&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; BOROUGH OF NORWOOD

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; ORDINANCE NO. 06:09

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 233 T= HE

CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF NORWOOD REGU= LATING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES PERMITTED IN THE BUSINESS ZONE

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Norwood is authorized to create and from time to time modify land use regulations consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:5= 5D-1 et seq., the Municipal Land Use Law, and the purpose of this ordinance is to better define the regulations that apply to accessory structures and to permitted uses in the business zoning district.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Bo= rough of Norwood, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, as follows:

Section 1: Section 233-3(B) of Chapter 223 of= the Code of the Borough shall be amended to include the following definition:

= Required yard – Any front, rear, or side yard that is required by the provisio= ns of this Chapter to be maintained on lots located in any zoning district. =

&nb= sp; S= ection 2: &= nbsp; Section 233-26 of Chapter 223 of the Code of the Borough regulating

accessory uses shall be amended to = add the following sub-sections:

D.&= nbsp; Accessory buildings shall not be located in any required yard, and shall be set back = at least ten (10) feet from the principal building.

E.&= nbsp; No accessory building shall exceed the height of seventeen (17) feet or one and one-half (1-1/2) stories.

F.&= nbsp; No accessory building shall be used for human habitation.

G.= No accessory building that is located in a rear yard may occupy an area greater than fifteen per cent (15%) of the total area of the rear yard.<= /span>

= Section 3: &= nbsp; Section 233-30 of Chapter 223 of the Code of the Borough regulating the uses permit= ted in the business zoning district shall be amended to add the following sub-section:

G.&= nbsp; Notwithstanding the above, the following uses are not permitted in the business zoning district:

1.&= nbsp; Massage parlors or establishments.

2.&= nbsp; Tattoo parlors or establishments.

3.&= nbsp; Automobile junk yards.

4.&= nbsp; Building material storage yards.

5.&= nbsp; Carting, express, hauling, or storage yards for solid waste and/or recycling collect= ion and disposal.

6.&= nbsp; Livery or boarding stables.

7.&= nbsp; Metal or woodworking shops.

Section 4: = All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent with the provisions= of this ordinance are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of any inconsistencies.

Section 5:&n= bsp; The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any part of this

ordinance is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid = by any court, the remaining parts of this ordinance will remain in full force = and effect.

= Section 6: &= nbsp; This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-2(d) and copies shall be served on the County Planning Board= and the Borough’s tax assessor within thirty (30) days of adoption.

Introduced and passed first reading: = April 4, 2006

Passed second reading:

ATTEST: = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = APPROVED BY:

_______________= _________________ &= nbsp; __= _______________________________

Lorraine McMack= in, Borough Clerk &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Michael B. Kaplan, Mayor

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