Township of Willingboro

Accessory buildings

ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
A subordinate building or structure, the purpose of which is customarily incidental to that of its principal use or building and on the same lot. Where an accessory building is attached to the side, rear or front of the principal building by a wall or roof, such accessory building shall be considered part of the main building for the purpose of determining the required dimensions of yards.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
An accessory building attached to a principal building shall comply in all respects with the yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building.

Detached accessory buildings shall not exceed 200 square feet and shall be no more than 12 feet in height.

Only two such detached accessory buildings of different types (i.e., shed, gazebo) shall be permitted on each lot.

Detached accessory buildings shall be located to the rear of the rear building line of the principal building and shall conform to the yard requirements of the schedule, § 370-7 of this chapter.

On corner lots, no such structure or building of any kind shall be permitted in the area beyond the sidewall (as extended) of the house nearest the street, except in the case of a property that has been fenced in accordance with § 155-3I.

In no event shall a carport be considered an accessory use. For purposes of this Subsection N and Subsection O, a "carport" shall mean a roofed, wall-less shed projecting from the front or side of a building, used or designed to be used as a shelter for an automobile.

See § 370-13N for complete, detailed information on accessory buildings.

Accessory child-care centers

CHILD-CARE CENTER
An early childhood caregiving facility providing qualified adult supervision for children ranging in age from infants to 13 years of age for six or more children.

ACCESSORY CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Child care provided for children of employees and/or members only, affiliated with the primary use of the property, i.e., professional offices, commercial establishments, churches, etc. Accessory child-care centers are allowed as an accessory use, provided that the child-care facility is located within a building on a lot meeting all the design requirements of the zoning district, and the accessory child-care center facility meets the requirements established for accessory child-care centers.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: A-1, B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
See § 370-88C(3) for detailed information.

Passenger Loading:
An off-street dropoff area, 10 feet by 40 feet, shall be provided. The location of the dropoff area shall be determined by the Board.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 370-77: Off-street loading and unloading requirements for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Standards for accessory child-care centers.

(1) Accessory child-care centers developed within existing buildings and designed to serve the employees or members of the primary use on the lot may be developed on a lot equal to the minimum lot size for the primary use located on the lot, provided that the total floor area ratio of the lot does not exceed chapter requirements for the zoning district.

(2) At the Board's discretion, separate parking facilities and/or dropoff space may be required if the child-care facilities are deemed to be excessively remote from related uses.

(3) Parking. See § 370-88C(3) for detailed information.

(4) An off-street dropoff area. See "Passenger Loading" above for details.

(5) The outdoor play space may not be divided into more than two play areas of equal size, unless distinct, designated areas are designed for separate age groups. Age-appropriate play equipment should be considered if play areas are proposed to be age-specific. All outdoor play areas must be contiguous with the building. All outdoor play areas shall have two means of ingress and egress. One should be secured for emergency access only.

(6) Outdoor play space shall be fenced with a six-foot-high fence, located at least two feet within the property line. The fence shall be landscaped along the outside face as directed by the Board. All parking shall be screened from the outdoor play area.

(7) For sanitary and safety reasons, no animal enclosures, i.e., dog runs, rabbit hutches, etc., shall be located directly within the outdoor play area.

(8) All outdoor play areas, parking and walkways shall be adequately lighted.

(9) Sand shall not be used as a play surface, except within a sandbox.

Accessory uses and structures customarily associated with the industrial, research and office uses

ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
A subordinate building or structure, the purpose of which is customarily incidental to that of its principal use or building and on the same lot. Where an accessory building is attached to the side, rear or front of the principal building by a wall or roof, such accessory building shall be considered part of the main building for the purpose of determining the required dimensions of yards.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
B-3 District: one parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Accessory uses and structures customarily associated with the industrial, research and office uses permitted in this zone, such as employee cafeterias; waiting station shelters for public transportation; showrooms and sales rooms for products packaged, assembled or processed on the site; employee recreation facilities; and other similar facilities for convenience of employees and/or visitors.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for industrial uses.

Assembly hall

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-2, B-3

Vehicle Parking:
B-3 District: one parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
Fixed seating: one parking space for every four seats in the main assembly unit.
No fixed seating: one parking space for every four persons who may legally be admitted therein at one time under the state fire prevention laws.

Development Requirements:
With the approval from the Planning Board and all of which can be carried on within a building.

Baked goods stores

Banks and fiduciary institutions

Banquet facilities

Any establishment, however designated, regularly and principally used for the purpose of providing meals for banquets and catered events, having an adequate kitchen and facilities for the preparing, cooking and serving of food for its patrons and in which alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises in conjunction with a banquet function or the serving of a full meal. Banquet facilities are permitted only in the B-1 Primary Business District or as part of a regulation eighteen-hole golf course and must provide seating for not less than 150 patrons.

Barbershops or beauty shops

Boat and boat trailer storage

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: R-1, R-2, R-3

Development Requirements:
(1) Except as hereinafter provided, no open storage of boats and boat trailers or camping or travel trailers shall be permitted, except:

(a) On the paved portion of the front yard.
(b) In the side yard in accordance with § 370-75J.
(c) In the case of boats and boat trailers, in the rear yard of premises having direct rear yard access to the Rancocas Creek.

(2) Motor vehicles may be stored only upon off-street parking areas as defined in § 370-76A.

(3) The storage of boats and boat trailers or camping or travel trailers shall be permitted in the rear yard upon the obtaining of a permit therefor and compliance with each of the following conditions:

(a) The stored boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer shall be parked no closer than four feet to the side and rear property lines, and, in the case of reverse frontage lots, not less than 24 feet from the rear property lines and not closer than 10 feet from the living area of any adjacent house.

(b) The area of ground coverage encompassed by the parked or stored boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer combined with the area of all existing buildings on the property shall not exceed the maximum percentage of a lot to be occupied by buildings or structures as set forth in this section.

(c) No boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer shall be parked or stored unless it is in condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it is intended or can be made so at a cost not exceeding the value of the boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer in its existing state. In no case shall any such boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer be so parked or stored for a period of more than two months if not in condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it is intended.

(d) Each occupied single-family residential property may have outside parking or storage upon it for one boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer. "Outside parking" shall be parking not enclosed within four walls.

(e) The boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer shall have and display thereon a current state license or registration.

(f) The boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer parked or stored shall not be occupied for living or sleeping purposes and shall not have connection to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities for the purpose of using this equipment for living or householding purposes within the Township.

(g) Motors or engines that are a part of or attached to or used with the equipment shall not be worked on or tested in such a manner as to annoy and disturb adjacent property owners or occupants, and, specifically, motors or engines shall not be worked on or tested before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, on Monday through Saturday, inclusive, or before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, on Sunday. Testing of the motors or engines shall not be permitted for more than one hour during any day of the week and for more than 15 minutes consecutively at any time during the day. Testing shall be further subject to Chapter 231, Noise, of the Code of the Township of Willingboro, pertaining to regulation of noise.

(h) The boat and boat trailer or camping or travel trailer shall be screened from any adjacent residential structure by a living fence, which shall have a minimum height of four feet, where the parked or stored equipment is within 70 feet of an adjacent residential structure, and access to the parked or stored equipment to the street shall not be through the rear or side yard reverse planting areas.

(i) The exterior parking and storage area shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, free from any accumulation of garbage or rubbish. The repair and maintenance functions contained herein shall be performed in such a manner as to keep the premises free from rodents, vermin and insects.

(j) Where the rear yard is also adjacent to a street on the side, parking or storage shall not be permitted in the rear yard in an area extending beyond the side of the dwelling closest to such street.

See § 370-13E for complete, detailed information on boats and boat trailer storage.
See also § 370-75J for more information.

Borrow pits

Bowling alleys

Business and professional offices

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1, B-2, B-3

Vehicle Parking:
B-3 District: one parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
One parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
See § 370-84: Professional offices and § 370-14E for complete, detailed information.

Churches, synagogues or other places of worship

A building or group of buildings, including customary accessory buildings, designed or intended for public worship. For the purpose of this chapter, the word "church" shall include chapels, congregations, cathedrals, temples and similar designations, as well as parish houses, convents and similar places of residences for members of the clergy and religious orders.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: A-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for every four seats in the main assembly unit.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Churches, synagogues, or other places of worship are specifically prohibited in the B-1 Zoning District from the Willingboro Township-Burlington Township line south to the intersection of Rose Street and U.S. Route 130. That area is designated for business and commercial development and those uses specifically permitted in the B-1 Zoning District. Churches, synagogues, or other places of worship may be permitted in any residential district and in the B-1 District south of Rose Street, provided the following standards are strictly observed:

No building, structure, or facility shall be located within 20 feet of an adjacent residential lot.

Parking shall be provided as required in § 370-76C of this chapter.

See § 370-85F for area and yard requirements.

See § 370-85: Churches, synagogues or other places of worship for complete, detailed information.

Cluster developments

CLUSTER DWELLING
One of a series of detached one-family dwelling units in which all plotted lots may be reduced in size and lot width and which may be grouped or clustered together in a compact service area separated by open space areas which may be dedicated to the Township for public use or held for private recreation purposes as outlined in Article VIII, R-2 Residential District, of this chapter.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See § 370-76A(1) for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:
R-2 District:
Cluster developments of one-family detached dwellings, subject to the following provisions:

(1) All lots shall have a minimum area of 8,000 square feet each.
(2) The maximum number of lots per gross acre shall not exceed 2.9.
(3) Interior lots shall not have a minimum width, but a minimum side yard of seven feet on one side and a total minimum of 15 feet for both side yards shall be required.
(4) Corner lots shall have a minimum side yard of eight feet on one side and a total minimum of 20 feet for both side yards.
(5) The land to be subdivided shall involve the creation of not less than 100 lots.
(6) The land to be saved by clustering shall be devoted to one or more of the following uses:

(a) Open space areas, which must be designated for conveyance to the Township of Willingboro or other appropriate governmental agency and may include land for the following uses:

[1] Municipal parks and playgrounds.
[2] Woodland conservation areas.
[3] Pedestrian walkways.
[4] Stream courses and drainage control areas.
[5] Land for public educational institutions beyond the elementary level.

(b) Private recreation facilities:

[1] Golf courses and country clubs.
[2] Private swimming pools and private swimming clubs.
[3] Marinas.
[4] Tennis courts.
[5] Other recreational facilities, including landscaped and wooded conservation areas.

R-3 District:
Cluster developments of one-family detached dwellings, subject to the following provisions:

(1) All lots shall have a minimum area of 8,000 square feet each.
(2) The maximum number of lots per gross acre shall not exceed 2.5.
(3) Interior lots shall not have a minimum width, but a minimum side yard of seven feet on one side and a total minimum of 15 feet for both side yards shall be required.
(4) Corner lots shall have a minimum side yard of eight feet on one side and a total minimum of 20 feet for both side yards.
(5) The land to be subdivided shall involve the creation of not less than 100 lots.
(6) The land to be saved by clustering shall be devoted to one or more of the following uses:

(a) Open space areas, which must be designated for conveyance to the Township of Willingboro or other appropriate governmental agency and may include land for the following uses:

[1] Municipal parks and playgrounds.
[2] Woodland conservation.
[3] Pedestrian walkways.
[4] Stream courses and drainage control areas.
[5] Land for public educational institutions beyond the elementary level.

(b) Private recreation facilities:

[1] Golf courses and country clubs.
[2] Private swimming pools and private swimming clubs.
[3] Marinas.
[4] Tennis courts.
[5] Other recreational facilities deemed appropriate by the Township Planning Board.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for one-family detached dwellings cluster designs.

Commercial child-care centers

CHILD-CARE CENTER
An early childhood caregiving facility providing qualified adult supervision for children ranging in age from infants to 13 years of age for six or more children.

COMMERCIAL CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Child care provided within a facility designed to function primarily for the provision of child care. Any child-care center which is not limited to the children of employees and/or members affiliated with the primary use on the lot shall be classified as a commercial child-care center.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: A-1, B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the site plan approved by the Board.

Passenger Loading:
An off-street dropoff area, 10 feet by 40 feet, shall be provided. The location of the dropoff area shall be determined by the Board.

Development Requirements:
A. Findings and policy.

(1) Recognizing the need for reasonable child-care opportunities within the Township of Willingboro and due to the expanding nature of regulated child-care facilities, child-care centers shall be classified in two categories: commercial child-care centers and accessory child-care centers.

(2) All child-care centers shall require a site plan review.

B. Standards for commercial child-care centers.

(1) Commercial child-care centers shall be permitted on one-and-one-half-acre or greater lots.

(2) Parking. See "Vehicle Parking" above for details.

(3) An off-street dropoff area. See "Passenger Loading" for details.

(4) The outdoor play space may not be divided into more than two play areas of equal size, unless distinct, designated areas are designed for separate age groups. All outdoor play areas shall have two means of ingress and egress. One should be secured for emergency access only.

(5) Outdoor play space shall be fenced with a six-foot-high fence, located at least two feet within the property line. The fence shall be landscaped along the outside face as directed by the Board. All parking shall be screened from the outdoor play area.

(6) For sanitary and safety reasons, no animal enclosures, i.e., dog runs, rabbit hutches, etc., shall be located directly within the outdoor play area.

(7) All outdoor play areas, parking and walkways shall be adequately lighted.

(8) Sand shall not be used as a play surface, except within a sandbox.

Commercial parking and storage areas

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: B-1, I-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
A. With the application to the Planning Board, the applicant shall submit:

(1) Detailed site and drainage plans, drawn to scale, and accurate boundaries of the tract.
(2) All applicable dimensions set forth in the schedule, § 370-7 of this chapter.
(3) All streets and easements.
(4) Parking and vehicular circulation; the relationship of the proposed use to highways, streets and adjacent properties.
(5) Landscaped areas, existing and proposed.
(6) Drainage.
(7) The location of existing or proposed structures within the tract and within 100 feet of the tract.

B. No such conditional use shall be permitted unless the Planning Board shall determine that:

(1) The proposed use in a specific location is necessary and convenient for the efficient parking and storage of vehicles, trucks, boats and nonmotorized trailers and will in no way detract from the character of the neighborhood or area in which the use is to be located.

(2) Adequate and attractive fences and other safety devices will be provided. All fences shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 155, Fences, of the Code of the Township of Willingboro and the Willingboro Township Fence Construction Code.

(3) Sufficient landscaping, including trees and shrubs, will be provided and periodically maintained.

(4) The parking and storage area or areas will be provided with either a gravel, crushed stone or all-weather pavement and suitable nightlighting facilities shielded from view from adjoining streets and residential areas.

(5) Parking and storage of all vehicles, trucks, boats and nonmotorized trailers will be limited to those licensed or registered and in good repair.

(6) The minimum lot area for a commercial parking or storage area shall be two acres.

(7) No driveway shall open onto a public street or road within 150 feet of an intersection of such street or road with another public street or road. In determining the suitability of proposed or existing driveways upon the site, the Board shall consider such factors as grade and site clearance; the number and pattern of driveways; the number, location and design of ingress and egress points; the volume of traffic which may be anticipated on the site and adjoining roads; and the condition and width of pavement of adjoining roads.

Community centers

Confectionery stores

Direct mail facilities

Drugstores

Dry goods stores

Dry-cleaning or tailor shops

Emergency squad facilities

Fabrication of metal products

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: I-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.

Development Requirements:
Comprising of any of the following: baby carriages, bicycles, and other similar vehicles; metal, foil, tin, aluminum, gold, etc.; metal furniture; musical instruments; sheet-metal products; and toys.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for industrial uses.

Fabrication of paper products

Fabrication of wood products

Farm operations, customary and conventional

Fences

Any wall, barrier, fence or structure (not including freestanding plants, trees or buildings) which encloses any part of a lot or which divides or separates any lot or part thereof from any part of such lot or from any adjacent private or public property, excepting ornamental corner fences of not more than two sides, no one side of which is longer than 10 feet or higher than three feet.

Flexible or combined use facilities

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 370-77: Off-street loading and unloading requirements for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Consisting of retail, light manufacturing, general and business offices and distribution.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for light industry.

Flower shops

Food and associated industries

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: I-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.

Development Requirements:
Comprising any of the following: bakeries, bottling of food and beverages, food and cereal mixing and milling, food processing, food sundry manufacturing, ice cream manufacturing.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for industrial uses.

Garages, detached

Garages, private

An attached building used as an accessory to the main building which provides for the storage of motor vehicles.

Garages, private attached

An attached building used as an accessory to the main building which provides for the storage of motor vehicles.

Golf courses

An area of 50 or more contiguous acres containing full-size golf link, at least nine holes totalling a minimum of 2,700 yards from tee to green, together with such necessary and usual accessory uses as a clubhouse, caretakers' dwellings, dining and refreshment facilities and other such uses, provided that the operation of such facilities is incidental and subordinate to the operation of the golf course.

Governmental buildings

Grocery stores

Growing of field or orchard crops

Haberdashery and apparel stores

Hardware, plumbing supplies and electrical stores

Health care and physical therapy facilities

Home occupations

Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and which does not change the character of the structure or in any way create an external nuisance from traffic, parking, sound or odor (subject to the provisions as outlined in § 370-89 of this chapter).

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
A home occupation, as defined by this chapter, shall be subject to the following regulations. Violation of these provisions shall be subject to a penalty as spelled out in this chapter.

A. A home occupation shall be carried on entirely within the principal building, excluding garages, unless the front door thereof has been replaced by a permanent wall and shall under no circumstances exceed 25% of the total gross habitable floor area of the principal building, including the garage, where used.

B. No such home occupations shall require interior or exterior alterations of the principal structure.

C. No sign shall be permitted in connection with such home occupation.

D. No mechanical equipment shall be permitted and no commodity shall be sold on the premises in connection with a home occupation.

E. A home occupation shall be carried on only by a member of the family living within the principal structure.

Hospitals, philanthropic or eleemosynary uses

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for every four beds, plus one additional space for every two employees and members of the staff in the largest working shift.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
See § 370-80: Hospitals and philanthropic or eleemosynary uses and the Procedures section for detailed information.

Hotels/conference centers

Household supplies stores

Laboratories

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1, I-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.
See also Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Laboratories of any of the following types: biological, chemical, dental, electronic, pharmaceutical, and/or general.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for industrial uses.

Light manufacturing uses

The treatment or processing of raw products, and the production of articles or finished products from raw or prepared materials by giving them new forms or qualities.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.

Development Requirements:
Light manufacturing uses which involve only the processing, assemblage or packaging of previously prepared or refined materials, but limited to the following uses:

(1) The assemblage of component parts to produce light machinery such as carburetors and small machine parts; cash registers; sewing machines; and typewriters, calculators, printing and other office machines; baby carriages; bicycles; furniture; musical instruments; and toys.

(2) Other permissible industries comprising any of the following: electronic products; motion-picture exchanges; pharmaceutical products; printing plant; photo finishing; and jewelry manufacturing.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for light industry.

Loading and unloading ramps and structures

Manufacturing uses of light machinery

MANUFACTURING
The treatment or processing of raw products, and the production of articles or finished products from raw or prepared materials by giving them new forms or qualities.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: I-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.

Development Requirements:
Comprising of any of the following: carburetors and small machine parts; cash registers; sewing machines; and typewriters, calculators, printing and other office machines.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for industrial uses.

Marinas

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: R-1A, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Subject to requirements of § 370-40B, below:

Before a permit may be issued for a marina in the R-2 or R-3 Zone, the applicant shall have submitted to the Planning Board a set of site plans in conformance with § 370-12 of this chapter. The Planning Board shall review the plans in terms of conformance with the standards set forth below. No permit may be issued until such time as the Planning Board approves the plans.

(1) The minimum lot area (land area only) shall be two acres.
(2) The minimum street frontage shall be 200 feet.
(3) There shall be a minimum setback of 50 feet from the street line to any building on the lot.
(4) Each side yard shall have a minimum depth of 25 feet.
(5) The maximum percentage of the lot which may be covered by buildings or structures shall be 30%.
(6) Parking areas shall be located in the side yards but shall not be closer than 25 feet to any street line or 10 feet to any property line.
(7) Driveways of not less than 12 feet in width for each lane of moving traffic shall be used as a means of ingress or egress.
(8) No driveway shall be located less than 100 feet from the intersection of two public streets.
(9) All parking areas, passageways, and driveways shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement clearly marked for car spaces and shall be adequately drained.
(10) Trees and other natural features shall be retained in accordance with § 370-11C of this chapter.
(11) A grass area, at least 10 feet in depth, shall be maintained along the front of the property, except in driveway areas. This area shall be measured from the back edge of the sidewalk or, if none exists, from the curb or curbline.
(12) Where such uses abut residential properties, adequate and attractive fences and such landscaping and buffering as described in § 370-74 of this chapter shall be provided.
(13) One and one-half parking spaces shall be provided for each boat the marina is capable of berthing in the water.
(14) The water distance between the boat and the slip in which it is to be berthed shall not be less than 1 1/2 feet for the smallest boats and up to 2 1/2 feet for craft up to 75 feet in length.
(15) The entrance to the harbor shall have a width between walks and floats of not less than four times the beam of the largest boat to be accommodated.
(16) If a bulkhead wall is deemed necessary by the Planning Board or the persons, firm or corporation constructing the marina, it shall be constructed to meet the approval of the Township Engineer. The Engineer shall submit in writing to the Planning Board the Township Engineer's approval or disapproval of the proposed bulkhead wall within 30 days after receipt of such plans from the Planning Board.
(17) The marina may provide fueling facilities as one of its features. If the gasoline and diesel oil storage tanks are to be located onshore, they shall be placed underground and may be filled by either trucks or barges.
(18) Fuel storage tanks shall have a minimum storage capacity of 2,000 gallons for gasoline and 1,000 gallons for diesel oil.
(19) The marina may provide for the sale of boats, boating equipment, accessories and parts and may also provide for the storage of boats indoors and out of doors. No boats shall be stored out of doors closer than 50 feet to the front lot line.
(20) Boat repairs of a minor and emergency nature and normal maintenance work may be performed within the marina.
(21) All buildings to be constructed within the marina shall be so located as to provide the greatest protection against damage by flooding.
(22) Locker space may be provided for the storage of the equipment of boat owners and may be rented by the season or daily.
(23) The sale of food at the marina shall be permitted, provided that it is in conformance with all the provisions of this chapter.

Meat and poultry stores

Media production facilities

Model home exhibits and accessory sales offices

Model home exhibits and sales offices

Mortuary or funeral homes

Motor vehicle service and gasoline stations

A public facility, which is neither coin-operated nor of the self-service type, operated for the purpose of making a profit and the principal purpose of which is the supplying of gasoline, oil, or other fuel for the propulsion of automobiles or other vehicles, and which, in addition, may be used for the equipping, adjusting, greasing, washing, polishing, or other cleaning and servicing of automobiles or other motor vehicles and the performance of repair work thereon (which shall be done indoors).

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: B-1, B-2, B-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
A. With the application to the Planning Board, the applicant shall submit:

(1) In addition to the information required in the site plan as spelled out in § 205-36, the site plan shall also show the number and location of fuel tanks to be installed, the dimensions and capacity of each storage tank, the depths the tanks will be placed below the ground, the number and location of pumps to be installed, the type of structure and accessory buildings to be constructed, and the number of automobiles which are to be garaged.
(2) All applicable dimensions set forth in the schedule in this chapter.
(3) All streets and easements.
(4) The locations of all proposed and existing structures within the tract and within 100 feet of the tract.
(5) The proposed use of all buildings and structures.
(6) Landscaped areas, existing and proposed.
(7) Drainage.
(8) Waste disposal system.
(9) Parking and vehicular circulation; the relationship of the proposed use to highways, streets and adjacent properties.

B. No such conditional use shall be permitted unless the Planning Board shall determine that:

(1) The design of any building in connection with such facilities conforms to the general character of the area and will not adversely affect the safe, comfortable enjoyment of property rights of the zone in which it is located.

(2) Adequate and attractive fences and other safety devices will be provided.

(3) Sufficient landscaping, including shrubs, trees and lawn, is provided and will be periodically maintained.

(4) Adequate off-street parking will be provided.

(5) All of the area, yard and building coverage requirements of the respective zone will be met.

(6) The proposed use in a specific location is in the public interest and will in no way detract from the character of the neighborhood, which shall not be limited to the zoning district within which the tract exists.

C. The following standards shall apply to any such conditional uses:

(1) The entire area of the site traveled by motor vehicles shall be hard-surfaced.

(2) Any repair of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No motor vehicle parts or partially dismantled motor vehicles shall be stored outside of an enclosed building.

(3) No vehicles shall be permitted to be standing or parked on the premises of a motor vehicle service station other than those used by the employees in the direct or indirect operation of the establishment and those being serviced therein, provided that such vehicles do not remain standing for more than 30 days.

(4) Accessory goods for sale may be displayed on the pump island. The outdoor display of oil cans or antifreeze and similar products may be displayed on the respective island if provided for in a suitable stand or rack.

(5) Parking facilities shall be provided in the ratio of one parking space for every 100 square feet of floor area in the principal building.

(6) Where parking areas abut a residential area, they shall be screened by a buffer area not less than 10 feet in width composed of densely planted evergreen shrubbery and solid fencing as specified in § 370-74, which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, will be adequate to prevent the transmission of headlight glare across the zone boundary line. Such buffer screen shall have a minimum height of six feet above finished grade at the highest point in the parking area. The materials used shall be in keeping with the character of the adjacent residential area.

(7) All fuel pumps shall be located at least 20 feet from any street or property line and shall be attendant operated.

(8) Motor vehicle service and gasoline stations may display for sale or rental any motor vehicle or utility trailer or van, provided that specific application to the Planning Board is made therefor, which shall show an adequate parking and circulation plan for such use.

(9) Motor vehicle service and gasoline stations located in the B-2 Zone shall comply with lot, area and width requirements of the B-3 Tertiary Business Zone.

(10) No motor vehicle service and gasoline station shall be located within 500 feet of any public entrance to a church, school, library, charitable institution, hospital, or place of public assembly. Such distance shall be measured in a straight line from the public entrance to the nearest structure on the lot occupied by the motor vehicle service and gasoline station.

(11) No more than two service stations shall be located at each Planned Neighborhood Business District.

Motor vehicle service stations

Municipal buildings

Municipal functions

Municipal utilities buildings and services

Noncommercial workshops

Office buildings for executive or administrative purposes

Office of a professional person

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: A-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Provided there shall be no more than one professional office in a building, that the balance of the building is not leased or rented by the owner to be utilized as a residence, and that there is no display of advertising other than a professional nameplate. If more than one office is desired (for more than one professional person), application for a conditional use permit must be made pursuant to § 370-84. In no event shall offices be permitted for more than two professional persons. Such professions shall be limited to physicians, dentists, chiropractors, chiropodists, optometrists, attorneys, ministers, accountants, psychologists, architects, engineers, musical instructors, marriage counselors and speech pathologists.

Professional offices, as defined in § 370-14E, for more than one, but no more than two, professional persons shall be permitted, provided that the following standards are observed:

Parking shall be provided to supply at least two parking spaces for each professional person and employee as measured during that period of the day when the largest number of employees are on duty. Parking spaces shall only include those approved on site and those which shall abut at the curb and subject property, where vehicles may lawfully park. However, for good cause shown, the Planning Board may permit fewer parking spaces. See also "Vehicle Parking" above for more details.

Sufficient landscaping, including trees and shrubs, will be provided and periodically maintained, particularly but not limited to screening of off-street parking.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for administrative and professional offices.

See § 370-84: Professional offices for complete, detailed information.

Office suite centers

Offices for executive, administrative, writing, clerical, stenographic, accounting, insurance, banking and real estate personnel

Offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, chiropodists, optometrists, ministers, psychologists, artists, engineers, architects, and attorneys

Offices of technicians and therapists in medically related fields

Off-street parking facilities

One-family dwellings

A detached building and dwelling unit designed for and occupied by one family.

Other accessory uses and buildings

Other normal residential secondary uses

Other permissible industry

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: I-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for each employee, plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings. See § 370-76D(1) for more details.

Development Requirements:
Comprising any of the following: brush and broom manufacturing; concrete and plastic products; electric light and power and other utility company installations; electronic products; farm machinery sales and service; glass and glass products manufacturing; jewelry manufacturing, including gem polishing; leather goods manufacturing, except curing, tanning and finishing of hides; motion-picture exchange; pharmaceutical products and manufacturing; photo finishing; pottery and ceramic products manufacturing; printing plants; sporting goods manufacturing; and thread and yarn manufacturing; dry cleaners and laundries.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for industrial uses.

Outdoor storage

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1

Development Requirements:
The outdoor storage, whether permanent or temporary, of any material, products, equipment or components thereof on any land utilized for commercial use or zoned hereunder for the use is prohibited, except:

A. For the new retail seasonal products which are exhibited for immediate sale on the premises of a currently operating commercial venture, which products may be displayed on that portion of the premises immediately adjacent to the commercial building.

B. One noncombustible storage unit for the storage of materials, products or supplies is permitted upon the property of commercial motor vehicle service and gasoline stations only, as defined in § 370-3 of this chapter, and subject to the following conditions:

(1) The noncombustible storage unit is limited to a maximum size of eight feet in height by eight feet in width by 16 feet in length.
(2) The noncombustible storage unit shall not be installed in a location that obstructs the view of pedestrians or motor vehicles, nor shall it be installed in a location that obstructs or prevents vehicles from parking.
(3) The noncombustible storage unit shall be located in the rear of the commercial motor vehicle service or gasoline station's premises only.
(4) No food, flammable or combustible materials or products may be stored in the noncombustible storage units.
(5) A noncombustible storage unit shall not be installed upon any public right-of-way area, such as a grass strip, sidewalk, or any street or roadway.

See § 370-93: Outdoor storage for complete, detailed information.

Parks and playgrounds

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: A-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
Five parking spaces for each gross acre of land up to 50 acres and one parking space per gross acre of land above 50 acres.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
As deemed necessary by the Township Council of Willingboro.
See § 370-81: Quasi-public buildings, fraternal organizations and recreation areas for more information.

Planned unit residential developments

Professional office buildings

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: A-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
May contain, as an addition to previously mentioned permissible uses, an apothecary or ethical drugstore; a sales or rental office containing no inventory or storage other than samples dealing in such products as hospital appliances, fixtures, artificial limbs, wheelchairs and similar or related medical products.

See also § 370-84: Professional offices for more information.

Public schools, parochial schools and all nonprofit private schools

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: A-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See § 370-18E for detailed information on parking requirements.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 370-77: Off-street loading and unloading requirements for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Including colleges and/or universities, but excluding trade or business schools, subject to the requirements of § 370-18, below:

The Planning Board shall exercise all powers of review of proposed schools as have been delegated to it specifically by prevailing law, and it may exercise any powers of review not preempted by the Department of Education of the State of New Jersey. The Planning Board shall be guided in this review by the following minimum standards where such standards do not conflict with any requirement of the Department of Education of the State of New Jersey:

A. The curriculum of the proposed school shall be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education.

B. The minimum lot area for an elementary school shall be five acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. The minimum lot area for an intermediate school, high school, or institution of higher learning shall be 10 acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. No more than 20% of the site shall be covered by buildings.

C. The minimum street frontage for an elementary school shall be 500 feet. The minimum street frontage for all other schools shall be 700 feet.

D. The minimum depth of yards for high schools and junior high schools shall be 100 feet for front yards, rear yards and each of two side yards. No parking or play area shall be allowed within 75 feet of any street or property line. For elementary schools, the minimum depth requirements of yards shall be the same as for high schools and junior high schools, except that the side yard requirement shall not be less than 75 feet. Parking or play areas in the front yard of elementary schools only shall be allowed within 10 feet of any street line.

E. Off-street parking. See "Vehicle Parking" above for details.

F. No driveway shall open onto a public street or road within 150 feet of an intersection of such street or road with another public street or road. In determining the suitability of proposed or existing driveways upon the site, the Board shall consider such factors as grade and site clearance; the number and pattern of driveways; the number, location and design of ingress and egress points; the volume of traffic which may be anticipated on the site and upon adjoining roads; and the condition and width of pavement of adjoining roads.

G. Illumination for night athletic activities shall be shielded from view from adjoining streets and residential areas.

Public utilities

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: A-1, B-1, B-2, B-3, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
Five spaces, except for box substations, where only two spaces shall be required.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Privately owned public utilities.
Public utility uses regulated by the Board of Public Utilities may be permitted in a B-1 or an I-1 District, or public utility uses, but not including service or storage yards, may be permitted in any district, provided that:

A. With the application to the Planning Board, the applicant shall submit:

(1) Detailed site and drainage plans, drawn to scale, and accurate boundaries of the tract, as required in § 370-12 of this chapter.
(2) All applicable dimensions set forth in the schedule, § 370-7 of this chapter.
(3) All streets and easements.
(4) The locations of all proposed and existing structures and buildings within the tract and within 100 feet of the tract.
(5) The proposed use of all buildings and structures.
(6) Landscaped areas, existing and proposed.
(7) Drainage.
(8) Waste disposal system.
(9) Parking and vehicular circulation; the relationship of the proposed use to highways, streets and adjacent properties.

B. No such conditional use shall be permitted unless the Planning Board shall determine that:

(1) The design of any building in connection with such facilities conforms to the general character of the area and will not adversely affect the safe, comfortable enjoyment of property rights of the zone in which it is located.
(2) Adequate and attractive fences and other safety devices will be provided.
(3) Sufficient landscaping, including shrubs, trees and lawn, is provided and will be periodically maintained.
(4) Adequate off-street parking will be provided.
(5) All of the area, yard and building coverage requirements of the respective zone will be met.

Quasi-public buildings, fraternal organizations and recreation areas

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: A-1, B-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See § 370-76C for detailed parkling information.

Development Requirements:
Quasi-public buildings and recreation areas and facilities, including clubhouses, parks, playgrounds, public swimming pools, private swimming clubs, tennis courts, and other such activities, operated by nonprofit membership organizations may be permitted in any residential district, provided the following standards are observed:

The property proposed to be occupied by such use shall have a minimum lot area of 15,000 square feet, a minimum road frontage of 100 feet, and a maximum lot coverage of 50%.

No building, structure, or active recreational facilities shall be located within 20 feet of an adjacent residential lot.

Parking shall be provided as required in § 370-76C of this chapter.

See § 370-81: Quasi-public buildings, fraternal organizations and recreation areas for complete, detailed information.

Radio, home appliance and electrical repairing establishments

Radio, television and cellular communications systems

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: I-1

Development Requirements:
Including towers not to exceed 180 feet in height, and related facilities which are reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service.

General provisions. Radio, television and satellite dish antennas proposed to be installed and operated within the Township of Willingboro shall comply with all of the following general provisions:

(1) Licensed radio and television stations and licensed and approved cable television facilities are exempted from compliance with this section.

(2) A radio, television or satellite dish antenna shall not be placed on any lot which does not contain a permitted principal structure.

(3) A radio, television or satellite dish antenna in a residential zone may be roof-mounted or may be installed on the ground. If roof-mounted, the antenna shall not exceed 96 inches in diameter, shall not extend more than four feet above the roof ridgeline and shall be located toward the rear of the structure away from the street line. If mounted on the ground, the diameter shall not exceed 10 feet, and the height of the antenna shall not exceed 15 feet above the first-floor elevation of the primary building on the lot and shall be within a slope line created by drawing an imaginary line drawn from a point four feet above the roof ridgeline of the primary building on the lot to another point eight feet above the rear or side yard setback line established for an accessory structure, as shown on the example below. No antenna shall be erected within a buffer area required by this chapter. Additionally, the antenna shall not be placed closer to any structure or property line than the height of the antenna from the ground level plus two feet or the established setback line for accessory structures, whichever is greater.

Slope Line Example

Diagram showing slope line from a point four feet above the roof ridgeline to a point eight feet above the established setback line for accessory buildings. No antenna may be installed with a height which exceeds the height of the slope line.

(4) A radio, television or satellite dish antenna in a nonresidential zone may be roof-mounted or may be installed on the ground in accordance with a site plan approved by the Planning Board of the Township of Willingboro. If roof-mounted, the radio, television and satellite dish antenna shall not exceed 96 inches in diameter, shall not extend more than eight feet above the roofline where mounted and shall be located toward the rear of the structure away from the street line. If mounted on the ground, the diameter shall not exceed 12 feet and the height of the radio, television and satellite dish antenna shall not exceed 20 feet. No antenna shall be erected within a buffer area required by this chapter or by any approved site plan. Additionally, the antenna shall not be placed closer to any structure or property line than the height of the antenna from the ground level plus two feet or the established setback line for accessory structures, whichever is greater.

(5) Any antenna which is roof-mounted shall be of an open- or mesh-type construction in order to minimize the wind resistance created by the antenna.

(6) A ground-mounted radio, television or satellite dish antenna shall be effectively screened from adjacent properties with nondeciduous plantings. The location of the plantings shall not interfere with the reception of the radio, television or satellite signals. The plantings shall be selected which, to the greatest extent possible, will blend the antenna into the immediate surrounding area.

(7) No lot shall have more than one radio, television or satellite dish antenna. Wires and cables running between the ground-mounted antenna and any structure shall be properly installed underground and in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code. A radio, television or satellite dish antenna erected on a lot shall be used only by the residents or occupants of the principal building on that lot. Any connection, by cable or otherwise, to adjacent properties is prohibited and shall constitute a violation of yard and setback requirements. Additionally, the installation of the radio, television and satellite dish antenna shall meet all local, state and federal requirements, including those contained in the Uniform Construction Code.

(8) Portable mounted antennas are prohibited.

(9) No antenna shall contain, be used as, or be situated in such a manner so as to constitute a sign or advertisement.

(10) Radio, television and satellite dish antennas shall be constructed, installed and maintained in a manner so as not to interfere with television, radio or similar reception in adjacent and nearby areas.

See § 370-91: Radio, television and satellite dish antennas for complete, detailed information.

Recreational uses approved by the Planning Board

Restaurants

Any establishment, however designated, at which food is sold for consumption on the premises, but normally to patrons seated within an enclosed building. However, a snack bar at a public or a community playground, playfield, park or swimming pool operated solely by the agency or group operating the recreational facilities and for the convenience of patrons of the facility shall not be deemed to be a restaurant.

Retail sale of liquor

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
The retail sale of liquor pursuant to Chapter 90, Article IV, may be permitted as a conditional accessory use to a principal retail use that has a minimum floor area of 3,500 square feet located on the same parcel in the B-1 Primary Business District.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements for retail and service stores.

Riding academies or riding schools and exercise yards and/or bridle paths

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: R-1, R-2

Vehicle Parking:
Parking shall be provided in the ratio of one space per each employee, plus 1/2 space per each person the academy is capable of accommodating (based on the maximum number of horses).

Development Requirements:
Riding academies or riding schools and exercise yards and/or bridle paths incident thereto, provided that the following standards are met:

(1) A set of architectural plans, specifications and plot plans and a statement setting forth full particulars on the operation of the use or structure is filed by the applicant with the Planning Board.

(2) The minimum lot area for the academy and its exercise yards shall not be less than 10 acres.

(3) All structures shall be located not less than 200 feet from any residential property line.

(4) Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 20%.

(5) Parking. See "Vehicle Parking" above for details.

(6) Bridle paths shall not be located parallel to paved roads nor closer than 100 feet to any residential property line.

(7) Bridle paths shall be so laid out as to minimize the number of times they cross paved roads.

(8) Landscaping and/or fencing shall be installed as required by the Planning Board.

(9) It is ascertained by the Planning Board that the proposed use in the proposed location will not adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights or otherwise adversely affect the value of adjacent properties.

Seasonal outdoor sales

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1, B-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: A-1, B-3, I-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
A. Outdoor seasonal sales licensed under the provisions of Chapter 285, Seasonal Outdoor Sales, of the Code of the Township of Willingboro shall be permitted in the B-1 and B-2 Zones.

B. Outdoor seasonal sales licensed under the provisions of Chapter 285, Seasonal Outdoor Sales, of the Code of the Township of Willingboro shall be permitted by nonprofit emergency, charitable or religious organizations in parking lots of property owned or controlled by those nonprofit organizations in any zone.

Self-service laundries

Senior citizen housing

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Senior citizen housing shall be permitted in the B-1 Primary Business Zone only, provided that the following standards are observed:

The maximum residential density shall not exceed 30 units per acre, including units for the manager or administrator.

The minimum age for residents (except for the manager or administrator) shall be 62 years or older.

Buildings shall not exceed five stories in height.

Noise and visual buffering shall be provided with any highway or secondary arterial roadway; further, there shall be buffering to minimize the impact on surrounding residential neighborhoods or commercial uses; all buffers shall be 50 feet in width, with berming and appropriate landscaping.

Outside living space shall be provided for the residents, such as, but not limited to, patio areas, gardens and outside sitting areas.

Any proposed senior citizen housing shall be privately owned and financed, paying normal taxes or payments in lieu of taxes pursuant to an agreement approved by the Township Council.

Security measures shall be required for overnight automobile parking of residents.

There shall be a dropoff for the residents at the front of the housing facility, which will also be capable of use by emergency vehicles and buses.

There shall be suitable landscaping provided to enhance the quality of the site for the residents of the development.

There shall be no more than two such senior citizen housing developments, totaling a maximum of 300 units in both projects, permitted as conditional uses. Once two such senior citizen housing developments have received preliminary site plan approval with conditional use permits, no further such developments shall be approved as permitted or conditional uses.

See § 370-87: Senior citizen housing for complete, detailed information.

Service establishments

Shoe repair shops

Shopping centers, stores, shops, markets

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Shopping centers, stores, shops, markets where goods are sold or personal services are rendered that are clearly incidental to the retail business being conducted, provided:

(1) That all goods or products fabricated or processed incidental to such use shall be sold at retail on the premises.

(2) That fabricating or processing done on the premises shall be done by not more than three persons so employed at any one time, except in case of bakeries or dry-cleaning establishments where five persons may be so employed at one time.

(3) That the fabricating or processing shall be confined to the first floor and basement of the premises, and that no supplies, materials or goods are stored outdoors.

Signs

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Stationery supplies stores

Storage building for the storage of materials

Stores and shops

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-3

Vehicle Parking:
One parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
Stores and shops where goods are sold at retail or personal services are rendered, provided that all activities are carried on within an enclosed structure, and provided further that such uses are designed primarily to serve the business and commercial needs of the immediate neighborhoods.

Swimming pools

SWIMMING POOL, PUBLIC
A pool open to the general public and having appropriate dressing room facilities, recreational facilities, and off-street parking areas.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: B-2, B-3

Vehicle Parking:
B-3 District: one parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
For purposes of this chapter, portable pools as defined herein shall meet all yard requirements applicable to a detached accessory building. A private swimming pool as defined herein shall not be erected or placed nearer to a street property line or nearer to a side or rear property line than would be permitted for the principal building in the applicable zoning district as set forth in the schedule, § 370-7. No swimming pool may be placed or erected in the front or side yard of any lot.

Any temporary swimming pool, as defined in § 333-1 of the Code of the Township of Willingboro, which has been legally erected before June 3, 1974, and which is registered with the Department of Inspections on or before September 15, 1974, shall be permitted to be situated in the rear yard of a residence, although it may intrude upon the rear yard setback area set forth in the schedule which is made a part of § 370-7 to the extent and under the same status that it intruded before June 3, 1974.

Telecommunication and teleconferencing centers

Telephone and telegraph offices

Temporary buildings

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: A-1, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
B-3 District: one parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
See Article XVI: Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations for more detailed information on parking requirements.

Development Requirements:
For uses incidental to construction work, provided such buildings are well maintained and removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.

Tennis and other racquet games

Theaters and cinema complexes

Townhouse complex

An integrated scheme of townhouse dwelling structures and common tracts or facilities.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Permitted by Right: R-1A

Vehicle Parking:
One and one-half parking spaces are required for each dwelling unit. If garages are included as part of this requirement, each garage space shall count as 1/2 parking space.
See § 370-76A(2) and § 370-19C(2)(f) for more details.

Development Requirements:
A townhouse complex, as defined above and subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth:

(1) It is the intention of this subsection to permit the development of townhouse complexes as previously defined with the following additional characteristics:

(a) Varied designs, architectural modes and setbacks for the purpose of avoiding developments resembling what have been customarily referred to as "row houses";

(b) Development on a nonrental basis by the original developer so that each individual townhouse dwelling when initially built is owner occupied; and

(c) Common tracts or facilities for the benefit of the unit owners and their families, and which may be made available to other residents of the Township, which tracts and/or facilities shall be owned and maintained by either the developer or the unit owners.

(2) All townhouse complexes shall meet and comply with the following requirements:

(a) There shall be no more than eight townhouse dwelling units per gross acre of land.

(b) A townhouse dwelling structure shall consist of no more than six townhouse dwelling units, except where either the front building wall is curvilinear or changes direction or where 75% of the units have variations in front setback, in which case no more than 10 units may be located in one structure. One household supply store/restaurant combination with an enclosed building area not to exceed 2,000 square feet may be constructed in the R-1A Zone to serve a townhouse development of 500 or more units in a location to be approved by the Planning Board and operated subject to the further conditions set forth below:

[1] Design of all structures and landscaping to be in a style compatible with the townhouse development.
[2] One off-street parking space to be provided for every 100 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof devoted to self-service food sales, plus one parking space to every four seats for customers, plus one parking space to every two employees.
[3] Uses permitted include the sale of household necessities, groceries and other foodstuffs, and a restaurant for the sale of sandwiches, beverages, and confectionery, indoors and out.
[4] The front yard setback for the enclosed building shall be a minimum of 30 feet. Outdoor table service areas may be located in any yard; however, such areas must be screened from public sidewalks by a hedge or ornamental fence at least two feet in height and may be located in a front yard area, subject to a minimum setback of 10 feet.
[5] Trash and garbage must be stored outdoors.
[6] The above-described facility may only be constructed on land owned by a nonprofit association established for the purpose of maintaining parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities but may be operated by the designate of such an association.

(c) Each townhouse complex shall contain at least 10 acres.
(d) No building in any townhouse complex shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(e) None of the required gross habitable floor area in any townhouse dwelling unit shall be located within any cellar or basement.
(f) Parking. See "Vehicle Parking" above for details.

(3) The developer of any townhouse complex shall make proper and adequate provision for the installation of roads, drives, parking facilities, public water, sewerage and drainage facilities in accordance with the requirements of each of the appropriate authorities of the Township of Willingboro having control of and supervision over the respective items hereinbefore mentioned. The installation of all required improvements shall be the responsibility of the developer.

(4) Those portions of any townhouse development complex which are not utilized for the location of actual townhouse dwelling units or required accessory uses must be devoted to one or more of the following uses:

(a) Open space areas which must be designated for conveyance to the Township of Willingboro or other governmental agency and may include land for the following uses. See § 370-19C(4)(a) for the list.

(b) Private recreational facilities of the following types. See § 370-19C(4)(b) for the list.
(c) Privately maintained woodland conservation areas, gardens or similar green, open space areas.

(d) A combination household supply store/restaurant, subject to compliance with the requirements for the same as set forth in Subsection (2)(b), above.

(5) The land and/or facilities comprising the aforementioned approved private recreational or conservation uses may be owned and operated individually, jointly or in any other recognized legal capacity, but the maintenance of the same shall be the responsibility of the owner of the same, and if ownership is joint, that responsibility shall be the joint and several responsibility of every person sharing in that ownership, and all such responsibility shall be in accordance with and subject to all statutes and regulations of the State of New Jersey and all provisions of this chapter and other ordinances of the Township of Willingboro.

See Attachment 1 for area, yard and height requirements and additional information for townhouses.

Trash storage areas

United States Post Offices and substations

Volunteer firehouses

Warehousing or storage of goods and products

Watch or clock repair

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Township of Willingboro, NJ

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