Guttenberg City Zoning Code
§ 28-9.3
Standards Applicable to Particular Conditional Uses.
[Ord. 3/87 § 4.522; Ord. No. 005-10 § I, 28-9.3; Ord. No. 32-2016; amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 26-20]
a.
Nursing Home; Assisted Living Residence; Philanthropic or Eleemosynary Institution; Museum.
1.
Minimum lot area: in all districts where permitted 20,000 square feet.
2.
Minimum frontage: in all districts where permitted 100 feet.
3.
Maximum coverage: in all districts where permitted 50%.
4.
Usable Open Space. A minimum of 100 square feet of usable open space shall be provided for each inhabitant, patient or student of a use providing permanent or temporary living quarters, up to 50% coverage.
5.
No required parking shall be permitted within five feet of any side or rear lot line.
c.
Multifamily Mid-Rise Residential.
1.
Bulk Regulations.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 26-20]
(a)
1 Bulk Regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet only associated with corner parcels.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: 10 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: zero feet. If a side yard is proposed then the minimum setback is five feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard setback: five feet.
(7)
Maximum building height inclusive of indoor garage parking: eight stories and 90 feet exclusive of roof appurtenances.
(8)
Maximum impervious surface coverage inclusive of building coverage: 90%.
(9)
Minimum open space: 10%.
(b)
1-A Bulk Regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: five feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: three feet, one inch.
(6)
Minimum rear yard setback: five feet.
(7)
Maximum building height inclusive of indoor garage: four stories and 50 feet.
(8)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 90%.
(9)
Minimum open space: 10%.
(c)
1-B Bulk Regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 7,500 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: five feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: three feet, one inch, each side.
(6)
Minimum rear yard setback: five feet.
(7)
Maximum building height inclusive of indoor garage: five stories and 60 feet.
(8)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 90%.
(9)
Minimum open space: 10%.
(d)
1-C Bulk Regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: five feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: three feet, one inch.
(6)
Minimum rear yard setback: five feet.
(7)
Maximum building height inclusive of indoor garage: six stories and 70 feet.
(8)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 90%.
(9)
Minimum open space: 10%.
2.
Additional Regulations:
(a)
Minimum parking structure setbacks: Parking structures shall comply with the yard requirements for principal buildings.
(b)
Exposed parking areas under the building are prohibited. Parking within the building shall be screened with appropriate architectural detail material. The architectural detailing for parking areas shall be similar or complimentary to the materials used on the remainder of the building.
(c)
Off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(1)
Parking spaces shall be dedicated to the respective residential units as part of any lease or deed, and to the extent that the total number of parking spaces for any development exceeds the ratio of one space per residential unit then at least one space shall be designated for each residential unit. Such dedication shall be included as part of the lease/rental agreement or deed, and shall not require a separate fee, charge or payment from the owner/tenant/lessee/occupant. Such parking spaces shall not be made available for use other than by the owner/tenant/lessee/occupant of the respective units or visitor thereto.
(2)
Table 4.4 of N.J.A.C. 5:21 of the New Jersey Administrative Code, entitled Residential Site Improvement Standards governs the required off-street parking for all residential development in the Town of Guttenberg. However, N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14(c) permits alternate parking standards if the applicant can demonstrate these standards better reflect local conditions. Factors affecting minimum number of parking spaces include household characteristics, availability of mass transit, urban verses suburban location and available off-site parking resources. If the applicant can demonstrate that reduced off-street parking better reflects the conditions associated with the proposed development, the following parking standards, may be used to provide off-street parking; and, if the applicant so demonstrates, an exception pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21-3.1 will be granted.
(d)
One curb cut is permitted for every 75 feet of lot frontage.
(f)
Where a basement or below grade parking is proposed, a preliminary rock evaluation shall be required to address the presence/absence of bedrock/rock within the area of excavation. The report shall present an informed strategy for means and methods of removal for that specific rock and an impact statement on the adjacent properties.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 26-20]
d.
Townhouses or Row Houses.
1.
Minimum lot area: 7,500 square feet.
2.
Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
3.
Minimum front yard: zero feet if parking is provided to the rear of the dwelling; 20 feet if parking is provided in front of the dwelling.
4.
Minimum side yard: five feet.
5.
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
6.
Maximum building height: three stories/35 feet.
7.
Maximum building coverage: 60%.
e.
Public Utility Installations.
1.
Public utility installations shall include facilities and services related to the distribution and transmission of communications, electricity, gas and water and the collection and treatment of sewage.
2.
No facility or use related to public utility service shall be permitted in a residence district unless the Board of Adjustment finds, with a statement of reasons for such findings, that the location proposed is necessary for the rendering of efficient service by such facility.
3.
In a residence district, no land or buildings related to a public utility service subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be used for the storage of materials or equipment, for the repair or servicing of vehicles or equipment or for the parking of vehicles, except as an accessory use necessary for the proper operation of the services to which it may be appurtenant.
f.
Public or Private School.
1.
Such school or educational facility shall be duly licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Education if a license is required by law.
2.
The minimum lot area of any school shall be 1/2 acre plus 1/2 acre for every 75 pupils for whom the school is designed.
3.
Land coverage of the sum of the principal building plus accessory buildings shall not exceed 30% of the area of the lot.
4.
No health, correctional or any other facility not directly related to the general education of students shall be permitted.
g.
Places of Worship. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this chapter, incorporated places of worship shall be permitted provided that:
1.
A place of worship may be erected to a height of 75 feet, provided that the number of stories at any point along the perimeter of such building shall not exceed three and no building or part thereof shall be erected nearer than a distance equal to three times the height of such building to any property line other than a street line.
2.
Land coverage of the sum of the principal building plus accessory buildings shall not exceed 50% of the area of the lot.
3.
Each place of worship shall be permitted to maintain an exterior bulletin board with an area of not more than six square feet.
h.
Off-Site or Joint Parking. Site Plan approval shall be required.
i.
Retail and Service Commercial Uses in the R-1 District. Such uses shall be permitted on the ground floor only of properties fronting on Palisade Avenue or Park Avenue.