Words and phrases shall be presumed to have their ordinary meaning
unless specifically defined or interpreted differently herein. Disputes
concerning definition or interpretation of a word shall be resolved
by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms are
defined as follows: Words used in the present tense include the future;
words used in the singular number include the plural number, and words
in the plural number include the singular number; the word "person"
includes an individual, partnership or corporation; the word "building"
shall include the word "structure"; the term "used" shall include
the words "arranged, designed or intended to be used"; the term "occupied"
shall include the words "arranged, designed or intended to be occupied";
the word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the word "zone" includes
the word "district"; the word "premises" includes "vacant land"; the
term "shall" indicates a mandatory requirement and the term "may"
indicates a permissive action.
This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the City of
Port Republic and its citizens, shall be construed liberally to effect
its purposes.
[Amended 2-12-1980; 6-10-1980; 12-22-1981 by Ord. No. 12-1981; 4-13-1982 by Ord. No.
20-1982; 12-9-1986 by Ord. No. 73-1986; 11-14-1989 by Ord. No.
110-1989; 9-11-1990 by Ord. No. 08-1990]
A.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL USE
ACCESSORY USE
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
ALLEY
APPLICANT
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
APPROVING AUTHORITY
ATTIC
AUTOMOTIVE GARAGE
AUTOMOTIVE SALES BUILDING
AVERAGE NET RESIDENTIAL DENSITY (see "DENSITY")
BASEMENT (see "CELLAR")
BILLBOARD
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
BUILDING
BUILDING, HEIGHT OF
BUILDING PERMIT
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
BUILDING SETBACK LINE
BULK
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
CELLAR
CENTER LINE OF STREET
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
CHURCH
CLUB, MEMBERSHIP
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
COMMON OPEN SPACE
COMPLETE APPLICATION
CONDITIONAL USE
CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL
CONVENTIONAL
COUNTY MASTER PLAN
COURT, INNER
COURT, OUTER
CUL-DE-SAC
DAYS
DENSITY
DETACHED HOUSE
DEVELOPER
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT REGULATION
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE RIGHT-OF-WAY
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
DWELLING UNIT
DWELLING UNIT AREA
EMPLOYEES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
EROSION
FAMILY
FARM
FINAL APPROVAL
FLOOR AREA RATIO
FLOOR AREA, TOTAL
GARAGE, COMMERCIAL
GARAGE, PRIVATE
GARAGE, PUBLIC
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION
GOLF COURSE
GRADE
HISTORIC SITE, DISTRICT OR AREA
HOME OCCUPATION
HOTEL
IMPACT STATEMENT
INTERESTED PARTY
(1)
(2)
LAND
LANDSCAPE SCREEN
LANES, INGRESS AND EGRESS
LOADING SPACE, OFF-STREET
LOT
LOT, CORNER
LOT DEPTH
LOT, INTERIOR FRONT LINE
LOT LINE
LOT WIDTH
MAINTENANCE GUARANTY
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
MASTER PLAN
MINOR SUBDIVISION
MOBILE HOME
MOTEL
MUNICIPAL AGENCY
MUNICIPALITY
NET SITE AREA or NET RESIDENTIAL AREA
NONCONFORMING LOT
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
NONCONFORMING USE
OFFICIAL COUNTY MAP
OFFICIAL MAP
OFF SITE
OFF TRACT
ON SITE
ON TRACT
OPEN SPACE
PARKING SPACE
PARTY IMMEDIATELY CONCERNED
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
PERIMETER SETBACK
PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING BOARD
PLAT
PLAT, FINAL
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
PLAT, SKETCH
PORCH
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
PRELIMINARY FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
PUBLIC AREAS
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
PUBLIC DRAINAGEWAY
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
QUORUM
RECREATIONAL AREA
RENTAL
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER
RESTAURANT
RESUBDIVISION
RUNOFF, SURFACE WATER
SCHOOL, PRIVATE
SEDIMENTATION
SIGN
SITE PLAN
SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
SOLAR PANEL
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
STORY
STORY, HALF
STREET
STREET, ARTERIAL
STREET, COLLECTOR
STREET LINE
STREET, LOCAL
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS
STREET, MINOR
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION
STRUCTURE
SUBDIVIDER
SUBDIVISION
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
TENTATIVE APPROVAL
TRANSCRIPT
TRAVEL TRAILER
TRUCK FARMING
USE
USED CAR LOT
USE, PRINCIPAL
VARIANCE
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM
WINDOW, LEGAL
WIND TURBINE
YARD
YARD, FRONT
YARD, REAR
YARD, REAR, DEPTH
YARD, SIDE
YARD, SIDE, WIDTH
ZONING PERMIT
The following definitions shall apply throughout the City, including
the Pinelands Area; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict
between a definition of Citywide application and a Pinelands Area
definition, the Pinelands Area definition shall control in the Pinelands
Area:
A building detached from and subordinate to the principal
building on the same lot, the use of which is customarily incidental
to that of the principal building.
A use customarily carried on within a dwelling by the inhabitants
thereof, which use is incidental and subordinate to the residential
use. "Accessory residential uses" shall not be interpreted to include
the following: barber- and beauty shops, barber and beauty schools,
tearooms, convalescent homes, kennels or repair of vehicles. "Accessory
residential uses" will be limited to those specified in the zoning
districts of this chapter, subject to the standards therein.
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the main
use conducted on a lot, whether such accessory use is conducted in
the main or accessory building.
The City Clerk of Port Republic unless a different municipal
officer is designated within this chapter or by statute.
A minor way, which may or may not be legally dedicated, which
affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.
A developer submitting an application for development.
Application form and all accompanying documents required
by this chapter for approval of a subdivision, site plan, planned
development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction for the
issuance of a permit issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 and 40:55D-36.
Any board, body, authority or person within the City with
authority to approve or disapprove subdivisions, site plans, zoning
permits, construction permits or other applications for development
approval.
That part of a building which is immediately below and wholly
or partly within the roof framing, not generally used as living space.
Any premises used for the repair or servicing of vehicles,
but not including automotive wrecking.
A building used for the sale of, hire of or remuneration
from automotive and other vehicles and equipment. This shall be interpreted
to include auto accessory sales rooms but not the sale of junked vehicles
and equipment.
The number of dwelling units per acre computed by dividing
the number of dwelling units which the applicant proposes to build
by the number of acres in the development, excluding acreage devoted
to public streets.
A story partly underground but having at least 1/2 of its
height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement
shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height measurement
if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level
of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or if used for businesses
or dwelling purposes.
A sign which directs attention to a product, business, service
or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than upon the
lot on which such sign is situated, and designed in conjunction with
the sign standards of this chapter. In the Pinelands Area, billboards
shall be called off-site commercial advertising signs.
The Board established pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal
Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69, and this chapter, and sometimes
referred to as the "Zoning Board of Adjustment."
A combination of materials to form a construction adopted
to permanent, temporary or continuous occupancy and having a roof.
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation
of existing grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof
or to the deck line of mansard roofs or to the average height of the
highest gable of a pitch or hip roof. In no case will the ridge line
be greater than 10 feet above the building height or exceed 35 feet.
A document signed by the Construction Official which is required
by ordinance as a condition precedent to commencement of a use or
the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion
or installation of a structure or building and which acknowledges
that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions
of this chapter or variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal
agency pursuant to this chapter.
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use
of the lot, to which all other buildings on the lot are accessory.
An established line within a property defining the minimum
required distance between the face of any structure to be erected
and an adjacent right-of-way or street line.
The term used to describe size of buildings or other structures
and their relationship to each other, to open areas such as yards
and to lot lines, and includes the size, height and floor area of
buildings or other structures, the relation of the number of dwelling
units in a residential building to the area of the lot (usually called
"density"), and all open areas in yard space relating to buildings
and other structures.
A governmental acquisition of real property or major construction
project.
A story partly underground and having more than 1/2 of its
clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar
shall not be considered in determining the permissible number of stories,
nor shall it be considered in the calculation of habitable area as
called for in various residential districts. (See "basement.")
A line defining the center of the right-of-way of a street.
A statement signed by the Construction Official setting forth
either that a building or structure or swimming pool does or does
not comply with this chapter or that a building, structure or parcel
of land may lawfully be used for specified uses, or both.
A building used for public worship by a congregation, excluding
buildings used exclusively for residential, educational, burial, recreational
or other uses not normally associated with worship.
An organization catering exclusively to members and their
guests, including premises and buildings for social, recreational
or other athletic purposes which are not conducted primarily for financial
gain, provided that there are not conducted any vending stands, merchandising
or commercial activities except as required generally for the membership
and purpose of such club and within the property boundaries of such
facilities.
The City official designated to investigate alleged violations
of this chapter at the request of City Council and to report findings
of same to City Council.
An open space area within or related to a site designated
as a development and designated 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 of enjoyment of residents and owners of
the development, not including parking lots, streets, drives or other
vehicular buildings or structures.
An application form completed as specified by this chapter,
the rules and regulations of the municipal agency, the City of Port
Republic Checklist set forth in Appendix A81[1] and all accompanying documents required by this chapter
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 this chapter 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 this chapter and in the rules
and regulations of the municipal agency and shall be deemed complete
as of the day it is so certified by the City Clerk for purposes of
the commencement of the time period for action by the municipal agency.
[Amended 6-12-2007 by Ord. No. 07-2007]
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 district and upon the issuance of an authorization
therefor by the Planning Board.
The City official specified in the Building Code[2] and designated as such by the City Council with the responsibility
to enforce the provisions of the Building Code and those sections
of this chapter relating to building.
Development other than planned development.
A composite of the Master Plan for the physical development
of the county in which the municipality is located, 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 N.J.S.A.
40:27-4.
An open, unoccupied space enclosed on all sides by exterior
walls of a building.
An open, unoccupied space enclosed on not more than three
sides by exterior walls of a building.
A street with access closed at one end and with a vehicular
turnaround at the closed end.
Calendar days.
The number of dwelling units permitted in a development,
expressed in units per net acre, meaning acreage exclusive of streets
and land to be dedicated to the City of Port Republic or another government
agency. In the Pinelands Area, "density" means the average number
of housing units per unit of land.
One which has yards on all four sides.
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 other person having
an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, or the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any buildings 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 this chapter. In the Pinelands Area, "development" shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection B.
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 New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.,
and this chapter.
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by
drains, grading or other means, and includes control of runoff to
minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or
development and means necessary for water supply preservation or for
prevention or alleviation of flooding.
The lands required 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 therein to safeguard the public against flood damage in accordance with Chapter 1 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey.[3]
A detached building containing one dwelling unit only.
A building designed for or occupied by one family. (See definition
of "family.")
A building or entirely self-contained portion thereof which
contains complete housekeeping facilities for one family only and
which has no enclosed space for cooking facilities in common with
any other dwelling unit, except vestibules, entrance halls, porches
or hallways. The definition of a "dwelling unit" shall not include
a boat, trailer or other vehicle of any type nor a temporary shelter
such as a tent.
The area enclosed within the inside walls of the dwelling
unit with a finished floor-to-structural-ceiling height of not less
than seven feet six inches, excluding garages, porches and any spaces
located below the top of the foundation wall.
The greatest number of persons to be employed in the building
in question during any season of the year and any time of the day
or night.
A statement that provides information needed to evaluate the effects of a proposed project upon the environment of the area and shall include all those items referred to in § 160-91F of this chapter.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice and gravity.
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single
nonprofit housekeeping unit, whose relationship is of a permanent
and distinct domestic character.
Any tract of land containing at least five acres which is used for dairying or for the raising of agricultural products, forest products, livestock or poultry and including facilities for the sale of such products from the premises where produced, provided that "farm" shall not be construed to include commercial poultry and swine production, cattle feeder lots and fur-bearing animal farms and shall not be confused with truck farms. See definition of "truck farming." In the Pinelands Area, "farm" shall have the meaning of "agricultural or horticultural purpose or use" as set forth in Subsection B.
The official action of the Planning Board taken on a preliminarily
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 total gross floor area of a building on a lot divided
by the area of the lot.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of any
building or buildings on a lot, measured from the interior walls.
In particular, the "total floor area" shall be any basement or cellar
space which has been improved for residential purposes [but in no
case may that space which is included as part of the total floor area
exceed 20% of the total basement area], all space other than basement
or cellar spaces with structural headroom of at least seven feet six
inches and all interior balconies and mezzanines.
Any garage used for the housing, care, maintenance and repair
of motor vehicles.
A building accessory to a dwelling unit used for the housing
of not more than three motor vehicles.
Any garage not included within the definition of "private
garage" or "commercial garage."
All area of land and any structure thereon used for the retail
sale of motor fuel, lubricants and incidental services such as car
washing and the sale, installation and repair of tires, batteries
or automobile accessories.
An open area and its necessary buildings used for the playing
of golf of at least nine holes containing not less than 3,000 yards.
For buildings having walls adjoining one street only, the
elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall adjoining the
street; for buildings having walls adjoining more than one street,
the average of the elevation of the sidewalk at the centers of all
walls adjoining the streets; and for buildings having no walls adjoining
a street, the average level of the finished surface of the ground
adjacent to the exterior walls of the building. Any wall approximately
parallel to and not more than 20 feet from a street line is to be
considered as adjoining the street.[4]
Any site, building, area, structure or object important in
American history or prehistory, architecture, archaeology and culture
at the national, state, county, local or regional level.
A domestic use such as dressmaking, millinery or similar occupation customarily conducted entirely within the dwelling and carried on solely by the inhabitants thereof, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the character thereof or exert a deleterious influence upon surrounding properties. Excluded are such uses as a clinic, hospital, tearoom, tourist house, animal hospital, barbershop or any similar use. In the Pinelands Area, "home occupation" shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection B.
See "motels."
See "environmental impact statement."
In a criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding, any citizen of the
State of New Jersey.
In the case of a civil proceeding in any court or in an administrative
proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing
within or without the municipality, 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.
The surface and subsurface of the earth as well as improvements
and fixtures on, above or below the surface and any water found thereon.
A completely planted visual barrier composed of evergreens
or other plants as specified by district in a schedule available from
the Code Enforcement Officer.
A private roadway designed to accomplish easy access into developed parcels. Minimum roadway widths for ingress and egress lanes shall be: one-way, 18 feet, and two-way, 30 feet, or as described in Article XII, whichever is more stringent.
Any paved or otherwise surfaced off-street space available
only for the loading or unloading of goods, at least 12 feet wide
and 35 feet long with clear headroom of at least 14 feet and having
direct usable access to a street.
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed
or built upon as a unit.
A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets.
A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a
corner lot if straight lines drawn from the foremost points at the
side lot lines to the foremost point of the lot meet at an interior
angle of less than 135°.
The mean distance from the street line of a lot to its opposite
rear line, measured in the general direction of the sidelines of the
lot.
The dividing line between the lot and the street, except
in the case where a lot has no street frontage but abuts on the right-of-way,
then such right-of-way line shall be the front line of the lot.
Any boundary line of a lot.
The distance between the sidelines of the lot, measured along
the street line, except that where the lot fronts on the vehicular
turnaround of a cul-de-sac, the width shall be measured at the fifty-foot
front yard setback line and shall be a minimum of 100 feet measured
along a line all points of which are equidistant from the center of
the cul-de-sac, with a minimum of 35 feet measured along the street
line also being required.
Any security, other than cash, which may be accepted by the
City of Port Republic for the maintenance of any improvements required
by the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions.
A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for
the development of the City of Port Republic as set forth in the New
Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
Any subdivision containing not more than two lots, exclusive of the remaining lot or parcel, fronting upon an existing approved and improved street; provided that such subdivision does not involve any new street; will not adversely affect the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property; is not in conflict with any provision or portion of the adopted Master Plan, Official Map or this chapter; will not require the extension of any off-tract improvement, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to § 160-94; and does not involve any lot or portion of a lot which has been subdivided within the previous two-year period.
A dwelling unit manufactured in one or more sections, designed
for long-term occupancy and which can be transported after fabrication
to a site where it is to be occupied.
Any building containing more than 10 occupancy units which
are rented or hired out to transient clientele for sleeping purposes,
with parking places adjacent to the bedrooms, but also reached from
a common lobby.
A municipal planning board or zoning board of adjustment
or a governing body of a municipality when acting pursuant to this
chapter and any agency which is created by or responsible to one or
more municipalities when such agency is acting pursuant to the New
Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
The City of Port Republic.
An area of land devoted to residential buildings and accessory
uses on the same lots, such as informal open space, drives, parking
and service areas, but excluding land for public streets and nonresidential
buildings.
A lot the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter or revisions thereof 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. See § 160-8 of this chapter.
A structure the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter or revisions or amendments thereto 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. See § 160-8 of this chapter.
A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter or revisions or amendments thereto 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. See § 160-8 of this chapter.
A map, with changes and additions thereto, adopted and established,
from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
of the county pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-5.
A map adopted in accordance with the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq. See Article IX of this chapter.
Located outside the lot lines of the lot under review 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.
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.
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.
Any parcel or area of land or water essentially improved
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.
A space which, exclusive of driveways and turning areas,
is 10 feet wide and 20 feet long if an enclosed garage, or not less
than nine feet wide by 19 feet long if in the open, and which is accessible
for the parking of one vehicle. Required off-street parking areas
for three or more vehicles should be paved and have individual spaces
marked and shall be so designed, maintained and regulated that no
parking, backing onto or other maneuvering incidental to parking shall
be on any public street, walk or alley and so that any vehicle may
be parked or unparked without moving another.
For purposes of notice within this chapter, any applicant
for development, the owners of the subject property and all owners
of property and government agencies entitled to notice.
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 clear and unoccupied space extending along the entire lot
line at a depth specified in this chapter. The depth of the perimeter
setback area shall be measured at right angles to the lot line of
the property.
An area of a minimum contiguous size as specified by this
chapter, to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing
one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate
commercial or office uses, or both, and any residential and other
uses incidental to the predominant use as may be permitted by this
chapter.
Planned unit development; planned unit residential development,
residential cluster or planned commercial development, as may be permitted
by this chapter.
The Port Republic Planning Board established pursuant to
the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23, and this
chapter.
The map or maps of a subdivision or site plan which shows
the location, boundaries and ownership of individual properties.
The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which
is presented to the Planning Board for final approval in accordance
with these regulations and which, if approved, shall be filed with
the Clerk of the County of Atlantic for recording, in accordance with
law. A plat that receives final approval shall have been prepared
by a New Jersey professional engineer and land surveyor in accordance
with all of the provisions of Chapter 141, Laws of 1960.[5]
The preliminary map indicating the proposed layout of the
subdivision which is submitted to the Planning Board for tentative
approval and meeting the requirements of this chapter.
The sketch map of a subdivision of sufficient accuracy to
be used for the purpose of discussion and classification.
A roofed, open structure projecting from the front, side
or rear wall of a building.
The conferral of certain rights pursuant to the New Jersey
Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48 and 40:55D-49, prior to
final approval after specific elements of a development plan have
been agreed upon by the Planning Board and the applicant.
Architectural drawings prepared during early and introductory
stages of the design of a project, illustrating in a schematic form
its scope, scale and relationship to its site and immediate environs.
Public parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational
areas; other public open spaces; scenic and historic sites; and sites
for schools and other public buildings and structures.
A master plan, capital improvement program or other proposal
for land development adopted by the appropriate public body, or any
amendment thereto.
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 a municipal
agency, board of education, state or county agency or other public
body for recreational or conservational uses.
The majority of the full authorized membership of a municipal
agency.
A public or private space, including essential buildings
and structures, used for play and recreational space for individuals.
A procedure by which services and/or real or personal property
are temporarily transferred to another person for a specific time
period in exchange for remuneration.
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.
An establishment in which food and drink may be procured,
provided that such food or drink is to be consumed while seated at
a table, counter or a booth within the building.
The further division or relocation of lot lines of any lot
or lots within a subdivision previously made and approved or recorded
according to law, or the alteration of any streets or the establishment
of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved
or recorded according to law, but does not include conveyances so
as to combine existing lots by deed or other instrument.
Any overland flow of water across the ground surface.
A duly organized school, other than a public school, giving
regular instruction in subjects ordinarily taught in the public schools
and not under the jurisdiction of the school district but properly
registered with the State of New Jersey.
The deposition 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 or representation for visual communication used
as or which is in the nature of an advertisement, announcement or
direction, including any letter, word, banner, pennant, insignia or
trade flag, but excluding any public traffic or directional signs.
A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown
the existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including but not
necessarily limited to topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains,
marshes and waterways; the location of all existing and proposed buildings,
drives, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage
facilities, utility services, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting,
screening devices; and any other information that may be reasonably
required in order to make an informed determination pursuant to ordinance
requiring review and approval of site plans by the Planning Board
adopted pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-37 et seq., and this chapter.
A wind energy system, as defined herein, that is used to
generate electricity and has a nameplate capacity of 10 kilowatts
or less.
[Added 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
A solar energy system and all associated equipment which
converts solar energy into a usable electrical energy, heats water
or produces hot air or other similar functions through the use of
solar panels.
[Added 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
A structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose
of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy
by way of a solar energy system.
[Added 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
Standards adopted by ordinance pursuant to the New Jersey
Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65, regulating noise levels,
glare, earthborne or sonic vibrations, heat, electronic or atomic
radiation, noxious odors, toxic matters, explosive and flammable matters,
smoke and airborne particles, waste discharge, screening of unsightly
objects or conditions and such other similar matters as may be reasonably
required by the municipality, or standards required by applicable
federal or state laws or municipal ordinances.
That part of any building comprised between the level of
one finished floor and the level of the next higher finished floor,
or if there is no higher finished floor, then that part between the
highest finished floor and the top of the roof beams.
Any space partially within the roof framing where the clear
height of not more than 75% of such space between the top of the floor
beams and the structural ceiling level is seven feet six inches or
more.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway,
or which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law,
or which is approved pursuant to law, or which is approved by official
action as provided by this chapter, or which 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 include 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.
A street carrying traffic from collector streets.
A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the
major system of arterial streets. It shall include the principal entrance
street(s) of a residential development and streets for circulation
within such a development.
The dividing line between a lot and a public street, road
or highway or a private street, road or way over which two or more
dominant estates have the right-of-way.
A street which is used primarily for access to the abutting
properties.
A street which is parallel to and adjacent to an arterial
street or highway and which provides access to abutting properties
and protection from through traffic.
See "street, local."
Any change in the supporting members of a building or any
substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy,
use or ornamentation having a fixed location on, above or below the
surface of land or attached to something having a fixed location on,
above or below the surface of land.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership,
corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings
under this chapter to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself
or for another.
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or
more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale or
development. The following shall not be considered subdivisions, within
the meaning of this chapter, if no development occurs or is proposed,
including new streets or roads or the extension of water, sewer or
drainage lines or other municipal improvements: divisions of property
by testamentary or intestate provisions; divisions of property upon
court order, including but not limited to judgments of foreclosure;
consolidation of existing lots by deed or other recorded instrument;
and the conveyance of one or more adjoining lots, tracts or parcels
of land owned by the same person or persons and all of which are found
and certified by the administrative officer to conform to the requirements
of this chapter and are shown and designated as separate lots, tracts
or parcels on the Tax Map or atlas of Port Republic. The term "subdivision"
also includes the term "resubdivision."
A committee of at least three Planning Board members appointed
by the Chairman of the Board for the purpose of reviewing subdivisions
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and having such
other duties relating to land subdivision as may be conferred on this
Committee by the Board.
See "preliminary approval."
A typed or printed verbatim record of the proceedings or
a reproduction thereof.
A portable vehicular structure built on a chassis designed
to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation
uses, permanently identified as a travel trailer by the manufacturer
of the trailer and, when factory-equipped for the road, having a body
width not exceeding eight feet and a body length not exceeding 32
feet. "Travel trailer" does not include mobile homes.
Any tract of land used for the raising of agricultural products
and including facilities for the sale of such products from the premises
where produced. It includes the growing of the usual farm products
such as vegetables, fruit trees, grain and their storage on the area.
It does not include the raising of farm animals such as poultry, horses,
cattle, sheep and swine.
Any purpose for which a building or other structure or tract
of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained or occupied,
or any activity, occupation, business or operation carried on in a
building or other structure on a tract of land.
An area used for the storage and display of used automobiles
advertised for sale, including motorcycles, trucks or any other motorized
vehicle.
The main or primary purpose or purposes for which land, a
structure or a building is designed, arranged or intended or for which
it may be occupied or maintained under the Zoning Ordinance.
Permission to depart from the literal requirements of this
chapter pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-40, 40:55D-60 and 40:55D-70, and the provisions of this chapter.
A wind turbine and all associated equipment, including any
base, blade, foundation, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vein,
wire, inverter, batteries or other component necessary to fully utilize
the wind generator.
[Added 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
A window or portion of a window (including a window either
in addition to or as a substitute for mechanical ventilation) which
is required by any applicable law or statute or other City codes or
ordinances to provide light or ventilation to a room used for living
purposes.
Equipment that converts energy from the wind into electricity.
This term includes the rotor, blades and associated mechanical and
electrical conversion components necessary to generate, store and/or
transfer energy.
[Added 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the main building,
open and unobstructed from the ground upward.
A yard extending the full width of the lot and extending
from the front line of the main building projected to the sidelines
of the lot to the street line.
A yard extending the full width of the lot and extending
from the rear line of the lot to the rear line of the main building
projected to the sidelines of the lot.
The mean distance from the rear lot line or its vertical
projection to the part of the building that is nearest thereto at
any story level.
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between
the main building and the adjacent sideline of the lot.
The minimum distance between the side lot line or its vertical
projection and the side walls of the building.
See "building permit."
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A81 is on file in the City offices.
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Chapter 1 of Title 58 was repealed by
L. 1945, c. 22; L. 1979, c. 359; and L. 1981, c. 262. See now N.J.S.A.
58:1A-1 et seq.
[4]
Editor's Note: The original definitions of "historic district"
and "historic site," which immediately followed this definition, were
repealed 10-8-1991 by Ord. No. 06-1991.
[5]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
B.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OR USE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING
AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PURPOSE OR USE
ANIMALS, THREATENED OR ENDANGERED
CAMPSITE
CERTIFICATE OF FILING
COMMISSION
COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
CONTIGUOUS LANDS
DEVELOPMENT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
DEVELOPMENT, MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT, MINOR
DWELLING
ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINES
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES
FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
FORESTRY
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
HABITAT
HEIGHT
HISTORIC RESOURCE
HOME OCCUPATION
HYDROPHYTES
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
INTERIM RULES AND REGULATIONS
LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
PARCEL
PERSON
PINELANDS AREA
PINELANDS DEVELOPMENT CREDIT
PINELANDS DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
PINELANDS RESOURCE-RELATED USE
PLANTS, THREATENED OR ENDANGERED
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
RECOMMENDED MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
RECORD TREE
RECREATIONAL FACILITY, INTENSIVE
RECREATIONAL FACILITY, LOW-INTENSIVE
RESOURCE EXTRACTION
SEASONAL HIGH-WATER TABLE
SIGN
SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
UTILITY DISTRIBUTION LINES
WETLANDS
WETLANDS MANAGEMENT
WETLAND SOILS
In addition to the definitions in Subsection A above, the following definitions shall apply to the Pinelands Area of the City of Port Republic. In the event of a conflict between a definition of Citywide application and a Pinelands Area definition, the Pinelands Area definition shall control in the Pinelands Area.
A structure or use which:
Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or a principal
use, including but not limited to the production, harvesting and storage
as well as washing, grading and packaging of unprocessed produce grown
on site;
Is subordinate in area, extent and purposes to the principal
structure or principal building or a principal use served;
Contributes primarily to the comfort, convenience or necessity
of the occupants, business or industry of the principal structure
or principal use served; and
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
Is located on the same parcel as the principal structure or
principal use served, except as otherwise expressly authorized by
the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
A retail sales establishment primarily intended to sell agricultural
products produced in the Pinelands. An agricultural commercial establishment
may be seasonal or year-round and may or may not be associated directly
with a farm; however, it does not include supermarkets, convenience
stores, restaurants and other establishments which coincidentally
sell agricultural products, nor does it include agricultural production
facilities such as a farm itself, nor facilities which are solely
processing facilities.
Residential dwellings, for the seasonal use of employees
of an agricultural or horticultural use, which because of their character
or location are not to be used for permanent housekeeping units and
which are otherwise accessory to a principal use of the lot for agriculture.
Any production of plants or animals useful to man, including
but not limited to: forages or sod crops; grains and feed crops; dairy
animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; livestock,
including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules or goats,
and including the breeding and grazing of any or all such animals;
bees and apiary products; fur animals; trees and forest products;
fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries; vegetables;
nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products; or any land devoted
to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for payments or
other compensation pursuant to a soil conservation program under an
agency of the federal government.
See N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.32.
A place used or suitable for camping on which temporary shelter
such as a tent or travel trailer may be placed and occupied on a temporary
and seasonal basis.
A certificate issued by the Pinelands Commission pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.34 that a complete application for development
has been filed.
The Pinelands Commission created pursuant to § 5
of the Pinelands Protection Act,[6] as amended.
The plan adopted by the Commission pursuant to § 7
of the Pinelands Protection Act,[7] as amended.
Land which is connected or adjacent to other land so as to
permit the land to be used as a functional unit, provided that separation
by lot line, streams, dedicated public roads which are not paved,
rights-of-way, and easements shall not affect the contiguity of land
unless a substantial physical barrier is created which prevents the
land from being used as a functional unit.
[Amended 3-8-1994 by Ord. No. 02-1994]
The change or enlargement of any use or disturbance of any
land, the performance of any building or mining operation, the division
of land into two or more parcels and the creation or termination of
rights of access or riparian rights, including but not limited to:
A change in type of use of a structure or land;
A reconstruction, alteration of the size, or material change
in the external appearance of a structure or land;
A material increase in the intensity of use of land, such as
an increase in the number of businesses, manufacturing establishments,
offices or dwelling units in a structure or on land;
Commencement of resource extraction or drilling or excavation
on a parcel of land;
Demolition of a structure or removal of trees;
Commencement of forestry activities;
Deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste or fill on a parcel
of land;
In connection with the use of land, the making of any material
change in noise levels, thermal conditions, or emissions of waste
material; and
Alteration, either physically or chemically, of a shore, bank,
or floodplain, seacoast, river, stream, lake, pond, wetlands or artificial
body of water.
Any approval to develop which is granted by an approval agency,
including appeals to the governing body, except for certificates of
occupancy and variances which do not otherwise include issuance of
a construction permit, subdivision or site plan approval.
Any division of land into five or more lots; any construction
or expansion of any housing development of five or more dwelling units;
any construction or expansion of any commercial or industrial use
or structure on a site of more than three acres; or any grading, clearing
or disturbance of an area in excess of 5,000 square feet.
All development other than major development.
Any structure or portion thereof which is designed or used
for residential purposes.
All electric lines other than electric transmission lines.
Electric lines which are part of an electric company's transmission
and subtransmission system, which provide a direct connection between
a generating station or substation of the utility company and another
substation of the utility company; a substation of or interconnection
point with another interconnecting utility company; or a substation
of a high-load customer of the utility.
The changing of the characteristics and interactions of fish
and wildlife populations and their habitats in order to promote, protect
and enhance the ecological integrity of those populations.
The planting, cultivating and harvesting of trees for the
production of wood products, including firewood or for forest health.
It includes such practices as reforestation, site preparation and
other silvicultural practices, including, but not limited to, artificial
regeneration, bedding, broadcast scarification, clearcutting, coppicing,
disking, drum chopping, group selection, individual selection, natural
regeneration, root raking, seed tree cut, shelterwood cut and thinning.
For purposes of this chapter, the following activities shall not be
defined as forestry:
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997; 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 01-2019]
Removal of trees located on a parcel of land one acre or less
on which a dwelling has been constructed;
Horticultural activities involving the planting, cultivating
or harvesting of nursery stock or Christmas trees;
Removal of trees necessitated by the development of the parcel
as otherwise authorized by this chapter;
Removal of trees necessary for the maintenance of utility or
public rights-of-way;
Removal or planting of trees for the personal use of the parcel
owner; and
Removal of trees for public safety.
The natural environment of an individual animal or plant,
population or community.
The vertical distance measured from grade to the highest
point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line for mansard roofs
and to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and
gambrel roofs.
Any site, building, area, district, structure or object important
in American history or prehistory, architecture, archaeology and culture
at the national, state, county, local or regional level.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
An activity for economic gain, carried out in a residential
dwelling or accessory structure thereto, in which an occupant of the
residence and no more than two other individuals are employed and
which is clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling as a residence.
Any plant growing in water or in substrate that is at least
periodically deficient in oxygen as a result of excessive water content.
Those persons related by blood or legal relationship in the
following manner: spouses, domestic partners, great-grandparents,
grandparents, great-grandchildren, grandchildren, parents, sons, daughters,
brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nephews, nieces and first
cousins.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997; 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 01-2019]
Any surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer
of material so that it prevents, impedes or slows infiltration or
absorption of fluid, including stormwater directly into the ground,
and results in either reduced groundwater recharge or increased stormwater
runoff sufficient to be classified as impervious in urban areas by
the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Title 210 - Engineering, 210-3-1 - Small Watershed Hydrology
(WINTR-55), Version 1.0, as amended and supplemented, available with
user guide and tutorials at http://www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/products/W2Q/H&H/Tools
Models/WinTr55.html or at Natural Resources Conservation Service,
220 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873. Such surfaces may have varying
degrees of permeability.
[Added 2-12-2019 by Ord.
No. 01-2019]
The regulations adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant
to the Pinelands Protection Act[8] to govern the review of applications from the adoption
of the regulations until the Comprehensive Management Plan took effect
on January 14, 1981. These regulations were formerly codified as N.J.A.C.
7:1G-1 et seq.
An antenna and any support structure, together with any accessory
facilities, which complies with the standards in N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4
and which is intended to serve a limited, localized audience through
point-to-point communication, including cellular telephone cells,
paging systems and dispatch communications. It does not include radio
or television broadcasting facilities or microwave transmitters.
[Added 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
Any quantity of land, consisting of one or more lots, that
is capable of being described with such definiteness that its location
and boundaries may be established.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
An individual, corporation, public agency, business trust,
partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common
interest or any other legal entity.
That area designated as such by § 10a of the Pinelands
Protection Act.[9]
A use right allocated to certain lands within the City pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.43 that can be used to secure a residential density
bonus in regional growth areas located in other Pinelands municipalities.
The agency responsible from February 8, 1979, until June
28, 1979, for the review of and action on applications for development
in the Pinelands Area which required approvals of other state agencies,
except where the Pinelands Commission acted on applications during
that time period.
Any use which is based on resources which are indigenous
to the Pinelands, including but not limited to forest products, berry
agriculture and sand, gravel, clay or ilmenite.
A Pinelands plant species whose survival worldwide, nationwide
or in the state is in jeopardy.
Development, including subdivision, by any township or other
governmental agency.
Sewer service, gas, electricity, water, telephone, cable
television and other public utilities developed linearly, roads and
streets and other similar services provided or maintained by any public
or private entity.
The management program which employs the most efficient use
of available technology, natural, human and economic resources.
The largest tree of a particular species in New Jersey based
on its circumference at 4.5 feet above ground level. A listing of
the largest known tree of each species and its location is maintained
at the principal offices of the Commission.
[Added 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
Any recreational facility which does not satisfy the definition
of low intensive recreational facility, including but not limited
to golf courses, marinas, amusement parks, hotels and motels.
A facility or area which complies with the standards of N.J.A.C.
7:50-5, Part III, utilizes and depends on the natural environment
of the Pinelands and requires no significant modifications of that
environment, other than to provide access, and which has an insignificant
impact on surrounding uses or on the environmental integrity of the
area. It permits such low-intensity uses as hiking, hunting, trapping,
fishing, canoeing, nature study, orienteering, horseback riding and
bicycling.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
The dredging, digging, extraction, mining and quarrying of
sand, gravel, clay or ilmenite for commercial purposes, not including,
however, the private or agricultural extraction and use of extracted
material by a landowner.
The level below the natural surface of the ground to which
water seasonally rises in the soil in most years.
Any object, device, display or structure, or part thereof,
situated outdoors or indoors, which is used to advertise, identify,
display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution,
organization, business, product, service, event or location by any
means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures,
colors, illumination or projected images. "Sign" does not include
the flag or emblem of any nation, organization of nations, state or
City or any fraternal, religious or civic organizations; merchandise,
pictures or models of products or services incorporated in a window
display; works of art which in no way identify a product; or scoreboards
located on athletic fields.[10]
A solar energy system and all associated components, including,
but not limited to, panels, arrays, footings, supports, mounting and
stabilization devices, inverters, electrical distribution wires and
other on-site or off-site infrastructure necessary for the facility,
which converts solar energy into usable electrical energy, heats water
or produces hot air or other similar function.
[Added 2-12-2019 by Ord.
No. 01-2019]
Lines, conduits or pipes located in a street, road, alley
or easement through which natural gas, electricity, telephone, cable
television, water, sewage or stormwater discharge is distributed to
or from service lines extending from the main line to the distribution
system of the building or premises served. Utility distribution lines
do not include electric transmission lines.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
Those lands which are inundated or saturated by water at
a magnitude, duration and frequency sufficient to support the growth
of hydrophytes. "Wetlands" includes lands with poorly drained or very
poorly drained soils as designated by the National Cooperative Soils
Survey of the Soil Conservation Service[11] of the United States Department of Agriculture and are
further defined in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.3 through 7:50-6.5.
The establishment of a characteristic wetland or the removal
of exotic species or phragmites from a wetland in accordance with
the standards of N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.10. For purposes of this definition,
exotic species are those that are not indigenous to North America.
[Added 2-12-2019 by Ord.
No. 01-2019]
Those soils designated as very poorly drained or poorly drained
by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of
Agriculture, including but not limited to Atsion, Bayboro, Berryland,
Colemantown, Elkton, Keansbury, Leon, Muck, Othello, Pocomoke, St.
Johns and Freshwater Marsh and Tidal Marsh soil types.
[6]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq.
[7]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq.
[8]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq.
[9]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq.
[10]
Editor's Note: The original definitions of "specimen tree"
and "standard subsurface sewage disposal system," which immediately
followed this definition, were repealed 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997.
[11]
Editor's Note: The Soil Conservation Service is now known
as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).