Farms.

Detached dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Public and private day schools of elementary and/or high school grade licensed by the State of New Jersey.

Churches.

[1]Residential clusters, in the MR district only, subject to the provisions of § 102-13.1.

(Reserved)[2]

Golf courses, in the MR District only.

Outdoor and/or social clubs, in the MR District only.

Public utilities as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Research complexes as conditional uses, where indicated on the Zoning Map only, under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for persons with head injuries, adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults, and community residences for the terminally ill subject to standards and requirements for single-family dwelling units located within the same district.[3]

Affordable housing residential developments, where indicated on the Zoning Map only. (See § 102-39.1 for standards and requirements.)

Private residential swimming pools (see § 102-32 for standards) and other usual recreational facilities.

Private residential sheds for the storage of objects owned by the residents of the property, each not exceeding 10 feet in height, and altogether not exceeding 300 square feet in floor area.

Boats on trailers and campers, to be parked or stored only and located in rear and side yards only. Their dimensions shall not be counted in determining total building coverage, and they shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the lot.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 102-8, 102-13E hereinbelow and 102-25.)

Fences and walls. (See § 102-19.)

(Reserved)[5]

Signs. (See Subsection F hereinbelow and § 102-30.)

Solar-energy generating facilities, roof or ground mounted. (See Article VI, § 102-37.3, entitled "Solar energy facilities" to reference the complete solar ordinance and standards.)

There shall be two spaces per dwelling unit.

Churches shall provide one space for every five permanent seats. (One seat shall be considered 22 inches in calculating the capacity of pews or benches.)

Golf courses shall provide sufficient spaces and maneuvering area to prevent any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire lanes and aisles.

Any use having access only from a collector or arterial street shall provide a paved or graveled turnaround area on the site.

See § 102-25 for additional standards.

Detached dwelling units: information and direction signs as defined in § 102-30B(5).

Churches: one freestanding sign not exceeding 20 square feet plus one attached sign not exceeding 25 square feet.

Golf courses: one freestanding sign not exceeding 12 square feet.

See § 102-30 for additional standards.

Be designed with a lower per plot cost for streets and utilities.

Result in a lower total length of streets and utility lines, thereby lowering the municipality's costs of service and maintenance.

Be developed to encourage separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Be developed to include recreational facilities in appropriate relationship to places of residence.

Serve the needs of conservation and development by permitting the preservation of the natural ecological features of the community and enhancing the quality of life of the inhabitants.

Serve the needs of the municipality and the county through the extension of parkland, greenways, established trails or recreational facilities.

Be developed to permit the continuation of an existing agricultural use where the property in question is especially suited for agricultural use.

Accommodate solar-energy generating facilities as accessory uses on rooftops only. (See Article VI, § 102-37.3, entitled "Solar energy facilities" to reference the complete solar ordinance and standards.)

Protects and preserves all floodplains, wetlands and steep slopes from clearing, grading, filling or construction (except as may be required for essential infrastructure or active or passive recreation amenities).

Preserves and maintains mature woodlands, existing fields, pastures, meadows and orchards and creates sufficient buffer areas to minimize conflicts between residential and agricultural uses.

If development must be located on open fields or pastures because of greater constraints in all other parts of the site, dwellings should be sited on the least prime agricultural soils or in locations at the far edge of a field as seen from existing public roads. Other considerations include whether the development will be visually buffered from existing public roads, such as by a planting screen consisting of a variety of indigenous native trees, shrubs and wildflowers.

Maintains or creates an upland buffer of natural native species vegetation of at least 100 feet in depth adjacent to wetlands and surface waters, including creeks, streams, springs, lakes and ponds.

Designs around existing hedgerows and treelines between fields or meadows, minimizes impacts on large woodlands (greater than five acres), especially those containing many mature trees or a significant wildlife habitat or those not degraded by invasive vines. Also, woodlands of any size on highly erodible soils with slopes greater than 10% should be avoided. However, woodlands in poor condition with limited management potential can provide suitable locations for residential development. When any woodland is developed, great care shall be taken to design all disturbed areas (for buildings, roads, yards, septic disposal fields, etc.) in locations where there are no large trees or obvious wildlife areas to the fullest extent that is practicable.

Leaves scenic views and vistas unblocked or uninterrupted, particularly as seen from public roadways. (For example, in open agrarian landscapes, a deep no-build, no-plant buffer is recommended along the public roadway where those views or vistas are prominent or locally significant. In wooded areas where the sense of enclosure is a feature that should be maintained, a deep no-build, no-cut buffer should be respected, to preserve existing vegetation.)

Avoids siting new construction on prominent hilltops or ridges by taking advantage of low topographic features.

Protects wildlife habitat areas or species listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and/or by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Designs around and preserves sites of historic, archaeological or cultural value and their environs insofar as needed to safeguard the character of the feature, including stone walls, spring houses, barn foundations, cellar holes, earthworks, burial grounds, etc.

Protects rural roadside character and improves public safety and vehicular carrying capacity by avoiding development fronting onto existing public roads. Establishes buffer zones along the scenic corridor of rural roads with historic buildings, stone walls, hedgerows, etc.

Landscapes common areas (such as community greens), cul-de-sac islands and both sides of new streets with native specie shade trees and flowering shrubs with high wildlife conservation value. (See § 102-23 regarding standards pertaining to natural features and landscaping.)

Provides active recreational areas in suitable locations offering convenient access by residents and adequately screened from nearby houselots.

Includes a pedestrian circulation system designed to assure that pedestrians can walk safety and easily on the site, between properties and activities or special features within the neighborhood open space system. All roadside footpaths should connect with off-road trails, which in turn should link with potential open space on adjoining undeveloped parcels (or with existing open space on adjoining developed parcels, where applicable).

Provides open space that is reasonably contiguous and whose configuration is in accordance with this section. For example, fragmentation of open space should be minimized so that these resource areas are not divided into numerous small parcels located in various parts of the development. To the greatest extent practicable, this land shall be designed as a single block with logical, straightforward boundaries. Long thin strips of conservation land shall be avoided, unless the conservation feature is linear or unless such configuration is necessary to connect with other streams or trails. The open space shall generally abut existing or potential open space land on adjacent parcels and shall be designed as part of larger contiguous and integrated greenway systems.

Designating the open space. During the first step, all potential open space areas are identified.

Location of house sites. During the second step, potential house sites are tentatively located. Because the proposed location of houses within each lot represents a significant decision with potential impacts on the ability of the development to meet the 14 evaluation criteria contained in Subsection D above, applicants shall identify tentative house sites on the conceptual plan.

Street and lot layout. The third-step consists of aligning proposed streets to provide vehicular access to each house in the most reasonable and economical way. When lots and access streets are laid out, they shall be located in a way that avoids or at least minimizes adverse impacts on conservation areas.

Lot lines. The fourth step is simply to draw in the lot lines.

The tract in question is unsuitable for cluster development due to factors such as the size or shape of the tract or the location of natural features, and the purposes for a cluster development as set forth in § 102-13.1A and the evaluation criteria established in § 102-13.1D are not applicable to the applicant's site.

Where the property is wholly or partially in agricultural use, that the property is not feasible for continued or future agricultural use due to its physical characteristics. Existing features such as soil conditions, rock outcroppings, wooded areas, the tract's shape or size, past farming activities and suitability for efficient use of farm machinery shall be considered.

The proposed conventional development will not have a disruptive effect on the existing topography, steep slopes, floodplains, wetlands, mature woodlands or other natural features on the site.

An environmental impact statement and visual inventory of the site have been submitted.

The proposed conventional development shall be consistent with good design principles and land development practices. Specifically, it shall be designed to minimize views of dwellings from exterior roads and to avoid stripping out of lots along these roads.

The tract in question can be developed in a manner consistent with community goals as expressed in the Bethlehem Township Master Plan.

Detached dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for persons with head injuries, adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults, and community residences for the terminally ill subject to standards and requirements for single-family dwelling units located within the same district.

Private residential swimming pools (see § 102-32 for standards) and other usual recreational facilities.

Private residential sheds for the storage of objects owned by the residents of the property, each not exceeding 10 feet in height, and altogether not exceeding 300 square feet in floor area.

Boats on trailers and campers, to be parked or stored only and located in rear and side yards only. Their dimensions shall not be counted in determining total building coverage, and they shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the lot.

Off-street parking and private garages. (See §§ 102-8, 102-14E hereinbelow and 102-25.)

Fences and walls. (See § 102-19.)

(Reserved)

Signs. (See Subsection F hereinbelow and § 102-30.)

Solar energy facility, roof mounted only. (See Article VI, § 102-37.3, entitled "Solar energy facilities" to reference the complete solar ordinance and standards.)

There shall be two spaces per dwelling unit.

Any use having access only from a collector or arterial street shall provide a paved or graveled turnaround area on the site.

See § 102-25 for additional standards.

Detached dwelling units: information and direction signs as defined in § 102-30B(5).

See § 102-30 for additional standards.

Detached dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Private, residential swimming pools (see § 102-32 for standards) and other usual recreational facilities.

Private residential sheds for the storage of objects owned by the residents of the property, each not exceeding 10 feet in height and altogether not exceeding 300 square feet in floor area.

Boats on trailers and campers, to be parked or stored only and located in rear and side yards only. Their dimensions shall not be counted in determining total building coverage, and they shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the lot.

Off-street parking and public garages. (See §§ 102-8, 102-14.1H hereinbelow and 102-25.)

Fences and walls. (See § 102-19.)

Home occupations. (See § 102-8 for definition and § 102-20 for requirements.)

Signs. (See § 102-14.1I hereinbelow and § 102-30.)

One temporary sales office trailer, one temporary construction trailer and one temporary sign are permitted for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit and concluding with the issuance of the second to the last certificate of occupancy or two years, whichever is less, provided that:

By Order of the Superior Court of New Jersey, in resolution of Mt. Laurel II related litigation known as "Bethlehem Land Limited Partnership vs. The Township Committee of the Township of Bethlehem, docket number HNT-L-763-90," the developer of the approximate sixty-four-acre tract of land, situated in the MR Mountain Residential District with the optional development alternative for affordable housing residential development, shall be responsible for the following monetary contributions for the purposes indicated in lieu of the actual construction of low- and moderate-income housing units on-site if the optional development alternative is utilized:

See Article XI of the Land Development Ordinance known as the "Affordable Housing Ordinance of the Township of Bethlehem" for additional requirements as applicable.

There shall be two spaces per dwelling unit.

Any use having access only from a collector or arterial street shall provide a paved or graveled turnaround area on the site.

See § 102-25 for additional standards.

Detached dwelling units: information and direction signs as defined in § 102-30B(5).

See § 102-30 for additional standards.

The maximum allowable finished grade for any new local street developed as part of an affordable housing residential development shall not exceed 12.5%.

Any affordable housing residential development shall not be subject to § 102-50C(5) or § 102-51D(7) of this chapter.

Any application for an affordable housing residential development shall be required to submit an environmental impact statement in accordance with § 102-51C of this chapter, except that the following submission items under § 102-51C(3) shall not be required:

Retail sales of goods and services.

Offices and office buildings.

Banks, including drive-in facilities, in the HC and GC Districts only.

Restaurants and taverns, in the HC and GC Districts only.

Shopping centers comprised of the above uses, in the HC and GC Districts only.

Automobile sales through franchised new car dealers, in the HC and GC Districts only.

Repair garages, in the GC District only.

Manufacturing plants in the GC District only of a type which carry on processes within completely enclosed buildings, including the manufacture, assembly or treatment of products from previously prepared materials and not involving the synthesis of chemical products.

Public utilities as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Service stations as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Motels and hotels, in the HC and GC Districts only, as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Car washes, in the HC and GC Districts only, as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Farms.

Off-street parking. (See Subsection G hereinbelow and § 102-25.)

Fences and walls. (See § 102-19.)

Signs. (See Subsection H hereinbelow and § 102-30.)

Garages and storage buildings.

Temporary construction trailers and one sign, not exceeding 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 a certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever is less, provided that said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines.

Solar energy facility, roof mounted only in NC zone, ground mounted and roof mounted in the GC zone, and roof mounted and ground mounted on lots greater than 2 1/2 acres in the HC zone.

Any principal building may contain more than one use and/or organization, provided that the total building coverage of the combined activities does not exceed the maximum building coverage specified for the district and further, that each activity occupies a minimum gross floor area of 500 square feet.

At least the first 15 feet adjacent to any street line and eight feet adjacent to any lot line shall be planted and/or maintained in lawn area or ground cover or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes.

All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading, access aisles, driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or similar plantings and maintained in good condition. In any case, no less than 15% of the total lot area shall be landscaped.

A landscape buffer area shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 102-23L.

Each activity shall provide for off-street loading and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and with adequate space for maneuvering and shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet, and a minimum of one space shall be provided for each building. Additional spaces may be necessary and required dependent upon the specific activity. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.

There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup location provided by each building which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location outside the building which shall be a steel-like totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall or planting, or a combination of the three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions, and if located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided that the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading functions.

Retail and service activities shall provide parking at the ratio of five spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

Banks and offices shall provide parking at the ratio of five spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. Additionally, drive-in banks shall provide room for at least 12 automobiles per drive-in window for queuing purposes.

Restaurants and taverns shall provide a minimum of one space for every three seats, but in all cases a sufficient number of spaces to prevent any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire lanes and aisles.

Automobile sales uses shall provide 10 spaces for customer convenience, separated from vehicular displays, plus one space per employee.

Repair garages shall provide five spaces for each work area, plus a minimum additional five spaces for customer and employee parking.

Manufacturing plants shall provide one space for every 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof of floor space used for inside storage, plus one space for every 700 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for manufacturing, plus one space for every 200 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for offices.

See § 102-25 for additional standards.

Local retail and service activities, banks, offices and office buildings, restaurants and taverns, repair garages and manufacturing uses may have two signs, either freestanding or attached, each not exceeding an area equivalent to 5% of the first floor portion of the front facade or 75 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall be set back at least 25 feet from all street and lot lines. Where an individual activity has direct access from the outside, a sign, not exceeding four square feet, identifying the name of the activity may also be attached to the building at the entrance to the activity.

Each shopping center may have one freestanding sign along each road which the tract in question abuts, provided that there exists at least 250 feet of unbroken frontage. Such sign shall not exceed a height of 20 feet, shall be set back from the street rights-of-way and driveways at least 50 feet, shall be set back from any property line a minimum of 100 feet, shall not exceed an area of 100 square feet and shall be used only to display the shopping center's name.

See § 102-30 for additional standards.

Offices and office buildings with multitenant space.

Manufacturing plants, provided that the synthesis of chemical products for direct industrial sale is not involved in the manufacturing, assembling or fabricating process.

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

Repair garages, in the MFG District only.

(Reserved)[1]

Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 102-35 for standards.)

Farms.

Off-street parking. (See § 102-25.)

Fences and walls. (See § 102-19.)

Signs. (See Subsection H hereinbelow and § 102-30.)

Garages and storage buildings.

Temporary construction trailers and one sign, not exceeding 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 a certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever is less, provided that said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines.

Employee cafeterias as part of a principal building or as the entire use of an accessory building, provided that the cafeteria is limited in service to the employees of the principal use designated on the site plan as approved by the Planning Board.

Any principal building may contain more than one use and/or organization. Any lot may contain more than one principal structure.

At least 75 feet in the ROM District and 50 feet in the MFG District adjacent to any street line, and 30 feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking and shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of § 102-23.

No merchandise, products, waste, equipment or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside, except that in the MFG District only, uses may have an outside storage area, provided that such outside storage area does not exceed 20% of the lot area, is located in the rear yard only and is enclosed entirely by a fence, wall, plant material or combination thereof in order to provide a visual barrier between the storage area and any street or property line.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes.

All portions of the property not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped and buffered in accordance with the provisions of § 102-23. In any case, no less than 15% of the total lot area shall be landscaped.

A landscape buffer area shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 102-23L.

Each activity shall provide for off-street loading and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and with adequate space for maneuvering and shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet, and a minimum of one space shall be provided for each building. Additional spaces may be necessary and required, depending upon the specific activity. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.

There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup location provided by each building which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location outside the building which shall be a steel-like totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall or planting, or a combination of the three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions, and if located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided that the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading functions.

Offices and office buildings, manufacturing plants, laboratories and wholesale distribution centers shall each provide one space for every 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof of floor space used for inside storage and warehousing, plus one space for every 700 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for manufacturing or research, plus one space for every 200 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for offices. In addition, one space for every vehicle owned and/or operated by the use operating from the site shall be provided.

Repair garages shall provide one space for each work area, plus a minimum additional five spaces for customer and employee parking.

In any event, each use shall provide a sufficient number of spaces in appropriate locations so that no driveway, aisle, fire lane or street right-of-way is used at any time for parking.

See § 102-25 for additional standards.

Each use may have two signs, either freestanding or attached, each not exceeding an area equivalent to 5% of the first floor portion of the front facade or 100 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall be set back at least 35 feet from all street and lot lines. Where an individual activity has direct access from the outside, a sign, not exceeding four square feet, identifying the name of the activity may also be attached to the building at the entrance to the activity.

See § 102-30 for additional standards.

Solar energy facility. (See Article VI, § 102-37.3, entitled "Solar energy facilities" to reference the complete solar ordinance and standards.)

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings, provided centralized sanitary sewer facilities are available to the site and 20% of all units are available to low- and moderate-income households.

Accessory uses permitted.

Maximum building height. No townhouse shall exceed 35 feet in height and 2.5 stories, and no multifamily apartment building shall exceed 45 feet in height and 3.5 stories.

Density and bulk requirements. Overall density for the tract shall not exceed six units per gross acre, up to a maximum of 290 units.

Minimum off-street parking.

Building, utility and garbage disposal standards.

Affordable housing requirements.

The proposed development shall comply with § 102-23, Natural features and landscaping.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings, provided centralized sanitary sewer facilities are available to the site and 20% of all units are available to low- and moderate-income households.

Accessory uses permitted.

Maximum building height. No townhouse shall exceed 35 feet in height and 2.5 stories, and no multifamily apartment building shall exceed 45 feet in height and 3.5 stories.

Density and bulk requirements. Overall density for the tract shall not exceed eight units per gross acre, up to a maximum of 372 units.

Minimum off-street parking.

Building, utility and garbage disposal standards.

Affordable housing requirements.

The proposed development shall comply with § 102-23, Natural features and landscaping.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings, provided centralized sanitary sewer facilities are available to the site and 20% of all units are available to low- and moderate-income households.

Accessory uses permitted.

Maximum building height. No townhouse shall exceed 35 feet in height and 2.5 stories, and no multifamily apartment building shall exceed 45 feet in height and 3.5 stories.

Density and bulk requirements. Overall density for the tract shall not exceed 16 units per gross acre, up to a maximum of 360 units.

Minimum off-street parking.

Building, utility and garbage disposal standards.

Affordable housing requirements.

The proposed development shall comply with § 102-23, Natural features and landscaping.