In the NB Neighborhood Business Zone, no building
or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered
which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one
or more of the following uses, and all such uses shall be subject
to the performance standards set forth in the Township's Site Plan
Ordinance:
A. Stores and shops for the conduct of any retail business,
excluding drive-in establishments.
B. Personal service establishments (e.g., a tailor, barbershop
or beauty salon).
C. Offices for professional services, small commercial
offices (e.g., realtors or travel agencies); and offices incidental
to uses permitted in this subsection.
D. Repair and servicing, indoor only, of any article
for sale which is permitted in this district, except as otherwise
indicated in this section.
E. Building structures and uses owned or operated by
the Township of Plainsboro for municipal purposes.
F. Carpentry, electrical, masonry, plumbing and painting
services, provided that all activities are conducted and all materials
stored within a completely enclosed building and that only trucks
incidental to the use, located on the premises, are permitted. Such
trucks shall be parked in areas that are appropriately landscaped.
H. Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental
to the above permitted uses and located on the same lot and within
the same zoning district that permits the principal use.
I. Mixed use structure with no more than two dwellings
in conjunction with another permitted use.
J. Detached single-family dwelling which meets the standards of the R-85 Residence Zone, Article
VI.
K. Family day-care homes, subject to the terms set forth in the family day-care home definition in §
101-1.
[Added 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13]
L. Home occupations and professional offices, subject to the standards found in §
101-13.5.
[Added 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13]
M. Necessary public utilities and services pursuant to §
101-13.6.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-13]
In the NB Zone, the following uses may be permitted
as conditional uses:
Prohibited uses and buildings shall be any use not listed in §§
101-180 and
101-181 above and specifically including the following:
A. Nightclubs, neighborhood taverns, including drive-in
and curb service establishments.
B. Restaurants that occupy more than 25% of the total
first floor area and restaurants located above the first floor.
E. Savings and loan associations.
G. Attended laundry and retail dry-cleaning services
where cleaning is done on the premises.
H. Hand or automatic self-service laundries.
I. Outdoor overnight parking of trucks or other commercial
vehicles.
J. Activities and/or occupations that involve the covering,
altering, finishing or assembling of goods for sale.
K. Motor vehicle service stations and motor vehicle commercial
garages.
M. Retail liquor and wine stores and wholesale beverage
establishments.
N. Animal hospitals and kennels.
O. Bowling alleys, billiard rooms or other places of
indoor amusement or recreation.
R. Storage and wholesale business establishments in connection
with permitted retail uses and warehousing of merchandise for retail
sales within the district.
S. Any industrial uses, including warehouses and storage
yards.
The minimum lot area for all business and commercial
uses in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall be 15,000 square feet.
The minimum lot width for all business and commercial
uses in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall be 100 feet.
The minimum lot depth for all business and commercial
uses in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall be 150 feet.
The maximum permitted lot coverage for all buildings
or enclosed structures shall be 20%.
The maximum improvement coverage for all business
and commercial uses in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall be 60%.
The maximum building height for all business
and commercial uses in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall be 2 1/2
stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
Every structure erected, designed or altered
for occupancy by any business uses as permitted in this article shall
provide, at the side or rear of its lot, access and space for the
loading of delivery trucks, which space shall have a paved hard surface
and be accessible from a public or private roadway or other way to
be used for such purposes.