Bound Brook City Zoning Code
21-10.13 O-B
Office Building District.
[Ord. No. 04-12 § 2-10.13]
a.
Primary intended use. The O-B District is designed for offices for business, executive or administrative purposes as well as offices for physicians, dentists, architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants and like professional uses. This zone also permits one-family structures.
1.
All public buildings owned or leased by any unit of the government or public utility, but the procedure set forth in Subsection 21-10.2q must be followed.
2.
Public parks and public playgrounds.
3.
One-family structures.
4.
Funeral homes.
5.
Buildings may contain only one dwelling unit located on the upper floors where the ground floor is used for a nonresidential use as permitted in this subsection. The lot containing such a permitted mixed-use shall be no less than 11,250 square feet in area.
b.
Accessory uses.
1.
Permitted accessory uses customarily incidental to the above uses provided they do not include any activity commonly conducted for gain unless specifically permitted in this chapter.
c.
Required conditions.
1.
Single-family. Single-family dwelling units shall meet the following requirements:
Minimum lot area: 11,250 square feet |
Lot width: 75 feet |
Front yard: 30 feet |
Side yard: 10 feet minimum, 20 feet total |
Rear yard: 50 feet |
Impervious coverage: 50% |
Building height: 45 feet maximum, 3 stories |
2.
Office buildings and funeral homes. All buildings shall meet the following conditions:
(a)
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of three stories or 45 feet, whichever is less.
(b)
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of at least 30 feet.
(c)
Side yard. There shall be two side yards neither of which shall be less than 10 feet.
(d)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 50 feet.
(e)
Minimum lot area. Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of 11,250 square feet.
(f)
Parking in conformance with § 21-9. Parking is not permitted in the front yard area. Parking must be a minimum of 10 feet from any property line.
(g)
Landscaping shall be provided between any parking or refuse area and the abutting property line.
(h)
Minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
3.
Maximum lot coverage shall be 65%.