Plainfield City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
General Provisions and Definitions
Sections
- § 17:1-1 Title.
- § 17:1-2 Short title.
- § 17:1-3 Purpose.
- § 17:1-4 Scope.
- § 17:1-5 Word usage.
- § 17:1-6 Definitions.
- § 17:1-7 Administrative procedures.
- § 17:1-8 Meetings.
- § 17:1-9 Public meetings and minutes.
- § 17:1-10 Hearings.
- § 17:1-11 Notice requirements for hearing.
- § 17:1-12 Certified list of property owners.
- § 17:1-13 Notice concerning Master Plan.
- § 17:1-14 Action on capital improvement or Official Map.
- § 17:1-15 Filing of development regulations.
- § 17:1-16 Conditional approvals.
- § 17:1-17 Tolling of running of approval.
- § 17:1-18 Administrative officer.
- § 17:1-19 Enforcement.
- § 17:1-20 Enforcement by Zoning Officer.
- § 17:1-21 Records.
- § 17:1-22 Violations.
- § 17:1-23 Penalties and Fines.
ARTICLE II
Planning Board
Sections
ARTICLE III
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Sections
- § 17:3-1 Establishment.
- § 17:3-2 Membership.
- § 17:3-3 Terms of office.
- § 17:3-4 Vacancies.
- § 17:3-5 Conflicts of interest.
- § 17:3-6 Substitute members when conflicts exist.
- § 17:3-7 Organization.
- § 17:3-8 Employees and consultants.
- § 17:3-9 Powers and duties.
- § 17:3-10 Additional powers.
- § 17:3-11 Appeals to the Zoning Board Of Adjustment.
- § 17:3-12 Stay of proceedings by appeal; exception.
- § 17:3-13 Annual variance report.
- § 17:3-14 Expiration of variance.
- § 17:3-15 (Reserved)
ARTICLE IV
Historic Preservation Commission
Sections
- § 17:4-1 Establishment.
- § 17:4-2 Membership.
- § 17:4-3 Terms of office.
- § 17:4-4 Vacancies.
- § 17:4-5 Conflict of interest.
- § 17:4-6 Organization.
- § 17:4-7 Budget/employees.
- § 17:4-8 Rules of Commission.
- § 17:4-9 Meeting quorum.
- § 17:4-10 Informational meetings.
- § 17:4-11 Emergency procedures.
- § 17:4-12 Duties, powers and responsibilities of Commission.
ARTICLE VIII
Required Development Approvals, Development Permits and Approval Process
Sections
- § 17:8-1 Approvals required.
- § 17:8-2 Required development application data and official checklist for completeness.
- § 17:8-3 Waiver of applications submission requirements.
- § 17:8-4 Simultaneous review.
- § 17:8-5 Jurisdiction for applications.
- § 17:8-6 Time limits for approval.
- § 17:8-7 Approval procedure.
- § 17:8-8 Review by Union County Planning Board.
- § 17:8-9 Findings for approval.
- § 17:8-10 Rights under preliminary approval.
- § 17:8-11 Guarantees required.
- § 17:8-12 Final site plan/subdivision approval procedures.
- § 17:8-13 Rights and effect of final approval.
- § 17:8-14 Filing of plats.
ARTICLE IX
Zone Controls
Sections
- PART I Zones
- § 17:9-1 Establishment of zones.
- § 17:9-2 Zoning Map. [1]
- § 17:9-3 Effect of zone designation.
- § 17:9-4 Relationship to other articles.
- § 17:9-5 R-1: Very Low Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-6 R-2: Low Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-7 R-3: Low-Moderate Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-8 R-4: Moderate Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-9 R-5: Medium Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-10 R-6: Medium-High Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-11 R-7: High Density Residential Zone District.
- § 17:9-12 NC: Neighborhood Commercial Zone District.
- § 17:9-13 (Reserved)
- § 17:9-14 PO: Professional Office Zone District.
- § 17:9-15 GC: General Commercial Zone District.
- § 17:9-16 MU: Mixed Use Zone District.
- § 17:9-17 LI: Light Industrial Zone District.
- § 17:9-18 Historic Districts: Van Wyck Brooks (R-VWB), Crescent Area (R-CA), Putnam-Watchung (R-PW), Hillside Avenue (R-HA), Broadway (R-B), Netherwood Heights (R-NH), Transit Oriented Development Downtown North Avenue (TODD/NAHD), Transit Oriented Development Downtown Civic (TODD/CHD).
- § 17:9-18.1 Historic Park Zone [Green Brook Park (GB), and Cedar Brook Park (CB)].
- § 17:9-18.2 Transit Oriented Development Downtown Zones (TODD).
- § 17:9-18.3 Transit Oriented Development Netherwood Zones (TODN).
- PART II Supplementary Zoning Regulations
- § 17:9-19 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 17:9-19.1 Access to uses.
- § 17:9-20 Assisted living facilities/nursing home facilities.
- § 17:9-20A Automated teller machine.
- § 17:9-21 Automobile service stations.
- § 17:9-21A Automobile towing facility.
- § 17:9-22 Bed and breakfast guesthouses and homestays.
- § 17:9-23 Buildings or structures per lot - Primary and Accessory Dwelling Units.
- § 17:9-24 Buffering and screening.
- § 17:9-24A Cannabis-related businesses or establishments.
- § 17:9-24B Child care facilities.
- § 17:9-24C Clothing and donation receptacles.
- § 17:9-25 Community centers, public and nonprofit.
- § 17:9-26 Conversion from residential to office use.
- § 17:9-26A Electric vehicle supply/service equipment.
- § 17:9-27 Encroachments into the public right-of-way.
- § 17:9-28 Family day care.
- § 17:9-29 Fences and walls.
- § 17:9-30 Flood Damage Prevention.
- § 17:9-30.101 Scope and administration.
- § 17:9-30.101.1 Title.
- § 17:9-30.101.2 Scope.
- § 17:9-30.101.3 Purposes and objectives.
- § 17:9-30.101.4 Coordination with building codes.
- § 17:9-30.101.5 Ordinary building maintenance and minor work.
- § 17:9-30.101.6 Warning.
- § 17:9-30.101.7 Other laws.
- § 17:9-30.101.8 Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
- § 17:9-30.101.8.1 Solid waste disposal in a flood hazard area.
- § 17:9-30.101.9 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- § 17:9-30.102 Applicability.
- § 17:9-30.102.1 General.
- § 17:9-30.102.2 Establishment of flood hazard areas.
- § 17:9-30.102.3 Establishing the Local Design Flood Elevation (LDFE).
- § 17:9-30.103 Duties and powers of the Floodplain Administrator.
- § 17:9-30.103.1 Floodplain Administrator designation.
- § 17:9-30.103.2 General.
- § 17:9-30.103.3 Coordination.
- § 17:9-30.103.4 Duties.
- § 17:9-30.103.5 Use of changed technical data.
- § 17:9-30.103.6 Other permits.
- § 17:9-30.103.7 Determination of Local Design Flood Elevations.
- § 17:9-30.103.8 Requirement to submit new technical data.
- § 17:9-30.103.9 Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
- § 17:9-30.103.10 Floodway encroachment.
- § 17:9-30.103.10.1 Floodway revisions.
- § 17:9-30.103.11 Watercourse alteration.
- § 17:9-30.103.11.1 Engineering analysis.
- § 17:9-30.103.12 Alterations in coastal areas.
- § 17:9-30.103.13 Development in riparian zones.
- § 17:9-30.103.14 Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
- § 17:9-30.103.15 Department records.
- § 17:9-30.103.16 Liability.
- § 17:9-30.104 Permits.
- § 17:9-30.104.1 Permits required.
- § 17:9-30.104.2 Application for permit.
- § 17:9-30.104.3 Validity of permit.
- § 17:9-30.104.4 Expiration.
- § 17:9-30.104.5 Suspension or revocation.
- § 17:9-30.105 Site plans and construction documents.
- § 17:9-30.105.1 Information for development in flood hazard areas.
- § 17:9-30.105.2 Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
- § 17:9-30.105.3 Analyses and certifications by a licensed professional engineer.
- § 17:9-30.105.4 Submission of additional data.
- § 17:9-30.106 Inspections.
- § 17:9-30.106.1 General.
- § 17:9-30.106.2 Inspections of development.
- § 17:9-30.106.3 Buildings and structures.
- § 17:9-30.106.4 Manufactured homes.
- § 17:9-30.107 Variances.
- § 17:9-30.107.1 General.
- § 17:9-30.107.2 Historic structures.
- § 17:9-30.107.3 Functionally dependent uses.
- § 17:9-30.107.4 Restrictions in floodways.
- § 17:9-30.107.5 Considerations.
- § 17:9-30.107.6 Conditions for issuance.
- § 17:9-30.108 Violations.
- § 17:9-30.108.1 Violations.
- § 17:9-30.108.2 Authority.
- § 17:9-30.108.3 Unlawful continuance.
- § 17:9-30.108.4 Review period to correct violations.
- § 17:9-30.201 Definitions.
- § 17:9-30.201.1 General.
- § 17:9-30.201.2 Definitions.
- § 17:9-30.301 Subdivisions and other developments.
- § 17:9-30.301.1 General.
- § 17:9-30.301.2 Subdivision requirements.
- § 17:9-30.401 Site improvement.
- § 17:9-30.401.1 Encroachment in floodways.
- § 17:9-30.401.1.1 Prohibited in floodways.
- § 17:9-30.401.2 Sewer facilities.
- § 17:9-30.401.3 Water facilities.
- § 17:9-30.401.4 Storm drainage.
- § 17:9-30.401.5 Streets and sidewalks.
- § 17:9-30.401.6 Limitations on placement of fill.
- § 17:9-30.401.7 Hazardous materials.
- § 17:9-30.501 Manufactured homes.
- § 17:9-30.501.1 General.
- § 17:9-30.501.2 Elevation.
- § 17:9-30.501.3 Foundations.
- § 17:9-30.501.4 Anchoring.
- § 17:9-30.501.5 Enclosures.
- § 17:9-30.501.6 Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
- § 17:9-30.601 Recreational vehicles.
- § 17:9-30.601.1 Placement prohibited.
- § 17:9-30.601.2 Temporary placement.
- § 17:9-30.601.3 Permanent placement.
- § 17:9-30.701 Tanks.
- § 17:9-30.701.1 Tanks.
- § 17:9-30.801 Other development and building work.
- § 17:9-30.801.1 General requirements for other development and building work.
- § 17:9-30.801.2 Requirements for Habitable Buildings and Structures.
- § 17:9-30.801.3 Garages and accessory storage structures.
- § 17:9-30.801.4 Fences.
- § 17:9-30.801.5 Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
- § 17:9-30.801.6 Swimming pools.
- § 17:9-30.801.7 Roads and watercourse crossings.
- § 17:9-30.901 Temporary structures and temporary storage.
- § 17:9-30.901.1 Temporary structures.
- § 17:9-30.901.2 Temporary storage.
- § 17:9-30.901.3 Floodway encroachment.
- § 17:9-30.1001 Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
- § 17:9-30.1001.1 Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
- § 17:9-30.1001.2 Flood loads.
- § 17:9-30.1001.3 Elevation.
- § 17:9-30.1001.4 Enclosures below base flood elevation.
- § 17:9-30.1001.5 Flood-damage resistant materials.
- § 17:9-30.1001.6 Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.
- § 17:9-30A Food vehicles.
- § 17:9-30B Privately-Owned Salt Storage.
- § 17:9-30B.1 Purpose.
- § 17:9-30B.2 Definitions.
- § 17:9-30B.3 De-icing Material Storage Requirements.
- § 17:9-30B.4 Exemptions.
- § 17:9-30B.5 Enforcement.
- § 17:9-30B.6 Violations and Penalties.
- § 17:9-30B.7 Severability.
- § 17:9-30B.8 Effective Date.
- § 17:9-31 Frontage requirements for existing lots.
- § 17:9-32 Height exceptions.
- § 17:9-33 Home occupations.
- § 17:9-34 Garages, private.
- § 17:9-35 Houses of worship.
- § 17:9-35A Large scale retail and entertainment uses.
- § 17:9-36 Lots.
- § 17:9-36.1 Mixed use structure.
- § 17:9-37 Nonconforming uses, lots and structures.
- § 17:9-37.1 (Reserved)
- § 17:9-37.2 Off-tract improvements.
- § 17:9-38 Outdoor displays of retail merchandise.
- § 17:9-39 Outdoor dining: private property.
- § 17:9-40 Outdoor dining: sidewalk cafe areas.
- § 17:9-41 Outdoor storage.
- § 17:9-42 Parking, driveways and loading.
- § 17:9-43 Parking lot landscaping.
- § 17:9-44 Porches and decks.
- § 17:9-45 Projections.
- § 17:9-46 Prohibited uses.
- § 17:9-47 Recreation/swimming pools, tennis courts and racquetball courts.
- § 17:9-48 Residential dwelling units.
- § 17:9-49 Satellite dishes and antennas.
- § 17:9-49A Senior centers.
- § 17:9-49B Sexually oriented businesses.
- § 17:9-49C Shade trees.
- § 17:9-49D Shade Tree Replacement and Removal.
- § 17:9-49D.1 Purpose.
- § 17:9-49D.2 Definitions.
- § 17:9-49D.3 Regulated Activities.
- § 17:9-49D.4 Exemptions.
- § 17:9-49D.5 Enforcement.
- § 17:9-49D.6 Violations and Penalties.
- § 17:9-50 Sidewalks.
- § 17:9-51 Signs.
- § 17:9-52 Storage containers/trailers.
- § 17:9-52A Transit Oriented Development Downtown Zone regulations.
- § 17:9-52B Transit Oriented Development Netherwood Zone regulations.
- § 17:9-53 Vending machines and telephone booths.
- § 17:9-54 Wireless communication facility (telecommunication facility).
- § 17:9-55 (Reserved)
- § 17:9-56 (Reserved)
ARTICLE X
Historic Preservation Controls
Sections
- § 17:10-1 Purpose.
- § 17:10-2 Procedures for designation of historic sites and districts.
- § 17:10-3 Criteria for designation of historic sites and districts.
- § 17:10-4 Actions requiring a certificate of appropriateness.
- § 17:10-5 Referral of permits.
- § 17:10-6 Application procedures.
- § 17:10-7 Action on applications.
- § 17:10-8 Referrals from municipal agencies.
- § 17:10-9 Standards for rehabilitation projects.
- § 17:10-9.1 Construction with Redevelopment Plans.
- § 17:10-10 Design guidelines for historic districts and sites.
- § 17:10-11 Demolitions.
- § 17:10-12 Conflicts with codes.
- § 17:10-13 Purpose of demolition provisions.
- § 17:10-14 Procedure where demolition disapproved.
- § 17:10-15 Demolition notice posted; publication.
- § 17:10-16 Notice period.
- § 17:10-17 Approval after change of circumstance.
- § 17:10-18 Effect of certificate of appropriateness.
- § 17:10-19 Denial of a certificate of appropriateness.
- § 17:10-20 Appeal.
- § 17:10-21 Right to sell during appeal.
- § 17:10-22 Reconsideration of denial of certificate of appropriateness.
- § 17:10-23 Application to governmental agencies.
- § 17:10-24 Other requirements unaffected.
- § 17:10-25 Violation penalties.
- § 17:10-26 Injunctive relief.
- § 17:10-27 Preventive maintenance.
- § 17:10-28 Enforcement.
- § 17:10-29 Severability.
- § 17:10-30 Interpretation.
- § 17:10-31 Relationships to existing codes.
ARTICLE XI
Site Plan and Subdivision Design and Performance Standards
Sections
- § 17:11-1 General improvement standards.
- § 17:11-2 General design standards.
- § 17:11-3 Site plan and subdivision design standards/applicability and relationship to the residential site improvement standards.
- § 17:11-4 Blocks.
- § 17:11-5 Buffering and screening.
- § 17:11-6 Buildings-architectural compatibility.
- § 17:11-7 Buildings-architectural/nonresidential standards.
- § 17:11-8 Buildings-architectural/residential standards.
- § 17:11-9 Building orientation and location.
- § 17:11-10 Easements and restrictions.
- § 17:11-11 Landscaping.
- § 17:11-12 Lighting.
- § 17:11-13 Loading areas.
- § 17:11-14 Lot configuration.
- § 17:11-15 Parking.
- § 17:11-16 Refuse and recycling areas.
- § 17:11-17 Shade tree standards.
- § 17:11-18 Sidewalk and walkway design standards.
- § 17:11-19 Soil conservation.
- § 17:11-20 Architectural design standards in the TODD/CBD, NAHD, CLAD, and PD Zones.
- § 17:11-21 Pedestrian design standards in the TODD/CBD, NAHD, CLAD, CD, and TD Zones.
- § 17:11-22 Bicycle parking design standards in the TODD/CBD, NAHD, CLAD, CD, and TD Zones.
- § 17:11-23 Open space standards in the TODD/CBD, NAHD, CLAD, CD, and TD Zones.
- § 17:11-24 Streetscape design standards in the TODD Zones.
- § 17:11-25 Pedestrian design standards in the TODN/TSA, TSC, TSR, PSR1, PSR2, PO, and R-8 Zones.
- § 17:11-26 Bicycle parking design standards in the TODN/TSA, TSC, TSR, PSR1, PSR2 and PO Zones.
- § 17:11-27 Open space standards in the TODN/TSA, TSC, TSR, PSR1, PSR2 and PO Zones.
- § 17:11-28 Streetscape design standards in the TODN Zones.
ARTICLE XII
Stormwater Management
Sections
- § 17:12-1 Stormwater management for non-major development.
- § 17:12-2.1 Scope and purpose.
- § 17:12-2.2 Definitions.
- § 17:12-2.3 General Standards.
- § 17:12-2.4 Stormwater Management Requirements for Major Development.
- § 17:12-2.5 Calculation of Stormwater Runoff and Groundwater Recharge.
- § 17:12-2.6 Sources for Technical Guidance.
- § 17:12-2.7 Solids and Floatable Materials Control Standards.
- § 17:12-2.8 Safety Standards for Stormwater Management Basins.
- § 17:12-2.9 Requirements for a Site Development Stormwater Plan.
- § 17:12-2.10 Maintenance and Repair.
- § 17:12-2.11 Penalties.
- § 17:12-2.12 Severability.
- § 17:12-2.13 Effective Date.
ARTICLE XIII
Fees
Sections
- § 17:13-1 Board and commission related application fees.
- § 17:13-2 Certificate of appropriateness.
- § 17:13-3 Signs.
- § 17:13-4 Appeals or zoning interpretations.
- § 17:13-5 Hearings.
- § 17:13-6 List of property owners.
- § 17:13-7 Tax search/certificate of current taxes.
- § 17:13-8 Legal notice.
- § 17:13-9 Documents.
- § 17:13-10 Stenographer (court reporter) fees.
- § 17:13-11 Development permit.
- § 17:13-12 Utility registration fee.
- § 17:13-13 Outdoor dining/sidewalk cafe annual fee.
- § 17:13-14 Outdoor sales fee.
- § 17:13-15 (Reserved) [1]
- § 17:13-16 (Reserved) [1]
- § 17:13-17 Special flood hazard area fees.
- § 17:13-18 Extension of variance.
- § 17:13-19 Extension of final site plan or subdivision approval.
- § 17:13-19A Clothing/donation receptacles.
- § 17:13-19B Cannabis business application fees.
- § 17:13-20 Deposits and escrow: payments to professionals for review of subdivision, site plan and variance applications before the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
- § 17:13-21 Salary schedule for professional services.
- § 17:13-22 Affordable Housing Development Fees.
- § 17:13-23 Residential Development Fees.
- § 17:13-24 Nonresidential Development Fees.
- § 17:13-25 Collection procedures.
- § 17:13-26 Appeal of Development Fee procedures.