Any development in the Non-Pinelands Area of Winslow Township shall be in conformance with the applicable standards set forth in this Article and any other applicable standards within this Code. However, when standards for Planned Community Districts established under Article IX of this chapter are in conflict with standards set forth in this Article XV, Article IX shall govern in the Planned Community Districts. The standards found in this chapter, the Zoning Chapter of Winslow Township, are intended to encourage development patterns which promote the orderly and beneficial development of the township.
Both the standards found in this Article, along with the design and performance standards found in Article XV of the Zoning within The Pinelands Chapter are applicable to the Pinelands Area of Winslow Township. However, when there is a conflict between the standards found in the two (2) chapters, the Zoning within the Pinelands Chapter shall govern in the Pinelands area of the township.
A. No structure or building of a portable nature, vehicle of any kind, trailer or tractor shall be permitted to be located or operated upon any lot in the township for dwelling purposes or for the purpose of selling food, merchandise or commodities of any kind.
B. All accessory buildings shall be compatible in appearance with the area in which they are located.
C. Accessory uses permitted within each district are listed under the Article for the district in question.
No building or premises shall be used for any trade, industry or use that is noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise or any use which constitutes an unusual fire or explosive hazard.
Apartment houses or garden apartments permitted in the RH Zoning District shall be subject to the standards specified in Schedule 1, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Residential Uses, found at the end of this chapter, as well as in accordance with the following standards:
A. A buffer strip shall be provided along the entire perimeter of the property or site on which apartments are proposed at least fifty (50) feet in width, measured inward from the property line, in accordance with the standards for buffers in § 294-104 of this Article.
B. No front yard shall be used for purposes of service to the dwellings. Such services specifically prohibited are garbage or refuse disposal or disposal of stationary units, any storage space and laundering facilities and clothes drying facilities or recreational facilities.
C. Each dwelling unit shall be provided with three hundred (300) cubic feet of storage space located within the building, and which space may be located in the basement.
D. No more than one (1) garbage and refuse pickup station or unit shall be permitted for each ten (10) independent dwelling units, and each shall be of such size and capacity as will provide adequate and well-located space for garbage and refuse. Pickup units or stations shall be located in the rear or side of the buildings, housed in an appropriate structure, and all such units together with all garbage and refuse disposal from the apartment development, shall be serviced and picked up and otherwise disposed of by the owner of the apartment building.
E. Of the units per acre, a minimum of twenty percent (20%) shall consist of one-bedroom units and not more than ten percent (10%) shall consist of three (3) bedroom or larger units.
F. Minimum floor areas shall be as follows:
(1) One (1) bedroom units: six hundred and fifty (650) square feet.
(2) Two (2) bedroom units: seven hundred and fifty (750) square feet.
(3) Three (3) bedroom units: eight hundred and seventy-five (875) square feet.
G. Each dwelling unit shall comply with all applicable Federal Housing Administration standards regarding minimum habitable area.
H. All dwelling units must have heating and air-conditioning systems with independent controls for each unit.
I. The developer shall make proper and adequate provision for the installation of streets, sidewalks, and curbs, water, sewerage and drainage facilities and other improvements as specified by and in accordance with the requirements of appropriate sections of this Article.
J. Open space shall be provided and maintained in accordance with § 294-118 and § 294-119 of this Article.
K. Outside lighting shall be provided in accordance with § 294-113 of this Article.
L. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 294-117 of this Article. Off street parking facilities for apartment house structures containing four (4) or more dwelling units shall be adequately lighted.
M. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with § 294-130 of this Article.
A. The maximum height of buildings or structures, the minimum dimensions of yards, the area of lot required per unit or use, maximum building coverage and bulk of buildings for residential uses shall be as shown in Schedule 1, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Residential Uses in the Non-Pinelands Area of Winslow Township, included at the end of this chapter.
Area, yard, and bulk requirements for nonresidential uses shall be as shown in Schedule 2, Area, Yard, and Bulk Requirements for Nonresidential uses in the Non-Pinelands Area of Winslow Township, included at the end of this chapter.
B. Additional standards pertaining to area, yard, and bulk requirements governing particular housing types, other than single-family detached housing and special commercial uses, shall be as found in the following sections of this chapter:
C. The only exceptions to the area, yard, and bulk requirements found in Schedules 1 and 2, or in the appropriate section of this chapter for particular housing types or special uses (listed under Subsection B of this section), shall occur under instances of Planned Community Developments, Clustered Developments, or Planned Retirement Community Developments as allowed under Articles IX, XIII, and XIV, respectively.
D. The provisions of these regulations with respect to heights shall not apply to church spires, cupolas, grandstands, chimneys, flagpoles, radio aerials and their supports or, if not occupying an area greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the ground area covered by the main building, to domes, ornamental towers, observation towers, water towers, penthouses, hose towers, water tanks and scenery lofts.
E. In measuring the width and depth of the yards prescribed herein, a cornice projecting not more than twelve (12) inches, or a fence, shall not be held to reduce such required dimensions.
F. In any district where forty percent (40%) or more of the properties fronting upon one (1) side of a street between two (2) street intersections (commonly known as a "block") and located in such district have been improved with buildings at the time of the passage of this chapter and a front yard of greater depth than the minimum required by the appropriate schedule of area, yard, and bulk requirements for such district has been provided for the majority of such buildings, such minimum shall be disregarded and substituted for it shall be the requirements that no building or structure hereafter erected or altered in said portion of such district shall be placed nearer to the street line than the average depth of front yards established by such majority. The minimum depth of a front yard for a dwelling on a lot between two (2) adjoining lots, upon each of which there is a building at the time of the passage of this chapter, shall be the average of the depths of front yards provided for such buildings. Where less than forty percent (40%) of such property has been improved with buildings or where dwellings do not front upon a street, the minimum depth of a front yard shall be as required by the appropriate schedule of area, yard, and bulk requirements.
[Added 3-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-5-97]
Notwithstanding the requirements contained in this chapter or any other chapter of the Code of the Township of Winslow, pertaining to side yard setbacks in any residential zone located within the township, a variance pertaining to a side yard setback shall not be required where a property owner proposes to construct an addition onto an existing residential structure if the following conditions exist:
A. The residential structure was originally constructed pursuant to regulations for zero lot line single family detached dwellings subject to a zero (0) side yard setback requirement or a three (3) foot side yard setback requirement; and
B. The proposed addition is in compliance with the schedule of area, bulk and height requirements in effect at the time the structure was originally constructed; and
C. The property owner can demonstrate to the Construction Code Official and/or Zoning Officer that the residential structure satisfied the schedule of area, bulk and height requirements in effect at the time said home was originally constructed.
[Added 7-15-97 by Ord. No. 0-11-97]
Notwithstanding the requirements contained in this chapter or any other chapter of the Code of the Township of Winslow, in any zone containing structures for residential use located within the township, utility sheds not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet of the type which do not require issuance of building permits under the Uniform Construction Code, shall be permissible in any side or rear yard provided:
A. The property owner can demonstrate in an application to be submitted to the Zoning Officer that the proposed utility shed is in accordance with all area, yard and bulk requirements for accessory buildings in such zone.
A. An automobile garage, repair or service station and/or a station for the storage and sale of fuel, lubricating oil and accessories for motor vehicles may be established, erected or enlarged under the provisions of this chapter, provided that, along with the general design standards set forth in this Article, the following specific requirements are followed:
(1) The lot used for this purpose shall have a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a minimum depth and width of one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet.
(2) No portion of such garage shall be less than forty (40) feet from any residential district as established by this chapter, unless separated from such district by a street, forty (40) feet or more in width.
(3) No repair facilities shall be maintained on the front portion of the lots, or in the front portion of the first story of the building, within thirty-five (35) feet of the street, or in any portion of the lot or building within five hundred (500) feet of the premises of a school, hospital, church or public recreation building, theater or public library, or two thousand (2,000) feet of another gasoline selling or service station.
(4) Any garage door for vehicles opening upon a street shall be of the vertical rolling or other approved sliding or folding type, at least twelve (12) feet from the curb line:
(5) No equipment or pumps for the service or dispensing of gasoline or oil shall be placed less than thirty-five (35) feet from the street line and twenty-five (25) feet from the side and rear property lines of the lot.
(6) No gasoline dispensing equipment or dispensing outlets shall be maintained or permitted inside of any garage or service station.
(7) The top of every gasoline storage tank shall be at least thirty-six (36) inches below the surface of the ground.
B. Driveways shall be installed in accordance with the requirements specified in § 294-108 of this Article.
C. The entire area of the station or garage or sale area traversed by motor vehicles shall be constructed with a permanent pavement of a type specified in § 294-117 of this Article.
D.. Off-street parking shall be designed and installed in accordance with the requirements specified in § 294-117.
A. Block length and width or acreage within bounding roads shall be such as to accommodate the size of lot required in the area by this chapter of the Winslow Township Code and to provide for convenient access, circulation control and safety of street traffic.
B. In blocks over one thousand (1,000) feet long, pedestrian crosswalks may be required in locations deemed necessary by the Planning Board. Such walkway shall be ten (10) feet wide and be straight from street to street.
C. For commercial, group housing or industrial use, block size shall be sufficient to meet all area and yard requirements for such use.
A. A buffer strip shall be required along all lot lines and street lines separating a nonresidential use, apartments, or other multifamily housing structures, and townhouses from an existing residential use or a Residential Zoning District for the purpose of obscuring views, screening the glare from automobile headlights, and reducing noise.
B. Buffer strips shall be at least fifty (50) feet in width measured in from the property line and shall consist of any, or a combination, of the following: existing trees and shrubs, new landscaping materials, berms, walls or fences.
C. The preservation of natural woods as part of the buffer strip shall be encouraged. Additional plantings of trees and shrubs shall be required if necessary to establish an effective buffer.
D. Buffer strips shall have existing trees and shrubs or additional plantings of sufficient density as to obscure, throughout the full course of the year, the glare of automobile headlights.
E. Within buffer strips, no structure, use, activity, storage of materials, off-street parking or loading shall be permitted.
F. Maintenance of the buffer strip shall be the responsibility of the landowner or the organization established to own and maintain common open space, per § 294-119 of this Article.
A. Site design.
(1) Environmental protection. Every effort shall be made to either preserve the landscape in its natural state or to improve existing site conditions according to high standards of conservation and environmental protection and in keeping with adjacent areas.
(2) Orientation and siting. In the case of freestanding buildings or structures and depending on individual site characteristics, consideration shall be given to positioning that provides a desirable visual composition, avoids blocking natural vistas, provides a desirable space enclosure, does not unnecessarily alter existing topography and vegetation and otherwise respects established natural conditions and surrounding buildings and structures.
(1) Building features. In preparing plans, consideration shall be given to building material, use of color and/or texture, massing, fenestration and advertising features as they will relate to site conditions and harmonize with similar elements in surrounding buildings or structures.
(2) All buildings or structures shall harmoniously blend with existing site features and surrounding development through careful attention to existing topography, siting and screening techniques.
C. Buffering.
(1) Buffering requirements specified in § 294-104 of this Article shall apply unless the Planning Board shall determine that a special noise, light, visual or environmental problem exists, in which case a planting strip of more than fifty (50) feet may be required to be planted with evergreens so as to form an effective screen and/or suitable fencing not more than ten (10) feet in height.
D. Parking area design.
(1) Off-street parking areas for passenger cars and appurtenant driveways and walkways shall be constructed with a permanent pavement of a type specified for parking areas in § 294-117F(1)(a) of this Article.
(2) Off-street parking areas, loading or unloading areas for trucks and appurtenant driveways and walkways shall be constructed with a permanent pavement of a type specified for truck parking areas in § 294-117F(1)(b) of this Article.
A.car wash may be established, erected or enlarged under the provisions of this chapter, provided that, along with the general design standards set forth in this Article, the following specific requirements are followed:
A. The lot used for this purpose shall have a minimum lot size of twenty-four thousand (24,000) square feet.
B. The lot used for this purpose shall have a minimum lot width of one hundred twenty (120) feet.
C. The lot used for this purpose shall have a minimum lot depth of two hundred (200) feet.
D.. The minimum distance between any buildings, including accessory uses, and any residence district shall be fifty (50) feet.
E. Driveways shall be installed in accordance with the requirements specified in § 294-108 of this Article.
F.. Minimum distance between the property line of a car wash lot and the property line of any of the following uses: church, library, school, college, nursing home, hospital and similar uses, shall be two hundred (200) feet.
G. Parking requirements:
(1) A waiting or stacking area on the lot for incoming automobiles, accessible to the entrance end of the washing equipment, to accommodate at least fifteen (15) automobiles for each lane provided in the -washing area.
(2) An area beyond the exit end of the washing equipment, for at least six (6) automobiles for each lane provided in the washing area.
H. The entire area of the car wash lot traversed by motor vehicles shall be constructed with a permanent paving of a type specified in § 294-117 of this Article.
I. Dripping vehicles shall not be allowed on streets or highways so as to cause ice hazards in freezing weather. Equipment must be installed to prevent this condition. Site drainage shall be designed so as to prevent drainage onto public streets.
