Moorestown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIIA
Residential/Professional Office Districts
§ 180-39.1 Intent.
The intent of the Residential/Professional District is to protect the traditional residential character of neighborhoods in Moorestown which have historically developed in a residential fashion but which have an orientation toward and access to arterial roadways, and promote the retention of this traditional character while permitting low-intensity professional office use compatible with existing residential uses.
§ 180-39.2 Use restrictions and regulations.
[Amended 3-11-2024 by Ord. No. 7-2024]
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in the buildings.
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by right:
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b)
Professional offices.
[1]
Doctors of medicine and osteopathy.
[2]
Dentists.
[3]
Home health-care services.
[4]
Legal services.
[5]
Engineering, architectural and surveying services.
[6]
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services.
[7]
Management and public relations services.
[8]
Manufacturer's representative without inventory.
[9]
Computer programming, data processing and other computer-related services.
[10]
Insurance agents and brokers.
[11]
Securities and commodities brokers and dealers.
[12]
Investment advice.
(3)
Conditional uses permitted shall be as follows:
(a)
A cooperative sober living residence, or non-oxford house model recovery home subject to the conditions at § 180-96E(5).
§ 180-39.3 Bulk standards.
B.
Street frontage and yard requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
Single-family dwellings or conversions of existing structures for professional office use:
(a)
Minimum lot width at building line: 100 feet.
(b)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(c)
Minimum front yard: 50 feet, provided that all lot lines abutting a public street right-of-way shall be considered front yards and shall meet this requirement.
(d)
Minimum side yards: There shall be two side yards on every lot, with an aggregate width of not less than 40 feet; provided, however, that neither side yard shall be less than 15 feet in width.
(e)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(2)
New professional office development:
C.
Height: a maximum height of 35 feet, provided that the building height may be increased by one foot for each foot of front yard setback greater than 50 feet, to a maximum building height of 45 feet.
E.
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
[Amended 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
§ 180-39.4 Buffers and landscaping.
A.
No solid fence shall be permitted within the front yard.
B.
For single-family dwellings, no buffers are required.
C.
Conversions of existing structures to professional office use:
(1)
All portions of the front yard area not required for access walks and driveways shall be attractively landscaped with a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, grass or similar natural ground cover.
(2)
A landscaped buffer screen 10 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any side or rear property line. The Planning Board may authorize a reduction in the width of the buffer area and/or the provision of an opaque fence or similar visual screen when it is demonstrated that the provision of a ten-foot wide buffer would be impractical because of the location of an existing structure or the need to provide required off-street parking.
D.
New professional office development.
(1)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 20 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any street line. Buffers may be comprised of earth berms and landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to effectively treat the structure. In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(2)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 20 feet in width shall be provided along any common property line in a side or rear yard. Buffers may be comprised of earth berms, fences and landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to screen parked automobiles from view of those at grade or first floor level in adjacent homes and to prevent the shining of automobile head lights into the yards of adjacent property. In general, this buffer shall provide a visual screen between the parking areas in the immediate vicinity of the residentially zoned property at an elevation of no less than seven feet above the finished grade of the parking areas. In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(3)
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided according to the requirements of § 180-73J(5).
§ 180-39.5 Signs.
[Amended 4-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1524-90]
One freestanding sign is permitted per premises, no larger than 12 square feet with a maximum height of five feet. Such sign shall not interfere with the vision of drivers so as to obscure pedestrians or block the line of vision for vehicles exiting the site.
§ 180-39.6 Off-street parking and loading.
§ 180-39.7 General requirements.
A.
No outdoor storage is permitted, except for waste in approved trash enclosures.
B.
All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes.
C.
All portions of the property not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped.
D.
The established grades on the 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 as well as assuring that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated and anticipated both from the site and contributing upstream areas.
E.
Trash enclosures must be enclosed behind an opaque fence or wall at least five feet in height, with an opaque self-closing gate. The exterior finish material of the trash enclosure and gate must be compatible with that of the exterior of the principal structure.