Milltown City Zoning Code
§ 34-21.4
B-3 Limited Commercial.
[Ord. No. 919 Art. XV, K; Ord. No. 13-1378 § 3; Ord. No. 13-1382 § 3]
The following regulations shall apply in the B-3 Limited Commercial Zone:
a.
Purpose. Commercial districts are established in order to achieve the general goals as stated in Section 34-2 and for the following specific purposes:
1.
Encourage the tendency of commercial development to cluster to the mutual advantage of both customers and merchants and thus to promote public convenience, prosperity and welfare.
2.
Promote the creation of a service, business and professional oriented commercial environment conveniently located within the community.
3.
Encourage a maximization of off-street parking facilities to service the commercial activity.
4.
To protect commercial development against congestion as far as is possible and appropriate in each area by limiting the bulk of buildings in relation to the land around them and to one another.
5.
Promote aesthetically and visually harmonious development throughout the B-3 District.
b.
Permitted Principal Uses.
1.
Business, professional, governmental or education office.
2.
Funeral homes.
3.
Single family detached dwellings.
c.
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1.
Those accessory uses permitted in the B-1 Zone.
d.
Conditional Uses.
1.
Public utilities required to provide the direct services of the utility to the consumers such as transformers and pumping stations but excluding warehouses, service or storage and treatment yards.
2.
Satellite dish antennas.
3.
Churches, synagogues and other similar places of worship.
4.
Public and private institutions not operated for profit.
5.
Automobile service stations and repair shop.
6.
Home Occupations. Customary home occupations, such as but not limited to dressmaking, millinery and home cooking, provided that such occupations shall be conducted solely by resident occupants of the building and that not more than the equivalent of 1/3 of the area of one floor shall be used for such purposes and that no display of products or advertising of any kind shall be visible from the street. No equipment shall be used in such an occupation which is not usually found in the home. Structural or architectural changes shall not be permitted to accommodate the occupation.
7.
Home professional offices.
8.
Adult book stores.
9.
Live entertainment, go-go bars, juice bars and/or cabarets with live entertainment.
e.
Bulk Regulations.
1.
The requirements of this district of lot area and width, yard dimensions, building coverage and height shall be listed in the Bulk Schedule attached and part of this section.
(a)
Commercial: as regulated by the B-3 Zone.
(b)
Single family dwellings: as regulated by the R-6 Zone.
f.
Prohibited Uses.
1.
Those uses prohibited in the B-1 Zone.
2.
Retail business.
3.
Food consumption establishments.
4.
Arcades and amusement centers where more than 10% of the retail floor area is occupied by two or more of any one of the following, exclusively or in combination: pool table, pinball, electronic and/or amusement machines or devices of any kind. This prohibition includes but is not limited to machines and/or devices requiring electric current to be operable. Nothing herein shall be construed to bar the installation of the aforesaid games and amusements in a retail business establishment otherwise unrelated to the operation of the devices. However, in no case may the devices occupy more than 10% of the total retail floor area open to public access.
5.
Banks and fiduciary institutions.
6.
Unless a particular use is expressly permitted in this zone, it shall be deemed prohibited.
7.
Hookah lounges.
8.
Tattoo/piercing parlors.
9.
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.
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1500]
10.
Alternative Treatment Centers as defined in P.L. 2009, c. 307 (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-3) and the regulations implementing P.L. 2009, c. 307 (N.J.A.C. 8:64-2).
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1500]
11.
Smoke shops.
[Added 9-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1502]
12.
Vape shops.
[Added 9-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1502]
g.
Off-Street Parking and Loading.[1]
1.
Off-street parking facilities, in addition to all other parking and off-street facilities required, in the basis of two spaces for every dwelling unit in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be created at an on-site location.
2.
For any other permitted use refer to Design Standards and Details.
3.
Off-street loading berths for all retail and commercial establishments having a gross floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet:
1,000 — 8,000 square feet = 1 loading space |
8,001 — 25,000 square feet = 2 loading spaces |
25,001 — 50,000 square feet = 3 loading spaces |
50,001 — 100,000 square feet = 4 loading spaces |
100,001 — 250,000 square feet = 5 loading spaces |
Each 100,000 square feet above = 1 additional loading space |
[1]
Editor's Note: See additional off-street parking regulations in Section 34-25.
h.
Additional Regulations.
1.
Those additional regulations as set forth in the B-1 Zone.
i.
Permitted Signs.
1.
All signs as specified in the B-1 Zone.
2.
Unless a specific sign is expressly permitted in this zone, it shall be deemed prohibited.
