As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AFFORDABLE HOUSINGAffordable housing is defined in this article as it is defined in the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq., as same may be amended from time to time. Should the New Jersey Fair Housing Act be amended to permit a municipality to meet all or some portion of its affordable housing obligation through the provision of workforce housing, as this term is defined in the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, then in this article "affordable housing" also means "workforce housing" to the extent said housing can meet the affordable housing obligation of the Township.
ARBORAn open framework structure that forms a shelter, gateway framework or bower. Its primary purpose is to be a semi-architectural place for climbing plants to grow, while providing shaded seating, directional form to frame a view or to create a private out-of-doors area. An arbor can be arched or square-topped. It differs from a gazebo in that its roof area is open to the elements, while a gazebo traditionally has a solid roof that protects those seated beneath it from the elements.
ARCADEA structure providing shade, cover or protection from the elements, extending over a sidewalk or square, open to the street except for supporting columns, piers or arches. Arcades shall have a minimum clear height of 11 feet over a sidewalk and a minimum clear width of 10 feet from the front of an adjacent building to the inside face of the columns supporting the arcade. The area within an arcade shall be open to public access. Supporting columns/piers shall be located no more than 230 inches from the back of the curb. Where an arcade is built, the requirement for street trees is waived for that street frontage.
ARCHAn opening in a building or wall through which pedestrians or vehicles may pass. Building area over arches may contain walkways, hallways or habitable space as the case may be and shall be not less than nine feet over pedestrian ways and 15 feet over vehicular drives or streets. Arches may also cross streets at a height of not less than 15 feet and shall provide for vehicular and pedestrian passage in such instances.
AWNINGAn ancillary lightweight structure usually of canvas, cantilevered from a facade providing shade to the fenestration and spatial containment to the pedestrian. Awnings, to be an effective adjunct to a shop front, must thoroughly overlap the sidewalk and adhere to provisions found in the comprehensive sign plan. Awnings may also be permitted to extend to the curbline and shall be permitted to have structural supports that touch down within the furniture zone of the street.
BALCONY/BALCONETTEAn exterior platform projecting from the front, side or rear of a building. Balconies/balconettes must be surrounded by balustrades (railings).
BIOSWALELandscape element designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff water. It consists of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap. The water's flow path, along with the wide and shallow ditch, are designed to maximize the time water spends in the swale, which aids in the trapping of pollutants and silt.
BLOCKA contiguous grouping of private lots, passages, rear lanes and alleys, surrounded by public streets.
BREEZEWAYA covered passage one or more stories in height connecting a principal building and an accessory building.
BUILDABLE AREAThe area within a lot that can be occupied by buildings. Buildable area sets the limits of the building footprint.
COLONNADEA roof or building structure, extending over the sidewalk, open to the street and sidewalk except for supporting columns or piers.
COMMERCIAL MIXED USEA building that contains dwellings and/or office located above ground-floor commercial or retail use in a compact setting that may or may not share infrastructure such as parking.
CORNICEThe topmost element, composed of moldings, for an entablature, or used alone at the roofline or where walls abut ceilings.
COURTAn open, unoccupied space bounded on more than two sides by the walls of a building. An inner court is a court entirely surrounded by the exterior walls of a building, and an outer court is a court having one side open to a street, alley, yard, or other permanently open space.
DECORATIVE PAVINGPaving that is made up of solid, precise, modular units, stamped concrete, scored concrete, seeded concrete, colored concrete or any combination of the above.
DORMERA structure located within a roof providing a perpendicular plane to the roof and generally containing a window or other ventilation for the space below. Dormers are permitted and do not count against the building story height restrictions, so long as they do not break the main eave line and are individually less than 15 feet wide and collectively less than 30% of the unit's width.
DUPLEX LOFTA dwelling unit, with a private entrance, on an individual lot, attached horizontally in a linear arrangement to another dwelling unit on a separate individual lot, separated horizontally from the adjoining dwelling unit by a wall extending vertically from the foundation of the dwelling unit through the roof of the dwelling unit. The two adjoining units shall be connected to each other by a ceiling and/or a floor, which ceiling and/or floor extending from the exterior wall of one unit to the exterior wall of the adjoining unit and which ceiling and/or floor are/is solid, continuous and unbroken except for a common stairwell or elevator serving one or both of the units.
DWELLING UNIT or UNITA residential space designed to be occupied by a single household and which contains, at a minimum, a kitchen, bathroom and other living space.
EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTAny establishment or business where food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, are sold for consumption on the premises, normally to patrons seated or standing within an enclosed building on the premises. Eating and drinking establishments may include commercial recreation facilities as an adjunct to business within the same enclosed building.
EAVEThe junction of a wall of a building and an overhanging roof. In order to encourage pitched roofs, the designated maximum building height may be measured to the eave, not to the top of the roof.
ENTABLATUREAn elaborated horizontal band along the exterior of a building. Used primarily just beneath the roofline, sometimes used on the facade between floors.
ESTIMATED ENERGY DEMANDThe quantity of electricity projected to be consumed by a use, building or structure as determined by the Office of Clean Energy estimated energy demand calculator or similar calculator or tools used for determining load demand, including those utilized to obtain electric service from a utility company.
FACADEA building face or wall.
FACADE, PRIMARYA building face or wall that faces a public street or parking area containing more than 300 spaces.
FACADE, SECONDARYA building face or wall that faces an interior courtyard, parking area, service area, alley or rear of the building.
FASCIAA projecting flat horizontal member or molding, also part of a classical entablature.
FENESTRATIONAn opening in the building wall allowing light and views between interior and exterior spaces. Fenestration is measured as glass area for occupied buildings and as open area for parking structures.
FRIEZEAn ornamental element, applied to the top of a horizontal segment of a mantelpiece, with side supports serving as pilasters.
GABLEThe part of the end wall of a building between the eaves and a pitched or gambrel roof. The gable orientation shows the vertical triangular plane rather than the slope side of the roof.
GARAGE ENTRYAn opening in the building facade and/or street wall where vehicles may enter the block interior for general parking and business servicing. Garage entries shall not exceed 14 feet clear height and 24 feet clear width and shall not be sited within 200 feet of another garage entry on the same block.
GREENWAYAn open space corridor in largely natural conditions which may include trails for bicycles and pedestrians.
HOUSEHOLDOne or more persons living together.
INDOOR RECREATION FACILITYA building or use providing for indoor play, athletic events, competitions, practice, training and play equipment, athletic training and related activities. Said uses may include eating and drinking establishments.
KIOSKAn enclosed structure used for the sale of goods, services, food or beverages. Kiosks may be located in civic plazas and squares and shall be located a minimum of two feet from any curbline.
LARGE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTRetail uses in excess of 50,000 square feet. Large retail establishments (LRE) which may be either one story or two stories in height, may include uses such as, but not limited to, membership warehouse clubs, including the sale of motor fuels and the washing and service of motor vehicles, home improvement stores, including lumber sales and garden centers, and general retail sales of goods and services.
LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design Program sponsored by the United States Green Building Council to promote energy-efficient design of buildings and places.
LEED CERTIFICATIONA project or building that is designed to achieve LEED certification is one that provides site or building elements that would earn at least 40 points, according to the standards of LEED for New Construction 2009 v.3.0, or LEED for Retail 2009 v.3.0, as the case may be, as determined by the Township Planner, to exercise any of the density bonuses provided under this article. Submission to the U.S. Green Building Council is not required to exercise the density bonuses.
LINTELThe topmost horizontal member over an opening, which helps carry weight of the vertical structure above it.
LOFT FLATA building or portion thereof comprised of three or more dwelling units which may or may not share common entrances and other spaces.
MIXED-USE RETAIL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGA building of two or more stories comprised of mixed use retail commercial uses and/or large retail establishments on the ground floor and other permitted uses located predominantly on upper or nonground floors.
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGA building of two or more stories comprised of dwelling units which share common facilities and which common facilities may include, but are not limited to, halls, entrances, storage, garbage disposal or parking.
PARAPETA low wall encircling the perimeter of a flat building roof, generally used to screen roof-mounted mechanical equipment.
PEDIMENTA crowning triangular element at the face of a roof or above a door opening.
PERGOLASimilar to arbors, which include an open framework structure that forms a shelter. However, pergolas are commonly used to provide directional form over walkways or to create a private outdoor seating or patio area.
PERMITTED PROJECTIONBuilding elements that may be permitted to extend over setback lines and street rights-of-way, including eaves not more than 36 inches; bay windows, architectural corner elements and other building areas, provided a minimum clearance over sidewalks and pedestrian ways of 12 feet is maintained; canopies and marquees, provided a minimum clearance of 12 feet is maintained over sidewalks and pedestrian ways; entry doors not wider than 42 inches; cornices, pilasters and building base courses not deeper than 24 inches; planters not deeper than 36 inches; stoops and entry stairs not deeper than 42 inches; balconies and balconettes above the ground floor, not deeper than 60 inches; flag poles not located at the ground floor, not projecting more than 10 feet; awnings, porticos, porte cocheres, and other building elements incorporated for visual interest and diversity.
PILASTERA thin square column attached to a wall or to the corners of a building, which matches the details of accompanying freestanding columns.
PLANTERThe element of the public streetscape, typically a pot or vessel, which accommodates trees and/or other landscape plantings. Planters may be continuous or individual.
PORCHA covered but unenclosed projection from the main wall of a building that may or may not use columns or other ground supports for structural purposes.
PORTE COCHEREA covered roof extending off the building facade which allows a vehicle to park underneath it and passengers to access the building without being exposed to the elements. Porte cochere may extend over street areas at a minimum height of 14 feet.
PORTICOAn open-sided structure attached to a building, sheltering an entrance or serving as a semienclosed space.
RAIN GARDENA planted depression that is designed to take as much as possible of the excess rainwater runoff from a house or other building and its associated landscaping.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATING EQUIPMENTEquipment and structures for the generation of renewable energy, including, but not limited to, solar panels, wind turbines, fuel cells, geothermal heat pumps and piping, and similar devices. Renewable energy generating equipment may be attached to a building or freestanding, and except for freestanding wind turbines, are exempt from height and setback requirements.
RESIDENTIAL FLATA building or portion thereof comprised of three or more dwelling units which may or may not share common entrances and other spaces.
SIGN A – FASCIA WALL SIGNSigns consisting of individual raised letters and logo forms that project no less than three inches and no more than 12 inches from the facade wall either attached to a panel or directly to the building wall. Wall signs may be oriented horizontally or vertically along a wall or pilaster. The painting of letters or logos directly on a wall surface shall be prohibited.
SIGN B – MARQUEE CANOPY SIGNSigns consisting of panels or letter forms that are attached or project above a vertical surface of an architectural marquee or canopy. They provide the main identity for tenants where an entry canopy is part of the base building facade.
SIGN C – FEATURE SIGNLarger format, multisided, illuminated projecting signs. These signs may be mounted perpendicularly to the building facade and/or diagonally on a corner, providing visibility from multiple directions.
SIGN D – PROJECTING BLADE SIGNProjecting blade signs are mounted perpendicular to the building facade or are suspended beneath an architectural canopy or marquee or arcade.
SIGN E1 – AWNING SIGNPrimary identification signage that consists of identity letters and graphics applied to the primary surface of the awning.
SIGN E2 – AWNING SIGNAwning sign used as a secondary identification signage; consists of identity graphics and letters on the valance of the awning.
SIGN, FREESTANDINGA sign which is located unattached to any building and structure. Freestanding signs may include pylon signs, residential identification signs, and project decorative identification signs.
SIGN G – WINDOW SIGNTenant graphics placed directly on or behind the glass of windows or doors. They can provide additional identity or be graphical elements to add interest. They may also be skeletal neon signs displaying the tenant's identity.
SIGN H – CHANGEABLE SIGNSigns that are promotional or seasonal in nature and fabricated such that imagery and information may be changed.
SIGN, ICONAn assemblage of alphanumeric characters, symbols or other graphics displayed to identify the site as a whole.
SIGN J – ADDITIONAL SIGN – TEMPORARY SIGNSigns intended to be displayed for a limited time and that do not attach to the permanent structure. Such signs are allowed in the building storefront frontage zone and furniture zone of the sidewalk.
SIGN J – ADDITIONAL SIGN – UMBRELLA GRAPHICSRestaurants and cafes that choose to use umbrellas as shading devices are permitted to incorporate graphics on the umbrellas. Said umbrellas must be kept in clean, neat and workmanlike condition and may only display graphics of the business or a product sold on the premises.
SOLAR PANELA device or group of devices attached to a building to provide passive generation of electricity from the sun.
SOLAR SCREENA device attached to a building to provide shading for glazed areas thereof.
STOOPA ground-floor entry platform at the front and/or street side of a building. Stoops, where required or permitted, may be roofed but they may not be enclosed.
SUSTAINABLEHaving the ability to accommodate and maintain population growth and economic expansion through intelligent design.
TEXTUREThe exterior finish of a surface, ranging from smooth to coarse.
TOWNHOUSEThree or more attached dwelling units, with each dwelling unit sharing at least one fire-resistant common wall with another dwelling unit. Each dwelling unit shall be between 18 feet and 36 feet wide and two stories to four stories in height. Each dwelling unit shall have its own front or rear access to the outside. Units may be stacked one over the other.
TRANSOMA horizontal window above a door or window, usually rectangular in shape.
TRELLISLightweight elements used for controlling the shape or to support climbing and other plants. In most instances, it is usually constructed on a flat plane, in a two-dimensional way, unlike an arbor, which is frequently a three-dimensional structure.
VERNACULARA regional adaptation of an architectural style or styles.
