The purpose of the Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
Districts is to accommodate commercial and service uses at appropriate
locations to serve the needs of residents in the residential sections
of the Township. The areas are designed to provide convenience-shopping
opportunities for residents in selected locations where intensive
retail or office development is inappropriate.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. Principal uses.
(1)
Low-intensity retail stores and shops, except
that no retail store shall have a floor area of more than 2,500 square
feet.
(2)
Shopping centers, where no building shall be
larger than 5,000 square feet and not more than one building in excess
of 2,500 square feet of floor area shall be occupied by a single tenant
or business entity.
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Uses (3) through (10) shall be restricted to
a maximum of 2,500 square feet in size.
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(5)
Personal service establishments.
(6)
Banks and financial institutions.
(7)
Offices for the practice of licensed professionals.
(10)
Public utility substations.
B. Accessory uses.
(3)
Enclosures for the storage of trash and recyclable
materials.
(5)
Accessory solar energy systems
[Added 8-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-18-22]
C. Conditional uses.
(1)
Automobile fueling stations, including fueling
stations with convenience retail.
(2)
Drive-through restaurants not to exceed 2,500
square feet in size.
D. Prohibited uses.
(1)
Adult-oriented retail businesses.
(3)
Outdoor storage of junk, scrap metals and materials,
automobiles and other machinery or vehicles intended for dismantlement
or demolition.
(8)
Chemical production facilities.
(9)
Metal finishing and production.
Area and bulk requirements shall be as follows:
A. Minimum lot area: one acre.
B. Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.
C. Maximum building height: 35 feet.
D. Maximum coverage.
(1)
Buildings and structures: 30%.
(2)
Total impermeable coverage: 50%, except that
coverage may be increased to 65%, provided that the applicant demonstrates
to the satisfaction of the approving authority that there will be
no net increase over preconstruction conditions in the volume and
rate of stormwater runoff.
E. Minimum yard setbacks.
(1)
Principal buildings and structures:
(2)
Accessory buildings and structures:
(3)
Parking:
(a)
Front: No more than 25% of the total number
of required spaces shall be located between the front facade of the
principal building and the primary abutting roadway.
(b)
Side: 10 feet unless the parking area is part of a shared parking scheme pursuant to §
253-92J.
(c)
Rear: 15 feet, unless the parking area is part of a shared parking scheme pursuant to §
253-92J.
F. Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
G. Environmental requirements.
(1)
The applicant shall submit a completed New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection Permit Identification Form
as part of the application. Proof of submittal to the NJDEP shall
also be provided.
(2)
The applicant will provide a complete listing
of all notices of environmental violations issued by the NJDEP, EPA,
county and municipal entities for the subject property and for the
applicant for a period of 10 years immediately proceeding the filing
of the development application.
(3)
The applicant shall provide a list of all NJDEP
required permits related to land use management; air quality permits;
water supply permits; water quality; and all other required permits.
(4)
The applicant shall provide a copy of all required
permits as a condition of signing of the final site plan.
H. Design standards.
(1)
The architecture of buildings in this district
shall be designed to have a residential character, as evidenced by
rooflines, building materials, and color schemes. All buildings in
shopping centers shall be consistent in design and signage packages.
The applicant shall be required to present architectural plans to
the Architectural and Landscape Advisory Board prior to submission
to the Board.