Watchung City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 28
300 ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP
28-301 ZONING DISTRICTS.
[Ord. No. OR:09/01 § 28-301; amended 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/09; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/10]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough is divided into the following zoning districts:
R-R | Rural Single-Family Residential |
R-A | Single-Family Residential |
R-B | Single-Family Residential |
B-A | Neighborhood Commercial |
B-B | Professional Office |
B-C | Highway Commercial |
H-D | Highway Development |
QU | Quarry District |
CE | Cemetery |
S-W | Somerset Street/Watchung Avenue Affordable Housing Overlay District |
* R-M-L I | Multi-Family Affordable |
* R-M-L II | One-Family Residential |
* R-M-L III | One-Family Residential |
* R-M-L IV | One-Family Residential |
* R-M-L V | Multi-Family Housing |
* R-M-L VI | Senior Citizen Affordable |
* Indicates Residential Mount Laurel-related Housing District. |
28-302 ZONING MAP.
[Ord. No. 2018-20 § 2; Ord. No. OR:11/13 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-06 §§ 1-3; Ord. No. 2018-18 § 3; 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 19/05; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/09; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/10; 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19/12; 12-17-2020 by Ord. No. 20/06; 7-15-2021 by Ord. No. 21/08]
The boundaries of the zoning districts are established on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Watchung prepared by Maser Consulting, P. A., dated March 2019, and which is attached as Appendix E of Chapter 28, Land Development..[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
28-303 INTERPRETATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
[Ord. No. OR:09/01 § 28-303]
A.
Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow street centerlines, railroad rights-of-way, streams and lot lines as they exist on lots of record at the time of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise indicated by dimensions on the Zoning Map.
B.
Any dimensions shown on the Zoning Map are in feet and are measured horizontally and, when measured from a street, are measured from the street right-of-way line even if the centerline of that street is used for the location of the zoning district line.
C.
The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
D.
The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure, lot and use within each zoning district, and the zoning district boundary lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
28-304 VILLAGE CENTER HISTORICAL OVERLAY ZONE.
[Ord. No. OR:09/01 § 28-304]
A.
The Village Center Historical Overlay Zone is delineated on the Zoning Map and includes the lands within the central portion of the Borough known as the "Town Center" in accordance with recommendations of the Borough's Village Center Historical Preservation Commission.