Bernardsville City Zoning Code
§ LD-12-23.7
Outdoor Storage and Display of Merchandise for Sale.
[Ord. No. 581 § 12-17.6; Ord. No. 97-1085 § 2; Ord. No. 97-1103 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-1413 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-1704]
The outside storage and display of merchandise for sale ("outside" meaning any area not enclosed by walls on all sides and covered by a roof) shall be prohibited except as set forth below:
a.
Outdoor Storage, Display and Sales in the B-1, C-1 and HD Districts:
1.
Seasonal displays and sales of plants (including pumpkins), flowers, trees and shrubs shall be permitted from March 1 through December 31 of each year;
2.
Storage of construction items, lumber and bagged materials (cement, peat moss, mulch, lime, etc.) can be located only in a rear or side yard, shall be properly screened from the roadway and neighboring properties, and shall be stacked no higher than six feet or the height of a single pallet or other load as delivered, whichever is the higher;
3.
Sidewalk sales shall be governed by Subsection 12-12.1b; and
4.
Used car sales shall be governed by Subsection 12-12.2.
b.
General Restrictions.
1.
Such merchandise cannot occupy any State, County or municipal right-of-way or designated fire lanes;
2.
Such merchandise cannot occupy a public or private sidewalk unless the sidewalk is wide enough to include, along with the merchandise, an unobstructed walk width of at least four feet;
3.
Such merchandise cannot occupy any vehicular driveway or accessway providing ingress and egress to the premises;
4.
Such merchandise cannot occupy parking areas or portions thereof, including parking aisles and landscaped buffer areas; and
5.
Additional lighting intended to accommodate the outside storage, display and sale of such merchandise must comply with municipal lighting standards.