Wildwood Crest City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Hotel, Motel and Multi-Family Zone
§ 85-57 Permitted Uses.
[Ord. No. 1013 § 1; Ord. No. 1029 § 1; Ord. No. 1062 § 3; amended 9-6-2023 by Ord. No. 1406]
The purpose of this district is to permit hotels, motels, condotels and multi-family development with access to the Atlantic Ocean and to preserve and promote the enhancement of hotel/motel-type facilities for service to the tourist industry. Within this district, no lot or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered for use in whole or in part, unless it complies with the regulations as set forth in this article.
A.
Principal Uses.
The following principal uses shall be permitted in the M-1-A, M-1-B and M-1-C Zones.
1.
Multi-Family Residential shall be and requires:
a.
If rented, minimum one-week rental period without daily maid service.
b.
Cannot be advertised for commercial use as motel/hotel room rental to the general public.
c.
An annual mercantile license shall be obtained from the municipality.
d.
Through mercantile licensing, owner shall remit annual GWTIDA and State, Federal and other applicable taxes.
2.
Hotel/Motel shall be and requires:
a.
Hotel/motel services are offered to the general public.
b.
Only temporary lodging in the form of hotel/motel rooms rented to the general public on a daily or weekly basis but not more than 30 cumulative days in any one calendar year, and shall not be occupied or used as a residence on a permanent or temporary basis.
c.
Maintain a full-time staffed on-site office to serve guests and the public and all property operations.
d.
Maid service and other room amenities, including linens and towel service, in a quality manner expected from the traveling public is provided.
e.
Compliance with State swimming pool regulations.
f.
Pay sales tax, use tax and tourism room tax as required by the Tourism Improvement and Development District Act (N.J.S.A. 40:54D-1 et seq.).
g.
An annual mercantile license is obtained from the municipality for the operation of same.
h.
All utilities including but not limited to water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, cable or internet service, shall not be separately metered, but shall be commonly metered to the Hotel/Motel structure.
i.
Hotel/Motel structures and real property subject to the provisions of Chapter 8B of Title 46 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes, N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq., ("The Condominium Act") form of ownership, in addition to those requirements set forth above, shall also be subject to the following requirements and restrictions:
(1)
Such subjection of real property to the provisions of the Condominium Act shall not change, effect, or alter the status or use of the property and improvements thereon as a Hotel/Motel.
(2)
No unit owner, guests, invitees or tenants of unit owner shall occupy or use their unit for more than 30 cumulative days during any one calendar year, and shall not occupy or use a unit as a residence on a permanent or temporary basis.
(3)
Each unit rented shall obtain an annual mercantile license from the municipality for the rental of the unit and prior to advertising the unit for rent.
(4)
Each unit owner shall pay all sales tax, use tax and tourism room tax as required by the Tourism Improvement and Development District Act N.J.S.A. 40:54D-1 et seq.). Proof of registration with the State of New Jersey for sales tax purposes shall be required prior to the issuance of a mercantile license.
(5)
Be designed and managed such that each utility (water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and cable or internet) servicing a hotel or motel structure shall commonly meter its service to all units within such structure and shall commonly bill such service to the hotel or motel management entity. Separate metering of such services to individual units within the structure is prohibited.
B.
Use Restrictions.
Number of uses per building and number of principal use buildings per development parcel is restricted. The following uses per building and buildings per parcel shall be restricted in the M-1-A, M-1-B and M-1-C Zones:
2.
M-1-B Zone.
a.
Multi-Family Residential. There shall be one principal use per detached building and one or more principal use buildings per parcel.
b.
Hotel/Motel. One principal use per building per development parcel consistent with definition of hotel/motel use.
c.
Single-family and two-family residential as per R-2 zoning district regulations, except as modified herein.
3.
M-1-C Zone.
a.
Outside the Buffer Zone (Between Cardinal and Primrose), Multi-Family Residential - There shall be one principal use per detached building and one or more detached principal use building per parcel.
b.
Outside the Buffer Zone (Between Cardinal and Primrose), Hotel/Motel - One principal use per building per development parcel consistent with definition of hotel/motel use.
c.
Outside the Buffer Zone (Between Cardinal and Primrose), Single-Family and Two-Family Residential - There shall be one or more detached principal use buildings per parcel in compliance with R-2 District bulk requirements, except as modified herein.
d.
Single-Family Residential within the buffer zone on as per the district regulations of the R-1 Zone, except as modified herein.
§ 85-58 Accessory Uses.
[Ord. No. 983 § 2; Ord. No. 1017 § 1; Ord. No. 1108 § 1; amended 8-13-2025 by Ord. No. 1466]
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in the M-1-A, M-1-B and M-1-C Zones.
§ 85-59 Conditional Uses.
No conditional uses shall be permitted in the M-1-A, M-1-B and M-1-C Zones.
§ 85-60 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. No. 909 § 1; Ord. No. 1013 § 1; Ord. No. 834 § 3;Ord. No. 909 § 1B; Ord. No. 932 § 1; Ord. No. 983 § 4]
A.
Minimum lot yards for buildings shall be as follows:
1.
M-1-A Zone.
a.
Minimum Yard Setbacks (feet).
Front (along all east/west streets) |
30 feet if lot depth 100 feet |
27 feet if lot depth 90 feet |
24 feet if lot depth 80 feet |
Front (Atlantic and Ocean Avenues): 20 feet |
Side: 8 feet |
Rear: 8 feet |
Bulkhead: 10 feet |
b.
Minimum Lot Frontage (hotel/motel/multi-family): 80 feet.
c.
Maximum Height: 65 feet or six floors for multi-family; 85 feet within existing footprint for motel/hotel only and a finished interior floor to ceiling height of not less than eight feet shall be maintained throughout the entire habitable space.
d.
Maximum Building Coverage: 50% motel/hotel; 40% multi-family.
e.
Maximum Lot Coverage: 80% motel/hotel; 70% multi-family.
f.
Maximum Density: Multi-family residential 1,800 square feet of lot area per unit.
g.
Minimum Hotel/Motel Unit Size: 375 square feet.
2.
M-1-B Zone.
a.
Minimum Yard Setbacks (feet):
Front (along all east/west streets) |
30 feet if lot depth 100 feet |
27 feet if lot depth 90 feet |
24 feet if lot depth 80 feet |
18 feet for single-family and two-family |
b.
Front (Atlantic and Ocean Avenues): 20 feet.
c.
Side: eight feet.
d.
Rear: eight feet.
e.
Bulkhead: 10 feet.
f.
Minimum Lot Frontage (hotel/motel/multi-family): 80 feet.
g.
Maximum Height: 39 feet or three floors for single-family and two-family; 65 feet or 6 floors for multi-family, 65 feet within existing footprint for motel/hotel only and a finished interior floor to ceiling height of not less than eight feet shall be maintained throughout the entire habitable space.
h.
Maximum Building Coverage: 50% motel/hotel; 40% multi-family; 45% single-family and two-family.
i.
Maximum Lot Coverage: 80% motel/hotel; 70% multi-family; 55% single-family and two-family.
j.
Maximum Density: Multi-family residential 1,800 square feet of lot area per unit.
k.
Maximum Hotel/Motel Unit Size: 375 square feet.
3.
M-1-C Zone (between Ocean Avenue and Atlantic Avenue; Cresse Road to Farragut Road).
a.
Minimum Yard Setbacks:
Front (Atlantic and Ocean Avenues): 20 feet |
Front (along all east/west streets) |
30 feet if lot depth 100 feet |
27 feet if lot depth 90 feet |
24 feet if lot depth 80 feet |
15 feet for permitted single-family uses |
Side: 8 feet |
Rear: 8 feet |
Bulkhead: 10 feet |
b.
Minimum Lot Frontage (hotel/motel/multi-family): 80 feet.
c.
Maximum Height: 65 feet within existing footprint for motel/hotel only and a finished interior floor to ceiling height of not less than eight feet shall be maintained throughout the entire habitable space; 45 feet or four floors for multi-family; 29 feet or two floors for permitted single-family.
d.
Maximum Building Coverage: 50% motel/hotel; 40% multi-family; 45% single-family.
e.
Maximum Lot Coverage: 80% motel/hotel; 70% multi-family; 55% R-1 uses.
f.
Maximum Density: Multi-family residential 1,800 square feet of lot area per unit.
g.
Minimum Hotel/Motel Unit Size: 375 square feet.
h.
Buffer Zone: 100 feet minimum.
B.
Height Regulations.
1.
M-1-A Zone:
Maximum Height: 65 feet or six floors for multi-family; 85 feet within existing footprint for motel/hotel only and a finished interior floor to ceiling height of not less than eight feet shall be maintained throughout the entire habitable space.
2.
M-1-B Zone:
Maximum Height: 39 feet or three floors for single-family and two-family; 65 feet or 6 floors for multi-family, 65 feet within existing footprint for motel/hotel only and a finished interior floor to ceiling height of not less than eight feet shall be maintained.
3.
M-1-C Zone:
Maximum Height: 65 feet within existing footprint for motel/hotel only and a finished interior floor to ceiling height of not less than eight feet shall be maintained throughout the entire habitable space; 45 feet or four floors for multi-family; R-1 District Regulations for single-family.
C.
Minimum Hotel/Motel Unit Size.
M-1-A Zone: 375 square feet |
M-1-B Zone: 375 square feet |
M-1-C Zone: 375 square feet |
D.
A permanent on-site superintendent's apartment or living quarters shall be permitted within a hotel or motel, and shall be included in the calculation of the permitted density.
E.
Each multi-family dwelling shall contain the following minimums:
1 bedroom unit | 600 square feet |
2 bedroom unit | 800 square feet |
3 bedroom unit | 1,000 square feet |
Each additional bedroom | +200 square feet |
F.
(Deleted pursuant to Ordinance No. 983 adopted October 26, 2005)
G.
Hotel and Motel Buffer Zone (Ord. No. 812 § 1).
A hotel and motel "buffer" zone shall be established in the M-1-C Zone as a transition from the hotel or motel use to the residential use in adjacent R-1A Zoning district. This "buffer" zone shall have the following conditions:
1.
For the area between Cardinal Road and Primrose Road and 100 feet southeastwardly from Atlantic Avenue: a hotel or motel business office as an accessory to a hotel or motel may be erected only within the buffer zone, provided that an individual or stockholder in a corporation or partner of record is the owner of the motel erected immediately adjacent thereto and is also the owner of a private dwelling within the buffer zone extending 100 feet southeastwardly from Atlantic Avenue. Also, off-street parking shall be permitted in connection with the operation of any hotel or motel or multi-family dwelling for the motor vehicles of guests, tenants or licensees upon or within portions of the 100-foot buffer zone extending to a point 100 feet eastwardly of Atlantic Avenue.
2.
Hotel/motel accessory office; private dwelling (R-1 standards); motel/hotel off-street parking may be located in the Buffer Zone.
H.
In the M-1 Zones the maximum lot coverage shall be 80% and maximum building coverage shall be 50%.
I.
(Deleted pursuant to Ordinance No. 983 adopted October 26, 2005).
J.
(Deleted pursuant to Ordinance No. 983 adopted October 26, 2005).
K.
(Deleted pursuant to Ordinance No. 983 adopted October 26, 2005).