All areas delineated in the Zoning Map of the City of Camden of 1978 as commercial, industrial, manufacturing, City center flexible development and highway interchange/mass transit-related flexible development zones, respectively, shall be included and are now delineated as fire limit districts within the City of Camden, to be utilized for the purposes expressed by the State Uniform Construction Code Act, the regulations promulgated thereunder and all relevant subcodes adopted thereby.
[Adopted 12-28-1978 by Ord. No. MC-1419 (Ch. 190, Art. III, of the 1987 Code)]
All mixed use zones delineated in the Zoning Map of the City of Camden of 1978 shall be included and are now delineated as fire limit districts to the extent stated below:
A.
Rules concerning developed areas in mixed use zones.
(1)
General. The fire limits in mixed use zones shall include all closely built blocks of predominantly business or commercial occupancy meeting both of the following criteria.
(2)
Criteria.
(a)
A block or part block shall be considered closely built if at least 50% of the ground area is built upon and 50% or more of the built-on area is devoted to commercial occupancy, except that where the average height of buildings is 2 1/2 stories or more, a block or part block shall be considered closely built if the ground area built upon is at least 40%.
B.
Rules concerning developing areas in mixed use zones are:
(1)
The block or area where a definite trend toward commercial development is manifested or where land coverages greater than 50% of commercial occupancies are not otherwise prohibited may be included in anticipation of future growth likely to develop these areas into closely built districts, provided that they meet the following criteria.