Ventnor City, NJ Article XIIIB Mixed Use Development District

§ 102-92.1 Purpose; applicable regulations.

A. The purpose of the Mixed Use Development District is to permit commercial and/or residential uses in a well-planned environment. Development controls are established to encourage commercial uses along Ventnor Avenue in support of the City Commercial District and residential uses along the residential neighborhoods formed along east/west-bound streets if a mixed use development option is selected. Development will be encouraged to blend in with surrounding neighborhoods by maintaining limits on building envelope scale. Development must maintain a unique landmark character which is complementary to the surrounding neighborhood and reminiscent of early 20th century architecture.

B. The use, height and area regulations established here or those regulations set forth elsewhere in this chapter, where applicable to these sections, and general regulations of Article XVIII are the regulations in the Mixed Use Development District.

§ 102-92.2 Permitted uses.

A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes:

A. Principal uses. The following principal uses are permitted:

(1) Professional offices shall be permitted in a structure fronting on Ventnor Avenue. Such offices may include doctors (but at no time shall any clinic be included), planners, architects, engineers, surveyors, real estate, insurance brokers, stock brokerage firms and similar governmental licensed professions and occupants. Banks may be permitted where their primary purpose is office support services.

(2) Multifamily housing shall only be permitted in any structure fronting on east/west-bound streets.

§ 102-92.3 Area and bulk requirements.

The following area and bulk requirements shall apply:

A. A development in this district shall require a minimum lot size of 2.0 acres.

B. The minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.

C. The minimum lot depth shall be 200 feet.

D. Coverage.

(1) The maximum building coverage for all structures shall be 35%.

(2) The maximum lot coverage shall be 60%.

E. The front yard setback required from Winchester Avenue and Ventnor Avenue shall be 20 feet. The front yard setback required from New Haven Avenue and Troy Avenue shall be 20 feet.

F. The maximum height for any structure in the zone shall be 48 feet.

G. The gross density or the number of dwelling units per gross area of land shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per acre.

H. The total floor area ratio or the sum of the area of all floors of a building compared to the total area of the site shall not exceed 1.0.