Closter City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
District No. 4B, Office Area B
§ 200-25 Purpose.
The Office Area B District is established for the development of integrated areas so located and designed as to constitute a harmonious and appropriate part of the physical development of the Borough; provide protection to adjacent residential zones by virtue of serving as transitional areas between residential and other nonresidential developments or zones; and allocate open space for large-scale professional business and administrative office uses utilizing open space and park-like surroundings, free from encroachment from residential uses, commercial establishments, industries or other office uses not able to conform to the hereinprovided restrictions.
§ 200-26 Permitted uses or structures.
A.
In Office Area B District, no lot, plot, parcel or tract of land shall be used and no building or other structure shall be used and no building or other structure shall be built, altered or erected to be used for any purpose other than that which shall be limited to business, professional or administrative offices not engaged in retail or wholesale sales of goods on the premises and not engaged in the repair or servicing of goods thereon, excepting as set forth in Subsection B below.
[Amended 5-25-1994 by Ord. No. 1994:669]
B.
There shall be permitted within this zone district the following uses:
(1)
Professional, business or administrative office buildings.
(2)
Banks and savings and loan institutions.
(3)
Research or laboratory uses as incidental and accessory uses to main office uses, such as medical X-ray laboratories, provided that such accessory uses shall not exceed 20% of the office space floor area.
(4)
Municipal uses.
(5)
Educational or philanthropic organizations.
(6)
Private schools limited to dancing, music, languages, arts and crafts and business, excepting schools teaching or training in manual, fabricating or manufacturing trades.
(7)
Public utility office buildings.
(8)
Libraries, museums and art galleries not involving retail sales.
(9)
Blueprinting and offset printing establishments as an accessory service use to offices.
(10)
Off-street parking facilities as an accessory use.
(11)
A church or place of worship, including a parish house and religious school.
[Added 5-25-1994 by Ord. No. 1994:669]
(12)
Public schools or other educational institutions, including playgrounds and accessory buildings.
[Added 5-25-1994 by Ord. No. 1994:669]
(13)
Community center buildings.
[Added 5-25-1994 by Ord. No. 1994:669]
(14)
Clubhouse of an incorporated fraternal, educational or philanthropic organization.
[Added 5-25-1994 by Ord. No. 1994:669]
§ 200-27 Prohibited uses.
Any uses other than those uses permitted by § 200-26 of this Article shall be prohibited. Without in any way limiting the generality and prohibition of this section, nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to permit any of the following uses in any Office Area B District:
§ 200-28 Dimensional requirements.
Within the Office Area B Zone District, the following dimensional requirements shall apply:
A.
Minimum lot area: 80,000 square feet.
B.
Lot width at building line: 250 feet.
C.
Minimum building setback:
(1)
Front yard: 75 feet.
(2)
Rear yard: 60 feet.
(3)
Side yard: 40 feet, except that where two or more property owners propose to erect abutting office structures which are developed and maintained as a unit, the Planning Board may waive the side yard requirements between buildings, provided that the uninterrupted length of any one building shall not exceed 200 feet in length, and provided that the Planning Board will have appropriate assurance that the office complex will provide harmonious and unified exterior facades on all sides. In no case shall there be less than a total of 80 feet of side yards nor less than 30 feet in any one side yard for any one structure.
D.
Maximum total building coverage of lot: 25%.
E.
Maximum building height: two stories or 30 feet.
§ 200-29 Buffer strip.
A.
A twenty-five-foot buffer strip, in addition to required setbacks, shall be required for the separation of Office Area B District from any other zoning district, except Office Area A District.
B.
Construction of any kind, outdoor storage and parking of vehicles shall be prohibited in all buffer strips.
C.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Landscaping.
(2)
Fences or walls, not to exceed five feet in height, provided that the same shall have finish facing on both sides.
(3)
Entrance and exit drives not to exceed 15 feet in width, subject to site plan review and approval, provided that such entrance or exit drives shall be not less than 15 feet from the nearest property line and that a minimum fifteen-foot-wide strip is landscaped and planted in accordance with the requirements of the following § 200-30, Required planting.
§ 200-30 Required planting.
Buffers shall be required to be planted with evergreens so as to form an effective screen. Such plantings shall not be less than five feet in height above the ground when planted and spaced not less than 15 feet apart.
§ 200-31 Open space.
Unoccupied, landscaped open space areas with a minimum width of 15 feet shall be required from all property lines in the Office Area B District. Open space areas shall be maintained at all times. Off-street parking, outdoor storage or any other use than landscaping shall be prohibited in the open space areas, except that entrance and exit drives not to exceed 30 feet in width shall be permitted, subject to Planning Board site plan review and approval. Open spaces may be included in the buffer strip.
§ 200-32 Off-street parking.
§ 200-33 Accessory buildings.
All accessory buildings shall be prohibited in the Office Area B Zone District.