[Added 5-15-2000 by Ord. No. 5-2000]
A. 
Home office use, meaning an office activity carried on for gain by a resident in a dwelling unit, shall be a permitted accessory use in residential zone districts, provided:
(1) 
The use is limited solely to office use.
(2) 
The use is operated by or employs in the residence only a resident or residents who are permanent full-time residents of the dwelling unit, and no other persons.
(3) 
No nonresident employees, customers, or business invitees or guests shall visit the dwelling unit for business purposes.
(4) 
The use shall be located in only one room of the dwelling unit, which shall not be served by an entrance separate from the household.
(5) 
Interior storage of materials shall only consist of office supplies.
(6) 
There shall be no change to the exterior of buildings or structures because of the use, and no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking, storage, signs, or lights.
(7) 
The use operates no equipment or process that creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with telephone, radio or television reception, detectable by neighboring residents.
(8) 
The use does not require any increased or enhanced electrical or water supply.
(9) 
The quantity and type of solid waste disposal is the same as other residential uses in the zone district.
(10) 
The capacity and quality of effluent is typical of normal residential use, and creates no potential or actual detriment to the sanitary sewer system or its components.
(11) 
Delivery trucks shall be limited to U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, and other delivery services providing regular service to residential uses in the zone district.
(12) 
All vehicular traffic to and from the home office use shall be limited in volume, type and frequency to what is normally associated with other residential uses in the zone district.
B. 
The following conduct of business is excluded from these provisions:
(1) 
The occasional sales by children, not to exceed one day in duration, that are more characteristic of play than occupation, such as a "lemonade stand;"
(2) 
The foster care of children, group homes, and similar social care programs of the community, and baby-sitting for less than six children; or
(3) 
Model homes and sales offices in new subdivisions.
[Added 8-18-1997 by Ord. No. 14-1997]
No vehicles shall be sold in the Township of Harrison, in any residential zone except under the following terms and conditions:
A. 
No more than two motor vehicles per year may be sold from any residentially zoned property.
B. 
No more than one vehicle shall be offered for sale at any time.
C. 
Any vehicle offered for sale must be titled and shall be the property of the owner of the lands and premises from which the vehicle sale is sought to be made.
D. 
Proof of title may be required to be shown to the Zoning Officer of the Township of Harrison upon request.
E. 
No vehicle shall be offered for sale for longer than 60 days.
F. 
No vehicle shall be placed for sale in the front yard area.
G. 
No vehicle shall be placed for sale as to impair the vision from any intersection or street.
H. 
No vehicle shall be offered for sale, unless it shall be within the setbacks of the zone in which the sale is being offered.
I. 
No signs shall be permitted except in or on the vehicle offered for sale. No independent sign shall be permitted offering any motor vehicle for sale in a residentially zoned area.
J. 
No permit from the municipality shall be required to sell two or fewer vehicles per year in any residential zone.
K. 
Unless otherwise required by state law, no other permits are required for the sale of an vehicle in any residential zone.
[Added 2-17-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998; amended 6-6-2005 by Ord. No. 23-2005; 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 36-2012]
A. 
Definition of accessory building applicable to all residential districts:
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A nonconnected shed or independent standing building, which shall be constructed in accordance with the Building Code, which may be used for the housing of vehicles, equipment and storage, and shall be related to and become an ancillary use of the residential dwelling house.
B. 
Regulations.
(1) 
No accessory building which may be referred to as "shed" shall exceed a maximum of 200 square feet.
(2) 
Maximum number of buildings; maximum square footage.
(a) 
No more than a maximum of two accessory buildings shall be permitted. The total aggregate square footage of the accessory buildings shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 6-2013]
[1] 
On lots which are two acres or less in size, the total square footage of accessory structures may not exceed 1,500 square feet.
[2] 
On lots which are more than two acres but less than four acres in size, the total square footage of accessory structures may not exceed 2,500 square feet.
[3] 
On lots which are more than four acres but less than six acres in size, the total square footage of accessory structures shall not exceed 3,000 square feet.
[4] 
On lots which are more than six acres in size, the total square footage of accessory structures shall not exceed 4,000 square feet.
(b) 
Under no circumstance shall the maximum square footage of the accessory structures on a lot exceed the lot coverage limitations or building coverage standards set forth in the applicable zone district.
(3) 
Such accessory use shall not be permitted within the setback of any state, county or municipal roadway, nor shall it set within the front yard setbacks permitted in the zone but, in any event, not closer to the front yard line than the rear of the existing dwelling.
(4) 
No accessory use shall be placed in such a position that it would in any way adversely affect a driver's view.
(5) 
No accessory use or shed shall be placed within a state or county drainage easement, retained or owned by any homeowners' association or individual property owner, nor shall it be placed in violation of any state or federal regulation which may define wetlands.
(6) 
No accessory building or shed shall be placed within 10 feet from any property or boundary line, except in the R-7 Zone District pursuant to § 225-14C(3) permitting a five-foot setback and the High Pointe development located on Cedar Road (C.R. 667) pursuant to Harrison Township Planning Board Resolution No. 48-1990 permitting a three-foot setback.
(7) 
No accessory building or shed may be erected upon a lot if such a building is prohibited by the restrictions which affect the lot recorded upon the land records of the county or as set forth in the homeowners' association documents applicable to the development.
[Added 5-2-2005 by Ord. No. 14-2005]
In keeping with the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, a residential subdivision may have a sales office within a model home or sales trailer located within that residential subdivision. This sales office shall be a conditional accessory use to the construction of the residential subdivision and may be established only under the following conditions:
A. 
The sales office situate within a residential subdivision shall be permitted to exist only during the period necessary for the sale of the lots in the residential subdivision being constructed at that location.
B. 
Only sales of the lots in the residential subdivision being constructed at that location may be conducted from the sales office or model home located within that residential subdivision. No other sales of any nature or of any other lots located outside the boundaries of the specific residential subdivision being constructed at that location shall occur from this sales office as any such additional sales would be a commercial use in a residential district.
C. 
If the sales office is in a freestanding structure or trailer, as opposed to a model home, the use of the freestanding structure or trailer as a sales office shall be discontinued one year from the date of the issuance of the first building permit or after the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for the development, whichever event occurs first. It is the intention of this section that the sales office be moved into a model home at that time. Thereafter, the structure may be utilized as a construction trailer for the development occurring on that site.
D. 
The obligation of the developer to remove the sales office or construction trailer and restore the land shall be secured by a performance bond. The amount of the bond must be established in consultation with the Planning Board Engineer, and the form of the bond must be acceptable to the Township Solicitor. The performance bonds for the construction of the development shall not be released until this removal and restoration is accomplished to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer.
E. 
A site plan for the erection of the sales office must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board. The lot which contains the sales office must be properly buffered with landscaping, and the site shall be designed to promote safety. This will include but not be limited to issues of parking, lighting, handicap accessibility and utilities.
F. 
The applicant shall post inspection escrows as required by the Planning Board and Township ordinance.