As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
For the purposes of the receipt of applications for development and all other requests for action called for by the Land Development Board, the Administrative Officer shall be the Township Clerk; and in issues relating to completeness of applications under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3, the Township Clerk shall make the determination of completeness in conjunction with the Technical Advisory Committee ("TAC") authorized under §
130-11 of this Code.
[Amended 8-18-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-17; 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
ADVERSE EFFECT
Designs, situations or existing features creating or leading
to unsafe, unsatisfactory or noncomplying conditions, such as a layout
inconsistent with the zoning regulations; insufficient street width; unsuitable street grade; unsuitable
street location; inconvenient street system; inadequate utilities
such as water, drainage, shade trees and sewerage; unsuitable size,
shape and location of any area reserved for public use or land for
open space in a planned development; infringement upon land subject
to flooding; and the creation of conditions leading to soil erosion
by wind or water from excavation or grading; all as set forth in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-38, or any amendments or supplements thereto, and measured
against the design and performance standards of this chapter.
AGE-RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT
A residential development, including accessory buildings
and required or permitted social, cultural, medical and recreational
facilities, limited to certain age groups conforming to 24 CFR Part
100, Subpart E, Housing for Older Persons, of the federal Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, as it may be amended or superseded.
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
AGRICULTURAL USE/PURPOSE
Land devoted to agriculture. For purposes of this chapter,
"agricultural use" does not include a dwelling. See definition of
"farm."
AGRICULTURE
Land devoted to the production of plants and animals useful
to man, including but not limited to forages and sod crops; grains
and feed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry
products; livestock, including the breeding and grazing of any or
all of such animals; bees and apiary products; fur animals; trees
and forest products; fruits of all kinds; vegetables; nursery, floral,
ornamental and greenhouse products; and other similar uses and activities.
ALTERNATIVE TOWER STRUCTURE
Mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence
of antennas or towers.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER
An organization issued a permit pursuant to the Jake Honig
Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, P.L. 2009, c.307 (N.J.S.A.
24:6I-1 et seq.) to operate as a medical cannabis cultivator, medical
cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant,
as well as any alternative treatment center deemed pursuant to Section
7 of that Act (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-7) to concurrently hold a medical cannabis
cultivator permit, a medical cannabis manufacturer permit, and a medical
cannabis dispensary permit, as set forth by N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
ANCHOR STORE
A department store, warehouse club or a home improvement
store and the like containing at least 100,000 square feet of gross
leasable area.
[Added 2-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-4]
ANTENNA
Any structure or device used for the purpose of collecting
or transmitting electromagnetic waves, including but not limited to
directional antennas, such as panels, microwave dishes, satellite
dishes and omni-directional antennas.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Land Development Board of the Township of Lumberton unless
a different agency is designated by ordinance when acting pursuant
to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17;
amended 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
Land and building providing for the sale of fuel, lubricants
and automotive accessories and for maintenance and minor repairs for
motor vehicles, excluding body repairs and the storage of inoperable
and wrecked vehicles.
BACKHAUL NETWORK
The lines that connect a provider's towers/cell sites to
one or more cellular telephone switching offices and/or long distance
providers or the public switched telephone network.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
BILLBOARD
An off-site lettered or pictorial advertising sign.
BODY SHOP
A use providing for the repair, repainting or restoration
of the bodies and frames of motor vehicles.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The area of a lot covered by buildings measured around the
periphery of the foundation(s).
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the finished grade of
the front elevation of a building to its highest point.
[Amended 4-5-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-12]
BULK REGULATIONS
Standards and controls that establish the maximum and/or
minimum size of buildings and structures on a lot, the buildable areas
within which a building or structure may be located and including
area, coverage, floor area ratio, height setback, and yard of other
requirements that affect the physical placement of building and structures
on a parcel of land.
[Added 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-20]
CANNABIS CULTIVATOR
A person or entity holding a Class 1 cannabis cultivator
license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq., and any regulations
duly adopted by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Class 1 licensees'
primary business is the growth, cultivation, or production cannabis
in this state, including the sale and transport of such cannabis to
other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers,
cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS DELIVERY SERVICE
A person or entity holding a Class 6 cannabis delivery license
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq., and any regulations duly adopted
by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Class 6 licensees' primary
business is the provision of courier services for consumer purchases
of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a cannabis retailer
in order to make deliveries of the cannabis items and related supplies
to that consumer, and which services include the ability of a consumer
to purchase the cannabis items directly through the cannabis delivery
service, which after presenting the purchase order to the cannabis
retailer for fulfillment, is delivered to that consumer.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
A facility or other place of business operated by a cannabis
distributor or cannabis delivery service in providing services as
a Class 4 or Class 6 licensee pursuant to license under N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31
et seq. and any regulations adopted by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission,
where such person or entity lawfully engages in the bulk distribution
or consumer delivery of cannabis, usable cannabis or cannabis products.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS DISTRIBUTOR
A person or entity holding a Class 4 cannabis distributor
license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq., and any regulations
duly adopted by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Class 4 licensees'
primary business is the transportation of cannabis in bulk intrastate
from one licensed cannabis cultivator to another licensed cannabis
cultivator or transporting cannabis items in bulk intrastate from
any one class of licensed cannabis establishment to another class
of licensed cannabis establishment. Class 4 cannabis distributors
may also engage in the temporary storage of cannabis or cannabis items
as necessary to carry out transportation activities.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS MANUFACTURER
A person or entity holding a Class 2 cannabis manufacturer
license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq., and any regulations
duly adopted by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Class 2 licensees'
primary business is processing cannabis items in this state by purchasing
or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing,
and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting,
these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers,
or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS RETAILER
A person or entity holding a Class 5 cannabis retailer license
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq., and any regulations duly adopted
by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Class 5 licensees' primary
business is purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis from
cannabis cultivators and cannabis items from cannabis manufacturers
or cannabis wholesalers, and reselling these to consumers either through
a retail store or use of a cannabis delivery service or a certified
cannabis handler for the off-premises delivery of cannabis items and
related supplies to consumers.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY
An independent, third-party entity meeting accreditation
requirements established by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission that
is licensed to analyze and certify cannabis items and medical cannabis
for compliance with applicable health, safety, and potency standards.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CANNABIS WHOLESALER
A person or entity holding a Class 3 cannabis wholesaler
license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq., and any regulations
duly adopted by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Class 3 licensees'
primary business entails the purchase or otherwise obtaining, storing,
selling and otherwise transferring, and may transport, cannabis items
for the purpose of resale or other transfer to either another cannabis
wholesaler or to a cannabis retailer, but not to consumers.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-09]
CATEGORY-SPECIFIC STORE
A retail store that has a narrow merchandising focus with
a large selection of products in specific merchandising lines, such
as consumer electronics, off-price apparel, sporting goods, books,
computer hardware and software, bulk foods, records and tapes or building
materials and home improvement products.
[Added 2-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-4]
CHILD-CARE CENTER
An establishment providing for the care, supervision, and
protection of children licensed by the Department of Community Affairs
as a provider of services. By definition, a child-care center shall
not be considered an educational facility, or an educational use or
uses under the Zoning Code.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
Form of development that permits a reduction in lot area
and bulk requirements, provided there is no increase in the number
of lots permitted under a conventional subdivision plan or increase
in the overall density of development and the remaining land area
is devoted to open space, active recreation, preservation of environmentally
sensitive areas, or agriculture. The technique is available for use
only in those zoning districts in which it is approved for use and
then only after a conventional subdivision plan has been submitted
and approved by the Land Development Board to establish the maximum
number of units that can be built on the site.
[Amended 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-24]
COLLOCATION
Use of a common wireless telecommunications tower or a common
site by two or more wireless license holders or by one wireless license
holder for more than one type of communications technology and/or
placement of a wireless telecommunications tower on a structure owned
or operated by a utility or other public entity.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
COMMERCIAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Licensed commercial wireless telecommunication services,
including cellular, personal communications services, specialized
mobilized radio, enhanced specialized mobilized radio, paging and
similar services that are marketed to the general public.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
COMMON PROPERTY
Land or water, or a combination, together with improvements
within or related to a development, designed and intended for the
use or enjoyment of all residents of the development. Common property
includes common open space and may contain such complementary structures
and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for its use or enjoyment.
COMMUNITY/POWER RETAIL CENTER ESTABLISHMENT
A large retail center that contains at least 250,000 square
feet of gross leasable area (GLA) and includes at least one anchor
store containing at least 100,000 square feet of GLA. It typically
includes at least four smaller, category-specific tenants each having
20,000 square feet to 25,000 square feet of GLA. The community/power
retail center is usually managed as a unified shopping center. However,
recognizing the need for flexibility in this retail industry, the
community/power retail center may contain no more than two stores,
such as an anchor store or movie theater, owned on a fee simple basis.
These separate fee simple retail entities, which should contain at
least 100,000 square feet of GLA, may be provided as a separate pad
site or integrated with the primary community/power retail center
establishment.
[Added 2-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-4]
DAY-CARE CENTER/ADULT
A facility providing care for the elderly and/or functionally
impaired adults in a protective setting for part of a twenty-four-hour
day.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
The maximum number of dwelling units or square feet of nonresidential
floor area that could be constructed on a specific lot or in a specified
zone under the Master Plan and land use regulations in effect on the
date of the adoption of this chapter and in accordance with recognized
environmental constraints.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
DEVELOPMENT TRANSFER
The conveyance of development potential or the permission
for development from one or more lots to one or more other lots by
deed, easement or other means as authorized by this chapter.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
DWELLING, DUPLEX
See "dwelling, semidetached single-family."
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY (APARTMENT)
One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities
comprising an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building
comprising three or more such units.
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
DWELLING, SEMIDETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY
A building containing two dwelling units side by side on
adjoining lots and having a common or party wall and having separate
individual sewerage and water facilities and connections.
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
A building physically separated from other buildings or portions
of buildings which is occupied or intended to be occupied for residential
purposes by one family.
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
A building containing three or more attached dwelling units
erected in a row on adjoining lots, each unit being separate from
the adjoining unit, but attached by a common or party wall, and each
unit having separate individual outside access and individual public
water and sewerage facilities and connections.
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
DWELLING UNIT
A room or series of connected rooms containing living, cooking,
sleeping and sanitary facilities for one family.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
A college or university authorized by the State Department
of Education to award degrees.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
ELEEMOSYNARY OR PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION
A private or public organization that is organized and operated
for the purpose of providing a service or carrying on a trade or business
without profit and for charitable purposes. The term shall not mean
a child-care center or day-care center/day nursery.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Areas which include, but are not limited to, stream corridors
and floodplains, streams, bodies of water, freshwater wetlands (as
defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection),
slopes greater than 15%, shallow depth to seasonally high water table
(two feet or less), highly acidic or erodible soils (as defined by
the Soil Conservation Service), mature stands of trees, aquifer recharge
areas, aquifer discharge areas, unique natural features and wildlife
habitats or such areas as may be designated by federal or state agencies
of jurisdiction.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
FAMILY
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single,
nonprofit housekeeping unit, who are living together as a stable and
permanent living unit, being a traditional family unit or the functional
equivalent thereof.
[Amended 11-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-20]
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME
A family day-care home means the private residence of a family
day-care provider which is registered as a family day-care home pursuant
to the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16
et seq.). Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55-66.5b, family day-care homes
shall be a permitted use in all residential districts of the community.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
FARM
[Amended 11-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-20]
(1)
PRINCIPAL FARM USESA lot of at least six acres, with the first acre devoted to the dwelling (if applicable) and at least five additional acres devoted to agricultural use, including the growing and harvesting of crops and the raising and breeding of farm animals, except that commercial piggeries are prohibited. Truck farms, fruit farms, nurseries, greenhouses, dairies and livestock produce are permitted.
(2)
ACCESSORY FARM USESBuildings incidental to farms such as greenhouses, buildings for the housing of seasonal workers for the farm's own use, barns and packing, grading and storage buildings limited to produce raised on the premises. Processing operations, buildings for the keeping of poultry, garages for the storage of farm equipment and farm stands are "accessory farm uses."
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
FLAG LOT
A lot with sufficient width for an access drive with the
enlarged buildable portion of the lot located at the end of the access
drive.
FRONT ELEVATION
The face of a building that contains the front or main entrance.
[Added 4-5-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-12]
GARAGE
In residential districts, the term refers to a structure
that is accessory to a single- or two-family dwelling, is used for
the parking and storage of items owned by the residents thereof, and
is not a separate commercial enterprise available to the general public.
A garage is to contain more than 200 square feet; structures containing
less than 200 square feet shall be considered and regulated as a storage
shed regardless of the items placed within it.
[Added 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-24]
GOLF COURSE
An area of 75 or more acres containing a full-sized golf
course of at least nine holes, together with usual accessory uses
such as but not limited to a clubhouse, dining room, refreshment stand,
swimming pool and tennis courts, provided that the accessory uses
are incidental to the operation of the golf course.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The total area measured around the outside of the building
at each story. If sharing a common wall, the area shall be measured
from the center of interior walls and the outside of exterior walls.
In residential uses, the gross floor area shall exclude the areas
of the garage, attic, open porch or patio, cellar, unfinished basement,
utility areas, heating and cooling rooms. In nonresidential structures,
the gross floor area shall exclude areas used for utility, heating,
cooling and other mechanical equipment but shall include all other
areas, including cellars, warehousing and storage areas.
HEIGHT
When referring to a tower or other structure, the distance
measured from the finished grade of the parcel to the highest point
on the tower or other structure, including the base pad of any antenna.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation being conducted wholly or in part from a residence
or the residential lot as an accessory use.
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
A nonprofit corporation operating under a recorded land agreement
through which:
(1)
Each lot or dwelling unit owner shall be a member.
(2)
The owner of each lot or dwelling unit is subject
to a charge for a proportionate share of the organization's expenses
for activities and maintenance, including maintenance costs levied
against the association by the Township.
(3)
Each owner and tenant has a right to use the
common property.
INDUSTRIAL OR OFFICE PARK
A tract comprehensively planned for industrial or office
use, whether the buildings are erected in one development stage or
over a period of time, but where the streets, utilities and lots and/or
tenants' parcels are set forth on a plan for the entire tract prior
to construction of any portion of the tract. As development takes
place, changes may be made in the plans for the undeveloped section(s),
provided that the modifications conform to logical extensions of installed
segments of streets, drainage, utilities and other facilities. Parks
with no subdivided lots shall have buildings spaced so the mortgage
and/or lease lines conform to the requirements for lot lines to establish
conformance with this chapter for such matters as building setbacks,
buffers, driveway locations and distances between buildings.
LOADING SPACE
An off-street berth on the same lot as the building being
served for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading.
LOT AREA
The area contained within the lot lines but not including
any portion of a street. The minimum lot area of a lot fronting on
a street proposed to be widened in the adopted Master Plan shall be
the minimum area required, plus the additional area needed to anticipate
the widening of the street.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
LOT, CORNER
A lot at the junction of two or more intersecting public
streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135°.
All yards on a corner lot which do not meet the definition of a front
yard shall be considered to be side yards. A private street or access
drive shall not be considered a public street until it has been dedicated
to and accepted by the Township.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6; 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6-008]
LOT COVERAGE
The area of a lot covered by buildings and other impervious
surfaces.
LOT FRONTAGE
The distance between the side lot lines measured along the
street line. The minimum "lot frontage" shall be the same as the lot
width except that on curved streets with an outside radius of less
than 500 feet, the lot frontage may be reduced to not less than 50%
of the required minimum lot width. On corner lots, the lot frontage
requirements shall be met for each street frontage and the measurement
shall be made from side lot line to front lot line or from front lot
line to front lot line, as the case may be.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
LOT LINE
Any line, including the street line, forming a portion of
the boundary of a lot.
LOT WIDTH
The distance between side lot lines measured parallel to
the street line at the minimum required building setback from the
street right-of-way. On flag lots, the "lot width" shall be measured
at the building location.
OFFICE
A place for the transaction of business where reports are
prepared and records kept but where no retail sales or goods are offered
and where no manufacturing, assembling or fabricating takes place.
MONOPOLE
A single, freestanding pole-type structure, tapering from
base to top, and supporting one or more antenna for wireless transmission.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
PARKING BAY
A regularly repeated distance defined by a given number of
parking spaces. A parking bay may include one or two rows of parking
spaces with the associated landscape islands.
[Added 2-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-4]
PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PATH, SEPARATE
A path constructed of permanent materials, as set forth in
this chapter, which does not share or occupy the same cartway or driving
surface used by motor vehicles and is used solely for pedestrian and
bicycle traffic.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
PERMITTED USE
Any use of land or buildings permitted by this chapter.
PERSONAL SALES AND SERVICES
Establishments primarily engaged in providing limited sales
and services involving the care of a person or his or her personal
goods and apparel, including, but not limited to, laundry, dry cleaning,
barbershops, beauty salon, tanning salon, candy and flower shops,
home movie rental and take-out food establishments.
[Added 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL
A place of business, the primary purpose of which is the
sale of petroleum products delivered to the customer by truck. Storage
facilities shall be permitted on the site but only to the extent needed
to support the distribution facility. A "petroleum distribution terminal"
shall not include long-term bulk storage facilities of the type commonly
known as a "tank farm."
[Added 4-18-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-7]
PLAT, FINAL
The plat of all or a section of a development submitted for
final approval.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
The plat submitted as a part of the application for preliminary
approval.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
PREEXISTING TOWERS AND ANTENNAS
Any tower or antenna for which a building permit has been
properly issued prior to the effective date of this chapter, including
permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed, so
long as such approval is current, and not expired.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
PRINCIPAL USE
The main purpose for which any lot and/or building is used.
PRIVATE SCHOOL
An institution of education whose general course work is
comparable to the public school system and whose curriculum is approved
by the New Jersey Department of Education or the New Jersey Department
of Higher Education.
PUBLIC PURPOSE
The use of land and/or building(s) by a municipal, county,
state or federal agency or authority.
RECEIVING AREA or RECEIVING ZONE
An area designated in the Master Plan and this chapter within
which development is to be increased and which is consistent with
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-118.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17;
amended 3-21-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-3]
RECREATION, ACTIVE
Leisure time activities, usually of a more formal nature
and, in general, performed with other participants, often requiring
equipment and taking place at prescribed places, sites or fields.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
RECREATION, PASSIVE
Any leisure time activity not considered active.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The total width and length of the course of a street, watercourse,
utility alignment or other way and within, under or over which all
improvements and rights of access are confined.
SCHOOL
Any building or parts thereof that is designed, constructed,
or used for education or institution in any branch of knowledge which
is licensed by the State Department of Education.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY
Any school that meets state requirements for elementary education.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
SCHOOL, PAROCHIAL
A school supported, controlled, and operated by a religious
organization. See "school, private."
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
SCHOOL, PRIVATE
Any building or group of buildings, the use of which meets
State Department of Education requirements for elementary, secondary,
or higher education and which does not secure the major part of its
funding from any governmental agency.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
SCHOOL, SECONDARY
Any school that is licensed by the State Department of Education
and authorized to award diplomas for secondary education.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
SENDING AREA or SENDING ZONE
An area designated in the Master Plan and this chapter within
which development is to be prohibited or restricted and which is otherwise
consistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-118.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17;
amended 3-21-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-3]
SETBACK LINE
A line parallel to a street line or lot line beyond which
a building is not permitted to project under the terms of this chapter.
The minimum yard requirements shall be the minimum required setbacks.
All setbacks from public streets shall be measured from the proposed
right-of-way width as shown on the adopted Master Plan.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
SHOPPING CENTER
A group of commercial establishments, the majority of which
are retail stores, built on a site which is planned, developed, owned
and managed as an operating unit and which provides on-site parking
in definite relationship to the types and total size of the commercial
establishments.
SIGHT TRIANGLE
An area where unobstructed visibility is maintained outside
the right-of-way, as regulated in this chapter.
SIGN
Any announcement, display or illustration used to advertise
or promote the interest of any person or product when the same is
placed in a position to be seen by the general public from any street
or public way.
SILTATION BASIN
A facility through which stormwater is directed and which
is designed to collect silt and eroded soil from a designated area.
SITE PLAN, EXEMPT
The following shall be exempt from site plan review:
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6; 1-20-1998 by Ord. No.
1998-4]
(1)
Single-family dwellings and their accessory
buildings, structures and uses, except for home occupations, which
shall require site plan review.
(2)
Two-family dwellings and their accessory buildings,
structures and uses.
(3)
Fences, on single-family and two-family lots.
(4)
Building alterations which do not involve exterior
changes, which do not involve increased floor area, where there is
no change in use and where there is no increase in impervious surfaces.
(5)
Changes in tenancy which do not involve exterior building alterations, where there is no change in the actual use of the building (i.e., a clothing store becomes a clothing store, or a restaurant becomes a different restaurant) and where there is no increase in impervious surfaces. A change in use from a permitted use to another permitted use, where the proposed actual use is different from the existing actual use (i.e., changing a restaurant to a clothing store) would require site plan review, even though both uses might be permitted in that particular zone. However, said review shall be limited to the consideration of those items delineated and described at §
130-16B and
C of this chapter.
[Amended 12-21-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-35]
SITE PLAN, MINOR
A site plan for a development or building alterations requiring
fewer than 10 parking spaces, containing less than 2,500 square feet
of new floor area and adding no more than 10% to lot coverage.
STREAMERS
Linear displays of fringed material no more than 12 inches
in height and of any length, made of weather-resistant material and
strung essentially parallel to the ground. Streamers shall be considered
signs for the purposes of this chapter, but they shall not be counted
as freestanding signs, and the area of the streamers shall not be
counted toward the sign area limitations of this chapter.
[Added 5-9-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-9]
STREET LINE
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever
would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on the adopted Master
Plan or Official Map or as required by this chapter, forming the dividing
line between the street and property line. For the purposes of relating
the street line to the setback requirements of this chapter, this
definition shall control.
STRUCTURE
[Added 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-20]
(1)
Any construction or any production or piece
of work or any combination of materials, artificially built up or
composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, whether
installed on, above or below the surface of any parcel of land.
(2)
Examples of structures include, but are not
limited to, buildings, decks, fences, standards, signs, flagpoles,
towers, swimming pools, tennis courts, landfills, levees, bulkheads,
dikes, jetties, embankments, causeways, culverts, roads, railroads,
bridges, utility facilities, sound walls, acoustical barriers, whether
completed or under construction, alteration or repair.
(3)
For the purposes of this definition, a parcel
of land includes any body of water that may be located on the parcel.
Trees and other vegetation shall not be considered structures.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision of land that does not adversely affect the
development of the remainder of the tract or any adjoining property
and does not involve the creation of more than three lots fronting
on an existing improved street (including the remainder of the original
lot); planned development; any new street; or extension of any off-tract
improvement, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant in accordance
with the terms of this chapter. Approval of a minor subdivision shall
be deemed final approval and as such shall be prepared in accordance
with the final plat requirements.
SWIMMING POOL
Facilities constructed or assembled above or below ground
having a depth of more than two feet and/or water surface of 100 square
feet or more, and designed and maintained for swimming purposes. Swimming
pools shall include all buildings, structures, equipment and appurtenances
thereto.
TDR BANK
A municipally established development transfer bank created
to work in conjunction with the Burlington County Transfer of Development
Rights Bank in order to encourage the transfer of development credits
within the private market, provide for the acquisition of development
credits in hardship circumstances and secure agricultural loans using
TDR credits as collateral in conforming with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-125.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
TDR DEVELOPMENT
A development located within the receiving zone which utilizes,
to achieve a portion of its density, units obtained from credits or
rights transferred from parcels of land located in the sending zone.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
TDR EASEMENT
A deed-like document recorded against the title of a parcel
of land to create transferable development rights of credits. The
document shall restrict the use of the parcel of land against which
it is recorded in the fashion required by TDR easement form.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
TOWER
Any ground or roof mounted pole, spire, structure or combination
thereof that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose
of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar
communications purposes, including supporting lines, cables, wires,
braces and masks. The term includes radio and television transmission
towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative
tower structures, and the like.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
TOWER, MULTI-USER
A tower to which is attached the antennas of more than one
commercial wireless telecommunications service provider or governmental
entity.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
TOWER, SINGLE-USER
A tower to which is attached only the antennas of a single
user, although the tower may be designed to accommodate the antennas
of multiple users as required by this chapter.
[Added 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-11]
TOWNHOUSE
One dwelling unit in a line of three or more attached dwelling
units, with each dwelling unit extending from the ground to the roof
and having individual outside entrances. No interior rooms or hallways
shall be shared with another dwelling unit.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
A measure of the development potential of a parcel stated
in unit terms. One development right equals the right to build one
single-family detached dwelling or an equivalency. The term is synonymous
with "TDR," "development right," "TDR credit" or "credit."
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
UTILITY
Services such as, but not limited to, sewage treatment, water
supply, gas, electric, telephone, and cable TV.
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
A secondary or higher education facility primarily teaching
usable skills that prepares students for jobs in a trade, and meeting
the state requirements as a vocational facility licensed by the Department
of Education.
[Added 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-12]
WATER'S EDGE
The edge of running or standing water at the time of year
when the depth to seasonal high water is at its shallowest (least)
depth.
[Added 9-5-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-17]
YARD
Space unoccupied, except as permitted in this chapter, extending
between any building and a lot line or street line. All "yard" dimensions
shall be measured parallel to the horizon and at right angles to either
a straight street line, lot line or building facade or perpendicular
to the point of tangency of curved lines and facades.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
YARD, FRONT
The area extending across the full width of a lot between
the street line and the nearest point of the building to the street
line, extending to the side lot lines from such point in lines parallel
or concentric to the street line. On lots with multiple lot frontages,
such as corner lots, the "front yard" standards shall apply to all
lot frontages.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
YARD, REAR
The area extending across the full width of a lot between
the rear lot line and nearest point of the building to the rear lot
line, extending to the side lot lines from such point in lines parallel
or concentric to the street line.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
YARD, SIDE
The area extending from the front yard to the rear yard and
lying between each side lot line and the nearest point of the building
to a side lot line. On corner lots, all yards not meeting the definition
of a front yard shall be considered to be "side yards," and the "side
yard" shall be measured from each side lot line to the nearest point
of the building to a side lot line.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
ZONING OFFICER
The officer designated by the Township Committee to administer
the zoning ordinance and issue zoning permits.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]