Salem, NJ Zoning Ordinance

Salem City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

C Commercial Districts

§ 130-59 Classes; applicability of regulations.

There shall be three classes of commercial districts, which shall be designated as RLC Residence - Limited Commercial, C-1 Retail Commercial and C-2 General Commercial Districts, in which the following regulations shall apply.

§ 130-60 Use regulations.

RLC Residence Districts. In Residential Limited - Commercial Districts, a building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

All uses permitted by this Part 3 in R-2 Residence Districts.

(2)

Office or office building for administrative or executive offices, central or headquarters office building for single concern or affiliated members; insurance or financial institution; governmental and public utility offices.

(3)

Professional office or office building, including the offices of a physician, dentist, surgeon, optician or other of the healing arts, attorney, accountant, tax consultant, architect, engineer, insurance broker, real estate broker or any combination of specified or similar offices.

(4)

Sales offices, including office of a manufacturer's representative or catalogue-ordering establishment, provided that no inventories of merchandise shall be maintained except for display purposes in such offices.

(5)

Private school; photograph or art studio; or dancing or music studio, when located and soundproofed so that it will not result in noise or vibration which may interfere with the normal use of an adjoining property for any other use permitted in the district.

(6)

Personal service shops as follows: beauty, barber- tailor or dressmaker shop; pickup agency for dry cleaning, laundry, shoe repair or similar services; or repair and servicing of radios, televisions and appliances.

(7)

Motor vehicle parking lot not to be used for the sale, servicing or dead storage of vehicles.

(8)

Club or lodge organized for fraternal or social purposes.

(9)

Mortuary.

C-1 Retail Commercial Districts. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

Any use permitted in RLC Residence - Limited Commercial Districts.

(2)

Retail store.

(3)

Restaurant, cafe or catering establishment.

(4)

Theater and other place of amusement, recreation or assembly.

(5)

Residential apartments containing kitchen and bathroom facilities, subject to the minimum square footage requirements for apartments set forth in § 130-56, and further provided that residential apartments shall not be permitted on the first floor/street level.

[Amended 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-36]

(6)

Hand laundry; automatic or self-service laundry (laundromat); or self-service synthetic dry-cleaning establishment or synthetic cleaning establishments.

(7)

Newspaper publishing or job printing establishment.

(8)

Bakery or confectionery shop, for the production of articles to be sold only at retail on the premises.

(9)

Public garage, motor vehicle service station, automobiles sales agency, parking garage or lot, provided that all facilities are located and all services are conducted on the lot.

(10)

Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted.

(11)

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII hereof.

C-2 General Commercial Districts. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be occupied or used for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

All uses permitted by this Part 3 in C-1 Retail Commercial Districts.

(2)

Contractor, craftsman's or general service shop, including plumbing, heating, light metalworking, carpentry, welding, appliance or motor repair, or similar shop.

(3)

Wholesale business establishment.

(4)

Warehouse; or yard for storage, sale and distribution of lumber and other building materials, ice, coal or petroleum products, when enclosed within a solid fence of not less than six feet in height, but not including a junk-, salvage, automobile or other wrecking yard.

(5)

Drive-in establishment, such as automobile washing, battery and tire service and restaurant.

(6)

Trailer and truck sales agency.

(7)

Express trucking or hauling station.

(8)

Dairy or baker.

(9)

Bottling or distributing station for milk or other beverages.

(10)

Scientific or industrial research laboratory.

(11)

Shopping center, to include any combination of permitted uses.

(12)

Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted use, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted.

(13)

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII hereof.

§ 130-61 Area regulations.

Every building hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall comply with the area requirements prescribed for the R-2 Residence Districts in § 130-52 hereof. For commercial and other buildings no part of which is used as a dwelling, the following area regulations shall apply:

Building area. Not more than 60% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.

Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth, subject to the provisions of § 130-95. The front yard on the long side of a corner lot may be reduced to a depth of not less than 10 feet.

Side yard. Side yards are not required for buildings used exclusively for commercial or other nondwelling purposes, subject to the following provisions:

(1)

Where side yards are provided, each such side yard shall be not less than five feet in width.

(2)

Where a lot used for business purposes abuts a residence district, a side yard of not less than five feet shall be provided on the side of the lot which abuts the residence district.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.

Salem City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

C Commercial Districts

§ 130-59 Classes; applicability of regulations.

§ 130-60 Use regulations.

RLC Residence Districts. In Residential Limited - Commercial Districts, a building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

All uses permitted by this Part 3 in R-2 Residence Districts.

Motor vehicle parking lot not to be used for the sale, servicing or dead storage of vehicles.

(8)

Club or lodge organized for fraternal or social purposes.

(9)

Mortuary.

C-1 Retail Commercial Districts. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

Any use permitted in RLC Residence - Limited Commercial Districts.

(2)

Retail store.

(3)

Restaurant, cafe or catering establishment.

(4)

Theater and other place of amusement, recreation or assembly.

(5)

[Amended 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-36]

(6)

Hand laundry; automatic or self-service laundry (laundromat); or self-service synthetic dry-cleaning establishment or synthetic cleaning establishments.

(7)

Newspaper publishing or job printing establishment.

(8)

Bakery or confectionery shop, for the production of articles to be sold only at retail on the premises.

(9)

Public garage, motor vehicle service station, automobiles sales agency, parking garage or lot, provided that all facilities are located and all services are conducted on the lot.

(10)

Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted.

(11)

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII hereof.

C-2 General Commercial Districts. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be occupied or used for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

All uses permitted by this Part 3 in C-1 Retail Commercial Districts.

(2)

Contractor, craftsman's or general service shop, including plumbing, heating, light metalworking, carpentry, welding, appliance or motor repair, or similar shop.

(3)

Wholesale business establishment.

(4)

(5)

Drive-in establishment, such as automobile washing, battery and tire service and restaurant.

(6)

Trailer and truck sales agency.

(7)

Express trucking or hauling station.

(8)

Dairy or baker.

(9)

Bottling or distributing station for milk or other beverages.

(10)

Scientific or industrial research laboratory.

(11)

Shopping center, to include any combination of permitted uses.

(12)

Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted use, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted.

(13)

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII hereof.

§ 130-61 Area regulations.

Building area. Not more than 60% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.

Side yard. Side yards are not required for buildings used exclusively for commercial or other nondwelling purposes, subject to the following provisions:

(1)

Where side yards are provided, each such side yard shall be not less than five feet in width.

(2)

Where a lot used for business purposes abuts a residence district, a side yard of not less than five feet shall be provided on the side of the lot which abuts the residence district.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.

Salem City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

C Commercial Districts

§ 130-59 Classes; applicability of regulations.

§ 130-60 Use regulations.

RLC Residence Districts. In Residential Limited - Commercial Districts, a building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

All uses permitted by this Part 3 in R-2 Residence Districts.

Motor vehicle parking lot not to be used for the sale, servicing or dead storage of vehicles.

(8)

Club or lodge organized for fraternal or social purposes.

(9)

Mortuary.

C-1 Retail Commercial Districts. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

Any use permitted in RLC Residence - Limited Commercial Districts.

(2)

Retail store.

(3)

Restaurant, cafe or catering establishment.

(4)

Theater and other place of amusement, recreation or assembly.

(5)

[Amended 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-36]

(6)

Hand laundry; automatic or self-service laundry (laundromat); or self-service synthetic dry-cleaning establishment or synthetic cleaning establishments.

(7)

Newspaper publishing or job printing establishment.

(8)

Bakery or confectionery shop, for the production of articles to be sold only at retail on the premises.

(9)

Public garage, motor vehicle service station, automobiles sales agency, parking garage or lot, provided that all facilities are located and all services are conducted on the lot.

(10)

Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted.

(11)

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII hereof.

C-2 General Commercial Districts. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be occupied or used for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

All uses permitted by this Part 3 in C-1 Retail Commercial Districts.

(2)

Contractor, craftsman's or general service shop, including plumbing, heating, light metalworking, carpentry, welding, appliance or motor repair, or similar shop.

(3)

Wholesale business establishment.

(4)

(5)

Drive-in establishment, such as automobile washing, battery and tire service and restaurant.

(6)

Trailer and truck sales agency.

(7)

Express trucking or hauling station.

(8)

Dairy or baker.

(9)

Bottling or distributing station for milk or other beverages.

(10)

Scientific or industrial research laboratory.

(11)

Shopping center, to include any combination of permitted uses.

(12)

Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted use, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted.

(13)

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, and signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII hereof.

§ 130-61 Area regulations.

Building area. Not more than 60% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.

Side yard. Side yards are not required for buildings used exclusively for commercial or other nondwelling purposes, subject to the following provisions:

(1)

Where side yards are provided, each such side yard shall be not less than five feet in width.

(2)

Where a lot used for business purposes abuts a residence district, a side yard of not less than five feet shall be provided on the side of the lot which abuts the residence district.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.