§ 276-18.1. RR-2 Resort Residential., Article IV. District Regulations, Chapter 276. Land Development, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, North Wildwood

Purpose statement.

(1)

At the time the regulations for the Planned Commercial Development Zoning District were instituted, the land uses in this section of the City included a former waterfront bar/restaurant in need of renovation, a condominium complex under construction and vacant land. It was assumed that former PCD regulations would serve as a catalyst for the commercial redevelopment of this section of the City. At the time of the planning for the Master Plan, the Pointe at Moore's Inlet condominium project had been completed on the former site of the bar/restaurant, but construction on the referenced condominium complex had been abandoned. Therefore, there is no need for the Planned Commercial Development Zoning District. The RR-2 Zoning District was part of the former PCD Zoning District, and the RR-2 Zoning District regulations set forth herein reflect current development within the RR-2 Zoning District, with the intent that future development within the RR-2 Zoning District be consistent with and complementary to current development.

(2)

The zone boundary lines for the RR-2 Zoning District are to be modified to reflect current parcel geometry.

Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings:

(1)

Apartments (see § 276-48 for additional standards).

(2)

Nonresidential uses, limited to those hereinbelow:

(a)

Regionally oriented service activities, defined as uses designed to provide for the needs of the citizens and visitors to the Wildwoods. Examples include: hair and nail salons, barber- and beauty shops; day spas and similar personal services; tailor and shoe repair shops; retail dry cleaners (no commercial cleaning on premises); general appliance repair; upholstery/furniture repair; and like and similar activities.

(b)

Professional, legal, tax, real estate, administrative, contracting, construction, property management and consulting services offices, including medical and dental complexes; additionally, administrative offices and related facilities as may be necessary and convenient to the provision of municipal, county, state or federal governmental services.

(c)

Specialized entertainment venues, such as theaters, arenas, performing arts centers, movie theaters, amphitheaters, aquariums, museums (cultural or popular) and other like and similar attractions.

(d)

Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants, defined as nonalcoholic-beverage-served restaurants with sit-down table service, drive-in restaurants, fast-food restaurants and specialty food outlets; including those with drive-up window service for take-out fare.

(e)

Commercial parking facilities owned and/or operated by the City of North Wildwood (see § 276-35 for standards).

(f)

Regionally oriented commercial activities, defined as uses designed to provide for the needs of the citizens and visitors to the Wildwoods. Examples include: pharmacies (with drive-through); convenience stores without fuel-dispensing facilities; general retail, dry-goods, stores; package liquor stores (with drive-through); sporting goods stores, including bicycle sale, rental and repair; pet stores; toy stores and bookstores; financial institutions with drive-through facilities, such as banks and loan offices; video rental and sales (with drive-through); and like and similar activities.

Accessory uses permitted:

(1)

Garages and storage buildings.

(2)

Off-street parking (see § 276-35).

(3)

Fences and walls (see § 276-30).

(4)

Signs (see § 276-40).

(5)

Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding 50 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction, beginning with the issuance of a construction permit and concluding with a certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever is less, provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and are set back at least 10 feet from all street and lot lines.

(6)

Satellite dish antennas. All satellite dish antennas shall be no larger than four feet in diameter, located on the principal structure or as an accessory structure meeting accessory structure yard requirements stated below and located in the rear yard. For all practical purposes, satellite dish antennas shall not be seen from the front facade of the building or the street right-of-way.

(7)

Public utility cabinet(s) not exceeding three feet in height, with adequate landscaping screening as necessary, and not located in sight triangle easements at street corner intersections. It is recommended that public utility cabinet(s) be located underground in watertight vaults. Suggested plant species are referenced in Appendix A.

Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the City offices.

(8)

Christmas tree sale. The annual sale of Christmas trees is permitted between December 1 and December 25, inclusive.

(9)

Public election voting places. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as to interfere with the temporary use of any property as a voting place in connection with a municipal or other public election.

(10)

Outdoor dining areas with tables on the sidewalk in front of or on the side of a non-automobile-oriented restaurant's premises. Outdoor dining areas shall take place on site but not be located in the public sidewalk and/or public street right-of-way for food markets and specialty food outlets, excluding those with window-service for take-out fare. Examples include: delicatessens; bakeries; candy stores; ice cream stores; meat and/or seafood markets or take-out restaurants; food markets; non-automobile-oriented restaurants, defined as nonalcoholic-beverage-served restaurants with sit-down table service which exclude drive-in facilities and/or fast-food restaurants. Outside tables and seats may be situated outside of the building on the parcel/lot but not in the public street right-of-way. No operation of a business in the RR-2 Zoning District shall be located in such a way that less than five feet of paved sidewalk remains for the exclusive use of the traveled way for pedestrians, nor shall any such operation of the business or outside tables and seats project or protrude into, on or above the required five-foot-wide pedestrian passageway.

(a)

The hours of operation of outdoor dining areas shall be limited to the hours of operation of the associated restaurant. In no event shall the hours of operation go past 3:00 a.m.

(b)

Outdoor dining is separate from a sidewalk cafe, as it is defined as any part of a food establishment located outdoors.

(c)

Adequate lighting shall be provided to promote safe passage of pedestrians and for patrons.

(d)

Awnings and/or umbrellas may be used in conjunction with the outdoor dining areas. Awnings shall be adequately secured. Awnings, including supporting structures, must be within the property line. The bottom of the awning shall be seven feet from the ground.

(11)

Solar energy systems (see Article XII).

Maximum building height.

(1)

No building shall exceed 55 feet in height from the base flood elevation (BFE) or five stories, whichever is less, except as provided in § 276-47 of this chapter. The following structures may be erected above the heights prescribed by this chapter, but in no case shall the height of any of these appurtenances exceed a height equal to 10% more than the maximum height permitted for the particular use in the zoning district:

(a)

Mechanical rooms and other roof structures for the housing of stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, HVAC equipment or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building.

(b)

Skylights, spires, cupolas, flagpoles, chimneys or similar structures.

(c)

Safety enclosures of rooftop areas of hotels and motels used for sundecks and other recreational purposes.

(2)

Cellular telephone antennas and/or associated equipment are expressly excluded from this provision.

Area and yard requirements.

Category		Requirement
Principal building, minimum
	Lot area	5,000 square feet
	Lot frontage	50 feet
	Lot width	50 feet
	Lot depth	100 feet
	Residential density (apartments)	1 dwelling unit per 1,250 square feet of lot area
Setbacks, minimum
	Side yard (each)	10 feet
	Front yard	10 feet
	Rear yard	15 feet
Maximum building coverage of principal buildings		60%
Accessory building, minimum
	Distance to side line	4 feet
	Distance to rear line	4 feet
	Distance to other building	4 feet
Maximum lot (impervious) coverage		80%

NOTES: The number of apartments permitted is equal to one dwelling unit per 1,250 square feet of lot area. Commercial uses shall be limited to the first floor only.

General requirements.

(1)

Merchandise, products, equipment or similar materials or objects can be displayed or stored outside so long as the merchandise, products, equipment or similar materials or objects shall be located/installed in such a manner that they do not interfere with or are not located in the sidewalk area to prevent free travel of pedestrians. No operation of a business in the RR-2 Zoning District shall be located in such a way that less than five feet of paved sidewalk remains for the exclusive use of the traveled way for pedestrians, nor shall any such operation of the business or outside tables and seats project or protrude into, on or above the required five-foot-wide pedestrian passageway.

(2)

All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading, access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeded or similar plantings and maintained in good condition. Landscaping shall be provided in the front yard area and shall be reasonably distributed throughout the entire front yard area. Suggested plant species are referenced in Appendix A.

Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the City offices.

(3)

Any principal building may contain more than one use and/or organization, provided that the total building coverage of the combined activities does not exceed the maximum building coverage herein specified, and, further, that each activity occupies a minimum gross floor area of 500 square feet.

(4)

All buildings shall be compatibly designed and shall blend with the overall architectural scheme of the development, 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.

(5)

Bicycle racks shall be located on the business site, with a minimum capacity of seven bicycles. No locking mechanisms need to be provided. The racks shall be located/installed in such a manner that they do not interfere with or are not located in the public/street right-of-way and/or sidewalk area.

(6)

Air-conditioning/HVAC compressor units and emergency electrical generators are not permitted in the front yard of any principal structure and/or lot. Air-conditioning/HVAC compressor units and emergency electrical generators are not permitted in the front 50% of a side yard setback; and as to any such equipment that is located in a side yard setback, it shall be screened so as to not be visible from any street or adjoining property when viewed from ground level. Temporary (i.e., removable) window air-conditioning units and temporary ductless air-conditioning/HVAC compressor units that do not project more than one foot beyond the existing structure are permitted when incorporated into an existing building by way of renovation. Replacement of in-kind units, without any increase in footprint size, located in the setback area prior to the adoption of this section are exempt from this regulation.

Minimum off-street parking.

(1)

Apartments shall provide parking spaces in accordance with the standards established by the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) (N.J.S.A. 5:21-1 et seq.). RSIS standards include parking requirements for residential uses based on unit (bedroom) size. If the applicant/developer does not specify the number of bedrooms per dwelling unit, then each dwelling unit shall be subject to the RSIS parking space requirements for a four-bedroom dwelling unit.

(2)

Retail and service activities shall provide parking at the ratio of one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(3)

Banks and offices shall provide parking at the ratio of one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area. Additionally, drive-in banks shall provide room for at least eight automobiles per drive-in window and/or lane for queuing purposes. No queuing of vehicles shall be allowed within the street and/or public right-of-way.

(4)

Eating and drinking establishments, including restaurants, shall provide a minimum of one parking space for every six seats. If an eating and drinking establishment, including a restaurant, is ancillary to an apartment complex having more than 40 rooms, the eating and drinking establishment, including a restaurant, shall provide parking at one space for every 10 seats in addition to the parking required for the apartments.

(5)

See § 276-35 for additional standards.

Minimum off-street loading; trash and garbage locations.

(1)

The need for, location and design of off-street loading and unloading areas shall be considered and determined at the time of site plan review. Off-street loading and unloading areas shall take place on site but not in the public street right-of-way.

(2)

The need for, location and design of trash and garbage locations shall be considered and determined at the time of site plan review. Recycling, trash and garbage loading and unloading areas shall take place on site but not in the public/street right-of-way.

(3)

Each use must include provisions for the collection, disposition and recycling of recyclable materials, including newspapers, leaves, white high-grade paper, glass bottles and jars, aluminum, corrugated cardboard, and tin and bimetal cans. The amount of recyclable material generated weekly by each use shall be quantified and reviewed during site plan review to determine whether the storage area to contain a week's accumulation of recyclable material is adequate in size and location. The storage area shall be designed for truck access for pickup of materials and be suitably screened from view if located outside a building.

(4)

Recycling, trash and garbage loading and unloading areas shall be marked with yellow cross-striping pavement markings and marked with signage as "No Parking or Standing Zones" if adjacent to automobile traffic or parking areas.

Permitted signs.

(1)

Apartments shall be permitted signing as specifically approved by the Board based upon the specific needs of the proposed development.

(2)

Each commercial area may have one freestanding sign along each road which the tract in question abuts, provided there exists at least 200 feet of unbroken frontage. Such sign shall not exceed a height of 25 feet, shall be set back from the street rights-of-way and driveways at least 50 feet, shall be set back from any property line a minimum of 100 feet, shall not exceed an area of 150 square feet, and shall be used only to display the commercial area name and/or individual store/use name.

(3)

Signage for commercial area and/or individual store/use name(s) shall be consolidated to one location wherever possible.

(a)

Where uses share a common walkway, each use served by the walkway may have one additional sign, which shall be either attached flat against the building or be suspended in perpendicular fashion from the roof over the common walkway. Suspended signs shall be no closer than eight feet at their lowest point to the finished grade level below them. No such sign shall exceed 10 square feet in area.

(4)

All signs in a commercial area shall conform in character with all other signs in the complex and shall blend with the overall architectural scheme of the commercial area.

(5)

See § 276-40 for additional standards.