To create an attractive mixed-use district along the South River waterfront to attract economic activity to the area.

To create linkages to/from existing public parks and open space to each other and the river.

To create a highly visual public accessway leading to or along the waterfront and to create opportunities to develop a landmark waterfront-public space for the Borough.

Provision for three-story development for property owners/developers in the district to encourage development.

To provide a coordinated parking program intended for nonresidential uses.

To discourage residential uses from this area so as to secure them from fire, flood, panic and other man-made or natural disasters.

To create a long-term land use policy for the district which recognizes the history of flooding problems in this area, and aims to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough during periods of mandatory flood evacuation of this area.

To encourage large-scale (five acres or more) development of the area.

All uses permitted in the B-1 Neighborhood Business Zone, except detached single-family residential dwellings.

All office and personal service uses permitted in the O-P Office Professional Zone.

Mixed-use retail shopping centers, outlet malls, shopping villages and office parks.

Active recreation uses, including marinas, boat clubs, and other commercial waterfront recreation.

Art/artisan galleries, museums, art studios, health and fitness centers, day spas, licensed physical therapists and licensed massage and acupuncturists.

Restaurants, cafes, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants.

In no fashion should any use permitted in this Code be intended to permit any type of entertainment or adult use in this zone or permit any use that would violate alcoholic beverage control,[1] health regulations,[2] or police/fire regulations.

Taverns and nightclubs shall be conditional uses and shall be subject to site plan review and approval from the appropriate board.

Adult uses of any kind, including strip clubs, juice bars, go-go bars, pole dancing, nude clubs, adult book/novelty sales, and unlicensed massage parlors.

Boardinghouses or rooming houses.

Drive-through or drive-in uses.

Gasoline stations, automobile sales, service and repair garages.

All uses not specifically permitted are prohibited.

Single-family residential dwellings. Due to the danger to human life and the interest of securing life and property from damage due to flooding, single-family residential dwellings shall not be a permitted use in this zone. However, any single-family home damaged by flooding or flood-related natural disaster shall be permitted to be reconstructed as long as the damage to the building does not exceed 50% of the pre-disaster condition of the building. Such determination shall be made by the Zoning Officer/Construction Official. This subsection is enacted in accordance with Chapter 291, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65(e).

Minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.

Minimum lot width shall be 100 feet. Minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.

Front setback shall be 25 feet.

Minimum one side yard shall be 10 feet. Both side yards shall be a minimum of 25 feet.

The rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.

Maximum building height: three stories or 40 feet, whichever is the lesser.

The maximum percentage of building coverage shall be 40%. The maximum percentage of impervious coverage shall be 70%.

All accessory building shall have a minimum side and rear setback of five feet.

All retail uses shall be located in ground floor locations in all buildings in this zone. Retail uses may be extended to the second floor and then the third floor space above an existing ground floor retail space when interior stairways or elevators are provided to connect the spaces.

All office and personal service uses shall be located on the ground floor, second floor or third floor, provided that no office or personal service use shall be located over a residential use.

Unless hereinafter specified, all parking design requirements of this chapter shall apply.

To encourage a scale of development appropriate for this area, mixed-use on parcels of two acres or more may propose a shared parking arrangement for a particular development site. Such a proposal should be submitted in the form of a parking study.

All on-site parking and loading facilities shall be located in the side or rear yards of each property, subject to all other requirements of § 350-27, Off-street parking requirements, of this chapter.

All signs are subject to § 350-26, Signs, of this chapter.

All billboard signs are prohibited.

All buildings in this zone shall be required to submit color elevations or photo simulations, showing the appearance, colors, materials and textures of all proposed development, to the appropriate board.

Public plaza. The 2011 Master Plan envisions a public plaza at a highly visible location creating an "entranceway" into the Waterfront Revitalization District. To accomplish this, any developer may, as a part of any development application, propose the creation of this plaza as a public or quasi-public space. Such a plaza may contain civic monuments, pedestrian areas, transportation links, and public art. It should be barrier free, extensively landscaped and situated to attract pedestrians into abutting activity spaces.

Outdoor dining. Outdoor dining in this district is contemplated for areas facing quasi-public areas and the water, although outdoor dining is permitted in all locations subject to the following: