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Franklin Township Gloucester County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXIII

IC Interchange Commercial

§ 253-141 Purpose.

The purpose of the IC District is to recognize the area around the interchange of Route 55 and Route 40 as a unique opportunity to create a commercial enclave focused on serving the traveling public passing through the township.

§ 253-142 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Principal uses.
(1) 
Automobile fueling stations, including fueling stations with convenience retail, except truck stops which are prohibited.
(2) 
Diners and restaurants, including drive-through restaurants.
(3) 
Bars, pubs and taverns.
(4) 
Hotels and motels.
(5) 
Government buildings.
(6) 
Public utilities and utility substations.
(7) 
Mass transit stations and depots.
(8) 
Child-care centers.
(9) 
Residential solar energy systems per § 253-83.1.
[Added 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-13-22]
(10) 
Commercial solar energy systems per § 253-83.2.
[Added 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-13-22]
B. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Indoor storage of goods which are sold on site (not warehousing).
(2) 
Parking.
(3) 
Signs.
(4) 
Enclosures for the storage of trash and recyclable materials.
(5) 
Fencing.
(6) 
Accessory solar energy systems
[Added 8-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-18-22]
C. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Automotive sales and service facilities.
(2) 
Planned business parks.
(3) 
Regional and design commercial shopping centers.
(4) 
Local communications facilities.
(5) 
Commercial solar energy systems.
[Added 8-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-18-22]

§ 253-143 Area and bulk standards.

Area and bulk standards shall be as follows:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 1.5 acres.
B. 
Minimum lot frontage: 200 feet.
C. 
Minimum setbacks.
(1) 
Principal building.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Side (each): 20 feet.
(c) 
Rear: 50 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Side: 10 feet.
(c) 
Rear: 10 feet.
(3) 
Parking.
(a) 
Front: 25 feet.
(b) 
Side: 10 feet, unless the parking area is part of a shared parking scheme pursuant to § 253-92J.
(c) 
Rear: 10 feet, unless the parking area is part of a shared parking scheme pursuant to § 253-92J.
(d) 
Bulk requirements for residential solar energy systems per § 253-83.1.
[Added 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-13-22]
(e) 
Bulk requirements for commercial solar energy systems per § 253-83.2.
[Added 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-13-22]
D. 
Maximum impervious coverage.
(1) 
Buildings: 35%.
(2) 
Total impermeable coverage: 50%, except that coverage may be increased to 70%, provided that the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the approving authority that there will be no net increase over preconstruction conditions in the volume and rate of stormwater runoff.
E. 
Maximum building height: 45 feet.
F. 
Minimum landscaped area: 25%.