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Rumson City Zoning Code

§ 22-5.11

Regulations Controlling the General Business Zone District GB.

[Ord. 7/11/91, § 9; Ord. 6/5/97, § 1; Ord. 3/18/04, § 2; Ord. 5/6/04, § 7; Ord. No. 07-008D, § 1; Ord. No. 12-013D; Ord. No. 13-012D § 2; Ord. No. 18-002D]
a. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
The following uses are permitted only where frontage and primary access are provided on Bingham Avenue, Center Street or River Road, or on First Street, Lafayette Street or Washington Street north of River Road:
(a) 
Professional office.
(b) 
Business office.
(c) 
Banks.
(d) 
Retail trade limited to the following:
(1) 
Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores.
(2) 
Hardware stores.
(3) 
Variety stores.
(4) 
Grocery stores.
(5) 
Meat and seafood markets.
(6) 
Candy, nut, and confectionery stores.
(7) 
Apparel and accessory stores.
(8) 
Home furniture furnishings and equipment stores.
(9) 
Drug stores.
(10) 
Liquor stores.
(11) 
Florists.
(12) 
(Reserved)
(13) 
Optical goods stores.
(14) 
Antique stores.
(15) 
Delicatessen/Prepared food take-out stores.
(16) 
Retail Bakery without seating.
(e) 
Personal services limited to the following:
(1) 
Dry cleaners and laundry services.
(2) 
Photography studios.
(3) 
Beauty shops.
(4) 
Barber shops.
(5) 
Shoe repair shops.
(6) 
Printing services.
(7) 
Radio and television repair shops.
(8) 
Electronic/electrical repair shops.
(9) 
Watch, clock, and jewelry repair shops.
(10) 
Reupholstery and furniture repair shops.
(11) 
Travel agencies.
(12) 
Photocopying and duplicating.
(13) 
Certified professional fitness training centers.
(14) 
Tailoring shops.
2. 
The following principal uses are permitted anywhere within the zone district:
(a) 
Detached single family dwellings conforming to the criteria of the R-5 Zone District.
b. 
Required Accessory Uses.
1. 
Off-street parking subject to the provisions of subsection 22-9.2b, 1.
2. 
Off-street loading subject to the provisions of subsection 22-9.2c, 1.
3. 
Buffers subject to subsection 22-8.4e, 2.
4. 
For residential lots and structures existing at the time of this chapter, existing garages shall not be enclosed or converted to another use without the owner constructing a conforming replacement garage for the same number of automobiles.
5. 
An attached or detached garage for the storage of at least one but not more than three vehicles shall be provided in conjunction with the development of a single-family dwelling as follows:
(a) 
For the construction of a new single-family dwelling pursuant to any development permit issued on or after the effective date of this subsection amendment.
(b) 
For the expansion of a single-family dwelling pursuant to any development permit issued on or after the effective date of this subsection amendment provided that the expansion would increase the floor area by 1,000 square feet.
c. 
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. 
Ground, wall, window and exempt signs subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.24.
2. 
Fences and hedges subject to the provisions of subsection 22-7.25a.
3. 
Customary accessory uses and structures incidental to a permitted use subject to the provisions of Section 22-7.
d. 
Conditional Uses. Permitted subject to the provisions of Section 22-6.
1. 
Public utilities.
2. 
Places of worship.
3. 
Restaurants.
4. 
Motor vehicle service stations and repair garages.
5. 
Nursery schools/childcare.
e. 
Zoning requirements, standards and regulations shall be in accordance with the Schedule of Zoning District Regulations referred to in subsection 22-5.1a and included as an attachment to this chapter.