Little Ferry City Zoning Code
§ 35-109.3
Conditionally Permitted Uses.
[1982 Code § 134-8.1C]
a.
Uses. Conditionally permitted uses shall be as follows:
1.
Those conditional uses permitted in the R-A One-Family Residential Zone.
2.
Buildings to serve as meeting halls or clubrooms for nonprofit veterans or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America, but excluding collegiate fraternal organizations.
3.
Churches and other places of worship, Sunday school buildings and parish houses.
4.
Public and parochial schools for academic instruction.
5.
Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds.
6.
Public libraries and museums.
7.
Parks and playgrounds.
8.
Noncommercial dog kennels housing not more than six (6) dogs, provided that no building or outside enclosure shall be permitted within fifty (50) feet of any lot line.
b.
Requirements. Requirements for conditionally permitted uses shall be as follows:
2.
Area and Yard Requirements for Conditional Uses in the R-B Zone.
Type | Day-Care Centers and Nursery Schools | Libraries, Community Buildings, Parks, Playgrounds and Kennels | Churches, Public and Parochial Schools, Meeting Halls and Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
THE LOT | |||
Minimum area (square feet) | 15,000 | 40,000 | 60,000 |
Maximum lot coverage (percent) | 27 | 45 | 30 |
Width (feet) | 75 | 120 | 200 |
Depth (feet) | 100 | 150 | 200 |
Front yard setback (feet) | 25 | 45 | 55 |
1 side yard (feet) | 10 | 20 | 25 |
Both side yards (feet) | 20 | 45 | 60 |
Rear yard (feet) | 35 | 35 | 50 |
Off-street parking | 2, plus 1 for each 5 children | Kennels: minimum 3 Buildings: 1 per 4 seats Open areas: NA | Churches: meeting halls and clubs: 1 per 2 seats Public and parochial schools: 1 per 4 seats |
Minimum landscaped area (percent) | 30 | 30 | 30 |
THE DWELLING STRUCTURE | |||
Height | |||
Stories | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Feet | 35 | 35 | 35 |
3.
Buffer Areas.
(a)
A buffer area shall be required for churches or other places of worship along each boundary of the lot that is contiguous to property zoned for residential use in the Borough of Little Ferry or any adjacent municipality. The buffer area shall be seventy-five (75) feet in width for the entire length of each side of the lot that abuts any property zoned for residential use in the Borough of Little Ferry or any adjacent municipality. In the event that the buffer area required above would result in a buffer area that exceeds fifteen (15%) percent of the existing total area of the lot, then, in such event, the buffer area for that lot may be reduced in width so that the same constitutes twenty-five (25) feet or fifteen (15%) percent of the lot area, whichever is greater.
(b)
The buffer area required shall not be used for any buildings, structures, paving or parking area or for any other use other than a buffer zone, except that the Planning Board may permit entrance and egress paved driveways to a public street from any buffer area provided in the front of the lot.
(c)
Buffer areas may be included in any computation to determine the maximum allowable building coverage for the lot on which the buffer area exists or is to be created or is required. Buffer areas may also be included in any computation with regard to a side or rear yard requirement of this chapter.
(d)
The buffer areas shall be created and maintained with plantings and shade trees as approved by the Planning Board. A proposed plan showing the proposed plantings shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review. Any lighting in the buffer area shall be so designed as to not project light in the direction of any other property zoned for residential use in the Borough of Little Ferry or any adjacent municipality.
4.
For churches and houses of worship, no vehicular entrance or exit to public streets shall be within seventy-five (75) feet of a street intersection.
5.
No church or place of worship shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other church or place of worship.