30-151 P PUBLIC LAND DISTRICT.



30-151.1 Purpose.

To identify lands owned by the Federal, State, County and Township agencies as well as land used for school purposes. (1976 Code § 78-88; Ord. No. 3-82)

30-151.2 Reserved.

30-151.3 Permitted Uses.

Reserved. (Ord. No. 98-11 § 3; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 1)

30-151.4 Conditional Uses.

The following conditional uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Section 30-155:

a. Wireless telecommunications antennas and towers.

b. Church or house of worship. (Ord. No. 98-11 § 4; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 2; Ord. No. 2002-17 § 3; Ord. No. 2013-33)

30-152 RL-40 RESEARCH LABORATORY DISTRICT.

30-152.1 Uses Allowed by Right.

a. Buildings, structures and premises for use and occupancy by the Township for municipal purposes.

b. Laboratories devoted to research, design or experimentation and fabrication incidental thereto, and such other buildings as may be needed for protection and operation of the premises.

c. All uses permitted under paragraph b. above shall be required to participate in the Township's efforts to produce lower income housing as set forth in subsection 30-70.2f.

d. Child care center. (1976 Code § 78-89; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 24-82; Ord. No. 84-7)

30-152.2 Reserved.

30-152.3 Bulk Requirements for Laboratory Structures.

a. Any building erected or to be erected in this district shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet in height. This shall not exclude or prevent the erection of towers or other structures required in connection with the occupancy and/or use of the premises.

b. No permanent building intended for laboratory use shall be erected within five hundred (500) feet of any street lot line or within one hundred (100) feet of any adjoining property line.

c. No accessory building shall be erected within fifty (50) feet of any street lot line or within fifty (50) feet of any adjoining property line.

30-152.4 Reserved.

30-152.5 Accessory Uses.

Reserved. (Ord. No. 98-11 § 3; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 1)

30-152.6 Conditional Uses.

The following conditional uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Section 30-155:

a. Wireless telecommunications antennas and towers.

b. Church or house of worship. (Ord. No. 98-11 § 4; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 2; Ord. No. 2001-17 § 3; Ord. No. 2013-33)

30-153 O-30 OFFICE DISTRICT.

30-153.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to recognize the changing character and impact of traffic improvements at the southeast corner of Route 35 and Laurel Avenue. In addition to continuing to permit the existing residential uses, this district permits low-intensity office uses in response to the reduced desirability of residential uses at this heavily used intersection. The O-3 District further provides for banks and financial institutions in appropriate locations with adequate means of access. (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII; Ord. No. 2005-12 § I)

30-153.2 Uses Allowed By Right.

a. Single-family residential dwellings.

b. Professional and business offices.

c. Buildings, structures and premises for use and occupancy by the Township for any municipal purpose.

d. Farms as regulated in the R-40A District.

e. Child care centers.

f. Retail farm markets.

g. Banks and financial institutions subject to the requirements of subsection 30-153.8. (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII; Ord. No. 97-35 § IV; Ord. No. 2005-12 § II)

30-153.3 Accessory Uses.

a. Off-street parking and loading/unloading areas.

b. Accessory uses customarily incidental and subordinate to the uses allowed by right. (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII; Ord. No. 98-11 § 3; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 1)

30-153.4 Bulk Requirements.

a. Minimum lot area 30,000 square feet

b. Maximum floor area ratio 15%

c. Maximum lot coverage 45%

d. Minimum lot width 150 feet

e. Minimum lot frontage 150 feet

f. Minimum lot depth 200 feet

g. Minimum front yard 50 feet

h. Minimum rear yard 25 feet

i Minimum side yard 20 feet each side

j. Maximum building height 30 feet

k. Minimum parking setbacks:

From building 12 feet

From all property lines 15 feet (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII)

30-153.5 Requirements for Landscaped Buffers/Screens.

a. The minimum width of the landscaped buffer/screen shall be fifteen (15) feet to all property lines.

b. The landscape screen shall comply with the standards of subsection 30-149.5. (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII)

30-153.6 Minimum Parking Requirements.

a. Four point five (4.5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of building floor area for offices.

b. Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit. (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII)

30-153.7 General Requirements.

a. Multiple office uses within a building are permitted, provided that the minimum floor area for any use is one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) square feet.

b. Common driveways between lots shall be provided where feasible.

c. Parking areas shall be designed to provide interconnections with parking areas on adjoining lots where feasible. (Ord. No. 95-22 § XVII)

30-153.8 Requirements for Banks and Financial Institutions.

a. Banks and financial institutions shall be permitted only where the point of access to the bank or financial institution is from an arterial or collector roadway and is controlled with a traffic signal.

b. Banks and financial institutions shall not be permitted on any zone lot situated more than five hundred (500) feet from the centerline of an arterial roadway. The closest point of the lot to the centerline of the arterial roadway shall be used to determine distance.

c. The following requirements shall apply to drive-up lanes.

1. The maximum number of drive-up lanes shall be four (4).

2. Sufficient stacking space shall be provided on site to accommodate four (4) vehicles for each drive-up lane including vehicles at drive-up kiosks.

3. Internal circulation shall be arranged such that stacked vehicles for the drive-up kiosks shall not interfere with general vehicular circulation. A lane shall be provided adjacent to the outermost stacking or queuing lane to allow vehicles to bypass the drive-up lanes. (Ord. No. 2005-12 § III)

30-153.9 Conditional Uses.

The following conditional uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Section 30-155:

a. Wireless telecommunications antennas and towers .

b. Church or house of worship. (Ord. No. 98-11 § 4; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 2; Ord. No. 2002-17 § 3; Ord. No. 2013-33)

30-154 LIH PUD REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

30-154.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to encourage beneficial redevelopment of property that has fallen into obsolescence, through opportunities for planned development permitting a mix of complimentary uses. Planned retirement communities, senior assisted living, offices and commercial uses, such as retail sales and services combine to provide for limited traffic impacts on the State highway. (Ord. No. 98-4 § II)



30-154.2 Uses Allowed by Right.

a. Offices devoted to medical and other professional, executive, engineering, accounting, scientific research and development, statistical and financial purposes, sales offices, general corporate offices and out-patient surgery facilities, known as surgicenters.

b. Scientific research laboratories devoted exclusively to research, product development and testing, engineering development, and sales development.

c. Indoor recreation facilities limited to skating rinks, racquet clubs, health clubs, miniature golf, and movie theaters.

d. Full service restaurants, cafes and coffee shops.

e. Banks, with or without drive through facilities.

f. Planned retirement communities subject to the requirements as set forth in subsection 30-154.7.

g. Child care centers.

h. Retail sales establishments, including but not limited to, in combination or alone, meat markets, seafood markets, bakeries, supermarkets, art galleries, antique stores, jewelry stores, drug stores, home furnishing stores, sporting goods stores, gift shops, hobby shops, book stores, record and tape stores, art supply stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, hardware stores, packaged liquor stores, office supply stores, fabric stores, paint and wall covering stores, electronic equipment stores, appliance equipment stores, florists, household goods and general merchandise, subject to the requirements as set forth in subsection 30-154.8.

1. Retail service establishments, limited to barber and beauty shops, involved in men's and women's hair and nail care, waxing, tanning and cosmetics, tailoring and dressmaking shops, appliance repair shops, shoe repair shops, optical services and optical clinics, computer service shops, antique appraisal shops, and interior design shops, subject to the requirements as set forth in subsection 30-154.8.

j. Garden centers and nurseries, subject to the requirements as set forth in subsection 30-154.8. (Ord. No. 98-4 § II; Ord. No. 98-30 § IV)

30-154.3 Accessory Uses.

a. Off-street parking and loading/unloading areas.

b. Accessory uses customarily incidental and subordinate to the uses allowed by right. (Ord. No. 98-4 § II; Ord. No. 98-11 § 3; Ord. No. 2001-23 § 1)

30-154.4 Overall Tract Standards for PUD.

a. Mix of Uses. Planned Unit Development (PUD) shall be permitted on a tract of at least one hundred (100) acres and the overall tract acreage within the LIH PUD Redevelopment District shall be limited to a maximum of thirty-three (33%) percent retail (two hundred thirty-five thousand (235,000) square feet maximum), thirty (30%) percent office and a minimum of forty (40%) percent senior citizen housing (one hundred sixty (160) single family units maximum), which may include assisted living facilities.

b. Architectural Review. The Planning Board shall review architectural elevations for all buildings in the PUD to assure harmony and compatibility within and between each section of the Planned Development. Architecture should provide a coherent design theme throughout the development, using rooflines, building materials, entrance locations and massing of buildings to provide a compatible visual relationship between the various uses. (Ord. No. 98-4 § II)

30-154.5 Bulk and Design Requirements for Uses Permitted in Subsection 30 -154. 2a. and b.

Type of Requirement

Minimum lot area, acres 5

Minimum lot frontage and width, feet 350

Minimum lot depth, feet 300

Minimum building setback, feet:

From property line 65

From public street 100

From any residential zone district line 100

Maximum building height, feet 35 (2 1/2 stories)

Maximum building coverage, percent 15

Maximum FAR 0.20

Maximum lot coverage, percent 50

Minimum off-street parking*

*Off-street parking may be in any yard, provided that it is no closer than fifty (50) feet to a public street or residential district line.

One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet GFA for all uses except for 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. (Ord. No. 98-4 § II; Ord. No. 98-30 § V)