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West Caldwell City Zoning Code

§ 20-17.10

Houses of Worship.

[Ord. No. 890 § 20-17.10; Ord. No. 937; Ord. No. 1488 § 4; Ord. No. 1797-2017 § 6]
a. 
Minimum lot area shall be 1.5 acres.
b. 
Minimum lot depth shall be 350 feet, and minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
c. 
Minimum front yard shall be 75 feet, and minimum rear yard shall be 100 feet.
d. 
There shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than 25 feet.
e. 
No building or structure shall be located within 25 feet of any property in a residence zone district nor within 1/10 vehicular mile from the same or similar conditional use.
f. 
No building or structure shall be greater than 35 feet, or two stories, in height.
g. 
Buffer areas at least 25 feet in depth shall be provided, where applicable, pursuant to Subsection 20-21.1.
h. 
The maximum building site coverage by all buildings and structures shall be no greater than 25% of the gross site area.
[Ord. No. 1797-2017 § 6]
i. 
Off-street parking shall be provided pursuant to Subsection 20-23.4 and all other parking requirements within the applicable zone district. No parking shall be located within the front yard nor in any side yard within 10 feet of the front yard.
j. 
Special plantings and/or fencing along the side and rear property lines shall be provided to minimize visibility of parking areas from adjacent properties.
k. 
The lot shall abut and shall provide primary direct access to and from an arterial or collector street and not a street primarily serving as access to residential properties.
l. 
No building or structure shall be permitted within any flood hazard area, as defined in Chapter 21 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Caldwell.
m. 
No principal business use shall be permitted on any property in conjunction with, or in addition to, a house of worship.