Bridgeton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Open Development Districts
§ 370-25 Statement of intent.
In addition to the general goals listed in the preamble and general intent, the zoning districts established in these regulations are in accordance with the community goals, objectives and policies as described in the Bridgeton Master Plan and are intended to achieve the following:
A.
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the various types of public and semipublic recreation, conservation and other open space uses.
B.
To provide sufficient space for the expansion of existing public facilities.
C.
To protect the natural environment from ill-conceived development.
D.
To protect public health, safety and welfare from certain natural disasters.
E.
To permit and encourage the retention of open land uses located and designed to constitute harmonious and appropriate physical development of the City of Bridgeton.
§ 370-26 O-1 Park and Open Space District.
[Amended 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 13-06]
A.
Specific intent. It is the specific intent of these regulations to establish districts specifically for recreation facilities, conservation of natural amenities, public education facilities and certain semipublic uses which require vast areas of open land and in such quantity as to provide for the expansion and future development of these uses.
B.
Use regulations.
(1)
Uses by right. In any O-1 District, land, buildings and structures may be used by right for one or more of the following:
(a)
Public parks, playgrounds, playfields or reservations.
(b)
Recreation buildings, community centers, auditoriums, stadiums, bathing beaches, swimming pools and similar uses.
(c)
Commercial recreation facilities.
(d)
Golf courses; public and/or membership clubs.
(e)
Zoos, aviaries, aquariums, conservatories, arboretums, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges and similar uses.
(f)
Public schools, libraries, museums and similar public education facilities.
(g)
Municipal uses and buildings.
C.
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Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 370-27 WF Waterfront District.
A.
Specific intent. It is the specific intent of these regulations to establish controls for the use of waterfront property which includes floodplains, wetlands and adjacent uplands and to protect areas subject to and necessary for floodwaters and tidewaters in order to:
(1)
Combine, with present zoning requirements, certain uses and restrictions to promote the general health, welfare and safety of the community.
(2)
Prevent the erection of structures in areas unfit for human usage by reason of danger from flooding, unsanitary conditions or other hazard.
(3)
Minimize danger to public health by protecting the water supply and promoting safe and sanitary drainage.
(4)
Reduce the financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental units and its individuals by frequent and periodic floods and overflow of lands.
(5)
Permit certain uses which can be appropriately located in the waterfront as herein defined and which will not impede the flow of floodwaters, or otherwise cause danger to life and property at or above or below their locations within the floodplains.
(6)
Permit only those uses in the waterfront compatible with the preservation of natural conditions which are conducive to the maintenance of constant rates of water flow and improvement of water quality throughout the year by:
(a)
Withholding rapid water runoff contributing to downstream flooding;
(b)
Providing area for groundwater absorption for maintenance of the subsurface water supply; and
(c)
Assuring that the uses by right do not contribute to the reduction of water quality, including improper wastewater runoff from farms and pastures to downstream water bodies.
(7)
Provide sufficient drainage courses to carry abnormal flows of stormwater in periods of heavy precipitation.
(8)
Permit watercourse improvement as approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
B.
Delineation of environmentally sensitive areas within the Waterfront District. The limits of the Waterfront District as delineated on the Zoning District Map (§ 370-11.1, Attachment 1[1]) include the following:
(1)
Areas subject to intermediate regional tidal flood as defined by the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and such areas having an elevation of 9.1 feet above mean sea level.
(2)
Areas mapped as tidal marsh and alluvial land by the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.
(3)
Areas located between the center line of a stream bed and a line located 50 feet from and parallel to the stream bed.
(4)
Areas of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection-regulated freshwater and tidal wetlands.
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Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
Use regulations.
(1)
Use by right.
(a)
Cultivation including reforestation and harvesting of crops according to recognized soil conservation practices.
(b)
Pasture; grazing land.
(c)
Outdoor plant nursery; orchard.
(d)
Private and public recreation use such as parks, day camps, picnic groves, golf courses, hunting, fishing and boating clubs, marinas and restaurants when connected to a public sewer system.
(e)
Harvesting of any wild crops such as marsh hay, ferns, moss, or berries.
(f)
Game farm, fish hatchery (excluding rearing structures), hunting and fishing reserves.
(g)
Wildlife sanctuary; woodland preserve; arboretum.
(h)
Outfall structures for sewage treatment plants; sealed public water supply wells.
(i)
Flood retention dams and dikes, and culverts and bridges as approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and other applicable approving authorities.
D.
Use restrictions.
(1)
The use of land within the Waterfront District for pipelines for transmission of petroleum and petroleum products, junkyards, outdoor storage of vehicles and/or materials is expressly prohibited.
(2)
The filling of marshlands, removal of topsoil or relocation of any watercourse shall be prohibited except with approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and/or United States Army Corps of Engineers as applicable.
E.
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Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
F.
Supplemental regulations in addition to those specified in Article VIII.
(1)
Parking spaces, parking lots, access drives, sidewalks and other similar areas shall be constructed with porous material unless authorized by the approving authority or the City Engineer or other professional engineer approved by the approving authority.