a. Establishment, Authentication, Maintenance, and Revision.
1. Zoning Map. The locations and boundaries of the districts of the Borough are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Keansburg, New Jersey which is attached hereto and is hereby made a part of this Chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon and dated and amended as follows.
2. Schedule of Zoning District Regulations. District regulations for zone districts within the Borough of Keansburg are hereby established and are attached hereto and are hereby made a part of this Chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon.
3. Authentication of Official Zoning Map. Subsequent to the adoption of this Chapter, and any revisions to the Zoning Map and Schedule of Zoning District Regulations three (3) copies of the Zoning Map shall be authenticated by the Mayor's signature, and the seal of the municipality, attested by the Borough Clerk, under the following certificate:
"I certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the Borough of Keansburg, New Jersey, referred to in the Ordinances of the Borough of Keansburg, New Jersey."
4. Maintenance of the Official Zoning Map and Schedule. Authenticated copies of the Official Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the Borough Clerk and Zoning Officer and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of all or a part of the Official Zoning Map may be reproduced for public distribution. One authenticated copy shall be forwarded to the Monmouth County Planning Board in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. However, the original copy of the Official Zoning Map and Schedule maintained in the office of the Borough Clerk shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the Borough of Keansburg.
5. Revisions to the Official Zoning Map and Schedule.
(a) When, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and of State Law, revisions are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed in the Zoning Map, such changes will not become effective until the Zoning Map has been amended, with an entry bearing the date of adoption, ordinance number, a brief description of the change(s) and the name of the person responsible for the Zoning Map change.
(b) Each revision shall be authenticated by the Mayor and attested by the Borough Clerk. Each ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map in any manner shall include the provision that it shall not take effect until the Official Zoning Map has been amended in accordance with these provisions.
(c) No changes of any nature shall be made to the Official Zoning Map except in conformity with the above procedure. Any unauthorized changes to the Map or its contents by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this Chapter.
b. Interpretation of District Boundaries.
1. Zone district boundaries are intended to follow street, lot or property lines, or other natural lines such as the center line of water courses, ditches or lagoons, unless such district or zone boundaries are fixed by dimension on the Zoning Map or by description.
2. In constructing the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Boundaries indicated as following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys or streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(b) Boundaries indicated as approximately following plotted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(c) Boundaries indicated as following railroad rights-of-way shall be construed to be midway between the right-of-way lines.
(d) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in paragraphs b,2(a) through b,2(c). above, shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.
(e) Where a zone boundary fixed by dimensions approximately follows and is not more than twenty (20') feet distant from a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.
(f) The boundary of the Conservation Overlay District shall be interpreted as indicated by subsection 22-5.13. Upland property adjacent to but outside the CR District boundary shall be construed to be within the adjoining zone district. (Ord. #1045, §5.1)
a. The Borough of Keansburg is hereby divided into districts as follows:
R-7 Single Family Residential Zone District
R-5 Single Family Residential Zone District
R-5A Residential Redevelopment Overlay District
RMF Multi-Family Residential Zone District
RSC Senior Citizen Residential Zone District
B-1 General Commercial Zone District
B-2 Mixed Use Commercial and Residential Zone District
B-3 Highway Commercial Zone District
LI Light Industrial Zone District
CR Conservation Recreation Overlay District
b. The regulations set forth in this Chapter for each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class of structure or land within the district, except as hereinafter provided.
c. No building or structures shall hereafter be erected and no existing building or structure shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land or building or portion of a building or structure to be used, designed, or arranged to be used for any purpose unless in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which is it located.
d. Every principal building shall be located on a lot as defined in this Chapter. Except for multi-family and nonresidential uses no more than one principal building and its accessory buildings shall hereafter be erected on any one lot.
e. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this Chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this Chapter shall meet the minimum requirements established by this Chapter. (Ord. #1045, §5.2)
a. A permitted use and conditional use shall be specifically designated, where appropriate, by the United States Office of Management and Budget Standard Industrial Classification (S.I.C.) as found in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1987. The standard nationally understood terminology shall be utilized as definitions for interpreting what is permitted under certain use categories in each zone district.
b. Any use not specifically listed as a permitted use, an accessory use or a conditional use shall be deemed a prohibited use. This provision shall be liberally construed as protective of the zoning scheme and any doubt shall be resolved in interpreting the doubtful use as prohibited. (Ord. #1045, §5.3)
The R-7 Single Family Residential Zone District is intended to conserve established residential neighborhoods. The regulations of this zone district have been drawn to assure that uses and resubdivisions are compatible with neighborhood character and scale. The standards have been drawn to restrict development intensity to levels which the Borough deems necessary to neighborhood well being in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2(e).
a. Permitted Uses and Structures.
1. Detached single family dwellings.
2. Municipal parks, playgrounds, and other governmental facilities as are deemed necessary and appropriate by the Borough Council of Keansburg.
4. Community residences for the developmentally disabled and shelters for victims of domestic violence.
b. Required Accessory Structures and Uses.
1. Off-street parking subject to subsection 22-9.3a.
c. Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Customary accessory uses, buildings, and structures subject to Section 22-7 provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.
2. Exempt signs subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.24.
3. Fences and walls subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.25.
d. Conditional Uses. Subject to the provisions of Section 22-6 of this Chapter:
1. Places of worship (SIC 8661).
2. Elementary and secondary schools (SIC 8211).
3. Public utilities.
e. Standards and regulations shall be in accordance with the schedule referred to in Section 22-5, subsection 22-5.1a and a part of this Chapter. (Ord. #1045, §5.4; Ord. #1241)
The R-5 Single Family Residential Zone District is intended to conserve established residential neighborhoods of small lot development. The regulations are drawn to assure that infill development, resubdivisions, and future uses are compatible with neighborhood well being in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2(e).
a. Permitted Uses and Structures.
1. Detached single family dwellings.
2. Municipal parks, playgrounds, and other such governmental facilities as are deemed necessary and appropriate by the Borough Council of Keansburg.
3. Fraternal organizations and lodges (SIC 8641).
5. Community residences for the developmentally disabled and shelters for victims of domestic violence.
b. Required Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Off-street parking subject to subsection 22-9.3a.
c. Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Customary accessory uses are subject to Section 22-7 provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any such accessory building or use shall be located on the same lot as the principal building. Any swimming pool shall be of the in-ground variety.
2. Exempt signs subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.24.
3. Fences and walls subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.25 of this Chapter.
d. Conditional Uses. Subject to the provisions of Section 22-6 of this Chapter:
1. Places of worship (SIC 8661).
2. Elementary and secondary schools (SIC 8211).
3. Public utilities.
e. Standards and regulations shall be in accordance with the schedule referred to in Section 22-5, subsection 22-5.1 and a part of this Chapter. (Ord. #1045, §5.5; Ord. #1241)
The R-5A Residential Redevelopment Zone Overlay District encourages residential redevelopment as a conditional use in areas identified by the Borough Master Plan. These areas contain substandard housing which because of condition, type, or design is not suited for rehabilitation. The Overlay District allows R-5 single family development as a permitted use and allows certain types of attached housing as a conditional use at increased densities when it replaces substandard housing. The attached housing must conform to conditions for design, density, and open areas.
a. Permitted Uses and Structures.
1. Detached single family dwellings.
2. Municipal parks, playgrounds, and other govern-mental facilities as are deemed necessary and appropriate by the Borough Council of Keansburg.
4. Community residences for the developmentally disabled and shelters for victims of domestic violence.
b. Required Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Off-street parking subject to subsection 22-9.3a.
c. Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Customary accessory uses and structures subject to Section 22-7 provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any such accessory building or use shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.
2. Exempt signs subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.24.
3. Fences and walls subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.25.
d. Conditional Uses. Subject to the provisions of Section 22-6 of this Chapter:
2. Places of worship (SIC 8661).
3. Elementary and secondary schools (SIC 8211).
4. Public utilities.
e. Standards and regulations shall be in accordance with the schedule referred to in Section 22-5, subsection 22-5.1 and a part of this Chapter. (Ord. #1045, §5.6; Ord. #1241)
The RMF Residential Multi-Family Zone District has been applied to areas where low rise multi-family development is the characteristic building type. It is the intent of the Borough to restrict multi-family development to these locations except as otherwise provided for by these zone district regulations in accordance with the recommendations of the Master Plan.
a. Permitted Uses and Structures.
1. Multi-family dwellings at a density not to exceed sixteen (16) dwelling units per developable acre subject to the provisions of subsection 22-8.4b, Building Design Standards.
2. Community residences for the developmentally disabled and shelters for victims of domestic violence.
b. Required Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Off-street parking subject to subsection 22-9.3a.
2. Buffers pursuant to subsection 22-8.5e.
c. Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures.
1. Customary accessory uses and structures subject to subsection 22-7.26 provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any such accessory building or use shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.
2. Exempt signs subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.24.
3. Fences and walls subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.25.
d. Conditional Uses. Subject to the provisions of Section 22-6 of this Chapter:
1. Public utilities.
e. Standards and regulations shall be in accordance with the schedule referred to in Section 22-5, subsection 22-5.1 and a part of this Chapter. (Ord. #1045, §5.7; Ord. #1063, §IX; Ord. #1241)
