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Readington Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

Zoning Districts and Zoning Map

§ 148-10 Zoning districts.

[Amended 12-21-1998 by Ord. No. 43-98; 10-16-2000 by Ord. No. 38-2000; 12-3-2001 by Ord. No. 35-2001; 6-6-2007 by Ord. No. 18-2007; 7-6-2009 by Ord. No. 19-2009;[1] 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016; 3-20-2017 by Ord. No. 03-2017; 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 14-2017; 3-4-2019 by Ord. No. 04-2019; 4-1-2019 by Ord. No. 05-2019; 5-4-2020 by Ord. No. 12-2020; 5-4-2020 by Ord. No. 14-2020; 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 17-2020; 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 18-2020; 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 21-2020; 10-4-2021 by Ord. No. 31-2021; 12-20-2021 by Ord. No. 41-2021; 2-7-2022 by Ord. No. 04-2022; 3-7-2022 by Ord. No. 05-2022; 11-21-2022 by Ord. No. 31-2022; 2-18-2025 by Ord. No. 02-2025]
A. 
For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of Readington is hereby divided into 32 districts as follows:
SRR
Special Resource Residential
AR
Agricultural Residential
RR
Rural Residential
R-1
Residential One-Acre
VR
Village Residential
VR-1
Village Residential-1 Zone
HR
Hamlet Residential
HC
Highway Commercial
HVC
Highway Village Commercial
PND
Planned Neighborhood Development
PND-1
Planned Neighborhood Development
PND-2
Planned Neighborhood Development Zone
VC
Village Commercial
VH
Village Hospitality
B
Business District
LCBO
Licensed Cannabis Business Overlay
ROM-1
Research Office and Manufacturing
ROM-2
Research Office and Manufacturing Park
ROM-3
Research Office and Manufacturing
RO
Research Office
RO-1
Research Office
SC-2
Senior Citizen-2
SC-4
Senior Citizen-4 Overlay Zone
Solberg-Hunterdon Air Safety and Historic Airport Overlay District
ARAH-1
Age-Restricted Affordable Housing-1
ARAH-2
Age-Restricted Affordable Housing-2
ARAH-3
Age-Restricted Affordable Housing-3
MFAH-1
Multifamily Affordable Housing
MFAH-2.5
Multifamily Affordable Housing-2.5
MFAH-3
Multifamily Affordable Housing-3
MFAH-4
Multifamily Affordable Housing-4
WMG
Whitehouse-Mechanicsville Gateway Overlay Zone
B. 
Redevelopment Areas and Plans.
(1) 
Nelson Street Redevelopment Area and Plan.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Nelson Street Redevelopment Area is included as Attachment 9 of this chapter.
(2) 
Redevelopment Area and Plan for Block 36, Lots 4, 5, 5.02, 5.04, 65 and 66.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The Redevelopment Plan for Block 36, Lots 4, 5, 5.02, 5.04, 65 and 66, is included as Attachment 20 of this chapter.
(3) 
Block 81 Redevelopment Area (BL-81-RA) and Plan.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: The Block 81 Redevelopment Plan is included as Attachment 21 of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall be applicable to all lands in Readington Township, except for lands that are the subject of a pending major subdivision application or site plan approval before the Planning Board that has been deemed complete as of the effective date of this ordinance (pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3), that applications before the Zoning Board of Adjustment that have been filed with and deemed complete by the Board of Adjustment (pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3) on or prior to the adoption date of this ordinance shall be reviewed according to the zone classification and standards in place prior to this zone change, and that in the event said application is withdrawn or denied, the exemption applicable to the land shall lapse and this ordinance shall be applicable.

§ 148-11 Zoning Map.

[Amended 12-21-1998 by Ord. No. 43-98; 7-6-2009 by Ord. No. 19-2009; 11-21-2022 by Ord. No. 31-2022]
The boundaries of the zoning districts are established on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Township of Readington," dated June 2009, as same may be amended from time to time, which accompanies and is hereby made part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map dated June 2009 is included as Exhibit 6 of Attachment 7 of this chapter. Certain specified Zoning Map amendments are included as subsequent attachments to this chapter.

§ 148-12 Interpretation of boundaries.

A. 
Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow street center lines, railroad rights-of-way, streams and lot or property lines as they exist on lots of record at the time of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise indicated by dimensions on the Zoning Map.
B. 
Any dimensions shown on the Zoning Map are in feet and are measured horizontally and, when measured from a street, are measured from the street right-of-way line even if the center line of that street is used for the location of the zoning district line.
C. 
The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
D. 
The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure, lot and use within each district and the district lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.