A.
General. All improvements shall be installed in complete
accordance with the standards of this chapter, with other particular
specifications approved by the Planning Board and Borough Engineer
and with all other applicable municipal, County, State and Federal
regulations. Should improvements be required which are not provided
for within the particular sections of this chapter, they shall be
designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practice
and recognized design standards. The developer (or his engineer) shall
submit detailed design calculations and construction specifications
in each such instance. Prior to the initiation of such specialized
design, the particular standards to be utilized shall be submitted
for review by the Planning Board and Borough Engineer.
B.
Standard specifications and construction details.
The Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction of the
New Jersey Department of Transportation (latest edition), including
all addenda, and the Standard Construction Details of the New Jersey
Department of Transportation (latest revision) as modified, supplemented,
amended or superseded by the requirements of this chapter, by the
approved final plat, by particular agreement among the Planning Board,
the Board of Commissioners and subdivider or by other applicable municipal,
County, State or Federal regulations, shall govern the completion
of the required improvements. Such Standard Specifications and Standard
Construction Details are made a part of this chapter by reference
and will not be herein repeated. It is the responsibility of all developers
to familiarize themselves with these standards, copies of which may
be examined at the offices of the Borough Clerk and Borough Engineer
and may be obtained, upon payment of the cost, from the New Jersey
Department of Transportation. The requirements of this chapter, of
an approved final plat or of particular agreements and conditions
of approval and of applicable municipal, County, State or Federal
regulations shall govern and prevail in the case of conflict between
them and the Standard Specifications or Standard Construction Details.
Should the Borough adopt, subsequent to the effective date of this
chapter, particular and specific Standard Construction Details for
the Borough, they shall govern and prevail over the Standard Construction
Details of the New Jersey Department of Transportation previously
referred to.
A.
Objectives. All site plan and subdivision plats shall
conform to design standards that will encourage desirable development
patterns within the Borough. Where either or both an official map
or master plan have been adopted, the site plan or subdivision shall
conform to the proposals and conditions shown thereon. The streets,
drainage rights-of-way, school sites, public parks and playgrounds
and other municipal facilities shown on an adopted master plan or
official map shall be considered in the review of site plans and subdivision
plats. Where no master plan or official map exists, or makes no provisions
therefor, streets and drainage rights-of-way shall be shown on the
final plat in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38, and shall be such
as to lend themselves to the harmonious development of the municipality
and the enhancement of the public welfare.
B.
Responsibility for design. Within the criteria established
by and subject to the review and approval of the Planning Board, all
design of a site plan or subdivision is the responsibility of the
developer and he shall be responsible for and bear the entire cost
of any and all investigations, tests, reports, surveys, samples, calculations,
environmental assessments, designs, researches or any other activity
necessary to the completion of the design. The standards set forth
in this chapter shall be taken to be the minimum necessary to meet
its purposes as set forth elsewhere herein. The responsibility of
the Planning Board shall be to see that these minimum standards are
followed and, in those cases not covered by these standards, sufficient
precautions are taken to assure that the eventual design is conducive
to the implementation of the purposes of this chapter and the Borough
Master Plan. The Planning Board may employ professionals in various
disciplines to advise and assist it in its determinations. Any decisions
of the Planning Board regarding the suitability or sufficiency of
any design proposal, taken upon advice of its professionals and subject
to the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed conclusive.
C.
Design data. To properly execute the design of a site
plan or subdivision, it is anticipated that the developer will obtain
or cause to be obtained certain design data including, but not limited
to, soil tests and analyses, environmental assessments, traffic studies
and traffic projections, surveys, reports and similar design data.
Any and all such data obtained by the developer, or by others retained
by him to complete the design, shall be made available to the Planning
Board and its employees and professional consultants, for the purpose
of reviewing the proposed design. Should the Planning Board determine
that the design data submitted is not sufficient for the purpose of
completing a full review of the proposal, it may request the applicant
to provide such additional information as is deemed necessary. Until
the applicant supplies such information, no submission under the provisions
of this chapter shall be termed complete. Nothing contained herein
shall be interpreted to prevent the Planning Board from making or
causing to be made such independent studies, calculations or other
undertakings as it deems necessary in the review of any application
for development.
D.
Design standards. When a developer determines that
it will be necessary to utilize design standards in addition to or
other than those minimum requirements established herein, he is advised
to consult with the Borough Engineer prior to beginning his detailed
design, for review and approval of his proposed design standards.
Standards utilized should generally be nationally recognized and in
common use in this area. Design standards may not be utilized if they
do not have the approval of the Borough Engineer.
E.
Waiver of requirements. It is recognized that, in
certain instances, preexisting conditions or the uniqueness of a particular
proposal may require the waiver of some of the standards presented
herein. The Planning Board may consider and, for cause shown, may
waive strict conformance with such of these detailed design standards
as it sees fit. Any developer desiring such action shall present with
his application for development a listing of all such waivers desired
together with the reasons therefor.
A.
The block length, width, and acreage within bounding
roads shall be such as to accommodate the size and dimensions of lots
required for the zoning district by this chapter and to provide for
convenient access, circulation control, and safety of vehicles and
pedestrians.
B.
Block lengths may vary between 500 and 3,000 feet
but blocks along other than local or collector streets shall not be
less than 1,200 feet long.
C.
Interior crosswalks with a right-of-way 20 feet wide
containing a sidewalk of four feet or greater in width and fenced
on both sides may be required for blocks longer than 1,200 feet, from
the ends of the culs-de-sac to adjacent streets and elsewhere as required
by the public convenience, including the provision of walks giving
access to schools, playgrounds and shopping centers without the necessity
of crossing traffic thoroughfares.
A.
Buffer areas. All uses, other than single-family detached
and two-family detached dwellings and their accessory uses (except
as otherwise provided in this chapter), shall provide twenty-foot
wide buffer areas along all side and rear property lines which abut
areas zoned residentially (including single family detached and multi-family
dwellings) and along front property lines on local or collector streets
which abut areas zoned for such residential uses.
1.
(Reserved) [12/11/1979]
2.
If a proposed single-family detached subdivision abuts
a collector or arterial highway or an area zoned for or occupied by
other uses, the Planning Board shall consider the need for buffer
areas and may require:
a.
That a buffer strip not exceeding 50 feet in width
be provided and maintained in its natural state and/or suitably planted
with screening and landscaping, or
b.
That the adjacent lots front on an interior street
and have a depth of at least 200 feet with suitable screening and
landscaping planted at the rear, or
c.
That other suitable means of separation be provided.
3.
Buffer areas shall be maintained and kept free of
all debris, rubbish, weeds and tall grass.
4.
No structure, activity, storage of materials or parking
of vehicles shall be permitted within the buffer area, except that,
where permitted by the Planning Board, the buffer area may be broken
for vehicular or pedestrian access and appropriate directional and
safety signs provided.
B.
Screening. Within buffer areas required by paragraph
A above, there shall be provided screening in accordance with the
following regulations:
1.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the screening
area shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and shall be planted with
evergreen trees approved by the Planning Board. Trees shall be planted
in two staggered rows eight feet apart and shall be between six and
eight feet in height and shall conform to the current American Standard
for Nursery Stock sponsored by the American Association of Nurserymen,
Inc. Within each row, the trees shall be planted on six-foot centers
(see Figure 1 below).
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FIGURE 1
STANDARD SCREENING
 Double staggered rows of approved evergreen
trees.
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2.
In cases where it is determined to be desirable by the Planning Board, evergreen trees planted with a minimum height of four feet may be substituted for the six to eight foot trees required under Section 30-8.4B provided that the developer shall install a solid six-foot high stockade fence along the outside of the required screening strips in accordance with Section 30-8.14 prior to commencing the construction of improvements on the site.
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The stockade fence shall be maintained in good
condition by the developer until such time as the evergreen trees
have grown to a minimum height of 10 feet at which time, the developer
may remove the stockade fence.
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3.
Where suitable trees exist within a screening area,
they should be retained and supplemented with shade tolerant evergreen
trees to provide the equivalent of the required screening as determined
by the Planning Board.
4.
Where all proposed buildings, parking areas and other
improvements are located 50 feet or more from a property line abutting
a residential zone, the Planning Board may permit a screening area
10 feet in width planted with a single row of evergreen trees in a
location approved by the Planning Board planted on five foot centers
with a minimum height of six to eight feet of a type and species to
be substituted for the screening area required in Figure 1 (see Figure
2 below).
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FIGURE 2
MODIFIED SCREENING
 Single row of approved evergreen trees.
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5.
The required height for a screening area shall be
measured in relationship to the elevation of the land at the nearest
required rear, side or front yard setback line of the abutting residentially
zoned properties. Where the average ground elevation of the location
at which the screening strip is to be planted is less than the average
ground elevation at the nearest required rear, side or front setback
line on the abutting residentially zoned property, the Planning Board
may require the height of trees planted in the required screening
strip be increased by an amount equal to the difference in elevation.
Where the average ground elevation of the location at which the screening
strip is to be planted is greater than the average ground elevation
at the nearest required rear, side or front setback line on the abutting
residentially zoned property, the Planning Board may permit the height
of trees planted in the required screening strips to be decreased
by an amount equal to 1/2 the difference in elevation, except that
in no case, shall the required height be reduced to less than four
feet.
6.
All trees in a screening area shall be watered weekly
through the first growing season. The developer shall construct a
six inch deep earth saucer around each tree to hold water and fill
with woodchips or other suitable mulch. Trees shall be nursery grown,
balled and bagged, sheared and shaped, of the required height and
planted according to accepted horticultural standards.
7.
At the following locations within required screening
areas, evergreen shrubs with a maximum mature height of 30 inches
or less, approved by the Borough Planning Board as to type, location
and spacing, shall be provided in lieu of the evergreen trees specified
above:
8.
Waiver. The Planning Board, after favorable recommendation
by the Borough Engineer, and after examination and review, may waive,
fully or partially, provisions of this section in heavily wooded areas,
in areas unsuitable for plantings or because of other exceptional
conditions, and/or may require supplementary plantings.
C.
Landscaping.
1.
Topsoil preservation. No topsoil shall be removed
from the site or used as spoil, except excess topsoil remaining after
all improvements have been installed in accordance with an approved
site plan or subdivision map after topsoil has been redistributed
in accordance with this paragraph. All topsoil moved during the course
of construction shall be redistributed on all regraded surfaces so
as to provide an even cover and shall be stabilized by seeding or
planting. All regraded areas and all lawn areas shall be covered by
a four inch minimum thickness of topsoil. If sufficient topsoil is
not available on the site, topsoil meeting the requirements of the
Standard Specifications shall be provided to result in a four inch
minimum thickness.
2.
Protection of trees. No material or temporary soil
deposits shall be placed within six feet of any trees or shrubs designated
to be retained on the preliminary and/or final plat. Where grading
may be required, trees not shown for removal shall be walled in and
extension tiled to the outer crown of the tree.
3.
Removal of debris. All tree stumps and other tree
parts or other debris shall be removed from the site and disposed
of in accordance with law. No tree stumps, portions of a tree trunk
or limbs shall be buried anywhere in the development. All dead or
dying trees, standing or fallen, shall be removed from the site. If
trees and limbs are reduced to chips they may, subject to the approval
of the Borough Engineer, be used as mulch in landscaped areas.
4.
Slope plantings. Landscaping of the area of all cuts
or fills and terraces shall be sufficient to prevent erosion, shall
be approved by the Borough Engineer and Environmental Commission.
All roadway slopes steeper than one foot vertically to three feet
horizontally shall be planted with suitable cover plants combined
with grasses and/or sodding. Grasses or sodding alone shall not be
acceptable.
5.
Selective thinning. Throughout the development except
in areas specifically designated to remain in their natural state,
in landscaped or buffer areas, on building lots and in open space
areas for public or quasi-public use, the developer shall selectively
thin to remove all dead or dying vegetation, either standing or fallen,
and shall remove, including grubbing out stumps, all undesirable trees
and other growth. The developer shall, in accordance with overall
site development and his proposed landscaping scheme, provide cleared,
graded and drained pathways approximately four feet wide through all
public or quasi-public open space in heavily wooded areas. Such pathways
should be sited to conform to the existing natural conditions and
should remain unobstructed. They are not intended to provide improved
walkways, but only to provide easy access through open space areas.
6.
Additional trees in single-family subdivisions. Besides
the screening and shade tree requirements, additional trees shall
be planted throughout the subdivision in accordance with a planting
plan approved by the Planning Board at the time of final approval.
The number of trees planted shall be not less than 10 per acre, calculated
on the basis of the entire subdivision tract. The variety of plantings
may vary from those listed under shade tree requirements and may include
flowering types and/or evergreens, not exceeding 30% of the total
plantings.
7.
Additional landscaping for nonresidential uses. In
conjunction with all uses other than single-family homes, all areas
of the site not occupied by buildings, pavement, sidewalks, required
screening, required parking area landscaping, required safety islands,
or other required improvements, shall be landscaped by the planting
of grass or other ground cover acceptable to the Planning Board and
a minimum of two shrubs and one tree for each 250 square feet of open
space.
8.
Trees shall be planted with a minimum diameter of
two inches breast high.
9.
Waiver. The Planning Board, after favorable recommendation
by the Borough Engineer and Environmental Commission and after examination
and review, may waive, fully or partially, provisions of this section
in heavily wooded areas, in areas unsuitable for plantings or because
of other exceptional conditions, and/or may require supplementary
plantings.
10.
Specifications. All planting, clearing, selective
thinning, topsoiling, seeding and other landscaping work shall conform
to the applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications.
11.
Landscaping plan. The placement of landscaping shall
be in accordance with a landscaping plan submitted with the final
plat.
12.
Relocated plantings. Existing plants may be salvaged and/or relocated from clearing areas within the development and utilized to meet the planting requirements of Section 30-8.4C, 6 and 7, provided that:
a.
Each three items of salvaged and/or relocated
plant material shall be considered equivalent to two items of new
plant material, and
b.
All such salvaged and/or relocated plant material
shall be of a type, size and quality acceptable to the Environmental
Commission and the Borough Engineer, and
c.
All such salvaged and/or relocated plant material
shall be dug, transported and replanted at a season of the year and
using a schedule and equipment, methods and materials conforming to
the requirements of the Standard Specifications and subject to the
approval of the Environmental Commission and the Borough Engineer.
d.
The developer has received the approval of the
Environmental Commission and the Borough Engineer of the items to
be relocated and the schedule and methods of relocation prior to any
work of salvaging and/or relocation taking place.
D.
Shade trees.
1.
In each subdivision of land, the developer shall plant
between the sidewalk and right-of-way line proper shade and/or decorative
trees of a type approved by the Shade Tree Commission at a maximum
distance of 50 feet between trees. The minimum distance between such
trees planted shall be 40 feet. Planting sites shall be indicated
on the final plat. Such plantings shall not be required within sight
easements as required elsewhere herein.
2.
All trees planted in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter shall be placed in a proper manner and in a good grade
of topsoil and within the area of the tree will at the point where
the tree is planted. In the event that any individual person or group
of individual persons desire to plant a tree or trees in a tree well
or within the jurisdiction of the Borough Shade Tree Commission, such
person or persons may do so, provided that they conform to the provisions
of this chapter, and further provided that permission of the Shade
Tree Commission is obtained.
3.
All shade trees to be hereafter planted in accordance
with this chapter shall be nursery grown, or of substantially uniform
size and shape and shall have straight trunks. Ornamental trees need
not have straight trunks, but must conform in all other respects with
the provisions for trees and tree plantings outlined in this chapter.
4.
All trees planted pursuant to this chapter shall be
planted in a dormant state.
5.
Subsequent or replacement plants shall conform to
the type of existing tree in a given area, provided that if any deviation
is anticipated, it must be done only with the permission of the Shade
Tree Commission. In a newly planted area, only one type of tree may
be used on a given street, unless otherwise specified by the Shade
Tree Commission.
6.
A hole in which a tree is to be planted shall be in
each case, 1/3 larger in width and in depth than the existing root
ball of the particular tree to be planted. The hole for a tree to
be planted shall contain proper amounts of topsoil and peat moss,
but no chemical fertilizer shall be added until the tree has been
planted for one year.
7.
All shade trees shall be planted in accordance with
the landscaping requirements of the Standard Specifications.
All development on tidal lagoons, navigable
waterways or other bodies of water, either existing or proposed, shall
provide for bulkheading. All development on non-tidal bodies of water,
either existing or proposed, shall provide for bulkheading or other
appropriate permanent bank stabilization, acceptable to the Planning
Board. In no case shall bank slopes, bulkhead, rip-rap, revetments,
or other elements of bank stabilization be located within required
minimum yard areas.
Bulkheads may be constructed of treated timber,
reinforced concrete, marine alloy steel or other materials in accordance
with approved details (if adopted) and a detailed design to be submitted
by the developer in each case for approval by the Borough Engineer,
and such other approval authorities, including, but not limited to,
the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as may be necessary. New
or reconstructed lagoons shall have a minimum width of 100 feet and
be provided with suitable turning basins.
The Planning Board may consider waiver and/or
modification of this requirement when necessary to preserve wetlands
or other natural features, provided that minimum lot sizes may be
maintained and that all development may be made reasonably secure
from erosion.
In Zoning Districts where bulk storage is a
permitted accessory use, the following minimum requirements shall
apply:
A.
No bulk storage of materials or equipment shall be
permitted in any required front yard area or within 100 feet of any
public street, whichever is greater.
B.
No bulk storage of materials or equipment shall be
permitted between any side or rear lot line and the required side
or rear setback line.
C.
All bulk storage areas shall be screened from public view by means of suitable fencing and/or evergreen plantings as required by the Planning Board. Where the property is adjacent to a residential zone, the screening shall meet the minimum requirements of Section 30-8.4 of this chapter.
D.
No fence used to screen a bulk storage area shall be placed closer to any property line than the distance constituting the required front, side or rear setbacks and all setback areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of Section 30-8.4 of this chapter.
E.
All service roads, driveways and bulk storage areas
shall be paved with bituminous concrete or other surfacing material,
as required by the Planning Board, which shall be of sufficient strength
to handle the anticipated use.
F.
In no instance shall on-site bulk storage of material
exceed the height of 10 feet.
G.
No heavy equipment shall be operated or parked closer
to the front property line than the required front setback plus 50
feet, except as the same may be in transit to or from the site.
A.
All grading, excavation or embankment construction
shall be in accordance with the approved final plat and shall provide
for the disposal of all stormwater runoff and such groundwater seepage
as may be encountered. All clearing, excavation and embankment construction
shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Standard
Specifications. No excavated material may be removed from the site
except in accordance with an approved final plat nor without the prior
approval of the Borough Engineer. Where borrow excavation materials
from off-site sources are required to complete the necessary grading,
such material shall meet the requirements of the Standard Specifications
for Borrow Excavation, Zone 3, and shall be subject to the approval
of the Borough Engineer.
B.
Material which the Borough Engineer judges unsuitable
for use in roadway embankment may be used for grading outside the
roadway right-of-way or in building areas with the permission of the
Borough Engineer and the Construction Official (for building areas).
Any unsuitable material which cannot be satisfactorily utilized on
the site shall be removed from the site and disposed of at places
to be provided by the developer.
C.
All construction layout and grading stakes shall be
set by a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer employed
by the developer or his contractor.
D.
All rough grading must be completed prior to the construction
of roadway subgrade. All sidewalk areas and slope areas must be fully
graded prior to the construction of finished pavements or pavement
base courses.
E.
To preserve the integrity of pavements, embankments
and excavations, streets or roadways shall be provided with slopes
no steeper than one-foot vertical rise for every three feet of horizontal
distance.
F.
Such slopes shall be suitably planted with perennial
grasses or other ground cover plantings in accordance with the plans
approved by the Planning Board. In areas where excavations or embankments
would extend significantly beyond road rights-of-way, thereby causing
disruption to the natural environment of the development, the Planning
Board may, upon the application of the developer, consider or may,
upon its own initiative, direct the use of terraces, retaining walls,
crib walls or other means of maintaining roadway slopes. In any event,
the entire roadway right-of-way shall be fully graded and any retaining
walls, crib walls or terraces shall be located outside of the roadway
right-of-way and their maintenance shall be the responsibility of
the owner of the property on which they are constructed. The developer
shall make suitable provisions in the instruments transferring title
to any property containing such terraces, retaining walls or crib
walls and shall provide a copy thereof to the Planning Board and the
Borough Clerk. All graded areas within or outside of the roadway right-of-way
shall be neatly graded, topsoiled, fertilized and seeded to establish
a stand of perennial grasses.
G.
Top of slopes in excavations and the top of slopes
in embankment areas shall not extend beyond the right-of-way line
or, where provided, the exterior line of the six-foot wide shade tree
and utility easement required herein. Sidewalk and easement areas
shall slope at 2% to the top of the curb elevation, and sidewalk construction
shall conform to this slope.
H.
Lot grading. Lots shall be graded to secure proper
drainage and to prevent the collection of stormwater. Said grading
shall be performed in a manner which will minimize the damage to or
destruction of trees growing on the land. Topsoil shall be provided
and/or redistributed on the surface as cover and shall be stabilized
by seeding or planting. Grading plans shall have been submitted with
the preliminary and final plats, and any departure from these plans
must be approved in accordance with the requirements of this chapter
for the modification of improvements. Grading shall be designed to
prevent or minimize drainage to structures or improvements when major
storms, exceeding the design basis of the storm drainage system, occur.
1.
Wherever possible, the land shall be graded so that
the stormwater from each lot shall drain directly to the street. If
it is impossible to drain directly to the street, it shall be drained
to a system of interior yard drainage designed in accordance with
the standards for drainage facilities and suitable drainage easements
shall be provided.
2.
Unless otherwise required by the Standard Specifications,
all tree stumps, masonry and other obstructions shall be removed to
a depth of two feet below finished grade.
3.
The minimum slope for lawns shall be 3/4 of 1% and
for smooth hard-finished surfaces, other than roadways, 4/10 of 1%.
4.
The maximum grade for lawns within five feet of a
building shall be 10% and for lawns more than five feet from a building,
25%.
5.
Retaining walls installed in slope control areas shall
be constructed of heavy treated timber or logs, reinforced concrete,
other reinforced masonry or of other construction acceptable to Borough
Engineer and adequately designed and detailed on the final plat to
carry all earth pressures, including any surcharges. The height of
retaining walls shall not exceed 1/3 of the horizontal distance from
the foundation wall of any building to the face of the retaining wall.
Should the Borough adopt, subsequently to this chapter, standard details
for such construction, the same shall govern.
6.
The developer shall take all necessary precautions
to prevent any siltation of streams during construction. Such provisions
may include, but are not limited to, construction and maintenance
of siltation basins or holding ponds and diversion berms throughout
the course of construction.
A.
Location of club or bathhouse. All commercial or private
club swimming pools shall provide a suitable club or bathhouse building.
The club or bathhouse for an outdoor commercial or private club swimming
pool shall be set back not less than 100 feet from the front property
line and not closer than 50 feet from the side and rear property lines.
B.
Pool location. An outdoor commercial or private club
swimming pool shall be located not less than 25 feet from the side
or rear of the clubhouse, bathhouse, motel or hotel on the building
lot, and not less than 100 feet from the front property line and not
less than 50 feet from the side and rear property lines.
C.
Off-street parking. Ample parking spaces shall be
provided in an area or areas located not less than 100 feet from the
front property line and no less 50 feet from the side or rear residential
property lines.
For a private club with a membership of up to
100 members, not less than 80 car spaces shall be provided. For each
additional 25 members or fraction thereof, not less than 20 additional
car spaces shall be provided.
For a commercial pool with up to 100 lockers
or clothes baskets, there shall be provided not less than 40 car spaces,
and for each additional 25 lockers or clothes baskets, not less than
10 additional car spaces, and in addition thereto, two car spaces
for each three family lockers.
D.
Size of pool. A swimming pool for a private club,
limited to a maximum of 100 members, shall have a minimum size of
1,800 square feet, and for each additional 25 members or fraction
thereof, the pool shall be enlarged by 450 square feet.
For a commercial swimming pool limited to a
total of 100 lockers or baskets for bathers' clothing, the minimum
size of the pool shall be 2,000 square feet and for every additional
25 lockers or baskets or fraction thereof, the pool shall be enlarged
by 500 square feet.
E.
Swimming section. The diving section shall be greater
than 5.5 feet in depth; the non-diving section shall be less than
5.5 feet in depth. The area reserved around each diving board or platform
provided for diving purposes shall be not less than 300 square feet.
F.
Pump location. The pump of a filtration or pumping
system of a commercial swimming pool or private club pool shall be
located not less than 50 feet from any side or rear property line.
G.
Lounging and spectator area. In addition to the decks
or walks surrounding the swimming pool, an area shall be provided
for lounging or spectator use.
H.
Club and bathhouse facilities. The club or bathhouse
shall be equipped with separate facilities for men and women. These
facilities shall include adequate dressing rooms, lockers, shower
and toilets.
I.
Wading pool. A swimming pool for private club or commercial
use shall provide a separate wading pool.
J.
Pool enclosure. To provide safety and a degree of
privacy, an outdoor swimming pool for private club or commercial use
shall be surrounded entirely by a suitably strong tight fence, capable
of holding a live load of 250 pounds between posts, located not more
than eight feet apart; however, one side or sides of the club or bathhouse
may serve as a part of the enclosure. The fence shall be located not
less than 15 feet from the closest edge of the pool. The fence shall
be from eight feet to 10 feet high, having no opening larger than
a two inch square. All supporting structures shall be on the inside
of the fence and the top of such support shall be at least one inch
lower than the top of the fence.
K.
Gate. Any opening or openings in the fence to afford
entry to the pool shall be equipped with a substantial gate similar
to the fence and shall extend from not less than two inches above
the ground to the height of the fence. The gate shall be of a self-closing
type, opening outwardly on and be equipped with a lock and key or
chain and padlock and shall be kept locked, except when the pool is
in use.
L.
Lighting. A complete system of artificial lighting
shall be provided for a swimming pool, including lounging and parking
areas, which is operated by a private club or for commercial use.
Arrangement and design of lights shall be such that all parts of the
pool and its appurtenances shall be clearly visible to attendants.
All lighting fixtures shall be shielded so as to prevent any direct
beam from failing upon any adjoining property. Overhead wires shall
not be carried across the swimming pool and wading pool proper, decks
and lounging areas. Underwater lighting shall be designed, installed
and grounded so as not to create a hazard to bathers.
M.
Noise. No sound amplifying system shall be operated
at other activities permitted at any swimming pool for commercial
or private club use which shall cause undue noise or constitute a
nuisance to the surrounding neighbors. Closing time shall be no later
than 10:30 p.m.
Common Open Space or Public Open Space areas
proposed to be provided in conjunction with applications for development
for subdivisions or site plans shall be subject to the following requirements:
A.
Open space standards.
1.
Each open space area should contain a minimum of two
contiguous acres.
2.
Open space areas should not be less than 50 feet in
width at any location, except where such open space is to be utilized
primarily for walkway access from a public street to the open space
at the rear of building lots, it may have a minimum width of 20 feet
for a length not to exceed 250 feet.
3.
Where possible, all of the following land areas and
features should be reserved as open space.
a.
Floodway areas.
b.
Areas containing a significant number of specimen
trees as determined by the Environmental Commission.
c.
Existing watercourses, ponds, marshes and swamps.
d.
Land with a seasonal high water table of less than
two feet.
e.
Wetlands as defined by the New Jersey Wetlands Act
of 1970 and delineated on wetlands maps prepared by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection.
B.
Site preparation. Within open space areas, the Planning
Board may require a developer to make certain site preparation improvements,
which may include, but are not limited to the following:
C.
Reservation of public areas.
1.
If the Master Plan or the official map provides for
the reservation of designated streets, public drainageways, flood
control basins, or public areas within the proposed development, before
approving a subdivision or site plan, the Planning Board may further
require that such streets, ways, basins or areas be shown of the plat
in locations and sizes suitable to their intended uses. The Planning
Board may reserve the location and extent of such streets, ways, basins
or areas shows on the plat for a period of one year after the approval
of the final plat or within such further time as may be agreed to
by the developer. Unless during such period or extension thereof the
municipality shall have entered into a contract to purchase or institute
condemnation proceedings according to law for the fee or a lesser
interest in the land comprising such streets, ways, basins or areas,
the developer shall not be bound by such reservations shown on the
plat and may proceed to use such land for private use in accordance
with applicable development regulations. The provision or this section
shall not apply to streets and roads, flood control basins or public
drainageways necessitated by the subdivision or land development and
required for final approval.
2.
The developer shall be entitled to just compensation
for actual loss found to be caused by such temporary reservation and
deprivation of use. In such instance, unless a lesser amount has previously
been mutually agreed upon, just compensation shall be deemed to be
the fair market value of an option to purchase the land reserved for
the period of reservation; provided that determination of such fair
market value shall include, but not be limited to, consideration or
the real property taxed apportioned to the land reserved and prorated
for the period of reservation. The developer shall be compensated
for the reasonable increased cost of legal, engineering or other professional
services incurred in connection with obtaining subdivision approval
or site plan approval, as the case may be, caused by the reservation.
D.
Recreation areas. Where it is considered appropriate
by the Planning Board, portions of proposed open spaces may be designated
for passive and/or active recreational activities. Passive recreation
activities may include, but are not limited to, pedestrian paths,
bicycle paths, sitting areas and naturally preserved areas. Active
recreational activities may include, but are not limited to, swimming
pools, tennis courts, and ball fields. The location and shape of any
land to be designated for recreational activities shall be approved
by the Planning Board based on, but not limited to, the following
standards:
1.
The Board shall consider the natural topography and
shall attempt to preserve the same to the greatest extent possible.
2.
The Board shall attempt to tailor the location and
shape of recreational areas to harmonize with the shape of the entire
development.
3.
The Board shall consider the extent to which specific
recreational areas shall be used for passive or active recreational
purposes.
4.
The Board shall request and consider recommendations
from the appropriate Borough officials.
5.
The Board shall consider the extent to which the residents
of the development shall be served by other existing or future recreational
facilities or lands within or in the vicinity of the development.
6.
The Board shall consider the sequence of development.
7.
The Board shall consider the effect which the location
and shape of recreational areas in the development will have upon
the application of sound planning principles as well as the general
welfare, health and safety of the residents of the development.
E.
Open space ownership.
1.
The type of ownership of land dedicated for open space
purposes shall be selected by the owner, developer, or subdivider
subject to the approval of the Planning Board and may include, but
is not necessarily limited to the following:
a.
The Borough of Monmouth Beach (subject to acceptance
by the Board of Commissioners.
b.
Other public jurisdictions or agencies (subject to
their acceptance).
c.
Quasi-public organizations (subject to their acceptance).
d.
Homeowners' or condominium associations or organizations.
e.
Shared, undivided interest by all property owners
in the development.
2.
Any lands dedicated for open space purposes shall
contain appropriate covenants and deed restrictions approved by the
Planning Board, which insure that:
F.
Maintenance of common open space.
1.
The Borough or other governmental agency may, at any
time and from time to time, accept the dedication of land or any interest
therein for public use and maintenance, but the Planning Board shall
not require, as a condition of approval, that land proposed to be
set aside for common open space be dedicated or made available to
public use.
2.
The developer shall provide for an organization for
the ownership and maintenance of any open space for the benefit of
owners or residents of the development, if said open space is not
dedicated to the Borough or other governmental agency. Such organization
shall not be dissolved and shall not dispose of any open space, by
sale or otherwise, except to an organization conceived and established
to own and maintain the open space for the benefit of such development,
and thereafter such organization shall not be dissolved or dispose
of any of its open space without first offering to dedicate the same
to the Borough.
3.
In the event that such organization shall fail to
maintain the open space in reasonable order and condition, the Administrative
Officer may serve written notice upon such organization or upon the
owners of the development setting forth the manner in which the organization
has failed to maintain the open space in reasonable condition, and
said notice shall include a demand that such deficiencies of maintenance
be cured within 35 days thereof, and shall state the date and place
of a hearing thereon which shall be held within 15 days of the notice.
At such hearing, the Administrative Officer may modify the terms of
the original notice as to deficiencies and may give a reasonable extension
of time not to exceed 65 days within which they shall be cured.
If the deficiencies set forth in the original
notice or in the modification thereof shall not be cured within said
35 days or any permitted extension thereof, the Borough, in order
to preserve the open space and maintain the same for a period of one
year may enter upon and maintain such land. Said entry and maintenance
shall not vest in the public any rights to use the open space except
when the same is voluntarily dedicated to the public by the owners.
Before the expiration of said year, the Administrative Officer shall,
upon his initiative or upon the request of the organization theretofore
responsible for the maintenance of the open space, call a public hearing
upon 15 days' written notice to such organization and to the owners
of the development, to be held by the Administrative Officer, at which
hearing such organization and the owners of the development shall
show cause why such maintenance by the Borough shall not, at the election
of the Borough, continue for a succeeding year. If the Administrative
Officer shall determine that such organization is ready and able to
maintain said open space in reasonable condition, the Borough shall
cease to maintain said open space at the end of said year. If the
Administrative Officer shall determine such organization is not ready
and able to maintain said open space in a reasonable condition, the
Borough may, in its discretion continue to maintain said open space
during the next succeeding year, subject to a similar hearing and
determination, in each year thereafter. The decision of the Administrative
Officer in any such case shall constitute a final administrative decision
subject to judicial review.
4.
The cost of such maintenance by the Borough shall
be assessed pro rata against the properties within the development
that have a right of enjoyment of the open space in accordance with
assessed value at the time of imposition of the lien, and shall become
a lien and tax on said properties and be added to and be a part of
the taxes to be levied and assessed thereon, and enforced and collected
with interest by the same officers and in the same manner as other
taxes.
A.
All concrete used in any subdivision or site improvement
shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standard
Specifications for the various classes of concrete used, except that
the twenty-eight day compressive strength of the concrete used shall
not be less than the following:
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Type of Concrete
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(pounds per square inch)
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Class A
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4,500
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Class B
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3,500
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Class C
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3,000
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Class D
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2,500
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B.
Unless specific written permission is obtained from
the Borough Engineer to the contrary, only concrete obtained from
dry-batched redi-mixed trucks shall be allowed.
A.
General requirements. Curb and/or combination curb
and gutter shall be constructed along both sides of every street within
a development. Any existing pavements damaged by curb construction
shall be repaired to the standards herein and/or as shown on the final
plat. Where one side of the development boundary is along an existing
street, the curb and/or curb and gutter shall be constructed only
on the development side. Curbs and/or combination curbs and gutters
shall be constructed of Class B concrete, air-entrained, in accordance
with the requirements of the Standard Specifications. Preformed bituminous
cellular-type joint filler, 1/2 inch thick cut to match the cross-section
of the curb, shall be used at all expansion joints at intervals not
greater than 20 feet. Intermediate plate joints shall be provided
at intervals not exceeding 10 feet. At places where a concrete curb
abuts Portland cement concrete pavement, joints in the curb shall
be placed to match the paving joints and intermediate joints shall
be placed so as to create equal curb panels not longer than 20 feet.
When concrete curb and gutter is required, the gutter shall be eight
inches thick and shall be constructed of Class B air-entrained concrete.
Joists in the gutter shall be formed simultaneously with joints in
the curb. Curb and combination curb and gutter cross-sections shall
be as shown in Figure 3 and 4. The requirements of the Standard Specifications
regarding curbing precautions must be strictly observed.
 FIGURE 3
CONCRETE CURB NOT TO SCALE
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 FIGURE 4 COMBINATION CURB & GUTTER NOT TO
SCALE
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B.
Use of combination curb and gutter. Use of combination
curb and gutter will be allowed in all areas and require those areas
having a bituminous pavement with a profile grade greater than 5%,
with the following exception:
1.
Both sides of a street for the entire block length
shall be constructed with one type of curb; that is, where only a
portion of a block is required to have combination curb and gutter,
the entire block shall be constructed using the combination curb and
gutter.
2.
Where 50% or more of the curb length of any street
would be required to have combination curb and gutter, the entire
street shall be constructed with combination curb and gutter.
3.
Where 50% or more of any subdivision is required to
have a combination curb and gutter, the entire subdivision shall be
constructed with combination curb and gutter.
C.
Timing of curb construction. In areas with bituminous
concrete pavement, required curb and/or curb and gutter shall be constructed
prior to the construction of the bituminous base courses. Any required
repairs to curbs and/or combination curb and gutter which are not
suitable for acceptance shall be made prior to construction of the
final pavement wearing course. In those areas having Portland cement
concrete pavement, the curb shall be constructed after the construction
and curing of the Portland cement concrete pavement.
D.
Alternate curb types. In certain instances it may
be necessary or desirable to construct alternate curb types. For example,
these may be required by the Planning Board on the perimeter of channeling
islands or in the areas of unusually heavy gutter drainage flow, or
may be desired by the developer for decorative purposes or to preserve
vegetation (e.g., granite block curb, rolled concrete curb, etc.).
If alternate curb types are to be permitted, an appropriate construction
detail shall be submitted for approval with the preliminary and final
plats. Continuous slip-formed curb or combination curb and gutter
may be permitted if such is considered to be acceptable by the Borough
Engineer. The use of continuous slip-formed curb or combination curb
and gutter may only be permitted if the applicant submits for review
and approval details and specifications concerning equipment, materials
and methods proposed for use and if the Borough Engineer has inspected
the installation and tested and proved a suitable sample section of
such curb or combination curb and gutter. In the event the Borough
Engineer does not approve the sample section of curb or combination
curb and gutter, the developer shall remove the sample section and
replace it with a type of curb or curb and gutter permitted by this
chapter or such other alternate as may be approved by the Planning
Board.
A.
Drainage easements.
1.
If the property on which a proposed development is
to be located is or is proposed to be traversed by a drainage facility
of any kind, including a pipe, channel, stream or swale, the Planning
Board may require that a stormwater and drainage easement or right-of-way
along said facility be provided by the developer. If existing land
drainage structures, such as french drains, are encountered during
the course of construction of any development, such drainage structures
shall either be removed entirely or a revised final plat showing the
location of such drainage structures and accompanied with detailed
cross-sections thereof shall be filed with the Borough Engineer for
consideration by the Planning Board. The Planning Board, after consulting
its Engineer and other appropriate agencies, shall either require
a drainage easement, require that the structure be removed in part
or in its entirety, or recommend such other action to the Governing
Body as it deems appropriate.
2.
All easements shall be shown on the final plat with
a notation as to the purpose and restrictions of the easement. Easement
lines on the final plat shall be shown with accurate dimensions and
bearings unless the easement lines are parallel or concentric with
lot lines.
3.
The land which is the subject of an easement or right-of-way
shall in the case of storm drains or constructed channels be of a
suitable width meeting the requirements for design of drainage facilities,
or be a strip which conforms substantially to the floodplain of any
watercourse along both sides of the watercourse to a width of 50 feet
in each direction from the center line of the watercourse, whichever
is the greatest except, however, that if the location of such watercourse
is at or near the boundary of the subdivision, the dimensions of the
easement and right-of-way shall be modified to retain it within the
confines of the development.
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Said easement and right-of-way shall include
provisions assuring the following:
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a.
Preservation of the channel of the watercourse.
b.
Except in the course of an authorized drainage
improvement, prohibition of alteration of the contour, topography
or composition of the land within the easement and right-of-way.
c.
Prohibition of construction within the boundaries
of the easement and right-of-way which will obstruct or interfere
with the natural flow of the watercourse.
d.
Reservation of a public right-of-entry for the
purpose of maintaining the storm drain, drainage channel or the natural
flow of drainage through the watercourse, of maintaining any and all
structures related to the exercise of the easement and right-of-way
and of installing and maintaining a storm or sanitary sewer system
or other public utility.
B.
Conservation easement.
1.
Conservation easements may be required along all drainage
and stormwater rights-of-way in the development and may be required
also along ponds, marshes, swamps and streams or other watercourses
along which drainage rights-of-way are not required. Such easements
are intended to help prevent the siltation of streams and other courses
and the erosion of stream banks, other watercourses and adjacent lands.
The land subjected to a conservation easement shall be a strip at
least 25 feet but not more than 100 feet in width independently located
or running adjacent to each side of any required drainage or stormwater
right-of-way. Such conservation easement shall contain provisions
to restrict the removal of trees and ground cover except for the following
purposes: removal of dead or diseased trees; thinning of trees and
other growth to encourage the more desirable growth; removal of trees
to allow for structures designed to impound water; and removal of
trees in areas to be flooded for the creation of ponds or lakes. The
easements shall also prohibit filling or grading of the lands or the
disposal of refuse or waste material of any type within the limits
of the easement.
2.
The easement shall be indicated on the plat and shall
be marked on the land by iron stakes wherever the lines of such easement
change direction or intersect lot lines.
C.
Sight triangle easements. In addition to right-of-way
widths required for the full design of all streets and the wider intersections
as specified, sight triangle easements may be required on all corners
at all street intersections. Such easements shall include provisions
to restrict the planting of trees or other plantings or the location
of structures exceeding 30 inches in height that would obstruct the
clear sight across the area of the easements and a reservation to
the public right-of-entry for the purpose of removing any object,
natural or otherwise, that obstructs the clear sight. Such easements
shall include the area on each street corner that is bounded by the
right-of-way lines and a straight line connecting points on each right-of-way
line 50 feet from the intersection of the right-of-way lines with
points on the intersecting right-of-way line, which points are the
following distances from the intersection of the right-of-way lines
(or of their prolongations):
1.
On local streets - 50 feet.
2.
On collector streets - 100 feet.
3.
On arterial streets - 200 feet.
4.
Where intersections occur on highways or roadways
under the jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey or County of Monmouth,
the sight triangle easements required by the State or the County of
Monmouth may be substituted in lieu of the requirements above.
An environmental impact report shall accompany
all applications for preliminary subdivision and preliminary site
plan approval. Such report shall provide the information needed to
evaluate the effects of the project for which approval is sought upon
the environment and shall include data to be distributed, reviewed
and passed upon as follows:
A.
A project description which shall specify what is
to be done and how it is to be done, during construction and operation,
as well as recital of alternative plans deemed practicable to achieve
the objective.
B.
An inventory of existing environmental conditions
at the project site and in surrounding region which shall describe
air quality, water quality, water supply, hydrology, geology, soils
and properties thereof, including capabilities and limitations, sewage
systems, topography, slope, vegetation, wildlife, habitat, aquatic
organisms, noise characteristics and levels, demography, land use,
aesthetics, history and archeology. Air and water quality shall be
described with reference to standards promulgated by the Department
of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey and soils shall
be described with reference to criteria contained in the Freehold
Area Soil Conservation District Standards and Specifications.
C.
An assessment of the probable impact of the project
upon all topics set forth in paragraph B.
D.
A listing and evaluation of adverse environmental
impacts which cannot be avoided, with particular emphasis upon air
or water pollution, increase in noise, damage to plant, tree and wildlife
systems, damage to natural resources, displacement of people and businesses,
displacement of existing farms, increase in sedimentation and siltation,
increase in municipal services and consequences to municipal tax structure.
Off-site impact shall also be set forth and evaluated.
E.
A description of steps to be taken to minimize adverse
environmental impacts during construction and operation, both at the
project site and in the surrounding region, such description to be
accompanied by necessary maps, schedules and other explanatory data
as may be needed to clarify and explain the actions to be taken.
F.
A statement concerning any irreversible and irretrievable
commitment of resources which would be involved in the proposed action
should it be implemented.
G.
A statement of alternatives to the proposed project
which might avoid some or all of the adverse environmental effects,
including a no-action alternative.
H.
Three copies of the Environmental Impact Report shall
be submitted to the Planning Board of Monmouth Beach together with
a filing fee of $200 to cover the cost of reviewing and processing
the same.
I.
The Planning Board shall submit the Environmental
Impact Report to the Environmental Commission of the Borough of Monmouth
Beach for review and recommendation. The Environmental Commission
shall review the Report and submit to the Planning Board its recommendations
respecting the same within 60 days after receipt thereof. Upon completion
of all reviews and public hearings, but in any event not later than
30 days after the date of its next regular meeting following the filing
of the Report, the Planning Board shall either approve or disapprove
the Environmental Impact Report as a part of its underlying function
with respect to site plan review. In reaching a decision the Planning
Board shall take into consideration the effect of the applicant's
proposed project upon all aspects of the environment as outlined above
as well as the sufficiency of applicant's proposals for dealing with
any immediate or projected adverse environmental effects. If the Planning
Board fails to act within the time period set forth above, unless
extended by agreement with the applicant, the Report shall be deemed
to have been disapproved.
J.
Upon approval by the Planning Board, the Environmental
Impact Report shall be marked or stamped "Approved" by the Secretary
of the Planning Board and shall be designated as the "Final Environmental
Impact Report."
K.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Planning Board
may, at the request of an applicant, waive the requirement for an
Environmental Impact Report if sufficient evidence is submitted to
support a conclusion that the proposed development will have a slight
or negligible environmental impact. Portions of such requirement may
likewise be waived upon a finding that a complete Report need not
be prepared in order to evaluate adequately the environmental impact
of a particular project.
L.
An Environmental Impact Report as required herein
shall also be submitted as to all public or quasi-public projects
unless such are exempt from the requirements of local law by superseding
County, State or Federal law.
A.
A Certificate of Occupancy shall not be issued for
new residential structure located in an area serviced by a public
or private water company unless the distance from the midpoint of
the frontage of such premises to a functioning fire hydrant, which
has been tested and approved, as measured down to the center line
of connecting public streets, is 400 feet or less.
B.
Final subdivision plats shall not be approved by the
Planning Board unless fire hydrants are indicated on the final plat
in accordance with the requirements herein contained as to location
of and distances between fire hydrants.
C.
Fire hydrants shall not be placed at the closed end
of a turnaround of a cul-de-sac unless the distance between the open
end and the closed end is greater than 400 feet, in which event, the
fire hydrants shall be placed at both the open end and the closed
end of the cul-de-sac.
D.
The installation of fire hydrants with respect to
any subdivision shall not be considered a subdivision improvement
to be included in the bonding requirements of this chapter but rather
the proper installation of fire hydrants shall be a condition of the
issuance of Certificates of Occupancy.
E.
Flow Capacity classification.
2.
Said flow capacities are to be rated by a flow measurement
test at a period of ordinary demand, the rating to be based on 20
pounds per square inch of residual pressure when initial pressures
exceed 40 pounds per square inch. When initial pressures are less
than 40 pounds per square inch, residual pressure shall be at least
half of the initial pressure.
F.
All fire hydrants shall be painted in accordance with
the following schedule:
1.
The tops and nozzle caps shall be painted the color
indicated for such of the following classes:
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Class of Hydrant
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Color
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A
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Green
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B
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Orange
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C
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Red
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G.
All fire hydrant barrels will be painted with white
fluorescent paint.
H.
All fire hydrants installed in the municipality shall
have no less than 2A 1/2 inch hose connection nozzles and one, 4A
1/2 inch pumper nozzle. All threads are to be National Standard fire
hose threads.
I.
Hydrants shall be set plumb with nozzles 18 inches
above the ground or, where they are to be placed in hose houses, 18
inches above the floor.
Guardrails, pipe railing or other appropriate
barricades, as required by the Planning Board shall be designed and
placed at drainage structures, streams, embankment limits, curves
and other required locations. Guardrails shall be standard steel-beam
type with galvanized steel posts in accordance with the Standard Construction
Details. Alternate design of guardrails and barricades may be used
and shall be submitted for approval as part of the final plat submission.
A.
Lot size. Minimum lot size and dimensions shall be
governed by the requirements of the respective zoning districts as
set forth in this chapter, except that:
1.
The Planning Board may require larger lots where additional
area will partially or completely eliminate the necessity of changes
in grade which in the opinion of the Board would cause unreasonable
destruction of the topography or environment or would create drainage
or erosion problems.
2.
The Planning Board may require larger lots to collector
or arterial streets where, in the opinion of the Board, the larger
lots would promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public
and the residents of the development.
B.
Lot and block numbers.
1.
In accordance with the Tax Map specifications of the
State of New Jersey dated May, 1975, prepared by the State of New
Jersey Department of the Treasury, as amended, subdivided lots and
blocks shall generally bear the original numbers with a number added
as a subscript. The use of letter designations should particularly
be avoided.
2.
Prior to final plat approval by the Planning Board,
two copies of the map shall be submitted to the Borough Engineer for
proper assignment of lot and block numbers. One copy of said map shall
be returned with the new lot and block numbers shown. The other copy
will be retained for tax map purposes.
C.
House numbers.
1.
House numbers shall be assigned each lot by the Borough
Engineer prior to final plat approval by the Planning Board.
2.
The subdivider, upon completion of curbs and streets,
shall place the street number of each lot in the subdivision on the
curb or other conspicuous place approved by the Borough Engineer in
size and color designed to make said street numbers readily and distinctly
discernible from the street. Unless otherwise permitted by the Engineer,
such numbers shall be block style, four inches, in height, 3/4 inch
shape width painted in white fluorescent paint on a black background
extending at least one inch beyond the number on all sides.
D.
Area and side lot lines. Except as otherwise provided
in this chapter, lot dimensions and area shall not be less than the
requirements of the zoning district. Insofar as is practical, side
lot lines shall be at right angles to straight streets and radial
to curved streets.
E.
Lot frontage. Each lot shall front on an approved
street accepted or to be accepted by the Borough.
F.
Lot line on widened street. Where extra width is to
be provided for the widening of existing streets, lot measurements
shall begin at the proposed right-of-way line, and all setbacks shall
be measured from such lines unless otherwise provided by this chapter.
G.
Unsuitable lots. All lots shall be suitable for the
purpose for which they are intended to be used. To prevent the use
of lots which are not suitable because of adverse topography, environmental,
flood conditions or similar circumstances, the Planning Board may
require such revisions in a layout of the subdivision as will accomplish
one of the following:
1.
That the area of the unsuitable lot is included in
other lots by increasing the size of the remaining lots.
2.
That it is included in an area to be deeded to the
Borough or other public or quasi-public body and will be held in its
natural state for conservation and/or recreation purposes.
3.
That some other suitable arrangement is made.
H.
Driveways. All structures must be accessible by means of a paved driveway. The paved driveway must be not less than 10 feet wide and must have a center line grade of not less than 0.5% and not greater than 10%. For one and two-family dwellings a stabilized base with an optional type of finish stone may be used in lieu of pavement provided however, that the apron of such driveway shall be constructed of reinforced concrete and comply with the requirements of Section 30-8.26D. For all non-single-family uses, driveways must provide turnarounds to eliminate the necessity of any vehicle backing onto any street. No private driveway in any zone shall be located nearer to any side or rear lot line than five feet. [2/9/1982]
Monuments shall be a size and shape required
by Section 4, Chapter 358 of the Laws of 1963, and shall be placed
in accordance with said statute. In addition to the required monuments,
after the grading is finished, the developer shall install a steel
stake one inch in diameter and 30 inches in length on lot corners,
lot line angle points, or other changes in direction not marked by
monuments, and at all angle points or discontinuities in easement
lines where such easements are not parallel to property lines.
Within the A-2 District, apartment buildings
less than four stories in height shall not be permitted. No apartment
building shall be constructed except in conformance with the following
minimum standards, in addition to those set forth in the Schedule
of Limitations.
A.
The overall density shall not be more than 35 families
per acre.
B.
Each structure when designed with a common hallway
shall have ingress and egress from the outside by a minimum of two
means from such common hallways.
C.
Not more than 50% of the apartment units shall be
two bedroom units and no three or more bedroom units shall be permitted.
No more than 15% of the apartment units shall be efficiency in size.
Two bedroom apartments shall contain two bathrooms.
D.
In every apartment building each unit shall adhere
to the following minimum floor area requirements:
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Efficiency - 600 square feet
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One Bedroom - 850 square feet
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Two Bedroom - 1,000 square feet
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E.
Not more than one principal building shall be constructed
on a lot.
F.
For any apartment building, a minimum of 15% of the
total land area shall be set aside and developed for usable recreation
space after review and approval of the site plan by the Planning Board.
G.
All roads and driveways on the project site shall
be permanently maintained by the owner or operator of the apartment
project, such maintenance to include snow removal and clearance of
storm debris.
H.
Garbage collection shall be provided by the owner
a minimum of twice weekly.
Within any A-3 District, no garden apartment
building or group of garden apartment buildings except in accordance
with the following standards:
A.
The overall density shall not be more than 13 families
per acre.
B.
Not more than 50% of the apartment units shall be
two bedroom units and no three or more bedroom units shall be permitted.
Two bedroom apartments shall contain two bathrooms.
C.
In every apartment building, each unit shall adhere
to the following minimum floor area requirements:
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One Bedroom - 850 square feet
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Two Bedroom - 1,000 square feet
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D.
In the layout of garden apartments on a lot or tract
of land, the following minimum distances shall be maintained:
1.
Between all main buildings and detached accessory
buildings: 35 feet and zero inches.
2.
Between ends of all buildings, where walls are
parallel to each other: 30 feet and zero inches.
3.
Between ends of all buildings, where walls are
parallel to each other, and driveways are introduced in order to reach
parking areas: 40 feet.
4.
From the front facade of a structure to the
front or rear facade an opposite structure where walls are parallel:
85 feet and zero inches.
5.
From the rear facade of a structure to the rear
facade of an opposite structure where walls are parallel: 70 feet.
6.
From the front facade of a building to the side
wall of an adjoining building where walls are parallel, but do not
overlap: 20 feet and zero inches.
7.
The front facade of a building shall not overlap
the side wall of an opposite building by more than eight feet unless
said buildings are jointed together. In no case shall windows in any
wall be obstructed by any abutting walls.
8.
The term "parallel," as used in this section,
shall include the meaning approximately or approaching parallel position,
but in any event the deviation from true parallel shall not exceed
10 degrees.
E.
When a garden apartment house is designed to provide
a series of dwelling units separated by party walls, a maximum of
32 families shall be contained in one such grouping of units. Front
and rear entrances shall be provided for each apartment within such
units. Use of a fire escape in lieu of such front or rear entrance
shall be prohibited.
F.
Every garden apartment house shall be so designed
that each apartment within the building shall be provided with not
less than two exterior exposures for each dwelling unit, the same
being properly pierced by windows in order to provide either through
or corner ventilation.
G.
The maximum length of any front facade shall not exceed
100 feet before a break in such facade is introduced. Such break shall
be a minimum of four feet.
H.
For any garden apartment building development, a minimum
of 15% of the total land area shall be set aside and developed for
usable recreation space after review and approval of the site plan
by the Planning Board. However, in no case shall such usable recreation
space be smaller than 10,000 square feet or have a minimum dimension
of less than 60 feet.
I.
All roads and driveways on the project site shall
be permanently maintained by the owner or operator of the apartment
project, such maintenance to include snow removal and clearance of
storm debris.
J.
Garbage collection shall be provided by the owner
a minimum of twice weekly.
A.
For every building, structure or part thereof having
over 10,000 square feet of gross floor area erected and occupied for
any use other than residential, there shall be provided at least one
truck standing, loading and unloading space on the premises not less
than 12 feet in width, 35 feet in length and with a minimum vertical
clearance of 14 feet. Buildings that contain in excess of 15,000 square
feet of gross floor area shall be required to provide additional off-street
loading spaces as determined by the Planning Board during site plan
review.
B.
Access to truck standing, loading and unloading areas
may be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any
right-of-way that will not interfere with public convenience and will
permit orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.
C.
Unless otherwise permitted, fire zones shall not be
used as standing, loading or unloading areas.
D.
Loading areas, as required under this section, shall
be provided in addition to off-street parking spaces and shall not
be considered as supplying off-street parking spaces.
E.
No off-street loading and unloading area shall be
permitted in any required front yard area.
In all zones and in connection with every industrial,
commercial, institutional, professional, recreational, residential
or any other use, there shall be provided off-street parking spaces
in accordance with the following requirements and parking lot standards:
A.
Type of parking permitted. Each dead storage bay of
an off-street parking space may be perpendicular with the aisle, parallel
with the aisle, or at any angle between 60° and 90°. No angle
parking layout shall be permitted with an angle less than 60°.
B.
Stall size.
1.
Automobiles. Each perpendicular or angle off-street
parking space shall occupy a rectangular area of not less than 10
feet in width and 20 feet in depth exclusive of access drives and
aisles, except that parking spaces for the physically handicapped
shall be 12 feet wide. Parallel parking spaces shall occupy a rectangular
area 10 feet by 23 feet.
2.
Other vehicles.
a.
Uses that own, rent or service motor vehicles
larger than automobiles which must be parked and/or stored on the
site shall indicate in the statement of operations submitted with
the site plan, the size of such vehicles and the anticipated largest
number of such vehicles to be stored and/or parked on the site at
any single time and the site plan shall show a sufficient number of
parking and/or storage stalls at an adequate size for the largest
number of such vehicles to be parked and/or stored on the site at
any one time. Aisles providing for access to such parking and/or storage
stalls shall be of adequate width for the vehicles to be served.
b.
Failure of an applicant to indicate, where applicable,
in the statement of operations that vehicles larger than automobiles
are to be parked and/or stored on the site and provide for such parking
and/or storage on the site plan shall be a violation of this chapter,
and any building permit or Certificate of Occupancy that has been
issued shall not be valid and may be revoked.
c.
Any change of use to a use which requires parking
and/or storage space for a greater number of vehicles larger than
automobiles than the previous use shall be required to make application
for site plan approval.
3.
When off-street parking is provided in connection
with a use which will assign or can control the utilization of parking
areas (for example, employee only parking areas), the Planning Board
may approve separate parking areas for subcompact vehicles having
a length of less than 17 feet and a width of six feet or less. Within
such areas the Planning Board may approve the reduction of stall size
to an 8A 1/2 foot width and a seventeen-foot length. Appropriate signing
and marking shall be required. The number of parking stalls which
may be designed for subcompact vehicles shall be determined by the
Planning Board based upon documentation submitted by the applicant.
C.
Aisle widths.
1.
Aisles from which cars directly enter or leave parking
spaces shall not be less than 24 feet wide for perpendicular parking
or for parking at any angle greater than 60°, and 20 feet wide
for 60° angle parking, except that all two-way aisles shall be
a minimum of 24 feet wide.
2.
Only angle parking stalls or parallel parking stalls
shall be used with one-way aisles.
D.
Access drives. (See Figures 5 and 6).
1.
Entrance and exit drives shall have a minimum width
of 18 feet for those designed for one-way traffic and 24 feet for
those carrying two-way traffic.
2.
Parking areas for 25 or more cars and access drives
for all parking areas on arterial highways shall provide curbed return
radii of not less than 15 feet for all right turn movements and left
turn access from one-way streets and concrete aprons on entrance and
exit drives.
3.
Parking areas for less than 25 cars may utilize concrete
aprons without curb returns at entrance and exit drives which are
not located on a minor arterial or principal arterial highway.
E.
Paint striping. All parking areas shall provide paint
striping to delineate parking stalls, barrier lines, lane lines, directional
arrows, stop lines, fire lanes and other striping as may be required
to insure safe and convenient traffic circulation. Such striping shall
be in substantial conformance with the Uniform Manual on Traffic Control
Devices.
F.
Traffic signs. All parking areas shall provide traffic
control signs and devices necessary to insure safe and convenient
traffic circulation. Such devices shall be in substantial conformance
with the Uniform Manual on Traffic Control Devices.
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FIGURE 5
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FIGURE 6
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G.
Curbing. The perimeter of all parking areas and internal
islands within all parking areas open to the general public shall
have continuous cast in place concrete curbing (see Figure No. 3)
with a six inch face or such alternate curb types as may be approved
by the Planning Board at the time of site plan approval. The Planning
Board may waive the requirement for curb in parking areas open only
to employees, service vehicles or for loading and reloading, provided
that drainage, vehicle control and safety can be properly accommodated
by alternate means.
H.
Paving. All parking areas shall provide pavement in accordance with the requirements of local streets set forth in Section 30-8.23 of this chapter, except as follows:
1.
Parking areas for less than 50 cars, which the Planning Board determines are not likely to be utilized by heavy truck traffic or drive-up window service, may be paved with two inches of pavement, Type FA-BC-1 over a six-inch gravel base, all in accordance with the specifications contained in Section 30-8.23.
2.
In parking areas for 100 or more cars, access drives and aisles, which the Planning Board determines are likely to be utilized by heavy trucks or unusually high traffic volumes, shall provide paving in accordance with the requirements for streets other than local streets set forth in Section 30-8.23 of this chapter.
I.
Location of parking.
1.
Parking areas in residential zones for uses other
than single-family and two-family dwellings may be located in any
rear or side yard, but may not be located in any required front yard.
2.
No area shall be used for parking unless it is large
enough to provide for at least three contiguous stalls.
3.
Where parking is permitted between the front building
line and the street line, whether by this chapter or variance, a safety
island or raised median separating the public street from the parking
area shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements
(See Figures 5 and 6):
a.
The width of the safety island shall be that
width between the proposed curb line to a point eight feet inside
the property line. When this width is less than 18 feet, the parking
area shall be reduced to provide a minimum width for the safety island
of 18 feet. All required tree and shrub plantings shall be placed
on the on-site portion of the safety island.
b.
When perpendicular or angled parking spaces
abut the safety island, the stall depth shall be measured from a point
two feet outside the face of the curb for perpendicular spaces or
angled spaces greater than 60°, and three feet outside the face
of curb for 60° angle spaces. Such parking spaces shall be separated
from access drives by curbed islands with a minimum width of 10 feet.
c.
Safety islands shall be landscaped, topsoiled,
and seeded, except that they may, as an alternative to seeding, be
provided with a cover or mulch of maintenance free materials which
provide a clear and unmistakable distinction between the parking area
and the safety island.
d.
Notwithstanding the use of maintenance free
materials, there shall be provided at least one deciduous tree two
inches in diameter at breast height every 40 feet, or part thereof,
on all safety islands. A greater distance will be allowed for plantings
if necessary for traffic safety. The area between trees shall be planted
with a minimum of three evergreen type shrubs. The portions of the
safety island within 25 feet of any access drive or street intersection
shall be planted with evergreen shrubs less than 30 inches in height.
Alternate or additional plantings may be permitted by the Planning
Board in accordance with an approved site plan.
e.
No commercial signs, light standards or other
above ground obstructions other than plantings shall be permitted
within 10 feet of the street right-of-way.
4.
All required parking spaces and facilities shall be
located on the same lot or parcel as the structure or use it shall
serve. In the case of nonresidential uses, parking facilities may
be provided on other lots or parcels within a radius of 300 feet from
the boundary of the lot containing the use to which said parking spaces
and facilities are accessory, provided that said lots are in the same
ownership as the lot containing the principal use and subject to deed
restrictions binding the owner and his heirs, successors and assigns
to maintain the required number of spaces available and required facilities
throughout the life of such use.
5.
Required parking spaces for the physically handicapped
should be located to provide convenient access to building entrances
by way of depressed curbs and ramps in accordance with State regulations.
Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be a minimum of
12 feet in width and the number of spaces to be provided shall be
determined by the following table:
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Total Parking Spaces in Parking Area
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Minimum Number of Spaces to be Provided
for Physically Handicapped
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Up to 25
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1
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26 to 50
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2
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51 to 75
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3
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76 to 100
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4
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Over 100
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4 plus 1 for each 50 over 100 spaces
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J.
Small parking areas. Parking lots having 50 or less
spaces shall be designed to provide the following minimum design requirements:
1.
A safety island where parking is provided in the front
yard area.
2.
A five foot unbroken landscaping strip along side
and rear property lines. The five foot landscaping strips shall have
the same minimum planting requirements as safety islands, except that:
3.
Not more than one two-way access drive or two one-way
access drives shall be permitted on any street.
4.
Where possible, access drives shall not be located
closer than 100 feet from the nearest right-of-way line of an intersecting
street.
5.
No parking stall shall be located to require a vehicle
to back into any portion of the right-of-way in order to enter or
exit the parking stall.
6.
All parking areas for 10 or more vehicles shall have
artificial lighting that will provide a minimum lighting level of
0.5 horizontal foot candles throughout the parking area and access
drives. For multi-family uses, such lights shall be operated from
dusk to dawn and for all other uses when the site or structure is
occupied. Free standing light poles shall be no higher than the height
of the highest principal building plus five feet. Shielding shall
be required where necessary to prevent glare upon adjacent properties
or streets.
K.
Large parking areas. Parking lots which have a capacity
for parking more than 50 vehicles shall incorporate the following
minimum design standards:
1.
All the minimum design standards for small parking
areas.
2.
All entrance drives shall extend a minimum distance
of 100 feet back from the street curb line or to an access aisle.
3.
All exit drives shall extend a minimum distance of
60 feet back from the street curb or to a major access aisle.
4.
No parking stalls shall utilize the required entrance
and exit drives or major circulation drives as access aisles.
5.
Wherever feasible, access drives located along one-way
streets or divided highways shall be separate one-way drives. Said
drives shall be located so that vehicles enter the parking area at
the beginning of the property and exit at the far end of the property
unless other considerations, such as a median opening, dictate otherwise.
6.
Access drives shall not be located closer than 100
feet from the nearest right-of-way line of an intersecting street,
except that for uses such as shopping centers, which in the opinion
of the Planning Board will generate large traffic volumes, access
drives shall not be located closer than 200 feet from the nearest
right-of-way line of an intersecting street.
7.
No driveway shall be located less than 10 feet from
the side property line or within 30 feet of an existing drive, whichever
is greater.
8.
Properties having a frontage in excess of 500 feet
on any one street shall be permitted two-way and one-way access drives
providing for not more than two entrance and two exit movements on
the street. Properties having a frontage in excess of 1,000 feet on
any one street may be permitted to have additional access drives subject
to the approval of the Planning Board.
9.
Where the Planning Board determines that the total
number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter may not
be immediately required for a particular use, it may permit a staged
development plan, which requires that only a portion of the parking
area, but not less than 65% of the required spaces, be completed initially,
subject to the following regulations:
a.
The site plan shall clearly indicate both that
portion of the parking area to be initially paved and the total parking
needed to provide the number of spaces required by this chapter.
b.
The site plan shall provide for adequate drainage
of both the partial and total parking areas.
c.
The portion of the parking area not to be paved initially shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 30-8.4C of this chapter.
d.
The applicant shall post separate performance guarantees in addition to the performance guarantees required under Article 30-7 of this chapter which shall reflect the cost of installing the additional parking facilities necessary to provide the total number of parking spaces required.
e.
In lieu of a permanent Certificate of Occupancy,
a temporary Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for a period
of two years. Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the
applicant may either (1) install the additional parking shown on the
site plan and apply to the Construction Official for issuance of a
permanent Certificate of Occupancy or (2) apply to the Planning Board
after the use has been in operation a minimum of 18 months for a determination
as to whether or not the initial parking area provided is adequate.
If the Planning Board determines that the parking facility is adequate
as originally constructed, the performance guarantees may be released
and a permanent Certificate of Occupancy issued. If, however, the
Planning Board determines that the partial off-street parking area
is not adequate, the applicant shall be required to install the additional
parking facilities in accordance with the terms of the performance
guarantees prior to issuance of a permanent Certificate of Occupancy.
f.
Any change of use on a site for which the Planning
Board may have approved a partial paving of off-street parking areas,
to a use which requires more parking spaces than are provided on the
site, shall require submission of a new site plan.
L.
Parking area landscaping. Every parking lot with more
than 100 spaces shall be divided as nearly as possible into smaller
lots of 50 spaces separated by landscaped dividing strips, excepting
the area for access aisles. The plantings required within the parking
area shall be considered exclusive from any other plantings that may
be required for screening or safety island planting. All landscaping
for dividing strips shall be shown as part of the detailed landscaping
plan submission, where required. The following criteria shall apply
for internal landscaped dividing strips:
1.
They shall have a minimum width of 10 feet.
2.
They shall be seeded and topsoiled. The use of maintenance
free material other than seeding and topsoil may be permitted if the
same provides a safe and attractive alternative.
3.
Unless otherwise approved by the Planning Board, they shall be planted with deciduous trees of two-inch diameter at breast height with a maximum distance between trees at ground level of 40 feet. All trees shall be planted in a dormant state and in accordance with the appropriate requirements of Section 30-8.4. The area between trees shall be planted with a minimum of three evergreen type shrubs.
4.
The depth of perpendicular or angled parking stalls,
which abut a landscaped dividing strip, shall be measured from a point
two feet outside the face of the curb for perpendicular spaces or
angled spaces greater than 60° and three feet outside the face
of the curb for 60° angled spaces.
M.
Retaining walls and embankment slopes.
1.
In the event that parking is proposed on a lot or
site having a slope greater than 10%, regardless of size, it shall
be terraced, utilizing retaining walls or properly reinforced embankment
slopes and providing for adequate safety, stability and drainage.
At no time should an embankment slope that is not reinforced, or any
other earthen material having a greater elevation than the adjacent
parking area, have a slope exceeding a ratio of 3:1.
2.
When retaining walls, terraces, embankment slopes
or similar types of earthen retaining devices are necessitated adjacent
to or within the parking area, they shall be kept in good repair or
otherwise maintained so as to keep the parking area free of debris
and dirt.
N.
Access to adjoining property. No unrestricted vehicular
access shall be permitted between adjacent properties. Vehicular access,
if agreed upon by the owners or possessors of adjacent properties,
or if required by the Planning Board, shall normally be limited to
one opening providing two lanes of traffic and shall be located in
such a manner as to offer continuity of a similar access drive on
the adjacent property. The opening shall occur at a point having the
greatest distance from the street line which would facilitate the
joining of properties. Access shall normally be denied across the
remainder of the side lines by construction of a landscaped dividing
strip, five feet in width of the property being developed. If and
when the adjacent property is developed, there shall be a similar
dividing strip at least five feet wide. All dividing strips shall
be landscaped as provided in this section. The Planning Board may
also require that provision be made for future connection to adjacent
undeveloped properties.
O.
Minimum off-street parking spaces required.
1.
Automotive repair garage or body shop. One parking
space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
2.
Automotive sales and service. One parking space for
each 400 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided for customer
and employee parking. These areas shall be in addition to areas utilized
for display and storage of vehicles. Site plans shall specify which
parking spaces are designated for customers, employees, display and
storage.
3.
Automotive service station. Five parking spaces for
each service bay, exclusive of vehicle service area. In no instance
shall there be less than five off-street parking spaces.
4.
Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and Similar Financial
Institutions. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross
floor area.
5.
Bar, cocktail lounge, nightclub, including restaurants
with bars. One parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor
area.
6.
Barber and beauty shop. Three parking spaces for each
chair (if known), but not less than one parking space per 200 square
feet of gross floor area.
7.
Business offices. One parking space for each 150 square
feet of gross floor area.
8.
Community Center, Library, Museum, Art Gallery. One
parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
9.
Community Club, Private Club, Lodge. One parking space
for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1.5 spaces for
each boat slip where applicable.
10.
Meeting rooms, assembly or Exhibition Hall.
One parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area.
11.
Dwellings. Two parking spaces for each single-family
dwelling, one of which shall be enclosed. Two parking spaces for each
unit in multiple-family dwellings.
12.
Dental or Medical Office. One parking space
for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, except that if located
within a building housing three or more separate, unassociated practitioners
the requirement shall be one parking space for each 150 square feet
of gross floor area.
13.
Government Office. To be determined by the Planning
Board, except that governmental offices within privately owned buildings
shall provide a minimum of one parking space for each 150 square feet
of gross floor area.
14.
Hardware, auto supply stores. One parking space
for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
15.
Laundromats or similar coin-operated cleaning.
One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
16.
Marina, boat yard, boat sales. One and one-half
parking spaces for each boat slip. Where no boat slips exist, one
space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
17.
Nursery school, day camp or similar uses. One
parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
18.
Professional office. One parking space for each
150 square feet of gross floor area.
19.
Public and private utilities, electrical substation,
gas regulator, water works, pumping station and similar facilities.
To be determined by the Planning Board based on the specific need
of the use.
20.
Restaurant, cafe, diner. One parking space for
each 50 square feet of gross floor area.
21.
Recreation facilities. Those not specifically
mentioned herein shall be determined by the Planning Board.
22.
Retail stores, except otherwise specified. One
parking space for each 150 feet of gross floor area.
23.
Studio. Art, music, dance, gymnastics and similar
for the purpose of giving instruction rather than shows or exhibitions.
One parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
25.
Warehouse, wholesale, machinery or large equipment
sales. One parking space for each 1,500 square feet of gross floor
area, plus one parking space for each vehicle used in connection with
the business.
P.
Criteria for determining required parking spaces.
In computing the number of the above required parking spaces, the
following rules shall govern:
1.
Where fractional spaces result, the required number
shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.
2.
The parking space requirements for a use not specifically
mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar
nature as determined by the Planning Board based upon that use enumerated
herein which is most similar to the proposed use. If there is no use
enumerated herein having sufficient similarity to the use proposed
to enable the Planning Board to establish rational parking requirements,
the Planning Board may, in its discretion, direct the applicant to
furnish the Planning Board with such data as may be necessary to enable
the Planning Board to establish rational parking requirements.
3.
Nothing in the above requirements shall be construed
to prevent the joint use of off-street parking facilities by two or
more uses on the same site, provided the total of such spaces shall
not be less than the sum of the requirements for various individual
uses computed separately by the above requirements.
4.
No part of off-street parking required by a structure
or use shall be included as part of an off-street parking requirement
of another use unless substantial proof and assurances are presented
and it is determined by the Planning Board that the use of this parking
will not be simultaneous.
5.
The floor area occupied in any building or structure
as a child care center shall be excluded in calculating any parking
requirement otherwise applicable to that number of units or amount
of floor space. [8/9/1994]
B.
Lighting. All lighting fixtures for a private swimming
pool shall be installed so as to comply with all applicable safety
regulations, and shall be shielded so as to prevent any direct beam
of light from shining on any adjoining property.
C.
Electric lines. No overhead electric lines shall be
carried across any swimming pool or wading area.
D.
Noise. No activities shall be conducted at any private
swimming pool which shall cause undue noise or constitute a nuisance
to any neighbor.
E.
Building permit. When an application is made for a
permit to construct and locate a private swimming pool, the applicant
shall show an approval from the Board of Health of the Borough as
to the suitability and adequacy of design, materials and construction
or construction specifications of said pool, including all accessory
equipment, apparatus and appurtenances thereto. The application for
a private swimming pool building permit shall identify the building
lot, the location of the residence, location of swimming pool, all
accessory equipment and apparatus, type of pool, all basic dimensions,
location of steps, diving stands, boards and location and detail specification
of enclosure and gate on the lot.
F.
Pool location. An outdoor private swimming pool shall
be located not less than eight feet from the side or rear of the residence
on a building lot, to the rear of the building setback line, nor closer
than 10 feet to any property line.
G.
Pump location. The pump of a filtration or pumping
station of a private swimming pool shall be located not less than
10 feet from any side or rear property line.
H.
Drainage. Private pools situated or extended above
ground level and less than 50 feet from an abutting property shall
be surrounded by a suitable drainage system leading to a street or
brook so as to be able to carry away all the water in the pool in
the case of a break.
I.
Enclosure.
1.
Permanent underground pools shall be surrounded entirely
by a fence, with no openings greater than a two inch square, and capable
of holding a live load of 250 pounds between posts located not more
than eight feet apart; however, side(s) of the residence may serve
as part of the enclosure. The fence shall be located not less than
six feet from the closest edge of the pool. Fences shall be at least
four feet high and if made of wire, they must be of the chain link
type. All supporting structures shall be on the inside of the fence,
and the top of such support shall be at least one inch lower than
the top of the fence.
2.
Permanent above ground pools constructed with an attached
fence being at least four feet in height above ground level and capable
of holding a live load of 250 pounds between posts located not more
than eight feet apart needs no additional fencing.
3.
Temporary above ground pools, when not in use, must
be emptied or covered with a suitable protective covering, securely
fastened or locked in place unless, enclosed by a fence meeting the
requirements for a permanent underground pool.
J.
Gate. Any opening or openings in the fence to afford
entry to the pool shall be equipped with a gate similar to the fence
and shall extend from not more than two inches above the ground to
the height of the fence. The gate shall be of a self-closing type,
opening outwardly only, and be equipped with a lock and key or padlock
and chain, and shall be kept locked, except when the pool is in use.
A.
General requirements. Roadways and all appurtenances,
including subgrade, subbase, base courses and pavements, shall be
constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the
Standard Specifications as modified herein. All subsurface utilities
including service connections (terminating at least two feet behind
sidewalk) to each lot and all storm drains shall be installed in all
roadway areas prior to the construction of final pavement surfaces.
B.
Type of pavement. All roadways shall be constructed
with either a bituminous concrete flexible pavement structure or a
portland cement concrete rigid pavement structure. Only one type of
pavement shall be utilized throughout any development.
C.
Pavement structure design.
1.
The pavement structure design for each articular development
utilizing either a flexible or rigid pavement type shall be the responsibility
of the developer or his engineer. The pavement design shall be based
upon traffic loading projections and field sampling and laboratory
analysis of the subgrade soils to be encountered in roadway areas
in the development and shall follow current design recommendations
of the Asphalt Institute, the Portland Cement Concrete Association
or such other generally recognized standards as may be acceptable
to the Borough Engineer.
2.
As minimum requirements, rigid Portland cement paving
shall be expansion joint type paving utilizing joints similar to Type
A expansion joints, according to the Standard Construction details
of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, shall be reinforced,
constructed with Class B air-entrained concrete and shall have a minimum
thickness of 6A 1/2 inches for local, local collector and minor collector
streets and eight inches for other classifications. Flexible bituminous
concrete pavements shall have an equivalent structural depth of at
least 10 inches for local, local collector and minor collector streets;
having a minimum wearing surface of not less than 1A 1/2 inches of
pavement, Type FA-BC-1, and a minimum bituminous stabilized base course
of not less than 2A 1/2 inches and a dense graded aggregate base course
to provide the remaining depth; and an equivalent structural depth
of at least 13 inches for other street classifications, having a minimum
wearing surface of not less than two inches of pavement, Type FA-BC-1;
a minimum bituminous stabilized base course of not less than three
inches, and a dense graded aggregate base to provide the remaining
depth. Bituminous stabilized base may be substituted for aggregate
base on a 1:3 ratio (stabilized base to aggregate base) all in accordance
with the applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications.
D.
Subgrades. All subgrade shall be prepared in accordance
with the applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications for
bituminous concrete and reinforced concrete pavements. Prior to the
construction of any subbase, base or pavement course, all soft or
unyielding portions of the subgrade which do not attain the required
stability will be removed and replaced with the suitable material,
and the whole surface of the subgrade shall be compacted. The provision
of a uniform roadway subgrade meeting the requirements of the Standard
Specifications shall be the full responsibility of the developer.
In certain cases, special treatment may be required because of the
character or nature of the subsoil. Such special treatment may include
lime or cement stabilization, wet excavation, or construction of underdrainage
fields. Any proposal by the developer to stabilize subgrade shall
be subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
E.
Subbase and/or aggregate base courses. Where granular
subbase courses are included in the pavement design section proposed
by the developer, they shall be constructed in accordance with the
applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications. Bituminous
concrete pavements (and stabilized bases) may be constructed on subgrade
without subbase or aggregate base courses, provided that the subgrade
can be satisfactorily prepared as hereinbefore described. Dense graded
aggregate base courses shall comply with the requirements of the Standard
Specifications for Soil Aggregate, Type 5, Class A, or Type 2, Class
A or B. Portland cement concrete pavements must be constructed with
a minimum of six inches of a granular type subbase meeting the requirements
of the Standard Specifications for Soil Aggregate, Type 4, Class E.
Any subbase course of aggregate base course to be utilized with any
type of pavement shall have a minimum thickness of four inches.
F.
Bituminous base courses.
1.
Bituminous base courses for use with bituminous concrete
pavements shall consist of plant-mixed bituminous stabilized base
course (stone mix or gravel mix) in accordance with the requirements
of the Standard Specifications, except that the requirements for the
construction of the base course shall be amended to allow the laying
of the base course with a single lift maximum thickness not exceeding
four inches.
2.
Prior to placement of any bituminous stabilized base
course, the finished surface of any underlying subbase or aggregate
base shall receive a prime coat in accordance with the requirements
of the Standard Specifications.
G.
Bituminous pavements. Bituminous pavements shall consist
of a bituminous concrete surface course Type FA-BC-1, in accordance
with the requirements of the Standard Specifications. The bituminous
pavement wearing surface should generally not be installed until just
prior to the time the streets are prepared for final acceptance. Prior
to the installation of a bituminous concrete surface, the bituminous
base course shall be inspected by the Borough Engineer. Any areas
of the base course in need of repair shall be removed and replaced
at the direction of the Borough Engineer. If the Borough Engineer
directs, a leveling course of FA-BC material shall be placed on any
uneven or below grade base courses prior to the placement of finished
pavement. No pavement surfaces shall be placed unless permission to
do so has been granted by the Borough Engineer.
H.
Concrete pavements. Concrete pavements shall be constructed
in accordance with the requirements of the Standard specifications.
Expansion joints shall be New Jersey State Department of Transportation
Type A Expansion Joints. The developer may submit, at the time of
the submission of the preliminary plat, an alternate expansion joint
detail. The use of such an alternate detail must be recommended by
the Borough Engineer and approved by the Planning Board, where existing
concrete roadways are being widened as the result of the development
of abutting properties, the widened pavement shall be required to
be of Portland cement concrete. The remaining pavement in the development
may, if the subdivider elects, be bituminous concrete. This will be
an exception to the requirements that all pavement constructed within
a development be of one type.
I.
Alternate pavement types. In areas where alternate
pavement types are proposed or desired either for decorative purposes,
because of physical restrictions or existing conditions, or because
of limitations or shortages in certain types of construction materials,
a detail of the type and/or location of alternate pavement types proposed
shall be submitted for approval with the preliminary and/or final
plat. The use of alternate pavement types may only be permitted if
the applicant submits for review and approval details and specifications
concerning the equipment, materials and methods proposed for use,
and if the Borough Engineer has inspected the installation of, and
tested and approved a suitable sample section of such pavement. In
the event the Borough Engineer does not approve the sample section
of pavement, the developer shall remove the same section and replace
it with a type of pavement permitted by this chapter or such other
alternate as may be approved by the Planning Board.
A.
When the effective operation of a building or structure,
or equipment within a building or structure, necessitates placing
machinery, motors, generators or similar devices for cooling, heating
or generating purposes, outside or on top of any structure, they shall
be screened from public view. Said screening may consist of the following:
1.
Densely planted evergreen shrubs, which shall grow
to not less than five feet after one growing season, and
2.
A solid and uniform fence at least five feet in height
on four sides of said equipment, or
3.
A masonry wall at least five feet in height on four
sides of said equipment, or
4.
Extensions of parapet walls or mansard roof lines
or structural or ornamental screens or baffles, or
5.
Any similar type of solid or uniform screening, which
will prevent exposure of such equipment to public view.
B.
The above requirements shall not be construed to prevent
an opening in any required screening for maintenance purposes. However,
any such opening shall be made as inconspicuous as is possible so
as not to prevent any unsightly display of said equipment to public
view.
A.
The design and construction or approval of all public
systems for extensions of existing system(s), either publicly or privately
owned, shall be under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Monmouth Regional
Sewerage Authority.
B.
Prior to the approval of any final plat, the full
approval of any sewage disposal system must have been obtained from
the Northeast Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority and filed with
the Planning Board, or the final approval will be conditioned upon
full approval of the Northeast Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority.
A.
General requirements.
1.
Sidewalks shall be constructed on both sides of all
streets within a development and entirely around the perimeter of
all culs-de-sac. Where the development abuts an existing street, the
sidewalk shall be constructed only on that side. Sidewalks shall also
be constructed at any other places, such as pedestrian walkways or
access points to open space, as shown on or required at the approval
of the final plat.
2.
The requirements of the Standard Specifications regarding
curing precautions must be strictly observed.
B.
Location. Sidewalks within street rights-of-way shall
generally be located with the sidewalk edge farthest from the roadway
placed one foot from the property line. Sidewalk not within street
rights-of-way shall be located to provide for the most likely routes
of pedestrian travel. In cases where the topography dictates or a
proposed development provides for the extension of an existing street
or abuts an existing street, where sidewalks have already been installed
in a location other than as specified above or where such variations
in sidewalk locations are needed to preserve trees or natural features,
the Planning Board may approve alternate sidewalk locations in order
to provide for the preservation of physical features or the continuation
of the existing sidewalks.
C.
Sidewalk construction. Sidewalks shall be four feet
wide and four inches thick, except crossing driveways, where the thickness
shall be increased to six inches for residential uses and all drives
to parking areas of less than 50 spaces and to eight inches for all
other uses. Where the Planning Board determines that a sidewalk may
be subject to unusually heavy pedestrian traffic it may require that
its width be increased (to a maximum of eight feet). All sidewalk
construction shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements
of the Standard Specifications. Concrete shall be Class C, air-entrained.
Preformed bituminous cellular joint fillers 1/2 inch thick shall be
placed at intervals not exceeding 20 feet. Dummy (formed) joints shall
be cut into the concrete sidewalk between the expansion joints at
equal intervals not exceeding the width of the sidewalk.
The sidewalk subgrade shall be compacted prior
to the placement of any sidewalk. Any unsuitable material encountered
in the subgrade shall be removed and replaced with suitable material
acceptable to the Engineer. All six inch or eight-inch sidewalk areas
crossing driveways shall be reinforced at the midpoint or one-third
points, respectively, of the sidewalk section. Reinforcing shall be
welded wire fabric (66-1212), or an equivalent approved by the Borough
Engineer.
D.
Apron construction. Reinforced concrete aprons shall
be constructed at all driveways between the concrete curb (or combination
curb and gutter) and the concrete sidewalk. Such aprons shall be six
inches thick for residential uses and all drives to parking areas
of less than 50 spaces and to eight inches for all other uses and
shall be reinforced with welded wire fabric (66-1212), or an equivalent
approved by the Borough Engineer, located at the midpoint or one-third
points, respectively, of the apron section. Concrete shall be Class
C, air-entrained. The width of the apron at the curbline shall be
not less than the width of the driveway plus 10 feet or a minimum
of 20 feet, whichever is greater.
E.
Driveway depressions. At each driveway without curb
return radii, the concrete curb or combination curb and gutter shall
be depressed to form a driveway opening. The depression shall be equal
in length to the width of the driveway plus 10 feet, but not less
than 20 feet. At driveways with curb return radii, the curb depression
shall accommodate the exterior limits of the radii. The depression
shall be smoothly formed to maintain a lowered curb face across the
depression of at least one inch, but not more than two inches. The
bottom of the curb shall be lowered to maintain full curb depth across
the depression.
F.
Alternate sidewalk or apron types and/or locations.
In areas where alternate sidewalk or apron types and/or locations
are proposed or desired, either for decorative purposes or because
of physical restrictions or existing conditions, a detail of the type
and/or location of sidewalk and apron proposed shall be submitted
for approval with the preliminary and/or final plat.
Continuous slip-formed sidewalks may be permitted
if such is considered to be desirable by the Borough Engineer. The
use of continuous slip-formed sidewalks may only be permitted if the
applicant submits, for review and approval, details and specifications
concerning the equipment, materials and methods proposed for use;
and if the Borough Engineer has inspected the installation and tested
and approved a suitable sample section of such sidewalk. In the event
the Borough Engineer does not approve the sample section of continuous
slip-formed sidewalk, the developer shall remove the sample section
and replace it with a type of sidewalk permitted by this chapter or
such other alternate as may be approved by the Planning Board.
G.
Curb ramps for the physically handicapped. Curb ramps
for the physically handicapped shall be constructed on all street
curb returns and where appropriate, in parking areas. In general,
two curb ramps shall be constructed at each corner (see Figure No.
7A). A single ramp at the center of the corner is acceptable when
site conditions preclude the use of the two ramp system (see Figure
No. 7B).
Curb ramps for the physically handicapped shall
be constructed in accordance with the standards shown on Figures No.
7A and 7B. If there is a grass or landscaped area between the curb
and the sidewalk, side ramps need not be provided. Curb ramps shall
be provided at all four corners of full intersections and at the two
corners plus a location across the street from both of the ramps at
"T" intersections.
The developer shall submit a detailed intersection
grading plan for approval of the Borough Engineer prior to installation
of the curbs, sidewalks and curb ramps at the intersection.
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FIGURE 7A
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FIGURE 7B
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Curb ramps shall be constructed with a rough
broom finish in accordance with New Jersey Department of Transportation
specifications and shall be flush with the street pavement at the
gutter line.
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A.
General provisions.
1.
All signs shall conform to the structural requirements
of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code as adopted by the Borough
of Monmouth Beach.
2.
All signs to be erected, inscribed, installed, replaced
or altered shall require a sign permit except permitted signs for
private residences, permitted window signs and temporary signs, and
name plate signs not exceeding two square feet in size. Application
for such sign permit shall be made in the same manner as applications
for building permits for the erection or construction of buildings.
3.
The maximum height for free standing or projecting
signs, unless otherwise provided, shall not exceed 12 feet above ground
level.
4.
All signs shall be located within the building line
of the property, unless otherwise specifically provided.
5.
No permanent marquees or canopies shall extend over
a required front yard or over a public walk.
6.
Official signs erected by the Borough, County, State
or Federal Government shall be permitted in all districts.
7.
One freestanding sign for identification shall be
permitted for schools, churches, hospitals or similar institutions,
and for permitted clubs and lodges, provided that the area shall not
exceed 25 square feet on each side, or wall signs may be erected not
to exceed 25 square feet in total area.
8.
Flood lights shall not be located more than 12 feet
above ground level and shall be so placed and shielded as to prevent
any glare or blinding effect upon any lane of moving traffic.
9.
No sign shall be located in such a manner as to materially
impede the view of any street or intersection.
10.
No signs except window or special event signs
shall be placed on private or public property except for the purpose
of identifying a use or uses actually conducted upon the premises
upon which such signs are erected and for no other purpose.
11.
Signs placed in windows are permitted subject
to the following provisions. Except for "For Rent" and "For Sale"
signs, any temporary sign or other advertising material glued or otherwise
attached to a window or otherwise exposed to public view shall be
removed at the expiration of the event of sale for which it was erected
or posted, whichever shall have occurred sooner.
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Not more than 20% of the square footage of any
single window or single window display area shall be devoted to signs
or other advertising material attached thereto or otherwise exposed
to public view.
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12.
The bottom of all projecting signs must be at
least eight feet above ground level, but shall not be above the first
floor ceiling line. The top of projecting signs shall not extend above
the eaves of the roof. Projecting signs shall be at right angles to
the building and the outermost point of the sign shall not be more
than five feet from the side of the building.
B.
Maintenance. If the Construction Official shall find
that any sign is unsafe, insecure or in need of repair, or is not
maintained in proper painted condition, the Construction Official
shall give written notice to the permittee thereof. If the permittee
fails to repair or remove it within 30 days after such notice, such
sign may be removed in order to comply, by the Construction Official
at the expense of the permittee or owner of property on which it is
located.
C.
Prohibited signs.
1.
No rotating beam of flashing illumination shall be
used in connection with any sign.
2.
Signs with any lighting or control mechanism which
may cause radio or television interference.
3.
Any sign so erected, constructed or maintained as
to obstruct or be attached to any fire escape, door or opening used
as means of egress or ingress, or for fire fighting purposes, or placed
so as to interfere with any opening for ventilation required by law.
4.
Signs utilizing the colors red or green in their illuminations
when the signs are placed within 50 feet of a street intersection.
5.
Any sign which is of such a form, character or shape
as to confuse or dangerously distract the attention of a motor vehicle.
6.
Any advertisement that uses a series of two or more
signs or units, placed in a line parallel to the street, or in similar
fashion, all carrying a single advertising message, part of which
is contained on each sign.
7.
Signs which in any way simulate official, directional
or warning signs erected or maintained by the State of New Jersey,
Monmouth County or Borough, or by any railroad, or public utility
or similar agency concerned with the protection of the public health
or safety.
8.
Pennants, multi-color streamers or banners or trading
stamps, except during a ten-day period following the commencement
of business by a new owner or tenant.
9.
Signs which rotate or move or which have rotating
or moving parts.
10.
Signs which are above the parapet of a building.
11.
Signs which are attached to utility poles or
trees.
12.
Signs which advertise that real estate has been
sold or rented.
D.
Permitted signs in residential zones.
1.
One sign bearing the name and/or street number of
the principal occupant of a private residence, and trespassing signs,
or signs indicating the private nature of a driveway or premises,
provided that the area on one side of any such sign shall not exceed
two square feet, shall not exceed four feet in height above ground
level, shall not be artificially lighted and shall be situated within
the property lines of the premises it identifies. [12/11/1979]
2.
One non-illuminated temporary sign advertising the
prospective sale or rental of the premises upon which it is maintained,
provided that the area on one side of any such sign shall not exceed
three square feet, shall not exceed four feet in height above ground
level and that it shall be removed within 30 days after consummation
of a lease or sale transaction and further provided that the words
"For Sale" or "For Rent" or similar words must be the largest wording
on the sign.
3.
One free standing sign for each major subdivision,
provided such sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in area on each
side and shall not exceed eight feet in height. Any sign remaining
in the area after all work on the subdivision is completed shall not
exceed four square feet on each side and shall not exceed eight feet
in height above ground level.
4.
No more than one permanent sign per lot shall be permitted,
unless otherwise specified, for each use permitted in this zone.
5.
Apartments shall be allowed one sign identifying the
apartment. Apartments having access drives from more than one street
shall be permitted one sign per street. Such signs shall not exceed
50 square feet in area.
6.
In Zones A-2 and A-3 all other permitted uses may
have one internally lighted or unlighted sign not to exceed 20 square
feet in area.
E.
Permitted signs in business zones.
1.
Each commercial use may have a wall sign on the front
of the building, not exceeding a total of 10% of the front building
face area, including all doors and windows, but excluding the roof,
and not exceeding 30 square feet in area.
2.
Each commercial use may have one unlighted projecting
sign not exceeding 18 x 30 inches.
3.
The overall sign area of all signs shall not exceed
15% of the front building face area, including all doors and windows.
4.
Where a commercial structure is located at the intersection
of two streets, or a street and a parking lot, an additional wall
sign may be erected or inscribed, upon the side wall, provided that
such wall sign does not exceed 5% of the face area of the front of
the building.
5.
Where the rear of a commercial structure adjoins a
parking area or public access to a street, a wall sign not exceeding
10 square feet may be erected or inscribed, provided total sign area
of the premises does not exceed 15% of the building face area of the
front of the building. However, where a public entrance exists at
the rear of a commercial structure, a wall sign not exceeding two
square feet and stating the name of the premises only may be erected
or inscribed, which shall not be counted toward the 15% limitation
imposed in this subsection.
6.
One temporary sign advertising the sale or rental
of real estate on which it is located shall be permitted, provided
that the area on any one side of such sign shall not exceed an area
of 25 square feet.
7.
Directional signs may be permitted on the premises,
however, no such sign shall exceed six square feet in area.
8.
One externally illuminated freestanding sign shall
be permitted for each commercial property/lot in a business zone provided
that such sign shall not exceed 25 square feet in area or eight feet
in height and such sign shall be located no closer than five feet
to any side property line. No freestanding sign shall be located with
or obstruct any public right-of-way.
9.
No freestanding sign shall be erected, installed or
maintained nearer than 50 feet from the boundary of any residential
zone unless such freestanding sign is of a size and type permissible
in a residential zone and unless the illumination, if any, of such
sign is from within and of such intensity and so directed as not to
cause a nuisance to adjacent residential property owners.
10.
Awning signs containing only the name of the
business, logo, and street number, restricted to the drop-leaf or
fringe of the awning may be permitted. No portion of an awning, other
than the drop-leaf or fringe, may be used as a sign.
11.
Gasoline service stations may display the following
signs:
a.
One freestanding or pylon sign advertising the
name of the station and for the principal products sold on the premises
including any special company or X-brand name insignia or emblem provided
that such sign shall not exceed 35 square feet in area on a side and
shall be hung within the property line not less than 10 feet or more
than 20 feet above the ground.
b.
One temporary sign located inside the property
line and specifically advertising special seasonal servicing of automobiles
providing that said sign does not exceed seven square feet in area.
c.
Directional signs or lettering displayed over
individual entrance doors or bays, consisting only of the words "washing,"
"lubrication," "repairs," "mechanic on duty" or other words closely
similar in import provided that there shall be no more than one such
sign over each entrance or bay. The letters thereof shall not exceed
12 inches in height, and the total of each sign shall not exceed six
square feet.
d.
Customary lettering or other insignia which
are a structural part of a gasoline pump, consisting only of the brand
name of a gasoline sold, lead warning sign, a price indicator, and
any other sign required by law, and not exceeding a total of three
square feet on each pump.
[Ord. No. O-09-2015]
F.
Special events signs.
1.
Civic groups or service organizations may erect a
temporary sign prior to a special event provided that permission is
granted by the Board of Commissioners.
2.
Any business, industrial or professional user shall be allowed to erect advertising material which does not conform to the requirements of Sections 30-8.27A,11; 30-8.27C,8; 30-8.27E, 1,2,3 and 4 for a continuous period not to exceed 14 days during each calendar year, which right shall be noncumulative. No Borough approval of the temporary signs shall be required but each user shall give prior notice to the Administrative Officer as to the dates on which the temporary signs will be erected and removed.
G.
Penalties.
1.
In addition to actions for specific performance requiring
the removal of any non-permitted sign, the Borough of Monmouth Beach
may file a complaint in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Monmouth
Beach. Penalties for a violation of this section shall be a fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $1,500 for each day the non-permitted
sign remains. Notwithstanding any other provision of the "Land Use
and Development Regulations" there shall be no requirement of advance
notice prior to issuance of a Municipal Court Complaint.
[Ord. No. O-24-06, 3-14-06; Ord. No. O-09-2015]
Solid wastes from all uses other than single
or two-family homes, if stored outdoors, shall be placed in metal
receptacles within a screened refuse area subject to the following
minimum standards:
A.
The screened refuse area shall not be located within
any front yard area.
B.
The refuse storage area shall be surrounded on three
sides by a solid uniform fence or wall not less than five feet nor
more than eight feet in height. Such fence shall be exempt from the
provisions of any Ordinance of the Borough regulating the height of
fences and requiring permits therefor.
C.
A five foot minimum width landscaping area shall be
provided along the fence or wall enclosing the refuse storage area.
The landscaping to be provided shall be shown on the site plan submitted
for Planning Board approval.
D.
The opening in the enclosed refuse area should be
located to minimize the view of refuse from adjoining properties or
public streets.
E.
If located within or adjacent to a parking area or
access drive, the enclosed refuse areas shall be separated from such
parking area or access drive by curbing.
F.
The enclosed refuse area shall not be located so as
to interfere with traffic circulation or the parking of vehicles.
G.
All refuse shall be deposited in containers maintained
within the refuse area. No containers shall be maintained anywhere
on a site except in a refuse area meeting these requirements.
H.
If outdoor storage of solid waste is not proposed,
the site plan submission shall detail the methods proposed for accommodating
solid waste within the structure. The Planning Board may require that
a suitable area be set aside, but not improved, for a future solid
waste storage area meeting these requirements even if indoor accommodations
for solid waste are proposed.
A.
General requirements. All storm drainage facilities
shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements
of the Standard Specifications. The developer (or his engineer) shall
submit complete calculations, specifications, plans and details for
all proposed storm drainage facilities. Any field samples or laboratory
tests required to document the conclusions of such calculations shall
be formed at the sole expense of the developer.
B.
Storm drain pipe. All storm drain pipes shall be either
slip joint type reinforced concrete or, subject to the restrictions
herein, fully coated, invert paved, corrugated metal steel culvert
pipe meeting the requirements of the Standard Specifications and of
a wall thickness sufficient to meet the proposed conditions of service;
but in any event, no wall thickness less than Class 3, Wall B, for
concrete pipe or No. 14 gauge for corrugated metal steel pipe shall
be allowed. Generally, concrete pipe will be used except in areas
of steep grades or other restrictive physical conditions where corrugated
metal or other types of pipe may be permitted. No concrete pipe may
be laid on grades exceeding 10%. Concrete pipe below 30 inches (or
equivalent) in size will be jointed using a mortared joint in accordance
with the specifications. Concrete storm drain pipes, 30 inches or
larger in diameter, will be jointed using a preformed bituminous mastic
pressure-type joint sealer or rubber-ring type or other equivalent
approved joint. All corrugated metal pipe shall be fully bituminous-coated
with paved invert and of a gauge meeting the requirements of the Standard
Specifications sufficient for the proposed service. Where conditions
permit, corrugated aluminum storm drains may be substituted for corrugated
metal steel storm drains where the same is otherwise permitted on
the basis of an equivalent three-edge bearing or crushed strength.
Substitution on an equivalent gauge basis will not be allowed. All
storm drains shall be tangent between inlets, manholes or other structures,
except that the use of fittings or factory curved or mitered pipe
may be allowed by the Borough Engineer when necessary to accommodate
existing geometry or utilities. Prior to laying any storm drains,
the bottom of all trenches shall be inspected by the Borough Engineer.
Should the Engineer determine that the trench is unsuitable for the
placement of the pipe, the developer shall take all necessary action
to remove or eliminate any unsuitable conditions. These may include,
but are not limited to, excavation and backfilling with suitable material,
placement of bedding material, construction of pipe cradles or such
other action necessary to remove all unsuitable conditions. Proposed
storm drainage installations which do not conform to the above must
be fully detailed and approved as part of the final plat.
C.
Inlets and manholes. Inlets and manholes shall be
constructed where required in accordance with the requirements of
the Standard Specifications and Standard Construction Details.
D.
Headwalls. All pipe terminations shall be provided
with poured concrete headwalls, precast concrete end sections or corrugated
metal end sections in accordance with the approved final plat. Poured
concrete headwalls shall be wing-type headwalls with aprons in accordance
with the Standard Construction Details.
E.
Inlet and manhole location.
1.
In continuous conduit runs, spacing between structures
(inlets or manholes) shall not exceed 600 feet.
2.
Structures (inlets or manholes) shall be located so
as not to interfere with primary routes of pedestrian travel or any
proposed handicapped ramp or similar facility.
3.
In general, surface flow length, for flows of four
or more cubic feet per second, on paved surfaces shall not exceed
750 feet, provided that:
a.
Gutter flow widths on local and local collector
streets shall not exceed 11 feet, or such narrower width as may be
necessary to provide a twelve-foot wide clear lane in the center of
the roadway.
b.
Gutter flow widths on minor collector streets
shall not exceed nine feet, or such narrower width as may be necessary
to provide two twelve-foot wide clear lanes in the center of the roadway.
c.
Gutter flow widths on major collector streets
without shoulders shall not exceed five feet, or such narrower width
as may be necessary to provide four ten-foot wide clear lanes in the
center of the roadway.
d.
Gutter flow widths on minor and principal arterial
streets and major collector streets with shoulders shall be retained
within the shoulder areas.
e.
Swale gutter flow widths in parking areas shall
not exceed 12 feet.
4.
Maximum design capacities which may be used to determine
actual inlet location and spacing are:
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Type B
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4 cubic feet per second
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Type E (in paved areas)
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4 cubic feet per second
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Type E (in yard areas)
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1.5 cubic feet per second
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5.
Only Type B inlets shall be used in curbed roadways
or curbed access or major circulation drives.
6.
Generally, sufficient inlets will be placed to eliminate
any flow exceeding two cubic feet per second across any intersections.
7.
Parking areas may be designed to allow pending in order to decrease intensity of runoff. In such case, pending will not be allowed in any access or major circulation drive or in any area of heavy pedestrian activity and shall not exceed six inches at any point calculated for the appropriate design storm in accordance with Section 30-8.29H, 1 and shall meet the criteria set forth in Section 30-8.29H,11.
F.
Type of inlets and manholes. All curb inlets shall
be New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Type B and all
yard inlets shall be Standard Type E; all manholes shall be New Jersey
Department of Transportation standard four-foot diameter, unless a
larger diameter is necessary. Casting heights on curb inlets shall
be two inches greater than the specified curb face, and the gutter
shall be properly transitioned approximately 10 feet on either side
of the inlet.
G.
Open channels.
1.
Open channels shall be designed to contain the required
flow and shall have a design velocity low enough, in the judgment
of the Borough Engineer, to prevent erosion. The minimum easement
for open channel sections shall be the maximum design top width of
the channel section segment plus 25 feet rounded to the next highest
five foot increment. The excess easement area shall be provided offset
to that side of the channel most convenient for use by maintenance
crews. The minimum distance between the channel top edge and any easement
line shall be five feet. Excess velocity, if any, as determined by
the Borough Engineer, in open channels must be controlled by sod,
rip-rap, paving, ditch checks or other suitable methods. Changes of
direction in open channels must have a maximum radius of 800 feet
or be adequately paved or riprapped.
2.
Generally, unlined open channel cross-sections shall
have side slopes not steeper than 4:1 for channel depths of two feet
or less and not steeper than 8:1 for channel depths of more than two
feet. Lined open channel side slopes shall not be steeper than 2:1.
3.
The bottoms of all unlined open channels and the channel
side slopes, to at least the design flow level, will be sodded with
suitable course grass sod.
4.
All unlined open channel side slopes above the design
minimum flow level will be topsoiled and seeded or otherwise suitably
stabilized in accordance with an approved soil disturbance permit.
5.
All unlined open channels which can be expected to
have a base flow of five cubic feet per second or more for at least
two out of every 12 months will be provided with a low flow channel
using gabions, rip-rap, lining, 1/3 pipe sections or other arrangements
approved as part of the final plat submission.
H.
Minimum basis for calculations.
1.
Design storm frequency:
a.
For closed conduits, five years; or if the above
results in a conduit size at least equivalent to a twenty-one inch
reinforced concrete pipe, then 10 years; or if the above results in
a conduit size at least equivalent to a thirty inch reinforced concrete
pipe, then 25 years, or if the above results in a conduit size at
least equivalent to a fifty-four-inch reinforced concrete pipe, then
50 years.
b.
For open channels, 10 years; or if the tributary
area exceeds 50 acres, then 25 years; or if the tributary area exceeds
250 acres, then 50 years. The flooding limits for storms with a return
period of twice the design storm shall be determined for, all open
channels. Such limits shall be the drainage or conservation easements
delineated on the plat.
c.
For detention facilities, a twenty-four-hour
flood with a return period not less than 50 years or, if the tributary
area exceeds 50 acres, then 100 years.
d.
For retention facilities, double the capacity
obtained by applying the requirements for detention facilities.
e.
For gutter flow calculations, 10 years for local,
local collector and minor collector streets, 25 years for major collectors
and minor arterials and 50 years for principal arterials.
2.
Runoff calculations. Runoff determinations should
be made using the rational formula or, in unusual cases, other methods
with the prior approval of the Planning Board. Upstream areas should
be considered based on their full development potential according
to current zoning or the current use, whichever produces the greatest
runoff. Runoff coefficients used should generally fall in the following
ranges:
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Classification Fully Developed
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Range of Coefficient
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Public parks, open space and land conservation
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0.15 - 0.30
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Low density residential
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0.30 - 0.45
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Medium density residential
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0.40 - 0.60
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High density residential
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0.55 - 0.70
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Commercial and industrial
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0.60 - 0.90
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Pavements, roadways, shoulders
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1.00
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3.
Velocity restriction:
a.
In general, velocities in closed conduits at
design flow should be at least two feet per second, but not more than
that velocity which will cause erosion damage to the conduit. In general,
velocities in open channels at design flow shall not be less than
1/2 foot per second and not greater than that velocity which will
begin to cause erosion or scouring of the channel. For unlined earth
channels the maximum velocity allowed will be two feet per second.
For other channels sufficient design data and soil tests to determine
the character of the channel shall be made by the developer and shall
be made available to the Planning Board at the time of drainage review.
b.
At transitions between closed conduits and open
channels or different types of open channels suitable provisions must
be made to accommodate the velocity transitions. These provisions
may include riprapping, gabions, lining, aprons, chutes and checks,
or others, all suitably detailed and approved as part of the final
plat submission. For all flow of 40 cubic feet per second or more,
tailwater depth and velocity calculations shall be submitted.
4.
Design formulas and friction factors. In general,
the Manning formula will be used by the Planning Board to review the
adequacy of proposed drainage facilities. Other formulas may be used
in particular cases with the previous agreement of the Board. A friction
factor (n) of 0.012 will be used for nonporous concrete pipe; a factor
of 0.020 will be used for fully coated corrugated metal pipe with
paved invert. Commensurate factors will be used for other pipe type
or shapes. A friction factor (n) not less than 0.012 will be used
for fully lined concrete channels; a factor not less than 0.025 will
be used for good earth channels and a factor not less than 0.100 will
be used for fair to poor natural streams and water courses. Commensurate
factors will be used for other channel types.
5.
All drainage facilities carrying runoff from tributary
areas larger than 1/2 square mile must have the approval of the New
Jersey Division of Water Policy and Supply.
6.
All encroachments of natural waterways must be referred
to the New Jersey Division of Water Policy and Supply for approval
in accordance with statute. The State may retain jurisdiction in which
case a permit will be necessary as set forth above or may refer the
matter to the County Engineer for review.
7.
All non-pipe culverts shall be designed for AASHO
H20-44 loading. All culverts of any type shall be carried to the roadway
right-of-way and shall terminate with headwalls or other approved
end treatment. All conduits terminating or beginning in open channels
shall be provided with headwalls or other appropriate end treatment.
8.
Guardrails and/or railings shall be placed at all
drainage structures where the interests of pedestrian or vehicular
safety would dictate. The Planning Board may require that any open
channel, other than naturally occurring streams, be fenced with chain
link fencing 48 inches high if the banks of the channel are steeper
than one foot vertically for every four feet horizontally and either
the total depth of the channel exceeds four feet, or the channel would
be expected to have a depth of flow greater than two feet more often
than once every 10 years. For maintenance purposes, gates may be required
by the Planning Board at approximately two-hundred-foot intervals.
9.
Storm drainage systems shall be designed to include
not only the proper drainage of the actual area of the specific development
and the area tributary thereto, but shall also include the disposal
of the stormwater runoff to an adequate outlet or other means of final
disposal of the stormwater, such as an ocean, river, running stream,
lagoon or an existing adequate storm sewer.
10.
The use of siltation and oil separation basins
with controlled outflows will be required to prevent pollution of
waterways when discharge is into a lagoon, bay or other standing body
of water.
11.
Whenever sump conditions occur, an analysis
shall be made of the effect of the occurrence of a major storm having
at least one-hundred-year return frequency. The effect of such storm
and the flooding limits anticipated shall be shown. Site design, grading
and drainage, shall anticipate such major storm and be so arranged
so as to prevent damage to existing or proposed structures or adjacent
properties under such conditions.
I.
Special drainage provisions.
1.
The existing system of natural drainage within each
development shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. To
this end, the Board may require the preservation of natural drainage
swales, recharge areas, wet weather ponds and similar features and
may require suitable drainage and conservation easements and possible
increases in lot size to allow usable lots with the preservation of
such features.
2.
Subject to review and approval by the Board, the design
of the development may be modified to take advantage of the natural
drainage features of the land. In such review, the Board will use
the following criteria:
a.
The utilization of the natural drainage system
to the fullest extent possible.
b.
The maintenance of the natural drainage system
as much as possible in its unimproved state.
c.
When drainage channels are required, wide shallow
swales with natural vegetation will be preferred to other sections.
d.
The construction of flow retarding devices,
detention areas and recharge berms to minimize runoff value increases.
e.
Maintenance of the base flow in streams, reservoirs
and ponds.
f.
The reinforcement, improvement and/or extension
of the natural drainage system to such an extent as is necessary to
eliminate flooding and excess maintenance requirements.
3.
All developments or portions or total schemes of development
which, based upon the preliminary plat submission, total 15 or more
acres will be expected, to the extent that the Board considers possible,
to limit the total stormwater runoff from the site after development
to not more than 115% of the runoff from the site in its undeveloped
state. The utilization of the provisions of this section to limit
such runoff are encouraged. However, the Board may require the use
of reasonable artificial methods of detention and/or recharge if it
determines that natural provisions are not feasible. The Board may
waive the provisions of this section if the nature of the development,
the character of adjacent previously developed areas or other factors
make the utilization of natural drainage features or runoff limiting
devices inadvisable or impractical.
A.
Street extensions. The arrangement of streets within
a development shall provide for the extension and/or realignment of
existing streets except that local and local collector streets should
only be extended when such extension is necessary and the Planning
Board concurs that such extension will promote safety and conform
to the street standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
B.
Street widening. Where developments abut existing
roadways, sufficient right-of-way shall be reserved to provide the
right-of-way width proposed for the functional classification of the
street in question.
C.
Design of local streets. Local streets shall be designed
in accordance with the schedule of street design standards and the
following requirements:
1.
Local streets shall be arranged so that there exists
a minimum possibility of their use by traffic which does not have
its origin or destination at the lots to which the local streets provide
access.
2.
Culs-de-sac (dead end streets) should have a center
line length, from the intersecting street center line to the center
point of the turnaround of the cul-de-sac of not less than 100 feet
for longer than 1,200 feet, and should not provide access to more
than 25 lots. They shall provide an end turnaround with a pavement
radius of not less than 40 feet and a property line radius of not
less than 50 feet, which shall have its center point at or to the
left of the center line of the street, when viewed toward the closed
end. In the event it is contemplated that a dead end street shall
be extended in the future, a temporary turnaround, meeting the aforementioned
design criteria, shall be required.
3.
Loop streets should provide access to not more than
45 lots, except that where access is provided by a combination of
a short loop street and culs-de-sac, the maximum shall be 60 lots,
provided that the length of the loop street alone will not exceed
3,000 feet. Loop streets shall have both of their termini located
on the same street.
4.
P-loops, which are loop streets with a single access
point, should have an entrance not exceeding 700 feet in distance
from the loop intersection. There should also be provided an emergency
vehicular and pedestrian right-of-way of 15 feet minimum width from
the loop and providing access to a street which is not a part of the
P-loop. The loop of a P-loop should have a street length not exceeding
3,000 feet. P-loops should provide access to no more than 60 lots
and the entrance street should be designed in accordance with the
design standards for collector streets.
5.
Artificial modifications in street rights-of-way for
the purpose of increasing lot frontage shall be prohibited. Such prohibited
modification shall include, but not be limited to, widening the right-of-way
of a continuous street through the use of semicircular projections.
6.
Reduced paving width. When a cul-de-sac or loop street
provides access to 25 or fewer lots, the Planning Board may consider
the use of reduced paving width where, by reason of topography, physical
features or other conditions the reduced paving width would substantially
reduce disruption of the development's environment. In no case shall
the paving width of a two-way cul-de-sac or loop street be reduced
to less than 26 feet. The Planning Board may consider the use of one-way
loop streets with a minimum paving width of 22 feet. Such one-way
streets with reduced paving width are subject to the review and approval
of the Traffic Bureau of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Such review and approval must be obtained by the developer before
approval of a final play will be granted.
D.
Classification of streets. In any development it shall
be the duty of the Planning Board to approve classification of proposed
streets according to their use. In making its decisions, the Planning
Board shall refer to the Master Plan and shall consider conditions
within the development and the surrounding areas and shall use as
a guide the following street classification and criteria:
1.
Local street. A local street is a street serving only
single-family residences and where feasible should be either a cul-de-sac
or a loop street meeting the requirements hereinabove set forth. A
street which serves traffic having origins and destinations other
than within the lots which abut the street shall not be considered
a local street. The traffic normally expected on a local street shall
be 400 vehicles per day.
2.
(Reserved)
3.
Collector streets. A collector street is generally
a street gathering traffic from local streets and feeding it into
a system of arterial highways. Even if laid out as a local street,
a street should be considered a collector street if it provides access
or could provide access to more than 150 lots, or would be utilized
by traffic other than residential in nature. Collector streets should
generally be expected to carry traffic volumes of approximately 3,000
vehicles per day. The design speed of collector streets, for alignment
and sight distance purposes, should be 50 miles per hour.
4.
Arterial highways. Arterials are any Federal, State
or County highway or municipal street or road intended to carry traffic
between other arterials and from the Borough to destinations outside
the Borough. Arterial highways should have a design speed of 60 miles
per hour and should be designed to carry traffic exceeding 10,000
vehicles per day.
5.
Classification criteria. Street classifications will
be approved by the Planning Board in accordance with the foregoing
definitions, in accordance with the provisions of the Master Plan
and Official Map if such be adopted, in accordance with the provisions
of applicable County and State regulations or plans or, in the absence
of specific information from the above, in accordance with its own
best judgment concerning the use to which the various streets in any
development will be put.
E.
Lots abutting collector streets and arterial highways.
In any subdivision abutting or being traversed by a collector street
or arterial highway, one of the following conditions shall be required
by the Board:
1.
A marginal street meeting the classifications herein
for a local street shall be provided along each collector, or arterial
highway, and shall be separated from the collector or arterial highway
by a landscaped strip at least 25 feet in width.
2.
The frontage of all lots abutting the collector or
arterial highway shall be reversed so that the lots will front on
an internal local street; a natural wooded or landscaped buffer strip
at least 50 feet in width will be provided on the abutting lots along
the right-of-way of the collector or arterial highway. The area of
such buffer strip shall not be considered part of the required minimum
lot size.
3.
All lots abutting collector streets may, in lieu of
the above, be provided with suitable driveway turnarounds eliminating
any necessity for vehicles to back into the collector street.
4.
Other means of providing a satisfactory buffer separating
through and local traffic shall be provided as may be deemed proper
by the Planning Board.
5.
Dwellings on corner lots shall have their driveway
access on the roadway designed and intended to carry the lesser amount
of traffic.
F.
Street design standards. Street design standards shall
be appropriate to the expected use of the street, soil, topographical
and other physical conditions and to the maintenance of the purposes
of this chapter, but shall not be less than those set forth in the
Schedule of Street Design Standards (Figure No. 9).
G.
Street intersections. Street intersections shall be
designed according to the following standards:
1.
No more than two streets shall cross the same point.
Street intersections shall be at right angles wherever possible, and
intersections of less than 70 degrees (measured at the center line
of streets) shall not be permitted.
2.
Streets should not enter the same side of local collector
streets at intervals of less than 500 feet, or arterials at intervals
of less than 1,200 feet. Streets which enter collectors or arterials
from opposite sides shall be directly opposite to each other or must
be separated by at least 300 feet between their center lines measured
along the center line of an intersected collector; or 500 feet along
the center line of an arterial.
3.
Approaches of any collector or arterials street to
any intersection of another collector or arterial street shall be
tangent or have a center line radius greater than 5,000 feet for at
least 500 feet from the intersection.
4.
Where a collector or arterial street intersects with
a collector or arterial street, the right-of-way of each collector
shall be widened by 10 feet (five feet for each side) for a distance
of 300 feet in all directions from the intersection of the center
lines and the right-of-way of each arterial shall be widened by 20
feet (10 feet each side) for 500 feet in all directions from the intersection
of the center lines.
5.
Approaches of any local street to any other street
shall:
H.
Street layout.
1.
Curved local streets are preferred to discourage speed
and monotony. The maximum straight line distance should not exceed
1,000 feet.
2.
The Planning Board in all cases may require provisions
for continuing circulation patterns onto adjacent properties and,
for this purpose, may require the provision of stub streets abutting
adjacent properties.
3.
Residential development areas containing more than
150 lots should have two access points from collector streets or arterial
highways.
I.
Street names. Street names and development names shall
not duplicate, nearly duplicate or be phonetically similar to the
names of any existing streets or development in the Borough or contiguous
areas of other communities. Any continuation of an existing street
shall have the same street name.
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FIGURE 9
SCHEDULE OF STREET DESIGN STANDARDS
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Classification
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Local
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Collector Streets
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Arterial Highways
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Normal Traffic
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Capacity (ADT)
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400
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3,000
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10,000
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Minimum Right-of-way Width
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50 Ft.
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60 Ft.
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100 Ft.
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Minimum Paving Width:
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Two Way
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30 Ft.
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40 Ft.
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60 Ft.
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One Way
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22 Ft.
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—
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—
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Shoulder (or Parking Area Width)(1)
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—
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—
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2 @ 8 Ft.
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Sidewalks:
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Width
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4 Ft.
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4 Ft.
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4 Ft.
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Setback (from face of curb)
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3 Ft.
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3 Ft.
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7 Ft.
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Design Speed (MPH)(3)
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40
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50
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60
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Minimum Radius of Horizontal Curvature at Center
Line
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150 Ft.
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500 Ft.
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2,000 Ft.
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Minimum Tangent Between Reverse Curbs
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100 Ft.
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200 Ft.
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600 Ft.(4)
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Maximum Longitudinal Grade
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8%
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8%
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4%
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Minimum Longitudinal Grade
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Desirable
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0.75%
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0.75%
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0.75%
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Absolute
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0.40%
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0.40%
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0.40%
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Maximum Longitudinal
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Grade for 200' from each side of an intersection
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3.5%
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3.00%
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—
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Minimum Curb Return
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Radius at Intersection(2)
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15 Ft.
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25 Ft.
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45 Ft.
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Vertical Curve(5)
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Crest: Minimum Length equals 100'-Based on stopping
sight distance at design speed
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Sag: Minimum Length equals 100'-Based on headlight
illumination & stopping sight distance at design speed
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Maximum Superelevation
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Not Required
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—
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—
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6%
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Pavement Cross-Slope Minimum
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3.00%(7)
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3.33%(8)
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1.50%(8)
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Curb Face Required(6)
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6"
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8"
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Minimum Property Line
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Corner Radius(2)
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5'
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15'
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30'
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NOTE: Footnotes are on the following page.
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NOTES:
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(1)
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Shoulders or parking areas may be as required.
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(2)
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When dissimilar streets intersect the larger
radius will be used.
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(3)
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For sight distance and vertical curve calculation
only.
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(4)
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Or as required to run out superelevation (1%
per sec. of travel at design speed).
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(5)
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Not required if algebraic difference of intersecting
grades does not exceed 1.
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(6)
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Except in superelevation areas.
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(7)
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Six inches crown.
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(8)
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Eight inches crown.
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J.
Limit of improvements. The developer shall complete
all improvements to the limits of the development, unless other provisions
have been made and approved by the Planning Board. In those instances
where completion of certain improvements would not be possible until
the development of adjacent land takes place, alternate temporary
improvements may be constructed subject to the approval of the Planning
Board, and cash or a certified check representing the difference between
the value of the temporary improvements and the required improvements
may be accepted by the Board of Commissioners to be credited toward
the completion of such improvements at such time as the adjacent land
develops.
K.
Streets serving other than single-family detached
homes. The right-of-way width and other standards for internal roads
and alleys in multi-family, commercial and industrial developments
shall be determined by the Board on an individual basis and shall
in all cases be of sufficient width and design to safely accommodate
maximum traffic, parking and loading needs, and maximum access for
firefighting equipment and shall generally conform to the requirements
herein.
L.
Reserve strips. There shall be no reserve strips or
areas controlling access to streets except where control and disposal
of the land comprising such strips or areas have been placed in the
hands of the Governing Body under conditions approved by the Planning
Board.
Street lights shall be of a type approved by
resolution of the Board of Commissioners and by the electric utility
company serving the proposed development, and located so as to provide
a minimum lighting level of five tenths horizontal foot candle on
all local and collector streets and one horizontal foot candle on
all arterial streets. The developer shall pay the full cost of installation
of any street lights. Upon notification in writing by the developer
to the approving authority and the Board of Commissioners that (1)
the street lighting on a dedicated public street has been installed
and accepted for service by the public utility and (2) that certificates
of occupancy have been issued for at least 50% of the dwelling units
and 50% of the floor area of the nonresidential uses on the dedicated
public street or portion thereof indicated by section pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38, the Borough shall, within 30 days following receipt
of the notification, make appropriate arrangements with the public
utility for, and assume the payment of the costs of the street lighting
on the dedicated public street on a continuing basis. Compliance by
the Borough with the provisions of this section shall not be deemed
to constitute acceptance of the street by the municipality. [8/9/1994]
Street signs shall be of a type and size approved
by resolution of the Board of Commissioners and shall be properly
installed at each street intersection. Street signs shall be placed,
two per intersection, on the near right hand corner as viewed from
both directions on the street which is expected to carry the greatest
traffic through the intersection. Mountings shall be in accordance
with the standard procedures of the Borough or with requirements adopted
by the Board of Commissioners. Street signs shall be placed before
any Certificate of Occupancy for houses on the subject street are
issued.
The developer shall, prior to final acceptance,
install all traffic control devices required within any development
or, with the consent of the Board of Commissioners, may pay to the
Borough Treasurer a non-refundable sum, in cash or certified check,
in the amount set by the Borough Engineer equal to the cost of all
necessary traffic control devices not installed by the developer.
Traffic control devices shall include, but are not limited to, signs,
traffic lines, lights, reflectors and channeling markers. The number,
type, legend, placement and size of all traffic control devices shall
be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
by the United States Department of Transportation and the requirements
of municipal, County and State regulations and shall be according
to an approved plan submitted at the time of final plat approval.
Construction details of all proposed traffic control devices shall
be in accordance with standards prepared by the Borough Engineer and
approved by the Board of Commissioners.
All utility lines and necessary appurtenances
including, but not limited to, electric transmission and electric,
gas and water distribution, communications, street lighting, and cable
television, shall be installed underground within easements or dedicated
public rights-of-way. The developer shall arrange with the serving
utility for the underground installation of the utilities supply lines
and service connections in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
standard terms and conditions of its tariff as the same are then on
file with the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners
and shall submit to the Planning Board prior to the granting of approval
a written instrument from each serving utility which shall evidence
full compliance with the provisions of this section; provided, however,
that lots which abut existing easements or public rights-of-way where
overhead utility lines have theretofore been installed may be supplied
with service from such overhead lines if no new utility poles are
required. In any event, new building service connections for all multi-family
developments, and for any industrial, commercial or office development
containing a floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, shall be installed
underground. Wherever the utility is not installed in the public right-of-way,
an appropriate utility easement not less than 25 feet in width shall
be provided. [5/13/1980]
The design and construction approval of all
public and individual water supply system (or extensions of existing
systems) shall be under the jurisdiction of the owner of the utility
or the Borough Board of Health (and the State of New Jersey), respectively.
Prior to the approval of any final plat, the full approval of any
public water system must have been obtained from the appropriate agency
and filed with the Planning Board, or the final approval will be conditioned
upon full approval from the appropriate agency.
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. O-04-22]
A.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
CHARGING LEVEL
1.
2.
3.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT (or EVSE)
MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE
PRIVATE EVSE
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE EVSE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The certificate provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, indicating
that the construction authorized by the construction permit has been
completed in accordance with the construction permit, the act, and
the regulations. See "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975,
c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle
varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:
Level 1 operates on a 15 to 20 amp breaker on a 120 volt AC
circuit.
Level 2 operates on a 40 to 100 amp breaker on 208 or 240 volt
AC circuit.
Direct-current fast charger (DCFC) operates on a 60 amp or higher
breaker on a 480 volt or higher three-phase circuit with special grounding
equipment. DCFC stations can also be referred to as rapid charging
stations that are typically characterized by industrial grade electrical
outlets that allow for faster recharging of electric vehicles.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation
on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either
partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally
charged on-board battery.
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors,
couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics,
transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces,
point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used
for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system
to a plug-in electric vehicle. EVSE may deliver either alternating
current or, consistent with fast-charging equipment standards, direct
current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging
station."
The pre-wiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking
space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient
future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric
vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two
EVSE and direct-current fast chargers. Make-ready includes expenses
related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other
components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate
electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment
on a plug-and-play basis. "Make-ready" is synonymous with the term
"charger-ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c. 362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et
al.).
EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g.,
single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with
no access to the general public).
EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park and ride, public
parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking,
nonreserved parking in multifamily parking lots, etc.).
B.
Approvals and permits.
1.
An application for development submitted solely for the installation
of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted
accessory use and permitted accessory structures in all zoning or
use districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A..40:55D-70.
2.
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed pursuant to Subsection C below in development applications that are subject to site plan approval are considered a permitted accessory use as described in Subsection B1 above.
3.
All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable
local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection
requirements.
4.
The Zoning Officer and Construction Official shall enforce all signage
and installation requirements described in this section. Failure to
meet the requirements in this section shall be subject to the same
enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of The Borough
of Monmouth Beach's land use regulations.
5.
An application for development for the installation of EVSE or make-ready
spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing retail
establishment, or any other existing building shall not be subject
to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require variance
relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or any other law, rule,
or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance of a zoning
permit by the administrative officer, provided the application meets
the following requirements:
a.
The proposed installation does not violate bulk requirements
applicable to the property or the conditions of the original final
approval of the site plan or subsequent approvals for the existing
gasoline service station, retail establishment, or other existing
building; and
b.
All other conditions of prior approvals for the gasoline service
station, the existing retail establishment, or any other existing
building continue to be met; and
c.
The proposed installation complies with the construction codes
adopted in or promulgated pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction
Code Act," P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety
standards concerning the installation, and any state rule or regulation
concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
6.
An application pursuant to Subsection B5 above shall be deemed complete
if:
a.
The application, including the permit fee and all necessary
documentation, is determined to be complete;
b.
A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after
the filing of the application; or
c.
A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the Zoning
Officer or Construction Official within 20 days of filing of the application
detailing all deficiencies in the application and identifying any
additional information explicitly necessary to complete a review of
the permit application.
7.
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service
station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building
shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community
Affairs inspection requirements.
8.
A permitting application solely for the installation of electric
vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be
subject to review based on parking requirements.
C.
Requirements for new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking
spaces.
1.
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application
involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling
space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under
a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation,
or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable,
shall:
a.
Prepare as make-ready parking spaces at least 15% of the required
off-street parking spaces and install EVSE in at least 1/3 of the
15% of make-ready parking spaces;
b.
Within three years following the date of the issuance of the
certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional 1/3 of the
original 15% of make-ready parking spaces; and
c.
Within six years following the date of the issuance of the certificate
of occupancy, install EVSE in the final 1/3 of the original 15% of
make-ready parking spaces.
2.
Throughout the installation of EVSE in the make-ready parking spaces,
at least 5% of the electric vehicle supply equipment shall be accessible
for people with disabilities.
3.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability
to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking
spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.
4.
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application
involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection C1 above
shall:
a.
Install at least one make-ready parking space if there will
be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.
b.
Install at least two make-ready parking spaces if there will
be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.
c.
Install at least three make-ready parking spaces if there will
be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.
d.
Install at least four make-ready parking spaces, at least one
of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there
will be 101 to 150 off-street parking spaces.
e.
Install at least 4% of the total parking spaces as make-ready
parking spaces, at least 5% of which shall be accessible for people
with disabilities, if there will be more than 150 off-street parking
spaces.
f.
In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot
or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
g.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the
ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready
parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required
above.
h.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection C4c above, a retailer
that provides 25 or fewer off-street parking spaces or the developer
or owner of a single-family home shall not be required to provide
or install any electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking
spaces.
D.
Minimum parking requirements.
1.
All parking spaces with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be included
in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces, as provided
in this chapter.
2.
A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall
count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying
with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction
of no more than 10% of the total required parking.
3.
All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment
shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.
E.
Standards for all new EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
1.
Nothing in of this section shall be deemed to require site plan review
by a municipal agency solely for the installation of EVSE or make-ready
parking spaces.
2.
Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is expected
to vary based on the design and use of the primary parking area. It
is expected flexibility will be required to provide the most convenient
and functional service to users. Standards and criteria should be
considered guidelines, and flexibility should be allowed when alternatives
can better achieve objectives for provision of this service.
3.
Installation:
a.
Installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall meet
the electrical subcode of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.16.
b.
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is not accessible
for people with disabilities shall be not less than nine feet wide
or 18 feet in length. Exceptions may be made for existing parking
spaces or parking spaces that were part of an application that received
prior site plan approval.
c.
To the extent practical, the location of accessible parking
spaces for people with disabilities with EVSE and make-ready equipment
shall comply with the general accessibility requirements of the Uniform
Construction Code, 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
d.
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is accessible for
people with disabilities shall comply with the sizing of accessible
parking space requirements in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
e.
Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging
electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles shall be connected to the
EVSE.
f.
Electric vehicles may be parked in any parking space designated
for parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other
vehicle that would park in that space.
g.
Public parking. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, publicly accessible
EVSE parking spaces shall be monitored by the municipality's police
department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It
shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric
vehicle in such a space or to park an electric vehicle in such a space
when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked
or standing in an EVSE parking space or any electric vehicle parked
and not connected to the EVSE shall be subject to fine and/or impoundment
of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions
of this Municipal Code. Signage indicating the penalties for violations
shall comply with Subsection E5 below. Any vehicle parked in such
a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe
the time limit for the underlying parking area, if applicable.
h.
Private parking. The use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property
owner or designee.
4.
Safety.
a.
Each publicly accessible EVSE shall be located at a parking
space that is designated for electric vehicles only and identified
by green-painted pavement and/or curb markings, a green-painted charging
pictograph symbol, and appropriate signage pursuant to Subsection
B5 below.
b.
Where EVSE is installed, adequate site lighting and landscaping
shall be provided in accordance with the Borough of Monmouth Beach's
ordinances and regulations.
c.
Adequate EVSE protection such as concrete-filled steel bollards
shall be used for publicly accessible EVSE. Non-mountable curbing
may be used in lieu of bollards if the EVSE is a set back a minimum
of 24 inches from the face of the curb. Any stand-alone EVSE bollards
should be three to four feet high with concrete footings placed to
protect the EVSE from accidental impact and to prevent damage from
equipment used for snow removal.
d.
EVSE outlets and connector devices shall be no less than 36
inches and no higher than 48 inches from the ground or pavement surface
where mounted and shall contain a cord management system as described
in Subsection E4e below. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting
posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designated and located
as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks,
or impede snow removal.
e.
Each EVSE shall incorporate a cord management system or method
to minimize the potential for cable entanglement, user injury, or
connector damage. Cords shall be retractable or have a place to hang
the connector and cord a safe and sufficient distance above the ground
or pavement surface. Any cords disconnecting the charger to a vehicle
shall be configured so that they do not cross a driveway, sidewalk,
or passenger unloading area.
f.
Where EVSE is provided with a pedestrian circulation area, such
as a sidewalk or other accessible route to a building entrance, the
EVSE shall be located so as not to interfere with accessibility requirements
of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable
accessibility standards.
g.
Publicly accessible EVSEs shall be maintained in all respects,
including the functioning of the equipment. A twenty-four-hour, on-call
contact shall be provided on the equipment for reporting problems
with the equipment or access to it. To allow for maintenance and notification,
The Borough of Monmouth Beach shall require the owners/designee of
publicly accessible EVSE to provide information on the EVSE's geographic
location, date of installation, equipment type and model, and owner
contact information.
5.
Signs.
a.
Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs,
as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles
to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means
that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to
the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced,
regulatory signs including parking restrictions shall be installed
immediately adjacent to, and visible from the EVSE. For private EVSE,
installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.
b.
All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility,
size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within
the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published
by the Federal Highway Administration.
c.
Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, shall be permitting
at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the
EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary,
shall be permitting at appropriate decision points to effectively
guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional
signage shall be placed in a manner that shall not interfere with
any parking space, drive lane, or exit, and shall comply with Subsection
E5b above.
d.
In addition to the signage described above, the following information
shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly
accessible EVSE parking spaces:
(1)
Hour of operations and/or time limits if time limits or tow-away
provisions are to be enforced by the municipality or owner/designee;
(2)
Usage fees and parking fees, if applicable; and
(3)
Contact information (telephone number) for reporting when the
equipment is not operating or other problems.
6.
Usage fees.
a.
For publicly accessible municipal EVSE: In addition to any parking
fees, the fee to use parking spaces within the municipality identified
as EVSE spaces shall be as set by resolution of the governing body.
b.
This fee may be amended by a resolution adopted by the governing
body.
c.
Private EVSE: Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude
a private owner/designee of an EVSE from collecting a fee for the
use of the EVSE, in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations.
Fees shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to the
EVSE parking space.
