Township of Middletown, NJ
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2023-08-21
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Part III Land Use Legislation
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Chapter 540 Planning and Development Regulations
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 12 Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils
- Ch 18 Claims
- Ch 23 Contracts
- Ch 27 Court, Municipal
- Ch 37 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 41 Fire Department
- Ch 53 Length of Service Award Programs
- Ch 60 Meetings
- Ch 65 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 72 Payroll Procedures
- Ch 78 Personnel Policies
- Ch 84 Police Department
- Ch 100 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 105 Volunteer Incentives
- General Legislation
- Ch 130 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 137 Animals
- Ch 148 Beaches and Dunes
- Ch 155 Boats and Boating
- Ch 161 Body Art Facilities
- Ch 172 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 180 Certificate of Occupancy
- Ch 191 Clothing Donation Bins
- Ch 198 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 202 Curfew
- Ch 223 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 240 Fees
- Ch 245 Filming
- Ch 249 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 254 Fire Prevention
- Ch 260 Flyers and Leaflets, Distribution of
- Ch 265 Food and Food Establishments
- Ch 275 Games of Chance
- Ch 286 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 294 Housing
- Ch 299 Immunizations in Schools and Day-Care Centers
- Ch 303 Junk Dealers
- Ch 307 Junkyards, Motor Vehicle
- Ch 336 Noise
- Ch 341 Nuisances
- Ch 355 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 362 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 370 Properties, Business and Rental
- Ch 372 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 383 Rental Property
- Ch 389 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 395 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 398 Sewer Connections
- Ch 404 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 415 Solid Waste
- Ch 423 Stormwater Regulations
- Ch 428 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 435 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 440 Taxation
- Ch 445 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 453 Towing
- Ch 465 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 474 Vending Machines
- Ch 488 Wildlife Sanctuary
- Land Use Legislation
- Ch 540 Planning and Development Regulations
- Ch 540 Art I Title and Purpose
- § 540-101 Title.
- § 540-102 Short title.
- § 540-103 Intent and purpose.
- Ch 540 Art II Terminology
- § 540-201 Other applicable definitions.
- § 540-202 Word usage.
- § 540-203 Definitions.
- Ch 540 Art III Administrative Procedures
- § 540-301 Planning Board.
- § 540-302 Zoning Board of Adjustment.
- § 540-303 Provisions applicable to municipal agencies.
- § 540-304 Certificates and permits.
- § 540-305 Records.
- § 540-306 Enforcement.
- § 540-307 Interpretation.
- § 540-308 Conflict with other laws; repealer.
- § 540-309 Violations and penalties.
- § 540-310 Amendments.
- § 540-311 Effect of pending and new applications.
- § 540-312 Copy to be filed with County Planning Board.
- § 540-313 Fees.
- § 540-314 Landmarks Commission.
- Ch 540 Art IV Development Applications, Procedures and Plat Details
- § 540-401 Approval required.
- § 540-402 Application for development permit.
- § 540-403 Informal review.
- § 540-404 Applications for development requiring Planning Board or Board of Adjustment action.
- § 540-405 Developer contribution disclosure.
- § 540-406 Disclosure of political contributions with major planning and zoning applications.
- § 540-407 Minor subdivisions.
- § 540-408 Minor site plan.
- § 540-409 Variances and exempt development.
- § 540-410 Preliminary major subdivision.
- § 540-411 Preliminary plat of major site plan.
- § 540-412 Final plat of a major subdivision.
- § 540-413 Final plat of major site plan.
- § 540-414 Conditional uses.
- § 540-415 Review in lieu of Board of Adjustment.
- § 540-416 Failure to act.
- § 540-417 Performance guarantee.
- § 540-418 Approval of performance guarantees.
- § 540-419 Off-tract improvements.
- § 540-420 Assignment of interest.
- § 540-421 Supervision.
- § 540-422 Inspection requirements.
- § 540-423 Site maintenance during construction.
- § 540-424 Improvements required prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy.
- § 540-425 Maintenance guarantee.
- Ch 540 Art V General Provisions
- § 540-501 Provisions of other ordinances.
- § 540-502 Application of regulations.
- § 540-503 Lot depth within existing street patterns.
- § 540-504 Frontage on improved street required.
- § 540-505 Yard areas.
- § 540-506 Corner lots.
- § 540-507 Sight triangle at intersections.
- § 540-508 Accessory buildings and structures.
- § 540-509 Number of principal buildings permitted.
- § 540-510 Nonapplicability to underground utilities and essential services.
- § 540-511 Contiguous lot ownership.
- § 540-512 Height limitations.
- § 540-513 Preservation of natural features.
- § 540-514 Riparian grants.
- § 540-515 Easements.
- § 540-516 Solid waste storage for single- and two-family homes.
- § 540-517 Solid waste disposal.
- § 540-518 Outdoor storage of materials.
- § 540-519 Outdoor display of goods.
- § 540-520 Appearance of dwellings with home professional office or home occupation.
- § 540-521 Appearance of nonresidential buildings.
- § 540-522 Boats and travel trailer storage.
- § 540-523 Commercial vehicle storage.
- § 540-524 Tidal wetlands permit.
- § 540-525 Soil erosion and sediment control.
- § 540-526 Noncommercial radio and television antennas.
- § 540-527 Floodplain management.
- § 540-528 Performance standards.
- § 540-529 Property maintenance.
- § 540-530 Standards of consideration for historic landmarks and historic districts.
- § 540-531 Low- and moderate-income housing requirements.
- § 540-532 Surface water runoff.
- § 540-533 Storage or parking of unregistered vehicles; waiver permit.
- § 540-534 Tree removal and clearing on property.
- § 540-535 Refuse containers and dumpsters.
- § 540-536 Private storm drain inlet retrofitting.
- Ch 540 Art VI Design Standards and Improvement Specifications
- § 540-601 General improvement standards.
- § 540-602 General design standards.
- § 540-603 Guidelines for general improvements.
- § 540-604 Architectural and building design standards.
- § 540-605 Blocks.
- § 540-606 Buffer areas and screening.
- § 540-607 Bulkheading.
- § 540-608 Bulk storage.
- § 540-609 Clearing and grading.
- § 540-610 Concrete requirements.
- § 540-611 Curbs and gutters.
- § 540-612 Driveways and access aisles.
- § 540-613 Driveway aprons.
- § 540-614 Easements.
- § 540-615 Environmental impact report.
- § 540-616 Fences, walls and hedges.
- § 540-617 Fire hydrants.
- § 540-618 Floodplains.
- § 540-619 Garages.
- § 540-620 Gasoline station canopies.
- § 540-621 Guardrails.
- § 540-622 Landscaping and shade trees.
- § 540-623 Lighting.
- § 540-624 Lot design and critical area requirements.
- § 540-625 Monuments and iron stakes.
- § 540-626 Off-street loading.
- § 540-627 Off-street parking.
- § 540-628 Public open space and common open space.
- § 540-629 Recreation areas.
- § 540-630 Residential units.
- § 540-631 Roadway construction.
- § 540-632 Screening of equipment or machinery.
- § 540-633 Sewage disposal.
- § 540-634 Sidewalks and aprons.
- § 540-635 Signs.
- § 540-636 Slope regulations.
- § 540-637 Soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- § 540-638 Solid waste storage for other than single- and two-family homes.
- § 540-639 Storm drainage facilities.
- § 540-640 Storm drainage calculation criteria.
- § 540-641 Street design and construction.
- § 540-642 Street excavation permit.
- § 540-643 Streetlighting.
- § 540-644 Street signs.
- § 540-645 Street trees.
- § 540-646 Swimming pools.
- § 540-647 Topsoil protection.
- § 540-648 Traffic control devices.
- § 540-649 Utility installation.
- § 540-650 Water supply.
- § 540-651 Wooded areas.
- Ch 540 Art VII Nonconforming Uses, Lots and Buildings
- § 540-701 Continuance of nonconforming uses.
- § 540-702 Abandonment.
- § 540-703 Restoration.
- § 540-704 Reversion.
- § 540-705 Alterations.
- § 540-706 Prior approved construction.
- § 540-707 District changes.
- § 540-708 Permitted modifications and exceptions.
- § 540-709 Maintenance, repair, expansion and reconstruction of uses within a flood hazard area.
- Ch 540 Art VIII Conditional Uses
- § 540-801 Guiding principles and general provisions.
- § 540-802 Adult entertainment establishments.
- § 540-803 Ancillary adult community commercial and professional facilities.
- § 540-804 Automobile painting, body work and repair.
- § 540-805 Bed-and-breakfast.
- § 540-806 Car wash.
- § 540-807 Cemeteries.
- § 540-808 Community residences for developmentally disabled and shelters for victims of domestic violence.
- § 540-809 Fast-food restaurant.
- § 540-810 Golf courses.
- § 540-811 Golf driving range.
- § 540-812 Hospitals.
- § 540-813 Massage parlors.
- § 540-814 Mixed waterfront development uses.
- § 540-815 Performance commercial development.
- § 540-816 Performance residential development.
- § 540-817 Places of worship.
- § 540-818 Private and/or parochial schools.
- § 540-819 Public utilities.
- § 540-820 School bus, limousine and taxi operations.
- § 540-821 Amusement arcades.
- § 540-822 Residential golf course zone.
- § 540-823 Nonresidential development in Residence and Office (R-O) Zone.
- § 540-824 Mini storage.
- § 540-825 Billboards.
- § 540-826 Electronic message center signs.
- § 540-827 Privately owned athletic fields.
- Ch 540 Art IX Zoning District Regulations
- § 540-901 Official Zoning Map.
- § 540-902 Description of districts; Schedule of Permitted Uses; Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.
- § 540-903 Standards and regulations affecting R-220 Zone.
- § 540-904 Standards and regulations affecting R-130 Zone.
- § 540-905 Standards and regulations affecting R-110 Zone.
- § 540-906 Standards and regulations affecting R-90 Zone.
- § 540-907 RR Rural Residential Single-Family Zone.
- § 540-908 Standards and regulations affecting R-45 Zone.
- § 540-909 Standards and regulations affecting R-45A Zone.
- § 540-910 Standards and regulations affecting R-30 Zone.
- § 540-911 Standards and regulations affecting R-22 Zone.
- § 540-912 Standards and regulations affecting R-22A Zone.
- § 540-913 Standards and regulations affecting R-15 Zone.
- § 540-914 Standards and regulations affecting R-10 Zone.
- § 540-915 Standards and regulations affecting RTF Zone.
- § 540-916 Standards and regulations affecting R-7 Zone.
- § 540-917 Standards and regulations affecting R-5 Zone.
- § 540-918 Standards and regulations affecting R-O Zone.
- § 540-919 Standards and regulations affecting B-1 Zone.
- § 540-920 Standards and regulations affecting B-1A Zone.
- § 540-921 Standards and regulations affecting B-2 Zone.
- § 540-922 Standards and regulations affecting B-3 Zone.
- § 540-923 Standards and regulations affecting the B/P Zone.
- § 540-924 Standards and regulations affecting M-1 zone.
- § 540-925 Standards and regulations affecting MC Zone.
- § 540-926 Standards and regulations affecting PRH Zone.
- § 540-927 Standards and regulations affecting R-1 Zone.
- § 540-928 Standards and regulations affecting R-2 Zone.
- § 540-929 Standards and regulations affecting RTH Zone.
- § 540-930 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-1 Zone.
- § 540-931 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-2 and RTH-3 Zones.
- § 540-932 Standards and regulations affecting RGA Zone.
- § 540-933 Standards and regulations affecting RGA-1 and RGA-2 Zones.
- § 540-934 Standards and regulations affecting RGA-3 Zone.
- § 540-935 Standards and regulations affecting RHA Zone.
- § 540-936 Standards and regulations affecting RHA-1 Zone.
- § 540-937 Standards and regulations affecting OR Zone.
- § 540-938 Standards and regulations affecting OR-1 Zone.
- § 540-939 Standards and regulations affecting OR-2 Zone.
- § 540-940 Standards and regulations affecting OR-3 Zone.
- § 540-941 Standards and regulations affecting PD Zone.
- § 540-942 Federal Land Zone (FL).
- § 540-943 Areas of special flood hazard.
- § 540-944 Historic landmarks and historic districts.
- § 540-945 Accessory apartments.
- § 540-946 Residential over commercial development standards.
- § 540-947 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-4 Zone.
- § 540-948 Standards and regulations affecting RGA-4 Zone.
- § 540-949 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-5 Zone.
- § 540-950 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-6 Zone.
- § 540-951 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-7 Zone.
- § 540-952 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-8 Zone.
- § 540-953 Standards and regulations affecting RTH-9 Zone.
- § 540-954 Standards and regulations affecting R-3 Age-Restricted Active Adult Zone.
- § 540-955 Growth share regulations.
- § 540-956 Standards and regulations affecting RMF-1 Zone.
- § 540-957 Standards and regulations affecting RMF-2 Zone.
- § 540-958 Standards and regulations affecting RMF-3 Zone.
- § 540-959 Standards and regulations affecting RMF-4 Zone.
- § 540-960 Standards and regulations affecting RMF-5 Zone.
- Ch 540 Art X Stormwater Management and Control
- § 540-1001 Title.
- § 540-1002 Scope and purpose.
- § 540-1003 Definitions.
- § 540-1004 General standards.
- § 540-1005 Stormwater management requirements for major development, redevelopment and adaptive reuse.
- § 540-1006 Calculation of stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge.
- § 540-1007 Design standards for stormwater management measures.
- § 540-1008 Sources for technical guidance.
- § 540-1009 Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
- § 540-1010 Requirements for site development stormwater plan.
- § 540-1011 Maintenance and repair.
- § 540-1012 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 540 Art XI Affordable Housing
- § 540-1101 Preamble.
- § 540-1102 Affordable housing obligation.
- § 540-1103 Definitions.
- § 540-1104 Affordable housing programs.
- § 540-1105 Inclusionary zoning.
- § 540-1106 New construction.
- § 540-1107 Affirmative marketing requirements.
- § 540-1108 Occupancy standards.
- § 540-1109 Control periods for restricted-ownership units and enforcement mechanisms.
- § 540-1110 Price restrictions for restricted ownership units; homeowner association fees and resale prices.
- § 540-1111 Buyer income eligibility.
- § 540-1112 Limitations on indebtedness secured by ownership unit; subordination.
- § 540-1113 Control periods for restricted rental units.
- § 540-1114 Price restrictions for rental units; leases.
- § 540-1115 Tenant income eligibility.
- § 540-1116 Administration.
- § 540-1117 Enforcement of affordable housing regulations.
- § 540-1118 Appeals.
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Middletown 6-13-1994 by Ord.
No. 94-2378 (Ch. 16 of the Township Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
