The primary purpose of this district is to provide land for the educational, professional, medical, and governmental facilities and institutions of the region. The Jersey Shore Hospital and the Jersey Shore Area School District are the predominant facilities in this district. Housing of a variety of types, including retirement housing and assisted-living facilities, are also appropriate. Commercial activities such as medical or professional offices, restaurants, retail, wholesale, service, or repair business that support the primary uses are desirable secondary uses provided they are not disruptive of the neighborhood character.
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Accessory use/structures (see supplemental regulations in Article X);
(2) 
Cultivation of crops (no permit required);
(3) 
Dwelling above commercial use;
(4) 
Dwelling, multiple-family (see supplemental regulations in Article XI);
(5) 
Dwelling, single-family detached;
(6) 
Dwelling, two-family;
(7) 
Essential services (no zoning permit required);
(8) 
Family-based group home (see supplemental regulations under home occupation in Article XI);
(9) 
Family day-care home (see supplemental regulations under home occupation in Article XI);
(10) 
Hospital;
(11) 
Medical offices, medical clinic, surgery center;
(12) 
No-impact home-based business (see supplemental regulations in Article XI);
(13) 
Nursing or retirement home, assisted-living facility;
(14) 
Parking lot/parking garage (as principal use);
(15) 
Professional office;
(16) 
Public park/playground; and
(17) 
Retail, wholesale, office, or service business.
B. 
Conditional uses (criteria found in Article XI).
(1) 
Adult day-care center;
(2) 
Day-care center;
(3) 
Heliport;
(4) 
Public or quasi-public use, public service facility;
(5) 
Restaurant; and
(6) 
Self-storage units.
A. 
Medical office; parking lot/parking garage (as principal use); retail, wholesale, office, or service business; single-family detached dwelling.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 8,750 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3) 
Minimum yards.
(a) 
Front: 15 feet or average of the existing front yards in the block.
(b) 
Side:
[1] 
Principal structure: 10 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 10 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
[4] 
Side adjoining a street (see § 300-61B): 15 feet or average of the existing front yards in the block.
(c) 
Rear:
[1] 
Principal structure: 15 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 15 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
B. 
Adult day-care center; two-family dwelling.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 12,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3) 
Minimum yards.
(a) 
Front: 15 feet or average of the existing front yards in the block.
(b) 
Side:
[1] 
Principal structure: 10 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 10 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
[4] 
Side adjoining a street (see § 300-61B): 15 feet or average of the existing front yards in the block.
(c) 
Rear:
[1] 
Principal structure: 15 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 15 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
C. 
Townhouse dwelling; multifamily dwelling.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 8,750 square feet + 3,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(2) 
Minimum lot width:
(a) 
For principal structure: 100 feet.
(b) 
For townhouse units: 20 feet.
(3) 
Minimum yards.
(a) 
Front: 15 feet or average of the existing front yards in the block.
(b) 
Side:
[1] 
Principal structure: 10 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 10 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
[4] 
Side adjoining a street (see § 300-61B): 15 feet or average of the existing front yards in the block.
(c) 
Rear:
[1] 
Principal structure: 15 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 15 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
(4) 
Maximum number of units per building: six units.
D. 
Day-care center; heliport; hospital; medical clinic or surgery center; outdoor commercial recreation; professional office; public park, playground; public/semipublic uses, public service facility; restaurant; self-storage units.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 120 feet.
(3) 
Minimum yards.
(a) 
Front: 30 feet.
(b) 
Side:
[1] 
Principal structure: 10 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 10 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
[4] 
Side adjoining a street (see § 300-61B): 30 feet
(c) 
Rear:
[1] 
Principal structure: 15 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 15 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
E. 
Nursing or retirement home, assisted-living facility.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: two acres.
(2) 
Maximum density: 10 units/acre.
(3) 
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(4) 
Minimum yards.
(a) 
Front: 30 feet.
(b) 
Side:
[1] 
Principal structure: 15 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 15 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
[4] 
Side adjoining a street (see § 300-61B): 30 feet.
(c) 
Rear:
[1] 
Principal structure: 40 feet.
[2] 
Accessory structure: 15 feet.
[3] 
Accessory structure [when in compliance with § 300-49C(4)]: five feet.
(5) 
Maximum number of townhouse units per building: eight units.
(6) 
Minimum separation between buildings: 40 feet.
(7) 
Minimum separation building to driveways and parking areas. (does not apply to garages incorporated within the building structure): 15 feet.