This chapter shall be known as the "Glassboro
Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance."
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
a pattern for land development based on the Master Plan and to effectuate
the Master Plan and is enacted in order to encourage municipal action
to guide the appropriate development of land in a manner which will
promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the
people in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., as amended. This
chapter is intended to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other
natural and man-made disasters; provide adequate light, air and open
space; avoid a conflict with the development and general welfare of
neighboring municipalities, the county and state; establish appropriate
population densities and concentrations contributing to the well-being
of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and the preservation
of the environment; provide sufficient space for residential, recreational,
commercial and industrial uses and open space; encourage the location
and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow
of traffic while discouraging the location of such facilities and
routes which result in congestion or blight; promote a desirable visual
environment; promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural
resources and prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment
through improper use of land; provide procedures for planned developments
which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type,
design and layout of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational
development to the particular site; encourage coordination of various
public and private procedures and activities shaping land development
with a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more
efficient use of land; promote the conservation of energy; and provide
for maximum utilization of renewable energy resources.
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Any word or term not defined shall be used with a
meaning of standard usage for the context in which the work is used.
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The following words and phrases in this chapter are
used as defined in the Municipal Land Use Law:[1] applicant, application for development, Board of Adjustment,
building circulation, common open space, conditional use, conventional,
County Master Plan, County Planning Board, days, developer, development,
development regulations, division, drainage, erosion, final approval,
historic site, interested party, land, lot, maintenance guaranty,
major subdivision, Master Plan, Mayor, municipal agency, nonconforming
lot, nonconforming structure, nonconforming use, Official County Map,
Official Map, off-site, off-tract, on-site, on-tract, open space,
party immediately concerned, performance guaranty, planned development,
Planning Board, plat, preliminary approval, preliminary floor plans
and elevations, public areas, public development proposal, public
drainage way, public open space, quorum, residential cluster, residential
density, resubdivision, sedimentation, site plan, standards of performance,
street, structure, subdivision, variance, and zoning permit.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
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ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
ADVERSE EFFECT
AGRICULTURAL USE
ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS, STRUCTURAL
APARTMENT
APPLICATION
APPLICATION, COMPLETE
APPROVING AUTHORITY
ATTACHED
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
BASEMENT
BERM
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs)
BILLBOARD
BUFFER AREA
BUILDING
BUILDING COVERAGE
BUILDING HEIGHT
BUILDING LENGTH
BULK
CALIPER
CAMPER
CARTWAY
CELLAR
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMUNITY POOL
COMPLETE APPLICATION
CONSERVATION EASEMENT
CORNER LOT
DENSITY
DETENTION FACILITY
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
DRIVEWAY
DWELLING, ATTACHED
DWELLING, DETACHED
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
DWELLING UNIT
EVERGREEN TREE
FARM
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
FENCE
FLOOD FRINGE
FLOOD HAZARD AREA
FLOODPLAIN
FLOODWAY
FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
GARDEN APARTMENT
GASOLINE SELLING OR SERVICE STATION
GOLF COURSE
GOVERNING BODY
GROSS FLOOR AREA
GROUND COVER
HEDGE
HOME OCCUPATION
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
HORTICULTURAL USE
HOUSEKEEPING UNIT
IMPERVIOUS LOT COVERAGE
(1)Â
(2)Â
INDUSTRIAL OR OFFICE PARK
LOADING SPACE
LOT
LOT AREA
LOT, CORNER
LOT COVERAGE
LOT DEPTH
LOT FRONTAGE
LOT LINE
LOT WIDTH
MANUFACTURE
MINOR SITE PLAN
MINOR SUBDIVISION
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME PARK
MOTOR HOME
MULCH
NONCONFORMING LOT
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
NONCONFORMING USE
OFFICE
OFF SITE
OFF-SITE AND OFF-TRACT IMPROVEMENTS
OFF TRACT
ON-SITE SIGN
OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE, UNOCCUPIED
ORNAMENTAL TREE
PARKING AREA
PARKING SPACE
PARKING SPACE, RESIDENTIAL
PERSON
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
PLANNED UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAT
PLAT, FINAL
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
PLAT, SKETCH
PRINCIPAL USE
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
PROCESSING
PUBLIC PURPOSE
RECREATION VEHICLE
REMOVAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES
RESTAURANT
RETENTION FACILITY
REVERSE FRONTAGE LOT
RIGHT-OF-WAY
SCHOOL
SCREEN
SENIOR CITIZEN DWELLING UNIT
SETBACK LINE
SERVICE STATION
SHADE TREE
SHOPPING CENTER
SHRUB
SIGHT TRIANGLE
SIGHT TRIANGLE EASEMENT
SIGN
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
SILTATION BASIN
SITE PLAN, EXEMPT
SITE PLAN, MAJOR
SITE PLAN, MINOR
SOIL
STOREFRONT
STORY
STREET
STREET LINE
STRUCTURE
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
SWIMMING POOL
TOWNHOUSE
TRACT
TRAVEL TRAILER
UTILITY
WAREHOUSING
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS
YARD
YARD, FRONT
YARD, REAR
YARD, SIDE
ZONING OFFICER
ZONING PERMIT
Certain phrases and words are herein defined as follows:
A subordinate use or building the purpose of which is incidental
to that of a main use or building on the same lot. Industrial and
commercial accessory buildings shall be located to comply with all
required setbacks for principal buildings around the periphery of
the lot. Any accessory building, structure, or use attached to the
principal building or use shall meet the zoning requirements for the
principal building, including but not limited to garages and carports.
[Amended 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16; 11-14-1995 by Ord. No.
95-20]
For applications to the Planning Board, the administrative
officer shall be the Planning Board Coordinator/Clerk. For Board of
Adjustment matters, the administrative officer shall be the Board
of Adjustment Secretary. For the issuance of permits required by this
chapter, the administrative officer shall be the Zoning Officer. For
other matters, the officer shall be the Borough Clerk.
[Amended 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
Development designs, situations or existing features on a
applicant's property, or any nearby property, creating, imposing,
aggravating or leading to impractical, unsafe, unsatisfactory or noncomplying
conditions such as a layout inconsistent with the zoning regulations;
insufficient street width; unsuitable street grade; unsuitable street
location; inconvenient street system; inadequate utilities such as
water, drainage, shade trees and sewerage; unsuitable size, shape
and location for any area reserved for public use or land for open
space in a planned development; infringement upon land designated
as subject to flooding; and the creation of conditions leading to
soil erosion from wind or water from excavation or grading, all as
set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38 and measured against the design and
performance standards of this chapter.
Land which is devoted to the production for sale of plants
and animals, including but not limited to forages and sod crops; grain
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 raising of any
or all such animals; bees and apiary products; fur animals; trees
and forest 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.
Any change in supporting members of the building or additions
to a structure requiring walls, foundations, columns, beams, girders,
posts or piers, or the moving of a structure.
A room or suite of rooms which makes up a dwelling unit in
a building having three or more such dwelling units, or where a dwelling
unit(s) may be over a store, or over or next to another dwelling unit,
except as distinguished from a townhouse.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
An application form completed as specified by ordinance and
the rules and regulations of the municipal agency and all accompanying
documents required by ordinance for approval of the application for
development, including, where applicable, but not limited to, a site
plan or subdivision plat, provided that the municipal agency may require
such additional information not specified in the ordinance or any
revisions in the accompanying documents as are reasonably necessary
to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary
for approval of the application for development have been met. The
application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such additional
information or any revisions in the accompanying documents so required
by the municipal agency. An application shall be certified as complete
immediately upon the meeting of all requirements specified in the
ordinance and the rules and regulations of the municipal agency and
shall be deemed complete as of the day it is so certified by the administrative
officer for purposes of the commencement of the time period for action
by the municipal agency.
[Added 4-17-1980 by Ord. No. 80-4]
The Planning Board, unless a different agency is designated
in the text of this chapter when acting pursuant to the authority
of the Municipal Land Use Law.
When used in conjunction with buildings and structures, this
term shall mean either physically attached or, if not physically attached,
separated by no more than four inches.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
Any premises used for the retail sale of gasoline, oil or
other products necessary for the maintenance and operation of motor
vehicles and for servicing and minor repairs thereof, but where no
vehicular painting and/or body work is done and where no junked or
unregistered vehicles are kept or stored.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
A mound of soil, either natural or man-made, used to screen
and visually separate, in part or entirely, one area, site, or property
from the view of another area.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
Operational procedures for handling, storage and disposal
of hazardous materials, and procedures and measures which are designed
to minimize the impact of certain activities or land uses on groundwater
quality.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
Off-premises lettered or pictorial advertising.
An area of land within a property or site, generally adjacent
to and parallel with the property line, to allow adequate screening
of view, noise, or activity taking place within the property or site
from adversely affecting adjoining properties, sites, or the public
right-of-way. Within any such buffer area, no buildings, structures,
driveways, parking or loading areas, or other uses of the land shall
be permitted unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A combination of materials to form a structure or construction
adapted to permanent or temporary occupancy or use.
The percentage of the horizontal area measured from the exterior
surface of the exterior walls of the ground floor of all principal
and accessory buildings and structures on a lot, relative to the total
area of the lot.
The vertical distance measured to the highest point of the
building from the average elevation of the finished grade five feet
from the foundation.
The horizontal measurement of any continuous building wall.
The cubic area of a building as measured using outside dimensions.
The diameter of a tree trunk measured, in inches, six inches
above the ground level for trees up to four inches in diameter and
measured 12 inches above the ground level for trees over four inches
in diameter.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A motorless chassis designed to be towed by another vehicle
or a temporary mountable structure designed to be placed upon another
vehicle, built as a single unit for temporary living quarters. Any
unit built on a chassis designed to be towed by another vehicle shall
be constructed in accordance with Federal Department of Transportation
Regulations and Standards and must have a current registration and
approved restoration based upon the licensing state. (See also "motor
home.")
The hard or paved surface portion of a street customarily
used by vehicles in their regular course of travel. Where there are
curbs, the cartway includes only that portion between curbs. Where
there are no curbs, the cartway is that portion between the edges
of the paved width.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
Development based on an overall density for the entire tract
allowing reduced lot sizes so that higher densities result in individual
segments of the tract, provided that the gross density of the entire
tract is not exceeded and open space preservation is an integral part
of the design.
Land or water, or a combination of land and water, together
with improvements, 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 swimming pool operated as a principal use on a lot and
which is open to the general public, whether privately or publicly
owned and operated.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
The submission to the approving authority containing all
the required information such as, but not limited to, the required
data on the plat, supporting documentation, fees and escrow deposits,
copies of deeds and easements, and other data required by this chapter
for the particular application. A submission missing any required
data shall be deemed incomplete unless the approving authority has
granted a waiver for the missing item(s).
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
Grant or grants to the municipality sufficient to permit
the municipality to fulfill the intent and purpose of the easement
as provided in this chapter.
A lot located at the intersection of at least two streets. (See § 107-40.)
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
A number expressing the permitted number of dwelling units
per gross area of land to be developed.
[Amended 7-26-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No.
88-25]
A stormwater system which temporarily impounds runoff and
discharges it through a hydraulic outlet structure to a downstream
conveyance system. While a certain amount of outflow may also occur
via infiltration through the surrounding soil, such amounts are negligible
when compared to the outlet structure discharge rates and are, therefore,
not considered in the facility's design. Since a detention facility
impounds runoff only temporarily, it is usually dry during nonrainfall
periods.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
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 mining, 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. For purposes of this chapter, "development" also means
those activities for which a construction permit is required.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
A committee of at least three Planning Board members, appointed
by the Chairman of the Planning Board with the approval of the majority
of the Board, for the purpose of reviewing subdivision and site plan
applications prior to action by the entire Board to determine whether
such applications comply with all ordinance provisions and to make
recommendations to the Planning Board for classification and action.
In the event that no Development Committee has been created, the functions
delegated to it shall be performed by the Planning Board.
A defined surface providing vehicle access to a street. A
driveway is not a road, street, boulevard, highway or parkway.
[Added 6-27-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-21]
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
A building containing one dwelling unit.
A building containing more than two dwelling units.
A room or series of connecting rooms containing cooking,
sleeping, sanitary and general living facilities for one housekeeping
unit.
A woody plant with one main stem and foliage which will remain
on the plant in its green condition throughout the year, and which
will exhibit a mature height of at least 12 feet to 15 feet.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
One or more lots with at least five acres, used for agricultural
purposes, and containing one dwelling unit.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
A commercial establishment where food and drink prepared
for immediate consumption is purchased at a counter or a drive-in
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.
[Added 8-14-1979 by Ord. No. 79-13]
Any structure or partition erected for the purpose of enclosing
a piece of land, or to divide a piece of land into two distinct portions,
or to separate two contiguous lots, or any portion thereof.
That portion of the flood hazard area outside of the floodway.
The floodway and any additional portions of the floodplain
of which improper development and general use would constitute a threat
to safety, health and general welfare. This shall constitute the total
area inundated by the flood hazard design flood.
The relatively flat area adjoining the channel of a natural
stream, which has been or may be hereafter covered by floodwater.
Natural streams include both tidal and nontidal streams.
The channel of a natural stream and portions of the floodplain
adjoining the channel, which are reasonably required to carry and
discharge the floodwater or flood flow of any natural stream. This
shall constitute the portions of the floodplain needed for the passage
of the floodway design flood without an appreciable rise in the water
surface profile.
The sum of the area of all floors of buildings or structures
compared to the total area of the site. For purposes of this chapter,
"floor" means "gross floor area" as defined herein.
A building containing three or more apartments, such building having a maximum height of two stories, except as allowed in § 107-34C.
[Amended 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
Any establishment, other than a public garage, supplying
or selling motor fuel from a pump or pumps, lubricants and automotive
accessories and providing maintenance and minor repairs for motor
vehicles, but not including body repairs or, under any circumstances,
the storage of inoperable or wrecked vehicles. For purposes of this
chapter, such a facility includes specialty service stations such
as mufflers, transmissions, tune-ups, tires, wheel alignments, brakes,
and oil and fluid changes.
An area of 75 or more contiguous acres containing a full-size
golf course at least nine holes in length, not less than three par
each, together with necessary accessory uses and structures such as
a clubhouse, dining area and refreshment facilities, provided that
their operation is incidental and subordinate to the operation of
the golf course.
The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Glassboro.
The total floor area in a structure measured by using the
outside dimension of the building at each story. The gross floor area
of individual units sharing a common wall shall be measured from the
center of interior walls and the outside of exterior walls. In residential
uses, the gross floor area shall exclude the areas of garage, attic,
open porch or patio, cellar, utility areas, heating and cooling rooms
and all portions of floor areas which have a ceiling height above
them of less than 7.5 feet. In nonresidential structures, the gross
floor area shall exclude areas used for utility and heating and cooling
and other mechanical equipment, but shall include all other areas,
including cellar and warehousing and storage areas, regardless of
ceiling height.
Low-growing (less than three feet) woody or herbaceous plants
that form a dense, mat-like covering of the area in which they are
planted, preventing soil from being blown or washing away, and minimizing
the growth of undesirable plants (weeds).
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
Several plants, usually planted in a formal line or row at
a very tight spacing, used to achieve a continuous line or mass of
foliage to screen, shield, separate or protect a lot(s) or portions
of a lot.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
The use of part of a detached single-family dwelling for
a permitted occupation. (See the applicable zoning and design and
performance standards of this chapter.[2])
An incorporated nonprofit organization operating in a development under a recorded land agreement. (See § 107-48 for applicable regulations.)
Land which is devoted to the production for sale of fruits
of all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries, vegetables, 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.
A family or a group of unrelated individuals living together
in one dwelling unit on a nonprofit basis on a fairly stable, rather
than transient, basis where the occupants share the ordinary tasks
of living in a dwelling unit, such as but not limited to cooking and
eating together, sharing inside and outside chores, and performing
other functional duties and activities akin to emulating family life.
The area of a lot covered by buildings and paved surfaces,
including, but not limited to, sidewalks, patios and decks, whether
constructed of blacktop, compacted stone (either mechanically compacted
or when placed in locations intended for vehicular travel), flagstone,
brick, concrete, wood, plastic, or similar material. For purposes
of this chapter, the maximum lot coverage shall be measured against
those areas outside the floodways, wetlands, detention basins and
similar stormwater management facilities.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20, 9-9-1997 by Ord. No.
97-8; 2-27-2007 by Ord. No. 07-08]
In-ground swimming pools shall not be counted
in calculating lot coverage, but any related patio, coping, deck,
etc., shall be counted in the lot coverage. For purposes of this chapter,
the maximum lot coverage shall be measured against those areas outside
of floodways, wetlands, detention basins and similar stormwater management
facilities.
Hardscape materials which allow migration of
water, such as porous or permeable pavers used in conjunction with
site landscaping and other ground cover, are permitted to exceed the
maximum impervious lot coverage by no more than 2%, in the aggregate.
A total tract comprehensively planned, designed and approved
for development whether or not the buildings are constructed in one
development phase or over a period of time, but where the streets,
utilities and lots and/or tenants' parcels are set forth on a plan
for the entire tract prior to construction of any portion of the tract.
As development takes place in accordance with the approved plans,
changes may be made in the plans for the undeveloped section to accommodate
subsequent land needs, provided that the modifications conform to
logical extension of installed segments of streets, drainage, utilities
and other facilities.
An off-street berth within a structure or in the open, but
on the same lot with a building or a group of buildings, for the temporary
parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
The area contained within lot lines but not including any portion of a street. The minimum lot area of a lot fronting on a street proposed to be widened in the adopted Master Plan shall be the minimum area required for the district in which it is located plus the additional area needed to anticipate the widening of the street. For purpose of this chapter, the minimum lot area shall be in a contiguous area and shall be located outside of floodways, wetlands and wetland buffer areas. Areas devoted to detention basin and similar stormwater management functions as set forth in § 107-42D shall not be counted as part of the lot area of a residential or a nonresidential lot, except that on nonresidential lots where the lot area, including the detention basin and similar stormwater management functions, is greater than five acres the detention basin and stormwater management functions may be counted as part of the lot area, provided that these facilities are not larger than 0.5 acre.
A lot having at least two adjacent sides fronting on intersecting
roads.
The area of a lot covered by buildings and paved surfaces,
with paved surfaces, including but not limited to sidewalks, patios
and decks, whether constructed of blacktop, compacted stone (either
mechanically compacted or when placed in locations intended for vehicular
travel, but excluding decorative stone use in landscaping unless underlain
with plastic), flagstone, brick, concrete, wood, plastic, or similar
material. In-ground swimming pools shall not be counted in calculating
lot coverage, but any related patio, coping, deck, etc., shall be
counted in the lot coverage. For purposes of this chapter, the maximum
lot coverage shall be measured against those areas outside of floodways,
wetlands, detention basins and similar stormwater management facilities.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20; 9-9-1997 by Ord. No.
97-8; 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
The shortest horizontal distance between the front lot line
and a line drawn parallel to the midpoint of the rear lot line. For
purposes of this chapter, the minimum rear yard shall be located in
a contiguous area outside of floodways, wetlands and wetland buffer
areas.
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured
along the street line. The minimum lot frontage shall be the same
as the lot width except that on curved alignments with an outside
radius of less than 500 feet, the lot frontage may be reduced to be
not less than 75% of the required minimum lot width. In the case of
a corner lot, either side may be considered the lot frontage, but
the front yard setback shall be met from all streets. For purposes
of this chapter, the minimum lot frontage shall be located in a contiguous
area outside of floodways, wetlands and wetland buffer areas.
Any line forming a portion of the exterior boundary of a
lot and is the same line as the street line for that portion of a
lot abutting a street. Lot lines extend vertically in both directions
from ground level.
The distance between side lot lines measured parallel to
the street line at the minimum building set back from the street line.
The minimum lot width shall be maintained throughout that portion
of the lot meeting at least the minimum lot area requirements. For
purposes of this chapter, the minimum lot width shall be located in
a contiguous area outside of floodways, wetlands and wetland buffer
areas.
A function involving either the processing or production
of materials, goods or products.
See "site plan, minor."
See "subdivision, minor."
A dwelling unit manufactured in one or more sections designed
for long-term occupancy consistent with BOCA Code requirements and
which is a structure of vehicular, portable design, built on a chassis
and designed to be moved from one site to another, and to be used
with or without a permanent foundation. For purposes of this chapter,
travel trailers and campers are not considered mobile homes.
Any plot of ground upon which two or more mobile homes used
for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located.
A self-propelled vehicular structure built as a single unit
on a chassis designed for temporary living and containing cooking,
sleeping, and sanitary facilities, and designed in accordance with
Federal Department of Transportation Regulations and Standards for
the Class Type Vehicle for Temporary Living Quarters. The vehicle
must have a current registration and approved inspection certification
based upon the licensing state.
A layer of organic material such as shredded wood or leaf
litter, placed on the surface of the soil around plantings to aid
the plant material by retaining moisture, preventing wood growth,
holding soil in place, protecting root systems, and providing a neat,
easily maintained surface immediately around the base of the plant.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
A place such as a building, room, or suite, in which activities
are limited to clerical work, communications duties, preparing reports,
keeping records and the like, in the transaction of business. In addition
to normal business offices, the term "office" is deemed to include
banks and financial institutions and medical practices (but not hospitals).
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
An area 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 contiguous portion of a street
or right-of-way.
Improvements made outside the lot in question or the original
tract, respectively, to accommodate conditions generated inside the
original tract as the result of the proposed development, which shall
include, but not be limited to, installation of new improvements and
extensions and modifications of existing improvements.
An area 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.
A sign placed on a lot that displays information related
to the user(s) of the site.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
An unoccupied grassy, wooded or landscaped area that is open
to the sky on the same lot with a principal and/or accessory building.
Improved sidewalks, paved paths or other pedestrianways, as well as
parking areas or traffic islands which are not landscaped or which
have a total area of less than 350 square feet shall not be considered
as unoccupied open space.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A woody plant which will exhibit a mature height of at least
12 feet to 15 feet, but usually not greater than 20 feet to 25 feet,
and which provides distinctive flowers, bark or leaf coloration, fruit,
or overall shape of unusual variety and interest.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
An open area, other than street or other public way, used
for the parking of automobiles and available to the public, whether
for a fee or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
Sufficient area for the parking of a motor vehicle whether,
in addition thereto, wheel blocks are installed within this area to
prevent the bumper from overhanging one end of the parking space.
The width and length of each space shall be measured perpendicular
to each other regardless of the angle of the parking space to the
access aisle or driveway. For purposes of meeting the minimum off-street
parking requirements of this chapter, the area and spaces needed for
either storing or displaying vehicles, trailers, or similar facilities
such as at an automobile dealership or in areas to accommodate company-owned
vehicles shall be in addition to, and distinguished from, the required
number of parking spaces.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
A storage area provided for the parking of a motor vehicle.
[Added 6-27-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-21]
Includes partnerships, corporations and associations as well
as individuals.
An area with a minimum contiguous acreage as specified in
the Zoning Ordinance[3] and an area to be developed as a single entity according
to a plan, containing one or more residential clusters or planned
unit residential developments and one or more public, quasi-public,
commercial or industrial areas in such ranges of ratios of nonresidential
uses to residential uses as specified by the Zoning Ordinance.
An area with a minimum contiguous acreage as specified in
the Zoning Ordinance[4] and an area to be developed as a single entity according
to a plan, containing one or more residential clusters, which may
include appropriate commercial or public or quasi-public uses, all
primarily for the benefit of the residential development as specified
in the Zoning Ordinance.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
The main purpose for which any lot and/or building is used.
The office of a physician, dentist, surgeon, lawyer, engineer,
architect, planner and land surveyor who is a licensed member of that
profession in the State of New Jersey.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-20]
A function involved in the manufacture of materials, goods
or products in which they are not physically changed except for packaging
or sizing.
The use of land that has been conveyed or otherwise dedicated
to a municipality, municipal agency, board of education, state or
county agency or other public body for recreational, conservation
or other public use.
See "camper."
The extraction for sale or other disposition of soil, timber
and/or minerals.
A commercial establishment where food and drink are prepared,
served and consumed. A restaurant shall not include a fast-food restaurant
as defined herein.
[Added 8-14-1979 by Ord. No. 79-13]
A stormwater system, which, similar to a detention facility,
temporarily impounds runoff and discharges its outflow through a hydraulic
structure to a downstream conveyance system. Unlike a detention facility,
however, a retention facility also includes a permanent impoundment
and, therefore, is normally wet even during nonrainfall periods. Storm
runoff inflows are temporarily stored above its permanent impoundment.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A lot which abuts a street in the front and a street in the
rear, where the driveway access is limited to the street in the front
of the building or use, and the street to the back or rear of the
building or use has no driveway access. (For "corner lot," see definition.)
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
The total width and length of the course of a street, watercourse,
utility alignment or other way and within which all improvements and
rights of access are confined.
Any building and grounds or portion thereof used exclusively
for education or uses accessory to education and having a curriculum
approved by the New Jersey Department of Education or New Jersey Department
of Higher Education.
A structure, berm or planting area which will provide a continuous
visual obstruction of a site or portion of a site.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A dwelling unit restricted to occupancy by persons age 62
and over, and where certain parking and other design waivers have
been granted in recognition of the age restriction.
A line drawn parallel to a street line or lot line and drawn
to the point of the building foundation nearest to the street line
or lot line. The minimum yard requirements shall be the minimum required
setbacks. All setbacks from public streets shall be measured from
the proposed right-of-way width as shown on the adopted Master Plan.
(See "gasoline service station.")
A woody plant, with one main stem, which will exhibit a mature
height of at least 20 feet to 25 feet and have a distinct head of
foliage.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
One or more buildings, or parts thereof, designed as a unit
to be occupied by one or more business enterprises for the conduct
of business and conducted as an integrated and cohesively planned
area development.
A woody plant (evergreen or deciduous) which exhibits a mature
height of at least two feet and usually not greater than 12 feet.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A triangular area at the intersection of two streets, or
a street and a driveway, where driver vision is unobstructed.
Grant(s) to the county or municipality sufficient to fulfill
the intent and purpose of the easement as provided for in the Borough's
provisions for site plan review.
Any announcement, declaration, display, illustration or insignia
placed in a position to be seen by the general public from any street
or public way.
A detached dwelling intended for occupancy by one housekeeping
unit.
A facility through which stormwater is directed and which
is designed to collect eroded soil from a designated area.
Site plan approval by the approving authority shall not be
required for single-family and two-family dwellings and their accessory
buildings, as well as accessory buildings to agricultural and horticultural
uses, unless such uses are located in a flood hazard area or involve
a home occupation. Interior building alterations which do not involve
a change in use or additional parking shall be exempt. Changes in
use which do not require an expansion of the building size or additional
parking or loading shall be exempt.
All site plans not defined as minor or exempt.
A site plan for a development requiring less than 10 parking
spaces as required in this chapter, or containing less than 2,500
square feet of floor area and not having more than 50% of lot coverage
provided the minor site plan application contains the information
reasonably required in order to make an informed determination as
to whether the requirements established in this chapter for approval
or a minor site plan have been met. Any site plan involving a planned
development, or any new street, or the extension of any off-tract
improvement which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42
shall be a major site plan.
[Amended 4-17-1980 by Ord. No. 80-4]
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin
that overlies bedrock and which can be readily excavated.
[Added 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
That wall, or portion of a wall, having an entrance for clients,
customers, and the general public giving direct access into the retail
or business space that serves clients, customers and the general public.
A wall or portion of a wall that gives access to storage or work areas,
or are for deliveries, private entrances, employee-only entrances,
or similar entrances that are normally restricted from use by and
are not normally used by clients, customers and the general public
shall not be considered storefronts.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
That portion of a building comprised between a floor and
the floor next above it. A half story is at the top of the building,
the area of which is less than the area of the story below it, and
the height of which shall not be less than 7.5 feet above at least
1/3 of the area of the floor when the room is used for sleeping, study
or similar activity.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever
would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on an adopted Master
Plan or Official Map, or as required by this chapter, forming the
dividing line between the street and the lot.
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy,
use or ornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface,
to include but not limited to, buildings, decks, patios, sheds, garages,
fences, swimming pools, signs, tennis courts, and walls.
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.
A subdivision of land that does not involve the creation
of more than three lots, including the remainder of the original lot,
provided that such subdivision does not involve a planned development,
any new street, or the extension of any off-tract improvement, the
cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42.
[Amended 4-17-1980 by Ord. No. 80-4]
Facilities constructed above or below ground having a depth
of more than two feet or a water surface of 250 square feet or more.
Impervious cover shall include all buildings, structures, equipment
and appurtenances thereto.
[Amended 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
One dwelling unit in a line of three or more connected dwelling
units.
An area of land comprised of one or more lots having sufficient
dimensions and area to meet the requirements of this chapter for the
use(s) intended. The land area of the existing streets shall not be
included in calculating the area of the tract.
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis designed
to be towed by another vehicle and as a temporary dwelling for travel,
recreation, vacation and other short-term uses, which structure may
contain cooking, sleeping, sanitary and general living facilities.
Services provided to a use, including but not limited to
sewage treatment, water supply, gas, electric, telephone and cable
television.
Any building, premises or land in which or upon which the
principal business, operation or industry involves the storage of
goods and materials.
Any exterior transmitting device mounted on a tower, building
or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic
waves, microwaves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies
(excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or
other communication signals excluding residential television reception
and residential satellite receiving dishes.
[Added 5-27-2003 by Ord. No. 03-18]
An open space extending between the closest point of any
building and a lot line or street line. In an apartment, townhouse,
industrial or office park complex, shopping center, or other development
where more than one building may be erected on a lot, yards shall
also be the open space extending between structures. All yard dimensions
shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight
street line, lot line or building facade or perpendicular to the point
of tangent of curved lines and facades. The minimum distance between
buildings in developments where there is more than one building on
a lot shall be the sum of the two yards of the structures, and in
no event shall two structures be closer to one another than the sum
of both side yards. For purposes of this chapter, the minimum yard
requirements shall be contiguous areas abutting the building, measured
away from the building, and not including any portion of floodways,
wetlands and wetland buffer areas.
The open area extending across the full width of a lot between
the street line and the building, including lots on curved streets
and corner lots, except that on lots with reverse frontage (see definition),
the rear portion of a reverse frontage lot, even though abutting a
street, shall be considered a rear yard. For apartments, townhouses,
industrial or office park complex, shopping center, or other development
where more than one building may be erected on a lot, the front yard
shall be measured from the designated building to an imaginary line
a designated distance away from the front of the building. For purposes
of this chapter, the minimum front yard shall be a contiguous area
abutting the building, measured away from the building, and not including
any portion of floodways, wetlands and wetland buffer areas.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
The open area extending across the full width of a lot between
the rear lot line and the building including lots with reverse frontage
(see definition) where the rear portion of the lot abuts the street
in the rear, but has no driveway access to the street in the rear.
For apartments, townhouses, industrial or office park complex, shopping
center, or other development where more than one building may be erected
on a lot, the rear yard shall be measured from the designated rear
of the building to an imaginary line a designated distance away from
the rear of the building. For purposes of this chapter, the minimum
rear yard shall be a contiguous area abutting the building, measured
away from the building, and not including any portion of floodways,
wetlands and wetland buffer areas.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
The open area extending from the front yard to the rear yard
and lying between each side lot line and the closest point of the
building. The side yard for apartments, townhouses, industrial or
office park complex, shopping center, or other development where more
than one building may be erected on a lot shall be measured from the
designated side of the building to an imaginary line a designated
distance away from the side of the building. For purposes of this
chapter, the minimum side yard shall be a contiguous area abutting
the building, measured away from the building, and not including any
portion of floodways, wetlands and wetland buffer areas.
The person administering and enforcing this chapter.
[Repealed 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 77-16]
