Millstone City Zoning Code
§ 30-112.1
INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT.
[Added 11-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2006-006]
The purpose of the Institutional District is to provide a district and standards for government, institutional and religious uses, which may have a broad diversity of incidental and accessory uses.
A.
Principal permitted uses. A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes and no other, except as hereinafter set forth subject to all pertinent area and special requirements of this district.
D.
Prohibited uses. All uses not specifically permitted are prohibited.
E.
Area and yard requirements.
(1)
Area and Frontage: Minimum lot area of three acres with a minimum street frontage of 225 feet.
(2)
Maximum Lot Coverage: Not more than 50% of any lot may be occupied by impervious coverage including all buildings, parking and accessways.
(3)
Building Placement: The front yard setback shall be a minimum of 30 feet, the side yard setback a minimum of 50 feet and the rear yard setback a minimum of 50 feet.
(4)
Maximum Building Height: The maximum building height shall not exceed 35 feet.
(5)
Special Requirements.
(a)
Whenever a property line of a lot within the Institutional District abuts a residential district, there shall be a minimum buffer of 50 feet in width. The width of this required buffer yard shall be measured from the boundary line or from the street line where the street constitutes a boundary. Within said buffer area, no use, activity, or sign shall be established.
(b)
The 30 feet of such yard space nearest the district boundary line shall be used as a buffer planting strip on which a solid continuous landscape screen shall be maintained. Said landscaping shall consist of massed evergreen trees and shrubs that will produce a complete screen of 10 feet in height within two years. Where a street constitutes a boundary, a screen effect will not be necessary.
(c)
The entire buffer strip shall be attractively maintained and kept clean of all debris and rubbish.
(d)
In the event that the plants within the planting strip do not live, they must be replaced within one year.
(e)
A certificate of occupancy shall not be granted until such time as the required landscaping has been installed in accordance with this provision or, in the event that the season is not appropriate, until a performance bond is posted in an amount equal to the estimated cost of the required landscaping installation.
(6)
Architectural Design Considerations.
(a)
All new development and redevelopment within the Historic District shall be designed in accordance with the Community Design Guidelines within the Master Plan, the guidelines of the National Park Service, and the findings of the Millstone Borough Historic District Commission.