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Township of Verona, NJ
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 150 Zoning
Chapter 150
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Verona
8-15-2011
by
Ord. No. 6-11
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Summary of Permitted Use Bulk Schedule
Attachment 2 - 2011 Zoning Map
Attachment 3 - Recommended Plant Selection List
Article I
Title and Purpose
§ 150-1.1
Short title.
§ 150-1.2
Purposes.
§ 150-1.3
Conflict between two or more regulations.
Article II
Definitions and Word Usage
§ 150-2.1
Word usage.
§ 150-2.2
Interpretations.
§ 150-2.3
Definitions.
Article III
Establishment of Zones; Zoning Map
§ 150-3.1
Zones designated.
§ 150-3.2
Zoning Map.
§ 150-3.3
Interpretation of boundaries.
Article IV
Zoning District Regulations
§ 150-4.1
Schedules of regulations.
§ 150-4.2
Application of regulations.
§ 150-4.3
Prohibited uses in all zone districts in the Township of Verona.
Article V
Supplementary Lot, Height and Yard Regulations
§ 150-5.1
Lot regulations.
§ 150-5.2
Height regulations.
§ 150-5.3
Yard regulations.
§ 150-5.4
Maximum lot coverage.
Article VI
Supplementary Use Regulations Governing Certain Permitted Uses
§ 150-6.1
Animal hospitals and animal kennels.
§ 150-6.2
Community buildings, clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and similar uses.
§ 150-6.3
Community residences.
Article VII
Regulations Governing Certain Accessory Uses
§ 150-7.1
Accessory use and structure regulations in residential districts.
§ 150-7.2
Accessory use and structure regulations in nonresidential districts.
§ 150-7.3
Fences.
§ 150-7.4
Outdoor displays.
§ 150-7.5
Permanent and portable swimming pools.
§ 150-7.6
Private garages.
§ 150-7.7
Tennis and basketball courts.
§ 150-7.8
Recreational vehicles in residential districts.
§ 150-7.9
Signs.
§ 150-7.10
Vending machines.
§ 150-7.11
Satellite or dish antennas.
§ 150-7.12
Retaining walls.
§ 150-7.13
Mechanical equipment.
§ 150-7.14
Greenhouses.
§ 150-7.15
Dumpsters.
§ 150-7.16
Shopping cart corrals.
§ 150-7.17
Utility boxes.
§ 150-7.18
Sidewalks, nonresidential.
§ 150-7.19
Street furniture (except for sidewalk cafés).
§ 150-7.20
Sheds.
§ 150-7.21
Decks.
§ 150-7.22
Sidewalk cafés.
§ 150-7.23
Outdoor restaurant seating.
Article VIII
Regulations Governing Certain Conditional Uses
§ 150-8.1
Conditional uses.
§ 150-8.2
Application procedure.
§ 150-8.3
Mixed uses.
§ 150-8.4
Automobile sales.
§ 150-8.5
Automobile service stations.
§ 150-8.6
Business providing live entertainment.
§ 150-8.7
Essential services.
§ 150-8.8
Home occupations.
§ 150-8.9
Donation drop box.
§ 150-8.10
Cabanas.
§ 150-8.11
(Reserved)
§ 150-8.12
Assisted living facilities.
§ 150-8.13
Microbreweries and craft distilleries.
§ 150-8.14
Commercial entertainment.
Article IX
Regulations Governing Certain Temporary Uses
§ 150-9.1
Mobile temporary storage containers.
§ 150-9.2
Mobile temporary toilet facilities.
§ 150-9.3
Dumpsters.
Article X
Regulations Governing Certain Inherently Beneficial Uses
§ 150-10.1
Solar or photovoltaic energy structures.
Article XI
Buffer and General Landscaping Requirements
§ 150-11.1
Buffer zone requirements.
§ 150-11.2
General landscaping requirements.
§ 150-11.3
Location, shape and content of areas.
§ 150-11.4
Use of areas restricted.
§ 150-11.5
Maintenance standards.
§ 150-11.6
Design criteria.
§ 150-11.7
Plant selection and placement.
Article XII
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Performance Standards and Design Criteria
§ 150-12.1
General requirements.
§ 150-12.2
Size of parking spaces.
§ 150-12.3
Access.
§ 150-12.4
Access width.
§ 150-12.5
Off-street loading.
§ 150-12.6
Off-street parking.
§ 150-12.7
Parking restrictions in residential zones.
§ 150-12.8
Additional off-street parking regulations.
§ 150-12.9
Performance standards and design criteria.
§ 150-12.10
Design criteria.
Article XIII
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
§ 150-13.1
Continuation of use.
§ 150-13.2
Partial destruction of nonconforming use: restoration or repair.
§ 150-13.3
Extensions, enlargements or changes.
§ 150-13.4
Discontinuance or abandonment.
§ 150-13.5
Modernization of nonconforming structures.
§ 150-13.6
Nonconforming buildings lawfully under construction.
Article XIV
Performance Standards
§ 150-14.1
Air quality.
§ 150-14.2
Electromagnetic interference.
§ 150-14.3
Fire protection.
§ 150-14.4
Humidity, heat and glare.
§ 150-14.5
Noise control, method of measurement.
§ 150-14.6
Radiation.
§ 150-14.7
Vibration.
Article XV
Board of Adjustment
§ 150-15.1
Continuance of Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Article XVI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 150-16.1
Enforcing officer.
§ 150-16.2
Building permit, certificate of occupancy and conditions of approval.
§ 150-16.3
Application requirements.
§ 150-16.4
Issuance of permits and certificates.
§ 150-16.5
Notice of denial to permit a certificate.
§ 150-16.6
Violations and penalties.
§ 150-16.7
Amendments.
§ 150-16.8
Interpretation of provisions.
Article XVII
Schedule of District Regulations
§ 150-17.1
R-100 (Very-Low-Density Single-Family) Zone District.
§ 150-17.2
R-70 (Low-Density Single-Family) Zone District.
§ 150-17.3
R-60 (Medium-Density Single-Family) Zone District.
§ 150-17.4
R-50B (Medium/High-Density Single-Family) Zone District.
§ 150-17.5
R-50 (High-Density Single-Family) Zone District.
§ 150-17.6
R-40 (Very-High-Density Single-Family) Zone District.
§ 150-17.7
A-1 (Multifamily Low-Rise) Zone District.
§ 150-17.8
A-1R (Multifamily Low-Rise Redevelopment) Zone District.
§ 150-17.9
A-2 (Multifamily High-Rise) Zone District.
§ 150-17.10
A-3 (Residential Townhouse) Zone District.
§ 150-17.11
C-2 (Professional Office and Business) Zone District.
§ 150-17.12
R-CMO (Residential Conditional Mixed Office) Zone District.
§ 150-17.13
MR (Mixed Retail) Zone District.
§ 150-17.14
TC (Town Center) Zone District.
§ 150-17.14A
TC MU (Town Center-Mixed Use) Zone.
§ 150-17.15
ETC (Extended Town Center) Zone District.
§ 150-17.16
RR (Regional Retail) Zone District.
§ 150-17.17
P (Public) Zone District.
§ 150-17.18
SP (Semipublic) Zone District.
§ 150-17.19
T (Transportation) Zone District.
§ 150-17.20
TC-R (Town Center Redevelopment) Zone District.
§ 150-17.21
ETC-R (Extended Town Center Redevelopment) Zone District.
Article XVIII
Hilltop Property Redevelopment Requirements
§ 150-18.1
Preamble.
§ 150-18.2
Zoning regulations and development requirements for District One.
§ 150-18.3
Zoning regulations and development requirements for District Two.
§ 150-18.4
Zoning regulations and development requirements for Development District Three.
§ 150-18.5
Zoning regulations and development requirements for District Four.
§ 150-18.6
Zoning regulations and development requirements for District Five.
§ 150-18.7
Zoning regulations and development requirements for District Six.
§ 150-18.8
General regulations.
Article XIX
Affordable Housing
§ 150-19.1
Purpose.
§ 150-19.2
Definitions.
§ 150-19.3
New construction.
§ 150-19.4
Affordability controls and requirements.
§ 150-19.5
Administration.
§ 150-19.5.1
Enforcement of affordable housing regulations.
§ 150-19.6
Affordable housing set-aside.
Article XX
Application for a Zone Change
§ 150-20.1
Purpose.
§ 150-20.2
Planning Board review.
§ 150-20.3
Notice to the governing body.
§ 150-20.4
Duties of the Planning Board.
§ 150-20.5
Report to the governing body.
§ 150-20.6
Right to appeal.
Article XXI
Development Fee
§ 150-21.1
Purpose.
§ 150-21.2
Basic requirements.
§ 150-21.3
Residential development fees.
§ 150-21.4
Residential development fees: eligible exactions, ineligible exactions and exemptions.
§ 150-21.5
Nonresidential development fees.
§ 150-21.6
Nonresidential development fees: Eligible exactions; ineligible exactions and exemptions.
§ 150-21.7
Collection of fees.
§ 150-21.8
Contested fees.
§ 150-21.9
Affordable housing trust fund.
§ 150-21.10
Use of funds.
§ 150-21.11
Barrier free escrow.
§ 150-21.12
Payments in lieu of constructing affordable units on-site.
§ 150-21.13
Other funds.
§ 150-21.14
Monitoring.
§ 150-21.15
Ongoing collection of fees.
Article XXII
Historic Preservation
§ 150-22.1
Historic Preservation Commission.
§ 150-22.2
Appropriations; employment of experts and staff.
§ 150-22.3
Meetings.
§ 150-22.4
Referral from municipal boards.
§ 150-22.5
Certificate of appropriateness.
§ 150-22.6
Standards for consideration.
§ 150-22.7
Identification and designation of landmarks and historic districts; procedures.
§ 150-22.8
Notice of violations; violations and penalties.
§ 150-22.9
Emergency repairs.
§ 150-22.10
Demolition.
§ 150-22.11
Permit review.
§ 150-22.12
Certified local government program.
§ 150-22.13
Designated landmarks.
Article XXIII
Steep Slopes
§ 150-23.1
Purpose.
§ 150-23.2
Background.
§ 150-23.3
Applicability.
§ 150-23.4
Definitions.
§ 150-23.5
Designation of areas.
§ 150-23.6
Steep slope disturbance limits.
§ 150-23.7
Application procedure.
§ 150-23.8
Information required.
§ 150-23.9
Special development requirements.
§ 150-23.10
C variances.
§ 150-23.11
Conflicts and severability.
§ 150-23.12
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 150-23.13
Maintenance.
§ 150-23.14
Township Engineer approval.
Article XXIV
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
§ 150-24.1
Purpose.
§ 150-24.2
Definitions.
§ 150-24.3
Nonapplicability to amateur radio stations and receive-only antennas.
§ 150-24.4
Eligible facilities request (no substantial change).
§ 150-24.5
Eligible support structure modification request (with substantial change).
§ 150-24.6
New wireless telecommunications facilities, including new towers.
§ 150-24.7
Action on applications for wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 150-24.8
Eligible facilities request.
§ 150-24.9
Fees.
§ 150-24.10
Location preference.
§ 150-24.11
Development standards.
§ 150-24.12.1
Site design standards applicable to all facilities.
§ 150-24.12.2
Site design standards applicable to facilities located on buildings and rooftops.
§ 150-24.13
Maintenance of wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 150-24.14
Preexisting and nonconforming sites.
§ 150-24.15
Violation of this article.
§ 150-24.16
Governance of deployments in the public right-of-way.
§ 150-24.17
Removal of abandoned wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 150-24.18
Waiver.
§ 150-24.19
Wireless consultant contact information.
§ 150-24.20
When effective.
Article XXV
Stormwater Management Controls and Requirements
§ 150-25.1
Scope and purpose.
§ 150-25.2
Definitions.
§ 150-25.3
Design and performance standards for stormwater management measures.
§ 150-25.4
Stormwater management requirements for major development.
§ 150-25.5
Calculation of stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge.
§ 150-25.6
Sources for technical guidance.
§ 150-25.7
Solids and floatable materials control standards.
§ 150-25.8
Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
§ 150-25.9
Stormwater management requirements for minor development.
§ 150-25.10
Requirements for a site development stormwater plan - major development.
§ 150-25.11
Requirements for a site development stormwater plan - minor development.
§ 150-25.12
Maintenance and repair.
§ 150-25.13
Stormwater license and inspection requirements.
§ 150-25.14
Fees.
§ 150-25.15
Enforcement.
§ 150-25.16
Violations and penalties.
