Franklin Township Gloucester County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 253-86 Classes of districts.
[Amended 8-10-1982 by Ord. No. O-17-82; 12-28-1999 by Ord. No. O-12-99; 9-14-2004 by Ord. No. O-13-2004; 7-25-2006 by Ord. No. O-17-2006; 7-25-2006 by Ord. No O-19-2006; 2-27-2007 by Ord. No. O-3-2007; 2-27-2007 by Ord. No. O-4-2007; 5-20-2008 by Ord. No. O-18-2008; 4-27-2010 by Ord. No. O-5-2010; 12-26-2023 by Ord. No. O-22-23]
For the purposes of this chapter, the area of the Township of Franklin is hereby divided into zones or districts of 16 classes, designated as follows:
Affordable Housing Overlay Zone | |
R-A | Residential Agricultural Districts |
B | Business District |
Medium Density Residential Zone | |
NC | Neighborhood Commercial Districts |
FV | Franklinville Village Districts |
MV | Malaga Village Districts |
HC | Highway Commercial Districts |
IC | Interchange Commercial Districts |
LM | Light Manufacturing Districts |
I | Institutional Districts |
F | Flood Districts |
PR-R | Pinelands Rural Residential Districts |
PA-P | Pinelands Agricultural Production Districts |
PH-C | Pinelands Highway Commercial Districts |
PN-C | Pinelands Neighborhood Commercial Districts |
PLM-I | Pinelands Light Manufacturing Industrial District |
PHM-I | Pinelands Heavy Manufacturing Industrial Districts |
§ 253-87 Boundaries; Zoning Map.
[Amended 6-26-1984 by Ord. No. O-9-84]
A.
The boundaries of all districts are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Township of Franklin," annexed to this chapter[1] and hereby made a part thereof. All work, abbreviations, figures, symbols and other data appearing on said map at the time of the adoption of this chapter constitute a part of said map. Figures indicating numbers of feet appearing thereon, between a road, street or avenue and the boundary line of a district mean that the boundary line of the district at such locations runs parallel to the center line of the road, street or avenue at the distance therefrom indicated by the number of feet marked. District boundary lines in roads, streets, avenues, streams or railroad rights-of-way extend along the center line thereof.
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Editor's Note: Editor's Note: The Zoning Map, and all subsequent amendments, is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
B.
Notwithstanding the boundaries of all districts, as established on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Township of Franklin," there is hereby created an R-4 Multifamily Residential District consisting of Block 463, Lots 16 and 17 and all lots in Blocks 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 607, 608, 609, 611, 612 and 613.
§ 253-88 Boundary tolerance.
[Amended 7-25-2006 by Ord. No. O-16-2006]
Where the Highway Commercial and Residential Agricultural District boundary lines, other than one located in a road, street, avenue, stream or railroad right-of-way, divides a lot existing on the date of adoption of this chapter, the regulations and restrictions applicable to the less restrictive district in which a portion of such lot is located shall apply to the portion of such lot located in the more restrictive district for a distance of not more than 150 feet beyond such district boundary. For parcels in excess of 10 acres in size, the distance shall be increased to 300 feet.