[1998 Code § 224-82]
A.
Intent. The purpose of the Highway Development District is to encourage
development of hotels, entertainment and recreation facilities and
professional offices with easy highway access and with sufficient
controls.
[1997 Code § 224-83; Ord. No. 13-97; Ord. No. 15-2000]
A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes:
A.
Principal uses and buildings.
(1)
Mid-rise hotels.
(2)
Professional office buildings.
(3)
Restaurants and bars.
(4)
Restaurants, takeout and drive-in.
(5)
Theaters.
(6)
Recreation facilities.
(7)
Motels, provided the applicant can demonstrate that there is not
adequate land area to develop at the site due to inability to purchase
adjoining upland or NJDEP environmental regulations will not permit
"hotel" development as defined by the zoning ordinance.
B.
Accessory uses. Any accessory use and building reasonably and customarily
incidental to any of the principal uses permitted. They shall be understood
to include:
(1)
Appropriate facilities for placement of trash and garbage and collection
and removal thereof, provided that:
(a)
Said structure shall be completely enclosed and be so constructed
that the structure will not be visible to the general public.
(b)
The structure meets with the approval of the Construction Official
and the Board of Health and provides for recycling conforming to local
county and state regulations.
(2)
Private swimming pools intended for use of hotel guests, provided
that:
(a)
The edge of the pool shall conform to accessory use setbacks.
(b)
Adequate fencing with lock shall be provided to prevent unauthorized
use. Such fencing shall surround the pool itself.
(c)
Pool lighting shall be designed and located to prevent glare
on contiguous properties.
(d)
The pool shall comply with all local and State health standards.
(3)
Group auto garages when designed in conjunction with and intended
exclusively for the use of hotel guests.
(4)
Tennis courts, mini-parks, tot-lots or other recreational amenities
for use by hotel guests.
(5)
Coffee shops and restaurants, provided that such uses shall be located
in the lobby area and shall comprise no more than 15% of the lobby
level no more than 5,000 square feet, whichever is less.
[1997 Code § 224-84]
Area and bulk requirements shall be as follows:
A.
Area and bulk requirements for hotels.
(1)
Lot size: 2.5 acres minimum.
(2)
Lot width: 300 feet minimum.
(3)
Lot depth: 400 feet minimum.
(4)
Lot coverage: 55% maximum of total upland and buffer area.
(5)
Front yard setback: 35 feet minimum.
(6)
Side yard setback: equal to the height of building.
(7)
Rear yard setback: to be determined during site plan review by the
Planning Board.
(8)
Height: 70.0 feet above mean sea level datum [National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD)].
(9)
Building length: 100 feet maximum.
(10)
Common open space. A minimum of 30% of the upland area shall
be provided and maintained as open space. Such space may include playgrounds,
pools, mini-parks and other recreational facilities intended for the
use of registered guests but shall not include parking.
(11)
Hotel room size: per applicable state and local codes.
B.
Bulk requirements for sports, entertainment and recreational facilities.
The following area and bulk standards are required for the development
of sports, entertainment and recreational facilities:
(1)
Lot size.
(a)
Theaters (total seating capacity under 300 seats): 75,000 square
feet.
(b)
Theaters (total seating capacity over 300 seats): 3.0 acres.
(c)
Outdoor sports facilities: 5.0 acres.
(d)
Indoor recreational facilities: 2.0 acres.
(e)
Restaurants: 30,000 square feet.
(f)
Restaurants, drive-in/takeout: 2.0 acres.
(3)
Lot depth, all uses: 200 feet.
(4)
Lot coverage: 65% maximum impervious coverage.
(5)
Perimeter setbacks: 30 feet minimum for all yards for all buildings,
principal and accessory, and all parking areas.
(7)
Dwelling unit size: per applicable state and local codes.
(9)
Distance between buildings, all uses. All buildings within the development
shall be separated from all others by a minimum of 30 feet at their
closest point.
[1997 Code § 224-5]
A.
Other regulations: general.
(1)
All uses within this district shall be required to submit an impact statement as part of the site plan review process. The statement will include information called for in Article XX, Section 224-120R and additionally shall include the following for all uses:
(a)
A general lighting and graphics program.
(b)
Fire protection, police and other security systems.
(c)
A circulation and off-street parking plan.
(d)
A solid waste management recycling and disposal plan, including
provisions for all waste resulting from on-site uses.
(e)
A landscaping, landscape maintenance and preservation plan,
including existing natural features.
(f)
An off-street traffic survey showing the impact of the proposed
facility on existing roadways.
(g)
An energy conservation program for operation.
(2)
Minimum elevation of all parking areas, drives and accessory use
areas shall be elevation 7.5 mean sea level (NGVD).
(3)
First floor elevation of all principal structures shall be elevation
10.0 (NGVD) or the minimum floor elevation as established by the latest
Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
B.
Other regulations: mid-rise construction (HD-1).
(1)
Uses on the first floor of structures shall be restricted to lobbies
or other common areas, parking and permitted accessory uses.
(3)
A perimeter roadway of 20 feet minimum width shall be provided around
all sides of the structure for the purpose of emergency access. This
roadway may also serve as the access road to exterior parking areas.
(4)
For all uses within this district there shall be one on-site, off-street
loading area 14 feet wide by 35 feet long for each 10,000 square feet
or each part thereof.
(5)
Areas in which mid-rise construction (HD-1) is permitted are designated
as HD-1 on the Absecon City Zoning Map.
[1997 Code § 224-86]
A.
All areas not covered by accessory uses, driveways or pedestrian
walkways shall be landscaped. A complete site plan showing all proposed
planting shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board.
B.
All perimeter setbacks shall have a buffer strip of 10 feet wide
consisting of evergreens of four feet minimum height at planting placed
in double alternating rows six feet on center in each row with smaller
evergreens or other deciduous plant material in between. Buffer strips
shall be set back 10 feet from property lines where they abut a street.
C.
All irregularly shaped areas in parking lots not used for parking
shall be landscaped and bordered with brick or other natural materials.
All parking lots for all uses shall have a landscaped buffer of four
feet minimum width.
D.
All planting required shall be replaced and maintained regularly.
F.
Fences or walls shall be permitted, provided that:
(1)
All perimeter fences and walls shall be placed within the property
lines and shall be consistent in size, texture and design and shall
be constructed by the developer.
(2)
No fence or wall shall be more than four feet from grade, excepting
those immediately around swimming pools, which will be six feet.
(3)
Patio fences in townhouse development shall be in rear yards only
and shall be consistent in size, texture and design.
[1997 Code § 224-87]
A.
For hotel and motel units, one parking space per rental unit, plus
one space per employee, increased by 5%, shall be provided.
B.
Exterior parking areas will be located a minimum of 40 feet from
the building in mid-rise construction and a minimum of 20 feet from
restaurants, office buildings, indoor recreational facilities and
theaters.
C.
For theaters, one parking space for four seats, plus one space per
employee shall be provided.
D.
For indoor recreation facilities or outdoor uses, one space for every
three persons that the facility was designed to accommodate, plus
one space per employee shall be provided, subject to the review and
approval of the Planning Board.
E.
For miniature golf courses, one space per 300 square feet of area
shall be provided.
F.
For driving ranges, one space for each tee shall be provided.
G.
For principal and accessory buildings supporting recreation facilities,
one parking space per 200 square feet of gross building area shall
be provided.
H.
For recreational facilities incorporating more than one of the permitted
uses, shared parking may be considered by the Planning Board, subject
to the review of a parking study submitted by the applicant. At a
minimum this parking capacity study shall review current requirements
for the collective and individual recreational uses and facilities
in other jurisdictions and include data from existing operating facilities
similar to the uses proposed.
I.
Front wheel stops adjacent to sidewalks shall be concrete. Curbing
in other parking areas may be wood or other natural materials.
J.
A three-foot minimum buffer shall be maintained between curb stops
and pedestrian walks.
[1997 Code § 224-88]
Moderate lighting to ensure safe pedestrian and vehicular travel
shall be provided, subject to Planning Board review as part of the
site plan process. The following standards shall apply:
