[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 15-2012]
Outdoor furnaces are prohibited in all zone districts. No accessory
structure shall be permitted to house or enclose an outdoor furnace.
No sign, billboard, advertising display or structure,
poster or device shall be erected, moved, enlarged or reconstructed
except as expressly permitted in this chapter and only after a permit
has been issued by the Building Inspector; provided that this section
shall not apply to traffic signs placed by municipal, County or state
governments.
The following types of signs or artificial lighting
are prohibited:
A. Flashing lights, including any light that is not stationary
and constant in intensity and color.
B. Signs which project over the right-of-way line of
a street.
C. Signs which compete for attention with or may be mistaken
for a traffic signal.
Upon application, the Building Inspector may
grant permits for the locating of temporary signs for special purposes,
even though not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter,
for single periods not to exceed 60 days. Such permit is not renewable
without the permission of the Planning Board and then only for similar
period or periods of 60 days.
Not more than one boat and one travel trailer
may be stored on an occupied lot in a residential district. Neither
a boat or a travel trailer may be kept between the street line and
the building in the residential district.
Except as provided in §
123-20, the storage, parking or use of a trailer is prohibited in all districts, except that the Building Inspector may issue a temporary permit for an office trailer for a period not to exceed six months when the trailer is used in connection with the construction or alteration of a building. Any such trailer cannot be used for dwelling purposes.
Upon the adoption of this chapter, any person
desiring to obtain a certificate of occupancy to continue an existing
nonconforming use may obtain same from the Building Inspector within
a period of six months from the date of the adoption of this chapter.
After said six-month period, said certificate of occupancy can only
be obtained from the Board of Adjustment after a hearing under such
rules and regulations as may be made by the Board of Adjustment. This
section is not in any way to suggest that it is mandatory to obtain
this certificate of occupancy for a nonconforming use.
[Added 11-18-1981 by Ord. No. 81-5P]
No fence or wall, including an agricultural
or living fence, shall be erected higher than six feet, except that
fences for security purposes in or around a utility, industrial or
commercial use may be erected to a maximum of 12 feet in height.
[Added 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-98]
Land adjacent to state highways shall be developed in conformity with the State Highway Access Management Code adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation, N.J.A.C. 16:47-1 et seq.; lands adjacent to County roads shall be developed in accordance with the County Access Management Code adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 27:16-1; and land abutting Borough roads shall comply with the requirements relating to access contained in Chapter
101 of the Branchville Borough Code.
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 11-2012]
Accessory structures commonly known as PODS® and commercial
storage containers are prohibited in all zones. Truck trailers used
for storage are prohibited in all zones. However, there are the following
exceptions:
A. Any structure used for permitted commercial agricultural and horticultural
uses which qualify under the Farm Land Assessment Act, N.J.S.A. 54:4-23
et seq. and the Right To Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
B. PODS® used for temporary storage during construction are permitted,
but the location must first be approved by the Construction Official.
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 09-2012; 5-4-2022 by Ord. No. 02-2022]
No commercial vehicle with six or more road wheels, weighing
27,000 pounds or more, shall be permitted to park between the hours
of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Borough-owned streets, in residential
zone districts and residential areas. This prohibition includes, without
limitation, trucks, tractor-trailers, and other commercial vehicles.
In addition to all penalties and fines available against the vehicle
owner under the Borough's ordinances, any vehicle which is parked
in violation of this section may be towed at the owner's expense.
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 14-2012]
A. On a corner lot, there shall be no construction of a structure, a planting, a fence or other improvement at a height of more than 24 inches above the level of the adjacent public streets within the sight triangle area as defined in Subsection
B below.
[Amended 8-7-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
B. The owner or occupant of a corner lot shall maintain a sight triangle
in which there is no construction of a structure, planting, fence
or other improvement above a height of 24 inches above the level of
the adjacent public streets within the sight triangle area. The "sight
triangle" is defined as an area outside the right-of-way which is
bound by the intersecting street lines and a straight line connecting
the sight points, one each located on the intersecting street center
lines the following distance away from the intersection center lines:
90 feet.
[Added 8-3-2016 by Ord.
No. 07-2016]
The Branchville Borough Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall have the power to regulate the hours of operation of a business,
commercial, manufacturing or industrial use in order to promote and
protect the public health, safety and welfare of the people and to
protect against hazards and unreasonable use of property and to protect
neighboring properties when reviewing any land use application for
development.