Haddon Heights City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts, Rules and Regulations
§ 450-12 Establishment of districts.
The Borough of Haddon Heights is hereby divided into a number of zones, differentiated according to use, area and bulk requirements, to be designated as follows:
R-1 Zone | Low-Density Residential |
R-2 Zone | Low-Density Residential |
R-3 Zone | Low-Density Residential |
R-4 Zone | Low-Density Residential |
R-5 Zone | Low-Density Residential |
R-6 Zone | Low-Density Residential |
R-7 Zone | Low-Density Residential Form-Based Zone |
M/P Zone | Municipal/Public Works |
R Zone | Recreation |
BC Zone | Business Commercial |
HC Zone | Highway Commercial |
NC Zone | Neighborhood Commercial |
O Zone | Office |
PO Zone | Professional Office |
CB Zone | Central Business |
PO/R Zone | Professional Office/Residential |
C Zone | Conservation |
§ 450-13 Zoning Map.
The boundaries of the zoning districts are established on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Borough of Haddon Heights" which accompanies and is hereby made part of this chapter, dated May 21, 1991.
§ 450-14 Interpretation of zone boundaries.
In determining the boundaries of zones shown on the map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
The boundary lines of the above-mentioned districts are shown on the Zoning Map referred to.
B.
District boundary lines are intended to coincide with lot lines, the corporate boundary of the Borough, the boundary lines of parks and other publicly owned lands and also the center lines of streets, alleys, railroads and waterways.
D.
In the event that any property of the Camden County Park within the Borough of Haddon Heights is conveyed to private persons (that is, other than county, state or other state-approved agencies), such property shall be considered within the Recreation Zone.
§ 450-15 Principal and accessory buildings.
Unless otherwise specifically permitted within this chapter, no more than one principal dwelling or building shall be permitted on one lot. Any accessory building attached to a principal building by a common wall, an abutting wall or a roof shall be considered part of the principal building and shall adhere to the yard requirements for the principal building.
§ 450-16 Conformance required.
No building shall hereafter be used, erected, altered, converted, enlarged, added to, moved or reduced, wholly or in part, nor shall any lands be designed, used or physically altered for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with this chapter. Where a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building, such subdivision shall be effected in such a manner as not to impair any of the requirements of this chapter with respect to the existing building and all yards and other open space in connection therewith and so that all resulting lots have adequate dimensions consistent with the requirements of the zoning district in which they are located.
§ 450-17 Permitted uses in all districts.
The following uses are permitted in all districts:
A.
All facilities owned or operated or hereafter owned or operated by the Borough of Haddon Heights or by any authority or agency created by it.
§ 450-18 Prohibited uses in all districts.
All uses not expressly permitted by this chapter are prohibited in all districts (unless permitted by conditional use permit as elsewhere in this chapter provided), such prohibition to include but not be limited to the following:
Airports and heliports |
All classes of medical and recreational cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16,[1] but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service. [Added 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 1506] |
All retail or mercantile operations prior to 5:00 a.m. and after 11:00 p.m. [Added 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 1163] |
Amusement parks |
Antennas of any type erected on the exterior of a building or on a lot |
Automobile sales establishments, whether new or used |
Car wash establishments |
Cemeteries |
Dish antennas larger than one meter in diameter erected on the exterior of a building lot [Added 10-3-2000 by Ord. No. 1093] |
Dumping or storage of waste or scrap material |
Gasoline service stations |
General manufacturing and industrial uses[2] |
Hotels |
Junkyards, car wreck and automobile body repair yards and automobile painting or repairing establishments |
Motels |
Open-air cinemas |
Outdoor coin-operated or mechanically controlled businesses[3] |
Outdoor overnight parking of commercial vehicles except as permitted by § 450-97 [Added 10-3-2000 by Ord. No. 1093] |
Outdoor storage of construction equipment and nonregistered vehicles [Added 10-3-2000 by Ord. No. 1093; amended 11-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1097] |
Outdoor storage of house trailers, campers, boats, construction equipment and nonlicensed vehicles. |
Poolrooms, billiard parlors, bowling alleys or commercial amusement establishments[4] |
Portable buildings and structures, including but not limited to construction trailers used as temporary offices or mobile homes |
Public garages |
Quarrying |
Removing or causing to be removed topsoil from the Borough of Haddon Heights |
Rooming houses [Added 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 1181] |
Storage of oil, gas, gasoline or petroleum, except for on-the-premises consumption for heat, fuel or power |
Tattoo parlors[5] [Added 10-6-1998 by Ord. No. 1046] |
Trailer camps |
Trucking terminals, including moving and storage |
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33.
[2]
Editor's Note: Home occupations, which previously followed this entry, was deleted 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 1181.
[3]
Editor's Note: The entry which immediately followed and which listed outdoor overnight parking of trucks or other commercial vehicles was repealed 11-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1097.
§ 450-19 Conditional use requirements.
Any use listed as a conditional use in a particular district may be permitted by the Planning Board, but only after it has determined that the development proposal complies with the conditions and standards set forth in this chapter for the location and operation of such use. All conditional uses shall comply with the following requirements and standards in addition to those set forth elsewhere in this chapter:
A.
All proposed structures, equipment or material shall be readily accessible for fire and police protection.
B.
The proposed use shall be so located and of such size and character that, in general, it shall be in harmony with the existing development in the general area in which it is proposed to be situated, particularly if it is located in the historic district area or residential zone, and shall be free of nuisance characteristics.
C.
In addition to the above, in the event that any use is located in or directly adjacent to a residential zone:
(1)
The location, size, activity, site layout, street access, pedestrian and vehicular movement and possible assembly of people shall be harmonious with that residential zone.
(2)
The location and height of buildings, fences and landscaping shall not discourage the appropriate development and use or materially affect property values of the adjacent lands or buildings.
§ 450-20 Uses requiring site plan approval.
All activities except the following shall require site plan approval:
A.
The construction, customary use and modification of single-family dwellings, including any permitted accessory buildings and uses incidental to the principal use of the property.
B.
Construction which is determined by the Construction Official to constitute ordinary repairs, as defined by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Uniform Construction Code.
C.
A proposed development not involving a change in use and affecting existing circulation, drainage, building arrangements, landscaping, buffering, lighting and other considerations of site plan review. This involves normal maintenance or replacement such as a new roof, painting, new siding or similar activity.
D.
Any structure or use for which a site plan review application was made to the Planning Board prior to the effective date of this chapter under municipal ordinances and regulations then in effect superseded by this chapter and that is developed in accordance with an approval of such application heretofore given by the Planning Board pursuant to said prior ordinance and regulations, provided that such approval is less than two years old.