A. Permitted uses. It is the intent of this chapter to encourage within this zone large-scale commercial uses of a type that will compliment the existing shopping center on the northeasterly corner of Hooper and Bay Avenues. Every unit, store or proprietorship located within the Regional Commercial Zone shall either have a minimum gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or be located within a shopping center, as defined by this chapter. If located within a shopping center, every store, unit or proprietorship shall, in addition to any frontage on or access to and from any aisle or parking area, have frontage on and access to and from a central, landscaped pedestrian walk or passageway having a minimum width of 25 feet, either open or fully or partially enveloped. [Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90; 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(1) The retail sale of goods which may include the following:
(a) Grocery stores and food markets.
(b) Drugstores.
(c) Dry goods stores.
(d) Meat and poultry stores.
(e) Baked goods stores.
(f) Packaged liquor stores.
(g) Flower shops.
(h) Confectionary stores.
(i) Household supplies stores.
(j) Stationery supplies, tobacco and periodical stores.
(k) Haberdashery, dress goods and notions.
(l) Hardware, plumbing supplies and electrical supplies.
(m) Boat supplies.
(n) Shops of artisans and craftsmen.
(o) Furniture and appliance stores.
(p) Gift shops.
(q) Automobile sales agency, but excluding agencies for the sale of used cars only.
(2) Personal service establishments which may include the following:
(a) Barbershops and beauty shops.
(b Tailoring and dressmaking shops.
(c) Dry-cleaning and laundry collection shops, but not including self-service laundries.
(d) Shoe repair shops.
(e) Appliance repair shops.
(f) Radio and television repair shops.
(3) Business, professional, govemmental and educational offices. Office buildings containing over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area shall be considered a single use and may contain individual office uses with less than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(4) Banks and financial institutions.
(5) Restaurants, bars and other eating and drinking establishments, but not including drive-in restaurants.
(6) Publication of newspapers and periodicals.
(7) Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, but excluding schools.
(8) Essential services.
(9) Funeral homes, including one dwelling unit.
(10) Shopping centers.
(11) Hotels and motels.
(12) Child-care centers.
(13) Adult-care centers. [Added 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96]
B. Required accessory uses.
(1) Off street parking subject to the provisions of
(2) Off-street loading subject to the provisions of
C. Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Fences subject to the provisions of
(2)Signs subject to the provisions of
(3) Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
(4) Tents subject to the provisions of
(5) Heliport facilities in conjunction with nonresidential buildings) having a minimum gross floor area of 10,000 square feet. [Added 8-12-1997 by Ord. No. 3277-97]
D. Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) Public utilities (
(2) (Reserved)
(3) (Reserved)
(4) Research laboratories (
(1) Minimum lot area: one acre.
(2) Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3) Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.
(4) Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(5) Minimum front setback:
(a) Principal and accessory buildings: 100 feet.
(b) Parking areas and vehicular circulation aisles: 35 feet.
(6) Minimum rear yard setback for principal and accessory buildings: 30 feet.
(a) Principal buildings: 20 feet with two combined side yards not less than 50 feet.
(b) Accessory buildings: 20 feet.
(8) Maximum building height: 40 feet subject to the provisions of
(9) Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 15%, except that structures having 80% or more of their gross floor area on a single level shall be permitted a lot coverage of 20%. [Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(10) Minimum unoccupied open space: 25%.
(11) All sides of any structure shall be architecturally finished with materials approved by the Planning Board. Specifically prohibited is construction which utilizes flat roofs with parapets or mansards on only a portion of the perimeter of the structure, unfinished (or painted) concrete block walls or substantial architectural finish deviations between the front, side and rear elevations.
A. Permitted uses. Uses within the following categories shall be permitted uses within the Highway Business Zone unless otherwise specified in Subsection D as a use requiring a conditional use.
(1) Retail and wholesale stores, shops and markets, provided that:
(a) All goods or products fabricated or processed incidental to such use shall be sold on the premises or distributed from the premises.
(b) Such fabricating or processing that is done on the premises shall not include a processing activity which would involve a physical or chemical process that would change the nature and/or character of the product and/or raw material.
(c) Such fabricating or processing shall be confined to the first floor and basement of the premises, and no supplies, materials or goods shall be stored out-of-doors, except in conformance with the requirements of
(2) Personal service establishments, such as but not limited to barbershops, beauty shops and tailoring and dressmaking shops.
(3) Business and professional offices and banks and fiduciary institutions.
(4) Restaurants, lunchrooms, bars and other eating and drinking establishments.
(5) New and used automobile and mobile home sales agencies. [Amended 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(6) Art, dancing, music, gymnastics and other similar instructional schools.
(7) Schools for vocational instruction.
(8) Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research, design and/or experimentation, and processing and fabricating incidental thereto, provided that no materials or finished products shall be manufactured, processed or fabricated on said premises for sale, except such as are incidental to said laboratory activities or are otherwise permitted in this zone.
(9) Publication of newspapers and periodicals.
(10) The offices, showrooms, warehouses and garages of contractors in the building trade.
(11) (Reserved)
(12) Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, including educational offices, but excluding schools. [Amended 2-25-1997 by Ord. No. 3230-97]
(13) Essential services.
(14) Funeral homes, including one dwelling unit. [Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90]
(15) Shopping centers. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(16) Hotels and motels. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(17) Motor vehicle service stations. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(18) Child-care centers. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(19) Motor vehicle repair garages. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(20) Quasi-public, private club and commercial recreation areas. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(21) Churches and places of worship. [Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(22) Mini warehouse facilities, including one dwelling unit. [Added 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96; amended 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 3271-97]
(23) Car washes. [Added 12)-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(24) Adult-care centers. [Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
B. Required accessory uses.
(1) Off-street parking subject to the .provisions of
(2) Off-street loading subject to the provisions of
C. Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Fences subject to the provisions of
(2) Signs subject to the provisions of
(3) Bulk storage subject to the provisions of
(4) Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
(5) Outdoor display of goods subject to
(6) Umbrellas subject to the provisions of
(7) Tents subject to the provisions of § 348-8.37. [Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90]
D. Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter. [Amended 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 2633-89; 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(1) Public utilities (
(2) Boatyards and marinas (
(3)Farmers markets or auction markets (§ 348-9.20).
(4) Bulk storage of fuel, provided that the storage area is used solely in conjunction with a retail or wholesale outlet and the storage containers are built below the ground or in accordance with the regulations adopted by the State of New Jersey.
(1) Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3) Minimum lot frontage:
(b) Corner lot: 150 feet on both streets.
(4) Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(5)Minimum front setback: [Amended 4-26-1983 by Ord. No. 2168-83]
(a) Principal and accessory buildings: 60 feet; except that fronting on Fischer Boulevard: 35 feet.
(b) Parking areas and vehicular circulation aisles: 35 feet fronting on Fischer Boulevard.
(a) Principal buildings: 30 feet.
(b) Accessory buildings: 20 feet.
(a) Principal buildings: 15 feet with two combined side yards not less than 25% of the lot width, except that the combined side yards need not exceed 50 feet.
(b) Accessory buildings: 12 feet.
(8)Maximum building height: 40 feel subject to the provisions of
(9)Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 25%. [Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(10) Minimum unoccupied open space: 10%.
