Peapack Gladstone City Zoning Code
§ 23-39.8
ORL Office Research Laboratory Zone.
[Ord. No. 751 § 27-2.8; Ord. No. 805 § 3; Ord. No. 876A § 3]
a.
Principal Permitted Uses.
1.
Offices for executive or administrative purposes.
2.
Scientific or research laboratories.
3.
Agricultural, horticultural, silvicultural and equestrian uses.
4.
Fraternal organizations for charitable purposes.
5.
An Age-Restricted Residential Housing Community, only where indicated on the Zoning Map and in accordance with the requirements specified in subsection 23-39.9 of this section.
b.
Accessory Uses. Any accessory use on the same lot customary and incidental to any use permitted in this district shall be permitted, but shall not be limited to:
1.
Quarters for necessary caretakers and watchmen located on the same lot.
2.
Staff houses and other accessory uses and buildings as set forth below:
(a)
Such staff house shall be accessory to a principal building and shall be set back one hundred fifty (150) feet from any lot line.
3.
Cafeteria facilities for the sale of items to and for the personal convenience of persons employed on premises.
d.
Other Requirements. All uses hereafter established shall conform to the following requirements:
1.
Transitional Requirements. There shall be established along any lot line that is contiguous to any residential district, unless the lot line coincides with a State or Federal highway or adjacent lands in common ownership, a buffer area at least one hundred fifty (150) feet in depth. The buffer area shall consist of trees, fencing, earthen berm or any combination of same and may also contain an access road, underground utilities and their appurtenances for use in the ORL zone, subject to paragraph d6 hereof.
2.
A minimum yard depth of two hundred (200) feet shall be required where the lot abuts a residential district, unless separated by a State highway, railroad or adjacent lands in common ownership.
3.
Storage. All materials and equipment shall be stored in completely enclosed buildings.
4.
Interior and Exterior Lighting. Interior and exterior building lighting shall be extinguished other than during normal working hours or provision made to block light source from impacting adjacent residential properties.
5.
Dimensional Requirements in the ORL Zone.
(a)
Height of Structure. The vertical distance from the average ground elevation around the foundation to the level of the highest point of the roof surface excluding cupolas, chimneys or similar appurtenances pursuant to subsection 23-40.5, except that in the case of roofs sloped to an angle of forty-five (45°) degrees or less at the eaves, the measurement shall be made to the eave line of the roof at the exterior wall of the building. In no event shall the distance from the eave line at the exterior wall of the building to the top of the roof exceed fifteen (15) feet in elevation.
6.
Buffer Area. In the ORL zone, the buffer area shall be an area in which no building, parking area, sign (except directional sign) or storage of materials shall be permitted, but such area shall permit an access road, underground utilities and their appurtenances for uses in the ORL zone, provided that such access road, underground utilities and appurtenances shall be located, to the extent possible considering environmental constraints, as far as practicable from the adjacent property. Where the distance between the access road, underground utilities and appurtenances from the adjacent property is less than one hundred fifty (150) feet, the buffer area shall include a continuous screen. A continuous screen shall consist of natural vegetation or landscaping to minimize the impact of an access road on adjacent property. Where existing vegetation does not provide adequate screening of the access road, the existing vegetation shall be supplemented with other plantings or landscaping. Additional planting or landscaping shall not be required if such planting or landscaping would be regulated by the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act.
7.
Access Roads and Underground Utilities. Any access road, underground utilities and appurtenances for any use shall be deemed to be accessory to such use and shall be permitted in a front, rear or side yard; and they may pass through a residential zone and a buffer area to serve the property in an ORL zone, subject to the provisions of paragraph d6 hereof.
e.
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
1.
Off-street parking space, together with appropriate access thereto, shall be provided on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve, in accordance with the standards of Article IV.
2.
Off-street parking space may be located in the side and rear yards; provided, however, that no parking area shall be located nearer than twenty (20) feet to any side or rear lot line.