South Hackensack City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Miscellaneous Regulations
§ 208-9 Lunch wagons and restaurants.
A.
No lunch car, lunch wagon or other movable, removable or detachable place or means of business for the sale of food or refreshments, except a restaurant conducted in a permanent structure built in accordance with the Building Code, shall be constructed, located or operated, and no land shall be used for said purpose in any district or zone other than a C District or industrial zone. Such use shall have a setback from the street and a front yard area of not less than 100 feet in depth, a rear yard area from the rear property line of not less than 50 feet and a side yard area on each side thereof of at least 40 feet from adjacent boundary lines.
§ 208-10 Soil removal.
The business of the removal of topsoil, sod, earth or other soil from the premises on which the same is located or situated, whether for sale or otherwise, is hereby prohibited in any and all zones within the Township, and a single transaction shall comprise the doing of such business within the meaning of this section.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 147-22, Storage of gasoline or other flammable liquids, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-4-1989.
§ 208-11 Parking or garaging of heavy vehicles in A Districts.
No motor vehicles constructed or licensed for the transportation of goods with a greater carrying capacity than one ton shall be parked or garaged on any premises within an A District or residential zone. Not more than one one-ton panel or pickup truck or other commercial vehicle, the carrying capacity of which is limited to not more than one ton, may be housed or parked on any separate premises within such A District if garaged within a garage completely constructed in accordance with the terms of this chapter relating to the construction of garages in such zone.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 147-24, Required parking spaces, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-4-1989.
§ 208-12 Keeping of animals.
A.
The raising, breeding and keeping of all farm animals and domestic animals of any kind and any number, including horses and hair-bearing animals or livestock, poultry and fowl, including pigeons, is prohibited, but excluding domestic animals such as dogs and cats, which may be kept in accordance and in compliance with all other rules and regulations applicable to or concerning the raising or keeping of same.
B.
Any person or persons who presently own, raise or keep any of the aforementioned animals, excluding dogs and cats, shall be allowed to keep such animals but shall not be allowed to add additional stock to increase the present number of animals that they may have on hand which belong to the foregoing category.
§ 208-13 Storage of garbage vehicles.
A.
Within the zoning district designated A, no garbage trucks, refuse trucks or similar vehicles which are used in the garbage business, refuse business or for the collection of material of a similar nature shall be housed, garaged or stored on any premises within that district at any time.
B.
Within the zoning districts designated B and C, no garbage trucks, refuse trucks or similar vehicles which are used in the garbage business, refuse business or for the collection of material of a similar nature shall be housed, garaged or stored on any premises within those districts except in accordance with this section.
(1)
All persons, partnerships, corporations or entities which presently own any garbage trucks, refuse trucks or similar vehicles shall not house, store or garage any more vehicles within a B or C District than the number that they presently own or are limited to. No other person, partnership, corporation or entity shall be allowed in the future to house, store or garage in a B or C District any garbage trucks, refuse trucks or similar vehicles used in the garbage business, refuse business or for the collection of materials of a similar nature.
(2)
All vehicles covered by this section shall be stored, housed or garaged at all times within the building which presently exists on the premises where they are located, and said vehicles shall not be allowed outside of the garage or building for any purpose, including but not limited to warming up prior to leaving the premises, repair work and change of drivers. This subsection, however, shall not be construed to prohibit a vehicle from coming to and leaving the premises, from being fueled outside where the storage tanks are located outside and, in cases of extreme emergency, from being parked outside where the vehicle cannot be located inside because of the emergent conditions then existing.
(3)
Any person, partnership, corporation or entity which presently owns a vehicle or vehicles regulated by this section, which vehicle or vehicles are not presently housed, garaged or stored within a building, shall make arrangements within one year from the effective date of this section to see that such vehicles are housed, garaged or stored inside a suitable building within a B or C District, which building shall be constructed in accordance with the Building Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 147-26.1, Buildings in residential zones, which was added 4-5-1979 and immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-4-1989.
§ 208-14 Truck wells, truck bays, loading docks and loading doors in commercial or industrial zones abutting residential zones.
[Added 10-23-1979; amended 6-10-2004 and 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-11]
In all cases where any residential zone in the township shall abut or adjoin any commercial or industrial zone or use, no truck wells, truck bays, loading docks or loading doors shall be constructed, reconstructed or used on such side abutting a residential zone or use unless such truck well, truck bay, loading dock or loading door is screened from such residential use or zone by a noise-abatement structure designed to ensure compliance with N.J.A.C. 7:29 and in compliance with § 208-7C(4)(d)[1] of this chapter. There shall also be a landscaped buffer strip not less than 35 feet in width between the residential property line and the noise-abatement structure and there shall be no use permitted in such strip. Such buffer strip shall comply with § 208-7C(4)[c].
§ 208-14.1 Stormwater containment.
[Added 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-04]
In the case of any new construction or substantial alteration upon any premises in any district to which the provisions of Chapter 113 entitled “Flood Damage Protection” do not apply, if the Zoning Enforcement Officer determines upon inspection of the premises that such premises is or will be elevated above the neighboring premises on either side thereof, then there shall be required the installation of curb or wall of sufficient height and strength as to contain upon the premises being built any and all runoff stormwater, all in accordance with the requirements of the Township Engineer. The Township Engineer is hereby authorized and directed on the application of the builder to make such inspection as may be necessary to supply such specifications as he may deem proper to abate any nuisance which would otherwise exist and to require that there be posted in escrow with the Township such sum necessary to abide the reasonable charges for the Engineer’s services. In case of any dispute as to the necessity of such work or the reasonableness of the Township Engineer’s charges, the Township Committee, upon complaint to it, shall finally determine any and all such disputes.