a. Permitted Uses.
1. Multifamily dwellings known as townhouses at a density not to exceed 90 dwelling units per acre.
2. Multifamily dwellings known as garden apartments or apartment houses at a density not to exceed 160 dwelling units per acre.
3. Professional and business offices.
4. Retail commercial uses not more than 2500 square feet on the street level of Avenue "E."
5. Personal service establishments except:
(a) Massage parlors
(b) Tattoo parlors/body piercing
(c) Tarot, palm readings, psychics
6. Home professional offices.
7. Banks and deposit institutions without drive-up facilities.
8. MXRD (Major Mixed Use Residential Development)
9. MXCD (Major Mixed Use Commercial Development)
10. Government offices including federal, state, county or municipal building and grounds but excluding schools.
11. Essential services.
b. Required Accessory Uses.
1. Off-street parking subject to the provisions of Section 35-17.
2. Off-street loading subject to the provisions of subsection 35-17.8.
3. Buffer and screening subject to the provisions of subsection 35-4.14.
c. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Fences subject to the provisions of subsection 35-4.14.
2. Private garage space for the limited storage of motor vehicles, provided that, the garage attached or detached shall be arranged to open to the side or rear of the lot.
3. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 35-25.
d. Conditional Uses: Subject to the provisions of Schedule II in subsection 35-5.28, Conditional Uses:
1. Public utilities.
2. Nursery Schools and child care centers.
3. Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence.
4. Signs which are conditional uses.
e. Area, Yard and Structure Requirements.
1. Minimum lot area:
(a) Garden Apartments 45,000 sq. ft.
(b) Apartment houses 30,000 sq. ft.
(c) Townhouses 25,000 sq. ft.
(d) MXRD 42,000 sq. ft.
(e) Other uses No requirement
(a) Garden Apartments 150 sq. ft.
(b) Apartment houses 150 sq. ft.
(c) Townhouses 100 sq. ft.
(d) MXRD 150 sq. ft.
(e) Other uses 100 sq. ft.
3. Minimum Front Yard Setbacks:
(a) Garden Apartments 40 ft.
(b) Apartment houses 30 ft.
(c) Townhouses 25 ft.
(d) MXRD No requirement
(e) Other uses 20 ft
(f) In no case shall any structure be less than 40 feet from the centerline of the street.
4. Minimum rear yard setback:
(a) Principle structure 25 ft.
(b) Accessory structure 5 ft.
5. Minimum side yard requirement: (Reserve)
6. Maximum structure height: 75 feet and not to exceed 7 stories (see Schedule I).
7. Minimum Gross Habitable Floor Area:
(a) One story 900 sq. ft.
(b) Two stories 1,000 sq. ft. per unit at least 700 sq. ft. of ground floor area
(c) Garden apartments and apartment houses 1,000 sq. ft. per unit with at least 600 sq. ft. of ground floor area
(d) Townhouses 1,000 sq. ft. per unit with at least 700 sq. ft. of ground floor area
(e) MXRD (Reserve)
(f) Other uses - No requirement
8. Maximum Lot Coverage of Principal and Accessory Structures:
(a) Garden apartments 45%
(b) Apartment houses 75%
(c) Townhouses 50%
(d) MXRD 75%
(e) Other uses 50%
9. Minimum Unoccupied Open Space
(a) Garden apartments 15%
(b) Apartment houses 10%
(c) Townhouses 15%
(d) MXRD 20%
(e) Other uses 15%
10. Maximum Floor Area Ratio:
(a) Nonresidential use 3.5
(b) Mixed uses 3.0
f. Special Requirements.
1. If off-street parking requirements are not met as provided above the developer must:
(a) Obtain approval of a parking space variance subject to the provisions of subsection 35-17.7; and
(b) Contribute to the City of Bayonne Municipal Parking Authority Improvement Fund, an amount in accordance with the "Parking Deficiency Schedule."
Example: A 42 space deficiency requires $0 for space 0-10, plus $5,000 for space 11-20; plus $20,000 for space 21-40; plus $4,000 for space 41 and 42 - Total Equals $29,000.
(Ord. No. O-01-19 § 15 [33-5.9C])
