Sparta Township City Zoning Code
§ 18-4.8
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[Ord. No. 636A 407; Ord. No. 9-8-98; Ord. No. 1003 §§ 1, 5; Ord. No. 01-14 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 02-20 § 27; Ord. No. 02-25 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 04-05 § 1; Ord. No. 05-03 § 1; Ord. No. 11-05 §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 12-01 §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 2016-21 § 2, 5; Ord. No. 2018-12 § 2]
a.
Classes of Districts. The Township of Sparta is hereby divided into the following development districts:
R-1 | Residential Zone — 40,250 square foot lot |
R-2 | Residential Zone — 20,000 square foot lot |
R-3 | Residential Zone — 8,000 square foot lot |
R-4 | Residential/Professional Zone |
RR | Rural Residential Zone — 5-acre minimum lot with cluster options |
RC-1 | Rural Conservation/Residential Zone — 5 acre minimum lot with cluster options |
RC-2 | Rural Conservation/Residential Zone — 5 acre minimum lot with cluster options |
MF | Multi-Family Zone |
MF-1 | Multi-Family Zone-1, Inclusionary Housing District |
MF-2 | Multi-Family Zone-2, Inclusionary Housing District |
MF-3 | Multi-Family Zone-3 |
C-1 | Community Commercial — 10,000 square foot lot |
C-1H | Community Commercial Historic — 10,000 square foot lot historic zone |
C-2 | Office and Service Zone — 20,000 square foot lot |
C-2H | Office and Service Zone/Historic — 20,000 square foot lot historic zone |
TCC | Town Center Commercial Zone |
TCCO | Town Center Commercial Office Zone |
TCLC | Town Center Limited Commercial Zone |
TCPB | Town Center Professional Business Zone |
TCLM | Town Center Lower Main Street Commercial Zone |
TCMSB | Town Center Main Street Business Zone |
E-D | Economic Development — 80,000 square foot lot |
E-D1 | Economic Development — Low and Moderate Cost Housing |
PCD | Planned Commercial Development Zone |
PCED | Planned Commercial Economic Zone |
OS/GU | Open Space/Government Use District |
PVC | Planned Village Core PVC (Added as an overlay zone to the Planned Commercial Development and Economic Development Districts.) |
PDRM-1 | Planned Resource Development Management-1 District |
PDRM-2 | Planned Resource Development Management-2 District |
b.
Boundaries of Districts; Zoning Map; Schedule; Interpretation.
1.
The boundaries of the districts referred to in Subsection a are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "Zoning Map, Township of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey dated October 10, 2002", and as amended from time to time, and lastly on November 2, 2016.[2]
Where permitted, Planned Commercial Development shall be permitted as specified as PCED on the amended zone map and shall apply to Block 12008, Lots 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21.
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Editor's Note: The map referred to herein may be found in the office of the Township Clerk.
2.
Said zoning map is on file with the Clerk of the Township of Sparta and is available for inspection; ("copies thereof are available for purchase to interested members of the public.)"
3.
The provisions of this chapter shall be minimum requirements. Where there are minimum and maximum standards, both standards shall be met even though the combination of standards may not permit development to take advantage of all standards simultaneously. Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction than other provisions of law, the provisions of this chapter shall control. Where other provisions of law impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such other laws shall control.
4.
Zoning district lines are intended to follow street center lines, streams and lot or property lines unless otherwise indicated by dimensions on the map. Dimensions are in feet, measured horizontally and measured from the street right-of-way line even if the center line of that street serves as a district line. The location of any disputed zoning line shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. District lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
5.
Where a zoning district line divides a lot, that line may be modified by the owner by moving it to the property line, provided that the property line is within 20 feet of the district line as shown on the map. A use permitted in the district so extended shall thereafter be a permitted use in the extended area. A district line shall be altered only once by utilizing this section of the chapter, after which the use shall be governed by the district in which it is located after the adjustment.
6.
Where a street or public way serves as the zoning district line and it is lawfully vacated, the former center line shall be considered the zoning district line.
c.
Prohibited Uses. Where a use is not specifically permitted in any zone, it is prohibited.
d.
Principal Use. No residential lot shall contain more than one principal structure or permitted use. Shopping centers, industrial and office complexes receiving site plan approval may be permitted to have more than one building on a lot, provided that the structures are sited to comply with setback and yard provisions of this chapter, and provided that each lot has frontage on an approved street. Essential services shall be permitted in all zones as conditional uses.
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Editor's Note: Zoning Maps are on file in the Office of the Township Clerk.