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What's the zoning on 123 Main Street, and what can I do with it?

R-2 — single- and two-family residential. The existing structure is legal-conforming. A duplex conversion is use-by-right; adding square footage requires a variance.

Zoning district
R-2
Lot coverage
35%/ 36% cap
1,750 sqftMAIN STREET5,000 sqft lot
  • Side setbacks
    5 ft
  • Front setback
    30 ft
  • Rear setback
    5 ft
  • Max FAR
    0.55

The lot sits at the coverage ceiling — 1,750 sqft of structure on a 5,000 sqft lot is 35% coverage, right at the 35% R-2 cap. You can't add new living space without losing some of the existing footprint, but the existing structure is grandfathered and you can convert the upper level to a separate legal unit (use-by-right under R-2).

Belmar passed a 2024 short-term-rental ordinance capping new STR permits. Existing rental history carries forward, but a new rental conversion on this parcel would need a permit from a closed pool — assume owner-occupied or long-term-rental unless prior STR records exist.

Parcel-level setback diagram, historical-district overlay, and STR-permit lookup are in Scout.

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