a. All such uses shall comply with the following bulk standards:
Minimum Lot Area . . . 2 acres
Minimum Lot Width . . 200 feet
Minimum Lot Depth . . 200 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage . . . . . . . 30%
Maximum Building Height....Two (2) stories above grade or 35 feet. whichever is less.
b. Where parking areas are adjacent to a residential zone, a 25 foot wide buffer strip shall be provided.
a. Drive-in or Fast Food establishments may be free standing or part of a larger shopping center. When part of a larger shopping center, such establishment may be located on a portion of the lot which is dedicated solely to the use. Such free standing lot or portion of a larger shopping center lot must meet all of the following requirements:
Minimum Lot Area - 40,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width - 175 feet.
Minimum Lot Depth - 20 feet.
b. There shall be no access to rest rooms from the exterior of the building.
c. There shall be adequate trash receptacles outside the building for use of patrons.
a. Minimum lot area - 40,000 sq. ft.
b. Minimum lot width - 200 feet
c. Minimum lot depth - 175 feet
g. Minimum gross floor area - 5,000 square feet
1. Maximum floor area ratio - 40%
j. Maximum building height - stories above grade or 30 feet, whichever is less.
a. Only retail sales shall be permitted.
b. The facility shall be part of the Regional Shopping Center and shall be entirely contained within a building.
a. TBA stores, commonly known as tire, battery, and accessory stores, shall be permitted within any planned commercial development in a C-4 Zone. A TBA store shall be similar to an automotive service station except that the retail sales of gasoline shall not be permitted. TBA stores shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. Such stores shall be located in the same building as the principal use with which is it associated.
2. Such stores shall sell tires, batteries, and automobile accessories only, and may install the merchandise sold on the premises. Such stores may also perform minor services such as oil changes, wheel alignment, balancing, and briake lining replacement or similar minor services.
3. No automobile body work nor major mechanical repairs may be performed at any such facility.
a. All overhead garage doors must face the rear yard so not to be visible to the general public.
a. Such facility may be free standing and located on a separate lot, and shall consist of a building containing rooms for transient lodging only, and also may provide personal services incidental thereto, including meals and entertainment, and meeting rooms. No guest room shall contain kitchen facilities of any sort.
b. Each hotel/motel shall meet the minimum lot area, width, depth, lot coverage, and floor area ratio requirements of the O-1/80 Zone. All other requirements, including the setback requirements, of the C-4 Zone apply.
Public utility uses and installations, above and below ground, such as transmission lines, water storage tanks, towers, pumping stations and substations, shall provide the Planning Board with the following:
a. A set of plans, specifications and plot plan and a statement setting forth the need and purpose of the installation.
b. Proof that the proposed installation in a specific location is necessary and convenient for the efficiency of the public utility system or the satisfactory and convenient provision of service by the utility to the neighborhood or area in which the particular use is to be located.
c. Proof that the design of any building in connection with such facility conforms to the general character of the zone and will in no way adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights of the zone in which it is located; that adequate and attractive fences and other safety devices will be provided and that sufficient landscaping including shrubs, trees, and lawn are provided and will be periodically maintained.
a. With the exception of the landscape plants, shrubs, and trees, all materials shall be contained within a building, except that open storage and sales areas may be maintained in a side or rear yard provided that such open storage and sales areas are contiguous to the building and are encircled by a fence of a design which is homogeneous to the adjacent building. Such materials shall be no closer than 10' to any property line.
b. A six foot high solid fence shall be so designed as to screen all materials and supplies, except plant materials, from public view.
c. Plant materials may be displayed openly in any side or yard, but not within 10' of any side or rear property line.
a. Minimum lot area, lot frontage and lot coverage shall be as follows:
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** The maximum permitted building size for an Automotive Gasoline Station/C-Store shall be 4,000 sq. ft., including offices, rest rooms and storage.
b. No Automotive Gasoline Stations, Automotive Service Stations, or Automotive Gasoline Stations/C-Store shall be located on a site which has frontage on both Route 35 and either West Park Ave., Deal Rd. or Sunset Ave. Automotive Gasoline Stations/C-Stores shall be permitted only on sites which have frontage on Route 35.
c. Canopies. A cantilevered cover or canopy may be permitted to extend into the front yard provided that the roof of the canopy is at least 25 feet from any front property line (in order to maintain the required 25' wide landscaped area along the front property line) and maintains the required side and rear yard setbacks of the zone. Any kiosk located beneath a canopy shall be located no closer than 50' from any front property line.
d. Curb Cuts and Driveways.
1.On a corner lot, a driveway shall be at least 25 feet from the street intersection as measured along the property line.
2.Driveways shall be no less than 25 feet and no more than 35 feet wide. The driveway shall be flared or slanted at the curb line to facilitate auto ingress and egress.
3. Curb cuts shall be no less than 25' from any property line. Where County or State standards apply, the stricter standard shall prevail.
4. Any two driveways giving access to a single street shall be separated by a curbed island of at least 20 feet.
5. There shall not be more than two curb cuts providing access to any one street.
e. Signs.
1. Free-standing Signs.
a. Automotive Gasoline Stations, Automotive Service Stations shall be permitted one free-standing or one pylon sign. Such sign may advertise: the name of the Automotive Station; the principal products sold on the premises including any special company or brand names, insignia, and emblem; and the price of gasoline. Such sign shall not exceed 50 square feet in area.
b. Automotive Gasoline Station/C-Stores shall be permitted additional sign area on the above free standing sign. The total area of one side of such sign, including all information permitted in paragraph a above, shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot the convenience store building sits back from the front street property line, provided that no sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area
c. All signs shall comply with the Ordinance requirement for setback from a property line and shall be not less than ten nor more than 20 feet above the ground..
2. Facade Sign. One facade sign shall be permitted for each street frontage and shall not exceed 8 percent of the area of the facade on which it is located.
3. Canopy Signs. Signs shall be permitted on up to 2 sides of a canopy, for the purpose of advertising the name of the gasoline company only, provided that the sign does not occupy more than 1/4 of the length of the face of the canopy on which it is located and does not extend above or below the face of the canopy.
4.Other. Other signs that may be required by State and Federal law shall be allowed.
f. Lighting. All lighting shall be so designed, arranged and installed as to reflect all light down and away from adjoining properties and streets and highways. No string of multiple lights shall be permitted. Lighting under a canopy shall be recessed and directed downward.
g Pavement. All parking, access and driveway areas shall be paved with a permanent surface such as macadam with proper drainage so as not to affect adjacent property owners.
h. Location of Pumps. All pump islands shall be a minimum of 25 feet from any property line.
1. The retail sale of food and other non-automotive related items, including vending machines, is prohibited at Automotive Gasoline Stations and Automotive Service Stations. The sale of such items is permitted at Automotive Gasoline Station/C- Stores to the extent described in the definition of Automotive Gasoline Station/C- Store in this Ordinance. Outdoor display of products for sale or rental, including convenience household, beverages and food items at "C-Stores", shall not be permitted.
j. Accessory Buildings and Uses.
1. Accessory buildings shall not be permitted. All lifts, lubrication equipment, service pits and automotive related goods for sale shall be enclosed within the principal service station building.
2. The sale or rental of cars, trucks, trailers, boats or any other vehicles on the premises of an automotive gasoline or automotive service station shall be prohibited.
3. The storage of cars, trucks, trailers, boats or any other vehicle not being serviced or repaired on the premises of an automotive gasoline station or automotive service station shall be prohibited.
4. Storage of any vehicle requiring body work, or which is inoperable because of major repairs required, shall not be permitted.
5. The storage of inoperable vehicles, classified as junk cars or those not currently registered with the State of New Jersey shall not be permitted.
k. Trash and Garbage. A solid enclosed area shall be provided for the temporary storage of trash, garbage, tires, and unusable automotive parts. Except for tires, all trash shall be stored in tight containers. The enclosed area shall be so designed that the trash shall not be seen from a public street or from adjoining properties. Adequate trash receptacles shall be provided adjacent to parking areas for "C-Stores".
l. Screening. The site shall be screened by a minimum 6' high solid evergreen planting or combination of solid evergreen planting and fence on all sides except within the required front yard setback. Such screening shall not extend into the required sight triangle for any access drive.
m. Special regulations for automotive gasoline station/C-stores. There shall be no counters, tables or seating for the consumption of food or beverage items either within the building or outside the building. Drive-thru windows shall not be permitted. The preparation of foods on site which are not specifically permitted by the definition of automotive gasoline station/C-store, shall not be permitted. The purpose of these regulations is to promote the public safety by limiting those situations where customers will eat prepared foods such as sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, soups and similar items while driving, and by facilitating the function and safety of the site by limiting the amount of time customer vehicles will remain on site at the gasoline pump islands or in parking spaces.
a. Automotive sales, and automotive sales and service (cars and vans only), automotive sales and service (cars, vans, and trucks) and automotive rentals and leasing uses shall maintain the following bulk requirements:
b. No used or rental cars shall be displayed in the required front yard.
c. No signs, numbers, letters, or similar displays, whether painted or otherwise, shall be permitted within the windows of any vehicles on display.
d. All vehicles shall be displayed at ground level. No raised platforms of any sort shall be permitted for the purpose of displaying vehicles, and no vehicles shall be raised off the ground in any manner for the purpose of display. This requirement shall be retroactive and shall apply to all automotive sales and services and automotive rentals and leasing uses in the Township.
e. On those lots of 4.5 acres in area or greater where truck sales (as defined in 21-6 'Automotive Sales and Service') are permitted, no trucks shall be on display within the required front yard setback and no trucks shall be displayed on any portion of the lot with truck beds in a raised position.
a. Minimum lot area for a car wash shall be not less than 1 acre.
b. Adequate off-street automobile stacking area which shall not be less than 15 spaces per bay for a drive-thru car wash, and 2 spaces per bay for a self service car wash, shall be provided. Such stacking system shall in no way hinder or impair normal traffic flow on adjoining property or public right-of-way.
c. In addition to the stacking area, one parking space per employee on maximum shift shall be required.
Quasi-public uses such as clubs, social organizations, and other public gathering places not publicly owned, not commercial in nature, and not specifically listed in this section, shall adhere to the following:
a. Minimum lot area shall be 40,000 square feet.
b. Where parking areas are adjacent to a residential zone or use, a 25 foot wide buffer shall be provided.
