Upper Township City Zoning Code
§ 20-4.6
"CM2" Commercial, "CM4" Rural Commercial and "CMP" Commercial District Pinelands.
[Ord. #009-2007, § 2; Ord. #004-2015 § 3]
a.
Purpose. The intent of the "CM2" Commercial, "CM4" Rural Commercial and "CMP" Commercial District Pinelands Districts is to promote the development of commercial uses throughout the Township, recognizing the diversity of each commercial area and permitting flexible standards to achieve the optimal development plan to suit the specific commercial location, the environmental constraints and lack of public sewage. There are presently commercial areas in the Township which serve as small neighborhood market areas, commercial areas such as Tuckahoe which act as a village commercial center, as well as commercial areas that serve the region's vehicular traffic along the community's roadways. The area and yard requirements vary among the zones based upon the underlying State Planning Area to provide more open space and less impervious coverage in the "CM4" and "CMP" Districts.
b.
Permitted Uses. The permitted uses pertaining to the "CM2," "CM4" and "CMP" Districts are provided on Schedule B Commercial and Mixed Use Districts — Permitted Principal, Conditional and Accessory Uses[1] except as modified or supplemented by this section.
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedules referred to herein are included as attachments to this chapter.
c.
Area and Yard Requirements. The area and yard requirements pertaining to all permitted uses in the "CM2," "CM4" and "CMP" Districts are provided on Schedule C Area and Yard Requirements for Zone Districts[2] except as modified or supplemented by this section.
[2]
Editor's Note: The schedules referred to herein are included as attachments to this chapter.
d.
General Requirements.
1.
One building may contain more than one use provided that the total building coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximum building coverage specified for the district and, further, that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 500 square feet.
2.
A shopping center may contain more than one principal building provided that the total building coverage specified for the district is not exceeded and the following building separation requirements are met:
3.
Off-street parking areas within a shopping center may reduce the stall size from 10 feet by 20 feet to nine feet by 18 feet for 50% of the total spaces over 100 spaces.
4.
No merchandise, products or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside unless appropriately screened and maintained. Any use resulting in the storage of vehicles outside shall have such area entirely enclosed by a fence, wall, plant material or combination thereof in order to provide a visual barrier between the storage areas and any street, residential zoning district or existing residential use. Such outside storage area shall not exceed 30% of the lot area and shall be located in the rear yard only.
5.
All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.
6.
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading, access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or similar plantings and maintained in good condition.
7.
Outside sales display area shall be permitted subject to the following:
(a)
Display area shall be limited to 50 square feet for every 50 feet of road frontage and not to exceed a total feet of 200 square feet.
(b)
Items within the display area shall not exceed a height of six feet.
(c)
Items shall not be located within the sight triangle of any driveway or roadway intersection or inhibit pedestrian or vehicle circulation.
(d)
Temporary display areas shall be permitted two nonconsecutive forty-five-day periods per year. Temporary zoning permit shall be required for each period at least 10 days prior to the start of the temporary display area.
e.
Minimum Off-Street Loading.
1.
Each non-shopping center activity shall provide for off-street loading and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and shall provide such area(s) at the site or rear of the building. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet. One space shall be provided for the first 7,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in each building, and one additional space for each additional 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street. Loading area requirements may be met by combining the floor areas of several activities taking place under one roof and applying the above ratios.
2.
Shopping centers shall provide sufficient loading areas to adequately service the activities within the shopping center.
3.
There shall be at least one trash or garbage pickup location provided by each building which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location outside the building. The trash and/or garbage shall be stored in a steel-like, totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting or combination of the three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions. If a container is used for trash/garbage functions and is located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s) provided the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading functions.