Beach Haven City Zoning Code
§ 212-14 Use regulations
MC Marine Commercial District.
[Amended 6-28-1982 by Ord. No. 82-6; 7-25-1983 by Ord. No. 83-16; 1-23-1984 by Ord. No. 84-2; 4-9-1984 by Ord. No. 84-10; 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-2; 8-23-1993 by Ord. No. 93-23; 9-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-18; 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-23A; 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-9; 8-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17C; 4-17-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-5C; 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-1C; 5-9-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-8C; 12-9-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-32C; 7-29-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-27C; 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-07C; 11-12-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-35C; 10-14-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-22C]
Those regulations which pertain to the § 212-9 Single-Family Residential District shall also apply to the MC District for a single-family residence.
*Refer to Schedule #1 for all area, yard and building setback requirements.
Principal uses and buildings permitted.
Those uses and buildings permitted in the RB and RA Districts, subject to the provisions regulating the same.
Marine services such as dockage, boat landing, boat repairs and marine gasoline pumps on docks or bulkheads.
Boat sales and rentals.
Marine engine sales and repairs.
Marine supplies and equipment sales.
Bait and tackle sales.
Shipbuilding yards and ways.
Retail fish markets.
Wholesale establishments for packing and shipping fish, but not including any process involving heat or cooking.
Storage of boats in conjunction with waterfront marine operations but subject to the further provisions of this section.
Outside storage shall be limited to two levels on property contiguous to waterfront marine operations. In no cases shall the upper level exceed 12 feet in height, nor shall it exceed two levels of boats.
Inside storage. Racking of boats on more than two levels must be within a fully enclosed building.
Restaurants, taverns, cocktail lounges and yacht clubs.
Gift shops.
Any accessory uses and structures customarily associated with a permitted use or structure and clearly incidental to the principal use and/or structure permitted on the lot.
All commercial buildings in this area must be of fire-resistive construction in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code, as amended and supplemented.
Mixed uses consisting of the permitted uses in this zone on the same property within one building subject to the provisions regulating same.
Minimum lot area in the MC District shall be 6,000 square feet, and, in those instances where a marina is operated, there shall also be required minimum frontage of 100 feet along an improved street.
Parking requirements.
Marinas shall provide one off-street parking space for each three boat slips, excluding transient slips.
In the case of rack-type operations, one off-street parking space must be provided for every three boats stored.
All off-street parking spaces shall comply with the provisions of §§ 212-14C and 212-13G of this chapter.
In the case of commercial party, passenger, ferry or fishing vessels with a licensed capacity in excess of six passengers, excluding crew:
Total number of parking spaces required equals the maximum licensed capacity for passengers and crew, less six, divided by three. Any resulting fraction shall require a full parking space.
The provisions of this section shall not affect such vessels in existence and operating in the Borough of Beach Haven on the effective date of this section. Such vessels may continue to operate and may be replaced in kind but shall not be replaced with vessels with greater capacity for passengers and crew than currently exist without complying with this Subsection C(4) or obtaining a variance from same.
Marinas: rest room facilities required. Rest room facilities shall be provided in all marinas for the general public.