A. 
There is hereby established a comprehensive zone plan for the Township of Pequannock, which plan is set forth in the text and map that constitute this chapter. Said chapter is adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62.
B. 
Specifically, the purposes of this chapter are as follows:
(1) 
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters.
(2) 
To provide adequate light, air and open space.
(3) 
To ensure that the development of Pequannock Township does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
(4) 
To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and the preservation of the environment.
(5) 
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open spaces, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of Township residents and the region of which the Township is a part.
(6) 
To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
(7) 
To promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
The following list of community development objectives forms the basis upon which the Pequannock Township Master Plan and this chapter are formulated:
A. 
To preserve and protect the high-quality residential environment in the Township.
B. 
To provide commercial areas adequate to serve the needs of Township residents and residents of the surrounding area.
C. 
While recognizing the essentially single-family character of Pequannock Township, to provide a greater variety of housing types than currently exists within the Township.
D. 
To preserve existing farmland areas which do much to give the Township its existing character and which provide community functions of water retention, flood control, open space and provision of fresh food, produce and other garden products.
E. 
To preserve existing historic sites and historic structures which create ties to the Township's, region's and nation's past and provide bench marks of the quality of environment which typifies the present and future of the Township.
F. 
To provide for protection of flood-prone areas through control of development.
G. 
To provide for adequate open space and recreation facilities to meet the needs of Township residents and to protect environmentally sensitive lands through their protection as public or private open space.
H. 
To provide for adequate location and numbers of public and quasi-public community facilities and services, including houses of worship, clubs and lodges, schools, libraries and governmental offices and buildings.
I. 
To ensure that all future development is consistent with standards for environmental preservation and energy conservation.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum standards for public health, safety, morals and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any other law, ordinance, statute or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any other law, ordinance, statute or regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall be controlling. This chapter is not intended to interfere with, abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements between parties, provided that where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of a building or premises or requires larger open spaces, this chapter shall control.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Pequannock Township Zoning Ordinance."
[Amended 9-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-09; 10-24-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-24; 10-25-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-21; 3-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2; 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-5; 6-24-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-13; 9-8-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-14]
A. 
Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular includes the plural; "person" includes an association, partnership and corporation as well as an individual; the word "shall" is always mandatory; and the term "occupied or used," as applied to any building, shall be construed to be followed by the words "or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied or used."
B. 
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings herein indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR USE
A building or use subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the principal building or use on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to those of the principal building.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The Zoning Officer or personnel as identified by ordinance.
ADULT BOOK AND/OR GIFT STORE
An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock-in-trade gifts, devices, books, magazines and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as hereafter defined, or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
ADULT MINI MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
An enclosed building with a capacity for fewer than 50 persons used for showing material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as hereafter defined, for observations by patrons therein.
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
An enclosed building with a capacity of 50 or more persons used for showing material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as hereafter defined, for observations by patrons therein.
AMUSEMENT PARLOR OR ARCADE
Any place or premises where any machine or device is located, the primary purpose of which is to make said machines available to the public. If more than 10% of the floor area devoted to the public is utilized for machines or there are more than eight machines, whichever is more restrictive, the use or premises shall be considered an amusement parlor.
BASEMENT (CELLAR)
The portion of a building that is partly below the average finished grade of the ground adjoining the building.
BIG BOX RETAIL
Large retail establishment of over 50,000 square feet used for wholesale and retail purposes.
[Amended 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
BOARDINGHOUSE
A dwelling in which rooms without cooking facilities may be leased to persons, principally nontransients.
BREWERY/DISTILLERY
An establishment that manufactures and sells alcoholic products in-house.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
BUILDING
Any temporary or permanent structure having a roof supported by columns, piers, or walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods or materials of any kind. "Building" shall also be any unroofed platform. "Building" shall also include receiving and transmitting radio, television and other communications equipment antennas, except for such antennas installed on the roof of a building and extending no more than 15 feet above the highest level of the roof of such building.
BUILDING LINE
The boundary line along a street beyond which buildings must not project. Pad site structures must adhere to building line regulations where all other structures adhere to setback regulations.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
BUILDING, TEMPORARY
Any structure which is not intended to be used for more than four consecutive months of any calendar year and which is completely disassembled subsequent to each period of use.
CANNABIS
All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds, except those containing resin extracted from the plant, which are cultivated and, when applicable, manufactured in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, P.L. 2021, c. 16 (the "Act"), for use in cannabis products as further defined in the Act.
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
CANNABIS CULTIVATOR
Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or produces cannabis in this state, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers.
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT
A cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, a cannabis retailer or a cannabis distributor as defined in the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, P.L. 2021, c. 16 (the "Act").
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
CANTILEVERING (RESIDENTIAL)
To allow for modest improvements of homes in the community without negatively impacting flooding or proportionality, a home may be cantilevered no more than two feet over the foundation. Such cantilever may occur on only two sides and must be opposite sides. Such a cantilever shall not be included in building coverage. The area of the cantilever in excess of the permitted two feet on two parallel sides shall be included and counted as part of the building coverage.
CLINIC
Place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm or injured persons and those who are in need of psychiatric counseling or medical, dental or surgical attention but who are not provided with board or room or kept overnight on the premises.
CLUB or LODGE
A corporation, association or group of persons formed for social, educational or recreational purposes, not for profit.
COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT
The rendering of entertainment, as opposed to products or services, to the general public. Commercial entertainment includes theaters and auditoriums, and indoor amusement/entertainment facilities such as arcades, pool and/or billiard rooms.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
COMMERCIAL RECREATION
Sport-type uses such as bowling, soccer, ice skating, wrestling, batting cages, golf driving ranges, trampoline or similar uses.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
COMMUNITY CENTER
Any building or buildings and the lot upon which they are located which are publicly owned or operated to serve the community in which they are located. Such a use may include indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, public meeting rooms, libraries and rooms for the dispensing of counseling, guidance or clinical services but may not include residential uses.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
An application form, completed as specified by ordinance and the rules and regulations of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, and accompanying documents required by ordinance for approval of the application for development, including but not limited to a site plan.
[Amended 4-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
CONTRACTOR SHOWROOM
An establishment used to display and place orders for windows, doors, cabinets, countertops, carpets, recreational structures, and similar items that are delivered to the customer's home or business. A contractor showroom shall not include establishments wherein customers leave the site with merchandise.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
COURT, INNER
An open space enclosed on all sides by exterior walls of a building.
COURT, OUTER
An open space enclosed on three sides by exterior walls of a building. Its length shall be measured as the horizontal distance between the exit opening on a street or yard and the end opposite such street or yard.
COVERAGE BY IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
The portion of a lot covered by all buildings, asphalt or concrete paving, paver stone, tile or block, sidewalks, swimming pool, porches and exterior stairs or other impervious surfaces which prevent water absorption to the ground.
COVERAGE, BUILDING
The area covered by all buildings on a lot, expressed as a percentage of the total lot area.
CULTIVATION
The growing, cultivation, or production of cannabis. Cannabis cultivation may include limited cannabis processing, provided that the cannabis cultivator possesses the required state cannabis manufacturer's license and subject to the limitations contained within this chapter.
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
DECK
An outdoor unroofed platform supported by columns, piers or walls or other supports that allow water to flow through and into the ground below.
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENT
Premises constructed to dispense services to motorists without having to leave the vehicle and providing curb and/or window counter service.
DRIVE-IN/DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT
A building or portion thereof where food or beverages are sold in a form ready for consumption and where a portion of the consumption takes place outside the building, as for example a motor vehicle on site.
DWELLING
A structure or portion of a structure on a lot which is arranged or used or intended to be used for one or more individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit. Every dwelling unit shall have, at a minimum, cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities.
DWELLING, DETACHED
A building designed for and occupied by a single household which has no party walls in common with any other structure.[1]
DWELLING, PATIO HOME
A single-family dwelling unit arranged on a lot of at least the minimum required size and dimension with no side yard on one side of the dwelling and in which the entire rear yard is fenced, walled or otherwise screened.
DWELLING, SEMIDETACHED
A one-family dwelling separated by a party wall from another contiguous dwelling.[2]
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE STACKED
A townhome in which one unit is "stacked" on top of the other, up to two units total. Each of the units in a stacked townhome must have its own exterior entrance.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY DETACHED
A structure on one lot which contains two separate and complete dwellings with common or separate entrances.
DWELLING UNIT, TOWNHOUSE
One of a series of single-family dwelling units attached by a common wall between it and the adjacent unit or units, together with individual front and rear entrances and yards designed as an integral part of each unit and having been constructed in conformity with an approved subdivision and site development plan.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
ELEEMOSYNARY USE
Use by a charitable nonprofit organization.
ENGINEER
The duly appointed Engineer of the Township of Pequannock.
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of pre-prepared or rapidly prepared food in a ready-to-consume state for consumption within the building or off premises.
FENCE
A barrier greater than 2 1/2 feet in height made of posts and wires, boards or other similar material.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The aggregate floor area, in square feet, of all buildings on a lot divided by the square-foot area of such lot.
FLOOR AREA, AGGREGATE
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building or buildings on a lot, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls separating two buildings, excluding roof areas, terraces or balconies, and cellar and basement areas used only for storage or for the operation and maintenance of the building, and further excluding any areas devoted only to accessory off-street parking or loading.
FRONT YARD SETBACK
The area between the line parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the front yard required for the district in which the lot is located and the street line, which area shall be open and unoccupied.
GARAGE
A building accessory to the principal use on a lot for the storage of motor vehicles, either for or without compensation.
GRADE PLANE
The reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet from the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
The vertical distance of a structure derived from the average finished grade at the foundation corners of the building or structure, including additional measurements at the center of all exterior side, front and rear building walls, to the highest point of the building or structure, excluding a chimney or other similar structures.
HOME OCCUPATION
An accessory use of a dwelling unit for gainful employment.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
HOSPITAL
An institution providing health services and medical or surgical care of the sick or injured, both as inpatients and as outpatients, including, as an integral part of the institution, such related facilities as laboratories, training facilities, central service facilities and staff offices.
HOTEL
A building or part thereof which contains 48 or more rented rooms without cooking facilities, served by a common entrance.
JUNKYARD
A lot, land or structure or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage or salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and for the sale of parts thereof. An automobile junkyard shall consist of the storage of three or more unlicensed automobiles for the purpose of salvaging used parts therefrom or reducing said automobile to scrap, whether or not said use is accessory to a permitted use.
LIMITED CANNABIS PROCESSING
The drying, compounding, extraction, and/or conversion of usable cannabis into cannabis resins as an activity accessory to and performed in conjunction with a principle cannabis cultivation use on or at the same facility. It is recognized that limited cannabis processing requires a State of New Jersey cannabis manufacturing license; however, limited cannabis processing is the only manufacturing activity permitted in the Township.
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
LOADING SPACE
A portion of a lot contiguous to a building which is set aside for the parking of vehicles while materials or goods are being loaded or unloaded.
LOT
Any parcel of land which is occupied or intended to be occupied by a building or buildings and its accessory buildings, together with the required open spaces and accessory uses appurtenant to such building or group of buildings.
LOT DEPTH
The average horizontal distance between front and rear lot lines, measured in the general direction of its side lot lines. In the case of an irregularly shaped lot which comes to a point in the rear, the lot depth shall be the distance of the perpendicular line extending from the center of the rear lot line to the street.
LOT FRONTAGE
Shall be the same as lot width except in the case of flag lots where it shall be a minimum of 50 feet.
LOT LINE
Any boundary of a lot.
LOT LINE, FRONT
See definition of "street line."
LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line generally opposite to the street line; if the rear lot line is less than 10 feet in length or if the lot comes to a point in the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be an imaginary line parallel to the street line not less than 10 feet long lying furthest from the street line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
The lot lines extending from the street line to the rear lot line.
LOT WIDTH
The lot width shall be measured at the front yard setback line.
LOT, CORNER
A lot abutting on two or more intersecting streets. A lot abutting a curved street shall be deemed to be a corner lot if the tangents to the curve at the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street lines intersect at an interior angle of 135° or less.
LOT, INTERIOR
Any lot which is not a corner lot.
LOT, THROUGH
A lot having street frontage both in front and to the rear.
MACHINE or DEVICE
Any coin-operated automatic amusement game, including, but not to the exclusion of other devices, those devices known as "roulette," "baseball," "pinball," "shooting games," "video-type games or machines" or similar devices that use a display screen which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, disc or key into a slot, crevice or other opening, will commence operation, which is maintained or used within a public or quasi-public place. Each machine or device shall have an unobstructed perimeter zone or distance of five feet around the sides and front of said machine or device. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to refer to vending machines for cigarettes, food, confections, music or merchandise.
[Amended 4-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
MASTER PLAN
The document or documents, as amended, which have been adopted by the Pequannock Township Planning Board as the Master Plan of the Township of Pequannock.
MEDICAL OFFICE
An outpatient institution which may be directly affiliated with a hospital or medical complex, membership-based, and open to the public as well as referred patients. Such building is used primarily by physicians to examine and consult with patients. The following facilities shall not be considered a medical office: ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, medical or dental laboratories, urgent care facilities, long-term acute care hospitals or specialty hospitals.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
MEDICAL OR DENTAL LAB
A facility or office for performing diagnostic or medical test (such as but not limited to blood test, urinalysis, CT scan, x-ray, or other diagnostic test); and performing analysis of such tests.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
MOBILE HOME(S)
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. It does not include recreational vehicles or travel trailers.
MOTEL
A building or group of buildings containing rented rooms which have direct outside access (the term "outside access" to include access to open or screened porches), including establishments designated as "motor inn," "tourist court," "tourist cabins" or "roadside hotel."
NONCONFORMING USE
A building or use, or both, which lawfully existed prior to the enactment of a zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto and which is continued after the effective date thereof although it does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is located.
NURSING HOME
A facility operated for the purpose of providing therein lodging, board and nursing care to sick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons for compensation.
OUTDOOR DINING
The use of an adjacent, privately owned outside area by a food or beverage establishment for the same eating and drinking activities that occur within the establishment.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
OUTDOOR DISPLAY
The use of any portion of a lot outside the enclosed portions of a structure for purposes of display, sales or storage.
PAD SITE STRUCTURE
A standalone structure of less than 35,000 square feet, commonly located on an outparcel, and typically located in the front of a larger shopping center or strip mall.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
PARKING SPACE
An open space or a garage, on a lot, used for parking of motor vehicles and to which there is access from a street or aisle.
PERSONAL SERVICES
Services involving the care of a person or his or her personal goods or apparel.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
PET CARE ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment used as veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, animal boarding, kennel, or grooming business. A pet care establishment shall permit a maximum of 100 square feet of ancillary retail sales.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
PLANNER
The Township Planner of the Township of Pequannock.
PLANNING BOARD
The duly and legally appointed Planning Board of the Township of Pequannock.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which the building is located.
PROFESSION or PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION
Those businesses and offices which are licensed by the State of New Jersey.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
The office of a member of a recognized profession, including only the office of a realtor, an insurance agent, an architect, a professional engineer, a lawyer or such similar professional occupation which may be so designated by the Planning Board upon a finding by such Board that such occupation is truly professional in character, training and experience as a condition for the practice thereof. The practice of such occupation shall in no way adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights in any zone in which it is located to a greater extent than for the professional activities listed herein. The issuance of a state or local license for regulation of any gainful occupation need not be deemed indicative of professional standing.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
RESTAURANT
A building or portion thereof where food is commercially sold for on-premises consumption to patrons seated at tables or counters.
RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
A building in which food or drink is offered for retail sale for consumption off premises.
RETAIL SALES
An establishment wherein goods, merchandise, produce, commodities or similar articles are offered for sale or sold to the general public or the ultimate consumer.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
RETAIL SERVICES
The rendering of services, as opposed to products, to the general public. Retail services include recreation services and facilities, studios for the instruction of the arts, including dance studios, gymnastics, or martial arts, museums, and galleries.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
SERVICE STATION
A premises used for the retail sale of gasoline and other fuels and oil and other lubricants for the operation of motor vehicles and accessory uses.
SETBACK OR YARD REQUIREMENTS
For the purpose of measuring the yard dimension, the location of the building wall closest to the property line shall constitute the location of the building. No architectural projections, such as a roof overhang or bay window, shall extend more than 1 1/2 feet beyond the required setback.
SHOPPING CENTER
One or more buildings or parts thereof designed or existing as a unit, occupied or to be occupied by one or more businesses for the conduct of retail sales, with parking space.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
SIDEWALK CAFES
The extension of the services of an existing restaurant preparing and serving foods for consumption within an existing building, to the extent that food is permitted to be served and consumed at tables placed on the public sidewalk adjacent to and within the confines of the frontage of that portion of the building in which the restaurant is situated. A sidewalk cafe may contain readily removable tables, chairs, temporary railings and planters but shall be otherwise unenclosed by fixed walls and open to the air except for retractable awnings, umbrellas or other nonpermanent covers, provided such covers do not interfere with pedestrian circulation.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
SINGLE AND SEPARATE OWNERSHIP
The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, partnerships or corporations, which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any adjoining lot.
SITE PLAN
Plan for use and/or development of any lot, parcel or piece of land other than for a single one-family or single two-family residence and uses accessory thereto, prepared in accordance with the provisions of Article X of this chapter.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS
(1) 
Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks and female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
(2) 
Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
(1) 
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
(2) 
Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy.
(3) 
Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast.
STORY
That part of any building, not including basements, comprised between the level of one finished floor and the level of the next higher finished floor or, if there is no higher finished floor, then that part of the building comprised between the level of the highest finished floor and the top of the roof beams.
STORY, HALF
Any space partially within the roof framing, where the clear height of not more than 50% of such space between the top of the floor beams and the structural ceiling level is seven feet or more.
STREET
A street, improved to Township standards, which is one of the following: an existing Township, county or state highway or street; a street shown on an approved subdivision final plat; or a street shown on the Official Map of the Township.
STREET LINE
The subdividing line between the street and the lot, across which there is a permanent access to the lot.
STRUCTURE
See definition of "building."
STRUCTURE, MULTIFAMILY
An exclusively residential building designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other in units attached at one or more common roofs, walls, or floors. Typically, the unit's habitable area is provided on a single level with entrances provided from a common corridor. A common lobby with elevators is required when more than one story is built.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
STRUCTURE, TOWNHOUSE
A series of adjoined one-family dwelling units that are separated from the adjacent dwelling unit by an approved wall extending from the foundation through the roof and structurally independent of the corresponding wall of the adjoining unit. They have a totally exposed front and rear wall to be used for access, light, and ventilation.
[Added 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
YARD, FRONT
An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the street line and the front line of the building projected to the side lines of that 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 any building. The depth of a rear yard shall be measured at right angles to the rear line of the lot or, if the lot is not rectangular, then in the general direction of its side lot lines.
YARD, SECONDARY FRONT
(1) 
On a corner lot, the open, unoccupied area facing the street that is not associated with the front or main entrance of the principal building.
(2) 
An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the street line and the non-principal side of the building projected to the side lines of that lot.
YARD, SIDE
An open, unoccupied space between the side line of the lot and the nearest point of the building and extending from the front yard to the rear yard or, in absence of either of such yards, to the street or rear lot line, as the case may be. The width of a side yard shall be measured at right angles to the side lines of the lot.
ZONING OFFICER
The duly appointed Zoning Officer of the Township of Pequannock.
ZONING PERMIT
A document signed by the administrative officer which is required by ordinance as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a structure or building which complies with the provisions of this chapter or variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal agency pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 and 40:55D-70.
[Amended 4-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "dwelling, multifamily," which followed this definition, was repealed 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16. See now the definition of "structure, multifamily" below.
[2]
Editor's Note: The definition of "dwelling, townhouse," which followed this definition, was repealed 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16. See now the definitions of "dwelling unit, townhouse" and "structure, townhouse" below.