Bellmawr City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Office District
§ 260-24 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this district to provide areas for the use or erection of buildings and the use or occupancy of lots for professional and business office buildings. Within this district no lot or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered to be used in whole or in part unless it complies with the area requirements of this chapter and the following regulations.
§ 260-25 Permitted uses.
An office may include real estate offices, insurance offices, banking and financial offices, offices for manufacturers' representatives, offices of medical and dental practitioners and similar business or professional offices.
§ 260-26 Prohibited uses.
§ 260-27 Lot and bulk regulations.
The following regulations shall apply in the Office District:
A.
Lot size: 10,000 square feet minimum.
B.
Lot width: 100 feet minimum.
C.
Front yards shall be not less than 10 feet. In addition, in all areas where a residential property is contiguous to an office property, the office property shall have a front yard which is not less than the adjoining residential property.
D.
Side yard. There shall be two side yards of 10 feet each, except that in all areas where residential property adjoins office property, the office property shall have a fifteen-foot side yard requirement with regard to that area wherein the residential and office property join.
E.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 10 feet.
F.
Occupied area. The maximum area shall not exceed 80% of the lot area.
G.
Height regulations. The maximum height of buildings shall not exceed three stories or 35 feet.
H.
Trash enclosures. All trash enclosures or similar structures shall be set back five feet from all rear and side yard lines. No trash enclosure or similar structure will be permitted in any front yard area.
§ 260-28 Landscaping.
Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that are not used for off-street parking shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs, plants and grass lawns. A landscape screen or screen fence as required by the Planning Board shall be provided along the property so that the parking lot and buildings are screened from the adjacent residential properties.
§ 260-29 Utilities.
Each unit shall provide adequate sewerage, drainage and water facilities to service said unit as approved by the Borough Engineer.