Springfield Burlington County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
Nonconforming Structures, Uses and Lots
§ 215-100 Continuation.
Any nonconforming use or structure existing on September 5, 1988, may be continued upon the lot or in the structure so occupied, and any such structure may be restored or repaired in the event of partial destruction thereof.
§ 215-101 Discontinuance.
A.
If a nonconforming use or structure ceases operations for a continuous period of more than one year then this shall be deemed to be an intent to abandon such use and any subsequent use shall conform to the regulations of this section.
B.
If abandonment occurs involuntarily, the owner may request that the discontinuance be continued beyond the one-year period, provided that application for extension is made within the initial one-year period.
§ 215-102 Extension.
[Amended 3-13-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
A.
A nonconforming use of a portion of a building may be extended throughout the building if no structural alterations are made therein other than those necessary to assure the structural safety of the building, provided such extension may include structural alterations when authorized by the Land Development Board as a special exception.
B.
A nonconforming use of a building or land may be extended up to 25% of the area occupied by such use on September 5, 1988, when authorized by the Land Development Board as a special exception. Any such extension or enlargements shall be immediately adjacent to the existing nonconforming use, shall be located on the lot held in the same ownership as of that date and shall conform to the area and height regulations of the district in which it is situated.
§ 215-103 Changes.
[Amended 3-13-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
A nonconforming use of a building or land may be changed to a conforming use of the same or more restricted classification when authorized as a special exception by the Land Development Board. Whenever a nonconforming use of a building or land has been changed to a use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a use of less restricted classification.
§ 215-104 Undersized lots.
[Amended 3-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5; 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-15; 12-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-07]
Except as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35, a building may be erected on any lot as shown on the Springfield Township Tax Map as of December 13, 2006. The foregoing shall apply notwithstanding that two or more contiguous lots are held in common ownership and one or more of such lots do not conform to the minimum lot area requirement of the zone in which the property is located. Both principal and accessory structures on such lots must comply with all other bulk requirements applicable in the zone.
A.
Maximum building coverage:
(1)
Lots up to and including one acre: 15%.
(2)
Lots over one acre up to and including two acres: 10%.
(3)
Lots over two acres up to and including three acres: 7.5%.
(4)
Lots over three acres up to and including four acres: 6%.
(5)
Lots over four acres up to and including five acres: 5.5%.
(6)
Lots over five acres up to and including six acres: 5%.
(7)
Lots over six acres up to and including seven acres: 4.5%.
(8)
Lots over seven acres up to and including eight acres: 4%.
(9)
Lots over eight acres up to and including nine acres: 3.75%.
(10)
Lots over nine acres: 3.5%.
§ 215-105 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 215-105, Inclusion in recorded plans, as amended, was repealed 12-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-07.
§ 215-106 Reduction of lot.
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.