Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code

§ 25-4.7

"RC" Regional Commercial.

[Ord. No. 18-1996]

Purpose. The purpose of the "RC" district is to concentrate regional commercial uses on a significantly large parcel of land adjacent to excellent highway access offered by Routes 34 and 35. A major section of the zone is intended to serve as a regional shopping center, although certain other limited commercial and industrial uses are also allowed. It is intended that the area be developed in accordance with an overall plan coordinating architectural features, landscaping, drainage, shared parking, types of uses, controlled access points and similar standards and aesthetic features so that the final product will be a self-contained, regional center, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time.

Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.

Retail sales of goods and services.

Restaurants, bars, taverns, and nightclubs.

Banks, including drive-in facilities.

Offices and office buildings.

Theaters.

Shopping centers comprised of the preceding uses.

Laboratories of an experimental, research or testing nature which carry on processes within completely enclosed buildings and which do not produce noticeable noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare outside the building(s).

Hotels and motels as Conditional Uses. (See subsection 25-6.6.)

Public utility uses as Conditional Uses. (See subsection 25-6.6.)

Public purpose uses.

Accessory Uses Permitted.

Off-street parking. (See subsection 25-5.12.)

Fences and walls. (See subsection 25-5.8.)

Garages, storage buildings and other customary accessory uses incidental to the principal use.

Signs. (See subsection 25-5.18.)

Amusement arcades as Conditional Uses. (See subsection 25-6.6 for additional standards.)

Medical walk-in facilities and medical services as licensed by the State of New Jersey to include physician's offices that provide:

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

Urgent, ambulatory and outpatient surgical facilities;

Well-care visits and/or emergency visits for illness or accidents;

Accept Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and/or personal billing in associated reception/office/filing areas;

Outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy, cardiac rehabilitation by licensed professionals, including CV profile and nuclear imaging by licensed professionals;

Sleep center testing by licensed professionals, to include autonomic nervous system testing and urodynamics;

Pain management by licensed professionals;

Diagnostic ultrasound, x-rays, lab work by licensed professionals, including by not limited to ultrasound, allergy testing, CV profile, neurodiagnostics, pharmacogenetics testing, blood work, nerve conduction studies, dizziness and balance testing;

Outpatient surgical by licensed professionals as licensed by the State of New Jersey;

For treatment of a variety of ailments or medical needs such as, but not limited to, podiatry, orthopedics, allergy, oncology, dialysis, colds, pneumonia, well visits, etc.

Dental clinics with dental services as listed:

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

All dental work required to be done by a licensed dentist or his staff, including but not limited to x-rays, drilling, cleaning, extractions, implants, dentures, lab on premises, and any specialty associated with dental care, e.g., orthodontics, periodontal;

Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or personal billing in associated reception/office/filing areas.

Adult medical day care as licensed by the State of New Jersey:

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

Part-time/full-time (no overnight) residents (i.e., part-time can be either morning or afternoon; full-time is the entire day);

Services to include active and passive recreation, personal needs (hair dresser, nail trimming), meals and snacks; all recreation to be indoors. Patients may not leave the building unsupervised;

No meals prepared on site; meals provided by outside service to adult day care patrons;

Residents may be driven to facility or transportation to be provided by facility;

At least one licensed professional and one aide to be on site during hours of operation;

Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or personal billing in associated offices/reception/filing areas.

Outpatient, individual or group counseling and rehabilitation.

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

Referred by licensed medical personnel for counseling of alcohol, drug abuse, and health management;

Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or personal billing in associated offices/reception/filing areas.

Temporary construction trailers and two (2) signs not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet each, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit and concluding with the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or one (1) year, whichever is less, provided said trailer(s) and sign(s) are on the site where construction is taking place.

Maximum Building Height. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height except as allowed in subsection 25-6.5, and except further that a building not exceeding fifty (50) feet in height may be constructed provided that for every one (1) foot in height in excess of thirty-five (35) feet, the buffer area (as described in subsection 25-5.5) shall be enlarged two (2) feet in width.

Area and Yard Requirements.

Principal Building
Mimimum
Lot area	120,000 sq. ft.
Lot frontage	250 ft.
Lot width	250 ft.
Lot depth	200 ft.
Side yard (each)	50 ft.
Front yard	75 ft.
Rear yard	50 ft.
Accessory Building
Minimum
Distance to side line	50 ft.
Distance to rear line	50 ft.
Distance to other building	15 ft.
Maximum
Building coverage of principal building	20%
Building coverage of accessory building(s)	5%

Gross Floor Area Minimums. The minimum gross floor area shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet.

General Requirements.

One (1) building may contain more than one (1) use, provided that the total building coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximum building coverage specified for the district.

A shopping center may contain more than one (1) principal building, provided that the total building coverage specified for the district is not exceeded and the following building separation requirements are met:

All principal buildings shall be separated* by a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet, provided such separation is to be used solely for pedestrian circulation.

All principal buildings shall be separated* by a minimum of fifty (50) feet when such separation is to be used for parking or vehicular circulation.

*Note: The separation requirements should not be construed to prohibit covered pedestrian walkways when the roof or covering of such walkway extends between the principal buildings.

At least the first fifty (50) feet adjacent to any street line and twenty (20) feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking, shall be planted and maintained in lawn area or ground cover, or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.

No merchandise or similar material shall be displayed outside beyond five (5) feet of any building. No waste or equipment shall be stored outside.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. Where a side or front exterior wall in excess of fifty (50) feet is proposed, variations in design shall be used to provide attractiveness to the building which shall include changing roof lines and roof designs, altering building heights, varying facade treatment or staggering the building setback. Wherever practicable and feasible, buildings shall be oriented so as to promote the conservation of energy and the use of renewable energy resources. All building walls visible from any street or residential district shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.

All portions of the property not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations such as landscaped fencing, shrubbery, lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours, existing foliage and the planting of conifers and/or deciduous trees native to the area, in order to lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion and silting as well as assure that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated and anticipated both from the site and contributing upstream areas.

Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code

§ 25-4.7

"RC" Regional Commercial.

[Ord. No. 18-1996]

Purpose. The purpose of the "RC" district is to concentrate regional commercial uses on a significantly large parcel of land adjacent to excellent highway access offered by Routes 34 and 35. A major section of the zone is intended to serve as a regional shopping center, although certain other limited commercial and industrial uses are also allowed. It is intended that the area be developed in accordance with an overall plan coordinating architectural features, landscaping, drainage, shared parking, types of uses, controlled access points and similar standards and aesthetic features so that the final product will be a self-contained, regional center, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time.

Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.

Retail sales of goods and services.

Restaurants, bars, taverns, and nightclubs.

Banks, including drive-in facilities.

Offices and office buildings.

Theaters.

Shopping centers comprised of the preceding uses.

Laboratories of an experimental, research or testing nature which carry on processes within completely enclosed buildings and which do not produce noticeable noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare outside the building(s).

Hotels and motels as Conditional Uses. (See subsection 25-6.6.)

Public utility uses as Conditional Uses. (See subsection 25-6.6.)

Public purpose uses.

Accessory Uses Permitted.

Off-street parking. (See subsection 25-5.12.)

Fences and walls. (See subsection 25-5.8.)

Garages, storage buildings and other customary accessory uses incidental to the principal use.

Signs. (See subsection 25-5.18.)

Amusement arcades as Conditional Uses. (See subsection 25-6.6 for additional standards.)

Medical walk-in facilities and medical services as licensed by the State of New Jersey to include physician's offices that provide:

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

Urgent, ambulatory and outpatient surgical facilities;

Well-care visits and/or emergency visits for illness or accidents;

Accept Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and/or personal billing in associated reception/office/filing areas;

Outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy, cardiac rehabilitation by licensed professionals, including CV profile and nuclear imaging by licensed professionals;

Sleep center testing by licensed professionals, to include autonomic nervous system testing and urodynamics;

Pain management by licensed professionals;

Diagnostic ultrasound, x-rays, lab work by licensed professionals, including by not limited to ultrasound, allergy testing, CV profile, neurodiagnostics, pharmacogenetics testing, blood work, nerve conduction studies, dizziness and balance testing;

Outpatient surgical by licensed professionals as licensed by the State of New Jersey;

For treatment of a variety of ailments or medical needs such as, but not limited to, podiatry, orthopedics, allergy, oncology, dialysis, colds, pneumonia, well visits, etc.

Dental clinics with dental services as listed:

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

All dental work required to be done by a licensed dentist or his staff, including but not limited to x-rays, drilling, cleaning, extractions, implants, dentures, lab on premises, and any specialty associated with dental care, e.g., orthodontics, periodontal;

Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or personal billing in associated reception/office/filing areas.

Adult medical day care as licensed by the State of New Jersey:

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

Part-time/full-time (no overnight) residents (i.e., part-time can be either morning or afternoon; full-time is the entire day);

Services to include active and passive recreation, personal needs (hair dresser, nail trimming), meals and snacks; all recreation to be indoors. Patients may not leave the building unsupervised;

No meals prepared on site; meals provided by outside service to adult day care patrons;

Residents may be driven to facility or transportation to be provided by facility;

At least one licensed professional and one aide to be on site during hours of operation;

Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or personal billing in associated offices/reception/filing areas.

Outpatient, individual or group counseling and rehabilitation.

[Added 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]

Referred by licensed medical personnel for counseling of alcohol, drug abuse, and health management;

Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or personal billing in associated offices/reception/filing areas.

Temporary construction trailers and two (2) signs not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet each, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit and concluding with the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or one (1) year, whichever is less, provided said trailer(s) and sign(s) are on the site where construction is taking place.

Maximum Building Height. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height except as allowed in subsection 25-6.5, and except further that a building not exceeding fifty (50) feet in height may be constructed provided that for every one (1) foot in height in excess of thirty-five (35) feet, the buffer area (as described in subsection 25-5.5) shall be enlarged two (2) feet in width.

Area and Yard Requirements.

Principal Building
Mimimum
Lot area	120,000 sq. ft.
Lot frontage	250 ft.
Lot width	250 ft.
Lot depth	200 ft.
Side yard (each)	50 ft.
Front yard	75 ft.
Rear yard	50 ft.
Accessory Building
Minimum
Distance to side line	50 ft.
Distance to rear line	50 ft.
Distance to other building	15 ft.
Maximum
Building coverage of principal building	20%
Building coverage of accessory building(s)	5%

Gross Floor Area Minimums. The minimum gross floor area shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet.

General Requirements.

One (1) building may contain more than one (1) use, provided that the total building coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximum building coverage specified for the district.

A shopping center may contain more than one (1) principal building, provided that the total building coverage specified for the district is not exceeded and the following building separation requirements are met:

All principal buildings shall be separated* by a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet, provided such separation is to be used solely for pedestrian circulation.

All principal buildings shall be separated* by a minimum of fifty (50) feet when such separation is to be used for parking or vehicular circulation.

*Note: The separation requirements should not be construed to prohibit covered pedestrian walkways when the roof or covering of such walkway extends between the principal buildings.

At least the first fifty (50) feet adjacent to any street line and twenty (20) feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking, shall be planted and maintained in lawn area or ground cover, or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.

No merchandise or similar material shall be displayed outside beyond five (5) feet of any building. No waste or equipment shall be stored outside.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. Where a side or front exterior wall in excess of fifty (50) feet is proposed, variations in design shall be used to provide attractiveness to the building which shall include changing roof lines and roof designs, altering building heights, varying facade treatment or staggering the building setback. Wherever practicable and feasible, buildings shall be oriented so as to promote the conservation of energy and the use of renewable energy resources. All building walls visible from any street or residential district shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.

All portions of the property not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations such as landscaped fencing, shrubbery, lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours, existing foliage and the planting of conifers and/or deciduous trees native to the area, in order to lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion and silting as well as assure that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated and anticipated both from the site and contributing upstream areas.