Farms and agriculture.

Detached single-family dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Churches and cemeteries.

Golf courses.

Firehouses, rescue squad facilities and government buildings.

Family day-care homes (as per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.)[2]

The foregoing standards shall not be applicable if the subject lot(s) are located within the Route 12 Scenic Corridor Overlay (SCO) Zone as provided for in § 132-41 of the Zoning Ordinance. If the subject lot is located within the SCO Zone, the provisions of the SCO Zone shall apply and supersede any and all requirements of the underlying district. To determine whether the provisions of the SCO Zone apply and/or whether the subject lot(s) are located within the SCO Zone, refer to the Zoning Map included as Attachment 5 to this Chapter and available for inspection at the Township offices.

Private residential swimming pools, subject to the provisions of § 132-55.

Accessory and temporary residences at a farm, provided that the housing is for farm workers actually on the farm and meets all state, county and Township rules and regulations. If a building containing such dwelling quarters is located so that it can be subdivided and sold separately from the main building, its location shall be such that it can be subdivided so as to conform to all provisions for street frontage, lot area and dimensions and well and septic requirements, and the building shall meet all setback requirements for a principal building.

Buildings for tools and equipment used for maintenance of the grounds. Such building shall not exceed 12 feet in height.

Travel trailers, vacation trailers and campers may be parked or stored on the lot only in rear and side yards. They shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters.

Private garages.[3]

The keeping of horses or ponies for the use and pleasure of the occupant of a residential lot of at least two acres in the AR-2 District is permitted, provided that the buildings or structures related thereto and manure pile meet the minimum setback for accessory buildings or are located so as to be at least 150 feet from the residence on the adjacent lot, whichever is greater.

For lots with an area of six acres or more, farm markets shall be a permitted accessory use, subject to the following conditions:

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure, and in accordance with the provisions of § 132-61A(6).

Small wind energy systems in accordance with the provisions of § 132-50D.

Affordable accessory apartments in accordance with § 132-26.

Lot-size averaging, major subdivisions.

Private residential airstrips.

Home occupations.

Barn conversions.

Wholesale greenhouses.

(Reserved)[4]

Elder cottage housing opportunity unit (ECHO unit). (See § 132-102O for conditions.)[5]

Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures in accordance with Article IV, Supplemental Regulations, § 132-61; and Article VI, Conditional Uses, § 132-102P.

Tenant houses in accordance with the provisions found at § 132-102Q.

The lot and buildings thereon shall comply with the requirements of this § 132-30F and the Schedule of Lot and Building Requirements for the AR-2 District included at the end of this chapter.

All accessory farm buildings shall have a minimum distance to the side lot line, the rear lot line and other buildings of 50 feet, plus 10 additional feet for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area within the building, provided that, when the nature of the use requires additional setbacks in order to meet other requirements herein and in Article VI, the Planning Board may increase the distance.

A detached single-family dwelling may be constructed on an irregularly shaped lot, commonly known as a "flag lot," composed of a strip of land with public road frontage of at least 50 feet in width and a minimum 200 feet in depth (the "flag stem") and with the area beyond the access strip composed of at least four acres, after taking into account the partial credit allowed for constrained areas, and the minimum buildable area requirement, in the main buildable portion of the lot to the rear of the access strip. If, pursuant to Chapter 115, Subdivision of Land, a Class II minor subdivision involving more than one flag lot is undertaken, then the width of the flag stem for each flag lot may be reduced to 25 feet, provided that the two flag stems are located side by side, each flag lot is granted a reciprocal right to use the flag stem of the other lot for ingress and egress and a common driveway maintenance agreement is recorded as set forth in § 115-3, under the definition of "minor subdivision," Subsection B. All flag lots must conform to the provisions of Chapter 115, Subdivision of Land, and this chapter.

Constrained areas.

Each residential lot shall be required to have a minimum lot circle with a diameter of 200 feet; provided, however, that any two-acre lots created pursuant to a Class I minor subdivision or a Class II minor subdivision shall be exempt from this requirement.

Each residential lot, inclusive of any two-acre lots created pursuant to a Class I minor subdivision or a Class II minor subdivision, shall be required to have a minimum buildable area of one acre.

No land disturbance shall permitted in any area with slopes of 25% or greater.

Only those parking spaces meeting the dimensions of this chapter shall be counted in meeting the minimum number of parking spaces.

The minimum requirement shall be two spaces per dwelling unit, plus 0.5 space per bedroom over the first bedroom. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

All lots shall provide a turnaround area on site so that all vehicles can exit in a forward direction.

Where the driveway access to a lot has a slope exceeding 12%, at least two additional off-street parking spaces shall be located adjacent to the street but outside the street right-of-way.

Churches shall provide one space for every five seats (one seat equaling 22 inches for pews and benches).

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

It is the intent of this subsection to preserve the rural character of Kingwood Township by establishing and preserving large contiguous tracts of open space and farmland within Kingwood Township. Open space and open lands parcels shall be devoted to farmland, recreation, passive open space or natural resource conservation, or used for other municipal purposes not inconsistent with farmland, recreation, passive open space or natural resource conservation, as appropriate.

An applicant seeking to subdivide a tract of land 40 acres or greater in size, or a tract of land adjacent to land which has been deed restricted for farmland or open space preservation, or a tract identified as or adjacent to greenway or open space lands in the Kingwood Township Master Plan, Open Space Plan or Farmland Preservation Plan, shall apply to the Planning Board for a mandatory cluster or lot size averaging subdivision. Such application shall be accompanied by a qualifying plan and a proposed subdivision plat indicating the proposed development plan and the area to be retained as open lands, in farmland, recreation, passive open space or natural resource conservation, or used for other municipal purposes not inconsistent with farmland, recreation, passive open space or natural resource conservation.

An applicant seeking to subdivide a tract of land less than 40 acres may be required by the Board to submit a cluster or lot size averaging subdivision plan if, in the opinion of the Planning Board, such a development will assist in achieving the objectives of the Master Plan, Official Map or other planning documents and ordinances.

An applicant may propose a cluster or lot size averaging subdivision plan for any tract of land greater than 14 acres but less than 40 acres.

In all instances, the Planning Board shall have sole authority as to whether cluster or lot averaging shall be permitted on tracts of less than 40 acres or required on tracts of more than 14 acres.

If the applicant proposes that the open space resulting from a cluster development be dedicated to the Township, either in fee or through conveyance of development rights, then the Planning Board shall request approval from the governing body that the open space or interest therein resulting from the application of cluster development will be accepted by the Township. If approval is not granted within 60 days from the date of referral and the Planning Board approves submission of a cluster plan, the applicant shall submit a cluster plan providing for ownership of common land by a homeowners' association, subject to a deed restriction prohibiting further subdivision or development.

The maximum number of lots in a mandatory or voluntary cluster/lot averaging subdivision shall be determined by design of a conventional subdivision conforming to all Township ordinances, applicable county regulations and applicable statutes and regulations of the State of New Jersey. The conventional subdivision submitted shall be designed without the need for variances, waivers or exceptions from municipal, county or state laws or regulations.

The open space parcel or any designated open lands shall contain a minimum of 50% of the gross tract area and shall contain a minimum of 30% of the unconstrained tract area. The unconstrained tract area shall be defined as the area of the tract that does not constrain lands. The stormwater management system for the proposed subdivision may be located in the open space or open lands parcel, however, the land area of any detention or retention basin(s) shall not be counted toward the minimum area requirements in this subsection.

Any open space parcel shall contain a minimum lot circle of 300 feet.

Rights-of-way or cartways of any existing or proposed public or private streets shall not be included in the calculation of the minimum required open space or open lands area.

The Planning Board may authorize up to a fifty-percent reduction of lot dimensions and yards and a reduction of down to two acres in lot size.

The percentage of the total tract of land equal to the percentage that the average lot areas are reduced from that otherwise required in the zone shall be used for open space or included as the open lands. However, such open space or open lands shall not be less than five acres.

New agricultural construction (e.g., barns, shelters and greenhouses) shall not result in an impervious surface coverage in excess of 10% of the total acreage of the preserved open lands. New agricultural construction shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from the property line.

The deed of any single-family dwelling sold as part of a lot averaging development under this section shall contain a notice that the Township Zoning Ordinance specifically includes farming as a permitted use in the zone and that the open lands in the development may be deed restricted for farming use. Furthermore, the developer and/or landowner who plans to sell the dwellings referenced above shall inform, through their agents, prospective purchasers of the protections that the Township Right-To-Farm Ordinance, § 74-1, conveys to agricultural operations.

Open lands created as a result of these regulations shall be included within a single lot in a lot averaging subdivision.

Open space and open lands guidelines. The following guidelines should be considered in determining the configuration and location of open space parcels resulting from development under open space cluster provisions and open lands resulting from lot averaging subdivisions:

Detached single-family dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Churches and cemeteries.

Firehouses, rescue squad facilities and government buildings.

Family day-care homes (as per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.)[2]

Private residential swimming pools, subject to the provisions of § 132-55.

Buildings for tools and equipment used for maintenance of the grounds. Such building shall not exceed 12 feet in height.

Travel trailers, vacation trailers and campers may be parked or stored on the lot only in rear and side yards. They shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters.

Private garages.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure, and in accordance with the provisions of § 132-61A(6).

Small wind energy systems in accordance with the provisions of § 132-50D.

Affordable accessory apartments in accordance with § 132-26.

(Reserved)[3]

Home occupations.

Bed-and-breakfast.

Barn conversions.

Community residences for the developmentally disabled for over six persons but not more than 15 persons, excluding resident staff.

Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures in accordance with Article IV, Supplemental Regulations, § 132-61; and Article VI, Conditional Uses, § 132-102P.

The minimum requirement shall be two spaces per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per bedroom over the first bedroom. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

Only those parking spaces meeting the dimensions of this chapter shall be counted in meeting the minimum number of parking spaces.

All lots shall provide a turnaround area on site so that all vehicles may exit in a forward direction.

Churches shall provide one space for every five permanent seats (one seat equaling 22 inches for pews and benches).

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

All principal permitted uses permitted in the VR-1 District shall also be permitted in the VR-2 District.

Automobile service stations in existence as of February 8, 1993. Expansion of any automobile service station in existence as of this date shall require approval as a conditional use as per Article VI of this chapter. Permitted expansions shall not include the addition of property outside of the lot originally devoted to such use.

Restaurants in existence at the time of the passage of this section. Expansion of any restaurant or creation of any new restaurant shall require approval as a conditional use as described below.

All conditional uses permitted in the VR-1 District.

New restaurants and general stores under the following conditions:

Expansion of any automobile body repair shop or service station in existence as of February 8, 1993. The expansion of any automobile body repair shop or service station in existence as of February 8, 1993, shall comply with the standards found in Article VI.

Residential conversion to professional offices. Residential conversions to professional offices shall comply with the standards found in Article VI.

The minimum requirement shall be two spaces per dwelling unit plus 0.5 space per bedroom over the first bedroom. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

Only those parking spaces meeting the dimensions of this chapter shall be counted in meeting the minimum number of parking spaces.

All lots shall provide a turnaround area on site so that all vehicles may exit in a forward direction.

Churches shall provide one space for every five permanent seats (one seat equaling 22 inches for pews and benches).

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

In the VC-1 District:

In the VC-2 District:

Service departments associated with farm equipment dealerships, provided that there is no body work and no vehicle painting conducted on the site.

Temporary construction trailers and one temporary unlighted sign not exceeding 100 square feet in area stating the future occupant, the prime contractor, subcontractors, names of the members of the design team and financing institution. Said trailers and sign may be located on the tract upon issuance of the building permit and shall be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The trailers shall be set back at least 100 feet and signs shall be set back at least 50 feet from all property lines.

Other uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.

Private and public parking.

Signs as permitted under Article V.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure, and in accordance with the provisions of § 132-61A(6).

Small wind energy systems in accordance with the provisions of § 132-50D.

Affordable accessory apartments in accordance with § 132-26.

In the VC-1 District:

In the VC-2 District:

The lot and building thereon shall comply with the following requirements:

In the VC-2 District, in order to avoid strip frontage development, all permitted uses shall be planned as part of an overall coordinated plan for the entire site, whether developed all at one time or one use at a time over a period of years. In addition, each tract containing more than one building shall have a unifying theme with regard to architectural features, signage and lighting in accordance with an approved site plan.

Only those parking spaces meeting the dimensions required per § 132-53 and spaces that are not being blocked by another parking or loading space shall be counted in meeting the minimum number of parking spaces.

The site planning shall include provision for connecting adjacent lots to one another either by driveway connections from one parking lot to another designed in safe and efficient locations or by a parallel service road separate from the parking lot circulation pattern.

For residential uses there shall be provided two spaces for the first bedroom plus 0.5 space per bedroom over the first bedroom.

Offices shall provide one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, except that medical offices shall provide one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.

Retail and service uses shall provide one space per 175 square feet of gross floor area, except for specialized retail uses specified below and except that, where there are five or more uses designed on a site with shared parking facilities, as in a shopping center, the parking may be reduced to at least one space per 275 square feet of gross floor area.

Health clubs and exercise rooms shall provide one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Restaurants shall provide one space per three seats.

Farm equipment dealerships shall provide one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to showrooms and offices, plus one space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area in the service department or other areas.

Barbershops and beauty salons shall provide two spaces per chair.

Banks shall provide one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area plus a separate stacking lane for each drive-up window with a capacity for at least 10 vehicles. These lanes shall be separated from the driveways, aisles and parking spaces serving the remainder of the use.

Furniture and appliance stores shall provide one space per 500 square feet of gross floor area.

Automobile service stations, transmission repair, tire sales, lubricating specialists, battery sales and similar uses shall provide four spaces per bay or work area, plus one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to retail store area.

Any use which may be permitted due to its similarity to a use listed above shall provide parking at the rate required of the similar use.

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

Any principal building may contain more than one permitted use, and any lot may contain more than one principal structure, provided that each principal structure is located in a manner which will allow the possibility of subdividing the lot in a manner such that each structure and resulting lot would conform to the zoning and subdivision regulations, including frontage on a public street.

Any development or site modification in the VC-1 or VC-2 District shall require site plan approval.

No merchandise, products, equipment or similar material shall be displayed, stored or sold outside unless part of an approved automotive or farm equipment dealership. For all other uses, the conducting of business shall be within a building. Farm equipment dealerships may display new vehicles along the front of the building, provided that the vehicles are set back from the street right-of-way at least 75 feet, there are no more than two rows of vehicles and the lighting is arranged so that no direct light source is visible to a driver traveling along the adjacent highway.

Parking areas shall be set back from the street right-of-way at least 15 feet in the VC-1 District and 25 feet in the VC-2 District. The parking setback area shall be planted as a lawn area or as lawn with shrubbery and in accordance with § 132-53.

All portions of the property not covered by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped, utilizing combinations of lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours and berming, existing foliage and the planting of shrubbery, conifers and deciduous trees in order to establish, maintain or reestablish a suitable natural environment in the area and lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion and silting and to assure that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated from the site and contributing upstream areas.

A minimum buffer area shall be provided along any common boundary with a residential district or use in accordance with Article IV, § 132-54, of this chapter.

Driveways shall be located where there is at least 550 feet of sight distance along arterial and collector streets and at least 200 feet of sight distance along local streets. Driveway locations shall be at least 200 feet from a street intersection along arterial and collector streets, at least 100 feet from a street intersection of a local street and at least 50 feet from any lot line. Driveways shall not be located where they will interfere with the placement and proper functioning of highway signs, traffic signals, lighting and other devices that affect traffic operation.

Existing building lots having less than 200 feet of frontage shall be permitted only one driveway to that street.

The area within a sight distance area shall be graded and kept clear of vegetation to enable a driver to see along the abutting street the specified distance in both directions. The sight distance area is a triangular area located at the intersection of the driveway and the abutting street. This area is to be kept clear of earth, rock and vegetation in the space between two and 10 feet above the driveway elevation. The first side of the triangle shall run 30 feet along the center line of the driveway starting at the right-of-way to a point on the right-of-way 100 feet from the center line of the driveway. The property owner shall maintain said sight triangle. Failure to do so can be grounds for revoking the certificate of occupancy for the use of the property until the sight distance area is regraded, cleared of plant material, trimmed or otherwise modified to provide the proper sight distance area.

For existing lots of record containing more than 200 feet of frontage, a second driveway may be permitted, provided that the center lines of the two driveways are at least 130 feet apart, neither driveway is closer to the intersection of two streets than set forth above and the required sight distances are met, and in no event shall more than two driveways to the same street be permitted.

All principally permitted uses in the VC-1 and VC-2 Districts.

Miniwarehousing and veterinary hospitals.

Nurseries and garden centers (but not greenhouse structures), feed and grain outlets, theaters, bowling alleys, department stores, automobile dealerships and supermarkets.

The foregoing standards shall not be applicable if the subject lot(s) are located within the Route 12 Scenic Corridor Overlay (SCO) Zone as provided for in § 132-41 of the Zoning Ordinance. If the subject lot is located within the SCO Zone, the provisions of the SCO Zone shall apply and supersede any and all requirements of the underlying district. To determine whether the provisions of the SCO Zone apply and/or whether the subject lot(s) are located within the SCO Zone, refer to the Zoning Map included as Attachment 5 to this Chapter and available for inspection at the Township offices.

All accessory uses permitted in the VC-1 and VC-2 Districts.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure.

Shopping centers.

(Reserved)[2]

Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures in accordance with Article IV, Supplemental Regulations, § 132-61; and Article VI, Conditional Uses, § 132-102P.

The lot and building thereon shall comply with the following requirements:

In the HC District, in order to avoid strip frontage development, all uses listed above to be located on a single site shall be planned as part of an overall coordinated plan for the entire site, whether developed all at once or one use at a time over a period of years. In addition, each tract containing more than one building shall have a unifying theme with regard to architectural features, signage and lighting in accordance with an approved site plan.

Parking for individual uses shall be provided as required in § 132-33 or as otherwise indicated in this chapter.

Theaters shall provide one space for every three seats.

Bowling alleys shall provide four spaces per lane plus one space for every three seats in a restaurant, bar or snack room.

Nurseries, garden centers and feed and grain supply stores shall provide one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area within greenhouses and other interior growing space accessible to customer, plus one space per 1,000 square feet of outdoor display area.

Body repair shops shall provide one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area for office use, plus four spaces per bay or work area in the service areas.

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

Any principal building may contain more than one permitted use, and any lot may contain more than one principal structure, provided that each principal structure is located in a manner which will allow the possibility of subdividing the lot in a manner such that each structure and resulting lot would conform to the zoning and subdivision regulations, including frontage on a public street.

Any development or site modification in the HC District shall require site plan approval.

Except at nurseries, garden centers, food and grain supply stores and farm equipment dealerships, no merchandise, products, equipment or similar material shall be displayed, stored or sold outside. The conducting of business shall be within a building. In a nursery or garden center, living plant material may be located within 50 feet of the property line, but other material in a nursery of garden center or feed and grain supply store, such as packaged peat moss and fertilizer, decorative stone, bulk storage and fencing, may be displayed outside but shall be at least 100 feet from any property line. Farm equipment dealerships may display new vehicles along the front of the building, provided that the vehicles are set back from the street right-of-way at least 75 feet, there are no more than two rows of vehicles and the lighting is arranged so no direct light source is visible to a driver traveling along the adjacent highway.

Parking areas shall be set back from the street right-of-way at least 50 feet in the HC District. The parking setback area shall be planted as a lawn area or as lawn with shrubbery and in accordance with § 132-53. The fifty-foot area shall be graded and planted to screen the parking areas from view from the abutting street by plantings or, at the discretion of the Planning Board, planting and berming. The plantings may be done through various combinations of evergreens, deciduous trees, shrubbery and lawn cover.

All portions of the property not covered by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations of lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours and berming, existing foliage and the planting of shrubbery, conifers and deciduous trees in order to establish, maintain or reestablish a suitable natural environment in the area and lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion and silting and to assure that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated from the site and contributing upstream areas.

A minimum buffer area of at least 100 feet wide shall be provided along any common boundary of the HC District with a residential district.

Business offices.

Warehousing, including miniwarehousing/storage.

Laboratories and research.

Manufacturing and assembly operations.

Lumberyards.

Agriculture.

Professional offices.

Banquet/convention facilities.

Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures in accordance with the provisions found at Chapter 132, Article IV, Supplemental Regulations, §§ 132-60 and 132-61A(7), (9) and (10). In the BP Zone, no major solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structures shall be situated upon a lot or lots upon which there is situated another principal use or structure.

Wind energy systems, in accordance with the provisions found at § 132-50D.

The foregoing standards shall not be applicable if the subject lot(s) are located within the Route 12 Scenic Corridor Overlay (SCO) Zone as provided for in § 132-41 of the Zoning Ordinance. If the subject lot is located within the SCO Zone, the provisions of the SCO Zone shall apply and supersede any and all requirements of the underlying district. To determine whether the provisions of the SCO Zone apply and/ or whether the subject lot(s) are located within the SCO Zone, refer to the Zoning Map included as Attachment 5 to this Chapter and available for inspection at the Township offices.

Other uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use, such as parking garages and storage buildings.

Off-street parking and loading.

Signs as permitted under Article V.

Temporary construction trailers and one temporary sign not exceeding 100 square feet in area stating the future occupant, the prime contractor, subcontractors, names of the members of the design team and financing institution. Said trailers and sign may be located on the tract upon issuance of the building permit and shall be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The trailers shall be set back 200 feet and signs shall be set back 50 feet from all property lines.

Any permitted use in this district which employs over 100 persons or is part of a planned business park of 25 acres or more as defined by this chapter may incorporate retail convenience uses such as cafeterias, banks, haircutters, dry cleaners, gift shops and similar personal service operations normally found within large corporations for the sole use of their employees or guests. These retail uses must be located within the principal building of the permitted use, shall not be advertised outside the building nor be open to the general public nor have direct customer access from the exterior of the building. No more than 5% of the gross floor area of any building permitted in this district may be used for this purpose.

Accessory day care.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure.

Not more than one affordable accessory apartment per lot in accordance with § 132-26.

Retail under the following conditions:

Wholesale greenhouses.

Mechanical and business equipment storage, contractor yards and construction businesses, pallet and skid storage shall be permitted in the BP District under the same conditions given in Article VI for wholesale greenhouses.

Flex office/warehousing under the following conditions:

Planned business parks.

Minimum off-street parking shall be as follows:

Parking areas may cross property or lease lines so adjoining uses share parking spaces and access drives. Where an applicant can demonstrate through expert testimony and to the satisfaction of the approving authority that the Township's parking and loading requirements are excessive, the approving authority may approve a plan showing less parking and/or loading area to be paved, provided that a landscaped area sufficient to meet the deficiency shall be set aside on the plan and reserved for future parking and/or loading in the event that the use changes or the approved use needs more parking or loading than approved, and provided further that this reserved area shall be graded compatibly with the storm sewer system for both its landscaped and possible paved condition. All parking shall be behind the front building line. If a building contains multiple permitted uses, each shall be provided with sufficient parking based on the component uses within the building.

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

Minimum off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with § 132-53I.

Each use shall provide an appropriate number of trash pickup locations consistent with the Township's recycling program and in accordance with § 132-58 of this chapter.

Any principal building may contain more than one permitted use.

Any development or modification to an existing nonresidential use or the property of an existing nonresidential use in the BP District shall require site plan approval.

Any lot may contain more than one principal structure, provided that each principal structure is located in a manner which will allow the possibility of subdividing the lot in a manner such that each structure and resulting lot would conform to the zoning and subdivision regulations, including frontage on a public street, provided further that the location of each principal structure need not comply with these requirements if the proposed locations as set forth on the site plan comply with sound planning and the overall development density for the entire tract does not exceed one structure per each five acres.

Principal permitted uses in the AR-2 Zone are permitted in the PO/R Zone.

General and professional offices, including business, administrative and professional, including real estate, insurance, medical/dental or similar offices.

Fiduciary or financial institutions such as banks or savings and loan institutions.

Restaurants.

Convenience grocery stores, antique stores, gift stores, pharmacies.

Family day-care homes (as per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b).[2]

The foregoing standards shall not be applicable if the subject lot(s) are located within the Route 12 Scenic Corridor Overlay (SCO) Zone as provided for in § 132-41 of the Zoning Ordinance. If the subject lot is located within the SCO Zone, the provisions of the SCO Zone shall apply and supersede any and all requirements of the underlying district. To determine whether the provisions of the SCO Zone apply and/or whether the subject lot(s) are located within the SCO Zone, refer to the Zoning Map included as Attachment 5 to this Chapter and available for inspection at the Township offices.

Affordable housing as attached or detached rental or for-sale units.

Other uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.

Public and private parking, including garages.

Signs as regulated under Article V.

Private residential swimming pools, subject to the provisions of § 132-55.

Travel trailers, vacation trailers and campers may be parked or stored on the lot only in side or rear yards. They shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure.

Affordable accessory apartments in accordance with § 132-26.

(Reserved)[3]

Home occupations.

Barn conversions.

Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures in accordance with Article IV, Supplemental Regulations, § 132-61; and Article VI, Conditional Uses, § 132-102P.

All dwelling units (except accessory apartments) shall provide a minimum of two parking spaces per unit plus 0.5 parking space per bedroom over the first bedroom. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number. Parking for accessory apartments shall be in addition to that required for the primary use.

All lots shall provide a turnaround area on site so that all vehicles may exit in a forward direction.

Parking and loading for nonresidential uses shall be provided in accordance with §§ 132-33H and 132-53.

Parking areas shall be no closer than 15 feet to any street line or residential property line nor closer than five feet to any other property line, except for properties providing a shared parking arrangement with an adjacent use. The parking setback area shall be planted with a lawn or a lawn with shrubbery and in accordance with § 132-53.

Detached single-family dwelling units.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.

Churches and cemeteries.

Firehouses, rescue squad facilities and government buildings.

Family day-care homes (as per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b).[1]

Private residential swimming pools, subject to the provisions of § 132-55.

Buildings for tools and equipment used for maintenance of the grounds. Such buildings shall not exceed 12 feet in height.

Travel trailers, vacation trailers and campers may be parked or stored on the lot only in rear and side yards. They shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters.

Private garages.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches above the edge of the roofline or above the highest point of the roof surface or structure, and in accordance with the provisions of § 132-61A(6).

Small wind energy systems in accordance with the provisions of § 132-50D.

The minimum requirement shall be two spaces per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per bedroom over the first bedroom. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

Only those parking spaces meeting the dimensions of this chapter shall be counted in meeting the minimum number of parking spaces.

All lots shall provide a turnaround area on site so that all vehicles may exit in a forward direction.

Churches shall provide one space for every five permanent seats (one seat equaling 22 inches for pews and benches).

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

No fence may have any spot elevation that is greater than six feet above the ground surface.

No fence may be of solid construction or have a solid covering.

Any fence structure shall comply with all regulations with any state and federal agencies regarding construction on the bank of the Delaware River.

Mixed Use Core Subdistrict.

Commercial and Artisan Subdistrict.

Professional Office/Residential Subdistrict:

Nonresidential development shall conform to the following schedule of regulations.

Residential development shall conform to the following standards.

Supplementary standards, nonresidential uses. In addition to the area and bulk requirements in Subsection E above, the following requirements shall also be applied:

Supplementary parking requirements. In addition to the requirements in § 132-53, the following standards shall also be applied in the EGVC Overlay Zone:

The required minimum residential densities and affordable housing set-asides within Block 15, Lot 8, Mixed Use Core AH Overlay, and Block 21, Lot 1, Artisan and Commercial AH Overlay, shall be as follows:

Minimum lot size: 10 acres.

Public water and sewer service: The developer shall provide public water and sewer service (or alternative wastewater treatment facilities).

No nonresidential development shall be permitted within Block 15, Lot 8, Mixed Use Core AH Overlay, and Block 21, Lot 1, Artisan and Commercial AH Overlay, unless developed with residential development at the prescribed densities and affordable housing set-asides identified in § 132-40E.1(1)(a), (b) and (c) above.

All development within Block 15, Lot 8, Mixed Use Core AH Overlay, and Block 21, Lot 1, Artisan and Commercial AH Overlay, shall conform to the provisions and development standards set forth in § 132-40A through G.

Affordable housing development within Block 15, Lot 8, Mixed Use Core AH Overlay, and Block 21, Lot 1, Artisan and Commercial AH Overlay, shall comply with the standards and requirements for inclusionary zoning set forth in Chapter 83, Article II, Third-Round Affordable Housing Regulations, and the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., as amended and supplemented, and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act of 1985.

Whenever nonresidential or mixed-use development is included in an inclusionary affordable housing development, the applicant shall provide a development phasing plan to ensure that the required affordable housing receives certificates of occupancy prior to the receipt of a certificate of occupancy for any nonresidential or mixed-use development included in the development. The Planning Board shall condition approval upon the development and occupancy of affordable housing prior to occupancy of nonresidential or mixed-use development.

Design Standards for PUD. The following design standards will be applied to all development in a PUD within the EGVC Overlay Zone. Any elements not covered by these standards will be subject to other appropriate provisions of the Kingwood Township Zoning Ordinance. In order to ensure conformance with this section, all development applications submitted under this section, inclusive of architectural renderings to demonstrate compliance with Subsection F(1)(a)[9] below, will require review by the Township's appointed traffic engineer, architect, landscape architect and LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), in addition to the Board's professionals, at the applicant's expense.

The scope of the standards covers all exterior aspects of the rehabilitation of existing structures, additions to existing structures, and construction of new buildings, as well as all site improvements, streetscape, signage, lighting and landscaping.

In the exercise of its powers of review, the reviewing board may recommend approval, conditional approval, request modifications, or recommend denial to an application based upon its review of the materials submitted by the applicant and any additional information which it may deem appropriate.

These standards shall be interpreted with flexibility. The reviewing board shall view them as a tool, since exceptional situations, requiring unique interpretations, can be expected. When applying them, the reviewing board shall carefully weigh the specific circumstances surrounding each application and strive for design solutions that best promote the spirit and intent of the standards and guidelines.

Agricultural and farming uses pursuant to § 132-30.

Single-family residential uses pursuant to § 132-30, excluding the Class I Minor Subdivision pursuant to § 115-3.

Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses pursuant to § 132-30.

Churches and cemeteries pursuant to § 132-30.

Golf courses pursuant to § 132-30.

Firehouses, rescue squad facilities and government buildings pursuant to § 132-30.

Family day-care homes (as per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b) pursuant to § 132-30.

Nurseries and garden centers.

Wholesale feed and grain outlet stores in one or more buildings of 25,000 square feet or less.

Wholesale greenhouses.

Adaptive reuse of existing nonresidential structures and uses, when such conversions are limited to commercial retail and service uses serving the local and regional consumer retail and consumer services market, not including truck, automotive and motorized heavy equipment retail sales and service uses.

Agritourism-based commercial uses, including:

Brew pub under Restricted Brewery License issued by the State of New Jersey, where ownership is a person or entity that identically owns a Plenary Retail Consumption License which is operated in conjunction with a restaurant regularly and principally used for the purpose of providing meals to its customers and having kitchen and dining facilities, and not exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. in area.

Auction barn up to 10,000 sq. ft. in area where auction sales are limited to furniture, antiques, housewares, art, and similar items, not including motorized vehicles such as, but not limited to, trucks, cars, motorcycles, quads and all-terrain recreational vehicles, but including farm seed and farm equipment sales.

Private residential swimming pools, subject to the provisions of § 132-55.

Accessory and temporary residences at a farm, provided that the housing is for farmworkers employed on the farm and meets all state, county and Township rules and regulations. If a building containing such dwelling quarters is located so that it can be subdivided and sold separately from the main building, its location shall be such that it can be subdivided to conform to all provisions for street frontage, lot area and dimensions and well and septic requirements, and the building shall meet all setback requirements for a principal building. Buildings for tools and equipment used for maintenance of the grounds. Such building shall not exceed 12 feet in height.

Travel trailers, vacation trailers and campers may be parked or stored on the lot only in the rear yard out of view from Route 12. They shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters.

Private garages.

Tenant house for resident's domestic employees or guests, provided that a building containing such dwelling quarters shall be located so that it can be subdivided and sold separately from the main building; its location shall be such that it can be subdivided to conform to all provisions in its zone for street frontage, lot area and dimensions and well and septic requirements, and the building shall meet all setback requirements for a principal building. Mobile homes, vacation trailers, campers or trailers of any kind shall not be permitted to provide residency for persons or animals under the provisions of this section, and shall be stored in rear yards only.

The keeping of poultry, horses or ponies for the use and pleasure of the occupant of a residential lot of at least two acres in the AR-2 District is permitted, provided that the buildings or structures related thereto and manure pile meet the minimum setback for accessory buildings or are located to be at least 150 feet from the residence on the adjacent lot, whichever is greater.

For lots with an area of six acres or more, farm markets shall be a permitted accessory use, subject to the following conditions:

Home occupations.

Barn conversions.

Accessory apartments.

Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity Unit (ECHO Unit). (See § 132-102 for conditions.)

The lot and buildings thereon for properties within the portion of the SCO District east of Baptistown (intersection of Route 12 and County Route 519) shall comply with the Schedule of Lot and Building Requirements for the AR-2 District included at the end of § 132-30, except that all principal and accessory structures, except access drives shall maintain a minimum setback of 100 feet from Route 12, except that golf courses shall maintain a minimum setback of 200 feet from Route 12.

In order to preserve the scenic vistas and distant views along the Route 12 corridor between Baptistown and Frenchtown in Kingwood, the lot and buildings thereon for properties within the portion of the SCO District west of Baptistown (intersection of Route 12 and County Route 519) shall comply with an enhanced requirement for setback from Route 12 such that no principal or accessory building or off-street parking area shall be located closer to Route 12 than a distance equal to 1/2 of the average lot depth or a maximum of 300 feet, whichever is less. Building width shall not exceed two feet of width for each three feet of building depth as measured parallel to Route 12. The profile of a building parallel to Route 12 shall not occupy more than two feet of the lot width measured at the setback line for each three feet of lot depth occupied. A preexisting front yard building setback less than 300 feet that was in existence on February 5, 2015, shall be permitted to continue without a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment; provided, however, that in no case shall a future principal or accessory building or off-street parking area be located closer to Route 12 than 100 feet and further provided that future building additions shall conform to the building width-to-depth ratio required in this section. New residential subdivisions in the SCO District west of Baptistown shall comply with the Schedule of Lot and Building Requirements for the AR-2 District included at the end of § 132-30, except that the use of clustering and lot size averaging shall be mandatory for all new major residential subdivisions for purposes of maintaining the scenic vistas of this portion of the Route 12 corridor in accordance with the provisions of § 132-30C, and the site design standards of Subsection O of this section shall apply.

All accessory farm buildings shall have a minimum distance to the side lot line, the rear lot line and other buildings of 50 feet, plus 10 additional feet for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area within the building, provided that, when the nature of the use requires additional setbacks in order to meet other requirements herein and in Article VI, the Planning Board may increase the distance.

Buildings shall be located to allow for adequate fire and emergency access.

Principal and accessory buildings shall be oriented on the property so that the front facade either faces Route 12 or otherwise screens the view of service or loading areas, solid waste storage areas or other areas that would adversely impact the quality of the view shed from Route 12. The Planning Board may approve other forms of visual screens for applications that require site plan or subdivision approval. Visual screens shall consist of a combination of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, grouped together at various heights to form an effective buffer of an average width of 50 feet that resembles wind rows of native trees and understory vegetation or other naturally occurring vegetative edge consistent with the rural scenic character of the Route 12 corridor. Actual buffer design shall follow the design standards of Subsection O(4) of this section and be based upon a line-of-sight analysis to confirm that the buffer is of sufficient length, depth and placement along driveways and property lines to minimize the visual impact as viewed from Route 12. To the extent that the Board determines that variance relief from the front yard setback is warranted as part of an application for development, the width of the buffer in the area of the granted relief shall be increased equivalent to the amount of the relief. For example, a reduction in the front yard setback from 100 feet to 75 feet will require an increase in the vegetative buffer in the area of the relief from 50 feet to the full 75 feet in width.

Front yard areas shall be kept free of paved areas, except for access roads or driveways. Off-street parking is not permitted within the required front yard.

Architectural standards for nonresidential buildings.

Only those parking spaces meeting the dimensions of this chapter shall be counted in meeting the minimum number of parking spaces.

The minimum requirement shall be two spaces per dwelling unit, plus 0.5 space per bedroom over the first bedroom. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

All lots shall provide a turnaround area on site so that all vehicles can exit in a forward direction.

Where the driveway access to a lot has a slope exceeding 12%, at least two additional off-street parking spaces shall be located adjacent to the street but outside the street right-of-way.

Churches shall provide one space for every five seats (one seat equaling 22 inches for pews and benches).

See § 132-53 for additional standards.

The management of stormwater runoff shall be designed to utilize best management practices (BMPs) intended to maximize recharge, remove pollutants and to capture rainwater for irrigation use in place of potable water sources. All stormwater management basins should be designed for bioretention and may include a network of stormwater wetlands, bioswales, rain gardens and the equivalent. Rain gardens that are designed to create or supplement landscaped buffers, open space areas or wildlife habitat and are reasonably accessible to the public may be counted toward any minimum open space requirements. Rain gardens of 2,500 square feet or greater that are incorporated into parking lots as a component of stormwater management and which are designed into the pedestrian circulation system with a sitting area adjacent to the rain garden/bioretention basin and accessible from the walkway may be included in the open space counted towards a minimum open space requirement.

Runoff mitigation plan.

Landscaping and street trees.

Buffer details. A landscaped buffer shall be provided as required in this section in accordance with the following:

Site protection and general planting requirements.