This Part 5 shall be known and cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Chester."
A.
The purpose of this Part 5 is to guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in the Township in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; to secure safety from fire, panic and other natural and man-made disasters; to facilitate adequate provisions for community utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; to provide adequate light, air and open space; to promote conservation and environmental protection of land, water and air resources and to accomplish such other projects and purposes of zoning as are now and may be hereafter set forth in the enabling legislation.
B.
For this purpose, this Part 5 designates, regulates and restricts the location and use of buildings, structures and land for agriculture, residence or other purposes; the height and size of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered; regulates and determines the size of yards and other open spaces; and regulates and limits the density of population.
A.
General construction.
(1)
Words used in the present tense include the future. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular; the word "lot" includes the word "plot;" the word "zone" includes the word "district;" the word "occupied" includes the word "designed" and the phrase "intended to be occupied;" the word "structure" includes the word "building;" the word "used" includes the words "arranged" and "designed" and the phrase "intended to be used;" and the word "shall" is always mandatory.
(2)
The term "such as," where used herein, shall be considered as introducing a typical or illustrative, rather than an entirely exclusive or inclusive, designation of permitted or prohibited uses, activities, establishments or structures.
B. ACCESSORY APARTMENT ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE ADJOINING PROPERTY AGRICULTURAL LABOR HOUSING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PURPOSE OR USE ALTERATION APPLICANT APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT BASEMENT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT BUILDING BUILDING AREA BUILDING COVERAGE BUILDING ENVELOPE BUILDING HEIGHT BUILDING, PRINCIPAL BUSINESS BUSINESS UNIT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CELLAR CIRCULATION CLUB COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COMMON OPEN SPACE CONDITIONAL USE CONVENTIONAL COUNTY MASTER PLAN DAY SCHOOL DAYS DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT REGULATION DRAINAGE DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNIT EDUCATIONAL USE ELECTRIC VEHICLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT or EVSE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT EROSION FAMILY FARMSTAND FENCE, CLOSED FENCE, OPEN FENCE, SEMI-OPEN FINAL APPROVAL FLOOR AREA FRONTAGE GARAGE GOVERNING BODY HELIPORT HISTORIC SITE HOME BUSINESS PERMIT HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD IMPROVED LOT COVERAGE INTERESTED PARTY JUNKYARD KENNEL LAND LOT LOT AREA LOT, CORNER LOT COVERAGE LOT COVERAGE, IMPROVED LOT, FLAG(1) (2) (3) LOT LINE, FRONT LOT LINE, REAR LOT LINE, SIDE LOT WIDTH MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE MANUFACTURING MASTER PLAN MOTOR VEHICLE MULTIPLEX MUNICIPAL AGENCY MUNICIPALITY NONCONFORMING BUILDING NONCONFORMING LOT NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE NONCONFORMING USE NURSERY SCHOOL NURSING HOME OFFICE USE OFFICIAL COUNTY MAP OFFICIAL MAP OFF-SITE OFF-TRACT ON-SITE ON-TRACT OPEN SPACE OPEN SPACE, COMMON OUTPATIENT SURGICAL FACILITY PARKING AREA, PRIVATE PARKING AREA, PUBLIC PARKING SPACE PERFORMANCE GUARANTY PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING BOARD PLAT PRIVATE EVSE PUBLIC DRAINAGEWAY PUBLIC OPEN SPACE PUBLIC VIEW PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE EVSE QUORUM RECREATION AREA, COMMON RECREATION FACILITY, COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY, PRIVATE NONCOMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY, PUBLIC NONCOMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL DENSITY RETAIL SALES ROAD, PUBLIC SEDIMENTATION SIGN SIGN, ADVERTISING SIGN AREA SIGN, DIRECTIONAL SIGN, DIRECTORY SIGN, FREESTANDING SIGN, HOME OCCUPATION SIGN IDENTIFICATION SIGN, INSTITUTIONAL SIGN, NAMEPLATE SIGN, SALE OR RENTAL SIGN, TEMPORARY SIGN, WALL SIGN, WINDOW STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE STORY STREET(1) (2) (3) (4) STREET LINE STRUCTURE SUBDIVISION TEMPORARY STORAGE CONTAINER TOWNHOUSE URGENT CARE CENTER USE VARIANCE VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, PRIVATE VETERINARY HOSPITAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS, EQUIPMENT AND/OR TOWERS WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT COMPOUND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER YARD YARD, MINIMUM FRONT YARD, MINIMUM REAR YARD, MINIMUM SIDE ZERO LOT LINE HOUSE ZONING PERMIT
Specific terms. Certain words, phrases and terms in this chapter are defined for the purpose thereof as follows:
[Amended 6-2-1997]
A self-confined residential accommodation, including a separate kitchen, bathroom and sleeping quarters, which is located within a single-family dwelling.
[Added 3-7-1995 by Ord. No. 2:19K1-95]
A subordinate use or structure which is customarily incidental to the principal use or structure on the same lot.
Parcels of land which share a common property line or existing road right-of-way.
Residential dwellings, for the use of employees of an agricultural or horticultural purpose or use, which because of their character or location are not practical for and cannot be transformed into permanent housekeeping units for nonagricultural employees.
[Added 6-4-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-8]
Any production of plants or animals useful to man, including but not limited to: forages or sod crops, dairy animals or dairy products; poultry or poultry products; livestock, including beef, cattle, sheep, horses, ponies, mules or goats and including the breeding and grazing of any or all of such animals as provided for in this chapter; bees and apiary products; fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts, and berries; vegetables, nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products.
[Added 6-4-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-8]
A change or rearrangement in a structure or the structural parts of an existing facility or an enlargement, whether by extension of a site or by increasing in size or height, or by moving from one location or position to another.
A developer submitting an application for development.
The application form and all accompanying documents required by ordinance for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction of the issuance of a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 or 40:55D-36.
A story partly below ground level having more than 1/2 of its floor-to-ceiling height above the grade of the adjoining ground. Basement area may be included as part of the minimum required floor area for residence.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Chester established pursuant to Part 1, Land Use Procedures, of this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69.
A combination of materials to form a construction adapted to permanent, temporary or continuous occupancy or use and having a roof.
That horizontal ground area directly under a building, excluding cornices, eaves, gutters or chimneys projecting not more than 18 inches, steps, one-story open porches, bay windows not extending through more than one story and not projecting more than five feet, balconies and terraces.
The area of the projection of all roof areas on a horizontal plane.
The central portion of any lot lying between required yards and/or setback lines.
[Added 3-5-2002]
The vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade computed by averaging the grade at the four corners of a principal structure or the four most extreme points on the north, south, east and west sides of a principal structure, or at four points 90° apart for a circular structure, to the highest point of the structure.
A structure in or on which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is situated.
Any principal use permitted within the B and LB Zones.
Any interior area utilized for business operations, and which is owned or leased by a tenant.
A governmental acquisition of real property or major construction project.
A story partly above ground level having less than 1/2 of its floor-to-ceiling height above the grade of the adjoining ground. Cellar area shall not be included as part of the minimum required floor area for residence.
Systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement of people, goods, water, air, sewage or power by such means as streets, highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes and conduits and the handling of people and goods by such means as terminals, stations, warehouses and other storage buildings or transshipment points.
An organization, corporation or association operating solely for benevolent, charitable, fraternal, social, religious, recreational, athletic or similar purposes not for private gain.
Any type of vehicle used for commercial purposes and registered as a commercial vehicle with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, including but not limited to vehicles used to transport persons or property for compensation or used in the furtherance of and/or performance of a specific job or work function. This definition shall include any vehicle bearing advertisements or printed commercially related matter thereon. This term shall not include vehicles used for private or personal transportation.
[Added 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-01]
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 complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development.
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in the zoning ordinance, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.
Development other than planned development.
A composite of the Master Plan for the physical development of Morris County, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter adopted by the County Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-2 and 40:27-4.
A school designed to provide daytime instruction for two or more children above the age of six years and having no boarding students.
Calendar days.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase or any other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure or of any mine, excavation or landfill and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure or land or extension of use of land for which permission may be required pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, site plan ordinance, Official Map ordinance or other municipal regulation of the use and development of land or amendment thereto, adopted and filed pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.[1]
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means and including control of runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development and means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.
Two or more dwelling units in a single structure.
One or more rooms providing living facilities for one family, including equipment for cooking and sanitary facilities.
Public, parochial and private elementary and secondary schools duly licensed by the State of New Jersey, attendance at which is a sufficient compliance with the compulsory education requirements of the state. Educational uses shall also include institutions of higher education duly licensed by the State Department of Higher Education.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally charged on-board battery.
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics, transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces, point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging station."
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
A municipal advisory body created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.[2]
A written report, prepared in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, which identifies the environmental, social and economic conditions which may be changed, and the extent to which they may be changed, by a proposed development.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.
One or more persons occupying dwelling accommodations as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit residing together and utilizing all rooms and cooking facilities in common on a domestic and permanent basis.
[Added 3-7-1995 by Ord. No. 2:19K1-95]
A structure having a ground floor area not to exceed 700 square feet and having no more than three permanent exterior walls, which is utilized to sell products from farms devoted to agricultural and/or horticultural uses.
[Added 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 2:19U-90; amended 11-15-1994 by Ord. No. 2:19H1-94]
A fence constructed in such a way that more than 50% of its surface area obstructs a view through the fence, from a position perpendicular to the fence. Examples include, but are not limited to, solid picket, board, board and batten, louver panel, staggered board, panel, and one-by-four wood screens.
[Added 7-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
A fence constructed in such a way that no more than 25% of its surface area obstructs a view through the fence, from a position perpendicular to the fence. Examples include, but are not limited to, slip rail, contemporary rail, wire mesh, mesh fabric, and rail and wire mesh.
[Added 7-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
A fence constructed in such a way that between 25% and 50% of its surface area obstructs a view through the fence, from a position perpendicular to the fence. Examples include, but are not limited to, one-by-two wooden screens and contemporary picket fences.
[Added 7-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
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 posted for their completion or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guaranties.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several stories of a building. Floor areas shall not include cellar space, floor space where the average floor-to-ceiling height is less than seven feet, and porches, breezeways and garages.
The width of a lot measured at the street line.
A building or roofed structure primarily intended for storage of one or more vehicles maintained for the resident occupant of the premises and in which no service is rendered to the public or business conducted.
The Township Council of the Township of Chester.
An area of defined dimensions designated for the landing and takeoff of helicopters and used solely for that purpose.
Any building, structure, area or property that is significant in the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of this state, its communities or the nation and has been so designated by law.
A permit issued upon application and payment of fee to the Zoning Officer for the conduct of a home occupation or professional business office in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5 or R-10 Zone.
[Amended 3-5-2002]
A building used for the diagnosis, treatment or other care of human ailments.
Synonymous with "family."
[Amended 3-7-1995 by Ord. No. 2:19K1-95]
That portion of a lot which is improved or is proposed to be improved with principal and accessory buildings or structures or driveways, parking lots, pedestrian walkways, signs or any man-made improvements of the ground surface. See "building coverage."
Any person, whether residing within or without the Township, whose right to use, acquire or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under this chapter, or whose rights to use, acquire or enjoy property under this chapter or under any law of this state or of the United States have been denied, violated or infringed by an action or a failure to act under this chapter.[3]
Any area or structure used for the storage, sale, processing or abandonment of junk, such as scrap metal, glass or paper or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of any inoperable mechanical equipment, machinery or vehicles or parts thereof.
An establishment where more than six dogs, each over six months old, are kept or harbored.
Includes improvements and fixtures on, above or below the surface.
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.
An area of land which is determined by the limits of the lot lines bounding that area, excluding any portion contained in a street right-of-way.
A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street, such streets or parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135°. The point of intersection of the street side lines is the corner.
That percentage of a lot covered by the total building area of all buildings situated on the lot.
That portion of a lot which is improved or is proposed to be improved with principal and accessory buildings, structures such as driveways, parking lots, pedestrian walkways, signs and other man-made improvements on the ground surface.
An individual lot with less than a required lot width as permitted for one-family residential use in the R-10, R-5, R-3 or R-2 Zones, which lot and its subdivision are subject to the approval by the Planning Board based on compatibility with the present and future development of adjacent lands in which lot shall be subject to the following requirements:
[Amended 3-5-2002; 6-2-1997]
The entire lot, including the portion having less than the required width, must be in the same ownership.
The lot must have sufficient frontage on the street to permit the construction of a proper driveway connection with the street, and in any event must have at least 45 feet of such frontage. No part of the staff on any flag shall be less than 45 feet wide. Each flag lot will have its own staff within which a driveway can be constructed conforming to the requirements of Article 47, § 113-315 et seq. of this chapter.
All flag lots shall have an area exclusive of the flag staff area of at least two times the minimum lot area for the zone in which such property is located.
The lot line along the street right-of-way.
The lot line opposite, most nearly parallel to and most distant from the front lot line or the point at which the two side lot lines meet, as the case may be.
Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
The distance between lot lines measured parallel to the street right-of-way line at the most forward allowable building line or setback line; however, the frontage shall not be less than 1/2 the required lot width or 100 feet, whichever is greater, except in the case of flag lots.
Means the pre-wiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two EVSE and direct current fast chargers. Make-ready includes expenses related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment on a "plug and play" basis. "Make-ready" is synonymous with the term "charger ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c. 362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et seq.).
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
The treatment or processing of raw products and the production of articles from raw or prepared materials by giving them new forms or qualities.
A composite of the mapped and written proposals recommending the physical development of the Township which shall have been duly adopted by the Planning Board pursuant to Article 3 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A self-propelled vehicle or means of transport in or on which something is carried, conveyed or travels.
A residential building containing up to six single-family attached dwellings, in which each unit has individual access to the outside.
The Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Adjustment or the governing body when acting pursuant to this act, and any agency which is created by or responsible to the Township of Chester and one or more other municipalities when such agency is acting pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
The Township of Chester.
A building which its design or location upon a lot does not conform to the regulations of this chapter for the zone in which it is located.
A lot the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.
A structure the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.
A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.
A school designed to provide daytime care or instruction for two or more children from two to six years of age, inclusive, and operated on a regular basis.
Any premises meeting the standards of the New Jersey State Department of Institutions and Agencies for a nursing home.
The occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof for the transaction of business or the rendering or receiving of professional services.
The map, with changes and additions thereto, adopted and established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Morris County pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-5.[4]
A map adopted by the governing body pursuant to Article 5 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
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 within a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
Not located on the property which is the subject of a development application nor on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.[5]
Located on the lot in question.
Located on the property which is the subject of a development application or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.[6]
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.
An open space area with 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 complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development.
A facility providing surgical treatment to patients not requiring hospitalization. It is not part of a hospital but is organized and operated to provide medical care to outpatients. Patients shall be served solely on an outpatient basis, and no patients shall be kept overnight on the premises.
[Added 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
Any open area of private property 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.
Any open area, deck or structure, other than a street or other public way, used for the parking of automobiles and other vehicles and available to the public, whether for a fee, free or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
An accommodation for the off-street parking of one operable, registered motor vehicle.
Any security which may be accepted by a municipality, including cash, provided that a municipality shall not require more than 10% of the total performance guaranty in cash.
A building or part thereof in which or from which a service is rendered directly to the retail consumer, including, but not limited to, dry cleaners, barber and beauty shops, nail salons, shoe repair shops, photographic studios, on-premises repair of small household appliances, and instructional classes for physical fitness, dance, martial art, music, ceramics and similar activities.
[Added 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
Planned unit development, planned unit residential development, residential cluster, planned commercial development or planned industrial development.
The Planning Board established by the governing body pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.[7]
A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.
EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g., single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with no access to the general public).
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
The land reserved or dedicated for the installation of stormwater sewers or drainage ditches or required along a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water to safeguard the public against flood damage, sedimentation and erosion.
An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to the municipality, a municipality agency, the regional or local Board of Education, a state or county agency or any other public body for recreational or conservational uses.
Visible from a public thoroughfare, public lands or buildings, public pathways, trails or bicycle paths and navigable waterways.
[Added 6-2-1997]
EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park and ride, public parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking, nonreserved parking in multifamily parking lots, etc.).
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
The majority of the full authorized membership of a municipal agency.[8]
One or more parcels of land or water designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of the residents of a residential subdivision, cluster subdivision, apartment or townhouse complex.
A recreation facility operated as a business and open to the general public for a fee.
A club or recreation facility, operated by a nonprofit organization and open only to bona fide members of such nonprofit organization and their guests.
A recreation facility operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization and open to the general public.
A vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation that can be towed, hauled, or driven, and not for use as a permanent dwelling but rather as a temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping, and travel use, including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, self-propelled motor homes, boats, and boat trailers.
[Added 8-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-03]
An area to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing residential housing units which have a common or public open space area as an appurtenance.
The number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential land area, including streets, easements and open space portions of a development.
The sale of items on the premises directly to the consumer and not for resale.
A road which has been accepted and is maintained by the Township or any federal, state or county road.
The deposit of soil that has been transported from its site of origin by water, ice, wind, gravity or other natural means as a product of erosion.
Any device, structure or object for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of others.
Any sign which is owned or operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of outdoor advertising for direct profit gained from the rental of such signs or any sign advertising a commodity not sold or produced on the premises.
The area defined by the frame or edge of a sign. Where there is no frame or sign, the area shall be defined by a projected, enclosed, four-sided (straight sides) geometric shape which closely outlines the sign. In the case of a freestanding or monument sign, the sign area shall not include the area of the supporting post or posts unless they are an integral part of the design.
[Amended 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-07]
A sign which directs traffic, indicates parking, prohibits hunting, fishing or trespassing, designates public conveniences or displays other directions, warnings, instructions or prohibitions generally in the public interest.
A sign limited to the names and locations of multiple occupants of a premises.
A nonmovable structure made up of one or more signs, the structure of which is not affixed to a building, but is standing apart therefrom.
A sign publicizing a profession, trade, occupation or similar business conducted from the residence where the sign is situated.
Any sign used to advertise the business conducted on the premises where the sign is located.
A sign calling attention to a school, place of worship, hospital or similar public or semipublic institution.
A sign indicating the name or name and address of the occupant of the premises.
[Amended 6-4-1990 by Ord. No. 2:190-90]
A sign announcing the availability for sale or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located.
A sign promoting an event, a service, a cause, a preference or an opinion.
A sign affixed or painted on the wall of any building.
A sign affixed to or painted on a window, or which is intended to be viewed through a window.[9]
Standards adopted by ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65d regulating noise levels, glare, earthborne or sonic vibrations, heat, electronic or atomic radiation, noxious odors, toxic matters, explosive and inflammable matters, smoke and airborne particles, water discharge, screening of unsightly objects or conditions and such other similar matters as may be reasonably required by the Township or required by applicable federal or state laws or Township ordinances.
That portion of a building between a floor and ceiling, excluding cellars. A half story is that portion of a building under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than two feet above the floor of such half story.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way which is:
An existing state, county or municipal roadway;
Shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law;
Is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Recording Officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant to such Board of the power to review plats; and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
The line determining the limit of the street right-of-way rights of the public, either existing or contemplated. The street line is a line parallel to, and distant 25 feet from, the center line of the traveled way where there is no dedicated right-of-way.
A 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.
See definition of "Subdivision" in Part 4, Subdivision of Land.
An open or enclosed container that is used for the storage of refuse, construction equipment or materials, furniture or personal property that is not permanently attached to the ground and can move or be transported from place to place.
[Added 4-17-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-11]
A single-family attached dwelling with each unit having two common or party walls meeting firewall construction standards separating it from adjacent units on both sides, or one party wall in the case of a dwelling at the end of a group of attached dwellings. Each dwelling unit has individual access to the outside, and no dwelling unit is on top of another.
A use wherein urgent medical care medicine is performed solely within the confines of a building, which use is principally engaged in providing immediate walk-in, extended-hour access to acute illness or injury care by a licensed physician that is beyond customary medical office hours or availability of a typical primary care medical practice. Patients shall be served solely on an outpatient basis and no patients shall be kept overnight on the premises nor treated outside the confines of a building. Urgent care medicine is as defined by the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine.
[Added 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
The specific purpose for which land or a structure is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied, utilized or maintained.
Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 and 40:55D-70 of the Municipal Land Use Law.
Any vehicle other than a private vehicle.
Private passenger vehicles, private recreational vehicles, vehicles having no more than two axles and four wheels, and pickup trucks.
A place where animals are given medical or surgical treatment. Use as a kennel shall be limited to short-term boarding and shall be incidental to such hospital use.
Buildings and/or structures for the delivery of low-power wireless radio communications through a network.
[Added 6-2-1997]
A fenced-in area which houses any combination of wireless telecommunications structures, buildings, antennas, equipment and/or towers.
[Added 6-2-1997]
A vertical structure designed to support wireless telecommunications antennas, which may be of monopole or self-supported or lattice construction.
[Added 6-2-1997]
An open space that lies between the principal building or buildings and the nearest lot line.
[Added 4-17-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-11]
An open space extending across the full width of the lot measured from and parallel to the street right-of-way line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward. On corner lots, the minimum front yard shall be measured from both streets.
An open space extending across the full width of the lot measured from and parallel to the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.
An open space measured from and parallel to the side line of the lot extending from the minimum front yard to the minimum rear yard, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.
A single-family detached dwelling on a separate lot which is located at the edge of a lot, usually the side, so that the outside edge of one exterior wall coincides with the property line on that side.
A document signed by the Zoning Officer which is required by ordinance 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 the municipal zoning ordinance or variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal agency pursuant to Sections 47 or 57 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 or 70.
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Editor's Note: See § 113-28A(5).