[Ord. No. 762 § 1; Ord. No. 962; Ord. No.
977 § 2]
The purpose of this district is to provide for marine oriented
business activities and uses. Within this district no lot or building
shall be used, in whole or in part, unless it complies with the regulations
set forth in this article. The following principal uses shall be permitted
in this district:
A. All permitted and conditional uses and associated area and bulk regulations
as identified in the R-1A Zone.
B. Pleasure boats and other vessels that are in keeping with the resort
community and related facilities including launching, dock-side services
such as the sale of gas and oil, subject to applicable Borough and
State regulations.
C. Jet-ski business and related facilities.
D. Marine supply retail sales, service and repair establishments.
E. Sight-seeing and sport fishing boats.
F. Boatels or other transient residential accommodations for boat travelers
when located immediately adjacent to boat docking facilities.
G. Marine support facilities, e.g. commercial and private docks, maintenance
yard, boat storage, fishing docks, and offices for the sale of marine
equipment or products.
I. Boat and marine engine sales and display.
J. Retail sale or rental of boating, fishing, diving and bathing supplies
and equipment.
K. Yacht clubs and marinas, including uses accessory to them such as
swimming pools, tennis courts and racquetball facilities.
L. Marine civic, social, and fraternal association meeting places.
M. Marine oriented boutique or gift shop.
N. Art galleries and museums with a nautical theme; art or craft shops
and studios.
O. Offices for professional and business services.
P. Restaurants including waterfront restaurants, but excluding fast-food,
drive-in and curb service establishments. Such prohibitions shall
not, however, prevent service at tables on a covered or uncovered
terrace or porch incidental to a permitted restaurant.
R. Stores and shops for retail businesses.
All uses not listed above shall be prohibited in the Marine
Commercial District, and specifically the following:
A. Outdoor coin-operated or mechanically controlled businesses including,
but not limited to, car washes, shooting galleries.
B. Any indoor amusement related activity including, but not limited
to, pool rooms, dance halls, moving picture theaters, ice or roller
skating rinks, outdoor machine operated amusements (video machines)
or bowling alleys.
C. An operation open between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless selling
food for on or off-premises consumption.
[Ord. No. 1013 § 1]
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in the Marine
Commercial District:
C. Parking lots and parking garages provided that:
1. There is no automotive service or repair.
2. The use will not adversely affect traffic in the streets abutting
the property.
D. Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to the above uses,
i.e. fully enclosed storage, dumpster in side or rear yard only, signs,
off-street parking and loading, and display kiosks.
E. Public utility installations subject to the following special requirements:
1. No storage facilities of materials and trucks and no repair facilities
or staging of repair crews shall be permitted, except within completely
enclosed buildings.
2. The exterior of any structure shall be in keeping with the other
structures in the immediate neighborhood.
3. The proposed installation in a specific location must be necessary
for the satisfactory provision of service by the utility to the neighborhood
or area in which the particular use is located.
4. The design of any building in connection with such facilities must
not adversely affect the safe, comfortable enjoyment of property rights
in the surrounding area.
5. Adequate fences and other safety devices must be provided as may
be required. Fences, when used to enclose public utility facilities
such as electrical power substations, shall be built in accordance
with the applicable requirements of the New Jersey Board of Public
Utility Commissioners and the National Electrical Code in effect at
the time of the construction.
6. Landscaping, including shrubs, trees and lawns, shall be provided
and maintained.
7. Off-street parking shall be provided as determined by the Planning
Board during site plan review.
F. Child care centers (see §
85-84).
G. Mechanical Equipment for Heating and Air Conditioning.
Mechanical equipment for heating and air conditioning subject
to the following restrictions:
1. Located in the side or rear yards only.
2. Setback from the property line a minimum of four feet.
3. Buffered for noise to the adjoining property by landscaping or other
means.
The following conditional uses shall be permitted in the Marine
Commercial Zone:
A. Satellite earth station antennas (see §
85-85).
B. Home occupations including family day care homes (see §
85-83).
[Ord. No. 883 § 3; Ord. No. 1287-2018 § 6]
A. Minimum lot area shall be 3,200 square feet.
B. Minimum lot frontage shall be 40 feet.
C. Minimum lot width shall be 40 feet.
D. Minimum floor area shall be 750 square feet.
E. Minimum lot yards for buildings shall be the following:
2. Side: four feet on each side.
Side adjoining street: 10 feet.
F. Maximum lot coverage shall be 80%.
G. Maximum building coverage shall be 50%.
H. Maximum building height shall be two stories, but not to exceed 29
feet in height to the topmost point of the roof from the base flood
elevation.
Any permitted use in the MC Zone shall only be permitted if
it complies with the following standards:
A. Parking and Service Areas.
1. Curbing or curb stops shall be provided in all off-street parking
areas and along all access-ways.
2. No parking area, access drive or aisle may be permitted closer than
five feet to any property line.
3. Off-street parking areas and access-ways thereto shall be properly
drained, and all such areas shall have a paved hard surface.
4. All off-street parking areas and access-ways shall be so arranged
that cars and trucks may be turned on the lot so that it is not necessary
to back into any roadway.
5. Common or joint driveway access and parking to the rear of sites
is encouraged.
6. Access driveways onto major thoroughfares shall be permitted only
if alternatives, including side or rear access and common or shared
single access driveways, have been considered by the Planning Board.
7. Impervious parking coverage shall be limited, to the extent possible,
by the use of parking in or under buildings, the elimination of excess
paving, grassed land bank parking, and the use of permeable surfaces
for paving where appropriate.
8. Parking areas shall be designed to minimize pedestrian and moving
vehicle conflicts. Pedestrian walkways, parking lot islands, signage
and pavement texture differentiation shall be required by the Planning
Board where appropriate to ensure the safe movement of pedestrians.
9. All parking and service areas shall be screened from the view of
adjoining residentially zoned properties and/or actual residential
use.
B. Parking Lot Extension Into Residential Zones. Any permitted use in
the Marine-Commercial District may be permitted to extend its parking
area into an adjacent residential zone if it complies with the following
regulations:
1. No access shall be permitted to the parking area from within the
residential zone.
2. Parking area may extend a maximum of 120 feet into the residential
zone.
3. A buffer strip shall be provided between the parking area and the
residential zone. The buffer strip shall consist of a ten-foot wide
planted area and a screen fence or wall of six feet in height. Shrubs
shall be planted five feet on center and shall be five feet in height
at the time of planting. Evergreen trees shall be six to eight feet
tall and deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of 3 1/2
inches measured six inches above the ground.
C. Off-Street Parking Location. Parking spaces may be provided either
on-site, off-site or a combination thereof.
1. All off-street parking requirements shall be provided on-site. All off-street parking shall be designed in accordance with the standards contained in Article
XV of this Ordinance.
2. Commercial parking spaces may be provided on-site, off-site or a
combination thereof.
3. Off-site parking spaces for permitted uses may be provided through
one or a combination of the following options:
a. Providing the required spaces on other properties owned in fee simple
by the commercial use, located within a zone which permits the proposed
use(s), either contiguous with or within 300 feet walking distance
of a primary pedestrian entrance to the site being developed.
b. Providing evidence that the required spaces have been leased or rented
from others within 300 feet walking distance. In such case, the space
to be leased or rented shall be properly established under the terms
of this Ordinance and the minimum term of such lease or rental shall
be consistent with the probable duration of the proposed occupancy
but not less than 20 years.
4. If off-street parking requirements are not met as provided above,
the developer must:
a. Obtain approval of a parking space variance subject to the provisions of Article
XV of this Ordinance, and
b. If a variance is granted due to demonstrated hardship or other good
and sufficient, make a cash contribution to the Borough of Wildwood
Crest for each required space not provided in order to develop a program
of constructing public parking lots, in an amount equal to the cost
of providing the required number of off-site parking spaces, to be
calculated by the Borough Engineer.
c. Any monies which are paid to the Borough for parking spaces under
Subsection C.4.b above shall be a one-time credit against an assessment
for parking spaces if they are included within the assessment.
D. Building Design and Use.
1. The treatment of side and rear walls of any building in terms of
building materials shall be similar to the treatment of the front
facade.
2. The display of merchandise or nonpermanent uses and/or activities,
e.g. picnic areas and vending machines, placed on the exterior premises
of any building is prohibited. All solid waste not stored within a
building shall be stored within an enclosed container.
3. Buildings shall be oriented, to the extent possible, so as to maximize
the potential for the use of solar energy for heating, cooling, and
energy conservation.
4. All buildings shall have a unified architectural treatment whether
constructed as new or as an additional structure physically and aesthetically
integrated with the existing structure. The Planning Board shall consider
in its architectural review items such as materials, colors, building
setbacks, facade treatments and building height and shall encourage
the revitalization of existing structures to insure compatibility
with proposed building additions.
E. Mixed Use Development.
1. Mixed use development shall maximize the use of uniform and/or integrated
architectural design and styles, unique building materials, including,
but not limited to, ornamental lighting, architectural planters, brick
and other special paving materials, water features, landscaped internal
pedestrian courtyards, sitting areas and other site amenities.
2. Mixed use development shall provide weather protection for customers
either by enclosed shopping areas, canopies or other means.
3. The location of store entrances and orientation of buildings shall
minimize distances to walk from one store to another.
F. Site Design and Building Layout.
1. The site design and layout of buildings and parking areas shall be
reviewed so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing design and efficient
arrangement. Particular attention shall be given to safety and fire
protection, impact on surrounding development and contiguous and adjacent
buildings and lands.
2. To promote a desirable visual environment and to ensure good civic
design, the Planning Board in its review shall consider, but not be
limited in its consideration of, visual impacts of the proposed development,
including views and view interference, shadow effects and solar orientation,
noise impacts, and design compatibility with surrounding land uses.
G. General Design Requirements. Any development in this district which
will be used wholly or in part for business purposes shall be designed
so as to provide a comprehensive development plan for the area for
which it is a part, the goals being to control means of access and
to coordinate internal pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow relating
to existing development and architectural compatibility.
H. Facade Review. Any new facade or change in the facade of an existing
building (architecture, color and design) shall be reviewed by the
Development Review Committee and approved by the Planning Board.