Zoning Map. The locations and boundaries of the districts of the Borough are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Belmar, New Jersey which is attached hereto and is hereby made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon and dated and amended as follows:

Schedule of Zoning District Requirements. District regulations for zone districts within the Borough of Belmar are hereby established and are attached hereto and are hereby made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon.[2]

Schedule of Uses. Permitted uses within each zone district in the Borough of Belmar are hereby established and attached hereto and are hereby made a part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon.

Authentication of Zoning Map. Subsequent to the adoption of this chapter, and any revisions to the Zoning Map, three copies of the Zoning Map shall be authenticated by the Mayor's signature, and the seal of the municipality, attested by the Borough Clerk, under the following certificate:

"I certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the Borough of Belmar, New Jersey, referred to in the Ordinances of the Borough of Belmar, New Jersey."

Maintenance of the Zoning Map. Authenticated copies of the Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the Borough Clerk and Zoning Officer and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of all or a part of the Zoning Map may be reproduced for public distribution. One authenticated copy shall be forwarded to the Monmouth County Planning Board in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. However, the original copy of the Zoning Map maintained in the office of the Borough Clerk shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the Borough of Belmar.

Revisions to the Zoning Map.

Zone district boundaries are intended to follow street, lot or property lines, or other natural lines such as the center line of water courses, ditches or lagoons, unless such district or zone boundaries are fixed by dimension on the Zoning Map or by description, and shall include contiguous riparian lands subsequently acquired and/or filled, and lands acquired by the accretion or stream diversion by natural causes.

In constructing the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

All billboards, signboards, advertising signs and devices not expressly related to the business being conducted on the premises or otherwise specifically permitted by this chapter.

Roller coaster, ferris wheels, whirl-a-gig, midways or side shows, and similar outdoor commercial recreation uses.

Auction markets.

Trailer coach parks.

Junk yards, automobile wrecking yards or disassembly yards, or the storing of scrap metal, paper, rags, or other scrap material, except for recycling operations operated by or with the approval of the Borough.

Privately operated dumps for the disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, junk, or other such material.

Adult book stores.

Peep shows.

Massage parlors.

Explosive storage, except small arms ammunition, or by special permit, where explosives are to be used on the premises.

Pylon signs.

Incineration, reduction, storage or dumping of slaughterhouse refuse, rancid fats, garbage, or dead animals.

Kennels and veterinary hospitals.

Manufacturing plants.

The open storage in any yard of more than one unlicensed or inoperative motor vehicle; or the open storage in a front yard of any unlicensed or inoperative motor vehicle; or the open storage of new or used parts of any motor vehicle or trailer, or material which has been a part of any motor vehicle or trailer except where permitted as a conditional use in conjunction with a motor vehicle service station pursuant to Article 6, Subsection 40-6.5 of this chapter.

The overnight storage of any commercial vehicle in residential zones, except that one such vehicle having a gross weight of not more than 18,000 pounds may be stored in a side or rear yard provided such vehicle is owned by the resident.

Radio towers and antennas except as herein permitted.

Slaughtering and slaughterhouses.

Travel trailer parks, trailer parks, mobile home parks.

Any airport, landing field, landing strip, heliport, helistop, off-heliport landing site, sport parachuting center or any other facility used for the landing or take-off of any aircraft, either as a primary use or as a use accessory, auxiliary or incidental to any primary use.

The manufacture, transportation, storage or utilization of genetically engineered material.

Any use which emits excessive or objectionable amounts of dust, fumes, noise, odor, smoke, vibration, glare or waste products. See Performance Standards for details, Article 7, Subsection 40-7.22 of this chapter.

The use of any building or premises in such a manner that the health, morals, safety or welfare of the community may be endangered.

New and used car dealerships.

Restaurants, drive-in.

Tattoo businesses.

Gas stations and auto repair shops.

Pool and billiard halls.

Telemarketing or telesales.

Nightclubs.

Bars/taverns/pubs, except in the CD-1 Zone.

No use involving the sale of alcohol involving the on-premises consumption of alcohol shall be permitted in the Seaport Development Zone except for restaurants with liquor licenses as defined in the Development Regulations.

All classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined in section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service.

Minimum lot size: two acres;

Minimum lot frontage on Route 71: 680 feet and 275 feet along the southern side of Fourteenth Avenue, starting at a point intersecting with Route 71;

Minimum yard requirements: twenty-foot front yard setback, ten-foot side yard setback, twenty-five-foot rear yard setback;

Density: Maximum 11 dwelling units per acre;

Principal building height shall not exceed 35 feet and 2 1/2 stories;

Permitted structures shall be a single-family, two bedroom, 2 1/2 story "townhouse style" residential unit, developed as not less than two side-by-side residential clusters, nor more than four side-by-side residential clusters for housing of individuals 55 years of age and older;

Accessory building setback: five foot side yard, five-foot rear yard;

Accessory structures shall not exceed 10 feet in height and shall only be located in the side or rear yard in accordance with these district regulations;

Off-street parking: 2.3 parking stalls per dwelling unit, with a garage and driveway configuration conforming to the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) standards;

Maximum building coverage not to exceed 35%; maximum lot coverage impervious surface not to exceed 65%;

Age restriction housing for persons 55 years of age and older;

Landscaping design, lot lines adjacent to residential and commercial uses shall be buffered and conform to design standards of Subsection 40-8.4; provided, however, that a minimum twenty-foot buffer area from Route 71 shall be required;

Curb construction, sidewalk construction, street grade, intersections, pavement construction shall meet RSIS;

Fences, hedges, wall and vision clearances shall conform to design standards of Subsection 40-7.25;

Rear yard deck areas shall be permitted accessory structures, conforming to Subsection 40-7.8f, provided the same shall not encroach into the rear yard setback greater than eight feet;

Permitted principal uses shall be: single-family residential cluster dwellings, municipal services and facilities and public parks;

Permitted accessory uses shall be: noncommercial TV/radio antennas, exempt signs as set forth in Subsection 40-7.24d, tool sheds, fences, hedges, walls and private garages and essential services;

Required accessory uses shall be off-street residential parking, off-street guest parking areas and buffers;

Except as set forth hereinabove, the PRD shall meet the design and guideline standards for subdivision and site plans set forth at Article 8 of the Development Regulations.

23 off-street parking spaces.

Other uses that are customarily incidental to a permitted principal use.

Fences and walls erected, maintained or planted no greater than six feet above ground level within a side or rear yard, and no greater than four feet within a front yard and 50% open.

Decks, porches, balconies, and patios.

Residential amenities.

Bike racks.

Electric vehicle charging stations.

Solid waste and recycling area, set back at least five feet from any rear or side yard lot line.

Site lighting. The arrangement of exterior lighting shall adequately illuminate parking areas and prevent glare to adjoining residential areas.

Utilities, including HVAC units, transformers, emergency generators, and water boxes/vaults.

Temporary construction and/or sales trailers.

Minimum lot area: 11,250 sq. ft.

Minimum lot frontage: 75 ft.

Minimum front yard setback: four ft. to balcony, five ft. to building.

Minimum side yard setback: 10 ft.

Combined side yard setback: 20 ft.

Minimum rear yard setback: 25 ft.

Minimum lot shape diameter: 55 ft.

Max building height: 45 ft./ four stories.

Maximum lot coverage: 85%.

Maximum building coverage: 60%.

Maximum FAR: two.

The number of spaces, and parking space dimensions, as required by New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq. (RSIS) shall apply to all the residential units on-site.

A minimum of four parking spaces shall be made EV ready.

Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be at least 11 ft. wide and 18 ft. deep.

No loading zones shall be required.

Development of the AH Zone is exempt from any other Borough standards conflicting with the standards established herein.

The AH Affordable Housing Zone is specifically exempt from the provisions of subsection 40-8.6 (Design Standards - Open Space and Recreation).

Any landscape plan provided as part of a site plan shall not be required to be certified by a licensed landscape architect as required by subsection 40-8.4b.

The AH Zone shall not require the buffer requirements as required by subsection 40-8.4e2(a).

The affordable units shall be non-age restricted units.

There shall be one two-bedroom affordable housing unit affordable to eligible to low income households and one three-bedroom affordable housing unit affordable to eligible to moderate income households, as defined as those households earning 50% or less of the regional median income for low income households and 80% or less of the regional income for moderate income households, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-329.1.

Pursuant to the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1, et seq. ("UHAC"), the affordable units shall be subject to affordability controls of at least 30 years from the date of initial occupancy and affordable deed restrictions as provided for by UHAC, with the sole exception that very-low income shall be defined as at or below 30% of median income pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, and the affordability controls shall remain unless and until the Borough, in its sole discretion, takes action to extend or release the unit from such controls after at least 30 years. If the Borough acts to release the unit from such controls, affordability controls shall remain in effect until the date on which a unit shall become vacant due to the voluntary departure of the occupant household in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11(b).

The affordable units shall comply with the UHAC regulations with regards to the pricing of rents or sale prices associated with very-low income households at 30% or less of median income, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-329.1.

The affordable unit shall be affirmatively marketed in accordance with the UHAC, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15, and applicable law by an experienced administrative agent. The affirmative marketing shall include posting of the affordable unit in the New Jersey Housing Resource Center website in accordance with applicable law as well as written notice to the following community and regional organizations: Fair Share Housing Center (510 Park Boulevard, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002); the New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP; the Latino Action Network (P.O. Box 943, Freehold, NJ 07728); STEPS, OCEAN, Inc.; the Greater Red Bank, Asbury Park/Neptune, Bayshore, Greater Freehold, Greater Long Branch, and the Trenton branches of the NAACP; and the Supportive Housing Association.

Mixed Use.

Commercial (Business, Office, Retail).

Off-street parking and loading facilities.

Signs, conforming to the provisions of the development regulations.

Fences and walls.

Townhouse attached with individual connecting walls.

Bed-and-breakfast.

All residential development shall comply with the Residential Site Improvement Standards for all residential development.

Non-residential use will not be required to have off-street parking.