Glen Rock City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Conditional Uses
§ 230-39 General provisions.
[Amended 6-26-1989 by Ord. No. 1144]
The Planning Board of the Borough of Glen Rock, pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and Chapter 23, Land Use Procedures, may grant conditional uses as herein permitted. Application for a conditional use shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Chapter 192, Subdivision of Land. The Planning Board shall grant or deny an application for a conditional use within 95 days of submission of a complete application by a developer to the administrative officer or within such further time as consented to by the applicant. No conditional use or appended site plan shall be granted unless the use will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the Borough, is not likely to involve unusual risks of traffic safety and is reasonably necessary for the benefit or convenience of the municipality. In reviewing such application, the Board may impose as a condition of approval such requirements and safeguards as it deems appropriate with respect to the minimizing of any negative impact on the immediate vicinity of the site.
§ 230-40 Houses of worship.
A house of worship shall be permitted in any zone district of the Borough as a conditional use, subject to the following requirements, which shall take precedence over any conflicting regulation for the zone district in which the use is located:
A.
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum height as regulated for the zone district in which it is situated. A steeple is not to be included in determining the maximum height of the building.
B.
Front and rear yard. There shall be front and rear yards having depths not less than those which are regulated for the zone district in which they are situated.
C.
Side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less that which is required for the zone in which it is located, except the A-1 and A-2 Residence Districts, where the minimum width shall not be less than 25 feet.
D.
Minimum lot area. There shall be a minimum lot area of two acres, having a minimum frontage of 50 feet on an improved street.
E.
Maximum building coverage. The total gross ground floor area of all buildings shall not exceed 25% of the lot.
F.
Buffering. A buffer strip of five feet minimum width shall be provided where the lot abuts a nonresidential district and a minimum of 15 feet where it abuts residential property. This buffer strip shall provide a year-round visual screen consisting of native vegetation in order to minimize adverse impacts on the adjacent property or from adjacent areas. Buffer strips may also be used for stormwater management by the disconnection of impervious surfaces and treating runoff from these impervious surfaces.
[Amended 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1520]
G.
Off-street parking. Off-street parking requirements shall comply with § 230-34, Off-street parking in nonresidential districts, except as modified herein:
(1)
Parking lot landscaping. At least 5% of the interior parking area shall be landscaped with native vegetation and one tree for each 10 spaces shall be installed. No parking spaces shall be located in the front yard area, and the parking lot street frontage shall be adequately screened.
[Amended 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1520]
(2)
Walkways. Adequate walkways shall be provided within the parking area and adjacent to buildings for the safe travel and discharge and pickup of vehicle passengers.
§ 230-41 Motor vehicle service stations.
[Amended 2-25-1998 by Ord. No. 1296]
A motor vehicle service station shall be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3 and D Zone Districts as a conditional use, subject to the following conditions:
A.
No motor vehicle service station shall be located within 200 feet of the property line of a dwelling, school, place of worship, hospital, funeral home, theater, library, fire house, municipal use or building or any place of public assembly.
B.
Vehicular access to or egress from a motor vehicle service station shall not be closer than 50 feet to the intersection of any two streets, and their respective road-widening easement lines, nor shall any such driveway be located within 30 feet of any boundary line and property line of any residential district or residential use.
C.
Fuel pumps shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from all property lines and road widening easement lines.
D.
All services or repairs to or for motor vehicles, other than minor items such as the changing and filling of tires or the sale of gasoline or oil, shall be conducted within the confines of a building. No outdoor hydraulic or mechanical lifts shall be permitted.
E.
Motor vehicle service stations shall require a minimum lot area of 15,000 square feet with at least 100 feet of street frontage. A minimum building setback of 50 feet shall be provided, except as noted above, and further provided that a canopy above a fuel pump island may be permitted to extend to within 15 feet or a street line and road-widening easement lines. Canopies shall also have rear and side yard setbacks of 50 feet from the respective rear and side lot lines. Canopies shall have a maximum height of 18 feet measured from the grade to the highest projection of the structure.
[Amended 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1318]
F.
A maximum building/structure coverage of 30% shall be permitted, including any canopy, building or structures. Total coverage of all buildings, structures and impervious areas shall be limited to 75% of the total lot area.
[Amended 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1318]
G.
Sales and display of vehicles is prohibited.
H.
There shall be no outdoor display or sales of commodities unrelated to motor vehicle service and gasoline sales. No other use, other than a motor vehicle service station as defined herein, shall be permitted on a lot or lots developed with a motor vehicle service station.
I.
Hours of operation shall be limited to between 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
J.
The provision of canopies, lighting and building facade treatment shall reflect the neighborhood and community's architectural character and aesthetics.
K.
Multiple principal or conditional uses shall not be permitted on a lot or lots. Any use shall be restricted to the principal use exclusively.
L.
In addition to the regulations contained in Article VIII, Signs and Billboards, of this chapter, the following sign controls for motor vehicle service stations shall apply:
(1)
One freestanding pylon sign bearing the brand, trade name or trademark and unit prices of the motor vehicle service station, not exceeding 40 square feet in area, on each side, shall be permitted. The lowest point of the sign shall not be less than 10 feet from the average grade elevation below the sign, nor shall any part of the sign be more than 25 feet above ground level.
(2)
No signage shall be permitted on the canopy structures.
[Amended 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1318]
(3)
There shall be permitted signs to be attached to fuel pumps indicating the price per gallon of fuel, provided that such signs do not exceed 1.0 square foot in aggregate area per sign per individual pump dispensing mechanism.
(4)
Permitted signage may be illuminated during business hours. No signage shall be illuminated after the service station is closed for business.
(5)
No illumination, other than security lighting, shall be permitted after business hours.
(6)
Lettering or other insignia which is a structural part of the gasoline pump, as manufactured, shall be permitted.
(7)
Credit card signs may be placed on or near the gasoline pump islands, not to exceed a maximum of four square feet per sign per island.
(8)
Not more than two nonpermanent signs located inside the property line advertising services and product prices shall be permitted, provided that each sign shall not exceed nine square feet in area on each side. All nonpermanent signs shall be removed from public display during nonbusiness hours.