Land Use Ordinance - June 2008 - City of Vineland

City of Vineland
Land Use Ordinance Amendment
Design Standards for Community Design
(1) Front yard fencing. Chain link fencing is discouraged in any yard facing a street.
(2) Service and loading areas. Loading docks, truck parking, outdoor storage, utility meters,
HVAC equipment, trash dumpsters, trash compaction, and other service functions shall be
incorporated into the overall design of the primary building using screening walls of compatible
material, style, color, texture, pattern, trim, and details and landscaping. The wall shall be one (1)
foot higher than the largest object being screened, but not more than ten (10) feet high, on all
sides where access is not needed. An opaque gate, with the same height as the wall, shall be
included where access is needed. Enclosures should not be visible from any street or sidewalk.
The maximum height in the screening requirement takes into account the height of a semi tractortrailer.
If such trucks will not be making deliveries or staging in this area, the recommendation
for maximum height may be lowered to eight feet, at the discretion of the Planning Board.
(3) Mechanical equipment. Mechanical equipment at ground level shall be placed on the
parking lot side of the building away from view from any streets and sidewalks and shall be
screened from view by fencing, vegetation, or by being incorporated into a building utilizing the
same materials as the principal building, i.e., stone, brick or stucco. The screening shall be at least
equal to the width and height of the equipment to be screened from view.
F. Access. Adjacent shopping centers or office parks are often not directly connected. As a
result, customers or clients who wish to shop in both centers or visit both sites, must exit the
parking lot of one, travel a short distance on a major thoroughfare, and then access the next site.
A cross access easement reduces traffic on the major thoroughfare and reduces safety hazards.
This in turn, can have positive business benefits by providing easy access to one site from
another. The purpose of these access regulations is to promote shared access and cross access
arrangements for the convenient, orderly, and safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles.
(1) Joint use driveways and cross access easements. A system of joint use driveways and
cross access easements should be established wherever feasible and the building site should
incorporate the following:
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