For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context
clearly indicates a different meaning, the words and phrases which
follow shall have the meanings set forth:
ABUTTING COUNTY ROAD
Any existing or proposed county road shown on the adopted
County Master Plan or Official Map which adjoins or lies within a
lot or parcel of land submitted for subdivision or site plan approval.
ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE
A use or structure subordinate to the principal use of a
building or structure on the same zone lot and serving a purpose customarily
incidental to the use of the principal building. When an accessory
building is attached in a substantial manner by a wall or roof to
a principal building or structure, it shall be considered a part thereof.
ADVERSE DRAINAGE CONDITIONS
The absence of drainage facilities, drainage easements or
drainage rights-of-way leading to, along or through a street, road,
drainage structure or property, either within or exterior to a proposed
subdivision or site plan, or such location, size, design, construction
or condition which will provide adequately for storm drainage or which
will prevent flooding, erosion, silting or other damaging effect to
a street, road, drainage structure or property or remove the threat
of such damage.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Monthly rent (excluding utilities) or monthly home ownership
costs (mortgage principal and interest, plus taxes, insurance and
condominium or homeowners' association dues) that total no more than
25% of the occupant household's gross monthly income.
[Added 8-13-1984; amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
AGRICULTURE
The production, for sale or otherwise, of plants and animals
useful to man, including but not limited to forages and sold crops;
grains and feed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and
poultry products; livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine,
horses, ponies, mules or goats, including the breeding and grazing
of any or all of such animals; including grapes, nuts and berries;
vegetables; and nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products,
or when devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications
for payments or other compensation pursuant to a soil conservation
program under an agreement with an agency of the federal government.
ALLEY
A minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service
access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on
a street.
APPROVED PLAN
A plan which has been approved by the Planning Board of the
Borough of Hampton.
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
A place where gasoline or other motor fuel is offered for
sale to the public and deliveries are made directly into motor vehicles,
and it may provide for the maintenance, service, storage or washing
of motor vehicles or the sale of equipment and accessories.
BASEMENT
A space having 1/2 or more of its floor-to-ceiling height
above the average level of the adjoining ground or with a floor-to-ceiling
height of not less than 6 1/2 feet. A "basement" shall be counted
as a story if used for nonresidential purpose.
BEDROCK
Any solid rock exposed at the surface of the earth or overlain
by unconsolidated material.
BLOCK
The area bounded by one or more streets or a municipal boundary
of sufficient size to accommodate a lot or lots of the minimum size
required in this chapter.
BRIDGE
A structure having a clear span in excess of 20 feet designed
to convey vehicles and/or pedestrians over a watercourse, railroad
or street or any depression.
BUILDING ACCESSORY
A subordinate building on the same lot with the principal
or main building, occupied or devoted exclusively to an accessory
use.
BUILDING COVERAGE
That area of a lot or site which is occupied or proposed
to be occupied by a building. (See also "lot coverage" and "open space.")
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
A building which is occupied or proposed to be occupied by
the principal permitted use.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
A governmental construction project or acquisition of equipment
or real property.
CARPORT
A roofed structure providing space for the parking of motor
vehicles and enclosed on not more than three sides.
CHANNEL
A watercourse with a definite bed and banks which confine
and conduct continuously or intermittently flowing water.
CERTIFICATION
A signed, written statement by the appropriate officer that
specific construction, inspections, tests or notice, where required,
have been performed and that such comply with the applicable requirements
of this chapter.
COMMON OWNERSHIP
Ownership of two or more contiguous parcels of real property
by one person or by two or more persons owning such property jointly.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
An application form completed as specified by this chapter
and the rules and regulations of the Planning Board and all accompanying
documents required by the applicable land use application checklist,
as determined by the Planning Board. Alternatively, the Planning Board
may waive some items on the checklist and determine that the necessary
documents have been submitted such that it deems the application complete.
[Added 5-15-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
CRITICAL AREA
A sediment-producing, highly erodible or severely eroded
area.
COURT
Any open, unoccupied area which is bounded by three or more
attached building walls.
CUL-DE-SAC
The turnaround at the end of a dead-end street.
CULVERT
A structure with a clear span of 20 feet or less under a
driveway, road, railroad or pedestrian walk, not incorporated in a
closed system.
CUT
The portion of land surface or area from which earth has
been removed or will be removed by excavation; the depth below original
ground surface or excavated surface.
DAYS
Calendar days, including the weekends and holidays. In computing
any period of time fixed by this chapter, the day of the act or event
from which the designated period begins to run is not to be included.
The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it
is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which event the period
runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday
nor legal holiday.
DEAD END
A street or portion of a street which is accessible by a
single means of ingress or egress.
DEDICATION FOR ROAD PURPOSES
A dedication of land for construction, reconstruction, widening,
repairing, maintaining or improving said road and for the construction,
reconstruction or alteration of facilities related to the safety,
convenience or carrying capacity of said road, including curbing,
pedestrian walkways, drainage facilities, traffic control devices
and utilities in or along road rights-of-way.
DENSITY
A measure of the number of dwelling units per acre.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
(1)
GROSS DENSITYThe total number of dwelling units on a tract of land divided by the total area of the tract, including environmentally sensitive or restricted areas.
(2)
NET DENSITYThe total number of dwelling units on a tract of land divided by the total area of the tract, excluding dedicated or undedicated common open space.
DIVERSION
A channel with or without a supporting ridge on the lower
side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope.
DWELLING
(3)
DWELLING, ATTACHEDA dwelling unit that shares one or more walls with other dwelling units. Each dwelling has separate access to the outdoors.
[Amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
(5)
DWELLING, DUPLEXOne of the two dwelling units built one over the other in a two-family dwelling. Each dwelling has separate access to the outdoors.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
(6)
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILYA rental-, cooperative-, or condominium-type building containing more than two dwelling units.
[Amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
(7)
DWELLING, TWINOne of the two dwelling units built side by side in a two-family dwelling. Each dwelling has separate access to the outdoors.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms designed, occupied or intended for occupancy
as separate living quarters with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities
provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single
family maintaining a household.
EMBANKMENT
A man-made or natural deposit of soil, rock or other materials.
ENCROACHMENT
Any obstruction within a delineated floodway or within a
minimum setback, yard or other dimension.
ESSENTIAL SERVICE
The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by
public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies of underground,
surface or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission systems,
including poles, wire, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables,
fire alarm boxes, police call and other similar equipment and accessories
herewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service
to the Borough or parts thereof by such public utilities or municipal
or other governmental agencies. "Essential services" shall include
firehouses and first aid and emergency aid squads.
EXCAVATION
The removal or recovery by any means whatsoever of minerals,
mineral substances or organic substances, other than vegetation, from
the water, land surface or beneath the land surface, whether exposed
or submerged. Normal agricultural activities shall not be considered
to be excavation.
EXISTING GRADE
The vertical location of the ground surface prior to excavating
or filling.
FAMILY
Any number of persons related by blood, marriage or adoption
or a reasonable number of persons not so related who are living together
as a single housekeeping unit and using certain rooms and housekeeping
facilities in common. A family may also include foster children placed
by the New Jersey Board of Child Welfare or a duly incorporated child
care agency. This definition is intended to be construed in accordance
with the developing concepts enunciated by the public policies of
this state.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92]
FARM
An area of land which is actively devoted to agricultural
or horticultural use which occupies no less than five acres, exclusive
of the land upon which the farmhouse is located and such additional
land as may actually be used in connection with the farmhouse as provided
in N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.3, 54:4-23.4, 54:4-23.5 and 54:4-23.11.
FARM CONSERVATION PLAN
A plan which provides for use of land, within its capabilities
and treatment, within practical limits, according to chosen use, to
prevent further deterioration of soil and water resources.
FILL
Sand, gravel, earth or other materials of any composition
whatsoever placed or deposited on the land or in water. See "embankment."
FINAL APPROVAL
The official action of the Planning Board taken on a preliminary
approved major subdivision or site plan after all conditions, engineering
plans and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and
the required improvements have been installed or guaranties properly
posed for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting
of such guaranties.
FINISHED GRADE
The final grade or elevation of the ground surface conforming
to the proposed design.
FLOOD DAMAGE POTENTIAL
The susceptibility of a specific land use at a particular
location to damage by flooding and the potential of the specific land
use to increase off-site flooding or flood-related damages.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA
The floodplain, based on the total area inundated during
the flood of record, or such area as can be demonstrated to be now
susceptible to inundation due to modifications to storage area or
improvements to the channel.
FLOOD HAZARD MAP
A map which may be adopted by the Borough Council, and any
amendment thereto, showing the channel, floodway and flood-fringe
area.
FLOOD OF RECORD
The greatest flood in a given area for which accurate records
are available or one designated by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from Flood Insurance Administration
Flood Hazard Boundary Maps or one determined by the Department of
Environmental Protection.
FLOODWAY
The portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel which
are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater or flood
flow of any natural stream.
FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of a building measured from the interior face of the exterior walls
in a building. "Floor area" shall not include areas devoted to mechanical
or service equipment, as defined in the State Construction Code, serving
the building; areas devoted exclusively to off-street parking, loading
and unloading space for motor vehicles, verandas, patios, open courts
or ground-level recreational facilities; or to any space where the
floor-to-ceiling height is less than seven feet.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The total amount of all floor areas, as defined above, of
all buildings on the lot divided by the lot area.
FLY ASH
Particles of gas-borne matter, not including process material,
arising from the combustion of solid fuel, such as coal or wood.
GARAGE
A building or structure used for the storage of one or more
vehicles. If it is maintained for the resident occupant of the premises
and no service is rendered to the public or business conducted therein,
it is a private garage. Any garage other than a private garage is
a public garage.
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
Any department, commission, independent agency or instrumentality
of the United States and of the State of New Jersey and any county,
city, township, village, authority district or other governmental
unit.
GRADING
Any stripping, cutting, filling or stockpiling or any combination
thereof, and shall include the land in its cut or filled condition.
GRASSED WATERWAYS
A natural or constructed waterway, usually broad and shallow,
covered with erosion-resistant grasses used to conduct surface water
from a field, diversion or other site features.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Includes but is not limited to inorganic mineral acids of
sulfur, fluorine, chlorine, nitrogen, chromium, phosphorus, selenium
and arsenic and their common salts; lead, nickel and mercury and their
inorganic salts or metallo-organic derivatives; coal tar acids, such
as phenols and cresols, and their salts; and pesticides.
HEIGHT
The vertical distance from the average finished ground elevation
around the foundation to the top of a structure or the highest point
of the roof surface of a building.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any activity carried out for gain, conducted as an accessory
use in a dwelling unit and meeting the requirements of this chapter.
HORTICULTURE
The art or science of cultivating the ground and harvesting
crops as well as growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants
and crops in general.
[Added 8-13-1984]
HOTEL, MOTOR HOTEL or MOTEL
A building designed for occupancy as a temporary residence
of one or more persons who are lodged with or without meals.
HOUSEHOLD
A family living together in a single dwelling unit with common
access to and common use of all living and eating areas and all areas
and facilities for the preparation and storage of food within the
dwelling unit.
HOUSE TRAILER
A home, excluding recreational vehicles, which is a movable
or portable unit, designed and constructed to be towed on its own
chassis (composed of frame and wheels) and designed to be connected
to utilities for year-round occupancy.
HOUSING OFFICER
The employee, consultant, authority or government responsible
for the administration of the affordable housing program of the Borough.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Any ground cover which reduces the rate of absorption of
stormwater into the ground soil. Ground cover shall consist of buildings,
structures, paving, artificial coverings and swimming pools. Retention
and detention basins and drywells allowing water to percolate directly
into the ground shall not be considered "impervious surfaces."
IMPROVED LOT COVERAGE
That portion of one or more than one lot which is improved
or is proposed to be improved with principal and accessory buildings
and structures, including driveways, parking lots, pedestrian walkways,
signs and other man-made improvements on the ground surface.
JUNKYARD
Subject to other ordinances of the Borough of Hampton which
may impose greater restrictions, the use of any area, lot, parcel,
building or structure for the storage, sale, processing or abandonment
of junk, including scrap metal and other materials, or for the dismantling,
demolition or abandonment of any inoperable mechanical equipment,
machinery or vehicles or parts thereof. The parking or storage of
two or more unregistered vehicles shall constitute a junkyard.
LAND
Ground, soil or earth, including improvements and fixtures
on, above or below the surface thereof.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving clearing, excavating, grading, transporting,
filling and any other activity, including the removal of trees, which
causes land to be exposed to the danger of erosion.
LOT
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed
or built upon as a unit. A street passing through land shall be considered
as having divided the land into lots. A "building lot" shall be one
having such open spaces, minimum frontage and width as required by
this chapter and fronting on an approved federal, state, county or
township street.
(1)
LOT, CORNERA parcel of land either at the junction of and abutting on two or more intersecting roads or abutting a single road at the point where the road tangents deflect by more than 45°.
(3)
LOT, THROUGHA parcel of land which extends through from one road to another.
LOT AREA
The computed area contained within the lot lines, but not
including any road rights-of-way.
LOT COVERAGE
That portion of one or more than one lot which is improved
or is proposed to be improved with buildings and structures, including
but not limited to driveways, parking lots, pedestrian walkways, signs
and other man-made improvements on the ground surface which are more
impervious than the natural surface. (See also "building coverage"
and "open space.")
LOT DEPTH
The average of the horizontal distances between the front
lot line and the rear lot line, or extension thereof, measured perpendicular
to the front lot line at either end and at the midpoint of the front
lot line.
LOT LINE
A line of record bounding the lot.
(2)
LOT LINE, REARThe lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line or the point at which the two side lot lines meet. On corner lots, there shall be only one "rear lot line."
LOT WIDTH
The average distance between the side lot lines measured
at the front lot line and at the building setback line.
LOW INCOME
As specified by the current rules of the New Jersey Council
for Affordable Housing.
[Added 8-13-1984; amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
MINOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision containing not more than three lots, excluding
the remaining lot or parcel, fronting upon an existing approved and
improved street and not part of any planned development or new street
or involving the extension of any off-tract facilities.
MODERATE INCOME
As specified by the current rules of the New Jersey Council
for Affordable Housing.
[Added 8-13-1984; amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
MULCHING
The application of plant or other suitable materials on the
soil surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place and aid in establishing
plant cover.
NATURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY
A collection of data, organized in systematic manner, relating
to geology, hydrology, geography, meteorology, soils, vegetation,
wildlife, historic and cultural factors.
NONCONFORMING BUILDING
A building, the size, dimension or location of which was
lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of this chapter, but which
fails to conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located
by reason of such adoption or amendment.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92]
NURSING HOME
A building providing shelter and/or supplemental health care
for the elderly or infirmed and meeting the standards of the State
of New Jersey to operate as a "nursing home."
OBSTRUCTION
Includes but is not limited to any structure, fill, excavation,
channel modification, rock, gravel, refuse or matter in, along, across
or projecting into any channel, watercourse or flood hazard area which
may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water, either
in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water
or that is placed where the flow of water might carry the same downstream
to pose a danger to life or property.
OFFICIAL MAP
A map adopted in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law, or any prior act authorizing such adoption, which map
shall be deemed to be conclusive with respect to the location and
width of the streets, public parks and playgrounds and drainage rights-of-way
shown thereon.
OFFICIAL SOILS INTERPRETATION
The interpretations of the soils described in the Hunterdon
County Soil Survey of the National Cooperative Soil Survey of the
Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture,
published by the Hunterdon Soil Conservation District and adopted
by resolution of the Hunterdon County Planning Board.
OFFICIAL SOILS MAP
The individual map sheets that are part of the Hunterdon
County Soil Survey of the National Cooperative Soil Survey of the
Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture,
published by the Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District and adopted
by resolution of the Hunterdon County Planning Board.
OFF SITE
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but
within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject
of a development application or a contiguous portion of a street or
right-of-way.
OFF TRACT
Not located on the property which is the subject of a development
application nor in a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
ON SITE
Located on the lot in question.
ON TRACT
Located on the property which is the subject of a development
application or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
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.
OWNER
An individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership
or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in the land
sought to be subdivided to seek or authorize development of land under
this chapter.
PARKING AREA, PRIVATE
Any open space used for the temporary storage of automobiles
and other vehicles, for the private use of the owners or occupants
of the lot on which the area is located.
PARKING AREA, PUBLIC
Any open area, other than a road or other public way, used
for the temporary storage of automobiles and other vehicles and available
to the public, whether for a fee or without compensation or as an
accommodation for clients, customers and employees.
PERCOLATION TEST
A test designed to determine the ability of the ground to
absorb water.
PERMIT
A certificate issued to perform work under this chapter.
PERMITTED USE
Any use which shall be allowed, subject to the provisions
of this chapter.
PERMITTEE
Any person to whom a permit is issued in accordance with
this chapter.
PESTICIDE
Any substance or mixture of substances labeled, designed,
intended for or capable of use in preventing, destroying, repelling,
sterilizing or mitigating any insects, rodents, nematodes, predatory
animals, fungi, weeds and other forms of plant or animal life or viruses,
except viruses on or in natural persons or other animals. The term
"pesticide" shall also include any substance or mixture of substances
labeled, designed or intended for use as a defoliant, desiccant or
plant regulator.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of 10
acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan
containing one or more residential clusters, which may include public
or quasi-public uses, all primarily for the benefits of the residential
development. Several proximate noncontiguous tracts may be included
in a "planned residential development," provided that a single site
plan application is filed for all the tracts, and further provided
that all such noncontiguous parcels are connected by Borough, county
or other public land available for use by the residents of the development.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
PLAT, FINAL
The final map of all or a portion of a subdivision or site
plan which is presented to the Planning Board for final approval in
accordance with this chapter.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
The preliminary map indicating the proposed layout of the
subdivision or site plan which is submitted to the Planning Board
for consideration and preliminary approval.
PLAT, SKETCH
The sketch map of a subdivision or site plan of sufficient
accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and classification.
RAINFALL EXCESS
The portion of rainfall which becomes direct surface runoff.
RIGHT OF DISCHARGE
A legally recordable instrument or agreement granting the
developer the right to discharge collected waters upon lands exterior
to the development.
SEDIMENT
Any solid material that is in suspension and is being or
has been moved by water, ice, wind, gravity or other means.
SEDIMENT BASIN
A barrier or dam built across a waterway or at other suitable
locations to retain sediment.
SIGHT TRIANGLE
A triangular-shaped portion of land established at intersections
in accordance with the requirements of this chapter in which nothing
shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner
as to limit or obstruct sight distance.
SIGN
Any device for visual communication that is used for the
purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public.
SIGN, ADVERTISING
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service or other facility conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than
on the premises where the sign is located.
SIGN, BUSINESS
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service or other facility conducted, sold or offered upon the premises
where such sign is located or to which it is affixed.
SIGN, FLASHING
A sign in which the artificial light is not maintained constant
in intensity, color or frequency at all times when such sign is in
use.
SILTATION (DETENTION OR RETENTION) BASIN
A temporary or permanent facility designed in accordance
with standards of the applicable federal, state, county or municipal
agencies to collect silt and eroded soil from the area of a development
and/or to retain stormwater runoff.
SITE
Any plot or parcel of land or combination of contiguous lots
or parcels of land.
SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE
A Committee, appointed by the Chairperson, of one or more
Planning Board members and municipal officials to review and make
recommendations on site plans.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92]
SLOPE
The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal,
usually expressed in percent or degree.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of whatever
origin that overlies bedrock and which can be readily excavated.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The governmental subdivision of this state which encompasses
this municipality, organized in accordance with the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 4:24-1 et seq.
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
A plan which fully indicates necessary land treatment measures,
including a schedule of the timing for their installation, which will
effectively minimize soil erosion and sedimentation. Such measures
shall be at least equivalent to the standards and specifications as
adopted by the Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District.
SOILS ENGINEER
A professional engineer who is qualified by education and
experience to practice applied soil mechanics and foundation engineering.
STORMWATER DETENTION
Any storm drainage technique which retains or detains runoff,
such as a detention or retention basin, parking lot storage, rooftop
storage, porous pavement, dry wells or any combination thereof.
STORY
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there
is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling
next above it.
STORY, HALF
A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall
plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more
than four feet above the floor of such story.
STREAM ENCROACHMENT PERMIT
A permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:16A-52 and 58:16A-55.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92]
STREET, ARTERIAL
A street which is used primarily for fast or heavy traffic
as designated on the circulation plan map of the Master Plan of the
Borough of Hampton.
STREET, COLLECTOR
A street which carries traffic from local streets to major
streets and has an average daily traffic (ADT) volume from 1,500 to
3,500.
[Amended 8-13-1984; 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
STREET, LOCAL
The streets of a residential development, necessary for circulation
within such development, providing access to abutting properties and
having an average daily traffic (ADT) volume less than 1,500.
[Amended 8-13-1984]
STREET, MAJOR
A street which is used primarily for fast or heavy traffic
as designated on the circulation map of the Master Plan of the Borough
of Hampton or which has an average daily traffic (ADT) volume over
3,500.
[Added 8-13-1984; amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
STRIPPING
Any activity which removes or significantly disturbs the
vegetative surface cover, including the removal of trees.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy,
use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface
of land or water, including house trailers, other forms of portable
and temporary homes and septic disposal systems which are not accessory
to the use of another structure on the same lot.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
A Committee of at least three Planning Board members appointed
by the Chairman of the Board for the purpose of reviewing minor subdivisions.
TEMPORARY PROTECTION
Improvements required by the Planning Board to provide for
the stabilization of erosive or sediment-producing areas in order
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens.
TOPSOIL
The surface soil and soil material to a depth of six inches
tillage, its equivalent in cultivated soil or the original or present
A horizon plus B horizon (if in the top six inches), as defined by
the National Cooperative Soil Survey of the United States Department
of Agriculture, before its removal or displacement for any purposes
whatsoever. "Topsoil" shall be capable of supporting vegetation indigenous
to the area.
TOWNHOUSE
A one-family attached dwelling unit that shares one or more
walls with other dwelling units. Each dwelling unit has separate access
to the outdoors.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
TRACT
An area of land composed of one or more lots having sufficient
dimension and area to make one development meeting the requirements
of this chapter for the use(s) intended. A tract may include lots
separated by a public road. It may include environmentally sensitive
lands.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 13-88]
TRAILER
A vehicle used for carrying people, material or objects or
for working, living or sleeping purposes and standing on wheels or
on rigid supports.
USE
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed,
arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
VEGETATIVE PROTECTION
Stabilization of erosive or sediment-producing areas by covering
the soil with permanent or short-term seeding, mulching or sodding.
VEHICLE, MOTOR
A self-propelled device which is licensed as a motor vehicle
by the State of New Jersey.
VEHICULAR SALES AREA
An open area, other than a right-of-way or public parking
area, used for display, sale or rental of new or used vehicles in
operable condition and where no repair work is done.
WATER BODY
A natural or artificial collection of water, whether permanent
or temporary.
WATER-CARRYING CAPACITY
The ability of a channel or floodway to transport flow as
determined by its shape, cross-sectional area, bed slope and coefficent
of hydraulic friction.
WATERCOURSE
Any natural or artificial watercourse, stream, river, creek,
ditch, channel, canal, conduit, culvert, drain, waterway, gully, ravine
or wash in which water flows in a definite direction or course, either
continuously or intermittently, and which has a definite channel,
bed and banks, and shall include any area adjacent thereto subject
to inundation by reason of overflow or floodwater.
YARD
An open space which lies between the principal or accessory
building and the nearest lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from
the ground upward except as permitted in this chapter.
(1)
YARD, MINIMUM FRONTAn open space extending to the full width of the lot, measured from and at right angles to the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be specified elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
YARD, MINIMUM REARA yard extending across the full width of the lot, measured from and at right angles to the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be specified elsewhere in this chapter.
(3)
YARD, MINIMUM SIDEAn open, unoccupied space measured from and at right angles to the side lot line of the lot and extending from the minimum front yard to the minimum rear yard, except as may be specified elsewhere in the chapter.
ZONING PERMIT
A document signed by the Zoning Officer which is required
by this chapter as a condition precedent to the commencement of a
use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion
or installation of a structure or building and which acknowledges
that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions
of this chapter or a variance therefrom authorized pursuant to statute
and/or ordinance.