Greenwich Township Gloucester County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
C-1 Commercial District
§ 700-32 Intent.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
The C-1 Commercial District is intended to serve the convenience needs of Gibbstown along Broad Street and to harmoniously blend into the existing fabric of homes and buildings in the area.
§ 700-33 Use regulations.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
In C-1 Commercial Districts, a building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in R-3 Residence Districts.
B.
Apartments for one family if in the same building as a permitted nonresidential use.
C.
Restaurants or catering establishments, provided that all preparation, serving and consumption of food and drinks shall be within the restaurant. A restaurant shall not be interpreted to include drive-in restaurants, refreshment stands, dairy bars or similar uses where patrons are served food and/or drinks for immediate consumption outside the building in which the business is conducted; provided, however, that prepared food may be taken from such premises for home consumption only.
D.
Offices of recognized professions such as medical, attorney, real estate broker, and the like.
E.
Personal service uses such as barber or beauty salon, tailor/dressmaker, and similar trades.
F.
Retail sales limited to antiques, craft items made on or off premises, art galleries, book, card and gift shops, and the like.
G.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVI hereof. Automatic amusement devices may be located on the premises of any permitted commercial establishment as an accessory use, provided that:
[Amended 9-19-1983 by Ord. No. 13-1983]
H.
All buildings shall be architecturally compatible with the character of Gibbstown as created by buildings on Broad Street between Tomlin Station Road and Market Street.
§ 700-34 Area regulations.
Every building hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall comply with the area requirements prescribed for the R-3 Residence Districts in § 700-22 hereof. For commercial and other buildings no part of which is used as a dwelling, the following area regulations shall apply:
A.
Lot area. A lot area sufficient in size to assure adequate sewage disposal shall be provided. For uses not served by public sewers, a certificate of adequacy by the appropriate health agency shall be required. For lots serviced by public sewer, the lot size shall be 20,000 square feet or larger.
B.
Building area. Not more than 60% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
C.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.
D.
Side yard. There shall be a side yard of 10 feet aggregate, five feet minimum on each side.
(1)
Where a lot used for business purposes abuts a residence district, a side yard of not less than 10 feet shall be provided on the side of the lot which abuts the residence district.
(2)
Where buildings are used exclusively for commercial purposes, a zero-foot side yard is permitted conditioned upon the following:
(a)
The architectural character of Gibbstown will be enhanced by the building proposed.
(b)
There are no detrimental circulation or parking limitations as a result of the proposed construction.
(c)
The site plan results in a better plan than can be achieved with the use of side yards.
(d)
The building conforms to all fire code regulations.
E.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.