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Stone Harbor City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Zoning District Regulations

§ 560-13 Residential A Zoning District.

A. 
Use regulations. In the Residential A Zoning District, lands, buildings and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Principal permitted uses:
(a) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Private docks/boat slips.
(b) 
Private garage.
(c) 
Accessory building.
(3) 
Conditional uses: none.
B. 
Area regulations. Development in the Residential A District shall be subject to the following area regulations:
(1) 
Minimum requirements:
TABLE I
Minimum Requirements
Lot area
6,600 square feet
Lot frontage
60 feet
Setbacks (principal structure)
Front yard
10 feet
Side yards (each)
10 feet
Rear yard
25 feet
Building coverage (principal structure only)
900 square feet
(2) 
Maximum limitations:
[Amended 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1432; 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1586; 3-19-2024 by Ord. No. 1660]
TABLE II
Maximum Limitations
Building coverage
25%
Lot coverage (impervious)
55%
Lot coverage (with semi-pervious)
70%
Building height
23 feet (flat roof)
31 feet (peaked roof)
Building height, coastal high hazard areas
24 feet (flat roof)
32 feet (peaked roof)
Stories
2
Building length
100 feet
C. 
Conditional use regulations: none.
D. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Private garages and accessory buildings shall not exceed one story, shall not exceed an overall height of 14 feet measured from the lowest adjacent grade of the accessory structure to the uppermost point of the roof, and shall be a minimum of five feet from the principal structure. No cooking facilities or toilet shall be installed in any private garage or accessory building. No private garage or accessory building may be utilized for dwelling purposes; the installation or use of a sink, shower, or clothes washing or drying machine shall be permitted.
[Amended 7-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1612]

§ 560-14 Residential B Zoning District.

A. 
Use regulations. In the Residential B Zoning District, lands, buildings and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Principal permitted uses:
(a) 
Single-family dwellings.
(b) 
Two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Private docks/boat slips.
(b) 
Private garage.
(c) 
Accessory building.
(3) 
Conditional uses: none.
B. 
Area regulations. Development in the Residential B District shall be subject to the following area regulations:
(1) 
Minimum requirements:
TABLE I
Minimum Requirements
Lot area
Single-family
6,600 square feet
Two-family
12,500 square feet
Lot frontage
Single-family
60 feet
Two-family
110 feet
Setbacks (principal structure)
Front yard
10 feet
Side yards (each)
Single-family
10 feet
Two-family
20 feet
Rear yard
25 feet
Building coverage (principal structure only)
700 square feet
(2) 
Maximum limitations:
[Amended 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1432; 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1586; 3-19-2024 by Ord. No. 1660]
TABLE II
Maximum Limitations
Building coverage
25%
Lot coverage (impervious)
55%
Lot coverage (with semi-pervious)
70%
Building height
23 feet (flat roof)
31 feet (peaked roof)
Stories
2
Building length
100 feet
C. 
Conditional use regulations: none.
D. 
Supplemental regulations.
[Amended 7-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1612]
(1) 
Private garages and accessory buildings shall not exceed one story, shall not exceed an overall height of 14 feet measured from the lowest adjacent grade of the accessory structure to the uppermost point of the roof, and shall be a minimum of five feet from the principal structure. No cooking facilities or toilet shall be installed in any private garage or accessory building. No private garage or accessory building may be utilized for dwelling purposes; the installation or use of a sink, shower, or clothes washing or drying machine shall be permitted.

§ 560-15 Residential B Parking (B-P) District.

A. 
Use regulations. In the Residential B Parking B-P District, lands, buildings and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Those permitted in Residential A and B Districts, subject to the use, area, conditional use and supplemental regulations of those districts.
(2) 
Motor vehicle parking lots which are open to the public or to which the public is invited, whether maintained or operated separately or in conjunction with any business or enterprise, subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
(a) 
The applicant shall submit plans which shall clearly establish the size and location of the lot; the size and location of each parking area on the lot; the size, location and type of construction of the fences; the size and location of the vehicular accessways; the size and location of the sign or signs; the size, location and type of lighting to be used; and the type of construction of the surface of the lot.
(b) 
In the event that a parking lot shall be located in such a fashion as to be contiguous to two residential lots fronting on the same street, the vehicular accessway or accessways for ingress and egress shall be located equally distant from each residential property, to the extent that the same is practical. No vehicular accessway shall exceed a width of 15 feet.
(c) 
An opaque fence of a height of four feet shall be erected upon the rear and the two sides of the parking lot. Between the parking area and any sidewalk fronting on a street, a nonopaque fence four feet in height, of construction materials similar to the fence on the other three sides, shall be erected.
(d) 
On the outside of the fence fronting on a street, except for sidewalks and driveways, crushed stone, washed stone, grass or concrete cement shall be the ground cover. Between the fence and sidewalk, aesthetic and decorative plantings shall be installed.
(e) 
No building or structure shall be permitted on the parking lot, with the exception of signs, fences and lights pursuant to the regulations herein set forth.
(f) 
The use of lights for illumination purposes shall be erected upon standards which shall not be greater than 12 feet in height. Such lights shall be operated by an automatic electric timing device which shall cause the lights on the parking lot to be extinguished 1/2 hour after the parking lot is closed. Such lights shall also be shaded and angled downward in such a manner as to confine the direct light entirely within the parking lot.
(g) 
Each parking lot shall have a sign, not in excess of five square feet, mounted in its entirety upon the fence at each vehicular accessway to the lot. The sign shall warn that loud noises are prohibited and what the hours of operation of the lot are, together with any other limitations set forth by the owner.
(h) 
The parking lot shall be constructed of bituminous asphalt. Each parking space on the lot shall be striped, and the lot shall be kept clean and free of potholes and other dangerous or unsightly objects. The owner of the property shall be responsible for the proper operation and maintenance of the parking lot.
B. 
Intent and purpose. It is the intent and purpose of the Borough Council, in creating this district, to provide additional needed parking near the main business district in the Borough. Any development in the B-P Zoning District, including development involving or otherwise resulting from variance relief granted by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, shall be designed to preserve, to the maximum extent possible, the use and enjoyment of residential properties located within and adjacent to the B-P Zoning District.

§ 560-16 Residential C Zoning District.

A. 
Use regulations. In the Residential C Zoning District, lands, buildings and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Principal permitted uses:
(a) 
Single-family dwellings.
(b) 
Two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Private docks/boat slips.
(b) 
Private garage.
(c) 
Accessory building.
(3) 
Conditional uses: none.
B. 
Area regulations. Development in the Residential C District shall be subject to the following area regulations:
(1) 
Minimum requirements:
TABLE I
Minimum Requirements
Lot area
Single-family
5,500 square feet
Two-family
9,100 square feet
Lot frontage
50 feet
Setbacks (principal structure)
Front yard
Lots more than 2,200 square feet
10 feet
Lots 2,200 square feet or less
5 feet
Side yards (each)
Single-family
5 feet for lots having an area of 2,200 square feet or less, plus 1 additional foot for each 560 square feet of lot area or portion thereof in excess of 2,200 square feet; 10 feet maximum
Two-family
20 feet
Rear yard
Single-family
5 feet for lots having an area of 2,200 square feet or less, plus 1 additional foot for each 360 square feet of lot area or portion thereof in excess of 2,200 square feet; 10 feet maximum
Two-family
25 feet
Building coverage (principal structure only)
560 square feet
(2) 
Maximum limitations:
[Amended 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1432; 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1586; 3-19-2024 by Ord. No. 1660]
TABLE II
Maximum Limitations
Building coverage
40% for lots having an area of 2,200 square feet or less, minus 1% for each 200 square feet of lot area or portion thereof in excess of 2,200 square feet; maximum building coverage shall not be less than 25%
Lot coverage (impervious)
70% for lots having an area of 2,200 square feet or less, minus 1% for each 200 square feet of lot area or portion thereof in excess of 2,200 square feet; maximum building coverage shall not be less than 55%
Lot coverage (with semi-pervious)
85% for lots having an area of 2,200 square feet or less, minus 1% for each 200 square feet of lot area or portion thereof in excess of 2,200 square feet; maximum building coverage shall not be less than 70%
Building height
23 feet (flat roof)
31 feet (peaked roof)
Stories
2
Building length
100 feet
C. 
Conditional use regulations: none.
D. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Private garages and accessory buildings shall not exceed one story, shall not exceed an overall height of 14 feet measured from the lowest adjacent grade of the accessory structure to the uppermost point of the roof, and shall be a minimum of five feet from the principal structure. No cooking facilities or toilet shall be installed in any private garage or accessory building. No private garage or accessory building may be utilized for dwelling purposes; the installation or use of a sink, shower, or clothes washing or drying machine shall be permitted.
[Amended 7-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1612]
(2) 
For lots having street frontage only on Bower Court, Stone Court, or Weber Court, the requirements set forth in § 560-16B above shall be amended as follows, provided that the provisions of § 560-16B not altered by this subsection shall remain unaffected:
[Amended 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1432; 3-19-2024 by Ord. No. 1661]
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 1,400 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot frontage: none.
(c) 
Maximum building height: 15 feet above base flood elevation.
(d) 
Maximum number of stories: one.
(3) 
A single-family dwelling may be constructed upon a lawfully existing isolated undersized lot without variance relief from the minimum lot area and lot frontage requirements in § 560-16B(1), provided that the lot shall have a minimum lot area of 2,200 square feet or a minimum lot frontage of 40 feet.
[Added 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1403]

§ 560-17 Residential D Zoning District.

[Added 3-19-2024 by Ord. No. 1661]
A. 
Use regulations. In the Residential D Zoning District, lands, buildings, and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Principal permitted use: single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Permitted accessory use: accessory storage building (shed).
(3) 
Conditional uses: none.
B. 
Area regulations. Development in the Residential D District shall be subject to the following area regulations.
(1) 
Minimum requirements.
Table I
Minimum Requirements
Lot area
925 square feet
Lot frontage
25 feet
Setbacks (principal structure)
Front yard
First floor (up to DFE plus 10 feet): 5 feet
Second floor (above DFE plus 10 feet): 3 feet from the front face of the structure
Side yards (each)
5 feet
Rear yard
5 feet
Setbacks (accessory structure)
Side yard
3 feet
Rear yard
3 feet
Front yard
The greater of the front setback to the principal structure on the subject lot or 5 feet
(2) 
Maximum limitations.
Table II
Maximum Limitations
Building coverage
40%
Lot coverage
85%
Building height
Prohibited (flat Roof)
22 feet (peaked roof) with six inches/12 inches minimum roof slope
Stories
2
Building length
30 feet
Second floor area
Not to exceed 30% of the total lot area, subject to Subsection D(3) below
C. 
Conditional use regulations: not applicable.
D. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
No accessory buildings shall be permitted, except that each principal structure shall be permitted one accessory storage building (shed) which i) shall not exceed one story; ii) shall not exceed an overall height of eight feet (flat roof) or 12 feet (pitched roof) measured from the curb level to the uppermost point of the roof; and iii) shall be a minimum of five feet from the principal structure. No cooking facilities, sink, shower, clothes washing or drying machine, or toilet shall be installed in any accessory shed. No accessory shed may be utilized for dwelling purposes.
(2) 
A pitched roof with or without dormers may be located within the front yard setback of any second floor area (greater than 10 feet above design flood elevation); provided that i) any roof located in the second floor front yard setback area shall have a maximum pitch of six inches/12 inches; ii) no more than two dormers shall be permitted; iii) dormers shall be subject to a minimum front yard setback of five feet; and iv) the combined width of dormers shall not exceed 40% of the building total frontage.
(3) 
This section applies to second floor. Front decks on the second floor shall be permitted as long as said decks do not extend beyond the front face of the structure. Flat roofs to accommodate any front facing decks shall be at design flood elevation plus 10 feet and no higher, inclusive of decks.
(4) 
The area allocated to stairways or stairways with elevator shall be included as habitable area for the first floor only. Above the first floor, a maximum exemption in habitable area per floor shall be 100 square feet for stairs only or 125 square feet for stairs and elevator.
(5) 
All new construction and all renovations that result in the addition of a second story shall require that all wires shall be placed underground in accordance with § 560-47.
(6) 
Any nonconforming structure has to be brought into compliance with all Borough codes in order to add a second floor.

§ 560-18 Business District.

A. 
Use regulations. In the Business Zoning District, lands, buildings and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Principal permitted uses:
(a) 
Residential uses [subject to § 560-18D(1)]:
[1] 
Those permitted in Residential A, B and C Districts.
[2] 
Multiple dwellings.
[3] 
Townhouse dwelling units.
(b) 
Commercial uses:
[1] 
Hotels/motels.
[2] 
Restaurants.
[3] 
Theaters; bowling alleys.
[4] 
Individual retail stores, other than live poultry or fowl; retail repair shops, including, without limitation, plumbing, heating and electrical shops; personal service stores or shops.
[5] 
Business offices.
[6] 
Funeral parlors.
[7] 
Docks or boathouses for rental or storage of boats.
[8] 
Public taverns or bars.
[9] 
Printing businesses; photographic studios.
[10] 
Signs, as provided in § 560-32.
[11] 
Amusement arcades for coin-operated machines (subject to the regulations contained in Chapter 141) and adult businesses (to be located in structures no part of which is within 150 feet of a residential district and only upon a parcel of ground contiguous to a public use district; further subject to the regulations contained in Chapter 120 of the Borough of Stone Harbor Code).
[12] 
Any combination of permitted commercial uses.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(1)(c), regarding mixed uses, which immediately followed, was repealed 11-6-2018 by Ord. No. 1533.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(2)(a), regarding accessory apartments, was repealed 11-6-2018 by Ord. No. 1533.
(b) 
Private garages, accessory buildings and private docks/boat slips, provided that such use is accessory to a residential use authorized in § 560-18A(1)(a)[1] above.
(c) 
Boat hoists.
(3) 
Conditional uses:
(a) 
Outdoor dining.
B. 
Area regulations. Development in the Business District shall be subject to the following area regulations:
(1) 
Minimum requirements:
TABLE I
Minimum Requirements for Buildings Utilized Solely for Commercial Use(s)
Lot area
N/A
Lot frontage
N/A
Setbacks
Front yard
See supplemental setback requirements in § 560-18D(3)
Rear/side yards (each)
Adjacent to Residential A or B
10 feet/10 feet
Adjacent to Residential C
5 feet/5 feet
With window service
Front yard
15 feet
Side yards (each)
15 feet
Interior ground-level floor area (per unit)
600 square feet
TABLE II
Minimum Requirements for Buildings Utilized Partly or Wholly for Residential Use(s)
Lot area
4,000 square feet
Lot frontage
N/A
Setbacks
Front yard
See supplemental setback requirements in § 560-18D(3)
Rear/side yards (each)
10 feet
With window service:
Front yard
15 feet
Side yards (each)
15 feet
Interior floor area — multiple dwellings (per unit)
600 square feet
Interior ground-level floor area (per unit)
600 square feet
(2) 
Maximum limitations:
[Amended 3-19-2024 by Ord. No. 1660]
TABLE III
Maximum Limitations
Building coverage
100%
Lot coverage
100%
Building height
28 feet
Building length (applicable only to buildings utilized partly or wholly for residential uses)
120 feet
Stories
2
C. 
Conditional use regulations.
(1) 
Outdoor dining shall be permitted as a conditional accessory use to a restaurant or other eating establishment, subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
Prior to the institution of outdoor dining, such establishments shall be required to obtain site plan review and approval.
(b) 
Any outdoor dining area must be clearly defined and limited by way of a barrier such as fencing, landscaping, a wall, or as approved by the Planning Board.
(c) 
No signage of any nature shall be permitted in the outdoor dining area.
(d) 
Any establishment serving alcohol products in the outdoor dining area shall be required to do so only in connection with food service at tables.
(e) 
Any outdoor dining area shall have adequate buffering from adjacent buildings or sites, consisting of landscaping and/or fencing or as approved by the Planning Board.
(f) 
There shall be no sound amplification or video devices located within the outdoor dining area and no sound amplification to the outdoor dining area from other areas of the establishment.
(g) 
In the event that the outdoor dining area is located in the front yard of the establishment, there shall be a minimum of six feet between the building and the front property line in order for the dining area to be approved.
(h) 
In the event that the outdoor dining area abuts a parcel which is residentially zoned, the outdoor dining area shall be located a minimum of five feet from the common property line. In the event that the outdoor dining area abuts a commercial zone, no dining area setback shall be required except that the requirements of Subsection C(1)(b) and (e) above shall be satisfied.
(i) 
Bulkhead setback. With regard to bulkhead setbacks in general, refer to § 560-38B. With regard to properties on back bay waters and lagoons, tables and chairs used in connection with outdoor dining may be located up to the actual, physical bulkhead.
[Amended 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1402]
(j) 
Umbrellas and retractable awnings. Umbrellas and retractable awnings may be utilized in conjunction with outdoor dining areas adjacent to back bay waters and lagoons without the need for site plan review, provided that:
[Added 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1402]
[1] 
Umbrellas and retractable awnings shall be located within approved outdoor dining areas only;
[2] 
Retractable awnings shall be made of fabric over a rigid frame;
[3] 
Retractable awnings (including their supporting poles, stanchions and other means of support) shall be fully retracted during all times the outdoor dining area is not in use;
[4] 
No signage shall be permitted on umbrellas or retractable awnings;
[5] 
Retractable awnings shall not be enclosed with screens, curtains or other materials;
[6] 
Retractable awnings shall maintain a minimum height (ground clearance) of seven feet.
D. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Residential prohibition. Except as may be permitted in connection with affordable housing pursuant to § 560-48, no residential use (including, without limitation, living quarters contained in business uses) shall be permitted in any of the following areas within the Business District:
(a) 
Those blocks of land bounded by 95th Street on the northeast, Second Avenue on the southeast, 97th Street on the southwest and Third Avenue on the northwest.
(b) 
Third Avenue (southeasterly side) between 94th and 95th Streets and between 97th and 99th Streets, both to a depth of 110 feet.
(c) 
Third Avenue (northwesterly side) between 94th and 96th Streets, to a depth of 110 feet.
(d) 
96th Street (northeasterly side) between Third Avenue and Sunset Drive, to a depth of 65 feet.
(2) 
Business entrances/unit width. Each business operated at or near ground level, and each business operated at the lowest level of the building in which any business is operated, shall have its main entrance fronting on a street. The view, by a person located at any location at the exterior of the front of the building, of the street upon which the entrance fronts shall not be obstructed by any other building or any portion thereof. At the entrance level for each business, the minimum distance(s), measured inside at floor level, along the wall(s) containing entrance(s) and the average width of such business establishment, measured inside at floor level, shall be at least 14 feet.
(3) 
Supplemental setback requirements.
(a) 
Structures in the Business District shall be subject to a minimum front yard setback of 10 feet, except as follows:
[1] 
On the southwesterly side of 96th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue: the minimum front yard setback shall be 5 1/2 feet.
[2] 
On the southwesterly side of 96th Street between Third Avenue and the bulkhead at the Great Channel: the minimum front yard setback shall be four feet.
[3] 
On the southeasterly side of Third Avenue from the northeasterly side of 83rd Street to and including the southwesterly side of 80th Street: the minimum front yard setback shall be 10 feet.
(b) 
In the event that the front yard setback of another building located on another property in the same block, fronting on the same street and located in the same zoning district, is set back less than 10 feet from its property line, any newly constructed building, addition or alteration shall not be required to be set back any further from the front property line than such other building.
(4) 
Multiple structure regulations. In the event that there is more than one structure on a lot or series of lots which is used partly or wholly for residential purposes, there shall be at least 10 feet of open space between such structures, provided that such structures may be connected by one walkway per floor if such walkways are:
(a) 
Located between the sides of the buildings at the rear;
(b) 
Open (with no sidewalls or roofs);
(c) 
Constructed of nonflammable materials;
(d) 
No wider than six feet; and
(e) 
Constructed to provide a minimum ground clearance of eight feet.
(5) 
Curb cuts. Curb cuts are prohibited in the following areas of the Business Zoning District:
(a) 
96th Street between Second and Third Avenues (both sides).
(b) 
Third Avenue between 95th and 96th Streets (both sides).
(c) 
Third Avenue between 96th and 99th Streets (easterly side only).
(6) 
Townhouse regulations.
(a) 
No townhouse structures shall be constructed on 96th Street or on Third Avenue between 93rd and 99th Streets, inclusive.
(b) 
No townhouse structure shall exceed two stories in height, and it shall not exceed 28 feet in height above the curb level, and townhouse dwelling units shall not be constructed one on top of the other. No townhouse lot shall be less than 20 feet wide, and each townhouse dwelling unit shall abut a public street. Each townhouse structure shall have minimum side yards of 10 feet, and each townhouse dwelling unit shall have minimum front and rear yards of 10 feet. However, garages for townhouse units shall be so located that access to them shall be in the front or rear yards; if access is in the front yard, the garage shall be set back 20 feet from the front property line of the parcel on which the townhouse structure is located, and if the access is in the rear yard, the garage shall be set back 40 feet from the rear property line of the parcel on which the townhouse structure is located. It is the intention of this provision to provide two parking spaces per townhouse unit, one in the garage and one directly behind the vehicle in the garage, and variances from these requirements should be liberally granted where the appropriate on-premises parking is otherwise supplied. No townhouse structure shall be closer than 10 feet to any other building.
(c) 
All portions of the parcel of land not utilized either by the structure or by paved parking surfaces or recreational areas shall be landscaped. All landscaped areas shall contain plantings of trees or shrubs and either a plant-type ground cover or a stone or similar ground cover substance such as bark or chips commonly used for this purpose.
(d) 
Every townhouse dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor space of 600 square feet, measured at ground level.
(e) 
For off-street parking requirements, see Subsection D(6)(b) hereof. In addition thereto, unless each townhouse lot contains provision for the parking of two motor vehicles by direct access from the street, then a portion of the townhouse structure's parcel of land shall be deeded to an association made up of all the owners of the townhouse dwelling units, which association shall have the responsibility of maintaining said portion of the parcel as a parking area to comply with the on-premises, off-street parking requirements of the Borough.
(f) 
No building permit for the construction of a townhouse structure nor any conversion of an existing structure into a townhouse structure shall be permitted until subdivision approval and approval of the plans for the townhouse structure have been given by the Stone Harbor Planning Board in order to ensure compliance with all the terms of this section.
(g) 
Any subdivision approvals granted by the Planning Board shall continue only so long as the premises is vacant or used for townhouses. If any other use is to be made of said premises, a new application for subdivision shall be directed to the Planning Board, which shall consider subdivision as though the entire parcel of land is one complete, undivided parcel sought to be subdivided for the first time or converted into one lot.
(h) 
If an association is required pursuant to this section or an association is formed to establish and/or maintain common ground or facilities, then all owners of townhouse dwelling units shall become members of the association and shall be responsible individually for the maintenance and upkeep of the parking area and any other association-owned ground or facilities in the event that the association fails to act.
(7) 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D(7), regarding mixed uses, was repealed 11-6-2018 by Ord. No. 1533.
(8) 
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D(8), regarding accessory apartments, was repealed 11-6-2018 by Ord. No. 1533.
(9) 
Outdoor tables.
[Added 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 1406]
(a) 
Tables may be placed on private property in connection with a restaurant or other food service business in the Business District without the need for site plan review or prior zoning approval; provided that:
[1] 
No table service shall be provided;
[2] 
The tables shall not exceed 27 inches in length and in width or 30 inches in diameter;
[3] 
The number of outdoor tables provided by the associated restaurant or other food service business shall not exceed the lesser of one table for each 32 square feet of ground area or four tables;
[4] 
The tables and surrounding area are not available for the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
(b) 
"Ground area," as described in Subsection D(9)(a)[3] above, shall include only unimproved exterior areas (including paved areas) upon which outdoor table(s) are situated.

§ 560-19 Waterfront Business District.

[Amended 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1402; 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 1406; 10-6-2015 by Ord. No. 1466]
A. 
Purposes and objectives. The purpose and objectives of the Waterfront Business District are as follows:
(1) 
To strengthen the vitality of the district and capitalize on the asset of the waterfront;
(2) 
To promote the waterfront district as a unique destination place that brings pedestrian traffic to the Borough's business districts;
(3) 
To maximize the potential utility and enjoyment of the Shelter Haven Basin through active and passive uses, such as waterfront dining and seating areas;
(4) 
To encourage a core area of retail shops, public amenities, restaurants and upscale hotel rooms within the waterfront district;
(5) 
To enhance the scenic, recreational, and social elements of the public realm as they relate to the Shelter Haven Basin through viewsheds and appropriate outdoor uses; and
(6) 
To provide for vehicular and pedestrian linkages between the waterfront district, the business district and other destinations throughout the Borough, through walkways, wayfinding signs, parking, and other appropriate measures.
B. 
Description. The Waterfront Business District includes the following areas: all properties located on the south side of the 300 block of 96th Street, with the exception of the area described hereinbelow; and all properties located on the west side of Third Avenue from 96th Street to 99th Street. Those properties within the area from the easterly property line of Block 96.04, Lot 154, to the westerly property line of Block 96.04, Lot 177.02, inclusive, are not part of the Waterfront Business District but are part of the Business District as described in § 560-18; all Business District regulations shall be applicable to said area, and the Business District designation shall be reflected on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Stone Harbor for this area.
C. 
Use regulations. In the Waterfront Business District, lands, buildings and premises may be used for the following purposes:
(1) 
Principal permitted uses: business, professional and medical offices, retail (goods and services), docks for rental or storage of boats, public taverns or bars, restaurants, (excluding drive-in and take-out only restaurants) and water-dependent recreational uses.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Docks for rental or storage of boats.
(b) 
Boat hoists.
(3) 
Conditional uses:
(a) 
Single-family residential dwellings.
(b) 
Mixed-use commercial and residential buildings.
(c) 
Boutique hotels.
(d) 
Outdoor dining.
D. 
Area regulations. Development in the Waterfront Business District shall be subject to the following area regulations:
(1) 
Front yard setback:
(a) 
First and second floors: minimum four feet from the property line.
(b) 
Third floor: minimum nine feet from the property line, provided that a railing measuring up to 42 inches above a third-floor exterior deck shall be subject to a minimum front yard setback of four feet from the property line.
(2) 
Side yard setback: minimum five feet; minimum 10 feet if abutting a residential district.
(3) 
Rear yard setback: minimum 10 feet from the established bulkhead line.
(4) 
Building height: maximum three stories and 42 feet from the curbline (including all appurtenances, except for construction code requirements, such as vent pipes and solar panels, but in no event shall these be higher than 45 feet). The curbline shall be measured from the grade level of the top of curb and center of the lot or parcel of land upon which a building is to be constructed.
(5) 
Interior first-floor unit width measured at entrance: minimum 14 linear feet, provided that no minimum shall apply to entrances to boutique hotels.
(6) 
Interior area for each business: minimum 600 square feet.
E. 
Conditional use regulations.
(1) 
Outdoor dining shall be permitted as a conditional accessory use to a restaurant or other eating establishment, subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
Prior to the institution of outdoor dining, such establishments shall be required to obtain site plan review and approval.
(b) 
Any outdoor dining area must be clearly defined and limited by way of a barrier such as fencing, landscaping, a wall, or as approved by the Planning Board.
(c) 
No signage of any nature shall be permitted in the outdoor dining area.
(d) 
Any establishment serving alcohol products in the outdoor dining area shall be required to do so only in connection with food service at tables.
(e) 
Any outdoor dining area shall have adequate buffering from adjacent buildings or sites, consisting of landscaping and/or fencing or as approved by the Planning Board.
(f) 
There shall be no sound amplification or video displays located within the outdoor dining area and no sound amplification to the outdoor dining area from other areas of the establishment.
(g) 
Outdoor dining areas adjacent to Shelter Haven Basin shall be designed to minimize the emission of sound, including, without limitation, the use of noise barriers, sound absorbers, and silencers in accordance with an acoustical engineering report to be supplied with the applicant's application for conditional use approval.
(h) 
In the event that the outdoor dining area is located in the front yard of the establishment, there shall be a minimum of six feet between the building and the front property line in order for the dining area to be approved.
(i) 
In the event that the outdoor dining area abuts a parcel which is residentially zoned, the outdoor dining area shall be located a minimum of five feet from the common property line.
(j) 
Bulkhead setback. With regard to bulkhead setbacks in general, refer to § 560-38B. With regard to properties on back-bay waters and lagoons, tables and chairs used in connection with outdoor dining may be located up to the actual physical bulkhead.
(k) 
Umbrellas and retractable awnings. Umbrellas and retractable awnings may be utilized in conjunction with outdoor dining areas adjacent to back bay waters and lagoons without the need for site plan review, provided that:
[1] 
Umbrellas and retractable awnings shall be located within approved outdoor dining areas only;
[2] 
Retractable awnings shall be made of fabric over a rigid frame;
[3] 
Retractable awnings (including their supporting poles, stanchions and other means of support) shall be fully retracted during all times the outdoor dining area is not in use;
[4] 
No signage shall be permitted on umbrellas or retractable awnings;
[5] 
Retractable awnings shall not be enclosed with screens, curtains or other materials;
[6] 
Retractable awnings shall maintain a minimum height (ground clearance) of seven feet.
(2) 
Single-family residential dwellings shall be permitted as a conditional use in the Waterfront Business District, provided that:
(a) 
The use of the subject property was single-family or two family residential at all times after October 9, 2009.
(b) 
The structure complies with the following bulk regulations.
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 3,300 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage: 30 feet.
[3] 
Minimum side yard setback (each side): the greater of 15% of the lot width or five feet.
[4] 
Minimum front yard setback: four feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 10 feet from the established bulkhead line, subject to § 560-38B.
[6] 
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
[7] 
Maximum number of stories: two.
[8] 
Maximum building coverage: 25%.
(3) 
Mixed-use commercial and residential buildings shall be permitted as a conditional use in the Waterfront Business District, provided that:
(a) 
First-floor uses shall be restricted to those uses permitted by § 560-19C(1).
(b) 
Residential uses shall be permitted on the second and third floors only.
(c) 
No on-site parking shall be permitted.
(4) 
Boutique hotels shall be permitted as a conditional use in the Waterfront Business District, provided that:
(a) 
Hotel units shall not be in excess of 500 square feet.
(b) 
Required off-street parking is provided off site upon a property located, in whole or in part, outside the Waterfront Business District, which off-site property shall be located not more than 1,320 feet from the subject site. Both the subject site and the site providing off-street parking shall be deed-restricted to require that the operation of the boutique hotel is conditioned upon the continued use and availability of the site providing off-street parking. One parking space shall be provided for each hotel unit.
(c) 
The proposed development shall comply with the provisions of § 560-19D above.
(5) 
Except as otherwise provided herein, off-street parking requirements for conditional uses shall be satisfied in accordance with § 560-31.
F. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
No curb cuts shall be permitted in the Waterfront Business District, except that curb cuts shall be permitted for single-family residences.
(2) 
Outdoor tables.
(a) 
Tables may be placed on private property in connection with a restaurant or other food service business in the Waterfront Business District without the need for site plan review or prior zoning approval; provided that:
[1] 
No table service shall be provided;
[2] 
The tables shall not exceed 27 inches in length and in width or 30 inches in diameter;
[3] 
The number of outdoor tables provided by the associated restaurant or other food service business shall not exceed the lesser of one table for each 32 square feet of ground area or four tables; and
[4] 
The tables and surrounding area are not available for the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
(b) 
"Ground area," as described in Subsection F(2)(a)[3] above, shall include only unimproved exterior areas (including paved areas) upon which outdoor table(s) are situated.

§ 560-22 Light Industry District.

A. 
Use regulations. The buildings and uses permitted in this district shall be:
(1) 
Those permitted in business districts, except that business establishments licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption upon the licensed premises, including but not limited to hotels, motels, bars, taverns, restaurants and clubs, shall not be permitted in this district. However, the existing Yacht Club of Stone Harbor license shall not be affected by this subsection.
(2) 
Boat building and repair, lumberyards, building material in enclosed yards, automobile repair shops and retail gasoline and oil stations. All automobile storage and incidental automobile repair work shall be done in a building or structure erected for that purpose; and all gasoline, oil and incidental services shall be conducted within the confines of the lot, which shall have a frontage on a public street of at least 110 feet. Signs shall be as provided in § 560-32.
(3) 
Other uses granted or recommended by the Board of Adjustment as provided by law, except those prohibited in § 560-22B.
B. 
Prohibited uses. The following uses shall be prohibited:
(1) 
Boatyard.
(2) 
Seafood packing plants.
(3) 
Storage of crude oil or its volatile products.
(4) 
Any use which is a prima facie nuisance in the vicinity of residential or business districts by reason of smoke, odor, or noise, such as but not restricted to:
(a) 
Manufacture of corrosive acids, glue, gelatin, paint, oil, varnish, fertilizer, oilcloth, cork products, alcohol, plastics, bleaching compounds or soap.
(b) 
Tanning or curing hides.
(c) 
Crude oil refining.
(d) 
Blast furnace.
(e) 
Rubber treatment or manufacture.
(f) 
Ore smelting.
(g) 
Garbage or offal reduction or dumping.
(h) 
Asphalt refining or manufacture.
(i) 
Abattoir, stable or livestock, including poultry.
(j) 
Junk storage.
(k) 
Automobile wrecking.
(l) 
Bulk storage of products which create an unusual danger of explosion or fire hazard, such as fireworks, explosives or gases such as ammonia, chlorine, acetylene, illuminating and others of like characteristics.
C. 
Area, height and density of population. The regulations for this district shall be the same as for business districts.

§ 560-23 Public Use P District.

A. 
Use regulations. No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, altered or used for any purpose other than the following:
(1) 
Public buildings and uses. Placement of cellular or wireless facilities upon Borough property shall be a public use.
(2) 
Schools, playgrounds, libraries, museums, and art galleries.
(3) 
Buildings erected for public or semipublic use.
(4) 
Parks, athletic fields, bird sanctuaries, public beaches, marinas, fishing piers, swimming pools, tennis courts and other public recreation areas.
(5) 
Parking lots.
(6) 
Public safety or governmental communications antenna towers.
(7) 
Accessory uses and structures incidental to any of the above-listed principal uses.
(8) 
Those portions of the Public Use District south of 122nd Street are limited to the following uses: playgrounds, parks, athletic field, bird sanctuaries, public beaches, marinas, fishing piers, swimming pools, tennis courts, other public recreation areas, structures for protection of the environment, for beach access, to enhance nature watching, bird watching and fishing, and to protect the district from erosion, together with accessory uses and structures incidental to any of the above-listed principal uses.
B. 
Area, yard, height and density of population regulations.
(1) 
Occupied area. The occupied area of P District lots shall not exceed 75%.
(2) 
Yard setbacks. Front, back and side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
(3) 
Height. No structure in the P District shall exceed 36 feet in height measured above base flood level, except for the following:
(a) 
Communications towers: as recommended by independent study and deemed necessary by the Borough Council, with a maximum height of 120 feet, not inclusive of antennas.
(b) 
Water towers: as recommended by independent study and deemed necessary by the Borough Council.

§ 560-24 Conservation Management CM District.

A. 
Use regulations. No building or structure may be constructed in this district except those structures authorized by the Borough Council for recreation, protection of the environment, to enhance nature walking, for beach access, bird watching and fishing, and to protect the district from erosion, it being the intention of the Borough that this district be protected to serve as a wildlife habitat and as a recreational-educational area for the public.
B. 
Prohibitions.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any persons, either on foot or in or on some other form of conveyance, to come within the following limits of nesting habitats in the Conservation Management District:
(a) 
Within any area in which the Borough has posted signs indicating the presence of nesting sites.
(b) 
Within any area enclosed by fencing erected by the Borough for the protection of nesting sites.
(c) 
In all other areas as may from time to time be specifically posted by order of the governing body of the Borough of Stone Harbor.
(2) 
Dogs shall not be permitted to run loose in the Conservation Management District.
[Amended 5-21-2019 by Ord. No. 1550]
C. 
Maintenance. The Borough of Stone Harbor shall be responsible for the maintenance of all signs and fencing in the Conservation Management District. The Borough shall annually evaluate nesting sites and conditions and may from time to time redesignate the areas of importance for nesting and relocate signs and fencing in response to the shifting of nesting site locations. The Borough shall have the authority and power to maintain a public information display or displays illustrating the various forms of wildlife in the Conservation Management District, giving educational information with respect thereto and containing information concerning regulations and penalties for violations of such regulations in this district.
D. 
Motor vehicles. The parking or operation of motor vehicles in the Conservation Management District is prohibited, except upon parking areas and roadways, if any, designated and properly marked by signs in the Borough of Stone Harbor. Motor vehicles shall be permitted upon the beach, subject to the provisions of Chapter 156 of the Code of the Borough of Stone Harbor.
E. 
Authority to enter protected areas. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, it shall be lawful for officials of the Borough of Stone Harbor, the State of New Jersey and the United States of America, their agents, representatives and contractors, to enter upon the protected areas in the Conservation Management District where necessary in connection with the erection of shore protection devices, the erection of signs and fencing, and for the construction and maintenance of facilities located therein.