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Bayonne City Zoning Code

§ 35-5.9

C-2 Community Commercial District.

[Ord. No. O-01-19 § 12 [33-5.8]]
a. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
All permitted principal uses in the C-1 District.
2. 
Fully enclosed retail shops and stores:
(a) 
Appliance stores.
(b) 
Antique stores, provided no auctions are conducted on the premises.
(c) 
Art galleries and artist supply stores.
(d) 
Bakeries or baker's outlets.
(e) 
Banks, building and loan associations or similarly chartered financial institutions.
(f) 
Carpet, rug, and linoleum stores.
(g) 
Display rooms for mail order sales.
(h) 
Dry goods stores.
(i) 
Medical and optometric supply stores.
(j) 
Office supply stores.
(k) 
Paint and wallpaper stores.
(l) 
Pet shops, with no kennel or breeding facilities, limited to 1,500 square feet of floor area.
(m) 
Sporting goods stores.
(n) 
Supermarkets, with no animal or fowl killing or live storage.
(o) 
Wearing apparel shops.
(p) 
Plumbing sales and contracting.
3. 
Fully enclosed service establishments:
(a) 
Clock shops.
(b) 
Interior decorating establishments.
(c) 
Laundries, launderettes, dry cleaning and pressing establishments.
(d) 
Locksmith shops.
(e) 
Shoe repair shops.
(f) 
Printing and copy shops.
4. 
Food, dining and beverage facilities:
(a) 
Catering facilities.
(b) 
Restaurants or lunch rooms.
(c) 
Taverns, bars, or package good stores for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
5. 
Planned shopping centers, containing permitted uses in this district, as well as department stores, movie theaters, indoor recreation facilities and discount stores, subject to the bulk and density regulations of this chapter.
b. 
Required Accessory Uses.
1. 
See Accessory Uses in the C-1 District.
c. 
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. 
Permitted accessory uses in the C-1 District.
2. 
Storage of plumbing supplies provided they are properly screened from adjacent uses.
d. 
Permitted Conditional Uses.
1. 
Permitted conditional uses in the C-1 District.
2. 
Drive-thru facilities as an accessory use.
e. 
Area, Yard and Structure Requirements.
1. 
Minimum area: No requirements.
2. 
Minimum lot fronting: 30 feet.
3. 
Minimum front setback: No requirements.
4. 
Minimum rear yard setback: 20 feet.
Accessory Structure:
5. 
Minimum side yard setback: No requirements except abutting a residential zone district or existing residential use: 10 feet.
6. 
Maximum structure height: 35 feet and not exceeding three stories.
7. 
Maximum lot coverage of principal and accessory structure: 60%.
f. 
Special Requirements.
1. 
Limited Commercial Overlay Zone District. Based on the fact that billboard messages are constitutionally protected free speech and that the State of New Jersey has adopted the Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act (N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et seq.) and Regulations (N.J.A.C. 16:41C-1.1 et seq.) to balance the need to control and regulate roadside signs and outdoor advertising, promote the scenic beauty of the state, provide for the safety and convenience of the public and the need to stimulate economic and commercial activity within the State of New Jersey and because the City in the past prohibited billboards everywhere within its municipal boundaries; the City Zoning Ordinance is amended to permit billboards in certain areas adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike known as a Limited Commercial Overlay Zone District where it is believed that billboards are an appropriate permitted use; will have no impact on residential uses or zones within the City and will have no impact if provided as a limited commercial use.
2. 
A limited commercial use billboard is one consisting of the following elements and criteria:
(a) 
The billboard is no more than 200 feet from the New Jersey Turnpike property line.
(b) 
The billboard is designed and constructed for the advertising surface to be viewed primarily by motorists from the New Jersey Turnpike.
(c) 
The billboard shall be no closer than 200 feet from a residential zone.
(d) 
The maximum height of the billboard shall be 50 feet as measured from the finished elevation of the New Jersey Turnpike at the point along the New Jersey Turnpike where the sign is located.
(e) 
The minimum distance between billboards shall be 2,000 feet along the same side of the New Jersey Turnpike.
(f) 
A limited commercial use billboard may have two advertising surfaces, one for each direction of travel on the New Jersey Turnpike.
(g) 
The maximum permitted advertising area showing in one direction shall not exceed 672 square feet. Copy extensions and/or cutouts beyond the basic billboard shall not exceed 10% of the basic billboard area.
(h) 
Lighting for a limited commercial use billboard shall be designed to restrict glare and spillover to the adjoining areas.
(i) 
The applicant shall comply with the Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act (N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et seq.) and Regulations (N.J.A.C. 16:41C-1.1 et seq.), as well as any other applicable statutes, laws and regulations related to billboards.
3. 
Other permitted uses. Because of the Limited Commercial Nature of the Overlay District, only non-intensive permitted commercial 'C-2' uses will be permitted in this area. These less intensive uses include:
(a) 
Small scale retail stores not exceeding 2,000 square feet in area.
(b) 
Essential services as defined under Chapter 33, Planning and Development Regulations, subsection 33-2.2, Definition of Terms.
All other permitted commercial uses in the C-2 Zone District are restricted except for the permitted conditional uses. Under Conditional Uses the only conditional use that is restricted is motor vehicle repair garages due to their intensity.