The following regulations shall apply in the
B-2 General Business Zone.
[Amended 7-15-1980 by Ord. No. 354-2M-80; 5-22-1984 by Ord. No.
354-2WW-84; 12-31-1990 by Ord. No. 354-2H-90; 8-6-2001 by Ord. No. 354-2JJ-01; 3-25-2003 by Ord. No. 354-2C-03; 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. 9-11]
A. The following are permitted uses in the B-2 Zone:
(1) The retail sale of goods, such as but not limited to:
(i)
Household supplies stores.
(j)
Stationery supplies stores.
(k)
Haberdashery, dress goods and notions.
(l)
Hardware and electrical appliances.
(m)
Fishing and boating supplies.
(n)
Restaurants and luncheonettes.
(o)
Microbrewery.
[Added 6-27-2017 by Ord.
No. 13-17]
(p) Craft cidery and meadery.
[Added 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. 15-22]
(q) Craft distillery.
[Added 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. 15-22]
(r) Winery salesroom.
[Added 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. 15-22]
(s) Instructional winemaking facility.
[Added 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. 15-22]
(2) Personal services establishments, such as but not limited to:
(a)
Barber- and beauty shops for both humans and domestic animals.
(b)
Tailoring and dressmaking shops.
(c)
Dry-cleaning and laundry collection shops.
(f)
Radio and television repair shops.
(h)
Business, professional, governmental and educational offices,
including banks and fiduciary institutions.
(3) Shops of a plumber, electrician, carpenter, printer, painter or similar
tradesman.
(4) Boat sales and showrooms not in conjunction with a marina, provided
that the following standards and conditions are complied with.
(a)
Outdoor storage of inventory shall not be stored closer than
25 feet to a right-of-way line or side or rear lot line nor closer
than 10 feet to a building.
(b)
If adjacent to a residential zone or existing residential use,
a twenty-five-foot-wide buffer area shall be provided. Said buffer
areas shall consist of evergreen plantings and/or screen fencing capable
of providing appropriate screening of the operations of the lot from
adjoining residential uses and districts.
(c)
One parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet
of gross floor area or as otherwise determined by the Planning Board.
(6) Studios for such activities as aerobics, fitness and personal training, domestic animal training, martial arts, dance, music and art; health and fitness facilities; and indoor batting cages and indoor basketball courts shall be considered permitted uses and not conditional uses subject to the requirements of §
245-286.
(7) Municipal buildings, volunteer first-aid buildings and firehouses.
(9) Taxicab
and limousine services.
[Added 3-27-2012 by Ord. No. 5-12]
B. The aforesaid permitted uses may be located in attached structures
using common facilities which may be planned, developed and managed
as a unit and in an enclosed building or buildings and utilizing such
common facilities as customer parking areas, pedestrian walkways,
truck loading and unloading space and utilities and sanitary facilities.
Permitted accessory uses shall be accessory uses as defined in Part
1 of this chapter.
[Amended 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 354-2EE-81; 4-13-1982 by Ord. No. 354-2LL-82; 12-31-1990 by Ord. No. 354-2J-90; 6-3-1991 by Ord. No. 354-2K-91; 11-28-2006 by Ord. No. 37-06; 5-27-2008 by Ord. No.
25-08; 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. 9-11]
The following uses are defined as conditional uses and may be permitted subject to the requirements as set forth for each particular use in Article
XXXII, §
245-279 et seq.:
A. Utility installations, provided that the requirements of Article
XXXII are met.
B. Commercial recreation, provided that the requirements of §
245-286 are met, such as, but not limited to:
C. Automobile sales and/or rental facilities listed as a conditional use pursuant to §
245-289.
D. Places of assembly, parish houses, convents and cemeteries.
[Amended 4-19-2011 by Ord. No. 13-11]
E. Scattered-site affordable housing units.
[Added 11-5-2012 by Ord. No. 34-12]
Area, yard and building requirements shall be as specified in the schedule, §
245-10 of this chapter, unless modified in accordance with Article
XXXIII, §
245-299 et seq.
Off-street parking, loading and vehicular access requirements shall be provided for the use of patrons and employees as further detailed in Article
XXXV, §
245-310 et seq.
Sign requirements shall be as per Article
XXXVI, §
245-312 et seq., of this chapter.
[Amended 6-26-79 by Ord. No. 354-2B-79; 5-27-80 by Ord. No. 354-2I-80; 4-13-1982 by Ord. No. 354-2KK-82; 1-28-1986 by Ord. No. 354-2MMM-86]
A. Landscaping and buffer requirements.
(1) Total landscaped area shall be a minimum of 20% of
the total lot area.
(2) Wherever the property line of an occupied lot in the B-2 Zone abuts or is directly across a street from a residential use or zone, a buffer zone of at least 15 feet in width shall be established in accordance with the provisions of §
245-409.
B. Such driveways shall be provided as are necessary to provide proper means of ingress and egress for the parking areas, subject to the restrictions set forth in §
245-310.
C. Directional signs in conjunction with said driveways are necessary for the proper guidance and control of vehicular traffic, provided that not more than one such sign is erected in conjunction with each such driveway, and further provided that the sign conforms to the appropriate restrictions set forth in Article
XXXVI, §
245-312 et seq.
All uses permitted in the B-2 Zone shall conform to the performance standards set forth in §
245-250 of this chapter.
[Added 5-25-1993 by Ord. No. 354-2D-93]
The provisions of this article are subject to the mandatory fee contribution to the Brick Township Affordable Housing Trust Fund established in Article
VI.