Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
ABANDONMENT
The relinquishment of property, or a cessation of the use
of property, without the intention to resume by the owner or lessee
without any intention of transferring rights to the property to another
owner or of resuming the use of the property.
ABUT
To physically touch, border on, adjoin or be directly across
from; or be separated from such a common border by a right-of-way,
alley, or easement.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
For the purposes of this chapter, the administrative officer
shall be the Director of the Department of Planning and Development
or his designee.
ADULT BOOKSTORE
An establishment having more than 25 percent of its stock-in-trade,
floor area, or display area used for the sale or rental of books,
magazines, publications, tapes, or films that are distinguished or
characterized by the emphasis on sexually oriented material depicting,
describing, or relating to sexual activities or anatomical genital
areas.
AFFORDABLE
To be within financial means of low- or moderate-income households
as provided for by N.J.A.C. 5:94-7.
ALTERATION
Any change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in
the existing facilities which alter the use of the building or an
enlargement, whether by extension of a side or by increasing in height
or by moves from one location or position to another. The addition
or expansion of dormers is to be considered an alteration. Alteration
shall also mean to significantly change the appearance of exterior
elements of a structure, or to change the materials used.
AMUSEMENT CENTER
A business establishment utilized, wholly or in part, for
the accommodation of six or more coin-operated amusement devices,
except that this definition shall not include sexually oriented businesses.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
The land in the floodplain within an area of the Township
subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given
year.
ASSEMBLY USE
Any use classified as A3 in accordance with the 2006 International
Building Code, New Jersey Edition, Section 303, Assembly Group A,
defined as follows:
Assembly uses intended for worship, recreation or
amusement and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in Group
A, including, but not limited to:
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Amusement rides, art galleries, auditoriums, bowling
alleys, churches, community halls, courtrooms, dance halls, exhibition
halls, funeral parlors, gymnasium, indoor swimming pools, indoor tennis
courts, lecture halls, libraries, museums, passenger stations (waiting
area), pool and billiard parlors. [Added 5-16-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-41; 6-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-60; added 6-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-61]
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ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE/FACILITY
A facility 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. Apartment
units offer, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom,
a kitchenette and a lockable door on the unit entrance.
ATTIC
That part of a building which is immediately below and, wholly
or partly within the roof framing.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR GARAGE
Any establishment offering major motor vehicle repair services
which require extensive or prolonged mechanical work including body
or frame work, painting or the dismantling of engines or major components
of the vehicle. These establishments may also provide the vehicle
maintenance services performed by an automotive service station.
AUTOMOTIVE SALES
Any establishment selling, renting or leasing new or used
automobiles, light trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles
and where no repair or body work whatsoever is performed. Automotive
sales uses shall be defined to exclude automotive repair garages and/or
service station uses.
AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICES
Any establishment selling, renting or leasing new or used
automobiles, light trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles
and where repair or body work or vehicle washing facilities are incidental
to the operation of the new or used vehicle sales.
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION
Any establishment offering minor motor vehicle maintenance
services which do not require extensive or prolonged mechanical work.
These services encompass oil changes, lubrication, minor tune-ups,
installation of batteries, tires, wiper blades and similar equipment,
wheel balancing and steering alignment and the replacement of minor
mechanical parts.
BANK
A freestanding building, with or without a drive-up window,
for the custody, loan, or exchange of money; for the extension of
credit; and for facilitating the transmission of funds; main or branch
offices of a State or Federally chartered banking institution that
is open to the public and engaged in deposit banking, and that performs
closely related functions such as making loans, investments, and fiduciary
activities.
BANK, DRIVE-THROUGH
Buildings, or portion thereof, which encourages or permits
customers to conduct personal financial transactions while remaining
in their motor vehicles.
BANQUET HALL
A licensed business establishment wherein dining and other
facilities are rented on an event-by-event basis to private individuals
or organizations for the purpose of conducting banquets, wedding or
similar religious receptions, corporate events or similar private
events where food services, which may or may not include alcoholic
beverages, are provided on site by the facility operator to the guests
of the individual or institutional customer. Banquet halls do not
include sexually oriented businesses, taverns or restaurants and shall
not include facilities temporarily leased to and operated as nightclubs,
dance clubs or similar facilities which are open to the public, or
are semi-public, with or without an entrance fee, for the purpose
of dancing to, watching or listening to musical entertainment.
BASE FLOOD
The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE)
The calculated elevation (feet above sea level) floodwater
is expected to rise during the base flood, as set forth by FEMA.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
BASEMENT
A space having one-half or more of its floor-to-ceiling height
above the average level of the adjoining ground and with a floor-to-ceiling
height of not less than 6.5 feet.
BOARDING HOUSE
Any building, together with any related structure, accessory
building, any 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, including any residential hotel or congregate
living arrangement. (N.J.S.A. 55:13B-3)
BREAKAWAY WALL
A wall that is not part of the structural support of the
building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces, without causing damage to the
elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
Any walls below the lowest floor in a building in a V Zone should
give way under wind and water loads without causing collapse, displacement,
or other damage to the elevated portion of the building or the supporting
pilings or columns.
[Amended 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
BUFFER
An open, unoccupied area of land in which no building, parking
area or other improvement is located, consisting of trees, shrubs,
solid fencing, earth berms, or a combination of all, so installed
as to provide both a visual and an acoustical barrier between properties
and to create an aesthetically pleasing and attractive view to mask
or obscure the use, function or structure located upon the site.
BUILDING
A combination of materials to form a construction adapted
to permanent, temporary, or continuous occupancy and having a roof.
BUILDING, ACCESSORY
A subordinate structure detached from but located on the
same lot as the principal structure, the use of which is incidental
and accessory to that of the principal structure.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The land covered by a building, measured from the exterior
surface of the exterior walls of the ground floor, of all principal
and accessory buildings on a lot.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation
of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the
highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the deck line of mansard
roofs; and to the average height between the eaves and the ridge level
for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs. Chimneys, spires, water towers,
elevator penthouses, tanks and similar projections, other than signs,
shall not be included in calculating building height.
BULKHEAD
A retaining wall behind which fill is placed, created along
a body of water, constructed to separate land and water and establish
a permanent shoreline.
CAR WASH
A commercial building or structure, or portion thereof, where
vehicles are washed or cleaned with a combination of mechanical devices,
automatic or semiautomatic application of cleaner, brushes, rinse
water, wax and heat for drying. Car washes may also contain vacuum
machines used to clean the interior of vehicles.
CARTWAY
The road surface area from curbline to curbline, which may
include travel lanes, parking lanes, turn lanes, etc. When no curbs
are present, the cartway is the portion between the edges of the paved
or hard surface.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
CELLAR
A space with less than one-half of its floor-to-ceiling height
above the average finished grade of the adjoining ground with a floor-to-ceiling
height of less than 6.5 feet.
CHECK CASHING ESTABLISHMENT
An office or other establishment used for the operation of
a check cashing business licensed pursuant to C. 383 P.L. 1993. The
term "check" shall include a check, draft, money order, negotiable
order of withdrawal or any other similar type of negotiable instrument.
Not included within this definition are automatic teller machines
and main or branch offices of a State or Federally chartered banking
institution.
CHILD CARE CENTER
A private establishment enrolling six or more children and
where tuition, fees, or other forms of compensation for the care of
children is charged for providing for the care, supervision, and protection
of children, whether or not licensed or approved to operate as a child
care center by the N.J. Division of Youth and Family Services.
CLUB/FRATERNAL
A nonprofit corporation, organization or association of persons
who are members thereof which owns or leases a building, or part thereof,
for the use of members or guests. Said clubs or lodges shall have
been principally established for the promotion of a common objective
and shall be distinctly not considered as a semi-public use under
the provisions of this chapter. Rental of any portion of the property
to non-members shall require approval from the municipality. Food,
meals and alcoholic beverages may be served as an incidental function
of this use, provided that adequate facilities are present, and further
that all Federal, State and municipal laws are complied with.
COAH
The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing.
COMMON OPEN SPACE
An open space area within or related to a site designated
as a development and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment
of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may
contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary
and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of
the development.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
An application for completion as specified by this Ordinance
and all accompanying documents required by Ordinance for approval
of the application for development. An application shall be certified
as complete by the Administrative Officer upon meeting all requirements
specified in the Ordinance and in the rules and regulations of the
reviewing board, and shall be deemed complete as of the day it is
so certified for the purpose of commencement of the time period for
action by the appropriate board.
CONCEPT PLAN
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, and prepared for
informal review to alert applicants to problems and requirements before
the submission of a formal development application.
CONDITIONAL USE
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon
showing that such a use in a specified location will comply with the
conditions and standards of the location of operation of such use
as contained in this chapter and upon the approval of the appropriate
Board.
CONDOMINIUM
Ownership of real property, combining ownership in fee simple
of a dwelling unit and undivided ownership in common with other purchasers
of the common elements in the structure and including the land and
its appurtenances, formed under the Condominium Act.
CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY/LIVING ARRANGEMENT
Residential housing that consists of private dwelling units
with an individual bathroom and an optional individual food preparation
area, in addition to central dining facilities, and within which congregate
housing supportive services such as meals, housekeeping, laundering,
and personal care are provided.
CONSTRUCTION
Any act or progress that requires a building permit and that
adds an addition onto an existing building or erects a new principal
or accessory structure on a lot which is subject to the design standards
for the district in which the property is located, and including the
construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, demolition,
removal, repair or equipping of buildings or structures.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail establishment generally up to 5,000 square feet
selling primarily food products, household items, newspapers and magazines,
candy, and beverages and a limited amount of freshly prepared foods
such as sandwiches and salads for off-premises consumption, and which
does not include automotive service stations.
COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
The County Planning Board, as defined in Section 1 of P.L.
1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.1), of the County in which the land
or development is located.
COURTYARD
An open unoccupied space bounded on at least two opposing
sides by a building wall, but not a front, side or rear yard. "Courtyard"
shall apply to multifamily or high-rise buildings only.
CURB LEVEL
The grade of the curb in front of the midpoint of the lot
as established by the Municipal Engineer.
DANCE CLUB/NIGHTCLUB
Any room, place of business, except a sexually oriented business,
or building wherein people assemble for the purpose of dancing to
music emanating from either a live band or an entertainment group
or a preinstalled audiophonic recording system which dispenses musical
renderings over a series of loudspeakers controlled by a disc jockey
or other person. Admission can be had either with or without payment
of a cover fee, whether such admission can be obtained through the
presentation, use or acceptance of a membership card or other contrivance,
and whether or not said membership card or other contrivance, is or
may be available to the public generally by purchase or gratuitous
act. This definition shall include all dance halls, discos and discotheques.
DANCE HALL/DISCOTHEQUE
Any room, place of business or building wherein people assemble
for the main purpose of dancing to music emanating from either live
band or entertainment group or a pre-installed audio phonic recording
system which dispenses musical renderings over a series of loud speakers
controlled by a disc jockey or other person in charge. Admission can
be had either with or without payment of a cover fee, and whether
such admission can be obtained through the presentation, use or acceptance
of a membership card or other contrivance, whether or not said membership
card or other contrivance is or may be available to the public generally
by purchase or gratuitous act.
DAY CARE CENTER
Any facility operated for the purpose of providing care,
protection and guidance to seven or more individuals during only part
of a 24-hour day. This term includes nursery schools, preschools,
day care centers for individuals, and other similar uses but excludes
public and private educational facilities or any facility offering
care to adults for a full 24-hour period.
DAY CARE CENTER/ADULT
Any facility operated for the purpose of providing care,
protection and guidance to 10 or more adult individuals during only
part of a 24-hour day.
DENSITY
The permitted number of dwelling units per gross area of
land to be developed.
DEVELOPMENT
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 for
any mining, excavation or landfill, or any use or change in the use
of any building or other structure or land or extension of use of
land, including alteration to a site, for which permission is required
pursuant to this chapter.
DORMITORY
A building used as group living quarters for a student body
or religious order as an accessory use to a college, university, boarding
school, convent, monastery.
DRIVE-THROUGH USE OR ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment that by design, physical features, service
or packaging procedures encourages or permits customers to receive
services, obtain goods, or be entertained while remaining in their
vehicles.
DRIVEWAY
A private paved or unpaved space providing vehicular access
to the property or parking spaces and which is accessory to the use
served.
DWELLING
Any building, or portion of a building containing one or
more dwelling units which is designed to be and is substantially separate
from any other dwelling walls, whether attached or semi-attached,
or from isolation or detachment of structures, all as defined herein.
DWELLING UNIT
A building or portion of any building designed, arranged
or used for permanent living quarters for one or more persons living
as a single housekeeping unit with cooking and bathroom facilities
but not including hotels or other buildings for transient quarters.
DWELLING, ATTACHED
A dwelling having two or more party walls in common with
another dwelling but which otherwise is designed to be and is substantially
separate from any other structures, except accessory structures.
DWELLING, DETACHED
A dwelling having no walls in common with another dwelling
and which is designed to be and is substantially separate from any
other structure or structures, except accessory structures.
DWELLING, EFFICIENCY
A dwelling unit consisting of a single room or common space,
inclusive of bathroom and kitchen facilities.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
A building which is used or designed as a residence for three
or more families or households living independent of each other except
that rooming houses, boarding houses, hostels, lodging houses, hotels,
motels, and dormitories are specifically excluded by this definition
as multi-family structures.
DWELLING, SEMIDETACHED
A dwelling having a party wall in common with another dwelling
but which otherwise is designed to be and is substantially separate
from any other structure or structures, except accessory buildings.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A detached residential building containing one dwelling unit
only and not occupied or designed for occupancy by more than one family
or household unit and having separate rooms for living, sleeping,
cooking, and sanitary facilities, entirely surrounded by open space
on the same lot. The dwelling may have more than one kitchen.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units
in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside,
no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from
any other unit by one or more vertical common fire-resistant walls.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A building on a single lot containing two dwelling units,
each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced
wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor
extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common
stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA
Areas which include, but are not limited to stream corridors
and floodplains, streams, bodies of water, wetlands (as defined by
NJDEP), slopes greater than 10 percent, shallow depth to bedrock (less
than two feet), high acid or erodible soils (as defined by the SCS),
mature stands of trees, aquifer recharge area, aquifer discharge areas,
unique natural features and wildlife habitats or such areas as my
be so designated by Federal, State or County agencies of jurisdiction.
ERECT
To build, construct, attach, alter, relocate or affix and
includes the painting of signs or displays on the exterior surface
of a building. Excavations, fill, drainage and the like shall be considered
a part of erection.
EXTENDED CARE FACILITY
A long-term facility or a distinct part of a facility licensed
or approved as a nursing home, infirmary unit of a home for the aged,
or a governmental medical institution.
FACADE
The total wall surface, including door and window areas of
a building's face extending from grade to top of the parapet, wall,
or eaves and the entire width of the building. Each wall surface shall
be considered a separate façade.
FAMILY
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single
nonprofit housekeeping unit, who are living together as a stable and
permanent living unit, being a traditional family unit or the functional
equivalency thereof.
[Added 7-7-2009 by Ord.
No. 09-49]
FENCE
An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone,
wire, metal, or any other manufactured material or combination of
materials.
FINAL APPROVAL
The official action of the municipal agency taken on a preliminary
approved major subdivision or site plan after all conditions, engineering
plans and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and
the required improvements have been installed or guaranties properly
posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting
of such guaranties.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk
premium zones applicable to the Township.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS)
The official report provided in which the Federal Insurance
Administration has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary-Floodway
Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
FLOOD or FLOODING
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from: (1) the overflow of inland
or tidal waters; and/or (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation of
runoff of surface waters from any source.
FLOOD VENTS
A vented swinging "door" located within the foundation wall.
The swinging door stays closed during normal conditions and rotates
open during a flood event.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
FLOODPLAIN
Flat land area adjacent to a water body subject to periodic
inundation by the water body.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
FLOODWAY
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation by more than 0.2
foot.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
The floor area within the perimeter of the outside walls
of the building or structure under consideration, including areas
used for human occupancy in basements and attics, without deduction
for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of walls, columns or other
features, but excluding rooftop penthouses containing mechanical equipment.
It does not include cellars, unenclosed porches, or attics not used
for human occupancy.
FOOD COURT
An area in which a variety of prepared meals, beverages and
desserts are available from one or more establishments for purchase
and for consumption within a common seating area on the premises.
A food court is accessory to shopping malls, major office and retail
complexes, resort and entertainment centers, gambling casinos and
the like.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION
A group of people formally organized for a common interest,
usually cultural, religious, or entertainment, with regular meetings,
rituals, and formal written membership requirements.
FRONTAGE
The side of a lot abutting the street. For corner lots and
through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered
frontage.
FRONT LOT LINE
The line separating the lot from a street and/or street right-of-way.
(Special definitions may apply if there is no access to a public street.)
GARAGE, PRIVATE
An accessory building or part of a principal building used
only for the storage of motor vehicles as an accessory use. In a residential
zone, a garage is intended for and used for storing privately owned
motor vehicles, boats and trailers and personal belongings of the
family or families resident in the principal residential use on the
lot.
GARAGE, PUBLIC PARKING
Any building which is used for commercial purposes and is
used only for the storage of motor vehicles and is available to the
general public.
GASOLINE STATION
Any establishment, including any area of land or structures
thereon, offering motor vehicle refueling services.
GASOLINE STATION MINI-MART
A facility located on the same lot and as an accessory to
a gasoline station, that also offers for sale prepackaged food items
and tangible consumer goods, primarily for self-service by the consumer.
Hot beverages, fountain-type beverages, and pastries may be included
in the food items offered for sale, but food items that are prepared
or individually proportioned on the premises shall be prohibited.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The conditions under which preliminary approval is granted,
including zoning plat details, improvements, off-site improvements
and design standards.
GO-GO BAR
Any building or place of business which offers alcoholic
beverages, beer or wine for sale, and allows consumption of alcoholic
beverages, beer or wine on the premises, and which also provides entertainment
wherein a male or female dances while clad in a minimal amount of
clothing, for the entertainment of patrons.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any use conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried
on by the occupants thereof, which does not generate additional people,
vehicle parking or increased garbage generation, which use is clearly
incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling and in connection
with which there are no displays or commodities sold upon the premises,
and which does not alter the exterior of the property. Beauty shops,
barbershops and similar services shall not be included in this definition.
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
A community association other than a condominium association,
that is organized in a development in which individual owners share
common interests and responsibilities for costs and upkeep of common
open space or facilities.
HOSPITAL
An institution which maintains and operates organized facilities
and services for the diagnosis, treatment or care of persons suffering
from illness, injury or deformity and/or obstetrics and in which all
diagnoses, treatment, surgery and care are performed under the direction
of persons licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of New Jersey, and which conform to the revised standards for hospital
facilities as adopted by the State of New Jersey.
HOTEL/MOTEL, EXTENDED-STAY
A limited-stay hotel containing furnished rooms with refrigerator,
cook tops, microwave ovens, dishes, and washers and dryers on the
premises rented out to be occupied by transient guests who have their
residence elsewhere and do not use as a permanent address. The extended-stay
facility is for transients staying five or more days, with an average
of 7-10 days, and may contain a variety of room types, including studio
and one- and two-bedroom suites.
HOTEL/MOTEL, FULL-SERVICE
A building containing furnished rooms with beds for overnight
stays without kitchen facilities rented out to be occupied for sleeping
purposes by transient guests who have their residence elsewhere and
do not use for a permanent address. A general kitchen, dining room
or meeting room may be provided within the building or as an accessory
building. Customary hotel/motel services must be provided, such as
but not limited to maid services, laundering of linen, telephone and
secretarial or desk service and the use and upkeep of furniture. Full
service hotels always contain restaurants and possibly a bar or lounge
with entertainment, personal services, health club and retail stores.
HOTEL/MOTEL, LIMITED SERVICE
A building containing furnished rooms with beds for overnight
stays without kitchen facilities rented out to be occupied for sleeping
purposes by transient guests who have their residence elsewhere and
do not use for a permanent address. A general kitchen, dining room
or meeting room may be provided within the building or as an accessory
building, Customary hotel/motel services must be provided, such as
but not limited to maid services, laundering of linen, telephone and
secretarial or desk service and the use and upkeep of furniture. A
limited service hotel does not provide any restaurant or food service
or recreational facilities.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COVERAGE
The area which is improved and overlain by structures and/or
materials which results in the reduction and/or prevention of absorption
of water into the ground. It includes surfaces such as conventionally
surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and other
similar structures.
INDUSTRIAL PARK
A planned, coordinated development of a tract of land developed
according to a comprehensive plan to provide two or more separate
industrial buildings. Such development is planned, designed, constructed,
and managed on an integrated and coordinated basis with special attention
given to on-site vehicular circulation, parking, utility needs, building
design and orientation, and open space.
INTERIOR LOT
A lot bounded by a street on one side; any lot other than
a corner lot.
JUICE BAR
Any building or place of business which does not offer alcoholic
beverages, beer or wine for sale, and which also provides entertainment.
JUNK YARD
An area, lot, structure, or part thereof, used primarily
for the collecting, storage, sale, buying, trading, or abandonment
of any refuse and/or discarded materials, or the collecting, auctioning
dismantling, demolition, salvaging, cannibalizing, abandonment or
processing of structures, automobiles, or other vehicle equipment
and machinery, or parts thereof, with the deposit of domestic, commercial,
industrial or sanitary waste water or garbage excluded. For purpose
of this chapter, the use of more than 400 square feet of the area
of any lot for storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, scrap metals
or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment
of automobiles not in operating conditions or other vehicles or machinery
or parts thereof, which is not accessory to a permitted use, shall
be classified as a junk yard.
LABORATORY
A building or group of buildings in which are located facilities
for scientific research, investigation, testing, or experimentation,
but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products, except
as incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory.
LANDSCAPED AREA
Areas containing trees, shrubs and ground covers, unpaved
pedestrian and recreation areas, ponds, streams or any other areas
or features which can be reasonably included, but shall not include
areas occupied by buildings or structures, paving for parking, loading
or access thereto, required buffers or areas utilized for outside
storage.
LANDSCAPING
Changing, rearranging, or adding to the original vegetation
or scenery of a piece of land to produce an aesthetic effect appropriate
for the use to which the land is put. It may include reshaping the
land by moving the earth, as well as preserving the original vegetation
or adding vegetation. The term includes lawns, trees, plants, and
other natural materials, such as rock and wood chips, and decorative
features, including sculpture, patterned walks, fountains, and pools.
LOCAL UTILITY
Any sewerage authority created pursuant to the Sewerage Authorities
Law (N.J.S.A. 40:14A-1 et seq.); and utilities authority created pursuant
to the Municipal and County Utilities Authorities Law (N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1
et seq.); or any utility authority, commission, special district or
other corporate entity not regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners
under Title 48 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes that provides gas,
electricity heat, power, water or sewer services.
LOT
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat or otherwise permitted by law and to be used, developed or
built upon as a unit.
LOT AREA
An area of land which is determined by the limits of the
lot lines bounding the area and shall be expressed in terms of square
feet. Any portion of a lot included in a street right-of-way shall
not be included in calculating lot area.
LOT COVERAGE CALCULATION/BUILDING
Determined by dividing that area of a lot which is occupied
or covered by the total horizontal projected surface of all buildings,
including covered porches and accessory buildings, by the gross area
of that lot.
LOT DEPTH
The shortest horizontal distance between the street line
and the nearest part of the rear lot line. The greater frontage on
a corner lot shall be its depth.
LOT FRONTAGE
The horizontal distance between 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 60 percent of the
required minimum lot width.
LOT LINE
The boundary line of a parcel of land as shown on a certified
filed map or as defined by a filed map, or both. A lot line shall
not be considered unless legally subdivided.
LOT LINE, FRONT
Any line sharing commonality and coexistent with a street
right-of-way line. All lot lines coincident with street right-of-way
lines shall be considered front lot lines.
LOT LINE, REAR
Any lot line, other than a street line, which is parallel
to the front line or within 45 degrees of being parallel to the front
lot line. A rear lot line shall also include any lot lines on an offset
to a through lot which constitutes the rear lot line of an adjacent
zoning lot. Lot lines for unusual lot configurations may be determined
by the Director or Planning.
LOT WIDTH
The straight and horizontal distance between side lot lines
at setback points on each side lot line measured at equal distance
back horizontal from the street line. The minimum lot width shall
be measured at the minimum required building setback line. Where side
lot lines are not parallel, the minimum lot width at the street line
shall be not less than 60 percent of the required minimum lot width.
The lesser frontage of a corner lot shall be its width.
LOT, CORNER
At the junction of and fronting on two or more intersecting
streets when the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135
degrees. All lot lines that front on a street shall be considered
front lot lines. There shall be no side lot line on the side of a
building fronting on a street. The lot line or lines generally parallel
to the rear of the building shall be considered the rear lot line
or lines. In the case of a building facing toward the interior angle,
rather than solely on one street frontage of the other, there shall
be no side lot lines, and any lot lines other than those considered
front lot lines shall be considered to be rear lot lines. Corner lots
shall provide the minimum front yard setback for the respective zone
for all intersecting streets, with the exception of lots with a 50-foot
frontage, where one of the front yard setbacks may be reduced to 15
feet. Residential corner lots on collector, major or arterial streets
shall have driveway access only to the street of lesser traffic classification.
The above standards shall apply in all zones except the B-1 Neighborhood
Business Zone, where the standards of that zone shall prevail.
LOT, THROUGH
A lot running through from one street to another along two
more or less parallel public streets or streets that do not intersect
at the boundaries of the lot.
LOWEST FLOOR
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area in a structure,
including the basement.
[Amended 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
MAJOR SITE PLAN
A development plan of one or more lots which proposes new development on five acres of more; involves planned development or any new street or extension of any off-tract improvement which is to be prorated pursuant to Article
II, §
150-14C(3)(d)[3] of this chapter.
MASSAGE PARLOR
An establishment or place of business primarily engaged in
providing body massage by persons who are licensed by the State of
New Jersey as physical therapists or other similar professions.
MASTER PLAN
A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for the development of the municipality as set forth and adopted pursuant to Article
III of the Municipal Land Use Law.
MAUSOLEUM
An external freestanding building constructed as a monument
enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person
or persons.
MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICE
Any place used for the administering of medical or dental
treatment free, or any place used as an inpatient or outpatient medical
or dental treatment center wherein certain medical or dental conditions
and disorders are treated primarily through surgical intervention
that is commonly performed in normal, private medical or dental practice.
MINI-WAREHOUSE or SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY
A building or group of buildings that have controlled access
and security within a compound containing various sizes of structures
which are compartmentalized, and/or controlled access stalls, and/or
locker areas for lease to or rent to individuals for storage of goods
within a building or buildings.
MINOR SITE PLAN
A development plan of one or more lots which proposes new development less than five acres; does not involve planned development, or any new street or extension of any off-tract improvement which is to be prorated pursuant to this chapter; and contains the information reasonably required in order to make an informed determination as to whether the requirements of Article
IV of this chapter have been met.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
A subdivision of land that does not involve the creation of more than four lots, a planned development, any new streets or the extension of any off-tract improvement, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to Article
II, Section
150-14C(3)(d)[3] of this chapter. The creation of four lots shall include the three new lots plus the lands remaining.
[Amended 5-18-10 by Ord. No. 10-31]
MITIGATE
To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
MUNICIPAL AGENCY
Refers to either the Municipal Planning Board, Zoning Board
of Adjustment, Redevelopment Agency or the governing body when acting
pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, depending on which Board has
the reviewing authority. The word "agency" shall mean municipal agency.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP)
A Federal program that provides flood insurance to property
owners by encouraging communities to adopt and enforce floodplain
management regulations.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
NFIP'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM (CRS)
A voluntary incentive program that encourages communities
to exceed the minimum National Flood Insurance Program floodplain
management requirements.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
NIGHTCLUB/DANCE CLUB
Any room, place of business, except a sexually oriented business,
or building wherein people assemble for the purpose of dancing to
music emanating from either a live band or an entertainment group
or a preinstalled audiophonic recording system which dispenses musical
renderings over a series of loudspeakers controlled by a disc jockey
or other person. Admission can be had either with or without payment
of a cover fee, whether such admission can be obtained through the
presentation, use or acceptance of a membership card or other contrivance,
and whether or not said membership card or other contrivance, is or
may be available to the public generally by purchase or gratuitous
act. This definition shall include all dance halls, discos and discotheques.
NURSING HOME
A facility licensed by the State for five or more convalescent
or aged people, which may include kitchen facilities, recreation areas
and similar uses necessary adjunct uses for patient care.
OFFICIAL MAP
A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32.
OFF-SITE
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but
within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject
of a development application or contiguous portion of a street right-of-way.
OFF-TRACT
Not located on the property which is the subject of a development
application or on a contiguous portion of a street right-of-way.
ON-SITE
Located on the lot in question.
ON-TRACT
Located on the property which is the subject of a development
application or on a contiguous portion of a street right-of-way.
OPEN SPACE
Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved
and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public recreation
or private use or 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 designated
to be incidental to the natural openness of the land.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
Shall be defined as the following and would be permitted
without mitigation,
(1)
Roof replacement with like materials;
(2)
The painting of interior rooms or the exterior of the home;
(3)
The repair or replacement of any part of a porch or stoop (when
deemed necessary), that if ignored would directly result in the access
point becoming unsafe;
(4)
The replacement of kitchen cabinet(s) when damaged;
(5)
The repair or replacement of any interior or exterior trim,
decoration or moldings;
(6)
The repair or replacement of any floor covering, with equally
valued materials; (or "like for like materials")
(7)
Replacement of domestic washing machines, dishwashers or stoves;
(8)
Repairs or replacements of any exterior home siding with like
for like materials;
(9)
Installation, repair or replacement of any interior finish of
less than 20% of the wall area, of a single wall, within a single
room including plaster and drywall;
(10)
The replacement of glass in any window or door;
(11)
Emergency plumbing and electrical repairs and/or replacement
of any system, so long as the replacement is with like for like materials
and not considered an upgrade;
(12)
Repairs or replacement of any structural building element in
a de minimis area that if ignored would directly result in the building
becoming unsafe;
(13)
The repair or replacement of any driveway or walkway with like
for like materials-no expansion will be permitted;
(14)
Repair or replacement of the buildings H.V.A.C. systems without
upgrade or expansion. Air conditioning units will not be installed
where there was not one before; and
(15)
Any repair or replacement not dissimilar to the ones listed
above.
When completing "Ordinary Maintenance" it is the homeowner's
responsibility to ensure they are abiding by all rules/sanctions,
have obtained all necessary permits and are in conformance with all
zoning ordinances. [Added 3-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-32]
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OWNER
Any person, agent, firm, corporation, or partnership that
alone, jointly or severally with the others (1) has legal or equitable
title to any premises, dwelling, or dwelling unit, with or without
accompanying actual possession thereof; or (2) has charge, care or
control or any premises, dwelling or dwelling unit, as agent of the
owner or as executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian of the estate
of the beneficial owner. The person shown on the records of the Recorder
of Deeds of the County to be the owner of a particular property shall
be presumed to be the person in control of the property.
PARKING SPACE
An off-street space available for the parking of a motor
vehicle, which shall be held to the area and dimension requirements
specified in this chapter.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
Any security which may be accepted by a municipality, including
but not limited to surety bonds, letters of credit under the circumstances
specified in N.J.S.A. 40:55D53.5, and cash.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
(Standards of Performance) (1) Standards adopted by ordinance
regulating noise levels, glare, earthborn or sonic vibrations, heat,
electronic or atomic radiation, noxious odors, toxic materials, explosive
and inflammable matters, smoke and airborne particles, waste discharge,
screening of unsightly objects or conditions and such other similar
matters as may be reasonably required by the municipality. (2) Required
by applicable Federal or State laws or municipal ordinances.
PERMITTED USE
A use by right which is specifically authorized in a particular
zoning district, subject to the restrictions applicable to the zoning
district and without the need for special administrative review.
PERSONAL SERVICES BUSINESS
An establishment or businesses which provides services of
a personal nature, such as hair care, nail and skin care, tanning
salons, and other similar types of services. The term "personal services
business" specifically excludes tattoo parlors, massage parlors and
check cashing establishments.
PHILANTHROPIC USE
Those active services or functions exclusively devoted to
the active effort to promote human welfare, maintained or supported
by act or gift or organized distribution of funds and are nonprofit.
PLACE OF WORSHIP
A structure owned and/or used by a religious organization
for worship, religious training, or education. May include, in addition
to the principal structure, accessory structures and/or dwelling units
for religious for religious organization personnel located within
an accessory structure that is use primarily for religious training
or educational purposes. This definition includes the terms church,
synagogue, temple, mosque, or other facility that is used for prayer
by persons of similar beliefs.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Planned unit development, planned unit residential development,
residential cluster, planned commercial development or planned industrial
development.
PLOT
A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
The conferral of certain rights pursuant to this chapter
prior to final approval, after specific elements of a development
application have been agreed upon by the municipal agency and the
applicant.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
The preliminary map, with supporting documentation, indicating
the proposed layout of the subdivision or site plan which is submitted
to the municipal agency.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
A building in which is conducted the primary use of the lot
on which it is located.
PRINCIPAL USE
The main or primary use of land or structures as distinguished
from a secondary or accessory use.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
The office of a member of a recognized profession maintained
for the conduct of that profession.
PROJECTION
An extension of a building which protrudes or juts out from
the vertical plane of the building not more than two feet.
PROPERTY LINE
A lot or parcel line that defines the limits of ownership
for a piece of property; a line of record bounding a lot that divides
one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any
other public space.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any building or structure or part thereof, owned, leased,
or managed by any branch of government or any of its departments,
divisions, bureaus, boards, councils, authorities or other agencies.
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to the
municipality, municipal agency, Board of Education, State or County
agency or other public body for recreational or conservational uses.
PUBLIC PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
A noncommercial, not-for-profit facility, designed to serve
the recreation, either active or passive, needs of the residents of
the community, and made available to the public. This definition may
include public school and public institution ball fields, if they
meet the above definition.
PUBLIC UTILITY
Any public utility regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners
and defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:2-13.
RECREATION, PUBLIC
Recreation facilities operated as a nonprofit enterprise
by the Township of Woodbridge, other governmental entity or any nonprofit
organization and open to the general public.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Any building, structure, or vehicle designed and/or used
for living or sleeping and/or used for recreational purposes and equipped
with wheels to facilitate movement from place to place, and automobiles
when used for living or sleeping purposes and including pick-up coaches
(campers), motorized homes, boats, travel trailers, and camping trailers
not meeting the specifications required for a manufactured home or
a mobile home.
REHABILITATION
The repair, renovation, alteration or reconstruction of any
building or structure; or the renovation of a previously deficient
housing unit, which is occupied by a low- or moderate-income household,
to meet municipal or other applicable housing code standards as further
described in N.J.A.C. 5:94-4.2(b)3.
RESERVE STRIP
A privately owned strip of land of less than the lot depth
required by the zoning ordinance and bounded on one side by a proposed
street and on the other by the boundary of a subdivision containing
said proposed street.
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER
An area to be developed as a single entity according to a
plan containing the residential housing units which have a common
or public open space area as an appurtenance.
RESTAURANT
An establishment regularly and primarily used for the purpose
of providing meals to the public, having an adequate kitchen and dining
room equipped for the preparing, cooking and serving of foods for
its customers and in which no other business except such as is incidental
to such establishment is conducted, wherein the food and drink are
consumed on the property, with approval of the Municipal Agency.
[Amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-40]
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN
An establishment where patrons are served food, soft drink,
ice cream, and similar confections inclusive of refreshment stands,
commonly called snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or similar
uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks, or
ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines
of the building or structure in which the business is conducted thereto,
seats or other accommodations as provided for their patrons.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-THROUGH
An establishment that by design, physical facilities, service,
and/or packaging procedures encourages and permits customers, being
located in a designated drive-through lane, to receive quick food
service using a window or series of windows while remaining in their
motor vehicles. This is accomplished through a limited menu of items
prepared and held for service or prepared quickly, and generally served
in disposable wrapping or containers.
RESTAURANT, FAST-FOOD
A restaurant, which may or may not have tables but which
is essentially designed to dispense quick, ready-made food of a limited
variety. The patron obtains food directly from the dispensing counter
for consumption on or off such premises.
RESTAURANT, TAKE-OUT
An establishment where food and/or beverages are sold in
a form ready for consumption, where all or a significant part of the
consumption takes place outside the confines of the restaurant, and
where ordering and pickup of food may take place from an automobile.
RESUBDIVISION
See definition in M.L.U.L., adopted herewith by definition.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC
(1) A publicly owned strip of land acquired by reservation,
dedication, prescription, purchase or condemnation and intended to
be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, for utilities, or for
another special use. (2) Generally, the right of one to pass over
the property of another.
ROOMING HOUSE
A boarding house wherein no personal or financial services
are provided to the residents. (N.J.S.A. 55:13B-3)
SCHOOL, PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
Providing regular instruction in academic and/or religious
subjects from kindergarten through Grade 12 during a normal school
year; Offering a diploma, degree or certificate subject to regulations
prescribed by the State of New Jersey, Department of Education, supported
in whole or part by private funds and/or nonprofit quasi-public agencies,
administered supervised and directly affiliated with an exempted nonprofit
religious and/or cultural organization. This shall not include a commercial
or adult school or college giving special or limited instruction such
as but not limited to business, art, music, dancing or a nursery school.
SCHOOL, PUBLIC
Any school operated under the administrative authority of
a duly constituted State, County, regional or municipal Board of Education
providing regular instruction of subjects from kindergarten through
Grade 12 of a normal school year; Offering a diploma, degree or certificate
subject to regulations prescribed by the State of New Jersey, Department
of Education, supported in whole or part by public funds.
SCREENING
A visual barrier made up of planted or architectural materials
for the purpose of preventing the view of an object area by the general
public.
SERVICE DRIVE
A roadway at least 22 feet in width which provides common
access to two or more uses and, where adjacent to a public right-of-way,
is separated from that right-of-way back by a planting strip at least
five feet wide.
SETBACK
The minimum horizontal distance between the street, rear
or side lot lines and the closest part of any building. The term "setback"
is synonymous with "required setback" and means a line beyond which
a building is not permitted to extend. When two or more lots under
one ownership are used the exterior property lines so grouped shall
be used in determining setbacks. The front setback shall be measured
from any future right-of-way line as adopted in the Master Plan.
SETBACK LINE
A line established within any building lot that is parallel
to any street line or property line, on the horizontal plane, and
perpendicular to any street line or property line on the vertical
plane, between which no building or portion thereof, may be erected.
SETBACK, FRONT
A setback extending across the full width of the lot between
a front lot line and the foremost point of any structure, excluding
steps.
SETBACK, REAR
Extends across the full required width of a site, the depth
of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear property
line and the building line, except that on a corner lot the rear yard
shall extend only to the required front setback line offset dimension
to the street line.
SETBACK, SIDE
The minimum required horizontal distance between the required
front setback to the required rear setback.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
The term defined by the New Jersey Legislature in N.J.S.A.
2C:34-6 as follows:
(1)
A commercial establishment which as one of its principal business
purposes offers for sale, rental, or display any of the following:
Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed material, or photographs,
films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other visual representations
which depict or describe a "specified sexual activity" or "specified
anatomical area"; or still or motion picture machines, projectors
or other image-producing devices which show images to one person per
machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized
by the depiction of a "specified sexual activity" or "specified anatomical
area"; or instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed
for use in connection with a "specified sexual activity"; or
(2)
A commercial establishment which regularly features live performances
characterized by the exposure of a "specified anatomical area" or
by a "specified sexual activity," or which regularly shows films,
motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic representations
which depict or describe a "specified sexual activity" or "specified
anatomical area."
As used in this definition of sexually oriented business, "specified
anatomical area" means (1) less than completely and opaquely covered
human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breasts below a point
immediately above the top of the areola; or (2) human male genitals
in a discernibly turgid state, even if covered and "specified sexual
activity" means (1) the fondling or other erotic touching of covered
or uncovered human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast;
or (2) any actual or simulated act of human masturbation, sexual intercourse
or deviate sexual intercourse.
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SIGN
Any structure or part thereof, or any device attached to
a structure which shall display or include any letter, work, model,
banner, pennant, flag, insignia, device, or representation used as,
or which is in the nature of an announcement, direction or advertisement.
A sign includes every billboard, ground sign, wall sign, roof sign,
sign painted on the exterior surface of a building structure, illuminated
sign, projecting sign, temporary sign, awning and canopy sign, and
any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration
or insignia use to advertise or promote the interests of any person,
firm, or corporation when the same is placed out of doors in view
of the general public. A sign does not include the flag, pennant,
or insignia of any nation, group of nations, or of any state, city,
or political unit.
SIGN AREA
The maximum projected area of the shape which encloses the
sign, device or representation. In the case of lettering attached
to building facades, the sign area shall be the product of the maximum
vertical dimension multiplied by the maximum horizontal dimension
of all lettering and symbols which form the sign, including the empty
space between the letters and symbols.
SIGN, BILLBOARD
Any notice or advertisement, pictorial or otherwise, used
as an outdoor display not related to a use on the lot, regardless
of its size or dimension.
SIGN, DIRECTION
Signs limited to directional messages such as one way, entrance,
and exit, and upon which no logo, advertisement or other identification
is placed.
SIGN, DIRECTORY
A sign, other than an identification sign, listing the names,
uses, tenants, occupants, or locations of the various businesses or
activities conducted within a building or group of buildings and intended
to provide on-site directions.
SIGN, FREESTANDING
A sign supported by one or more upright poles, columns, or
braces placed in or on the ground and not attached to any building
or structure.
SIGN, REAL ESTATE
(1) A temporary sign that relates to the sale, lease, or
rental of property or buildings, or to construction activities on
site. (2) A sign indicating that a property or any portion thereof
is available for inspection, sale, lease, rent, but not including
temporary subdivision signs.
SIGN, ROOF
A sign attached on a roof that projects higher than the highest
part of the building; also includes signs inscribed or painted on
a roof.
SIGN, TEMPORARY
A sign, poster, handbill, circular or paper which is in any
way attached to any pole, tree, sign or other stationary object or
structure, or which is freestanding, which is intended to advertise
a specific community or civil event such as, but not limited to, fairs,
carnivals, converts, charitable functions, garage sales or auctions
or any political campaign, candidate or event.
SIGN, WALL
A sign mounted flat against and projecting less than four
inches from, or painted on the wall of, a building or structure with
the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to the face of the
wall. This does not include window signs.
SIGN, WINDOW
A sign mounted flat against a glass window which does not
exceed 15 percent of the total window area. Temporary community related
posters are not included in the 15 percent calculation.
SITE PLAN
A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown the existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including but not limited to topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains, marshes and waterways; the location of all existing and proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping structures and signs, lighting and screening devices; and any other information that may be reasonably required in order to make an informal determination pursuant to Article
IV of this chapter.
SKETCH PLAT
The sketch map of a subdivision of sufficient accuracy to
be used for the purpose of discussion and classification and meeting
the sketch plat detail requirements of this chapter.
SPECIAL DISTRICT
A district established to accommodate a narrow or special
set of uses or for special purposes. The term can signify any district
beyond the conventional residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural
districts
STORY
The portion of a building included between the upper surface
of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or the roof next above
it. Underground space shall be considered a story when the upper surface
of the floor next above is more than six feet above the adjacent ground
elevation at any point.
STORY, HALF
That portion of a building under a gable, hip, or gambrel
roof, the wall plates of which at least two opposite exterior walls
are not more than two feet above the floor of such story. A cellar
shall also be included as a "half-story."
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other way which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway;
or which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law;
or which is approved by official action as pursuant to law; or which
is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County
Recording Officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and
the grant to such Board the power to review plats; and includes the
land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and
may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking
areas and other areas within the street lines.
STREET LINE
The line determining the limit of the highway rights of the
public, either existing or contemplated. "Street line" and "right-of-way
line" are synonymous.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials to form a construction of occupancy,
use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface
of a parcel of land.
SUBDIVIDER
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.
SUBDIVISION
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. 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 municipal agency or Subdivision Committee
thereof appointed by the Chairman 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 the 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 this chapter 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 "re-subdivision."
SUSTAINABILITY
Understanding the social, economic and environmental conditions
necessary to sustain a high quality of life and ensuring that those
conditions are preserved for us and for future generations.
SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE
A swimming pool located as an accessory use on the same residential
lot as the principal use it serves, is utilized only by the owner(s)
or his nonpaying guests and is not operated for profit.
SWIMMING POOL, PUBLIC
A swimming pool open to the general public or open to members
only of a club or organization, whether operated for profit or not.
TATTOO PARLOR (TATTOO PARLOR/BODY-PIERCING STUDIO)
An establishment whose principal business activity, either
in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice
of one or more of the following: (1) placing of designs, letters,
figures, symbols, or other marks upon or under the skin of any person,
using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration
of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed
to contact or puncture the skin; (2) creation of an opening in the
body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration.
TAVERN or BAR
A place where the principal use or function is the selling
of alcoholic beverages and incident thereto may be the retail sale
or consumption of food as a permitted use, consistent with N.J.S.A.
33:12 et seq.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
A structure without any foundation or footings and which
is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which
the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
TEMPORARY USE
A use established for a limited duration with the intent
to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.
TRACT
A designated parcel or area of land, including a lot or lots,
which is the subject of an application for development and which includes
any contiguous portions of street rights-of-way in which the developer
has property rights.
TRAILER HOME
Any dwelling unit for living or sleeping purposes which is
equipped with wheels or some device used for the purpose of transporting
such unit from place to place, whether by motor vehicle or other means,
or any factory-built unit equipped with wheels used for living or
sleeping purposes, whether the same is on blocks, posts or any other
type of foundation. "Mobile home" shall be synonymous with "trailer
home."
TRANSCRIPT
A typed or printed verbatim record of the proceedings or
reproduction thereof.
USE
The specific purpose or activity for which land or buildings
are designed, arranged, or intended or for which land or buildings
are occupied or maintained.
USE, ACCESSORY
A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building
and located on the same lot with the principal use.
USE, NONCONFORMING
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.
USE, PERMITTED
A use of a building or land that conforms to the provisions
of this chapter.
USE, PRINCIPAL
A use which is the major use of the lot. In any residential
zone, a dwelling on a lot shall be deemed the principal use of that
lot.
USE, PUBLIC
Any use of land or structure or structures thereon which
is owned and used by the Federal, State, County or municipal governments.
Public use shall also include property not owned by a government entity
but which is leased or used for that purpose.
USE, QUASI-PUBLIC
Any use which is public in nature but which is owned and
used by a private interest group. Quasi-public uses include churches,
parish houses, parochial schools, historical sites and similar uses,
but do not include clubs, lodges or similar private uses.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL
A place where animals are given medical care and the boarding
of animals is limited to short-term care and/or incidental to the
hospital use.
VISUAL SCREENING
Any fence, wall, tree, hedge, or shrub, or a combination
of them which limits visibility or provides screening from adjacent
use.
WAREHOUSE
Facilities characterized by internal storage of goods, frequent
heavy trucking activity, but not involved in manufacturing or production.
WETLANDS
Land which is either submerged or retains water at ground
level for a portion of the year as regulated in the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection's Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules
at N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4.
[Added 9-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-52]
YARD
An open space on the same lot with the principal building
open, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings from the ground to
the sky except as otherwise provided by this chapter. The minimum
required yard shall be the same as required setback.
YARD, FRONT
The yard extending across the entire width of the lot between
the street line and the nearest part of any building. On a corner
lot, the front setback shall be required for all street frontages.
YARD, REAR
The yard extending across the entire width of the lot between
the rear lot line and the nearest part of the principal building.
YARD, SIDE
A yard extending along the side lot line from the front yard
to the rear yard and lying between the side lot line and the nearest
part of the principal building.
ZONING PERMIT
A document signed by the administrative officer or his/her
designee, which shall be required 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 acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with
the provisions of the Development Ordinance or variance there from
duly authorized by the appropriate municipal agency.