Freehold City Zoning Code

The following regulations shall apply to all B-2 districts.

(Prior code § 19-10 (part))

A.

The sale of retail goods such as but not necessarily limited to the following types: meat and poultry stores, drug stores, variety stores, glass and aluminum stores, drygood stores, baked good stores, packaged liquor stores and taverns, flower stores, confectionery stores, household supply stores, stationery supplies stores, haberdashery, apparel stores and department stores;

B.

The provision of service establishments such as but not limited to the following types: barber or beauty shops, clothes cleaning and laundry pick-up establishments, shoe repair shops, restaurants, luncheonettes and eating places, the office of a member of a recognized profession such as physicians, attorneys, dentists, ministers, chiropractors, architects, engineers, accountants, insurance agents, real estate brokers, stock brokers and other generally recognized professional service personnel and organizations, banks, funeral homes, photography studios, music, dance and art studios;

C.

Automobile parking areas;

D.

Shopping center developments containing the types of retail and service establishments as listed above, including automobile parking areas;

E.

Hotel;

F.

Public institutions of higher education.

(Prior code § 19-10.1)

(Ord. No. 2013/2, § 2, 4-15-13)

A.

All accessory uses permitted in the B-1 district;

B.

Garages to house commercial vehicles normally associated with the types of businesses listed in Section 18.44.010.

(Prior code § 19-10.2)

A.

Public utility facilities other than customarily required for providing individually service;

B.

Community theaters and/or playhouses, provided that performances occur evenings and/or on weekends and holidays when public parking is available; unless the owner/operator can provide off-street parking in compliance with Section 16.24.030(A)(18).

C.

Grocery/convenience stores.

D.

Taxi and limousine services, provided that there is one parking space for each vehicle owned and/or operated by the service, either on-site or at an off-site location.

(Ord. 32/97 § 1; prior code § 19-10.3)

(Ord. No. 2013/2, § 2, 4-15-13)

As specified in Schedule I, set out at the end of this title.

(Prior code § 19-10.4)

A.

All buildings intended for hotel use must meet the following design standards:

1.

Guest rooms must contain no less than three hundred (300) square feet in area.

2.

A minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet of restaurant space must be provided.

3.

Parking requirements shall be as follows:

a.

One parking space per guest room, plus;

b.

One parking space per each employee. The shift having the most employees shall be used to calculate employees' parking needs, plus;

c.

One parking space for every three seats in the restaurant and lounge and conference/banquet space, or one space for every fifty (50) square feet devoted to such uses, whichever is greater, plus;

d.

One space for every two hundred (200) square feet of retail space.

B.

Other bulk requirements (height, setbacks, lot coverage) shall be in accordance with the zone in which the hotel is located.

(Ord. 2006/19 § 2)

In addition to the parking requirements for office use, one parking space for each vehicle owned and/or operated by the taxi or limousine service must be provided. The taxi/limousine parking may be provided at a location within the borough, off site from the location of the taxi/limousine office/dispatch office. Proof of off-site parking arrangements within the borough must be provided by the taxi/limousine service.

(Ord. No. 2013/2, § 2, 4-15-13)

A.

Outside storage uses of any kind;

B.

Any use including clothes cleaning or laundry establishments, where processing other than collection and delivery is conducted on the site; provided that this restriction does not apply to cooking in restaurants or to personal services;

C.

Warehousing without retail use, manufacturing and truck terminals.

(Prior code § 19-10.5)