Intent: This district designates the commercial and office uses which are compatible with the area around the Nassau County Judicial Complex. The district encourages general commercial uses in conjunction with compatible similar uses.

A.

CJ, permitted uses and structures.

1.

Retail outlets for sale of food, pharmaceuticals, medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities, wearing apparel, books and stationery, jewelry (including watch repair), art, cameras or photographic supplies (including camera repair), home furnishings and appliances (including repairs incidental to sales), office equipment or furniture, hardware, hobby shops and pet shops (but not animal kennels), musical instruments, florist or gift shops, antique shops, delicatessens, bake shops (but not wholesale bakeries), and similar products.

2.

Service establishments such as home equipment rentals, barber or beauty shops, shoe repair shops, restaurants, photographic studios, travel agencies, dance or music studios, fitness centers or gymnasiums, self-service laundries, tailors or dressmakers, dry cleaning.

3.

Business and professional offices.

4.

Medical and dental offices and clinics.

5.

Animal hospitals or veterinary clinics, provided that no animals are permitted to be kept except in completely enclosed and soundproofed structure[s].

6.

Churches (except temporary revival establishments).

7.

Libraries.

8.

Restaurants and commonly associated facilities (including drive-in restaurants and drive-thrus).

9.

Child care centers, day nursery, church or private schools and uses as provided for in article 28, section 28.14.

10.

Establishments or facilities selling alcoholic beverage for on-site or off-site consumption.

11.

Flex space—i.e., any type of light warehouse, distributorship, research and development, information technology, or similar business where the total non-office operations does not require more than four thousand (4,000) square feet of floor space; no vehicle is used in excess of one and one-half (1½) ton capacity; all merchandise is stored within an enclosed building; and no heavy machinery or manufacturing is located on the premises.

12.

Ponds and borrow pits, subject to the requirements of article 38 of this Code.

B.

CJ, permitted accessory uses.

1.

See article 28, section 28.15.

2.

On the same premises and in connection with permitted principal uses and structures, a single-family dwelling unit, only for occupancy by an owner or employee thereof. Said single-family dwelling unit must be attached to the principal permitted structure.

C.

CJ, special restrictions.

1.

The distance restriction applicable from churches and schools for the sale of alcoholic or intoxicating beverages is set forth in section 4-3 of Ordinance No. 2017-37.

2.

Distance restrictions. Medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet in airline distance of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary school.

D.

CJ, minimum lot requirements.

1.

Minimum lot width: One hundred (100) feet.

2.

Minimum lot area: Ten thousand (10,000) feet.

E.

CJ, minimum yard requirements.

1.

Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

2.

Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.

3.

Side yard: Fifteen (15) feet except where the Commercial Judicial District abuts a residential district, the minimum side yard shall be increased to thirty (30) feet. No side yard shall be required where two (2) or more commercial buildings adjoin side by side, however, in the case of adjoining buildings or lots of single and/or separate ownership abutting and paralleling a public right-of-way, a passage of not less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be provided at grade levels at intervals of not more than four hundred (400) feet apart as may be required for public access.

F.

CJ, building restrictions.

1.

Maximum building height: Forty (40) feet.

2.

Maximum lot coverage: Lot coverage by all buildings, including accessory buildings and structures shall not be more than fifty (50) percent of the lot.

3.

Landscaping: The minimum landscape area shall be not less than ten (10) percent of the total lot area and shall be in conformance with article 28, section 28.17.

(Ord. No. 2013-13, § 2(Exh. A), 7-24-13; Ord. No. 2017-23, 9-28-17; Ord. No. 2017-38, 11-27-17)

Intent: This district designates the residential uses which are compatible with the area around the Nassau County Judicial Complex. The district encourages residential uses in conjunction with compatible similar uses. The maximum residential density of said property is limited to that allowed by the underlying future land use map (FLUM) designation.

A.

RJ, permitted uses and structures.

1.

Single-family dwellings.

2.

Duplexes and townhouses.

3.

Multifamily dwellings.

B.

RJ, permitted accessory uses and structures. See article 28, section 28.15.

C.

RJ, conditional uses. See article 28, section 28.14.

D.

RJ, minimum lot requirements.

1.

Single-family dwellings.

a)

Minimum lot width: Sixty (60) feet.

b)

Minimum lot area: Six thousand (6,000) square feet.

2.

Duplexes and townhouses.

a)

Minimum lot width.

(i)

Interior lot: Twenty (20) feet.

(ii)

Exterior lot: Thirty (30) feet.

b)

Minimum lot area.

(i)

Interior lots: Two thousand (2,000) square feet.

(ii)

Exterior lots: Three thousand (3,000) square feet.

3.

Multifamily dwellings.

a)

Minimum lot width: One hundred twenty-five (125) feet.

b)

Minimum lot area: 0.20 acre (8,700 square feet) plus five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet per unit (>2 units).

E.

RJ, minimum yard requirements.

1.

Single-family dwellings.

a)

Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.

b)

Side yard: Five (5) feet.

c)

Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.

2.

Duplexes and townhouses.

a)

Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

b)

Side yard:

(i)

Interior unit: Zero (0) feet.

(ii)

Exterior unit: Fifteen (15) feet.

c)

Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.

3.

Multifamily dwellings.

a)

Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

b)

Side yard: Twenty (20) feet.

c)

Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.

F.

RJ, building restrictions.

1.

Maximum building height: Forty-five {45) feet.

2.

Maximum lot coverage: Thirty-five (35) percent.

3.

Maximum density (dependent upon FLUM designation).

a)

Single-family dwellings and duplexes: Up to five (5) dwelling units per acre.

b)

Townhouses and multifamily units: Up to ten (10) units per acre.

(Ord. No. 2013-13, § 2(Exh. A), 7-24-13)

A.

Site development shall be designed to encourage internal automobile circulation, bicycle use, pedestrian movement, and other features to minimize utilization of the major roadway network.

B.

Site development shall be designed to provide vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian cross-access between adjacent properties, including bicycle and pedestrian connections between CJ and RJ zoning districts as well as adjacent residential, commercial or public use districts.

C.

Commercial sites shall have multiple vehicle ingress and egress points to increase connectivity.

D.

Commercial development sites that have more than one (1) primary building or structure shall be designed to encourage shared parking and pedestrian interconnectivity within the site.

(Ord. No. 2013-13, § 2(Exh. A), 7-24-13)

Screening regulations for areas zoned CJ or RJ shall be pursuant to those adopted in article 35 of this Code for the State Road 200/A1A Access Management Overlay District for areas outside of those designated CHT, as amended.

(Ord. No. 2013-13, § 2(Exh. A), 7-24-13)

Signage regulations for areas zoned CJ or RJ shall be pursuant to those adopted in article 35 of this Code for the State Road 200/A1A Access Management Overlay District for areas outside of those designated CHT, as amended.

(Ord. No. 2013-13, § 2(Exh. A), 7-24-13)