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Franklin Township City Zoning Code

§ 90-57

Conditional use regulations.

A. 
Regulations for houses of worship.
[Amended 6-9-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-13]
(1) 
All bulk requirements of the zone shall govern except for specific deviations from bulk requirements in the zone as specified below.
(2) 
Buildings shall be at least 100 feet from a road or residential district or property line.
(3) 
Maximum building height shall be 35 feet. However, a steeple(s) or other religious design feature may be erected above the height limits, provided that it is clearly related to the religious purpose and does not expand the capacity of the facility to accommodate people. The steeple(s) or other religious design feature may not exceed a height greater than 50 feet.
(4) 
Lot size shall be greater than or equal to five acres for a house of worship and associated religious school building.
(5) 
Lot size shall be greater than or equal to six acres if a parsonage is included.
(6) 
Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 30%.
(7) 
Off-street parking shall be provided on the basis of one space for each three seats or one space for each 72 inches of seating space when benches rather than seats are used. If separate and distinct uses are proposed on any given property, the total off-street parking space requirement will be determined by calculating the sum of the number of spaces required for each use.
(8) 
The minimum off-street parking setbacks shall be as follows:
(a) 
Front yard:
[1] 
From Route 57: 75 feet.
[2] 
All other roads: 60 feet.
(b) 
Side and rear property lines: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side and rear property lines abutting a residential use or vacant residentially zoned property: 50 feet.
(9) 
An evergreen planting to form a visual screen shall be provided for a depth of 20 feet at a minimum height of five feet between any house of worship site and an abutting residential district or property line.
B. 
Educational uses. The minimum tract size shall be 10 acres. There shall be a buffer strip between school playgrounds and adjoining residential districts of evergreen or other appropriate plantings as approved by the municipal agency.
[Amended 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]
C. 
Regulations for hotels. All hotels shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) 
Minimum tract size shall be 130,000 square feet, with a minimum lot circle diameter of 300 feet.
[Amended 3-30-1987 by Ord. No. 87-4]
(2) 
No principal or accessory building shall be closer than 100 feet to any property line, nor shall off-street parking spaces be located closer than 50 feet to any property line.
(3) 
No off-street parking shall be permitted in any front yard.
(4) 
An evergreen planting to form a visual screen shall be provided for a depth of 20 feet at a minimum height of 48 inches between any hotel site and an abutting residential district.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(5) 
Off-street parking shall provide for one space for each guest room and spaces sufficient to accommodate guests of meeting rooms and banquet halls and all employees.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(6) 
The height limitation is 35 feet, and the maximum building coverage on the tract is 15%.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(7) 
No pavement is to be placed on any portion of a tract located in an aquifer protection area.
(8) 
Connection to a public sewer shall be provided, if available; otherwise an acceptable sanitary treatment plant approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection shall be provided.
D. 
Regulations for motels. Motels shall meet all requirements established in Subsection C, except as follows:
(1) 
Minimum tract size: 300 feet in width by 400 feet in depth.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(2) 
Height limitation: two stories or 35 feet.
(3) 
Off-street parking may be located no closer than 50 feet to any property line.
E. 
Regulations for restaurants. Restaurants shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) 
Minimum tract size: 300 feet in width by 400 feet in depth.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(2) 
Height limitation: two stories or 35 feet.
(3) 
Off-street parking shall be provided on the basis of one space for each five seats or seating capacity.
(4) 
Off-street parking shall be provided no closer than 40 feet to any property line.
F. 
Regulations for ECHO Housing. ECHO housing units shall meet the following requirements:
[Added 6-14-1993 by Ord. No. 93-5]
(1) 
The applicant must submit to the Land Use Board with the application for conditional use approval a site plan of the premises, which must show thereon or be accompanied by the following:
[Amended 12-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14]
(a) 
The name and address of the owners of the premises.
(b) 
The name, address and date of birth of the one or two persons who will occupy the ECHO Housing Unit, verification of the physical illness or disability which makes the person unable to live independently and verification of the relationship to the person residing in the principal dwelling.
(c) 
Verification from the governmental agency which owns the proposed ECHO housing unit that the agency consents to the application and that the applicant qualifies for the program.
(d) 
The Township tax map sheet, block and lot numbers.
(e) 
The lot dimensions and the location of the principal building and accessory buildings and structures existing on the premises, together with the location of the proposed ECHO housing unit, with all setback lines shown from all lot lines and other structures on the premises.
(f) 
The location of existing sewage disposal and water supply systems.
(g) 
Verification of County Board of Health approval of any on-site sewage disposal system intended to serve the ECHO housing unit.
(h) 
Any other information deemed necessary by the Land Use Board to protect the general health and welfare of the residents of the Township.
(2) 
The ECHO housing unit shall only be permitted on a lot upon which one single-family dwelling is located.
(3) 
The lot shall be no less than one acre in area.
(4) 
The ECHO housing unit shall not exceed 750 square feet.
(5) 
The ECHO housing unit shall not be located within the front yard of the lot nor within 20 feet of the rear or side lines of the lot.
(6) 
There shall be one parking space provided for the ECHO housing unit.
(7) 
Adequate sewage disposal arrangements must be provided for the unit, either by a public sewer system or on-site sewage disposal by a system approved by the Warren County Health Department. The Land Use Board shall not act on the conditional use application until it has reviewed the County Board of Health's approval of the system.
[Amended 12-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14]
(8) 
Adequate water supply shall be provided for the unit either by public water supply or by on-lot well, either in common with the principal dwelling on the lot or an individual well for the unit. In the event that an individual well is provided for the unit, upon removal of the unit, the well shall be capped.
(9) 
The unit may be manufactured housing, provided that the width of the unit shall be no less than 22 feet.
(10) 
The foundation for the unit shall be of treated wood or other similar material which meets all applicable construction codes, but which is amenable to complete removal when the need for the unit ends.
(11) 
The ECHO housing unit shall be constructed in such a fashion as to be readily removable and shall be constructed and removed in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, codes and ordinances.
(12) 
The ECHO housing unit shall not be occupied by more than two people, one of whom shall be 60 years of age or older and unable to live independently because of physical illness or disability. One of the persons occupying the unit must be related by blood, marriage or adoption to one or more of the persons residing in the principal dwelling on the lot upon which the dwelling unit is to be located.
(13) 
The occupant(s) must meet the income limitations of the governmental agency which owns the ECHO housing unit.
(14) 
The ECHO housing unit shall be removed upon the death of the original occupants or upon a permanent change of residence by the same. The removal shall take place within 90 days of the earlier of the above-mentioned events. After removal of the ECHO housing unit, the site shall be restored so that no evidence of the unit remains.
(15) 
The use and occupancy of the ECHO housing unit by any person other than permitted by this subsection or the failure to remove the unit within 90 days as required by Subsection F(14) shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(16) 
The certificate of occupancy shall state that it shall be subject to all provisions of this subsection, and any violation thereof shall constitute an automatic revocation of such certificate of occupancy.
(17) 
As a condition of approval, the applicant shall be required to record in the office of the Warren County Clerk a deed or a declaration of restrictions setting forth that the use and occupancy of the ECHO housing unit on the lot is temporary and is subject to all of the conditions of the conditional use approval granted by the Franklin Township Land Use Board as embodied in the resolution of the Land Use Board and setting forth the date of that resolution.
[Amended 12-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14]
G. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, Regulations for professional office buildings, as amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10, was repealed 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6 and 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6.
H. 
Automobile service stations. Automobile service stations shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) 
Minimum tract size: 300 feet in width by 400 feet in depth.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(2) 
No gas pumps or lanes or parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted within 30 feet of the street line.
(3) 
There shall be no revolving signs or lights or fluttering banners used on the premises, but not exceeding three A-frame signs advertising services or products may be used on the site.
(4) 
An evergreen planting to form a visual screen shall be provided for a depth of 10 feet and minimum height of 48 inches between any service station and an abutting residential property or district.
(5) 
No disabled vehicles or wrecks shall be maintained on the premises in the open for more than 48 hours.
I. 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection I, Other commercial uses on lands adjoining New Jersey State Highway Route 57, as amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10, was repealed 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6 and 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6.
J. 
Regulations for mixed retail commercial and office development. Mixed retail commercial and office development, in districts where permitted as a conditional use, shall meet the following minimum requirements:
[Added 6-29-1992 by Ord. No. 92-5]
(1) 
Such uses shall be on a minimum lot area of three acres located within 250 feet from a lot containing a major public facility such as a school or library or nonretail employment use.
(2) 
A minimum of 25% of the uses in a mixed retail commercial and office development shall be uses otherwise permitted in the HC Zone. The remaining uses may be stores for convenience goods, personal services and similar retail uses and professional offices. General, administrative, medical offices and other professional offices shall be permitted in independent structures under conditions outlined in the parking requirements section of this chapter. Other medical and quasi-medical uses such as opticians, medical supply, pharmacies, etc., not including general medical practitioners and dentists, shall be permitted in mixed-use centers. Laundromats are prohibited, unless public sewer is provided. Individual community septic systems shall not be construed to be public sewers for the purposes of this chapter. Photo-processing, printing, furniture stripping and refinishing, manufacturing, automobile painting and dry-cleaning processing uses shall be prohibited. Dry-cleaning establishments where items are dropped off for processing at another location are permitted.
(3) 
Minimum bulk standards shall be as follows:
(a) 
Minimum lot frontage along any public right-of-way: 300 feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot width (measured at setback): 300 feet.
(c) 
Minimum front yard building setback from Route 57: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum side and rear yard building setback from property line: 50 feet.
(e) 
Minimum side and rear building setback from a property line adjacent to a residential use or vacant residentially zoned property: 75 feet.
(f) 
Maximum floor area ratio within 500 feet of Route 57: 15%.
(g) 
Maximum floor area ratio for areas beyond 500 feet from Route 57: 10%.
(h) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 55%.
(i) 
Maximum building height: two stories; 35 feet.
(j) 
Minimum parking setback in front yard from Route 57: 60 feet.
(k) 
Minimum parking setback from side and rear yard property line: 25 feet.
(l) 
Minimum parking setback from side and rear yard property line abutting a residential use or vacant residentially zoned property: 50 feet.
(m) 
Minimum width of any store unit: 20 feet.
(n) 
Minimum floor area per unit: 1,200 square feet.
(o) 
No building devoted to retail use shall be permitted more than 500 feet away from the Route 57 right-of-way. (This prohibition does not include associated parking.)
K. 
Regulations for wireless telecommunications towers and antennas. See § 90-59.1D for conditional use standards.
[Added 12-28-1998 by Ord. No. 98-16]
L. 
Low-impact storage in the HC Zoning District.
[Added 6-25-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-6]
(1) 
The minimum tract size shall be 10 acres.
(2) 
The maximum building height shall be two stories and 35 feet.
(3) 
The maximum floor area ratio or building coverage shall be 25%.
(4) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 40%.
(5) 
All circulation to and from the property shall be by way of direct access to the state highway. Access to or from a municipal roadway is strictly prohibited.
(6) 
No principal or accessory building shall be closer than 150 feet to any property line.
(7) 
No parking or loading area shall be closer than 100 feet to any property line.
(8) 
Any principal or accessory building shall be situated a maximum distance of 500 feet from the front property line. The "front property line" shall be deemed the property line parallel to the front facade of the principal building.
(9) 
Not withstanding the provisions outlined in Subsections L(6) and (7), any area within the zone which is situated behind the rear wall of the principal building shall be utilized strictly as open space and will be utilized solely for compliance with the provisions outlined in Subsections L(3) and L(4).
(10) 
External refrigeration units are not permitted.
(11) 
Exterior-mounted mechanical and electrical equipment, and roof-mounted equipment, shall be architecturally screened so as to be visually unobtrusive.
(12) 
The architectural treatment of the exterior and roof shall be completely continued around all sides of a building with complementary materials and colors. Detailed architectural drawings shall be reviewed by an architectural review subcommittee appointed by the Land Use Board. The subcommittee shall prepare and forward their recommendations to the full Land Use Board. The Land Use Board shall review the subcommittee's recommendations and provide a report outlining the Land Use Board's recommendations. The Land Use Board's recommendations will be binding.
(13) 
Where the proposed development is adjacent to a residential zone, a berm and landscaping screen shall be provided. The landscaping shall consist of a three-tiered landscape screen, including shrubs, understory trees and canopy trees. For each 50 feet of buffer length, the landscaped screen shall consist of 20 shrubs, six understory trees (deciduous and/or evergreen trees that do not generally reach the mature height of the canopy trees) and three canopy trees (large deciduous trees).
(14) 
Deliveries and shipments shall not occur before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. from Monday through Saturday, with no deliveries or shipments on Sunday. Truck motors and their accessory motors shall not be left running outside the permitted shipping hours.