Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code
§ 30-7.1
Prohibited Uses.
[Ord. #9306, A VII; Ord. #2001-13]
Any use not listed as a regularly permitted use or as a conditional use is specifically prohibited. For further clarification the following prohibitions are specifically noted.
a.
Within any district, no building, structure or area shall be used in whole or in part for any business purpose which shall in any way affect adversely the public health, safety and welfare, nor shall any such building, structure or area or the use thereof, interfere with the comprehensive plan of this zoning chapter as set forth herein and as supplemented by the official map, the master plan, and any other ordinance pertinent hereto.
b.
No space in a building or structure on the same floor with, behind, below or above where a business is conducted shall be used for dwelling or residential purposes.
c.
No building or structure shall be used in whole or part for a motor court, hotel, motel, tourist cabin, tourist camp, or use of similar nature.
d.
No space or area shall be used as a trailer camp, trailer court, or use of similar nature.
e.
No building or structure shall be used in whole or part for that use commonly known as "road stand," or use of similar or like nature, where the sale of food, refreshments, kindred and miscellaneous items are sold and not consumed indoors and within the confines of the main building or structure.
f.
No other building or premises used for any trade, industry, or purpose that is noxious or offensive by reason of emission of odors, dust, smoke, gas or noise or is dangerous to the public health or safety of the Borough.
g.
Uses specifically prohibited in any zone are:
1.
Poultry farms, rabbit, mink raising or any animal of similar nature; stock yards; cemeteries, mausoleums; crematories; landing fields for any aircraft whatsoever; miniature golf course, driving range; pony tracks or other outdoor places of amusement; junk yards; open air car lots; second hand material establishments; surplus materials or any other business using the outdoors for display or storage purposes; outdoor storage of contractor's equipment; stone or monumental works; quarries or pits; glass furnaces and coke ovens; lumber yards or masonry material yards; drive-in theaters; open air food markets.
2.
Manufacture of nitroglycerine, gun cotton, gun powder, dynamite or other high explosive; fertilizer, acetylene, gas, ammonia, chlorine or bleaching powder; asphalt, brick or tile and masonry block; carbon, lamp black, shoe blacking or stove polish; celluloid or other cellulose products; creosol; fireworks or matches; enamel, printing ink, pyroxine, plastic or articles therefrom; rubber from crude or scrap material; sauerkraut; soap, soda and washing compounds; sulphurous, nitric or hydrochloric acids; tallow, grease, lard or candles; tar and dyes; vinegar; yeast.
3.
Refining of crude oil or petroleum.
4.
Operation of blast furnaces.
5.
The making of boilers, pipes, metal forms, locomotives, or railway cars; and shops operating reciprocating riveting hammers or chisels.
6.
Operation of coke ovens.
7.
Distillation of coal, wood or bones.
8.
Rendering of fats.
9.
Incineration, reduction or dumping of offal, garbage or refuse except as maintained and operated by the Borough for municipal purposes.
10.
No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, used, permitted or allowed in any business zone where the principal purpose of such business or use is the washing of automobiles, trucks or vehicles of a similar nature.
11.
Professional or commercial offices in a residence are not permitted in any zoning district.
h.
No swimming pool of any kind or nature shall be erected, constructed, used, permitted or allowed in any business zone.
i.
No space outside the confines of a building shall be used for sales or storage of materials, equipment, merchandise, etc. in any business zone. No outdoor business of any kind or nature shall be permitted.
j.
In any residence zone, there shall be no storage or overnight parking of commercial vehicles.
k.
Massage Parlors.
1.
Within any district, no building, structure or area shall be used in whole or in part as a massage parlor.
2.
Massage parlor shall be defined as the following: Any premises which are used, in whole or in part, to administer acupressure, massage, bodywork or somatic therapy, or involving the act of holding, touching, positioning, mobilizing, applying friction or pressure manually and/or by mechanical or vibratory apparatus to body tissues, including, but not limited to, employing the procedures of acupressure, reflexology, moving, stroking, pounding, rubbing, manipulating, kneading and/or tapping or the use of oil rubs, heat lamps, salt flows, hot or cold packs, vibration, percussion, medical gymnastics, helio-therapy, hydro-therapy, external application of topical preparations or rub, shower or cabinet baths, but excluding the practice of medicine, physical therapy or chiropractic by an osteopath, medical doctor, physical therapist or chiropractor, licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey.