Every part of a required yard shall be open
and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky, except for the
ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, chimneys, flues, buttresses,
ornamental features and eaves; provided, however, that none of the
aforesaid projections shall project into the minimum side yards more
than 24 inches. Unroofed entrance porches or terraces which do not
rise above the height of the floor level of the ground floor may extend
into any yard, provided the total area of all such porches which extend
into such yards does not exceed 200 square feet.
A.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the erection
above the building height limit of a parapet wall or cornice extending
above such height limit not more than four feet.
B.
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply
to church spires, belfries, cupolas, penthouses, domes not used for
human occupancy, nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks,
bulkheads and necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above
the roof level, except where in the opinion of the Zoning Board such
may be deemed to interfere with aerial navigation or constitute a
fire hazard. Such features, however, shall not exceed in total coverage
20% of the total roof area and shall not exceed a reasonable height
to be determined upon reference of all such cases to the Zoning Board
by the Zoning Officer.
Except in R-200 Rural Zones every dwelling structure
shall be built upon a lot with frontage upon a public street.
Whenever specifically indicated on the Zoning
Map by use of symbols, figures or other suitable indication, setback
lines on major highways or on major running streams or bodies of water
are herewith established. Such setback lines shall mark that location
closest to the highway, stream or body of water at which any structure
may be erected, regardless of other regulations in this chapter or
other ordinances governing front, side or rear yards; provided, however,
that this shall not apply to structures necessary for access and safety,
such as bridges, culverts or protective walls and fences. Unless otherwise
specified and indicated on the Zoning Map, no structure shall be erected
on land which is less than five feet vertical above the normal or
average level of any adjacent running stream or which is less than
three feet vertical above the spillway level of any body of water
established by damming, nor closer than 50 feet horizontal to such
stream, lake or body of water, whichever conditions shall impose the
greater requirements. The upstream limits of any such three-foot vertical
setback shall be so indicated on the Zoning Map.
At the intersection or interception of two streets
no hedge, fence or wall higher than 3 1/2 feet above curb level,
nor any obstruction to vision other than a post or tree not exceeding
one square foot in area in cross section, shall be permitted on any
lot within the triangular area formed by two intersecting street lines
bounding said lot or the projection of such lines and by a line connecting
a point on each street line located 25 feet from the intersection
of the street lines.
[Amended 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 19-09]
In all zones, parking space for one automobile and the means
of access thereto shall be provided on every lot for every dwelling
unit located thereon, provided that in any nonresidential zone such
a parking space may be provided in the manner and location herein
permitted for required parking facilities accessory to uses permitted
in that zone. Parking for residential uses shall be provided pursuant
to the approved site plan and/or subdivision plan, as applicable.
Parking for single-family homes shall be provided in an approved garage
and/or driveway. All parking in front, side, or rear yard areas, except
on an approved driveway, shall be prohibited.
A.
On all corner lots, the width of all yards abutting
upon streets shall be not less than the minimum front yard depth required
on an adjoining interior lot fronting on such street, except that
at least one frontage of the lot shall be designated by the owner
of the lot as its principal frontage, and the full front yard requirements
for that frontage shall be observed as elsewhere required in this
chapter. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply so
as to reduce the buildable width to less than 50% of any lot less
than 100 feet in width, although in no case shall any structure be
erected closer to any street line than 25 feet. No such setback need
exceed a distance of 50 feet. Corner lots having frontages of greater
than 100 feet on both intersecting streets shall observe the same
requirements for front yards on both streets as apply to adjoining
interior lots facing upon such streets.
B.
Where the above requirements impose greater restrictions
upon the location of accessory buildings than any requirements elsewhere
in this chapter, the above shall apply to necessary buildings as well.
[Amended 6-9-1980 by Ord. No. 0-80-6]
Unless elsewhere specified in the chapter, accessory
buildings shall conform to the following regulations as to their locations
on the lot:
A.
Accessory buildings shall be permitted only on the
same lot and within the same zone as the principal building to which
they are accessory, unless otherwise indicated in this chapter. All
accessory uses shall be such as to not alter the character of the
premises on which they are located or impair the neighborhood.
B.
An accessory building shall not occupy a front yard,
shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the side and rear yard
and shall not occupy more than 25% of the rear yard requirements or
a maximum of 750 square feet, whichever is smaller. Detached accessory
buildings, where permitted, shall be located so that all yard requirements
for the lot are met by the principal use. Accessways to off-street
parking and loading areas may cross the front yard across from which
the site access is provided.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 0-90-25]
C.
Accessory buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height
measured as the vertical distance from the mean elevation of the finished
grade along the front of the structure to the highest point of the
structure. Height limitations for accessory farm structures and child-care
centers shall be the same as the requirements for a principal structure
in the zone in which it is located.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 0-90-25]
D.
A garage attached to any side of the dwelling and
constructed as a part of such dwelling shall be considered as a part
of the dwelling and not as an accessory building and shall meet all
requirements for front, side or rear yards, other setbacks and height
of structure.
[Added 6-9-1980 by Ord. No. 0-80-6]
No swimming pool shall be located, constructed or maintained on any lot or land area, except in conformity with the Township's Pool Ordinance, Chapter 88, and the following additional requirements:
A.
Such pool and water surface shall not be counted as
part of a lot maximum improvement coverage.
B.
No loudspeakers or amplifying devices shall be permitted
which can be heard beyond the lot lines of the lot on which said pool
is located.
C.
Such pool and water surface shall be located so that
all yard requirements for the lot are met by the principal use, but
in no case be less than 10 feet.
[Added 6-14-1982 by Ord. No. 0-82-5]
No platform handball and tennis courts shall
be located, constructed or maintained on any lot or land area except
in conformity with the following requirements:
A.
Such courts shall not be counted as part of a lot
maximum improvement coverage.
B.
No loudspeakers or amplifying devices shall be permitted
which can be heard beyond the lot lines of the lot on which said court
is located.
C.
Such courts and attendant fences shall be located
so that all yard requirements are met by the principal use, but in
no case less than 10 feet.
D.
Such court shall be constructed with water drainage control devices and subject to site plan review according to the regulations set forth in Chapter 85.
E.
Such courts shall be constructed without lighting
except in the PCD and PMUD Zones.
[Added 4-11-1983 by Ord. No. 0-83-8]
The following regulations shall control all
recreational vehicles:
A.
No recreational vehicles may be stored on the public
streets and highways for any period exceeding seven days.
B.
No recreational vehicle shall be used for purposes
of human habitation at any time it is stored on public streets and
highways.
C.
It shall be unlawful for a recreational vehicle, no
matter where stored, to be used for purposes of human habitation for
any time period exceeding 14 days.
[Added 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 0-90-24; amended 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13]
Child-care centers shall be permitted as an
accessory use in the GB, S-R, PMUD, PCD, VC, R-85, R-95, R-100 and
R-300 Zones. In these zones, accessory child-care centers shall be
permitted within churches or other places of worship, public schools,
private schools, shopping centers, hotels or motels, community and
public buildings and office buildings, subject to minor site plan
review and the following conditions:
A.
The applicant shall provide substantial evidence that
there is a definite need for the child-care center in the requested
location and that the proposed child-care center will have no adverse
impact on surrounding properties.
B.
The child-care center shall have easy and direct access,
and the entrance and exits shall be located away from areas of heavy
vehicular and pedestrian traffic with limited contact with commercial
and/or office uses.
C.
The hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 am.
to 7:00 p.m.
D.
The child-care center shall not create any objectionable
traffic conditions.
E.
Parking areas, pedestrian walkways or other exterior
portions of the premises subject to use by child-care center occupants
at night shall be illuminated to provide safe entrance to and egress
from the center.
F.
An outdoor play area shall be on the same lot as the
child day-care center. The area shall be graded, well drained, completely
fenced and not include driveways, parking areas or land and uses otherwise
unsuitable. All outdoor play areas shall include sheltered play space.
G.
No part of any outdoor play area may be situated in
the front yard.
H.
Storage facilities for movable outdoor play equipment
shall be provided and such equipment shall be stored in these facilities
when not in use. In addition, outdoor play equipment shall be designed
to accommodate disabled children.
I.
All outdoor play areas shall be screened from adjacent
properties by a fence or wall at least six feet in height and screen
plantings within a fifteen-foot setback area along all property lines.
Outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined
by the Planning Board to be unsafe, including but not limited to streets,
roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers,
streams, steep grades, open pits, high voltage lines or propane gas
tanks, shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made
barrier or enclosure. The child-care center may be identified only
by signage which is consistent with the overall sign design theme
of the particular development project in which the center is located.
J.
Each child-care center shall be connected to public
sewer and water facilities or alternate systems as may be approved
by the Township Board of Health.
K.
The site shall be free from any hazards to the health,
safety or well-being of the children.
L.
The child-care center, including any outdoor play
space provided, shall be so located and designed that there shall
be no objectionable impacts on adjacent or nearby properties due to
noise, activity, visual or other objectionable conditions. The Board
may require such special treatment in the way of design, screening
of buildings, planting and parking areas, signs or other requirements
as it shall deem necessary to protect adjacent and nearby properties.
M.
All child-care centers must either be licensed by
or meet the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
[Added 8-12-1998 by Ord. No. 0-98-19; amended 12-12-2007 by Ord. No. 0-07-25; 4-14-2010 by Ord. No.
0-10-09; 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13]
Home occupations and professional offices will be a permitted
use upon approval of the Director of Planning and Zoning or designee
in the R-100, R-150, R-200, R-300, R-85, R-350, S-R, PCD, PMUD, R-95,
R-90, NB, VC, VR II and VR I Zones. Applications for home occupations
or professional office uses shall be accompanied by certification
that all use standards are being met. Use standards are as follows:
A.
Standards for home occupations and professional offices.
(1)
No person other than members of the family residing on the premises,
plus one outside employee, shall be engaged in the home occupation/professional
office.
(2)
The home occupation/professional office shall be conducted entirely
within the principal building.
(3)
The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation/professional
office shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for
residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 25% of the
gross floor area of the principal building, not including the cellar,
shall be used for the home occupation/professional office.
(4)
No more than one vehicle with a commercial license plate, associated
with the home occupation/professional office, shall be stored at the
subject residence and shall be stored off street. All construction
or landscaping equipment and machinery or other materials associated
with the home occupation/professional office shall be stored in a
garage or storage shed. No storage containers, trailers or dumpsters
shall be stored at or adjacent to the subject residence.
(6)
No traffic or parking shall be generated in excess of one passenger
vehicle (PMUD and PCD Zones) and two passenger vehicles (all other
residential zones) in addition to those used by the owner, all of
which must be parked off the street.
(7)
No mechanical or electrical equipment is used that will be detectable
to the normal senses or which will create electrical or radio interference.
(8)
No goods, chattels, materials, supplies or items of any kind
shall be delivered either to or from the premises in connection with
the home occupation/professional office, other than deliveries normally
made by courier or mail delivery.
(9)
There shall be no nuisance element detectable beyond the principal
structure in connection with the home occupation/professional office.
(10)
No hazardous material shall be left on the premises, not including
cleaning materials routinely found in residential units.
B.
All applications for administrative approval shall be made under
oath on forms to be supplied by the Department of Planning and Zoning,
together with any required exhibits.
C.
Applications not meeting all use standards will require Zoning Board
approval.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-13]
Necessary public utilities and services provided that:
A.
There is no storage of materials and trucks and no repair facilities
or staging of repair crews, except within a completely enclosed building.
B.
The exterior of any structure shall be in keeping with the other
structures in the immediate residential neighborhood.
C.
Utilities may be located in public streets or rights-of-way.
D.
Except for structures associated with this use, including but not
limited to utility poles or towers, and water tanks, the maximum height
of buildings associated with such use shall be 35 feet. Such building
height may be increased to a maximum of 60 feet subject to the approval
of the Planning Board, where it has been determined that adequate
testimony has been provided to justify the additional height, and
where the overall design of the project, including the design of such
buildings and any screening improvements proposed, will substantially
mitigate potential adverse visual and other impacts from the use.
E.
Public utility activities of an industrial character, such as repair
and maintenance yards, storage facilities, classification yards and
roundhouses, are prohibited.
[Added 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 21-12]
All classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors
or cannabis delivery services, as said terms are defined in Section
3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16,[1] shall be prohibited uses in all zones in the municipality,
but the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery
service is permissible.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33.
[Added 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 22-12]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote and encourage
the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation
of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations
and other standards. EVSE and make-ready parking spaces will support
the state's transition to an electric transportation sector,
reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater
runoff contaminants. The goals are to:
(1)
Provide adequate and convenient EVSE and make-ready parking
spaces to serve the needs of the traveling public.
(2)
Provide opportunities for residents to have safe and efficient
personal EVSE located at or near their place of residence.
(3)
Provide the opportunity for nonresidential uses to supply EVSE
to their customers and employees.
(4)
Create standard criteria to encourage and promote safe, efficient,
and cost-effective electric vehicle charging opportunities in all
zones and settings for convenience of service to those that use electric
vehicles.
B.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
CHARGING LEVEL
(1)
(2)
(3)
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT or EVSE
MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE
PRIVATE EVSE
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE EVSE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The certificate provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, indicating
that the construction authorized by the construction permit has been
completed in accordance with the construction permit, the act and
the regulations. See "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975,
c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle
varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:
Level 1 operates on a fifteen- to twenty-amp breaker on a 120-volt
AC circuit.
Level 2 operates on a forty- to 100-amp breaker on a 280- or
240-volt AC circuit.
Direct-current fast charger (DCFC) operates on a sixty-amp or
higher breaker on a 480-volt or higher three-phase circuit with special
grounding equipment. DCFC stations can also be referred to as "rapid
charging stations" that are typically characterized by industrial-grade
electrical outlets that allow for faster recharging of electric vehicles.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation
on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either
partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally
charged on-board battery.
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors,
couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics,
transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces,
point-of-sale equipment, and associated apparatus, designed and used
for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system
to a plug-in electric vehicle. EVSE may deliver either alternating
current or, consistent with fast-charging equipment standards, direct
current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging
station."
The pre-wiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking
space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient
future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric
vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two
EVSE and direct-current fast chargers. Make-ready includes expenses
related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other
components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate
electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment
on a "plug and play" basis. "make-ready" is synonymous with the term
"charger ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c. 362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et
al.).
EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g.,
single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with
no access to the general public).
EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park and ride, public
parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking,
nonreserved parking in multifamily parking lots).
C.
Approvals and permits.
(1)
An application for development submitted solely for the installation
of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted
accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use
districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.
(3)
All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable
local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection
requirements.
(4)
The Zoning Officer shall enforce all signage and installation
requirements described in this section. Failure to meet the requirements
in this section shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty
provisions as other violations of the Township's land use regulations.
(5)
An application for development for the installation of EVSE
or make-ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing
retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be
subject to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require
variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or any other
law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance
of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application
meets the following requirements:
(a)
The proposed installation does not violate bulk requirements
applicable to the property or the conditions of the original final
approval of the site plan or subsequent approvals for the existing
gasoline service station, retail establishment, or other existing
building;
(b)
All other conditions of prior approvals for the gasoline service
station, the existing retail establishment, or any other existing
building continue to be met; and
(c)
The proposed installation complies with the construction codes
adopted in or promulgated pursuant to the State Uniform Construction
Code Act, P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety
standards concerning the installation, and any state rule or regulation
concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
(6)
An application pursuant to Subsection C(5) above shall be deemed complete if:
(a)
The application, including the permit fee and all necessary
documentation, is determined to be complete;
(b)
A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after
the filing of the application; or
(c)
A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the Zoning
Officer within 20 days after filing of the application detailing all
deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information
explicitly necessary to complete a review of the permit application.
(7)
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service
station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building
shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community
Affairs inspection requirements.
(8)
A permitting application solely for the installation of electric
vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be
subject to review based on parking requirements.
D.
Requirements for new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking
spaces.
(1)
Multiple dwelling with five or more units.
(a)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application
involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling
space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under
a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation,
or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable,
shall:
[1]
Prepare as make-ready parking spaces at least 15%
of the required off-street parking spaces, and install EVSE in at
least 1/3 of the 15% of make-ready parking spaces;
[2]
Within three years following the date of the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional 1/3
of the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces; and
[3]
Within six years following the date of the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in the final 1/3 of
the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces.
(b)
Throughout the installation of EVSE in the make-ready parking
spaces, at least 5% of the electric vehicle supply equipment shall
be accessible for people with disabilities.
(c)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the
ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready
parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required
above.
(2)
Parking lot or garage.
(a)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection D(1) above shall:
[1]
Install at least one make-ready parking space if
there will be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.
[2]
Install at least two make-ready parking spaces
if there will be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.
[3]
Install at least three make-ready parking spaces
if there will be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.
[4]
Install at least four make-ready parking spaces,
at least one of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities,
if there will be 101 to 150 off-street parking spaces.
[5]
Install at least 4% of the total parking spaces
as make-ready parking spaces, at least 5% of which shall be accessible
for people with disabilities, if there will be more than 150 off-street
parking spaces.
(b)
In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot
or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(c)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the
ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready
parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required
above.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a retailer that
provides 25 or fewer off-street parking spaces or the developer or
owner of a single-family home shall not be required to provide or
install any electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking
spaces.
E.
Minimum parking requirements.
(2)
A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall
count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying
with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction
of no more than 10% of the total required parking.
(3)
All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment
shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.
F.
Standards for all new EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
(1)
Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is
expected to vary based on the design and use of the parking area where
the spaces will be located. Standards and criteria should be considered
guidelines and flexibility should be allowed when alternatives can
better achieve objectives for provision of this service.
(2)
Installation.
(a)
Installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall meet
the electrical subcode of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.16.
(b)
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is not accessible
for people with disabilities shall be not less than nine feet wide
or 18 feet in length. Exceptions may be made for existing parking
spaces or parking spaces that were part of an application that received
prior site plan approval.
(c)
To the extent practical, the location of accessible parking
spaces for people with disabilities with EVSE and make-ready equipment
shall comply with the general accessibility requirements of the Uniform
Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility
standards.
(d)
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is accessible for
people with disabilities shall comply with the sizing of accessible
parking space requirements in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
(3)
EVSE parking.
(a)
Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging
electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles shall be connected to the
EVSE.
(b)
Electric vehicles may be parked in any parking space designated
for parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other
vehicle that would park in that space.
(c)
Township parking. Township-owned EVSE parking spaces shall be
monitored by the Township's Police Department and enforced in
the same manner as other restricted parking, such as required ADA
accessible parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park
or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space, or to park an electric
vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any
nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in an EVSE parking space or
any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be
subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as provided
for in the general penalty provisions of this Township Code.[1] Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with Subsection F(5) below. Any vehicle parked in such a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe the time limit for the underlying parking area, if applicable.
(d)
Private parking. The use of EVSE spaces shall be monitored by
the property owner or designee.
(4)
Safety.
(a)
Each publicly accessible EVSE shall be located at a parking space that is designated for electric vehicles only and identified by green painted pavement and/or curb markings, a green painted charging pictograph symbol, and appropriate signage pursuant to Subsection F(5) below.
(b)
Adequate EVSE protection such as concrete-filled steel bollards
shall be used for publicly accessible EVSE. Nonmountable curbing may
be used in lieu of bollards if the EVSE is set back a minimum of 24
inches from the face of the curb. Any standalone EVSE bollards should
be three feet to four feet high with concrete footings placed to protect
the EVSE from accidental impact and to prevent damage from equipment
used for snow removal.
(c)
EVSE outlets and connector devices shall be no less than 36 inches and no higher than 48 inches from the ground or pavement surface where mounted, and shall contain a cord management system as described in Subsection F(4)(d) below. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designated and located as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or impede snow removal.
(d)
Each EVSE shall incorporate a cord management system or method
to minimize the potential for cable entanglement, user injury, or
connector damage. Cords shall be retractable or have a place to hang
the connector and cord a safe and sufficient distance above the ground
or pavement surface. Any cords connecting the charger to a vehicle
shall be configured so that they do not cross a driveway, sidewalk,
or passenger unloading area.
(e)
Where EVSE is provided within a pedestrian circulation area,
such as a sidewalk or other accessible route to a building entrance,
the EVSE shall be located so as not to interfere with accessibility
requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and
other applicable accessibility standards.
(f)
Publicly accessible EVSEs shall be maintained in all respects,
including the functioning of the equipment. A twenty-four-hour on-call
contact shall be provided on the equipment for reporting problems
with the equipment or access to it. To allow for maintenance and notification,
the Township shall require the owners/designee of publicly accessible
EVSE to provide information on the EVSE's geographic location
and owner contact information.
(5)
Signs.
(a)
Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs,
as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles
to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means
that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to
the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced,
regulatory signs including parking restrictions shall be installed
immediately adjacent to and visible from the EVSE. For private EVSE,
installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.
(b)
All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility,
size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within
the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published
by the Federal Highway Administration.
(c)
Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, shall be permitted at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional signage shall be placed in a manner that shall not interfere with any parking space, drive lane, or exit and shall comply with Subsection F(5)(b) above.
(d)
In addition to the signage described above, the following information
shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly
accessible EVSE parking spaces:
[1]
Hours of operations and/or time limits if time
limits or towaway provisions are to be enforced by the municipality
or owner/designee;
[2]
Usage fees and parking fees, if applicable; and
[3]
Contact information (telephone number) for reporting
when the equipment is not operating or other problems.
(6)
Usage fees.
(a)
Township-owned EVSE spaces. Applicable fees to use such parking
spaces shall be posted at or adjacent to the EVSE parking spaces.
(b)
This fee may be amended by a resolution adopted by the Township
Committee.
(c)
Non-Township EVSE spaces. Nothing in this section shall be deemed
to preclude a private owner/designee of an EVSE parking space from
collecting a fee for the use of such EVSE, in accordance with applicable
state and federal regulations. Applicable fees shall be posted at
or adjacent to the EVSE parking spaces.
