Wall Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XX
Zoning Map and Districts
§ 140-132 Zoning Map.
The locations and boundaries of the districts of the Township are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Township of Wall, New Jersey, which is attached hereto and is hereby made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Land Use Office.
§ 140-133 Enumeration of districts.
[Amended 8-12-1998 by Ord. No. 19-1998; 1-27-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999]
The Township of Wall is hereby divided into zone districts as follows:
R-5 | Single-Family Residential |
R-7.5 | Single-Family Residential |
R-10 | Single-Family Residential |
R-15 | Single-Family Residential |
R-20 | Single-Family Residential |
R-25 | Single-Family Residential |
R-30 | Single-Family Residential |
R-40 | Single-Family Residential |
R-60 | Single-Family Residential |
RR | Rural Residential |
RR-5 | Rural Residential Five-Acre (minimum lot size five acres) |
RR-6 | Rural Residential (minimum lot size six acres) |
HD-8 | Multifamily Residential |
HD-12 | Multifamily Residential |
MH | Manufactured Housing |
MHP | Mobile Home Park |
ML-25 | Moderate/Low Income — 25 |
ML-3 | Mount Laurel — 3 |
ML-6 | Moderate/Low Income — Multifamily 6 |
ML-7 | Moderate/Low Income — Multifamily 7 |
ML-8B | Senior Citizen and Townhouse (eight DU/Acre) |
MLC-3 | Multifamily (three DU/acre) |
MLC-7 | Multifamily (seven DU/acre) |
MLC-8 | Multifamily (eight DU/acre) |
MLC-8A | Mount Laurel Compliance — Multifamily |
ML-8A | Multifamily (eight DU/acre) |
ML-12 | Moderate Low Income Multifamily (12 DU/acre) |
ML-12A | Mount Laurel Contribution |
MLCC | Mount Laurel Congregate Care (14 DU/acre) |
MLC-RAC | Mount Laurel Compliance Residential Adult Community |
MLC-RAC-2 | Mount Laurel Compliance Residential Adult Community — 2 |
MLC-3.4 | Mount Laurel Compliance |
NB | Neighborhood Business |
HB-20 | Highway Business |
HB-40 | Highway Business |
HB-80 | Highway Business |
HB-120 | Highway Business |
HB-200 | Highway Business |
CR-10 | Commercial Recreation |
CR-40 | Commercial Recreation |
OR-2 | Office Research |
OR-5 | Office Research |
OR-10 | Office Research |
OP-2 | Office Park |
OP-10 | Office Park |
GI-2 | General Industrial |
GI-5 | General Industrial |
GI-10 | General Industrial |
AI | Airport Industrial |
POS | Public Open Space |
OB-20 | Office Business |
OB-40 | Office Business |
OB-120 | Office Business |
§ 140-134 Development in the OP-10, OR-10 and GI-10 Zone District
A.
Development in the OP-10, OR-10 and GI-10 Zone District shall occur on properties of no less than 10 acres. Where development is proposed in the form of an office park, office/light industrial park or general industrial park, no more than 40% of the lots may be developed, and subdivided to a minimum of two acres.
B.
Bulk requirements for the two-acre lots shall be consistent with the OR-2, OP-2 and GI-2 Zones. Bulk requirements for lots five acres or more shall be consistent with the ORI-5 and GI-5 Zones.
C.
The design of the park shall provide common access to an arterial or collector road by an internal road system with at least 80% of the lots proposed fronting on the internal roads.
D.
Development of the parks may be approved in phases of one or more lots providing that applications for a phased development shall contain an overall concept plan for the entire tract, presenting, at a minimum:
§ 140-134.1 Development in the NB Zone District.
[Added 11-24-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
Properties that are used entirely and only for residential purposes and are located in the NB Neighborhood Business Zone shall be permitted to use and develop the property pursuant to the requirements of the R-7.5 Single-Family Residential Zone until such time as the property is converted wholly or in part to any nonresidential use or purpose. At such time, all site development shall be consistent with the requirements of this chapter and the prevailing NB Zone District requirements. Subdivisions of residentially used properties in the NB Zone District are prohibited until such time as the properties are made to conform to this chapter and the requirements of the NB Zone District.
§ 140-135 Maintenance of Official Zoning Map and Schedules.
Authenticated copies of the Official Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the Township Clerk and Land Use Officer and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of all or a part of the Official Zoning Map may be reproduced for public distribution. However, the original copy of the Official Zoning Map and Schedules maintained in the office of the Township Clerk shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the Township of Wall.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Requirements and the Schedule of Permitted and Conditional Uses are included at the end of this chapter.
§ 140-136 Interpretation of boundaries.
In constructing the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Zone district boundaries are intended to follow center lines, lot or property lines, or other natural lines such as the center line of watercourses, ditches or lagoons, unless such district or zone boundaries are fixed by dimension on the Zoning Map or by description, measured from right-of-way.
B.
Boundaries indicated as following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys or streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
C.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
D.
Boundaries indicated as following railroad rights-of-way shall be construed to be midway between the right-of-way lines.
F.
Where a zone boundary fixed by dimensions approximately follows and is not more than 20 feet distant from a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.
§ 140-137 Mount Laurel districts.
The restrictions and standards applicable to development in the ML (Mount Laurel) districts are the subject of court-approved settlements and the Fair Share Housing Plan of the Township and are set forth in Article XLII.