The following words shall have the following
definitions when used in this article:
See-through and solid fences and walls composed of nonliving
materials.
Any arrangement of trees, plants, bushes, or other plantings,
whether used as a hedge or other obstruction of vision, and composed
of living materials.
A fence which has at least a two-inch spacing between its
interior components. Said see-through fence shall include, but not
be limited to, chain link, post, rail, or picket.
Any fence or wall which is not a see-through fence.
A.
Fences and screens shall be a permitted use in any
zone of the Township subject to the requirements of this article.
No person shall erect a fence or a screen that is not in conformance
with the provisions of this article.
B.
This article shall not apply to prohibit the erection
of a wall or screen or fence for the purpose of retaining earth.
C.
The following uses are exempted from the provisions
of this article: municipal buildings, parks, recreational areas and
other properties, municipal water and sewage treatment facilities,
school property, and public utilities.
A.
No fence shall be erected absent the issuance of a
zoning permit by the administrative officer charged with zoning oversight.
The request for the zoning permit shall be accompanied by a plot plan
or survey indicating the proposed location and setback from the property
lines, and additionally information detailing the type and design
of the proposed fence.
B.
The denial of the aforementioned zoning permit by
the administrative officer may be appealed to the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, and a property owner without applying for a permit may
apply to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for approval of a fence or
screen not in conformity with the provisions of this article. Said
appeals shall be filed in accordance with applicable provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A.
Location generally. Fences and screens may be located
anywhere on a property, except that no fence or screen shall be placed
nearer than three inches to any property line and except that a fence
may be erected on a common property line upon mutual consent of the
adjoining property owners.
B.
Residences abutting nonresidential property. On residential
property which abuts a nonresidential zoning district, or a parcel
upon which is located a nonresidential use, a fence or screen in said
residential rear or side yard may be erected or located to a height
of 6 1/2 feet for the purpose of screening the nonresidential
activities from the view of the abutting residences.
A.
See-through fences. See-through fences shall not exceed
six feet in height when erected in the rear and side yards to the
front building line of the existing building. When erected from the
front building line of the existing building toward the front property
line, such fence shall not exceed four feet in height.
B.
Solid fences. No solid fence shall exceed six feet
in height and shall not be permitted past the front building line
of any existing building.
C.
The use of barbed wire, razor ribbon, or any other
similar type of barbed or pointed wire, whether attached to any fence
or strung separately, shall not be permitted.
D.
Corner properties. For the purposes of this chapter,
corner properties shall be considered to have a front yard along the
street on which the house fronts. A solid or see-through fence not
to exceed six feet in height shall be permitted along the front building
line, side property lines, and rear property line of corner properties,
provided that:
(1)
The fence shall not extend beyond the front building
line or closer than 20 feet to the right-of-way, whichever measures
greater from the right-of-way.
(2)
The fence shall be set back at least seven feet from
the existing edge of paving of the street abutting a side yard, and
shall be located no closer than eight feet to the existing edge of
paving when a driveway is located on either side of a shared property
line.
(3)
A see-through fence only not to exceed four feet in
height shall be permitted from the front building line toward the
front property line and along the front property line, provided that
the fence does not create a sight distance problem at driveways or
along the adjacent roadways.
No screen shall be located in excess of four
feet in height along any intersecting streets. No obstruction to vision
shall exist in the triangle area abutting intersecting streets formed
by the abutting property lines and a line joining a point 25 feet
distant from said intersection of abutting lines along said street
lines. In all other areas along boundary lines, screens shall be permitted
to a height of four feet. Said height of four feet shall be measured
from the level of the public sidewalk abutting the property.
