ARTICLE XIX B-5 Local Business District
§ 430-126. Permitted uses.

No building, structure or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered, except for the following uses:

A. Stores, shops and similar commercial uses.

B. Business and professional offices.

C. Barbershops, beauty shops and similar personal service establishments, including laundries, cleaners, diaper services and shoe repair. [Amended 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:7]

D. Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "snack bars," "dairy bars," "hamburger stands" or "hot dog stands" or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted, except in strict conformity with Chapter 275, Outdoor Eating Establishments. [Amended 7-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97:21]

E. Church, synagogue or other place of worship, including parish house and Sunday school building.

F. Public or private nonprofit school or other education institution approved by the State of New Jersey.

G. Public community center building, public auditorium, public library, public museum, public art gallery, public park or playground or other like place of public assembly not conducted for gain or profit.

H. Mobile food vendor establishments, including all vehicles, trailers and structures operated by a mobile food vendor, as defined in Chapter 296, Peddling and Soliciting, Article I, Canvassers, Solicitors and Mobile Vendors, for transporting food and beverages for sale therefrom while stopped or parked at a location upon lands within the Township. [Added 2-24-1987 by Ord. No. 87:3]

I. Medical and dental offices and clinics. [Added 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:7]



§ 430-127. Prohibited uses.

Prohibited uses shall be as specified in § 430-94.

§ 430-128. Accessory uses.

The following accessory uses shall be permitted:

A. Equipment storage and maintenance buildings.

B. The operation of amusement machines (as that term is defined by Chapter 86, Amusement Machines) is permitted as an accessory use: [Added 1-26-1982 by Ord. No. 1:82; amended 12-14-1982 by Ord. No. 79:82; 5-9-1995 by Ord. No. 95:13]

(1) On premises where the primary use of such premises is as an indoor theater, bowling alley or similar establishment or is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, subject to the following regulations:

(a) There shall be 60 square feet of operating area for each machine. The square footage measurement of the operating area shall exclude any area of the premises which is used for other purposes but shall include accessways and walkways primarily serving the machine. There shall be no more than five machines permitted.

(b) The maximum area devoted to such machines (60 square feet times the number of licensed machines) shall not constitute more than 30% of the gross floor area of the establishment.

(2) On all other premises where the primary use is some other use permitted in this zone, subject to the following regulations:

(a) There shall be 60 square feet of operating area for each machine. The square footage measurement of the operating area shall exclude any area of the premises which is used for other purposes but shall include accessways and walkways primarily serving the machine.

(b) The maximum area devoted to such machines (60 square feet times the number of licensed machines) shall not constitute more than 30% of the gross floor area of the establishment.

(c) The maximum number of amusement games permitted in such establishments is two.

§ 430-129. Conditional uses.

The following conditional uses shall be permitted:

A. As specified in § 430-112B (drive-in banks).

B. Dwelling units as a conditional accessory use, subject to the following:

(1) The dwelling unit(s) shall be an accessory use to the principal use at the site and shall be located in the same building.

(2) No dwelling unit shall be located on the ground floor level.

(3) No more than 50% of the total floor area of the structure shall be used for dwelling purposes.

(4) A dwelling unit or units shall have an exterior entrance separate from that of the principal business use at the site.

§ 430-130. Height, area and yard requirements.

Height, area and yard requirements shall be as specified in the schedule of regulations in Article VI.

§ 430-131. Other requirements.

Other requirements shall be as specified in § 430-123 (storage screening and transition requirements).

§ 430-132. Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Off-street parking and loading requirements shall be as specified in § 430-124.

§ 430-133. Signs.

Signs shall be permitted subject to the sign regulations of Article XXXVIII.