Paramus City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXV
Cemetery CEM Zone
§ 429-142 Permitted uses/Prohibited uses.
A.
Within any CEM Zone, no building, structure or area or lot or land shall be used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the permitted uses expressly set forth herein.
B.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Interment of the dead and related activities associated with interment, excluding cremation.
(2)
Mausoleum.
(3)
Family mausoleum.
(4)
Accessory use as house of worship or office space strictly related to and contained within the mausoleum.
(5)
Erection of tombstones and monuments on an area not to exceed 100 square feet and a height not to exceed 10 feet.
(6)
Maintenance building relating to the operation of the cemetery only, not to exceed a height of 20 feet.
(7)
Office buildings solely used for the operation of a cemetery.
C.
All uses not expressly permitted by this Chapter in the CEM Zone are prohibited.
§ 429-143 Maximum building height.
The maximum height of a mausoleum in the CEM Zone shall not be greater than 35 feet.
§ 429-144 Height exceptions; screening.
Flagstaffs, chimney flues, elevator shafts, radio and television antennas and screened mechanical equipment designed to service the building may exceed the height recommendations by no more than eight feet. All mechanical equipment on the roof of the building shall be architecturally screened.
§ 429-145 Yard and setback requirements.
A.
Minimum front yard setback. The minimum front yard open space setback shall not be less than 500 feet from the abutting street right-of-way line on a municipal street or county road, or as otherwise provided by applicable law.
B.
Minimum side yards. The minimum side yard open space setback shall not be less than 500 feet on either side from the property line.
C.
Minimum rear yard. The minimum rear yard open space setback shall not be less than 350 feet from the property line.
D.
Side yard. The measurement of side yard shall be determined by a straight line from the nearest point on any existing or proposed building on the lot or lots that are the subject matter of the application to the nearest point of any side lot line.
E.
Minimum required distance of any building or structure for any district zone for residential use. No portion of any building or structure as defined by this chapter shall be located nearer than 750 feet from the boundary line of any residentially zoned district, or as otherwise provided by applicable law.
§ 429-146 Landscaping plan required.
No building permit shall be issued by the Building Subcode Official for any new building, structure or addition, nor shall a certificate of occupancy be issued unless the applicant provides the proper landscaping plan as required by the Building Subcode Official as advised by the Board of Shade Tree and Parks Commissioners.
§ 429-147 Parking area requirements.
A.
No building permit shall be issued by the Building Subcode Official for any new building, structure or addition, nor shall a certificate of occupancy be issued unless the applicant provides the parking area required by this Chapter.
B.
The Building Subcode Official may reduce the number of parking spaces by 10% if, in his judgment, it will facilitate and improve traffic safety and fire safety.
§ 429-148 Mausoleum construction requirements.
All mausoleums must be constructed in accordance with the requirements of Federal, State and local building codes, including fire prevention and health codes.
§ 429-149 Administration.
The Building Subcode Official shall have exclusive control over the administration of cemetery zones and issuance of permits and certificates of occupancy required by this zone.
§ 429-150 Minimum design elements.
The applicant must comply with the required standard minimum design elements set forth in Chapter 371, Site Plan Review, of the Code of the Borough of Paramus.