For purposes of this chapter, phrases and words are
defined as follows:
ACCESSORY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR USE
(1)
Is subordinate to and serves a principal building
or a principal use.
(2)
Is subordinate in area, extent and purpose to
the principal building or a principal use.
(3)
Is ordinarily and customarily associated with
the principal use and contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity
of the occupants, business or industry of the principal building or
principal use served.
(4)
Is located on the same lot as the building or
principal use served, except as otherwise expressly authorized by
the provisions of this ordinance.
ADDITION
Improvements which increase the square footage of the structure.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
For the purpose of the determination of completeness of development
applications, the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment Engineer;
for the purpose of certification of conformity of a lot to development
regulations, the Zoning Officer; for the purpose of maintaining maps
and documents for public inspection, the Zoning Officer, Township
Clerk, or Planning Board Engineer; for purposes of obtaining certified
property lists, the Chief Financial Officer; for all other purposes,
the Township Clerk.
ADOPTED SEWER SERVICE AREA
The area designated in the applicable adopted water quality
management plan, as updated by modifications adopted in accordance
with the Water Quality Management Plan rules at N.J.A.C. 7:15, within
which wastewater that is generated is to be conveyed to the wastewater
treatment facility associated with the sewer service area.
[Added 9-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-10]
ADT
Average daily traffic.
ADULT BOOK AND/OR GIFT STORE
An establishment having a substantial or significant portion
of its trade and stock in gifts, devices, photographs, pictures, films,
books, magazines and other periodicals, which are distinguished or
characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, describing or
relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas,
and an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale,
display or distribution of such material.
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
A building or area used predominantly for presenting material
distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting,
describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas presented for observation by patrons thereof.
ADVERSE EFFECT
Development designs or existing features on a developer's
property, or nearby property, creating, imposing, aggravating or leading
to impractical, unsafe, unsatisfactory or noncomplying conditions,
such as a layout inconsistent with the zoning regulations; insufficient
street width; unsuitable street grade; unsuitable street location;
inconvenient street system; inadequate utilities, such as water, drainage,
shade trees, and sewerage; unsuitable size, shape and location of
any area reserved or dedicated for public use or land for open space
in a planned development; infringement upon land designated as subject
to flooding; and the creation of conditions leading to soil erosion
by wind or water from excavation or grading; all as set forth in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-38 and measured against the design and performance standards
of this ordinance.
AGRICULTURAL SUBDIVISION
A form of exempt subdivision (determined by the Planning
Board) that is five acres or larger, will not contain a dwelling unit
on the designated agricultural tract, and will be deed-restricted
to agriculture.
AGRICULTURAL USE/PURPOSE
(1)
Land devoted, but not limited to forages; sod
crops; grain and feed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry
and poultry products; livestock, including the breeding and raising
of such animals; bees and apiary products; trees and forest products;
or land devoted to and meeting the requirements for compensation pursuant
to a soil conservation program under an agreement with an agency of
the federal government. For purposes of this ordinance, agricultural
use does not include a dwelling. (See definition of "farm.") Agricultural
use shall include the following activity's subject to the standards
and regulations for intensive fowl or livestock use and applicable
health and sanitary codes, but not by way of limitation:
(a)
Use of irrigation pumps and equipment, aerial
and ground seeding and spraying, tractors and other equipment.
(b)
Use of necessary farm laborers.
(c)
The application of chemical fertilizers, insecticides
and herbicides in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and
the application of manure.
(d)
The grazing of animals and use of range for
fowl subject to the standards and regulations for intensive fowl and
livestock use.
(e)
Construction of fences for these animals and
livestock.
(f)
The traveling and transportation of large slow-moving
equipment over roads within the Township.
(g)
The control of vermin and pests, provided that
such control is practiced under applicable state fish and game laws.
(h)
The use of land for recreational use, e.g. snowmobiling,
trail riding, hunting, etc., shall be done only with the permission
of the farm owner. Any recreational use of the farmland which changes
the underlying agricultural nature of the use shall be subject to
the usual site plan review, variance application and all permits where
otherwise required.
(2)
The purpose of these rights is to produce agricultural
products, e.g., vegetables, grains, hay, fruits, fibers, wood, trees,
plants, shrubs, flowers, seeds.
(3)
The foregoing uses, activities and rights when
reasonable and necessary for farming, livestock, or fowl production
and when conducted in accordance with generally accepted agricultural
practices may occur on holidays, Sundays, and weekends by day or night
and includes the attendant and incidental noise, odors, dust, and
fumes associated with these practices.
(4)
It is hereby determined whatever nuisance may
be caused to others by these uses and activities is more than offset
by the benefits from farming to the neighborhood community and society
in general by preservation of open space, the beauty of the countryside,
and clean air. The preservation and continuance of farming operations
in Pohatcong Township and New Jersey is a source of agricultural products
for this and future generations and saves a nonreplenishable source,
e.g., the land.
ANIMAL KENNEL
Any building, structure or premises in which one or more
animals are kept, boarded, bred or trained for commercial gains. Medical
and surgical services, if any, shall be limited to incidental services
provided solely for animals being boarded, bred or trained on the
premises.
ANIMAL PEN
A structure and/or fenced area designed to contain or provide
shelter for domestic pets which are the property of the resident.
ANIMAL SHELTER
A place where one or more animals or pets are given medical
or surgical treatment. Use as a kennel shall be limited to short-term
boarding and shall be incidental to the medical or surgical use.
ANIMAL UNIT
One thousand pounds of nonhousehold animals including livestock
such as horses, cattle, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, ostrich, emu
etc., but excluding pigs and fowl. Information from the various breeders'
associations on the mature weight and the time required for each animal
to reach adult weight shall be used to determine numbers of animal
units.
[Added 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-9]
ANTENNA
Any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on
a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiate
or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals,
radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), television signals.
[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 99-10]
ANTIQUE SHOP
Any retail shop which deals in goods and objects (such as
furniture, textiles, silverware, glass, jewelry and baskets) made
in a former period and considered to be of value due to their quality,
style, appearance or age. At least 90% of the goods and objects offered
for sale must be 50 years or older.
APARTMENT BUILDING
A building containing a minimum of three dwelling units and
not exceeding three stories and 35 feet in height. Each apartment
unit must consist of a room or a series of connected rooms designed
for permanent residency containing living, cooking, sleeping and sanitary
facilities for a single housekeeping unit. The dwelling shall be self-contained
and shall not require the use of outside stairs, passing through another
dwelling unit or indirect route(s) to get to any portion of the dwelling
unit, nor shall there be shared facilities with another housekeeping
unit.
APPEAL
A request for a review of the Planning Board's or the Board
of Adjustment's interpretation of any provision of this ordinance
or a request for a variance.
APPLICATION
Submission of an application form provided by the Township
and completed by the applicant together with all accompanying documents
required by this ordinance for approval of the application for development,
including where applicable, but not limited to, a site plan or subdivision
plat, provided that the approving authority may require such additional
information not specified in the ordinance, or any revisions in the
accompanying documents, as are reasonably necessary to make an informed
decision as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of
the application for the development have been met. The application
shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such additional information
or any revisions in the accompanying documents so required by the
approving authority. An application shall be certified as complete
immediately upon the meeting of all requirements specified in the
ordinance and in the rules and regulations of the approving authority,
and shall be deemed complete as of the day it is so certified by the
administrative officer for purposes of the commencement of the time
period for action by the approving authority.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Planning Board unless a different agency is designated
in this ordinance pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.).
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES
Residences for the elderly that provide rooms, meals, personal
care and supervision of self-administered medication. The facility
may also include such services as recreation, financial services and
transportation for facility residents. For the purpose of determining
density, the dwelling unit for assisted living residences shall be
the bedroom.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
ATTACHED HOUSING
A form of housing where at least two, but not more than four,
dwelling units are designated within one structure. The dwelling units
would share common walls.
AUTO BODY SHOP
Any building, premises and land in which, or upon which,
a business, service or industry involving the maintenance, servicing,
repair or painting of vehicles is conducted or rendered.
AUTOMATIC CAR WASH
A structure containing facilities for washing automobiles
using a chain conveyer or other method of moving the cars along, and
automatic or semiautomatic equipment for cleaning and drying.
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
Land and building providing for the sale of fuel, lubricants
and automotive accessories and for maintenance and minor repairs for
motor vehicles, excluding body repairs or the storage of inoperable
or wrecked vehicles.
AUTOMOBILE WASH
Any building or premises or portions thereof used for washing
automobiles.
BANK AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
A financial institution as defined by Division H, Subsections
60 and 61, within the standard industrial classification system (SIC).
BARN
Any building accessory to an agricultural use and used for
the housing, storage or preparation for marketing of plants or animals,
provided that a barn is permitted only where the use of the plants
or animals to be housed, stored or prepared for marketing is an otherwise
permitted use under this ordinance.
BASEMENT
An area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST INN
A single-family dwelling licensed by the State of New Jersey
as a bed-and-breakfast inn and occupied by a resident owner and family
in which home-style overnight accommodations and a morning meal are
provided to transients for compensation on a daily basis.
[Amended 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 05-3]
BEDDING
The arrangement of a sedimentary rock in layers of varying
thickness and character.
BEDROCK
A general term for the rock that underlies soil or other
unconsolidated material.
BERM
A mound of soil, either natural or man-made.
BILLBOARD
A freestanding sign structure and/or sign utilized for advertising
a business, establishment, activity, product, service, entertainment,
or message, which is operated, located, performed, produced, manufactured,
or available at a place or location other than on the property on
which the sign structure and/or sign is located.
[Amended 5-4-2010 by Ord. No. 10-5]
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The Zoning Board of Adjustment of Pohatcong Township, Warren
County, New Jersey.
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.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The portion of a lot which is covered by principal and accessory
buildings.
BUILDING PERMIT
A certificate issued by the Construction Code Official authorizing
the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration or repair
of a building or other structure upon approval of the submitted application
and plans.
BUFFER
A transitional portion of a lot devoted to lessening adverse
impacts such as visual and noise conditions from one area to another
usually by providing unusual land, woods, landscaped areas, fencing
or similar screening technique(s).
CABARET
An establishment or use which features topless dancers, go-go
dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or
similar entertainers.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
A proposed schedule of all future capital improvements listed
in order of construction priority including cost estimates and the
anticipated means of financing each project.
CARBONATE ROCK
Rock consisting chiefly of calcium and magnesium carbonates.
CARTWAY
The hard or paved surface portion of a street customarily
used by vehicles in the regular course of travel. Where there are
curbs, the cartway is that portion between the curbs. Where there
are no curbs, the cartway is that portion between the edges of the
paved or graded width.
CAVE
A natural opening of a size permitting human exploration
and extending into a region of sharply reduced or no light.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
A certificate issued by the Construction Code Official upon
completion of construction, alteration or change in occupancy or use
of a building certifying that all requirements of the Construction
Code and all requirements of the land development regulations, except
as modified by the approving authority, have been satisfied and that
the approval of the building is in conformance with the permitted
uses in the zone in which it is located.
CLOSED DEPRESSION
A shallow, dish-shaped hollow on the land surface which,
in areas of limestone geology, may be indicative of old sinkholes
or incipient collapse.
CLUB
A private organization established principally for the enjoyment
of outdoor recreation, such as golf, tennis, swimming, riding, hiking
and fishing. Accessory facilities may be included if clearly subordinate
to the outdoor use, such as covered tennis courts fewer in number
than open courts, year-round pools, lockers and incidental eating
and social facilities.
CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
A planned development technique based on a density of dwelling
unit(s) per acre. The permitted number of dwelling units is then clustered
onto one or more portions of the overall tract on reduced lot sizes
so that individual segments of the tract have higher densities, provided
that other portions of the tract are left in open space or common
property so that the gross density limitation of the entire tract
is not exceeded.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Commercially licensed vehicles of any kind, except passenger
cars and station wagons which do not have commercial advertising,
lettering, signs or names and addresses on the exposed portions thereof.
COMMON PROPERTY
Land or water, or a combination, together with improvements,
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 property includes common open space and may contain
such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and
appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the
development.
COMMUNITY SEPTIC SYSTEM
A subsurface disposal system which serves five or more realty
improvements or one or more realty improvements where the design flow
is greater than 2,000 gallons per day (gpd) as regulated by the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTER
A center which provides principal anchor tenants, discount
or off-price department store, large specialty stores, such as but
not limited to home improvement centers, garden center or supermarkets.
No single tenant shall exceed 80,000 square feet.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
Submission of an application form provided by the Township
and completed by the applicant, together with all accompanying documents
required by this ordinance for approval of the application for development,
the payment of required fees, and including requests for waivers from
one or more of the application requirements. An application shall
be certified as complete within 45 days upon the meeting of all requirements
specified in the ordinance and in the rules and regulations of the
approving authority, and shall be deemed complete as of the day it
is so certified by the administrative officer for the purposes of
the commencement of the time period for action by the approving authority.
CONSERVATION (GREENWAY) EASEMENT
An easement generally prohibiting the construction of buildings
and intended for protection of environmentally sensitive areas, including
mature tree stands, floodplains, important views and critical areas
as defined by this ordinance.
CONTIGUOUS LAND
Land which is connected or adjacent to other land so as to
permit the land to be developed and used as a functional unit, provided
that separation by lot lines, streams, dedicated municipal roads,
rights-of-way, and easements shall not affect the contiguity of land
unless such condition(s) prevents the land from being developed and
used as a functional unit.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail store or shop located on a highway or oriented to
highway traffic, which sells items such as dairy products, auto products,
beverages, small quantities of vegetables and fruit, magazines, newspapers
and other printed periodicals, baked goods, etc. The store is not
intended to serve a specific neighborhood.
CRAWL SPACE
An enclosed area beneath the building’s lowest finished
floor, in which the vertical distance between the floor of the enclosed
area and the building’s lowest finished floor is no more than
six feet.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
CRITICAL AREAS
Water bodies (including streams, ponds and lakes), floodplains,
wetlands and slopes over 25%.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
CUL-DE-SAC
A dead-end street, with a turnaround area at the end.
DECK
A structure, usually wooden, raised above ground level. It
may be attached to a residence or freestanding.
DENSITY
The permitted number of dwelling units per gross area of
land to be developed.
DETENTION BASIN
A man-made or natural water collection facility, designed
to collect surface and subsurface water in order to impede its flow
and to release the same gradually at a rate not greater than that
prior to the development of the property, into natural or man-made
outlets.
DEVELOPMENT
[Amended 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-6; 12-4-2007 by Ord. No.
07-20]
(1)
For the purposes of flood damage prevention,
"development" means construction of a new structure, including a building
addition, substantial improvements and also means man-made change
to the property, including but not limited to mining, dredging, filling,
grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of
equipment or materials located within the floodplain.
(2)
In the case of development of agricultural lands,
"development" means any activity that requires a state permit; any
activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board and the State Agricultural
Development Committee, and municipal review of any activity not exempted
by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
(3)
For all other purposes, "development" means
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 of any mining,
excavation or filling, and any use or change in the use of any building
or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, for which
permission is required under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.
DISSOLUTION
A space or cavity in or between rocks, formed by the solution
of part of the rock material.
DOLOMITE
A carbonate rock that contains more than 15% magnesium carbonate.
DRAINAGE
The process by which water moves from an area by stream or
overland sheet flow and/or the removal of excess surface water from
soil by downward flow through the soil profile.
DWELLING, DUPLEX or TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
A building containing two dwelling units only, each having
entrances on the first floor, intended for residential occupancy by
two housekeeping units, each living independently of each other and
each with its own sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities. The dwelling
units shall be entirely separated from one another by vertical walls
or horizontal floors, unpierced except for access to outside or to
a common basement.
DWELLING, QUADPLEX
Four attached units with a common interior wall, with separate
ground floor access for each unit. Units are joined side to side,
but are not located one above another.
DWELLING, SEMIDETACHED
A one-family dwelling attached to not more than four other
dwelling units where the common wall is the garage only, or a similar
nonliving space.
DWELLING, TRIPLEX
An attached unit with all of the front facades on the same
side, attached by common walls in groups of three.
DWELLING UNIT
A room or series of connected rooms containing living, cooking,
sleeping and sanitary facilities for one family.
DWELLING UNIT, MULTIFAMILY
A dwelling unit in a building having two or more dwelling
units where entranceways, hallways, basements, attics, storage areas,
heating systems, yards and similar services in the building may be
shared in common, singly or in combination.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
EASEMENT
The right afforded the public or another person to make limited
use of another person's real property such as a conservation, preservation,
drainage, access or utility easement.
ELEVATED BUILDING
A nonbasement building i) built, in the case of a building
in a floodplain, to have the top of the elevated floor elevated above
the ground level by means of piling, columns (posts and piers), or
shear walls parallel to the flow of the water, and ii) adequately
anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building
during a flood of up to the magnitude of the regulatory flood. In
a floodplain, “elevated building” also includes a building
elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with
openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of floodwaters.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
A written and graphic submittal meeting the requirements of Chapter
140, Environmental Impact Statement, of the Code of the Township of Pohatcong.
EXCAVATION
The result of any act by which soil or rock is cut into,
excavated, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
EXISTING GRADE
The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior
to cutting or filling.
FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration.
[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 99-10]
FAMILY
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living
as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit.
FAMILY CHILD-CARE CENTER
A child-care facility provided by a homeowner for six to
15 children, exclusive of family members, within the homeowner's residence
and licensed by the State Department of Human Services, Division of
Youth and Family Services.
FARM
Any parcel of land which is used for gain in the raising
of agricultural products, including crops, livestock, rabbits, poultry
or dairy products. It can include a farm dwelling, other farm buildings
required for the housing of animals or equipment, outside equipment
storage areas, and other structures such as silos, cribs etc., generally
necessary for the operation of a farm. It excludes the raising of
fur-bearing animals, riding academies and dog kennels.
[Amended 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-9]
FARM ANIMAL BUILDING
Any building used for the housing of agricultural machinery,
agricultural products, feedstuffs and more than two animal units,
provided that such building is located on, operated in conjunction
with, and necessary to the operation of a farm as defined by this
section.
[Added 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-9]
FARM MACHINERY BUILDING
Any building used for the housing of agricultural machinery,
agricultural products, feedstuffs and up to two animal units, provided
that such building is located on, operated in conjunction with, and
necessary to the operation of a farm as defined by this section.
[Added 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-9]
FARM STAND
A structure, either permanent or portable (e.g. wagon), located
on a farm and in conjunction with a farm use for the purpose of selling
farm produce, all of which is grown on the property owned or under
the control of the owner of the farm on which the stand is located,
open only nine months per year.
FAULT
A surface or zone of rock fracture along which there has
been noticeable differential movement.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission.
[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 99-10]
FENCE
An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone,
wire, metal or any other manufactured material or combination of materials.
FILL
To deposit or place material on the surface of the ground
and/or under water. "Fill" also means material being deposited or
placed. "Fill" includes, but is not limited to, concrete, earth, pavement,
rock, sand, soil, structures or any stored material such as building
material, construction equipment, landscaping material, piles of soil,
stone or wood, trash, vegetation in planters and/or root balls, and
vehicles. "Fill" does not include vegetation rooted in the ground,
whether naturally occurring or planted.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FINISHED GRADE
The final grade or elevation of the ground surface conforming
to the proposed design.
FISSURE
An extensive crack, break, for fracture in the rock.
FLAG LOT
A lot whose area, exclusive of its access drive, meets the
zoning requirements. The lot's configuration is one of reduced frontage on
an approved street with the enlarged buildable portion of the lot
located at the rear of the lot at the end of the access drive.
FLOOD-DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIALS
Any construction material capable of withstanding direct
and prolonged contact with floodwaters without sustaining any damage
that requires more than cosmetic repair.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FLOOD HAZARD AREA DESIGN FLOOD
The flood used in state-adopted flood studies. It is the
flood resulting from the one-hundred-year flood discharge increased
by 25%.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
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 or runoff
of surface waters from any source.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the one-hundred-year floodplain and the risk premium
zones applicable to the community.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
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 one-hundred-year
flood.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FLOODPLAIN
The area inundated by the regulatory flood, including the
watercourse that creates it.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive
measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency
preparedness plans, flood control works and floodplain management
regulations.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
The zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building
codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as a floodplain
ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance) and other
applications of police power. The term describes such state or local
regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards for
the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
FLOODPROOFING
Any combination of structural or nonstructural additions,
changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FLOODWAY
The channel and portions of the floodplain adjoining the
channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the regulatory
flood. For purposes of this ordinance, the term “floodway”
shall refer to both the delineated floodway on state-adopted studies
and the area between the encroachment lines located on both sides
of a nondelineated watercourse.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The sum of the area of all floors of buildings or structures
compared to the total area of the site.
FOOTCANDLE
The illuminance on a surface of one foot in area in which
there is uniformly distributed a light flux of one lumen.
FOWL
Chicken, geese, ducks, guineas, pheasants, peacocks, excluding
large birds such as ostrich and emu.
[Added 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-9]
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.
FREESTANDING SOLAR ARRAY
A solar energy system, as defined herein, that is elevated
off the ground to allow clearance of at least 16 feet with parking
or other impervious surfaces beneath.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
FUELING ISLAND
A raised concrete island in a service station which contains
one or more fueling positions to service one or more vehicles.
FUELING POSITION
A location for dispensing of motor fuel, whether gasoline
or diesel. Each fueling position can only dispense fuel to one vehicle
at a time; however, there may be more than one fueling position operated
from one fueling island.
FUELING STATION
The building, premises, and land in which, or upon which,
automobile and truck fuels are dispensed, stored and sold.
GARAGE
A building, structure or any portion thereof used for housing
or repairing motor vehicles, with at least one wall at grade.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION PROGRAM
A program which identifies the geologic nature of the bedrock
materials underlying the site and provides solutions directed at preserving
the water quality and assuring the safety of any planned facility
or improvement built over carbonate rocks.
GLARE
The sensation produced by luminance within the visual field
that is sufficiently greater than the luminance to which the eyes
are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance
and visibility.
GRADING
The movement of soil or other material on the surface of
the ground by humans resulting in a change of topography.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
GREENHOUSE
A building whose roof and sides are made largely of glass
or other transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature
and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season
plants for subsequent sale or for personal enjoyment.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The total floor area in a structure measured around the outside
of the building at each story. If sharing a common wall, the area
shall be measured from the center of interior walls and the outside
of exterior walls. In residential uses the gross floor area shall
exclude the areas of the garage, attic, open porch or patio, cellar,
utility areas, heating and cooling rooms and all portions of floor
areas which have a ceiling height above them of less than 7.5 feet.
In nonresidential structures, the gross floor area shall exclude areas
used for utility, heating, cooling and other mechanical equipment
but shall include all other areas including cellars, warehousing and
storage areas, regardless of ceiling height.
GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR ARRAY
A solar energy system, as defined herein, that is mounted
on armatures anchored to the ground with groundcover beneath.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
HABITABLE BUILDING
A building that is intended for regular human occupation.
Examples of a habitable building include a private residence, a public
building such as a nursing home, day-care center, hospital, medical
clinic, police station, fire station, public shelter, residential
rental unit of three or more units or school, a commercial building
such as a retail store, restaurant, office building or gymnasium,
and appurtenant structure that is regularly occupied, such as a garage,
barn or workshop, and any other building that is regularly occupied
such as a house of worship, community center or meeting hall. Examples
of nonhabitable buildings include a bus stop shelter, utility building,
storage shed, self-storage unit or an individual shelter for animals
such as a doghouse.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
HEALTH CARE FACILITY
A facility or institution principally engaged in providing
services for health maintenance and the treatment of medical conditions.
This use may include rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities,
or long-term care facilities. This use shall not mean hospitals and
diagnostic or treatments centers.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Establishments providing support to medical professionals
and patients, such as medical and dental laboratories, medical imaging,
and medical supplies and services.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
HEIGHT
When referring to a tower or other structure, the distance
measured from the lowest finished grade of the base of the tower to
the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the base
pad and any antennae or other appurtenances.
[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 99-10]
HEIGHT, BUILDING
The vertical distance of a building, measured from average
grade to the highest point of the roof. For other structures, the
vertical distance measures from grade to its highest point; provided,
however, that no height limitation in this ordinance shall apply to
any of the following structures, provided that such structures are
compatible with uses in the immediate vicinity: church spires; monuments;
water towers; fire observation towers; silos and other agricultural
buildings; windmills; chimneys not exceeding three feet above height
of building or structure; flagpoles not exceeding 10 feet above height
permitted in the applicable zone.
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior
to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
HISTORIC DISTRICT
One or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding
property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character
of the historic site or sites.
HISTORIC SITE
Any real property, man-made structure, natural object or
configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing which has been
formally designated in the Master Plan as being of historical, archaeological,
cultural, scenic or architectural significance.
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
Any structure that is:
(1)
Listed individually in the National Register
of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior)
or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting
the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;
(2)
Certified or preliminarily determined by the
Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance
of a registered historic district preliminarily determined by the
Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
(3)
Individually listed on a state inventory of
historic places in states with historic preservation programs which
have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(4)
Individually listed on a local inventory of
historic places in communities with historic preservation programs
that have been certified either:
(a)
By an approved state program as determined by
the Secretary of the Interior; or
(b)
Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in
states without approved programs.
HOME OCCUPATION
A customary personal service occupation such as, but not
limited to, clerical services, word processing, accounting, computer-based
services, telephone-related services, hobbies, crafts, and other related
activities; provided, however, that such activities shall be conducted
solely within the residence, only, shall engage no employees other
than members of the family in residence in the dwelling house, shall
not occupy more than 50%, or the equivalent, of the area of one floor
of said residence or 500 square feet, whichever is less, and further
provided that no display of products or goods shall be visible from
the street, no stock-in-trade shall be kept and no signs shall be
displayed.
[Amended 5-20-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
HOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
The office or studio of a recognized profession, such as
physician, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer or teacher who is
a resident of the dwelling, provided that no more than three persons
are employed who are not members of the family and that such office
shall be in the main building.
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
A nonprofit corporation established in accordance with standards
contained in the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.)
for the control and maintenance of common areas and open space in
conjunction with a planned development.
HORTICULTURE
The growing or raising of nursery plants for sale for landscape
purpose.
HOTEL or MOTEL
An establishment providing lodging and usually meals for
the general public, especially transient guests. It may include such
uses incidental to the operation as follows: rest rooms, offices,
meeting rooms, restaurants, cocktail lounges, beauty parlors, barbershops,
apparel stores, confectionery shops and the like. Such incidental
uses shall be conducted solely within the primary building.
HOUSE OF WORSHIP
A building or group of buildings, including customary accessory
buildings, designed or intended for public worship or religious education.
For the purposes of this chapter, the words, "house of worship" shall
include chapels, congregations, cathedrals, temples, mosques and similar
designations as well as parish houses, convents and such accessory
uses.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer
of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
This includes buildings, sidewalks and all paved surfaces.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO
A measure of the coverage of a piece of land measured by
dividing the total area of all impervious surfaces within the site
by the total lot area.
INDIVIDUAL SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM or ISSDS
A system for the disposal of less than or equal to 2,000
gallons per day of sanitary sewage into the ground. Typically such
systems are designed and constructed to treat sanitary sewage in a
manner that will retain most of the settleable solids in a septic
tank and discharge the liquid effluent to a disposal field, but similar
designs are also included (for example, those that include seepage
tanks or pits for effluent disposal and cesspools that may have been
constructed prior to current codes).
[Added 9-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-10]
INDUSTRIAL OR OFFICE PARK DEVELOPMENT
A tract comprehensively planned for industrial or office
uses whether or not the buildings are erected in one development stage
or over a period of time, but where the streets, utilities and lots
are approved and constructed or guaranteed for the entire tract prior
to construction of any portion of any building on the tract. Parks
with no subdivided lots shall have buildings spaced so the mortgage
and/or lease lines conform to the requirements for lot lines to establish
conformance with this ordinance for such matters as building setbacks,
buffers, driveway locations and distances between buildings.
INDUSTRY or INDUSTRIAL
Storage, manufacturing, preparation, processing or repair
of any article, substance or commodity and the conduct of the industrial
trade, but not including such preparation, processing or repair as
is customarily applied to articles, substances or commodities in retail
businesses or trade for on-the-premises transactions.
INSTITUTIONAL USE
A nonprofit public, private or quasi-public use, such as
a church, school, library, hospital, club or lodge or a fraternal,
civic, service or charitable organization.
JOINT
A fracture in rock generally more or less vertical or transverse
to bedding, along which no appreciable movement has occurred.
JUNKYARD
Any area of land, with or without buildings, devoted to the
storage, keeping or abandonment of junk or debris, whether or not
it is in connection with the dismantling, processing, salvage, recycling,
sale or other use or disposition thereof of any material whatsoever.
KARST
A type of topography that is formed over limestone or dolomite
by dissolving or solution of the carbonate rocks, characterized by
sinkholes, closed depressions, caves, solution channels, internal
drainage, and irregular bedrock surfaces.
LAND
The surface and subsurface of the earth as well as improvements
and fixtures on, above or below the surface and any water found thereon.
LAND, CONTIGUOUS
Land which is connected or adjacent to other land so as to
permit the land to be developed and used as a functional unit, provided
that separation by lot lines, streams, dedicated municipal roads,
rights-of-way, and easements shall not affect the contiguity of land
unless such condition(s) unreasonably limits the land from being developed
and used as a functional unit.
LANDLOCKED
Property which has no ownership adjacent to a public street
and is surrounded by lands belonging to another.
LANDOWNER
An individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership,
corporation, trust or any other legal entity having legal title to
the land. The holder of an option or contract to purchase or other
person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land may
file an application for the purposes of this ordinance.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing or assembly of semi-finished products, not
including chemical or physical change of raw materials into products.
LIGHT TRESPASS
Any form of artificial illumination emanating from a light
fixture or illuminated sign that penetrates other property.
LIMESTONE
A carbonate sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of calcium
carbonate. Limestone is commonly used as a general term for that class
of rocks which consists of at least 80% calcium or magnesium carbonate.
In this ordinance the term "limestone" shall be used generically to
refer to carbonate rocks, limestone formations and Precambrian marbles.
LINEATION
Any straight line or alignment of natural features seen on
an aerial photograph or any geographically-referenced source. Although
some lineations may be geologically controlled, ground-based geologic
investigations are necessary to define their existence and significance.
LOADING SPACE
An off-street berth on the same lot as the building being
served for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading.
LOT AREA
An area of land, which is determined by the limits of the
lot lines bounding that area and expressed in terms of square feet
or acres. Any portion of a lot included in a public street right-of-way
or the access or "flagstaff" of a flag lot, shall not be included
in calculating the minimum required lot area.
LOT, CORNER
A lot at the junction of and having frontage on two or more
intersecting streets.
LOT DEPTH
The shortest horizontal distance between the front and rear
lot lines measured from the midpoint of the front line to the midpoint
of the rear lot line.
LOT FRONTAGE
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured
along the street lines.
LOT LINE
Any line, including the street line, forming a portion of
the exterior boundary of a lot.
LOT SIZE AVERAGING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
A planned development technique designed to encourage and
promote flexibility, economy and environmental soundness in layout
and design by varying, within a conventional subdivision, the lot
areas and dimensions, as well as the yards and setbacks otherwise
required by municipal development regulations in such a way that the
average lot areas and dimensions, yards and setbacks within the subdivision
conform to the conventional norms of the municipal development regulations,
provided that such standards shall be appropriate to the type of development
permitted.
LOT SIZE REDUCTION
In order to encourage and promote flexibility, economy and
environmental soundness in layout and design, the Planning Board may
approve the varying, within a conventional subdivision, of lot areas
and dimensions, and yards and setbacks otherwise required by municipal
development regulations in such a way that the average lot areas and
dimensions, yards and setbacks within the subdivision conform to the
conventional norms of the municipal development regulations, provided
that such standards shall be appropriate to the type of development
permitted.
LOT SUITABILITY
In any development application (including but not limited
to lot size averaged and cluster developments), no residential building
lot with a private well and individual septic system shall contain
less than 22,500 contiguous square feet of uplands for a building
site, one side of which must measure at least 100 feet. Where public
sewer and water are available, there shall be 4,000 contiguous square
feet of uplands for the building site.
LOT WIDTH
The distance between side lot lines measured parallel to
the street line at the minimum required front yard building setback
lines.
LOWEST FLOOR
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement).
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for the
parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than
a basement is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that
such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation
of other applicable nonelevation design requirements.
LOW-INCOME HOUSING
Housing which is affordable according to the New Jersey Council
on Affordable Housing (COAH) or other recognized standards for home
ownership and rental costs, and occupied or reserved for occupancy
by households with a gross household income less than 50% of the median
gross household income for households of the same size within the
housing region in which the housing is located.
LUMEN
A unit of measure of the quantity of light which falls on
an area of one square foot every point of which is one foot from the
source of one candela (candle). A light source of one candela emits
a total of 12.57 lumens.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a recreational vehicle.
MANUFACTURING
The production of articles or finished products from previously
refined raw materials by giving them new forms or qualities.
MARBLE
A metamorphic rock consisting chiefly of crystallized limestone
or dolomite.
MARGINAL ACCESS ROAD
A road parallel to an arterial or collector street with a
planted buffer strip separating both streets (the planted strip being
at least 10 feet wide). Individual lot access shall be limited to
the marginal access road. The purpose of the marginal access road
is to control the number of driveway entrances and street intersections
with arterial and collector streets and is an alternative to reverse
frontage subdivision design.
MASSAGE PARLORS
An establishment, business or use which provides the services
of massage and body manipulation, including exercise, heat and light
treatments of the body and all forms and methods of physiotherapy,
unless operated by a medical practitioner or professional physical
therapist licensed by the State of New Jersey.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
A group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of medical
and dental care and generally furnished with waiting rooms, examination
rooms, patient files and other office areas.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
MERGER
The consolidation of two or more lots into a single lot by
the removal of the lot lines.
MINING
The extraction or quarrying of minerals, rocks and other
solid material, including operations of milling, crushing, screening,
washing, flotation and other preparation customarily done at the mine
site or as part of the mining activity.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision of land that does not involve:
(1)
The creation of more than two new lots plus
a remainder, for a total of three lots, within any five-year period.
(2)
Any new street or the extension of Township
facilities.
(4)
The extension of any off-tract improvements.
(5)
An adverse effect on the development of the
remainder of the parcel or adjoining property.
MIXED USE
A development which includes residential, public, quasi-public,
commercial, office and open space uses, and which has significant
functional and physical integration of project components, including
uninterrupted pedestrian connections, and which is in conformance
with a comprehensive design plan.
MOBILE HOME
Any vehicle or combination thereof used, designed or intended
for use for permanent occupancy as living quarters for one or more
persons, designed to be moved occasionally from one location to another
by means of wheels affixed to an axle or carriage affixed to the vehicle,
whether propelled by its own power or by the power of another vehicle
to which it may be attached and whether the axle or carriage to which
the wheels may be affixed is detachable or detached and irrespective
of the name or title assigned or designated by the manufacturer of
the unit or any other person.
MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING
Housing which is affordable according to the New Jersey Council
on Affordable Housing (COAH) or other recognized standards for home
ownership and rental costs and occupied or reserved for occupancy
by households with a gross household income equal to more than 50%
but less than 80% of the median gross household income for households
of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is
located.
MULCH
A layer of wood chips, dry leaves, straw, hay, plastic, or
other materials placed on the surface of the soil around plants to
retain moisture, prevent weeds from growing, hold the soil in place,
and aid plant growth.
NEIGHBORHOOD STORE
A retail store or shop which sells dairy products, beverages,
small quantities of vegetables and fruit, magazines, newspapers, other
printed periodicals and baked goods. The store is intended to serve
its immediate surrounding neighborhood, a village, or a hamlet. In
addition, the store may include prepared foods sold over the counter
for immediate consumption at the counter, or in the purchaser's automobile.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
For purposes of flood damage prevention, structures for which
the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date
of a floodplain regulation adopted by a community and includes any
subsequent improvements to such structures.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of the floodplain management regulations adopted by the municipality.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
A building or structure the size, dimension, or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of Chapter
285, Zoning, 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.
NONCONFORMING USE
A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of Chapter
285, Zoning, 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.
NURSERY
Land or greenhouses used to raise flowers, shrubs and plants
for sale.
OBJECTIONABLE DIRECT LIGHT EMISSION
Direct light emissions offensively visible at a height of
three feet or anything greater at the property line. A bulb, reflective
device, refractive lens device, globe, or diffuse panels shall be
considered a direct light emission source.
OBSTRUCTION
For flood damage prevention purposes, material placed and/or
situated in a floodplain that can impede or change the direction of
the flow of water, either by itself or by catching or collecting debris
carried by such water.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
OFFICE
A building or portion thereof used as the place of business
of a person, corporation, firm or public agency for professional services
and administrative and executive purposes, but where retail sales
are permitted only if they are an accessory to the principal office
use.
OFF-STREET LOADING ZONE
An accommodation for the off-street parking of a commercial
vehicle for the purpose of delivery to or receipt from a building
of goods and materials.
OFF-STREET PARKING AREA
An open area, other than a street or other public way, used
for the parking of motor vehicles and available for use, whether for
a fee or as a service or privilege, by clients, customers, suppliers
or residents.
OFF-TRACT IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements made outside the original tract to accommodate
conditions generated by a proposed development.
ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD
A flood that is estimated to have a one-percent chance, or
one chance in a hundred, of being equaled or exceeded in any one year.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
110% PRODUCTION
An energy system that produces up to 110% of the energy that
the principal use consumes on average in a year.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
OPEN SPACE RATIOS
The amount of unimproved land that is landscaped or left
in a natural state after development, expressed as a ratio of the
total site area.
OUTCROP
An exposure of bedrock projecting through the ground surface.
OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURE
An illuminating device which is permanently installed outdoors,
including but not limited to devices used to illuminate any site,
structure or sign.
PATIO
A level, landscaped and or surfaced area directly adjacent
to a principal building at or within three feet of the finished grade
and not covered by a permanent roof (also called terrace).
PERMITTED USE
Any use of land or buildings permitted by this ordinance.
PHARMACY
A place where drugs and medicines are prepared and dispensed.
PINNACLE
An irregular rock projection often buried beneath the ground
surface.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of Pohatcong Township, Warren County,
New Jersey.
PLANTS, INDIGENOUS
Plants that are native to the Eastern United States, and
not imported stock from other areas of North America or other continents.
PLAT
A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.
PLAT, FINAL
The plat of all or a portion of the development submitted
for final approval prepared in accordance with the Map Filing Law
(N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9).
PLAT, INFORMAL
The plat submitted for purposes of classification and discussion.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
The plat submitted as a part of the application for preliminary
approval.
PORCH
A roofed open structure projecting from the front, side or
rear wall of a building and having no enclosed features of glass,
wood or other material except screening more than 30 inches above
the floor thereof, except the necessary columns to support the roof.
PRIMARY USE
The predominant or principal use of a building or lot.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
A building within which is conducted the main or principal
use of the lot on which said building is situated.
PRINCIPAL USE
The main purpose for which any lot and/or building is used.
PRIVATE SCHOOL
An institution of education whose general course work is
comparable to the public school system and whose curriculum is approved
by the New Jersey Department of Education or the New Jersey Department
of Higher Education.
PUBLIC PURPOSE
The use of land and/or buildings by a municipal, county,
state or federal agency or authority.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
A water supply system which offers service to the public
and is authorized by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
QUADPLEX DWELLING
Attached units with a common interior wall, with separate
ground floor access for each unit. Units are joined side to side,
but are not located one above another.
RECONSTRUCTION
To replace or rebuild a lawfully existing structure or a
portion of a lawfully existing structure to a usable condition, and
to the same size and shape and in the same location as the original
structure, after decay or damage has occurred.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; is 400 square
feet or less when measured at the longest horizontal projections;
designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by another vehicle;
and designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal
use.
REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER
A center which provides general merchandise, apparel, furniture,
home furnishings, home improvement stores, supermarkets and including
at least one full-line department store.
REGULATORY FLOOD
The one-hundred-year flood along nondelineated watercourses
or the flood hazard area design flood along delineated watercourses.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
REHABILITATE
To patch, mend, repair and/or restore a lawfully existing
structure or a portion of a lawfully existing structure to a usable
condition after decay or damage has occurred. Rehabilitation does
not affect the external dimensions of the structure.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
REPAIR
See "rehabilitate."
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
REPETITIVE LOSS
Flood-related damage sustained to a structure on two separate
occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at
the time of each such flood event, on the average, equals or exceeds
25% of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
RESEARCH LABORATORY
A building for experimentation in pure or applied research
design, development and production of prototype machines or devices
or of new products and uses accessory thereto, wherein products are
not manufactured primarily for wholesale or retail sale, wherein commercial
servicing or repair of commercial products is not performed and wherein
there is no display of any materials or products.
RESTAURANT
Any establishment, however designated, at which food is sold
for consumption on the premises to patrons seated within an enclosed
building.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN
An establishment where patrons are served soft drinks, ice
cream and other food products for consumption outside the confines
of the principal building or in automobiles parked upon the premises,
regardless of whether or not, in addition thereto, seats or other
accommodations are provided for the patrons.
RESTAURANT, FAST-FOOD
Any fast-food restaurant, including drive-in restaurants,
which may or may not have tables, which is essentially designed to
dispense quick, ready-made food of limited variety and at which the
patron obtains food directly from the dispensing counter for consumption
on or off such premises.
RESTAURANT, FULL-SERVICE
A public eating facility where patrons are first seated at
tables, booths or counters, after which food ordered by them is served
to the patrons by waiters or waitresses at such tables, booths or
counters. The term "restaurant" does not include drive-in restaurants
or fast-food restaurants as otherwise defined in this section.
RETAIL SALES
Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to
the general public for personal or household consumption and without
necessarily rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
RETAIL SERVICE
Establishments engaged in providing services for individuals,
businesses, government and other organizations and includes finance;
insurance, real estate and personal services; business services and
miscellaneous repair services; educational services; and social services.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
RETAIL USE
A commercial use as defined by Division G within the standard
industrial classification system (SIC).
RETAINING WALL
A structure erected between lands of different elevation
to protect structures and/or to prevent the washing down or erosion
of earth from the upper slope level.
RETENTION BASIN
A pond, pool or basin used for the storage of water runoff.
REVERSE FRONTAGE
Lots abutting a major street, with no access to the major
street, but having driveway access to an intersecting side street
or to a minor street running parallel to the major street.
RIDGE TOP
Ridges are areas of similar topographic relief as identified
by topographic mapping.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The total width and length of the course of a street, watercourse,
utility alignment or other way and within, under or over which all
improvements and rights of access are confined.
ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAY
A solar energy system, as defined herein, that is mounted
to roof of a building or structure.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
SANITARY SEWAGE
Any wastes, including wastes from humans, households, commercial
establishments, industries, that are discharged to or otherwise enter
a domestic treatment works.
[Added 9-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-10]
SCENIC CORRIDOR
A right-of-way or an area visible from a highway, waterway,
railway or major hiking, biking, or equestrian trail that is accessible
to the public, and which provides vistas over water, across expanses
of vegetation such as farmlands, woodlands or wetlands, or from mountaintops
or ridges.
SCENIC RIDGE CORRIDORS
Corridors of linear expanses of topographically elevated
lands that are visually significant or geologically or botanically
unique.
SEASONAL HIGH-WATER TABLE
The level below the natural surface of the ground to which
water seasonally rises in the soil in most years.
SEDIMENT
Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension,
is being transported or has been moved from its site of origin by
air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
SEDIMENTATION
The deposition of soil that has been transported from its
site of origin by water, ice, wind, gravity or other natural or other
means as a product of erosion.
SEDIMENT BASIN
A barrier, dam, excavated pit, or dugout constructed across
a waterway or at other suitable locations to intercept and retain
sediment.
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
Housing developed exclusively for individuals who have attained
the age of 55 years, or the surviving unmarried spouse of a deceased
senior citizen.
SERVICE STATION
Lands and buildings providing for the fueling of vehicles
as well as the sale of lubricants and automotive accessories. Maintenance
and repairs for motor vehicles may be provided, but no body repairs
or painting or the storage of inoperable or wrecked vehicles beyond
60 days shall be permitted. Additionally, no car wash operation, car
and truck or trailer rental, parking for a fee, convenience store,
or other activity not specifically a part of the service station use
shall be permitted.
SERVICE USE
A commercial use as defined by Division I within the standard
industrial classification system (SIC).
SETBACK LINE
A line parallel to a street line or lot line beyond which
a building does not project. The minimum yard requirements shall be
the minimum required setbacks. On flag lots, the minimum yard requirements
shall exclude the access "flagstaff." All setbacks from public streets
shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way as shown on the Master
Plan.
SHEAR ZONE
A zone in which shearing has occurred on a large scale so
that the rock is crushed and brecciated (broken).
SHED STORAGE SHED
An accessory structure which is used for storage purposes
and which does not maintain any electrical, heating or water service.
Any structure which is large enough to store road-licensed or farm
vehicles shall be considered a garage.
SHIELDED LIGHT FIXTURE
A fully shielded light fixture with cutoff optics that allow
no direct light emissions above a vertical cutoff angle of 80°
through the light fixture's lowest light emitting part as certified
by a photometric test. Any structural part of the light fixture providing
this cutoff angle must be permanently affixed.
SHOPPING CENTER
A tract comprehensively planned for three or more retail
businesses whether or not the building(s) are erected in one development
stage or over a period of time, but where the access, parking, buildings,
utilities and lots are approved and either constructed or guaranteed
for the entire tract prior to construction of any portion of the tract.
Where there is more than one building, each building shall be spaced
a minimum of 50 feet apart.
SIDEWALK (AREA)
A paved path provided for pedestrian use and usually located
at the side of a road within the right-of-way.
SIGHT TRIANGLE
A triangular area at the quadrants of street intersections
and driveways where unobstructed visibility is maintained along the
intersecting street.
SIGN
Any announcement, declaration, demonstration, billboard,
display, illustration or insignia used to promote or advertise the
interests of any person, group of persons, company, corporation, service
or product when the same is placed, erected, attached, painted or
printed, whether inside or outside the building where it may be viewed
from the outside of any structure on the premises where placed.
SIGN AREA MEASUREMENT
The area of any sign shall be computed as the product of
the largest horizontal width and the largest vertical height of the
lettering, illustration, display or background. This shall not be
construed to include the supporting members of any sign which are
used solely for such purpose. If the lettering, illustration, display
or background is attached directly to the face of a building, the
height or width of the sign shall be the height or width of the largest
letter, illustration, display or background, whichever is the greater.
For signs with two display faces, the maximum area requirement shall
be permitted on each side. Signs with more than two display faces
are prohibited.
SIGN CANOPY
A sign that is mounted or painted on, or attached to, an
awning, canopy or marquee.
SIGN FACADE
Any sign erected, constructed or maintained on a building
with the principal support of said sign being the building, including
specifically the painting of signs or displays on the exterior surface
of a building.
SIGN, FREESTANDING
Any sign, not attached to a building, which is erected, constructed,
supported or maintained on a post or pole or other bracing or supporting
device.
SIGN, GROUND-MOUNTED
Any freestanding sign which is flush to or rests upon the
ground rather than erected on a post or pole.
SIGN HEIGHT
In the case of a freestanding sign, the height will be computed
from grade level to the greatest height at any one point in the sign.
In the case of an attached sign, no sign can be higher than the level
of a second floor window sill in a two-or-more story building, nor
can it be higher than the lowest point of the roofline in a single
story building, except where a roof sign is expressly permitted in
certain zones.
SIGN, IDENTIFICATION
Any sign which shall be used to advertise and identify the
business conducted on the premises where the sign is located.
SINKHOLE, (DOLINE)
A localized land subsidence, generally a funnel-shaped or
steep-sided depression, caused by the dissolution of underlying carbonate
rocks or the subsidence of the land surface into a subterranean passage,
cavity or cave. Sinkholes are formed by the underground removal of
soil and rock material.
SITE PLAN, EXEMPT
Site plan review and approval shall be required as a condition
for the issuance of a permit for any development, as herein defined,
except that neither major or minor site plan approval shall be required
for the following:
[Added 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 06-6]
(1)
Detached single-family or two-family dwelling
unit buildings.
(2)
Lots zoned for and intended to be used for single-family
residential purposes, resulting from minor subdivision approval.
(3)
Conventional agricultural buildings and structures
erected upon a working farm qualified under the Farmland Assessment
Act of 1964 (N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.).
SITE PLAN, MAJOR
All site plans for new developments and those site plans
not defined as minor or exempt.
SITE PLAN, MINOR
The development plan of a single lot which does not involve
planned development, any new street or extension of any off-tract
improvement and contains the information reasonably required in or
order to make an informed determination as to whether the requirements
established by this chapter for approval of a minor site plan have
been met, and shall be limited to the following classes of development:
(1)
A change in use involving no building construction,
other than interior modifications or interior structural alterations,
and no need for additional off-street parking, lighting or drainage
improvements.
(2)
Minor structural changes, such as entry enclosures,
porticos and other structural appurtenances, including roof appurtenances.
(3)
Building additions not exceeding 100 square
feet in ground coverage and accessory buildings and structures not
exceeding 500 square feet in ground coverage, provided that the same
do not invade upon any required parking area, setback area or otherwise
violate any requirements of the Township development regulations.
SITE PLAN REVIEW
The examination of the specific development plans for a lot.
The term "site plan approval" means a requirement that the minor or
major site plan be approved by the approving authority prior to the
issuance of a building permit and a certificate of occupancy.
SLOPE
The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal,
usually expressed as a percent or ratio of horizontal to vertical.
SMALL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system, as defined herein, that is used to
generate electricity.
[Amended 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM
A wind energy system, as defined herein, that is used to
generate electricity.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral or organic material, of whatever
origin, that overlies bedrock and which can be readily excavated.
SOLAR ACCESS
The access to unobstructed direct sunlight required by a
solar collector for its efficient operation.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system and all associated equipment which
converts solar energy into a usable electrical energy, heats water
or produces hot air or other similar function through the use of solar
panels.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
SOLAR PANELS
A structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose
of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy
by way of a solar energy system.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
SOLAR PRODUCTION SYSTEM
A solar energy system, as defined herein, that is used to
generate electricity; and has a production capacity of two to 20 megawatts.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
SOLUTION CHANNELS
Tubular or planar channels formed by solution in carbonate
rock terrains, usually along joints and bedding planes. These openings
are the main water carrier in carbonate rocks.
SOLUTIONED CARBONATES
Carbonate rocks that have had cavities formed, fractures
widened, and passages in the rock created through the dissolution
of the rock by the passage of surface water.
SPRING
A place where water naturally flows from rock or soil upon
the land or body of surface water.
START OF CONSTRUCTION
For other than new construction or substantial improvements
under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. No. 97-348) includes
substantial improvements and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within
180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site such
as the pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the
construction of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the
construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation,
or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent
construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing,
grading and filling nor does it include the installation of streets
and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings
or piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms, nor does
it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings,
such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part
of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start
of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor,
or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration
effects the external dimensions of the building.
STEALTH TOWER STRUCTURE
Man-made trees, clock tower, bell steeples, light poles and
other similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage
and/or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.
[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 99-10]
STORE, RETAIL
A building or part thereof in which or from which merchandise
or services are furnished directly to the public.
STORE, WHOLESALE DISPLAY
A building or part thereof where merchandise is displayed
for sale and sold at wholesale but where no goods, wares, merchandise
or materials are warehoused.
STORMWATER DETENTION
A provision for stormwater quality enhancement and for storage
of stormwater runoff and the controlled release of such runoff during
and after a flood or storm.
STORY
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the next floor above it or, if there
is no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling
next above it; provided, however, that a minimum clearance of 7.5
feet is allowed between the floor and ceiling above.
STORY, HALF
That portion of a building under a gable, hip or gambrel
roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls
are not more than two feet above the floor of such half story. A basement
shall also be included as a half story.
STREET, COLLECTOR
A route which should link places of traffic generation with
nearby larger towns or with more-important intracounty corridors.
STREET HIERARCHY
The conceptual arrangement of streets based upon function.
A hierarchical approach to street design classifies streets according
to function, from high traffic arterial roads down to streets whose
function is residential access. Systematize street design into a road
hierarchy promotes safety, efficient land use, and residential quality.
STREET LINE
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever
would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on the adopted Master
Plan or official map, forming the dividing line between the street
and a lot.
STREET, PRIMARY ARTERIAL
A continuous route having trip length and travel density
characteristics indicative of substantial statewide or interstate
travel. These streets are state expressways and highways.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL ACCESS
Lowest order residential street. Provides frontage for access
to lots and carries traffic with destination or origin on the street
itself. Designed to carry the least amount of traffic at the lowest
speed.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL MAJOR COLLECTOR
Highest order of residential streets. Conducts and distributes
traffic between lower-order residential streets and higher-order streets
- arterials and expressways. Carries the largest volume of traffic
at higher speeds. Function is to promote free traffic flow; therefore,
parking should be prohibited and direct access to homes should be
avoided.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL MINOR COLLECTOR
Middle order of residential street. Provides frontage for
access to lots and carries traffic to adjoining residential access
streets. Designed to carry somewhat higher traffic volumes than lower
order streets, with traffic limited to motorists having origin or
destination within the immediate neighborhood. Is not intended to
carry regional traffic.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
A type of residential access street conforming to traditional
subdivision street design, and providing access to building lots fronting
on a street and parking on both sides of the street.
STREET, STUB
A portion of a street for which an extension has been proposed
and approved. May be permitted when development is phased over a period
of time, but only if the street in its entirety has been approved
in the preliminary plan.
STREET, SUBCOLLECTOR
A route which is provided at intervals, consistent with population
density, to collect traffic from local streets.
STRUCTURE
For flood emergency management purposes, a walled and roofed
building, a building addition, a manufactured home, a deck, a porch,
a gazebo, or a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above
the ground.
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
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 term "subdivision" shall also include the term "resubdivision."
The following shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning
of this ordinance, if no new streets are created:
(1)
Divisions of land found by the Planning Board
or Subdivision Committee thereof appointed by the Chairman to be for
agricultural purposes where all resulting parcels are five acres or
larger in size;
(2)
Divisions of property by testamentary or intestate
provisions;
(3)
Divisions of property upon court order, including
but not limited to judgments of foreclosure;
(4)
Consolidation of existing lots by deed or other
recorded instrument; and
(5)
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 the municipal development regulations
and are shown and designated as separate lots, tracts or parcels on
the Tax Map of the municipality.
SUBSIDENCE SINKHOLES
Sinkholes formed by the downward settlement of unconsolidated
overburden into openings in the underlying soluble bedrock.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
Means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other
improvement of a structure, the cost of which exceeds 50% of the market
value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement.
This term includes structures which have incurred repetitive loss
or substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed.
The term does not, however, include either:
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
(1)
Any project for improvement of a structure to
correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary or
safety code specifications which have been identified by the local
code enforcement officer and which are the minimum necessary to assure
safe living conditions; or
(2)
Any alteration of an historic structure, provided
that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued
designation as an historic structure.
SUPPORTIVE AND SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Residential health care facilities as licensed and/or regulated
by NJDCA or NJDHSS, group homes for people with developmental disabilities
and mental illness as licensed and/or regulated by NJDHS, permanent
supportive housing, and supportive shared-living housing. For the
purpose of determining density, the dwelling unit for supportive and
special needs housing shall be the bedroom.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1]
SURFACE RUNOFF
The part of the precipitation that passes over the surface
of the soil.
SWIMMING POOL, COMMERCIAL
Commercial swimming pools mean and include all pools associated
with other than detached single-family and two-family dwellings. Commercial
swimming pools shall be further classified into types in accordance
with their particular use and shall meet the appropriate design standards
as set forth by the National Swimming Pool Institute.
SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE
A swimming pool operated as a use incidental to a residential
dwelling unit or units and located on an individual residential lot.
TATTOO PARLOR
An establishment, business or use which provides the services
of applying a tattoo, more specifically described as an indelible
mark or figure etched on the surface of the body by the insertion
of pigment into the skin.
TOWER
Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily
for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephones,
radio and similar communications purposes, including self-supporting
lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes,
but is not limited to, radio and television transmission towers, microwave
towers, common carrier towers and cellular telephone towers. The term
also includes the structure and any support thereof.
[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 99-10]
TOWNHOUSE
One dwelling unit in a row of three or more attached dwelling
units.
TRACT
A parcel of land comprising the lot or parcel from which
the constituent parcels of land within a development are created.
TRAILER
A structure standing on wheels, towed or hauled by another
vehicle and used for short-term human occupancy, carrying materials,
goods or objects, or as a temporary office.
TRAILERS, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
A trailer for construction purposes for the period of construction
beginning with the issuance of a construction permit and concluding
with the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy or the expiration
of one year, whichever is less.
TRUCK FUEL STATION
Lands and buildings providing for the sale of fuel and add-on
lubricants primarily for the trucking industry. No maintenance and
repairs, painting, truck wash, truck rental, parking or the storage
of vehicles, or other activity not specifically a part of the truck
fuel station use shall be permitted. It shall not include a truck
stop or a truck repair station.
TRUCK REPAIR STATION
Lands and buildings used for the repair and towing of trucks.
Maintenance and mechanical repairs may be provided, but motor sales,
body repairs and painting shall not be permitted. No truck wash operation,
truck rental parking or other activity not specifically a part of
the truck repair station use shall be permitted. It shall not include
a truck fuel station or a truck stop. No storage of inoperable, wrecked
or unregistered vehicles shall be permitted for a period of time more
than 30 days.
TRUCK STOP
Lands and buildings providing for those services provided
by truck fuel stations and truck repairs stations, excluding major
engine repairs, and including additional services primarily oriented
to the over-the-road truck driver, such as, but not limited to, restaurant
services, incidental sales and services, motel services, truck wash,
and offices and with parking for 10 or more trucks of a tractor-trailer
size.
UPLANDS
All lands except floodplains, wetlands, lands with seasonal
high-water table of less than 18 inches from the surface.
USABLE YARD AREA
The portion of a yard surrounding a structure which is viable
for any use permitted by this ordinance.
USE
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed,
arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
UTILITY
Services limited to sewage treatment, water supply, gas,
electric, telephone and cable television.
VARIANCE
[Amended 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
(1)
Permission to depart from the literal requirements
of a zoning ordinance pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.
(2)
For purposes of flood damage prevention, “variance”
means a grant of relief from the requirements of the Flood Damage
Prevention Ordinance that permits construction in a manner that would otherwise
be prohibited.
VIOLATION
For flood damage prevention purposes, the failure of a structure
or other development to be fully compliant with the Township’s
flood management regulations. A structure or other development without
the elevation certificate or other evidence of compliance is presumed
to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
VOID
Opening in the soil or rock materials.
WAIVER
The granting of relief from one or more submission requirements
for an application or relief from design requirements as set forth
in this ordinance.
WAREHOUSE
A building used for the temporary storage of goods, materials
or merchandise for later or subsequent distribution or delivery elsewhere
for purposes of processing or sale.
WATER SURFACE ELEVATION
The height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum, where specified) of floods of
various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or
riverine areas.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
WETLANDS
Areas as defined in the New Jersey Freshwater Wetlands Protection
Act (N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq.) or in federal statute or regulation
as applicable.
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM
A wind turbine and all associated equipment, including any
base, blade, foundation, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vane,
wire, inverter, batteries or other component necessary to fully utilize
the wind generator.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
WIND PRODUCTION SYSTEM
A wind energy system, as defined herein, that is used to
generate electricity and has a nameplate capacity of up to 2,000 kilowatts.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
WIND TURBINE
Equipment that converts energy from the wind into electricity.
This term includes base, blade, foundation, nacelle, rotor, blades,
tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, batteries or other components
to store and/or transfer energy.
[Added 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
YARD
An open space extending between the closest point of any
building and a lot line or street line. In an apartment, townhouse,
industrial or office park, shopping center or other development where
more than one building may be erected on a lot, yards shall also be
the open space extending between structures. All yard dimensions shall
be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight
street line, lot line or building facade or perpendicular to the point
of tangency of curved lines and facades. The minimum distance between
buildings in developments where there is more than one building on
a lot shall be the sum of the two required yards of the structures
and in no event shall two structures be closer to one another than
the sum of both required side yards.
YARD, FRONT
The open space extending across the full width of a lot between
the street line and a line parallel to the street line through the
nearest point of the principal building(s) on the lot. In the case
of a flag lot, the required front yard shall be provided between the
nearest point of the front of the building and the nearest lot line.
The building includes porches and decks.
YARD, REAR
The open space extending across the full width of the lot
between the rear lot line and a line parallel to the street line through
the nearest point of the principal building to the rear lot line.
In the case of a flag lot, the required yard shall be provided between
the nearest point of the rear of the building and the nearest lot
line. The building includes porches and decks.
YARD, SIDE
An area, unoccupied except by a use as hereinafter specifically
permitted, extending from the front yard to the rear yard of a lot
and lying between the side lot line and the nearest part of the principal
structure on the lot.
ZONING OFFICER
The individual appointed by the Township Council to enforce
the Development Regulations Ordinance herein.
ZONING PERMIT
A certificate issued by the Zoning Officer:
(1)
Which is required by ordinance as a condition
precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a structure
or building; and
(2)
Which acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of Chapter
285, Zoning, or variance there from duly authorized by a municipal agency.