[Added 9-10-1984 by Ord. No. 0-84-10]
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[1]:
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.
G.
Newspaper offices.
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]
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.
C.
Funeral parlors.
D.
Banks.
E.
Savings and loan associations.
F.
Copy centers.
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.
L.
Motels or hotels.
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.
P.
Theaters.
Q.
Car washes.
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.
T.
Adult bookstores.
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.
A.
Front yard. The minimum front yard for all business
and commercial uses in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall be 25
feet.
B.
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard for all business
and commercial uses shall be 50 feet.
C.
Side yards. There shall be two side yards, with a
minimum of 20 feet each. A minimum side yard of five feet shall be
permitted for a common property line located between two business
or commercial uses, provided that structures on both properties are
located at least 25 feet apart.
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.
B.
There shall be a minimum front setback for off-street
parking of 10 feet from the right-of-way of all streets abutting the
property. This front setback area may contain a sidewalk and shall
be landscaped with grass and shrubs.
C.
There shall be a minimum side yard and rear yard setback
for all off-street parking of 10 feet.
D.
Curbing or curb stops shall be provided in all off-street
parking areas and along all accessways.
E.
No parking area, access drive or aisle may be permitted
closer than five feet to any permitted business or commercial structure.
F.
Off-street parking areas and accessways thereto shall
be properly drained, and all such areas shall have a paved hard surface.
G.
All off-street parking areas and accessways shall
be so arranged that cars and trucks may be turned on the lot so that
it is not necessary to back into any roadway.
H.
Common or joint driveway access and parking to the
rear of sites is encouraged.
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.
A.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as an off-street
parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free
of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs,
drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, markings, signs,
bicycle parking devices, landscaping and other improvements shall
be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.
B.
The governing body may authorize repairs for such
improvements if, after proper notice, the owner fails to maintain
such improvements and such conditions constitute a hazard to health
and safety or where such improvements are governed by a development
or other similar agreement.
A.
Solid waste.
(1)
Each permitted use shall provide an area for the orderly
deposit and pickup of refuse which is concealed from the adjoining
residential properties, customer parking areas and nearby roadways.
This area shall be visually screened by a decorative wall or fence
and landscaping. The overall design shall be in architectural harmony
with the principal building and shall not be located within buffer
areas.
B.
Storage.
(1)
All provisions and facilities for storage, other than
pickup of refuse, shall be contained within a principal building.
C.
Environmental considerations.
(1)
No permitted use within the zone shall use any noise-making
devices such as phonographs, loudspeakers, amplifiers, radios, television
sets, machinery or similar devices so situated as to be heard outside
any building.
(2)
No smoke, fumes or objectionable odors shall be emitted
from any building.
D.
Building design and use.
(1)
The treatment of side and rear walls of any building
in terms of building materials shall be similar to the treatment of
the front facade and adjacent residential buildings.
(2)
The display of merchandise or nonpermanent uses and/or
activities, e.g., picnic areas and vending machines, placed on the
exterior premises of any building is prohibited.
E.
Landscaping.
(1)
Those portions of all front, side and rear yards not
used for off-street parking, loading or unloading areas, and vehicular
or pedestrian circulation, shall be planted with trees, shrubs, plants
or grass lawns, or a combination thereof, and maintained in good condition.
(2)
All off-street parking, loading and unloading areas
shall be bordered by landscaped areas containing trees, shrubs, and/or
landscaped berms to shield automobiles from any nearby roadway or
from any property used for residential purposes. Whenever feasible,
the Planning Board shall require at least 10% of the total parking
lot area be used for interior landscaping to include such things as
trees and shrubs. Such interior landscaping shall be distributed throughout
the parking lot in planting islands to provide the maximum shade and
buffer from noise and glare.
(3)
Buffering shall be located within minimum yard setbacks.
Buffer areas shall be located along the edge of parking lots and property
lines that abut residentially zoned lots or uses to prevent any and
all reflection of lights and to prevent windblown or other debris
from being blown or transported to or be visible from the adjacent
or neighboring residential premises. Buffering shall be located within
a minimum ten-foot setback and be designed to reduce the impacts of
noise, movement of people and vehicles, and to shield activities from
adjacent properties and nearby roadways. Buffering shall consist of
fencing, landscaped berms, evergreens, shrubs, bushes, deciduous trees,
plants, or a combination thereof, and shall be installed to have an
immediate positive impact.
F.
Lighting.
(1)
Adequate lighting shall be provided to ensure safe
movement of persons and vehicles and for security purposes. Directional
lights shall be arranged and shielded in such a manner as not to create
a hazard or nuisance to adjoining residential properties or the traveling
public. Spotlight-type fixtures attached to buildings and visible
to the public shall not be permitted.
