ABANDONMENT
the relinquishment of property or a cessation of the use
of the property by the owner or lessee without any intention of transferring
rights to the property to another owner or of resuming the use of
the property.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
a building, the use of which is customarily incidental to
that of a dwelling and which is located on the same lot as that occupied
by the main building.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
a structure detached from a principal building located on
the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal
building or use.
ACCESSORY USE
a use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building
and located on the same lot with the principal use.
ACTIVE ADULT MULTI-FAMILY
a planned development designed for active people aged 55
and older that emphasizes social and recreational activities
ADULT BOOKSTORE
a person, establishment, or business, whether retail or wholesale,
having more than twenty-five (25%) percent of its stock in trade,
recordings, books, magazines, periodicals, films, video tapes/cassettes,
or other viewing materials for sale or viewing on or off the premises,
which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter
depicting, describing or relating to specific sexual activities or
specific anatomical areas as hereinafter defined.
ADULT DAY CARE
an establishment providing for the care, supervision, and
protection of elderly or developmentally disabled adults for a period
of less than 24 hours
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CABARET
a public or private establishment, including but not limited
to a nightclub, bar restaurant, club, "go-go" club or bar, or other
commercial establishment which permits, presents, suffers or allows
any of the following:
a.
Persons who appear in a state of nudity for entertainment.
b.
Live performances which are characterized by the exposure of
specific anatomical areas or by specific sexual activities including:
1.
Specific anatomical areas:
(a)
Human genitals, pubic region.
(c)
Female breasts below a point immediately above the areola.
2.
Specific sexual activities:
(a)
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
(b)
Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy or bestiality.
(c)
Folding or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks or female breasts.
(d)
Actual or simulated sexual acts with animals.
ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER
an enclosed or unenclosed building, structure, or portion
thereof used for presenting materials distinguished or characterized
by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specific
sexual activities or specific anatomical areas as hereinafter defined
for observation by patrons.
ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHAB FACILITY
a facility that provides short-term, primarily in-patient
care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation services for persons recovering
from alcohol or drug addiction
ALTERATION OF BUILDING
any change in supporting members of a building except as
may be required for its safety, any addition to a building, any change
in use from one district classification to another or removal of a
building from one location to another.
ART GALLERY
a space for the display and observation of art
ASSISTED LIVING
a residential facility that provides services to allow mentally
or physically limited persons to live independently. Residents have
their own independent living quarters, and services may include dining,
housekeeping, social and recreational activities, medication administration,
and transportation.
AUTO REPAIR
a facility that repairs automobiles or other vehicles
AUTO SALES
a retail facility where automotive vehicles are displayed
and sold from the premises
AUTO SALES AND REPAIR
a retail facility where automotive vehicles are displayed
and sold from the premises, also containing a facility to repair vehicles,
not including auto body work
BANKS – WITH DRIVE THROUGH
a financial institution that receives deposits, holds and
lends money to the public, and invests in securities. The physical
nature of the structure involves a drive-through facility for automobiles
so clients can perform transactions from an automobile.
BAR
a place of business licensed by the Alcoholic Beverages Control
Board for the sale and on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages
by the drink as the principal or primary use, whether or not food
service is also provided.
BASEMENT
a story partly underground but having less than half of its
clear height below finished grade. A basement shall be considered
a story for purposes of height measurement, in determining the permissible
number of stories.
BILLBOARD
a sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, goods,
services, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered at a location
other than the premises on which the sign is located.
BLOCK
the length of a street between two (2) street intersections.
BOARDING HOUSE
any building, together with any related structure, accessory
building, any land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which
contains two or more units of dwelling space arranged or intended
for single room occupancy, exclusive of any such unit occupied by
an owner or operator, and wherein personal or financial services are
provided to the residents, including any residential hotel or congregate
living arrangement, but excluding any hotel, motel or established
guest house wherein a minimum of 85% of the units of dwelling space
are offered for limited tenure only, any resource family home as defined
in section 1 of P.L. 1962, c. 137 (C. 30:4C-26.1), any community residence
for the developmentally disabled and any community residence for the
mentally ill as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1977, c. 448 (C. 30:11B-2),
any adult family care home as defined in section 3 of P.L. 2001, c.
304 (C. 26:2Y-3), any dormitory owned or operated on behalf of any
nonprofit institution of primary, secondary or higher education for
the use of its students, any building arranged for single room occupancy
wherein the units of dwelling space are occupied exclusively by students
enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher
education approved by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education,
any facility or living arrangement operated by, or under contract
with, any State department or agency, upon the written authorization
of the commissioner, and any owner-occupied, one-family residential
dwelling made available for occupancy by not more than six guests,
where the primary purpose of the occupancy is to provide charitable
assistance to the guests and where the owner derives no income from
the occupancy.
BOWLING ALLEY
an establishment in which players roll a ball down an alley
to knock over pins. The establishment may or may not have a concessions
stand as an accessory use.
BUFFER
a continuous area of open spaces, landscaped areas, fences,
walls, berms, or any combination thereof used to physically separate
one use or property from another.
CAR WASH
a facility where automotive vehicles are cleaned through
an automated system or by hand
CAR WASH WITH DETAILING
a facility where automotive vehicles are cleaned though an
automated system or by hand, also containing a component for hand
"detailing" or thorough cleaning and waxing of automobiles
CAR WASH WITH OIL LUBE
a facility where automotive vehicles are cleaned through
an automated system or by hand, also containing a facility where oil
and other automotive fluids are replaced
CCRC (CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY)
a facility that provides care to aging adults, ranging from
independent living to increased care, which can be in the form of
congregate care, assisted living, and skilled nursing care. These
facilities may also contain dining, recreational, and medical facilities.
CENTERLINE OF STREET
a line midway between and parallel to the two (2) streets
or property lines or as otherwise defined by the Council.
CHILD CARE CENTER
an establishment providing for the care, supervision, and
protection of children for a period of less than twenty-four (24)
hours.
CLINIC
an establishment where patients are admitted for examination
and treatment on an outpatient basis by physicians, dentists, other
medical personnel, psychologists, or social workers and where such
examination and treatment is less than twenty-four (24) hours
CLUBHOUSE
a building to house a club or social organization not conducted
for private profit and which is not an adjunct to or operated by or
in connection with a public tavern, cafe or other public place.
COMMUNITY CENTER
a facility used for recreational, social, educational, and
cultural activities that is owned and operated by a non-profit entity
or government agency
CONVENIENCE STORE
a retail establishment of up to 5,000 square feet that sells
convenience foods, newspapers, and magazines, household items, and
a limited amount of freshly prepared food, but do not have gas pumps
CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS
A retail establishment of up to 5,000 square feet that sells
convenience foods, newspapers, and magazines, household items, and
a limited amount of freshly prepared food,, and also gas pumps.
CORNER
a lot fronting on two (2) streets at their intersection.
COUNCIL
the duly elected Council of the Borough of Woodland Park
when referred to as the "Borough Council" or "Municipal Council."
COURTS
an unoccupied open space other than a yard. An outer court
is one which extends to the street or to the front or rear yard. An
inner court is any other court.
DANCE STUDIO
an establishment that provides dance instruction to individuals
DECK [Ord. No. 2017-34]
shall mean a flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar
to a floor but typically constructed outdoors, often elevated from
the ground and usually connected to a building.
a.
Decks attached to the principle structure shall conform to the
setback requirements for principle structures.
b.
Decks not attached to the principle structure shall conform
to the requirements for accessory structures.
DRIVING RANGE
a facility in which several patrons can practice golf time.
Accessory uses may include a pro shop and snack bar.
DRUG STORES – DRIVE-THROUGH
retail facilities that primarily sell prescription and non-prescription
drugs. They may also sell toiletries, personal care products, cosmetics,
limited food products, and general merchandise.
DRUG STORES – NO DRIVE-THROUGH
retail facilities that primarily sell prescription and non-prescription
drugs. They may also sell toiletries, personal care products, cosmetics,
limited food products, and general merchandise.
EDUCATIONAL USE
an establishment for the education of children or adults
in a subject matter
FINANCE, REAL ESTATE SERVICES
establishments such as banks and financial institutions,
credit agencies, investment companies, brokers of and dealers in securities
and commodities, security and commodity exchanges, insurance agents,
lessors, lessees, buyers, sellers, agents, and developers of real
estate.
FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION
that construction in which the structural members are of
approved noncombustible construction having the necessary strength
and stability, and having fire resistance ratings, of not less than
four (4) hours for exterior nonbearing walls and wall panels; not
less than three (3) hours for columns and for wall supporting girders
and trusses; not less than two (2) hours for floors, for roofs and
for floor and supporting beams, girders and trusses; and in which
exterior and interior bearing walls, if any, are of approved masonry
or reinforced concrete.
FRONT OF BUILDING
for residential buildings where there is direct entrance
from the exterior to each dwelling unit therein, the building front
shall mean all the exterior walls that face a public or private road.
Such buildings may have two (2) fronts and no rear. For residential
buildings where there is a common entrance from the exterior to all
dwelling units therein, the building front shall mean all exterior
walls in which such common entrance is located.
FRONT YARD
space between the building line or front main wall of the
building and the front property line.
FUNERAL HOME
a building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial
and the display of the deceased and rituals connected therewith before
burial or cremation
GOVERNING BODY
the duly elected Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodland
Park.
GROCERY STORE
a free standing retail store that sells an assortment of
food, prepared food, and household cleaning items.
GYMNASTIC STUDIO
an establishment that provides gymnastic instruction to individuals
HABITABLE AREA
Livable or habitable area shall be construed to mean floor
space used for general living purposes. It shall not include porches,
garages, or cellars or basements. Attic space with a ceiling of seven
(7) feet or more and sloping to a height at the eaves of not less
than five (5) feet from the floor to the underside of the rafters
may be counted as livable or habitable area, providing the attic is
finished and piping for water and heating have been installed.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
the vertical distance measured from the average ground level
at the sides of the building to the extreme high point of the building
exclusive of chimneys and similar features.
HOME OFFICE OR OCCUPATION
the office or studio of a physician or surgeon, dentist,
artist, musician, lawyer, architect, teacher or other like professional
person, residing on the premises. A home office may be conducted in
the main building or in an accessory building but in either case shall
not occupy a total floor area greater than that of one-half (1/2)
the area of the first floor of the main building. There shall be no
commercial display visible from the street or advertising, except
a small professional nameplate or announcement sign.
HOSPITAL
an institution providing primary health care services and
medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients, suffering
from illness, disease, injury, deformity, and other conditions and
including related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient facilities,
training facilities, medical offices, and staff residences.
HOTEL
a facility offering transient lodging that provide sleeping
accommodations and supporting facilities.
HOTEL WITH BANQUET FACILITIES
supporting facilities may include a restaurant, bar, meeting
and banquet rooms, and limited recreational facilities.
HOUSE OF WORSHIP
a facility that is used for prayer and religious services
by persons of similar beliefs.
IMPERVIOUS/LOT COVERAGE
the area of any structure, surface or improvement that highly
reduces the absorption of storm water into land. Dry-laid paving blocks,
crushed stone, open board decking, and other similar structures, surfaces
or improvements may be considered partially pervious with no more
than fifty (50%) percent of such area(s) of a lot considered pervious
coverage. Surface water bodies, swimming pools, grass, lawns or any
other vegetation are not considered impervious coverage.
INDUSTRIAL USE
manufacturing, warehouse, assembly, materials testing, printing,
or similar facility
LOT
a parcel, tract or area of land as shown on the Tax Map,
established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law, having frontage
on a public street, and to be used, developed or built upon for a
principal use and/or uses accessory or incidental to the operation
thereof.
LOT AREA
the computed area contained within the lot lines.
LOT, CORNER
a lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection
or upon two parts of the same street, forming an interior angle of
less than 135°. The point of intersection of the street lot lines
is the "corner." In the case of a corner lot, the lot shall be deemed
to have two (2) front yards and two (2) side yards and no rear yard.
LOT COVERAGE
Lot coverage is the percent of the total lot covered by buildings
and impervious surfaces. For example, houses, garages, sheds, gazebos,
driveways, parking lots and covered patios all count as part of lot
coverage.
[Added 6-16-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-12]
LOT DEPTH
the mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot
lines.
LOT, FLAG
a lot not meeting minimum frontage requirements and where
access to the public street is by a private right-of-way or driveway.
LOT, THROUGH
a lot fronting on two (2) parallel streets or on two (2)
streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
LOT WIDTH
the mean width of the lot measured at right angles to its
depth.
MANUFACTURING USE
a facility that engages in the mechanical or chemical transformation
of materials of substances into new products, including the assembling
of component parts, the creation of products, and the blending of
materials.
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT
an establishment where, for any form of consideration, massage,
alcohol rub, fomentation, electric or magnetic treatment or similar
treatment or manipulation of the human body is administered by an
individual who is not a medical practitioner, chiropractor, acupuncturist,
physical therapist or similar professional person licensed by the
State. This definition does not include any athletic club, health
club, school, gymnasium, reducing salon, spa or similar establishment
where massage or similar manipulation of the human body is offered
as an incidental or accessory service.
MEDICAL OFFICE
a room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs
of a medical professional or physician
MINI-GOLF
a facility that provides holes for playing golf at a smaller
dimension than regular golf, and also includes obstacles and may be
played on artificial surfaces
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
an establishment, not used as a public garage, where automobiles
may be serviced with gasoline, oil, grease and accessories, for profit.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING
any building under a single roof, with or without firewall
partitions or party walls designed for occupancy by, or occupied by
three (3) or more households living as families, and including an
apartment house of any size.
OFFICE
a room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs
of a business, profession, service, industry, or government
OFF-STREET PARKING
the surfaced area not including driveway designed for parking
of motor vehicles.
OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE
that portion of a lot which is not occupied by a principal
or accessory building which is not designated or intended to serve
as a driveway, or as a parking space, and is not devoted primarily
to a service use such as clothes drying or refuse can storage. All
portions of a lot which are intended for use as outdoor living space
shall be available to and accessible to all occupants of the building
or buildings on the lot for the purpose of active or passive outdoor
recreation.
OUTSIDE STORAGE
a.
Any item stored overnight, including but not limited to materials,
trucks and or equipment, shall be kept in a completely enclosed building
or shall otherwise be screened by such walls, fences and landscaping
as may be determined by the Planning Board to be adequate to appropriately
screen such materials and equipment from outside the boundaries of
the lot.
b.
No items, including but not limited to merchandise, materials,
trucks and or equipment, shall be displayed or stored in front of
any building or on any sidewalk within the Borough of Woodland Park.
[Added 6-16-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-12]
PEEP SHOWS
a theater which presents material in the form of live shows,
films or videotapes, viewed from an individual enclosure, for which
a fee is charged, depicting, describing or relating to specific sexual
activities or specific anatomical areas for observation by patrons.
PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
an area where large numbers of individuals collect to participate
or observe programs, such as auditoriums, stadiums, or comparable
facilities
PORCH [Ord. No. 2017-34]
shall mean open or covered surface, which shall conform to
the setback requirements for principle structures.
PRIVATE ADULT SCHOOL
any building or part thereof that is used for education of
adults in any branch of knowledge that does not have to meet any state
requirements.
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY
a driveway providing access from a common access driveway
to a private garage.
PRIVATE GARAGE
a garage not conducted as a business or used for the storage
of a commercial vehicle or vehicles.
PRIVATE SCHOOL
any building or group of buildings that, the use of which
meets state requirements for elementary, or secondary education and
which does not secure the major part of its funding from any governmental
agency.
PUBLIC GARAGE
a garage conducted as a business. The storage of a commercial
vehicle or commercial vehicles, or the rental of storage space for
more than two (2) cars not owned by persons residing on the premises
shall be deemed a business use.
RACQUET CLUB
an establishment having courts for racquet-based sports and
activities, either within a building and/or outdoors, having accessory
facilities, including locker rooms, offices, food service, and meetings
rooms, with a membership which pays fees or dues.
REAR YARD
an open space on the same lot with a building between the
rear wall of the principal building and the rear line of the lot.
REPAIR SHOP
an establishment available to the public, operated for gain,
which is used for the making of repairs and adjustment to electrical
appliances or other machinery and the restoration, renovation and
servicing of motor vehicles.
RESTAURANT FAST FOOD NO DRIVE THROUGH
an establishment where food and beverages are sold in a form
ready for consumption, where orders are taken at a counter or through
a window from an automobile, and food is served at the counter. No
alcoholic beverages are served. Seating for the consumption of food
and beverages may be provided, but no orders are taken through a server.
RESTAURANT- FAST FOOD WITH DRIVE THROUGH
an establishment where food and beverages are sold in a form
ready for consumption, where orders are taken at a counter and food
is served at the counter or through a window to an automobile. No
alcoholic beverages are served. Seating for the consumption of food
and beverages may be provided, but no orders are taken through a server.
RESTAURANT – FAST-CASUAL
an establishment where food and drink are prepared, served,
and consumed, mostly within the principal building, where orders are
taken at a counter and food is specifically prepared to order. Alcoholic
beverages are sometimes served. Seating for the consumption of food
and beverages is provided, but no orders are taken through a server.
RESTAURANT – SIT-DOWN WITH BAR
an establishment where food and drink are prepared, served,
and consumed, mostly within the principal building, and where patrons
are seated by a host and provide table service though ordering with
a server, also containing a bar area serving alcoholic drinks to the
public.
RESTAURANT – SIT-DOWN WITHOUT BAR
an establishment where food and drink are prepared, served,
and consumed, mostly within the principal building, and where patrons
are seated by a host and provide table service through ordering with
a server.
RETAIL
the selling or renting of products or goods to the general
public (no wholesale)
ROOMING HOUSE
boarding house wherein no personal or financial services
are provided to the residents.
SCREENING
a method of visually shielding one (1) abutting or nearby
structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms, or reasonably
sized plantings.
SELF-STORAGE FACILITY
a building or group of buildings containing separate, individual,
and private storage spaces of varying sizes available for lease or
rent for varying periods of time. This use is considered a retail
service use.
SERVICE USE
a place that provides services for sale to the general public,
such as barbers, dry cleaners, etc.
SHOPPING CENTER
a group of commercial establishments planned, constructed,
and managed as a total entity, with customer and employee parking
provided on-site. Shopping Centers shall consist of a minimum of six
(6) stores or twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of retail
floor area of the following permitted types:
a.
Only those uses are permitted in which display, sales, servicing
or processing takes place wholly within a building.
b.
Local retail outlets of the following types: drugstore; grocery
store; delicatessen; restaurant; soda fountain; bakery employing no
more than eight (8) persons; notions or variety store; barber or beauty
shop; dry cleaning agency; laundry, hand or self-service; shoe store
or shoe repair shop; women's and children's apparel; haberdashery;
tailor shop; confectionery; stationery store; cigar store; jewelry;
meat market except live poultry; hardware; paint store.
c.
Regional facilities of the following types: bank; supermarket;
department store; household furnishings and accessories.
d.
Professional or business offices.
e.
Any retail operation of the same general character as determined
by the Planning Board pursuant to a hearing. Notwithstanding the discretion
conferred by this paragraph, no use specifically prohibited or uses
similar thereto shall be construed as permitted.
SIDE YARD
an open unobstructed space in the same lot with a building
between the building and the side line of the lot and extending through
from the front to the rear yard, into which space there is no extension
of building parts other than eaves with an overhang of not more than
two (2) feet, rainwater leaders, window sills, chimneys and other
such fixtures; open steps, and bay windows not more than twelve (12)
feet wide at one (1) floor level only and for a distance not to exceed
two (2) feet.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
a detached house designed for the use of a single household
wherein the dwelling unit contains a minimum of one hundred fifty
(150) square feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof and
at least one hundred (100) additional square feet of floor space for
every additional occupant thereof, the floor space to be calculated
on the base of total habitable room area; and every room occupied
for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least seventy
(70) square feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping
purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least fifty (50)
square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof, pursuant to
N.J.A.C. § 5:28-1.11.
SKATING RINK
an area that has a special surface of ice, smooth pavement,
etc., and that is used for skating which may be enclosed, partially
enclosed, or not enclosed.
SPORTS CLUB/HEALTH SPA/GYM
an establishment that provides facilities for exercise, including
but not limited to aerobic activities, running, weight lifting, game
courts, swimming facilities, group exercise instruction, personal
training, saunas, locker rooms, and showers. These facilities are
for members only.
SPORTS COMPLEX
a place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and
leisure time activities, which may include fields, rinks, and courts.
SPORTS COMPLEX WITH SPECTATORS
a place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and
leisure time activities, which may include fields, rinks, courts,
and areas for spectators. Accessory facilities may include concession
stands for sale of food and other items.
STATIONARY SIGN
any sign or signboard erected, constructed or maintained
for displaying outdoor advertising by means of posters, pictures,
pictorial or reading matter, which sign or signboard is supported
by upright or braces upon the ground, or is attached to or upon a
building or structure.
STORY
part of a building included between any floor and the floor
or roof next above. When applying to the permissible height of buildings,
the term "story" shall not include a basement unless the basement
is designed to be used for living quarters, in which case the ceiling
thereof shall be four (4) feet or more above the average exterior
ground level.
STREET LINE
the right-of-way or established property line of a street
as indicated by dedication or by deed of record.
STREET
a thoroughfare publicly or privately owned, open to general
use and having a right-of-way of twenty (20) feet or more.
STREET, PRIVATE
a street that has not been accepted by the municipality or
other governmental entity.
STREET, PUBLIC
a street that has been accepted by the municipality or other
governmental entity.
SUPERMARKET
a free standing retail store that sells an assortment of
food, prepared food, and household cleaning items. Supermarkets may
also contain limited-service banks, bakeries, books and magazines,
floral arrangements, pharmacies, and video rental.
THEATRE
a building or part of a building used to show movies or used
for live performances
TOWNHOUSE
a single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three
(3) or more attached units in which each unit extends from the foundation
to the roof with a yard or public way on at least two (2) sides.
TOWNHOUSE, STACKED
A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three
(3) or more attached units in which each unit has its own access to
the outside, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one
or more vertical and horizontal common fire-resistant walls or other
such common wall system as may be approved by the Borough Code Enforcement
Officer.
[Added 3-6-2024 by Ord. No. 24-05]
TWO FAMILY DWELLING
a structure containing two (2) dwelling units on one lot,
each of which is separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending
from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from
exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell exterior
to both dwelling units.
WORKSHOP FOR CRAFTSMEN
an establishment where an individual who has creative skills
in manufacturing or arrangement of materials resulting in a finished
product or commodity such as wearing apparel, home decorations, jewelry,
toys, furniture, leather goods, dried flowers, or similar products
creates the products.
[Amended 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 19-19; 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 19-20; 3-6-2024 by Ord. No. 24-05]
The 20 districts into which the Borough is divided are:
Residence "A" Districts
Residence "B" Districts
Residence "C" Districts
Residence "D" Districts (Garden Apartment Districts)
Residence "E" Districts (Townhouse Districts)
Residence "F" Districts (Planned Residential Districts)
Residence "G" Districts (Adult Residential Districts)
Residence "H" Districts (Inclusionary Multi-Family Residential
Districts)
Residence "I" District (Inclusionary Multi-Family Residential)
Senior Citizen Residential Districts
Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NC)
Central Business District (CBD)
Regional Commercial Districts (RGC)
Mid-Rise Office Districts (MO)
High-Rise Office Districts (HO)
Industrial Adaptive Reuse District (AIR)
Open Space and Recreation (OSR)
Mixed Use Development (MXD)
Affordable Housing (R-M) Zone
Affordable Housing (R-O) Overlay Zone
For purposes of this section only, the following terms shall
have the following corresponding meanings:
ANTENNA
shall mean any exterior transmitting or receiving device
mounted on any tower, building or structure and used in communications
that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog
signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications
signals or other communication signals.
APPLICANT
for purposes of this subsection, shall mean any individual,
partnership, corporation or other entity desiring to construct, erect
or install an antenna, or telecommunications tower within the Borough
of Woodland Park;
CELL SITE
shall mean radio antennas and related equipment that send
and receive radio signals to and from subscribers' cellular telephones.
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
shall mean a commercial facility selling transmitting/receiving
air facilities, available equipment and customary support facilities,
access and security facilities, but shall not include microwave or
television transmission.
CO-LOCATION
shall mean use of a common telecommunications tower or antenna
support structure or a common site by two (2) or more wireless license
holders for more than one (1) type of communications technology and/or
placement of antennas on a structure owned or operated by a utility
or other public entity.
FAA
shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration.
FCC
shall mean the Federal Communications Commission.
HEIGHT
shall mean, when referring to a tower or other structure,
the distance measured from the lowest finished grade of the parcel
to the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the
base pad and any antenna.
OWNER
shall mean, the owner of any cellular communications facility,
which has been installed and/or is operated within the Borough.
PREEXISTING TOWERS AND PREEXISTING ANTENNAS
shall mean any tower or antenna for which a building permit
has been properly issued, or for which a contract, lease or other
agreement has been awarded or entered into by the Governing Body,
prior to the effective date of this section, including towers or antennas
that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current
and not expired.
[Ordinance No. 04-3, codified
herein as Section 22-43, was adopted April 7, 2004.]
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER (TOWER)
shall mean and include any structure or equipment that is
designed and/or used for the purpose of supporting one (1) or more
antennas for telephone, radio and similar communication purposes,
including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers or monopole
towers. The term includes water storage towers or tanks, radio and
television transmission towers, microwave towers, common carrier towers,
cellular telephone towers, alternative tower structures, and the like.
The term shall include the structure and any support thereof.