Zoning Map and schedule of regulations.
A. Establishment, authentication, maintenance and revision of Zoning Map and schedule.
(1) Zoning Map. The locations and boundaries of the districts of the City are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the City of Northfield, New Jersey, which is attached hereto and is hereby made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon.
(2) Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements. District regulations for zone districts within the City of Northfield are hereby established and are attached hereto and are hereby made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon. See
Attachment 6 for information.
(3) Authentication of Zoning Map and schedule. Subsequent to the adoption of this chapter, and any revisions to the Zoning Map and Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements, copies of the Zoning Map and schedule shall be referenced by ordinance number and date of adoption.
(4) Maintenance of the Zoning Map. Authenticated copies of the Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk and Zoning Officer and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of all or a part of the official Zoning Map may be reproduced for public distribution. One authenticated copy shall be forwarded to the Atlantic County Planning Board in accordance with §
215-16 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. However, the copy of the official Zoning Map maintained in the office of the City Clerk shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the City of Northfield.
(5) Revisions to the Zoning Map.
(a) When, in accordance with the provisions of §
215-14 of this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., revisions are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Zoning Map, such changes will not become effective until the Zoning Map has been amended in accordance with law. Revisions of the Zoning Map shall include an entry bearing the date of adoption, the ordinance number and the name and address of the person or firm responsible for preparing the map for the Zoning Map change.
(b) No changes of any nature shall be made to the Zoning Map except in conformity with the above procedure. Any unauthorized changes to the Zoning Map contents by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
B. Interpretation of zone district boundaries.
(1) Zone district boundaries are intended to follow street, railroad, lot or property lines, or other natural lines such as the center line of watercourses, ditches or lagoons, unless such district or zone boundaries are fixed by dimensions on the Zoning Map or by description, and shall include contiguous riparian lands subsequently acquired and/or filled, and lands acquired by the accretion or stream diversion by natural causes.
(2) In constructing the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Boundaries indicated as following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys or streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(b) Boundaries indicated as approximately following plotted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(c) Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
(d) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsection B(2)(a) through (c) above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning Map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.
(e) Where a zone boundary fixed by dimensions approximately follows and is not more than 20 feet distant from a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.
District descriptions; compliance.
The regulations set forth in this chapter for each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class of structure or land within the district, except as hereinafter provided.
No building shall hereafter be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land or building or portion of a building be used, designed, or arranged to be used for any purpose unless in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which is it located.
Every main building shall be located on a lot as defined in this chapter. Except for planned development groups complying with all the regulations applying thereto as prescribed by this chapter, no more than one single- or two-family dwelling building and its accessory buildings shall hereafter be erected on any one lot.
No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
For the purpose of this chapter, uses and structures in each district shall conform to the standards of
§ 215-104: Off-street loading,
§ 215-105: Off-street parking, and
§ 215-113: Signs, which standards shall apply uniformly to each class of structure or land within the district. Development applications not conforming to the aforementioned sections shall require a variance or variances pursuant to this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Where a "similar use" is permitted in a district as set forth in this chapter, the City Planning Board has the right to make an interpretation as to whether a "use" is a "similar use" for purposes of the district.
