Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-11.4
Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. No. 52-71 § I; Ord. No. 53-10 § I; Ord. No. 55-58; Ord. No. 58-59; amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 65-1]
a.
Overall Tract Development.
1.
Tract Size. A minimum of thirty (30) contiguous acres shall be required for development in the PCD District. Existing over proposed public roadways bisecting a tract shall not render a tract not contiguous.
2.
Street Frontage. A minimum street frontage of one thousand seven hundred (1,700) feet shall be required along the Route 1&9 right-of-way.
3.
Building Setbacks.
(a)
Principal and accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the Route 1&9 right-of-way, except that a building with a floor area of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or greater shall be set back a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from the Route 1&9 right-of-way.
(b)
Principal and accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of thirty (30) feet from Pleasant Street and a minimum of thirty (30) feet from an abutting residential zone boundary.
(c)
All principal buildings shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from all other zone boundaries.
4.
Building Coverage. The maximum permitted coverage by all principal and accessory buildings shall be fifty (50%) percent. Minimum permitted coverage shall be five (5%) percent.
5.
Impervious Coverage. The maximum permitted coverage by all buildings and other impervious material shall be eighty (80%) percent for any lot whose principal building setback is less than one hundred (100) feet from the Route 1&9 right-of-way. A lot whose principal building is set back one hundred (100) feet or more from the Route 1&9 right-of-way shall be permitted a maximum of coverage of ninety (90%) percent.
b.
Individual Lot Development. These regulations are designed to permit subdivision of lots within the tract area consistent with the overall master plan and taking into account provisions for cross-access and cross-parking arrangements between lots.
1.
Lot Size. A minimum lot area of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet shall be required for individual lots within the PCD District.
2.
Street Frontage. A minimum street frontage of one hundred (100) feet shall be required along a public street or a private right-of-way, easement, or common way that provides access to a public street
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 65-1]
3.
Building Setbacks. Building setback requirements shall be the same as for the overall tract.
4.
Building Coverage. Building coverage requirements shall be the same as for the overall tract.
5.
Impervious Coverage. Impervious coverage requirements shall be the same as for the overall tract.
6.
The minimum lot depth shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet. For the purposes of this section, lot depth shall be the horizontal distance between any two points along the front and rear lot lines.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 65-1]
c.
Building Height. All restrictions set forth herein are further limited by any restrictions regarding building heights imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and compliance with same must be demonstrated.
1.
Retail and Service Uses. Retail and service buildings shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or fifty (50) feet in height.
2.
Restaurants. Restaurant buildings shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or fifty (50) feet in height.
3.
Hotels. Hotel buildings shall not exceed six (6) stories or seventy-five (75) feet in height.
4.
Banks. Bank buildings shall not exceed two (2) stories or forty (40) feet in height.
5.
Automobile Showrooms. Automobile showroom buildings shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or fifty (50) feet in height.
6.
Offices. Office buildings shall not exceed six (6) stories or seventy-five (75) feet in height.
7.
Indoor Recreation Facilities. Indoor recreation buildings shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or fifty (50) feet in height.
8.
Health Clubs. Health club buildings shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or fifty (50) feet in height.
9.
Ancillary Rooftop Appurtenances.
(a)
Ancillary rooftop appurtenances, including mechanical equipment and/or decorative features such as parapet walls, towers, skylights, etc., may exceed the height limitations set forth herein, provided that in no event shall such appurtenances exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
(b)
Rooftop mechanicals shall be screened so as to mitigate the visual impact of such equipment.
10.
Convenience Food Stores with Gasoline Sales. Convenience Food Stores with Gasoline Sales buildings shall not exceed one (1) story or forty (40) feet in height. Any permitted canopy or other accessory building or structure shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height.
[Added 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 65-1]