Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-26
Local Business Zone LB.
The following shall apply in the Local Business Zone (LB):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1), Detached single-family dwellings, amended 7-11-1989 by Ord. No. 89-43, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(2)
Offices for members of a recognized profession or business, including but not limited to a physician, dentist, architect, engineer, planner, attorney, real estate broker, insurance agent and accountant and music, art or photography studios.
(3)
Any retail shopping facility or service establishment which supplies commodities or performs a service primarily for residents of the surrounding neighborhood, such as a food convenience stores, delicatessens, meat markets, drugstores, variety stores, bakery shops, restaurants, luncheonettes, barbershops, beauty shops, laundromats, appliance repair shops and banks.
(4)
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(4), Boatyards, boat sales and outside boat storage, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(5)
Restaurants, diners, taverns and other eating and drinking establishments.
[Amended 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 91-20]
(6)
Public and private schools.
(7)
Veterinary hospitals.
(8)
Child-care centers.
[Amended 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(9)
Financial institutions.
[Amended 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
(10)
Long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, residential health care facilities and continuing care retirement communities.
[Amended 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 91-20; 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43; 10-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-85]
(11)
Recreational and amusement facilities operated for profit, including but not limited to bowling lanes, racquetball courts, skating rinks, tennis courts and theaters.
[Amended 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 91-20; 9-15-1992 by Ord. No. 92-57]
(12)
Contractors' and builders' offices.
[Amended 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 91-20; 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
(13)
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(13), Self-storage facilities, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(14)
Churches and other places of worship.
(15)
Private recreational buildings, club and activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal or recreational character, but not of a commercial character.
(16)
Car washes.
[Amended 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-100]
(17)
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(17), Lumber and building materials dealers, added 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 91-20, was repealed 11-2-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(18)
Funeral homes.
[Added 2-16-1993 by Ord. No. 93-11]
(19)
Family day-care homes.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(20)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with head injuries, as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2. The requirements for such residences shall be the same as for single-family dwelling units within this zone.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-45; amended 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-21]
(21)
Bed-and-breakfasts with frontage on Route 9, Bay Avenue or Stafford Avenue.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-104; amended 10-6-1998 by Ord. No. 98-73]
(22)
Public buildings for local government services.
[Added 2-20-1996 by Ord. No. 96-26]
(23)
Adult day health care facilities.
[Added 10-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-85]
(24)
Microbreweries.
[Added 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-99]
(25)
(Reserved)[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(25), Motor vehicle repair garages, added 1-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-19, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(26)
Combined residential and commercial uses, provided that:
[Added 7-20-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-55; amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-111]
(a)
Only one residential unit shall be allowed on the ground floor.
(b)
On-site shared parking is in conformance with the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS).
(c)
The requirements of area and bulk regulations set forth for the LB Zone as listed within the schedule and district regulations are met.
(d)
For properties located along Route 9 from Bay Avenue to Hilliard Boulevard only, combined residential and commercial shall be at a residential density not to exceed 16 units per acre.
(27)
Self-storage facilities, subject to the self-storage conditions and standards outlined in § 211-35.
[Added 9-26-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-22]
B.
Required accessory uses shall be as follows. When any two or more commercial uses and activities are combined in one building or group of attached buildings, each commercial activity shall be considered a separate use for the purposes of providing off-street parking and loading, except as provided elsewhere herein.
(1)
Off-street parking.
(2)
Off-street loading.
C.
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
Private swimming pools.
(2)
Private tennis courts.
(3)
Storage sheds.
(4)
Detached garages.
D.
(Reserved)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Permitted signs, as amended 5-16-1989 by Ord. No. 89-38 and 4-7-1992 by Ord. No. 92-14, was repealed 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-58.
E.
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
(Reserved)[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), concerning combined residential and commercial uses in one structure, was repealed 7-20-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-55.
(2)
[8]Sexually oriented businesses as defined in Chapter 176 of the Township Code of the Township of Stafford.
[Added 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-61]
[8]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(2), Home occupations, was repealed 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-96.
(3)
(Reserved)[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(3), Home professional offices, was repealed 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-96.
(4)
(Reserved)[10]
[Added 8-1-1989 by Ord. No. 89-52]
[10]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(4), Video arcade, added 8-1-1989 by Ord. No. 89-52, was repealed 7-1-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-58.
(5)
(Reserved)[11]
[11]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(5), Automotive body repair shop, added 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(6)
(Reserved)[12]
[12]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(6), Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence, added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43, was repealed 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-21.
(7)
(Reserved)[13]
[13]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(7), Motor vehicle service stations, added 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-100, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
F.
Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows. An attached group of stores shall be considered one building for the application of the following area, yard and building requirements.
(1)
The minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 60 feet from any proposed right-of-way line shown on the Master Plan. Said setback may be decreased to the prevailing setback on Bay Avenue with appropriate adjustments made in the location of parking areas.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(6)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(7)
The maximum building height shall be 45 feet.
(8)
The maximum percent of building and impervious cover shall be 65%.
(9)
Increase the minimum percentage of green space to 45% with at least 40% of the required green space be provided in the rear yard or side yard behind the buildings.
[Amended 11-26-1991 by Ord. No. 91-69; 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
(10)
Where sanitary sewers are not or cannot be made available, all development other than residential shall comply with the area, yard and building requirements of the Rural Business Zone (RB).
[Added 7-11-1989 by Ord. No. 89-43]
(11)
Minimum requirements for permitted uses pursuant to § 211-26A(10) shall be as follows:
[Added 10-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-85]
(a)
Minimum lot area shall be three acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot depth shall be 200 feet.
(d)
Minimum front yard setback shall be 50 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback shall be 50 feet.
(f)
Minimum rear yard setback shall be 50 feet.
(g)
Maximum percent of building and impervious cover shall be 55%.
[Amended 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
