Hackensack City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Supplemental Standards for Permitted Uses and Standards for Conditional Uses
§ 175-8.1 Supplemental standards for certain permitted uses.
A.
Purpose. These standards apply to uses that are permitted as of right. Deviations from these standards shall require variance relief consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c(1) or c(2).
B.
Supplemental use standards for permitted uses.
(1)
Cemeteries.
(a)
Cemeteries shall be fenced in on all sides with fences that are at least 50% open and not more than eight feet in height, provided that solid fences and fences that are less than 50% open may be used to screen loading areas, refuse areas, storage areas, and any activities that are best kept from public viewing.
(b)
Additional screening shall be required from adjacent dwellings or Residential (R) Zone Districts with one tree and four shrubs an average of every 30 feet along the shared boundary.
(c)
No interment shall take place within 15 feet of any street right-of-way nor 10 feet to the nearest of any property line or border fence.
(d)
All structures, including mausoleums, shall not exceed a height of 16 feet, a width of 15 feet, and a depth of 10 feet, nor shall they be closer to any fence than a distance equal to five feet plus the structure height.
(2)
College and university campus.
(a)
Permitted provided that regular instruction is carried out at least four days a week for eight or more months of the year.
(b)
Includes auditoriums, athletic fields and gymnasiums, and other facilities which are customarily incidental and subordinate to the academic functions of a college or university campus, except that dormitories are prohibited.
(3)
Community residences.
(a)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill and community residences for persons with head injuries shall be a permitted use in all residential districts of Hackensack and the requirements therefor shall be the same as for single-family dwelling units located within such district.
(4)
Contracting businesses, construction equipment or material sales, and car rental services.
(a)
Outdoor storage shall be prohibited.
(5)
Farmers' markets.
(a)
Products must be sold to customers directly by an owner, employee, or representative of an agricultural business;
(b)
Not more than 20% of goods sold by any vendor may be third-party items;
(c)
Temporary or seasonal farmers markets may be held on publicly owned parking areas or in public parks with permits from the applicable public entity;
(d)
Year-round indoor farmers markets are permitted, provided that they meet the standards of these sections and that goods are not sold directly by the owner or operator of the farmers' market facility.
(6)
Hotel (in all applicable zones).
(a)
Minimum habitable room area. Such uses shall have a minimum area for each unit of occupancy of 300 square feet and shall include a minimum of one bedroom and a shower or bath, sink and a water closet.
(b)
Off-street parking shall not be permitted within 30 feet of any street right-of-way line.
(c)
Minimum lot size. Such uses shall have a minimum lot area of 1.5 acres.
(7)
Mixed-use buildings (multifamily and commercial or multifamily and hotel, office and commercial, or other combinations).
(a)
Any building containing more than one principal use shall be designed such that access to residential units, office areas, and commercial storefronts are separate from each other except where connections are needed for emergency egress and public safety purposes.
[1]
For example, if a building has ground floor retail, office units on the second and third floor, and apartments above the third floor, there shall be no case where retail customers can access offices or apartments, nor where office workers can access apartments, nor where residents can access offices, without first exiting the building, except in emergency situations.
[2]
The exception shall be where such building has twenty-four-hour security guards, each use may be accessed from a common lobby.
(b)
Multifamily buildings with offices shall also be required to comply with the following:
[1]
Where preexisting dwelling units are converted to office units:
[a]
No dwelling unit above the second-floor level measured from grade shall be used for this purpose.
[2]
In all other circumstances, there is no limit on which floors offices shall be permitted, provided that offices do not share common access or hallways with dwelling units.
(c)
Commercial services such as laundry facilities, valet services and convenience vending facilities, which are designed for the exclusive use of the residents therein, shall be permitted. Laundry facilities may be located in any part of the building. All other commercial services shall be located in the basement and must be entirely contained within the building. Such use shall have no exterior signs or other appurtenances of any kind whatsoever which would tend to attract nonresidents to such facilities.
(d)
In the B-1 District, mixed use is permitted on Main Street, provided that 100% of the mixed-use building coverage lies within 200 feet of Main Street.
(e)
Multifamily buildings with hotels shall also be required to comply with the following supplemental regulations:
[Added 1-24-2023 by Ord. No. 02-2023]
[1]
Not more than 50% of the gross floor area of such a use may be dedicated to multifamily dwellings and uses or facilities accessory to those dwellings;
[2]
The density for the multifamily residential component of this use shall not exceed 43.5 dwelling units per acre;
[3]
The hotel portion of the use shall be subject to the requirements of § 175-8.1B(6), as set forth above.
§ 175-8.2 Standards for conditional uses.
A.
Purpose. These standards apply to uses that are permitted conditioned upon satisfaction of these standards. Deviations from these standards shall require variance relief consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d(3).
B.
General requirements:
(1)
Unless otherwise stated, the minimum parking requirement shall be that of the most similar use at § 175-13.1.
(2)
Unless otherwise stated, any conditional use shall be screened from Residential (R) Zone Districts, existing or approved dwellings, and public open space with a fence at least four feet in height, less than 25% open, and buffered from adjacent properties with a five-foot wide planting area having a planting density of one tree and three shrubs for the greater of every 30 linear feet or every 500 square feet of buffer area.
(3)
Unless otherwise stated, the uses herein shall comply with the most applicable lot area, setback, coverage, and height standards for the zone in which they are located.
C.
Conditional use standards.
(1)
Animal boarding, or animal hospital with boarding.
(a)
No such facility may be located within 200 feet of a Residential (R) Zone District.
(b)
Overnight boarding shall only be permitted for veterinary/animal hospitals as needed for proper treatment. Otherwise, animal boarding services shall be limited only to daytime.
[1]
No animal in boarding shall be kept outdoors from the main boarding facility overnight.
(c)
Any facility providing boarding services may hold up to five house pets per employee at a time, provided:
[1]
Any outdoor space for those animals takes place in a rear yard that is fully fenced in with fences at least five feet tall and being less than 25% open, and no closer than 400 feet to any residential or office property. Use of that rear yard outdoor space shall be limited to the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[2]
Enclosed facilities shall be of soundproof construction and so operated as to produce no objectionable odors at the property line.
[3]
Open kennels, pens or runways shall not be located within a wetland area, wetland buffer or flood hazard area.
(2)
Artist studios.
(b)
The limitations for the above listed uses are as follows:
[1]
They shall not be conducted by way of automatic systems with mass production capabilities.
[a]
This does not prohibit use of small-scale 3D printers.
[2]
They shall be conducted for the purpose of creating works of art that are displayed in and sold directly to consumers from the artist's studio;
[3]
Not more than two artists shall be engaged in these activities;
[4]
The scale and degree to which these activities take place shall not be detectable from neighboring properties or by occupants in the same building.
(c)
Artist collectives or incubators where multiple artists share equipment such as kilns for their own individual art projects or pieces shall be prohibited outside of the M Districts.
(3)
Assembly uses.
(a)
The following shall apply to community centers, clubs, social halls, lodges, meeting halls, fraternal organizations, social recreation buildings affiliated with a national or international organization and similar uses:
[1]
Certificate of incorporation. Where applicable, the application shall be accompanied by the existing or proposed certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the organization and such material as may be required to guarantee to the satisfaction of the Planning Board, the following:
[a]
The organization is, or will be, a bona fide nonprofit group organized solely for charitable purposes or for the benefit and enjoyment of its members who shall be primarily residents of City of Hackensack and the surrounding communities.
[b]
The use will not involve the sale or consumption of liquor or alcoholic beverages in any form, unless the Planning Board specifically finds that such sales or consumption will not be detrimental to the character of the area and the safety and welfare of the public.
[c]
The organization will not engage in sales of products or materials to the general public or otherwise engage in activities normally carried on as a business or commercial activity.
[d]
Overnight accommodations shall not be provided.
[e]
The hours of use are fixed in a manner in which the property rights of nearby property owners will not be adversely affected.
[f]
Activities of the organization will be carried on primarily within an enclosed building or structure.
(b)
For all assembly uses:
[1]
Area, bulk, and yard requirements. The area, bulk and yard requirements shall be the same as those applicable to churches, temples and other places of worship at § 175-8.2C(17)(a).
[2]
Vehicular access or exit to a public street shall not be permitted closer than 75 feet of an intersection.
[3]
Site access shall only be provided on arterial roads or major collector roads and should be encouraged to act as a transition between residential and nonresidential zones.
[4]
No assembly use with more than 5,000 square feet in area shall be permitted to face or have vehicular access to a street or a roadway with a cartway width less than 28 feet wide except for those roadways under state or county jurisdiction.
[5]
The exterior design of any structure used in connection with such facility shall conform to the general character of the area.
[6]
A four-season landscape buffer of not less than 25 feet in width, from which parking be included, shall be provided along the side and rear boundary or the property, pursuant to the following standards where any yard is adjacent to a residential zone or any existing or approved residence:
[a]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing, at a minimum, a double-staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four feet to six feet, or approved equivalent; a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs; and a six-foot-high, solid, board-on-board fence; or
[b]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing a triple, staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four feet to six feet, or approved equivalent; and a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs; or
[c]
Twenty-foot buffer, provided a landscaped berm is provided. No parking is permitted within the front yard.
(4)
Auto laundries and car washes.
(a)
Prohibited within 250 feet of any residential zone district or west of any lot with frontage on River Street.
(b)
Shall be equipped with water recycling systems to minimize water usage.
(c)
On-site drainage systems shall prohibit runoff into the public rights-of-way or adjacent properties.
(d)
No washing shall occur in outdoor areas.
(g)
Off-street parking. Such establishments shall provide a reservoir parking area equal in number to five times the maximum capacity of the laundry for automobiles awaiting entrance to said premises and 1 1/2 times the maximum capacity of the laundry for automobiles beyond the exit end of the washing equipment, so situated as to be usable for the hand finishing of the washing process and which shall be no closer than 30 feet to any street right-of-way line. The maximum capacity in this instance shall mean the greatest number possible of automobiles undergoing some phase of laundering at the same time, which shall be determined by dividing the length of each washing line by 20 feet.
(5)
Automobile sales.
(a)
Consistent with the definition contained in § 175-2.2, automobile sales uses shall be understood to mean new car sales and leasing enterprises which may only include sale of used or pre-owned cars as an accessory use.
[1]
An accessory building may be erected on the same lot or tract as the principal sales building exclusively for business concerning use and pre-owned vehicle sales, provided it is located no closer to any street than the principal building and is no larger than 30% of the size of the principal building.
(b)
In the B-2 Districts, prohibited west of Main Street.
(c)
Screening in the form of a combination of shrubbery, trees, and a fence at least six feet in height shall be required between any lot for the storage of vehicle inventory and any existing residential use (including multifamily dwellings or mixed commercial/residential uses).
(d)
No entrance or display areas shall be located within 100 feet of any residential property (including mixed commercial/residential) or any residential zone district.
(6)
Bank with drive-in.
(a)
In the B-1 and B-2 Zone Districts, there shall be no more than one bank with drive-in facilities within a one-half-mile radius.
(7)
Billiard halls and pool halls.
(a)
Notwithstanding the number of pool tables in the hall, there shall be a minimum of six feet between any two pool tables or between a pool table and any wall, bar, or other immovable physical barrier.
(8)
Child day-care centers and nursery schools.
(a)
Outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to rear yards or on flat roofs, provided in either case that the area is enclosed with non-scalable fences;
[1]
Fences for rear yard areas shall be at least four feet in height and screened so as to be less than 25% open.
(b)
In determining the appropriateness of a proposed site for a child day-care center, the Planning Board will consider the volume of traffic on adjacent streets. The Board may also require that a traffic study be submitted to document the estimated traffic to be generated by the proposed use.
(c)
The facility may be in a mixed-use or single-use building, provided in either case that there is a minimum of 100 square feet of outdoor recreation space per child.
(d)
Any outdoor play area is located at least 10 feet from any property line in any residence zone and that such play area is screened by an evergreen hedge or landscaped wood fence or landscaped solid decorative masonry wall at least four feet in height in conformance with applicable codes.
(e)
A dropoff area with capacity for at least two cars at any time shall be provided on the property.
(9)
Family day care.
(a)
The provision of family day-care centers as a conditional use in any residence that is allowed to maintain such a facility shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:54-1 et seq., commonly known as Chapter 54, Subchapters 1 through 6, entitled, "Provider Edition, Manual of Requirements for Family Day Care Registration," effective March 2017 and expiring in 2024, and any successive regulation or manual consistent with the intent of the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act, as may be amended from time to time, as well as the conditions of approval as outlined herein.
(b)
Number of children.
[1]
Consistent with N.J.A.C. 3A:54-6.1, the provider shall not care for more than five children at any one time, except that up to eight children may be cared for if the three children over the five children permitted meet the following criteria:
[a]
The additional children reside with the provider and are below six years of age. Children six years of age or older who reside with the provider shall not be included in the limit of eight children; or
[b]
The additional children reside with the alternate provider, the substitute provider or the provider assistant, and receive care in the family child care home for no payment. The alternate provider, the substitute provider or the provider assistant shall be present when any child who resides with that person is present.
(c)
Outdoor space.
[1]
The provider shall ensure that:
[a]
An adequate, safe outdoor play area is available either adjacent to or within walking distance of the home.
[b]
The provider, substitute provider, provider assistant, or a person at least 14 years old is supervising any children who use swimming pools and wading pools.
[c]
Any outdoor play area is screened by a five-foot high fence or evergreen planted wall.
(d)
Location requirements. The provider shall ensure that no driveway shall open onto a public street that is within 150 feet of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(10)
Gasoline stations/automobile service stations.
(a)
No premises may be used as a gasoline service station and no building or structure may have its use changed to any such use if:
[1]
Any vehicular entrance to or exit from such premises or building is situated on either side of any portion of a street between two intersecting streets, on which portion there exists a school, a public or school playground, a public park, a church, a hospital maintained as a charitable institution, a public library or a public museum; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply beyond 900 feet;
[2]
Any vehicular entrance to or exit from such premises or building is situated within 200 feet of a school, a public or school playground, a public park, a church, a hospital maintained as a charitable institution, a public library or a public museum;
[3]
Any portion of such premises or building is situated within 200 feet of a church or a hospital maintained as a charitable institution;
[4]
Any portion of such premises or building is situated within 1,000 feet of premises or buildings used as a gasoline service station; or
[5]
Any oil draining pit or visible appliance for any purpose other than gasoline filling or air pumps is located within 50 feet of any existing or future street line or within 150 feet of any residential district. All such appliances or pits other than gasoline pumps or air pumps shall be within a building.
(b)
Distances shall be measured in a straight line from the vehicular entrance to or exit from the gasoline service station or garage to the nearest lot line of the school playground, park, hospital, church, library or museum, as the case may be; the distance referred to in § 175-8.2C(10)(a)[3] above shall be measured in a straight line from the lot lines of the gasoline service station nearest to the nearest lot line of the school playground, park, hospital, church, library or museum, as the case may be.
[1]
This protection for schools shall extend to schools maintained by an established religious group and schools regulated under Chapters 19 and 20 of Title 18 of New Jersey Revised Statutes of 1937, together with amendments and supplements thereto, in addition to schools maintained by the public school authorities.
(c)
All fuel pumps shall be located at least 25 feet from any street line or property line.
(d)
Driveways shall cross the sidewalk at right angles and shall not be more than 30 feet wide at any point.
(e)
Driveways must be at least 10 feet from any side lot line and 50 feet from any intersection of street lines.
(f)
No more than two driveways shall be permitted for every 100 feet of street frontage.
(g)
All repairs of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No parts of partially dismantled motor vehicles may be stored outdoors. In addition, no more than six motor vehicles may be located outside of a fully enclosed building as they are awaiting repair for a reasonable period of time.
(h)
Gasoline service stations are established as conditional uses in the B-1, B-2, B-3, and M-1 Zones. Landscaping shall be required for all gasoline services accounting for a minimum of 10% of the site. Landscaping requirements shall be in accordance with § 175-13.2 herein.
(i)
Premises used as a gasoline service station shall have the entire site area traversed by motor vehicles to be hard-surfaced.
(j)
Off-street parking in addition to that otherwise required for the uses on the premises shall be provided in the amount of one space per employee, but not fewer than five employee parking spaces; one space per 200 square feet of accessory retail area, but not fewer than five space; and two spaces per service bay.
(11)
Home occupations.
(a)
The home occupation shall meet all standards and requirements contained in the definition of "home occupation" in § 175-2.2.
(b)
Professional uses permitted as a home occupation include:
[1]
Architects, engineers, City planning, real estate professionals, and the like;
[2]
Family day cares as permitted elsewhere in this § 175-8.2C(9);
[3]
Pet-sitting of not more than three house pets at one time;
[4]
Dental, medical offices, one-on-one counseling services, and the like;
[5]
Accounting and financial services excluding banking and insurance sales;
[6]
Tutoring, supplemental instruction services, or instruction in fine and performing arts for not more than one client at a given time;
[7]
Interior design consulting services, provided that no interior design supplies are stored on site and that no commercial vehicles are parked on-site.
(c)
Professional uses prohibited from home occupations:
(12)
Indoor amusement/recreation.
(13)
Live-work spaces.
(a)
Live-work spaces shall be limited to artists, designers, photographers, musicians, sculptors, gymnasts, potters, wood and leather craftsmen, glass blowers, weavers, silversmiths, antique dealers and designers of ornamental and precious jewelry.
(b)
A live/work space may exist on the first floor of a structure only if the appearance and use of the live/work space on the street facing side is consistent with the nature of the permitted uses in the surrounding area. For example, if the surrounding area is retail in nature at the first-floor level, the live/work space shall be restricted to retail on the street side of the first floor, and said street side space shall be large enough, in the opinion of the Zoning Official, to support a typical retail enterprise.
(c)
Each live/work space and its various components shall be physically separate and distinct from other live/work spaces and other uses within a particular building. The sharing of live/work spaces by multiple tenancies, components thereof or utilities shall not be permitted. However, access to live/work spaces may be provided from common access areas, halls or corridors.
(d)
The residential portion of each live/work space must be individually equipped with an enclosed bathroom containing a sink, toilet, shower or tub and appropriate venting.
(e)
The residential portion of each live/work space must be individually equipped with a kitchen consisting of a sink, nonportable stove, oven and refrigerator.
(f)
The residential portion of each live/work space must contain a floor area of no less than 800 square feet, of which a minimum area shall be devoted to the following: 35 square feet for an enclosed bathroom, 60 square feet for a kitchen, and 120 square feet for a sleeping area.
(g)
No more than 30% of the floor area of the live/work space may be devoted to residential space.
(h)
Direct access between living and working areas must be provided.
(i)
Live/work spaces shall not be used for classroom instructional uses.
(j)
The storage of flammable liquids or hazardous materials; welding; or any open-flame work shall be prohibited.
(k)
The work in the live/work space shall be so conducted as not to cause noise, vibration, smoke, odors, humidity, heat, cold, glare, dust, dirt or electrical disturbance which is perceptible by the average person located within any other residential or commercial unit within the structure or beyond any lot line.
(l)
Not more than one person who is 18 years of age or older may reside within a live/work space per 300 square feet of residential floor area. Further, not more than two persons who are at least 18 years of age, of which at least one of whom is the primary worker or craftsperson in residence, and not more than two children of said persons who are under 22 years of age may reside within a live/work space on a year-round basis.
(m)
Only one nonresident employee may be employed within a live/work space. This requirement may be waived for live/work spaces that provide retail space on the first floor.
(n)
Other than in a first-floor retail-oriented area, articles offered for sale within a live/work space must include those produced by the artist residing in said live/work space and may be offered with other like items.
(o)
One flush-mounted, nonilluminated sign, with a maximum area of two square feet, attached adjacent to or near the street entrance door to the live/work space may be used to identify the business. This sign may list only the name of the business with a one- or two-word description of the type of business or craft that is to be conducted within the live/work space. Where two or more live/work spaces occur within the same building, the signs must be placed in an orderly fashion in relation to each other and must be part of a coherent directory in which signs are ordered in a horizontal fashion. Where five or more live/work spaces are developed within one building, an interior directory sign shall be located in lieu of individual signs on the building exterior. The signs shall in all other ways comply with § 175-13.4.
(p)
Residential space and work space shall not be inhabited by or rented out to persons not fitting the categories of permitted residents in Subsection C(13)(l) above.
(q)
No live/work space shall serve as a place from which commercial vehicles are dispatched or operated.
(r)
All live/work spaces shall conform to all applicable building codes.
(s)
Renewal inspections. Each live/work space shall be inspected by the Building Department every two years in order to determine whether the live/work space remains in compliance with this section. Upon a satisfactory inspection report, the live/work space owner shall be reissued a certificate of occupancy for two additional years. If the Building Inspector determines that the live/work space is not in compliance, the building owner or manager shall have 60 days in which to rectify all noncomplying elements and shall apply for reinspection with the Building Department, subject to an additional fee. If all such noncomplying elements are not rectified within the above-specified time frame, the certificate of occupancy for the use shall expire and the use as authorized by the special permit shall be terminated.
(t)
The owner of the live/work space shall file a certification with the Building Department every two years, and at any point in time when there is a change in ownership or a change in the use of the space, on a form provided by said Department, which certifies that the live/work space is in conformance with this section and the special permit, and that the residential portion of the space has not been expanded beyond a maximum of 30% of the floor area of the live/work space, as required by Subsection C(13)(f) above.
(u)
The deed, offering plan, certificate of occupancy and/or rental agreement, as appropriate, for each live/work space shall contain language, satisfactory to the City Attorney in form and substance, which states that the subject dwelling is a live/work space as defined in § 175-2.2 and is subject to all restrictions and limitations as set forth in said chapter and the approval resolution(s), including the requirement for a certification with the Building Department.
(14)
Nightclubs.
(a)
No noise emanating from a nightclub will be permitted which is audible at the nearest property line or from any residential units in the same building as any mixed-use building where a nightclub is located on the ground level.
(b)
Night clubs shall be at least 250 feet from the nearest Residential (R) District or any existing dwelling except for dwellings in mixed-use buildings.
(c)
There may be no more than three night clubs within any 400-foot segment of any street. All night clubs shall have at least two distinctly separate means of egress.
(15)
Nursing homes.
(a)
Area, bulk and yard regulations.
[1]
Minimum lot area: 1.5 acres.
[2]
Minimum lot area per patient bed: 1,000 square feet.
[3]
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
[4]
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
[5]
Maximum building coverage: 25%.
[6]
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
[8]
Minimum yard requirements:
Yard | Principal Building (feet) | Accessory Building (feet) |
|---|---|---|
Front | 40 | 40 |
Side, one | 20 | 10 |
Side, both | 40 | 20 |
Rear | 50 | 10 |
(b)
Courts. Where a court is provided, it shall have dimensions of which the minimum shall be 40 feet.
(c)
Recreational space. There shall be provided on the site of such development an area or areas of not less than 2,000 square feet plus 20 square feet per patient bed which shall be utilized for the recreational use of the patients therein.
(16)
Massage establishments and health clubs.
(a)
No lewd or sexual services shall be provided;
(b)
Any establishment permitted in the City of Hackensack must be part of a franchise, chain, or similar brand network having at least five massage establishment or health club locations throughout the State of New Jersey;
(c)
Establishments and employees shall be duly licensed and/or certified by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
(17)
Places of worship (temples, churches, etc.).
(a)
Area, bulk, and yard requirements.
[1]
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any property line, except where greater distances are otherwise required herein.
[2]
Maximum lot coverage: 30%.
[3]
Maximum improved site coverage: 60%.
[4]
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories/35 feet.
[5]
The minimum distance between any two or more buildings on the same property shall be 40 feet.
(b)
All clergymen's living quarters accessory to a church, temple, and other places of worship shall be located within an accessory building. No living quarters shall be permitted within the principal building.
(c)
All accessory structures containing clergymen's living quarters shall have a minimum building area of 1,500 square feet.
(d)
The minimum lot area per clergymen's dwelling unit accessory to a church, temple, and other places of worship shall be 20,000 square feet.
(e)
Any facility which maintains a school accredited by the State of New Jersey for elementary or high school grades shall also provide, in addition to the minimum lot standards for said church, temple or other place of worship, a minimum lot area as approved by the New Jersey State Board of Education.
(f)
Churches, temples, and other places of worship including church schools shall not provide any vehicular access or exit to a public street which is closer than 75 feet to an intersection.
(g)
Site access to any churches, temples, and other places of worship shall only be provided on arterial roads or major collector roads and should be encouraged to add as a transition between residential and nonresidential zones.
(h)
No place of worship or school with more than 5,000 square feet in area shall be permitted to face or have vehicular access to a street or a roadway with a cartway width less than 28 feet wide except for those roadways under state or county jurisdiction.
(i)
The exterior design of any structure used in connection with such facility shall conform to the general character of the area.
(j)
A four-season landscape buffer of not less than 25 feet in width, from which parking be included, shall be provided along the side and rear boundary or the property, pursuant to the following standards where any yard is adjacent to a residential zone or residence:
[1]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing, at a minimum, a double-staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four feet to six feet, or approved equivalent; a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs; and a six-foot-high, solid, board-on-board fence; or
[2]
Twenty-five feet of heavily landscaped buffer containing a triple, staggered row of evergreen trees planted at a maximum of 10 feet on center with a minimum planting height of four feet to six feet, or approved equivalent; and a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs; or
[3]
Twenty-foot buffer, provided a landscaped berm is provided. No parking is permitted within the front yard.
(18)
Recycling centers, plants, or facilities.
(a)
Outdoor storage of unprocessed recyclables and refuse shall be prohibited;
(b)
Unprocessed recyclables shall be stored such that no waste may be carried off of the lot by natural forces.
[1]
Parking and loading areas shall be limited to side and rear yards and screened from any public rights-of-way or residential;
[2]
Planted buffers at least five feet deep, with a planting density of one tree and five shrubs reaching heights of at least six feet for every 30 linear feet or 500 square feet of required buffer area, shall be required where the rear or side yards abut an existing or approved dwelling or a Residential Zoning District.
(c)
No odors, vibrations, smoke, or other emissions shall be detectable from the property lines.
(19)
Self-service/coin-operated laundries.
(a)
All radios, television or other medium of entertainment is so controlled as to be inoperative between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(b)
All lights in the interior of the building are so arranged as to cause no glare on adjoining property.
(c)
All outside illuminated signs are so controlled as to not be lighted between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(d)
All washing and drying machines shall meet all applicable local, state, federal, and industry standards for electric and fire safety.
(e)
The building is so constructed that there are no hidden corners or places in the establishment when viewed from the public street.
(f)
Off-street parking in addition to that otherwise required for the uses on the premises shall be provided in the amount of one space per 1.5 washing machines and one space per employee.
(20)
Storage tanks containing petroleum products and volatile liquids in excess of 60,000 gallons.
(a)
Permitted only within 800 feet of the Interstate 80 right-of-way and in the M-1 Zone District.
(21)
Utilities.
(a)
Enclosed or permanent structures.
[1]
Public utility services. Such uses shall include electric substations, transformers, switches and auxiliary apparatus serving a district area, and water pumping station in R Districts, and shall be subject to the follow regulations:
[a]
Such facility shall not be located on a residential street, unless no other site is available, and shall be so located as to draw a minimum of vehicular traffic to and through such street.
[b]
The location, design and operation of such facility may not adversely affect the character of the surrounding residential area.
(b)
Open uses.
[1]
Such uses shall be limited to the erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground or overhead electrical, gas, water transmission or distribution systems of collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, include poles, wires, mains, drains, sewer, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate services by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings. Open public services shall not include any human or animal fecal matter or material.