Teterboro City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IVA
Conditional Uses
§ 185-11.1 Conditional use.
"Conditional use" is a use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in the Zoning Ordinance and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.
§ 185-11.2 Purpose; standards.
Recognizing that certain uses, activities and structures are necessary to serve the needs and conveniences of the Borough and, at the same time, recognizing that such uses may be or become inimical to the public health, safety and general welfare if located and operated without proper consideration being given to existing conditions and the character of the surrounding area, such uses are hereby designated as conditional uses requiring a conditional use permit. The procedures for application, public hearing and notice for conditional use permits are set forth in Chapter 34 of the Code, Land Use Procedures, and any of the applicable procedures as set forth in Chapter 185. The granting of a permit for conditional uses shall comply with the terms and conditions established by this section as may be supplemented, where applicable, by other provisions of the Code using the following stipulations and guiding principles:
A.
Stipulations. The use for which application is being made is specifically authorized as a conditional use in the zoning district in which it is located.
B.
Principles. The design, arrangement and nature of the particular use is such that the public health, safety and welfare are protected and reasonable consideration is afforded to the following:
(1)
The character of the neighborhood and zone.
(2)
The conservation of property values and the proposed impact upon the orderly development of adjacent properties in accordance with the zoning classification of such properties.
(3)
The health and safety of residents or workers on adjacent property in the surrounding neighborhood.
(4)
The potential congestion of vehicular traffic or creation of undue hazard.
(5)
The principles and objectives of the Master Plan of the Borough.
(6)
The principles and objectives of the Municipal Land Use Law.
(7)
The protection of natural features.
§ 185-11.3 Designation and standards.
Wireless communications towers and antennas are hereby designated as a conditional use in the Light Industrial and Distribution Zone. In addition to the above stipulations and principles, such permitted conditional use shall adhere to the standards specified for such use as elsewhere set forth in this Zoning chapter.