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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-9.15

Hotels and motels.

[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03; 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 4164-08;[1] 10-10-2017 by Ord. No. 4558-17; 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 4700-21]
Hotels and motels are permitted as a conditional use in those zones specified, subject to the following standards:
A. 
Minimum lot area: two acres.
B. 
Minimum lot area per unit: 1,500 square feet.
C. 
The minimum lot width shall be 300 feet on lots of more than four acres and 200 feet for lots of four acres or less.
D. 
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
E. 
On lots of more than four acres, maximum impervious coverage shall be 40%. On lots of four acres or less with fewer than 50 parking spaces and more than 150 feet from beaches, dunes or the mean high-water line of tidal waters, maximum impervious coverage shall be 50%, unless a lesser impervious coverage is mandated by the NJDEP under the Coastal Area Facilities Review Act (CAFRA).[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:19-1 et seq.
F. 
No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to any residential property line.
G. 
Minimum number of units: 20.
H. 
No accessory building or parking area shall be located closer than 20 feet to a residential property line.
I. 
No additional parking shall be required for swimming pools, provided that the pools are not open for use by the general public but are primarily for use of the guests at the hotel or motel. Swimming pools shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of § 348-8.8 of this chapter.
J. 
The height of structures to be constructed may exceed the maximum height requirements of this chapter; provided, however, that the front, rear and side yard requirements set forth above shall be increased by four feet for each foot by which the height of the structures exceeds the maximum height which would be otherwise permitted by this chapter, and further provided that in no case shall any proposed structure exceed 50 feet in height.
K. 
The maximum length of stay shall be 30 days.
L. 
The site must front on a street classified as a minor arterial or principal arterial roadway.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was readopted 3-10-2009 by Ord. No. 4183-09.