This district is designed for a building or group of buildings in single ownership used exclusively for retail sales and services and business or professional offices.
A. Principal Uses
1. All principal uses permitted in the B-1 Limited Business District.
2. Restaurants with drive-thru facilities.
3. Theaters and cinemas
B. Accessory Uses
1. Off-street parking.
2. Fences.
3. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 13-8.9.
4. Customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
C. Conditional Uses
2. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
1. Minimum lot area: 3 acres.
3. Minimum lot frontage: 300 feet.
5. Minimum rear yard setback: a) Principal building: 30 feet b) Accessory building: 30 feet
6. Minimum side yard setback: a) Principal building: 25 feet b) Accessory building: 25 feet
7. Maximum building height: two stories and not more than 28 feet; however, design elements such as clock towers, sky lights, entrance treatments and similar features shall be permitted at the discretion of the Board but in no case exceed a 50 foot height from grade to top of roof.
8. Maximum floor area ratio: .27
9. Maximum impervious coverage: 65 percent.
10. Parking setbacks: parking, including access aisles and driveways, shall be located no closer than 10 feet to a front building wall and no closer than 5 feet to the side and rear building walls.
This district is designed for business and professional office buildings as well as limited retail sales principally serving the occupants of the OB District.
A. Principal Permitted Uses
1. Business and professional offices.
2. Child care centers as governed by C.40:55D-66.6 of the Municipal Land Use Law.
B. Accessory Uses.
1.Retail sales incidental to the principal use and servicing the occupants of the OB-1 District.
2. Off-street parking.
3. Fences.
4. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 13-8.9.
5. Customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
C. Conditional Uses
2. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
3. Planned Highway Area Commercial Development.
1. Minimum lot area: 5 acres.
3. Minimum lot frontage: 400 feet.
5. Minimum rear yard setback: a) Principal building: 40 feet b) Accessory building: 40 feet
6. Minimum side yard setback: a) Principal building: 40 feet b) Accessory building: 40 feet
7. Maximum building height: no building shall exceed a maximum of four stories nor 48 feet in height, except that roof appurtenances in excess of such height may be erected after review and approval by the Planning Board.
8. Maximum floor area ratio: .25.
9. Maximum impervious coverage: 55 percent.
10. Distance between structures: no structure, no addition thereto, nor any structure accessory thereto shall be erected closer to another structure than one and one-half the height of the taller structure.
11. Parking setbacks: parking shall be located no closer than 20 feet to a front building wall and no closer than 10 feet to the side and rear building walls.
The MFR Multi-Family Residential
District permits condominium townhouse residences on a comprehensively designed residential neighborhood basis as well as accessory building and accessory uses as further regulated in this Ordinance.
All development shall comply with the following requirements.
A. Minimum Tract Size. The minimum tract of land to be developed on a comprehensively designed residential neighborhood basis in this district shall be at least 20 acres.
B. Gross Residential Density. The gross residential density within any designed residential neighborhood development in this district shall not exceed six (6) dwelling units per gross acre.
C. Setback on Existing Roads. A minimum setback distance or front yard of 50 feet shall be provided on all existing Township, County and State roads.
D. Boundary Line Setback. No building or structure shall be erected closer than 50 feet to the zone boundary line within this district and a buffer area of at least 25 feet in width shall be maintained along said zone boundary. This buffer area shall be kept in its -natural state where-wooded and, when natural vegetation is sparse or nonexistent, the Planning Board may require the provision of a natural visual screen. Within the buffer area, no principal or accessory structure, nor any off-street parking or other uses shall be permitted. Utility easements and streets may be permitted by the Planning Board within the buffer area to insure continuity of development with adjoining properties. Said buffer area may be included for purposes of computing required open space within this district. The buffer area may be reduced or eliminated by the Planning Board where the development within this district is consistent or compatible with adjoining uses.
E. Street Setback on Interior Roads. No building or structure shall be erected within 25 feet of the right-of-way of any interior public or private street or road.
F. Street Widths. The right-of-way and pavement widths of interior roads serving developments in this District shall be determined from sound planning and engineering standards in conformity to the estimated needs of the full development proposal and the traffic to be generated thereby and shall be adequate and sufficient in size, location and design to accommodate the maximum traffic needs including access for fire fighting, police and other emergency vehicles. In any event, pavement widths of interior roads shall be not less than 24 feet and the widths of sidewalks shall be no less than four feet. Dedicated streets shall conform to Township specifications.
G. Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of three and one-half stories nor 36 feet in height.
H. Distance Between Structures. No residential structure, no additions thereto nor any structures accessory thereto shall be erected closer than 30 feet to another structure.
1. Townhouse Structures. A townhouse dwelling structure shall contain not more than eight townhouse dwelling units; provided, however, that the average for the entire townhouse development shall not exceed six units per structure. No townhouse dwelling structure shall have more than three continuous attached townhouse dwelling units with the same setback, and variations in setback shall be at least four feet. Variations shall also be achieved by the type of roof, including the height of eaves and peaks and by architectural treatment of the building facade. Building plans and elevations shall accompany the application and shall show a variation in design of units and structure sufficient to satisfy the intent of this provision.
J. Fire Walls. Provision shall be made for fire wall construction between all dwelling units.
K. Utilities and Services. The developer shall furnish as a condition precedent to action by the Planning Board, an acceptable public water supply and sanitary sewer facilities based upon written agreements and written approval of appropriate Township and State authorities. The developer shall provide for all necessary storm drainage facilities, road access, paved service streets, off-street parking facilities, lighting and fire protection systems, making reasonable provision for service connections with adjoining properties in other ownership.
L. Off-Street Parking Requirements. Within any development in this District, there shall be provided conveniently located off-street parking facilities for all building as set forth in Section 13-8.701.
M. Common Open Space Requirements. At least 25 percent of the total land area of a development within this district shall be devoted to common open space as herein defined. Said open space may be developed with active and passive recreational facilities or may remain undeveloped. These common open spaces, where not developed as provided herein, shall be kept in their natural state where wooded and, where natural vegetation is sparse or nonexistent, the Planning Board may require the provision for reasonable landscaping of these areas.
N. Recreation. At least ten percent of the total area of the tract shall be improved for recreational purposes for the use of the owners or occupants of the development or the Township at large in accordance with a plan specifying the types of improvements, which plan shall be furnished by the developer at the time of application and approved by the Planning Board.
Such recreational improvements may include, but are not limited to such things as tot lots, intermediate play areas or swimming pools.
0. Ownership and Maintenance of Common Open Space. The landowner may provide for and establish an organization for the ownership and maintenance of any common open space and such organization shall not be dissolved nor shall it dispose of any common open space, by sale or otherwise, except to an organization conceived and established to own and maintain the common open space, or by dedicating the same to the Township, only if the Township agrees to accept such dedication.
P. Protection of Open Spaces. All open spaces between structures shall be protected where necessary by fully recorded covenants running with the land, conveyances or dedications.
Q. Lot Designation. Pursuant to all required land development regulations, every structure or group of structures and uses and every designed lot area or cluster of units having services, facilities or utilities in common private usage and in common ownership or control by its occupants or which functions as an independent corporate property owner or agency of management shalt be located upon and within a, lot or plat of land which shall be fully dimensioned and designated as representing the area of responsibility and extent of such individual or group ownership or management as may be established by ownership in full or partial fee or for lease under deed covenant, lease, contract or such other conditions of usage or occupancy legally established and recorded therefor; and a description of each such lot shall be filed.
A. Site Plan Application. All applicants for development in this district shall be required to submit a site plan to the Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 for its review and approval.
B. Subdivision Application. Where a development in this district will also require the subdivision of land, the applicant shall file a concurrent application for subdivision pursuant to the requirements of this Ordinance.
C. Sedimentation Control Plan. Every application for development in this district shall be accompanied by a sediment control plan which shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the provisions of State Statutes.
D. Environmental Impact Statement. Every application for development in this district shall be accompanied by an environmental impact statement which shall be approved by the Planning Board after review and recommendation by the Roxbury Environmental Commission.
For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
A. Common Open Space is a parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water within a development, designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the benefit and enjoyment of residents and owners of the development.
B. Condominium Townhouse Dwelling Structure is a structure containing two or more condominium townhouse dwelling units which in combination with other such structures are situated in a properly landscaped setting providing necessary vehicular and pedestrian circulation, off-street parking, recreational facilities and other service amenities.
C. Condominium Townhouse Dwelling Unit is one of a series of single-family dwelling units in individual condominium ownership attached by a common partition between it and an adjacent unit or units either vertically or laterally together with an individual entrance, terrace or balcony not shared by any adjoining unit designed as an integral part of each unit and having been constructed in conformity with an approved development plan.
This district is designed for industrial uses, business and professional offices, sales, and limited retail sales incidental to the principal use.
