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Freehold City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

52 - B-2B GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:


18.52.010 - Principal uses and buildings permitted.

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, business and professional offices, restaurants, luncheonettes and eating places;

C.

Automobile parking areas;

D.

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

E.

Indoor theaters, bowling alleys, and other similar indoor recreational facilities;

F.

Hotel;

G.

Billboards.

(Ord. 2000/19 § 1; prior code § 19-10B.1; Ord. No. 2013/2, § 2, 4-15-13)

18.52.020 - Accessory uses and buildings permitted.

A.

All accessory uses permitted in the B-1 district;

B.

Garages to house commercial vehicles normally associated with the types of business listed in Section 18.52.010.

(Prior code § 19-10B.2)

18.52.030 - Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.

Public utility facilities other than customarily required for providing individual service; grocery/convenience stores; 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.

(Prior code § 19-10B.3)

(Ord. No. 2013/2, § 2, 4-15-13)

18.52.040 - Height, area and building requirements.

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

(Prior code § 19-10B.4)

18.52.041 - Design standards for hotel use.

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 § 3)

18.52.042 - Design standards for taxi and limousine services.

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)

18.52.050 - Prohibited uses and buildings.

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 § 19-10B.5)