A. Purpose (R-4). These lands are found throughout the township, with the majority consisting of previously- built small lots. Any new lots that do not have public sewer or water available will have to develop on larger lots.
B. Permitted principal uses (R-4).
(1) Single-family dwellings.
(2) Houses of worship.
(3) Public and parochial schools.
(4) Farms.
(5) Agricultural uses.
(6) Wireless communications towers and antennas when the tower or antenna is located on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the Township of Pohatcong or Board of Education and provided that a license or lease authorizing the antennas has been approved by the Township of Pohatcong, subject to the conditions set forth in § 285-39J.
C. Permitted accessory uses (R-4).
(1) Garages.
(2) Storage sheds, not exceeding 200 square feet and not greater than 16 feet in height.
(3) Animal pens for not more than four domestic pets which are the property of the resident, except there is no limit.
(4) Other normal residential structures, such as private swimming pools, patios, fireplaces and the like, provided that such shall not be included for the purposes of maximum impervious surface ratio (ISR).
(5) The office of a member of a recognized profession who is in residence on the lot, provided that not more than 33% of the floor area of one story or the basement is devoted to such use and further provided that not more than three persons other than residents of the premises shall be employed by such professional person. In addition, adequate off-street parking shall be provided on the lot subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(6) Home occupation use as defined in Chapter 123, provided that no employees other than members of the immediate family of the occupant are employed on the premises and no goods for sale or stock-in-trade are displayed so as to be visible from outside the structure.
(7) Farm stands.
(8) Housing for farm workers (transient or migratory) to be located upon the farm of an employing farmer, said farm to be at least 20 acres in size, provided that such housing facilities shall be occupied only during that period of time when workers are engaged in agricultural pursuits and that such facilities shall not be occupied during those periods when agricultural growing and harvesting activities are not in progress and provided further that nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to permit the establishment of housing facilities for transient labor not engaged in activities of an agricultural nature. Any building containing such housing facilities shall be located at least 200 feet from a property line and at least 25 feet from another building.
D. Conditional uses (R-4).
(1) ECHO units.
(2) Family child-care centers.
(3) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (R-4)
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (R-4).
G. Performance regulations for conditional uses (R-4). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (R-4V). Lands designated R-4V are similar to those classified as R-4, but the R-4V category includes certain neighborhood commercial uses. The density in the R-4V land category is 4.65 DU's/acre and 0.25 F.A.R. for commercial uses. There are four (4) R-4V areas, all in the southern portion of the Township and located along either County Route 519 or a major local roadway. These are existing hamlets.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Ordinance No. 05-4.
B. Permitted principal uses (R-4V).
(1) Single-family dwellings.
(2) Houses of worship.
(3) Farms.
(4) Agricultural uses.
(5) Retail, office and service uses that existed as of the adoption of this chapter.
(6) Wireless communications towers and antennas when the tower or antenna is located on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the Township of Pohatcong or Board of Education and provided that a license or lease authorizing the antennas has been approved by the Township of Pohatcong, subject to the conditions set forth in § 285-39J.
(7) Permitted principal uses in the B-2 Neighborhood Business Zone.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been added as per Ordinance No. 05-4.
C. Permitted accessory uses (R-4V).
(1) Garages.
(2) Storage sheds, not exceeding 200 square feet and not greater than 16 feet in height.
(3) Animal pens for not more than four domestic pets which are the property of the resident, except there is no limit on the number of farm animals kept on a farm.
(4) Other normal residential structures, such as private swimming pools, patios, fireplaces and the like, provided that such shall not be included for the purposes of maximum impervious surface ratio (ISR).
(5) The office of a member of a recognized profession who is in residence on the lot, provided that not more than 33% of the floor area of one story or the basement is devoted to such use and further provided that not more than three persons other than residents of the premises shall be employed by such professional person. In addition, adequate off-street parking shall be provided on the lot subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(6) Home occupation use as defined in Chapter 123, provided that no employees other than members of the immediate family of the occupant are employed on the premises and no goods for sale or stock-in-trade are displayed so as to be visible from outside the structure.
(7) Farm stands.
(8) Housing for farm workers (transient or migratory) to be located upon the farm of an employing farmer, said farm to be at least 20 acres in size, provided that such housing facilities shall be occupied only during that period of time when workers are engaged in agricultural pursuits and that such facilities shall not be occupied during those periods when agricultural growing and harvesting activities are not in progress and provided further that nothing in this article shall be deemed to permit the establishment of housing facilities for transient labor not engaged in activities of an agricultural nature. Any building containing such housing facilities shall be located at least 200 feet from a property line and at least 25 feet from another building.
D. Conditional uses (R-4V).
(1) ECHO units.
(2) Family child-care centers.
(3) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
(4) Bed and Breakfast Inns.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been added as per Ordinance No. 05-4.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (R-4V).
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (R-4V).
G. Performance regulations for conditional uses (R-4V). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (B-1). The B-1 category is located in the northeastern corner of the township. The zone is largely developed. The B-1 land area accommodates office buildings, single and multifamily housing and office/home combinations. Density and lot areas vary according to the type of use. For example, lots for office buildings are 15,000 square feet. The office building is a maximum height of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet and accounts for no more than 25% coverage of the lot. Housing lots range from 5,000 square feet for single-family to 10,000 square feet for multifamily.
B. Permitted principal uses (B-1).
(1) Professional offices, such as, but not limited to doctors, dentists, architects, engineers, lawyers, real estate agents, insurance brokers or similar professional uses.
(2) Single-family dwellings.
(3) Duplex or two-family dwellings.
(4) Houses of worship.
(5) Wireless communications towers and antennas when the tower or antenna is located on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the Township of Pohatcong or Board of Education and provided that a license or lease authorizing the antennas has been approved by the Township of Pohatcong, subject to the conditions set forth in § 285-39J.
C. Permitted accessory uses
(1) Garages.
(2) Storage sheds, not exceeding 200 square feet and not greater than 16 feet in height.
(3) Animal pens for not more than four domestic pets which are the property of the resident, except there is no limit on the number of farm animals kept on a farm.
(4) Other normal residential structures, such as private swimming pools, patios, fireplaces and the like, provided that such shall not be included for the purposes of maximum impervious surface ratio (ISR).
(5) The office of a member of a recognized profession who is in residence on the lot, provided that not more than 33% of the floor area of one story or the basement is devoted to such use and further provided that not more than three persons other than residents of the premises shall be employed by such professional person. In addition, adequate off-street parking shall be provided on the lot subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(6) Home occupation use as defined in Chapter 123, provided that no employees other than members of the immediate family of the occupant are employed on the premises and no goods for sale or stock-in-trade are displayed so as to be visible from outside the structure.
D. Conditional uses (B-1).
(1) Day-care or child-care centers.
(2) Service stations.
(3) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (B-1).
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (B-1).
G. Performance regulations for conditional uses (B-1). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (B-2). There are several small areas designated B-2. All of these tracts are in the northeastern section of the township except for one which is located along the southern boundary with Holland Township. The B-2 land category includes the same business uses as in B-1, but also includes retail stores and shops, restaurants, professional offices, business and personal services, municipal facilities, churches and institutional uses. Housing should not be located in the Neighborhood Business Zone. Business uses will be allowed on lots at least 15,000 square feet in size and building heights will not be higher than 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet. Churches and similar religious facilities are required on lots at least 5 acres in size.
B. Permitted principal uses (B-2).
(1) Professional offices, such as, but not limited to doctors, dentists, architects, engineers, lawyers, real estate agents, insurance brokers or similar professional uses.
(2) Banks and financial institutions.
(3) Stores and shops for retail sales and services conducted entirely within the confines of a building, but not including any of the following:
(a) Operations which require bulk storage space in excess of 50% of the floor area of any structure.
(b) Operations which require any fabrication assembly or other intermediate processing of goods for sale to the public, except those service operations which repair, process or otherwise maintain goods or mechanical equipment owned by the customer. The foregoing shall not be deemed to exclude bakery shops where all bakery goods are sold at retail from the premises.
(4) Full-service restaurants.
(5) Houses of worship.
(6) Institutional uses and clubs, lodges, charitable and fraternal organizations.
(7) Animal shelters.
(8) Wireless communications towers and antennas when the tower or antenna is located on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the Township of Pohatcong or Board of Education and provided that a license or lease authorizing the antennas has been approved by the Township of Pohatcong, subject to the conditions set forth in § 285-39J.
C. Permitted accessory uses (B-2).
(1) Accessory buildings and structures normally incidental to and subordinate to the principal use.
D. Conditional uses (B-2).
(1) Day-care or child-care centers.
(2) Service stations.
(3) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (B-2).16
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (B-2). All building and structures shall be located within the setbacks of principal building and structures, except storage sheds which shall be located no closer than five feet to a rear or side property line.
G. Performance regulations for conditional uses (B-2). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
