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Any driveway providing access from a public street or way to
any permitted use or structure shall comply with the following regulations:
a.
Driveways shall enter the street or road right-of-way at an angle
between 75 and one 105 degrees.
b.
The portion of the roadway lying between the right-of-way line of
the street and the driveway shall be surfaced as a driveway extension
by the developer to a standard equal to the quality of the travelled
portion of the road to which it connects.
c.
Any curb opening shall be properly reconstructed by the developer
to the satisfaction of the Municipal Engineer. Where curbing does
not exist and conditions warrant, an adequate drain pipe shall be
installed by the developer as determined by the Municipal Engineer.
d.
Driveway grades shall not exceed eight percent for a distance of
40 feet from any street or road right-of-way line.
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In any zoning district, fences, walls and hedges may be located within required yard areas so long as they do not encroach on public rights-of-way or neighboring properties, or conflict with the provisions of subsection 26-8.5, Intersection View Space.
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The specific purpose and intent of this section is to prevent
excessive and unsafe development in areas deemed unfit by reason of
flood danger, unsanitary conditions and related hazards; to minimize
danger to public health by protecting water supplies, recharge areas
and natural drainage systems; and to promote the health, safety and
welfare of Greenwich Township residents and property owners in and
near streams and areas subject to flooding.
a.
Flood Plain Areas. There are hereby designated within the Township of Greenwich flood plain areas comprised of those sections of the Township which are defined as flood plains in Article V of the Procedural Ordinance of Greenwich Township and which flood plain areas are defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agencies and shown on flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) as flood hazard areas inundated by 100 year flood. Within the flood plain areas described above, there are hereby designated floodways as defined in Article V of the Procedural Ordinance of Greenwich Township.
1.
Map Filing and Amendment, For purposes of defining the application
of flood plain area to any specific area, the maps, data and other
source material utilized to establish, define and designate flood
plain areas shall be kept an file in the Municipal Engineer's
office and shall be proof of the intended limits of the flood plain
areas. Any general changes in the flood plain areas as may, from time
to time, be determined to be proper by a survey of the Municipal Engineer
or as a result of acceptable engineering delineation accomplished
by an outside agency, may be recommended by the Municipal Engineer
as on amendment to the Greenwich Township Flood Plain Areas and may
be considered for proper enactment as an amendment to this ordinance
and the Zoning Map.
2.
Interpretation. In case of any dispute concerning the boundaries of flood plain areas or floodways as delineated by this ordinance, an initial determination shall be made by the Municipal Engineer. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Municipal Engineer as to the proper location of said boundaries may appeal to the Greenwich Township Zoning Board of Adjustment as provided in Article IV, Appeals, of the Greenwich Township Procedural Ordinance.
b.
Permitted Uses.
1.
Within the floodway of any flood plain areas, the following uses,
excluding structures, and no others, shall be permitted:
(a)
Pasture, grazing land;
(b)
Recreational uses not requiring regrading or removal of trees,
shrubs or vines such as: park, picnic grove, boating club, but excluding
closed structures or storage areas;
(c)
Game farm, fish hatchery;
(d)
Hunting and fishing reserve;
(e)
Wildlife sanctuary, woodland preserve or arboretum;
(f)
Open areas needed to meet yard and area requirements for any
permitted use in this and other zoning districts as specified in this
ordinance.
2.
Within the remaining portions of flood plain areas, all uses listed
in paragraph b.1, above, together with those uses permitted and regulated
by this ordinance for the zone district in which the area is located,
as said zoning districts are set forth and delineated on the Zoning
Map of Greenwich Township, shall be permitted provided that:
(a)
The minimum lot area shall be two acres;
(b)
The maximum lot coverage shall be five percent;
(c)
Any structure proposed to be erected, constructed or located
shall not have a basement;
(d)
First floor elevations of any structure or structures shall
be ten feet above the elevation of the nearest natural stream or watercourse
within 500 feet of the building location involved, as determined by
the Municipal Engineer.
(e)
Any proposed use, except for individual lot applications for
detached one- or two- dwelling unit buildings, shall be subject to
site plan review as provided in the Subdivision and Site Plan Review
Ordinance of Greenwich Township.
(f)
No vegetarian removal or regrading of the site shall be carried
out unless expressly permitted by the Greenwich Township Planning
Board after site plan review and determination by the Board that any
land disturbance activity is the minimum required to accomplish the
use to be permitted.
(g)
The applicant for the use includes the following information
with an application for a zoning permit:
(1)
Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor
(including basement) of all structures.
(2)
Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any non-residential
structure has been floodproofed.
(3)
Building plans certified by a licensed professional engineer
or registered architect that the proposed structure or substantial
improvements are designed to meet the floodproofing criteria of this
section.
(4)
Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered
or relocated as a result of proposed development.
(h)
All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored
to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
(i)
All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed
with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
(j)
All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
(k)
All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed
to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system;
(l)
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed
to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems
and discharges from the systems into flood waters; and,
(m)
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment
to them or contamination from them during flooding.
(n)
The zoning permit shall be conditioned on the issuance of all
other required local, State, or Federal permits or approvals.
(o)
The term substantial improvement as used in this section means
any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure the cost
of which equals or exceeds 75 percent of the market value of the structure
either:
(1)
Before the improvement or repair is started, or
(2)
If the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before
the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition "substantial
improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any
wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of
the structure. The term does not, however, include either:
Any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing
State or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which
ore solely necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
Any alteration of a structure designated as a historic site
or lying within the Historic Conservation District.
(3)
Where less than 20 percent of an existing lot is located within
a flood plain area, the uses, as permitted and regulated by the ordinance
for the zone district in which the area is located, shall apply, provided
that no structures are placed within the flood plain area. In the
case of lots split by the flood plain area designation, all construction
and accompanying land disturbance activities shall take place outside
the flood plain area, unless construction within or land disturbance
of the flood plain area is permitted in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection.
(p)
No activity regulated under the Wetlands Act of 1970 shall be permitted
in a coastal wetland mapped pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq. unless
a permit has been issued in accordance with said Act. Regulated activities
shall not include the continuance of commercial production of salt
hay or other agriculture crops.
(q)
Municipal Liability, The granting of a zoning permit in the flood
plain area shall not constitute a representation, guarantee or warranty
of any kind by the Township of Greenwich, or by any official or employee
thereof, the practicability, and safety or flood proof status of the
proposed use, nor shall, the granting of such a permit create any
liability upon the Township of Greenwich, its officials or employees.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former subsection 26-8.4, Industrial Performance
Standards, was repealed by Ord. No. 2000-3.
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In any district, nothing shall be erected, placed or allowed
to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a
height of two and one-half feet and ten feet above the centerline
grade of abutting street or streets within 30 feet of an intersection
of street lines involving two municipal streets; or within 15 feet
of an intersection involving boundary lines of a driveway and a street.
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Off-street loading space shall be provided in accordance with
the following standards and requirements:
a.
An off-street loading space, as defined in this ordinance, shall
be required:
b.
All off-street loading spaces shall be surfaced with asphaltic or
portland cement concrete and required loading areas together with
this access ways shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner
or devoted to any other use.
c.
The arrangement of off-street loading space shall be such that no
vehicle shall have occasion to back onto any street or road.
d.
Off-street loading areas shall be so located or screened in a manner
that they cannot be seen from any residential or historic district
boundary line.
e.
When the computation to determine the number of required loading
spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction
to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions exceeding
one-half shall require one space.
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Adequate off-street parking space, open air or indoor, shall
be provided with all new construction or the creation of new uses
as specified in this ordinance, on the same lot with the use they
are intended to serve, except as provided under paragraphs b and c
below and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways
providing efficient access to the nearest public street:
a.
Access aisles and driveways to parking areas shall be not less than
ten feet in width. Aisles and driveways within parking areas shall
have a minimum width of:
b.
The collective provisions of required off-street parking area by
two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted,
provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than
the sum required for involved buildings or uses computed separately,
unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board of
Adjustment that all or part of the separate parking requirements are
mutually exclusive as regards periods of need.
c.
For commercial and non-commercial uses in business districts, required
parking area shall be required within 150 feet of such use, said distance
to be, measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to
the nearest point of the building that such facility is designed to
serve.
d.
All off-street parking areas shall be maintained with a graded, dust-free
surface that is well-drained, such as gravel or stone for light residential
and agricultural uses and blacktop or better for all other uses. Entrances
and exits for all required parking facilities shall be located not
less than 30 feet from the intersection of any two street lines and
the arrangement of off-street parking areas providing space for more
than two vehicles shall be such that no vehicle would have occasion
to back into a street.
e.
Certificates of occupancy for permitted uses requiring off-street
parking areas shall remain valid only so long as required parking
areas are not encroached upon, nor reduced for the purpose intended.
f.
All off-street parking areas providing for more than ten parking
spaces shall be located, or screened, in such a manner that they cannot
be seen from a residential or historic preservation district boundary
line.
g.
Adequate shielding shall be providing in connection with parking
lots providing space for more than ten vehicles to protect adjacent
residential zones from the glare of both parking lot illumination
and automobile headlights.
h.
Off-street parking space, together with adequate access and maneuvering
area shall be required as follows:
1.
Two spaces for each dwelling unit;
2.
One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area in connection
with any retail business, except that any business or part thereof
serving patrons on the premises shall provide one space for each three
seating spaces provided. Parking spaces for integrated shopping centers
shall be provided as required in subsection 26-9.10.
3.
One space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or for each
three employees (whichever requires a greater number of spaces) in
connection with any wholesale business use or in connection with any
manufacturing or other use permitted in G-I (General-Industrial) Districts;
4.
One space for each 1,000 square feet of lot area or outdoor commercial
amusements;
5.
One space for each room in any use providing transient guest accommodations;
6.
One space for each five beds in a hospital or institution for children
or aged;
7.
One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area for office
buildings;
8.
One space for each five seats in a church or auditorium;
9.
One space for each six persons of rated capacity for clubs, golf
course clubhouses, and non-commercial or commercial recreation uses;
10.
One space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of libraries
and museums;
11.
One space for each four beds of an educational institution dormitory;
12.
One space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for college
classrooms, laboratories, student centers or offices;
13.
One space for each four persons of rated capacity for theatres, gymnasiums,
or stadiums;
14.
One space for each one-half classroom in elementary schools, one-quarter
classroom for junior high schools and one-sixth classroom for senior
high schools; and
15.
For any other building types which do not fit into one of the above
categories a determination of the required number of spaces shall
be made by the Planning Board.
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Outdoor storage of any type shall not be permitted unless such storage is normally incidental to the permitted use or building and a part of the normal operations conducted on the premises. All outdoor storage shall be subject to the requirements of the prevailing zoning district and shall be screened according to the provisions of subsection 26-8.9 from any property used or zoned for residential purposes.
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Whenever screening is called for in this ordinance, or as a
condition imposed by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment,
it shall be installed according to the following standards and requirements:
a.
Natural screening shall consist of a trip at least four feet wide,
densely planted with shrubs or trees at least four feet high at the
time of planting of suitable type and species that may be expected
to form a year-round, dense screen at least six feet high within a
period of three years.
[Res. 1-24-79]
Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following standards
and requirements:
a.
Exempt Signs. The following shall not be included in the application
of regulations herein:
1.
Signs not exceeding two square feet in area and bearing only property
numbers, post box numbers, or names of occupants or date of construction.
2.
Warning signs and signs posting property such as "private property",
"no hunting," "no trespassing," or similar signs which do not exceed
two square feet in area.
3.
Flags and insignias of any government except when displayed in connection
with commercial promotion.
4.
Legal notices, informational or directional signs erected by governmental
bodies.
5.
Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings, except
letters, trademarks, moving parts, or moving lights.
6.
Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private properly
but bearing no advertising matter.
b.
In all zoning districts, the following signs not exceeding two square
feet in area shall be permitted without obtaining a sign permit:
1.
All signs and signals owned and operated joy the Township of Greenwich,
the County of Cumberland, the State of New Jersey or the United States
of America.
2.
Identification signs for public or quasi-public facilities, such
as schools, churches, hospitals or libraries, not exceeding two square
feet in area,
3.
Memorial or historical markers or tablets not exceeding two square
feet in area.
4.
Traffic or directional signs when approved by the Township Engineer.
c.
In any district, customary on site, for sale, no trespassing, and
professional office or home occupation name plates not exceeding six
square feet in area one such sign for each 200 feet or part thereof
of road frontage contained in the property are permitted upon issuance
of a permit by the Zoning Officer and provided such sign is located
at least ten feet from any street sign, complies with applicable side
yard requirements for the district in which it is located and conforms
to other applicable requirements of this ordinance.
d.
Prohibited Signs. The following signs are prohibited in any part
of the Township;
1.
Off-site signs, other than municipal, County, or State traffic or direction signs, which advertise or publicize an activity, business, product, or service not conducted on the premises, except in the case of yard sales as specified in subsection 26-9.12.
2.
Signs which are located in a public right-of-way or approved sight
easement.
3.
Signs lit with flashing or intermittent light or are in any way animated
or are so lit or reflectorized that they interfere with or may be
mistaken for a traffic signal.
4.
Signs which purport to be or are an imitation of, or resemble an
official traffic sign or signal, or which bear the words "STOP," "GO
SLOW," "CAUTION," "DANGER," "WARNING," or similar words other than
those contained in the name of the business.
5.
Signs which are located on a water tower, storage tank, utility pole,
or similar structures.
6.
Signs which are placed above the roof peak of a building or structure
or on a flat roof.
7.
Signs using mechanical or electrical devices to revolve, flash or
display movement or the illusion of movement.
e.
Sign Interpretation and Measurement. For the purpose of determining
the number of signs, a "sign" shall be considered to be a single display
surface or display device containing elements organized, related and
composed to form a unit.
Where matter is displayed in a random manner without organized
relationship of elements, or where there is a reasonable doubt about
the relationship of elements, each element shall be considered to
be a single sign. The surface area of the sign shall be computed to
include the entire area within a parallelogram, triangle, circle,
semicircle or other geometric design comprising all of the display
area of the sign and including all of the elements of the matter displayed.
Frames and structural members of freestanding signs shall not be included
in computation of the sign surface area.
f.
All signs shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance
with the following schedule:
1.
No freestanding sign shall exceed the maximum height or area permitted
the following schedule:
|
Type of Road Fronting on Sign Location
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
No. of Lanes
|
Speed Limit
|
Maximum Permitted Sign Height
|
Maximum Permitted Sign Area
|
|
2
|
less than 30 mph
|
10'
|
6 sq.'
|
|
30-44 mph
|
12'
|
29 sq.'
| |
|
45-54 mph
|
14'
|
35 sq.'
| |
|
more than 54 mph
|
16'
|
70 sq.'
| |
|
4
|
less than 30 mph
|
12'
|
6 sq.'
|
|
30-44 mph
|
14'
|
30 sq.'
| |
|
45-54 mph
|
16'
|
65 sq.'
| |
|
more than 54 mph
|
18'
|
105 sq'
| |
2.
No free-standing sign shall be located any closer than the following
distances to street rights-of-way:
|
Area of Sign
|
Minimum Distance
|
|---|---|
|
less than 25 sq.'
|
10'
|
|
26-75 sq.'
|
15'
|
|
76 or more sq.'
|
20'
|
3.
Signs shall conform to applicable side yard requirements for the
district in which they are located.
4.
Illuminated signs shall be so arranged as to reflect the light and
glare away from adjoining premises and away from adjoining streets
and/or rights-of-way.
5.
Signs with two exposures shall be measured for area by using the
surface area of one side only. Both sides, however, may be used for
display.
6.
All signs shall be constructed of durable materials, such as wood,
metal or stone.
7.
Wall signs shall be affixed with their face parallel to and not more
than 15 inches from the wall to which they are attached.
8.
Projecting signs are subject to the following limitations:
(a)
Projecting signs shall be no higher than the sill of second
Floor windows, not to exceed four feet above the tops of lower windows
or eaves, whichever is less.
(b)
Projecting signs above on area traversed by motor vehicles shall
be no closer than 14 feet at their lowest point to the finished grade
below them.
(c)
Projecting signs above an area traversed by motor vehicles shall
be no closer than 14 feet at their lowest point to the finished grade
below them.
(d)
Projecting signs must project from a wall at a 90 degree angle
except that buildings which occupy a street corner. In such cases,
the sign may project diagonally from the building corner,
(e)
No projecting sign may be closer than 50 feet to any other projecting
sign.
(f)
No projecting sign shall exceed 30 square feet in area.
9.
Freestanding signs are subject to the following limitations:
(a)
A freestanding sign which is six square feet or more in area
may be displayed only on a frontage of 100 feet or more, and may not
be displayed only on a frontage of 100 feet or more, and may not be
closer than 100 feet to any other freestanding sign which is six square
feet or more in size.
(b)
An activity may have both a freestanding and a projecting or
a wall sign, on site, if only one of those signs is six square feet
or more in size.
g.
Each commercial, industrial, or institutional use may have one on-site
sign, either lighted or unlighted. Such sign may be either a wall,
projecting, or freestanding sign. Wall signs shall not exceed on area
equivalent to five percent of the first story portion of the wall
to which it is attached or 32 square feet, whichever is smaller. Where
the building(s) is designed for rear or side entrances, each sign
not to exceed an area equivalent to half that of the area of a wall
sign permitted on the front of the building. Where an individual office
unit in a building has direct access from the outside, a sign not
exceeding four square feet identifying the name of the office may
be attached to the building at the office entrance.
h.
Each shopping center may have one freestanding sign, either lighted
or unlighted, along each arterial or collector rood which the tract
in question abuts.
1.
Where uses share a common walkway, each use served by the walkway
may have one additional sign, either lighted or unlighted. No such
sign shall exceed ten square feet in area.
2.
All signs in a shopping center shall conform in character to all
other signs in the complex and shall blend with the overall architectural
scheme of the shopping center.
i.
Temporary Signs. Zoning permits are required for temporary signs
and when granted, shall authorize the erection of said signs and their
maintenance for a period not to exceed 90 days in any one calendar
year. When found reasonable, the Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant
an extension of a temporary sign permit. Temporary signs shall not
exceed 32 square feet in area on one side. The advertisement contained
on any temporary sign shall pertain only to the business or activity
conducted on or within the premises on which such sign is or will
be erected or maintained. Temporary signs of a civic, political or
religious nature to be erected or placed by nonprofit organizations
and which meet the standards of this section shall not be required
to obtain a zoning permit and shall be removed within ten days following
the conclusion of the event.
j.
Unless otherwise exempted in this ordinance, all signs to be erected,
constructed or placed within the Township of Greenwich shall require
issuance of a sign permit. Applications for permits to erect, construct
or place any sign shall be made to the Zoning Officer and shall contain
the following:
1.
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant, the person preparing
and/or constructing the sign (s) and the person erecting the sign.
2.
Location of the building, the structure or the lot to which the sign
is or is to be erected or attached.
3.
A scaled drawing showing the size of the existing or proposed sign;
the location of the sign on the building to which it is to be attached
or on the property on which it is to be placed (in which case setback
dimensions shall be shown); the materials to be utilized in the construction
of the sign, including whether or not the sign will be illuminated,
and the message, lettering, artwork, illustrations, color and appurtenances
to be placed or shown on the sign (s).
4.
In the case of signs to be erected, constructed or placed on property
or attached to structures not belonging to the applicant, evidence
of the property or structure owner's approval and permission
for the locating of said sign.
k.
Maintenance of Signs.
1.
Signs must be maintained in good condition and must also not be allowed
to deteriorate or become dilapidated. The Building Inspector shall
require proper maintenance of all signs and shall inspect every sign
which requires issuance of a permit within 30 days after it is erected.
All signs, together with all of their supports, braces, guys and anchors,
shall be kept in repair and in proper state of preservation. The display
surfaces of all signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all
times.
2.
The Building Inspector or Zoning Officer shall notify the owner of
any sign which is in disrepair of such state in writing. The owner
of such sign shall correct such deficiency within a reasonable period
of time from the date of said notice. In the event that the owner
fails to correct said deficiencies or making the required repairs,
the Zoning Officer shall institute proceedings as provided for in
Article XIII for the removal of the sign.
[Ord. No. 2000-3]
On a residential lot in the HC or AC Zone, the construction
of a garage having the capacity for 2 or more vehicles or a width
greater than 16 feet shall be detached and separated a minimum of
15 feet from any dwelling unit. Such garages shall be set back a distance
of at least the setback of the dwelling unit plus one-half the dimension
of the dwelling as measured perpendicular to the roadway.
