Township of Little Falls, NJ
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2023-10-16
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The Code
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Chapter 280 Zoning
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 4 Background Checks for Youth Programs
- Ch 7 Traffic
- Ch 10 Alarms
- Ch 11 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 15 Amusements
- Ch 19 Animals
- Ch 23 Board of Education Facilities
- Ch 26 Body Art
- Ch 31 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 33 Cannabis
- Ch 37 Certificates of Compliance
- Ch 46 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 50 Cooperative Agreements
- Ch 55 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 57 Development Fees
- Ch 58 Donation Bins, Charitable
- Ch 59 Dumpsters
- Ch 61 Election Districts
- Ch 65 Emergency Management
- Ch 71 Fees
- Ch 72 Fertilizer
- Ch 73 Filmmaking
- Ch 74 Firearms
- Ch 78 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 82 Fire Prevention
- Ch 85 Flood Control Board
- Ch 86 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 90 Games of Chance
- Ch 95 Graffiti
- Ch 97 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 105 Landscapers
- Ch 109 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 114 Laundries, Self-Service
- Ch 118 Library
- Ch 122 Licensing
- Ch 126 Littering
- Ch 130 Massage, Body Work and Somatic Therapy Businesses
- Ch 132 Memorial Tree Program
- Ch 136 Noise
- Ch 140 Outdoor Dining Facilities
- Ch 143 Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 147 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 151 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 155 Personnel Policies
- Ch 163 Property Maintenance
- Ch 164 Property, Vacant and Registration of Foreclosing Mortgages
- Ch 168 Public Recreational Bathing
- Ch 174 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 178 Rent Control
- Ch 182 Retail Food Establishments and Vending Machines
- Ch 186 Sales, Special
- Ch 188 School Enrollment
- Ch 191 Sewer Backup Claims
- Ch 195 Sewer Connections
- Ch 199 Sewer Use
- Ch 209 Soil Removal
- Ch 214 Solid Waste
- Ch 216 Storm Sewer System, Separate
- Ch 218 Stormwater Management
- Ch 223 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 231 Swimming Pools
- Ch 236 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 240 (Reserved)
- Ch 245 Tobacco Sales
- Ch 249 Towing
- Ch 251 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System
- Ch 253 Trailers
- Ch 257 Trains
- Ch 261 Trees
- Ch 268 Vehicle Repair and Sales
- Ch 273 Water
- Ch 280 Zoning
- Ch 280 Art I Purpose; Title
- § 280-1 Statement of purpose.
- § 280-2 Title.
- Ch 280 Art II Definitions
- § 280-3 General interpretation.
- § 280-4 Specific definitions.
- Ch 280 Art III Districts; Boundaries; General Provisions
- § 280-5 Districts enumerated.
- § 280-6 Zoning Map.
- § 280-7 Rules for interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 280-8 Compliance required.
- § 280-9 Applicability of Residential Site Improvement Standards.
- § 280-10 Exceptions.
- § 280-11 Listing of principal permitted uses and conditional uses.
- Ch 280 Art IIIA Floodplain Overlay
- § 280-11.1 Purpose.
- § 280-11.2 Geographic scope.
- Ch 280 Art IV Residence R-1A District
- § 280-12 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-13 Conditional uses.
- Ch 280 Art V Residence R-1B District
- § 280-14 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-15 Conditional uses.
- Ch 280 Art VI Residence R-1C District
- § 280-16 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-17 Conditional uses.
- Ch 280 Art VII Residence R-2 District
- § 280-18 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-19 Setbacks.
- § 280-20 Location of structures.
- § 280-21 Maximum length of structure.
- § 280-22 Recreation area.
- § 280-23 Interior roads, access drives and sidewalks.
- § 280-24 Building limitations and requirements; townhouse dwelling units.
- § 280-25 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 280-26 Garages and accessory buildings.
- § 280-27 Use of roadways; dedication.
- § 280-28 Structural provisions.
- § 280-29 Heating and air conditioning.
- § 280-30 Utilities.
- § 280-31 Appliances.
- § 280-32 Television antennas.
- § 280-33 Garbage disposal.
- § 280-34 Site plan review by Planning Board.
- § 280-35 Governing body action.
- § 280-36 Security for performance and maintenance.
- § 280-37 Fees.
- § 280-38 Expiration of approval.
- § 280-39 Enforcement.
- Ch 280 Art VIII Residence R-3 District
- § 280-40 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-41 Conditional uses.
- § 280-42 Recreation area.
- § 280-43 Interior roads, access drives and sidewalks.
- § 280-44 Building limitations and requirements.
- § 280-45 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 280-46 Other parking requirements.
- § 280-47 Use of roadways; dedication.
- § 280-48 Structural provisions.
- § 280-49 Heating and air conditioning.
- § 280-50 Utilities.
- § 280-51 Appliances.
- § 280-52 Garbage disposal.
- § 280-53 Security force.
- § 280-54 Other uses.
- § 280-55 Site plan review by Planning Board.
- § 280-56 Governing body action.
- § 280-57 Security for performance and maintenance.
- § 280-58 Fees.
- § 280-59 Expiration of approval.
- § 280-60 Enforcement.
- Ch 280 Art IX Residence R-3A District
- § 280-61 Eligibility.
- § 280-62 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-63 (Reserved)
- § 280-64 Uses permitted in setbacks.
- § 280-65 Structural provisions.
- § 280-66 Heating and air conditioning.
- § 280-67 Utilities.
- § 280-68 Appliances.
- § 280-69 Garbage disposal.
- § 280-70 Interior roads, access drives and sidewalks.
- § 280-71 Building limitations and requirements.
- § 280-72 Off-street parking requirements; garages.
- § 280-73 Parking on interior streets prohibited.
- Ch 280 Art IXA MDR Medium Density Residential Zone
- § 280-73.1 Purpose.
- § 280-73.2 Geographic scope.
- § 280-73.3 Permitted uses and structures.
- § 280-73.4 Low- and moderate-income housing requirements.
- § 280-73.5 Bulk standards.
- § 280-73.6 Buffer required.
- § 280-73.7 Site plan review.
- Ch 280 Art X Business B-1 District
- § 280-74 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-75 Conditional uses.
- § 280-76 Prohibited uses.
- § 280-77 Site plan approval required.
- Ch 280 Art XI Business B-2 District
- § 280-78 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-79 Prohibited uses.
- § 280-80 Site plan approval required.
- § 280-81 Conditional uses.
- Ch 280 Art XII Business B-3 District
- § 280-82 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-83 Conditional uses.
- § 280-84 Prohibited uses.
- § 280-85 Site plan approval required.
- Ch 280 Art XIII High-Rise Business B-4 District
- § 280-86 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-87 On-site parking.
- § 280-88 Interior roads.
- § 280-89 Utilities.
- § 280-90 Fire alarm boxes.
- § 280-91 Fire hydrants and hose connections.
- § 280-92 Garbage disposal.
- § 280-93 Exterior storage.
- § 280-94 Site plan review by Planning Board.
- § 280-95 Guarantees.
- § 280-96 Applicability.
- § 280-97 (Reserved)
- Ch 280 Art XIV Industrial I District
- § 280-98 Principal permitted uses.
- § 280-99 Buffers with residential districts.
- § 280-100 Off-street parking.
- § 280-101 Off-street loading facilities.
- § 280-102 Construction and alteration of buildings.
- § 280-103 Maintenance of plot; storage.
- § 280-104 Review and approval.
- § 280-105 Performance standards.
- Ch 280 Art XV LICU Light Industrial/Conditional Use District
- § 280-106 Principal permitted uses; conditional uses.
- § 280-107 Conditional uses.
- § 280-108 Review of conditional use application.
- § 280-109 Filing of site plan application required.
- § 280-110 Adaptive reuse projects.
- § 280-111 Required setbacks.
- § 280-112 Distance between structures.
- § 280-113 Maximum length of structure.
- § 280-114 Recreation area.
- § 280-115 Access drives, interior roads, sidewalks and grass strips.
- § 280-116 Building limitations and requirements.
- § 280-117 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 280-118 Garages and accessory buildings.
- § 280-119 Utilities.
- § 280-120 Appliances.
- § 280-121 Television antennas.
- § 280-122 Garbage.
- § 280-123 requirements.
- § 280-124 Landscaping.
- § 280-125 Environmental impact statement.
- § 280-126 Applicant qualifications and financial capability.
- § 280-127 Form of ownership.
- § 280-128 Professional review of application.
- § 280-129 Structural provisions.
- § 280-130 Heating and air conditioning.
- § 280-131 Harmonious relationship.
- § 280-132 Signs.
- § 280-133 Security for performance and maintenance.
- § 280-134 Fees.
- Ch 280 Art XVI M.P. Municipal Purpose District
- § 280-135 District established.
- § 280-136 Principal permitted uses.
- Ch 280 Art XVIA Multi-Family/Senior Zone (MFS)
- § 280-136.1 Purpose.
- § 280-136.2 Geographic scope.
- § 280-136.3 Permitted uses and structures.
- § 280-136.4 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 280-136.5 Low- and moderate-income housing requirements.
- § 280-136.6 Bulk standards.
- § 280-136.7 Buffer required.
- § 280-136.8 Parking.
- § 280-136.9 Site plan review.
- Ch 280 Art XVIB Transit Village Districts
- § 280-136.10 Background.
- § 280-136.11 Purposes.
- § 280-136.12 Subdistricts.
- § 280-136.13 Permitted uses.
- § 280-136.14 Requirements for all TV Districts.
- § 280-136.15 TV-MD Medium Density Zone requirements.
- § 280-136.16 TV-CBD Central Business District requirements.
- § 280-136.17 TV-R2 Residential District requirements.
- § 280-136.18 Architectural regulations.
- § 280-136.19 Parking.
- § 280-136.20 Parking decks.
- § 280-136.21 Bike parking.
- Ch 280 Art XVII AHO Affordable Housing Overlay Zone
- § 280-137 Purpose.
- § 280-138 Geographic scope.
- § 280-139 Low- and moderate-income housing requirement.
- Ch 280 Art XVIIA Affordable Housing Overlay II Zone
- § 280-139.1 Purpose.
- § 280-139.2 Geographic scope.
- § 280-139.3 Permitted uses.
- § 280-139.4 Affordable housing.
- § 280-139.5 Payment in lieu of construction of low- and moderate-income housing.
- § 280-139.6 Standards for single-family houses.
- § 280-139.7 Signs.
- Ch 280 Art XVIII Affordable Multi-Family Overlay Zone (AMF)
- § 280-139.8 Purpose.
- § 280-139.9 Geographic scope.
- § 280-139.10 Permitted uses and structures.
- § 280-139.11 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 280-139.12 Low- and moderate-income housing requirements.
- § 280-139.13 Bulk standards.
- § 280-139.14 Buffer required.
- § 280-139.15 Parking.
- § 280-139.16 Site plan review.
- Ch 280 Art XIX Supplementary Regulations
- § 280-140 Motor vehicle service stations.
- § 280-141 Shopping centers.
- § 280-142 Fast-food establishments.
- § 280-143 All districts.
- § 280-144 Community residences/shelters, day-care homes and child-care centers.
- § 280-145 Outdoor dining facilities
- § 280-145.1 Solar energy systems.
- § 280-145.2 Small wind energy systems.
- § 280-146 Expiration of approvals.
- Ch 280 Art XX Use, Area and Bulk Regulations
- § 280-147 Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations.
- § 280-148 Visibility at intersections.
- § 280-149 Encroachments in required yards.
- § 280-150 Height exceptions.
- § 280-151 Transition requirements.
- Ch 280 Art XXI Signs
- § 280-152 Purpose.
- § 280-153 Applicability.
- § 280-154 Definitions.
- § 280-155 Permit required.
- § 280-156 Permit application procedure; fees; appeals.
- § 280-157 Nonconforming signs.
- § 280-158 Prohibited signs.
- § 280-159 General regulations and restrictions.
- § 280-160 Design standards.
- § 280-161 Exempt signs.
- § 280-162 Enforcement authority; violations and penalties.
- Ch 280 Art XXII Fences
- § 280-163 Compliance required.
- § 280-164 Definitions.
- § 280-165 Restrictions near intersection streets.
- § 280-166 Permitted fences.
- § 280-167 Decorative side to face outward.
- § 280-167.1 Permits; fees.
- § 280-167.2 Appeals.
- § 280-167.3 Maintenance.
- § 280-167.4 Administration.
- § 280-167.5 Landscaping.
- § 280-167.6 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 280 Art XXIII Telecommunications Towers
- § 280-168 Purpose.
- § 280-169 Definitions.
- § 280-170 Applicability.
- § 280-171 General requirements.
- § 280-172 Permitted uses.
- § 280-173 Insurance required.
- § 280-174 Use on Township-owned or -leased property; fee.
- § 280-175 Conditional uses in industrial zones.
- § 280-176 Prohibition in residential or business districts; variance requests.
- § 280-177 Required information for applications on property not owned, leased, utilized or controlled by Township.
- § 280-178 Buildings and equipment.
- § 280-179 Antennas mounted on rooftops or structures.
- § 280-180 Application review.
- § 280-181 Indemnification agreement.
- § 280-182 Removal of antennas and towers.
- § 280-183 Abandoned towers.
- § 280-184 Interpretation.
- Ch 280 Art XXIV (Reserved)
- § 280-185 through § 280-193. (Reserved)
- Ch 280 Art XXV Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 280-194 Compliance required.
- § 280-195 Computation of required spaces; dimensions.
- § 280-196 Paving requirement.
- § 280-197 Maintenance.
- § 280-198 Marking of spaces.
- § 280-199 Lighting.
- § 280-200 Location.
- § 280-201 Access.
- § 280-202 Landscaping requirements.
- § 280-203 Entrance or exit drives.
- § 280-204 Prohibited parking.
- § 280-205 Off-street parking not located on lot with principal permitted use.
- § 280-206 Schedule of required off-street parking and loading.
- Ch 280 Art XXVI Nonconforming Uses
- § 280-207 Continuation; reconstruction of damaged buildings.
- § 280-208 Discontinuation.
- § 280-209 Normal maintenance and repair.
- § 280-210 Restoration of unsafe structures.
- Ch 280 Art XXVII Administration and Enforcement
- § 280-211 Interpretation.
- § 280-212 Enforcement by Construction Official; records.
- § 280-213 Certificates of occupancy; application fee.
- Ch 280 Art XXVIII Planning Board
- § 280-214 Establishment.
- § 280-215 Appeals; hearings.
- § 280-216 Renewal of conditional uses.
- § 280-217 Survey.
- Ch 280 Art XXIX Amendments
- § 280-218 Authority.
- § 280-219 Petitions.
- § 280-220 Public hearing.
- § 280-221 Referral to Planning Board.
- § 280-222 Referral to other municipalities.
- § 280-223 Referral to county.
- § 280-224 Passage of amendment.
- Ch 280 Art XXX Violations and Conflicting Regulations
- § 280-225 Violations and penalties.
- § 280-226 Conflicting regulations.
- Appendix
- Ch A281 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A282 Fire Hydrant Billing for Reservoir Ridge
- Ch A283 Telecommunications Facilities in Township Rights-Of-Way
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the governing body of
the Township of Little Falls 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 753 as Ch. XXXIII of the 1995
Revised General Ordinances; amended in its entirety by the Township
Council of the Township of Little Falls 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1057. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Certificates of compliance — See Ch. 37.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 46.
Development fees — See Ch. 57.
Fees — See Ch. 71.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 86.
Affordable housing — See Ch. 97.
Land use procedures — See Ch. 109.
Noise — See Ch. 136.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 218.
Taxpayer list — See Ch. 240.
Trailers — See Ch. 253.
Trees — See Ch. 261.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - R-1A District
Attachment 2 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - R-1B DistrictAttachment 3 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - R-1C DistrictAttachment 4 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - R-2 DistrictAttachment 5 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - R-3 DistrictAttachment 6 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - R-3AAttachment 7 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - MDR Zone DistrictAttachment 8 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - B-1 DistrictAttachment 9 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - B-2 DistrictAttachment 10 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - B-3 DistrictAttachment 11 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - B-4 DistrictAttachment 12 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - I DistrictAttachment 13 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - LICU DistrictAttachment 14 - Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations - MP Districts