a. Minimum lot size - 40 acres
b. Minimum lot frontage - 1,000 feet
c. Minimum lot depth - 1,500 feet
d. Minimum gross floor area - 250,000 square feet
e. Maximum building height - 8 stories above grade or 65 feet, whichever is less
f. Setback Provisions. All buildings or structures shall be set back a distance equal to at least:
1.Twice the height of the subject structure but not less than 100 feet from a residential zone boundary.
2.One and one-half the height of the structure but not less than 50 feet from any public street or right-of-way.
3. The height of the subject structure but not less than 50 feet from all other property lines abutting the Regional Shopping Center.
g. All areas within 30 feet of a property line of the perimeter of the Regional Shopping Center shall be open and unoccupied except for landscaping, identification signs, interior roads and roads required for access to the project.
h. Parking and Loading.
1. Parking spaces and aisles. A parking space as used herein shall be a space at least 9 feet wide times 18 feet long exclusive of aisles and entrances. Aisles shall be no less than 24 feet wide. Parking spaces and aisles, depending on their layout, shall be in accordance with the parking standard of this subsection. All parking spaces shall be marked out by appropriate "hairpin" striping.
(a) Number of spaces - All retail uses permitted in this zone, with the exception of those listed in paragraph "(b) below, shall provide 5 parking spaces for every 1,0 00 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) The following uses shall provide 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 sq. ft. of gro ss floor area.
Furniture and Home Furnishings stores;
Garden and Nursery Supplies and Equipment as a part of a Building materials and supplies, Home improvement establishment or Hardware store.
(c) All office uses shall provide five parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(d) Theaters shall provide one parking space for each three seats.
2. Loading.
(a) Unless underground unloading facilities are provided, a Regional Shopping Center shall provide loading facilities as described herein.
(b)The minimum size of a loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width, 45 feet in length and have a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet.
(c) Off-street loading facilities shall be provided and maintained in such a manner so as to avoid interference with public use of service roads and parking areas. Above grade loading facilities shall be screened from public view to the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness.
(d)The number of required loading spaces shall be as follows:
3. Parking area. Parking areas shall be divided into lots separated by appropriate landscaping. Driveways and internal roads shall be separated from parking areas and aisles by curbed landscaped islands, which will be an average of 10' wide and a minimum of 8' wide at any point, to facilitate traffic movements. Minimum 10' wide landscaped islands shall be provided at the end of each row of parking and every 20 spaces within the interior of parking rows, except that islands at the end of each row of parking may be reduced to 8' wide provided the average island width at the end of parking rows is 10'. Planting "diamonds" 4.5 feet square, shall be installed in parking rows between landscaped islands, a minimum of every 7 spaces. Where possible, 8' wide landscaped area shall periodically be provided between facing rows of parking.
Parking facilities shall be designed with careful regard to orderly arrangement, topography, landscaping, and ease of access and shall be developed as an integral part of an overall site design in accordance with recognized principles of planning and design. In this regard, the intersection of parking aisles with any access or ring road shall be at right angles to the greatest extent possible.
4. Shopping cart holding areas shall be interspersed throughout parking area which serve single retail uses with a gross floor area over 100,000 sq. ft. Such shopping cart holding areas shall be located adjacent to barrier free parking spaces where possible.
1. Signs and Advertising.
1. General. No exterior signs shall be permitted except those described herein. Signs or any part thereof shall not be permitted to move, rotate, or revolve. Flashing or intermittent variation in the illumination of a sign or its lettering shall not be permitted. Posters, pinwheels and other attention attracting forms of advertising shall not be permitted outside of any structure. No sign shall interfere with the safe functioning of any traffic control signal or directional device.
2. Identification signs - (free standing).
(a) A maximum of one free-standing or pylon sign shall be permitted for each separate frontage of the Regional Shopping Center on a public street. Said sign shall be for the purpose of identifying or advertising the Regional Shopping Center. Each such sign shall not exceed an area of 500 square feet per side.
(b)The height of free-standing or pylon signs shall not exceed 40 feet above the grade of the centerline of the nearest public street or roadway and shall be set back at least 25 feet from the property line.
(c) No signs shall be located within 200 feet of the boundary of a residential zone, except this limitation shall not apply where a public highway intervenes between a residential zone and the Regional Shopping Center.
(d) On-site directory signs, not to exceed a height of 3 feet or an area of 15 sq. ft.
3. Exterior Facade Signs. Except as provided for in paragraph 2. above, all exterior signs identifying or advertising the names or uses of the tenants or occupants of the Regional Shopping Center shall be affixed to the buildings and shall occupy no more than 10 percent of the aggregate of the total exterior wall areas of such buildings. Directional signs and informational signs such as those identifying entrances, exits, location of rest rooms and other places of public convenience affixed to the buildings shall not be included within the foregoing 10 percent limitation. No sign affixed to a building shall project beyond the sides or the front of the building more than 8", nor shall any such sign project above the top of any parapet or wall.
4. Store signs (canopy). Where walkways are roofed over by a permanently installed rigid canopy or other structural device, one sign may be installed on the underside of such canopy for each store or occupant provided the sign is hung perpendicularly to the facade of the building. The aggregate area of both sides of any such sign shall not exceed eight square feet in area and shall not be less than eight feet above any walkway. This provision shall not apply to signs within a building which are not readily visible from outside the building.
5. Roof signs. Roof signs shall be specifically prohibited.
j. Additional Requirements.
1. The overall plan shall provide for an effective and unified treatment of the development possibilities of the site, making appropriate provision for the preservation of amenities of the site and the surrounding areas.
2. All buildings in the layout and design shall be an integral part of the development and have convenient access to and from adjacent uses and buildings.
3. Individual buildings shall be related to each other in design, mass, materials, placement and connections, to provide a visually and physically integrated development.
4. Treatment of the sides and rear of all buildings within the Regional Shopping Center shall be comparable in building materials the treatment given to the street frontages of these same buildings.
5. The design of buildings and the parking facilities shall take advantage of the topography of the site, where appropriate, to provide separate levels of access.
6. All buildings shall be arranged so as to be accessible to emergency vehicles.
7. Facilities for the temporary storage of refuse, garbage, and recyclable materials awaiting removal shall be designed and located in such a manner as to make the facilities inconspicuous to the general public and to prevent the spread of refuse to other areas.
8. Air conditioning and other mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view with suitable materials to harmonize with the total development. Ground equipment shall be screened by a solid architectural fence or by a solid planting of evergreen materials. Equipment on any roof shall be screened in a fashion which is architecturally compatible with the building.
9. Outdoor storage of inventory, and outdoor display or storage of materials for sale shall be prohibited. Except such outdoor storage and display may be provided in a Garden and Nursery Supplies and Equipment Center which is a part of a Building materials and supplies, Home improvement establishment or Hardware store provided such storage and display is enclosed by a decorative wall or combination of decorative wall and decorative fence, and is approved by the Planning Board as a part of a site plan.
k. Landscaping.
1. Landscape treatment for plazas, roads, walkways, service and parking areas shall be designed as an integral part of a coordinated landscape design for the entire site.
2. Primary landscape treatment shall consist of shrubs, ground cover, and trees, and shall combine with appropriate walks and street surfaces to provide an attractive development pattern. Landscape materials selected should be appropriate to growing conditions. Whenever appropriate, existing trees shall be conserved and integrated into the landscape design plan.
3. A minimum of 25 percent of the total land area of the Regional Shopping Center shall be landscaped area. Buffer areas and landscaped areas within and between parking areas shall be included.
4. A 10' wide landscaped area shall be provided along the perimeter of the parking areas of the site to screen the parking areas and generally enhance the appearance of the site. The landscaped area shall be located between any ring road or access road and the parking areas of the regional shopping center.
l. Circulation.
1. There shall be an adequate, safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways, off-street parking and loading space.
2. Roads, pedestrian walks and open spaces shall be designed as an integral part of an overall site design and shall be properly related to existing and proposed buildings and appropriately landscaped.
3. Buildings, parking areas and vehicular circulation shall be arranged so that pedestrian movement is not unnecessarily exposed to vehicular traffic.
4. Material and design of paving, lighting fixtures, retaining walls, fences, curbs, benches, etc., shall be of good appearance and easily maintained.
5. The location and design of pedestrian walks should emphasize desirable views of new and existing development.
6. The maximum separation of private automobiles and service vehicles shall be provided through the use of separate service lanes, where reasonably possible."
The Regional Shopping Support Facilities (RSSF) Option shall be applied in only those areas of the C-4 Zone which are specified on the Official Zoning Map of the Township of Ocean. It is the purpose of the RSSF option to provide smaller complementary retail, service and office uses on smaller properties surrounding the Regional Shopping Center.
a. Permitted Principal Uses in the RSSF Option overlay shall include:
1. Professional, general business, and corporate office uses, excluding medical and dental uses.
2. Any use permitted in the C-5 Zone.
3. Health clubs, tennis clubs, gymnasiums, indoor batting cages, and similar indoor recreational facilities.
4. Service and repair of computers, appliances, air conditioning systems, and heating systems.
b. Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses in the RSSF Option overlay shall include:
1. Signs as permitted in the C-2 Zone.
2. Fences and hedges subject to the regulations of Section 21-48 of this chapter.
3. Other customary accessory uses and structures which are clearly incidental to the principal building and/or uses.
c. The following conditional uses are permitted in the RSSF Option overlay subject to approval of the Planning Board and the special conditions of this chapter:
1. Warehouses.
2. Public utility installations.
3. Government public buildings.
4. Churches, synagogues, and similar religious uses.
5. Automotive sales and service.
d. Bulk Standards shall be as follows:
1. Minimum lot size - 1 acre
2. Minimum lot width - 200 feet
3. Minimum lot depth - 175 feet
4. Minimum front yard setback (measured from the future street R.O.W.) - 50 feet
9. Minimum gross floor area - 5,000 square feet
10.Maximum building height - 30'
e. Other Provisions and Requirements.
1. Off-street parking and loading is required subject to regulations and conditions as specified in Sections 21-45 and 21-46 of this chapter.
2. Landscaping is required subject to the regulations of Section 21-47 of this chapter.
The purpose of the C-5 Limited Commercial Zone is to provide areas for retail sales and services compatible with and complimentary to those uses located within the C-4 Regional Commercial Zone, and to provide a desirable visual environment on streets leading to the principal regional shopping center located within the C-4 Regional Commercial Zone.
A building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be occupied and used for any of the following purposes:
a. Principal Buildings and Uses.
Advertising agency
Advertising specialty office
Antique store
Apparel
Appliance store
Art gallery
Artist's supply
Audio visual equipment
Bakery store
Bank
Barber shop
Beauty and cosmetic shop
Bicycle store
Books, periodicals and newspaper sales
Business equipment sales
Business office
Butcher store or meat market (no slaughtering permitted)
Cafeteria
Camera and/or photographic supply store
Candy store
Ceramic store
China store
Cigars and tobacco sales
Cleaners pick-up or laundry pick-up (no processing on premises)
Child Care Center
Coin dealer
Cosmetic store
Costume rental
Credit union office
Curtain store
Dairy products, retail
Delicatessen
Drugstore
Eating establishments (non drive-in, non fast-food)
Employment agency
Electrical supplies
Fabric store
Finance company
Floor covering
Florist
Food products
Fruit and vegetable market
Fur store
Furniture sales
General office buildings
Gift store
Glassware
Greeting card store
Grocery store
Hardware
Hobby store
Home furnishings
Home improvement office
Household appliance
Ice cream store
Interior decorator
Jewelry store
Leather goods and luggage
Liquor store
Locksmith
Luncheonette
Major appliance sales
Medical and dental clinics and offices
Motorcycle sales and rental
Museum
Musical instrument store
Office equipment and supplies
Optical goods
Paint, glass and wallpaper store
Pet shop (including pet grooming)
Pharmacy
Phonographic sales and service
Photographic studio
Printers office and establishment
Private school
Physical culture and health establishments
Professional office
Public utilities office
Real estate and insurance
Record store
Reducing salon
Restaurant (non drive-in, non fast-food)
Seafood store
Shoe and hat repair
Shopping center
Social service organization
Specialty food store
Sporting goods store
Stamp and coin store
Stationery store
Surgical and medical supplies sales
Tailor
Telephone answering service
Television, radio, electronics, sales and service
Toy store
Travel agency
Travel ticket office
Telephone and telegraph office
Uniform rental and sales
Variety store
b. Accessory Structures and Uses Including:
1. Signs as permitted in the C-2 Zone.
2. Fences and hedges subject to the regulations of this chapter.
3. Other customary accessory uses and structures which are clearly incidental to the principal building and/or uses.
c. The following conditional uses are permitted subject to approval of the Planning Board and the special conditions of this chapter.
1. Public utility installations
2. Government public buildings
3. Churches, synagogues, and similar religious uses
4. Satellite antenna dishes greater than two (2) meters in diameter.
5. Accessory Warehouses.
6. Wireless Telecommunications Tower and Antenna
