Cinnaminson Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
§ 525-84
HC Highway Commercial District use and area restrictions and regulations.
[Added 3-1-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-4[1]]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to provide rules, regulations and standards for the permitting of uses within the Route 73 area in the Township of Cinnaminson in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the municipality. It shall be administered to ensure the orderly growth of development, the conservation, protection, and proper use of land and adequate provision for circulation, utilities and services within the district.
B.
Principal permitted uses. In all (HC) Highway Commercial Districts, the following uses (and no others) of land and buildings are permitted:
(1)
Business and professional offices.
(2)
Automobile sales (new car dealership with a minimum four-acre lot).
(3)
Public garage, truck and automobile repair and body shop, motor vehicle service station, car wash or other establishment where motor fuel, lubricating oils or motor accessories are stored or motor services are rendered, except that no public garage, automobile repair shop, motor vehicle service station, car wash or other similar establishment where motor fuel, lubricating oils, or motor accessories are stored, or motor services are rendered, shall be located within 300 feet of any property upon which a place of public assembly seating over 50 persons is located. Said distances shall be measured on a straight line or air line from the outer boundary or property line of the lot containing the proposed use to the outer boundary or property line of the lot containing a place of public assembly seating over 50 persons. No outdoor storage in connection with any of the uses mentioned in this subsection shall be permitted, except that the outdoor storage of small utility trailers which can be attached to motor vehicles and which have a load limit not in excess of 2,000 pounds, commonly known as "U-haul-it trailers," shall be permitted at service stations. (All motor vehicle repairs must be performed within an enclosed building.)
(4)
Indoor motion-picture or legitimate theaters; bowling alleys; or indoor year-round swimming clubs.
(5)
Retail stores.
(6)
Restaurants and fast-food/drive-through facilities subject to the conditions as stated in § 525-97.
(7)
Veterinarians.
(8)
Banking, savings and loan, or other full-service financial institutions, except, however, that businesses conducted primarily for check-cashing purposes shall not be permitted.
(9)
Mortuaries.
(10)
Municipal uses and buildings.
(11)
Public utilities, provided that the proposed use in a specific location is necessary for the efficiency of the public utility; that the design of any building in connection with such facility shall conform to the general character of the area and will in no way adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights adjoining property or within the neighborhood; that adequate and attractive fences and other safety devices shall be provided and sufficient landscaping, including shrubs, trees and lawns, shall be provided and will be periodically maintained by the public utility; and that all other requirements and specifications for the zone district in which such use is located will be met and observed.
(12)
Parks and preserves.
(13)
Agriculture.
C.
Accessory uses or structures; signs: accessory uses or structures on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the main permitted use or structure located on the lot. The term "accessory use or structure," as used within this section, shall include and permit:
(1)
Signs.
(a)
Any of the following accessory signs, provided that no sign shall be placed in such a position that it will cause danger to traffic on a road or street by obscuring the view, and provided that no sign shall be of the flashing type:
[1]
An official highway name sign or traffic sign.
[2]
A sign advertising the sale or rental of premises and a sign bearing the word "sold" or "rented" and the name and address of the person effecting the sale or rental, provided that such sign may be erected only on the premises to which it relates and that the size of any such sign shall not exceed one square foot for each 10 feet of lot frontage, with a maximum of 32 square feet, but no such sign need be less than six square feet.
[3]
A sign indicating land in the process of development and showing the name of the owner, developer, builder or agent, provided that the size of any such sign shall not exceed 32 square feet and that not more than one such sign shall be erected on each 200 feet of street frontage.
[4]
A sign of a mechanic, but only during the period of time that such person is performing work on the premises, provided that such sign shall be erected only on the lot where the work is being performed and that the size of any such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet and that such sign shall be removed promptly upon completion of the work.
[5]
A sign exhibiting the name given to the property by the owner or occupant or relating to trespassing on the premises or indicating the private nature of a road or driveway, provided that the size of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet.
[6]
A sign advertising a permitted accessory use, provided that the size of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet and that such sign shall be erected only on the lot where such accessory use exists.
(b)
There shall be no flashing signs, rotating signs, running borders or other forms of animation of whatever nature.
D.
E.
General regulations.
(1)
Any principal building may contain more than one use and/or organization. Any lot may contain more than one principal building structure, provided that each principal structure is located in a manner which will allow the possibility of subdividing the lot in a manner that each structure and resulting lot would conform to the zoning and subdivision regulations, including frontage on a public street.
(2)
At least the first 15 feet adjacent to any street right-of-way line and 10 feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking and shall be planted and maintained as lawn area, ground cover, or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery, and separated from the parking area by poured concrete or Belgian block curbing.
(3)
No merchandise, products, shipping crates, pallets, waste or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside, unless said materials are within an enclosure, approved by the appropriate review board, and awaiting disposal.
(4)
On a lot with multiple buildings, 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 or use, shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes, which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block and/or masonry walls.
(5)
All portions of the property not utilized by building or paved surfaces shall be landscaped, utilizing combinations such as landscaped fencing, shrubbery, lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours, existing foliage and the planting of conifers and/or deciduous trees native to the area in order to either maintain or reestablish the tone of the vegetation in the area and lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion and silting, as well as assuring that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated and anticipated both from the site and contributing upstream areas.
(6)
A minimum buffer area of 25 feet in width shall be provided along any common property line with a residential zone district or residential use.