North Brunswick City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIXA
O-R Office Research District
§ 205-80 Purpose.
The purpose of this zone is to encourage large-scale coordinated development of office research facilities in order to capitalize on the tract's location at a grade-separated interchange on U.S. Route 1. The size and location of the tract lends itself to development at a greater intensity of land use than other available nonresidential areas in the Township. As such, development standards have been established to encourage integrated development for corporate office and research facilities.
§ 205-81 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in O-R Office Research Districts:
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Administrative, executive and editorial offices.
(2)
Banks and financial offices.
(3)
Medical and dental offices and clinics.
(4)
Professional offices.
(5)
Experimental, research or testing laboratories, provided that no operation shall be conducted or equipment used which would create hazardous, noxious or offensive conditions beyond the boundaries of the property involved.
(6)
Administrative and general business offices where no manufacturing is performed.
(7)
Educational services and for-profit primary and secondary schools and colleges.
[Amended 8-1-1994]
(8)
Finance and insurance offices.
(9)
Hotel/convention facilities, provided that only those retail and service uses which are ancillary to the principal use shall be permitted.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 205-81.1 Development standards.
Development standards shall be as follows:
A.
Area, yard and building requirements.
(1)
Minimum front yard setback: 100 feet from U.S. Route 1 and 60 feet from all other streets.
(2)
Minimum side yard setback:
(a)
Either side: 40 feet.
(b)
Total of both sides: 80 feet, except that wherever a side yard of a building which is proposed to exceed 30 feet in height abuts a lot in a single-family detached residential zone, the minimum required side yards shall increase in accordance with § 205-81.1A(4).
(3)
Minimum rear yard setback: 75 feet, except that wherever the rear yard of a building which is proposed to exceed 30 feet abuts a lot in a single-family detached residential zone, the minimum required rear yards shall increase in accordance with § 205-81.1A(4).
(4)
Building height and setback. The maximum building height shall be 75 feet, provided that wherever a building which is proposed to exceed 35 feet in height abuts a residentially zoned or developed lot, rear yard and side yard setbacks shall increase in relation to building height in accordance with the following:
Building Height Exceeds 30 Feet (feet) | Additional Setback Required (feet) | |
|---|---|---|
5 | 20 | |
10 | 40 | |
15 | 60 | |
20 | 80 | |
25 | 100 | |
30 | 120 | |
35 | 140 | |
40 | 160 |
(5)
Required buffer. Required side and rear yard setbacks shall include a thirty-foot landscaped buffer designed in accordance with Article XXVI when said side or rear yard abuts a residentially zoned or developed lot.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
B.
Accessory buildings.
(1)
An accessory building attached to a principal building shall comply in all respects with the yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building.
(2)
Detached accessory buildings, utility buildings and storage buildings are permitted in the rear yard only, but may not be constructed or installed within any required buffer area.
(3)
Accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from all property lines, except that where the yard abuts a single-family detached residential zone, the accessory building shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet.
C.
Other provisions.
(2)
No parking area or driveway shall be located within 50 feet of any side or rear lot line that abuts a lot in a single-family detached residential zone.
(3)
No tree having a diameter of more than three inches and a height of three feet from the ground and located within 100 feet of any side or rear lot line that abuts a residential zone or lot utilized for residential purposes shall be removed unless such removal is in accordance with a plan approved by the Planning Board.