Somerdale City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXI
General Regulations
§ 162-110 Reduction of lot area.
No lot area shall be so reduced that the area of the lot or the dimensions of the open spaces shall be smaller than herein prescribed.
§ 162-111 Interpretation of yard requirements.
No yard or other open space provided about any building or structure for the purpose of complying with this Part 4 shall be considered as a yard or other open space for another building or structure.
§ 162-112 Visibility at intersections.
Within an area the radius of which extends a distance of 25 feet from the point of intersection of street lines of two streets, no fence, wall or vegetation shall be erected or maintained more than 2 1/2 feet above the mean curb level, except shade trees trimmed up to a distance of 10 feet, as measured from the ground, and except a building permitted hereunder.
§ 162-113 Prohibitions.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08; 6-9-1999 by Ord. No. 99:06; 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:12]
A.
No building, structure or lot shall be used for any trade, business or purpose which is or may be reasonably expected to be noxious or offensive by reason of causing or emitting odor, smoke, vapor, gas, dust, garbage, refuse matter or noise, including the housing of an internal-combustion engine or machinery, unless the objectionable noise and vibrations are eliminated, that is detrimental to the health or general welfare of the Borough.
B.
No building, premises, lot or any part thereof shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used in any district for any of the following specified trades or other uses:
(1)
Chemical manufacture or processing of chemicals.
(2)
Manufacture of cement or cement products.
(3)
Piggeries.
(4)
Junkyards.
(5)
Used car lots, including the sale of any used car or any used item, including but not limited to boats, trailers, motorcycles, etc., on any lot that is zoned for commercial uses (regardless of its actual use) by being located in the B1 Business District or B2 Shopping Center Business District Zones.
(6)
Varnish or paint products manufacture.
(7)
Coal yards or lumberyards.
(8)
Sawmills or planting mills.
(9)
Surface mining.
C.
No radio or television interference shall be permitted in any district.
D.
No trailers shall be permitted unless in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 243 of this Code.
E.
No wireless telecommunications towers or antennas shall be permitted in any district within the Borough of Somerdale except in the Municipal/Facilities District. Notwithstanding the above, no wireless telecommunications tower or antenna shall be permitted within 200 feet of any residence, public school or public recreation facility.
F.
The construction or operation of medical marijuana production, treatment or distribution facilities in all zoning districts.[1]
[Added 5-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015:05]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, prohibiting medical marijuana uses, was repealed 3-24-2022 by Ord. No. 2022:03.
G.
No wood burning boilers shall be permitted in any zoning district within the Borough.
[Added 5-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015:05]
§ 162-114 Irregularly shaped lots.
In case of irregularly shaped lots where sides are not parallel the average width of the lot may be taken in place of the actual street frontage and in such cases the street frontage shall not be less than 66 2/3% of the minimum widths herein prescribed.
§ 162-115 Portable structures.
A.
No buildings or structures of a portable nature, stationary vehicles or stands of any description shall be permitted on any lot or parcel of land for the purpose of displaying or selling food, merchandise or commodities of any kind.
B.
No trailer shall be used as an office or for the storage of equipment or merchandise; except when authorized by the Zoning Officer temporarily for the duration of and in conjunction with the construction of buildings.
§ 162-116 Restricted dwellings.
No barn, building or structure of a temporary nature, garage, house trailer, outbuilding, shack or tent shall be placed, erected or permitted to be used, either temporarily or permanently, on any lot or parcel of land for living or sleeping purposes in any district.
§ 162-117 Minimum dwelling area.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08]
When a building is used in part for dwelling or sleeping purposes, the minimum area used for these purposes shall not be less than 350 square feet per family. In detached duplex or multiple dwellings, there shall also be a minimum of 350 square feet per family.
§ 162-118 Projections.
The following regulations shall apply to projections and encroachments into required open spaces:
A.
Bay windows, oriels and open balconies shall not project more than five feet into the required front or rear yard, nor shall they be closer to the side lot line than the minimum width of the side yard required in their respective districts.
B.
Open or enclosed porches not over one story in height shall not project more than eight feet into the required front yard, nor shall they be closer to the side lot line than the minimum width of the side yard required in their respective districts.
C.
An open or enclosed fire escape or balcony to a fire tower or fire escape shall not project more than four feet into a side yard.
D.
All outside service stairs leading to other than the first floor shall be at the rear of the building.
§ 162-119 Conformance required.
No building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed or altered and no building, structure or land or part thereof shall be used except in conformity with this Part 4.
§ 162-120 Display of merchandise.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08]
No merchandise shall be displayed or stored in front of, behind or on the side of any building within five feet of any sidewalk and, in the event that there is no sidewalk, within five feet of any property line, right-of-way or access easement line. No goods, articles, appliances, vehicles or other merchandise shall be displayed or stored in the Business Districts (either B1 or B2), unless said items are to be sold on the subject premises and unless said items shall be located to the rear of the front building setback line and screened in a manner which prevents them from being viewed from the street of from any residential property. Visible storage of any items of any kind shall not be permitted on the premises within any residential district.
§ 162-121 Accessory buildings.
In any residential district, no accessory building shall exceed 20 feet in height or extend within five feet of any side or rear lot line, with the exception that, by mutual agreement of adjoining property owners, a twin (jointly owned) garage may be erected upon side or rear lot lines. A garage connected to a house by a breezeway or similar structure shall not be considered an accessory building, but an attached garage, and shall be subject to the same setback and side yard restrictions as the house. On a corner lot, the accessory building shall not be closer to any street than the principal building setback.
§ 162-122 Height regulations.
The maximum height of buildings shall be as follows:
A.
In all residential districts, 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height above the mean curb level measured at the building setback line. Where the average ground elevation at the building setback line is higher than the mean curb level, such difference in height may be added to the height limit. In the case of a terrace or open steps at the building setback line, such difference in height may be added to the height limit, provided that such additional height does not exceed 3 1/2 feet.
B.
In all other districts, no building or structure shall exceed 40 feet in height, as measured from the mean curb level, with the exception that this Part 4 does not intend to prohibit the erection or use of stage lofts, elevators, penthouses, church steeples or things of this nature.
§ 162-123 Private swimming pools.
A.
No well or swimming pool shall be closer than six feet to the lot line or 10 feet to the side street line or 25 feet to the front lot line.
B.
A minimum of 20 feet shall be established between existing buildings and pools constructed below ground.
§ 162-124 Fences.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08; 6-9-1999 by Ord. No. 99:06]
Around the front yard, fences shall be a maximum of four feet in height. Side yard and rear yard fences shall be a maximum of six feet in height, except as provided in § 162-112. Fences shall be required around swimming pools in accordance with the New Jersey Construction Code and all other applicable regulations. For any fence when there is a difference between the sides of the fence itself, it shall be constructed so that the finished or most aesthetically-pleasing side is facing outward from the fence-owner's property, with the unfinished or least aesthetically-pleasing side facing inward whenever possible.
§ 162-125 Soil removal and mineral extraction.
No soil, mineral or similar material may be removed from any lot except that which is purely incidental to the construction of a building structure. No excavation on any lot exceeding one foot in depth, except for the purpose of locating poles or underground service connections of public utilities, shall be permitted unless a building permit is first secured.
§ 162-126 Corner lots.
[Added 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08]
For corner lots that front on two streets, the yard that the front of the house, building or structure faces on shall be deemed the front yard; a front yard building setback shall be 25 feet from the street line (front lot line). The second yard that fronts on a street (but without the front of the house, building or structure facing it) shall be deemed a side yard; the side yard building setback for such a side yard shall be 20 feet from the street line (front lot line).
§ 162-127 Site plans required.
In any zone, before a permit is issued for any permitted use other than those exempted by the Site Plan Review Ordinance, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board in accordance with the Site Plan Review Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part 2, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
§ 162-128 Buffer.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08]
Where business or industrial establishments or other high-traffic-generating uses abut a residential district, a landscape fence or evergreen planting providing visual obstruction shall be provided. Such fence or planting materials shall be at least four feet high at the time of construction or planting, and it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to carry out this program and provide for its maintenance. The location and design of buffer strips shall consider the use of the portion of the property being screened, the distance between the use and the adjoining property line, differences in elevation, the type of buffer, such as dense planting, wooded areas, walls, fences or landscaped earth berms, buffer height and other combinations of man-made and natural features. The buffer shall be designed, planted, graded, landscaped and developed with the general guidelines that the closer of a use or activity is to a property line or the more intense the use, the more effective the buffer area must be in observing light and vision and reducing noise beyond the lot.
§ 162-129 Commercial vehicles in residential districts.
A.
Space in a private garage in a residential district may be used for not more than one commercial vehicle. Space in a garage may be rented for not more than two vehicles of other than occupants of the building to which such garage is accessory.
B.
No commercial vehicle of more than three-fourths-ton capacity including tractors, trailers or any other type of commercial vehicle, shall be stored overnight or on Sunday on the land or premises in a residential district, except in a garage. No commercial vehicle of more than three-fourths-ton capacity, including tractors, trailers or any other type of commercial vehicle, shall be stored overnight or on Sunday in any public street. No display vehicle for commercial purposes shall remain in any district or on any public street for longer than a twenty-four-hour period. For the purposes of this section, "overnight" shall be construed to mean between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
C.
No commercial vehicle shall habitually use the streets in residential areas as thoroughfares.
§ 162-130 Off-street parking, driveways and loading areas.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08; 12-13-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:17; 1-7-2026 by Ord. No. 2025:17]
A.
General regulations.
(1)
Off-street parking areas shall be oriented to and within a reasonable walking distance of the buildings they are designed to serve. A maximum of 1,000 feet for employee parking; 500 feet to 800 feet for shoppers; 250 feet for nonelderly residents; 150 feet for elderly residents; and 300 feet for guests.
(2)
Parking areas shall be suitably landscaped to minimize noise, glare and other nuisance characteristics as well as to enhance the environment and ecology of the site and surrounding area. Large parking lots shall be broken down into sections according to type and size of development determined by the Planning Board, separated from other sections by landscaped dividing strips, berms, and similar elements.
(3)
No parking space, aisleway, or driveway (other than entrance or exit drives) may be located within 20 feet of the cartway. Individual district regulations may prescribe greater parking area setbacks.
(4)
Parking lots for commercial uses that utilize shopping carts shall provide areas for the collection of such carts. Collection areas shall be evenly dispersed throughout the parking lot. The collection points shall be curbed to delineate and separate the parking area from the collected shopping carts and shall be so designed as to not impede the vehicular or pedestrian circulation pattern.
(5)
An internal collector drive shall be provided for all parking areas in excess of 250 spaces. No parking shall have direct access to an internal collector drive. The intersection of any internal collector drive and drive aisle shall be 90°, unless, because of unusual topography or lot geometry, a right angle would impede the efficient circulation of vehicles. In no case shall such an intersection be less than 60°.
(6)
Access to parking lots shall be designed to allow free flow of traffic. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress from all parking spaces to ensure ease of mobility, ample clearance, and safety of vehicles and pedestrians. Ingress and egress shall be limited to one per street frontage up to a maximum of two per site, with the following exceptions:
(a)
Two entrance drives on one public street shall be permitted for lots or premises with frontage in excess of 300 feet, up to a maximum of three per site.
(b)
Automotive service stations primarily involved in the retail sale of vehicular fuels shall be permitted two entrance drives on one public street, up to a maximum of three per site, provided that the center lines of the two entrance drives on one street frontage are no less than 60 feet apart.
(7)
Where sidewalks occur in parking areas, parked vehicles shall not overhang or extend over the sidewalk unless two feet of additional sidewalk width is provided in order to accommodate such overhang.
B.
Location of parking and loading areas.
(1)
Required off-street parking (residential or commercial) and loading spaces shall be located on the same lot or premises as the use served, regardless of the number of spaces required by this chapter, except in the following cases:
(a)
When it is determined during site plan review that the requirements for on-site off-street parking cannot be met because of existing conditions, the location and adequacy of off-site parking spaces to service the use shall be specified on the site plan for approval by the Board.
(b)
A cooperative arrangement between nonresidential uses on different lots or premises has been approved by the Board.
(2)
No off-street loading and maneuvering areas shall be located in any front yard nor require any part of a street.
(3)
No off-street loading areas will be located within 100 feet of any residential zone or use, school, hospital or nursing home.
(4)
Loading areas shall not be used for the purposes of refuse storage or removal.
(5)
Loading spaces shall abut the building being served and shall be located to directly serve the building for which the space is being provided.
(6)
No loading or parking spaces shall be located in any required buffer area.
(7)
No parking of vehicles shall be permitted in designated fire lanes, streets, driveways, landscaped areas, aisles, sidewalks or turning areas.
(8)
The required handicapped parking spaces shall be located as close as possible to elevators, ramps and walkways and no more than 200 feet from an accessible entrance.
(9)
Where the separate designation of a specific loading space is not required for an activity, the required off-street parking area shall not be used for loading and unloading purposes except during hours when normal business operations are suspended.
(10)
The intersection of any entrance drive and a public street shall be located to permit the flow of vehicles to and from the lot or premises in a manner that is not hazardous to the health, safety or general welfare and shall be separated from entrance drives, existing or proposed, on other or adjacent lots or on the same lot according to the following schedule:
Lot Frontage | Minimum Separation (feet) |
|---|---|
Less than 150 feet | 60 |
Greater than 150 feet | 100 |
C.
Driveways and accessways.
(1)
Single-lot residential driveways of more than 50 feet in length shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 18 feet to allow access for emergency vehicles. Improved driveway width shall be a minimum of 12 feet with three feet on either side cleared of vegetation other than ground cover or low-growing ornamental.
(2)
Driveway curb cut access shall be limited by the approving authority, as deemed necessary, in order to provide as few curb cuts as necessary, and no curb cut shall be more than 24 feet in width for residential use. In all instances, due consideration to the proposed width, curbing, direction of traffic flow, radii of curves and method of dividing traffic lanes shall be given. Curbing, where required, shall be depressed at the driveway and the curbing may be rounded at the corners.
(3)
Driveways and parking spaces shall be located at least 10 feet from the side property line except that, where the permitted side yard set back for a principal building is zero, the driveway shall be located on the property line of the abutting lot.
(4)
Each lot developed with a two-family dwelling unit shall provide an on-site driveway turnaround where direct access is provided from a collector or arterial street and shall be permitted only one curb cut per lot. Where feasible, abutting lots shall have a common access drive. Each curb cut shall be a minimum 16 feet wide and the curb cut and access drive shall be located on the common property line.
(5)
Lots developed with townhouse units shall have common access drives whenever possible.
(6)
Commercial driveways and access to any public street shall be located at least 35 feet from the intersection of the street at the curbline and shall be designed in a manner conducive to safe ingress and egress.
(7)
In other than major subdivisions and projects having site plan approval, which are currently covered by a performance or maintenance guarantee, the following procedures shall be followed for construction of any new driveway or accessway to any street or the paving of an existing driveway or accessway.
(a)
No person shall construct or pave a driveway entrance or cut, alter or remove a curb, or part thereof, in or along any public street or right-of-way of the Borough without first having obtained a permit to do so pursuant to this section.
(b)
Application for a permit required by this subsection should be made, in writing, to the Department of Planning and Zoning accompanied by fees, in accordance with the Borough's fee ordinance, and a plan showing the location and details of the proposed construction, cutting, landscaping and/or removal, and driveway dimensions with grades and construction details.
(c)
Special attention must be paid to roadside drainage and sufficient detail provided for the Borough Engineer to assess the impact of the proposed construction on surface drainage. Moreover, the plan should provide information on the existing and proposed lot coverage and any deed restriction or easement placed on the lot.
(d)
The Borough Engineer shall review the application and report back on the application within 14 days of the date of filing, stating either approval or a denial with an explanation of the reasons for denial.
(e)
Upon approval by the Borough Engineer, the Zoning Official shall issue the permit, which shall be valid for a period of not more than one year.
(f)
The Borough Engineer shall certify that the driveway entrance or accessway has been completed in accordance with the terms of the permit issued pursuant to this section, and that the pavement on the street or streets abutting the property has been restored to the condition that existed prior to the start of construction.
(8)
No principal driveway access for ingress and egress to any commercial or industrial use shall be permitted through any residential district.
D.
Residential off-street parking requirements.
(1)
The required number of parking spaces for residential use may be provided in a garage, carport, or off-street parking area, but in no case may be located more than 150 feet from the dwelling units intended to be served.
(2)
A one-car garage and driveway combination counts as two off-street parking spaces, provided the driveway measures a minimum of 18 feet in length between the face of the garage door and the right-of-way, or 30 feet to the curbline. A two-car garage and driveway combination count as 3.5 off-street parking spaces, provided the minimum width of the driveway is 20 feet and its minimum length is as specified above for a one-car garage.
(3)
For single-family dwellings there shall be two off-street spaces provided for two- and three-bedroom units; three off-street spaces for four- and five-bedroom units.
(4)
For apartments and condominiums, including senior housing, there shall be one off-street space provided for efficiency and one-bedroom units; two off-street spaces for two- and three-bedroom units.
(5)
For townhouses there shall be two off-street spaces for each unit.
E.
Nonresidential off-street parking requirements.
Use | Required Number of Off-Street Spaces |
|---|---|
Assembly operation | 1 per 800 square feet of GFA |
Automotive service station | 4 per bay and work area |
Bar | 1 per 2 seats |
Banks, savings and loan | 1 per 300 square feet of GFA |
Boardinghouse | 1 per boarder |
Bowling alley | 4 per alley |
Car wash | 1 per employee; plus 1 separate space for each waxing, upholstery cleaning or similar specialized service area; plus queuing capacity for a minimum of 12 vehicles for each access lane to a mechanized car wash entrance |
Churches/synagogue | 1 per 3 seats |
Church rectory/parsonage | 3 per residence on church site |
Hospital, philanthropic clinic, residential health care facility, nursing home and convalescent center | 1 1/2 for every bed |
Hotel/motel | 1 per guest room, plus 10 per 1,000 square feet GFA |
Industrial | 1 per 800 square feet GFA |
Library | 1 per 300 square feet GFA |
Manufacturing | 1 per 800 square feet GFA |
Medical/dental offices | 6 per 1,000 square feet GFA |
Nightclub | 1 per 3 seats |
Professional and business offices | 4 per 1,000 square feet GFA |
Receiving | 1 per 1,000 square feet GFA |
Recreation, indoor | 3 per 1,000 square feet of GFA plus 1 space per 3 spectator seats |
Recreation, outdoor | 1 per 2,000 square feet of field area |
Research/laboratory | 1 per 1,000 square feet GFA |
Restaurant | 1 per 3 seats |
Fast-food restaurant | 1 per 30 square feet GFA, plus 1 for each employee on the largest shift |
Retail store | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Schools (day care, nursery) | Not less than 1 per teacher and staff member, plus 2 per 1,000 square feet of GFA |
Schools (elementary) | 2 for each classroom, but not less than 1 for each teacher and staff member |
Schools (intermediate) | 1 1/2 for each classroom, but not less than 1 for each teacher and staff member |
Schools (secondary) | 2 1/2 for each classroom, but not less than 2 for each teacher and staff member |
Schools (junior college, college, university, trade or technical) | Not less than 1 per teacher and staff member, plus 1 per 4 students |
Shopping center: | |
0 to 400,000 square feet | 4 per 1,000 square feet GLA |
400,000 square feet and larger | 5 per 1,000 square feet GLA |
Storage centers | 1 per 5,000 square feet GLA |
Theaters, community centers and other places of assembly | 1 per 3 seats or 1 per 200 square feet GFA, whichever is greater |
Warehouse | 1 per 5,000 square feet GFA |
GFA = Gross floor area |
GLA = Gross lease area |
F.
Handicapped parking.
(1)
Parking spaces shall conform to the requirements of the Barrier-Free Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.9 and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.
(2)
All public and commercial development shall provide adequate parking for persons who are physically challenged.
Total Number of Parking Spaces | Number of Required Handicapped Spaces |
|---|---|
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total |
1,000+ | 20, plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
(3)
For every eight accessible parking spaces or fraction thereof, at least one shall be a van-accessible parking space.
G.
Dimensions.
(1)
Any area, either within a structure or in the open, of not less than nine feet wide by 18 feet in length, or, in the case of parking spaces for the physically challenged, an area not less than eight feet wide by 20 feet with an adjacent access aisle at least five feet wide, for the parking of motor vehicles, exclusive of driveways, access drives, fire lanes, and public rights-of-way. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, nothing shall prohibit private driveways for detached dwelling units from being considered off-street parking areas, except that no portion of such private driveway within the right-of-way line of the street intersected by such driveway shall be considered off-street parking areas. The width and length of each space shall be measured perpendicular to each other regardless of the angle of the parking space to the access aisle or driveway.
(2)
The provisions of parking and loading spaces also shall include adequate driveway and necessary turning areas for handling the vehicles for which provision is made. Parking areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicles except for a driveway providing access to a private residential garage. Aisles providing access to parking areas shall have the following minimum dimensions:
Angle of Parking (degree) | One-Way Aisle (feet) | Two-Way Aisle (feet) |
|---|---|---|
90° | 24 | 24 |
60° | 18 | 24 |
45° | 13 | 24 |
(3)
Off-street parking areas shall be designed to eliminate the maneuvering of vehicles within entrance drives. The length of entrance drive free of vehicle maneuvering shall conform to the following schedule (measured from the right-of-way line):
Total Number of Parking Spaces | Length of Maneuver-Free Drive (feet) |
|---|---|
Less than 40 | 20 |
40 to 99 | 40 |
100 to 250 | 60 |
250 or greater | 60, plus 20 feet for each additional 500 spaces or part thereof |
H.
Off-street loading and unloading (shipping and receiving areas).
(1)
Shipping and receiving areas shall be located in side or rear yard areas only. When shipping and receiving areas are located in the side yard, they must be screened from view of any public right-of-way or adjoining property in accordance with § 162-128.
(2)
In connection with every building or building group or part thereof hereafter erected which is to be occupied by manufacturing or commercial uses, there shall be maintained on the same lot with such building off-street loading berths in accordance with this section.
(3)
Off-street loading spaces shall have 15 feet of vertical clearance and shall be designed in accordance with the following schedule, except that the loading space may be reduced to 40 feet in length in cases where the site is to be serviced by vans or smaller trucks with less than four axles and when the site plan is approved by the Board:
Loading Space | Combined Apron and Aisle Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Length (feet) | Width (feet) | 90° (feet) | 60° (feet) |
60 | 10 | 72 | 66 |
60 | 12 | 63 | 57 |
60 | 14 | 60 | 54 |
(4)
Off-street loading shall be provided according to the following schedule:
Use | Square footage at which one loading berth is required | Square footage at which a second and each additional loading berth is required |
|---|---|---|
Manufacturing and warehousing | 0 to 40,000 | Over 40,000 |
Commercial (wholesale) | 0 to 40,000 | Over 40,000 |
Commercial (retail) | 0 to 20,000 | Over 20,000 |
Service establishment | 0 to 40,000 | Over 40,000 |
Undertakers/funeral homes | 0 to 40,000 | Over 40,000 |
Restaurants | 0 to 25,000 | Over 25,000 |
Office/bank | 0 to 100,000 | Over 100,000 |
Hotel | 0 to 100,000 | Over 100,000 |
School | 0 to 100,000 | Over 100,000 |
Hospital/nursing home | 0 to 100,000 | Over 100,000 |
Place of public assembly | 0 to 100,000 | Over 100,000 |
I.
Staged development relief. Where the total number of off-street parking spaces required may not be immediately required for a particular use, a staged development plan may be permitted which requires that only a portion of the parking area but not less than 65% of the required spaces be completed initially, subject to the following regulations:
(1)
The site plan shall clearly indicate both that portion of the parking area to be initially paved and the total parking needed to provide the number of spaces required.
(2)
The site plan shall provide for adequate drainage of both the partial and total parking area.
(3)
The portion of the parking area not to be paved initially shall be landscaped in accordance with Borough ordinances.
(4)
The applicant shall post separate performance guarantees, in addition to the performance guarantees required under Borough ordinances, which will reflect the cost of installing the additional parking facilities necessary to provide the total number of parking spaces required.
(5)
In lieu of a permanent certificate of occupancy, a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a period of two years. Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the applicant may either install the additional parking shown on the site plan and apply for issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy or apply to the Planning Board after the use has been in operation a minimum of 18 months for a determination as to whether or not the initial parking area provided is adequate. If the Planning Board determines that the parking facility is adequate as originally constructed, the performance guarantees shall be released and a permanent certificate of occupancy issued. If, however, the Planning Board determines that the partial off-street parking area is not adequate, the applicant shall be required to install the additional parking facilities in accordance with the terms of the performance guarantees prior to issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy.
(6)
Any change of use on a site for which the Planning Board may have approved a partial paving of off-street parking areas to a use which requires more parking spaces than are provided on the site shall require submission of a new site plan.
§ 162-131 Recreational vehicles and boats.
[Amended 8-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2023:09]
A.
This section applies to mobile homes, recreational, boats, boat trailers, vehicle trailers and any other vehicle designed for residential occupancy Vehicles (hereafter vehicle or vehicles).
B.
Any vehicle covered by this section may be parked and/or stored only in compliance with this section.
C.
In any residential district, there shall be no more than two parked or stored vehicles at any single property.
D.
Any parked or stored vehicle shall be parked or stored in the side yard behind the front building line or the rear yard.
E.
Any parked or stored vehicle will be at least five feet from the side or rear boundary line.
F.
No parked or stored vehicle shall be used for human habitation nor shall any parked or stored covered vehicle have any utility connections.
§ 162-131.1 Home occupations.
[Added 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08; amended 3-8-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:05]
The following regulations shall apply to all home occupations:
A.
Home occupations shall only be allowed as an accessory use to a primary residential use.
B.
The floor area devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed 150 square feet.
C.
No vehicles, material or equipment related to the home occupation shall be parked or stored on the outside of the residential building.
D.
No employees of the home occupation, except for members of the immediate family residing on the premises, shall be employed at the site.
E.
No nonresident employees, customers, business invitees or guests shall visit the dwellings unit for business purposes.
F.
No article or item of merchandise shall be sold or offered for sale at the site unless same was made or produced by members of the immediate family residing on the premises.
G.
No home occupation use shall be permitted unless clearly incidental to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and provided such proposed use does not change the character of said dwelling, including but not limited to, no special signs, lights, parking, storage, etc.
H.
The home occupation use shall not be served by an entrance separate from the regular household entrance.
I.
The home occupation use shall not operate any equipment or process that creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with telephone, radio or television reception detectable by neighboring residents.
J.
The home occupation use shall not require any increased or enhanced electrical or water supply.
K.
The quantity and type of solid waste disposal shall be the same as other residential uses in the zone district.
L.
The capacity and quality of effluent shall be typical of normal residential use, and shall create no potential or actual detriment to the sanitary sewer system or its components.
M.
Delivery trucks shall be limited to U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, Federal Express and other similar-type delivery services providing regular service to residential uses in the zone district.
N.
All vehicular traffic to and from the home occupation use shall be limited in volume, type and frequency to what is normally associated with other residential uses in the zone district.
O.
No home occupation use shall be allowed if the same shall adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights of the neighborhood, the community and the zone in which it is to be located.
P.
Each applicant for a Home Occupation use shall pay an Annual Registration Fee due on or before January first of each year; the Annual Fee for Home Occupations shall be in accordance with the Annual Fee Ordinance of the Borough of Somerdale.
§ 162-131.2 Principal buildings to front on public streets.
[Added 4-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023:03]
A.
Every principal building shall be built upon a lot with frontage upon a public street improved to meet the Borough standards pursuant to the subdivision regulations of the Borough. In the case of lots not comprising portions of an approved subdivision, the minimum standards of street improvements shall be a thirty-foot-wide paved roadway from the nearest improved public street to the farthermost property line of the subject lot, along with concrete curb and sidewalk along the entire lot frontage and concrete driveway apron for each driveway on the subject lot, with all of these improvements conforming with the respective Borough standards.
B.
Every driveway to be built upon a lot shall have, at a minimum, concrete curb along the full width of the driveway opening and concrete driveway apron, directly behind and abutting the concrete curb, with all of these improvements conforming to the respective Borough standards. Driveways shall be permitted to only have access to the street in which the front of the principal building faces and shall not have access to any other street unless the lot is a corner lot where a driveway may be permitted to have access to the side street, when determined to be appropriate by the Planning Board.
