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Netcong City Zoning Code

§ 194-62

LOR Limited Office/Research District.

[Added 12-10-1998 by Ord. No. 98-17]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide for limited office/research uses proximate to environmentally sensitive lands. This district is located within the Route 80 corridor but has unique land characteristics of freshwater wetlands, transition areas, natural woodlands, steep slopes and periodic flooding. If this land is developed, it must occur in a manner consistent with these factors. Further, the district adjoins developed residential uses which must be protected. Therefore, the district establishes regulatory standards in support of these objectives.
B. 
Principal permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the LOR District:
(1) 
Professional, executive or administrative offices.
(2) 
Research laboratories and offices devoted exclusively to research, product development and testing, and engineering and sales development.
C. 
Prohibited uses. Any use other than those specifically permitted above shall be prohibited, and more particularly, the following uses are specifically prohibited:
(1) 
Pilot plants in conjunction with research facilities.
(2) 
Animal, viral or bacterial research.
(3) 
Assembly or manufacturing of any type.
D. 
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted:
(1) 
Off-street parking, including parking garages and structures.
(2) 
Fences and walls as permitted in § 194-55.
(3) 
Signs as permitted in § 194-55.
E. 
Conditional uses. None.
F. 
Required conditions. Each LOR development shall comply with the following:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 20 acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot frontage: 250 feet.
(3) 
Minimum yard setbacks:
(a) 
Front: 100 feet.
(b) 
Side: 75 feet.
(c) 
Rear: 100 feet.
(4) 
Minimum setback from residential zone: 200 feet.
(5) 
Minimum distance between buildings: 50 feet.
(6) 
Maximum FAR. The total gross floor area of all buildings on any lot shall not exceed 0.10 of the total lot area.
(7) 
Maximum lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage at any lot by impervious surfaces shall not exceed 30%.
(8) 
Maximum building height. The maximum building height shall not exceed 30 feet for buildings with surface parking; nor 40 feet for buildings with a parking garage within the building.
(9) 
Off-street parking. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in § 194-55E(8).
[Amended 10-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-14]
(10) 
Landscaped buffer. A minimum landscaped buffer 50 feet in width shall be provided where a permitted use abuts a residential use or district. This landscaped buffer area may be located within the setback area and shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs, plants and grasses necessary to create an effective visual buffer between the permitted uses and the adjoining residential areas. The use of planting berms is also encouraged. Buffer plantings adjoining parking areas, driveways, loading areas and traffic aisles shall be of evergreens a minimum of six feet in height and of sufficient density to create a solid barrier to vision at the time of planting. If sufficient natural growth exists to meet the intent of this buffer requirement, the Planning Board may waive the installation of new plantings for such areas at the time of site plan review.
(11) 
All delineated wetlands and transition areas which are located upon a site which is granted site plan approval by the Planning Board shall, as a condition of approval, be placed within a permanent conservation easement dedicated to the Borough.
(12) 
Environmental and traffic, impact statements. All development applications within the LOR District shall submit an Environmental Impact Statement and Traffic Impact Analysis in conjunction with the submission of a site plan pursuant to § 194-40.
(13) 
All other requirements of this chapter shall be complied with.