Required conditions for highway-oriented uses.  


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  • The following conditions are required for all uses permitted in accordance with Subsection 34-30.1:
    a. 
    Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of three stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is the lesser.
    b. 
    Front yard. There shall be a minimum front yard setback of 60 feet from any state highway.
    c. 
    Side yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of 20 feet. Structures, excluding parking areas and drive aisles, erected on a corner lot shall be setback from the side street at least 30 feet from the right-of-way.
    d. 
    Rear yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of 40 feet, except that one-story buildings or portions of buildings which are used for office or bank purposes shall be permitted a minimum rear yard of 20 feet.
    e. 
    Parking setbacks. Parking areas and drive aisles shall be set back no less than 20 feet from all property lines, except that where such areas abut a B-3 Zone a ten-foot minimum setback shall be required. Parking areas for the sales and service of cars shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from any state highway. Additionally, no parking of any type shall be permitted along a state highway where such parking would be located in front of any building for the sales or service of cars for a distance of 500 feet from the center line of Williams Drive. No parking area shall be nearer than 10 feet to any building, excepting residential buildings.
    f. 
    Minimum lot area. There shall be a minimum lot area of 30,000 square feet, with a width of 100 feet at the street line.
    g. 
    Minimum open landscaped area. The minimum open landscaped area shall be 30% of the lot area. Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that are not used for off-street parking or sidewalks shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs, plants and grass lawns as required by the Planning Board with the advice of the Shade Tree Commission.
    h. 
    Signage. All signage shall be in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 34-7.6 of Chapter 34, Zoning, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Ramsey, 1997, as amended and supplemented.