Hamburg City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
PD Planned Development Zone Regulations
§ 215-61 Primary intended uses.
This zone is designed for single-family attached, single-family detached and multifamily residence uses in a planned, integrated, balanced development in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article IX, PR Planned Residential Zone Regulations, of this chapter.
§ 215-62 Other permitted uses.
Retail stores, service establishments and professional uses, as hereinafter described in § 215-64 of this chapter, provided, however, that such uses shall be permitted only accessory to and subordinate to residential units constructed on the balance of the tract. No certificate of occupancy for any retail shop or personal service establishment shall issue until construction of all residential units has been completed on the balance of the tract.
§ 215-63 General development standards for nonresidential uses.
A.
Maximum tract area for retail stores, service establishments and professional uses, and accessory uses customarily and incidental to same, shall not exceed 10% of the total tract area.
B.
In the computation of percent of tract area for open spaces, areas used for retail shops and personal service facilities shall be excluded.
C.
In computation of dwelling unit density, the areas used for retail shops and personal service facilities shall be excluded.
§ 215-64 Minimum standards for retail stores, service establishments and professional uses.
A.
Permitted uses, accessory to and subordinate to primary uses.
(1)
Retail stores and service establishments such as groceries, delicatessen and meat market, drugstores, liquor stores, variety stores, shoe repair, luncheonettes, newspaper stores, banks, stationery stores, barbershops and beauty shops, laundromats and clothes cleaners.
(2)
Professional buildings for the offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, engineers, architects or other related professional uses, real estate and insurance brokers.
(3)
Garages for storage of commercial vehicles used in conjunction with permitted principal uses.
(4)
More than one commercial or professional use may be located in one building.
(5)
Any other use that is determined by the Board of Adjustment to be of the same general character as the above-permitted uses.
C.
Signs.
(1)
All office and retail outlets shall be permitted one sign attached to the building; provided that the area of the sign does not exceed 10% of the gross area of the first floor building front or a maximum of 15 square feet, whichever is smaller.
(2)
Signs may be either externally or internally illuminated, provided that any illumination is shielded in such a manner that it does not shine on any adjacent property, adjacent residential uses, or on any road or highway right-of-way.
(3)
Signs may extend out from the building in a perpendicular fashion provided they do not extend more than four feet from the building and the lowest section of any sign so erected shall be raised a minimum of nine feet above the sidewalk level.
(4)
Each planned development center may be allowed one freestanding sign advertising said center, provided that it does not exceed 100 square feet in area, be no higher than 35 feet, and is set back a minimum of 10 feet from any street line.
D.
Minimum building area: 1,000 square feet of usable heated floor space.
E.
Minimum area for individual retail store or personal service establishment: 450 square feet of usable heated floor space.
F.
Any commercial vehicle used in connection with a business, or any vehicle containing advertising matter intended to promote the interest of any business shall not be parked or stored in a parking area serving said business, unless the vehicle is parked in a side or rear yard of the lot not fronting on the street.
§ 215-65 Nonresidential off-street parking and loading area requirements.
A.
Any building containing more than one use shall meet the combined parking space requirements for all uses of the building. Any change of the use within a building shall be required to meet the minimum parking requirements for the new use.
B.
If it can be clearly demonstrated that, because of the peculiar nature of any use, all the required parking is not necessary, the Planning Board may permit a reduction in the amount of parking area to be paved, provided, however, that the entire parking area shall be shown on the plans submitted so that it will be available in the event future conditions should so require.
C.
All off-street parking areas shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications:
(1)
Base material: minimum four inches of soil aggregate, type 5, Class "A."
(2)
Bituminous stabilized base course: I.2, four inches thick, as per the New Jersey Department of Transportation Specifications.
(3)
Surface material: F.A.-B.C. 1, two inches thick as per the New Jersey Department of Transportation specifications.
D.
All parking and loading areas shall be graded and equipped with adequate drainage facilities as approved by the Planning Board.
E.
All parking and loading spaces shall be appropriately marked with painted lines.
F.
Any lighting in connection with off-street parking shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward away from adjoining street or property.
G.
All parking areas shall provide for adequate ingress and egress and safe and convenient traffic circulation. Access drives and aisles shall be of sufficient width to permit safe access to parking spaces and safe traffic movement.
H.
All nonresidential parking areas shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces residential premises or open space by a fence or wall not less than four feet nor more than six feet in height and maintained in good condition, provided, however, that a screening or hedge or other natural landscaping may be substituted for the required fence or wall, if approved by the Board.
I.
Except as hereinafter provided, parking, as necessary to any use, shall be provided on the same lot with said use.
J.
No sign other than "entrance," "exit," or "conditions of use" shall be maintained.
K.
All parking areas shall be designated with service aisles to meet the following standards:
(1)
Parallel parking: twelve-foot aisle width.
(2)
Thirty-degree-angle parking: twelve-foot aisle width.
(3)
Forty-five-degree-angle parking: thirteen-foot aisle width.
(4)
Sixty-degree-angle parking: eighteen-foot aisle width.
(5)
Ninety-degree-angle parking: twenty-four-foot aisle width.
(6)
In addition, there shall be a minimum distance between parallel parking spaces of six feet where found necessary to provide for convenient access.
L.
Any owner, or group of owners, of a building or buildings devoted to commercial uses may jointly sponsor off-street parking facilities, provided that the area of the parking facilities equals the total parking area requirements of each owner participating therein, that such jointly sponsored facilities comply with all the other requirements of this chapter, and further provided that any participating use is no farther from the parking area than 300 feet.
M.
For every commercial building or use requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise there shall be provided, on the same property with such building or use, one off-street loading space for each building or use. Each loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width, 30 feet in length and have a fifteen-foot clearance above grade, provided, however, that the Planning Board may require additional length of up to 55 feet, depending on the length of vehicles using said space. Such space shall be located in the side or rear yard only, but in no case in a side yard adjoining a street.
N.
For all nonresidential structures, there shall be provided the number of off-street parking spaces required by the specific use in accordance with the following schedule:
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Retail store or service establishment; business and professional offices; banks and fiduciary institutions | One for each 200 square feet of floor area |
Medical and dental offices or clinics | Five for each physician plus one for each employee, but not less than one for each 200 square feet of floor area |
Luncheonette | One for each three seats |
O.
Parking spaces may be open, underground, or in separate garages or carports.
P.
Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet by 18 feet in size, and shall be so located that a standard sized automobile may be parked without moving other parked vehicles.
Q.
Parking areas shall not contain direct access to streets, but shall be provided with access drives which shall be maintained free of parked vehicles.