Willingboro City Zoning Code

One-family dwellings, provided that no more than a single such dwelling exists on a single lot.

Public schools, parochial schools and all nonprofit private schools, including colleges and/or universities, but excluding trade or business schools, subject to the requirements of § 370-18.

Municipal buildings, municipal utilities buildings and services, emergency squad facilities, volunteer firehouses and parks and playgrounds as deemed necessary by the Township Council of Willingboro.

Churches.

Office of a professional person, provided there shall be no more than one professional office in a building, that the balance of the building is not leased or rented by the owner to be utilized as a residence, and that there is no display of advertising other than a professional nameplate. If more than one office is desired (for more than one professional person), application for a conditional use permit must be made pursuant to § 370-84. In no event shall offices be permitted for more than two professional persons. Such professions shall be limited to physicians, dentists, chiropractors, chiropodists, optometrists, attorneys, ministers, accountants, psychologists, architects, engineers, musical instructors, marriage counselors and speech pathologists.

Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, provided such buildings are well maintained and removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.

The growing of field or orchard crops.

Golf courses.

Model home exhibits and accessory sales offices in conformance with all zone requirements.

Riding academies or riding schools and exercise yards and/or bridle paths incident thereto, provided that the following standards are met:

Banquet facilities operated in conjunction with a full-regulation eighteen-hole golf course.

Private attached garages not in excess of 500 square feet of building area.

Noncommercial workshops as part of the principal building or private garage.

Signs, subject to the provisions of Chapter 297, Signs, of the Code of the Township of Willingboro.

Fences, subject to the provisions of Chapter 155, Fences, of the Code of the Township of Willingboro.

Other normal residential secondary uses, such as outdoor barbecues, fireplaces, private swimming pools, and wading and portable pools as defined and regulated by Chapter 333, Swimming Pools.

Off-street parking facilities, subject to the provisions of §§ 370-75 and 370-76.

Other accessory uses and buildings which are incidental to the principal use of the building, subject to size, area and yard requirements.

Public utilities.

Hospitals, philanthropic or eleemosynary uses.

Quasi-public buildings, fraternal organizations and recreation areas.

The curriculum of the proposed school shall be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education.

The minimum lot area for an elementary school shall be five acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. The minimum lot area for an intermediate school, high school, or institution of higher learning shall be 10 acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. No more than 20% of the site shall be covered by buildings.

The minimum street frontage for an elementary school shall be 500 feet. The minimum street frontage for all other schools shall be 700 feet.

The minimum depth of yards for high schools and junior high schools shall be 100 feet for front yards, rear yards and each of two side yards. No parking or play area shall be allowed within 75 feet of any street or property line. For elementary schools, the minimum depth requirements of yards shall be the same as for high schools and junior high schools, except that the side yard requirement shall not be less than 75 feet. Parking or play areas in the front yard of elementary schools only shall be allowed within 10 feet of any street line.

Off-street parking shall be provided in the following ratios: Elementary schools shall provide one parking space for each staff member or employee, plus one parking space for each 10 pupils, plus adequate space for buses and delivery vehicles. All other schools shall provide one parking space for each staff member or employee, plus one parking space for each five pupils, plus adequate space for buses and delivery vehicles. These requirements may be increased if, in the judgment of the Planning Board, such consideration as the unavailability of the bus services, the distance from centers of population, or a relatively high percentage of pupils driving their own cars make such increased requirements desirable.

No driveway shall open onto a public street or road within 150 feet of an intersection of such street or road with another public street or road. In determining the suitability of proposed or existing driveways upon the site, the Board shall consider such factors as grade and site clearance; the number and pattern of driveways; the number, location and design of ingress and egress points; the volume of traffic which may be anticipated on the site and upon adjoining roads; and the condition and width of pavement of adjoining roads.

Illumination for night athletic activities shall be shielded from view from adjoining streets and residential areas.