East Brunswick City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
A1 Regulations for the HC-1 Neighborhood Highway Commercial District
§ 228-173 Permitted uses.
Types of principal uses and buildings permitted shall be:
A.
A retail or service establishment which supplies commodities or performs a service primarily for residents of the surrounding neighborhood, such as grocery store, delicatessen, meat market, drug store, confectionery store, bakery store, barbershop, beauty parlor, clothes cleaning and laundry pickup establishments (no cleaning to be done on the premises), and bank.
B.
Professional occupations, including the office of a physician, surgeon, dentist, minister, architect, engineer, attorney or other member of a recognized profession.
C.
The studio of a teacher of music, dancing or art.
D.
The studio of a photographer.
E.
The office of an insurance agent, real estate broker, accountant, travel agent or bookkeeper.
F.
Churches and other places of worship and Sunday school buildings and parish houses.
G.
Public and parochial schools and colleges and private schools and colleges for academic instruction.
H.
Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds.
I.
Public libraries and museums.
J.
Buildings used exclusively by the federal, state, county or local municipal government for public purposes, but not including workshops, warehouses of storage yards.
K.
Private, non profit recreational and community buildings, clubs, swimming pools and activities of a quasi public, social fraternal or recreational character, such as golf and tennis clubs, camps, veteran or fraternal organizations which are not of a commercial character.
L.
Residential dwellings. Where a single family dwelling existing on a lot as of January 1, 1988, the residential use may be thereafter continued and the structure may be thereafter enlarged or expanded as long as the proposed alteration conforms to the minimum requirements for height, area, yard and off street parking as they existed prior to January 1, 1988. If the proposed alteration does not conform to the prior bulk regulations, an application for a bulk variance shall be made to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Accessory uses and buildings permitted shall be: | ||
A. | Home occupations. | |
B. | Private residential garages; provided, however, that the garage shall be for not more than three private cars or two private cars and one commercial vehicle. | |
C. | Garages to house commercial vehicles normally associated with the type of businesses above shall be regulated as follows: | |
(1) | Any new structure which provides garage space shall have the garage attached as a part of the main building, not to exceed space for six (6) automobiles or three automobiles and three automobiles and three commercial vehicles. | |
(2) | Any existing structure may provide garage space in an accessory building within the required rear yard space, not to exceed six (6) automobiles or three automobiles and three commercial vehicles. | |
§ 228-174 Prohibited uses.
[Amended 8-28-89 by Ord. No. 89-51; 10-27-97 by Ord. No. 97-22; 6-23-2025 by Ord. No. 25-24; 8-11-2025 by Ord. No. 25-28]
The following are specifically prohibited in HC-1 Districts:
A.
Outside storage uses of any kind. Such storage shall consist of the storing or accumulation of goods, wares, supplies or merchandise of any kind on the outside of a building or structure.
B.
Trailers intended or used for dwelling space, offices, storage or any other residential, commercial or industrial purpose, except that nothing herein contained is intended to prohibit the use of trailers for transportation or as construction offices and for the storage of materials and supplies on a job site during the period of construction.
C.
Fast food restaurants.
D.
Mechanical amusement devices and mechanical amusement facilities.
E.
Sex clubs and massage parlors.
F.
Department stores and all uses normally associated with department stores, including the sale and installation of auto accessories in the main building or in a separate building.
G.
Hotels, motels and small animal hospitals.
H.
Contractors' and builders' offices.
I.
Storage warehouses.
J.
Automobile service stations and repair and gasoline sales.
K.
Recreational and amusement facilities operated for profit, including bowling alleys, dance halls, skating rinks and indoor theaters.
L.
Drive in restaurants.
M.
New car showrooms and used car lots.
N.
Car washes.
O.
Lumber and building material sales.
P.
Limousine or livery service.
Q.
Storage yard for wreckers and damaged or disabled vehicles associated with a wrecker operation.
§ 228-175 Area and bulk requirements.
A.
Minimum lot size: twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. Where as of January 1, 1988 a commercial building existed on a lot with an area less than 20,000 square feet, the commercial use may be thereafter continued and the structure may be thereafter enlarged by no more than 150 square feet without a lot size variance provided Township parking standards are met for the enlarged structure.
B.
Minimum lot width: one hundred (100) feet.
C.
Front yard setback for principal and accessory structures: 60 feet.
D.
Side yard setback for principal and accessory structures: one side: 20 feet; two sides: 50 feet.
E.
Rear yard setback for principal and accessory structures: 30 feet.
F.
Maximum Height: 2 stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: seventy-five (75%) percent.
H.
Landscape buffer: fifteen (15') feet wide along lot frontage and includes shade trees, earth berms and landscaping.
I.
Parking area and driveway setback: 10 feet from side and rear lot lines.
J.
Landscape buffer between residential zone and HC 1 zone: twenty-five (25) feet.