a. Minimum lot area: five (5) acres.
b. Minimum lot width and frontage: four hundred (400) feet.
c. Minimum lot depth: four hundred (400) feet.
d. Minimum building setbacks:
1. From a public street: one hundred (100) feet.
2. From other property line: one and five-tenths (1.5) times the building height.
3. From any residential zone district line: one hundred (100) feet.
e. Maximum building height: forty-five (45) feet.
f. Maximum building coverage: fifteen (15%) percent.
g. Maximum floor area ratio: fifteen (15%) percent.
h. Maximum lot coverage: sixty (60%) percent.
1. Minimum Off-Street Parking and Loading:
*These are in addition to areas used for display and storage of new vehicles.
j. Regulations for Industrial and Office Park Development.
1. The purpose of these requirements is to provide additional flexibility in designing and marketing property for smaller employment uses in accordance with the definition of "Industrial or office park" and in locations near transportation routes, convenient to population centers and convenient to other industrial development.
2. Tracts of twenty-five (25) acres or larger may be developed as office/industrial parks in accordance with the following standards. Tracts shall be developed with interior streets to prevent frontage on arterial and collector streets.
(a) The average lot size in the park shall not be less than five (5) acres.
(b) The minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre.
(c) No lots of less than five (5) acres may be created by subdivision until a sufficient number of lots in excess of five (5) acres have been subdivided to maintain the minimum average lot size of five (5) acres, except that in any event, no more than half (1/2) the total number of resulting lots may be less than five (5) acres. (For purposes of this chapter in determining building setbacks and other site requirements, a leased area that is not a subdivided lot shall nevertheless use the boundaries of the leased area in the same manner as if the boundaries were the subdivided lot lines.)
(d) The minimum lot width and depth for parcels less than five (5) acres shall be two hundred (200) feet, with minimum building setbacks of sixty-five (65) feet from all property lines, except a minimum setback of one hundred (100) feet from any residential zone line.
(e) All other requirements shall be the same as set forth in subsection 30-146.6 paragraphs d. 2., e., f., g., h. and i.
(f) Where an applicant can control the use of parking spaces, such as employee parking areas, separate parking areas may be approved for small cars as set forth in Section 30-80. (1976 Code § 78-86; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 13-84; Ord. No. 95-22 § XII)
The buffer areas shall adhere to the requirements of Sections 30-54 and 30-80. In addition, the approving authority shall have the power to increase any of the buffer requirements if it determines increased buffer is needed in areas that contain less than the required widths. (1976 Code § 78-86; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 2007-14 § II)
Regulations for the LIH District are as follows. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5)
The purpose of this district is to provide an area for light or moderate intensity office, laboratory, light industrial, and community service development or retirement housing with major highway access and water and sewer service. All development shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter XIV, Affordable Housing and this chapter with regard to lower income housing. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5)
a. Offices devoted exclusively to professional, executive, engineering, accounting, scientific research and development, statistical and financial purposes.
b. Scientific research laboratories devoted exclusively to research, product development and testing, engineering development, and sales development.
c. Limited light industrial uses, including the manufacture, fabrication, treatment and conversion of products, provided that any business having a Standard Industrial Classification number of 22-39 inclusive, 46-49 inclusive, 51 or 76 as designated in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual is prohibited.
d. Conference center without overnight lodging.
e. Farms as outlined in the R-40A District.
f. Indoor recreation facilities limited to skating rinks, racquet clubs, health clubs, and miniature golf.
g. Restaurants, excluding fast-food restaurants and cafeterias.
h. Banks.
1. Planned Retirement Communities. (See subsection 30-148.8.)
j. Buildings, structures and premises for use and occupancy by the Township for any municipal purpose.
k. Child care centers.
l. Retail farm markets. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5; Ord. 95-22 § XIII; Ord. No. 97-35 § IV)
a. Off-street parking and loading/unloading.
b. Accessory uses customarily incidental and subordinate to the uses allowed by right.
c. Temporary farm stands. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5; Ord. No. 97-35 § VI; Ord. No. 98-11 § 3; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 1)
The following conditional uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Section 30-155:
a. Office or industrial park development.
b. Wireless telecommunications antennas and towers.
c. Church or house of worship. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5; Ord. No. 95-22 § XIV; Ord. No. 98-11 § 4; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 2; Ord. No. 2002-17 § 3; Ord. No. 2013-33)
One space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet GFA for all uses except for limited light industry and scientific research laboratories, which shall have one space per four hundred (400) square feet GFA.
Minimum off-street loading of one (1) space. An additional space shall be required for each one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area.
NOTES:
*Off-street parking may be in any yard, provided that it is no closer than one hundred (100) feet to a public street or residential zone district line. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5)
In addition to the buffer, landscaping and design standards found in Sections 30-54 and 30-80, the following supplemental design standards shall apply in the LIH District:
a. All parking areas for offices, scientific research laboratories, limited light industrial development and similar uses shall be located on the side or rear of the building.
b. Off-street parking areas shall be separated from the road right-of-way by a landscape area of a minimum width of twenty-five (25) feet, planted in accordance with the standards of Section 30-54d. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5)
Regulations for a PRC development in the LIH District are as follows:
a. Uses Allowed by Right.
1. Single-family detached dwellings (See Schedule D).
2. Duplexes (See Schedule D).
3. Quadraplexes (See Schedule D).
4. Assisted living residences (See Schedules E and F).
5. Model homes and/or sales office.
b. Accessory Uses.
1. Retirement community center, as part of a Planned Retirement Community (PRC) development.
2. Recreational facilities and uses, including buildings for recreational activities, biking paths, walking paths, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, swimming pools, and similar recreational improvements related to the PRC.
3. Administration buildings related to the PRC.
4. Building emergency services, such as garages and offices for first aid equipment and personnel, as part of a PRC development.
5. On-site medical and personal services for the use of the on-site population only, as part of a PRC development.
6. Bus stops to service the retirement community center as part of a PRC development.
c. Tract Requirements.
1. The tract shall be under one (1) ownership or control by the applicant for purposes of obtaining all required development approvals and committing the tract to the regulations of the Planned Retirement Community.
Minimum tract size 40 acres
Minimum tract frontage 300 feet on a collector or arterial roadway
Maximum density 4 dwelling units per acre
Minimum building setback 75 feet from any tract boundary
Minimum perimeter landscaped 50 feet buffer
Maximum building coverage 20%
Maximum impervious coverage 35%
3. Deed Restrictions. Approval of a Planned Retirement Community development consisting of age-restricted housing in the Township shall be conditioned upon the placement of restrictive covenants on the deeds to any and all portions of a tract so developed, to insure that:
(a) Occupancy will be limited to persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older with no children under nineteen (19) in permanent residence, and that
(b) No further development of the parcel will be permitted. Exterior walls or structures as shown on an approved site plan shall not be expanded, and further development of remaining lands shall be prohibited.
4. Management of roadways, recreation facilities, security, internal transportation, and open space. Open undeveloped portions of an age-restricted development and all proposed roadways, recreation facilities, security facilities, and internal transportation facilities shall be owned and maintained by a Homeowners' Association consisting of all residents. Notification of this provision is to be included in the contract of sale deed for each unit.
d. Assisted Living Residence. Assisted living residences, which are required to be licensed by the State of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq., shall be permitted to develop at a ratio of three (3) beds equaling one (1) unit of permitted density, provided that no more than one hundred (100) beds, or twenty (20%) percent of the total units of permitted density, whichever is less, are provided in an assisted living residence. (See Schedules E and F for design standards and area and yard requirements.)
e. Open Space and Recreation Areas.
1. At least forty (40%) percent of the tract shall be reserved for open space and recreation uses.
2. Open space and recreation areas shall be located in appropriate locations and arranged in such a manner so as to further and foster the purposes of the Planned Retirement Community.
3. All open space and recreation areas shall be dedicated for active or passive recreation or open space. Such areas shall be owned in common by residents of the Planned Retirement Community and managed by a Homeowners' Association.
4. The open space and recreation area shall have a minimum contiguous area of not less than five (5) acres and no portion thereof shall be less than fifty (50) feet in width. Where appropriate, open space and recreation areas should be arranged to provide contiguity of open spaces between Planned Retirement Communities.
5. A comprehensive recreation plan shall be prepared to include all proposed passive and active recreation elements such as walking trails, picnic areas, outdoor and indoor tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, swimming pools, and seating areas.
6. Each Planned Retirement Community Development shall have a retirement community center. The following standards shall apply:
(a) The retirement community center shall be centrally located and easily accessible to all units. A comprehensive circulation plan shall be prepared to coordinate the road network, sidewalk layout, and bikeways for the entire development with emphasis on access to the center.
(b) The retirement community center may include but not be limited to cafeteria facilities, homeowners' association management offices, recreation and social activities rooms and offices, and a multi-purpose room designed for social activities.
(c) The retirement community center shall be no more than one and one-half (1 1/2) stories and no more than twenty-five (25) feet in height.
(d) A bus stop shall be provided at an accessible location for those using the center's facilities. An enclosure shall be located at the bus stop to afford protection from adverse weather conditions, and the bus stop shall include benches and shall be fully accessible to the handicapped.
7. All open space and recreation areas shall be protected by legal arrangements, satisfactory to the Planning Board Attorney, sufficient to assure their maintenance and preservation for their intended purpose. Covenants or other legal arrangements, including homeowners' associations, shall specify ownership of the area; method of maintenance; responsibility for maintenance; maintenance taxes and insurance; compulsory membership and compulsory assessment provisions; guarantees that any association formed to own and maintain the area will not be dissolved without the consent of the Planning Board; and any other specifications deemed necessary by the Planning Board.
(a) Within the Planned Retirement Community, the applicant shall establish a Homeowners' Association.
(b) The Homeowners' Association shall own and be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and reconstruction of all buildings and lands owned by the residents of the community in common with one another. Such lands shall include at a minimum all recreational areas, open space, and drainage facilities required by the reviewing board for the community.
f. Additional Facilities.
1. Each PRC development shall provide facilities for emergency services such as first aid.
2. Each PRC development shall provide an internal transportation system, for transport within and without the PRC, which may include such facilities as a shuttle bus.
3. Each PRC shall provide appropriate measures, which may include gatehouses, security patrols and/or secured entries to the PRC. (1976 Code § 78-86.1; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 94-5; Ord. No. 2001-10 § I)
