Following the effective date of this chapter, the following regulations shall apply to development in all zoning districts, specialty zoning districts and overlay zoning districts in the City of Pleasantville:
A. 
The regulations, standards, controls and designations established by this chapter apply to every structure, lot and use within each zoning district in the City. Such regulations were crafted with reasonable consideration to, among other things, the character of the various zoning districts within the City and their peculiar suitability to particular uses and building controls, and with a view of conserving the value of property and encouraging the most appropriate uses of lands for the various sections of the City.
B. 
No building or structure shall be erected, placed, moved, altered, converted, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, extended, reduced repaired maintained, occupied or used, in whole or in part, nor shall any lands be designed, used or physically altered for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with regulations established by this chapter for the zoning district in which such building or land is located.
C. 
Required. No activity pursuant to § 300-19B shall be undertaken unless a zoning permit evidencing the compliance of such use, building or structure with the provisions of this chapter shall have first been issued pursuant to § 300-34. Exceptions to this provision are exempt development and any use, building or structure requiring subdivision or site plan approval and/or variance relief by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be.
D. 
No yard or open space required in connection with any building or use shall be considered as providing any required yard or open space for any other building or use on the same or other lot.
E. 
No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building unless such building, all yards and open spaces connected therewith and the remaining lot comply with all requirements of this chapter for the zoning district in which such lot is located. No permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on any new lot thus created unless such building and lot comply with the provisions of this chapter.
F. 
Uses not expressly permitted by this chapter are prohibited.
G. 
Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this chapter, no more than one principal building and one principal use shall be permitted on a lot.
H. 
No lot, building, structure or use, whether principal or accessory, shall cause any noise, dust, heat, smoke, fumes, odor, glare, flash, vibration, shock wave, electronic impulses, radiation, effluent, or any other externality of whatever type or source, which shall result in a nuisance, as herein defined, of sufficient intensity to impact the quiet enjoyment and/or routine activities of neighboring or nearby lots, buildings, structures or uses.
I. 
No flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be stored above ground, except for fuel tanks or drums expressly designed and rated for such purpose, and which are directly connected with energy-producing devices or heating appliances located and operated on the same lot as such tanks or drums.
J. 
No outdoor storage facility shall be permitted unless enclosed by an approved safety fence and supported by an adequate concrete foundation. Such facility shall be screened from view by appropriate landscaping.
K. 
No outdoor storage of waste, trash, garbage, refuse, recycling, or other like and similar solid waste or discarded materials shall be permitted unless enclosed in a container with an operable lid or other closing mechanism designed for such purpose, which shall be located within a facility described in § 300-19J.
L. 
No materials or waste shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces.
M. 
No use or activity associated with a use shall encroach onto a public right-of-way or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulation thereon.
N. 
Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this chapter, no merchandise, products, appliances, equipment or similar materials or objects shall be stored or displayed outside except in conformance with § 300-19I through M. Additionally, no such item shall be so stored or displayed unless:
(1) 
It is intended to be used or sold on the subject premises.
(2) 
With the exception of sales merchandise to be displayed during daylight hours only, all such stored or displayed items are fully screened from view.
(3) 
Provisions in Subsection N(1) and (2) do not apply to inventoried vehicles for sale or rent or to vehicles parked overnight that are necessary and required for the operation of the facility upon which said vehicles are located.
O. 
Access for emergency responders. In order to provide for proper emergency access to buildings and structures for fire, police and other emergency responders, all development within the City of Pleasantville shall provide:
(1) 
An open and clear driveway or access lane for a minimum of 12 feet of horizontal and vertical clearance to within 25 feet of any principal building.
(2) 
Such access lane shall be maintained clear of any obstructions or vegetative growth, other than those provided via an approved landscaping plan.
(3) 
The Fire Official may require and designate public or private fire lanes as necessary for the efficient and effective operation of fire apparatus.
(4) 
No building or structure shall be situated closer than 15 feet from an adjacent building or structure, whether on the same lot or adjacent lots.
P. 
Flag lots. Flag lots are prohibited.
Q. 
Temporary uses. In order to provide the City with a degree of flexibility in the approval process, and to relieve users of the requirement to make application for land uses approvals for certain limited uses of lands and buildings, temporary uses are permitted as, and only as, expressly provided herein.
(1) 
No temporary use shall be established or maintained unless a zoning permit evidencing the compliance of such use with the provisions of this section and other applicable provisions of this chapter shall have first been issued pursuant to § 300-34.
(2) 
In addition to all of the use limitations applicable in the zoning district in which it is located, no temporary use shall be permitted unless it complies with the following restrictions:
(a) 
No temporary use shall be operated during any hours or on any days of the week except such as are designated by the Zoning Officer in the zoning permit required by Subsection Q(1) herein on the basis of the nature of the temporary use and the character of the surrounding area and uses.
(b) 
No sign in connection with a temporary use shall be permitted except in accordance with the provisions of §§ 300-57 through 300-64.
(3) 
Particular temporary uses permitted. Subject to the use limitations set forth in this section as to the specific regulations and time limits for temporary uses, and subject to all other applicable regulations of the district in which the temporary use is to be located, the following temporary uses of land, and no others, are permitted in the zoning districts, and only the zoning districts, herein specified:
(a) 
Mobile homes. Mobile homes shall be permitted in any district as a temporary residence during the reconstruction of a dwelling unit damaged or destroyed by any means not within the control of the owner. Such use shall be limited to the period of such reconstruction and, in any event, no longer than 12 months following such damage or destruction. No such use shall be undertaken unless such mobile home shall have first been properly connected to all required public utilities.
(b) 
Craft shows, exhibits and sales. Indoor and outdoor art and craft shows, exhibits and sales on private property or, subject to the approval of the agency having jurisdiction, on any public property in any commercial zoning district and, subject to proper approval of the relevant authorities, in any public park in a residential zoning district shall be permitted. Such use shall be limited to a period not to exceed five days.
(c) 
Christmas tree/holiday ornament sales. The sale of Christmas trees or other holiday ornaments shall be permitted in any commercial zoning district and in any residential zoning district on property owned by any not-for-profit group or organization when conducted by such group or organization, and when approved by the Zoning Officer on the basis of the adequacy of the parcel size, parking provisions and traffic access, and the absence of undue adverse impact on other properties in such residential district. Such use shall be limited to a period not to exceed 60 days and need not comply with the yard and setback requirements of this chapter, except that no tree or ornament shall be displayed so as to obstruct the sight triangles required by § 300-47B.
(d) 
Construction staging, contractors' office trailers and related construction uses and structures. Contractors' offices and equipment sheds containing no sleeping or cooking accommodations, construction staging and all other uses and structures related to the construction of a project shall be permitted in any district when accessory to a construction project. Such uses and structures shall be limited to a period not to exceed the duration of such project.
(e) 
Real estate office trailers. Real estate office trailers containing no sleeping or cooking accommodations (unless located in a model dwelling unit) and model dwelling units in any zoning district when accessory to a new development or renovation to an existing development. Such use shall be limited to the earlier of the period of the active selling or leasing of units in such development or 45 days after the issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy for the last such unit to be sold or leased. Upon the occurrence of either event, such real estate offices shall be removed. In no event shall the temporary use be continued once the last temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy for the development has been issued.
(f) 
Carnivals, circuses or tent revivals. A carnival, circus or tent revival shall be permitted in any commercial zoning district or in any residential zoning district on property owned by any not-for-profit group or organization or place of worship, when approved by the Zoning Officer on the basis of the adequacy of the parcel size, parking provisions and traffic access and the absence of undue adverse impact on surrounding properties in the residential district. Such use shall be limited to a period not to exceed 21 days and need not comply with the front yard requirements of this chapter, except that no use, structures or equipment shall be so located as to obstruct the sight triangles required by § 300-47B. Such use need not comply with the maximum height requirements of this chapter.
(g) 
Freestanding outdoor produce sales, flea markets and other similar uses. These uses shall be permitted in the Regional Commercial Zoning District on property owned by a not-for-profit group. The use shall be limited to a maximum of five days of operation at any one period, not to exceed a frequency of four times a year. The rescheduling of rain-out days will be approved by the Zoning Officer, but under no circumstances shall the days be added to another scheduled five-day event. No improvements shall be required on the property on which these uses are located, but, at a minimum, the site area shall be clean and well maintained at all times.
(4) 
Bulk regulations. Except as expressly provided otherwise in Subsection Q(3), every temporary use shall comply with the bulk regulations applicable in the zoning district in which such temporary use is located.
(5) 
Parking and loading. Before approving any temporary use, the Zoning Officer shall make an assessment of the total number of off-street parking and loading spaces which will be reasonably required for such use, on the basis of the particular use, its intensity and the availability of other parking and loading facilities in the area, and shall approve such temporary use only if such off-street parking and loading is provided.
R. 
The sale of recreational marijuana and/or paraphernalia that facilitate the use of such marijuana is prohibited.
[Added 8-6-2018 by Ord. No. 12-2018]
The following provisions shall apply to all buildings and uses existing on the effective date of this chapter, wherein such buildings and uses do not conform to the requirements set forth in this chapter, to all buildings and uses that became nonconforming by reason of any subsequent amendment to this chapter or the Zoning Map which is a part hereof, and to all conforming uses.
A. 
Except as provided in § 300-20A(5), following the effective date of this chapter, any use, building or structure lawfully existing at the time of enactment of this chapter, but not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter for the zoning district in which such use, building or structure is located, may be continued indefinitely, subject to the following limitations:
(1) 
Expansion or alteration. No nonconforming use, building or structure shall be enlarged, extended, increased, altered or relocated to a different portion of the lot or parcel of land occupied by such use, building or structure on the effective date of this chapter, or of any applicable amendment thereto, nor shall any external evidence of such nonconforming use, building or structure be increased by any means whatsoever, except whereby through such action the use, building or structure is made conforming.
(2) 
Change from nonconforming to nonconforming. No nonconforming use, building or structure shall be changed to another nonconforming use, building or structure without appropriate variance relief from the Board of Adjustment.
(3) 
Restoration of nonconforming buildings.
(a) 
Any nonconforming building or structure which shall be damaged by reason of event of windstorm, flood, fire, explosion or other natural or man-made disaster, of any kind, may be restored to its pre-event condition within 12 months of such damage. No action resulting in an increase in any structural nonconformity shall be made without approval of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be.
(b) 
If the restoration of such building is not completed within said twelve-month period, such building shall be deemed to have been abandoned, unless a use shall have been carried on without interruption in an undamaged portion of such building. In case of such abandonment, such building or structure may not be rebuilt, restored or repaired except in conformity with this chapter.
(c) 
In the event that such damage to the nonconforming building or structure exceeds 50% of its replacement value as calculated by the City's Construction Code Official as of the date of the damage, such building or structure shall be deemed to be completely destroyed, and such building or structure may not be rebuilt, restored or repaired except in conformity with this chapter.
(4) 
Restoration of conforming building with nonconforming use.
(a) 
An otherwise conforming building or structure hosting a nonconforming use wherein such building or structure shall be damaged by reason of event of windstorm, flood, fire, explosion or other natural or man-made disaster, of any kind, may be restored to its pre-event condition and the nonconforming use reinstated within 12 months of such damage. No action resulting in an increase in any nonconformity shall be made without approval of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be.
(b) 
If the restoration of such building or structure is not completed such that the nonconforming use is resumed within said twelve-month period, the physical operation of the nonconforming use shall be deemed to have ceased, unless such nonconforming use shall have been carried on without interruption in an undamaged portion of such building.
(5) 
Continuation of use upon destruction of structure. Where a nonconforming use is undertaken in a nonconforming structure, the destruction of the nonconforming structure shall serve to eliminate the lawful preexistence of the nonconforming use. For the purpose of this subsection, "destruction" is defined in accordance with Subsection A(3)(c) hereinabove.
(6) 
Reestablishment. No nonconforming use shall be reestablished after the physical operation thereof has ceased and discontinued, for any reason, for a period of not less than 12 months, and upon a finding of intentional abandonment by the Zoning Officer. Intent to resume active operation of a nonconforming use after cessation thereof, without actual physical resumption of activities, shall not confer the right to do so.
(7) 
Reversion prohibited. No nonconforming use, building or structure which has been changed into a conforming use, building or structure may be returned to the prior nonconforming use, building or structure or converted to another nonconforming use, building or structure.
(8) 
Safety. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent normal maintenance and repair of any building, or the carrying out, upon issuance of a building permit, of major structural alterations or demolitions necessary in the interest of public safety. In granting such a permit, the Construction Code Official shall state the precise reason(s) to the Board of Adjustment why such alterations were deemed necessary.
(9) 
Approved construction. Nothing in this section shall require any change in plans, construction or designated use of a building or structure for which a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter.
B. 
Nonconforming lots of record.
(1) 
In any zoning district where single-family detached dwellings are permitted, a single-family detached dwelling, along with such accessory buildings or structures which may be normal and customary thereto, may be erected on any single lot which was of record at the effective date of this chapter, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this chapter. Such a nonconforming lot of record must be in separate ownership and not of contiguous frontage with other lots in the same ownership. Such provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for lot size or lot width, or both, applicable in the zoning district in which such lot is located; provided, however, that such nonconforming lot of record shall conform with all other district requirements, and further provided that any nonconforming lot of record sold after the effective date of this chapter shall be subject to all zoning district regulations applicable as provided in this chapter.
(2) 
Where two or more individual lots, combinations of lots, or portions of lots with continuous frontage in single ownership are of record at the effective date of this chapter, and where all of the individual lots, combinations of lots, or portions of lots do not meet the requirements established for lot size and lot width for the zoning district in which such lots, combination of lots or portions of lots are located, the lands involved shall be considered to be a single, undivided parcel for purposes of this chapter, and no portion of such parcel shall be used or sold in a manner which diminishes compliance with the lot size and lot width requirements of the zoning district in which such parcel is located; nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot whose lot size or lot width does not conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which such lot or parcel is located.
A. 
Purpose.
(1) 
Conversion of existing buildings to increase the number of dwelling units contained in them presents problems not encountered when new buildings are designed and constructed for the same number of units. Such conversions can adversely affect a neighborhood originally designed for low-density development through overcrowding and its concomitant problems of inadequate recreational space, inadequate parking and overtaxed municipal services. These, in turn, may contribute to the physical decline and deterioration of the area.
(2) 
The intent of this section is to establish standards to prevent the overcrowding of dwelling units and overly dense development of neighborhoods and to ensure satisfactory amenities in neighborhoods as conversions take place.
B. 
The following provisions identify the practices and procedures for the identification and deconversion of illegal nonconforming residential uses, buildings and structures.
(1) 
No residential building shall be sold, transferred, altered, renovated or reconstructed, and no dwelling unit conversion shall be undertaken, without the part responsible therefor first obtaining a zoning permit certifying that such residential building is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter as relates to the zoning district in which such building is located.
(2) 
Any City employee vested with the responsibility of making inspections, whether they be building inspections, construction inspections, mercantile inspections, land use inspections or any other type of inspection, is required to report, in writing, any activity or situation which in his/her judgment may be in violation of this section. The Zoning Officer shall notify all employees subject to this section.
(3) 
Any designated representative of the City who makes an inspection in order to issue any certificate, license or permit shall determine the appropriate zoning district in which the subject property is located, and shall refuse to issue, or cause to be issued, any such certificate, license or permit if the property, structure or use(s) thereon do(es) not conform with the requirements of the zoning district in which such property is located. Any such nonconformity shall be referred to the Zoning Officer or his/her designee, whereupon one of the following determinations shall be made:
(a) 
Where City records support lawful preexistence of the nonconformity, the Zoning Officer shall issue a letter to the property owner, via certified mail, advising him/her of the nonconforming condition of the property and the necessity of obtaining a certificate of nonconformity from the Zoning Officer, if such nonconformity was discovered within one year of any change in this chapter resulting in such nonconformity, or from the Zoning Board of Adjustment in all other cases.
(b) 
Where City records do not support the lawful preexistence of the nonconformity, the Zoning Officer shall issue a letter to the property owner, via certified mail, advising him/her of the nonconforming condition of the property and that one of the following steps are necessary:
[1] 
The property owner is required to file for a certificate of nonconformity with the Zoning Board of Adjustment;
[2] 
The property owner is required to file for a zoning variance with the Zoning Board of Adjustment; or
[3] 
The property owner is required to deconvert the nonconforming dwelling unit(s).
(c) 
Any individual and/or entity who receives written notice from the Zoning Officer in accordance with this subsection and does not file an appropriate application with the Zoning Officer or Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to such subsection within 30 days of receipt of such letter must commence the deconversion of the nonconforming dwelling unit(s) as follows [and the letter issued by the Zoning Officer under Subsection B(3)(b) advising the property owner of the nonconforming property, structure or use(s) shall specifically state]:
[1] 
The kitchen (sink, cooking appliances, dishwasher and cabinets) in any illegal dwelling unit shall be completely removed and the unit returned to its original room configuration, all dead bolts on all interior entry doors must be removed, holes repaired and doors painted or finished. All separate doorbells, mailboxes, doorknockers and separate utility meters must be removed;
[2] 
The deconversion shall be completed within 90 days of the date of such letter. In the event that more than three units are to be deconverted, the Zoning Officer may, at his/her discretion, extend the time period for deconversion for an additional 60 days; and
[3] 
At the termination of such ninety-day period, the Zoning Officer or designee shall inspect the property.
[4] 
If more than three units are to be deconverted, the Zoning Officer may extend the period of time to complete such deconversion for a period not to exceed an additional 60 days.
(d) 
If the steps of deconversion are not followed precisely, then a summons shall be issued along with a certified letter advising the property owner that a penalty of $2,000 per violation will be sought by the City in Municipal Court in the event that the owner is found guilty.
(e) 
Upon successful completion of the deconversion, the Zoning Officer shall note that fact in a ledger to be maintained by his/her office and shall schedule a follow-up inspection one year from the date that the conversion was completed. The Zoning Officer shall also issue a letter to all utilities advising said utilities of the legal use of the building; the actions taken by the City to deconvert the building to its proper use; and the requirement that any action to return the building to an illegal use be reported to the Zoning Officer.
A. 
Purpose. The purpose and intent of the City's residential zoning districts is to permit residential development of varied sizes and densities within the City of Pleasantville in order to provide for a range of housing types throughout the community, thereby providing a realistic opportunity for residency, including homeownership, to the full spectrum of socioeconomic groups in as fair and equitable a manner as is practicable, subject to the applicable provisions of § 300-51, Design standards.
B. 
Single-Family Residential – 50 ("SFR-50" or "R-50") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The SFR-50 Zoning District was crafted to provide for relatively higher-density single-family residential development on five-thousand-square-foot lots with 50 feet of street frontage/lot width.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b) 
Traditional public, private and parochial schools, serving grades Pre-K through 12, under the authority of the New Jersey Department of Education and subject to the requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law.
(c) 
Places of worship.
(d) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(e) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(f) 
Family day-care homes.
(g) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Typical residential amenities as defined in § 300-10, subject to the provisions of § 300-51.
(b) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(c) 
Public utility cabinets.
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses. Professional offices, conditioned upon such use being a part of a residential-looking structure which may or may not contain residential living quarters, and further conditioned upon such bulk standards as may be appropriate to the use and type of structure proposed for the R-50 Zoning District, and all parking being on site and restricted to the side or rear yard area of the lot.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
5,000 square feet2
A single-family dwelling unit and its customary accessory buildings may be constructed on a single lot of record in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, provided that such lot is not less than 10% of the required minimum lot area (i.e., 4,500 square feet), and is not contiguous to other vacant lot(s) in common ownership. In the case of corner lots, the minimum lot area may be reduced from the required minimum by 10% plus any lands dedicated in order to create a curve at the intersections of the street lines.
Minimum lot width
50 feet
A single-family dwelling unit and its customary accessory buildings may be constructed on a single lot of record in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, provided that such lot is not less than 10% of the required minimum lot width (i.e., 45 feet), and is not contiguous to other vacant lot(s) in common ownership. In the case of corner lots, the minimum lot area may be reduced from the required minimum by 10% plus any lands dedicated in order to create a curve at the intersections of the street lines.
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
6 feet minimum, 20 feet total
Rear yard
30 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
30%
Impervious
60%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
2
Translating to a density of 8.7 dwelling units per acre.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 story or 15 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
(7) 
Off-street parking: as detailed in § 300-55.
C. 
Single-Family Residential – 60 ("SFR-60" or "R-60") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The SFR-60 Zoning District was crafted to provide for relatively moderate-density single-family residential development on six-thousand-square-foot lots with 60 feet of street frontage/lot width.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b) 
Traditional public, private and parochial schools, serving grades Pre-K through 12, under the authority of the New Jersey Department of Education and subject to the requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law.
(c) 
Places of worship.
(d) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(e) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(f) 
Family day-care homes.
(g) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, subject to the provisions of § 300-51.
(b) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(c) 
Public utility cabinets.
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses. Professional offices, conditioned upon such use being a part of a residential-looking structure which may or may not contain residential living quarters, and further conditioned upon such bulk standards as may be appropriate to the use and type of structure proposed for the R-60 Zoning District, and all parking being on site and restricted to the side or rear yard area of the lot.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
6,000 square feet2
A single-family dwelling unit and its customary accessory buildings may be constructed on a single lot of record in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, provided that such lot is not less than 10% of the required minimum lot area (i.e., 5,400 square feet), and is not contiguous to other vacant lot(s) in common ownership. In the case of corner lots, the minimum lot area may be reduced from the required minimum by 10% plus any lands dedicated in order to create a curve at the intersections of the street lines.
Minimum lot width
60 feet
A single-family dwelling unit and its customary accessory buildings may be constructed on a single lot of record in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, provided that the width of such lot is not less than 10% of the required minimum lot width (i.e., 54 feet), and is not contiguous to other vacant lot(s) in common ownership. In the case of corner lots, the minimum lot width may be reduced from the required minimum by 10% plus any lands dedicated in order to create a curve at the intersections of the street lines.
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
6 feet minimum, 15 feet total
Rear yard
30 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
30%
Impervious
60%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
2
Translating to a density of 7.26 dwelling units per acre.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 story or 15 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
(7) 
Off-street parking: as detailed in § 300-55.
D. 
Single-Family Residential – 75 ("SFR-75" or "R-75") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The SFR-75 Zoning District was crafted to provide for relatively lower-density single-family residential development on seven-thousand-five-hundred-square-foot lots with 75 feet of street frontage/lot width.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b) 
Traditional public, private and parochial schools, serving grades Pre-K through 12, under the authority of the New Jersey Department of Education and subject to the requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law.
(c) 
Places of worship.
(d) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(e) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(f) 
Family day-care homes.
(g) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, subject to the provisions of § 300-51.
(b) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(c) 
Public utility cabinets.
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses. Professional offices, conditioned upon such use being a part of a residential-looking structure which may or may not contain residential living quarters, and further conditioned upon such bulk standards as may be appropriate to the use and type of structure proposed for the R-75 Zoning District, and all parking being on site and restricted to the side or rear yard area of the lot.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
7,500 square feet3
A single-family dwelling unit and its customary accessory buildings may be constructed on a single lot of record in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, provided that such lot is not less than 10% of the required minimum lot area (i.e., 6,750 square feet), and is not contiguous to other vacant lot(s) in common ownership. In the case of corner lots, the minimum lot area may be reduced from the required minimum by 10% plus any lands dedicated in order to create a curve at the intersections of the street lines.
Minimum lot width
75 feet
A single-family dwelling unit and its customary accessory buildings may be constructed on a single lot of record in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, provided that the width of such lot is not less than 10% of the required minimum lot width (i.e., 67.5 feet), and is not contiguous to other vacant lot(s) in common ownership. In the case of corner lots, the minimum lot width may be reduced from the required minimum by 10% plus any lands dedicated in order to create a curve at the intersections of the street lines.
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
6 feet minimum, 15 feet total
Rear yard
30 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
30%
Impervious
60%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
2
Translating to a density of 5.8 dwelling units per acre.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 story or 15 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
(7) 
Off-street parking: as detailed in § 300-55.
E. 
Residential Duplex ("R-D") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The RD Zoning District was crafted to provide a setting for a relatively new residential building type in the City and thereby assist in achieving the purpose and intent of the City's residential zoning districts as detailed in § 300-22A.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Single-family semidetached (duplex) dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Two-family stacked (multistory) dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Places of worship.
(d) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(e) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(f) 
Family day-care homes.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, subject to the provisions of § 300-51.
(b) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(c) 
Public utility cabinets.
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses. Professional offices, conditioned upon such use being a part of a residential-looking structure which may or may not contain residential living quarters, and further conditioned upon such bulk standards as may be appropriate to the use and type of structure proposed for the R-D Zoning District, and all parking being on site and restricted to the side or rear yard area of the lot.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
4,000 square feet2
Minimum lot width
40 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
25 feet
Side yard
0 foot interior, 15 feet exterior (end unit)
Rear yard
25 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
30%
Impervious
60%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
2
Translating to a density of 10.89 dwelling units per acre.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 story or 15 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
(7) 
Off-street parking: as detailed in § 300-55.
F. 
Multifamily Residential ("MF") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The MF Zoning District was crafted to permit residential development of varied sizes, types and densities within the City of Pleasantville and thereby assist in achieving the purpose and intent of the City's residential zoning districts as detailed in § 300-22A.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Apartments and multifamily buildings, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Townhouses, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Garden apartments, as defined in § 300-10.
(d) 
Three- to four-family semidetached ("tri" or "quad") dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(e) 
Traditional public, private and parochial schools, serving grades Pre-K through 12, under the authority of the New Jersey Department of Education and subject to the requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law.
(f) 
Places of worship.
(g) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(h) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(i) 
Family day-care homes.
(j) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, subject to the provisions of § 300-51.
(b) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(c) 
Public utility cabinets.
(d) 
Signs.
(e) 
Stormwater management and related structures, subject to the provisions of Chapter 251 of the City Code.
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses. Professional offices, conditioned upon such use being a part of a residential-looking structure which may or may not contain residential living quarters, and further conditioned upon such bulk standards as may be appropriate to the use and type of structure proposed for the MF Zoning District, and all parking being on site and restricted to the side or rear yard area of the lot.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum tract area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Individual lots within a tract may be designed to facilitate the buildings and units proposed in accordance with the various definitions of residential structural types detailed within this chapter.
Minimum tract width
No minimum is established.
Minimum tract depth
Minimum setbacks
25 feet from all lot lines.
However, no structure may be located closer to a lot line than a distance equal to 1/3 of the height of the building.
Minimum distance between buildings
Where two exterior facing walls of principal structures contain window or door openings to habitable rooms:
The greater of 40 feet or 1/2 of the combined height of the facing walls, but in no case more than 100 feet
Where two exterior facing walls of principal structures contain no windows [other than (typically small) kitchen or bathroom windows] or doors:
16 feet regardless of wall height
Special exceptions may be granted where comparable standards of light, air, ventilation, safety and privacy may be obtained.
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks or distance between buildings, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
70 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
30%
Impervious
60%
Density
No traditional dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) density figure is mandated. Density is regulated by minimum tract size and the various definitions of residential structural types detailed within this chapter.
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 story or 15 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
(7) 
Off-street parking: as detailed in § 300-55.
(8) 
Access to all residential units and public areas shall be in accordance with the International Building Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(9) 
Design standards. All structures in the MF Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
A. 
The purpose and intent of the City's commercial zoning districts is to provide locations for a variety of commercial, service and light industrial facilities, at varied and appropriate intensities, in order to supply goods and services to address the needs of and otherwise support the residents of the City of Pleasantville, as well as the residents, businesses and visitors to the Greater Pleasantville Area, including, but not limited to, the Atlantic City casino industry, the regional tourism industry and the general economic base of Atlantic County, while protecting the City's residential neighborhoods.
B. 
Central Business ("CBD") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Central Business (Zoning) District was crafted to provide for an appropriate mix of retail- and service-oriented commercial, office and other uses, with supportive residential above, designed to strengthen and enhance the City's economic base, generate significant employment opportunities (including opportunities for City residents) and stimulate new tax ratables in a transit-oriented, mixed-use community with a traditional urban fabric within the City's historic downtown commercial core.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Downtown-oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(c) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants and taverns, but excluding drive-in restaurants, fast-food restaurants and bars.
(d) 
Specialized entertainment venues such as performing arts centers, theaters, movie theaters, and other like and similar attractions.
(e) 
Within the context of permitted principal uses in Subsection B(2)(c) and (d), nightlife establishments that serve alcoholic beverages shall be permitted, provided that cooked-to-order food is prepared and served on the premises. [Note: By way of interpretation, restaurant facilities with entertainment (dinner theaters) shall be permitted while facilities which do not serve food (nightclubs) shall not be permitted.]
(f) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(g) 
Public or private recreation facilities and/or training facilities offering life skills or career educational courses.
(h) 
Commercial parking facilities owned and/or operated by the City of Pleasantville Parking Utility (created via Ordinance No. 34-2002).
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(e) 
Solar energy systems.
(f) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building; it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(g) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(h) 
Fences and walls.
(i) 
Signs.
(j) 
Public utility cabinets.
(k) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(l) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(m) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses.
(a) 
Multiple principal uses within a single building shall be allowed, provided that each such use is a permitted principal use within the Central Business District, and further provided that each such use is located within a separately identifiable and fully securable space (it being the City's intention to prohibit an entity from subleasing a small portion of a larger, single floor area). Within this context, multiple corporate entities may operate out of a single space, provided that such entities are subsidiaries or related companies.
(b) 
Commercial centers, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon the design standards detailed in § 300-51.
(d) 
Child-care centers.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
5,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
50 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
0 feet
Side yard
0 feet interior, 12 feet exterior (end unit)
Rear yard
20 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot
Maximum building height
The lower of 4 stories or 48 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
65%
Impervious
80%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Bulk requirements for conditional uses:
(a) 
Commercial centers, as defined in § 300-10. In addition to the bulk requirements for principal structures in the CBD Zoning District detailed under § 300-23B(5) the maximum total floor area for a commercial center in the CBD shall be not more than 49,999 square feet.
(b) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon the design standards detailed in § 300-51.
(c) 
The bulk requirements for principal structures in the CBD Zoning District detailed under § 300-23B(5) shall apply to the structural types conditionally permitted.
(d) 
Density. No traditional dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) density figure is mandated. Density shall be regulated by minimum lot size and the various definitions of residential structural types conditionally permitted.
(e) 
Child-care centers. The bulk requirements for principal structures in the CBD Zoning District detailed under § 300-23B(5) shall apply.
(8) 
Off-street parking and loading. In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(9) 
Design standards. All structures in the CBD Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
C. 
General Commercial ("GC") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The General Commercial Zoning District was crafted to provide for an appropriate mix of retail-oriented commercial, office and other uses, with supportive residential above, designed to support the needs of the residents and businesses of the City.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
General commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Neighborhood-oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(d) 
Medical/dental complexes, as defined in § 300-10.
(e) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants, drive-in restaurants and fast-food restaurants with window service for takeout fare; bars; and taverns.
(f) 
Appliance repair;
(g) 
Self-service laundry facilities (laundromats), including washing, drying, folding and other operations conducted by employees of the facility.
(h) 
Fraternal, social, educational, charitable or eleemosynary facilities.
(i) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(j) 
Public or private training facilities offering life skills or career educational courses.
(k) 
Commercial parking facilities owned and/or operated by the City of Pleasantville Parking Utility (created via Ordinance No. 34-2002).
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(e) 
Fences and walls.
(f) 
Signs.
(g) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(h) 
Solar energy systems.
(i) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building, it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(j) 
Public utility cabinets.
(k) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(l) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(m) 
Typical amenities when accessory to a conditional hotel and motel use as detailed in § 300-10.
(n) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses.
(a) 
Commercial centers, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon conformance with § 300-51.
(c) 
Child-care centers.
(d) 
Automobile fueling stations, with or without automotive and/or marine engine, body or interior repair, which may or may not include convenience stores on premises.
(e) 
Automated or manual car washes.
(f) 
Automobile or watercraft sales through franchise dealers, with servicing limited to inventoried vehicles and fuel dispensing if integral to the operation of the facility and not open to the public.
(g) 
Hotels and motels.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
100,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
100 feet
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
20 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet.
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Bulk requirements for conditional uses.
(a) 
Commercial centers, as defined in § 300-10.
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
10 feet (each)
Rear yard
20 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 3 stories or 48 feet.
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Maximum total floor area
49,999.99 square feet
(b) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon conformance with § 300-51.
[1] 
The bulk requirements for principal structures in the General Commercial Zoning District detailed under § 300-23C(5) shall apply to the structural types conditionally permitted.
[2] 
Density: no traditional dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) density figure is mandated. Density shall be regulated by minimum lot size and the various definitions of residential structural types conditionally permitted.
(c) 
Child-care centers. The bulk requirements for principal structures in the General Commercial Zoning District detailed under § 300-23C(5) shall apply.
(d) 
Automobile fueling stations, with or without automotive and/or marine engine, body or interior repair, which may or may not include convenience stores on premises.
(e) 
Automated or manual car washes.
Minimum lot area
15,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
100 feet
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
10 feet (each)
Rear yard
20 feet
Underground storage tanks
25 feet from any lot line
Fuel pump
20 feet from any lot line
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 25 feet (accessory buildings: 10 feet)
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
(f) 
Automobile or watercraft sales through franchise dealers.
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
N/A
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
50 feet from any lot line, with no vehicle placed closer than 20 feet to the front lot line or 20 feet from any side or rear lot line if adjacent to a residential use
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet (accessory buildings: 20 feet and 1 1/2 stories)
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
(g) 
Hotels and motels.
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
40 feet
Side yard
25 feet (each)
Rear yard
25 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 5 stories or 60 feet (accessory buildings: 20 feet and 1 1/2 stories)
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Off-street parking and loading
In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(8) 
Design standards. All structures in the GC Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
D. 
Neighborhood Commercial ("NC") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District was crafted to provide for an appropriate mix of low-impact, residentially oriented retail and service activities necessary to address the routine needs of the residents of the City, without (generally, negatively) impacting the surrounding community.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Neighborhood-oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(c) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants with window service for takeout fare, but excluding drive-in restaurants and fast-food restaurants.
(d) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(e) 
Fences and walls.
(f) 
Signs;
(g) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(h) 
Solar energy systems.
(i) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building; it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(j) 
Public utility cabinets.
(k) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(l) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(m) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses.
(a) 
Small (carry-in) appliance repair.
(b) 
Self-service laundry facilities (laundromats) wherein all washing, drying, folding and other operations are conducted solely by the patrons of the facility.
(c) 
Medical/dental complexes, as defined in § 300-10, limited to buildings conforming with SFR-75 bulk regulations.
(d) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities; conditioned upon conformance with § 300-51.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
5,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
50 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
10 feet (each)
Rear yard
20 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Off-street parking and loading
In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 story or 15 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Bulk requirements for conditional uses.
(a) 
Small (carry-in) appliance repair.
[1] 
Maximum gross floor area of 1,875 square feet.
[2] 
Such uses shall conform to the bulk requirements for principal uses in the SFR-75 Zoning District.
(b) 
Self-service laundry facilities (laundromats).
[1] 
Structure shall be sufficient to accommodate a maximum of 20 washers and 20 dryers.
[2] 
Such uses shall conform to the bulk requirements for principal uses in the SFR-50 Zoning District.
(c) 
Medical/dental complexes, as defined in § 300-10, shall conform with the bulk requirements for principal uses in the SFR-75 Zoning District.
(d) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon conformance with § 300-51.
[1] 
The bulk requirements for principal structures in the Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District detailed under § 300-23D(5) shall apply to the structural types conditionally permitted.
[2] 
Density. No traditional dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) density figure is mandated. Density shall be regulated by minimum lot size and the various definitions of residential structural types conditionally permitted.
(8) 
Off-street parking and loading. In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(9) 
Design standards. All structures in the NC Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
E. 
Regional Commercial ("RC") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Regional Commercial Zoning District was crafted to provide for an appropriate mix of retail-oriented commercial, office and other uses, with supportive residential above, designed to support the needs of the residents and businesses of the City of Pleasantville as well as those of eastern Atlantic County.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
General commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Regionally oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Permitted principal uses in Subsection E(2)(a) and (b) may be located on individual lots or within commercial centers, as defined in § 300-10.
(d) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(e) 
Medical/dental complexes, as defined in § 300-10.
(f) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(g) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants, drive-in restaurants and fast-food restaurants with window service for takeout fare; bars; and taverns.
(h) 
Commercial parking facilities owned and/or operated by the City of Pleasantville Parking Utility (created via Ordinance No. 34-2002).
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(e) 
Fences and walls.
(f) 
Signs.
(g) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(h) 
Solar energy systems.
(i) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building, it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(j) 
Public utility cabinets;
(k) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(l) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a Conditional residential use.
(m) 
Typical amenities when accessory to a conditional hotel and motel use detailed in § 300-10 herein.
(n) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses.
(a) 
Designed shopping centers, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon conformance with § 300-51.
(c) 
Child-care centers;
(d) 
Automobile fueling stations, with or without automotive and/or marine engine, body or interior repair, provided that a convenience store is located on premises.
(e) 
Automated or manual car washes.
(f) 
Automobile or watercraft sales through franchise dealers, with servicing limited to inventoried vehicles and fuel dispensing if integral to the operation of the facility and not open to the public.
(g) 
Hotels and motels.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 3 1/2 stories or 48 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Off-street parking and loading
In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
10 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Bulk requirements for conditional uses and structures.1
(a) 
Designed shopping centers, as defined in § 300-10.
Minimum lot area
2.5 acres
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 5 stories or 60 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Minimum total floor area
50,000 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(b) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon conformance with § 300-51.
[1] 
The bulk requirements for principal structures in the Regional Commercial Zoning District detailed under § 300-23E(5) shall apply to the structural types conditionally permitted.
[2] 
Density. No traditional dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) density figure is mandated. Density shall be regulated by minimum lot size and the various definitions of residential structural types conditionally permitted.
(c) 
Child-care centers. The bulk requirements for principal structures in the Regional Commercial Zoning District detailed under § 300-23E(5) shall apply.
(d) 
Automobile fueling stations, with or without automotive and/or marine engine, body or interior repair, which may or may not include convenience stores on premises.
(e) 
Automated or manual car washes.
Minimum lot area
15,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
100 feet
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
20 feet
Side yard
10 feet (each)
Rear yard
20 feet
Underground storage tanks
25 feet from any lot line
Fuel pump
20 feet from any lot line
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 25 feet (accessory buildings: 10 feet)
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
(f) 
Automobile or watercraft sales through franchise dealers.
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
N/A
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
50 feet from any lot line, with no vehicle placed closer than 20 feet to the front lot line or 20 feet from any side or rear lot line if adjacent to a residential use
Maximum building height
The lower of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet (accessory buildings: 20 feet and 1 1/2 stories)
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
(g) 
Hotels and motels.
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
40 feet
Side yards
25 feet (each)
Rear yard
25 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 5 stories or 60 feet (accessory buildings: 20 feet and 1 1/2 stories)
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
(8) 
Off-street parking and loading. In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(9) 
Design standards. All structures in the RC Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
F. 
Regional Shopping Center ("RSC") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Regional Shopping Center Zoning District was crafted to promote large-scale development oriented to the shopping, resort, tourist and transportation needs of the region.
(2) 
Redevelopment process.
(a) 
On May 17, 2004, via Resolution No. 124-2004, the City included the Regional Shopping Center Zoning District among lands declared to be in need of redevelopment under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, designating it the Gateway Redevelopment Area.
(b) 
The purpose in designating the Gateway Redevelopment Area is to utilize the tools and powers available under the Redevelopment Law, as well as the Redevelopment Area's location vis-a-vis the bucolic meadows, Atlantic City skyline and proximity to the Atlantic City Expressway in order to stimulate meaningful and valuable development as a replacement to the patchwork of underutilized and underproductive uses existing in this section of the City.
(c) 
As of the adoption of this chapter, no Redevelopment Plan for this Redevelopment Area had been adopted. Until such time as a Redevelopment Plan is adopted, RSC Zoning remains in effect.
(3) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
General commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Regionally oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Personal service establishments.
(d) 
Food production uses.
(e) 
Florists.
(f) 
Kennels.
(g) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(h) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(4) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(e) 
Fences and walls.
(f) 
Signs.
(g) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(h) 
Solar energy systems.
(i) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building; it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(j) 
Public utility cabinets.
(k) 
Typical amenities when accessory to a hotel or motel.
(l) 
Typical amenities when accessory to a recreational vehicle park.
(m) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(5) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses.
(a) 
Designed shopping centers, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Commercial tour bus parking facilities regulated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
(c) 
Commercial private automobile parking facilities.
(d) 
Recreational vehicle park.
(e) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants, drive-in restaurants and fast-food restaurants with window service for takeout fare; bars; and taverns.
(f) 
Educational uses, as defined in § 300-10.
(g) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(h) 
Medical/dental complexes, as defined in § 300-10.
(i) 
Specialized outdoor cultural and/or entertainment venues such as performing arts centers, theaters, movie theaters, and other like and similar attractions.
(j) 
Hotels and motels, including those with conference facilities.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
1.5 acres
Minimum lot width
No minimum established
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
40 feet
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard.
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The greater of 20 stories or 2.5 times the distance from the nearest residential structure
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
38%
Impervious
80%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
10 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(8) 
Bulk requirements for conditional uses.1
(a) 
Designed shopping centers, as defined in § 300-10.
Minimum lot area
1.5 acres
Minimum lot width
No minimum established
Minimum lot depth
No minimum established
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
40 feet
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard.
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 5 stories or 60 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Minimum total floor area
50,000 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(b) 
Commercial tour bus parking facilities; commercial private automobile parking facilities; recreational vehicle park.
Minimum lot area
5 acres under the following standards:
Commercial tour buses
50 per acre
Recreational vehicles
40 per acre
Commercial private automobiles
145 per acre
Minimum lot width
No minimum established
Minimum lot depth
No minimum established
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Maximum building height
Notwithstanding the definition of "building height" or convention for of measuring building height established in this chapter, and with the exception of telecommunications antennas, no portion of any structure under this use shall exceed 35 feet from mean sea level.
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
5%
Impervious
80%
(c) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants, drive-in restaurants and fast-food restaurants with window service for takeout fare; bars; and taverns.
Minimum lot area
43,560 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
No minimum established
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
40 feet
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Maximum building height
The greater of 20 stories or 2.5 times the distance from the nearest residential structure
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
38%
Impervious
80%
(d) 
Educational uses; professional, administrative and consulting services offices; medical/dental complexes.
Minimum lot area
2.5 acres
Minimum lot width
No minimum established
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
40 feet
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Maximum building height
The greater of 20 stories or 2.5 times the distance from the nearest residential structure
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
35%
Impervious
80%
Floor area ratio
2.5
(e) 
Specialized outdoor cultural and/or entertainment venues such as performing arts centers, theaters, movie theaters, and other like and similar attractions.
Minimum lot area
1.5 acres
Minimum lot width
No minimum established.
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
40 feet
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Maximum building height
The greater of 20 stories or 2.5 times the distance from the nearest residential structure
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
5%
Impervious
80%
Floor area ratio
0.10
(f) 
Hotels and motels, including those with conference facilities.
Minimum lot area
43,460 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
No minimum established
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
40 feet
Parking is prohibited within the first 25 feet of the front yard
Side yards
20 feet (each)
Rear yard
40 feet
Maximum building height
The greater of 20 stories or 2.5 times the distance from the nearest residential structure
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
With structured parking: 50%
Without structured parking: 40%
Impervious
80%
Floor area ratio
3.5, exclusive of structured parking.
(9) 
Off-street parking and loading. In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(10) 
Design standards. All structures in the RSC Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
G. 
Light Industrial ("L-I") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Light Industrial Zoning District was crafted to provide for and encourage light industrial concentrations (limited to those uses specifically enumerated) in locations which will adequately accommodate such development, while not negatively impacting the public health, safety and general welfare of adjacent residential neighborhoods or the natural environment in close proximity to such (light industrial) uses.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Light Industrial operations, as defined in § 300-10 ("industrial, light"), within a completely enclosed building.
(b) 
Fully enclosed warehouse or storage establishments.
(c) 
Research and design laboratories.
(d) 
Administrative offices, open-air yard storage and other municipally sponsored facilities, uses and activities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services or the support of the general welfare of the community by the City of Pleasantville.
(e) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(f) 
Self-operated rental (mini) storage facilities, including rental of moving vehicles and equipment (trucks, vans, lifts, etc.).
(g) 
Automobile repair establishments, including auto-body repair and car washes.
(h) 
Contractor's warehouse and offices, including material or design showrooms.
(i) 
Wholesale distribution centers, including contractor's wholesale supply facilities and wholesale produce or other food-related wholesale operation.
(j) 
Vehicular storage yards, provided that any maintenance or repair of vehicles stored on site shall occur within an approved enclosed structure.
[Added 8-7-2023 by Ord. No. 14-2023]
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Outdoor or garaged storage of vehicles, limited to those incidental to an approved permitted use.
(c) 
Enclosed storage and maintenance areas incidental to the permitted principal permitted use.
(d) 
Over-the-counter retail sales to the public, provided that such retail sales are incidental to an approved permitted use, subject to the bulk regulations of § 300-23G(5).
(e) 
Subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, exterior storage of merchandise, products, equipment or similar material incidental to a principal permitted use, provided that such storage is screened from view from any public right-of-way or adjacent residential property by a fence or wall, as well as by an appropriate combination of plant material in order to soften the appearance of said fence or wall. The adequacy and acceptability of the landscaping plan shall be determined by the approving Board.
(f) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(g) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(h) 
Fences and walls.
(i) 
Signs.
(j) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(k) 
Solar energy systems.
(l) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building; it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(m) 
Public utility cabinets.
(n) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
Permitted conditional structures and uses.
(a) 
Multiple principal uses within a single building shall be allowed, provided that each such use is a permitted principal use within the Light Industrial Zoning District, and further provided that each such use is located within a separately identifiable and fully securable space (it being the City's intention to prohibit an entity from subleasing a small portion of a larger, single floor area). Within this context, multiple corporate entities may operate out of a single space, provided that such entities are subsidiaries or related companies.
(b) 
Administrative office uses when accessory to a permitted principal or conditional use. While accessory in nature, such offices shall be subject to the bulk requirements for conditional uses and not the 500 square feet maximum for accessory structures.
(c) 
Open-air lots or enclosed storage facilities for inventoried vehicles intended for on- or off-site sale or rental.
(d) 
Open-air lots, limited to the temporary storage of towed vehicles by, or under a contract with, the City of Pleasantville.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
43,460 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
100 feet
Minimum lot depth
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
45 feet
Side yards
30 feet (each)
Rear yard
45 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 3 1/2 stories or 48 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Floor area ratio
3.5, exclusive of structured parking.
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
20 feet
Rear yard
20 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Bulk requirements for conditional uses. (Note: See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.) Administrative office uses when accessory to a permitted principal or conditional use, limited to 25% of the total floor space of the host building.
(8) 
Off-street parking and loading. In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(9) 
Design standards. All structures in the LI Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
A. 
The purpose and intent of the City's Specialty Zoning Districts is to provide locations for a variety of mixed or other specialized uses which, due to the nature, combination or intensity of activities anticipated therein or their location vis-a-vis sensitive environmental or other resources, do not readily lend themselves to traditional City zoning classifications.
B. 
Bayside Mixed-Use ("BMU") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Bayside Mixed-Use Zoning District was crafted to provide for an appropriate mix of development intensity and land uses which, when placed in juxtaposition to the bucolic meadow and Atlantic City Skyline views on the eastern edge of the City, favorable proximity to the mixed-use City Center Redevelopment Area and Central Business District, and access to the Atlantic City Expressway, create a very attractive setting for higher density market rate and luxury vertical development in order to take advantage of such amenities and maximize Pleasantville's location, not as just the gateway to Atlantic City, but as a separate viable location in which people want to live, work and play.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Conditioned upon conformance with the provisions of § 300-51, all of the following principal uses shall be permitted as multiple uses within a single building.
(b) 
With the exception of administrative offices and related facilities for governmental use, public utility (central) substations and passive public open space, no nonresidential structure or use shall be permitted absent a permitted residential use.
(c) 
All residential uses shall be located above the ground floor. With the exception of eating and drinking establishments, retail uses shall be limited to the ground floor. Nonretail commercial uses may be located above the ground floor where appropriate.
[1] 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities,
[2] 
Downtown- and regionally oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
[3] 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants and taverns, but excluding drive-in restaurants, fast-food restaurants and bars.
[4] 
Specialized entertainment venues such as performing arts centers, theaters, movie theaters, and other like and similar attractions.
[5] 
Within the context of permitted principal uses In Subsection B(2)(c)[3] and [4], nightlife establishments that serve alcoholic beverages shall be permitted, provided that cooked-to-order food is prepared and served on the premises. [Note: By way of interpretation, restaurant facilities with entertainment (dinner theaters) shall be permitted while facilities which do not serve food (nightclubs) shall not be permitted.]
[6] 
Retail liquor stores, provided that they obtain an appropriate license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and maintain same in good standing.
[7] 
Professional and administrative offices.
[8] 
Libraries; museums (cultural or popular); art galleries; studios for artists, musicians, photographers and other artisans; and like and similar activities.
[9] 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
[10] 
Public utility (central) substations.
[11] 
Passive public open space.
[12] 
Medical complexes, as defined in § 300-10.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(e) 
Fences and walls;
(f) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(g) 
Solar energy systems;
(h) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building, it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(i) 
Signs.
(j) 
Public utility cabinets.
(k) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10.
(l) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(m) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
43,460 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
In addition to the minimum 25-foot landscaped buffer zone detailed in § 300-69F(3):
Front yard
0 feet, provided the abutting sidewalk is 15 feet in width. Otherwise, such width as to create a 15-foot-wide public sidewalk between the curb and the front facade.
Side yards
Same as front yard
Rear yard
10 feet
Milan Avenue
10 feet
Engersoll Avenue
25 feet
The western BMU Zone Boundary Line north of Engersoll Avenue
30 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
Subject to the building envelope regulations under § 300-51I; the lower of 12 stories or 150 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
Residential density
No traditional dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) density figure is mandated. Density shall be regulated by minimum lot size and the various definitions of residential structural types conditionally permitted.
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Off-street parking and loading. In addition to any requirements specified in § 300-51, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(7) 
Design standards. All structures in the BMU Zoning District shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
C. 
Cemetery ("CEM") Zoning District.
(1) 
Permitted principal structures and uses: aboveground or below-ground interment.
(2) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Maintenance buildings.
(b) 
Roads and pathways.
(c) 
Directional signs.
(3) 
Area and bulk requirements.
Minimum lot area
43,460 square feet (1 acre)
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
N/A
Minimum setbacks
Underground burial sites:
10 feet from property line
Aboveground structures:
15 feet from property line
Maximum building height
15 feet
(4) 
Miscellaneous requirements.
(a) 
Normal interment activities do not require approval.
(b) 
Any structure 1,000 square feet or larger (outside dimensions) requires minor site plan approval.
(c) 
Cemetery grounds and landscaping shall be maintained at all times.
(d) 
Stormwater management and related structures, subject to the provisions of Chapter 251 of the City Code.
D. 
Conservation ("CONSERV") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. Recognizing that Pleasantville is located in New Jersey's Coastal Zone and that certain portions of the City, specifically those on its northeast and southeast edges, are extremely environmentally sensitive, the Conservation Zoning District was crafted to protect this natural environment, where appropriate, and foster resource-friendly development where possible.
(2) 
The regulations established for the Conservation Zoning District are those of the City of Pleasantville. While such regulations were designed to conform with CAFRA and the Coastal Zone Management Rules, they do not substitute for CAFRA, the CZM, or any other law, code, rule or regulation established by any state or federal agency. All development within the Conservation Zoning District shall comply with such laws, codes, rules and regulations as applicable.
(3) 
All structures and uses in the Conservation Zoning District shall be considered conditional structures and uses and shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70-3.
(4) 
Permitted principal and accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Public Parks, playgrounds and other open space, whether active or passive.
(b) 
Public conservation areas.
(c) 
Such educational, recreational or eco-tourism structures and activities as may be permitted by relevant governmental agencies having jurisdiction over this section of the City, including observation decks/overlooks, scenic/nature trails, environmental interpretation stations and like and similar uses.
(d) 
Public utility cabinets.
(e) 
Such environmental protection measures as may be required by relevant governmental agencies having jurisdiction over this section of the City.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures (Note: See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.) No requirements established. This chapter defers specific requirements for the physical development in the Conservation Zoning District to the various governmental agencies having jurisdiction over this section of the City.
E. 
Waterfront Residential ("WR") Zoning District.
(1) 
Purpose. The Waterfront Residential Zoning District was crafted to provide a setting for a number of relatively new residential building types in the City and thereby assist in achieving the purpose and intent of the City's residential zoning districts, as detailed in § 300-22, while encouraging the redevelopment of the Lakes Bay waterfront section of the City.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses.
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling units.
(b) 
Single-family semidetached (duplex) dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Two-family stacked (multistory) dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(d) 
Three- to four-family semidetached ('tri" or "quad") dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(e) 
Townhouses, as defined in § 300-10.
(f) 
Garden apartments, as defined in § 300-10.
(g) 
Apartments and multifamily dwellings, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities, conditioned upon conformance with the requirements of § 300-51.
(h) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(i) 
Places of worship.
(j) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(k) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(l) 
Professional offices as part of a residential-looking structure which may or may not contain residential living quarters, conditioned upon such bulk standards as may be appropriate to the use and type of structure proposed for the zoning district in which the property is located, and further conditioned upon all parking being on site with controlled ingress and egress points and restricted to the side or rear yard area of the lot.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a permitted residential use.
(c) 
Public utility cabinets.
(d) 
Stormwater management and related structures, subject to the provisions of Chapter 251 of the City Code.
(e) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
[Added 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
(4) 
The following structures and uses shall conform to the bulk requirements and design standards for the SFR-75 Zoning District (§§ 300-22D and 300-51):
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling units.
(b) 
Places of worship;
(c) 
Parks, playgrounds and public active or passive open space owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville.
(d) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(5) 
The following structures and uses shall conform to the bulk requirements and design standards for the R-D Zoning District (§§  300-22E. and 300-51):
(a) 
Single-family semidetached (duplex) dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10: shall conform to the bulk requirements for the R-D Zoning District.
(b) 
Two-family stacked (multistory) dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(6) 
The following structures and uses shall conform to the bulk requirements and design standards for the MF Zoning District (§§ 300-22F and 300-51):
(a) 
Townhouses, as defined in § 300-10.
(b) 
Three- to four-family semidetached ("tri" or "quad") dwelling units, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Garden apartments, as defined in § 300-10.
(d) 
Apartments and multifamily dwellings, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities.
(7) 
Off-street parking and loading: as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(8) 
Signs: as detailed in § 300-57 through § 300-64.
(9) 
Design standards. In addition to the regulations referenced in § 300-24E(4), (5) and (6), all structures in the WR Zoning District shall comply with the requirements § 300-51.
[Amended 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018; 8-2-2021 by Ord. No. 5-2021; 12-6-2021 by Ord. No. 9-2021; 4-4-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022; 3-20-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023; 3-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2-2023; 7-15-2024 by Ord. No. 7-2024]
A. 
The purpose and intent of the City's overlay zones is to provide locations in specific sections of the City for a variety of specialized land uses which may be appropriate for and benefit from being sited in such locations but which do not necessitate the removal or displacement of the existing land uses in such locations, and therefore do not require change in the base (i.e., underlying) zoning of such locations. The benefit of such overlay zoning is to permit certain land uses in an area without rendering the existing land uses nonconforming.
B. 
Bayside Mixed-Use Overlay ("BMU Overlay") Zone.
(1) 
Purpose. The Bayside Mixed-Use Overlay Zone was crafted to take advantage of the locational amenities described under § 300-24B without imposing nonconforming status on the existing land uses in such locations.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses. Conditioned upon conformance with the requirements of § 300-51, all of the following principal uses shall be permitted as multiple uses within a single building. With the exception of administrative offices and related facilities for governmental use, public utility (central) substations and passive public open space, no nonresidential structure or use shall be permitted absent a permitted residential use.
(a) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities.
(b) 
Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants and taverns, but excluding drive-in restaurants, fast-food restaurants and bars.
(c) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(d) 
Libraries; museums (cultural or popular); art galleries; studios for artists, musicians, photographers and other artisans; and like and similar activities.
(e) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(f) 
Public utility (central) substations.
(g) 
Passive public open space.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses. Those accessory structures and uses permitted in the BMU Zoning District (§ 300-24B.).
(4) 
Bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures. (Note: See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.)
(a) 
Storage sheds, tool sheds or other maintenance-related structures.
(b) 
Fences and walls.
(c) 
Signs.
(d) 
Public utility cabinets.
(e) 
Home occupations, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(f) 
Typical residential amenities, as defined in § 300-10, when accessory to a conditional residential use.
(5) 
Bulk requirements for principal structures.1
Minimum lot area
9,600 square feet
Minimum lot width
60 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
0 feet
Side yard
0 feet interior, 12 feet exterior (end unit)
Rear yard
20 feet
Notwithstanding any minimum setbacks, no principal structure may be located closer than 15 feet to a principal structure located on the same or an adjacent lot.
Maximum building height
The lower of 4 stories or 48 feet
Maximum coverage
Principal structure
60%
Impervious
80%
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(6) 
Bulk requirements for accessory structures.1
Minimum setbacks
Front yard
No accessory structure shall be located between a lot's front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the rear line of the principal building or structure on such lot and extending to the side lot lines of such lot.
Side yard
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Maximum building height
The lower of 1 1/2 stories or 20 feet
Maximum coverage
All accessory structures
500 square feet
NOTES:
1
See definitions of "lot, corner," "lot depth," "lot frontage, primary," "lot frontage, secondary" and "lot line, front" for measurements related to corner lots.
(7) 
Off-street parking and loading. For nonresidential uses, the off-street parking and loading for the CBD Zoning District [§ 300-23B(8)] shall govern. For residential uses, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(8) 
Design standards. All structures in the CC Support Overlay Zone shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51. The bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures in the BMU Zoning District [§ 300-24B(4) and (5)] shall govern.
(9) 
Off-street parking and loading. For nonresidential uses, the off-street parking and loading for the BMU Zoning District [§ 300-24B(6)] shall govern. For residential uses, off-street parking and loading shall be as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(10) 
Design standards. All structures in the BMU Overlay Zone shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
C. 
City Center Support ("CC Support") Overlay Zone.
(1) 
Purpose. The City Center Support Overlay Zone was crafted to increase the number of housing units in the City's downtown area in order to support the commercial uses within City Center Redevelopment Area, thereby making the redevelopment projects therein attractive to potential retailers, and to provide an appropriate buffer between the more intense redevelopment area and the less intense single-family development surrounding redevelopment area, without imposing nonconforming status on the existing land uses in such locations.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses. Conditioned upon conformance with the requirements of § 300-51, all of the following principal uses shall be permitted as multiple uses within a single building. Nonresidential uses shall be limited to the ground floor, with residential space required above. No such use shall be permitted absent the residential use.
(a) 
Residential dwelling units in the form of apartments, garden apartments and townhouses, including age-restricted housing for qualifying individuals other than nursing homes or related facilities.
(b) 
Downtown-oriented commercial and service activities, as defined in § 300-10.
(c) 
Administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses.
(a) 
Employee lounge and cafeteria functions and other back-of-the-house facilities normal and customary to an otherwise permitted use.
(b) 
Off-street parking lots/parking facilities.
(c) 
Off-street loading facilities.
(d) 
Telecommunications/satellite dish antennas and related systems.
(e) 
Solar energy systems.
(f) 
Automated teller/cash-dispensing machines (ATMs), provided that, if accessed from the exterior of a building, such machines shall be installed within the wall of the building, it being the intent not to permit freestanding exterior ATM kiosks. ATM kiosks wholly located and accessed from the interior of a building are permitted.
(g) 
Electric vehicle supply equipment, subject to conditions set forth in § 300-51.
D. 
Neighborhood Commercial Overlay ("NC Overlay") Zone.
(1) 
Purpose. The Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Zone was crafted to maximize the commercial opportunities on Main Street (one of Atlantic County's primary north/south corridors) in order to increase the goods and services available to the residents of the City without imposing nonconforming status on existing land uses.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses. The principal structures and uses for the NC Zoning District [§ 300-23D(2)] shall be permitted in the NC Overlay Zone.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses. The accessory structures and uses for the NC Zoning District [§ 300-23 D(3)] shall be permitted in the NC Overlay Zone.
(4) 
Bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures and uses. The bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures and uses for the base zoning under the subject site shall govern.
(5) 
Off-street parking and loading. The off-street parking and loading for the NC Zoning District [§ 300-23 D(8)] shall govern.
(6) 
Design standards. All structures in the NC Overlay Zone shall comply with the design standards set forth in § 300-51.
E. 
Professional Office Overlay ("PO Overlay") Zone.
(1) 
Purpose. The Professional Office Overlay Zone was crafted to retain the ability of professionals to practice in very specific and otherwise residential sections of the City under limited circumstances.
(2) 
Permitted principal structures and uses. Professional office uses, as defined in § 300-10.
(3) 
Permitted accessory structures and uses. The accessory structures and uses for the base zoning under the subject site shall govern.
(4) 
Bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures and uses. The bulk requirements for principal and accessory structures and uses for the base zoning under the subject site shall govern.
(5) 
Off-street parking and loading: as detailed in §§ 300-55 and 300-56.
(6) 
Design standards. In addition to the design standards for the base zoning under the subject site (§ 300-51), all buildings or structures developed or used under the Professional Office Overlay shall be constructed or, if existing, rehabilitated to appear as a residential building, and shall be in general architectural conformance with residential buildings in the surrounding neighborhood.
F. 
Cannabis Business Overlay Zone.
(1) 
Purpose; amendments.
(a) 
Purpose. The purpose of the Cannabis Business Overlay Zone is to provide areas to permit certain classes of licensed cannabis businesses as a conditionally permitted use. The Cannabis Business (CB) Overlay Zone shall include the following properties as identified on the City's tax maps:
Block 45, Lots 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, and 11; and
Block 46, Lots 1, 2, and 3; and
Block 54, Lot 1; and
Block 58, Lots 3, 8, 13, 40, 41, 44, 45, and 46; and
Block 59, Lots 19, 23.02, 25, 28, and 30; and
Block 80, Lots 3, 4, 5, 10, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 22; and
Block 358, Lots 2, 5, 7, 9, and 13; and
(b) 
All properties currently located within the Light Industrial (LI) zone of the City shall be included within the Cannabis Business Overlay Zone.
(c) 
The Cannabis Business Overlay Zone shall be amended to incorporate the following additional properties as identified on the City's tax maps, and as illustrated in the attached Exhibit A to this article:[1]
Block
Lot(s)
82
2, 3
98
6, 12
110
67, 69
114
20, 21, 27
116
12, 19
157
2, 15, 16, 24, 29, 34, 36, 37
165
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 24, 33,
166
4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15
170
6, 10, 18, 21, 30.02
178
79, 105, 107, 110, 112, 113, 115, 126
191
26
192
1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13,
374
9, 14, 17, 24, 25, 30
382
20
385
31
391
3
402
14
416
2, 2.01
431
5
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 300-76.
(2) 
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CANNABIS CULTIVATOR
Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or produces cannabis in this state, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license.
CANNABIS DELIVERY SERVICE
Any licensed person or entity that provides courier services for consumer purchases of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a cannabis retailer in order to make deliveries of the cannabis items and related supplies to that consumer, and which services include the ability of a consumer to purchase the cannabis items directly through the cannabis delivery service, which after presenting the purchase order to the cannabis retailer for fulfillment, is delivered to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 6 Cannabis Delivery license.
CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION
The transportation of cannabis items to and from licensed cannabis establishments, or home delivery of cannabis items and related supplies to a retail consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 4 Cannabis Distributor license.
CANNABIS MANUFACTURER
Any licensed person or entity that processes cannabis items in this state by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis manufacturing, preparing and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 2 Cannabis Manufacturer license.
CANNABIS RETAILER
Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains usable cannabis from cannabis cultivators and cannabis items from cannabis manufacturers or cannabis wholesalers, and sells these to consumers from a retail store.
CANNABIS WHOLESALER
Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains, stores, sells, or otherwise transfers, and may transport, cannabis items for the purpose of resale or other transfer to either another cannabis wholesaler or to a cannabis retailer, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 3 Cannabis Wholesaler license.
LICENSE
A license issued in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021, c. 16)[2] is defined a license that is designated as either a: 1. Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license: for facilities involved in growing and cultivating cannabis; 2. Class 2 Cannabis Manufacturer license: for facilities involved in the manufacturing, preparation, and packaging of cannabis items; 3. Class 3 Cannabis Wholesaler license: for facilities involved in obtaining and selling cannabis items for later resale by other licensees; 4. Class 4 Cannabis Distributor license: for businesses involved in transporting cannabis plants in bulk from on licensed cultivator to another licensed cultivator, or cannabis items in bulk from any type of licensed cannabis business to another; 5. Class 5 Cannabis Retail license: locations at which cannabis items and related supplies are sold to consumers; and 6. Class 6 Cannabis Delivery license: for businesses providing courier services for consumer purchases that are fulfilled by a licensed cannabis retailer in order to make deliveries of the purchased items to a consumer, and which service would include the ability of a consumer to make a purchase directly through the cannabis delivery service which would be presented by the delivery service for fulfillment by a retailer and then delivered to a consumer. The term includes a conditional license for a designated class, except when the context of the provisions of relevant state law otherwise intend to only apply for a license and not a conditional license.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(3) 
The following uses shall be permitted within the Cannabis Business Overlay Zone: cannabis cultivator; cannabis manufacturer; cannabis distributor; cannabis wholesaler; cannabis retailer; cannabis delivery service; subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
No such cannabis business shall be located within 500 feet of a public or private school located within the City of Pleasantville, as measured from the main entrance of each building. This restriction shall apply only to a school in existence in the City of Pleasantville at the time of the adoption of Ordinance Nos. 04-2021[3] and 05-2021 to permit cannabis businesses in the City on August 2, 2021. This distance restriction shall not apply to any cannabis business that will be located in any area that is governed by an approved redevelopment plan that was prepared in accordance with the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law found at N.J.S.A. 12A-1 et seq. In such instances where a cannabis business is to be located in an area governed by a redevelopment plan, the standards and regulations of the redevelopment plan shall supersede this requirement.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 116, Cannabis, Cannabis Licensing and Regulations.
(b) 
All facilities must have a valid license to operate from the State of New Jersey in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(c) 
All facilities shall be located within enclosed buildings, and shall not be permitted within greenhouses, hoop houses, Quonset huts, or other similar structures, nor shall any facilities or storage of materials be permitted outdoors, unless expressly permitted otherwise in this chapter.
(d) 
All Class I Cannabis Cultivation facilities and Class II Cannabis Manufacturer facilities, including micro Class I and II Cannabis shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems such that any odor generated inside the facility is not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located within the same building as the licensed facility if the use only occupies a portion of a building. Odor from the facility shall be monitored on an annual basis at the discretion of the City by a licensed, qualified contractor chosen by the City at a cost that shall be paid for by the licensed business.
(e) 
Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in Chapter 300, entitled "Land Management" of the City Code, any holder of a valid Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license shall be permitted to use greenhouses, hoop houses, Quonset huts, and other similar structures for cultivation and growth of cannabis for any property located within any of the following redevelopment zones within the City: California Avenue Tract Redevelopment Plan; 11 Devins Lane Redevelopment Plan; and the Cambria Avenue Redevelopment Plan. For purposes of Chapter 300 and for the avoidance of doubt, greenhouses, hoop houses, Quonset huts, and other similar structures shall qualify as being an "indoor operation" for cultivation and growth of cannabis by holders of a valid Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license only. This amendment shall in no way alter or diminish the obligation of the holder of a Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license to comply with all other applicable conditions under Chapter 300 of the City Code.
(f) 
\For the purposes of Chapter 300, a greenhouse, Quonset hut, hoop house, or similar structure shall qualify as being an “indoor operation” for the cultivation and growth of cannabis under the conditions listed below. Any holder of a valid Class I Cannabis Cultivation license, or Class I microbusiness cultivation license, shall be permitted to use a greenhouse, hoop house, Quonset hut, or similar structure for the cultivation and growth of cannabis, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
[1] 
The property is located within an industrial zoning district, the California Avenue Redevelopment Area, the 11 Devins Lane Redevelopment Area, or the Cambria Avenue Redevelopment Area.
[2] 
The property, or the area on the property where the greenhouse will be located, must be enclosed by a fence of at least eight feet in height.
[3] 
The greenhouse, hoop house, Quonset hut, or similar structure shall be located in the side or rear yard of the property.
[4] 
Any greenhouse, Quonset hut, or similar structure used for the cultivation of cannabis remains subject to all other controls and requirements of principal structures used for the cultivation of cannabis as stated in this chapter.
(4) 
The zoning map of the City of Pleasantville is hereby amended to include the Cannabis Business Overlay Zone as described herein as an overlay zoning district.
(5) 
The California Avenue Tract Redevelopment Plan is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The following additional uses shall be permitted within the California Avenue Tract Redevelopment Plan: cannabis cultivator; cannabis manufacturer; cannabis distributor; cannabis wholesaler; cannabis retailer; cannabis delivery service; subject to the following conditions:
a.
(Reserved)
b.
All facilities must have a valid license to operate from the State of New Jersey in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.[5]
c.
All facilities shall be located within enclosed buildings, nor shall any facilities or storage of materials be permitted outdoors.
d.
All facilities shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems such that any odor generated inside the facility is not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located within the same building as the licensed facility if the use only occupies a portion of a building. Odor from the facility shall be monitored on an annual basis at the discretion of the City by a licensed, qualified contractor chosen by the City at a cost that shall be paid for by the licensed business.
[5]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(6) 
The 11 Devin's Lane Redevelopment Plan is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The following additional uses shall be permitted within the 11 Devins Lane Redevelopment Plan: cannabis cultivator; cannabis manufacturer; cannabis distributor; cannabis wholesaler; cannabis retailer; cannabis delivery service; subject to the following conditions:
a.
(Reserved)
b.
All facilities must have a valid license to operate from the State of New Jersey in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.[6]
c.
All facilities shall be located within enclosed buildings, nor shall any facilities or storage of materials be permitted outdoors.
d.
All facilities shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems such that any odor generated inside the facility is not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located within the same building as the licensed facility if the use only occupies a portion of a building. Odor from the facility shall be monitored on an annual basis at the discretion of the City by a licensed, qualified contractor chosen by the City at a cost that shall be paid for by the licensed business.
[6]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(7) 
The Cambria Avenue Redevelopment Plan is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The following additional uses shall be permitted within the Cambria Avenue Redevelopment Plan: cannabis cultivator; cannabis manufacturer; cannabis distributor; cannabis wholesaler; cannabis retailer; cannabis delivery service; subject to the following conditions:
a.
Reserved
b.
All facilities must have a valid license to operate from the State of New Jersey in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.[7]
c.
All facilities shall be located within enclosed buildings, nor shall any facilities or storage of materials be permitted outdoors.
d.
All facilities shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems such that any odor generated inside the facility is not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located within the same building as the licensed facility if the use only occupies a portion of a building. Odor from the facility shall be monitored on an annual basis at the discretion of the City by a licensed, qualified contractor chosen by the City at a cost that shall be paid for by the licensed business.
[7]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.