Somers Point City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIXA
PMC Professional Medical Commercial District
§ 114-117.2 Applicable regulations.
The following uses, general regulations and area, design and bulk requirements shall apply in the PMC Zoning District.
§ 114-117.3 Permitted uses.
Permitted uses, as defined in § 114-9:
A.
Health-care-related uses such as hospitals, clinics and medical practitioner's offices;
B.
Health care services;
C.
Health planning services;
D.
Medical office buildings;
E.
Professional offices;
F.
Public buildings operated or occupied by the City of Somers Point;
G.
Methadone clinics;
H.
Retail service establishments;
I.
Retail shops;
J.
Fully enclosed restaurants (but not including service of alcoholic beverages);
K.
Business services;
L.
Banks;
M.
Personal service establishments; and
N.
Minor repair operations.
§ 114-117.4 Accessory uses.
A.
Any accessory use and building reasonably and customarily incidental to any of the principal uses permitted, provided that it does not create conditions detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community.
B.
Parking lots and/or parking structures shall be permitted as an accessory use within this zoning district and may be permitted to be used as shared parking for the hospital (including the hospital facilities situated in the SOSH Zoning District). If such parking lots/parking structures are constructed within this zoning district for the use of or by the hospital (in this zoning district or the SHOS zoning district) there shall be a pedestrian and traffic circulation plan provided in addition to other design requirements. The pedestrian and traffic plan, at a minimum, shall address the following:
(1)
Analysis of traffic signals and traffic movements along Shore Road and intersections closest to any proposed parking lot/structure.
(2)
Crosswalks and traffic signals shall conform to industry standards, including all state-of-the-art safety features and in compliance with NJDOT-approved mechanisms and markings (e.g., pedestrian countdowns or lighted indicators) as approved by the Atlantic County Engineer for those pedestrian or other crossings at Shore Road.
(3)
Roadway improvements and alternative means of crossing Shore Road shall be included within the design proposal where pedestrian or vehicular traffic will be increased substantially. A fair share cost analysis shall be determined by the Planning Board Engineer for improvements to City-owned roads being affected by such traffic; and a similar analysis shall be made in consultation with the Atlantic County Engineer for those impacts of pedestrian and other crossings at Shore Road.
§ 114-117.5 General regulations; design, area and bulk requirements.
A.
(1)
Parking requirements.
(a)
One space per 200 square feet of building area for clinical space, medical office/health care service space, professional office space, retail service establishments, retail shops, business services, banks, personal service establishments and minor repair operations.
(b)
Two spaces for every bed in hospital facilities.
(c)
One space for each three seats for fully enclosed restaurants not serving alcoholic beverages.
(d)
Handicap parking shall conform to state requirements.
(e)
No parking space shall be located closer than eight feet to any building.
(f)
Each use shall have one on-site loading area, 14 feet wide by 30 feet long, unless waived by the Planning Board.
(g)
Driveway widths shall be a minimum of 25 feet wide for two-way and 18 feet wide for one-way.
B.
Design and area requirements.
(1)
Buildings shall be designed with a minimum of three separate facade materials and various projections such as porches, decks, dormers, porticos and the like. There shall also be breaks along the facades to add visual interest. The overall architectural concept shall be generally consistent with the predominant vernacular of the existing community. There shall be no monolithic wall for building structures. Offsets of building facade shall be incorporated into the architecture at a minimum of every 15 feet or other distance which shall be determined by the Planning Board.
(2)
Parking structures shall be architecturally designed to have at least two different types of materials used on the exterior facade, projections and other architectural treatments/finishes designed to break up the otherwise monolithic appearance of the exterior facade. The parking structure shall provide for a tier or "stepping" design along the First Street side. The upper two floors shall have a minimum fifty-foot stepping appearance from each other to de-emphasize the size of the structure by lending it a low profile with minimal visual impact. The architectural design of the structure shall be reviewed by the Planning Board to ensure the intent of this article is being met.
(3)
Lot width: 100 feet minimum.
(4)
Lot size: 10,000 square feet minimum.
(5)
Maximum building height: 45 feet (may be increased by the Planning Board to 10% without necessity of obtaining a use variance approval). Building height shall mean the vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building to the highest point of ceiling of the top story in the case of a flat roof, to the deck line of the mansard roof and to the average height between the plate and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. Exempt from this definition shall be chimneys, steeples, elevator sheds and mechanical equipment, except that additional height for such facilities shall not exceed 10 feet from the ridgeline, except decorative steeples which shall not exceed twice the ridge height to the highest measured point of the steeple.
(7)
Minimum distance between structures shall be in accordance with International Building Code (IBC), current edition.
(8)
Maximum parking structure height: 50 feet (excluding mechanical equipment height).
(11)
Impervious coverage: CAFRA standards shall apply.
(14)
All proposed utility connections to existing utilities shall provide a design analysis to ensure adequate capacity is available for such proposed uses. This shall be reviewed by the proper jurisdictional agency, and a letter from such agency shall accompany the proposed application for review by the Board.