Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code
§ 25-4.9
"RO" Research/Office.
[Ord. No. 13-1989]
a.
Purpose. The "RO" District is located to take advantage of the highway access afforded by the Garden State Parkway. The standards are intended to require maximum attention to proper site designing including the location of structures and parking areas, proper ingress and egress, development of an interior street system, architectural design, landscaping and the compatibility of any proposal with the natural foliage, soils, contours, drainage patterns, and the need to avoid visual intrusions and performance nuisances upon adjacent residences and residential zones. It is intended that existing foliage and natural features be retained and enhanced in relation to the site as well as the surrounding area. The primary uses are intended to be oriented toward office and research operations with only incidental shipping and receiving related to the non-production oriented uses.
b.
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
1.
Offices and office buildings, including research and laboratory uses directly associated with the office uses, provided that they occupy no more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the total gross square footage devoted to the principal use and are processed within completely enclosed buildings which do not produce noticeable noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare outside the buildings.
2.
Public playgrounds, conservation areas, park and public purpose uses.
3.
Farms.
c.
Accessory Uses Permitted.
3.
Garages, storage buildings and other customary accessory uses incidental to the principal use.
5.
Temporary construction trailers and one (1) sign not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet 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 are on the site where construction is taking place.
6.
Employee cafeterias as part of a principal building or as the entire use of a principal building, provided the cafeteria is limited in service to the employees of the principal use designated on the site plan as approved by the Board.
7.
Snack bar or retail professional shop as part of a principal building in the commercial recreation facility.
d.
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 25-5.5b) shall be enlarged two (2) feet in width.
e.
Area and Yard Requirements.
Principal Building | |
Minimum | |
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* | 30% |
Building coverage of accessory building(s) | 5% |
*The maximum building coverage for the principal building(s) may increase by a square footage amount equal to that square footage of the building(s) used for inside parking and/or loading, provided that in no case shall the maximum building coverage for the principal building(s) exceed forty (40%) percent. |
f.
Gross Floor Area Minimum. Each principal building shall have a minimum gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet.
g.
General Requirements.
1.
Any principal building may contain more than one (1) use or organization.
2.
A lot 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:
(a)
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.
(b)
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.
3.
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, and shall be separated from the parking area by poured concrete curbing.
4.
Merchandise, products, waste, equipment or similar material or objects shall not be displayed or stored outside.
5.
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.
6.
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 either maintain or re-establish the tone of the vegetation in the area and 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.