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New Milford City Zoning Code

§ 30-21.8

Conditions for Conditionally Permitted Uses.

[Ord. No. 97:10 § II]
These uses are subject to the following requirements which shall the precedence over any conflicting regulation for the zone district in which the use is located.
a. 
Lot Size. Minimum lot size per building lot shall be two acres. No school or house of worship shall exceed thirty-two (32') feet and two stories in height except that spires and cupolas shall not exceed forty-seven (47') feet in height when combined with the building height.
b. 
Parking. One parking space must be provided for each permanent seat in a house of worship. Seating in schools shall be calculated using seats or gross floor area in the auditorium or largest meeting room in the school. Pews or bench seating is calculated as having one fixed seat per each twenty (20") inches of length. If no fixed permanent seating is provided, then one space for every 40 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided.
c. 
Front and Rear Yards. The front yard shall be fifty-five (55') feet from the center line of the road or the average setback of the street upon which the building is located. The rear yard shall be twenty-five (25') feet and each side yard shall also be twenty-five (25') feet.
d. 
Maximum Building Coverage. The total gross ground floor area of all buildings shall not exceed 25% of the area of the lot. The total impervious coverage per lot shall not exceed 40% of the lot area for a total lot coverage not to exceed 65% of the lot.
e. 
Buffering. A buffer strip of ten (10') feet minimum shall be provided on the side and rear yards. This buffer strip shall provide a year round visual screen consisting of plantings, fencing, evergreens, ferns or a combination thereof in order to minimize adverse impacts on the adjacent property or from adjacent areas. The height of the planting buffer shall be a minimum of six (6') feet. A four (4') foot fence shall be installed along each side and rear yard of the property.
f. 
Parking Lot Landscaping. At least 5% of the interior parking area shall be landscaped with plantings, and one tree for each 10 parking spaces shall be installed. No parking spaces shall be located in the required front yard areas and the parking lot frontage shall be adequately screened.
g. 
Lighting. Non-corrosive ornamental lighting shall be provided and shielded to direct illumination downward for walks, steps, and parking areas and roadways to insure safe and convenient night time use.