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Longport City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

Zoning Districts

§ 167-17 District regulations. [1]

A. 
Conformity to regulations. No building shall hereafter be occupied, erected, altered, converted, enlarged, added to, moved or reduced, wholly or in part, nor shall any land be designed, used or physically altered for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with this chapter. Where a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building, and subdivision shall be effected in such a manner as not to impair any of the requirements of this chapter with respect to the existing building and all yard and other open space in connection therewith and so that all resulting lots have adequate dimensions consistent with the requirements of the zoning district in which they are located and so that all lots have frontage on a street.
B. 
Permitted uses. All principal uses and accessory uses in the following lists, except those related to a single development involving only one single-family or two-family dwelling or except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of § 167-46 in addition to complying with all other applicable regulations.
C. 
The following uses are expressly prohibited in all districts: industry and manufacturing, agriculture, mobile homes, junkyards and disposal of waste or scrap material, outside storage, and 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.
[Amended 6-2-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08]
D. 
Conditional uses. All uses listed under conditional uses may only be permitted in accordance with §§ 167-42 and 167-46. All applications for conditional uses shall be accompanied by required site plans. All conditional uses shall comply with the standards and requirements contained in this chapter or attached as conditions by the Planning Board.
E. 
Front yard setback regulation. No less than 35% of all required front yard setback areas in all zoning districts shall be landscaped with grass, stone not larger than six inches diameter or shells, except that ground level ornamental planting beds abutting the principal structure and not higher than two feet above the top of the curb may be applied toward satisfying the thirty-five percent requirement.
[Added 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of District Regulations is included in the pocket part at the end of this volume.

§ 167-17.1 RSF-1 Residential Single-Family District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Essential services.
B. 
Accessory uses located on the same lot as a permitted principal use shall be as follows:
(1) 
Normal residential accessory uses, including home occupation as defined in § 15-37.
(2) 
Swimming pools as per § 167-26.
(3) 
Tennis and other game courts, subject to the provisions of § 167-20B(2).
(4) 
Off-street loading and parking areas as per § 167-22.
(5) 
Fences, walls and hedges as per § 167-20.
(6) 
Two private boat slips, not for rental, for only those lots having direct access to Risley's Channel. Additional boat slips may be permitted, provided that on-site off-street parking spaces are provided at the rate of one space per additional boat slip in addition to the number of residential parking spaces required for that site.
C. 
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Churches, chapels and parish homes as per § 167-42.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and yard requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 4,500 square feet.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 90 feet.
(4) 
The front yard setback to either a principal or accessory structure, with the exception of a garage, which garage designates an off-street parking space, shall be 10 feet. The front yard setback to a garage, attached or unattached to the principal structure, which garage contains a designated off-street parking space, shall be 18 feet to the face of the garage structure (setbacks to the face of the garage door are not acceptable). The front yard setback accessing the garage must also have a clear and unobstructed width of at least nine feet to allow for a legal stacked parking space.
[Amended 7-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-24]
(5) 
The minimum side yard setbacks for principal and accessory buildings and all other appurtenances, whether temporary or permanent, shall be as follows:
[Amended 10-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-14; 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-20]
Lot Width
(feet)
Minimum One Side
(feet)
Aggregate Setback
(feet)
50 but less than 70
7
15
70 but less than 80
7
17
80 but less than 90
7
21
90 but less than 100
7
25
100 but less than 110
7
29
110 or greater
7, plus an additional 2 feet for every full 10 feet in lot width above 110 feet
29, plus an additional 4 feet for every full 10 feet in lot width above 110 feet
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 70%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 45%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
F. 
Minimum off-street parking.
[Amended 7-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-09; 8-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-28]
(1) 
For single-family residential use, one on-site, off-street parking space per 1,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of habitable floor area with a minimum requirement of at least two spaces per residential dwelling unit.
(2) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.

§ 167-17.2 RSF-2 Residential Single-Family District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Essential services.
B. 
Accessory uses located on the same lot as a permitted principal use shall be as follows:
(1) 
The same as RSF-1.
C. 
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Churches, chapels and parish homes as per § 167-42.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and yard requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 4,030 square feet.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 65 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 62 feet.
(4) 
The front yard setback to either a principal or accessory structure, with the exception of a garage, which garage designates an off-street parking space, shall be 10 feet. The front yard setback to a garage, attached or unattached to the principal structure, which garage contains a designated off-street parking space, shall be 18 feet to the face of the garage structure (setbacks to the face of the garage door are not acceptable). The front yard setback accessing the garage must also have a clear and unobstructed width of at least nine feet to allow for a legal stacked parking space.
[Amended 7-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-24]
(5) 
The minimum side yard setbacks for principal and accessory buildings and all other appurtenances, whether permanent or temporary, shall be as follows:
[Amended 10-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-14; 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-20]
Lot Width
(feet)
Minimum One Side
(feet)
Aggregate Setback
(feet)
65 but less than 90
7
15
90 but less than 100
7
17
100 but less than 110
7
21
110 but less than 120
7
25
120 or greater
7, plus an additional 2 feet for every full 10 feet in lot width above 120 feet
21, plus an additional 4 feet for every full 10 feet in lot width above 120 feet
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 70%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 45%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
F. 
Minimum off-street parking.
[Amended 7-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-09; 8-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-28]
(1) 
For single-family residential use, one on-site, off-street parking space per 1,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of habitable floor area with a minimum requirement of at least two spaces per residential dwelling unit.
(2) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.

§ 167-17.3 RSF-3 Residential Single-Family District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Essential services.
B. 
Accessory uses located on the same lot as a permitted principal use shall be as follows:
(1) 
The same as RSF-1.
C. 
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Churches, chapels and parish homes as per § 167-42.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and yard requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3,000 square feet.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 45 feet for all lots fronting on streets other than Ventnor Avenue and 60 feet for all lots fronting on Ventnor Avenue.
[Amended 5-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-07]
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 60 feet.
(4) 
The front yard setback to either a principal or accessory structure, with the exception of a garage, which garage designates an off-street parking space, shall be six feet. The front yard setback to a garage, attached or unattached to the principal structure, which garage contains a designated off-street parking space, shall be 18 feet to the face of the garage structure (setbacks to the face of the garage door are not acceptable). The front yard setback accessing the garage must also have a clear and unobstructed width of at least nine feet to allow for a legal stacked parking space.
[Amended 7-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-24]
(5) 
The minimum side yard setbacks for principal and accessory buildings and all other appurtenances, whether permanent or temporary, shall be as follows:
[Amended 10-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-14; 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-20]
Lot Width
(feet)
Minimum One Side
(feet)
Aggregate Setback
(feet)
45 but less than 60
6
13
60 but less than 70
6
15
70 but less than 80
6
17
80 or greater
6, plus an additional 2 feet for every full 10 feet in lot width above 80 feet
17, plus an additional 4 feet for every full 10 feet in lot width above 80 feet
(6) 
The rear yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 70%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 45%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
F. 
Minimum off-street parking.
[Amended 7-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-09; 8-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-28]
(1) 
For single-family residential use, one on-site, off-street parking space per 1,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of habitable floor area with a minimum requirement of at least two spaces per residential dwelling unit.
(2) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.

§ 167-17.4 C/H Commercial - Motel/Hotel District.

A. 
Principal uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Motel or hotel existing as of the date of this chapter.
(2) 
Single-family dwellings in conformance with the standards of the adjoining RSF Districts.
B. 
Accessory uses located on the same lot as a permitted use shall be as follows:
(1) 
Signs as per § 167-25.
(2) 
Off-street loading and parking areas as per § 167-22.
(3) 
Fences, walls and hedges as per § 167-20.
C. 
Conditional uses. None.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and bulk requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet, for motel or hotel.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 80 feet.
(4) 
The front yard shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet.
(5) 
The side yards shall be a minimum of seven feet each for principal and accessory buildings.
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 70%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 45%.
[Amended 1-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2003-21]
F. 
Minimum off-street parking.
(1) 
Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions.
(2) 
Where a permitted use of land includes different specific parking requirements, the total number of required parking spaces shall be obtained by individually computing the parking requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting numbers together. The minimum size shall be nine feet by 18 feet, and the minimum surface shall be washed gravel or impervious surface. The spaces may be stacked, and the garage may be one of the spaces.
(a) 
One space per 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area with a minimum of two spaces per dwelling unit.
(b) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.

§ 167-17.5 RMF Residential Multifamily District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Essential services.
(3) 
Townhouses and multifamily dwellings existing as of the date of this chapter.
B. 
Accessory uses located on the same lot as a permitted principal use shall be as follows:
(1) 
The same as RSF-1.
(2) 
Signs as per § 167-25.
C. 
Conditional uses. None.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and bulk requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 4,500 square feet.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 90 feet.
(4) 
The front yard shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet.
(5) 
The side yards shall be a minimum of seven feet each for principal and accessory buildings.
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 75%.
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 50%.
F. 
Minimum off-street parking.
(1) 
Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions.
(2) 
Where a permitted use of land includes different specific parking requirements, the total number of required parking spaces shall be obtained by individually computing the parking requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting numbers together. The minimum size shall be nine feet by 18 feet, and the minimum surface shall be washed gravel or impervious surface. The spaces may be stacked, and the garage may be one of the spaces.
(a) 
One space per 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area with a minimum of two spaces per dwelling unit.
(b) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.

§ 167-17.6 Public District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Municipal buildings.
(2) 
Public educational, civic or cultural uses.
(3) 
Public parks, playgrounds, playfields, game courts and other recreational buildings and uses.
(4) 
Beach, water and shore protection uses, including necessary structures for public safety and convenience.
(5) 
Essential services.
B. 
Accessory uses permitted shall be as follows:
(1) 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to permitted principal use.
(2) 
Signs as per § 167-25.
(3) 
Off-street loading and parking areas as per § 167-22.
(4) 
Fences, walls and hedges as per § 167-20.
C. 
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Public maintenance and storage uses; public utility uses as per § 167-42.
(2) 
Nonprofit auditoriums, libraries, museums and similar nonprofit cultural uses as per § 167-42C.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and yard requirements.
(1) 
Minimum lot area of 4,500 square feet shall be provided.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 90 feet.
(4) 
The front yard shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet.
(5) 
The side yards shall be a minimum of seven feet each for principal and accessory buildings and all other appurtenances, either permanent or temporary.
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings; except for municipal garage and storage buildings which shall be five feet.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 75%.
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 50%.
F. 
Minimum off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where a permitted use of land includes different specific uses with different specific parking requirements, the total number of required parking spaces shall be obtained by individually computing parking requirements for each different use and adding the resulting numbers together.
(1) 
Municipal buildings, educational, civic or cultural uses shall provide parking at the ratio of three spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. Gross floor area shall be defined as the area between the outside walls multiplied by the number of floors. In no case shall any use provide less than five spaces.
(2) 
Public parks, playgrounds and other permitted recreational uses shall provide adequate parking as determined by the Planning Board.
(3) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.
G. 
Signs.
(1) 
Each building may have two signs, either freestanding or attached, not exceeding an area equivalent to 5% of the front facade of the building or 35 square feet, whichever is smaller. If freestanding, the sign shall be set back from all street and property lines a distance equivalent to one linear foot for each two square feet of sign area, provided that the required setback shall in no case be less than 10 feet. Where an individual activity has direct access from the outside, a sign not exceeding four square feet, identifying the name of the activity, may be attached to the building at the entrance.
(2) 
See § 167-25 for additional information.

§ 167-17.7 C-O Commercial-Office District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Business offices.
(2) 
Professional offices.
(3) 
Studios.
(4) 
Retail sales of nonfood products.
B. 
Accessory uses located on the same lot as a permitted principal use shall be as follows:
(1) 
Signage as per § 167-25.
(2) 
Off-street loading and parking as per § 167-22.
(3) 
Accessory uses normally incidental to other permitted principal uses, except that there shall be no outside storage of materials.
[Added 11-2-1994 by Ord. No. 94-22]
C. 
Conditional uses. None.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and bulk requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 4,000 square feet.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 80 feet.
(4) 
The front yard shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet.
(5) 
The side yards shall be a minimum of seven feet each for principal and accessory buildings.
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 75%.
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 50%.
F. 
Minimum off-street parking shall be as follows:
(1) 
One space for each 300 feet of gross floor area for office buildings.
(2) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.

§ 167-17.8 C-B Commercial-Business District.

A. 
Principal permitted uses on land and in buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Retail sales of foods, liquor and convenience goods.
(2) 
Restaurants.
B. 
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Accessory uses permitted by right in a C-O District.
(2) 
Accessory uses normally incidental to other permitted principal uses except that there shall be no outside storage of materials.
C. 
Conditional uses. None.
D. 
Maximum building height. See § 167-7.
E. 
Area and bulk requirements.
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 4,000 square feet.
(2) 
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot depth shall be 80 feet.
(4) 
The front yard shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet.
(5) 
The side yards shall be a minimum of seven feet each for principal and accessory buildings.
(6) 
The rear yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet for principal buildings.
[Amended 11-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
(7) 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 75%.
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 50%.
F. 
Minimum off-street parking shall be as follows:
(1) 
One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for retail sales uses.
(2) 
One space for each four persons of rated capacity, as determined from standards contained in the Uniform Construction Code, for places of public assembly, including restaurants, bars and cocktail lounges.
(3) 
See § 167-22 for additional standards.