Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-14.1
Community Commercial Zone CC.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-45]
The following shall apply in the Community Commercial Zone (CC):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Retail sale of goods which may include the following:
(a)
Supermarkets, grocery stores and food markets.
(b)
Drug stores.
(c)
Dry goods stores.
(d)
Meat and poultry stores.
(e)
Baked goods stores.
(f)
Packaged liquor stores.
(g)
Flower shops.
(h)
Confectionery stores.
(i)
Household supplies stores.
(j)
Stationary supplies, tobacco and periodical stores.
(k)
Haberdashery, dress goods and notions.
(l)
Hardware, plumbing supplies and electrical supplies.
(m)
Boat supplies and automobile supplies.
(n)
Shops of artisans and craftsmen.
(o)
Furniture and appliance stores.
(p)
Gift shops.
(2)
Personal service establishments which may include the following:
(a)
Barbershops and beauty shops.
(b)
Tailoring and dressmaking shops.
(c)
Dry-cleaning and laundry collection shops.
(d)
Shoe repair shops.
(e)
Appliance repair shops.
(f)
Radio and television repair shops.
(g)
Self-service laundries.
(h)
Art, dancing, music, gymnastics and other similar instructional schools.
(3)
Business and professional offices and banks and financial institutions.
(4)
Restaurants, lunchrooms, deli and other eating and dining establishments.
(5)
Child-care centers.
(6)
Private and quasi-public club recreation areas.
(7)
Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, but excluding schools.
(8)
Funeral homes.
(9)
Churches and other places of worship.
(10)
Essential services.
(11)
Mixed use, complying with planned unit development requirements, provided that the following conditions are met:
[Added 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98; amended 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-88]
(a)
Planned unit development shall be an area developed with the intent that all steps or phases and elements of development shall be combined into one plan for the entire zone, even if the development of the area may be accomplished in several steps or phases, and shall specifically intend to create a balanced development composed of integrated uses developed in accordance with an overall plan for the development.
(b)
The minimum area of a planned unit development shall be 10 acres, which may be contiguous or noncontiguous so long as it is developed as a single entity according to a plan.
(c)
The following shall be principally permitted in a planned unit development: mixed-use buildings.
(d)
Accessory uses in a planned unit development shall be as follows: other accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
(e)
Conditional uses: none.
(f)
Residential density standards and limitations in a planned unit development shall be as follows:
[1]
The residential density shall not exceed 11 units per acre, calculated based on the developable area of land devoted exclusively to a mixed-use building and associated improvements.
[2]
Pinelands development credits. Pinelands development credits shall be acquired and redeemed at the rate of one right for every 3.33 market rate residential units 30%.
[3]
The minimum distance between structures shall be equal to 1/2 the total height of the adjacent structures.
[4]
The maximum building height shall be three stories, not to exceed a maximum of 36 feet.
(g)
Other standards and requirements for PUD development shall be as follows:
[1]
The development shall be served by public sewer and water facilities.
[2]
Setback from public streets. All buildings, parking areas and other aboveground improvements, with the exception of access drives or access roadways, landscaping and screening areas, shall be set back a minimum of 35 feet from Route 72 and 25 feet from any other public street.
[3]
Setback from property lines. All buildings, parking areas and other aboveground improvements, including access drives, but excluding landscaping and screening areas, shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from all side and rear lot lines.
[4]
Building length. No principal building, when viewed from any elevation, shall be greater than 180 feet in length.
[5]
Refuse and recycling storage. The refuse and recycling storage area shall be suitably located and arranged for access and ease of collection. Such storage area shall not be part of, restrict, or occupy any parking aisle and shall not be located farther than 300 feet from the entrance to any unit which it is intended to serve. All refuse and recycling storage areas shall be adequately screened.
[6]
Outdoor lighting. Interior development roads, parking areas, dwelling entranceways and pedestrian walks shall be provided with sufficient illumination to minimize hazards to pedestrians and motor vehicles utilizing the same, but in no case shall such lighting be less than is required to provide a minimum lighting level of 0.5 horizontal footcandle throughout such areas from dawn to dusk. Lighting shall be so arranged as to reflect away from all adjoining residential buildings.
[7]
Concrete walkways at least four feet wide or of such other dimension and composition as may be approved by the Planning Board shall be provided where normal pedestrian traffic is likely to occur.
[8]
Open storage of materials. No open display or storage of products, materials and equipment shall be permitted.
[9]
Transition requirement. There shall be established along the line of any side or rear lot that is contiguous to any residential or conservation district, unless the side or rear lot line coincides with a state or federal highway or railroad, a buffer area of at least 35 feet in width. The buffer area shall be landscaped and fenced to provide appropriate screening.
[10]
Off-street parking space may be located in the side and rear yards, and no parking space shall be located nearer than 15 feet to any street, nor closer than 10 feet to any building.
[11]
Signs. Sign restrictions shall be as provided in accordance with § 211-35P.
[12]
Parking. Parking requirements shall be as provided in accordance with § 130-81.
[13]
Open space regulations.
[a]
In reviewing applications for a PUD development, the Planning Board will require evidence that adequate open space in appropriate locations will be available.
[b]
Open space must have safe and convenient pedestrian access.
[c]
Open space shall consist of any combination of common space, public open space and public areas. The landowner shall provide for the establishment of an organization for the ownership and maintenance of any common open space, and such organization shall be established and regulated by all applicable standards and conditions of state statute.
[14]
Circulation.
[a]
All existing roads and proposed roads to be dedicated shall be improved and/or constructed in accordance with the Township standards.
[b]
The right-of-way and pavement widths for improvement of private ways, roads and alleys shall be determined from sound planning and engineering standards in conformity with the estimated needs of the full development proposed and the traffic to be generated thereby and shall be adequate and sufficient in size, location and design to accommodate the maximum traffic, parking and loading needs and the access of fire-fighting equipment and police vehicles. Internal private roads shall have a required pavement width as follows:
[i]
Two-way traffic roads: 30 feet paved width with parallel parking on both sides; 28 feet with parking on one side. The right-of-way width of said streets shall be at least 50 feet.
[ii]
Service ways for public service and emergency vehicles shall be no less than 15 feet in width.
[15]
Affordable housing. All new planned unit development within the CC District shall include any affordable housing generated by the project pursuant to regulations of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), as adopted or amended.
(h)
Application procedure.
[1]
An applicant has the option of submitting a planned unit development application according to general development plan procedures, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.1 through 40:55D-45.8.
[2]
The applicant shall initially submit a sketch plan for the entire tract. The sketch shall show all informational items as required for any major subdivision as set forth in Chapter 130 and, further, shall indicate the general location of buildings, parking areas and roadways as well as any other significant site development features planned by the applicant. The purposes of the sketch development plan are:
[a]
To establish the land use plan for the site.
[b]
To establish staging or phasing of site development.
[c]
To determine at the earliest possible time any off-site improvements required as a result of the development.
[d]
To determine design criteria for buffer areas, parking lot locations, open space areas, etc., as applicable.
[3]
The applicant, after approval of the overall development plan, shall proceed with formal site plan applications for all phase(s) of the development.
[4]
Preliminary application for development shall be made in accordance with all the regulations and procedures as set forth for a major subdivision and major site plan as set forth in the Land Use Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 130, Land Use and Development.
[5]
In addition to the requirements for subdivision and site plan map submission and other requirements, a PUD development application shall include such information as is reasonably necessary to disclose the following:
[a]
The location, district and size of the land, and the nature of the landowner's interest in the land to be developed.
[b]
The type of land use to be allocated to parts of the site to be developed.
[c]
The location and size of any open space.
[d]
The use and the approximate height, bulk and location of buildings and other structures.
[e]
A traffic improvement plan setting forth on- and off-site improvements, scheduling as a function of development and detailing of permit requirements necessary to complete.
[f]
The feasibility of proposals for the disposition of sanitary waste and stormwater and for the provision of other utilities and services, such as water supply and solid waste disposal.
[g]
The substance of covenants, grants of easements or other restrictions proposed to be imposed upon the use of the land, buildings and structures, including proposed easements or grants for public utilities.
[h]
The provision for the parking of vehicles and the location and width of proposed streets and public ways.
[i]
In the case of plans which call for development over a period of years, a schedule showing the proposed times within which the application for final approval of all sections of the development are intended to be filed and the developer's financial responsibility.
[j]
Environmental assessment statement. A written assessment of the short- and long-term impacts of the proposed development shall be prepared and filed. The statement shall detail methods and procedures to be established to ameliorate any adverse impact upon the environment.
B.
Required accessory uses shall be the same as for the Neighborhood Commercial Zone (NC).
C.
Permitted accessory uses shall be the same as for the Neighborhood Commercial Zone (NC).
D.
Permitted signs shall be the same as for the Highway Commercial (HC) Zone.
E.
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1)
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), Motor vehicle service stations, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
F.
Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum lot area shall be 43,560 square feet.
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 200 feet.
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 90 feet from Route No. 72 paved road surface and 50 feet from rights-of-way on all other streets.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be 50 feet.
(6)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 40 feet.
(7)
The maximum height shall be 50 feet.
(8)
The maximum percent of lot coverage for buildings and all impervious surface areas shall be 55%.
[Amended 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-88]
(9)
The minimum unoccupied open space shall be 45%.
[Amended 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-88]
