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Pitman City Zoning Code

§ 35-11.4

Area, Yard and Height Regulations.

[Ord. No. 3-2011]
Every building or use in the PI District shall comply with the following area, yard and height, regulations:
a. 
Applicability of Regulations.
1. 
When a planned development consisting of a tract of land divided into smaller interior lots is proposed, the tract and internal lot requirements listed below shall apply accordingly.
2. 
When a development consisting only of one parcel of land is proposed, that parcel shall be considered the tract and the requirements for tract below shall apply.
b. 
Minimum Tract Size. A minimum tract area of five acres shall be provided.
c. 
Minimum Tract Setback. The following minimum tract setbacks shall be provided. No buildings, parking, circulation or other improvements, with the exception of a planted buffer and emergency or fire access routes, shall be permitted within this setback.
1. 
One hundred feet to existing public road or residentially zoned property.
2. 
Twenty-five feet to other lands within PI Zone.
3. 
Fifty feet to other property line.
d. 
Minimum Tract Planted Buffer. The following minimum landscaped and bermed buffers shall be provided within the tract setback.
1. 
Varying widths of 25 feet to 50 feet adjacent to a residential zone or existing public road.
2. 
Varying widths of 15 feet to 25 feet adjacent to other property.
e. 
Area and Width of Internal Lots. A lot area not less than one acre, and a minimum lot width of 150 feet shall be provided. This requirement applies only to internal lots of a planned development.
f. 
Maximum FAR (Entire Tract). A maximum floor area ratio of 0.50 shall be maintained.
g. 
Yards. The following yards shall be provided on each lot on which a building or group of buildings is erected.
1. 
Front Yards: One yard, not less than 50 feet in depth, subject to the provisions of Subsection 35-24.5.
2. 
Side Yards. Two yards, not less than 60 feet in aggregate width, and neither less than 30 feet, except that in the case of a corner lot, any yard which abuts a street shall not be less than 50 feet in width.
3. 
Rear Yard. One yard not less than 50 feet in depth.
4. 
Yard Adjacent to District or Borough Boundary Line. Along any Residence District boundary line or Borough boundary line, a buffer yard shall be provided which shall be not less than 100 feet or two times the height of the building located in the PI District, whichever is greater, in width measured from such boundary line, and in no case shall be less than the required tract perimeter setback. Where a street constitutes a boundary line, the yard shall be measured from the street right-of-way line adjacent to the property.
h. 
Building Placement. In the case of an industrial park, office-research park or similar development where the main buildings will be, or logically could be individually sold, such building shall be constructed on a separate zoning lot which complies with the yard requirements of this district.
i. 
Parking Setbacks. For each lot, a minimum parking setback of 25 feet to a common or public roadway, and of 15 feet to a side or rear property line shall be maintained. A side/rear parking setback can be reduced to zero with the consent of the adjacent property owner.
j. 
Ground Floor Area. The total ground floor area of any building or group of attached buildings (other than accessory buildings) shall be not less than 5,000 square feet.
k. 
Height. No building shall exceed 65 feet in height.
l. 
Maximum Impervious Coverage (Entire Tract). The maximum impervious coverage including buildings and paving, shall not exceed 60%.
m. 
Vehicular Connections. Vehicular interconnections and/or provisions for future interconnections to adjacent parcels shall be provided as deemed necessary by the Planning Board.
n. 
Sidewalks/Bike Paths. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities shall be provided on site and along site frontage as deemed appropriate by Planning Board.