*NOTE The maximum building coverage for a principal building may increase to not more than fifty-five percent (55%) where all parking and loading is provided within an enclosed portion of the building

(2) No nonresidential use in the Pi District shall be located on a parcel of less than one (1) acre unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant [Added 9-16-1993 by Ord. No. 11-19931

F. Floor area minimum Each building shall have a minimum gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet [Amended 5-30-1979 by Ord. No. 8-1979]

G. General requirements

(1) Any principal building may contain more than one (1) use and/or organization Any lot may contain more than one (1) principal structure, provided that each principal structure is located in a manner which will allow the possibility of subdividing the lot in such a manner that each structure and resulting lot would conform to the zoning and subdivision regulations including frontage on a public street

(2) At least the first one hundred (100) feet adjacent to any street and fifty (50) feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking but shall be planted and maintained in lawn area, ground cover or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery and separated from the parking area by either poured concrete or Belgian block curbing or other permanent wheel stops as approved by the Township Engineer. [Amended 12-3-1975 by Ord. No. 16-1975]

(3) No merchandise, products, waste, equipment or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside

(4) All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes, which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls

(5) All portions of the property not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations such as landscaped fencing, shrubbery, lawn area, ground cover, rock formations, contours, existing foliage and the planting of conifers and/or deciduous trees native to the area in order to either maintain or reestablish the tone of the vegetation in the area and lessen the visual impact of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion and silting as well as assuring that the capacity of any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated and anticipated both from the site and contributing upstream areas

(6) A minimum buffer area of one hundred (100) feet in width shall be provided along any common property line with a residential district or residential use (see § 190-39)

H. Minimum off-street parking

(1) One (1) space for every two thousand (2,000) square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for storage and warehousing, plus one (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for manufacturing and research or testing, plus one (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for offices, or one (1) parking space for each one and one-half (1 1/2) employees, together with adequate provision for contemplated visitor parking The Planning Board shall determine which standard is applicable, based on a consideration of the type of use contemplated and the need thereof and in light of the recommendation of the planner and engineer [Amended 12-3-75 by Ord. No. 16-1975]

(2) In addition, one (1) space for every vehicle owned and/or operated by the use operating from the site shall be provided

(3) In any event, each use shall provide a sufficient number of spaces in appropriate locations so that no driveway, aisle, fire lane or street right-of-way is used at any time for parking

(4) See § 190-38 for additional standards,

I. Minimum off-street loading

(1) Each activity shall provide for off-street loading and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building Each space shall be at least fifteen by forty (15 x 40) feet and one (1) space shall be provided for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in each building There shall be no loading or unloading from the street. [Amended 12-3-75 by Ord. No. 16-1975]

(2) There shall be at least one (1) trash and garbage pickup location provided by each building, which shall be separated from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location outside the building, which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting or a combination of the three If located within the building the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage functions. If a container is used for trash/garbage functions and is located outside the building, it may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading facilities

(3) All off-street loading areas shall be lighted (see § 190-36)

J. Signs

(1) Office buildings may have one (1) lighted sign, either freestanding or attached, not exceeding an area equivalent to five percent (5%) of the area of the first-floor portion of the front facade or one hundred fifty (150) square feet, whichever is smaller

(2)Industrial plants, laboratories, wholesale distribution centers and warehouses shall be permitted one lighted sign, not larger than the equivalent of 5% of the area of the front wall of the building or 100 square feet, whichever is smaller. If attached to the building, the sign shall not be higher than the roof line; if freestanding, the sign shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be set back from the street line at least 50 feet.

(3)Each industrial park may have one freestanding, interior lighted but nonmoving sign along each arterial or collector road which the tract in question abuts, provided there exists at least 250 feet of unbroken frontage. Such sign shall not exceed a height of 50 feet, shall be set back from the street rights-of-way and driveways at least 50 feet, shall be set back from any property line a minimum of 100 feet and shall not exceed an area of 200 square feet.

(4)See § 190-41 for additional standards.

[Added 5-6-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983; amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 11-1989; 4-3-1997 by Ord. No. 1-1997]

A. Any use associated with the function of the federal military installation may be permitted in the Military Reservation District Zone, provided that:

(1)Where feasible, development shall be located in that portion of the installation within the Pinelands Protection Area.

(2)The use shall not require any development, including public service infrastructure in the Preservation District or in the R-100 or R-17 Districts.

(3)No hazardous waste facility, landfill or incinerator shall be permitted, except as expressly authorized in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.75 or 7:50-6.78.

(4)All development undertaken by the federal government substantially meets the standards of § 190-50 or an intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4, Part IV.

B. Any other public purpose use undertaken by or on behalf of another level of government may be permitted in the Military Reservation District, provided that:

(1)The use is sanctioned by the installation.

(2)The use is located within a substantially developed area which is served by a centralized sewer treatment and collection system.

(3)No hazardous waste facility, landfill or incinerator shall be permitted, except as expressly authorized in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.75 or 7:50-6.78.

(4)All development meets the standards of § 190-50 or an intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4, Part IV.

[Added 10-19-1989 by Ord. No. 28-1989]

A. Purpose. The purpose of the GI Zone is to provide the opportunity for continued development of the Burlington County College and other county institutions and Pemberton Township's municipal complex at New Lisbon. These uses have been long established in this area, and continued expansion of these facilities serves the public interest.

B. Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.

(1) County college buildings and related facilities.

(2) County hospitals, health-care, social service and correction facilities and similar institutional uses.

(3) Municipal offices, municipal maintenance facilities and related structures and uses.

(4) County and municipal recreational facilities.

(5) Child-care centers (see § 190-32.1). [Added 9-6-1990 by Ord. No. 18-1990]

C. Accessory uses permitted.

(1) Outdoor storage of equipment, when located in rear yard areas and screened from public view.

(2) Off-street parking.

(3) Outdoor recreation facilities.

(4)Garages to house vehicles associated with any principal or accessory use.

(5)Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding 100 square feet advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a building permit and concluding with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or one (1) year, whichever is less, provided that said trailer and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and set back at least fifteen (15) feet from the street and lot lines

**Webmaster's Note: The previous is current through Supplement dated 10-20-98.

D. Maximum building height No building shall exceed a maximum height of fifty (50) feet

E. Area and yard requirements

(1) Area and yard requirements shall be as follows

(2) No nonresidential use in the GI District shall be located on a parcel of less than one (1) acre unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant [Added 9-16-1993 by Ord. No. 11-1993]

F. General requirements

(1) At least the first fifty (50) feet adjacent to any street line shall not be used for parking but shall be planted and maintained in lawn area, ground cover or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery and separated from the parking area by poured concrete or Belgian block curbing

(2) A minimum buffer area of fifty (50) feet in width shall be provided along any common property line with a residential district or residential use (see § 190-39)

(3) Off-street parking may be provided at ground level or in structures below or above ground level

(4) Portable buildings may be used for classroom, office storage, housing or clinical care when located according to an approved site plan

G. Off-street loading Fifteen-by-thirty-foot off-street loading spaces shall be provided for all nonresidential uses as determined by the Planning Board during site plan review and may be located at the side or rear of buildings or at locations within buildings

H. Signs

(1) Freestanding or attached signs may be erected where the total area of all signs does not exceed one (1) square foot per running frontage on any approved public street

(2) Each building may be identified with one (1) freestanding sign not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet and one (1) attached sign not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet

(3) See § 190-41 for additional standards

[Added 5-6-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983]

A. Purpose The purpose of the HD Zone is to provide the opportunity for continued development of the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills The health care, research and housing uses at the center have been long established at this site and continued expansion of this facility serves the public interest

B. Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings

(1) Hospital services and provision of routine health care

(2) Clinical and animal research

(3) Commercial activities and fund-raising activities supporting the delivery of health care services

(4) Child-care centers (see § 190-32 1) [Added 9-6-1990 by Ord. No. 18-1990]

C. Accessory uses permitted

(1) Multiple-family housing, which may include apartments and/or townhouses

(2) Off-street parking

(3) Fences and walls

(4) Garages to house vehicles associated with any principal or accessory use

(5) Temporary construction trailers and one (1) sign not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a building permit and concluding with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or one (1) year, whichever is less, provided that said trailer and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and set back at least fifteen (15) feet from street and lot lines.

D. Maximum building height No building shall exceed a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet.

E. Area and yard requirements

(1) Area and yard requirements shall be as follows

(2) No residential dwelling unit or nonresidential use in the HD District shall be located on a parcel of less than one (1) acre unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant [Added 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 11-1989; amended 9-16-1993 by Ord. No. 11-1993]

F. Floor area minimums. Residential dwelling units shall have at least the following minimum floor area:

(1) Efficiency unit (no bedroom): six hundred (600) square feet

(2) One-bedroom unit seven hundred (700) square feet

(3) Two-bedroom unit nine hundred (900) square feet

(4) Each additional bedroom. add two hundred fifty (250) square feet per bedroom.

G. General requirements

(1) At least the first twenty-five (25) feet adjacent to any street line shall not be used for parking but shall be planted and maintained in lawn area, ground cover or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery and separated from the parking area by poured concrete or Belgian block curbing.

(2) A minimum buffer area of twenty-five (25) feet in width shall be provided along any common property line with a residential district or residential use (see § 190-39)

(3) Off-street parking may be provided at ground level or in structures below or above ground level.

(4) Portable trailers may be used for office, laboratory, storage, housing or clinical care when located according to an approved site plan

H. Minimum off-street parking

(1) Hospital and related floor area devoted to direct patient care one and one-half (1 1/2) spaces per bed

(2) Research facilities one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet plus one (1) space per two (2) employees

(3) Dwelling units one and one-fourth (1 1/4) spaces per dwelling unit.

I. Off-street loading. Fifteen-by-thirty-foot off-street loading spaces shall be provided for all nonresidential uses as determined by the Planning Board during site plan review and may be located at the side or rear of buildings or at locations within buildings.

J. Signs

(1) Hospital Freestanding or attached signs may be erected where the total area of all signs does not exceed one (1) square foot per running foot of frontage on any approved public street

(2) Fund-raising activities One (1) permanent sign not to exceed five hundred (500) square feet may be maintained for fund-raising purposes

(3) Other buildings Each building may be identified with one (1) freestanding sign not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet and one (1) attached sign not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet

(4) See § 190-41 for additional standards