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Township of Hamilton, NJ
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 203 Land Use and Development
Chapter 203
Land Use and Development
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hamilton
5-26-1983
by
Ord. No. 846-83
, as amended through
5-1-1989
by
Ord. No. 991-89
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 7.1 - Area and Bulk Requirements
Attachment 2 - Table of Lot Requirements for Commercial Districts
Attachment 3 - Figure 78A-71.1
Attachment 4 - Exhibit A - Arteries of Mammary Glad
Attachment 5 - Table 11.1 - Residential Housing Types Permitted in Planned Adult Communities
Attachment 6 - Table 11.2 - Building Spacing, Length and Limits
Attachment 7 - Diagrams 1-15
Attachment 8 - Cross Section of Parking Lot Edge
Attachment 9 - Conceptual Parking Lot Design Elements
Attachment 10 - Environmental Review Checklist - Residential
Attachment 11 - Environmental Impact Statement - Nonresidential
Attachment 12 - Figure XV-1
Attachment 13 - Table A8-2 - Land Use Compatibility in Noise Exposure Zones
Attachment 14 - L.S. Figures 1 through 5 and 7 and 8
Attachment 15 - Figures 1 through 9 - Building Configuration
Attachment 16 - Application Form
Attachment 17 - Checklists for Subdivision, Site Plan and Conditional Use Approval
Attachment 18 - Table 1 - Residential Housing Types in a Planned Village Development
Attachment 19 - Table 2 - Building, Spacing, Length and Units in Planned Village Development
Attachment 20 - Appendix A - Stormwater Landscape Illustrations - Figures 1 through 9
Attachment 21 - Appendix B - References
Attachment 22 - Zoning Board of Adjustment Variance Application Checklist
Article I
General Provisions
§ 203-1
Titles.
§ 203-2
Intent and purpose.
§ 203-3
Construal of provisions; applicability.
§ 203-4
Planning Board.
§ 203-5
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 203-6
Administrative procedures.
§ 203-7
Protest.
§ 203-8
Master Plan.
§ 203-9
Procedures for development in Pinelands Area.
§ 203-10
Historic Preservation Commission.
Article II
Districts
§ 203-11
Zoning districts enumerated.
§ 203-12
District boundaries; Zoning Map.
§ 203-13
Determination of district boundaries.
§ 203-14
Official Map.
§ 203-15
Variances.
Article III
Definitions and Word Usage
§ 203-16
Word usage.
§ 203-17
Terminology and interpretation.
§ 203-18
Definitions.
Article IV
Agricultural District
§ 203-19
Purpose.
§ 203-20
Permitted and accessory uses.
§ 203-21
Area and bulk requirements; exceptions.
§ 203-22
Off-street parking.
§ 203-23
Landscaping.
§ 203-24
Lighting.
§ 203-25
Signs.
§ 203-26
Additional standards.
Article V
Forest Area Districts
§ 203-27
Purpose.
§ 203-28
Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
§ 203-29
Area and bulk requirements; exceptions.
§ 203-30
Off-street on-site parking.
§ 203-31
Landscaping.
§ 203-32
Lighting.
§ 203-33
Signs.
§ 203-34
Minimum standards for campgrounds.
§ 203-34.1
Nonclustered single-family residential development.
Article VI
Rural Development Districts
§ 203-35
Purpose.
§ 203-36
Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
§ 203-37
Area and bulk requirements; exceptions.
§ 203-38
Off-street on-site parking.
§ 203-39
Landscaping.
§ 203-40
Lighting.
§ 203-41
Signs.
§ 203-42
Additional standards.
§ 203-42.1
Nonclustered single-family residential development.
Article VII
Regional Growth Districts
§ 203-43
Purpose.
§ 203-44
Preliminary, accessory and conditional uses.
§ 203-45
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-46
Off-street on-site parking.
§ 203-47
Landscaping.
§ 203-48
Lighting.
§ 203-49
Signs.
Article VIII
Mizpah Village
§ 203-50
Purpose.
§ 203-51
Permitted and accessory uses.
§ 203-52
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-53
Off-street parking.
§ 203-54
Landscaping.
§ 203-55
Lighting.
§ 203-56
Signs.
Article IX
Commercial Districts
§ 203-57
Purpose.
§ 203-58
Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
§ 203-59
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-60
Off-street parking.
§ 203-61
Landscaping.
§ 203-62
Lighting.
§ 203-63
Signs.
§ 203-64
Fences.
§ 203-65
Additional standards.
§ 203-66
Gaming arcades.
§ 203-67
Automobile sales and service establishments.
§ 203-68
Automotive services.
§ 203-69
Fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.
§ 203-70
Planned commercial development.
§ 203-71
Regional and design commercial shopping centers.
§ 203-72
Drive-in banks.
§ 203-73
Sexually oriented businesses.
§ 203-74
Village Commercial District.
§ 203-75
Planned recreation and entertainment complexes.
Article X
Industrial Business Park Districts
§ 203-76
Purpose.
§ 203-77
Principal and accessory uses.
§ 203-78
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-79
Additional standards.
§ 203-80
Parking and circulation requirements.
§ 203-81
Landscaping.
§ 203-82
Signs.
§ 203-83
Lighting.
§ 203-84
Fences.
§ 203-85
A Industrial Business Park District.
§ 203-86
(Reserved)
§ 203-86.1
(Reserved)
§ 203-86.2
Hotels and conference center hotels.
§ 203-87
Office District.
Article XI
Planned Adult Communities
§ 203-88
Purpose.
§ 203-89
Conditions prerequisite.
§ 203-90
Permitted uses.
§ 203-91
Mixed-use regulations.
§ 203-92
Open space requirements.
§ 203-93
Density.
§ 203-94
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-95
Spacing between buildings.
§ 203-96
Height.
§ 203-97
Off-street on-site parking.
§ 203-98
Landscaping.
§ 203-99
Signs.
§ 203-100
Lighting.
§ 203-101
Fences.
§ 203-102
Waiver of density provisions.
Article XII
Subdivision, Site Plan and Conditional Use Approval
§ 203-103
Filing of applications.
§ 203-104
Decisions.
§ 203-105
Rights conferred by preliminary approval.
§ 203-106
Application for final approval.
§ 203-107
Effect of final approval.
§ 203-108
Minor subdivisions.
§ 203-109
Filing of plats.
§ 203-110
Exemptions and waivers from site plan requirements.
§ 203-111
Pre-application workshop.
§ 203-112
Subdivision and site plan review application requirements.
§ 203-113
Details for minor subdivisions.
§ 203-114
Major subdivision sketch plats.
§ 203-115
Preliminary and final plat details for major subdivisions.
§ 203-116
Details for preliminary and final site plan.
§ 203-117
Waivers of requirements.
§ 203-118
Design standards.
§ 203-119
Objectives of developmental review.
§ 203-120
Design standards for minor subdivisions.
§ 203-121
Design standards for major subdivisions.
§ 203-122
Design standards for site plans.
§ 203-123
General improvement requirements and specifications.
§ 203-124
Street improvements.
§ 203-125
Sanitary sewers.
§ 203-126
Water.
§ 203-127
On-site fire protection.
§ 203-128
Street trees.
§ 203-129
Streetlighting.
§ 203-130
Street signs.
§ 203-131
Off-street or on-site improvements.
§ 203-132
(Reserved)
§ 203-133
Inspection.
§ 203-134
Performance and maintenance guaranties.
§ 203-135
Diagrams; application form; checklists.
Article XIII
Signs
§ 203-136
Purpose.
§ 203-137
Scope and definitions.
§ 203-138
Certificate of zoning compliance required.
§ 203-139
General standards.
§ 203-140
Classification of signs.
§ 203-141
Signs permitted without certificate or fee.
§ 203-142
Unlawful signs.
§ 203-143
Regulations for residential districts.
§ 203-144
Regulations for commercial and industrial districts.
§ 203-144.1
Regulations for the Design Commercial, Highway Commercial and Recreation Commercial Districts.
§ 203-144.2
Special regulations for automobile service stations.
§ 203-144.3
Special regulations for time and temperature signs.
§ 203-144.4
Special regulations for off-site commercial advertising signs.
§ 203-144.5
Special regulations applicable to specified signs.
§ 203-144.6
Signs in historic areas.
Article XIV
Environmental Review and Site Analysis
§ 203-145
Intent.
§ 203-146
Requirements for environmental impact statements.
§ 203-147
Preparation and content of environmental impact statement.
§ 203-148
Format.
§ 203-149
Contents of environmental impact statement.
§ 203-150
Review process; schedules.
§ 203-151
Environmental impact and site analysis statement requirements.
§ 203-152
Utilities plan.
§ 203-153
Description of vegetation required.
§ 203-154
Identification of wildlife.
§ 203-155
Energy plan.
§ 203-156
Identification of public services.
§ 203-157
Transportation and impact report.
§ 203-158
Open space and recreation plan.
§ 203-159
Historical and archaeological resource analysis for non-Pinelands Areas.
§ 203-160
Scenic corridors and vistas.
§ 203-161
Demographic and social analysis.
§ 203-162
Air quality.
§ 203-163
Noise quality inventory analysis.
§ 203-164
Aesthetics plan.
§ 203-165
Fiscal impact and market analysis.
§ 203-166
Construction and operational plan.
§ 203-167
Landscaping and lighting plan.
§ 203-168
Security analysis and plan.
Article XV
Special Regulations
§ 203-169
Buffer landscaping requirements.
§ 203-170
CLUZ Impact Area.
§ 203-171
Development credit criteria.
§ 203-172
D'Imperio dump site.
§ 203-173
Maximum height requirements for fences, walls and hedges.
§ 203-174
Forestry operations.
§ 203-175
Home personal offices.
§ 203-176
Medical complexes, nursing homes and convalescent centers.
§ 203-177
Places of worship.
§ 203-178
Private swimming pools.
§ 203-179
Professional offices for one professional.
§ 203-180
Schools.
§ 203-181
Setback standards for Pinelands-designated scenic corridors.
§ 203-182
Tree preservation.
§ 203-183
Wetlands development.
§ 203-184
Public utility substations.
§ 203-184.1
Personal wireless telecommunications facilities (PWTFs).
§ 203-185
Vegetation removal and fire management.
§ 203-186
Water quality.
§ 203-187
Affordable housing.
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§ 203-188
Waste management.
§ 203-189
Agriculture.
§ 203-190
Design guidelines.
§ 203-191
Government buildings.
§ 203-192
Satellite dish antennas.
§ 203-193
Density Transfer Program.
§ 203-194
Swine farming.
§ 203-195
Visibility at intersections.
§ 203-196
Day-care centers in nonresidential zoning districts.
§ 203-196.1
Residential cluster development in the Forest Area and Rural Development Districts.
§ 203-196.2
Bed-and-breakfasts.
Article XVI
Regulations Applicable to All Districts
§ 203-197
Purpose.
§ 203-198
Prohibited uses.
§ 203-199
Nonconforming uses and structures.
§ 203-200
Unsafe conditions.
§ 203-201
Exempted subdivisions.
§ 203-202
Undersized lots of record.
§ 203-203
Construction trailers, storage trailers and sales trailers.
Article XVII
Capital Improvement Program
§ 203-204
Preparation of program.
§ 203-205
Basis of program; conferral with other officials.
§ 203-206
Review of capital projects.
§ 203-207
Capital budget.
Article XVIII
Historic District
§ 203-208
Purpose.
§ 203-209
Definitions.
§ 203-210
Referral of development applications involving historic landmarks or historic districts.
§ 203-211
Certificate of appropriateness.
§ 203-212
Standards and criteria.
§ 203-213
Demolitions and relocations.
§ 203-214
Enforcement.
§ 203-215
(Reserved)
§ 203-216
Violations and penalties.
Article XIX
Review by Other Agencies; Enforcement; Appeals
§ 203-217
Enforcement.
§ 203-218
Violations and penalties.
§ 203-219
Permits.
§ 203-220
Review by county.
§ 203-221
Pinelands review.
§ 203-222
Review by state agencies.
Article XX
Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center
§ 203-223
Purpose.
§ 203-224
Permitted uses.
Article XXI
(Reserved)
§ 203-225
through § 203-231. (Reserved)
Article XXII
Growth Area — Municipal Government Building District
§ 203-232
Purpose.
§ 203-233
Permitted and accessory uses.
§ 203-234
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-235
Parking and circulation.
§ 203-236
Landscaping.
§ 203-237
Lighting.
§ 203-238
Signs.
§ 203-239
Fences.
Article XXIII
Revegetation
§ 203-240
Title.
§ 203-241
Green space.
Article XXIV
Planned Village Development Zone
§ 203-242
Purpose.
§ 203-243
General provisions.
§ 203-244
Definitions.
§ 203-245
Permitted uses.
§ 203-246
Housing mix regulations.
§ 203-247
Neighborhood commercial development regulations.
§ 203-248
Open space requirements.
§ 203-249
Density.
§ 203-250
Area and bulk requirements.
§ 203-251
Spacing between buildings.
§ 203-252
Height.
§ 203-253
Off-street and on-site parking.
§ 203-254
Landscaping.
§ 203-255
Signs.
§ 203-256
Lighting.
§ 203-257
Fences.
§ 203-258
Waiver of density provisions.
§ 203-259
Development review.
§ 203-260
Unnecessary cost-generating features.
Article XXV
Stormwater Management for Areas within the Pinelands.
§ 203-261
Scope and purpose; applicability.
§ 203-262
Definitions.
§ 203-263
Stormwater management requirements.
§ 203-264
Calculation of stormwater runoff, groundwater recharge and stormwater collection.
§ 203-265
Sources for technical guidance.
§ 203-266
Solids and floatable materials control standards.
§ 203-267
Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
§ 203-268
Requirements for a site development stormwater plan.
§ 203-269
Maintenance and repair.
§ 203-270
Variances.
§ 203-271
Violations and penalties.
Article XXVA
Stormwater Management Outside of the Pinelands.
§ 203-272
Scope and purpose.
§ 203-273
Definitions.
§ 203-274
Design and performance standards for stormwater management measures.
§ 203-275
Stormwater management requirements for major development.
§ 203-276
Calculation of stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge.
§ 203-277
Sources for technical guidance.
§ 203-278
Solids and floatable materials control standards.
§ 203-279
Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
§ 203-280
Requirements for a site development stormwater plan.
§ 203-281
Maintenance and repair.
§ 203-282
Violations and penalties.
§ 203-283
Severability.