Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-26.1
Rural Business Zone RB.
[Added 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 89-41]
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1), Detached single dwelling, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord.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.
(3)
Any retail shopping facility or service establishment which supplies commodities or performs a service primarily for residents of the local area, such as delicatessen, drugstore, bakery shop, theaters, restaurant, barbershop, bank or similar uses.
(4)
[2]Churches and other places of worship.
[Amended 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(4), Hotels/motels, as amended, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-48. Former Subsection A(4), Cemeteries, added 7-21-1998 by Ord. No. 98-51, was repealed 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-34. This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former Subsections A(5) through (15) as Subsections A(4) through (14), respectively.
(5)
Recreational and amusement facilities operated for profit, including but not limited to bowling lanes, racquetball courts, skating rinks, tennis courts, hatchet-throwing establishments and theaters.
[Amended 9-15-1992 by Ord. No. 92-57; 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-31]
(6)
Funeral homes.
[Added 2-16-1993 by Ord. No. 93-11]
(7)
Restaurants.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
(8)
Long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, residential health care facilities and continuing care retirement communities.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32; amended 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43; 10-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-85]
(9)
Financial institutions.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
(10)
Child-care centers.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32; amended 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(11)
Veterinaries.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
(12)
Family day-care homes.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(13)
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]
(14)
Adult day health care facilities.
[Added 10-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-85]
B.
Required accessory uses. 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 purpose of providing off-street parking and loading, except as provided elsewhere herein.
(1)
Off-street parking.
(2)
Off-street loading.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Private swimming pools.
(2)
Private tennis courts.
(3)
Storage shed.
(4)
Detached garage.
D.
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Permitted signs, as amended 11-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-68, was repealed 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-58.
E.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Combined residential and commercial uses in one structure, provided that the minimum floor area for the residential unit meets the requirements of this chapter and further provided that only one residential unit shall be permitted; in a building which has square footage in excess of 5,000 square feet, no residential unit shall be permitted.
(2)
[4]Bed-and-breakfasts with frontage on Route 9 or Bay Avenue.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-104]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(2), Home occupations, was repealed 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-96.
(3)
[5] Cemeteries for human interment, including accessory uses on the same lot customarily incidental to the operation of a cemetery such as a chapel, columbarium, crematorium, mausoleum, office building, living quarters for a caretaker, storage facilities for maintenance equipment, statuary, greenhouses, and fountains, subject to the requirements of § 211-35.K.
[Added 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-34]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(3), Home professional offices, was repealed 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-96.
(4)
(Reserved)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(4), concerning various health care facilities, as amended, was repealed 10-21-1997 by Ord. No. 97-85.
(5)
(Reserved)[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(5), 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.
F.
Area, yard and building requirements. An attached group of stores shall be considered one building for the application of the following area, yard and building requirements:
(1)
Minimum lot area: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(2)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: 50 feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard: 40 feet.
(7)
Minimum building height: 40 feet.
[Amended 4-3-1990 by Ord. No. 90-29]
(8)
Maximum percent of building and impervious cover: 55%.
[Amended 4-3-1990 by Ord. No. 90-29; 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-34]
(9)
Minimum percentage of green space shall be 45%, and no more than 40% of the required green space shall be provided in the rear yard or side yard behind buildings.
[Amended 4-3-1990 by Ord. No. 90-29; 11-26-1991 by Ord. No. 91-69]
(10)
Minimum requirements for permitted uses pursuant to § 211-26.1A(9) 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 65%.
