West Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 20-17.5
Country Clubs and Golf Courses.
[Ord. No. 890 § 20-17.5; Ord. No. 937; Ord. No. 1488 § 4; Ord. No. 1642 § 1; Ord. No. 1797-2017 § 6]
a.
Minimum lot area shall be 50 acres for a golf course and 90 acres for a country club.
b.
Except for permanent one- family dwellings as permitted by Subsection 20-17.5f, no building or structure shall be erected or maintained within 200 feet of any property in a residence zone district.
c.
No building or structure shall be greater than 35 feet, or two stories, in height.
d.
The maximum building coverage shall be no greater than 5% of the gross site area of golf courses nor 10% of the gross site area of country clubs.
[Ord. No. 1797-2017 § 6]
e.
Off-street parking shall be provided pursuant to Subsection 20-23.4 and all other parking requirements within the applicable zone district. Except for parking associated with permanent one- family dwellings as permitted by Subsection 20-17.5f, parking areas shall be located at least 100 feet from any property line. The Planning Board may reduce this distance to not less than 50 feet if additional screening or fencing is provided to safeguard adjoining properties.
f.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, there shall be no more than two permanent dwellings on any site, and each shall be occupied by not more than one family, a member of which shall be a caretaker or other employee. Dormitory facilities for employees may be permitted upon an application to and approval by the Planning Board. The bulk standards for permanent single family dwellings on any site shall conform to the height, area, bulk and other requirements of the R-4 District, under Subsection 20-5.4.
g.
A golf course or country club may have as part of its facilities a dining area, locker rooms and shower facilities within the main clubhouse building on the site.
h.
All outdoor athletic or recreation areas and facilities, except golf course tees, fairways and greens, shall be located at least 100 feet from all property lines.
i.
Suitable screening, landscaping and/or fencing shall be provided along the boundaries of any outdoor athletic or recreation areas to protect adjacent properties from physical damage and noise and to shield from view of any adjacent residence use the general patron activity within such athletic or recreation areas.
j.
Outdoor lighting shall be shielded and/or directed from the view of all adjacent properties and streets.
k.
There shall be no use of a golf course, outdoor swimming pool, outdoor tennis court or other outdoor facility between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
l.
Country clubs on a property having a minimum lot area of 150 acres and at least an 18 hole regulation size golf course may be permitted up to 50 dwelling units for residences for persons utilizing the facilities and services of the principal use, all in conformity with the provisions of Subsection 20-17.19 and this subsection, except as modified by the following conditions:
1.
Such use shall be deemed an accessory conditional use which shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use of the property and shall be constructed, and shall thereafter remain, on the same lot as the principal use; and
2.
Such use shall be limited to groups of single-family clustered dwelling units and accessory uses and structures as permitted pursuant to Subsection 20-8.2; and
3.
Such use shall not occupy more than 10% of the overall property and the average overall density shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre of that portion of the property applicable to such use; and
4.
The owner of the principal use shall be responsible for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair, and shall be the owner of all buildings, streets, roads, sidewalks, utilities, amenities and common open spaces, and the provision of services related to garbage and trash removal, and appropriate recordable documents pertaining to said responsibilities and ownership shall be furnished to the appropriate Township agencies, including the provision of reasonable access to the premises by the Township for inspection and public safety purposes.