[Ord. No. 856, § 2; Ord. No. 88-48, § 1; Ord. No. 94-19, § 1; Ord. No. 94-22, § 1; Ord. No. 95-5, § 1; Ord. No. 96-18; Ord. No. 97-2, § 1; Ord. No. 2005-42, § 1; Ord. No. 2015-48 § 1; Ord. No. 2016-42 § 6; Ord. No. 2017-8 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-30 § 5; Ord. No. 2017-52 § 1; Ord. No. 2018-24 §§ 2, 3, 5; Ord. No. 2019-6; amended 6-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-16; 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-39; 2-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05; 6-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14]
Words used in this article and not defined in this section or elsewhere in this article, shall have the meanings given in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, second edition, but for the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A structure, the use of which is customarily incidental and subordinate to that of the principal building on the same lot, such as a detached garage, carport, barn, green house, woodshed, toolshed, or kennel. An accessory building may also contain an accessory dwelling unit as defined herein.
[Amended 6-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-16]
Accessory dwelling unit
See “Dwelling unit, accessory.”
[Amended 6-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-16]
ACCESSORY USE
The use of a structure or lot, or portions thereof, which use is customarily incidental and subordinate to the main use of the structure or lot.
APARTMENT HOUSE
Same as "Structure, multifamily."
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE
A facility which is licensed by the department of health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36, to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed. "Assisted living services" means a coordinated array of supportive personal and health services, available 24 hours per day, to residents who have been assessed to need these services, including residents who require formal long-term care.
ATTIC
The part of a building that is immediately below and wholly or partly within the roof framing of a pitched roof. The spring point of such pitched roof shall be no greater than five feet above the finished floor level of the attic (Fig. 1).
[Amended 6-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14; 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
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AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRY
Any establishment for the washing of automobiles or other motor vehicles, using a chain or other conveyor to move the vehicles or using various automatic devices for the application of soap, water, steam, air or other materials required in the cleaning process.
BASEMENT
Space in which the ceiling (defined as the bottom of the structural members of the floor above) is less than four feet above the average finished grade line along the outside walls of the building and is more than five feet measured from the finished floor, except at points of entry or access.
[Amended 6-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14]
BICYCLE PARKING SPACE
An area within which one intact, full sized bicycle may conveniently and securely be stored and removed, with one or both wheels resting upon a stable surface such that the whole bicycle is stable in its storage position, without requiring the use of a kickstand, and without requiring the movement of other parked bicycles, vehicles or other objects to access the space. Bicycle parking spaces may be classified as either long-term or short-term. Long-term bicycle parking is intended primarily to serve residents, employees, or other persons who require storage of a bicycle for a substantial portion of the day, overnight, or for multiple days. Short-term bicycle parking is intended primarily to serve visitors and customers, such as retail patrons, expected to use bicycle storage for a few hours.
[Added 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-43]
BUILDING
Same as "Structure."
BUILDING LINE
The horizontal projection in plan of all covered or roofed areas of a structure whether permanent or temporary.
CAMP
A group of tents, huts or other shelters, usually located near a lake or in the woods, forming a temporary residence, especially in summer.
COMMERCIAL CHICKEN FARM
A place where chickens are assembled for growth, fattening or egg production before sale or slaughter for commercial purposes.
COMMERCIAL DOG KENNEL
A business in which more than three dogs over six months old are kept for sale, treatment, training, boarding or breeding.
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC)
A development of residential living units exclusively for persons who are 62 years of age or older, or for couples, one of whom is at least 62 years of age, which provides a continuum of accommodations and care from independent living to nursing care units and which provides "continuing care" as an integral part of the residential development. Continuing care is the provision of lodging and nursing, medical or other health related services at the CCRC or at another location to an individual pursuant to an agreement effective for the life of the individual or for a period greater than one year, and, in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee with or without other periodic charges, provided that the person receiving the care is not related to the person who provides the care.
DORMITORY
A structure containing sleeping rooms of not less than 80 square feet each, and containing complete sanitary facilities, although not necessarily within individual rooms, occupied only by students of an educational institution, excluding spouses and children of such students, and assigned supervisory staff.
DWELLING UNIT
A group of interrelated rooms in other than a dormitory which: (a) are intended or designed for the use of one family, (b) are separated from other space by lockable doors, (c) have access to the outdoors without crossing through any part of another dwelling unit and (d) have living and sleeping facilities, cooking facilities, fixed or portable, and complete sanitary facilities.
[Amended 6-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-16]
DWELLING UNIT, ACCESSORY
A group of interrelated rooms that: (a) constitutes an entirely self-contained portion of a principal, one-family dwelling, or is located in an accessory building on the same lot as a principal, one-family dwelling; (b) contains complete housekeeping facilities for only one family; (c) has no cooking facilities, food preparation facilities, sanitary facilities, or enclosed space in common with any other part of the building in which it is located, except vestibules, entrances, porches, garages, or laundry, heating or air conditioning rooms or equipment; and (d) complies with the provisions of section 10B-255(c)(3) of this Code.
[Amended 6-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-16; 8-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-28]
EMPLOYEE, DOMESTIC
A person fully employed in domestic duties while on dwelling premises.
FAMILY
A group of persons, all related to each other by blood or marriage, who live and cook together in one dwelling unit as one household; or a group of persons, not exceeding four in number, all of whom live and cook together in one dwelling unit as one household, but some or all of whom are not related to the others by blood or marriage. Children who are members of families by reason of their relationship by adoption or who are foster children placed with such families in a dwelling by the state division of youth and family services or by a duly incorporated child care agency or who are placed pursuant to law in single family dwellings known as group homes shall be deemed children related by blood for the purpose of this definition. As used in this definition, "group home" means and includes any single family dwelling used in the placement of children pursuant to law and recognized as a group home by the state department of institutions and agencies, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner of institutions and agencies; provided, however, that no group home shall contain more than 12 children.
FARMING
Agricultural activity or the keeping or raising of livestock, poultry, or small animals upon a lot or plot in single ownership of not less than three acres and not constituting a chicken farm or piggery.
FENCE
A vertical assemblage, generally along a single plane, including corner and line posts, solid or partially open. A fence in excess of six feet, six inches from grade is considered a "structure" for the purposes of this chapter, except that if a fence relates to active farming (referred to as "farm fences"), it shall be a structure only if it exceeds eight feet from grade.
FLOOR AREA
[Amended 6-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14]
The total area of all of the stories of all structures on the lot, measured from the outside faces of the exterior walls or from the exterior roof edges where the structure has no walls and including the following, although not by way of limitation: interior balconies and mezzanines, roofed and/or enclosed areas such as sheds, barns, garages, and carports.
Attic space in a single family or two family residence with a height of five feet or more measured from the finished floor to the roof rafter shall be counted as floor area except for that area that is up to one-third of the area of the floor directly below. Attic areas in a single family or two family residence with a height of less than five feet measured from finished floor to roof rafter shall not be counted as floor area.
If an interior space in a one or two family structure has a ceiling height of twelve feet or greater, the floor area of that space shall be counted twice for the purpose of floor area calculation. If an interior space in a one or two family structure has a sloped ceiling, only that portion of the floor having a ceiling height of twelve feet or greater shall be counted twice for the purpose of floor area calculation.
For single- and two-family dwellings and accessory dwelling units, the following shall be exempt from the calculation of floor area (see Fig. 1):
Basements
Dwellings/ accessory dwelling units without a basement only: storage space for mechanical equipment and/ or utilities, including washers/dryers, not to exceed 100 square feet in the aggregate; and storage space for bicycles and/ or miscellaneous items, not to exceed forty-eight square feet in the aggregate, and provided further that said storage space cannot be accessed from the interior of the dwelling. Storage space in excess of these limits shall be counted as floor area.
A/C condenser units, generators, transformers, above-ground fuel tanks and other similar devices, not to exceed 100 square feet in the aggregate. The area in excess of 100 square feet in the aggregate shall be counted as floor area
(A) Non-enclosed one-story porches, porticos, stoops and entrance platforms, up to 200 square feet. Any additional square footage beyond the first 200 square feet shall be included in the calculation
(B) That portion of any garage, porte-cochere, carport or other accessory structure that is located behind the rearmost wall of the dwelling (C), provided that said structure is no greater than 1 story and 15 feet in height to the peak of the roof, not to exceed 300 square feet
Figure 1
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The gross floor area of all buidlings on a lot divided by the lot area.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
[Deleted by Ord. No. 2015-48]
FLOOR AREA, NET
[Deleted by Ord. No. 2015-48 § 1]
GARAGE, COMMERCIAL
A building used for the off-street storage of motor vehicles, the provisions of incidental gasoline service, the sale of accessories and the repair of motor vehicles excluding body work, but not used for the sale of motor vehicles.
GARAGE, MOTOR COURT
A garage located in between the front of a structure and the street and which is accessible from a paved courtyard located at the interior of the lot.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
An accessory building incidental to a house as defined herein, which accessory building is intended for the off-street storages of motor vehicles belonging to the inhabitants of such house, but in which garage no business, service or occupation is conducted or rendered for profit. The rental of storage space for more than two cars not owned by persons residing in the house is considered a business for profit.
GARDEN WALL
Any wall assembled, erected or attached to an object having location on or in the ground, to provide a grade separation or landscape planter. Steps shall not be considered a garden wall.
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION
An area of land, including any structure thereon, that is used primarily for the retail sale and direct delivery to motor vehicles of motor fuel and lubricants, as well as such incidental services as the lubrication and hand washing of motor vehicles and the sale, installation and minor repair of automobile accessories such as tires and batteries, and which area is not used for the sale of motor vehicles.
GOLF COURSE/CLUB
A golf course is a tract improved with a full-size, professional golf course with a minimum of 18 holes with the necessary and usual accessory uses and structures. The course shall be owned and operated by one or more entities (the "club") with the obligation to maintain the golf course and related facilities. Together they are referred to as a "golf course/club."
HALF STORY
An attic with a floor area no greater than 50% of the floor below.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
The greatest vertical distance between the average level of finished grade or pre-construction grade, whichever is lower in elevation, along all the exterior walls of a building and each of the following:
(a) 
The highest ridge of the roof, in the case of a pitched roof;
(b) 
The highest parapet or cornice level, in the case of a flat roof;
(c) 
The highest point of any structure that rises wholly or partly above the roof line and whose area together with the area of all other such structures exceeds 10% of the ground floor area of the building that supports it; excepting, however, structures that constitute or house mechanical equipment for such building; provided, that all the structures that rise wholly or partly above the roof line do not exceed in the aggregate 20% of the ground floor area of such building.
The finished grades of depressed courts, to the extent that they are below abutting ground level, shall be disregarded in height computations.
HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation customarily carried on in a dwelling unit by an occupant of the residence, which occupation is clearly an accessory use incidental to the residential use. A "home occupation" shall not include any occupation that gives external evidence of nonresidential use, nor shall it include a barbershop, beauty parlor, commercial caterer, commercial rental office, medical doctor or dentist, or studio where dancing, music or other personal instruction is offered to more than one pupil at one time or where concerts or recitals are held.
HOTEL
Any structure providing overnight accommodation, in other than dwelling units, for hire to the travelling public.
HOUSE, APARTMENT
Same as "Structure, multi-family."
HOUSE, MULTI-FAMILY
Same as "Structure, multi-family."
HOUSE, ROOMING
A single-family or semi-detached house, occupied by one or more roomers in accordance with the provisions of section 10B-273.
HOUSE, ROW
Same as "Structure, multi-family."
HOUSE, SEMI-DETACHED
One section of a structure that contains two sections, each of which has free-standing walls on three sides and shares a party wall with the other section on the fourth side, and each of which contains only one dwelling unit or only one dwelling unit and a flat.
HOUSE, SINGLE-FAMILY
Same as "Structure, single-family."
HOUSE, TRAILER
Same as "Trailer, house."
IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE
The part of the lot that is covered by impervious surfaces.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water. Impervious surfaces include roofs and asphalt, concrete, and stone drives, sidewalks, porous asphalt or concrete, decks, pools and patios.
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING
An educational institution of higher learning chartered by the state, or a private educational institution approved by, and subject to regulations prescribed by, the state, and giving instruction or affording facilities for study in academic or technical subjects only at or above the college level.
JUNK YARDS
The use of any space, whether inside or outside a building, for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of automobiles or other vehicles or machinery or parts thereof.
LABORATORY RESEARCH
A building or portion thereof equipped for technological research, scientific experimentation, investigation, observation and/or engineering development in the natural physical or social sciences that often provides controlled conditions involving the testing of drugs, chemicals, mechanical or scientific/technological components and consumer products, may include the engineering and product development, including but not limited to the following: innovative and maker space, fabrication laboratories, rapid prototype spaces, collaborative areas used for the discussion, review and/or research areas, laboratory areas where the experimentation, development or testing is performed; the offices, common work areas, accessory facilities and hallways located within the laboratory research areas and used in connection with such laboratory research areas; support and development areas directly related to the laboratory research areas such as storage, or holding areas for laboratory equipment, products, packaging and supplies; focus and consumer testing group areas; pilot plants, and utility corridors and utility rooms directly related to the laboratory research areas.
LARGE PROJECT
Any development which results in an increase in impervious surface or disturbance, consistent with the “major development” definition in section 10B-227.1, and is exempt from the site plan review and approval requirements under Article X of this chapter. The amount of disturbance or impervious surface shall be measured on a cumulative basis since June 12, 2017.
[Added 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-39; amended 2-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
LOT
A lot of record, lawfully created by deed or conveyance, or by subdivision on a subdivision map.
LOT LINE, FRONT
The continuous line formed by the lot frontage. A corner lot shall be deemed to have two front lot lines, one along each of its lot frontages.
LOT LINE, REAR
Any lot line, except a front or side lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
A continuous line which runs back from an intersection with the lot front line, and which forms the boundary line between the lot and the adjacent parcel of land.
LOT WIDTH
The distance between the side lines of a lot measured along a straight line lying between the required front and rear building setbacks and making equal angles with the side lines. For a corner lot, the lot width is the distance between one of its front lot lines and the side lot line opposite thereto, measured along a straight line making equal angles with such front and side lot lines and lying between the required front building setback from the other front lot line and the required side building setback from the side lot line opposite such other front lot line.
LOT, CORNER
A lot fronting on two streets at their intersection.
LOT, COVERAGE
The ratio of the total area of the plan projections of all buildings and of all outdoor parking space on a lot to the gross area of that lot, expressed as a percentage. For this purpose, a plan projection is the projection to ground level of the largest horizontal cross section of a building above ground level; except, that structures or portions of structures whose roofs are accessible directly from ground level for outdoor use by pedestrians shall not count as lot coverage; provided, that the surfaces of such roofs shall not be more than three feet above the highest surrounding grade elevation nor more than 10 feet above the average surrounding grade; and provided, further, that no part of such roof surface is used for vehicular parking. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the plan projection of an unroofed stadium shall be the area of the cross section of the stadium structure midway between the highest level thereof and the level of the playing field therein.
LOT, DEPTH
The shortest distance between the front and rear lot lines, or, as to a corner lot, between the front lot line not used as a terminus in measuring lot width and the side lot line opposite such front lot line.
LOT, FRONTAGE
The continuous distance along which a lot abuts a street. A corner lot shall be deemed to have two lot frontages, one along each street.
LOT, IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE
The ratio, the numerator of which is the area of lot coverage plus the area of all other impervious cover, and the denominator of which is the gross area of the lot.
For single- and two-family dwellings, the following shall be exempt from the calculation of impervious coverage (see Fig. 1):
A/C condenser units, generators, transformers, above-ground fuel tanks and other similar devices, not to exceed 100 square feet in the aggregate. The area in excess of 100 square feet in the aggregate shall be counted as impervious coverage.
(A) Non-enclosed one-story porches, porticos, stoops and entrance platforms, up to 200 square feet. Any additional square footage beyond the first 200 square feet shall be included in the calculation.
(B) That portion of any garage, porte-cochere, carport or other accessory structure that is located behind the rearmost wall of the dwelling (C), provided that said structure is no greater than one story and 15 feet in height to the peak of the roof, not to exceed 300 square feet.
Figure 1
Note: the exemptions listed in the definition of impervious cover are for purposes of this article only. With respect to the municipality's stormwater management regulations, the definition of "impervious surface" set forth in Article X shall control.
LOT, ZONING
An area of land, with definite boundaries designated on a plat satisfactory to the development enforcement officer and filed with the township clerk, of size, dimensions and frontage adequate to satisfy this article with respect to buildings thereon and the provisions of article IX with respect to streets and lot layout. The length or depth of a zoning lot shall not exceed three times its width at the building line and zoning lots may not overlap.
MOBILE HOME
Same as "Trailer, house."
MOTEL AND AUTO COURT
Same as "Hotel."
NUISANCE FACTORS
Any offensive, annoying, unpleasant or obnoxious thing or practice, a cause or source of annoyance, especially continuing or repeating invasion or disturbance of another's right, including the actual or potential emanation of any physical characteristics of activity or use across a property line, which emanation can be perceived by or affects a human being or the generation of an excessive or concentrated movement of people or things, such as:
(a) 
Noise.
(b) 
Dust.
(c) 
Smoke.
(d) 
Fumes.
(e) 
Odor.
(f) 
Glare.
(g) 
Flashes.
(h) 
Vibration.
(i) 
Shock waves.
(j) 
Heat.
(k) 
Electronic or atomic radiation.
(l) 
Objectionable effluent.
(m) 
Noise of congregation of people, particularly at night.
(n) 
Vehicular traffic.
NURSING HOME
A facility which is licensed by the department of health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:39, to provide health care under medical supervision and continuous nursing care for 24 or more consecutive hours to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment which a hospital provides and who, because of their physical or mental condition, require continuous nursing home-level care.
OPEN AIR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENTS
Any land, building, devices or activities for amusement and profit perceptible from a public right of way, such as drive-in theatres, golf driving ranges, miniature golf courses, archery, ferris wheels, shooting galleries, open front restaurants or snack bars, swimming pools and other features found in commercial areas.
PARKING LOT
An area which contains two or more off-street parking spaces.
PARKING SPACE, OFF-STREET
An area not less than nine feet by 19 feet, which is accessible from a street but not located on a street, which is both suitable and intended for the parking of a passenger motor vehicle and which may include a garage or carport.
PIGGERY
A place where pigs are assembled for growth or fattening before sale or slaughter.
PLACE OF WORSHIP
A place of worship is a building or structure where persons regularly assemble for worship, which by design and construction are primarily intended for the conducting of organized religious services and accessory uses associated therewith.
PROJECT
See definition of "Large Project" and "Small Project"
QUARRYING
The removal from the earth of stone, sand, gravel, minerals, topsoil or other natural material for the purpose of sale or any other commercial purpose, other than such as may be incidental to excavating or regarding in connection with or in anticipation of building development or landscaping on the site.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle other than an automobile, such as a travel trailer, a boat and boat trailer, an aircraft or a light truck or bus containing sleeping accommodations, which is intended and employed only for noncommercial recreational use.
RESTAURANT
Any establishment, however designated, at which food is sold for consumption on the premises, but normally to patrons seated within an enclosed building. However, a snack bar at a public or community playground, playfield, park or swimming pool, operated solely by the agency or group operating the recreational facilities and for the convenience of the patrons of the facilities, shall not be deemed to be a restaurant.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN
An establishment where patrons are served food, soft drinks, ice cream and similar confections for consumption mainly outside the confines of the principal building or in vehicles parked upon the premises, regardless of whether or not, in addition thereto, seats or other accommodations are provided for the patrons.
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES
The boundary lines of land used or intended for use as streets and from which setback and other requirements shall begin. Where existing records are vague or show a lesser dimension, they shall be considered to be not less than 50 feet apart, 25 feet from the centerline of streets.
ROOM
A completely enclosed interior space containing no partitions higher than four feet.
ROOMER
A person who occupies a rooming house in accordance with the provisions of section 10B-273 and who is not related in direct line by blood or marriage to the owner of the house.
ROOMING HOUSE
Same as "House, rooming."
SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS
The schedule of regulations annexed to this article.
SERVICE STATION
Same as "Gasoline service station."
SETBACK, BUILDING ALONG DISTRICT BOUNDARY
The shortest distance between the building line and the district boundary line.
SETBACK, BUILDING FRONT
The shortest distance between the building line and the front lot line.
SETBACK, BUILDING REAR
The shortest distance between the building line and the rear lot line.
SETBACK, BUILDING SIDE
The shortest distance between the building line and the side lot line.
SETBACK, PARKING ALONG DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINE
The shortest distance between the perimeter line of the parking area and the district boundary line.
SETBACK, PARKING FRONT
The shortest distance between the perimeter line of the parking area and the front lot line.
SETBACK, PARKING REAR
The shortest distance between the perimeter line of the parking area and the rear lot line.
SETBACK, PARKING SIDE
The shortest distance between the perimeter line of the parking area and the side lot line.
SIGN
A visible device for attracting attention or giving information through the use of letters, symbols or any other means, such as flags and pennants. Its area shall be considered as being the total area containing all letters, symbols and other devices, or the area of its background if distinguishable from a larger background such as the wall of a building. In the case of multi-faceted signs, the area shall include all the faces of the sign. Not included or restricted are the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation, state, city or other political unit, or of any educational institution, or temporary signs of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, religious or like campaign, drive or event.
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE
Same as "Structure, single-family."
SMALL PROJECT
Any development which results in an increase in impervious surface of four (400) hundred or more square feet, does not meet the definition of a “major development” or “minor development” under section 10B-227.1 and is exempt from the site plan review and approval requirements under Article X of this chapter. The amount of disturbance or impervious surface shall be measured on a cumulative basis since June 12. 2017.
[Added 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-39; amended 2-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
STORY
Any covered area whether finished or not, with a clear headroom of five feet or more measured from the finished floor to the ceiling (defined as the bottom of the structural members of the floor or roof above). If the covered area also meets the definition of "basement," it shall not be considered a "story."
[Amended 6-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14]
STREET
Any right-of-way defined in article IX and any private right-of-way necessary to provide access to buildings. Not included in this definition are privately owned roads or driveways on campuses of educational institutions; provided, that such are not customarily used by the general public to traverse such campuses. Nonexhaustive examples of private roads that are so used by the general public and which, therefore, are included in this definition of street, are Springdale Road Extension, Faculty Road, Hartley Avenue, Western Way east of Broadmead and Broadmead.
STREET LEVEL
The elevation of the center line of a street.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed, assembled or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on or in the ground; this shall include fences and garden walls more than six feet, six inches from grade, farm fences in excess of eight feet from grade, tanks, towers, advertising devices, bins, tents, lunch wagons, trailers, dining cars, recreation vehicles, or similar structures on wheels or other supports used for business or living purposes. This includes any structure equipped with a roof, whether permanent or temporary, such as porches, awnings, canopies, summer houses, arbors, balconies and similar elements. The word "structure" shall not apply to service utilities entirely below the ground, nor shall it apply to tents used in connection with reunions of alumni of educational institutions for periods of two weeks or less, nor shall it apply to tents or fences used for private social affairs such as weddings and parties and in place for one week or less.
STRUCTURE, MULTIFAMILY
A structure containing more than one dwelling unit.
STRUCTURE, SINGLE-FAMILY
A freestanding structure containing one dwelling unit only, or, if permitted in the district, one dwelling unit and one accessory dwelling unit.
SWIMMING POOL
Any pool which is constructed, used or maintained to provide recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading and which is capable of containing water to a depth greater than 18 inches, and all buildings, equipment and appurtenances thereto.
TAVERN
A business selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
TOURIST HOME
Same as "Hotel."
TRAILER CAMP AND COURT
An area designed for the parking of trailers of any kind.
TRAILER, HOUSE
Structures designed to be moved from place to place, which are enclosed and used for sleeping or other human occupancy.
TRAILER, TRAVEL
Structures designed to be moved from place to place, which may be partially enclosed with canvas or other material, and which are used for sleeping and other human occupancy during the course of activities commonly known as "camping" or "caravaning."
USE, ACCESSORY
Same as "Accessory use."
WADING POOL
Any pool which is constructed, used or maintained to provide recreational facilities for wading, and which is capable of containing water to a maximum depth not greater than 18 inches, and all buildings, equipments and appurtenances thereto.
YARD
An open space area existing between a building line and the adjacent most nearly parallel lot line.
[Ord. No. 856, § 2; Ord. No. 971, § 3; Ord. No. 983, § 1; Ord. No. 1014, § 1; Ord. No. 1031, § 1; Ord. No. 82-17, § 1; Ord. No. 83-9, § 1; Ord. No. 83-23, § 1; Ord. No. 84-31, § 1; Ord. No. 86-14, § 1; Ord. No. 86-15, § 1; Ord. No. 87-14, § 1; Ord. No. 87-15, § 1; Ord. No. 87-27, § 11; Ord. No. 87-31, § 1; Ord. No. 88-34, § 1; Ord. No. 88-44, § 1; Ord. No. 89-20, § 1; Ord. No. 90-12, § 1; Ord. No. 92-27, § 1; Ord. No. 92-33, § 2; Ord. No. 92-34, § 1; Ord. No. 92-37, § 5; Ord. No. 94-9, § 1; Ord. No. 94-10, § 3; Ord. No. 96-19, § 2; Ord. No. 96-20, § 2; Ord. No. 2001-28, § 2; Ord. No. 2001-29, § 2; Ord. No. 2003-5, § 1; Ord. No. 2004-12, § 1; Ord. No. 2007-4, § 1; Ord. No. 2011-16, § 3; Ord. No. 2014-43 § 3; Ord. No. 2016-11; Ord. No. 2016-16; Ord. No. 2016-25; Ord. No. 2019-10 § 2; 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-18; 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-19; 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-20; 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-21; 11-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-37; 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-55; 6-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-15; 7-11-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-22. Consolidated Zoning Map adopted 12-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-43]
This article shall consist of the text thereof and the consolidated zoning map entitled "Official Zoning Map of Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey," prepared by Deanna Stockton, P. E., Municipal Engineer, dated November 28, 2022, consisting of two sheets. Said map, together with all explanatory matters thereon, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter and shall be kept up to date with the latest amendments in the office of the Municipal Engineer and the office of the Municipal Clerk for the use and benefit of the public.
The Consolidated Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
Editor's Note: The Overlay Zoning Map of Historic Preservation Districts and Historic Preservation Buffer Districts may be found in the Municipal offices.
[Ord. No. 856, § 2]
No building shall be erected, moved, altered, added to or enlarged, except in conformity with this article.
No building shall have a design or be used, and no land shall be used for any purpose or in any manner other than as specified in this article.
[Ord. No. 90-36, § 3.]
Land adjacent to state highways shall be regulated in conformity with the state highway access management code adopted by the commissioner of transportation under section 3 of the "State Highway Access Management Act," P.L. 1989, c. 32; land with access to county roads and highways shall be regulated in conformity with any access management code adopted by the county under R.S. 27:16-1; and land with access to municipal streets and highways shall be regulated in conformity with any municipal access management code adopted under R.S. 40:67-1. This section shall not be construed as requiring the establishment of minimum lot sizes or minimum frontage requirements for lots adjacent to or restricted from access to a state highway.
[Ord. No. 89-30, § 2; Ord. No. 90-36, § 4.]
The following are exempt from the requirements of this article:
(a) 
Any development for which the township is the applicant.