Borough of Fanwood, NJ Article XVI Outdoor Storage

§ 184-143 Outdoor storage permitted.

Storage of certain items outside of buildings or structures and parking of certain vehicles outside buildings and structures is permitted in all zones subject to the limitations and restrictions of this article. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the storage of materials which are deemed to be flammable, explosive, radioactive or otherwise detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare by the Zoning Officer, Construction Official, Board of Health or Fire Department is prohibited in or outside a structure or a vehicle regulated by this article, except for the following:

A. Up to 15 gallons of Class I flammable liquids may be stored or carried. Class I flammable liquids are defined as having a flash point below 100° F. Examples include gasoline, gas/oil mixtures, propane, acetylene, varsol, turpentine, most organic paint thinners, etc.

B. Flammable liquids shall be stored in containers of a type approved by the Fire Sub Code Official or Fire Official, and the container shall have the name of the liquid displayed conspicuously.

§ 184-144 Certain motor vehicle parking in all zones.

The parking of motor vehicles used exclusively for personal private transportation of the occupant of the premises thereof or other members of the occupant's household may be parked outside of a building in a permitted parking space on the premises in question at all times in all zones without limitation except as provided in the Borough Code for regulation of inoperable motor vehicles,[1] and except as may be regulated by Article XVIII.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 280, Vehicles and Traffic, and Ch. 284 Vehicles, Storage of.

§ 184-145 Parking of motor vehicles not for the personal private use of the occupant in residential zones.

Certain motor vehicles and other vehicles as set forth below may be parked outside a building in a permitted parking space on any premises devoted primarily to a residential use; provided, however, that the vehicle is owned or operated by the occupant of said residence, and subject to the conditions and limitations specified below.

A. Number and type of vehicles permitted. Only the number and type of vehicle permitted in one of the following subsections may be parked on a residential premises. The parking of a vehicle from more than one of these categories such as a vehicle from Subsection B and/or Subsection C shall be prohibited.

B. Trucks and vans. One truck or van used for commercial purposes with a load carrying capacity of 1.5 tons or less may be parked on a permitted parking space on the residential premises of the owner or operator thereof. The truck or van length shall not exceed 18 feet in length, nor 10 feet in height above the ground.

C. Self propelled recreational vehicles. One self-propelled recreational vehicle may be parked on grass in the rear yard of the residential premises of the owner or operator thereof. Such vehicles shall not exceed 18 feet in length or 10 feet in height as measured from the surface of the ground. This section shall also apply to campers, removable or otherwise mounted on a truck.

D. Buses. One vehicle designed and licensed to transport up to 10 people excluding the driver may be parked on the premises of the owner or operator thereof.

E. Limousines. Two licensed limousines may be parked on the residential premises of the owner or operator thereof. No limousine parked on a residential premises shall exceed 25 feet in length. Any such limousine may have a sign or signs affixed thereto if required by law, but in no event shall the sign be more than two square feet in origin.

F. Taxicabs. One licensed taxicab may be parked on the premises of the owner or operator thereof. Such taxicab may have a sign affixed thereto if required by law, but in no event shall the taxicab contain more than two such signs. The display area of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet in origin. Such sign(s) shall not be mounted on the roof of the taxicab.

G. Boats. One boat may be parked or stored on the residential premises of the owner or operator thereof. The boat, including any trailer upon which the boat is parked or stored, shall not exceed a height of 10 feet above the ground, nor shall the boat or trailer exceed a length of 18 feet. The boat shall be parked or stored in the rear yard.

H. Trailers. One trailer, including but not limited to trailers used for carrying equipment, motor vehicles or materials, and trailer campers, all of which are designed and intended to be pulled behind a motor vehicle may be parked or stored outside a building on the residential premises of the owner or operator thereof, subject to the following requirements:

(1) The trailer shall be properly licensed for road use.

(2) The trailer shall not be used in any commercial enterprise.

(3) The trailer shall not exceed 18 feet in length or 10 feet in height above the ground.

(4) The trailer shall be stored in the rear yard, behind the principal structure and shall be screened from adjacent properties.

I. Motorized landscape equipment or construction equipment. No motorized landscape equipment shall be parked or stored on any residential premises except as set forth below:

(1) Landscape equipment such as mowers and tractors used exclusively on the premises where they are parked or stored.

(2) Landscape equipment of landscape contractors performing landscape services on the premises, but only so long as it is necessary to perform such work and such work is being actively performed.

J. Motorized construction equipment. No motorized construction equipment shall be parked or stored on a residential premises except as needed to perform work on that premises and only so long as it is necessary to perform such work and while such work is being actively performed.

K. Equipment and materials stored in vehicles. Equipment and materials may be stored in or on a motor vehicle regulated by this section, subject to the following:

(1) The equipment or materials shall not be visible from outside the motor vehicle. In the case of equipment or materials stored in the open bed of a truck and similar cases, this provision shall be deemed to be complied with if the equipment and materials are completely covered by a solid opaque tarp. Exposed ladders shall not be permitted to remain on a vehicle overnight, but shall be required to be removed and stored out of view.

(2) The storage of materials which gives off offensive odors, such as but not limited to decaying vegetation, manure, etc., is prohibited.

(3) The storage of pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer and similar materials shall comply with applicable regulations of the NJDEP.

§ 184-146 Prohibited outdoor storage in all residential zones and on all residential property.

A. The following outdoor storage is prohibited in all residential zones.

(1) Construction materials, paving materials and landscaping materials except those being used for a current, active construction or landscaping project on the premises and for which a valid building permit or zoning approval, as applicable, is in effect;

(2) Tires, wheels, other motor vehicle parts or truck caps;

(3) Appliances and machinery, such as but not limited to: refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, and plumbing fixtures;

(4) Furniture, except furniture designed and intended to be used outdoors on the premises;

(5) More than one extension ladder.

(6) Snowplows; and

(7) Garbage, waste material or debris of any kind, except for typical household trash or recyclables generated on the premises and stored in approved containers for pickup, and except for temporary storage, stockpiling or composting of leaves and grass clippings generated on the premises and more than two cords of firewood unless screened by a solid fence or shrubbery.

§ 184-147 Outdoor storage in nonresidential zones.

The following regulations shall apply to outdoor storage in all nonresidential zone districts; provided, however, that outdoor storage of garbage, rubbish, debris and recyclables intended for periodic removal and stored in approved containers for pickup shall be permitted in all nonresidential zone districts:

A. In the CC and C0 Zones no outdoor storage shall be permitted except operable motor vehicles actually used in the business conducted on the premises, except that on premises where the principal use is residential, the outdoor storage permitted for residential zones shall also be permitted for that premises. On premises containing a mixed residential/nonresidential development, outdoor storage for the residential use shall be limited to customary and ancillary storage of typical household waste and recyclables for pickup.

B. In the GC Zone the following outdoor storage is permitted; provided, however that on premises in these zones where the principal use is residential, the outdoor storage permitted for residential zones shall also be permitted for that premises:

(1) Operable motor vehicles actually used in the business conducted on the premises.

(2) Motor vehicles held for sale, rental or repair subject to the conditions imposed by this chapter for particular conditional uses and further subject to the zoning regulation of the GC zone district, as applicable.

(3) Mobile storage structures subject to the conditions imposed by the definition of "mobile storage structures" in § 184-8.

(4) Goods held for sale which are normally stored outside as a matter of general practice.

C. On premises containing a mixed residential/nonresidential development, outdoor storage for the residential use shall be limited to customary and ancillary storage of typical household waste and recyclables for pickup.