord. No.
0-88-8; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No. 0-88-32; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No.
0-88-33; 2-27-1989 by Ord. No. 0-89-1; 5-10-2000 by Ord. No.
0-00-06; 6-14-2000 by Ord. No. 0-00-09; 9-13-2000 by Ord. No. 0-00-15; 8-8-2001 by Ord. No. 0-01-10]
A.
For the purpose of lessening congestion in the streets;
securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; protecting health,
morals or the general welfare; providing adequate light and air; preventing
the overcrowding of land or buildings; and avoiding undue concentration
of population, with reasonable consideration to the character of the
district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with
the objective of conserving the value of property and encouraging
the most appropriate use of land throughout such municipality, the
Township of Plainsboro is hereby divided into 18 zones as follows:
[Amended 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 0-10-25]
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R-100
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Rural Zone
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R-150
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Rural Zone
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R-200
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Rural Zone
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R-300
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Low-Density Residential Zone
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R-350
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Low-Density Residential Light-Impact Zone
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R-85
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Residence Zone
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R-90
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Planned Medium-Density Zone
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R-95
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Residence Zone
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GB
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General Business Zone
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OB-1
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Office Business Zone
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I-100
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Limited Industrial Zone
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S-R
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Service-Residential Zone
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PCD
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Planned Unit Development
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PMUD
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Planned Unit Development
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NB
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Neighborhood Business Zone
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VR-1
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Village Residential 1 Zone
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VR-2
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Village Residential 2 Zone
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VC
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Village Center Zone
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ECA
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Cemetery Zone
Educational and Cultural Arts Zone
FMC Corporation/Princeton HealthCare System Redevelopment Area
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B.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1
et seq. in order to promote and protect the public health, safety,
morals and general welfare and in furtherance of the following related
and more specific objectives:
(1)
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other
natural and man-made disasters.
(2)
To provide adequate light, air and open space.
(3)
To ensure that the development of the Township of
Plainsboro does not conflict with the development and general welfare
of neighboring municipalities, the county and state as a whole.
(4)
To promote the establishment of appropriate population
densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being
of persons and neighborhoods and the preservation of the environment.
(5)
To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure
of public funds by the coordination of public development with land
use policies.
(6)
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial
and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according
to their respective environmental requirements.
(7)
To encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will permit the free flow of traffic while discouraging
location of such facilities and routes which will result in congestion
or blight.
(8)
To provide a desirable visual environment through
creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
(9)
To promote the conservation of open space and valuable
natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the
environment through improper use of land.
(10)
To encourage planned unit developments which in corporate
the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout
of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development
to the particular site.
(11)
To encourage senior citizen housing construction.
(12)
To encourage the coordination of the various public
and private procedures and activities shaping land development with
a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient
use of the land.
[Amended 1-27-1977 by Ord. No. 0-77-3; 5-1-1979 by Ord. No.
0-79-7; 8-8-1983 by Ord. No. 0-83-15; 7-9-1984 by Ord. No.
0-84-9; 3-9-1987 by Ord. No. 0-87-1; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No.
0-88-32; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No. 0-88-33; 2-27-1989 by Ord. No.
0-89-1; 9-13-2000 by Ord. No. 0-00-15; 8-8-2001 by Ord. No.
0-01-10; 12-12-2001 by Ord. No. 0-01-19; 12-11-2002 by Ord. No.
0-02-18; 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 0-10-25]
The Zoning Map entitled "Zoning Map, Plainsboro
Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey," dated June 27, 1963, revised
November 10, 2010, which is attached hereto, is hereby adopted and
made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included at the end of this chapter.
When an uncertainty exists as to the boundaries
of any of the aforesaid zones as part of the said map, the following
rules shall apply:
A.
Zone boundary lines are intended to follow street,
lot or property lines as they exist on plats of record unless such
district boundaries are fixed by dimensions as shown on the Zoning
Map.
B.
Where such boundaries are fixed by dimensions and
where they approximately follow lot lines and where they are not more
than 10 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed
to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
Except as hereinafter otherwise provided:
A.
No building shall be erected and no existing building
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 among the uses hereinafter
listed as permitted in the district in which such building or land
is located.
B.
No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally
altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the
district in which such building is located.
C.
No building shall be erected, no existing building
be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any open space surrounding
any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in
conformity to the yard, lot area and building location regulations
hereinafter designated for the district 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 open space for any other building, 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, except that such parking space as is required for certain uses as specified in §§ 101-59, 101-91 and 101-107 and which need not be provided on the same lot as the principal structure or use shall be considered as part of the open space required for the continuance of such use but may be relocated in a manner so as to conform in all other respects to the requirements of §§ 101-59, 101-91 and 101-107, subject to approval by the Zoning Board.
E.
The Zoning Board may waive the requirements of this
chapter for minimum lot size and area only for such lots as were in
individual private ownership and so indicated in the public records
at the time of passage of this chapter and surrounded by improved
properties which prevent the acquisition of such additional land as
may permit compliance with the terms of this chapter.
F.
All uses not expressly permitted in this chapter are
prohibited.
[Added 9-24-1984 by Ord. No. 0-84-14[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 18 of this ordinance
provided as follows: "Any application for development submitted before
July 1, 1984, to a municipal agency pursuant to lawful authority may
be continued at the option of the applicant, and the municipal agency
shall have every power it possessed before July 1, 1984, in regard
to any such application."
