Netcong City Zoning Code
§ 194-63
Borough Center District.
[Added 7-8-1999 by Ord. No. 99-16; amended 11-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-18]
A.
Purpose. The Borough Center (B-C) District and its regulations are intended to promote the appropriate development and redevelopment of a mixed-use commercial and residential downtown area of the Borough which serves the daily needs of the Borough residents and surrounding local areas. A mix of residential uses is also intended in the B-C District.
B.
Permitted principal uses. The following shall be permitted principal uses in the B-C District:
(1)
Individual retail stores, boutiques and specialty shops.
(2)
Restaurants, cafes, taverns and other food and beverage establishments, excluding those with drive-up facilities.
(3)
Banks and financial offices.
(4)
Studios for instruction in the arts, dancing, music, languages, photography and similar activities.
(5)
Professional, business and real estate offices.
(6)
Personal service establishments limited to haircutting, tailoring, beauty parlors and retail dry-cleaning shops, not including bulk processing on or from the premises.
(7)
Travel agencies.
(8)
Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, as well as accessory apartment units consistent with the definitions and regulations of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). All apartment uses are permitted only on second floors above permitted commercial uses.
(9)
Single-family detached residences as permitted and regulated in the R-2 Single-Family Residence District.
(10)
Municipal buildings and offices.
(11)
Churches and parish homes.
(12)
Theaters.
(13)
Social halls, lodges and fraternal organizations.
(14)
Age-restricted one-bedroom and two-bedroom senior housing units and executive temporary housing units in multiunit structures subject to the following density, bulk and coverage requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 3 acres.
(b)
Maximum density: 12 units per acre.
(c)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(e)
Maximum building height: 3 stories/50 feet.
(f)
Maximum front yard: 100 feet.
(h)
Minimum rear yard: 75 feet.
(i)
Minimum open space: 30% of site area.
(j)
Maximum building coverage: 25% of site area.
C.
Accessory uses. The following shall be permitted accessory uses in the B-C District:
(1)
Signs conforming to § 194-55H, Signs, of this chapter, as follows:
(a)
Single-family residences per § 194-55H(2).
(b)
Senior and executive housing per § 194-55H(3).
(c)
Business uses per § 194-55H(4).
(2)
Parking and parking facilities pursuant to Article VI, Site Plan Review. Off-street parking for nonresidential uses shall comply with § 194-59E, Off-street parking. Residential uses shall comply with N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14, Parking; number of spaces; N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.15, Parking space size; and N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.16, Parking lots.
D.
Prohibited uses. Any use other than the permitted uses is prohibited. The following uses are specifically prohibited:
(1)
None of the foregoing uses shall be construed to include either as principal or accessory uses price or club retail or warehouse uses, auction establishments, commercial manufacturing, processing or assembly uses, warehousing or storage uses, junkyards or motor vehicle sales or service establishments.
(2)
Massage parlors.
(3)
Adult bookstores and entertainment uses.
(4)
Rooming houses and boardinghouses.
(5)
Financial service centers and tattoo parlors are not considered "retail stores, boutiques, and specialty shops" and are not permitted in the B-C District.
[Added 6-9-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-5]