Bound Brook City Zoning Code
21-10.17B RR
Railroad District.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-30]
a.
Intent. The intent of the RR Railroad District is to codify the vision outlined in the 2017 Master Plan Reexamination Report, adopted by the Planning Board on June 8, 2017, consistent with widely accepted contemporary planning principles and best practices, as well as with the State of New Jersey's smart growth planning policies, as expressed in the 2001 State Development and Redevelopment Plan, as well as Somerset County smart growth planning policies, as expressed in the 2017 Supporting Priority Investment in Somerset County document. Specifically, the RR Railroad District is intended to:
1.
Maintain the active freight and passenger rail service.
2.
Provide safe and efficient crossings for pedestrians, bicycles and motor vehicles.
3.
Improve transit rider accessibility to public transit facilities.
4.
Facilitate "quiet zone" designation.
5.
Promote environmental remediation of contaminated soils along rail rights-of-way.
6.
Promote landscape and habitat restoration in appropriate locations.
b.
Permitted uses.
1.
The following principal uses are permitted, either individually or combined:
(a)
Rail lines and rail-related uses and structures, such as signaling equipment.
(b)
Commuter or multipurpose parking.
(c)
Temporary uses, such as circuses, amusement rides, farmers markets, flea markets, book fairs, art fairs and similar uses, subject to a temporary use permit from the Borough.
(d)
Mobile uses, such as food trucks, mobile retail and similar uses, subject to a mobile use permit from the Borough.
(e)
Tree and plant nurseries.
(f)
Community gardens.
(g)
Sculpture parks.
(h)
Solar arrays, wind turbines and other green energy facilities.
2.
Only uses customarily incident with the principal permitted uses listed above are permitted.
d.
Bulk standards. There are no specific bulk standards for this district, given the nature of the transportation infrastructure it applies to. Nevertheless, any structures in this district must be sensitive to surrounding land uses, where such exist, and must not encroach on appropriate standards of light and air affecting other properties.