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Chapter DRZ Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance

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Ord. No. 2735-26  pdf
2026-04-07
Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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Ord. No. 2736-26  pdf
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Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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Ord. No. 2731-26  pdf
2026-03-09
Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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Ord. No. 2734-26  pdf
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Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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Ord. No. 2733-26  pdf
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Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Amendment
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Millburn 12-18-1984 by Ord. No. 1838-84. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Schedule A, Historic Landmarks and Historic DistrictsAttachment 2 - Schedule B, Map of Designated Landmarks and Historic DistrictsAttachment 3 - Schedule C, Description of Designated Historic DistrictsAttachment 4 - Schedule D, Zoning MapAttachment 5 - Schedule E, Contributing Historic District ResourcesAttachment 6 - Sch F Checklist A, Application for DevelopmentAttachment 7 - ReservedAttachment 8 - Schedule H, Checklist C - Historic Preservation
Article 1 Short Title
§ DRZ-101 Short title.
Article 2 Purpose
§ DRZ-201 Purpose.
Article 3 Definitions
§ DRZ-300 Definitions.
§ DRZ-301 Words and phrases defined.
Article 4 General Provisions
§ DRZ-401 Administration.
§ DRZ-402 Amendments.
§ DRZ-403 Appeal.
§ DRZ-404 Board of Adjustment.
§ DRZ-405 Building permits, site plan approvals, and variances outstanding.
§ DRZ-406 Compliance.
§ DRZ-407 Conditional uses.
§ DRZ-408 Effective date.
§ DRZ-409 Enforcing officers.
§ DRZ-410 Fees.
§ DRZ-410.1 Subdivision Application.
§ DRZ-410.2 Site Plan Application.
§ DRZ-410.3 Variances and Other Appeals.
§ DRZ-410.4 Conditional Use Application pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67.
§ DRZ-410.5 Historic Preservation Applications.
§ DRZ-410.6 Zoning Permits.
§ DRZ-410.7 Technical Review Fees.
§ DRZ-410.8 Inspection Fees and Costs.
§ DRZ-410.9 Fee Deposits Held in Escrow.
§ DRZ-410.10 Off-Tract Improvement Charges.
§ DRZ-410.11 Agreement Between Developer and the Township — Fees, Charges and Obligations.
§ DRZ-411 Installation of Improvements; Required Guarantees.
§ DRZ-412 Previous Zoning Ordinances repealed.
§ DRZ-413 Interpretation.
§ DRZ-414 Planning Board.
§ DRZ-415 Site plan approval required.
§ DRZ-416 Subdivision approval required.
§ DRZ-417 Development Review Committee.
§ DRZ-418 Validity.
§ DRZ-419 Violations and penalties.
§ DRZ-420 Zoning permits.
§ DRZ-421 Payment of taxes.
§ DRZ-422 Expiration of variances.
§ DRZ-423 Withholding of demolition permit.
§ DRZ-424 Notice.
§ DRZ-425 Checklists.
§ DRZ-425.1 Checklist A - Application for Development Checklist.
§ DRZ-425.2 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-425.3 Checklist C - Historic Preservation Checklist.
Article 5 Design and Performance Standards
§ DRZ-501 Affordable Housing.
§ DRZ-501.1 Affordable Housing Obligation: General Program Purposes, Procedures.
§ DRZ-501.2 Definitions.
§ DRZ-501.3 Administration of Affordable Units.
§ DRZ-501.4 Municipal Housing Liaison.
§ DRZ-501.5 Administrative Agent.
§ DRZ-501.6 Enforcement of Affordable Housing Regulations.
§ DRZ-501.7 Appeals.
§ DRZ-502 Mandatory Affordable Housing Set-Aside.
§ DRZ-502.1 Mandatory Affordable Housing Set-Aside.
§ DRZ-503 Site, Building and Public Realm Design Standards.
§ DRZ-504 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-505 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-506 Curbs.
§ DRZ-507 Drainage.
§ DRZ-508 Easements.
§ DRZ-509 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
§ DRZ-510 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-511 Fire protection.
§ DRZ-512 Lighting.
§ DRZ-512.1 Zones R-8, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, CMO, CD, R-O, and C-E.
§ DRZ-512.2 Zones R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, and R-7.
§ DRZ-513 Landscaping and shade trees.
§ DRZ-514 Monuments.
§ DRZ-515 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-516 Off-street parking and loading.
§ DRZ-516.1 Access to Parking Lots.
§ DRZ-516.2 Access to Loading and Parking Spaces.
§ DRZ-516.3 Buffers.
§ DRZ-516.4 Curbing.
§ DRZ-516.5 Dimensions.
§ DRZ-516.6 Drainage.
§ DRZ-516.7 Surfacing.
§ DRZ-516.8 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-516.9 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-516.10 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-516.11 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-516.12 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-517 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-518 Public utilities.
§ DRZ-519 Recycling for multifamily housing developments.
§ DRZ-520 Sanitary sewers.
§ DRZ-521 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-522 Sidewalks.
§ DRZ-523 Sight triangles.
§ DRZ-524 Soil erosion and sediment control.
§ DRZ-525 Stormwater runoff.
§ DRZ-525.1.1 Coverage of Dumpsters and Other Refuse Containers.
§ DRZ-525.1.2 Retrofitting of Existing Private Storm Drain Inlets.
§ DRZ-525.2 On-Site Stormwater Detention and/or Ground Absorption Systems.
§ DRZ-525.3 Stormwater Control.
§ DRZ-525.4 Underground storage facilities.
§ DRZ-526 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-527 Street lighting.
§ DRZ-528 Streets.
§ DRZ-529 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-530 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-531 Sustainable building and design standards.
§ DRZ-531.1 Adoption of Codes by Reference.
§ DRZ-531.2 Township Funded Building Projects.
§ DRZ-531.3 Development Applications.
Article 6 Zoning Provisions
§ DRZ-601 Zoning Districts.
§ DRZ-602 Zoning Map.
§ DRZ-603 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
§ DRZ-604 Prohibited uses.
§ DRZ-605 Existing uses.
§ DRZ-606 Zone requirements.
§ DRZ-606.1 Conservation-Recreation C.
§ DRZ-606.2 Residential R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6.
§ DRZ-606.3 Residential R-7.
§ DRZ-606.4 Residential R-8.
§ DRZ-606.4.1 Residential Multi-Family Affordable Housing RMF-AH.
§ DRZ-606.4.2 Residential Multi-Family Affordable Housing RMF — AH2.
§ DRZ-606.4.3 Residential Multi-Family Affordable Housing RMF - AH3.
§ DRZ-606.4.4 Residential Multi-Family Affordable Housing RMF - AH4.
§ DRZ-606.4.5 Residential Multi-Family Affordable Housing RMF–AH5.
§ DRZ-606.5 Regional Business B-1.
§ DRZ-606.6 (Reserved)
§ DRZ-606.6.1 Highway Business B-2A.
§ DRZ-606.6.2 Highway Business B-2B.
§ DRZ-606.6.3 Highway Business B-2C.
§ DRZ-606.6.4 Neighborhood Business B-3.
§ DRZ-606.7 Central Business B-4.
§ DRZ-606.8 Office research OR-1, OR-2, OR-3.
§ DRZ-606.9 Commercial/Medical Office CMO.
§ DRZ-606.10 Cultural CD.
§ DRZ-606.11 Residential-Office R-O.
§ DRZ-606.12 Conservation-Educational/Cultural CE.
§ DRZ-607 Off-Street Parking and Loading.
§ DRZ-607.1 Minimum Loading Requirements.
§ DRZ-607.2 Minimum Parking Requirements.
§ DRZ-607.3 Location of Parking and Loading Areas.
§ DRZ-607.4 Waiver of Parking Requirements in the B-4 District.
§ DRZ-607.5 Masking of Below Building/Ground Level Parking.
§ DRZ-607.6 Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment.
§ DRZ-608 Protection of steep slope areas.
§ DRZ-608.1 Statement of Purpose.
§ DRZ-608.2 Background.
§ DRZ-608.3 Definitions.
§ DRZ-608.4 Designation of Areas.
§ DRZ-608.5 Regulations for Development in Steep Slope Areas.
§ DRZ-608.6 Steep slope identification.
§ DRZ-608.7 Lot Grading/Driveway/Drainage Plans.
§ DRZ-609 Supplementary regulations.
§ DRZ-609.1 Accessory Uses in Residential Districts.
§ DRZ-609.2 Amusement Devices.
§ DRZ-609.3 Buffers.
§ DRZ-609.4 Community Residences for Developmentally Disabled and Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence.
§ DRZ-609.5 Corner Lots.
§ DRZ-609.6 Fences and Walls.
§ DRZ-609.7 Lots.
§ DRZ-609.8 Nonconforming Lots and Structures.
§ DRZ-609.9 Principal Use.
§ DRZ-609.10 Street Graphics.
§ DRZ-609.11 Swimming Pools.
§ DRZ-609.12 Trailers, Campers and Boats.
§ DRZ-609.13 Prohibition of Roof-Top Amenity Space.
Article 7 Floodplain Management Regulations
§ DRZ-701 SCOPE, ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABILITY.
§ DRZ-701.1 Title.
§ DRZ-701.2 Scope.
§ DRZ-701.3 Purposes and Objectives.
§ DRZ-701.4 Administration and Enforcement.
§ DRZ-701.4.1 Coordination with Building Codes.
§ DRZ-701.4.2 Ordinary Building Maintenance and Minor Work.
§ DRZ-701.4.3 Warning.
§ DRZ-701.4.4 Other Laws.
§ DRZ-701.4.5 Violations and Penalties for Noncompliance.
§ DRZ-701.4.6 Solid Waste Disposal in a Flood Hazard Area.
§ DRZ-701.4.7 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions.
§ DRZ-701.5 Applicability.
§ DRZ-701.5.1 General.
§ DRZ-701.5.2 Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas.
§ DRZ-701.3 Establishing the Local Design Flood Elevation (LDFE).
§ DRZ-702 DEFINITIONS.
§ DRZ-702.1 General.
§ DRZ-702.2 Definitions.
§ DRZ-703 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§ DRZ-703.1 Duties and Powers of the Floodplain Administrator.
§ DRZ-703.1.1 Floodplain Administrator Designation.
§ DRZ-703.1.2 General.
§ DRZ-703.1.3 Coordination.
§ DRZ-703.1.4 Duties.
§ DRZ-703.1.5 Use of Changed Technical Data.
§ DRZ-703.1.6 Other Permits.
§ DRZ-703.1.7 Determination of Local Design Flood Elevations.
§ DRZ-703.1.8 Requirement to Submit New Technical Data.
§ DRZ-703.1.9 Activities in Riverine Flood Hazard Areas.
§ DRZ-703.1.10 Floodway Encroachment.
§ DRZ-703.1.11 Floodway Revisions.
§ DRZ-703.1.12 Watercourse Alteration.
§ DRZ-703.1.13 Engineering Analysis.
§ DRZ-703.1.14 Alterations in Coastal Areas.
§ DRZ-703.1.15 Development in Riparian Zones.
§ DRZ-703.1.16 Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage Determinations.
§ DRZ-703.1.17 Department Records.
§ DRZ-703.1.18 Liability.
§ DRZ-703.2 Permits.
§ DRZ-703.2.1 Permits Required.
§ DRZ-703.2.2 Application for Permit.
§ DRZ-703.2.3 Validity of Permit.
§ DRZ-703.2.4 Expiration.
§ DRZ-703.2.5 Suspension or Revocation.
§ DRZ-703.3 Site Plans and Construction Documents.
§ DRZ-703.3.1 Information for Development in Flood Hazard Areas.
§ DRZ-703.3.2 Information in Flood Hazard Areas Without Base Flood Elevations (Approximate Zone A).
§ DRZ-703.3.3 Analyses and Certifications by a Licensed Professional Engineer.
§ DRZ-703.3.4 Submission of Additional Data.
§ DRZ-703.4 Inspections.
§ DRZ-703.4.1 General.
§ DRZ-703.4.2 Inspections of Development.
§ DRZ-703.4.3 Buildings and Structures.
§ DRZ-703.4.4 Manufactured Homes.
§ DRZ-704 VARIANCES AND VIOLATIONS.
§ DRZ-704.1 Variances: General.
§ DRZ-704.2.1 Historic Structures.
§ DRZ-704.2.2 Functionally Dependent Uses.
§ DRZ-704.2.3 Restrictions in Floodways.
§ DRZ-704.2.4 Considerations.
§ DRZ-704.2.5 Conditions for Issuance.
§ DRZ-704.2.6 Violations.
§ DRZ-704.2.7 Authority.
§ DRZ-704.2.8 Unlawful Continuance.
§ DRZ-704.2.9 Review Period to Correct Violations.
§ DRZ-705 DEVELOPMENT.
§ DRZ-705.1 Subdivision.
§ DRZ-705.1.1 General.
§ DRZ-705.1.2 Subdivision Requirements.
§ DRZ-705.2 Site Improvement.
§ DRZ-705.2.1 Encroachment in Floodways.
§ DRZ-705.2.2 Prohibited in Floodways.
§ DRZ-705.2.3 Sewer Facilities.
§ DRZ-705.2.4 Water Facilities.
§ DRZ-705.2.5 Storm Drainage.
§ DRZ-705.2.6 Streets and Sidewalks.
§ DRZ-705.2.7 Limitations on Placement of Fill.
§ DRZ-705.2.8 Hazardous Materials.
§ DRZ-705.3 Manufactured Homes.
§ DRZ-705.3.1 General.
§ DRZ-705.3.2 Elevation.
§ DRZ-705.3.3 Foundations.
§ DRZ-705.3.4 Anchoring.
§ DRZ-705.3.5 Enclosures.
§ DRZ-705.3.6 Protection of Mechanical Equipment and Outside Appliances.
§ DRZ-705.3.7 Exception.
§ DRZ-705.4 Recreational Vehicles.
§ DRZ-705.4.1 Placement Prohibited.
§ DRZ-705.4.2 Temporary Placement.
§ DRZ-705.4.3 Permanent placement.
§ DRZ-705.5 Tanks.
§ DRZ-705.6 Other Development and Building Work.
§ DRZ-705.6.1 General Requirements for Other Development and Building Work.
§ DRZ-705.6.2 Requirements for Habitable Buildings and Structures.
§ DRZ-705.6.3 Garages and Accessory Storage Structures.
§ DRZ-705.6.4 Fences.
§ DRZ-705.6.5 Retaining Walls, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
§ DRZ-705.6.6 Swimming Pools.
§ DRZ-705.6.7 Roads and Watercourse Crossings.
§ DRZ-705.7 Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage.
§ DRZ-705.7.1 Temporary Structures.
§ DRZ-705.7.2 Temporary Storage.
§ DRZ-705.7.3 Floodway Encroachment.
§ DRZ-705.8 Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
§ DRZ-705.8.1 Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
§ DRZ-705.8.2 Flood Loads.
§ DRZ-705.8.3 Elevation.
§ DRZ-705.8.4 Enclosures Below Base Flood Elevation.
§ DRZ-705.8.5 Flood-Damage-Resistant Materials.
§ DRZ-705.8.6 Protection of Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Systems.
§ DRZ-706 RIPARIAN ZONE.
§ DRZ-706.1 Intent and Purpose.
§ DRZ-706.2 Statutory Authority.
§ DRZ-706.3 Definitions.
§ DRZ-706.4 Establishment of Riparian Zones.
§ DRZ-706.5 Uses Permitted in Riparian Zones.
§ DRZ-706.6 Performance Standards for Riparian Zones.
§ DRZ-706.7 Nonconforming Structures and Uses in Riparian Zones.
§ DRZ-706.8 Uses Prohibited in Riparian Zones.
§ DRZ-706.9 Activities Permitted in Riparian Zones in the Case of No Reasonable or Prudent Alternative or Extreme Hardship.
§ DRZ-706.10 Riparian Zone Management Plan.
§ DRZ-706.11 Boundary Interpretation, Appeals Procedures, Inspections, Conflicts, Severability.
§ DRZ-706.12 Enforcement.
§ DRZ-706.13 Effective Date.
Article 8 Historic Preservation
§ DRZ-801 Title, purpose and intent.
§ DRZ-802 Definitions.
§ DRZ-803 Historic Preservation Commission.
§ DRZ-803.1 Establishment.
§ DRZ-803.2 Responsibilities.
§ DRZ-803.3 Membership; Appointment.
§ DRZ-803.4 Terms.
§ DRZ-803.5 Role of Alternates.
§ DRZ-803.6 Officers.
§ DRZ-803.7 Budget.
§ DRZ-803.8 Finances.
§ DRZ-803.9 Rules of Commission.
§ DRZ-803.10 Removal.
§ DRZ-803.11 Meetings; Quorum.
§ DRZ-804 Designation of Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts.
§ DRZ-804.1 Survey.
§ DRZ-804.2 Criteria for Designation.
§ DRZ-804.3 Procedures for Designation.
§ DRZ-804.4 Historic Landmarks Designated.
§ DRZ-804.5 Historic Districts Designated.
§ DRZ-804.6 Underlying Zoning District Regulations.
§ DRZ-805 Certificate of appropriateness.
§ DRZ-805.1 When Required.
§ DRZ-805.2 When Not Required.
§ DRZ-805.3 Procedures.
§ DRZ-805.4 Conceptual Review and Informational Meetings.
§ DRZ-805.5 Minor Work Application Review.
§ DRZ-805.6 Application Review.
§ DRZ-805.7 Emergency Repair Procedures.
§ DRZ-805.8 Obtaining certificates of appropriateness for government actions.
§ DRZ-806 Referral of development involving historic landmarks or historic districts.
§ DRZ-807 Standards and criteria.
§ DRZ-808 Demolitions and relocations.
§ DRZ-808.1 Criteria.
§ DRZ-808.2 Procedure.
§ DRZ-809 Violations: penalties and injunctive relief.
§ DRZ-809.1 Violations.
§ DRZ-809.2 Penalties.
§ DRZ-809.3 Injunctive relief.
§ DRZ-810 Preventive maintenance; notice of violations.
§ DRZ-811 Demolition of Historic Resources.
Article 9 Well Head Protection
§ DRZ-901 Statement of findings.
§ DRZ-902 Purpose.
§ DRZ-903 Definitions.
§ DRZ-904 Establishment of Well Head Protection Areas and maps.
§ DRZ-905 Regulation of well head protection areas for public community wells.
§ DRZ-906 Potential Pollutant Sources listed.
§ DRZ-907 Best Management Practice performance standard.
§ DRZ-908 Operations and Contingency Plan.
§ DRZ-909 Enforcement.
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