Newfield City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Conditional Permits
[Amended 5-12-1981 by Ord. No. 81-4]
§ 295-54 Purposes; guiding considerations.
Except where incidental powers are given to the Zoning Board of Adjustment under the Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., the Planning Board shall have original jurisdiction power to grant a permit for a conditional use under the terms and conditions established by this chapter, as amended,[1] and under the following stipulations and guiding principles:
A.
The use for which application is being made is specifically authorized as a conditional use.
B.
The design, arrangement and nature of the particular use is such that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected.
C.
Reasonable consideration is given to the following:
(1)
Character of the neighborhood and the zone.
(2)
Conservation of property values.
(3)
Health and safety of residents or workers on adjacent properties and in the surrounding neighborhood.
(4)
Potential congestion of vehicular traffic or creation of undue hazard.
(5)
Principles and objectives of this chapter and the Master Plan of the Borough.
D.
In addition, the conditional uses shall adhere to the minimum standards specified for the particular use and to such additional conditions or safeguards as in the opinion of the Planning Board, or the Board of Adjustment in the exercise of its incidental powers, will implement the intent and objectives of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Note that Ord. No. 1-87 adopted 2-17-1987, restructured the Planning Board of the Borough of Newfield and granted it the authority to exercise all the powers of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 295-55 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 295-55, Cellular communication antennas, was repealed 6-12-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-7. Prior history includes Ord. No. 2004-1.
§ 295-56 Extension of business into neighboring zones.
Where a lot or parcel is located in part in a C-1 Commercial Neighborhood-Business and a C-2 Commercial-Highway Zone District and in part in another zone district, the entire lot or a portion thereof not located in the C-1 Commercial Neighborhood-Business and C-2 Commercial-Highway Zone District may be used for a purpose permitted in the C-1 Commercial Neighborhood-Business and C-2 Commercial-Highway Zone District upon application for a conditional use permit and upon determination by the Planning Board that the following standards and conditions are met:
A.
The use contemplated can best be established by utilizing the portion of the lot or plot in the neighboring zone.
B.
All of the guidelines set forth in § 295-54 above are met.
