Beach Haven City Zoning Code
§ 212-16 Use regulations
Historic Preservation District.
[Amended 6-28-1982 by Ord. No. 82-6; 1-23-1984 by Ord. No. 84-2; 11-4-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25A; 6-24-1985 by Ord. No. 85-9; 7-28-1997 by Ord. No. 97-15; 4-8-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-4; 9-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-18; 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-23A; 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-16C; 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-18C; 7-29-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-27C; 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 HP District.
*Refer to Schedule #1 for all area, yard and building setback requirements.
Historic landmarks, as defined by § 41-2, recommended by the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission of the Borough of Beach Haven and adopted by the Council of the Borough of Beach Haven by resolution duly adopted shall be, when so adopted by the Council of the Borough of Beach Haven, subject to all of the rules and regulations of Chapter 41 of the Code of the Borough of Beach Haven, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey.
A Historic Preservation Zone is hereby established within the Borough of Beach Haven which shall be coterminous with the Bed-and-Breakfast Overlay District also shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Beach Haven as the Bed-and-Breakfast Overlay Zone.
Historic Preservation Zone expansion. The Historic Preservation Zone shall now include all property located within the delineated areas as set forth on the attached map entitled "Greater Beach Haven Historic District Map," prepared by McCabe & Associates, Inc., dated September 2006, which is incorporated herein.
Garage exception in the Historic Preservation Overlay District. New construction and existing homes may exceed the 35% lot coverage by a maximum of 264 additional square feet for the construction of a detached garage, provided that:
The proposed detached garage does not exceed 264 square feet (12 feet by 22 feet) and 15 feet in height;
The proposed detached garage shall be located in the rear or side yard;
The proposed detached garage complies with all other zoning requirements, including, but not limited to, setback requirements;
The proposed detached garage may be equipped with electricity but may not be equipped with plumbing, which shall be prohibited;
There is no existing garage detached or attached to, or planned to be detached or attached to, the main residential structure on the property;
The ground floor of the main residential structure does not exceed base flood elevation plus two feet;
The detached garage has appropriate driveway access; and
Accessory buildings as permitted by this section shall be limited to one.
Exceptions to yard widths in the Historic District.
In order to maintain the integrity of the Historic District, as defined in § 41-2 of the Borough Code and as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Beach Haven, the following provisions shall be applicable to properties that are located within the Historic District:
Front yards.
Where a lot is situated between two lots, each of which is developed with a main building which has been so maintained since the enactment of this chapter, the minimum front yard requirement of such lot may be the average of the front yards of said existing buildings.
Where a lot adjoins one lot developed as described above and a vacant lot, the minimum front yard requirement of such lot may be the average of the front yard of existing building and the established front setback line.
Where in a given block there is a pronounced uniformity in the alignment of existing buildings in which the front yard depths are greater than required in this chapter, then any new building shall conform substantially to this established alignment.