Woodbine City Zoning Code
§ 26-4.10
Town Commercial TC.
[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
The purpose of the Town Commercial Zoning District (TC) is to provide a centralized marketplace with an attractive yet practical atmosphere with a large variety of stores, shops, entertainment activities, restaurant, office and residential uses.
a.
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
2.
Single and two-family dwellings on the ground floor in existence or approved as of (date of adoption of this Chapter) in accordance with the standards in the R2 Zoning District.
3.
Retail uses where goods are sold, or personal services rendered which are clearly incidental to the retail sales and primarily for the need of those living in the Borough, provided there is no fabrication, manufacturing, converting, altering, finishing, or assembly, except incidental to such retail sale on the premises, provided that these uses shall be confined to the first floor and basement of the premises.
4.
Parking lot for private passenger vehicles.
5.
Restaurants, luncheonettes, diners, and drive-in restaurants.
6.
Telephone exchanges and public utility installations.
7.
Service activities such as banks, barber shops, beauty salons, photographers' studios, tailors, shoe repair, radio and television repairs, cleaners (not to do work on the premises), and newspaper publishers.
8.
Business offices, professional offices, and government office buildings.
9.
Recreational activities such as indoor theaters, bowling alleys, dance studios, and parks and playgrounds.
10.
Designed shopping centers. (See paragraph j. below.)
11.
Automobile sales, both new and used.
12.
Tire sales (but not recapping or manufacturing), sales of automobile parts and services of a hardware store type, hardware stores.
13.
Funeral homes.
b.
Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted.
3.
Fences and walls in accordance with the standards as set forth in Subsection 26-23.6 (Fences, Walls and Sight Triangles).
4.
Garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles incidental to the principal uses (only to be constructed in the rear of principal buildings).
5.
Small wind energy systems and solar energy systems in accordance with the standards in Subsection 26-23.7 (Small Wind Energy Systems and Solar Energy Systems).
6.
Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment and Make-Ready Parking Spaces in accordance with Subsection 26-11.6 (Electric Vehicles).
7.
Trash enclosure for solid waste and recyclables.
8.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to a principal use.
c.
Conditional Uses.
d.
Prohibited Uses.
1.
Single- and two-family dwellings on the ground floor not in existence or approved as of (date of adoption of this Chapter).
f.
Area and Yard Requirements.
1.
There shall be a minimum lot size of 11,250 square feet, minimum frontage of 75 feet and minimum depth of 150 feet if public sewer is available. If on-site wastewater disposal is proposed, the minimum lot size shall be one acre provided that the standards of Subsection 26-43.7 (Water Quality) are met.
2.
All buildings in the TC District may be attached or may abut. In the event buildings are not attached, or do not abut, the separation shall be a minimum of 15 feet clear space in order to provide access to the rear of the property by fire apparatus. Such opening shall be lighted and kept free of debris and obstructions to passage and may serve as pedestrian access to parking areas and streets, but not as vehicle access routes.
3.
The first-floor level of any retail store, hotel office building or similar intensive use may occupy 60% of the lot area in the TC District if parking is provided within 500 feet of the building. In all other cases, adequate parking shall be provided on-site as set forth in Section 26-25 (Off-Street Parking).
4.
All buildings in the TC District may have a gross floor area not to exceed three times the area of the lot and arranged so that no floor extends beyond the setback requirements of the TC District.
5.
All buildings must have site plan review and approval by the Planning Board as provided in Section 26-61 (Site Plan Review).
6.
A buffer area of 20 feet shall be provided where TC uses are located adjacent to residential Zoning Districts, in accordance with Subsection 26-35.1 (Buffers).
7.
All buildings in the TC District shall be set back from the street line a minimum of 30 feet except service stations may have gasoline pumps and air pumps within 15 feet of the street line.
8.
Motels shall meet the following additional minimum requirements: Lot width 100 feet; lot depth 150 feet; building setback from any side or rear property line 20 feet. Motels shall be permitted up to 50% building coverage.
9.
Any municipal variance approval which grants relief from the density or lot area requirements for a residential or principal nonresidential use in the TC District shall require that Pinelands Development Credits be used for all dwelling units or lots in excess of that permitted without the variance.
g.
Minimum Residential Floor Area.
h.
Additional Sign Requirements in TC.
1.
All offices and retail outlets shall be permitted one sign which shall adhere to the following standards:
(a)
The area of the sign shall not exceed 5% of the gross area of the front of the first two floors of the building.
(b)
The signs may be illuminated.
(c)
Canopies or similar devices shall be permitted to extend over the sidewalk except that the lowest portion of these devices shall be raised a minimum of eight feet above the level of the sidewalk. Such devices shall not extend outward from the building further than within two feet of the curb and shall be of cantilever construction. Awnings shall be required to have stop locks to prevent them from sagging or being lowered to a point closer than seven feet and six inches to the sidewalk and shall not extend outward from the building further than six feet or within two feet of the curb line, whichever is shorter.
(d)
Signs shall be located on the front of the buildings, side of a canopy, or in the front yard but not closer than five feet to the street line.
(e)
All signs in the TC District shall be reviewed by the Planning Board to determine conformity to the general characteristics and atmosphere of the existing signs in the TC District.
j.
General Requirements.
1.
One building may contain more than one use provided that the total building coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximum building coverage specified for the district and, further, that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 500 feet.
2.
A shopping center may contain more than one principal building provided that the total building coverage specified for the district is not exceeded and the following building separation requirements are met:
(a)
All principal buildings shall be separated by a minimum of 15 feet clear space provided such separation is to be used solely for pedestrian circulation.
(b)
All principal buildings shall be separated* by a minimum of 50 feet when such separation is to be used for parking or vehicular circulation.
(*Note: The separation requirements should not be construed to prohibit covered pedestrian walkways when the roof or covering of such walkway extends between the principal buildings.)
3.
A sidewalk area should be established immediately adjacent to and in front of the store fronts in all shopping centers and shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth, as measured outwards perpendicularly to the store fronts. The area shall be kept clear of all obstructions except those included for decorative or landscaping purposes.
4.
No merchandise, products or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside unless appropriately screened and maintained. Any use resulting in the storage of vehicles outside shall have such area entirely enclosed by a fence, wall, plant material or combination thereof in order to provide a visual barrier between the storage areas and any street, residential zoning district or existing residential use. Such outside storage area shall not exceed 30% of the lot area and shall be located in the rear yard only.
5.
All buildings in a shopping center shall be compatibly designed whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All building walls facing any street or residential district line shall be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes which shall not include unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.
6.
All areas not utilized for buildings, loading, parking, access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or similar plantings and maintained in good condition.
k.
Stormwater Management. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXI (Stormwater Control).