[1997 Code § 224-43; Ord. No. 08-2002]
A. Intent. The purpose of the Commercial District C1 is to provide for
a viable central business district along New Jersey Avenue dedicated
to traditional downtown commercial establishments and encourage pedestrian
activity, and encourage major commercial development along US Route
30 with sufficient controls.
B. Regulations in District. The use, height and area regulations of Sections 224- 43 to 224-50, Inclusive, and those regulations set forth elsewhere in this chapter, where applicable to these sections, and general regulations of Article
XVIII are the regulations in Commercial District C1.
[1997 Code § 224-44; Ord. No. 13-97; Ord. No. 08-2002]
A. Principal uses and buildings shall be as follows:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings.
(2) Parks, playgrounds and other publicly operated recreational uses
or structures, subject to the following requirements:
(a)
The exterior architectural design shall be in keeping with the
district's overall design.
(3) Retail stores and shops, general business establishments, personal
service establishments, such as barber and beauty shops, professional
offices, and restaurants.
(4) Ground-level parking lots not operated for profit and for the convenience
of shoppers in this district.
(5) Commercial uses included in Sections
224-68,
224-74,
224-83 exclusively for those properties that have lot frontage on both US Route 30 and New Jersey Avenue, with a minimum lot area of five acres and site access on US Route 30. This does not prohibit site access from other adjoining streets.
[Ord. No. 08-2002]
B. Accessory uses.
(1) Residential dwellings in combination with retail uses.
(2) Bars integral with and ancillary to a restaurant.
[1997 Code § 224-45; Ord. No. 08-2002]
A. Lot size.
(1) Single-family, public, retail, general business and professional
offices: 7,500 square feet minimum.
(2) Parking lots: 10,000 square feet minimum.
B. Lot width.
(1) Seventy-five feet at street, all other uses.
(2) Parking lots: 100 feet minimum at street.
C. Lot depth, all principal and accessory uses: varies.
D. Lot coverage.
(1) Single family: 45% minimum.
(2) All other uses: 75% maximum impervious cover.
E. Front yard setback, all uses except conditional uses: eight feet
from the property line.
F. Side yard setback.
(1) Single-family and public: 10 feet each side.
(2) Retail, general business and professional: four feet each side.
G. Rear yards, all uses except conditional uses: five fee minimum, principal
and accessory buildings.
H. Height, all uses: 2 1/2 stories; 35 feet.
I. Building size, public, retail, general business and professional:
1,200 square feet of floor area minimum.
J. Building length, all uses: 50 feet.
K. Permitted uses set forth above in Section
224-44A(5) shall comply with the following regulations:
L. Permitted uses set forth above in Section
224-44A(5) shall comply with the following setback requirements:
(1) One story structure with pedestrian access and storefront—eight-foot
minimum.
(2) One story structure without pedestrian access and storefront—twenty-five-foot
minimum landscaped buffer.
(3) Two story structure with pedestrian access and storefront—twenty-five-foot
minimum landscape strip.
(4) Two story structure without pedestrian access and storefront—forty-foot
minimum with twenty-five-foot minimum landscaped buffer.
(5) Three story structure or greater with pedestrian access and storefront—thirty-five-foot
minimum, with twenty-foot minimum landscape buffer.
(6) Three story structure or greater without pedestrian access and storefront—sixty-foot
minimum, with forty-foot minimum landscape buffer.
[1997 Code § 224-47; Ord. No. 08-2002; Ord. No. 4-2004]
A. All uses, principal, accessory and conditional, within the district
are subject to Planning Board site plan review and approval.
B. Projections into side and rear yards of 24 inches maximum may be
permitted upon Planning Board review.
C. No projection into front yards other than movable awnings shall be
permitted.
D. All projections into front yards, including windowsills, cornices,
cantilevered roofs, canopies, awnings, balconies, shop windows, bay
windows and fire escapes, shall be necessary to overall design and
are subject to Planning Board site plan review and approval.
E. All uses within the district must provide separate facilities for
the placement of trash and garbage, but all such facilities shall
be in keeping with the overall design of the district. Recycling provisions
shall be provided as required by local, County and State regulations.
F. All properties with frontage on New Jersey Avenue are encouraged
to have pedestrian access from street to structure to encourage pedestrian
activity along New Jersey Avenue.
G. All uses proposed within 60 feet of New Jersey Avenue shall be compatible
in terms of height and mass with surrounding land uses.
H. Proposed commercial development that is designed to promote pedestrian
activity along New Jersey Avenue by providing pedestrian access and
storefronts along New Jersey Avenue the permitted site coverage shall
be increased to 80%.
I. Central Business District Redevelopment Plan.
(1) That pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-4 (a)(3) and N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7,
the Redevelopment Plan for the Central Business District is hereby
adopted.
(2) It is hereby found that the above referenced Redevelopment Plan meets
the criteria for adoption of a Redevelopment Plan as set forth in
N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7, and as further specified in the Redevelopment
Plan itself.
(3) It is hereby found that the above referenced Redevelopment Plan is
consistent with the City of Absecon Master Plan.
(4) The Absecon City Zoning Map is hereby amended to incorporate the
Redevelopment Area which shall be designated thereon as the Downtown
Redevelopment Area.
(5) The provisions of the Redevelopment Plan shall supersede the provisions
of the development regulations of the City of Absecon to the extent
set forth in the Redevelopment Plan.
(6) The complete Redevelopment Plan will be filed and available for inspection
in the office of the City Clerk in the City of Absecon.
[1997 Code § 224-50]
Lighting requirements shall conform to Article
XX, Section
224-130 of this chapter.