Unless specifically prohibited in this Article, the following regulations shall apply to all R-1 Districts
Principal uses and buildings permitted are as follows
A.Single-family dwellings
B.Hospitals, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first be approved by the Board of Adjustment, after public notice and public hearing, on the basis that adequate lot area and yard spaces are provided and that the buildings and use are appropriately located and designed and will meet a community need without adversely affecting the neighborhood
C.Rest homes and convalescent homes, not to exceed ten (10) beds for patients, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first be approved by the Board of Adjustment after public notice and public hearing, on the basis that adequate lot area and yard spaces are provided and that the buildings and use are appropriately located and designed and will meet a community need without adversely affecting the neighborhood
D.Churches and other places of worship and Sunday school buildings and parish houses
E.Public and parochial schools and colleges for academic instruction
F.Public recreational and community-center buildings and grounds
G.Public libraries and museums
H.Parks and playgrounds, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first be approved by the Planning Board after public notice and public hearing. In each case, the decision of the Board shall be on the basis that the proposed area shall be sufficient for the intended purpose, but in no case shall the area be less that two (2) acres nor shall the width be less than two hundred (200) feet, that adequate parking facilities are provided, that the means of ingress and egress are adequate to prevent traffic hazard, congestion or excessive interference with normal traffic movement an adjacent public streets and thoroughfares, and that the buildings and use are appropriately located and designed and will meet a community need without adversely affecting the neighborhood In those instances where parks or playgrounds already exist, application shall be made to the Planning Board for site plan approval prior to the construction of or addition to any building or structure, parking facility, roadway or major recreational facility which requires paving or a substantial change in grade Public notice of the application shall be served on all property owners within two hundred (200') feet, and it shall be published in the newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing
[Amended 8-26-68 by Ord No 68-8-R, 1-12-76 by Ord No 75-8-77, 9-11-78 by Ord No 78-53]
I.Nursery schools, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first be approved by the Planning Board, after public notice and public hearing, on the basis that adequate lot area and yard spaces are provided and that the buildings and use are appropriately located and designed and will meet a community need without adversely affecting the neighborhood (Amended 9-11-78 by Ord No 78-53]
J.Cemeteries, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first be approved by the Planning Board, after public notice and public hearing, on the basis that the proposed use is appropriately located and will meet a community need without adversely affecting the neighborhood.
[Amended 9-11-78 by Ord No 78-53]
K.Private, nonprofit recreational and community buildings, clubs, swimming pools and activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal or recreational character, such as golf and tennis clubs, camps, veterans or fraternal organizations which are not of a commercial character
L.Buildings used exclusively by the federal, state, county or local municipal government for public purposes, but not including workshops, workhouses or storage yards
M.Structures used for private and commercial horticultural, agricultural or forestry purposes, exclusive of greenhouses and stables housing not more than four (4) horses for private use by the owner or leasee, provided that no structure and no area enclosing farm animals of any kind shall be permitted within two hundred (200) feet of any lot line
[Amended 6-27-83 by Ord No 83-508]
N.Noncommercial dog kennels housing not more than six (6) dogs, provided that no building or outside enclosures shall be permitted within fifty (50) feet of any lot line
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[Amended 6-27-83 by Ord No 83-508] All agricultural activities and farm related uses of land, including, but not limited to,
(1)The sale of agricultural, horticultural or forestry produce or products which has been raised on the property from which a is sold and freezing lockers or other similar facilities for the sale, storage and processing of farm and livestock produce, including the sale of firewood, which has been raised on the farm from or on which a is to be sold, stored or processed, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first have been approved by the Board of Adjustment, after public notice and hearing, on the basis that adequate lot area and yard spaces are provided, that the buildings and use will not adversely affect the neighborhood and that adequate parking space is provided for as many customers and employees as might be expected on the premises at one time,
(2)Housing facilities for transient or migratory farm workers, to be located upon the farm of an employing farmer, provided, however, that the issuance of a permit therefor shall first be approved by the Planning Board on the basis that the facilities are adequately constructed and safeguarded against fire hazards, that sleeping places shall contain sufficient air space and partitions to assure an adequate supply of fresh air and reasonable privacy for each occupant, that provision is made for an adequate supply of potable water, that provision is made for suitable bathing facilities, that provision is made for a suitable sewage disposal system and an adequate number of toilet facilities and that all applicable federal, state and local codes are met
[Added 1-31-83 by Ord. No. 83-494]
Principal uses and buildings permitted subject to a conditional use permit by the Planning Board
A.Restaurant-Banquet facilities
No conditional use permit shall be granted unless the following conditions are met
1 The lot shall be located on a minor arterial street as defined in the Township Master Plan
2 Parking shall not be permitted within seventy-five (75') feet of any front lot line, thirty-five (35') feet of a side lot line and one hundred (100') feet of a rear lot line
3 Planted buffers, a minimum twenty-five (25') feet in depth, shall be provided along side and rear lot lines This buffer shall consist of massed evergreen and deciduous trees, planted in such a fashion that will produce within three (3) growing seasons a screen at least six (6) feet in height The quantity of natural screening existing shall be taken into consideration upon evaluation of the site plan
4 The building shall be designed in a character compatible to the surrounding area
5 The lot shall be serviced by public sewers
6 Fifty (50%) percent of the proposed restaurant facility shall be dedicated to the purpose of active banquet facilities and shall have a minimum of 25,000 square feet of building area
7 Area and Yard Requirements
a Minimum lot width - 400 feet
b Minimum lot area - 8 acres
c Maximum lot coverage occupied by principal and accessory buildings and structures - 25 percent
e Minimum side yard setback to principle and accessory building and structure - 50 feet
f Minimum rear yard setback to any building or structure - 100 feet
[Amended 2-5-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-M;5-24-71 by Ord. No. 71-8-BB]
Accessory uses and buildings permitted are as follows,
A.Home occupations as defined in §228-3B of this chapter
B.Private garages as defined in §228-3B of this chapter, provided, however, that the garage shall be for not more than three (3) private cars or two (2) private cars and one (1) commercial vehicle as defined in §228-224C
[Amended 3-10-80 by Ord No 80-222]
C.Greenhouses are a permitted accessory use and structure provided that the aggregate square footage of all structures situated on the site do not exceed 55,000 square feet or fifteen percent (1 5%) coverage of the total lot area, whichever is less
[Added 6-27-83 by Ord No 83-508]
D.Landscape contracting, tree pruning services, firewood processing, wood mulches, and sales of products grown on the site are permitted accessory uses provided the activities are subordinate to the permitted primary use of the site, including, but not limited to a farm, forest tract or nursery
[Added 6-27-83 by Ord No 83-508]
[Amended 2-5-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-M; 2-26-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-N; 5-24-71 by Ord. No. 71-8-BB]
Prohibited uses and buildings are as follows
A.Any uses and buildings not listed in §§228-8 and 228-9 above
B.Professional occupations
C.Parking of trucks or other commercial vehicles and trailers as restricted in §228-224C
D.Mechanical amusement devices and mechanical amusement facilities
[Added 6-25-79 by Ord No 79-146]
E.Sex clubs and massage parlors
[Added 12-13-82 by Ord No 82-480]
F.Newspaper Vending Machines
[Added 2-27-84 by Ord No 84-560] (Repealed 1-8-90 by Ord No 89-94)
G.Limousine or livery service
[Added 8-28-89 by Ord No 89-51]
No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged to exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, measured from grade, except as provided in Article XXVI of this chapter No structure shall be erected which does not have as its enclosing walls a series of vertical wall surfaces not less than eight (8) feet in height, measured from grade to the lowest point where the vertical plane of the wall changes direction to form a roof, cornice, eaves or other enclosing surface area
[Amended 9-12-66 by Ord. No. 66-8-F; 6-12-89 by Ord. No. 89-36; 12-13-93 by Ord. No. 93-76]
A.Density one (1) dwelling unit per acre
[Amended 12-13-93 by Ord No 93-76]
B.Minimum lot width one hundred fifty (150) feet
C.Minimum Lot Area one (1) acre
D.Minimum Front Yard Setback: No principal or accessory building shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any street line, including both streets on a corner lot, or any private road or easement or way which is used, owned or otherwise accessible to two (2) or more properties or property owners by means of deed, covenant, easement, past usage or mutual agreement and which is the sole or principal means of access to two (2) or more properties in separate ownership
E.Minimum Side Yard Setback, one side twenty (20) feet, two sides fifty (50) feet
G.Minimum Accessory Building Side or Rear Setback twenty (20) feet
There shall be provided at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure minimum off-street parking space, with adequate provision for ingress and egress, as follows
A.Two (2) spaces for each single-family dwelling unit
B.For all other uses, see site plan approval in §228-1 5 of this Article
**Webmasters Note: The previous section has been deleted as per Ordinance No. 09-11.
[Added 12-13-93 by Ord. No. 93-72]
A.The purpose of this ordinance is to reduce traffic congestion, minimize development problems with neighboring uses and to provide adequate parking for all uses
B.Applications
1 For the purpose of this section, 'gross floor area' shall mean the total area of a building measured by taking the outside dimensions of the building at each floor level intended for occupancy Areas used for storage shall be counted within the gross floor area at 50%
2 Where tractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number
3 The approving Board shall determine parking requirements for any use not listed
4 All required parking shall be provided on-site
5 All parking areas, in all zones, located in the Township of East Brunswick shall be landscaped with a minimum of one (1) canopy tree for every live (5) parking spaces Such trees shall be planted to shade the parking area
6 Mixed use facilities (except shopping centers) shall provide parking spaces equal in sum to all the uses of the parcel
C.Required Spaces
Applicant shall conform to the following requirements for on-site parking for specific uses
For residential development these standards are superseded by Residential Site Improvement Standards (N.J.A.C. Title 5, Chapter 21)
**Webmasters Note: The previous chart has been amended as per Ordinance No. 03-25.
