Fairfield City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Zones and Zoning Map
§ 45-5.1 Zones Established.
[1969 Code § 75-4; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 738; Ord. No. 848; Ord. No. 99-15 § 1; Ord. No. 99-17 § 1; Ord. No. 2001-05; Ord. No. 2001-06 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-03 § 1; Ord. No. 2004-16 § 1; Ord. No. 2007-06 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-26 § 1; Ord. No. 2011-21 § 1; Ord. No. 2015-07 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-10 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-11 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-05 § 1]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of Fairfield is hereby divided into zones known as:
R-1 | Residential Zone |
R-2 | Residential Zone |
R-3 | Residential Mixed, Townhouse and Single-Family Zone |
R-4 | Age Restricted Housing Zone |
R-5 | Residential Zone |
R-6 | Residential District |
C-1 | Commercial-Neighborhood Zone |
C-2 | Commercial Zone — Bloomfield Avenue |
C-3 | Commercial-Industrial Mixed Use Zone |
C-4 | Limited Adult Use Overlay Zone District |
H-D | U.S. Route 46 Special Highway Development Zone |
O-P | Office Professional Zone |
L-1 | Light Industrial Zone |
L-2 | Light Industrial Zone |
L-3 | Light Industrial Zone |
A-C | Agricultural-Conservatory Zone |
ASO | Airport Safety Overlay Zone District |
P, OS and R | Public, Open Space and Recreation Zone |
FP | Floodplain Overlay District |
MDO | Multifamily Dwelling Overlay Zone |
CO | Commercial Overlay Zone |
MUO-1 | Mixed Use Overlay 1 [Ord. No. 2016-10 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-05 § 1] |
RZO-1 | Residential Zone Overlay 1 [Ord. No. 2016-10 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-05 § 1] |
NDLR | New Dutch Lane Redevelopment Zone [Ord. No. 2016-11 § 1] |
H-R | Highway Redevelopment Zone [Added 6-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10] |
IRO | Inclusionary Residential Overlay Zone [Added 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15 |
§ 45-5.2 Zoning Map.
[1969 Code § 75-5; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 738; Ord. No. 848; Ord. No. 97-15 § 1; Ord. No. 2001-05; Ord. No. 2001-06 § 2; Ord. No. 2002-01 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-03 § 2; Ord. No. 2004-16 § 2; Ord. No. 2006-19 § 1; Ord. No. 2007-06 § 2; Ord. No. 2009-26 § 2; Ord. No. 2011-21 § 2; Ord. No. 2015-07 §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 2016-10 § 2; Ord. No. 2016-11 § 2; Ord. No. 2017-02 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-05 § 2; Ord. No. 2017-06; Ord. No. 2017-19]
a.
The location and boundaries of said districts are hereby established on the Zoning Map of the Township of Fairfield prepared by Burgis Associates dated August 1999, revised March 13, 2001, which hereby is made a part of Chapter 45.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
b.
Amendments.
1.
Ordinance No. 2011-21. Zoning Map is amended to include a reference to the map entitled "Floodplain Overlay District" dated August 23, 2011 prepared by Burgis Associates.
2.
Ordinance No. 2015-07. Zoning Map shall be and is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the Multifamily Dwelling Overlay Zone, incorporating the following properties into said overlay zone:
Block 1107 | Lots 12, 13 |
Block 1202 | Lots 7-20, inclusive |
Block 1501 | Lot 1 |
Block 2101 | Lots 5, 6, 7 |
Block 3002 | Lots 1, 2 |
Block 5601 | Lots 8, 9 and 10 |
3.
Ordinance No. 2015-07. Zoning Map shall be and is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the Commercial Overlay Zone, incorporating the following properties into said overlay zone:
Block 1801 | Lots 1.01, 1.02, 2, 4, 5 |
Block 1802 | Lots 1, 2.01, 2.02 |
Block 2201 | Lots 6, 7, 8, 15 & 16 |
Block 2301 | Lot 3 |
Block 2302 | Lot 11 |
Block 2302 | Lots 14-18, inclusive |
4.
Ordinance No. 2016-10. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following two zoning overlays. The underlying zones shall still be in effect; the overlay zones are supplemental to the underlying zones.
Fairfield Road MUO-1 Mixed Use Overlay: Block 1001 Lots 8-10; Block 1102 Lots 10-12 & 1.01; & Block 1107 Lots 12-16.
Carlos Drive RZO-1 Residential Zone Overlay: Block 2301 Lots 2.01-2.03, Block 2302 Lots 4-6.
[Ord. No. 2016-10]
5.
Ordinance No. 2016-11. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following new zone.
New Dutch Lane Redevelopment Zone NDLR: Block 1501, Lot 1.
[Ord. No. 2016-11 § 2]
6.
Ordinance No. 2017-02. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following properties within the MUO-1 Mixed Use Overlay Zone. The underlying HD Zone shall remain in effect; the overlay zones are supplemental to the underlying zones.
Block 1202 | Lots 7-20 |
7.
Ordinance No. 2017-05. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following two zoning overlays. The underlying zones shall still be in effect; the overlay zones are supplemental to the underlying zones.
Fairfield Road MUO-1 Mixed Use Overlay: Block 1001 Lots 8-10; Block 1102 Lots 10-12 and 1.01 Block 1107 Lots 12-16 and Block 2703 Lots 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27; Block 3302.
Carlos Drive RZO-1 Residential Zone Overlay: Block 2301 Lots 2.01-2.03, Block 2302 Lots 4-6 and the following properties along Fairfield Court Block 2703 Lots 13-21.
[Ord. No. 2017-05 § 2]
8.
Ordinance No. 2017-06. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following additional properties within the MUO-1 Overlay Zone as follows. The underlying zones shall still be in effect; the overlay zones are supplemental to the underlying zones.
Fairfield Road MUO-1 Mixed Use Overlay: Block 2703 Lots 6, 7, 8 and 28; Block 3302 Lots 1 through 10.
[Ord. No. 2017-06]
9.
Ordinance No. 2017-19. Zoning Map is hereby amended to rezone a portion of Block 7001, Lot 1 from R1 to RZO-1 indicated as follows:
Beginning with that portion of Block 7001, Lot 1 as it fronts on the southwesterly most corner of the Carlos Drive right of way, and extending from that point in a southerly direction to Block 2302, Lot 6 thereby encompassing the entire lot width of Block 7001, lot 1 and travelling a distance of 561 feet in a westerly direction terminating at the southeasterly most corner of Block 2301, Lot 2.03.
[Ord. No. 2017-19]
10.
Ordinance No. 2019-03. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following parcel within the Residential Zone Overlay (RZO). The underlying L-1 and CO Zones shall remain in effect; the overlay zones are supplemental to the underlying zones.
Block 2301, Lot 3 as has been merged into Block 2301, Lot 2.
[Added 3-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
11.
Ordinance No. 2019-10. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following new zone.
Highway Redevelopment Zone (H-R): Block 4702, Lots 11 and 12.
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10]
12.
Ordinance No. 2019-15. The Zoning Map is hereby amended to include the following new overlay zone. The underlying zone shall still be in effect; the overlay zone is supplemental to the underlying zone.
IRO Inclusionary Residential Overlay: Block 2003, Lot 1; Block 2101, Lot 8.03; Block 1902, Lot 13.
[Added 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15]
§ 45-5.3 Interpretation of Boundary Lines.
[1969 Code § 75-6; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 738]
a.
Zone boundary lines are intended to follow the center line of streets, streams and lot or property lines as they exist on plats of record at the time of the passage of this chapter, unless such zone boundary lines are fixed by dimensions as shown on the Zoning Map. Where dimensions are shown, same are measured from the nearest abutting street line.
b.
Where such boundaries are not fixed by dimensions and where they approximately follow lot lines and where they do not scale more than 10 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
c.
In unsubdivided land and where a zone boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown on the map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.