[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised Land Use Ordinance of the Borough of Keyport."
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
It shall be the purpose of this chapter to promote health, safety, morals, and general welfare, prevent the overcrowding of land and buildings, to avoid undue concentration of population, provide adequate light and air with reasonable consideration to the character of the zone and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with the objective of conserving the value of property and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62 through 40:55D-68 (Municipal Land Use Law of the State of NJ, Article 8, Zoning).
[Ord. No. 13-90; Ord. No. 31-92; Ord. No. 2-97; amended 7-16-2013 by Ord. No. 12-13; 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 14-13; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Certain words and terms in this chapter are defined for the purpose thereof as follows:
ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING
A subordinate use or building, the purpose of which is incidental to that of the main use or building and on the same lot.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES
Includes:
1. 
ADULT BOOKSTOREAn establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade books, magazines, other periodicals, or any tangible items and objects, not necessarily of a reading or photographic nature, which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined below, or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
2. 
ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATERAn enclosed building with a capacity of 50 or more persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined below, for observation by patrons therein.
3. 
ADULT MINI MOTION PICTURE THEATERAn enclosed building with a capacity for fewer than 50 persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined below, for observation by patrons therein. For the purpose of this subsection, "specified sexual activities" is defined as human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; and fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast; and "specified anatomical areas" is defined as less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
4. 
CABARETAn establishment which features go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or similar entertainers.
ALTERATION
A change to the exterior or interior elements of a building or structure so as to affect the amount or arrangement of rooms, corridors and other spaces or to change the nature of their use and/or a change to parking and loading areas and access thereto which affects existing parking layout, circulation, drainage, building arrangements, landscaping, buffering and/or lighting.
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
A building or place of business where grease, batteries, tires, mufflers and other automobile parts and accessories and minor repair services are sold at retail.
AUTOMOBILE, BOAT OR TRAILER SALES AREA
An open area, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of new or used motor vehicles, motor or sailboats or trailers in operable condition and where no repair work is done.
BASEMENT
Any area of a building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides. A basement shall be counted as a story if used for business or dwelling purposes.
BATHROOM AND COOKING FACILITIES
Defined by the State of New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST RESIDENCE
A private, single-family residence that is year-round owner-occupied, which provides overnight lodging for no more than 12 transient guests and provides only breakfast for registered guests each day. The rented rooms do not contain cooking facilities and do not constitute separate dwelling units.
BILLBOARD
A sign, as defined herein, advertising a use, activity or goods not located at the site.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Shall have the same definition as the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
BOARDINGHOUSE
A building arranged or used for lodging, with or without meals, for compensation and not occupied as a single family unit.
BUILDING
Includes the word "structure" and is any structure having a roof supported by columns, piers or walls, including tents, lunch wagons, trailers, dining cars, camp cars, or other structures on wheels or other supports and used for living or business purposes.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to a point midway between the highest point of the roof and the ceiling of the highest floor below it, but not including chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks and similar projections.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
A structure in which is conducted the principal use on the lot and that covers the principal area of the site on which it is situated. In any residential district any dwelling shall be deemed to be a principal building on the zone lot on which it is located.
CELLAR
A story wholly or partly above curb level having more than one-half of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average level of the adjoining ground. No cellar or portion thereof shall be used as a dwelling unit.
CONDITIONAL USE
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such as contained in the zoning ordinance, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefore by the Planning Board.
COURT
Any open, unoccupied area which is bounded by three or more attached building walls.
DEVELOPMENT, MAJOR
A major subdivision or any development not defined as a minor development.
DEVELOPMENT, MINOR
1. 
A minor subdivision;
2. 
The construction of any building or structure or addition to any building or structure of 500 square feet or less;
3. 
Improvements or alterations to existing parking areas containing less than 10 parking spaces, or where the area of existing paving and location and size of existing driveways are affected;
4. 
The alteration of an existing building resulting in a change in the number of dwelling units on the site;
5. 
Does not involve the construction of new drainage facilities or significant alteration to an existing drainage facility;
6. 
Does not involve planned development, any new street or extension of any off-tract improvement.
DISCOTHEQUE
A building or place of business, with or without a liquor license, used principally as an establishment for dancing to recorded music or to live musical performance by individual(s).
DISTRICT or ZONE
Any designated portion of the territory of the Borough of Keyport, within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this chapter.
DWELLING
Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence of one or more persons containing one or more rooms including cooking, sleeping and bathroom facilities designed as a unit for occupancy by not more than one family or household with direct access from the outside or through a common hall.
1. 
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILYA structure or building occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters exclusively for one family or one household with direct access from the outside and further provided with separate cooking, sleeping and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants of the unit.
2. 
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILYA structure or building occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters for two separate families or two separate households with direct access from the outside or through a common hall and further provided with separate cooking, sleeping and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants of each unit.
3. 
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILYA structure or building occupied or intended for occupancy as separate dwelling units for three or more families with direct access from the outside or through a common hall and further provided with separate cooking, sleeping and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants of each unit.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
The provision by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare; buildings, generating stations, treatment plants and similar are not included herein.
FAMILY
Persons living in the same dwelling unit who are related to each other by blood, marriage or adoption or a group of not more than any five persons living together as a single nonprofit unit and which bear the generic character of a relatively permanent functioning family unit.
FINAL APPROVAL
The official action of the Planning Board taken on a preliminarily approved major subdivision or site plan after all conditions, engineering plans and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and the required improvements have been installed or guarantees properly posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guarantees.
FINAL PLAT
The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which is presented to the Planning Board for final approval and which, if approved, shall be filed with the proper county recording officer.
FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of a building and its accessory building (excluding those used for off-street parking). Floor area shall not include cellar space, stairways and any floor space with floor to ceiling height less than seven feet.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A detached or attached accessory building used only for the storage of private passenger vehicles owned or rented.
GARAGE, PUBLIC
Any garage other than a private garage which is open to the public and used for the storage of motor vehicles.
GAS STATION
A site used primarily for the retail sale of fuel from pump dispensers.
HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation or activity carried out for gain by a resident conducted as an accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit, which is clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling for living purposes, and for which there is no visible display of the services offered on the premises. Personal services such as hairdressing, massage and other services performed on the person or which involves clients coming to the house for the services offered shall not be considered home occupation uses.
HOTEL
A building designed for occupancy as the temporary residence of individuals who are lodged with or without meals and in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite.
HOUSEHOLD
All the persons who occupy a dwelling unit.
JUNKYARD
The use of any lot for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of structures, automobiles or other vehicles, equipment and machinery or parts thereof, provided, that this definition shall not be deemed to include any of the foregoing uses which are accessory and incidental to any agricultural and industrial use permitted in any zone. The term "junkyard" as herein defined includes automobile wrecking yards.
LOT or ZONE LOT
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
1. 
LOT, CORNERA lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street, such streets or 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."
2. 
LOT DEPTHThe distance between the front and rear lot lines.
3. 
LOT LINESThe property lines bounding the lot.
4. 
LOT LINE, REARThe lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
5. 
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from a street is called a side street lot line.
6. 
LOT WIDTHThe distance between the two side lot lines measured at the required front setback line.
7. 
LOT AREAThe computed area contained within the lot lines.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision not classified as minor subdivision.
MARINA
Any waterfront facility wherein berthing spaces for any and all watercraft or boats are provided, including ancillary facilities such as automobile parking; sanitary facilities; waterside fuel sales and dispensing; boat sales, rentals, repairs, maintenance and service, excluding, however, facilities for the construction of new boats.
MASTER PLAN
A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for the development of the municipality as set forth in and adopted pursuant to Section 19 of the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28).
MINOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision that results in fewer than three lots fronting on an existing street or road, not involving any new street or road or the extension of municipal facilities and not adversely affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property and not to conflict with any provisions or portion of the Master Plan, Official Map, Zoning Ordinance amendment or amendments thereof.
MODULAR HOME
A dwelling unit manufactured in one or more sections which can be transported after fabrication to a site where it is assembled or joined on a permanent foundation and connected to utilities for long-term occupancy.
MOTELS, MOTOR COURTS AND MOTOR HOTELS
A series of attached or semidetached dwelling structures, where each unit has convenient access to parking space for the use of the unit's occupants. The units, with the exception of the manager's or caretaker's, are designed to provide sleeping accommodations for automobile transients or overnight guests.
NONCONFORMING LOT
Any zone lot in single ownership, where the owner of such lot does not own any adjoining property, the subdivision of which could create one or more conforming lots which does not conform with the minimum area or dimensions required in the district where such lot is situated or for any special use, as the case may be.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
A structure which in its design or location upon a lot does not conform to the regulations of this chapter for the district in which it is located.
NONCONFORMING USE
Use of a building or of land that does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
OFF-TRACT
Not located on the property which is the subject of a development application nor a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
OFFICIAL MAP
A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to Article 5 of the Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq.).
OFFSITE
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject of a development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
OWNER
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this chapter.
PARKING AREA, COMMERCIAL
An open area, other than a street or other public way, used for the parking of automobiles, and available to the public whether for a fee, free or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
PARKING AREA, PRIVATE
An open area for the same uses as a private garage, and regulated as a private garage.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES
Any security which may be accepted in lieu of a requirement that certain improvements be made before the Planning Board or other approving body approves a plat, including performance bonds, escrow agreements, and other similar collateral or surety agreements.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT or PLANNED UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of five acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing one or more residential clusters, which may include appropriate commercial or quasi-public uses all primarily for the benefit of the residential development.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Borough.
PLAT
The map of a subdivision or site plan.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
The preliminary map indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision which is submitted to the Municipal Clerk for Planning Board consideration and tentative approval and meeting the requirements of Section 6 of this Ordinance.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
The office of a member of a recognized profession. When conducted in a residential district, a professional office shall be incidental to the residential use and shall be conducted by a member of the family occupying the residential building. Such uses shall include the offices of doctors or physicians, dentists, optometrists, ministers, landscape architects, professional engineers, lawyers and such other similar professional occupations which may be so designed by the Board of Adjustment. The issuance of a state or local license for regulation of any gainful occupation need not be deemed indicative of professional standing.
RECREATION
1. 
RECREATION, COMMERCIALRecreation facilities operated as a business and open to the general public for a fee.
2. 
RECREATION, PRIVATE, NONCOMMERCIALClubs or recreation facilities, operated by a nonprofit organization and open only to bona fide members of such nonprofit organizations.
3. 
(a) 
A self-propelled vehicular structure designed for temporary living for travel, recreation, vacation or other short-term use, which may contain cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities; or
(b) 
A mobile structure which may contain cooking and sleeping facilities used for travel, recreation, vacation or other short term use and designed to be attached to another vehicle for transporting from one location to another.
RELIGIOUS USE
A church, temple, synagogue, mosque or other similar place of worship.
RESIDENTIAL STREET
A street between two intersecting streets, upon which an R-District abuts, or where 50% or more of the abutting street frontage is in predominantly residential use.
ROOMING HOUSE (BOARDINGHOUSE)
A guest house or a furnished rooming house shall be deemed a boardinghouse.
SETBACK LINE, FRONT
A line within any lot, parallel to any street line, between which it and the street line no building or portion thereof may be erected except as provided in this chapter.
SIGN
A name, identification, description, display or illustration which is affixed to, painted, or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, structure or piece of land and which directs attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business.
However, "sign" shall not include any display of official court or public office notices, nor any official traffic control device, nor shall it include the flag, emblem or insignia of a nation, state, county, municipality, school or religious group. "Sign" shall not include a sign located completely within an enclosed building except for illuminated or animated signs within show windows. Each display surface of a sign shall be considered to be a "sign."
SIGN, FLASHING
Any sign on which the artificial light is not maintained constant in intensity or color at all times when such sign is in use.
SIGN, GROSS ADVERTISING AREA OF
The entire space within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of a sign, and in no case passing through or between any adjacent elements of same. However, such perimeter shall not include any structural or framing elements lying outside the limits of such sign and not forming an integral part of the display.
SITE PLAN
A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown:
1. 
The existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including, but not necessarily limited to topography, vegetation, drainage, flood plains, marshes and waterways;
2. 
The location of all existing and proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting, screening devices; and
3. 
Any other information that may be reasonably required in order to make an informed determination pursuant to an ordinance requiring review and approval of site plans by the Planning Board adopted pursuant to law.
SKETCH PLAT
A map of a subdivision of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and classification and meeting the requirements of Section 6 of this Ordinance.
STORY
That portion of a building, including between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
1. 
STORY, HALFA partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than four feet above the floor of such story; provided that any partial story shall not be used for residence purposes.
2. 
STORY, FIRSTThe lowest story or the ground story floor of any building, the floor of which is not more than 12 inches below the average contact ground level at the exterior walls of the building.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way (1) which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway, or (2) which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law, or (3) which is approved by official action as provided by this act, or (4) which is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the county recording officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant to such board of the power to review plats; and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines. For the purpose of this chapter, streets shall be classified as follows:
1. 
ARTERIAL STREETSThose which are used primarily for fast or heavy traffic.
2. 
COLLECTOR STREETSThose which carry traffic from minor streets to the major systems of arterial streets, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
3. 
MINOR STREETSThose which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
4. 
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETSStreets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways, and which provide access to abutting properties and protection through traffic.
5. 
ALLEYSMinor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
STREET LINE
The dividing line between the street and the lot (public right-of-way).
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as walls, columns, beams or girders.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having permanent location on the ground, including stationary and portable carports.
SUBDIVIDER
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under this chapter to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other division of land for sale or development. The following shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning of this chapter, if no new streets are created: (a) division of land found by the Planning Board or Technical Review Committee hereof appointed by the resulting parcels are five acres or larger in size; (b) divisions of property by testamentary or intestate provisions; (c) divisions of property upon court order; and (d) conveyances so as to combine existing lots by deed or other instrument. The term "subdivision" shall also include the term "resubdivision."
TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
A committee established to facilitate the review process of potential applicants and to assist the Unified Planning Board in their review of all applications for development or other requests presented to the Board as per Borough Code § 25-3-30.
TOWNHOUSE
A structure containing three or more dwelling units each separated by vertical interior unpierced common walls.
TRAILERS OR MANUFACTURED HOME/OFFICE UNIT MOBILE HOUSE UNITS
A structure that is towed or hauled by a vehicle in order to be transported, and is placed on a permanent or nonpermanent foundation that is used for living, sleeping, office or storage purposes. This definition shall not include fixed structures or modular homes.
USE
The purpose for which land or a building thereon is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
YARD, FRONT
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the front line of the lot and the nearest line of the building. The depth of the front yard shall be measured at right angles to the front line of the lot.
YARD, REAR
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of the building. The depth of the front yard shall be measured at right angles to the front line of the lot.
YARD, SIDE
An open, unoccupied space between the side line of the lot and the nearest line to the building and extending from the front yard to the rear yard, or in the absence of either of such yards, to the front or rear lot lines as the case may be. The width of a side yard shall be measured at right angles to the side line of the lot.
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
An independent, quasi-judicial body, whose jurisdiction is found in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70. The Zoning Board is exclusively responsible for the granting of all six types of "d" variances, including use variances. The Zoning Board also has the authority to hear bulk variances, also known as "c" variances, on applications that do not require a site plan or subdivision approval. Any improvement to a single family home that requires a variance must be heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. In addition to granting variances, the Zoning Board is the only agency that is permitted to hear appeals of rulings by the Zoning Officer, as well as interpretations of the Master Plan and the Zoning Ordinance.
ZONING MAP
The zoning map of the Borough of Keyport, New Jersey.
b. 
Other words and terms defined. The definition of words and terms of the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) are incorporated and made a part of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
The territory of the Borough of Keyport is hereby divided into the following districts or zones.
Residential District A (RA)
Residential District B (RB)
Residential District C (RC)
Neighborhood Commercial District (NC)
General Commercial District (GC)
General Marine Commercial District (GMC)
Highway Commercial District (HC)
Limited Industrial District (LI)
Industrial District (I)
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
The zones listed in Subsection 25-1-4.1 are shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map, Borough of Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey, February 22, 2018."
a. 
Amendments. If, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, changes in the district boundaries or other matters portrayed in the map are made by the Council, such changes shall be made promptly by the Engineer after the amendment has taken effect as provided by law. For each change in the map, note shall be made thereon, in the revision box, of the date of revision, zones affected by the revision and a brief identifying description of the revision. These changes are to be endorsed upon the map on the effective date of the amendment.
b. 
Rules for interpretation of district boundaries. Whenever an uncertainty or ambiguity exists as to the true location of any boundary line of any district (zone) shown on the map, the following rules shall apply:
1. 
Center lines. Boundary lines indicated as following or approximately following streets, highways, other public or private ways or center line of waterways, shall be construed to follow the center lines thereof as determined by the Engineer.
2. 
Platted lines. A boundary indicated as following or approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines as the same appear on the Tax Map of the Borough as revised.
3. 
Municipal lines. Boundaries indicated as following or approximately following municipal lines shall be construed as following such municipal lines.
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The predominant housing type in Keyport has been the one-family house. The purpose of this section is to preserve and continue this low- to moderate-density land use characteristic and those existing single-family residences as the preferred residential land use throughout the Borough. All single-family homes existing in the RA zone are envisioned to be maintained as such and it is strongly discouraged that any of these homes be converted to multifamily.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
b. 
Public park and playground.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Uses customary and incidental to principal use.
b. 
Home gardening but not the raising of livestock, poultry, or similar objectionable activities.
c. 
Signs subject to standards of § 25-1-17.
d. 
Private garages and private parking areas.
e. 
Other accessory uses and structures customarily appurtenant and incidental to a principal permitted use, including radio and television antenna subject to Subsection 25-1-15.14.
f. 
Home occupations and home professional offices.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
School or college subject to standards of § 25-1-15.
b. 
Licensed nursing homes and nursery schools subject to standards of § 25-1-15.
c. 
Places of worship, eleemosynary and philanthropic institutions subject to standards of § 25-1-15.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Minimum off-street parking requirements shall be in accordance with the Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Home occupation or home professional office. Home occupations shall be permitted as defined and shall conform to the following standards:
1. 
No changes in the exterior appearance of the dwelling in order to accommodate the home occupation use or to make its presence in the dwelling apparent from the street, shall be made.
2. 
No signs advertising the home occupation are permitted.
3. 
No services shall be offered that requires clients coming to the residence for the service to be performed. This shall not preclude occasional on-premises meetings with the occupations' clientele.
4. 
Not more than one person who is a nonresident of the dwelling unit may be employed.
5. 
One additional off-street parking space shall be provided for an outside employee. This shall be in addition to the normal residential parking requirement for the subject property.
6. 
The maximum floor area devoted to the home occupation shall be limited to 20% of the total habitable square footage of the dwelling exclusive of any basement or attics.
7. 
There shall be no outside storage of materials or equipment.
8. 
A resident who intends to conduct a home occupation that involves the use of a nonresident employee must apply for and obtain a zoning permit.
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Editor's Note: Former § 25-1-5.7, Development options: Planned Industrial Development, was repealed 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the RB Residential District is to provide a balance of housing stock while providing a transitional buffer to the RA District from the more intense uses in the higher density residential and commercial districts.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Any RA permitted principal use under the conditions prescribed therein.
b. 
Two-family dwellings.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Any RA permitted accessory use under the same conditions prescribed therein.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Any RA conditional use under the same conditions prescribed therein.
b. 
Community buildings, country clubs, clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and similar uses subject to standards of § 25-1-15.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16, unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Signs as specified in § 25-1-17.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the RC Residential District is to provide suitable locations for multifamily residential development with a defined density and building and site design standards that support existing multifamily developments while providing a transitional buffer to lower density residential districts.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Any RB permitted principal use under the same conditions prescribed therein.
b. 
Multifamily residential in accordance with development standards at § 25-1-7.4.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Any RB permitted accessory use under the same conditions prescribed therein.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Any RB conditional use under the same conditions prescribed therein.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
a. 
Multifamily or townhouse dwellings:
1. 
Multifamily dwelling buildings shall have a minimum lot area of not less than three acres with a minimum lot width of 200 feet.
2. 
Maximum permitted density: 20 units per acre.
3. 
Minimum setbacks:
(a) 
From public right-of-way: the average distance of existing buildings aligned on either side of the subject property within the same block, but not less than 30 feet.
(b) 
From any other property line: each principal building shall be set back at least 50 feet.
4. 
Maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 60%.
5. 
Maximum building height shall not exceed three stories or 40 feet.
6. 
The maximum length of any multiple dwelling structure shall not exceed 200 feet and the exterior wall on any such building shall not exceed a length of 50 feet, unless there is a variation in the surface plane of such wall at least once every 50 feet, with such variation consisting of either a recess or protrusion of the surface plane for a minimum depth of five feet.
7. 
Minimum building separation: The minimum distance between building facades shall be 40 feet.
8. 
The following accessory uses shall be permitted within a principal multiple dwelling structure for the use of its residents:
(a) 
Laundry rooms, recreational rooms, personal storage lockers and other similar accessory uses which are for the common benefit of all residents of the multifamily dwelling.
(b) 
A leasing office, building manager or superintendent's office, including space for the storage of maintenance equipment may be provided within a principal multifamily building for the purpose of serving such building or community.
9. 
Any premises used for multifamily dwelling purposes shall contain usable open space in an amount equal to 400 square feet times the number of dwelling units on the premises.
(a) 
Required usable open space shall contain no less than 2,000 contiguous square feet each, nor shall any usable open space have a depth or width of less than 40 feet.
(b) 
Required usable open space shall be easily accessible to the occupants of all of the dwelling units on the premises.
(c) 
Areas attributed to swimming pools and other outdoor recreational structures shall be counted toward meeting the usable open space requirement, provided that not more than 25% of any recreational structure shall be covered by a roof.
(d) 
No portion of any required front yard or any required planting area shall be used for required usable open space.
(e) 
No portion of any required usable open space shall be used for driveways or parking spaces.
(f) 
In townhouse developments, a portion of the required usable open space may be assigned to individual contiguous dwelling units as private yard areas of not less than 300 square feet each.
(g) 
Required usable open space shall be subject to site plan review as to design and layout, shall be attractively landscaped and shall be of a design to accommodate the needs of the occupants of the dwelling units it is designed to serve.
10. 
Off-street parking requirements:
(a) 
The number and size of spaces required shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21, the Residential Site Improvement Standards.
(b) 
Off-street parking facilities shall be located no closer than 25 feet to any building facade and shall not be located in any required front yard setback.
(c) 
All off-street parking spaces and drive aisles shall be screened to prevent headlight glare on on-site residential structures and adjacent properties.
(d) 
All off-street parking spaces and maneuvering areas shall be set back from landscaping so as to not encroach or damage such landscaped areas by vehicle overhangs.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the NC Neighborhood Commercial district is to provide low-intensity neighborhood shopping areas that primarily rely on walk-in trade of convenience goods and services for the immediately surrounding neighborhood. Commercial uses that provide no commercial service to the neighborhood or generate high volumes of automobile trips and substantial amounts of parking are discouraged in this district.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 11-22-2016 by Ord. No. 22-16; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Any local retail or personal service establishment of a type and size to serve the immediately surrounding neighborhood such as:
a. 
Banks.
b. 
Barber shops and beauty parlors.
c. 
Book and stationery stores.
d. 
Drug stores.
e. 
Dry goods and variety stores.
f. 
Dry cleaning and clothes pressing establishments, provided that no flammable cleaning agents are used.
g. 
Eating and drinking establishments.
h. 
Florists.
i. 
Food stores.
j. 
Hardware stores.
k. 
Laundries, hand or automatic.
l. 
Office, business and professional.
m. 
Package liquor stores.
n. 
Photographic equipment and supplies.
o. 
Radio, television, computer or other electronics repair.
p. 
Shoe repair shops.
q. 
Tailor and dressmaker shops.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Required and permitted off-street parking and loading facilities.
b. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
c. 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted principal use.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Requirements are contained in § 25-1-18.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
All uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except for service stations, branch banks, dry cleaning, florist and off-street parking and loading facilities.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the GC General Commercial District is to serve as the commercial and business hub of the Borough, offering a variety of shops, restaurants, banks, retail uses, offices and business establishments serving local commercial needs of the immediate community as well as those uses that support waterfront tourism.
[Ord. No. 13-90; Ord. No. 28-95; amended 11-22-2016 by Ord. No. 22-16; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Uses permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial District.
b. 
Apparel shops.
c. 
Banks and other financial institutions.
d. 
Bars and cocktail lounges.
e. 
Club, exclusive of a swimming pool club.
f. 
Furniture stores.
g. 
(Reserved)
h. 
Theaters.
i. 
Department stores, specialty shops, personal and business service establishments.
j. 
Paint and wallpaper stores.
k. 
Studios for yoga, personal training, exercise, gyms, photography, art, music and dance.
l. 
Sporting and athletic goods.
m. 
Mixed residential commercial use.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
b. 
Parking garages, off-street parking and loading areas.
c. 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
d. 
Accessory storage within a wholly enclosed permanent building of materials, goods and supplies intended for sale, processing or consumption on the premises, except new and used cars and boats may be stored outside.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Bed-and-breakfast residences.
b. 
Hotels.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Requirements are contained in § 25-1-18.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
a. 
Mixed residential commercial uses:
1. 
Shall consist of GC District permitted commercial uses on the ground floor and residential dwellings on upper floors. Residential dwelling units shall not be permitted on the basement or first (ground) floor level.
2. 
Pedestrian access for the commercial spaces for the mixed use buildings along West Front and East Front Streets shall be provided from West Front Street and East Front Street.
3. 
Vehicles shall not be permitted to back on to West Front Street or East Front Street.
4. 
Residential dwelling units may be studios, one, two or three bedroom units.
5. 
Residential dwelling units shall be a minimum of 675 square feet. The minimum square footage for each dwelling unit may be split between floors however direct access shall be provided between floors in each dwelling unit.
6. 
Each residential dwelling unit shall contain its own bathroom, kitchen and closet. Three-bedroom dwelling units shall contain a minimum of two bathrooms.
7. 
Each bedroom within the dwelling unit shall contain a closet.
8. 
Off-street parking requirement. The number and size of spaces required for the residential use shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21, the Residential Site Improvement Standards.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
All uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for outdoor dining, drinking and food preparation, service stations, banks, dry cleaners and florists, parking lots, off-street parking and loading facilities, provided such outdoor uses comply with all setback requirements for commercial buildings abutting properties located in a residential zoning district, as set forth in this section.
[Amended 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 19-19]
b. 
All uses abutting a residential district shall be screened as required in Subsection 25-1-14.6.
[Ord. No. 24-07; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Storage of boats outside; exceptions. No person shall be permitted to store any boat or boats outside in the General Commercial Zone. The foregoing notwithstanding, on any parcel of real property located within a General Commercial Zone and which is currently occupied for an exclusively residential use, one boat may be stored in the back yard thereof, provided that the same does not exceed 24 feet in length, is owned by, and if required, registered to, a resident of said parcel and the same is reasonably screened from view from outside the borders of said parcel and/or appropriately covered.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the GMC General Marine Commercial District is to provide for the development of a marine-based economy and the permitted uses of this district are restricted to related to marina operations and services, water-based recreation and marine-oriented retail and entertainment.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Marinas and yacht clubs.
b. 
Eating and drinking establishments.
c. 
Bicycle, boat, jet ski or similar rentals and launch.
d. 
Retail sales or services that support water-based recreation or entertainment.
e. 
Single-family dwelling on lands outside the special flood hazard area subject to the requirements of the RA District.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
b. 
Parking garages, off-street parking and loading areas.
c. 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
d. 
Accessory storage within a wholly enclosed permanent building of materials, goods and supplies intended for sale, processing or consumption on the premises, goods and supplies intended for new and used boat sales.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standards are set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Marina standards:
1. 
Marina design. Marina layout should promote water quality, including minimizing impacts on the photic zone, circulation and to reduce loads on pier structures.
2. 
Dock-side fueling of vessels shall be permitted provided:
(a) 
Fuel pumps shall include back pressure cut-off valves.
(b) 
Main cut-off valves shall be available both at the dock and in the upland area of the marina.
(c) 
Fuel docks should be sturdy using a floating design wherever possible in order to withstand significant storm-affected tidal ranges.
(d) 
The fueling facility shall be designed to accommodate four of the largest expected vessels.
3. 
Sanitary and solid waste provisions.
(a) 
The marina shall develop and implement a recycling plan for solid waste as appropriate to Borough and county requirements.
(b) 
Abundant trash receptacles with adequate measures to capture fly-away and floatable materials shall be provided and emptied daily.
(c) 
Adequate fish cleaning areas, including separate and well-marked dispensers for organic refuse shall be provided.
(d) 
"No discharge" signs shall be posted throughout the marina basin.
(e) 
Slip-side pump-out station(s) (fixed or portable) shall be provided in marinas which allow occupation of berthed vessels for a period of 72 hours or more.
(f) 
Rest room facilities with both hot and cold water and shall be maintained in a sanitary, warm, dry, brightly lit and well-ventilated condition and shall be provided according to the following schedule:
(1) 
For a small marina (up to 40 boats):
(i) 
Men: One toilet stall, one urinal, and one washbasin.
(ii) 
Women: Two toilet stalls and one washbasin.
(2) 
For a medium marina (40 to 80 boats):
(i) 
Men: One urinal, one toilet stall, one shower stall, and one washbasin.
(ii) 
Women: Two toilet stalls, one washbasin, and one shower stall.
(3) 
For a large marina (over 80 boats), the same type and ratio of facilities as for a medium marina shall be provided plus:
(i) 
One urinal per additional 30 boats (men);
(ii) 
One toilet stall per additional 60 boats (men);
(iii) 
One toilet stall per additional 30 boats (women);
(iv) 
One washbasin per additional 30 boats (men and women);
(v) 
One shower stall per additional 60 boats (men and women).
4. 
Off-street parking.
(a) 
Design of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with § 25-1-18.
(b) 
Minimum number of parking spaces shall be 0.6 spaces per slip or contracted rack storage space (not dedicated to slip renters).
5. 
Boat storage and maintenance.
(a) 
Dry storage shall be permitted on land or in racks and secured.
(b) 
Boat maintenance shall be undertaken as far from the water as possible.
(c) 
Maintenance areas shall be screened by fencing and/or landscaping and shall include measures to prevent materials from entering the water.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the HC Highway Commercial District is to provide for the development of nonresidential uses that serve the greater Bayshore region and high density residential uses.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 11-22-2016 by Ord. No. 22-16; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
All uses generally considered of a commercial, retail or business character including professional offices and banks, and all outdoor retail sales, display, and storage of merchandise, and new car and boat sales, except live poultry market and the slaughtering of animals or fowl.
b. 
Hotels and motels.
c. 
Club, exclusive of a swimming pool club subject to § 25-1-15.
d. 
Building for the retail sale of agricultural or horticultural products, exclusive of livestock or poultry. No flowers, fruits or vegetables shall be sold at retail out of doors.
e. 
Billiard parlor, bowling alley, theater, moving picture theater, except for drive-in theaters.
f. 
Restaurant, cocktail lounge, bar and other similar places of food or liquid consumption.
g. 
Church or other place of worship, parish house, Sunday school building subject to § 25-1-15.
h. 
Public utility building or structure, telephone exchange.
i. 
Personal service establishment, shop for custom work, or group thereof.
j. 
New car dealership and showroom. Used car sales shall be accessory and incidental to the principal use.
k. 
High-density residential development.
l. 
Mixed use development.
m. 
Car wash.
n. 
Funeral homes.
o. 
Gym/exercise facility.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
b. 
Parking garages, off-street parking and loading areas.
c. 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
d. 
Accessory storage within a wholly enclosed permanent building of materials, goods and supplies intended for sale, processing or consumption on the premises, goods and supplies intended for new and used car and boat sales.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Drive-in restaurants subject to conditions set forth in § 25-1-15.3.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
a. 
High-density residential development.
1. 
High-density residential development shall be permitted within the HC zone along the south side of NJSH Route 36 between the Garden State Parkway and the municipal border with Hazlet Township.
2. 
High-density residential buildings shall have a minimum lot area of not less than three acres with a minimum lot width of 200 feet.
3. 
Maximum permitted density: 100 units per acre.
4. 
The first floor of the mixed use buildings may include commercial/retail uses as permitted in the GC or HC Zone.
5. 
Minimum setbacks:
(a) 
From any other property line: Each principal building shall be set back at least 50 feet.
(b) 
Landscaped buffer zone to a New Jersey State Highway shall be at least 20 feet.
6. 
Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 20%.
7. 
Maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 70%.
8. 
Maximum building height shall not exceed 12 stories or 125 feet.
9. 
The maximum length of any dwelling structure shall not exceed 250 feet and the exterior wall on any such building shall not exceed a length of 50 feet, unless there is a variation in the surface plane of such wall at least once every 50 feet, with such variation consisting of either a recess or protrusion of the surface plane for a minimum depth of five feet.
10. 
Minimum building separation: The minimum distance between building facades shall be 50 feet.
11. 
The following accessory uses shall be permitted within a principal multiple dwelling structure for the use of its residents:
(a) 
Laundry rooms, recreational rooms, personal storage lockers and other similar accessory uses, which are for the common benefit of all residents of the multifamily dwelling.
(b) 
A leasing office, building manager or superintendent's office, including space for the storage of maintenance equipment, may be provided within a principal multifamily building for the purpose of serving such building or community.
12. 
Minimum outdoor usable open space shall be 5% of the overall property area.
(a) 
Required usable open space shall be easily accessible to the occupants of all of the dwelling units on the premises.
(b) 
Areas attributed to swimming pools and other outdoor recreational structures shall be counted toward meeting the usable open space requirement, provided that not more than 25% of any recreational structure shall be covered by a roof.
(c) 
No portion of any required front yard or any required planting area shall be used for required usable open space.
(d) 
No portion of any required usable open space shall be used for driveways or parking spaces.
(e) 
Required usable open space shall be subject to site plan review as to design and layout, shall be attractively landscaped and shall be of a design to accommodate the needs of the occupants of the dwelling units it is designed to serve.
13. 
Off-street parking requirements:
(a) 
The number and size of spaces required shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21, the Residential Site Improvement Standards, and § 25-1-18.
(b) 
Off-street parking facilities shall be located no closer than 25 feet to any building facade and shall not be located in any required front yard setback.
(c) 
All off-street parking spaces and drive aisles shall be screened to prevent headlight glare on on-site residential structures and adjacent properties.
(d) 
All off-street parking spaces and maneuvering areas shall be set back from landscaping so as to not encroach or damage such landscaped areas by vehicle overhangs.
14. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
b. 
Mixed use development.
1. 
Mixed use development shall be permitted within the HC zone along the south side of NJSH Route 36 between the Garden State Parkway and the municipal border with Hazlet Township.
2. 
Mixed use development uses shall have a minimum lot area of not less than 30,000 square feet with a minimum lot width of 100 feet.
3. 
Maximum permitted residential density: 40 units per acre.
4. 
The first floor of the mixed use buildings may include commercial/retail uses as permitted in the GC or HC Zone.
5. 
Minimum setbacks:
(a) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(b) 
Side yard: six feet for one side yard, 16 feet for both side yards.
(c) 
Rear yard: 40 feet.
6. 
Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 35%.
7. 
Maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 90%.
8. 
Maximum building height shall not exceed 3 1/2 stories or 40 feet.
9. 
The maximum length of any dwelling structure shall not exceed 200 feet and the exterior wall on any such building shall not exceed a length of 50 feet, unless there is a variation in the surface plane of such wall at least once every 50 feet, with such variation consisting of either a recess or protrusion of the surface plane for a minimum depth of five feet.
10. 
Minimum building separation: The minimum distance between building facades shall be 40 feet.
11. 
The following accessory uses shall be permitted within a principal multiple dwelling structure for the use of its residents:
(a) 
Laundry rooms, recreational rooms, personal storage lockers and other similar accessory uses, which are for the common benefit of all residents of the multifamily dwelling. A minimum of 15 square feet per dwelling unit shall be dedicated to recreation or common use rooms.
(b) 
A leasing office, building manager or superintendent's office, including space for the storage of maintenance equipment may be provided within a principal multifamily building for the purpose of serving such building or community.
12. 
Minimum outdoor usable open space shall be 50 square feet per dwelling unit.
(a) 
Required common space shall be easily accessible to the occupants of all of the dwelling units on the premises.
(b) 
No portion of any required front yard or any required planting area shall be used for required usable open space.
(c) 
No portion of any required usable open space shall be used for driveways or parking spaces.
(d) 
Required usable open space shall be subject to site plan review as to design and layout, shall be attractively landscaped and shall be of a design to accommodate the needs of the occupants of the dwelling units it is designed to serve.
13. 
Off-street parking requirements:
(a) 
The number and size of spaces required shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21, the Residential Site Improvement Standards, and § 25-1-18.
(b) 
Off-street parking facilities shall be located no closer than 15 feet to any building facade.
(c) 
All off-street parking spaces and drive aisles shall be screened to prevent headlight glare on on-site residential structures and adjacent properties.
(d) 
All off-street parking spaces and maneuvering areas shall be set back from landscaping so as to not encroach or damage such landscaped areas by vehicle overhangs.
14. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Requirements are contained in § 25-1-18, Tables 1 and 2.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
All uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for service stations, banks, dry cleaners, florists, parking lots, off-street parking and loading facilities and boat storage, docking and display areas.
b. 
All uses abutting a residential district shall be screened as required in Subsection 25-1-14.6.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the LI Light Industrial District is to provide suitable locations for a less intense industrial space that does not encourage heavy traffic, excessive noise or pollution that is developed with adequate buffering, landscaping and design so as not to detract from adjacent residential areas.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Wholesale storage and warehouse facilities.
b. 
Lumber, building materials, and other storage yards, but not salvage or junk yards.
c. 
Processing or assembly of materials for products sold on the premises such as a baking plant, dry cleaning plant, etc.
d. 
Laboratory or research facilities.
e. 
Boat yards and boat building facilities.
f. 
Light industrial use provided same shall not create toxic or corrosive fumes, gas, smoke, odors, obnoxious dust or vapor, offensive noise or vibration, glare, flashes, or objectionable effluent, the effects of which would be noticeable outside the Limited Industrial District.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
b. 
Parking garages, off-street parking and loading areas subject to § 25-1-18.
c. 
Accessory storage facilities.
d. 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Retail and service uses permitted in the HC subject to all development regulations of the HC district, and further, that such use shall not be permitted driveway connection to a residential street as defined herein, and further subject to § 25-1-15.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Requirements are contained in § 25-1-18, Tables 1 and 2.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Any use which is not conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building shall not be less than 50 feet distant from a residential district and shall be screened as required in Subsection 25-1-14.6.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Purpose. The purpose of the I Industrial District is to provide suitable locations for the development of intense industrial uses, including clean manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operations, as well as adaptive reuse or redevelopment of older existing commercial and or industrial sites for newer technologies, research and development, computer software, electronics and other high tech industries.
[Ord. No. 13-90; Ord. No. 31-92; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
All uses permitted in the Limited Industrial District.
b. 
Manufacturing of light machinery.
c. 
Fabrication of metal products.
d. 
Fabrication of paper products.
e. 
Fabrication of wood products.
f. 
Processing and packaging of food and associated goods.
g. 
Research laboratories.
h. 
Other uses which are light industrial in nature. Such shall not include truck terminals, bulk fuel storage, raw material processing except for food and beverages, asphalt and concrete plants.
i. 
Adult entertainment uses.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Signs subject to § 25-1-17.
b. 
Parking garages, off-street parking and loading areas.
c. 
Accessory storage facilities.
d. 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Conditional uses shall be the same as LI zone (Subsection 25-1-11.3).
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
As set forth in § 25-1-16 unless specific standard is set forth hereinafter or within § 25-1-14 (General Regulations) and § 25-1-15 (Supplemental Regulations).
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Minimum off-street parking requirements are contained in § 25-1-18, Tables 1 and 2.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Any use which is not conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building shall not be less than 50 feet distant from a residential district and shall be screened as required in Subsection 25-1-14.6.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
All uses not expressly permitted in the various zone districts are prohibited, and as further provided within this section.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
The parking or use of trailers or manufactured home/office units for permanent occupancy is prohibited in all zones except in conjunction with construction of other structure on the lot. Recreational vehicles are not included nor restricted under this section.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Boardinghouses, rooming houses and guest homes shall not be a permitted use in any zone.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Dog kennels or the boarding of domestic animals shall not be a permitted use in any zone.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Gas stations, as defined here in § 25-1-3, are prohibited.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 25:1-13.5, Live Entertainment Open to the General Public Regardless of Cover Charge, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 11-22-2016 by Ord. No. 22-16.
[Added 8-17-2021 by Ord. No. 7-21]
All classes of cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors, or cannabis delivery services (as said terms are defined in section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16) are prohibited uses in all of the Borough's zoning districts, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Lot width. The minimum lot width of any lot shall be measured along the minimum required building setback line as required for the district in which it is located. The lot width measured at the street line shall not be less than 80% of the minimum required lot width or 40 feet, whichever the greater.
b. 
Corner lots. At all street intersections, no obstruction to vision (other than an existing building, post, column, hedge or tree) exceeding 30 inches in height above the established grade of the street at the property line shall be erected or maintained on any lot within the triangle formed by the street lot lines of such lot and a line drawn between points along such street lot lines 30 feet distant from their points of intersection.
c. 
Required area or space cannot be reduced. The area or dimension of any zone lot, yard, parking area or other space shall not be reduced to less than the minimum requirements of this chapter; and, if already less than the minimum required by this chapter, the area or dimension may be continued and shall not be further reduced.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
General application. No building or structure shall have a greater number of stories or greater number of feet than are permitted in the district where such building is located.
b. 
Permitted exceptions. Height limitations stipulated elsewhere in this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, water towers, chimneys, smokestacks, flag poles, radio and television towers, or to masts and arterials.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Side yard width may be varied. Where the side wall of a building is not parallel with the side lot line or broken or otherwise irregular, the side yard may be varied. In such case the average width of the side yard shall not be less than the otherwise required minimum width; provided, however, that such side yard shall not be narrower at any point than one-half the otherwise required minimum width.
b. 
Side yard of corner lot. The side street setback line of any corner lot platted on the borough's tax maps as the lot existed on December 28, 1964, or any corner lot shown on any subdivision plat which received final approval prior to December 28, 1964, shall not be less than 1/2 of the depth of the minimum front yard required on any adjoining lot fronting on a side street. Any corner lot delineated by subdivision after December 28, 1964, shall provide a side street setback line which shall not be less than the minimum front yard required on any adjoining lot fronting on a side street.
c. 
Front yard exception. When a vacant lot is situated between two improved lots, each having a principal building within 50 feet of any side lot line of such vacant lot, the front yard may be reduced to the greatest depth of the front yard of the two adjoining lots, but shall be no less than 15 feet; provided that where any lot shall front on a right-of-way which is proposed on the Official Map of Keyport Borough to be widened, the front yard of such lot shall be as required in the district where such lot is located and shall be measured from such proposed future right-of-way.
d. 
Projections into required yards. Certain architectural features may project into required yards as follows:
1. 
Cornices, canopies, eaves, windows or other similar architectural features may project into side yards a distance not exceeding two inches per one foot of side yard width but may not exceed a total of three feet. This subsection shall not include cantilevered room projections including bay windows.
2. 
Fire escapes may project into side and rear yards a distance not exceeding four feet, six inches.
3. 
Patios, decks and porches may be located in side and rear yards provided that they are not closer than three feet to any property line.
4. 
Covered porches shall not extend beyond the setback line.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Land coverage by principal and accessory buildings or structures on each zone lot shall not be greater than is permitted in the district where such principal and accessory buildings are located.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
There shall be not more than one principal dwelling structure and two accessory structures, including a private garage, on each lot in any RA and RB District.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18; 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 18-22]
This section shall not apply to nurseries, and the display for sales purposes of new or used cars, trucks, trailers, or boats except when abutting a residential zone or use.
a. 
Landscaping requirement. All nonresidential development shall provide landscaping and/or fencing to enhance site appearance, provide for visual screening of parking areas, waste disposal facilities and loading areas. The Planning Board may waive this requirement due to existing vegetation, topography, or other physical features at or adjacent to the site which provides effective screening.
b. 
Buffer requirement. Any nonresidential development shall provide a six-foot high solid fence or planted evergreen screen along any lot line which is contiguous with a residential lot. The Planning Board may waive this requirement due to existing vegetation, topography, or other physical features at or adjacent to the site which provides effective screening.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 18-22]
a. 
Purpose. The regulation of outdoor lighting is necessary to prevent glare, light trespass (nuisance light) and/or sky glow from misdirected or excessive artificial light emanating from inappropriate or misdirected light fixtures and to discourage the waste of electricity and to improve or maintain nighttime public safety, utility and security.
b. 
Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT SOURCE
A man-made thing or object from which light originates.
FOOTCANDLE
A unit of measurement of illuminance (one footcandle equals one lumen per square foot of area).
GLARE
Illuminance within the visual field of a human eye which is sufficiently greater than the intensity of illuminance to which the eye is adapted that it causes annoyance, discomfort, nuisance, and/or loss in visual performance and visibility.
ILLUMINANCE
The total amount (density) of visible light incident upon (i.e., illuminating) a point of a surface from all directions above the surface measured in footcandles (note: the "surface" may be a part, or all, of a physical object or an imaginary plane).
ILLUMINATION
See "lighting."
LIGHT FIXTURE
An electrically powered lighting device consisting of a lamp, a lamp holder, an electrical ballast (if necessary), and the means for connecting the device to an electrical power source.
LIGHT TRESPASS
Any form of illumination emanating from a light fixture or light source whether internally or externally illuminated on a property that penetrates another property and creates a nuisance, annoyance, or glare.
LIGHTING
The deliberate utilization of one or more artificial light sources to achieve an aesthetic or intended effect.
LUMEN
Measurement of light output. One lumen is equal to the amount of light emitted by one candle that falls on one square foot of surface located one foot away from the candle.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
The lighting of areas exterior to the walls of enclosed buildings and/or within structures having open or partially open walls such as canopies, pavilions, gazebos, etc., artificial light sources and/or light fixtures.
c. 
Design standards-residential dwellings. All outdoor lighting fixtures serving residential dwellings shall comply with the requirements specified in this section:
1. 
All outdoor light fixtures serving one- and two-family dwellings and having initial light outputs greater than 1,500 lumens shall be of a type which provides a luminaire that is recessed or enclosed within the fixture so as to eliminate sky glow and glare. Light fixtures with initial light outputs less than 1,500 lumens, such as decorative porch lights, wall sconces, post top lanterns and walkway fixtures, may contain lamps and glass/plastic diffusing devices that extend beyond the opaque fixture enclosure. All outdoor fixtures shall comply with the requirements as specified below:
(a) 
All outdoor lighting shall be of a soft or glare-free type and shall not cast an illumination color which shall be distractive, obliterate, or obscure the view, or be ultraviolet, strobic, pulsating, flashing, travel, or of any unnatural kind.
(b) 
Light distributions generated by light fixtures shall be confined to the property on which they are installed. The maximum vertical illumination, when measured from any point on an adjacent property line at a height of five feet and facing the light fixture(s), shall be no greater than 0.1 vertical footcandles.
(c) 
Outdoor light fixtures properly installed and maintained shall be directed so that there will not be any direct glare source visible from any adjacent residential property. No outdoor lighting or outdoor light fixtures at any property shall be permitted where such create light trespass.
(d) 
Pole-mounted lighting fixtures shall not exceed 16 feet (base plus pole) in height.
(e) 
Light fixtures installed within any setback area, including front, rear or side yard setbacks, shall contain shielding devices to prevent light spill and glare upward and onto adjacent properties.
(f) 
Accent lighting used to enhance the architectural features, materials, color, style of buildings, landscaping, or art shall be located, aimed and shielded so that light is directed only on those features. Such fixtures shall be aimed or shielded to minimize light spill into the dark sky or cause glare or direct light beyond the facade onto a neighboring property or streets.
2. 
Any developer constructing new residential dwellings in the Borough shall provide the owner of the home with a copy of § 25-1-14.7c, which addresses residential lighting standards.
d. 
Design standards-Nonresidential dwellings. All outdoor light fixtures other than those serving residential dwellings shall comply with the requirements specified in this section.
1. 
All lighting shall conform to the standards of the Illuminating Engineering Society Handbook, most recent edition, and the American National Practice for Roadway Lighting (RP-8) approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), most recent edition.
2. 
Illumination. The average maintained illumination and the average level-to-minimum point ratio of illumination shall conform with the following:
Classification
Average Maintained Illumination
(footcandles)
Average Level-to-Minimum Point Ratio
Access drives, commercial
0.6
6:1
Access drives, residential
0.4
8:1
Interior streets, residential
0.4
8:1
Intersections
1.0 to 2.0
4:1
Parking areas, commercial
1.0
4:1
Parking areas, industrial
0.6
4:1
Parking areas, residential
0.4
6:1
Sidewalks, commercial
0.6
6:1
Sidewalks, industrial
0.6
6:1
Sidewalks, residential
0.2
8:1
e. 
Where used for security purposes or to illuminate walkways, roadways and parking lots, only outdoor light fixtures having luminaires that are shielded from public view and having the performance characteristics of a cutoff light fixture shall be used.
f. 
Heights. Mounting heights (base plus pole) shall not exceed 16 feet above grade. Lower heights shall be used for walkways.
g. 
Shielding. All luminaires shall be shielded to eliminate glare. Lamps shall be recessed in the luminaire.
h. 
Adjoining properties. The maximum illumination at any point on adjoining properties shall not exceed 0.2 footcandle. The light source shall not be visible from adjacent properties.
i. 
Hours of operation.
1. 
In business, office and/or research and industrial areas, circuits shall be arranged so that at least 50% of all lighting or alternate luminaries shall be turned off after business hours.
2. 
All outdoor lighting fixtures serving residential dwellings, except those used for security purposes, shall be turned off from 11:00 p.m. until dawn.
j. 
Security lighting. The average maintained illumination for security purposes shall be 0.4 footcandle.
k. 
Special areas. Provisions shall be made for cutoff illumination of loading docks, entrances and other special areas where greater illumination may be required. Each special area shall be on a separate circuit, which shall be turned off when the area is not in use.
l. 
Underground installation. All wires and cables shall be underground.
m. 
Outdoor recreational and sport facility lighting.
1. 
Outdoor lighting fixtures for purposes of lighting field game areas, courts or swimming pools shall be shielded from public view as observed from outside of the playing field or in the case of residential uses as observed from adjacent residential properties or adjoining public streets. Such light shall have directional and glare control devices, when necessary, to comply with this requirement. The maximum illumination at any point on an adjoining residential property line shall not exceed 0.1 vertical footcandle or 0.2 vertical footcandle on a property zoned for commercial or industrial use.
2. 
Pole-mounted lighting fixtures used to illuminate outdoor recreational activities may exceed 16 feet in height subject to the following regulations:
(a) 
The mounting height of the light fixture shall not exceed 24 feet (base plus pole) in height.
(b) 
All fixtures used for such lighting shall be fully shielded with fifteen-degree cutoff.
(c) 
When the mounting height of the light fixture exceeds 16 feet, a landscaped screen shall be installed along all property lines that are adjacent to the recreational activity for the purpose of screening light glare from adjoining residential uses.
(1) 
The required screen shall be comprised of evergreen and deciduous plant material to form a year-round visual barrier. Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of eight feet high, and deciduous trees shall have a diameter of at least 2.5 inches at time of installation. The quantity of natural screening existing on the property shall be taken into consideration.
(2) 
A landscape plan shall be provided showing the location of each plant and any existing trees that are to be retained as part of the screen. Planting details and a detailed plant list which provides the common and botanical name, quantity of each variety to be installed, size at planting and root condition for all new plants.
(3) 
The landscape plan shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Planner or Engineer.
3. 
Outdoor recreation and sports lighting shall comply in all other respects with the applicable design standards set forth herein.
n. 
Lighting plan. The lighting plan shall be designed by a lighting design professional, who shall certify that the lighting plan conforms to these standards. The detailed lighting plan shall include:
1. 
Description of outdoor lamp/luminaire combinations, including manufacturer's specifications, such as lamps, optics, angle of cutoff, poles and include manufacturer's catalog cuts.
2. 
Locations and description of every outdoor enclosed light fixture, their aiming angles and mounting heights.
3. 
Foundation details for pole-mounted lights.
4. 
Computer-generated photometric grid showing footcandle readings every 25 feet and the average footcandles.
o. 
Light trespass (nuisance light). All light fixtures, except streetlighting maintained by a governmental authority or that was part of an approved subdivision or site plan, shall be designed, installed and maintained to prevent light trespass, as specified below:
1. 
Facade lighting on schools, hospitals and other public buildings or incident illumination occurring above a height of five feet as measured at the property line of an adjacent residentially zoned property shall not exceed 0.1 footcandle.
2. 
Outdoor light fixtures properly installed and thereafter maintained shall be directed so that there will not be any direct glare source visible from another property.
p. 
Prohibitions. The use or installation of the following outdoor light fixtures is prohibited:
1. 
Sodium vapor lights shall not be permitted.
2. 
Searchlights, flashing lights, or animated signs are prohibited other than as may be approved by the Borough Council. Temporary emergency lighting shall be excluded from this prohibition. Temporary seasonal lighting shall be excluded from this prohibition; provided, however, that such lighting shall not create light trespass to adjacent properties or public rights-of-way.
3. 
Outdoor lighting fixtures for purposes of private, commercial or industrial usage shall not be attached or mounted to public property (i.e., public buildings, utility poles, telephone poles, streetlights, road or street signs) or to any trees located within a public road right-of-way.
4. 
No outdoor lighting fixtures for purposes of private, commercial or industrial usage shall be erected within a public road right-of-way unless approval is obtained from the Borough Council.
q. 
Modifications. The Planning Board may modify the above requirements where there is sufficient evidence that such requirements are inadequate, unnecessary or unreasonable.
r. 
Administration. No building permit shall be issued or certificate of occupancy issued until all outdoor light fixtures installed and thereafter maintained in the Borough comply with the requirements specified in this section.
1. 
Issuance of building permit. No building permit shall be issued by the Construction Official for any proposed outdoor lighting unless and until a lighting plan as required by this chapter has been reviewed by the Borough Engineer and has been found to be in accordance with this chapter.
2. 
Certificate of occupancy. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Construction Official unless and until proof has been submitted to him/her or her that all proposed outdoor lighting has been installed in compliance with an approved lighting plan or, in the case of one- and two-family dwellings, that the outdoor lighting conforms to § 25-1-14.7c of this chapter.
3. 
Enforcement. The Borough may conduct post-installation inspections of lighting fixtures in order to ensure compliance with ordinance requirements. All property owners and occupants shall control the placement and direction of all exterior lighting located within the property lot lines and ensure the lighting shall not create light trespass to adjacent properties or public rights-of-way. Corrective action may be required for any installation that does not meet ordinance criteria or which causes unacceptable levels of light trespass, glare or contributions to sky glow. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth herein shall be a violation of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Official.
4. 
Violations. If the Zoning Official determines that an outdoor light is in excess of the standards established by this section, or that artificial light is emanating from inappropriate or misdirected light fixtures not in compliance with the provisions of this section, the Zoning Official shall give written notice by certified mail to the owner or tenant that the outdoor light(s) be turned off immediately and be made to comply or be removed within 20 calendar days of such notice. Noncompliance by the owner or tenant upon whom the notice is served for any violation of the terms and conditions of this section shall be subject to the penalties stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5, General Penalty.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
In residential districts or abutting residential districts, such uses include electric substations, transformers, switches, auxiliary apparatus serving a distribution area, water towers and water pumping stations shall be subject to the following regulations:
a. 
No facility shall have access to a residential street as defined in this chapter.
b. 
The facility shall provide fences, barriers and other safety provisions to prevent public access.
c. 
Fences, barriers and other safety provisions to prevent public access shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 25-1-14.6.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Motels, motor courts, motor hotels and similar uses:
a. 
Such uses shall have a minimum area of 150 square feet of rentable space for each unit exclusive of bathroom facilities.
b. 
Each rentable unit shall include a bathroom as defined in the Code of the State of New Jersey.
c. 
Restaurant, conference, banquet, health and fitness facilities and retail services for the benefit of guests may be included within the hotel structure.
d. 
Access to all guest rooms shall be from interior hallways. No guest rooms shall be accessed directly from the outside of the building.
e. 
Off-street parking shall be provided at a ratio of one parking space per guest room.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
No such use shall be located on a lot of less than 40,000 square feet in size.
b. 
The use shall comply with all landscaping, buffer and lighting requirements of Subsection 25-1-14.6.
c. 
No driveway serving such use shall connect to a residential street as defined in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Uses in nonresidential district, when abutting a residential district, shall be screened from the residentially zone lot(s) in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 25-1-14.6.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Community buildings, country clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and similar uses in any residential district shall comply with the following:
a. 
All buildings shall be a minimum of 20 feet from any property line or the setback distance set forth in the § 25-1-16, whichever the greater.
b. 
In a residential district, where permitted, there may be included retail sales for guests only and shall be limited to members and guests.
c. 
Any such use shall front on a public street having a minimum pavement width of not less than 30 feet and shall provide ingress and egress so as to minimize traffic congestion.
d. 
Such uses shall not be located on lots of less than 10,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 100 feet.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Retail uses in LI and I zones shall comply with the following:
a. 
Such use shall have direct access to a street classified as other than a residential street as defined in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
These uses shall conform to the yard and lot requirements as established for the GMC district when occurring as a principal use.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Automobile service stations are subject to the following:
a. 
Motor vehicle service stations shall have a lot area of not less than 60,000 square feet with a minimum lot frontage of 300 feet. No building shall be located closer than 100 feet to any street line except that a canopy shall be permitted to extend to 50 feet from any street line.
b. 
All paved areas other than driveways shall be located no closer than 40 feet to the street line or residential zone boundary.
c. 
Driveways shall be not more than 35 feet nor less than 25 feet wide at any point. Driveways must be at least 10 feet from any side line, and 50 feet from the intersection of street lines. No more than one driveway shall be permitted for each 100 feet of street frontage.
d. 
No motor vehicle service station shall be located within 1,000 feet of any public entrance to a church, school, library, hospital, fire station, park, playground, charitable institution, or place of public assemblage.
e. 
All fuel pumps shall be used exclusively for servicing vehicles used in conjunction with the operation of the use and shall be located at least 50 feet from any street or property line. No sale of fuel to the public shall be permitted.
f. 
No outdoor oil drainage pits or hydraulic lifts shall be permitted.
g. 
Overnight outdoor storage of more than three vehicles shall be prohibited.
h. 
Any repair of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No parts or partially dismantled motor vehicle may be stored out of doors.
i. 
Coin-operated air compressors are not permitted.
j. 
No auto body work shall be permitted.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Private schools or colleges shall be subject to:
a. 
Shall be certified by State Department of Education.
b. 
Shall comply with all development standards of the zone and have a minimum two acre lot size.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Licensed nursing home shall be subject to:
a. 
Shall have a minimum of one acre lot.
b. 
Shall provide one off-street parking space for each three beds.
c. 
Shall comply with all RA development standards.
d. 
Shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Nursery school shall be subject to:
a. 
The structure shall comply with the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey.
b. 
No more than six non-adult persons shall be housed at the site at any one time.
c. 
A minimum of 250 square feet of fenced outdoor play area per non-adult shall be provided at the site.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Church, synagogue, or other religious use shall be subject to the following:
a. 
The use shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
b. 
The use shall comply with all development standards of the district in which located.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence, hereinafter referred to as community residences, may be permitted in any residential zone provided that any community residence housing more than six persons, excluding residential staff, shall require a conditional use permit. The conditional use permit will be issued only after the following standards and conditions are complied with:
a. 
No community residence shall be located within 1,500 feet of an existing community residence.
b. 
The maximum number of persons to be housed in the community residence, including resident staff, shall be fixed at the time of application for the conditional use permit. No expansion of the occupancy limit shall be made unless a further conditional use permit is obtained.
c. 
A minimum of 300 square feet of floor area is required for each occupant of the community residence, and for each resident staff member.
d. 
A minimum of 1,000 square feet of lot area is required for each occupant of the community residence and for each resident staff member.
e. 
Community residences shall not have any entrance or exit within 200 feet of any entrance or exit to a public or private school, rescue squad, fire station, park or playground.
f. 
No sign denoting the nature of the community residence shall be allowed on the premises.
g. 
A five-foot high buffer, which shall either be dense landscape screening or a fence, shall be required between the community residence, and adjoining residential property.
h. 
Sufficient off-street parking is to be provided. A community residence for the developmentally disabled shall provide one off-street parking space for each resident staff member, plus one additional off-street parking space for every four occupants of the community residence.
i. 
A community shelter for victims of domestic violence shall provide one off-street parking space for each resident staff member and plus one additional parking space for each adult occupant of the residence.
[Ord. No. 13-90; Ord. No. 15-91; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
The provisions of this section shall apply to all radio, wi-fi, cellular and television antennas, including dish antennas for satellite television reception, herein referred to as dish antennas.
b. 
A freestanding antenna shall be a permitted accessory use in all zones, provided that the lot on which it is located contains a principal structure.
c. 
Freestanding antennas shall not be placed in the front yard and shall comply with side and rear yard setback standards for an accessory building for the zone in which the antenna is located. No antenna except the maximum permitted height of the zone in which located.
d. 
Procedure. Any property owner shall, prior to the placement of a freestanding antenna not attached to a building, submit to the Construction Code Official, a plan showing the size of the antenna, the proposed location of same on the subject premises, and any other information as may be required herein.
e. 
Plan details. The plan shall be drawn on a map to a scale not smaller than one inch equals 10 feet and include and show the following information:
1. 
The name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the property owner; the name, address and title of the person preparing the plan, the date of preparation and the date of each plan revision.
2. 
An appropriate place for the signature of the Construction Code Official.
3. 
The lot and block number(s) from the Borough Tax Map; the length and bearings of the lot lines; and the location of the proposed antenna.
4. 
All existing buildings, all accessory buildings and structures on the lot and the location and setback dimensions of the proposed antenna.
5. 
Existing and proposed screening.
6. 
Any and all other information necessary to meet any other requirements of this chapter not listed above.
f. 
Additional regulations for dish antenna.
1. 
Dish antennas shall be constructed in accordance with the design standards set forth below.
2. 
Power control and signal cables from the dish antenna to the serviced structure shall be buried underground and installed in accordance with the appropriate electrical and building codes.
g. 
Design standards.
1. 
The diameter of a dish antenna shall not exceed 12 feet.
2. 
The dish antenna shall be erected on a secure ground-mounted foundation in accordance with appropriate building codes. The maximum height from ground level to the highest point of the dish antenna as fully extended, and including support structures, shall not exceed 12 feet.
3. 
In the event that locating the dish antenna on a ground mounted foundation with a maximum height of 12 feet imposes an unreasonable limitation on, or prevents, reception of satellite delivered signals, a property owner may either mount the antenna on the roof of a structure or extend the maximum height of the dish antenna from ground level to the highest point of that antenna, including support structures, to 18 feet, provided that a plan/certification showing the size of the antenna, the proposed location of the antenna on the premises, and the construction of the support structure, or mount, is signed and sealed by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer or architect. Said plan/certification is to be delivered to the Zoning Officer at the time application is made for a building permit.
[Ord. No. 31-92; Ord. No. 27-93; amended 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 6-05; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
1. 
A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business purposes offers for sale, rental or display any of the following: books, magazines, periodicals or other printed material, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, digital video discs, slides or other visual representations which depict or describe a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area; or still or motion picture machines, projectors or other image producing devices which show images to one person per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized by the depiction of a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area; or instruments, devices or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection with a specified sexual activity; or
2. 
A commercial establishment which regularly features waiters, waitresses, dancers or other live performances characterized by the exposure of a specified anatomical area or by a specified sexual activity, or which regularly shows films, motion pictures, video cassettes, digital video discs, slides, or other photographic representations which depict or describe a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area; or
3. 
Hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration, and which provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, digital video discs, slides or other visual representations which depict or describe a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area, and has a sign visible from a public right-of-way which advertises the availability of these visual representations, or offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than 10 hours; or allows an occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREA
1. 
Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or
2. 
Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITY
1. 
The fondling or other erotic touching of covered or uncovered human genitals pubic region, buttock or female breasts; or
2. 
Any actual or simulated act of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse.
b. 
Prohibited locations. No person shall operate a sexually oriented business within 1,000 feet of any existing sexually oriented business, or any church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship, or any elementary or secondary school or any school bus stop, or any municipal or county playground or place of public resort and recreation, or any hospital or any child-care center, or within 1,000 feet of any area zoned for residential use or within 1,000 feet of a public or private recreational facility, including, but not limited to, bowling alleys, skating rinks, pool parlors, video arcades or similar enterprises catering to or frequently attended by minors under the age of 18 years. This section shall not apply to a sexually oriented business already lawfully operating on the effective date of this subsection[1] where another sexually oriented business, an elementary or secondary school or school bus stop, or any municipal or county playground or place of public resort and recreation is subsequently established within 1,000 feet, or a residential district lot is subsequently established within 1,000 feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 6-05, codified herein, was adopted 5-3-2005.
c. 
Buffer required. Every sexually oriented business shall be surrounded by a perimeter buffer of at least 50 feet in width, consisting of plantings, to the satisfaction of the Municipal Planning Board. This section shall not apply to a sexually oriented business already lawfully operating on the effective date of this subsection.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 6-05, codified herein, was adopted 5-3-2005.
d. 
Facilitation of sexual activity prohibited.
1. 
No sexually oriented business which regularly shows films, motion pictures, video cassettes, digital video discs, slides or other photographic representations which depict or describe a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area shall offer for public use any private booths, screens, enclosures or other devices which facilitate sexual activity by patrons.
2. 
All booths used for the viewing of motion pictures or other forms of entertainment in adult entertainment establishments shall be prohibited from having doors unless one side is open to an adjacent public room so that the area inside is visible to person in that adjacent room.
3. 
All booths used for the viewing of motion pictures shall be available for the public during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. only.
e. 
Sign prohibiting minors required. No sexually oriented business shall display more than two exterior signs, consisting of one identification sign and one sign giving notice that the premises are off limits to minors. The identification sign shall be no more than 40 square feet in size.
f. 
Violations and penalties. Any person, firm or corporation that violates this subsection is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
[Ord. No. 16-98; Ord. No. 13-09; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Permit; height and material restrictions. Fences and walls hereafter installed or reconstructed in any zone in the Borough of Keyport shall comply with the permit, height and material requirements set forth below. For the purposes of this article, the term "open fence" refers to a chain link fence, a split rail fence, a picket fence or other fence of similar construction that has at least 50% open area, whereas the term "solid fence" refers to any fence other than an open fence.
1. 
No fence or wall shall hereafter be installed or reconstructed in any residential, commercial or industrial zone without a construction permit for same.
2. 
Any fence or wall hereafter installed or reconstructed in any residential zone in the Borough of Keyport or on lots in any other zones on which residential buildings are erected, shall not exceed six feet in height above the adjacent ground level. This provision notwithstanding, no fence shall be installed in front of a front building line in a residential district or that of a lot in any other zone on which residential buildings are erected which is greater than four feet in height if the structure is an open fence or three feet in height if it is a solid fence.
3. 
No fence or wall hereafter installed or reconstructed in any commercial zone in the Borough of Keyport shall exceed a height of eight feet above ground level.
4. 
No fence or wall hereafter installed or reconstructed in any industrial zone in the Borough of Keyport shall exceed a height of 10 feet above ground level.
5. 
The foregoing restrictions shall not be applied so as to prevent the installation of an open wire fence not exceeding 15 feet in height above ground level anywhere within a public park, public playground or public school properties. These restrictions shall not be applied so as to restrict the installation of a wall for the purposes of retaining earth, provided such wall does not exceed the adjacent grade heights.
6. 
The following fences and fencing materials are specifically prohibited: barbed-wire fences, razor-wire fences, sharp pointed fences, canvas, cloth, electrically charged fences, poultry netting, and temporary fences such as snow fences, expandable fences and collapsible fences on any lot which is devoted primarily to residential purposes.
7. 
Every fence or wall shall be maintained in a safe, sound, upright condition.
8. 
The finished side of any two-sided fence shall face the outside of the premises on which it is installed.
b. 
Location requirements. Fences and walls hereafter installed or reconstructed in any zone in the Borough of Keyport shall comply with the location requirements set forth below:
1. 
All fences and walls must be installed within the property lines and no fences or walls shall be erected so as to encroach upon a public right-of-way.
2. 
No fence or wall shall be located upon or encroach upon any municipal or other public easement unless the Township Engineer and the Director of Public Works shall first determine that the proposed fence or wall will not substantially interfere with the purposes and/or maintenance of said easement and shall, in writing, approve the erection of same. Any fence or wall installed within the boundaries of any public easement shall be subject to partial or total removal by the public entity which controls the easement upon a showing that such removal is required for maintenance of the easement or that the fence or wall, due to changed conditions, substantially interferes with the purpose of said easement.
3. 
No fence or wall shall be partially or completely removed from a public easement unless the owner has been given due notice and an opportunity to be heard.
4. 
Any approval for a fence or wall to be located in a public easement shall refer to and be conditioned upon § 25-1-15-16b2 and 3 as set forth above and shall state clearly and prominently that the fence or wall may be subject to partial or complete removal by the public entity controlling the easement as set forth above.
c. 
Maintenance enforcement. If the Building Subcode Inspector, upon inspection, determines that any fence or wall or portion of any fence or wall is not being maintained in a safe, sound, upright condition he or she shall notify the owner of such fence or wall in writing, state briefly the reasons for such findings and order the fence or wall or portion thereof to be repaired or removed within 30 days of the date of the written notice.
d. 
Corner lots. Fences may not be installed in the front yard on a corner lot except as described in this section. For purposes of this section only, a front yard is that area in the front of the projected front building line as determined by the location of the front door or principal entrance to the building. The area on the side of the dwelling, along an existing street without an entrance, is for purposes of this section only, a side yard. Maximum height of fences or walls on a double corner lot and in the side yard shall not exceed four feet in height if it is an open fence or 30 inches in height if it is a solid fence.
e. 
Swimming pools. All other provisions contained herein notwithstanding, all swimming pools located within the Borough of Keyport shall be enclosed by a fence or other permanent barrier in accordance with the Building Officials Code Administrators (BOCA) National Property Maintenance Code, § 421.10, or as the same may be amended.
f. 
Sight triangles. Within a sight triangle formed by an intersection of streets and/or streets and driveways, no fence, wall, hedge or any other obstruction to vision which is higher than 30 inches above the street center line, except for street name signs and official traffic regulation signs, shall be permitted. In the event the state or county regulations impose greater requirements where frontage is upon a state or county road, such greater requirements shall prevail.
g. 
The fee for a zoning permit to install or reconstruct a fence or wall shall be $50 for a residential permit, $75 for commercial permits, and $150 for an industrial permit, in accordance with the building subcode fees set forth in Chapter 12, Building and Housing, of the Code of the Borough of Keyport, Subsection 12-1.6.
[Added 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 19-08; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TOBACCO ORIENTED ACTIVITIES
Activities either devoting 20% or more of floor area or display area to or deriving 75% or more of gross sales receipts from, the sale or exchange of tobacco-related products.
TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA
Equipment, and material of any kind which is used or intended for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing tobacco into the human body.
TOBACCO-RELATED PRODUCTS
Any substance containing tobacco including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and dipping tobacco; cigarette papers; or any other instrument or paraphernalia for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco and products prepared from tobacco.
b. 
Location Restrictions. No tobacco oriented activity shall be located within 1,000 feet of any existing business selling tobacco products, any place of religious worship, school, school bus stop, public library, park or playground, childcare center, hospital, or within 1,000 feet of any area zoned for residential use or within 1,000 feet of a public or private recreational facility including, but not limited to, bowling alleys, skating rinks, video arcades or similar businesses catering to or frequented by minors under the age of 18 years of age. This section shall not apply to business selling tobacco and tobacco related products and already lawfully operating on the effective date of this section.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
Purpose. The bed-and-breakfast residence shall be an existing residential structure originally constructed for single-family residential purposes and shall represent one of the historically significant architectural styles, century homes or captain's houses, of the Borough. The conversion of such a residence to a bed-and-breakfast residence in accordance with this section is intended to result in the preservation, maintenance and continuation of residential structures of such architectural types and to aid in the promotion of the tourist economy of the Borough.
b. 
General requirements.
1. 
Each property to be used for a bed-and-breakfast residence shall be situated on a lot that contains at least 15,000 square feet and oriented in such a way as to be able to accommodate off-street parking area and buffer landscaping as required in this section.
2. 
A bed-and-breakfast residence shall contain a minimum gross floor area of 3,500 square feet.
3. 
An indoor common area must be provided for the exclusive use of the guests, and must be a minimum of 100 square feet if less than six individual sleeping accommodations are provided, and a minimum of 300 square feet if six or more individual sleeping accommodations are provided. Common areas may include, but not be limited to, a combination of dining rooms, parlors, sitting rooms, libraries, solariums, enclosed and heated porches or like facilities and are exclusive of bathrooms, closets or other nonhabitable space.
4. 
The exterior facade of the approved bed-and-breakfast residence shall not be altered except for normal repair and maintenance and alterations that result in the preservation or enhancement of the qualifying architectural style of the building. Exterior alterations shall only be undertaken after application to and approval by the Borough of Keyport Historic Preservation Commission.
c. 
Operational requirements.
1. 
Each bed-and-breakfast operator must keep a daily guest register which includes the guest name, permanent address, phone number, date and duration of stay, number of guest vehicles with license plate number. The guest register must be available for inspection by Borough officials between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
2. 
Occupancy by any guest within the bed-and-breakfast residence shall be limited to 14 consecutive nights and not more than 21 nights in any period of 50 consecutive days.
3. 
The residence and grounds for the bed-and-breakfast residence shall be for the exclusive use of the residents and overnight guests of the bed-and-breakfast residence and not for the general public; is not advertised to the general public as a restaurant, catering, banquet business or similar establishment.
4. 
No person shall operate a bed-and-breakfast residence unless the owner holds a valid license issued by the Borough of Keyport.
d. 
Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
1. 
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each nonresident employee.
2. 
Two spaces shall be provided for the owner/occupant family.
3. 
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each guest room. The provision of off-street parking for guests may be satisfied off-site by written lease agreements or easements for existing off-street parking areas within 500 feet of the bed-and-breakfast residence, provided that such existing off-street parking provides an excess of parking for the principal use that it is designed to serve, proof of which must be submitted to the Planning Board for review and acceptance.
4. 
Off-street parking areas shall be constructed to contain and dispose of all parking area drainage on site, or otherwise properly detain and dispose of the drainage in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 24, Stormwater Management and Control, of the Code of the Borough of Keyport.
5. 
All off-street parking provided shall be a minimum of 10 feet from any property line, and shall be screened from view of any adjoining residential property utilizing evergreen landscaping.
e. 
Landscaping and buffering.
1. 
A ten-foot-wide evergreen landscape buffer shall be provided along each property line that adjoins an existing single-family dwelling.
2. 
Where outside recreational features are provided, such as a pool, patio or gazebo, the landscape buffer shall be supplemented with a six-foot solid fence that extends at least 20 feet beyond the location of the feature in each direction along the adjacent property line.
3. 
Parking area landscaping shall consist of an evergreen hedge at least six feet wide backed by a four-foot-high solid fence within the required ten-foot-wide parking area setback.
f. 
Lighting.
1. 
Lighting shall be required for off-street parking areas and shall be consistent with the residential character of the use.
2. 
Driveway and walkway lighting shall be down lighting not more than three feet high.
3. 
Parking area lighting shall be of a style that is complementary of the architecture of the principal building and not more than four feet high.
4. 
All lighting fixtures in parking areas, driveways and walkways shall be shielded to contain all light on the subject property, so as not to allow spill-over of light or glare to any adjacent residential properties. Where practical, lighting shall include movement or heat sensor controls to limit continuous illumination.
g. 
Signs.
1. 
The bed-and-breakfast residence may identify itself with either one freestanding sign in the front yard or one wall-mounted sign.
2. 
Freestanding signs shall be set back at least four feet from the building side of the sidewalk and be located so as not to interfere with the line of sight for any intersecting streets. The maximum sign area shall be five square feet with a maximum vertical distance from the bottom of the sign to the ground of one foot and a maximum overall height of four feet.
3. 
Wall signs shall be attached flush to the facade of the structure and shall be no higher than the first floor entrance door. The maximum size of the sign area shall be five square feet.
4. 
All signs may be indirectly lit with a maximum of two external lights of an intensity not to exceed the equivalent of 75 watts or 1,100 lumens each, that are shielded and directed solely at the sign.
5. 
The design of all signs shall be coordinated with the color and architectural theme of the bed-and-breakfast residence.
h. 
Minor site plan approval required. The following shall be provided in addition to the submission requirements of a minor site plan application:
1. 
A full floor plan of the building to show all spaces and to identify their respective uses, identify the rooms which are to be licensed, by name, number or physical description and location, and to identify the bedrooms for the exclusive use of the owners and other permanent residents.
2. 
Architectural elevations, either accurate drawings or photographs, of all sides of the existing structure that demonstrate the architectural significance of the building and any exterior modifications proposed as part of the conversion to a bed-and-breakfast residence.
3. 
A written description of the architectural, locally important or historic relevance of the property.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
a. 
The purpose of this section is to protect the public health, safety and welfare through the protection of the groundwater resources underlying the municipality to ensure a supply of safe and healthful drinking water for the present and future generations of local residents, employees and the general public in this municipality as well as users of these water supplies outside the Borough of Keyport. The area of land surrounding each public community well, known as a "Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA)," from which contaminants may move through the ground to be withdrawn in water taken from the well, have been delineated. Through regulation of land use, physical facilities and other activities within these areas, the potential for groundwater contamination can be reduced. The purpose of the regulations contained in this section is to prevent pollutants from potentially entering areas within a WHPA that may migrate into groundwater that is withdrawn from a public community well.
b. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
The Planning Board or Board of Adjustment and the Health Department, acting jointly and in consultation, with all of the powers delegated, assigned, or assumed by them according to statute or ordinance.
APPLICANT
Person applying to the Health Department, Planning Board, Board of Adjustment or the Construction Office proposing to engage in an activity that is regulated by the provisions of this article that would be located within a regulated Wellhead Protection Area.
AQUIFER
A formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable rock, sand, or gravel which is capable of storing and transmitting usable quantities of water to wells and springs.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP)
Performance or design standards established to minimize the risk of contaminating groundwater or surface waters while managing the use, manufacture, handling or storage of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes.
CONTAMINATION
The presence of any harmful or deleterious substances in the water supply.
DEVELOPMENT
The carrying out of any construction, reconstruction, alteration of surface or structure or change of land use or intensity of use.
DISCHARGE
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission, unless pursuant to and in compliance with the conditions of a valid and effective federal or state permit, resulting in the releasing, spilling, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping of a hazardous substance into the waters or lands of the state or into waters outside the jurisdiction of the state when damage may result to the lands, waters or natural resources within the jurisdiction of the state.
DRY WELL
A subsurface storage facility that receives and temporarily stores roof runoff. A dry well may be either a structural chamber and/or an excavated pit filled with aggregate in accordance with the requirements of the Borough Engineer.
GROUNDWATER
Water contained in interconnected pores of a saturated zone in the ground, also known as "well water." A saturated zone is a volume of ground in which the voids in the rock or soil are filled with water at a pressure greater than atmospheric.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any substance designated under 40 CFR 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Clean Water Act, Public Law 92-500; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq., or Section 4 of the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10A-4). Substances listed include petroleum, petroleum products, pesticides, solvents and other substances.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TRANSMISSION PIPELINE or TRANSMISSION PIPELINE
A pipeline, whether above or below ground, which transports or is designed to transport a hazardous substance. As used herein, a transmission pipeline includes all parts of those physical facilities through which a hazardous substance moves in transportation, including pipes, valves, and other appurtenances attached to pipes, compressor units, pumping stations, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, emergency response terminals, holders, breakout tanks, fabricated assemblies, and other surface pipeline appurtenances.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any solid waste that is defined or identified as a hazardous waste pursuant to the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq., N.J.A.C. 7:26-8, or 40 CFR Part 261.
MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL
The maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public community water system.
NAICS
North American Industrial Classification System pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993.
POLLUTED WATER
In the content of drinking water, water is polluted when a pollutant is present in excess of a maximum contaminant level or bacteriological limit established by law or regulation.
POTENTIAL POLLUTANT SOURCE (PPS)
An activity or land use which may be a source of a pollutant that has the potential to move into groundwater withdrawn from a well.
PPS
Potential pollutant source.
PUBLIC COMMUNITY WELL
A public water supply well which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
TIER 1 WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA
That area of land within a WHPA from which groundwater may enter the well within two years.
TIER 2 WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA
That area of land within a WHPA from which groundwater may enter the well within five years.
TIER 3 WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA
That area of land within a WHPA from which groundwater may enter the well within 12 years.
TIME OF TRAVEL (TOT)
The average time that a volume of water will take to travel in the saturated zone from a given point to a pumping well.
WELLHEAD
The well borehole and appurtenant equipment.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA (WHPA)
An area described in plan view around a well, from which groundwater flows to the well and groundwater pollution, if it occurs, may pose a significant threat to the quality of water withdrawn from the well.
c. 
Establishment of Wellhead Protection Areas and maps.
1. 
Wellhead Protection Area maps.
(a) 
The delineations of wellhead protection areas for public community wells, which were published by the New Jersey Geological Survey of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, are incorporated herein and made a part of this article. They are designated as follows: New Jersey Wellhead Protection Areas, Edition 2, Geospatial Data Presentation, New Jersey Digital Data Series, DGS02-2, dated 18 June 2002. A description of these data, which has been excerpted from these materials, is appended as an Appendix and is adopted as of the effective date of this section.
(b) 
A map of the wellhead protection areas located within the Borough of Keyport is included as part of this section. Maps of the municipality on which these delineations have been overlain shall be on file and maintained by the offices of the Clerk of the Borough of Keyport, and of the Health Department and/or Zoning Officer.
2. 
Wellhead Protection Areas, as shown on the maps described in Subsection c(1), shall be considered to be superimposed over any other established zoning district. Land in a Wellhead Protection Area may be used for any purpose permitted in the underlying district, subject to the additional restrictions presented herein.
d. 
Restrictions within Wellhead Protection Areas. Properties located wholly or partially within a Wellhead Protection Area shall be governed by the restrictions applicable to the Wellhead Protection Area.
1. 
Regulation of Wellhead Protection Areas for public community wells.
(a) 
The Administrative Authority for administering the provisions of this article shall be the Unified Planning Board, Zoning Officer and the Health Department of the Borough of Keyport acting jointly and in consultation.
(b) 
Any applicant for a permit requesting a change in land use or activity, which is subject to review under the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law and other pertinent regulations of the Borough of Keyport and which is located within a delineated WHPA, as defined in herein, that involves a potential pollutant source (PPS), as defined herein, shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(c) 
Any applicant for a permit requesting a change in land use or activity, which is subject to the requirements of this section, shall file an operations and contingency plan, as required by Subsection 25-1-15.19, with the administrative authority. No permit that allows a change in land use or activity, which is subject to the requirements of this article, shall be granted unless an operations and contingency plan for the proposed change has been approved by the administrative authority. Any plan approved by the administrative authority shall be kept on file in the office of the Health Department of the Borough of Keyport and/or Fire Official and shall be available to the public for inspection.
(d) 
Any change in land use or activity that adds a major or minor potential pollutant source (PPS), shall be prohibited within a Tier 1 WHPA.
(e) 
Any change in on-site land use or activity that adds a major PPS, shall be prohibited within a Tier 2 WHPA.
(f) 
Any change in land use or activity that involves any PPS, within any WHPA, that is not prohibited pursuant to Subsection 15-1-19d(1)d or e, shall comply with the best management practice standards as defined herein.
e. 
Exemptions:
1. 
Retail sales establishments that store and handle hazardous materials for resale in their original containers. This exemption shall not preclude the submission of a best management practices and the operations and contingency plan in accordance with this chapter.
2. 
Police, fire and emergency medical service facilities (subject to the preparation of a best management practices and operations and contingency plan in accordance with this chapter).
3. 
Municipal, county and state government facilities (subject to the preparation of a best management practices and operations and contingency plan in accordance with this chapter).
4. 
The use of any hazardous material solely as fuel in a vehicle fuel tank or as a lubricant in a vehicle.
5. 
The transportation of a hazardous material through the WHPA, provided that the transporting vehicle is in transit and meets all state and federal requirements for the transportation of such hazardous material.
6. 
A NJDEP approved NJDES discharge to groundwater permit (DGW) for remediation of groundwater cleanup in any Tier WHPA.
f. 
This section is supplementary to other laws and ordinances in this municipality. Where this section or any portion thereof imposes a greater restriction than is imposed by other regulations, the provisions of this section shall supersede. These rules and regulations shall in no way affect the limitations or requirements applicable in the underlying municipal land use and zoning districts.
g. 
The use limitations noted herein shall be considered as limitations stipulated in the permitted list of uses in each zone. The activities regulated herein shall be considered limitations accessory to permitted uses in each zone.
h. 
Potential pollutant sources. The following are major and minor potential pollutant sources (PPS) subject to the requirements of this section. This listing is consistent with the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act, N.J.A.C. 7:10-11.7 through 12.12.
1. 
Major PPSs include:
(a) 
Permanent storage or disposal of hazardous wastes, industrial or municipal sludge or radioactive materials, including solid waste landfills.
(b) 
Collection and transfer facilities for hazardous wastes, solid wastes that contain hazardous materials, and radioactive materials.
(c) 
Any use or activity requiring the underground storage of a hazardous substance or waste greater than an aggregate total of 50 gallons and regulated by NJDEP under provisions of the Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-21 et seq.
(d) 
Aboveground storage facility for a hazardous substance or waste with a cumulative capacity greater than 2,000 gallons.
(e) 
Any industrial treatment facility lagoon.
(f) 
Automotive service center (repair and maintenance).
(g) 
Landfill.
(h) 
Dry-cleaning facility (except retail distribution only of dropoff and pickup of dry-cleaning only).
(i) 
Road salt storage facility.
(j) 
Cemetery or funeral homes or such facilities with embalming facilities.
(k) 
Truck or bus maintenance yard.
(l) 
Site for storage and maintenance of heavy construction equipment and materials.
(m) 
Site for storage and maintenance of equipment and materials for landscaping.
(n) 
Asphalt and/or concrete manufacturing facility.
(o) 
Junkyard/auto recycling and scrap metal facility.
(p) 
Farm or residential underground storage of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes.
(q) 
Underground heating oil storage tank for on-site consumption with a capacity greater than 2,000 gallons.
(r) 
Transmission pipelines, including hazardous substance transmission pipelines, as defined in this chapter.
2. 
Minor PPSs include:
(a) 
Any use or activity requiring the underground storage of hazardous substance or waste of 50 gallons or less.
(b) 
Underground heating oil storage tank for on-site consumption with a capacity of 2,000 gallons or less.
(c) 
Sewage treatment facility.
(d) 
Sanitary sewer system, including sewer line, manhole, or pump station within 100 feet of a regulated well. (See conditions in Subsection 25-1-15.19h2(i).)
(e) 
Industrial waste line. [See conditions in Subsection 25-1-15.19h2(i).]
(f) 
Septic leaching field.
(g) 
Facility requiring a groundwater discharge permit issued by the NJDEP pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A et seq.
(h) 
Stormwater line within 100 feet of a regulated well. [See conditions in Subsection 25-1-15.19h2(i).]
(i) 
Waste oil collection, storage and recycling facility.
(j) 
Agricultural chemical bulk storage and mixing or loading facility, including crop dusting facilities.
(k) 
Aboveground storage of hazardous substance or waste in quantities of 2,000 gallons or less. [See conditions in Subsection 25-1-15.19h2(i).]
(l) 
Any facility with a NAICS Code number included under the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act Regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:10A-1.14, Table II(N)A, with a toxicity number of II or greater.
i. 
Conditions:
1. 
Sanitary sewer lines, industrial waste lines and stormwater lines may be located no closer than 100 feet to a regulated well, and only if they are constructed of watertight construction (that is steel, reinforced concrete, PVC or other suitable material as approved by the utility authority).
2. 
Manhole and/or connections to a sanitary sewer system are restricted within 100 feet of a regulated well.
3. 
Dry wells dedicated to roof runoff and serving residential properties may be located no closer than 100 feet to a regulated well.
4. 
Aboveground heating oil storage tanks, 2,000 gallons or less, shall be permitted in any tier subject to approval by the approving authority of containment provisions in accordance with Subsection j herein and shall be located no closer than 100 feet to a regulated well. The aboveground containment measures shall be no larger than required to contain a spill of the contents of an aboveground tank. The aboveground tank is permitted within any side or rear yard but shall conform to the minimum setback requirement for accessory structures. The aboveground tank shall also include fencing or landscaping sufficient to provide a screen of the proposed aboveground tank and containment apparatus from adjacent residential properties.
5. 
An aboveground fuel storage tank for emergency electrical generators with maximum fuel storage capacity of 2,000 gallons shall be permitted in any tier subject to approval by the approving authority of containment provisions in accordance with Subsection 25-1-15.19j herein and shall be located no closer than 100 feet to a regulated well.
j. 
Best management practice performance standards. Any applicant proposing any change in land use or activity that involves any PPS, as defined herein, that would be located either wholly or partially within any WHPA shall comply with and operate in a manner consistent with the following best management practices, and the Borough of Keyport is also obligated to ensure that its provisions are not carried out in a manner which is not inconsistent with N.J.A.C. 7:14B.
1. 
All portions or areas of a facility in which hazardous substances or hazardous wastes are stored, processed, manufactured or transferred outdoors shall be designed so that the discharges of hazardous substances will be prevented from overflowing, draining, or leaching into the groundwater or surface waters.
2. 
Outdoor storage, dispensing, loading, manufacturing or processing areas of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes must be protected from precipitation, stormwater flows or flooding.
3. 
Secondary containment structures.
(a) 
Wherever hazardous substances are stored, processed, manufactured or transferred outdoors, the design features shall include secondary containment and/or diversionary structures which may include but not be limited to:
(1) 
Containers, dikes, berms or retaining walls sufficiently impermeable to contain spilled hazardous substances, for the duration of a spill event.
(2) 
Curbing.
(3) 
Gutter, culverts and other drainage systems.
(4) 
Weirs, booms and other barriers.
(5) 
Lined diversion ponds, lined lagoons and lined retention basins, holding tanks, sumps, slop tanks and other collecting systems.
(6) 
Drip pans.
(b) 
All secondary containment and diversionary structures for underground storage tanks shall be consistent with N.J.A.C. 7:14B.
(c) 
Secondary containment and diversionary systems, structure or equipment must meet the following standards:
(1) 
The system must block all routes by which spilled hazardous substances could be expected to flow, migrate, or escape into the groundwater or surface waters.
(2) 
The system must have sufficient capacity to contain or divert the largest probable single discharge that could occur within the containment area, plus an additional capacity to compensate for any anticipated normal accumulation of rainwater.
(3) 
In order to prevent the discharge of hazardous substances into groundwater, all components of the system shall be made of or lined with impermeable materials sufficient to contain the substance for the duration of a spill event. Such material or liner must be maintained in an impermeable condition.
4. 
No manufacturing area, processing area, transfer area, dike storage area, or other storage area, or secondary containment/diversion system appurtenant thereto shall drain into a watercourse, or into a ditch, sewer, pipe or storm drain that leads directly or indirectly into a surface or subsurface disposal area, unless provision has been made to intercept and treat any spilled hazardous substances in an NJDEP-approved industrial wastewater treatment or pretreatment facility, or other NJDEP-approved facility. Exceptions to this provision shall be for retail gasoline, diesel fuel and residential home heating oil dispensing wherein the procedures are in conformance with NJDEP standards and contain stormwater runoff controls in conformance with NJDEP requirements.
5. 
Catchment basins, lagoons and other containment areas that may contain hazardous substances should not be located in a manner that would subject them to flooding by natural waterways.
6. 
Stormwater shall be managed so as to prevent contamination of groundwater, and so as to be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the State of New Jersey, and of the Borough of Keyport.
k. 
Operations and contingency plan.
1. 
Any applicant proposing any change in land use or activity that involves any PPS, as defined herein that would be located either wholly or partially within any WHPA shall submit an operations and contingency plan to the administrative authority. This operations and contingency plan shall inform the administrative authority about the following aspects of the proposal:
(a) 
Types of PPS proposed for the site;
(b) 
Types and quantities of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes that may be used or stored on site;
(c) 
Means to be employed to contain or restrict the spillage or migration of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes from the site into groundwater;
(d) 
Means to be used to contain or remediate accidental spillage of such materials;
(e) 
Means to notify the administrative authority about any accidental spillage of such materials;
(f) 
Demonstration that the proposed use and/or activity would employ, to the maximum extent possible, best management practices as set forth in this chapter, to protect groundwater quality in the WHPA and minimize the risk of potential groundwater contamination.
2. 
The administrative authority shall review and shall approve or reject any operations and contingency plan prior to approving or denying the application for a land use change or activity.
3. 
Any operations and contingency plan submitted shall be available for public review and comment.
[Added 11-9-2021 by Ord. No. 15-21; amended 10-17-2023 by Ord. No. 15-23]
a. 
Definitions. The terms and definitions as delineated in N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33 are incorporated herein.
b. 
State Licensed Cannabis Businesses Are Permitted.
1. 
Any class of cannabis business duly licensed by the State of New Jersey to conduct legal adult use cannabis operations, as defined by State law, may operate within the noted zones so long as: i) the entity maintains its State license in good standing; ii) the entity maintains its Keyport Cannabis Business License in good standing; and iii) the entity otherwise remains in full compliance with the laws and regulations established by the State of New Jersey and the applicable Agency, Authority, and/or Department governing the licensed activity, as may be amended.
2. 
No Business License to operate within the Borough of Keyport shall be granted or renewed without such evidence as may be required by the Borough Clerk's Office to determine that the entity maintains all valid State and/or Departmental licenses and approvals, and that all such licenses and/or approvals remain in good standing at the time of registration.
c. 
Zoning Districts Where Cannabis Businesses Are Permitted.
1. 
Cannabis Retailers and Cannabis Delivery Services are permitted in the following areas, subject to all applicable provisions set forth herein, state law, and all other applicable codes and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Building Code in compliance with the area and bulk standards in the underlying zones and districts:
(a) 
Highway Commercial District (HC);
(b) 
Industrial District (I); and
(c) 
General Commercial District (GC) but only for those lots:
(1) 
Fronting West Front Street between Broad Street and Beers Street;
(2) 
Fronting Broad Street between West Front Street and Third Street; and
(3) 
Fronting Main Street between West Front Street and Barnes Street.
Two Cannabis Retailers shall not be permitted in any one district.
2. 
Cannabis Cultivators, Cannabis Distributors, Cannabis Manufacturers, and Cannabis Wholesalers are only permitted in the Industrial District (I) in accordance with all applicable provisions set forth herein, state law, and all other applicable codes and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Building Code in compliance with the area and bulk standards in the Industrial District.
3. 
Curbside retail sales of Cannabis are not permitted in the General Commercial Districts.
d. 
Site Standards for Cannabis Businesses.
1. 
There shall be no on-site sales of alcohol or tobacco products, and no on-site consumption of food, alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis by patrons at any cannabis business.
2. 
Entry onto the premises of a cannabis business by a person who is under the age of 21 is prohibited, unless the individual is accompanied by and supervised by a parent or legal guardian or is otherwise permitted by law. All cannabis businesses shall be subject to health and safety review, inspection and enforcement, including annual reviews and inspections, by State, County and/or Borough employees and/or representatives.
3. 
Hours of public operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. daily. No licensed Cannabis Retailer, Cultivator, Distributor, Manufacturer, or Wholesaler shall be open to the public between the hours of 10:01 p.m. and 7:59 a.m. on any day. The hours of public operation of Cannabis Delivery Services shall be as regulated by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
4. 
For any licensed cultivation, processing, or similar operation, the facility shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems such that any odors generated inside the facility are not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located within the same building as the licensed facility if the use only occupies a portion of a building.
5. 
For any licensed cultivation, processing, manufacturing, or similar operation, the facility shall provide for noise mitigation features designed to minimize disturbance from machinery, processing and/or packaging operations, loading, and other noise-generating equipment or machinery. All licensed facilities must operate within applicable State decibel limitations.
6. 
To the extent not already required by the entity's State license, all sites must be equipped with security cameras covering all exterior parking and loading areas, points of entry, and interior spaces which are either open to the public or used for the storage or processing of cannabis products. Footage must be maintained for the duration required under State law.
7. 
All licensed cannabis facilities must provide the Keyport Police Department with access to security footage immediately upon request by the Department. All contact information for security personnel shall be provided to the Keyport Police Department for emergency contact purposes.
8. 
To the extent not already required by the entity's State license, all licensed facilities must provide at least one security guard (or more if required by the State) during all times the facility is open to the public. At a minimum, the security guard shall be a State Certified Security Officer whose certification is in good standing.
9. 
For any licensed cultivation operation, the facility must mitigate lighting spillover into any residential neighborhoods, and must comply with all applicable State lighting limitations.
10. 
No Cannabis Business shall be located within the following distances, measured door-to-door, from the specified land uses listed below:
(a) 
Two hundred fifty feet of a licensed child-care facility or residential child-care facility;
(b) 
Two hundred fifty feet of any elementary school, middle school, high school, college or university either public or private;
(c) 
One hundred fifty feet of any church, synagogue, temple, or other place used exclusively for religious worship.
(d) 
No retailers will be allowed withing 1,000 feet of another retailer within the same zone or abutting zones.
11. 
No licensed Cannabis Retailer shall be located in or upon any premises in which a grocery store, delicatessen, indoor food market, or other store engaging in retail sales of food operates, or in or upon any premises in which a store that engages in licensed retail sales of alcoholic beverages operates.
12. 
Cannabis waste shall be stored, secured, and managed in accordance with applicable State laws.
13. 
Display of Cannabis and Related Paraphernalia: Cannabis plants, products, and paraphernalia shall be screened from view from any exterior windows.
14. 
All Cannabis Businesses shall conduct operations indoors. No Cannabis Cultivators shall be permitted to operate outdoors, e.g., grow canopies.
15. 
Cannabis consumption areas shall not be permitted in the Borough.
16. 
Transfer of a license or change of location or modification must be subject to the approval of the Borough and/or the Planning Board.
17. 
All land use approvals shall be obtained from the Keyport Unified Planning Board by an applicant demonstrating compliance with the site standards set forth herein, as well as any other applicable zoning regulations, prior to submitting an application for a Cannabis Business License.
e. 
On-Site Signage.
1. 
No State licensed cannabis business shall display signage containing text and/or images intended to promote excessive consumption of cannabis products.
2. 
Signage shall otherwise comply with the requirements of § 25-1-17 (Signs) of the Keyport Land Use Regulations to the extent permissible by applicable State laws and regulations governing signage standards for licensed cannabis businesses.
3. 
No State licensed cannabis business shall place or cause to be placed any off-site advertising signage.
f. 
Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction be subject to the penalties stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5, General Penalty, except that the minimum penalty shall not be less than $500 for a first offense, $1,000 for a second offense, and $1,500 for a third offense. Continued violations may be ground for revocation of a municipal license(s) or suspension.
[Ord. No. 13-90; Ord. No 22-03; Ord. No. 4-05; Ord. No. 1-07; amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 28-18]
[Ord. No. 13-90;Ord. No. 3-03; Ord. No. 10-09]
Signs may be erected and maintained only when in compliance with the following provisions.
a. 
Exempt signs. The following signs are exempt from regulations and standards set forth herein and the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey.
1. 
Political signs of 32 square feet or less.
2. 
Property address numbers of six inches or less in height.
b. 
Signs in residential districts. The following types of nonadvertising and nonflashing signs are permitted in all residential districts as follows:
1. 
Nameplates and identification signs.
(a) 
Signs indicating the name or address of the occupant, or a permitted home occupation, provided that they shall not be larger than one square foot in area excepting that those engaged in a recognized profession as defined in § 25-1-3, a self-illuminating, nonflashing sign not to exceed two square feet shall be permitted. Only one such sign per dwelling unit shall be permitted except in the case of corner lots where two such signs (one facing each street) shall be permitted for each dwelling unit.
(b) 
For multiple dwelling structures, a single identification sign not exceeding six square feet in area shall be permitted.
2. 
Sales or rental signs. Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are located may be permitted provided:
(a) 
The size of any such sign is not in excess of six square feet; and
(b) 
Not more than one sign is placed upon any property unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two signs may be erected, one on each frontage.
3. 
Institutional signs. Signs of schools, churches, hospitals, sanitoriums, or other institutions of a similar public or semipublic nature may be erected subject to the following:
(a) 
The size of any such sign is not in excess of 20 square feet; and
(b) 
Not more than one such sign is placed on a property, unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two such signs may be erected, one on each frontage.
4. 
Development signs. Signs advertising the sale or development of the premises upon which they are erected, when erected in connection with the development of the premises by a builder, contractor, developer, or other persons interested in such sale or development may be erected and maintained, provided:
(a) 
The size of any sign is not in excess of 10 square feet; and
(b) 
Not more than one sign is placed upon any property, unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event one such sign may be erected on each frontage;
(c) 
Any such sign shall be removed by the developer within 30 days of the final sale of the property.
5. 
Artisans' signs. Signs of mechanics, painters, or other artisans may be erected and maintained during the period such persons are performing work on the premises, provided:
(a) 
The size thereof is not in excess of 12 square feet; and
(b) 
Such signs are removed promptly upon completion of this work.
6. 
Private driveways. Signs indicating the private nature of a driveway, or trespassing signs, provided that the size of any such sign shall not exceed two square feet.
7. 
Garage sale and/or yard sale signs located on the premises only, not to exceed two square feet, and containing the date of sale, which sign may be posted five days prior to the sale and which shall be removed within 24 hours following the conclusion of the sale.
8. 
Temporary or permanent signs posted by municipal, county or state governmental agencies, pursuant to statute or ordinance.
9. 
Temporary or permanent traffic signs and signals installed by the Borough, county or state for the purpose of directing and regulating the flow of traffic, parking or to identify parking areas, loading zones, entrances and exits and directions to public transportation.
10. 
Signs indicating public transportation stops when installed by the Borough or public transportation utility.
11. 
Flags, signs or emblems of religious, educational, civic or governmental organizations or signs calculated to promote neighborhood safety or awareness may be displayed on the property or flown from supports on buildings located on such property within residential districts.
12. 
Temporary signs and posts for advertising public functions or fund-raising events for charitable, religious, educational or civic organizations or groups shall be permitted for a period of 30 days prior and during the event and shall be removed within five days after the event. The sign shall be nonilluminated, not larger than 12 square feet in area, not exceeding eight feet in height and may be erected flat against the building or freestanding.
13. 
Projection of sign. No portion of any sign in any residential district, except signs installed by various municipal, county or state governments or agencies thereof, shall project beyond the property line, or shall be suspended over a public right-of-way.
14. 
Except as provided in § 25-1-17a, no residential property shall be permitted to display more than two lawn signs, which shall not include American or New Jersey flags.
c. 
Signs in commercial and industrial districts. Business and advertising signs are permitted in commercial and manufacturing districts in accordance with the following regulations:
1. 
No flashing signs, billboards or banners shall be permitted in any commercial or industrial district.
2. 
No business or advertising sign shall project into the right-of-way of any street.
3. 
The height of all signs shall be regulated as follows:
(a) 
Maximum height. The top of any sign attached on a principal structure shall not project higher than the height of the principal structure.
(b) 
Minimum clearance. No hanging or suspended sign shall be erected or maintained less than 15 feet above grade.
(c) 
No use shall have a sign of more than 100 square feet or 10%, whichever the lesser, of the total area of a building wall or portion thereof occupied by the use.
(d) 
No freestanding sign shall exceed 25 feet in height or the height of the principal building, whichever the lesser.
d. 
General regulations. The following regulations shall apply to all permitted sign and billboard uses.
[Amended 11-20-2018 by Ord. No. 24-18]
1. 
Signs, other than an official traffic sign, shall not be erected within the right-of-way of any street.
2. 
A permit shall not be required for the erection, alteration, or maintenance of any signs permitted in a residential district.
3. 
A permit shall be required for the erection, alteration or reconstruction of any advertising sign.
4. 
All temporary signs erected for a special event shall be removed by the property owner when the circumstances leading to their erection no longer apply. No permit is required for such temporary signs.
5. 
Political signs shall not be permitted on public property, which shall include all publicly owned property, right-of-way and everything affixed thereto or thereover. Political signs shall not be placed on private property without the permission of the owner or occupant thereof.
(a) 
"Political sign" is defined as any sign or banner that displays or advocates for or against any person who is a candidate who will or who has appeared on the election ballot in any election or sign or banner for or against any issue related to any election.
(b) 
"Candidate" is defined as any individual(s) seeking election to any public or party office of the United States, the State of New Jersey or of a county, municipality, or school district thereof.
(c) 
Presumption created; responsibility for observance. There is hereby created a presumption that any political sign was constructed or installed at the request or direction of the person whose candidacy such sign advertises or publicizes and such person shall be responsible for observance of this section. The candidate identified in the political sign shall have 48 hours to remove the sign after being notified to do so by the Borough.
(d) 
Violations and penalties. Any person(s), candidate as outlined in Subsection d5(c) above, entity, form or corporation or other group or person that is found guilty of violating any part of the provisions of this section shall be subject to any penalty set forth in § 1-5 of the Code of the Borough of Keyport. Each incident shall count as a separate violation.
[Ord. No. 13-90;Ord. No. 16-08]
a. 
Requirements. In all districts, in connection with every manufacturing, business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use, there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is erected, except in the GC district, off-street parking spaces in accordance with the requirements set forth herein.
1. 
Number of parking spaces required. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in Table I below in accordance with the definition of "floor area."
In the case of any building, structure or premises which is not specifically mentioned herein, the Board of Adjustment shall determine the amount of off-street parking required.
2. 
Size. Each off-street parking space shall have a minimum area of 180 square feet (nine feet by 20 feet) exclusive of access drives and aisles and shall be of usable shape and condition. Except in the case of dwellings, no parking and area provided hereunder shall be required for fewer than four spaces.
3. 
Access. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Access drives or driveways shall be no less than 15 feet for ingress or egress and 24 feet wide for both ingress and egress. Except for single-family dwellings, an access drive shall not be closer than 50 feet to any street intersection.
4. 
Location. All permitted and required accessory off-street parking and loading spaces, open or enclosed, shall be located on or immediately adjacent to the same zone lot as the use to which such spaces are accessory, except that such space may be provided within a radius of 300 feet from the lot boundary, and provided further that these spaces are provided off the site in accordance with Tables 1 and 2 below. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restrictions filed with the Registrar of Monmouth County, binding the owner and his heirs and all successors to maintain the number of spaces available throughout the life of such use.
5. 
Screening and landscaping. Off-street parking and loading areas for four or more vehicles shall be effectively screened by a fence or hedge as provided in § 25-1-14.6 on the side or sides adjoining or abutting an R District.
6. 
Minimum distances and setbacks. Off-street parking and loading facilities for four or more spaces shall not be closer than five feet to any R-zoned lot or any street right-of-way line.
7. 
Surfacing. Any off-street parking or loading area for four or more spaces should be surfaced with an asphaltic or Portland cement pavement or similar durable and dustless surface. All areas should be marked so as to provide for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.
8. 
Lighting. All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining residential premises.
9. 
Drainage. Any off-street parking and loading area shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water without detriment to surrounding uses.
b. 
Parking for churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship. The number of required off-street parking spaces may be eliminated or reduced if there exists within 500 feet of the church, synagogue or other house of worship, public or private parking lots containing a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to satisfy the requirements of Table 1 below. The church, synagogue or other house of worship must provide the difference if the number of parking spaces in the private or public lots is below the number required by Table 1 below. Any spaces provided in public or private lots shall be shown to be available for worshippers on the day or days of greatest use.
c. 
Off-street loading. In a district, in connection with every building, group or part thereof hereafter erected, which is to be occupied by industrial or commercial uses or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building off-street loading berths in accordance with requirements of Table 2 below.
Each loading space shall not be less than 10 feet in width, 35 feet in length, and have a minimum clearance of 14 feet, may occupy all or any part of any required yard, except the front yard. No off-street loading spaces shall be permitted where the truck or trailer shall extend upon the street right-of-way.
d. 
Joint facilities for parking or loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities for separate uses may be provided jointly if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and provided that all regulations governing the location of accessory spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to. Further, no accessory space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise approved by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the purpose and procedures set forth herein.
e. 
Parking areas and garages.
1. 
Location of exits and entrances. Commercial parking areas of garages for 25 or more motor vehicles shall not have an entrance exit for vehicles within 100 feet along the same side of a street on which is located a school, public playground, church, hospital, public library or institution for dependents or for children except where such property is in another block or on another street on which the zone lot does not abut. Such access shall not be closer to the intersection of any two streets than 50 feet.
2. 
Work area. In an establishment where motor vehicles are serviced or repaired, all repair operations shall be conducted within a building.
f. 
Overnight parking. No commercial vehicle shall be parked out of doors overnight in any residential zone except as hereinafter set forth:
1. 
Not more than one vehicle of not more than three-quarter-ton manufacturer's rated capacity may be garaged on each lot in a residential zone.
2. 
If garage space is not available, the commercial vehicle shall be parked in a driveway or parking area not nearer than 20 feet of the front property line.
3. 
No tractor trailer of more than 18 feet shall be parked between a house and sidewalk, except where the driveway passes in front of the house.
g. 
Parking deficiency. If off-street parking requirements are not met as provided in this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Keyport, the developer must:
1. 
Obtain approval of a parking space variance subject to the provisions of the applicable land use regulation and in the event a variance is granted:
2. 
Contribute to the Borough in an amount in accordance with the "Parking Deficiency Schedule."
3. 
Said contribution will be due at the time each certificate of occupancy is issued.
Parking Deficiency Schedule
Deficiency
Cost Per Space
1 to 5
$1,000
6 to 10
$1,500
11 to 15
$2,000
16 to 20
$2,500
21 and above
$3,000
Example: A 22-space deficiency requires $5,000 for spaces 1 through 5, plus $7,500 for spaces 6 through 10, plus $10,000 for spaces 11 through 15, plus $12,500 for spaces 16 through 20, plus $6,000 for spaces 21 through 22, for a total of contribution of $41,000.
h. 
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
Table 1
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
Uses
Minimum Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
1.
Bowling alleys
5 parking spaces for each alley
2.
Churches, synagogues, and houses of worship
1 permanent space for each 4 permanent seats.
When individual seats are not provided, each 20 inches of benches shall be considered 1 seat
3.
Community buildings, country clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and similar uses
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area occupied by all principal and accessory structures
4.
Doctors and dentists
4 spaces per doctor, plus 1 space for each employee
5.
Motels
1 per unit, plus 1 per employee
6.
Funeral homes and mortuaries
15 parking spaces for visitors
7.
Hospital, nursing and convalescing homes
1 for each 3 beds
8.
Hotels
1 per unit, plus 1 per employee
9.
Manufacturing, industrial and general commercial uses not otherwise specified herein
1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, plus 1 for each 2 employees in the maximum working shift
10.
Offices
1 space for every 400 feet of rentable floor area
11.
Restaurants, bars and nightclubs
1 for each 4 seats or 1 space per 75 square feet of floor area open to the public, whichever the greater
12.
Retail stores, store groups, shops, etc.
1 for each 300 square feet of floor area where the floor area shall exceed 1,000 square feet
13.
Wholesale establishments or warehouses
1 for each 2 employees in maximum shift; the total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the building floor area
i. 
Minimum required off-street loading berths.
Table 2
Minimum Required Off-Street Loading Berths
Use
Square Feet of Total Floor Area
Number of Berths
Offices; motels
From 10,000 – 25,000
1
Retail, commercial
From 25,000 – 40,000
2
Wholesale, manufacturing
From 40,000 – 60,000
3
Storage and miscellaneous uses
From 60,000 – 100,000
4
For each additional 50,000 or fraction thereof
1 additional
Planning Board may waive any portion of the off-street loading space based upon demonstrating that such is not required for the specific use or uses.
[Ord. No. 13-90]
The following regulations shall control nonconforming uses in existence on December 28, 1964:
Any use of land or buildings on December 28, 1964, which use does not conform to the requirements of this chapter but which is not prohibited by any other law or ordinance, including this chapter, in effect prior to, December 28, 1964, may be continued. Any use of lands or buildings as of December 28, 1964, which is prohibited by this chapter and was prohibited by any other ordinance of the Borough shall be a violation of this chapter and shall not be a permitted nonconforming use.
Any building which has been damaged by fire or other causes to the extent or in excess of 70% of its assessed valuation or more than 50% of its volume, whichever damage shall be greater, or, if as the result of such destruction, the use of the structure is entirely discontinued for a period of more than six months, then the building and land on which the building was located or maintained shall be subject to all the regulations specified by this chapter for the district in which such land or building are located.
No nonconforming structure in existence on December 28, 1964, shall be extended, added to or altered unless such alterations or additions are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. The provisions in this section shall not be construed to allow extension of any nonconforming structure or of any nonconforming use of land or structure into any front yard or side or rear yards or other reserved open spaces provided for in this chapter.
Nonconforming business structures existing in Residence Zones on December 28, 1964, and which are not in violation of any ordinance in effect at that time, may be used for any business allowed in the General Commercial Zone, but may not be extended or added to.
A nonconforming use abandoned for a period of two years may not be re-established.
[Ord. No. 13-90; Ord. No. 6-10; amended 11-20-2018 by Ord. No. 25-18]
a. 
No person/applicant shall erect, construct or structurally alter any building unless a zoning office permit has been issued and obtained from the Zoning Officer (the administrative officer, pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1) who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council.
Any person/applicant who seeks to erect, construct or structurally alter any building shall deposit an escrow with the Zoning Office in an amount not to exceed $500. Such amount shall be used to pay any professionals for their review of such person's/applicant's application to erect, construct or structurally alter any building. Such escrow shall continue to be the property of the person/applicant and not the Borough. Depending on the complexity of the application, if any funds remain after the completion of review, such funds shall be returned to the person/applicant. Such escrow shall be in addition to any required Borough subcode fees. This subsection shall only be applicable to applications to the Zoning Office that are not subject to review by the Borough Unified Planning Board.
b. 
Prior to the commencement of any on-site construction, there shall be executed and delivered to the Mayor and Borough Council a developer's agreement between the applicant and the Borough of Keyport incorporating all of the terms and conditions of final approval, except that such developer's agreement shall not be required for the following:
1. 
Minor subdivisions and minor site plans; or
2. 
Major subdivisions and/or major site plans for which the value of site improvements as determined by an engineer's estimate (as approved by the Borough Engineer) does not exceed $100,000; or
3. 
Major subdivisions in which no public improvements are required.
c. 
The Borough Unified Planning Board shall have the right to specifically require a developer's agreement notwithstanding the exceptions set forth in Subsections b.1., b.2., or b.3. herein above.
d. 
The developer's agreement shall be drawn by the Borough Attorney and shall be executed by the applicant. Legal fees incurred by the Borough associated with the preparation and negotiation of the developer's agreement shall be paid by the applicant in accordance with the fees established in Subsection a. herein above.
e. 
The developer's agreement shall be recorded against the affected properties by the Borough Attorney. Legal fees and recording fees incurred by the Borough associated with the recording of the developer's agreement shall be paid by the applicant in accordance with the fees established in Subsection a.
[Ord. No. 13-90; amended 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 7-18]
a. 
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer. Appeals from the decision of the Zoning Officer may be made to the Unified Planning Board of the Borough of Keyport.
b. 
Before filing of final subdivision plats or recording of minor subdivision deeds or as a condition of final site plan approval or as a condition to the issuance of a zoning permit, the Borough may require and shall accept in accordance with the standards adopted by this section, and regulations adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A.40:55D-53a for the purpose of ensuring the installation and maintenance of certain on-tract improvements, the furnishing of a performance guarantee, and provision for a maintenance guarantee in accordance with Subsection b.1. and b.2. For any successor developer, as a condition to the approval of a permit update under the State Uniform Construction Code, for the purpose of updating the name and address of the owner of property on a construction permit, the Borough Council shall accept in accordance with the standards adopted by this section for the purpose of ensuring the installation and maintenance of certain on-tract improvements, the furnishing of a performance guarantee, and provision for a maintenance guarantee, in accordance with Subsection b.1. and b.2.
1. 
Performance guarantee.
(a) 
The developer shall furnish a performance guarantee in favor of the Borough in an amount not to exceed 120% of the cost of installation of only those improvements required by an approval or developer's agreement, ordinance, or regulation to be dedicated to a public entity, and that have not yet been installed, which cost shall be determined by the Borough Engineer, according to the method of calculation set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.4, for the following improvements as shown on the approved plans or plat: streets, pavement, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, street lighting, street trees, surveyor's monuments, as shown on the final map and required by the Map Filing Law (N.J.S.A. 46:26B-1 through N.J.S.A. 46:26B-8), water mains, sanitary sewers, community septic systems, drainage structures, public improvements of open space, and any grading necessitated by the preceding improvements. The Borough Engineer shall prepare an itemized cost estimate of the improvements covered by the performance guarantee, which itemized cost estimate shall be appended to each performance guarantee posted by the obligor.
(b) 
The Borough may also require a performance guarantee to include, within an approved phase or section of a development privately owned perimeter buffer landscaping, as required by local ordinance or imposed as a condition of approval. At the developer's option, a separate performance guarantee may be posted for the privately owned perimeter buffer landscaping.
(c) 
In the event that the developer shall seek a temporary certificate of occupancy for a development, unit, lot, building, or phase of development, as a condition of the issuance thereof, the developer shall furnish a separate guarantee, referred to herein as a "temporary certificate of occupancy guarantee," in favor of the Borough in an amount equal to 120% of the cost of installation of only those improvements or items which remain to be completed or installed under the terms of the temporary certificate of occupancy and which are required to be installed or completed as a condition precedent to the issuance of the permanent certificate of occupancy for the development, unit, lot, building or phase of development and which are not covered by an existing performance guarantee. Upon posting of a "temporary certificate of occupancy guarantee," all sums remaining under a performance guarantee, required pursuant to Subsection b.1(a), which relate to the development, unit, lot, building, or phase of development for which the temporary certificate of occupancy is sought, shall be released.
The scope and amount of the "temporary certificate of occupancy guarantee" shall be determined by the Borough Engineer. At no time may the Borough hold more than one guarantee or bond of any type with respect to the same line item. The temporary certificate of occupancy guarantee shall be released by the Borough Engineer upon the issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy with regard to the development, unit, lot, building, or phase as to which the temporary certificate of occupancy relates.
(d) 
A developer shall furnish to the Borough a "safety and stabilization guarantee" in favor of the Borough. At the developer's option, a "safety and stabilization guarantee" may be furnished either as a separate guarantee or as a line item of the performance guarantee. A "safety and stabilization guarantee" shall be available to the Borough solely for the purpose of returning property that has been disturbed to a safe and stable condition or otherwise implementing measures to protect the public from access to an unsafe or unstable condition, only in the circumstance that:
(1) 
Site disturbance has commenced and, thereafter, all work on the development has ceased for a period of at least 60 consecutive days following such commencement for reasons other than force majeure; and
(2) 
Work has not recommenced within 30 days following the provision of written notice by the Borough to the developer of the Borough's intent to claim payment under the guarantee. The Borough shall not provide notice of its intent to claim payment under a "safety and stabilization guarantee" until a period of at least 60 days has elapsed, during which all work on the development has ceased for reasons other than force majeure. The Borough shall provide written notice to a developer by certified mail or other form of delivery providing evidence of receipt.
(i) 
The amount of a "safety and stabilization guarantee" for a development with bonded improvements in an amount not exceeding $100,000 shall be $5,000.
(ii) 
The amount of a "safety and stabilization guarantee" for a development with bonded improvements exceeding $100,000 shall be calculated as a percentage of the bonded improvement costs of the development or phase of development as follows: $5,000 for the first $100,000 of bonded improvement costs, plus 2 1/2% of bonded improvement costs in excess of $100,000 up to $1,000,000, plus 1% of bonded improvement costs in excess of $1,000,000.
(iii) 
The Borough shall release a separate "safety and stabilization guarantee" to a developer upon the developer's furnishing of a performance guarantee which includes a line item for safety and stabilization in the amount required under this subsection, or upon the Borough Engineer's determination that the development of the project site has reached a point that the improvements installed are adequate to avoid any potential threat to public safety.
2. 
Maintenance guarantee.
(a) 
The developer shall post with the Borough, prior to the release of a performance guarantee required pursuant to Subsection b.1(a), Subsection b.1(b), or both Subsection b.1(a) and b.1(b), a maintenance guarantee in an amount not to exceed 15% of the cost of the installation of the improvements which are being released.
(b) 
If required, the developer shall post with the Borough, upon the inspection and issuance of final approval of the following private site improvements by the Borough Engineer, a maintenance guarantee in an amount not to exceed 15% of the cost of the installation of the following private site improvements: stormwater management basins, in-flow and water quality structures within the basins, and the out-flow pipes and structures of the stormwater management system, if any, which cost shall be determined by the municipal engineer according to the method of calculation set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.4.
(c) 
The term of the maintenance guarantee shall be for a period not to exceed two years and shall automatically expire at the end of the established term.
3. 
In the event that other governmental agencies or public utilities automatically will own the utilities to be installed or the improvements are covered by a performance or maintenance guarantee to another governmental agency, no performance or maintenance guarantee, as the case may be, shall be required by the Borough for such utilities or improvements.
c. 
The time allowed for installation of the bonded improvements for which the performance guarantee has been provided may be extended by the Borough Council by resolution. As a condition or as part of any such extension, the amount of any performance guarantee shall be increased or reduced, as the case may be, to an amount not to exceed 120% of the cost of the installation, which cost shall be determined by the Borough Engineer according to the method of calculation set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.4 as of the time of the passage of the resolution.
d. 
If the required bonded improvements are not completed or corrected in accordance with the performance guarantee, the obligor and surety, if any, shall be liable thereon to the Borough for the reasonable cost of the improvements not completed or corrected and the Borough may either prior to or after the receipt of the proceeds thereof complete such improvements. Such completion or correction of improvements shall be subject to the public bidding requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
e. 
Determination of completion of improvements.
1. 
Upon substantial completion of all required street improvements (except for the top course) and appurtenant utility improvements, and the connection of same to the public system, the obligor may request of the Borough Council, in writing, by certified mail addressed in care of the Borough Clerk, that the Borough Engineer prepare, in accordance with the itemized cost estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer and appended to the performance guarantee pursuant to Subsection b. of this section, a list of all uncompleted or unsatisfactory completed bonded improvements. If such a request is made, the obligor shall send a copy of the request to the Borough Engineer. The request shall indicate which bonded improvements have been completed and which bonded improvements remain uncompleted in the judgment of the obligor. Thereupon the Borough Engineer shall inspect all bonded improvements covered by obligor's request and shall file a detailed list and report, in writing, with the Borough Council, and shall simultaneously send a copy thereof to the obligor not later than 45 days after receipt of the obligor's request.
2. 
The list prepared by the Borough Engineer shall state, in detail, with respect to each bonded improvement determined to be incomplete or unsatisfactory, the nature and extent of the incompleteness of each incomplete improvement or the nature and extent of, and remedy for, the unsatisfactory state of each completed bonded improvement determined to be unsatisfactory. The report prepared by the Borough Engineer shall identify each bonded improvement determined to be complete and satisfactory together with a recommendation as to the amount of reduction to be made in the performance guarantee relating to the completed and satisfactory bonded improvement, in accordance with the itemized cost estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer and appended to the performance guarantee pursuant to Subsection b. of this section.
f. 
Release of guarantees.
1. 
The Borough Council, by resolution, shall either approve the bonded improvements determined to be complete and satisfactory by the Borough Engineer, or reject any or all of these bonded improvements upon the establishment in the resolution of cause for rejection, and shall approve and authorize the amount of reduction to be made in the performance guarantee relating to the improvements accepted, in accordance with the itemized cost estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer and appended to the performance guarantee pursuant to Subsection b. of this section. This resolution shall be adopted not later than 45 days after receipt of the list and report prepared by the Borough Engineer. Upon adoption of the resolution by the Borough Council, the obligor shall be released from all liability pursuant to its performance guarantee, with respect to those approved bonded improvements, except for that portion adequately sufficient to secure completion or correction of the improvements not yet approved; provided that 30% of the amount of the total performance guarantee and "safety and stabilization guarantee" posted may be retained to ensure completion and acceptability of all improvements. The "safety and stabilization guarantee" shall be reduced by the same percentage as the performance guarantee is being reduced at the time of each performance guarantee reduction. For the purpose of releasing the obligor from liability pursuant to its performance guarantee, the amount of the performance guarantee attributable to each approved bonded improvement shall be reduced by the total amount for each such improvement, in accordance with the itemized cost estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer and appended to the performance guarantee pursuant to Subsection b. of this section, including any contingency factor applied to the cost of installation. If the sum of the approved bonded improvements would exceed 70% of the total amount of the performance guarantee, then the Borough may retain 30% of the amount of the total performance guarantee and "safety and stabilization guarantee" to ensure completion and acceptability of bonded improvements, as provided above, except that any amount of the performance guarantee attributable to bonded improvements for which a "temporary certificate of occupancy guarantee" has been posted shall be released from the performance guarantee even if such release would reduce the amount held by the Borough below 30%.
2. 
If the Borough Engineer fails to send or provide the list and report as requested by the obligor pursuant to Subsection e. of this section within 45 days from receipt of the request, the obligor may apply to the court in a summary manner for an order compelling the Borough Engineer to provide the list and report within a stated time and the cost of applying to the court, including reasonable attorneys' fees, may be awarded to the prevailing party. If the Borough Council fails to approve or reject the bonded improvements determined by the Borough Engineer to be complete and satisfactory or reduce the performance guarantee for the complete and satisfactory improvements within 45 days from the receipt of the Borough Engineer's list and report, the obligor may apply to the court in a summary manner for an order compelling, within a stated time, approval of the complete and satisfactory improvements and approval of a reduction in the performance guarantee for the approvable complete and satisfactory improvements in accordance with the itemized cost estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer and appended to the performance guarantee pursuant to Subsection b. of this section; and the cost of applying to the court, including reasonable attorneys' fees, may be awarded to the prevailing party.
3. 
In the event that the obligor has made a cash deposit with the Borough as part of the performance guarantee, then any partial reduction granted in the performance guarantee pursuant to this subsection shall be applied to the cash deposit in the same proportion as the original cash deposit bears to the full amount of the performance guarantee, provided that if the developer has furnished a "safety and stabilization guarantee," the Borough may retain cash equal to the amount of the remaining "safety and stabilization guarantee."
g. 
If any portion of the required bonded improvements is rejected, the Borough Engineer may require the obligor to complete or correct such improvements and, upon completion or correction, the same procedure of notification, as set forth in this section, shall be followed.
h. 
Nothing herein, however, shall be construed to limit the right of the obligor to contest by legal proceedings any determination of the Borough Council or the Borough Engineer.
i. 
Inspection fees.
1. 
The obligor shall reimburse the Borough for reasonable inspection fees paid to the Borough Engineer for the foregoing inspection of improvements; which fees shall not exceed the sum of the amounts set forth in Subsection i.1(a) and i.1(b) of this section. The Borough may require the developer to post the inspection fees in escrow in an amount:
(a) 
Not to exceed, except for extraordinary circumstances, the greater of $500 or 5% of the cost of bonded improvements that are subject to a performance guarantee under Subsection b.1(a), Subsection b.1(b), or both Subsections b.1(a) and b.1(b); and
(b) 
Not to exceed 5% of the cost of private site improvements that are not subject to a performance guarantee under Subsection b.1(a) of this section, which cost shall be determined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.4.
2. 
For those developments for which the inspection fees total less than $10,000, fees may, at the option of the developer, be paid in two installments. The initial amount deposited in escrow by a developer shall be 50% of the inspection fees. When the balance on deposit drops to 10% of the inspection fees because the amount deposited by the developer has been reduced by the amount paid to the Borough Engineer for inspections, the developer shall deposit the remaining 50% of the inspection fees.
3. 
For those developments for which the inspection fees total $10,000 or greater, fees may, at the option of the developer, be paid in four installments. The initial amount deposited in escrow by a developer shall be 25% of the inspection fees. When the balance on deposit drops to 10% of the inspection fees because the amount deposited by the developer has been reduced by the amount paid to the Borough Engineer for inspection, the developer shall make additional deposits of 25% of the inspection fees.
4. 
If the Borough determines that the amount in escrow for the payment of inspection fees, as calculated pursuant to Subsections b.1(a) and b.1(b) of this section, is insufficient to cover the cost of additional required inspections, the Borough may require the developer to deposit additional funds in escrow provided that the Borough delivers to the developer a written inspection escrow deposit request, signed by the Borough Engineer, which informs the developer of the need for additional inspections, details the items or undertakings that require inspection, estimates the time required for those inspections, and estimates the cost of performing those inspections.
j. 
In the event that final approval is by stages or sections of development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38(a), the provisions of this section shall be applied by stage or section.
k. 
To the extent that any of the improvements have been dedicated to the Borough on the subdivision plat or site plan, the Borough Council shall be deemed, upon the release of any performance guarantee required pursuant to Subsection b. of this section, to accept dedication for public use of streets or roads and any other improvements made thereon according to site plans and subdivision plats approved by the Borough Engineer.
[Ord. No. 13-90]
Any action of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or of the Mayor and Borough Council wherein a variance pursuant to law is approved shall be of no force and effect after the expiration of one year form the date of granting of such application for a variance by either the Zoning Board of Adjustment or the Mayor and Borough Council. However, if during the one-year period a building permit shall be issued pursuant to the granted variance, the time limitation shall be extended for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the building permit. Variances granted prior to December 19, 1989, shall be of no force and effect after the expiration of one year therefrom unless during such one-year period a building permit is issued upon such variance as granted, in which event, the period of validity shall be extended for one year from the date of issuance of the building permit. The period of validity of variance as granted as herein set forth shall not be extended or enlarged by virtue of the fact that any other ordinance of the Borough may provide for a longer period of validity of a building permit and the time limitations set forth herein shall prevail over any other such ordinance. Building permits issued by virtue of the granting of a variance shall be subject to the limitations herein set forth and such building permits shall be of no force and effect after the expiration of the time limitations herein set forth.
[Ord. No. 13-90]
This chapter may be amended and supplemented as circumstances may require and the map and schedule of area, yard and building requirements may be amended and supplemented by description and reference thereto without republication of the entire map or detailed text of the schedule.
[Ord. No. 13-90]
a. 
Whenever the requirements of this chapter conflict with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances or statutes, the most restrictive or those imposing the highest standards shall govern.
b. 
If this chapter shall be held to be invalid, unconstitutional or void in its entirety, then the zoning ordinances and land subdivision ordinances which were effective immediately prior to the adoption of this chapter shall be deemed to be the Land Use and Development Ordinances for the Borough of Keyport. The various provisions of this chapter are deemed to be severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase is found to be invalid, unconstitutional or void, the balance of the chapter shall remain in effect.
[Ord. No. 13-90]
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its passage and publication according to law and at that time all other ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
[Ord. No. 13-90]
Building permits, site plan approvals and zoning variances outstanding: Nothing in this chapter shall require any change in a building permit, site plan or zoning variance which was approved before the enactment of this chapter, provided that construction based on said approval shall have been started within 90 days following the effective date of this chapter and shall be continuously pursued to completion; otherwise, said approval shall be void.
[Ord. No. 13-09]
a. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings indicated:
TEMPORARY STORAGE CONTAINER
Outdoor containers commonly referred to as "pods" and/or similar containers used for the temporary storage of home furnishing and/or personal items on a temporary basis during a time of home repair, construction, renovation or relocation.
b. 
Permit procedure. Prior to the delivery or use of any temporary storage container on residential property, an application must be made to the Borough of Keyport for a permit allowing for the delivery and use of such temporary storage container. Permits issued shall allow for the use of such temporary storage container for a period of 90 days. Permit placard must be displayed on unit facing street view.
c. 
Fees. There shall be a permit application fee of $25. An extension may be granted for an additional 90 days for a fee of $50.
d. 
Enforcement. This subsection may be enforced by the Borough of Keyport or Keyport Police Department, Zoning Officer, Construction Code Official or such other employee.
e. 
Violations and penalties. Any person, corporation and/or entity violating or neglecting to comply with any provision of this subsection shall be subject to a fine of up to $2,000. Each and every day such violation or noncompliance exists shall constitute a separate offense and an additional fine shall be imposed.
[Ord. No. 13-09]
a. 
Any person who wishes to park, stop or permit a roll-off container, dumpster, or other container on any public street or sidewalk, or on any private property, must first obtain a permit therefor from the Zoning Office. The fee for said permit for each container shall be a nonrefundable fee of $30 for the first 90 days. The roll-off container, dumpster or other container must be removed from site at the end of this period, unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Office, in its sole discretion, and the payment of a new permit fee.
b. 
Any person who wishes to park, stop or permit a roll-off container to remain on a public street must first notify the appropriate police officer in the Keyport Police Department. Such notification must take place at least 24 hours prior to the location of the roll-off container, dumpster or other container to enable the Police Department to inspect the location and to make sure of the location and installation of flashing devices on that particular container.
c. 
No person shall park, leave or station a roll-off container or other container on any public street or part thereof between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. without installing a working flashing signal to the roll-off container. Said flashing signal shall be visible to the public and any vehicles traveling in either direction on the public roadways.
d. 
Violations and penalties. Any person, corporation and/or entity violating or neglecting to comply with any provision of this subsection shall be subject to a fine of up to $2,000. Each and every day such violation or noncompliance exists shall constitute a separate offense and an additional fine shall be imposed.
[Ord. No. 13-09]
Fees for zoning permits shall be determined as follows:
a. 
Every application for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by a payment made payable to the Borough of Keyport in accordance with the following schedules.
1. 
For each zoning application (includes variance, conditional use, appeal from decision of Administrative Officer or Construction Official or interpretation of a zoning map or ordinance) to the Zoning Officer not accompanied by a subdivision or site plan application, the fee shall be $25.
2. 
A zoning permit fee of $15 per $1,000 of contribution costs, minimum of $40 shall be charged for the construction or alteration of driveways, patios, aprons, curbs, walkways, sidewalks, asphalt and concrete slabs.
3. 
A zoning permit fee of $5 per $1,000 of contribution costs shall be charged for the construction or alteration of decks, additions, accessory structures and pools.
4. 
The fee for a zoning permit to install or reconstruct a shed shall be $50.
[Ord. No. 3-11]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5, General Penalty.