[Added 4-26-82 by Ord. No. 82-452]

A.Authority This article is adopted pursuant to N J S A 40 55D 39 et seq

B. Purpose and Intent In order for the Township of East Brunswick to meet its responsibility to protect and defend as natural resources, ecological systems, open spaces, natural beauty and the value of the property within the Township, and the Township, having studied and analyzed its environmental and natural resources in anticipation of future development and having undertaken such studies as major steps in creating long range plans directed towards the accommodation of industrial and office development, while avoiding environmental degradation and as attendant threats to public health and safety, as well as while providing appropriate land use transitions between existing single family residential areas and non-residential developement the Township Council of the Township of East Brunswick hereby declares ft to be in the general interest of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of East Brunswick and in harmony with the objectives of this chapter and the district which shall permit greater flexibility and design, layout and concentration in industrial and office development so as to encourage retention and preservation of, woodlands, surface water, poorly drained soils, flood plains and other open space land for aesthetic and scenic beauty, rejuvenation of resources and preservation of the ecological systems of the Township

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection (B) has been amended as per Ordinance No. 07- 22.

The 0/1 Planned Development Option Zone includes the land described in Schedule A annexed hereto

No Planned Industrial/Office Development under this chapter shall take place except upon tracts of land having a minimum of ten (1 0) contiguous acres having sufficient access to an existing improved street

Principal uses and buildings permitted shall be

A.General offices, including but not limited to

1. Finance insurance and real estate services These include banking services, bank-related functions, savings and loan associations, actuarial business and personal credit services, security brokers, dealers and flotation services, commodity contracts, brokers and dealers services, security and commodity exchanges, security and commodity allied services, insurance carriers, insurance agents, brokers and services, real estate operators, real estate agents, brokers and management services, tale abstracting services; real estate subdividing and development services, real estate operative builders, combination of real estate, insurance, loan and law services, other real estate and related services, holding and investment services; and other finance, insurance, travel and real estate services.

2. Personal services, photographic services, beauty services; and barber services

3. Business services, advertising services, outdoor advertising services, consumer and mercantile credit reporting services, adjustment and collection services, direct mail advertising services, blueprinting and photocopying services, stenographic services and other duplicating and mailing services, news syndicate services and informant services

4. Research, development and testing services, business and management consulting services, and detective and protective services

5. Professional services, physician services; chiropractic services, psychologist and psychiatric services, dental services, medical laboratory services, dental laboratory services, educational and scientific research services, accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services, urban planning services, data processing services, and other professional services

6. Government services executive, legislative and judicial functions, and postal services

7. Miscellaneous services business associations, professional membership organizations, labor unions and similar labor organizations, and civic, social and fraternal associations

B.Industrial and manufacturing establishments herein listed

1 . Any use permitted in the P-I District under §228-204

2 . Storage Warehouses

3 . Construction establishments wherein construction activities are generally managed from a fixed place of business and where actual construction work is performed at dispersed sites (Division C)

4 . Establishments engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm or professional business users, or to other wholesalers, or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies (Division F)

5 . Establishments which manufacture or process food for human consumption and kindred products, including canned foods, grain products, bakery products, sugar and confectionery products, fats and oils, beverages. and specifically excluding establishments which slaughter live animals

6. The manufacturer of textile mill products

7. Establishments which produce clothing and fabricated products by cutting and sewing purchased woven or knot textile fabrics and related materials, such as leather, rubberized fabrics, plastics and furs

8. Establishments engaged in manufacturing finished articles made entirely or mainly of wood or wood substitutes

9. Manufacturing of furniture and fixtures

10. Establishments which engage in the manufacture of paper and paperboard into converted products, such as boxes and envelopes

11. Establishments engaged in printing and publishing and those establishments which perform services for the printing trade, such as bookbinding, typesetting and engraving

12. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of finished leather and leather products, specifically excluding tanning, currying, and finishing hides and skins

13. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of stone, clay, glass and concrete products

14. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of fabricated metal products

15. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of machinery, equipment, electrical machinery and supplies, and household appliances

16. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of equipment for transportation of passengers and cargo by land, air and water

17. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of instruments for measuring, testing, analyzing and controlling and their associated sensors and accessories, photographic, medical and optical goods, watches and clocks

18. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of jewelry, silverware and plated ware

19. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of musical instruments

20. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of toys and amusements, sporting and athletic goods

21. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of pens, pencils and other office, and artists' materials

22. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of costume jewelry, novelties, buttons, and miscellaneous notions

23. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of electronic products, equipment, components and accessories

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection (B) has been amended as per Ordinance No. 07- 22.

C. Parks and playgrounds

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection (C) has been amended as per Ordinance No. 07- 22.

A. Planned senior citizen residence development subject to the following standards:

1. Minimum tract size Forty (40) contigious acres;

2. Gross residential density: 10 units oer acre;

3. Maximum impervious coverage: forty (40%) percent.

4. Affordable units of 11 percent of the total market units shall be created through the purchase and buy-down of existing units elsewhere in East Brunswick Township in accordance with East Brunswicks Buy-downprogram and adopted Housing Elment & Fari Share Plan which shall comply with applicable COAH rules af N.J.A.C. 5:94-1 et. Seq. As an alternative the developer may submit a per unit payment in an amount to be determined by the Housing Specialist based on current municipal costs (exclusive of grants) to be used by the East Brunswick Community Housing Cprporation to purchase and buy-down the required units.

5. The required open space shall be imporved with recreation amenities appropriate for use by the age-restricted community. Improvements shall include sitting and walking areas as well as suitable landscaping. Improved open space shall encompass a minimum of five (5%) percent of the required open space conservation area;

6. Each individual residential building will include sufficient interior community space to allow social interaction among the residents within their own building:

7. Maximum number of bedrooms shall be

a. Units with loft-2 bedrooms

b. Units without loft-3 bedrooms

8. A master deed and/or by-laws governing the project shall specify that no agerestricted dwelling unit may be sub-leased to any person under the age of fifty-five (55).

9. A club house building with Pool facility shall be provided on site for the use of all residents.

**Webmasters Note: The previous section (§228-217.17) has been amended as per Ordinance No. 07-22.

Accessory uses permitted shall be:

A. Storage uses and buildings provided that outdoor storage uses shall be at the rear of the building and so arranged as to be minimally visible from a street or highway. Storage shall preferably be in a separate building of masonry construction, but outdoor storage shall be permitted in an area screened on all sides by a dense evergreen hedge and/or continuous solid masonry wall or uniformly painted board fence not less than eight (8) feet in height. No other outside storage shall be permitted.

B. Personal services. retail sale of sundries, convenience store use when located within a Planned Senior Citizen residence development residential structure or clubhouse structure.

Prohibited uses and buildings shall be all uses and buildings not listed in §§228-217 16 and 228-217 17

A.Sex clubs and massage parlors

[Added 12-13-82 by Ord No 82-480]

**Webmasters Note: The previous sections (§ 228-217.18 & §228-217.19 have been amended as per Ordinance No. 07-22.

A. No structure shall exceed forty (40) feet in height, provided, however, that if the applicant demonstrates that the structure will nevertheless be accessible by township fire apparatus, or that the structure will contain an adequate fire protection system acceptable to the Chief Fire Inspector, the Planning Board may allow the structure, or any side or sides of the structure, where otherwise appropriate to the environment in which the structure is situated, to exceed forty (40) feet in height, but not to exceed sixty (60) feet

A. Not less than forty percent (40%) of the total land area of any 0/1 Planned Development shall be designated for permanent open space or as an area of natural preservation Such open space or natural preservation area shall not include yard areas of lots in private individual ownership or land area within the right-of-way of public or private streets Such areas shall be dedicated to a landowner's association pursuant to a declaration of covenants which shall be subject to Planning Board approval, or may be deeded to the Township, upon approval by the Planning Board and acceptance by the Township Council Open space areas to be retained by a landowner's association shall not be developed or disturbed from their natural state Areas so designated shall contain deed restrictions or similar encumbrances acceptable to the Planning Board which shall ensure the perpetual preservation of these areas Nothing contained herein is intended to prohibit the use of open space areas for storm water detention basins, other drainage structures, or required utility structures approved by the Planning Board

B. The Planning Board in reviewing the proposed open space areas designated for preservation shall prior to approving the plan assure that those areas of the tract possessing the greatest degree of environmental sensitivity be designated as open space The Board may request of the applicant, who shall upon request, supply all data found to be relevant by the Planning Board in order to evaluate the proposed plan's adequacy in protecting the natural resources, ecological systems, open spaces and natural beauty of the subject tract The Board should consider, but not be limited in its consideration to the following items in its evaluation of the proposed open space plan

1. Retention of woodlands and preservation of all specimen vegetation

2. Treatment of surface water and control of surface runoff

3. Preservation of steeply sloped lands

4. Protection of stream corridors

A. The maximum allowable aggregate floor area of all buildings within any planned development tract shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the total tract area including designated open space

B. The applicant shall allocate and indicate on the plans submitted for final subdivision approval a portion of the total allowable building floor area for the entire tract to each lot receiving final approval Development of each lot shall be restricted to the total floor area as indicated in the final subdivision approval Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the development of an individual site in excess of 25% of the site area, provided that lot has been allocated a floor area in excess of 25% at the time of final subdivision approval

A. Minimum lot area shall be 20,000 sq. ft

B. Minimum lot frontage shall be 150 ft, except where the lot fronts on the circular turn-around at the end of a cul-de-sac in which case the minimum frontage requirement shall be 100 ft

C. All structures shall have a height/setback ratio of not less than 11 from every lot line

D. All buildings shall be setback not less than twenty (20) feet from all front lot lines

E. The development of any lot with impervious surfaces shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the total lot area

F. There shall be a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from rear and side lot lines to parking areas, outdoor storage and refuse collection areas, and access driveways, provided, however, that the board may waive this requirement to permit shared parking and/or shared access between adjacent lots, subject to appropriate cross-access easements and agreements which shall be subject to the approval of the Board

G. All land not developed by buildings and structures shall be landscaped or preserved in as natural state in accordance with a landscape plan approved by the board

H. Minimum distance between buildings thirty (301 feet.

I. Landscape Buffer twenty (201 feet along frontage all other property lines and along public/private roadwavs. The landscape buffer shall include shade trees, earth berths and landscaping

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsections (H & I have been added as per Ordinance No. 07-22.)