Washington Township Morris County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Use Regulations
§ 217-7 Applicability.
The use regulations applicable to each zone within the Township of Washington are as follows. Section references following each use specify the specific use regulations.
§ 217-8 Dual zones.
[Amended 2-18-1985 by Ord. No. 2-85]
The lower density zones shall prevail if the requirements for public water and sewers in higher density cannot be met. Higher density applications must include, at the time of the filing of the application, a letter from the Municipal Utilities Authority certifying the availability of public water and sewers within three years.
§ 217-9 R-5 Washington Township Conservation Zone.
[Amended 10-15-2001 by Ord. No. 32-01[1]]
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries, municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
[Added 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; amended 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Any use or structure customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
(2)
Private garages and carports.
(3)
Signs.
(4)
Home occupations in compliance with § 217-41B of this chapter.
[Amended 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95; 10-16-2023 by Ord. No. 10-23]
(5)
Roadside stands in conjunction with a principal permitted use.
(6)
Keeping of equestrian animals.
(7)
Family day-care home.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91]
C.
Conditional uses.
[Amended 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
(1)
Essential services.
(2)
Cluster subdivisions.
(4)
Golf course.
[Amended 3-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2-00]
(6)
Kennels.
[Amended 7-19-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99]
(7)
Riding stables.
(8)
Home occupations in compliance with § 217-41A of this chapter.
[Amended 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95; 10-16-2023 by Ord. No. 10-23]
(9)
Wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Added 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
(10)
Veteran's micro housing unit.
[Added 9-17-2018 by Ord. No. 14-18]
(11)
Accessory apartment within a single-family residence.
[Added 9-19-2022 by Ord. No. 10-22]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance changed the title of the district from "R-5 Single-Family Residential Zone" to "R-5 Washington Township Conservation Zone."
§ 217-10 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 217-10, R-3 Single-Family Residential Zone, was repealed 10-15-2001 by Ord. No. 32-01.
§ 217-11 R-1/R-2 Single-Family Residential Zone.
[Amended 10-15-2001 by Ord. No. 32-01[1]]
A.
Principal permitted uses: same as R-5.
B.
Permitted accessory uses: same as R-5.
C.
Conditional uses: same as R-5.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 17-4.5, R-2A Single-Family Residential/Mobile Homes Zone, was repealed 3-20-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89. Former Subsection 17-4.5, R-2CG Single-Family Residential/Golf Course, added 4-16-1990 by Ord. No. 12-90, was repealed 4-15-1996 by Ord. No. 13-96.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance changed the title of the district from "R-2 Single-Family Residential Zone" to "R-1/R-2 Single-Family Residential Zone."
§ 217-12 R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone.
§ 217-13 R-20 Single-Family Residential Zone.
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91; 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95; 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01; 6-15-2009 by Ord. No. 14-09; 10-16-2023 by Ord. No. 10-23]
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
§ 217-14 R-MDU Single-Family and Multiple Dwelling Unit Residential Zone.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
[Added 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92, amended 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Any use or structure customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
(2)
Private garages and carports.
(3)
Signs.
(4)
Home occupations in compliance with § 217-41B of this chapter.
[Amended 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95]
(5)
Roadside stands in conjunction with a principal permitted use.
(6)
Keeping of equestrian animals.
(7)
Family day-care home.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91]
C.
Conditional uses.
[Amended 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
(1)
Essential services.
(2)
Cluster subdivisions.
(3)
Multiple dwellings.
(5)
Home occupations in compliance with § 217-41B of this chapter.
[Amended 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95]
(6)
Wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Added 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
§ 217-15 PUD Planned Unit Development Zone.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2), Private, commercial and noncommercial outdoor recreational facilities, as amended 4-19-1982 by Ord. No. 8-82, was repealed 3-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2-00. This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former Subsection A(3) through (5) as Subsection A(2) through (4), respectively.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
[Added 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; amended 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Any use or structure customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
(2)
Private garages and carports.
(3)
Signs.
(4)
Home occupations in compliance with § 217-41B of this chapter.
[Amended 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95]
(5)
Roadside stands in conjunction with a principal permitted use.
(6)
Family day-care home.
[Added 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91]
C.
Conditional uses.
[Amended 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
(1)
Essential services.
(2)
Cluster subdivisions.
(3)
Planned unit developments.
(5)
Home occupations in compliance with § 217-41B of this chapter.
[Added 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95]
(6)
Wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Added 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
§ 217-16 C-1 Neighborhood Business Zone.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-use or multiple-use buildings including retail or personal service establishments, such as but not limited to the following: appliance sales; banks; bakeries; barbershops and beauty parlors; bars; book, card and stationery stores; candy and cigar stores; child-care center; drugstores; dry goods and variety stores; dry cleaners without processing and laundries; eating and drinking places (excluding drive-ins); fraternal organizations; florists; food stores; funeral homes; garden supplies; hardware stores; locksmiths; medical services; newsstands; business and professional offices; package liquor stores; pet stores; printing and publishing; photographic supplies; services and equipment; radio, TV and appliance sales and service; gasoline service stations; shoe sales and repair service; soda fountains; tailors and dressmakers; and wearing apparel stores.
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91; 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 27-06]
(2)
[1]Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2), concerning single-family detached dwellings, was repealed 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 45-02. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection A(3) through (6) as Subsection A(2) through (5), respectively.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
[Added 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; amended 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
(6)
Dwelling units as part of a business establishment in the same structure at a ratio not to exceed two dwelling units for each business.
[Added 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 27-06]
(7)
Single-family detached dwellings in existence on the effective date of this subsection.
[Added 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 27-06]
B.
C.
D.
Design standards. The visual compatibility standards set forth in § 217-138G shall be applicable to the development of all lots in the C-1 zone that do not abut a state highway.
[Added 11-18-2002 by Ord. No. 28-02]
E.
Changes of use in the C-1 Historic District in buildings or on lots that do not conform to the minimum lot area, setback and parking requirements for the zone may be permitted without the need for variance relief for lot area, setback and parking, subject to review by the Planning Board in accordance with § 159-5C(1) through (7), and provided that it can be demonstrated that public parking and/or shared parking for patrons is available within reasonable proximity of the proposed change of use.
[Added 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 27-06; amended 11-16-2009 by Ord. No. 27-09]
§ 217-16.1 AHRO Affordable Housing Redevelopment Overlay.
[Added 10-15-2018 by Ord. No. 15-18]
D.
Design standards.
(2)
Permitted rehabilitation of 20 Schooley's Mountain Road shall be guided by and generally consistent with the Historic District Design Guidelines as enumerated in the Washington Township Historic District Design Guidelines manual prepared by the Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission, dated 2012, which may be found at this link: http://www.wtmorris.org/images/Design_Guidelines_-_FINAL_compressed.pdf. Rehabilitation consistent with the New Jersey Rehabilitation Subcode may be eligible for the federal historic properties Investment Tax Credit Program.
(3)
The existing building fronting on Schooley's Mountain Road shall be retained and rehabilitated and may be adaptively reused for not more than four residential apartments and approximately 1,600 square feet of retail use in accordance with the use regulations for the C-1 Zone.
(4)
Architectural review. In addition to Historic Preservation Commission review, new development shall be guided by the following additional design objectives and standards, which shall be applied through an interactive planning process between the developer and the Planning Board prior to, or during, site plan review.
(a)
Respect the village scale. Historic buildings in the Township's historic districts are located in intimate proximity to Route 24 (CR 513 and 517), establishing a streetscape building wall. New development should provide a similar type of closure along the frontage of the developed area, to avoid the appearance of an expansive parking area strip retail orientation. This standard is intended to provide the development of a redevelopment streetscape along Schooley's Mountain Road with additional retail and nonresidential elements with a consistent set back from Route 24.
(b)
Streetscape facades should incorporate elements which reflect the historic development, including the rhythm and spacing of windows, roof pitches, use of exterior finish materials, staggered setbacks within individual buildings and similar features. Any other facades which are visible from a public right-of-way shall receive similar treatment.
(c)
Exterior.
[1]
Exterior building facade materials and textures shall be visually consistent and thematically compatible in scale and appearance with historic properties in the Historic District. Materials that are visually consistent with the Township's 18th and 19th century stone architecture and vernacular framed construction with clapboard siding are encouraged. Building shapes, proportions, roof lines, porches, dormers, fenestration, and details and ornamentation, etc., should be consistent with the shape, mass, proportion, height, appearance and style of the historic properties in the C-1 Zone.
[2]
Exterior features. The exterior features of buildings, such as steps and railings, columns, patios and porches, flower boxes, canopies and awnings, lighting, fences, gardens, lawn areas, signs, sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas shall be integrated into site and building design and compatible with the features of the historic structures found in the Historic District. The use of vinyl siding, aluminum siding, three-tab asphalt roof shingles and plastic fences shall be prohibited in favor of more traditional historically sensitive materials.
(d)
The Planning Board may require that building facades subject to public view on buildings with an excess of 2,000 square feet, or where a single vertical plane of a building extends horizontally 30 feet or more (where exposed to public view), that such building facade shall be staggered with a minimum offset (i.e., 10 feet) to create the appearance of multiple attached buildings. The Planning Board may require that the exterior facade materials of such staggered vertical surfaces of the building to be differentiated from the adjoining vertical plane through the use of varied siding materials, textures, coloration, porches, roof shapes, dormers, or combination of these.
(e)
Restoration, rehabilitation of historic properties. A condition of any approval shall be the restoration or rehabilitation adaptive reuse of the existing building fronting on Schooley's Mountain Road.
(5)
Streetscape development pattern. A streetscape frontage development is required. The streetscape frontage, defined as that portion of the tract within 200 feet of Schooley's Mountain Road, shall consist of two-story buildings occupying no less than 55% and no more than 75% of the lot frontage with building frontage. Buildings shall have a minimum separation of 25 feet and a maximum separation of 40 feet, except where it can be shown that reduced setbacks assist in achieving the overall design objectives set forth herein.
E.
Schedule of area, yard and building requirements. In recognition of the existing nonconforming conditions of the buildings and improvements within the AHRO, the following area, yard and bulk standards are established for comprehensive redevelopment of a site including affordable housing as permitted in this section.
C-1 AHRO Affordable Housing Redevelopment Overlay Zone | ||
|---|---|---|
Minimum lot size | 28,000 | |
Minimum lot frontage | 75 feet1 | |
Minimum front yard setback | 15 feet | |
Minimum side yard | ||
One side | 15 feet2 | |
Second side | 15 feet2 | |
Minimum rear yard | 10 feet | |
Minimum side yard (combined) | 30 feet2 | |
Maximum improved lot coverage | 90% | |
Maximum floor area ratio | N/A | |
Maximum building height | 2 1/2 stories/35 feet | |
Maximum density | N/A | |
Maximum number of dwelling units | 16 | |
Maximum nonresidential floor area | 1,600 square feet | |
Parking | ||
Dwelling units | As per RSIS | |
Commercial floor area | 1/150 square feet | |
NOTES: | |
1 | May be reduced to less than 75 feet as part of an overall comprehensive redevelopment plan including affordable housing. |
2 | May be reduced to zero feet by the Planning Board without the need for a variance when proposed as part of an overall comprehensive redevelopment plan including affordable housing, provided that the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Planning Board that a perpetual off-site maintenance and access easement is provided along the entire length of the property abutting the reduced side yard setback condition. The perpetual maintenance and access easement shall provide for unrestricted access sufficient to repair and maintain the exterior of the building for which reduced setback may be approved. |
F.
Affordable housing requirements.
(1)
Affordable units shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. ("FHA"), the "Round 2" regulations adopted by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.1 et seq., the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls ("UHAC"), N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., all other relevant statutes, regulations, and policies, and the Washington Township court-approved Third-Round Affordable Housing Ordinance.[1]
(2)
At least one very-low-income dwelling unit shall be provided.
(3)
At least 50% of the affordable units provided shall be low-income units, inclusive of one very-low-income unit.
(4)
Affordability average; bedroom distribution. Affordable units shall be provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3, Affordability average; bedroom distribution.
(5)
Affordable units shall be affirmatively marketed in accordance with the affirmative marketing provisions identified at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15.
(6)
Controls on affordability. There shall be an income control period pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11 of at least 30 years, and thereafter until the Township takes action to release the controls on affordability for all affordable units.
(a)
The applicant shall submit a copy of the draft deed restriction to be placed on the affordable units at the time of application for site plan approval for Planning Board Attorney review and approval prior to the Planning Board granting preliminary site plan approval.
(b)
Affordability controls shall be established in the form of a deed restriction, which shall be approved by the Planning Board Attorney and recorded with the County Clerk and filed with Washington Township Municipal Clerk and Washington Township Municipal Housing Liaison.
(7)
The developer shall enter into an agreement with the Township to pay for the cost of administration of affordable units in the development or the developer shall annually provide evidence that a contract is in full force and effect between the developer and a qualified affordable housing administrative agent for all aspects of administration of the affordable units.
H.
Development within the C-1 AHRO shall conform to any applicable municipal zoning or site plan requirement pertaining to development in the C-1 Neighborhood Business Zone not specifically modified herein.
§ 217-17 C-2 Highway Business Zone.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
[Amended 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01; 10-21-2002 by Ord. No. 37-02; 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 27-06]
(1)
Same as § 217-16A(1).
(2)
Regionally oriented retail shopping centers, consisting of integrated developments of such uses as retail stores and shops, personal service establishments, banks, post offices, theaters, auditoriums, hotels and motels, housed in an enclosed building or buildings and utilizing such common facilities as customer parking areas, pedestrian walks, truck loading and unloading docks and areas, utilities and sanitary facilities.
(4)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(5)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
(7)
Large-scale retail. Large-scale retail uses not to exceed 145,000 square feet per building, inclusive of outdoor areas for display and sale of garden and landscaping materials and other home products for which outdoor storage is appropriate (e.g., winter deicers, bags of sand and plants), in accordance with § 217-59.3.
(8)
Mixed-use residential and nonresidential uses, provided that the residential use is for affordable housing purposes only in accordance with the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing affordability guidelines and procedures.
B.
C.
Conditional uses: new car, truck, farm machinery, construction equipment, recreational vehicle sales and service and wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Amended 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
§ 217-18 OR/I Office Research/Industrial Zone.
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91; 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; 8-21-1995 by Ord. No. 27-95; 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97; 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 5-99; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01; 6-15-2009 by Ord. No. 14-09; 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 15-99]
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Office for business management, executive, professional and administrative purposes.
(2)
Laboratories devoted exclusively to research, design and experimentation; provided, however, that:
(a)
Pilot plants for the testing of manufacturing, processing or fabrication methods or for the testing of products or materials shall be permitted only as accessory to a research laboratory, and in no case shall more than 40% of the total floor area be devoted to such uses. No materials or finished products shall be manufactured, processed or fabricated on said premises for sale except such as are incidental to said laboratory research, design or experimental work.
(3)
Computer centers, data processing centers and call centers.
(4)
Conference centers with associated lodging.
(5)
Printing and publishing establishments.
(6)
Development and manufacturing of engineering and scientific instruments, computer components, mechanical measuring and control devices, optical instruments and lenses, medical instruments and supplies, ophthalmic goods, photographic equipment and supplies, watches and clocks.
(7)
Manufacturing laboratory, printing and publishing uses.
(8)
Corporate and industrial park development involving any combination of the above uses.
(9)
Essential services
(10)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(11)
Child-care centers.
(12)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to municipal buildings and offices and police, fire, and first aid stations.
(14)
Business and vocational schools, colleges, universities and similar institutions of higher education.
(15)
Restaurants with a minimum floor area of 10,000 square feet, excluding drive-in and/or drive-through restaurants, provided that such restaurants are located no closer than 2,000 feet from any lot upon which another restaurant is located and that no more than one restaurant is situated on any lot.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
(2)
Public and private parking.
(4)
Cafeteria and similar services for use solely by employees and their guests.
(5)
Warehouse facilities necessary to a principal permitted use, consisting of 40% or less of the total floor area.
§ 217-18.1 Parker Road Redevelopment Zone.
[Added 6-19-2023 by Ord. No. 08-23]
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Office for business management, executive, professional and administrative purposes.
(2)
R-1 and R-20 residential use and structures.
(3)
Computer centers, data processing centers and call centers.
(4)
Essential services.
(5)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(6)
Child-care centers.
(7)
Public uses and buildings, including, but not limited to, municipal buildings and offices and police, fire, and first aid stations.
(9)
Business and vocational schools, colleges, universities and similar institutions of higher education.
(12)
Commercial sports arena.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
(2)
Public and private parking.
(4)
Cafeteria and similar services for use solely by employees and their guests.
(5)
Warehouse facilities necessary to a principal permitted use, consisting of 40% or less of the total floor area.
D.
Community facility design requirement.
(1)
Any development of Block 60, Lot 14 shall include the subdivision of a strip of land fronting on Parker Road, not less than 120 feet in width and approximately 265 feet in length (approximately 0.73-acres in area), which shall be appended to Tax Block 60, Lot 13. Such subdivision shall be for the purpose of increasing Block 60, Lot 13 to accommodate the future expansion of the Parker Road Firehouse.
(a)
The Township of Washington, the Fairmount Fire Company, the owner and/or designated redeveloper of Block 60, Lot 14 may at any time undertake the subdivision to facilitate the expansion of the Fairmount Firehouse.
§ 217-19 OR Office Research Zone.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
[Amended 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 31-91; 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 3-19-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97; 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 5-99]
(1)
Offices for business management, executive, professional and administrative purposes.
(2)
Laboratories devoted exclusively to research, design and experimentation; provided, however, that:
(a)
Pilot plants for the testing of manufacturing, processing or fabrication methods or for the testing of products or materials shall be permitted only as accessory to a research laboratory, and in no case shall more than 25% of the total floor area be devoted to such uses. No materials or finished products shall be manufactured, processed, or fabricated on said premises for sale except such as are incidental to said laboratory research, design or experimental work.
(3)
Computer centers, data processing centers and call centers.
(4)
Conference centers.
(5)
Corporate park development involving any combination of the above uses.
(6)
Essential services.
(7)
Any form of agriculture or horticulture, including the storage, processing or sale of farm products where produced.
(8)
Child-care centers.
(9)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to municipal buildings and offices and police, fire and first aid stations.
(11)
Business and vocational schools, colleges, universities and similar institutions of higher education.
(12)
Hotels.
(13)
Restaurants, excluding drive-in and/or drive-through restaurants, with a minimum floor area of 10,000 square feet.
(16)
Municipally sponsored multifamily affordable rental housing projects in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:94 et seq., and provided that not less than 50% of the affordable dwelling units shall be affordable to low-income households and that not more than 50% of the affordable dwelling units shall be affordable to moderate-income households. See § 217-59.5.
[Added 7-17-2006 by Ord. No. 14-06]
B.
§ 217-20 GC/R Golf Course/Residential Zone.
[Added 2-14-1996 by Ord. No. 1-96[1]]
A.
Purpose. This zone is being created pursuant to a mediation agreement in connection with the Township's petition for substantive certification from the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, to permit the establishment of a restaurant/catering facility and either an eighteen-hole full or reduced-size golf course or 100 single-family dwelling units. The zone is located in an area constrained by wetlands, flood hazard areas, floodplains and steep slopes. The permitted uses allow the land to be developed in a manner which would preserve these environmentally constrained lands.
B.
Principal permitted uses.
C.
D.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection 17-4.14, PUD-RC Planned Unit Development - Reduced-Cost Housing Zone, as amended.
§ 217-21 RCH Reduced-Cost Housing Zone.
[Added 12-15-1986 by Ord. No. 43-86]
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Garden-type apartments.
(2)
Townhouse-style apartments.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails, swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
[Added 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92; amended 3-18-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96; 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
B.
C.
Conditional uses: wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Added 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
§ 217-22 Historic Preservation Overlay Zone.
[Added 12-15-1986 by Ord. No. 46-86; amended 3-20-1995 by Ord. No. 10-95]
A.
Principal permitted uses. All uses, including but not limited to bed-and-breakfast usage and historic inns, in the zone district wherein the property is located are permitted in an Historic Preservation Overlay zone, except that in the portion of the Historic Preservation Overlay Zone that lies within the R-20 District, historic inns shall not be permitted. [1]
[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 7-98]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 17-4.17, Agricultural/Open Space Overlay Zone, added 6-21-1993 by Ord. No. 17-93, amended 4-17-1995 by Ord. No. 12-95; 4-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97; which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 16-98.
§ 217-23 Agricultural Use Overlay Zone.
[Added 7-18-1994 by Ord. No. 15-94]
In order to preserve agricultural land and retain the rural character of the Township, especially for tracts of agricultural land not eligible for the agricultural/open space cluster option, the agricultural use overlay option shall be permitted in any zone pursuant to the following conditions:
A.
B.
Permitted accessory uses: same as in the R-5 Zone.
C.
Conditional uses: wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Added 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
D.
The following lot area and yard regulations apply:
(1)
The minimum lot size shall be 400,000 square feet.
(2)
Lots shall be deed restricted to prohibit further subdivisions and to prohibit more than one single-family dwelling unit.
(3)
Lots fronting on an existing public road shall have a minimum front yard setback of 300 feet from that public road. The three-hundred-foot area shall be subject to a conservation easement to preserve existing wooded/farmland areas. Farming shall be specifically permitted on the conservation easement.
(4)
Access shall be via a privately owned and maintained road no more than 2,000 feet in length, serving a maximum of six lots. Where possible, the dwellings should be located near the private road to enable larger wooded/farmland areas.
(5)
The placement of dwellings and other structures shall conform to the following setbacks:
Type | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|
Front yard along private road | 75 feet | |
Side yard | 30 feet | |
Rear yard | 100 feet | |
Combined width of back and side yards | None | |
Maximum percentage of improved lot | 51% | |
coverage | ||
Maximum height | ||
Stories | 2 1/2 | |
Buildings | 35 feet | |
Accessory buildings: | ||
Side yard | 25 feet | |
Rear yard | 25 feet |
(6)
Shape and suitability. The shape of the lot shall be such that a circle with a radius of 200 feet could be placed within the lot. The location of the circle shall be in an area suitable for building purposes and shall contain the proposed dwelling.
(7)
The use of the agricultural overlay zone option shall prelude the use of:
§ 217-24 RCH-SC Reduced-Cost Housing - Senior Citizen Zone.
[Added 2-14-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96]
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Apartments restricted to low- and moderate-income senior citizen households, as defined by the Council on Affordable Housing.
(2)
Single-family detached houses.
(3)
Public uses and buildings, including but not limited to schools pursuant to Chapter 159, Site Plan Review, and § 217-59.2, Schools; libraries; municipal buildings and offices; police, fire and first aid stations; parks; playgrounds; athletic fields; jogging trails; horse trails; swimming pools and similar recreation facilities owned or operated exclusively by a municipal or other governmental agency, excluding private proprietary use.
[Amended 6-18-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
B.
C.
Conditional uses: wireless telecommunications towers in compliance with §§ 217-76 and 217-57A(2), (3) and (4) of this chapter.
[Added 3-17-1997 by Ord. No. 9-97]
§ 217-24.1 Musconetcong Age-Restricted Housing Overlay Zone.
[Added 2-21-2000 by Ord. No. 3-00; amended 7-19-2004 by Ord. No. 16-04; 2-10-2016 by Ord. No. 03-16]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this overlay zone is to provide an optional alternative to the underlying OR/I Zoning to permit the development of housing and services for the growing population of senior citizens in Washington Township and the surrounding region. The intent is to restrict the housing to the senior citizen population and to permit related health care, recreational and social services, which are required by the population.
B.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Age-restricted attached and detached dwelling units.
(2)
Multifamily dwelling units restricted to low- and moderate-income senior citizen households.
(3)
Supportive and special needs housing for low- and moderate-income persons and households.
(4)
Senior health care uses and facilities, health care support facilities and skilled rehabilitation nursing facilities such as:
(a)
Assisted living residences.
(b)
Long-term care and subacute care skilled nursing facility.
(c)
Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facility.
(d)
Health and wellness center.
(e)
Medical offices.
(f)
Personal service uses.
(g)
Restaurant (for residents, staff and visitors of Heath Village and affiliated communities and facilities, including assisted living residence, skilled nursing facility, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facility, health and wellness center).
(5)
Adult day-care facility/intergenerational child-care facility.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Off-street parking.
(2)
Recreational, social, cultural and communal facilities, including active recreation and equestrian uses and passive recreation trails providing access throughout the tract and along the Musconetcong River.
(3)
Agricultural use, where "agricultural use" is defined as land devoted to the production for sale of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to forages and sod crops; grains and feed crops; dairy and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules or goats, including the breeding, boarding, raising, rehabilitating, training or grazing of any or all such animals; bees and apiary products; fur animals; trees and forest products or when devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for a farmland assessment under New Jersey's Farmland Assessment Act of 1964.
(4)
Appurtenant woodland, where "appurtenant woodland" is defined as a wooded piece of property which is contiguous to, part of, or beneficial to a tract of land, which tract of land has a minimum area of at least five acres devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses other than the production for sale of trees and forest products, exclusive of Christmas trees, to which tract of land the woodland is supportive and subordinate.
(5)
Necessary accessory buildings and uses, including facilities for maintenance, administration, streets and off-street parking facilities.
§ 217-24.2 Village Age-Restricted Housing Overlay Zone.
[Added 2-16-2004 by L.L. No. 1-04]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this overlay zone is to encourage the redevelopment of the outdated industrial and manufacturing facilities located adjacent to the Village of Long Valley. The intent is to replace these aging facilities within the OR/I Zone by encouraging the construction of age-restricted housing which will enhance the residential character of the village and benefit from and support the commercial services offered within the village center.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Model home(s) for dwelling(s) to be sold only within the project.
(2)
Sales office of a temporary nature not to extend beyond the occupancy of the last dwelling in the community and to be solely used for sale of properties within the Village Age Restricted Housing Overlay Zone.
(3)
Recreational and cultural facilities for the sole use of the residents of the community and their guests, including but not limited to clubhouse, swimming pool, library, media center, court games, picnic areas and other active and passive recreation facilities.
(4)
Construction office and/or trailer for the duration of the construction of the project.
(5)
The following subordinate uses used exclusively for the benefit of the residents of the community:
(a)
Off-street parking areas.
(b)
Maintenance facilities as required for the maintenance of the common elements of the community.
(c)
Public utilities and essential services facilities.
(d)
One freestanding identification sign for each entrance, provided the total display area of each sign shall not exceed 16 square feet. The design and location of the sign(s) shall in all other ways conform to the regulations listed in § 159-42, Signs.
(f)
Mailboxes, singles or in clusters.
§ 217-25 Carbonate Area District Overlay Zone.
[Added 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 4-98; amended 8-16-2010 by Ord. No. 17-10]
All development in the Carbonate Area District Overlay Zone shall comply with the standards of §§ 217-30 and 217-59.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 217-25.1, Telecommunications antennas and towers on Township property, added 8-20-2001 by Ord. No. 24-01, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-15-2009 by Ord. No. 14-09.