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Township of Hillsborough, NJ
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 188 Land Use and Development
Chapter 188
Land Use and Development
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hillsborough 12-14-1976 by Ord. No. 76-18 (Ch. 77 of the 1977 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Sight Triangle Easements
Attachment 2 - Schedule for Residential Zones
Attachment 3 - Schedule for Nonresidential Zones
Attachment 4 - Appendix A to Art VII
Attachment 5 - Table of Zoning Map Amendments
Attachment 6 - ASD Overlay Zone Bulk Standards
Attachment 7 - Typical Road Section Revised Route 206
Attachment 8 - Development Application Guidelines
Attachment 9 - Town Center District Tables 1-2-3
Attachment 10 - Town Center Street Cross Sections
Attachment 11 - Planned Mixed-Use Development Tables 1 and 2
Attachment 12 - Subdivision and or Site Plan Green Development Checklist
Article I
Title; Purpose; Definitions
§ 188-1
Title.
§ 188-2
Statement of purpose.
§ 188-3
Words and terms defined.
Article II
Administrative Provisions
§ 188-4
Minimum requirements to be considered in actions.
§ 188-5
Appeals from decisions of Board of Adjustment.
§ 188-6
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 188-7
Compliance required.
§ 188-8
Conditional approval.
§ 188-9
Conditional use.
§ 188-10
Enforcing officers.
§ 188-11
Power to grant exceptions.
§ 188-12
Divisions of land exempt from subdivision regulations.
§ 188-13
Fees.
§ 188-14
Guaranties and inspections.
§ 188-15
Inspections.
§ 188-16
Interpretation of provisions and district boundary lines.
§ 188-17
Permits; certificate of occupancy.
§ 188-18
Planning Board.
§ 188-19
Provisions applicable to both the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board.
§ 188-20
Public hearings and notices.
§ 188-21
Notice of applications to public utilities, cable television companies and local utilities.
§ 188-22
Saving provision.
§ 188-23
Site plan approval required.
§ 188-24
District line in case of vacated street.
§ 188-25
Violations and penalties.
Article III
Development Review Procedures and Plat Details
§ 188-26
Simultaneous review.
§ 188-27
Informal review; sketch plat and classification.
§ 188-28
Submission of preliminary plat.
§ 188-29
Submission of final plat.
§ 188-30
Plat design standards for subdivisions.
§ 188-31
Plat design standards for site plans.
Article IV
Design and Performance Standards
§ 188-32
General.
§ 188-33
Access to nonresidential zones and uses.
§ 188-34
Accessory buildings.
§ 188-35
Apartments, townhouses and atrium houses.
§ 188-36
Bikeways.
§ 188-37
Blocks.
§ 188-38
Buffers and conservation easements.
§ 188-39
Building permits, site plan approvals and zoning variances outstanding.
§ 188-40
Cluster development.
§ 188-41
Corner lots.
§ 188-42
Curbs and gutters.
§ 188-43
Drainage, watercourses and flood hazard areas.
§ 188-44
Driveways and accessways.
§ 188-45
Easements.
§ 188-46
Environmental impact report; critical area calculations.
§ 188-47
Fences and walls.
§ 188-48
Fire protection.
§ 188-48.1
Radio signal enhancement.
§ 188-49
Flag lots.
§ 188-50
Floodplain regulations.
§ 188-51
Garages in residential zones.
§ 188-51.1
Commercial vehicles in residential zones.
§ 188-52
Grading and soil protection.
§ 188-53
Heliport and airports.
§ 188-54
Home occupations.
§ 188-55
Homeowners' association.
§ 188-56
Lakes.
§ 188-57
Lighting.
§ 188-58
Lots.
§ 188-59
through § 188-62. (Reserved)
§ 188-63
Monuments.
§ 188-64
Natural features.
§ 188-65
Nature and extent of land uses.
§ 188-66
Nonconforming uses, structures or lots.
§ 188-67
Off-site and off-tract improvements.
§ 188-68
Off-street parking and loading.
§ 188-69
Outdoor storage, including non-motor vehicles.
§ 188-70
Outdoor storage of inoperable vehicles.
§ 188-71
Storage of recyclable materials for multifamily housing developments.
§ 188-72
Performance standards.
§ 188-73
Planned developments.
§ 188-74
Multiple permitted principal uses and buildings per lot.
§ 188-75
Public utilities.
§ 188-76
Solar energy systems and small wind energy systems.
§ 188-77
Service stations.
§ 188-78
Freestanding restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
§ 188-79
Sewerage facilities.
§ 188-80
Shade trees.
§ 188-81
Sidewalks.
§ 188-82
Sight triangles.
§ 188-83
Sign design standards and criteria.
§ 188-84
Soil erosion and sediment control.
§ 188-85
Soil removal and redistribution.
§ 188-86
Stormwater runoff.
§ 188-87
Streetlighting.
§ 188-88
Street signs.
§ 188-89
Streets.
§ 188-90
Swimming pools.
§ 188-91
Temporary permits.
§ 188-92
Townhouses.
§ 188-93
Transfer of development credits.
§ 188-94
Water mains, culverts, storm sewers and sanitary sewers.
§ 188-95
Water supply.
§ 188-96
Yards.
Article V
Districts and Standards
§ 188-97
Prohibited uses.
§ 188-97.1
Utility facilities.
§ 188-98
RA, RS, R, R1, R2, CR, AH, RCA, PD and R8A Residential Districts.
§ 188-99
(Reserved)
§ 188-99.1
RC Retirement Community District.
§ 188-99.2
ARPDG Age Restricted Planned Development Gateway District.
§ 188-99.3
Agricultural District.
§ 188-99.4
MZ Mountain Conservation District.
§ 188-99.5
MVH Millstone Valley Historic District.
§ 188-99.6
OS-CL Open Space-Cultural Landscape District.
§ 188-99.7
ARW Amwell Road West District.
§ 188-100
C-1 Neighborhood Shopping Center District.
§ 188-101
OLC Office, Light Commercial Zone.
§ 188-102
P/R Professional/Retail Zone.
§ 188-103
O-2 Office District.
§ 188-104
HOO Home Occupation Office District.
§ 188-105
O-5 Office/Research District.
§ 188-106
I-1, I-2 and I-3 Light Industrial Districts.
§ 188-107
GI General Industrial District.
§ 188-107.1
LI Light Industrial District.
§ 188-107.2
TECD Transitional Economic Development District.
§ 188-108
M Mining and Q Quarry Districts.
§ 188-109
Historic Zones, historic sites and the Historic Preservation Commission.
§ 188-110
Planned development.
§ 188-111
Preservation of rights in prior approved planned unit developments; application of prior standards.
§ 188-112
Economic Development District.
§ 188-113
CDZ Corporate Development Zone.
§ 188-113.1
GA Gateway A District.
§ 188-113.2
GB Gateway B District.
§ 188-113.3
HS Highway Service District.
§ 188-113.4
GV Green Village District.
§ 188-113.5
TC Town Center District.
§ 188-113.6
GC Gateway C District.
§ 188-113.7
Mixed-Use Inclusionary District-1.
§ 188-113.8
Multifamily Inclusionary District-1 (MFID-1).
§ 188-113.9
Royce Brook Planned Residential District.
Article VI
Airport Hazard Areas
§ 188-114
Definitions.
§ 188-115
Purpose.
§ 188-116
General requirements; applicability.
§ 188-117
Delineation of airport hazard areas.
§ 188-118
Vertical development and obstruction standards.
§ 188-119
Permitted uses; prohibited uses.
§ 188-120
Variance of prohibited use or vertical development requirements; application fee.
§ 188-121
Violations and penalties; other remedies.
§ 188-122
Statutory authorization.
Article VII
Affordable Housing
§ 188-123
Monitoring and reporting requirements.
§ 188-124
Definitions.
§ 188-125
Applicability.
§ 188-126
Alternative living arrangements.
§ 188-126.1
Phasing schedule for inclusionary zoning.
§ 188-126.2
New construction.
§ 188-126.3
Utilities.
§ 188-126.4
Occupancy standards.
§ 188-126.5
Control periods for restricted ownership units and enforcement mechanisms.
§ 188-126.6
Price restrictions for restricted ownership units, homeowners' association fees and resale prices.
§ 188-126.7
Buyer income eligibility.
§ 188-126.8
Limitations on indebtedness secured by ownership unit; subordination.
§ 188-126.9
Capital improvements to ownership units.
§ 188-126.10
Control periods for restricted rental units.
§ 188-126.11
Rent restrictions for rental units; leases.
§ 188-126.12
100% affordable projects.
§ 188-126.13
Tenant income eligibility.
§ 188-127
Municipal Housing Liaison.
§ 188-128
Administrative Agent.
§ 188-129
Affirmative marketing requirements.
§ 188-130
Enforcement of affordable housing regulations.
§ 188-131
Appeals.
§ 188-132
Rehabilitation.
§ 188-133
through § 188-138. (Reserved)
§ 188-139
Development fees.
§ 188-139.1
Purpose.
§ 188-139.2
Basic requirements.
§ 188-139.3
Definitions.
§ 188-139.4
Residential development fees.
§ 188-139.5
Nonresidential development fees.
§ 188-139.6
Collection procedures.
§ 188-139.7
Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
§ 188-139.8
Use of funds.
§ 188-139.9
Monitoring.
§ 188-139.10
Ongoing collection of fees.
§ 188-140
through § 188-142. (Reserved)
Article VIII
Wireless Telecommunications Equipment and Facilities
§ 188-143
Definitions.
§ 188-144
Purposes.
§ 188-145
Objectives.
§ 188-146
Conditional use.
§ 188-147
Maximum height.
§ 188-148
Location priorities.
§ 188-149
Area, setback and miscellaneous requirements.
§ 188-150
Overall comprehensive plan.
§ 188-151
Visual compatibility requirements and sound design standards.
§ 188-152
Design standards.
§ 188-153
Site plan submission and approval requirements.
§ 188-154
Antenna modifications.
§ 188-155
Collocation required.
§ 188-156
Application and escrow fees.
§ 188-157
Restoration provisions.
§ 188-158
Applicability.
§ 188-159
Other requirements.
Article IX
Tree Preservation
§ 188-160
Purpose.
§ 188-161
Definitions.
§ 188-162
Applicability.
§ 188-163
Board approval required.
§ 188-164
Mitigation required.
§ 188-165
Pruning and removal of trees in utility easements.
§ 188-166
Penalty and enforcement.
Article X
Architectural and Site Design Overlay Zone
§ 188-167
Introduction.
§ 188-168
Purposes.
§ 188-169
Definitions.
§ 188-170
Establishment of Architectural and Site Design Overlay Zone.
§ 188-171
Applicability.
§ 188-172
Waivers.
§ 188-173
(Reserved)
§ 188-174
Compliance.
§ 188-175
Standards and guidelines for site plans in the ASD Overlay Zone.