A. Purpose (B-3). There are several areas in the northeastern section of the township which have been designated Highway Business. These land areas are largely built-out and include the land on which the Phillipsburg Mall is located. B-3 areas accommodate commercial uses similar to those in the B-2 areas, but also include such highway dependent uses such as motels/hotels, auto sales, fast-food restaurants, and industrial operations, exclusive of bulk storage operations. Uses within the B-3 areas should generally be situated on minimum five-acre lots.
B. Permitted principal uses (B-3).
(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; or
(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) Hotels or motels.
(8) Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation and processing and fabricating incidental thereto.
(9) Office buildings for business, professional, executive and administrative purposes.
(10) Farms and agricultural uses.
(11) Fast-food restaurants
(12) Animal kennels, except on farms.
(13) 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-3).
(1) Accessory buildings and structures normally incidental to and subordinate to the principal use.
D. Conditional uses (B-3).
(1) Day-care or child-care centers.
(2) Service stations.
(3) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
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F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (B-3) 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-3). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (OR). One lot, approximately 42 acres in size, adjacent to the most developed section of the township, has been designated Office Research. The uses permitted in this area should be primarily office buildings and research facilities, but they can be developed within a contained office research park. They should be designated in a campus setting and should give careful attention to avoiding any adverse impacts to adjacent residential areas. Specifically, the OR Zone should include a two-hundred-foot buffer between office research uses and any residential use or residentially zoned land. Access to any land area should be from nonresidential streets, which in turn, direct traffic flows to Route 22.
B. Permitted principal uses (OR).
(1) Office buildings for business, professional, executive and administrative purposes.
(2) Professional office parks.
(3) Science and research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation and processing and fabricating incidental thereto.
(4) 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 (OR).
(1) Accessory buildings and structures normally incidental to and subordinate to the principal use.
D. Conditional uses (OR).
(1) Cluster residential development.
(2) B-3 overlay uses.
(3) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (OR). 'I
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (OR). 19
G. Performance regulations for conditional uses (OR). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (I). The areas of the township previously zoned I-1 and I-2 are combined into one land use category, Industrial Lands, in this category include two small areas along the border with Holland Township and a large area located around the east and southeast perimeter of Alpha Borough. This large area surrounds a portion of the Central Railroad Right-of-Way and much of Springtown Road. Access to the Springtown Road areas is currently limited by the Pohatcong Creek. The main access could be from Springtown Road or through the Borough of Alpha. Industrial parks within the I category should include at least 15 acres. Other industrial and professional uses should be located on minimum five-acre lots.
B. Permitted principal uses (I).
(1) Processes of manufacturing, fabricating, packaging, treatment or conversion of products.
(2) Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation and processing and fabricating incidental thereto.
(3) Office buildings for business, professional, executive and administrative purposes.
(4) Farms and agricultural uses.
(5) Warehouses.
(6) Wholesale distribution centers.
(7) Trucking terminals.
(8) Lumberyards and similar operations requiring bulk storage of materials, such as plumbing and building construction supplies, including the retail sale of such materials.
(9) Industrial parks.
(10) Professional office parks.
(11) 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) Private garage and storage buildings which are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises.
(2) Accessory buildings and structures normally incidental to and subordinate to the principal use.
D. Conditional uses (I).
(1) Adult entertainment establishments.
(2) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (I).
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (I). All building and structures shall be located within the setbacks of principal building and structures.
G. Performance regulations for conditional uses (I). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (Q). The quarry designation is assigned to the area currently dedicated to the quarry operation on Carpentersville Road. A two-hundred-foot buffer requirement should be included for this area to minimize impacts to adjoining properties.
B. Permitted uses - Quarrying and mining of earth and rock.
(1) Quarrying operations.
(2) Processes of manufacturing, fabricating, packaging, treatment or conversion of products.
(3) Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation and processing and fabricating incidental thereto.
(4) Office buildings for business, professional, executive and administrative purposes.
(5) Farms and agricultural uses.
(6) Warehouses.
(7) Wholesale distribution centers.
(8) Trucking terminals.
(9) Lumberyards and similar operations requiring bulk storage of materials, such as plumbing and building construction supplies, including the retail sale of such materials.
(10) 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 (Q).
(1) Private garage and storage buildings which are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises.
(2) Accessory buildings and structures normally incidental to and subordinate to the principal use.
D. Conditional uses (Q).
(1) Adult entertainment establishments.
(2) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
E. Performance regulations for principal uses (Q).
F. Performance regulations for accessory uses (Q). All building and structures shall be located within the setbacks of principal building and structures.
G. Performance regulations for quarry operations (Q). See Chapter 213, Quarrying, of the Pohatcong Township Code for performance standards for quarry operations.
H. Performance regulations for conditional uses (Q). See Article V regarding the performance standards for conditional uses.
A. Purpose (W). A new land designation is created for the islands in the Delaware River which are currently unzoned. The islands should be developed with water-oriented recreation of a low intensity. Special care should be given to environmental considerations for these areas.
B. Permitted principal uses (W).
(1) Boat and canoe rental.
(2) 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. Conditional uses (W).
(1) Wireless communications towers and antennas.
D. Performance regulations for boat and canoe rentals (W). Any development within the Water-Related Recreation zone shall service or support only nonmotorized water craft recreational activities, such as canoeing, rafting, tubing, fishing, swimming, etc. Any boat launching ramps, docks or other improvements shall be temporary in nature and shall be removed at the end of every recreational season. Any development within this zone shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:13-1.1. The dispensing of food or drink shall be specifically prohibited, along with any other activity which has the potential for generating litter.
