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Bayonne City Zoning Code

§ 35-5.7

WR Planned Waterfront Recreation District.

[Ord. No. O-97-43, § 3; Ord. No. O-01-19 § 10 [33-5.6]]
a. 
Intent and Purpose. The Planned Waterfront Recreation (WR) District is designed to allow for planned commercial recreational development in appropriate areas with a minimum contiguous tract of 45 acres or more located along the waterfront. The land is ideally suited for recreational development in order to provide needed public access and recreational opportunities along the waterfront. The purpose of the Planned Waterfront Recreation District shall be to facilitate development of recreation facilities.
b. 
Permitted Principal Uses.
1. 
Golf courses.
2. 
Commercial recreation uses.
3. 
Public and private boat/ferry launches, including marinas.
4. 
Fishing piers.
5. 
Wildlife sanctuaries.
c. 
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. 
Uses that are customarily incidental to a permitted principal use.
2. 
For golf courses, accessory uses shall include clubhouse facilities, a restaurant/dining facility, maintenance and utility facilities and retail shops to serve golf course patrons and local residents.
d. 
Conditional Uses. Subject to the provisions of Schedule II under subsection 35-5.28, Conditional Uses:
1. 
Private helistop.
2. 
(Reserved)
e. 
Area, Yard and Structure Requirements.
1. 
Minimum tract area: 45 acres.
2. 
Minimum lot size: one acre.
3. 
Minimum setback for buildings: 35 feet to a property line or water line.
4. 
Minimum setback for recreational facilities, including tees/fairways/greens/cartpaths: 35 feet to a zone line or property line.
5. 
Maximum impervious coverage: 50% per planned development tract; 70% per individual lot.
[Amended 11-10-2020 by Ord. No. O-20-58]
6. 
Maximum open space: as required by paragraph e of this subsection.
7. 
Maximum height: 2 1/2 stories or 40 feet and not exceeding a maximum ground elevation of 50 feet above sea level.
f. 
Other Requirements.
1. 
Planned Development. Any tract proposed for development in the Planned Waterfront Recreation District shall not be less than 45 acres and shall be in single-ownership or under such unified control as to ensure that the entire tract will be developed as a unified whole. All owners of the tract shall be included as joint applicants on all applications and all approvals shall bind all owners. A violation by any owner as to any tract shall be deemed a violation as to all owners whose tracts are part of the application.
2. 
Public Access.
(a) 
A Waterfront Walkway easement measuring a minimum of 30 feet in width shall be provided along the waterfront.
(b) 
A paved walkway at least 16 feet in width shall be provided within the easement.
(c) 
The walkway shall be designed to conform to the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway Technical Design Standards prepared by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
3. 
Open Space. This district proposes a mix of recreational uses together with supporting facilities. To maximize the quality and character of the waterfront amenities and the intended recreation purposes, at least 50% of the overall planned development site shall be devoted to open space improvements and preservation. Open space may include lands devoted to any uses permitted in the area and shall include all lands under private ownership as well as any land which may be dedicated to public use.
Lands included as open space shall encompass all areas that are not used for buildings, streets or off-street parking and loading areas and may include, by way of example and not limitation, yard, setback and buffer areas, pedestrian walkways, outdoor and covered plazas and eating areas, fishing piers, marinas and wildlife sanctuaries.
4. 
Contribution for Off-Tract Water, Sewer, Drainage and Street Improvements. Any developer of any parcel within the WR District shall be required to pay his or her pro-rata share of the cost of providing reasonable and necessary street improvements and water, sewerage and drainage facilities and easements therefor located outside of the development but necessitated or required by construction of improvements within such development. Such pro-rata share shall be apportioned and adequate security shall be required in accordance with the provisions of subsection 33-9.5, Off-Tract and Off-Site Improvements of Chapter 33, Planning and Development Regulations of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne.
5. 
Procedural Requirements. Applications for and approval of development within the WR District shall be in accordance with the general development provisions and approval provisions of Section 33-4 of Chapter 33, Planning and Development Regulations of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne.
6. 
Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading for uses in this district shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 35-17. The required number of parking spaces for uses not indicated in Section 35-17 shall be determined by the Board based upon submission of a traffic study.