Terms defined. As used in this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A self-contained residential dwelling unit with a kitchen,
bathroom, sleeping quarters and a private entrance which is created
to be occupied by a low-or moderate-income household.
[Added 5-20-2019 by Ord. No. 7-2019]
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A building on the same lot with but subordinate to the main
building and used exclusively for a purpose customarily incidental
to that of the main building.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure on the same lot with but subordinate to that
of the main building and used exclusively for a purpose customarily
incidental to that of the main building. Swimming pools and tennis
courts are considered "accessory structures." Fences are not considered
"accessory structures."
[Added 2-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1462]
ACCESSORY TRUCK TERMINAL
An accessory truck terminal is an incidental use to the primary
warehouse/distribution use. Accessory truck terminal facilities are
used for the loading and unloading of freight at a facility where
goods are transferred or stored or pending transfer, and which may
include truck dispatching, parking and minor maintenance and repair.
Minor maintenance and repair includes safety checks for lights, tire
pressure or fluid levels, excluding tire and fluid change and fueling.
An accessory truck terminal does not include overnight accommodations
for truck drivers.
[Added 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]
ACCESSORY USE
A use on the same lot with but subordinate and customarily
incidental to the main use of the lot or of the main building thereon.
ACTIVE AND IMPROVED COMMON RECREATION AREA
That portion or portions of a parcel of land associated with
multiple-dwelling units that have been specifically reserved as recreation
areas by deeds restriction approved by the municipal agency. These
lands shall be graded, drained, landscaped, paved and otherwise improved
with appropriate furniture and equipment to provide active recreation
areas for the different age groups anticipated to inhabit the associated
dwellings.
ACTIVE RECREATION
Includes activities where individuals can physically participate
in active, sports-oriented behavior.
ACTIVE RECREATION FACILITIES
Those facilities designed for use by people engaged in active
recreation and shall include but not be limited to playgrounds, ballfields
and hard-surfaced court areas.
AGE-QUALIFIED DEVELOPMENT
A residential development including accessory buildings and
required or permitted social, cultural and recreational facilities
requiring at least one permanent resident 55 years of age or older
in each dwelling and prohibiting any resident from being less than
19 years of age, as permitted by law, and conforming to 24 CFR Part
100, Subpart E, Housing for Older Persons, implementing the federal
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as it may be amended or superseded.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA and ANTENNA
The arrangement of wires or metal rods used in the sending
and receiving of electromagnetic waves.
[Added 11-23-1987 by Ord. No. 1388]
AMATEUR RADIO STATION
A radio station operated in the amateur radio service under
license by the Federal Communications Commission.
[Added 11-23-1987 by Ord. No. 1388]
ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Any structure, mast, pole, tripod or tower utilized for the
purpose of supporting an antenna or antennas for the purpose of transmission
or reception of electromagnetic waves (by federally licensed amateur
radio operators).
[Added 11-23-1987 by Ord. No. 1388]
ARCADE
Any building, room, suite, structure, area, premises or other place where four or more automatic commercial game machines or devices (as such machines and devices are defined in Chapter
87, Games, Automatic and Commercial) are made available for play, use or operation by the public or a substantial part or number of the public as a principal use. Indoor amusement parks and children's recreational activity centers shall not be classified as "arcades."
[Amended 2-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1691-94; 12-13-2010 by Ord. No. 25-2010]
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD
Any establishment, building or place where an activity carried
on involves wrecking or dismantling motor vehicles or the outdoor
storing of two or more unregistered motor vehicles which are unfit
for reconditioning for use on a public highway and which may include
using parts therefrom to equip, repair or rebuild other motor vehicles
and the storing, selling or otherwise disposing of such accessories
or parts.
BANK
That land area immediately adjacent to the bed of the stream
which is essential in maintaining the integrity thereof.
[Added 9-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1867-98]
BERM
A mound of earth or the act of pushing earth into a mound.
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005]
BOUNDARIES OF LOT
The boundary lines of a parcel of land as fixed by the recorded
deed of conveyance or by a map filed in the office of the County Clerk;
provided, however, that where any boundary line of a lot is located
within the side lines of a street, road or highway, the boundary line
of the lot shall be deemed to be the side line of such street, road
or highway.
BREWERY, WINERY OR DISTILLERY
Any establishment or facility that brews, distills, manufactures,
blends, or bottles alcoholic beverages, including, but not limited
to, wine, hard cider, mead, cordials, or liquors.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 17-2020]
BUILDING
A combination of materials to form a construction adapted
to permanent, temporary, or continuous occupancy and having a roof.
[Amended 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
BUILDING COVERAGE
Land areas covered by buildings and other roofed structures.
Building coverage shall be calculated as the ratio of the horizontal
area by which all buildings occupy a lot, as measured by a vertical
plane established by the outside edge of the roof or roofs, to the
total lot area.
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 1936-00; amended 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
BUILDING ENVELOPE
The area of a building lot remaining after the subtraction
of the front, rear and side yard depth requirements from the total
lot area.
[Added 11-13-2000 by Ord. No. 1935-00]
BUILDING FRONT
The wall or walls that face directly or indirectly to the
street address which is the address listed in the municipal tax records
for that property.
BUILDING LINE
A line located on the plot parallel with the front street
line at the distance therefrom equal to the depth of the front yard
required for the district in which the lot is located; provided, however,
that in determining the "building line" for radial, panhandle or otherwise
irregularly shaped lots which do not front on a street for the required
lot width, the "building line" shall be along a line parallel with
or tangent to a line parallel with the front street line where the
required lot width is closest to the front street line but no closer
to the front line of the lot, or to the street line in the case of
radial lots, than the required front yard depth. (See Drawing Nos.
1 and 2.)
CONFERENCE CENTER
A training and meeting facility for hire for personnel engaged
in business, educational, scientific, or research endeavors and for
social, cultural or leisure activities, but not to include business
or trade schools.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1978-01]
CONTINUING-CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
An age-restricted development for persons 62 years of age
or older that provides a continuum of accommodations and care, from
independent living to long-term bed care and which enters into contracts
to provide lifelong care in exchange for the payment of monthly fees
plus an entrance fee in excess of one year of monthly fees conforming
to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-330 et seq.
[Added 5-20-2019 by Ord. No. 7-2019]
CORNER LOT
A lot or parcel of land abutting upon two or more streets,
roads or highways at their intersection or upon two parts of the same
street forming an interior angle of less than 135°.
[Amended 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005; 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 17-2011]
CORNER LOT YARDS
In determining yard setbacks for corner lots, the short side
of a corner lot shall be deemed the primary frontage and shall meet
the front yard setback requirements, and the long side of said lot
shall be deemed the secondary frontage and shall meet the front yard
setback requirements applicable thereto. The yard opposite the primary
frontage shall meet the minimum rear yard requirement. The remaining
yard shall meet the minimum side yard requirement.
[Added 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 17-2011]
COUNTRY PROPERTIES
Large lots in conservation design subdivisions and/or site
plans that have a conservation easement placed on them that protects
the natural features on the site and prohibits further subdivision
of the lot. In conservation design subdivisions with country properties,
no common open space/conservation area land is provided. See R-1,
R-1-A, and R-2 Residence Districts for lot size requirements.
[Added 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 21-2008]
DBH
Diameter at breast height. Measurements are contained in Chapter
160, Preservation and Restoration of Existing Vegetation.
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005]
DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL
The number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential
land area, including streets, easements, and open space portions of
a development.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
DRIVE-THROUGH COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT OR FACILITY
A retail service establishment or operation or portion thereof
which, by design, construction or addition, is intended to serve customers
in motor vehicles without said customers leaving their vehicles.
DWELLING:
(2)
SINGLE-FAMILY SEMIDETACHED DWELLINGA building constructed or adapted for use exclusively as a place of residence for one family only and having only one party wall in common with an adjacent building.
(3)
TWO-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGA wholly detached building constructed or adapted for use exclusively as a place of residence for two families only, the place of residence of one family being wholly or partly over the place of residence of the other.
(4)
MULTIPLE DWELLINGA building constructed or adapted for use exclusively as a place of residence for three or more families.
(5)
TOWNHOUSEA single-family dwelling of at least two stories in a row of three or more such units separated from one another by an unpierced vertical wall from ground to roof.
[Amended 5-11-1987 by Ord. No. 1356; 12-17-2001 by Ord. No.
1977-01]
EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHAPTER
The date on which this chapter becomes operative; namely,
the date of publication, in full or by title, after final passage
and adoption.
EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA
A restaurant, not open to the public, in which patrons are
served at, and carry food from, a counter or a serving line to tables
for consumption. A cafeteria may also permit patrons to bring their
own food for consumption at tables, and may include vending machines.
[Added 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]
FAMILY
One or more individuals, not necessarily related by blood,
marriage, adoption or guardianship, living together in a dwelling
unit, including the joint use of and responsibility for common areas,
as a permanent and stable nonprofit housekeeping unit under a common
housekeeping management plan, including the sharing of household activities
and responsibilities, such as meals, chores, maintenance and expenses,
and under an intentionally structured relationship.
[Amended 12-18-2023 by Ord. No. 29-2023]
FARM BUILDING
Any building used for storing agricultural equipment or farm
produce, housing livestock or poultry or processing dairy products.
The term "farm building" shall not include dwellings.
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
A commercial establishment where food and drink prepared
for immediate consumption is purchased at a counter or a drive-up
window and either eaten on the premises, in the purchaser's automobile
or off the premises. Those restaurants where food is consumed only
at tables on the premises and is either served cafeteria style or
by waiters and waitresses shall not be deemed "fast-food restaurants."
"Fast-food restaurants" shall also not include those retail stores
where food is primarily sold for preparation and consumption elsewhere,
although, as a secondary use of the premises, prepared food may also
be sold over the counter for immediate consumption, such as a delicatessen.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a
building measured from the exterior face of exterior walls or from
the centerline of a wall separating two buildings, but not to include
interior parking spaces, loading areas, any area where the floor to
ceiling height is less than 6 1/2 feet or accessory buildings
not intended for human occupancy.
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 1936-00]
FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
The gross floor area of all buildings on a lot divided by
the lot area.
[Added 2-23-1987 by Ord. No. 1344]
FRONT YARD
The required open space extending along each street on which
the lot abuts for the full width of the lot; provided, however, that
the following encroachments are permitted: overhanging eaves, gutters
or cornices, steps and the exterior portion of a chimney foundation,
limited to a maximum encroachment of 36 inches in depth.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls
or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings.
[Added 2-23-1987 by Ord No. 1344]
HEALTH CARE CENTER
A facility principally engaged in providing services for
health maintenance, education and treatment of physical conditions.
A health care center may include facilities for exercise, physical
therapy, rehabilitation and outpatient services. Outpatient services
may include, but are not limited to, examinations, diagnostics treatment
and ambulatory surgery. Uses accessory to a health care center may
include a laboratory, internal use laundry, pharmacy, caf, gift shop
and spa services.
[Added 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 33-2005]
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
All industrial uses not defined as light industrial.
[Added 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
The vertical measurement from the mean level of the ground
adjacent to the building to the highest point of the roof, if the
roof is flat or has a slope of less than 15° from the horizontal,
or to a point midway between the peak and the eaves of a roof having
a slope of 15° or more; provided, however, that any permitted
chimneys, spires, elevator penthouses, tanks or similar structures
above the roof of a building shall not be included in calculating
the height of such building.
HISTORIC LANDMARK or LANDMARK
Any building or structure which possesses an integrity of
location, design, setting, materials workmanship or association, and
which has been determined, pursuant to the terms of this chapter,
to be a significant contributing factor to the history of Moorestown
or State and/or National Register of Historic Places, and which is
located on an historic site or within an historic district.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1978-01]
HISTORIC ROADS
Old Salem Road, Kings Highway, Riverton Road, Lenola Road,
and Church Street, as designated in the Master Plan.
[Added 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 21-2008]
HISTORIC SITE
Any real property, man-made structure, natural object, or
configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing of historical,
archaeological, cultural, scenic, or architectural significance.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1978-01]
HOME FOR THE AGED
An institutional residence facility for individuals and couples
aged 62 years or older. Minimal medical care may be provided, but
the "home for the aged" shall be distinguished from continuing-care
facilities for the elderly by the absence of skilled nursing care
as an integral part of the development.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Land surface areas that do not allow rainwater to be directly
absorbed by the ground. These surfaces shall include buildings and
other roofed structures, driveways and other paved areas, decks, patios,
walkways, tennis courts, and swimming pools. Impervious surface shall
not include gravel or loose stone areas that allow water to pass through
to the ground below, fences, playground equipment, arbors or outdoor
furniture. Impervious surface shall be calculated as the ratio of
all land surfaces on a lot that do not allow rainwater to be directly
absorbed by the ground to the total lot area.
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 1936-00; amended 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT
A development containing both affordable dwellings and dwellings
for occupants without income restriction. This term includes, but
is not limited to, new construction, the conversion of a nonresidential
structure to residential use and the creation of new affordable units
through the gut rehabilitation or reconstruction of a vacant residential
structure.
[Added 5-20-2019 by Ord. No. 7-2019]
INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK
Any building, room, suite, structure, area, premises or other
place consisting of at least 35,000 square feet but no more than 60,000
square feet of a retail shopping center or mall that is indoors, open
to the public on a regular basis, designed and themed as an arcade,
and incorporates at least 70 automatic commercial games, three rides,
and a casual family dining area. An indoor amusement park shall be
a “recognized amusement park” within the meaning of N.J.A.C.
13:3-1.1 et seq.
[Added 12-13-2010 by Ord. No. 25-2010]
INN
A commercial facility for transient dwellers providing lodging
and meals on a temporary basis for compensation that requires access
to guest rooms through a lobby which may include meeting rooms for
social, cultural and leisure activities but not to include entertainment
uses.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1978-01]
LANDSCAPE BUFFER
An area containing berms, vegetation, non-solid fences, decorative
walls, or a combination thereof used to physically separate or visually
screen one use or property from another so as to mitigate impacts
of noise, lights or other nuisances. No buildings shall be located
in a landscape buffer.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1978-01; amended 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005]
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
The fabrication, assembly or processing, or the storage in
bulk, of goods and materials inside of a building and able to meet
the conditional use and performance standards listed in this chapter.
[Added 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]
LOT
Any separate parcel of land having boundaries fixed by a
recorded deed of conveyance or by a map filed in the office of the
County Clerk.
LOT AREA
Shall not include any part of the lot lying within the right-of-way
lines of a street, road or highway nor the narrow portion of a panhandle
lot which serves as access between a public street, road or highway
and the portion of the lot on which buildings may be erected in conformity
with yard and area requirements. (See Drawing No. 1.)
LOT COVERAGE
The total area covered by impervious surfaces on a property.
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 1936-00; amended 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
LOW - AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING
Any residential development in which a substantial portion
of the dwelling units are restricted to low- and moderate-income households,
as defined by the New Jersey Council of Affordable Housing.
[Added 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 1359]
MAJOR THOROUGHFARE
Bridgeboro Road, Borton Landing Road, Centerton Road, Cox
Road, Creek Road, East Gate Drive, Fellowship Road, Flynn Avenue,
Foster Road, Garwood Road, Glen Avenue (between North Lenola Road
and Foster Road), Haines Mill Road, Harper Drive, Hartford Road, King’s
Highway, Marne Highway, Marter Avenue, McElwee Road, Mount Laurel
Road, New Albany Road, Nixon Drive (between South Lenola Road and
NJSH Route 38, North Church Street, North Lenola Road, NJSH Route
38, Riverton Road, Salem Crossing Road, South Church Street, South
Lenola Road, Tom Brown Road and Westfield Road.
[Added 11-13-2000 by Ord. No. 1935-00; amended 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005]
MUNICIPAL USE
Facilities used for the provision of sanitary sewer and/or
potable water service, including pumping stations, well fields, treatment
facilities, storage facilities, vents and interconnections; recreation
facilities, including parks, playgrounds, athletic fields and buildings
used for indoor recreation; fire stations; police stations; communication
facilities; sites for the repair and/or storage of equipment and materials
used for the provision of municipal services, including sanitation,
road maintenance and snow removal.
[Added 1-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1767-96]
NURSING HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or SANATORIUM
Any premises, other than as a continuing-care facility for
the elderly, which is licensed as such by the State of New Jersey
in which nursing care and related medical and other health services
are provided for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for two or
more individuals who are not relatives of the operator and not in
need of hospitalization but who, because of age, illness, disease,
injury, convalescence or physical or mental infirmity, need such care.
OFFICE PARK
A nonresidential land use developed as a single entity combining
general, business, professional, and medical offices which may contain
accessory personal services primarily for employees as permitted by
this chapter.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1978-01]
ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR FLOODPLAIN
An area which is flooded with an average frequency of one
or more times in each 100 years as determined and defined by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).
[Added 9-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1867-98]
OPEN SPACE
Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved
and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private
use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants
of land adjoining or neighboring such open space; provided that such
areas may be improved with only those buildings, structures, streets
and off-street parking and other improvements that are designed to
be incidental to the natural openness of the land.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
OPEN SPACE, COMMON
An open space area within or related to a site designated
as a development, and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment
of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may
contain such complimentary structures and improvements as are necessary
and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of
the development.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
OPEN SPACE ORGANIZATION
An incorporated, nonprofit organization for the management
of common open space operating in a planned development under a recorded
land agreement through which:
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
(1)
Each owner is automatically a member;
(2)
Each occupied dwelling unit is automatically
subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expenses for
the organization's activities and maintenance, including any maintenance
costs levied against the organization by the Township; and
(3)
Each owner and tenant has the right to use the
common property.
OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC
An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipality,
municipal agency, board of education, state or county agency or other
public body for recreational or conservational uses.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
PASSIVE AND IMPROVED COMMON OPEN SPACE
That area of a parcel of land associated with multiple-dwelling
units that has been specifically reserved as open land by a deed restriction
approved by the municipal agency. This land shall be graded, drained,
seeded and landscaped as necessary to provide a contiguous area for
walking, jogging, biking, sitting, picnicking and the general visual
enjoyment of the inhabitants of the associated dwellings. Buffer areas
for parking lots are not included in this category of open space.
PATIO HOME
A single-family detached dwelling with appropriate architectural
treatment permitted to be constructed on a lot in a planned unit development.
[Added 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1392]
PERSON
Includes a natural person, copartnership, corporation and
any number of them.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
An area with a contiguous acreage of 20 acres or more to
be developed as a single entity according to a plan, containing one
or more residential clusters or planned unit residential developments
and may also contain one or more public, quasi-public, commercial
or industrial areas in such ranges of ratios of nonresidential uses
to residential uses as shall be specified in this chapter.
[Added 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1392]
PLANTING STRIP
The area between the street cartway and the sidewalk or bikeway,
or the right-of-way if there is no sidewalk or bikeway.
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005]
PRIMARY CONSERVATION AREAS (PCAs)
Floodplains, wetlands and transition areas, stream corridors,
slopes over 20% and vernal pools.
[Added 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 21-2008]
PUBLIC STREET
A street, road or avenue maintained by the Township, county
or state or a dedicated street, road or avenue shown on a map or plan
approved by the Township Council or the Planning Board of said Township
for filing in the office of the County Clerk and duly filed in such
office. Such street shall meet the requirements for approval set forth
in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35.
[Added 5-14-1990 by Ord. No. 1522-90]
REAR YARD
The required open space, the full width of the lot, extending
along the rear boundary line or property line of the lot; provided,
however, that the following encroachments are permitted: overhanging
eaves, gutters or cornices, steps and the exterior portion of a chimney
foundation, limited to a maximum encroachment of 36 inches in depth.
RESTAURANT
A commercial establishment where food and drink are prepared,
served and consumed. As used in this chapter, a "restaurant" shall
not include a fast-food restaurant, as defined herein.
RETAIL
The sale of good in small quantities directly to the consumer.
[Added 8-25-2008 by Ord. No. 19-2008]
REVERSE FRONTAGE LOT
A lot with frontage on two streets that do not intersect
at the boundaries of the lot (i.e., not a corner lot).
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 32-2005]
SCENIC ROADS
Haines Drive along Strawbridge Lake, Garwood Road, Cox Road,
and McElwee Road, as designated in the Master Plan.
[Added 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 21-2008]
SECONDARY CONSERVATION AREAS (SCAs)
Areas of high groundwater recharge (11 to 16 inches per year),
slopes between 10% and 20%, Natural Heritage Priority Sites, and critical
habitat areas as designated by the NJDEP Landscape Project, as well
as other scenic, natural, cultural and historic features such as viewsheds,
natural swales, groves of trees, local landmarks, and historic structures
that may be unmapped but should be incorporated into site plans during
the site visit.
[Added 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 21-2008]
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE
A warehouse-type structure containing relatively small storage
spaces usually in varying sizes which are leased or rented individually.
Individuals are typically permitted to access their storage spaces
directly without appointment during designated business hours. A self-service
storage use is also known as a mini-warehouse.
[Added 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
See "age-qualified development."
[Amended 4-9-1984 by Ord. No. 1189; 12-17-2001 by Ord. No.
1977-01]
SENIOR CONGREGATE CARE COMMUNITY
A building or complex of buildings for persons 55 years of
age or older that consists of multiple dwellings and/or townhouses
that offers communal dining facilities and services, such as housekeeping,
organized social and recreational activities, transportation services,
and other similar support services for residents.
[Added 5-20-2019 by Ord. No. 7-2019]
SHELTERED CARE UNIT
Any premises licensed as such by the State of New Jersey
in which food, shelter and personal assistance or supervision are
provided for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for two or more
individuals who are not relatives of the operator and who require
assistance or supervision in such matters as dressing, bathing, diet
or medication prescribed for self-administration but who do not require
hospitalization or care in a skilled nursing facility.
SIDE YARD
The required open space from the front yard to the rear yard
on the lot extending along the side boundary line or property line
of the lot; provided, however, that the following encroachments are
permitted: overhanging eaves, gutters or cornices, steps and the exterior
portion of a chimney foundation, limited to a maximum encroachment
of 36 inches in depth.
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
Any premises licensed as such or as an intermediate-care
facility by the State of New Jersey in which nursing care and related
medical and other health services are provided for a period exceeding
24 hours for two or more individuals who are not relatives of the
operator and who are not in need of hospitalization but who, because
of age, illness, disease, injury, convalescence or physical or mental
infirmity, need such care.
STREAM
The bed and bank of any perennially flowing watercourse,
including rivers, lakes and ponds.
[Added 9-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1867-98]
STREAM CORRIDOR
The one-hundred-year floodplain plus a strip of 25 feet landward
from the one-hundred-year floodplain or from the top of the bank of
the stream where there is no one-hundred-year floodplain.
[Added 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 1914-00]
STREET LINE
The side line of the street, road or highway as dedicated
to the public or as otherwise acquired by the Township, county or
state for public use and, for the purposes of this chapter, is the
boundary line between the public way and the adjacent land.
STRUCTURE
Any combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy,
use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface
of a parcel of land.
[Added 2-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1462]
TENANT HOUSE
A second residence on a single lot that serves as a dwelling,
on a temporary basis only, for workers who both live and work on the
property, provided that the property is a farm that consists of a
minimum of two acres, and the farm is agricultural or equestrian in
nature.
[Added 5-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1957-01]
TRACT
A contiguous area of land composed of one or more lots that
is the subject of an application for development and which shall not
include lands that are a part of any other tract.
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 1977-01]
TRUCK TERMINAL
A truck terminal is a facility used primarily for the fueling,
loading and unloading of trucks, where storage of cargo is incidental
to the primary function of motor freight shipment, and minor maintenance
and repair of these types of vehicles is performed.
[Amended 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]
WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Structures, or a major portion thereof, used principally
for the storage, sales or distribution of goods and merchandise to
retailers, nonresidential users, or to wholesalers. Warehouse facilities
are differentiated into the following subcategories:
[Added 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 10-2023]
(1)
COLD STORAGE FACILITYA specialized warehousing, wholesaling, and distribution facility with large-capacity coolers and freezers to store food or other temperature-sensitive items. Refrigerated shipping units are used for inbound and outbound shipping, and loading docks are equipped with seals and insulation to maintain product integrity.
(2)
DISTRIBUTION CENTER/BREAK-BULK FACILITYA facility used for regional and/or interstate distribution to businesses and fulfillment centers, not to end users or consumers. Items stored and distributed through these facilities generally do not require finishing or individual packaging. These facilities perform transloading functions where the consolidation, transferring, and distribution of pallets, equipment, and other shipments are made between locations using more than one mode for transportation.
(3)
HIGH CUBE AND AUTOMATED WAREHOUSEA highly automated warehouse or distribution center used for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods. The automated nature of the facility allows higher stacking and more efficient retrieval and movement of goods, which can increase capacity and truck movements to and from the site.
(4)
LAST-MILE FULFILLMENT CENTERA facility with the primary purpose of temporary storage, sorting, and redistribution of goods to fulfill e-commerce or direct-consumer orders by receiving shipments of goods from one mode of transport and redistributing those goods via a delivery vehicle.
(5)
MICRO FULFILLMENT CENTERA facility with a gross floor area under 20,000 square feet that provides short-term storage of goods intended to be distributed to end users via home delivery or other similar means.
(6)
WAREHOUSE, TRADITIONALAny establishment primarily used for the indoor long-term storage, loading, unloading and/or distribution of goods, products, or materials, which may include accessory consolidation, repacking and value-added services. Such facility may include an accessory truck terminal as defined under this section.
WAREHOUSE, TRADITIONAL
Any establishment primarily used for the indoor long-term
storage, loading, unloading and/or distribution of goods, products,
or materials, which may include accessory consolidation, repacking
and value-added services. Such facility may include an accessory truck
terminal.
[Added 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 10-2023]
WHOLESALE
An establishment with the set purpose of selling commodities
or goods in large quantities typically to a retail merchant for resale.
[Added 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 18-2008]