285 Parker Rd Eatontown, NJ 07724-9621

MB Zone adjacent to any undeveloped commercial property within the MB Zone, no additional buffering shall be required on the adjacent MB zoned parcel upon future development of that parcel for any use permitted in the MB Zone. [Amended by Ord. No. 13-80 ; Ord. No. 6-92 ; Ord. No. 17-2000 ] C. Within any required buffer zone, the reviewing board shall require an earth mound (berm) where it is deemed necessary to accomplish the intent and purpose of the buffer requirement unless the existing conditions of topography, vegetation or other circumstances are such that the earth mound cannot be constructed physically or the construction of the same would impair achievement of the intent and purpose of the buffer requirement. The purpose of such mound shall be to provide a sight and sound barrier between the nonresidential use and the residential or public zone land. Such mound shall be of an appropriate height to create to the maximum extent feasible a total sight barrier blocking the view of parking and building(s) on the nonresidential lot from the residential or public zone land and to provide for a maximum noise level as established by Chapter 218 , Noise, at 10 feet above ground elevation at the closest lot lines of the lots in a residential or public land zone. The maximum height of earth mound which shall be required shall be 10 feet. The minimum width of the top of a berm shall be eight feet and the minimum slope of the sides of a berm shall be 3:1 unless the slope is planted with low-maintenance ground cover in which case it may be increased up to 2:1. Screen planting as required by § 89-39G shall be modified as necessary to provide for evergreen trees to span the earth mound [see § 89-39G(3)] . The foregoing specific standards are set forth for the guidance of the reviewing board. The foregoing general language is to permit a cooperative endeavor between applicants, the reviewing board and the public to maximize accomplishment of purpose even where that requires reasonable deviation from the specific standards. Where required by the Borough for purposes of proper drainage, the berm may be broken. [Amended by Ord. No. 13-80 ] D. Where a nonresidential use is established across the street from a residential zone, no use, activity or building other than permitted signs and accessways shall be permitted closer to that street line than the setback for parking areas from that street line as required by § 89-36J . E.