A.
Words used in the present tense include the singular number includes
the plural as well as the singular.
B.
The word "lot" includes the word "plot."
C.
The phrase "used" includes "arranged," "designed," "intended," "constructed,"
"altered," "maintained," "occupied," "converted," "rented," "leased,"
or "intended to be used".
D.
The term "such as," where used herein, shall be considered as introducing
a typical or illustrative rather than an entirely exclusive or inclusive
designation of permitted or prohibited uses, activities, establishments
or structures.
E.
"Shall" and "will" are mandatory, and "may" is permissive.
F.
The word "person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership
or any other legal entity.
G.
Either gender shall include the other.
H.
The word "includes" or "including" shall not limit the term to the
specified example; but is intended to extend its meaning to all other
instances of like kind and character.
I.
Any word or term not defined or referenced herein in Article II of this chapter hereinbelow shall be used with a meaning of standard usage as defined in Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, unabridged and latest edition.
J.
Whenever a term is used in this chapter which is not defined in this
chapter, but which term is defined in the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.), such term is intended to have the meaning as defined
in the Municipal Land Use Law.
K.
Definitions identified with the initials "MLUL" are taken from the
Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.). "RSIS" means the
definition was taken from the Residential Site Improvement Standards
(N.J.A.C. 5:21 et seq.). Unlabeled definitions pertain only to this
chapter.
The following words, terms and phrases used in this chapter
shall have the meanings as indicated:
The total yearly traffic volume in both directions of travel
divided by 365.
A billboard which has carried no message for more than 180
days or longer which identifies a bona fide business, lessor, service,
owner, product, or activity, date or time of a past event, and/or
for which no legal owner can be found. This definition shall also
include any billboard structure which no longer supports the billboard
for which it was designed.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord.
No. O-06-27]
A single vehicular entrance and/or exit between a street
and a lot.
A self-contained residential dwelling unit with a kitchen,
sanitary facilities, sleeping quarters, and a private entrance, which
is created within an existing residence, or through the conversion
of an existing accessory structure on the same lot, or by an addition
to an existing residence or accessory building.
A use or structure subordinate to the principal use of a
building or structure on the same zone lot and serving a purpose customarily
incidental to the use of the principal building.
The construction of a new improvement which changes the exterior
appearance of a building or structure which comprises an existing
improvement.
Any business function in which there is not regular contact
with the general public and where no materials, products, goods or
prepared foods are stored except for office consumption.
The Director of Community Development and Planning of the
Township of Gloucester or designee responsible for administering the
responsibilities and authorities specified for the administrative
officer in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-3.
See "AADT."
A building or a portion of a building regularly featuring
dancing or other live entertainment if the dancing or entertainment
that constitutes the primary live entertainment is distinguished or
characterized by an emphasis on the exhibiting of specific sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons
therein.
Magazines, books, videotapes, movies, slides, CD-ROMs, DVDs,
or other devices used to record images or other media that are distinguished
or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing
or relating to hard-core material.
An establishment that rents and/or sells media and that meets
any of the following three tests:
40% or more of the gross public floor area devoted to adult
media.
40% of more of the stock-in-trade consists of adult media.
It advertises or otherwise conducts itself in any forum as "XXX,"
"adult," "sex," or otherwise as a sexually-oriented business other
than an adult media store, adult motion-picture theater, or adult
cabaret.
An establishment emphasizing or predominantly showing sexually
oriented movies.
An establishment offering goods for sale or rent and that
meets any of the following tests:
The establishment offers for sale items from any two of the
following categories: (1) adult media; (2) lingerie; or (3) leather
goods marketed or presented in a context to suggest their use in sadomasochistic
practices; and the combination of such items constitutes more than
10% of its stock-in-trade or occupies more than 10% of its gross public
floor area.
More than 5% of its stock-in-trade consists of sexually oriented
toys or novelties.
More than 5% of its gross public floor area is devoted to sexually
oriented toys or novelties.
A residential development including accessory buildings and
required or permitted social, cultural, medical and recreational facilities
limited to certain age groups conforming to 24 CFR Part 100, Subpart
E, Housing for Older Persons, of the Federal Fair Housing Amendments
Act of 1988, as it may be amended or superseded.[1]
The use of land for common farmsite activities, including
but not limited to: production, harvesting, storage, grading, packaging,
processing and the wholesale and retail marketing of crops, plants,
animals (excluding swine) and other related commodities and the use
and application of techniques and methods of soil preparation and
management, fertilization, weed, disease and pest control, disposal
of farm waste, irrigation, drainage and water management, and grazing.
[Amended 10-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-14]
The traveled way by which cars enter and depart parking spaces.
[RSIS]
A public or private street primarily designed to serve as
secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal
frontage is on some other street.
Includes, but are not limited to, the following:
All incidental changes or replacements in nonstructural parts
of a building or other structure.
Minor changes or replacement in the structural parts of a building
or other structure, limited to the following examples and others of
similar character or extent:
Alteration of interior partitions to residential buildings,
provided that no additional dwelling units are created thereby.
Alteration of interior partitions in all other types of building
or other structures.
Making windows or doors in exterior walls.
Strengthening the load-bearing capacity in not more than 10%
of the total floor area to permit the accommodation of a specialized
unit of machinery or equipment.
Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing
walls, columns, beams or girders, or in the utility system or mechanical
equipment of a structure which change materially alters its usability
or capacity of function.
Any place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical
treatment, including short-term boarding only incidental to such hospital
use.
Any building, structure or premises in which animals are
kept, boarded, bred or trained for commercial gain.
See "dwelling unit, multifamily."
A developer submitting an application for development. [MLUL]
The application or appeal forms, together with the required
fees and all accompanying documents required by this chapter for approval
of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, conditional
use, zoning variance or direction for issuance of a permit pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 or N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36. [MLUL]
The Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the
Township of Gloucester unless a different agency is designated by
ordinance when acting pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1
et seq.
See "street, arterial."
A survey by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor that indicates
improvements on, above, and below the ground after construction pursuant
to a final site plan or subdivision approval precedent to the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy.
A facility which is licensed by the NJ Department of Health
and Senior Services to provide apartment-style housing and congregate
dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when
needed, for four or more adult persons unrelated to the proprietor.
In the context of this definition, "apartment" shall mean a dwelling
unit offering, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, private bathroom,
kitchenette, and a lockable door on the unit entrance.
An establishment that repairs and repaints motor vehicles
after collision, fire damage, water damage, or other natural disaster
or for the purpose of restoration.
Any building, premises and land in which or upon which a
business, service or industry involving the maintenance, servicing,
or repair of passenger vehicles and light trucks or vans is conducted
or rendered.
The use of any building, land or other property for the display
and sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks and vans, trailers
or recreational vehicles and including vehicle preparation, repair
and auto body work as accessory uses.
An establishment that recycles parts and other materials
from motor vehicles or otherwise disposes of same. Compare with "junkyard."
Any building accessory to a primary residence used for the
housing, storage or preparation for marketing of plants or animals,
provided that a "barn" is permitted only where the use of the plants
or animals to be housed, stored or prepared for marketing is an otherwise
permitted use under this chapter.
A barn which utilizes heavy timber framing as the support
for the roof. The sides of the pole barn may or may not be closed.
A story having a portion of its height below grade and the
finished floor level directly above the basement with more than 1/2
the height of the basement above average ground level around the building.
A "basement" is counted as a story if the ceiling is more than six
feet above the average grade or is subdivided and used for dwelling
purposes, other than for a janitor employed on the premises.
A mound of soil, either natural or constructed, used for
one or more of the following purposes: screen, buffer, separator,
landscape feature, noise attenuator, dam, or stormwater control. [RSIS]
A bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic
by an open space or barrier, and either within the highway right-of-way
or within an independent right-of-way or easement. [RSIS]
Any freestanding off-premises object, device, display, sign
or structure or any part thereof, displayed outdoors or visible from
a public way, which is used to advertise, identify, display direct
or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization,
product, business, service, event or location, or to express a point
of view, by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs,
symbols, advertising flags, fixtures, colors, illuminations or projected
images. Each substantially different face of a billboard structure
shall constitute a separate billboard. Billboards do not include on-premises
commercial or political signage, nor small commercial or noncommercial
signs temporarily placed in residential lawns by residents, owners,
contractors, realtors or by or on behalf of political candidates or
issues.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. O-06-27]
The facing of a billboard, including copy, insignia, background,
structural supports, border and trim. The measurement shall be determined
by the smallest rectangle inclusive of all letters and images. The
structural supports shall be excluded if they do not constitute a
major part of the billboard or if the structure is not used to identify
or attract attention to the business or product.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord.
No. O-06-27]
The vertical distance measured from the plane of view at
the adjacent roadway to the highest point of the billboard structure.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord.
No. O-06-27]
Spacing of billboards shall be the minimum distance between
outdoor advertising billboard structures measured along the nearest
edge of the pavement between points directly opposite the billboards
along each side of the highway/roadway and shall apply to outdoor
advertising billboard structures located on both sides of the highway/roadway
involved.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord.
No. O-06-27]
The Zoning Board of Adjustment established pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-69.
A yard area exclusive of yard setbacks; an area within a
property or site, generally adjacent to and parallel with the property
line, either consisting of natural existing vegetation or created
by the use of trees, shrubs, fences, and/or berms, designed to continuously
limit view of and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties;
also termed a "buffer yard" or "transition strip."
A line that is established in this chapter a certain horizontal
distance from the street line or the lot line and the location to
which a building or part of a building is required to be constructed.
The area of a lot remaining after the minimum yard and open
space requirements of this chapter have been met and excluding one-hundred-year
floodplain, freshwater wetlands, and freshwater wetlands transition
buffers.
A combination of materials to form a construction adapted
to permanent, temporary, or continuous occupancy and having a roof.
[MLUL]
See "floor area."
The horizontal square footage or other area measurement by
which all buildings occupy a lot as measured by a vertical plane established
by the outside edge of the roof or roofs.
The vertical distance measured from the main elevation of
the finished grade along the front of the building to the highest
point of the roof; flat roofs, to the main height level; between the
eaves and the ridge, for gable and hipped roofs; and to the deckline
for mansard roofs.
A line parallel to the street line at the minimum yard depth
as established in this chapter.
A structure in which is conducted the principal use of the
site on which it is situated.
Standards and controls that establish the maximum size of
building and structures on a lot and the buildable area within which
the building may be located, including area, coverage, setback, height,
floor area ratio, and yard or other requirements affecting the physical
placement of buildings and structures on a lot.
Any calendar day in which the Township of Gloucester is open
to the general public.
A nonresidential land use developed as a single entity combining
office, research and development, and/or laboratory uses which may
contain ancillary personal services and eating establishments primarily
for use by employees and visitors to the complex.
For measurement of nursery stock, the diameter of a tree
trunk measured in inches at a point 12 inches above natural grade.
For woodland management or tree surveying, the diameter of a tree
trunk measured 4 1/2 feet above natural grade.
Any of the following:
A self-propelled, vehicular structure built as one unit on a
chassis and designed for temporary living for travel, recreation,
vacation or other short-term uses which may contain cooking, sleeping,
and sanitary facilities.
An immobile structure containing cooking and sleeping facilities
for travel, recreation, vacation or other short-term uses and designed
to be attached to the body of another vehicle for transporting from
one location to another.
A portable, vehicular structure built on a chassis, designed
for camping, the body of which is basically rectangular with a flat
top not more than four feet above the surface of the ground. The camper
is designed to have a temporary tent erected above the four-foot level
for camping activities.
A portable structure built on a chassis designed for towing
and as temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation and other
short-term uses and having an outside body width not exceeding eight
feet and a length not exceeding 30 feet, and which may contain cooking,
sleeping and sanitary facilities.
Any place, area, lot or tract of land so designed and intended
that persons could sleep, reside or dwell thereon, in or under any
type of shelter other than in a permanent type of structure which
conforms in all respects to the provisions of the Building Ordinance
of the Township of Gloucester.
A roof-like structure, open to the elements on four sides,
which is used to protect outdoor equipment, such as motor fuel pumps,
or a pedestrian walkway.
Any building or premises or potions thereof used for washing
automobiles, light trucks and vans for compensation.
The actual road surface area from curbline to curbline which
may include travel lanes, parking lanes, and deceleration and acceleration
lanes. Where there are no curbs, the cartway is that portion between
the edges of the paved, or hard surface, width. [RSIS]
See "basement."
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the deceased,
including columbarium, crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries, when
operated in conjunction with the cemetery within the boundaries.
A certificate issued by the Construction Official upon completion
of construction or alteration of any building or structure. Said certificate
shall acknowledge compliance with all requirements of this chapter,
such adjustment thereto as granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment,
and/or any other applicable requirements.
The bed and banks of a stream and waterways in the Township
which convey the normal flow of the stream that occurs most of the
time.
A facility duly licensed by the New Jersey State Department
of Human Services for the daytime accommodation of children pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq. See also "family day care home."
See "house of worship."
Systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement
of people, goods, water, air, sewage or power by such means as streets,
highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes and conduits,
and the handling of people and goods by such means as terminals, stations,
warehouses, and other storage building or transhipment points.
A private organization for social purposes in which the principal
use is in enclosed buildings, and limited outdoor sports are involved.
The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing.
See "street, collector."
Actual construction on a parcel of land in accordance with
a permit issued by the applicable jurisdiction.
A billboard which identifies goods or services that are not
sold on the premises where the billboard is located.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord.
No. O-06-27]
Any sign wording, logo, figure, symbol, color, illumination,
fixture, projection, or other representation that, directly or indirectly,
names, advertises, or calls attention to a business product, service,
or other commercial activity.
A vehicle used in the conduct of business for retail, service
or industrial purposes.
Land or water or a combination, together with improvements,
within or related to a site designated as a development, and designed
and intended for ownership, use and responsibility by the residents
and owners of the development. Common property may contain such complementary
structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the
benefit of the residents and owners of the development as approved
by the approving authority.
See "Master Plan."
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon
a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the
conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use
as specified in this chapter.
A training facility for personnel engaged in business, educational,
scientific, or research endeavors, but not to include business or
trade schools.
A rental apartment often developed as part of a continuing
care retirement community with communal dining facilities and services,
such as housekeeping, organized social and recreational activities,
transportation services, and other similar support services for residents.
Includes the term "comprehensive personal care home."
Land which is connected or adjacent to other land so as to
permit the land to be used as a functional unit; provided that separation
by lot line, streams, roads, rights-of-way, and easements shall not
affect the contiguity of land.
An age-restricted development that provides a continuum of
accommodations and care, from independent living to long-term bed
care and which enters into contracts to provide lifelong care in exchange
for the payment of monthly fees plus an entrance fee in excess of
one year of monthly fees conforming to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-330 et seq.
A retail store which sells a limited variety of prepackaged
sundries, dry goods and food, with hours of operation generally from
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. or longer and usually not larger than 4,000
square feet.
A club operated for profit, which may include a golf course
containing not less than 60 acres for each nine holes of golf and/or
associated recreational facilities.
The County of Camden, State of New Jersey.
The Planning Board of the County of Camden.
Land within the one-hundred-year floodplain, freshwater wetlands
and freshwater transition areas, and slopes in excess of 15%.
See "street, cul-de-sac."
Diameter at breast height.
Calendar days. [MLUL]
A raised unroofed platform attached to a dwelling.
An appropriation of land to some public use made by the owner
and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public. [RSIS]
The partial or total razing or destruction of any building
or of any improvement to land.
The permitted number of dwelling units per gross area of
land to be developed [MLUL]; gross density.
Density of a housing development after roads, common open
space and stormwater management areas are deducted, calculated by
dividing area by total units.
The number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential
land area, including streets, easements, and open space portions of
a development.
Instructions that provide a general framework for sound planning
and improvements to real property.
Regulations that set forth specific improvement requirements.
[RSIS]
A man-made or natural facility designed to collect surface
or subsurface water, impeding its flow and permitting its release
at a controlled rate not exceeding that existing prior to the development
of the property, into natural or man-made outlets.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any
land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including
the holder of any option or contract to purchase, or any other person
having enforceable proprietary interest in such land. [MLUL]
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels;
the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure; or any
mining, excavation of landfill, and any use or change in use of any
building or other structure or land or extension of use of land, for
which permission may be required. [MLUL]
A zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, site plan ordinance,
official map ordinance or other municipal regulation of the use and
development of land, or amendment thereto. [MLUL]
The diameter of a tree trunk measured 4 1/2 feet above
the natural grade.
The act of exposing, placing, posting, exhibiting, or in
any fashion displaying in any location, whether public or private,
an item in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content
or character distinguished by normal unaided vision viewing it from
a street, highway, or public sidewalk, or from any portion of the
premises where items and material other than adult media are on display
to the public.
The lands required for the installation and/or maintenance
of storm sewers or drainage ditches, or required along a natural stream
or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow
of water therein to safeguard the public against flood damage in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 58:16A-50 et seq.
A defined paved or unpaved surface providing vehicular access
to a street. A "driveway" is not a road, street, boulevard, highway,
or parkway. [RSIS]
A room or series of connected rooms containing cooking, sleeping,
sanitary, and general living facilities for one housekeeping unit.
A building on a single lot containing two dwelling units,
each of which is totally separated from the other, one of which is
wholly or partially above the other, with separate entrances at the
ground level.
One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities
comprising an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building
comprising three or more such units.
Four attached dwellings in one building in which each unit
has two open space exposures and shares a common interior wall with
one or two adjoining units, with separate ground floor access for
each unit. Units are joined side to side, but are not located one
above another.
A building containing two dwelling units side by side on
adjoining lots and having a common or party wall and having separate
individual sewerage and water facilities and connections.
A building physically separated from other buildings or portions
of buildings which is occupied or intended to be occupied for residential
purposes by one family.
A building containing three or more attached dwelling units
erected in a row on adjoining lots, each unit being separate from
the adjoining unit, but attached by a common or party wall and each
unit having separate individual outside access and individual public
water and sewerage facilities and connections.
A right, such as a right-of-way, afforded a person to make
limited use of another's real property.
Whenever the word "employees" or the expression "number of
employees" is herein referred to, it shall mean the greatest number
of persons to be employed in the building in question during any season
of the year and any time of the day or night.
An addition to the floor area of an existing building, and
increase in size of another structure or an increase in that portion
of a tract of land occupied by an existing use.
A municipal advisory body created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1
et seq. [MLUL]
Any business regulated by this chapter.
A federal or state highway to which access is restricted
except by ramps or interchanges.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord.
No. O-06-27]
The total area of the exterior face of a building, including
walls, windows, doors, and fixtures, below the top of the parapet
of a building with a flat roof, the cornice line of a building with
a gambrel, gable, or hip roof, or the upper slope line of a building
with a mansard roof, that faces a public street, pedestrian walkway,
or mall.
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single
household, who are living together as a stable and permanent living
unit, being a traditional family or the functional equivalent thereof;
a single housekeeping unit.
Child care provided in a private residence conforming to
N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16 et seq.
Those persons related by blood or legal relationship in the
following manner: grandparents, grandchildren, parent, son, daughter,
brothers, sister, aunts, and uncles, and first cousins.
An area of land which is actively devoted to agricultural,
silvicultural or horticultural use and which occupies no less than
five acres, exclusive of the land upon which any farmhouse is located
and such additional land as may be provided in accordance with N.J.S.A.
54:4-23.4, 54:4-23.5 and 54:4-23.11.
Any building for storing agricultural equipment or farm produce,
housing livestock or poultry or processing dairy products. The term
"farm building" shall not include a dwelling.
An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone,
wire, metal or any other manufactured material or combination of materials
erected for the enclosure of yard areas or other open spaces.
That portion of a building used solely for the housing of
fire-fighting auxiliary equipment and related space.
That portion of a stream, as identifiable on the USGS 7 1/2
inches quadrangle maps, form the point of upstream origin, downstream
to the first point of intersection with another branch, stream, or
tributary.
The portion of the flood hazard area outside the floodway.
See exhibit.
Land in the floodplain subject to flooding during a flood
having a flow of 125% of a one-hundred-year flood.
An official map of the Township on which the boundaries of
the flood area having special hazards have been designated.
An official map of the Township on which has been delineated
the special flood hazard areas in the Township for flood insurance
purposes.
An object that includes, but is not limited to, any structure,
fill, excavation, channel modification, rock, gravel, refuse or matter
in, along, across, or projecting into any channel, watercourse, or
flood area which may impede, retard or change the direction of the
flow of water either in itself or by catching or collecting debris
carried by such water or that is placed where the flow of water might
carry the collected debris downstream to pose a danger to life or
property.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry areas from:
The relatively flat area adjoining a water channel which
has been or may be covered by floodwater of the channel, including
the floodway, flood fringe area, and the flood hazard area. See exhibit.
State or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which
provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.[2]
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The relative size or magnitude of a flood, expressed as a
design discharge in cubic feet per second; which is developed from
hydrologic criteria, represents a major flood of reasonable expectancy,
reflects both flood experience and flood potential, and is the basis
of the delineation of the floodway and the flood hazard area and of
the water surface elevation thereof.
The elevations of the water surface of the floodway design
flood and the flood hazard area design flood.
The river or other watercourse and the adjacent land area
that must be reserved in order to discharge the design flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than 0.2
foot. See exhibit.
The sum of the habitable gross area of the several floors
of a building or buildings.
A figure which, when multiplied by the lot area, will determine
the amount of permitted floor area. This figure is determined by dividing
the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot by the area of that
lot.
A facility operated by a licensed mortician used for the
preparation of the deceased for burial, the display of the deceased,
and rituals connected therewith before burial or cremation.
A deck, building, or parking structure, or part thereof,
used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles.
An accessory structure used for the parking and storage of
vehicles used in the operation of a nonresidential use, or their customers
or employees, that is not available to the general public for hire.
A structure that is accessory to a residential building and
that is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated
by the residents thereof that is not a commercial enterprise available
to the general public for such use.
A structure, building or portion thereof used for the parking
and storage of vehicles, but not repair, available to the general
public for commercial gain.
A retail or wholesale operation which sells nursery plants,
seasonal plants, gardening supplies and equipment.
A tract of land laid out for at least nine holes for playing
the game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards
that may include a clubhouse, dining and refreshment facilities, driving
ranges and miniature golf courses as accessory uses.
Any of the following:
A linear open space established along either a natural corridor,
such as a riverfront, stream valley, or ridge line, or overland along
a railroad right-of-way converted to recreational use, a canal, a
scenic road, or other route; or
Any natural or landscaped course for pedestrian or bicycle passage;
or
An open space connector linking parks, natural reserves, cultural
features, or historic sites with each other and with populated areas.
See "density."
The total of all leasable square footage, including closets,
mechanical rooms and hallways.
The total area of the building accessible or visible to the
public, including showrooms, motion-picture theaters, motion-picture
arcades, service areas, behind counter areas, storage areas visible
from such other areas, restrooms (whether or not labeled "public"),
areas used for cabaret or similar shows (including stage areas), plus
aisles, hallways and entryways serving such areas.
Low-growing plants or sod that in time form a dense mat covering
the area in which they are planted.
A profit or nonprofit boarding home for the sheltered care
of four or more adult persons, providing personal care or service
in addition to food and shelter.
That portion of a building under a gable, hip or gambrel
roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls
are not more than two feet nor less than one foot above the finished
floor of such story.
Media characterized by sexual activity that includes one
or more of the following: erect male organ; contact of the mouth of
one person with the genitals of another; penetration with a finger
or male organ into any orifice in another person; open female labia;
penetration of a sex toy into an orifice; male ejaculation; or the
aftermath of male ejaculation.
One or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding
property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character
of the historic site or sites [MLUL]; such sites exhibit the following
characteristics:
Represent a significant period in the history of the Township;
or
Have a distinctive character resulting from their architectural
style, relationship to other buildings, spaces, scale or other design
elements; or
Because of their distinctive character, can readily be viewed
as an area or neighborhood distinct from surrounding portions of the
Township; and
Should be preserved because of its importance to cultural, historical,
or architectural purposes and motives.
An activity for gain customarily carried on in a dwelling
or in a building accessory to a dwelling, clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes.
An organization in a development under recorded agreements
through which each lot owner shall be a member and each dwelling unit
is subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expenses for
the organization's activities and maintenance, including maintenance
costs levied against the association by the Township in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 49:55D-43.
A public institution providing public health services primarily
for inpatient medical or surgical care of the sick or injured and
including related facilities, such as laboratories, out-patient department,
training facilities, central service facilities and staff offices
which are an integral part of the facility.
See "animal clinic."
A facility for overnight accommodation of transient guests
for compensation which:
Contains guest rooms or suites, each having its only access
from an interior corridor;
Contains a public lobby providing guest services 24 hours per
day;
Has full-time on-site management;
May contain drinking and eating establishments, shops and other
ancillary uses; and
Contains a minimum of 30 guest rooms.
A building or structure, or group of buildings or structures,
that by design and construction are primarily intended for conducting
organized religious services, excluding buildings used exclusively
for residential, educational, burial, recreational or other uses not
normally associated with conducting organized religious services.
One or more persons living as a single nonprofit household,
as distinguished from individuals or groups occupying a hotel, club,
fraternity or sorority house. The housekeeping unit shall be deemed
to include housekeeping facilities and services.
A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer
of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
[RSIS] For the purposes of this chapter, detention and retention basins
and dry wells shall not be considered impervious surfaces; however
graveled areas shall be so considered.
The area of a lot covered by impervious or impermeable surfaces.
The total area of impervious surfaces divided by the total
site area.
Any constructed element which becomes part of, is placed
upon, or is affixed to real estate. [RSIS]
A residential housing development in which at least 5% of
the housing units in the development are affordable housing.
The development of new buildings on scattered sites in a
built-up area.
Any land owned by the Township of Gloucester and land used
for the following public or private purposes: educational facilities,
including universities, colleges, elementary and secondary and vocational
schools, kindergartens and nurseries; churches and their accessory
uses; cultural facilities such as libraries, galleries, museums, concert
halls, theaters and the like; hospitals, including such educational,
clinical, research and convalescent facilities as are integral to
the operation of the hospital; medical and health service facilities,
including nursing homes, supervised residential institutions, rehabilitation
therapy centers and public health facilities; law enforcement facilities;
military facilities; and other similar facilities.
In street design, a raised area, usually curbed, placed to
guide traffic and separate lanes, or used for landscaping, signing,
or lighting. [RSIS]
A discrete quantum of data that conveys part of a message
equivalent to a syllable, symbol, logo, initial, abbreviation, an
unbroken group of numbers; each word in a registered trademark or
service mark; or, a broken geometric plane.
The use of any lot for the storage, keeping or abandonment
of junk, including wrecked or disabled vehicles, parts of vehicles,
scrap metals or other scrap material or building material, or for
the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of structures, automobiles
or other vehicles, equipment and used machinery or parts thereof;
provided, however, that this definition shall not be deemed to include
any of the foregoing uses which are accessory and incidental to any
lawful agricultural, commercial or industrial use permitted in any
zone. The term "junkyard" as herein defined includes automobiles wrecking
yards and yards or lots used for the accumulation of used building
materials. The outdoor storage, parking, keeping, or deposit on any
lot of two or more vehicles without lawful license plates and current
motor vehicle inspection stickers, which vehicles are not accessory
and incidental to a lawful agricultural, commercial or industrial
use permitted in any zone, shall be deemed to be a "junkyard".
Real property, including improvements and fixtures on, above,
or below the surface.
Sites, including but not limited to open or covered dumps,
lagoons, or other land disposal, where solid waste, liquid and dry
sewage sludge, and liquid and dry chemical waste are disposed of by
land application with or without the use of management practices or
soil covering.
See "owner."
The installation of plant material and/or natural materials
as a part of development according to a plan approved by the approving
authority.
An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building
or group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle
while loading or unloading, according to criteria established in this
chapter.
Any utility, authority, commission, special district, or
other corporate entity not regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners
under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes that provides gas, electricity,
heat, power, water, or sewer service to a municipality or the residents
thereof; any sewerage authority created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14A-1
et seq.; or any utilities authority created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1
et seq. [MLUL]
An institution or a distinct part of an institution that
is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision
for 24 or more consecutive hours to two or more patients who are not
related to the governing authority or its members by marriage, blood,
or adoption. "Long-term care facility" shall include the terms "skilled
nursing facility" and "intermediate care facility."
A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by
plat or otherwise permitted by law and to be used, developed, or built
upon as a unit. [MLUL]
The total horizontal area included within lot lines, but
not including any part of a street or railroad right-of-way.
The area of a lot covered by any impervious surface.
The shortest horizontal distance between the front line,
or the boundary of the street right-of-way if the front lot line lies
within an area used or to be used as a street, and the rear lot line.
In case of a triangular lot having no rear line, the distance shall
be measured to a line parallel to the front lot line which shall not
be less than 10 feet in length measured between its intersection with
the side lot lines.
The line separating the lot from the street line.
Any lot line, except a front lot line, which is parallel
to, or within 45° of being parallel to, and does not intersect
any street line. In the case of a corner lot, the owner or developer
may show a different designation; see definition of "lot, corner"
for requirements.
Any lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
In the case of a corner lot, the owner or developer may make a different
designation. See definition of "lot, corner" for requirements.
A lot at the junction to two or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of the intersection does not exceed 120°. Each corner lot shall have two front yards, one side yard, and one rear yard, unless modified by § 500-401H(1).
A lot located to the rear of another lot, connected to the
public street frontage common to both lots by a narrow strip of land.
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured
along the street line. The minimum "lot frontage" shall be the same
as the lot width, except that on curved alignments with an outside
radius of less than 500 feet, the minimum distance between the side
lot lines measured at the street line shall not be less than 75% of
the required minimum lot width. In the case of a corner lot, either
side may be considered the "lot frontage," provided that the minimum
frontage requirement is met for the zone in which the lot is located.
A lot, the side lines of which do not abut the street.
An interior lot having frontage on two streets or one street
and an alley.
The horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at
setback points on each side lot line an equal distance back from the
street line. The minimum "lot width" shall be measured at the required
building setback line.
Any security which may be accepted by the municipality for
the maintenance of improvements required by this chapter, including,
but not limited to, surety bonds, letters of credit pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-53.5, and cash. [MLUL]
A unit of housing which:
Consists of one or more transportable sections which are substantially
constructed off-site and, if more than one section, are joined together
on site; or
Is built on a permanent chassis; or
Is designed to be used, when connected to utilities, as a dwelling
on a permanent foundation; and
Is manufactured in accordance with the standards promulgated
for a manufactured home pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401
et seq.) and the standards promulgated for a manufactured mobile home
pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119
et seq.
An establishment offering massage therapy and/or body work by a massage therapist as defined in Chapter 62, Massage, Massage Therapy and Related Services, in the Code of the Township of Gloucester.
A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for
the development of the municipality as set forth and adopted by the
Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28. [MLUL]
Anything printed or written, or any picture, drawing, photograph,
motion picture, film, videotape or videotape production, or pictorial
representation, or any electrical or electronic reproduction of anything
that is or may be used as a means of communication. "Media" includes,
but is not limited to, books, newspapers, magazines, movies, videos,
sound recordings, CD-ROMs, DVDs, other magnetic media and undeveloped
pictures.
A retail outlet selling or renting media, but not to include
an adult media store.
A building constructed as a professional building for the
offices of three or more medical practitioners.
See "site plan, minor."
See "subdivision, minor."
Two or more different uses, one of which is residential.
[RSIS]
See "manufactured home." For the purposes of this chapter,
travel trailers and campers shall not be considered mobile homes.
A building or a group of buildings having units containing
sleeping accommodations which are available for a temporary rental
occupancy by transients and providing sufficient off-street parking
facilities adjacent or convenient thereto without the necessity of
passing through a lobby. A tourist home containing provisions or facilities
for accommodation of more than two transient occupants not normally
quartered on the premises shall be considered as a "motel" under the
provision of this chapter.
Of or pertinent to the Township of Gloucester.
The municipal Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment,
or a governing body of Gloucester Township when acting pursuant to
the Municipal Land Use Law and any agency which is created by or responsible
to the Township when such agency is acting pursuant to the Municipal
Land Use Law.
The Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority.
A lot, the area, dimension or location of which was lawful
prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of the zoning ordinance,
but fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in
which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.
[MLUL]
A structure the size, dimension or location of which was
lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of a zoning ordinance,
but which fails to conform to the requirements of zoning district
in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.
[MLUL]
A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption,
revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but which fails to conform
to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located
by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment. [MLUL]
A long-term care facility in which more than one room or
an area exceeding 400 square feet is used for the accommodation, reception
or treatment of the aged or the sick who are residents therein, excluding
members of the resident's family.
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but
within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject
of a development application, or on a contiguous portion of a street
right-of-way or drainage or utility easement. [MLUL]
A temporary loading area for a truck or delivery van that
is directly accessible to an access aisle, and that is not located
on a dedicated street right-of-way.
A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is directly
accessible to an access aisle only and that is not located on a dedicated
street right-of-way.
Located off the property which is the subject of the development
application or off a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
[MLUL]
A place for the transaction of business where reports are
prepared, records kept and services rendered, but where no retail
sales, except in connection with professional services, are offered
and where no manufacturing, assembly or fabricating takes place.
A nonresidential land use developed as a single entity combining
general, business, professional, and medical offices which may contain
ancillary personal services primarily for employees as permitted by
this chapter.
The map, with changes and additions thereto, adopted and
established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the county pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-5. [MLUL]
A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32.
Located on the lot in question. [MLUL]
Located on the property which is the subject of a development
application or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
[MLUL]
Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved
and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private
use for enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants
of land adjoining or neighboring such open space; provided that such
areas may be improved with only those buildings, structures, streets,
and off-street parking and other improvements that are designed to
be incidental to the natural openness of the land. Open space shall
not include areas required, established or set aside for use as part
of the surface stormwater management system, such as detention and/or
retention basins. [MLUL]
An incorporated, nonprofit organization operating in a planned
development under recorded land agreement through which:
Each owner is automatically a member;
Each occupied dwelling unit is automatically subject to a charge
for a proportionate share of the expenses for the organization's
activities and maintenance, including any maintenance costs levied
against the organization by the Township; and
Each owner and tenant has the right to use the common property.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership
or corporation, trust or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary
interest in land to submit an application for development or to receive
public notice.
A portion of a shopping center or office park development
used for a freestanding building containing no more than two establishments
and its associated parking and circulation areas that operates independently
of the main development.
An open, off-street area, including parking spaces and ingress
and egress drives or aisles, used or required by this chapter for
parking of automobiles or other vehicles exclusively, and in which
no gasoline or automobile accessories are sold and no other business
is conducted.
That area required for the parking or storage of one passenger
vehicle, including necessary aisle or driveway space providing access
thereto.
A right-of-way easement provided for the purpose of pedestrian
access and passage.
Any security, which may be accepted by the municipality,
including but not limited to surety bonds, letters of credit pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.5 or cash. [MLUL]
Any use of land or buildings as allowed by this chapter.
An individual, corporation, public agency, business, trust,
partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common
interest, or any other legal entity.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving
the care of a person or his or her goods or apparel, including but
not limited to laundering, shoe repair, hair and body care, tailoring,
and domestic services.
Any surface that permits a significant portion of surface
water to be absorbed. [RSIS]
The map of a subdivision or site plan; used interchangeably
in this chapter with "plat."
A preliminary presentation and attendant documentation of
a proposed subdivision or site plan of sufficient accuracy to be used
for the purpose of discussion and classification [RSIS]; an informal
review.
The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision or site
plan which is presented by the approving authority for final approval
in accordance with these regulations.
The map of a minor subdivision or minor site plan of sufficient
accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and meeting the
requirements of this chapter.
The preliminary map indicating the proposed layout of the
subdivision or site plan which is submitted to the approving authority
for consideration for preliminary approval, meeting the requirements
of this chapter.
Any of the following:
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTERA contiguous or noncontiguous area to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing residential housing units which have a common or public open space area as an appurtenance. [MLUL]
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTAn area with a specified minimum contiguous or noncontiguous acreage to be developed as a single entity according to a plan, containing one or more residential clusters or planned unit residential developments and one or more public, quasi-public, commercial or industrial areas in such ranges of nonresidential uses to residential uses as shall be specified herein. [MLUL]
PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTAn area of a minimum contiguous or noncontiguous size as specified by this chapter to be developed as single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate commercial or office uses or both and any residential and other uses incidental to the predominate use as may be permitted herein. [MLUL]
The municipal agency established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.
[MLUL]
See "plan."
A roofed open structure projection from the front, side or
rear wall of a building. A porch may be screened or glass enclosed.
The conferral of certain rights prior to final approval after
specific elements of a development plan have been agreed upon by the
approving authority and the applicant.
Architectural drawings prepared during early and introductory
stages of the design of a project illustrating in a schematic form
its scope, scale and relationship to its site and immediate environs.
[MLUL]
On-site entertainment by live entertainers that characterizes
the establishment, as determined (if necessary) from a pattern of
advertising as well as actual performances.
The government of the United States of America; the State
of New Jersey, or any other state; their political subdivision, agencies
or instrumentalities; and interstate and regional agencies exercising
sovereign powers of government.
An open space conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipality,
municipal agency, board of education, state or county agency, or other
public body for recreational or conservation uses. [MLUL]
The use of land or buildings for public administration, public
works, and public open space; municipal use.
Any public utility regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners
and defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:2-13. [MLUL]
Leisure time activities, usually of a formal nature with
a set of sanctioned rules and often performed with others, usually
requiring equipment and taking place at prescribed places, sites,
or fields; including, but not limited to, court games, swimming, track
and field events, golf, playground activities, and field sports.
Recreation with insignificant impact on surrounding areas
or on the environmental integrity of the area, such as hiking, hunting,
trapping, fishing, canoeing, nature study and bicycling.
A private or public space, including essential buildings
and structures, used for play and recreation space for individuals.
Any facility so defined by N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq. and regulated
by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
The dredging, digging, extraction, mining and quarrying of
sand, gravel, or minerals for commercial purposes, not including,
however, the private or agricultural extraction and use of extracted
material by a landowner.
An industrial plant that generates steam or electricity from
the incineration of solid waste.
A public eating facility where food and drink are prepared,
served, and consumed within the building and where patrons are seated
at tables, booths or counters.
[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord.
No. O-23-06]
Any restaurant, refreshment stand, snack bar, dairy bar,
hamburger stand or hot dog stand where food is served primarily for
consumption at counters, stools or bars outside the building or primarily
for consumption in automobiles parked on the premises, whether brought
to said automobiles by the customer or by employees of the restaurant,
regardless of whether or not additional seats or other accommodations
are provided for customers inside the building.
A public eating facility where any of the following conditions
exist: a carry-out window only, a drive-through facility, no indoor
seating/consumption.
[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord.
No. O-23-06]
Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to
the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering
services incidental to the sale of such goods.
Establishments providing services or entertainment, as opposed
to products, to the general public for personal or household use,
including eating and drinking places, hotels and motels, finance,
real estate and insurance, personal service, motion pictures, amusement
and recreation services, health, educational, and social services,
museums and concert halls.
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a
street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, gas
pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or
for another special use. [RSIS]
Any building, together with any related structure, accessory
building, and land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which
contains two or more units of dwelling space arranged or intended
for single room occupancy, exclusive of any such unit occupied by
an owner or operator, and wherein personal or financial services are
provided to the residents.
Any apparatus installed out-of-doors for the purpose of receiving
television, radio or similar electromagnetic radiation from satellites,
but not to include conventional television antennas.
See "buffer."
The level to which water seasonally rises in soil in most
years.
The Secretary of the Planning Board, Gloucester Township.
A structure or structures containing separate, individual
and private storage spaces of varying sizes but generally not larger
than 600 square feet rented or leased individually.
Lands and buildings providing for the sale of fuel, lubricants
and automotive accessories; maintenance and minor repairs for motor
vehicles may be provided, but not to include auto body work, automobile
painting, automobile wrecking, the sale or rental of passenger vehicles,
trucks and campers, the long-term storage of inoperable vehicles,
parking for fee, or car wash facilities.
The line parallel to the street line or lot line formed by
the intersection of the plane of the lot with a plane established
by the point of a building nearest to the street line or lot line.
A line that is established in this chapter a minimum horizontal
distance from the street line or the lot line and beyond which a building
or part of a building is not permitted to extend toward the street
line or lot line.
An adult cabaret, adult motion-picture theater or video arcade,
bathhouse, massage parlor and/or adult shop.
Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia either designed as
representations of human genital organs or female breasts, or designed
or marketed primarily to stimulate human genital organs.
One or more buildings or parts thereof, designed as a unit
to be occupied by one or more business enterprises for the conduct
of business or conducted as an integrated and cohesively planned development.
A triangular area abutting two intersecting streets where
vision is unobstructed. The sight triangle is formed by the intersection
of street sidelines and a line connecting a point on each sideline
a set distance from the intersection.
Any object, device, display, mural or structure, or a part
thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, which is used to advertise,
identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person,
institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location
by any means, including words, letters, figures, design symbols, fixtures,
colors, illumination or projected images. This definition shall specifically
include any building or part of a building, including walls and facades
used for such purposes, and shall further include banners, pennants,
flags and similar attention-attracting devices that convey a message.
The area of the sign, exclusive of the supporting structure,
which is used for calculating the square footage of the sign.
The highest spot at any one point on the sign measured from
the grade level surrounding the sign.
The surface display area of a sign determined by a computation
as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
Any sign which changes physical position by any movement
or rotation or which gives the visual impression of such movement
or rotation.
See "sign, facade."
Any sign which is attached to or part of an awning.
A sign which may or may not contain a message constructed
of cloth, canvas, plastic, or other flexible material typically suspended
or hung by cord, string, or rope from a structure.
An on-premises sign which directs attention to a business,
commodity, service, industry, or other activity which is sold, offered
or conducted on the premises on which such sign is located or to which
it is affixed.
A sign that is mounted or painted on, or attached to a canopy
that is otherwise permitted by this chapter.
A sign designed in such a fashion that the message on the
sign can be easily and periodically altered, typically with movable
lettering, and whose message does not change more than once a day.
A sign designating the name of a subdivision of residential
homes, whether single-family or multifamily, attached or detached;
or an apartment complex.
A sign which is structurally unsound, contains faulty wiring
or loose fastenings, or is otherwise detrimental to the public health,
safety or welfare.
Any sign which is designed and erected solely for the purpose
of traffic or pedestrian direction which is placed on the property
to which or on which the public is directed.
A temporary sign that relates to a particular election for
public office, referendum, or other plebiscite at the federal, state,
or local level.
An electronically activated changeable sign whose variable
message and/or graphic presentation capability can be electronically
programmed by computer from a remote location and typically uses light
emitting diodes (LEDs) as a lighting source.
[Added 1-28-2013 by Ord.
No. O-13-04]
See "sign, business."
Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is
outside the display portion of the sign.
A sign fastened to or painted on the facade of a building
or structure in such manner that the facade becomes the supporting
structure for, or forms the background surface of the sign, and which
does not extend more than 12 inches from the supporting facade.
Any sign not attached to a building, erected, constructed
or maintained on a post or pole, or other bracing or supporting device,
being used to support a sign.
The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of
the ground where the sign support meets the ground.
A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary
to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as "no parking,"
"loading zone," "telephone" or "restroom" or other similar directives
such as the hours of operation or credit cards honored at the establishment.
Any sign erected, constructed or maintained inside of a building
and visible from outside the building, whether illuminated or nonilluminated.
Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is
contained within the display portion of the sign.
A sign which is not permanently attached to a building or
not placed in the ground in such a fashion as to be permanent in a
manner conforming to the Uniform Construction Code or which is located
or attached to a trailer, on wheels, or other similar attachment such
that the sign may be moved from place to place, either within the
lot or to another location.
A single sign relating to a use or facility, such as a shopping
center, industrial park, or office complex, where there is more than
one occupancy and/or tenancy of uses, where said multiple occupancy
and tenancy use a common parking facility and/or a common private
drive or roadway and where the names and professions or business names
of the various tenants and/or occupancy are displayed.
A sign containing a commercial message which directs attention
to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold,
or offered at a location other than the property on which the sign
is located.
A sign that does not contain a commercial message which directs
attention to an institution, government, or nonprofit corporation
and their policies; or contains a message directed to the general
public for health, safety and welfare purposes.
A sign, symbol or device, erected, constructed or maintained
by the federal, state, county or local government or any agency thereof,
for the purpose of informing or guiding the public or for the protection
of the public health, safety and welfare.
Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other
permanent structure; or a sign designed to be transported, including,
but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels;
signs converted to "A" or "T" frames; menu and sandwich board signs;
balloons used as signs; umbrellas used for advertising; and signs
attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public
right-of-way, unless such vehicles are used in the normal day-to-day
operation of the business.
A sign perpendicular to a wall or facade which is attached
to and extends more than 12 inches from the surface of a building.
A sign of an owner of real property or of a licensed real
estate broker designating a property "for sale" or "for lease."
A sign located in a district zoned for residential purposes
that does not contain any commercial message except for goods or services
legally offered on the premises on which the sign is located.
A freestanding single-sided or freestanding double-sided
sign identifying the name of a residential development and Gloucester
Township.
[Added 1-28-2013 by Ord.
No. O-13-04]
A sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or which
is wholly dependent upon a building's roof for support and which
projects above the parapet of a building with a flat roof, the cornice
line of a building with a gambrel, gable, or hip roof, or above the
division between the upper and lower slopes of a building with a mansard
roof.
A sign which is not permanently attached to a building structure
or permanently affixed to a freestanding structure and which may be
erected for a limited period of time in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
A sign affixed or painted on a vehicle or trailer and parked
at a location conspicuous to the traveling public for a period in
excess of 48 continuous hours.
See "sign, facade."
A sign indicating no trespassing or no fishing and/or hunting
or for existing danger where a warning is legally required.
A sign that is applied or attached to the interior or exterior
of a window or located in such a manner within a building that it
is legible from the lot line which contains said sign.
An application for development which is exempt from site plan review and approval under the provisions of § 500-801A(3) of this chapter.
All site plans not defined as minor.
A development plan of one or more lots which:
Proposes new development or alterations to structures, not otherwise
exempt from site plan review and approval involving grading, clearing
or disturbance of less than 5,000 square feet of land area;
Does not involve planned development, any new street or extension
of off-tract improvement which is prorated pursuant to Section 30
of the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42); and
Contains the information required in § 500-808 of this chapter.
The arable layers of unmodified sediments beneath the surface
material and above bedrock. [RSIS]
An ordinance of the Township of Gloucester regulating the removal of soil for sale or for use other than on the premises from which the soil shall be taken, known as Chapter 71, Soil Removal, of the Code of the Township of Gloucester, as it may be amended or superseded.
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal
or acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or fondling
or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock
or female breast.
A tree with a diameter of 24 inches or greater; a unique,
rare, or otherwise specifically selected plant or tree which most
typically represents a whole class or group in shape or form; a tree
of historical importance; or a tree specifically designated as such
by the municipality.
The State of New Jersey or any of its agencies.
Slopes over 15% gradient.
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there
is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling
next above it. No story shall be deemed to be a first story if its
floor level is more than six feet above the level from which the height
of the building is measured. A mezzanine floor shall be counted as
a story if it covers over 1/3 of the area of the floor next below
it. For the purpose of this chapter, a split-level dwelling shall
be considered a one-story structure.
A waterway which has a minimum drainage area of 50 acres;
or as classified by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
as a stream for any reason.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other way meeting any of the following:
Is an existing state, county or municipal roadway;
Is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law;
Is approved by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.; or
Is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of
the county recording officer prior to the appointment of a Planning
Board and the grant to such Board of the power to review plats; and
includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved,
and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking
areas and other areas within the street line. [MLUL]
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever
would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on the Official
Map, Circulation Element of the Master Plan or as required by this
chapter, forming the dividing line between the street and lot.
A tree in a public place, street, landscape easement or right-of-way
adjoining a street constituting a large tree in size when mature.
All of the elements that constitute the physical makeup of
a street and that, as a group, define its character, including building
frontage, street paving, street furniture, landscaping, including
trees and other plantings, awnings and marques, signs, and lighting.
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy,
use or combination having a fixed location on, above or below the
surface of land. [MLUL]
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership,
corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings
under this chapter to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself
or for another.
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or
more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale or
development.
Any of the following shall not be considered subdivisions within
the meaning of this chapter if no new streets are created:
Divisions of land found by the Planning Board to be for agricultural
purposes where all resulting parcels are five acres or larger in size;
Divisions of property by testamentary or intestate provisions;
Divisions of property upon court order, including but not limited
to judgments of foreclosure;
Consolidation of existing lots by deed or other recorded instrument;
and
The conveyance of one or more adjoining lots, tracts or parcels
of land, owned by the same person or persons and all of which are
found and certified by the administrative officer to conform to the
requirements of the municipal development regulations and are shown
and designated as separate lots, tracts or parcels on the Tax Map
or atlas of the municipality.
The term "subdivision" shall also include the term "resubdivision."
[MLUL]
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.
Any division of land meeting all of the following criteria:
Contains an aggregate of not more than three lots (two new lots
and the remaining parcel).
Does not involve a planned development.
Does not involve any new street.
Does not require the extension of any off-tract improvement,
the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42.
Meets the criteria for filing an application for a minor subdivision
as otherwise required in this chapter. [MLUL]
Facilities constructed above or below ground have a depth
of more than two feet and/or a water surface of 100 square feet or
more and designed and maintained for swimming purposes.
Any swimming pool not accessory to a detached single-family
or two-family dwelling, or fee simple townhouse.
A swimming pool that is not permanently installed, does not
require water filtration, circulation and purification, and does not
require braces or supports and does not exceed 250 square feet in
area.
A swimming pool, other than a portable swimming pool, that
is located on a lot principally used by one housekeeping unit accessory
to a detached single-family or two-family dwelling, or fee simple
townhouse and not operated for commercial gain or by a nonprofit association.
A trailer for office use or storage used during the period
of construction on a site or tract as otherwise permitted in this
chapter.
Includes water towers, antennas and similar structures not
intended for habitation.
See "dwelling, townhouse."
Township of Gloucester, Camden County, New Jersey.
A parcel or portion or other division of land which is, in
whole or in part, proposed for development, composed of a portion
of one lot, or one or more contiguous lots in the same ownership.
Lots separated by easements, streets or other public rights-of-way
shall be considered contiguous for the purpose of this chapter.
An upland area adjacent to freshwater wetlands which minimizes
adverse impacts on the wetland or serves as an integral component
of the wetlands ecosystem.
Any woody perennial plant, having a trunk or main stem with
a caliper of eight inches or greater at maturity.
The sale of vehicles primarily designed to carry cargo and
material.
An area and building where trucks load and unload cargo and
freight and where such cargo and freight may be broken down or aggregated
into smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes
of transportation and including, as ancillary to such terminal, the
parking and/or storage of trucks, cabs, or tractors and trailers.
See "funeral home."
A portion of a front, side, or rear yard that is exclusive
of any critical area.
Any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried
on, or intended to be carried on, in a building or on a tract of land.
The main or primary purpose or purposes for which land or
a structure, building and/or sign or use therefor is designed, arranged
or intended or for which they may be occupied or maintained under
the Zoning Ordinance. All other structures, buildings, signs or uses
on the same lot and incidental or supplementary thereto and permitted
under the Zoning Ordinance shall be considered accessory uses.
Those services customarily rendered by corporation or the
municipality under the review of the Public Utilities Commission for
public service such as electricity, gas, telephone, water and sewerage,
including the appurtenances used in connection with the supplying
of such services.
Permission granted to depart from the literal requirements
of a zoning ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40b, 40:55D-70c,
and 40:55D-70d. [MLUL]
Any plant material, including grasses, ground cover, shrubs,
and trees.
Any booth, cubicle, stall or compartment that is designed,
constructed, or used to hold or seat patrons and is used for presenting
motion pictures of viewing publications by any photographic, electric,
electronic, magnetic, digital or other means or media for observation
by patrons therein. A video-viewing booth shall not mean a theater,
movie house, playhouse, or a room or enclosure or portion thereof
that contains more than 600 square feet.
A deviation from a required submission item, performance
standard, or design standard.
Lands that are inundated or saturated by surface water or
groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly
known as "hydrophytic vegetation" pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.3.
Areas, groves or stands of trees greater than six inches
in caliper; or stands of trees greater than 12 inches in caliper consisting
of more than 10 individual trees.
An open space extending between the closest point of any
building and lot line or street line.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying
between the street line and the closest point of the principal building
on the lot. The depth of the front yard shall be measured horizontally
and at right angles to either a straight street line or the tangent
lines of curved street lines. The minimum required front yard shall
be the same as the required setback.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying
between the rear lot line and the closest point of the principal building
on the lot. The depth of the rear yard shall be measured horizontally
and at right angles to either a straight rear lot line, the tangent
of a curved rear lot line, or the mid-point of an angled rear lot
line.
An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard
and lying between each side of the line and closest point of any building.
The individual responsible for enforcement and interpretation
of this chapter of the Township of Gloucester as designated by the
administrative officer.
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; and
Which acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies
with the provisions of the municipal zoning ordinance or variance
therefrom duly authorized by the municipal agency. [MLUL]
