Runnemede City Zoning Code
§ 395-9
Commercial C District.
A.
Permitted buildings, structures and uses. Only the following shall be permitted:
[Amended 9-2-1980 by Ord. No. 371; 12-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-15; 8-26-2014 by Ord. No. 14-02]
(1)
Shopping centers.
(2)
Department stores.
(3)
Medical and dental offices.
(4)
Business offices.
(5)
Offices of government agencies.
(6)
Retail stores.
(7)
Banks (including drive-through lanes).
(8)
Day-care facilities.
(9)
General personal and business services.
(10)
Funeral parlor.
(11)
Theater.
(12)
Grocery and supermarket.
(13)
Bakery and deli.
(14)
Private educational facilities, such as dance instruction or martial arts.
(15)
Restaurants and taverns, not including fast-food, drive-in or drive-through.
B.
Conditionally permitted uses. The following uses are permitted only in accordance with the requirements of § 395-24:
[Added 8-26-2014 by Ord. No. 14-02[1]]
(1)
Outdoor dining in accordance with the requirements of § 395-24C(2).
(2)
Fast food restaurants without drive-through or window facilities in accordance with the requirements of § 395-24C(3).
(3)
Fast food restaurants with drive-through or window facilities in accordance with the requirements of § 395-24C(4).
(4)
Wholesale merchandise or servicing shall only be permitted if it is incidental and subordinate to a primarily retail business.
C.
Height. The maximum height of a building shall be 50 feet or four stories whichever is less.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]
D.
Minimum lot frontage; front yard setback.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03; 3-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]
(1)
Minimum lot frontage required is 60 feet.
(2)
Front yard setback. No new building shall be erected and no existing building reconstructed or altered to project beyond the setback line established by the adjacent buildings presently most distant from the street or within 10 feet of the property line, whichever is greater.
E.
Rear yards. The year yard setback shall be 10 feet unless the building or portion of the building is used for residential purposes, then the required rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]
F.
Side yards. For buildings designed partly for commercial purposes or for other nondwelling purposes, the requirements as specified in § 395-10G of this chapter shall apply.
G.
Buffer area requirements.
(1)
A landscaped buffer area 20 feet in depth shall be established along any residential zone boundary which coincides with a business, except that, if by reason of topography or tree growth or other natural or man-made features the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment determines that adequate year-round separation of residential and business uses exists, the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment may waive the buffer area requirement.
(2)
Buffer areas shall consist of a lawn or ground cover area and massed evergreen trees and shrubs planted in a manner that will provide a continuous visual screen throughout the entire year within a period of two full growing seasons following the planting of the buffer.
(3)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs shall have a minimum height of three feet when planted and shall be of varieties which normally grow to a minimum height of six feet within two growing seasons.
H.
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 6,000 square feet.
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]
I.
Maximum impervious coverage. The maximum impervious coverage of the lot shall be 50%.
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]