

The ordinance changes the use of “office buildings” to “offices” for professional, executive or administrative purposes and adds that this will include co-working spaces in the RMZ-1 zone. The ordinance also specifies full-service restaurants, counter-service restaurants and fast food restaurants without drive-up facilities as permitted types of restaurants.Įxtension schools, and commercial schools and professional administrative offices have been removed from the permitted uses. In the permitted uses of the RMZ-1 zone, theaters and assembly halls have been replaced with indoor commercial recreation.

Some of the added uses in those zones were previously in the RMZ-2A zone and have been removed by the ordinance. The legislation redefines the “regional mall” as a “regional mall shopping center” and amends the uses of the RMZ-1 and RMZ-2 zones. Business Administrator Peter Valesi explained that the changes are intended to add uses that are commonly found in shopping malls and to take a more modern approach with site pads and signs.įreehold Raceway Mall, which is bordered by Route 9, Business Route 33 and Route 537, is in a regional mall zone.
