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Egg Harbor City, NJ Terminology
Ch 170 Art III Terminology
§ 170-15 Word usage.
§ 170-16 Construal of provisions.
§ 170-17 Definitions.
New Laws (16) Index Notes
Egg Harbor City, NJ / PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION / Land Use and Development
Article III Terminology
Words and phrases shall be presumed to have their ordinary meanings unless specifically defined or interpreted differently in the section following. Disputes concerning the definition or interpretation of a word shall be resolved by the Land Use Board.
[Amended 8-28-2014 by Ord. No. 9-2014]
For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and terms are defined as follows: Words used in the present include the future; words used in the singular include the plural number, and words in the plural include the singular number; the word "person" includes an individual, corporation or partnership; the word "building" shall include the word "structure"; the term "used" shall include the words "arranged," "designed" or "intended to be used"; the term "occupied" shall include the words "arranged," "designed" or "intended to be occupied"; the word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the word "zone" includes the word "district"; the word "premises" includes "vacant land"; the word "shall" indicates a mandatory requirement; and the term "may" indicates a permissive action.
This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of Egg Harbor City and its inhabitants, shall be construed liberally to effect the purposes of this chapter and the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.
A building detached from and subordinate to the principal building on the same lot, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the principal building.
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the main use conducted on a lot, whether such accessory use is conducted in the main or accessory building.
Includes parks, playgrounds, golf courses, tennis courts, swimming areas (lakes, rivers and pools), bicycle paths, indoor recreational facilities, etc.
The Zoning Officer of Egg Harbor City, unless a different municipal official is designated within this chapter or by statute.
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is located.
A retail sales establishment primarily intended to sell agricultural products produced in the Pinelands. An agricultural commercial establishment may be seasonal or year-round and may or may not be associated directly with a farm; however, it does not include supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants and other establishments which coincidentally sell agricultural products, nor does it include agricultural production facilities, such as a farm itself, nor facilities which are solely processing facilities.
[Added 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989]
An individual or community on site wastewater treatment system that has the capability of providing a high level of treatment including a significant reduction in the level of total nitrogen in the wastewater and that has been approved by the Pinelands Commission for participation in the alternate design wastewater treatment systems pilot program pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-10.23(b). Detailed plans and specifications for each authorized technology are available at the principal office of the Pinelands Commission.
[Added 2-24-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005; 11-8-2018 by Ord. No. 14-2018]
A means for making changes in the text of this chapter and the Zoning Map, which have more or less general significance or application, as expressly authorized by the provisions of Article I of this chapter.
ANIMALS, THREATENED OR ENDANGERED
Those animals specified in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.32.
A room or suite of rooms used as a single dwelling unit and located in a building in which there are two or more rooms or suites.
A means for obtaining review of a decision, determination, order or failure to act pursuant to the terms of this chapter, as expressly authorized by the provisions of Article I, § 170-6J, of this chapter.
An application form and all accompanying documents required by ordinance for the issuance of a construction or zoning or forestry permit, the approval of a subdivision, site plan, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction of the issuance of a permit issued pursuant to § 170-14 of Article II of this chapter. In the Pinelands Area, this shall mean any application filed with any permitting agency for any approval, authorization or permit which is a prerequisite to initiating development in the Pinelands Area, except as provided in Article V, § 170-32A(2).
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 8-17-1989 by Ord. No. 13-1989]
Any board, body or other authority within the City with the authority to approve or disapprove subdivisions, site plans, construction permits or other applications for development approval.
[Added 2-9-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
That part of a building which is immediately below and wholly or partly within the roof framing, not generally used as living space.
Any building, land area or other premises, or portion thereof, used or intended to be used for the retail dispensing of sales of automobile fuels, which activity may be accompanied by accessory uses, such as sales of lubricants, tires, accessories or supplies, minor repairing of automobiles or a single-bay auto wash; provided, however, that automobile wrecking, the major repairing of automobiles, the parking or storing of automobiles for hire and the operation of more than one towing vehicle shall not be deemed permissible accessory uses of an automobile service station.
The dismantling or disassembling of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR GARAGE
Any premises used for the repair or servicing of vehicles, but not including automotive wrecking.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989]
AUTOMOTIVE SALES BUILDING
A building for the sale of, hire of or remuneration from automotive and other vehicles and equipment. This shall be interpreted to include auto accessory sales rooms, but not the sale of junked vehicles and equipment.
A story partly underground but having at least 1/2 of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height measurement if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or if used for businesses or dwelling purposes.
A mound of soil on a site used as view obstruction, either natural or man-made.
An unobstructed right-of-way designed, marked and paved exclusively for the use of foot-powered and nonmotorized bicycles. Such bicycle paths shall be designed in accordance with Article V of this chapter.
The Board of Egg Harbor City established pursuant to Section 56 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69, and sometimes referred to as the "Zoning Board of Adjustment."[1]
An area within a property or site generally adjacent and parallel to the property line, consisting of either natural existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs or fences.
The Uniform Construction Code of New Jersey as from time to time adopted, readopted and amended.[2]
That exterior wall of a building facing the front line of the lot.
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of existing grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or the deck line of mansard roofs or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof. In no case will the ridgeline be greater than 10 feet high or exceed 35 feet, except where permitted. The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following structures, provided that such structures are compatible with uses in the immediate vicinity: antennas which do not exceed a height of 200 feet and which are accessory to an otherwise permitted use, silos, barns and other agricultural structures, church spires, cupolas, domes, monuments, water towers, fire observation towers, electric transmission lines and supporting structures, windmills, smokestacks, derricks, conveyors, flag poles and masts or aerials, solar energy facilities, chimneys and similar structures to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy.
[Amended 7-24-1997 by Ord. No. 7-1997]
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot, to which all other buildings on the lot are accessory.
An established line within a property defining the minimum required distance between the face of any structure to be erected and an adjacent right-of-way or street line.
The term used to describe the size of buildings or other structures and their relationship to each other, to open areas, such as yards, and to lot lines, and includes the size, height and floor area of a building or other structure; the relation of the number of dwelling units in a residential building to the area of the lot (usually called "density"); and all open areas in yard space relating to buildings and other structures.
CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY
A cable television company as defined pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1972, c. 186 (N.J.S.A. 48:5A-3).
[Added 2-22-1996 by Ord. No. 2-1996]
A portable structure which is self-propelled or mounted on or towed by another vehicle, designed and used for temporary living for travel, recreation, vacation or other short-term uses. Camper does not include mobile homes or trailers.
A place, used or suitable for camping, on which temporary shelter, such as a tent or camper, may be placed and occupied on a temporary and seasonal basis.
A story partly underground and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be considered in determining the permissible number of stories, nor shall it be considered in the calculation of habitable area as called for in various residential districts. (See "basement.")
A certificate issued by the Land Use Board pursuant to Article VIII of this chapter.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 8-28-2014 by Ord. No. 9-2014]
CERTIFICATE OF FILING
A certificate issued by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:40-4.34 that a complete application for development has been filed.
The identifiable bed and banks of a natural stream which conveys the constant or intermittent flow of the stream.
A building used for public worship by a congregation, excluding buildings used exclusively for residential, educational, burial, recreational or other uses not normally associated with worship.
The systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement of people, water, air, sewage or power by such means as streets, highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes and conduits and the handling of people and goods by such means as terminals, stations, warehouses and other storage buildings or transshipment points.
CLASSIFICATION OR ZONING CLASSIFICATION
The district into which a parcel of land is placed and the body of regulations to which it is subjected by this chapter and the Zoning District Map.[3]
A silvicultural practice involving removal of an entire forest stand in one cutting for purposes of regeneration either obtained artificially, by natural seed or from advanced regeneration. Clear-cutting typically results in the removal of all woody vegetation from a parcel in preparation for the establishment of new trees; however, some trees may be left on the parcel.
An establishment where patients who are not lodged overnight are admitted for examination and treatment by one or more of a group of physicians, dentists, psychologists or social workers practicing together.
CLUB, MEMBERSHIP
An organization catering exclusively to members and their guests, including premises and buildings for social, recreational, athletic or other purposes which are not conducted primarily for financial gain, provided that there are not any vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities conducted, except as required generally for the membership and purpose of such club and within the property boundaries of such facilities.
The geographic area defined as the coastal area under the jurisdiction of the Coastal Area Facilities Review Act (CAFRA), N.J.S.A. 13:19-4. The Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan designates the coastal area in Egg Harbor City to be located in the Pinelands Preservation Area.
A building the principal use of which is a commercial use.
COMMERCIAL USE OR PURPOSE
Any use first permitted in a commercial district.
The Pinelands Commission created pursuant to Section 4 of the Pinelands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:18A-4.
An open space area within or related to a site designated as a development and designated and intended for the use and enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use and enjoyment of residents and owners of the development, not including parking lots, streets, drives or other vehicular buildings or structures.
COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING
A building separated on all sides from the adjacent open area or from other buildings or structures by a permanent roof and by exterior walls or party walls pierced only by windows or doors normally provided for the accommodation of persons, goods or vehicles. However, a parking structure which has less than 50% of its outer wall space open shall be considered a completely enclosed building.
The plan adopted by the Commission pursuant to Section 7 of the Pinelands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:18A-7, as amended.
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in zoning provisions of this chapter and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Land Use Board. Conditional uses are specified by zoning district within this chapter.
The City official specified in the Building Code and designated as such by the Common Council.[4]
CONTIGUOUS LAND
Land which is connected or adjacent to other land so as to permit the land to be used as a functional unit, provided that separation by lot line, streams, dedicated public roads which are not paved, rights-of-way and easements shall not affect the contiguity of land unless a substantial physical barrier is created which prevents the land from being used as a functional unit.
[Amended 5-13-1993 by Ord. No. 8-1993]
Any development other than planned development.
Composite of the Master Plan for the physical development of the county in which the municipality is located, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter adopted by the County Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-2 and 40:27-4.
The Atlantic County Planning Board.
An open unoccupied space enclosed on all sides by exterior walls of a building.
COURT, OUTER
An open unoccupied space enclosed on not more than three sides by exterior walls of a building.
A minor land service street, closed at one end and having adequate vehicle turn area at the closed end.
The permanently established grade of the street in front of a lot.
Daytime care or instruction of three or more children away from their own homes, for more than three but less than 16 hours per day, by an individual, association, corporation, institution or agency, whether or not for compensation or reward.
The transfer of property from private to public ownership for a public purpose.
One which has yard access on all four sides.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
The change of or enlargement of any use or disturbance of any land, the performance of any building or mining operation, the division of land into two or more parcels and the creation or termination of rights of access or riparian rights, including but not limited to:
A change in type of use of a structure or land.
A reconstruction, alteration of the size or material change in external appearance of a structure or land.
A material increase in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of businesses, manufacturing establishments, offices or dwelling units in a structure or on land.
The commencement of forestry activities, resource extraction, drilling or excavation on a parcel of land.
The demolition of a structure or removal of trees.
The deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste or fill on a parcel of land
In connection with the use of land, the making of any material change in noise levels, thermal conditions or emissions of waste material.
Alteration, either physically or chemically, of a shore, bank or floodplain, seacoast, river, stream, lake, pond, wetlands or artificial body of water.
Any approval granted by an approval agency, including appeals to the governing body, except certificates of occupancy and variances, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70, which do not otherwise include the issuance of a construction permit or subdivision or site plan approval.
Any division of land into five or more lots; any construction or expansion of any housing development of five or more dwelling units; any construction or expansion of any commercial or industrial use or structure on a site of more than three acres; or any grading, clearing or disturbance of an area in excess of 5,000 square feet.
Any permit or certificate of compliance required to be issued for any development regulated by this chapter.
This chapter or other municipal regulation of land use and development.
A silvicultural practice involving the drawing of one or more heavy, round, concave, sharpened, freely rotating steel disks across a site for the purpose of cutting through soil and roots or cutting and turning a furrow over an area.
A portion of the territory of Egg Harbor City within which certain regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINE
The lines enclosing a district, as shown on the Zoning Map.[5] Any uncertainty as to the location of the district boundaries as shown on the Zoning District Map shall be resolved pursuant to § 170-12 of this chapter.
DISTRICT BOUNDARY LOT
Any lot line of any lot or parcel of land which coincides with a district boundary line or which is contiguous to any public or private right-of-way containing a district boundary line.
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means, and includes control of runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development to assure the adequacy of existing and proposed culverts and bridges, to induce water recharge into the ground where practical, to lessen nonpoint pollution, to maintain the integrity of stream channels for their biological functions, as well as drainage, and means necessary for water supply reservation or prevention of alleviation of flooding.
[Amended 2-22-1996 by Ord. No. 2-1996]
The lands required for the installation of stormwater sewers and/or drainage ditches or the land area required along a natural stream, swale or other watercourse for preserving the channel or drainageway and providing for the flow or passage of water therein to safeguard the public from flood damage in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or applicable state law.
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS
Premises constructed for the sale of any goods or services by means of curb and/or window-counter service, whether to the motoring public or pedestrians.
A building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling units.
A detached building containing one dwelling unit only.
A building, or entirely self-contained portion thereof, which contains complete housekeeping facilities for one family only and which has no enclosed space for cooking facilities in common with any other dwelling unit, except vestibules, entrance halls, porches or hallways. This definition shall not include a boat, trailer or other vehicle of any type nor a temporary shelter such as a tent.
DWELLING UNIT AREA
The area enclosed within the inside walls of the dwelling unit with a finished-floor-to-structural-ceiling height of not less than seven feet six inches, excluding garages, porches and any spaces located below the top of the foundation wall.
DWELLING UNIT CONVERSION
The rebuilding, remodeling, addition to, alteration, extension or enlargement of or conversion in any manner of an existing building to increase the number of dwelling units contained therein.
EARTHBORNE VIBRATIONS
A cyclic movement of the earth due to the propagation of mechanical energy.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER
The date that this chapter is filed with the Atlantic County Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINES
Electric lines which are part of an electric company's transmission and subtransmission system and which provide a direct connection between a generating station or substation of the utility company and
Another substation of the utility company.
A substation of or interconnection point with another interconnecting utility company.
A municipal advisory body created pursuant to P.L. 1968, c. 245 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.).
The elevations of all portions of a site prior to any site preparation work related to a proposed use for which approval under or pursuant to this chapter is required.
Any wall which defines the exterior boundaries of a building or its courts or of a structure.
One or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship, or any number of persons not so related, occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit.
The official action of the Land Use Board taken on a preliminarily approved major subdivision or site plan after all conditions, engineering plans and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and the required improvements have been installed or guaranties properly posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guaranties.
The changing the characteristics and interactions of fish and wildlife population and their habitats in order to promote, protect and enhance the ecological integrity of those populations.
A land area adjoining a river, stream or other watercourse which is likely to be flooded.
The total gross floor area of a building on a lot divided by the area of the lot.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of any building or buildings on a lot, measured from the interior walls. In particular, the total floor area shall be any basement or cellar space which has been improved for residential purposes (but in no case may that space which is included as part of the total floor area exceed 20% of the total basement area), all space other than basement or cellar spaces with structural headroom of at least seven feet six inches and all interior balconies and mezzanines.
A unit of illumination, technically, the illumination at all points one foot distant from a uniform point source of one candlepower.
The planting, cultivating and harvesting of trees for the production of wood products, including firewood, or for forest health. It includes such practices as reforestation, site preparation and other silvicultural practices, including but not limited to artificial regeneration, bedding, broadcast scarification, clear-cutting, coppicing, disking, drum chopping, group selection, individual selection, natural regeneration, root raking, seed tree cut, shelterwood cut and thinning. For purposes of this chapter, the following activities shall not be defined as forestry:
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 7-24-1997 by Ord. No. 7-1997; 2-9-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
A group of people formally organized for a common interest, business or pleasure. Such groups shall be defined to be similar but not limited to organizations such as the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Columbus, etc.
A deck or building, or part thereof, used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles on one or more levels.
A building, accessory to a dwelling unit, used for the housing of not more than three motor vehicles.
See "automobile service station."
A comprehensive plan for the development of a planned development, as provided in Section 4 of P.L. 1987, c. 129 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.2).
An open area and its necessary buildings used for the playing of golf.
The Common Council of Egg Harbor City.
The government of the United States of America; the State of New Jersey or any other state; their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities; and interstate and regional agencies exercising powers of government.
For buildings having walls adjoining one street only, the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall adjoining the street; for buildings having walls adjoining more than one street, the average of the elevation of the sidewalk at the centers of all walls adjoining the streets; and for buildings having no walls adjoining the street, the average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building. Any wall approximately parallel to and not more than 20 feet from a street line is to be considered as adjoining the street.
The total floor area designed for tenant occupancy, including basements, mezzanines and upper floors, if any, expressed in square feet, measured from center lines of joint partitions and exteriors of outside walls. The gross leasable area does not include the area of any common malls, walkways or public facilities, equipment and mechanical rooms and penthouses or truck docks.
Low-growing plants or sod that, in time, forms a dense mat covering the area in which it is planted, preventing the growth of unwatered plants while holding the soil in place. Examples: Rose species, Ajuga species, Cotoneaster species, Euyonymus species, Ivy species, Juniper species, Honeysuckle species, Pachysandra species, vine species and sod.
HABITABLE FLOOR AREA
Floor area in a habitable room, which room has a clear floor-to-ceiling height of not less than 7 1/2 feet over an area having no horizontal dimension of less than seven feet; provided, however, that no floor area where the ceiling height over such floor area is less than five feet shall be considered habitable floor area.
Any room or enclosed space used or intended to be used for sleeping, living, cooking or dining purposes; excluding, however, kitchens having less than 70 square feet of floor area, and further excluding such enclosed places as utility rooms, closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, hallways, cellars, storage spaces, garages and similar spaces.
The natural environment of an individual animal or plant, population or community.
The vertical distance measured between grade and the highest point of the highest element of the sign, excluding any incidental structural element, such as uplift cable for a projecting sign.
All of the uses permitted in the Retail Commercial Zone. Additional uses will include:
[Added 6-24-2010 by Ord. No. 14-2010]
Residences for the frail elderly that provide rooms, meals, personal care, and supervision of self-administered medication. They provide other services such as recreational activities, financial services, and transportation. The assisted living may be combined with other types of housing, such as congregate apartment housing for the elderly and residential health care facilities.
Nonprofit, religious, or public use, such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital, or government owned and operated building, structure, or land used for public purpose.
RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES
Community and recreation centers, bowling alley, health club and exercise, tennis, golf learning center, family indoor recreation.
Any building or structure that is designated by the City of Egg Harbor City, County, State or Federal Historic Commissions or Agencies for Historic Significance.
Any area defined by district boundaries of general site designations by Egg Harbor City's Historic Commission.
Any building, structure, area or property that is important in the history, prehistory, architecture, archaeology or culture of this state, its communities or the nation and has been so designated pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291 (1976), N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A domestic use or occupation customarily conducted entirely within the dwelling and entered on solely by the inhabitants thereof, which is clearly incidental or secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the character thereof or exert a deleterious influence upon surrounding properties, excluding such uses as a clinic, hospital, tearoom, tourist house, animal hospital, barbershop or any similar use. No display or advertising shall be visible from the outside of the building.
HOME OCCUPATION SIGN
A sign containing only the name and occupation of a permitted home occupation.
An institution providing health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily temporary inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity or other abnormal physical or mental condition, and including as an integral part of the institution related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient facilities or training facilities. Hospital does not include institutions for the permanent care of or occupation by the poor, infirm, incurable or insane.
A commercial establishment, containing 20 or more individual sleeping rooms or suites, excluding accommodations for employees, each having a private bath attached thereto, for the purpose of providing overnight lodging facilities to the general public for compensation, with or without meals, and in which ingress and egress to and from all rooms may be made through inside office or lobby, supervised by a person in charge at all hours and which provides a general kitchen and dining room within the building. For the purpose of this chapter, "overnight" shall mean continued occupancy of a room or suite by the same person or persons for a period not to exceed 14 days. A hotel is not a recreation facility.
Any plant growing in water or in substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen as a result of excessive water content.
Those persons related by blood or legal relationship in the following manner: spouses, domestic partners, great-grandparents, grandparents, great-grandchildren, grandchildren, parents, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nephews, nieces and first cousins.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 7-24-1997 by Ord. No. 7-1997; 11-8-2018 by Ord. No. 14-2018[6]]
Any surface which does not permit fluids to pass through or penetrate its pores or spaces, typically having a maximum permeability for water of 10-7 centimeters per second at the maximum anticipated hydrostatic pressure. The term "impermeable" is equivalent in meaning.
[Amended 2-9-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
Any surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it prevents, impedes or slows infiltration or absorption of fluid, including stormwater, directly into the ground, and results in either reduced groundwater recharge or increased stormwater runoff sufficient to be classified as impervious in Urban Areas by the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Title 210 - Engineering, 210-3-1 - Small Watershed Hydrology (WINTR-55) Version 1.0. Such surfaces may have varying degrees of permeability.
Any building the principal use of which is an industrial use.
INDUSTRIAL USE OR PURPOSE
Any use first permitted in an industrial district.
Any land used for the following public or private purposes: educational facilities, including universities, colleges, elementary, secondary and vocational schools, kindergartens and nurseries; cultural facilities, such as libraries, galleries, museums, concert halls, theaters and the like; hospitals, including such educational, clinical, research and convalescent facilities as are integral to the operation of the hospital; medical and health service facilities, including nursing homes, supervised residential institutions, rehabilitation therapy centers and public health facilities; law enforcement facilities; military facilities; and other similar facilities.
In a criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding, any citizen of the State of New Jersey, and in the case of a civil proceeding in any court or in an administrative proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing within or without the municipality, whose right to use, acquire, or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under this chapter, or whose rights to use, acquire, or enjoy property under this chapter, or under any other law of this State or of the United States have been denied, violated or infringed by an action or a failure to act under this chapter.
INTERIM RULES AND REGULATIONS
The regulations adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the Pinelands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq., to govern the review of applications from the adoption of the regulations until the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan took effect on January 14, 1981. These regulations were formerly codified as N.J.A.C. 7:1G-1 et seq.
JOINT IDENTIFICATION SIGN
A sign which serves as common or collective identification for two or more commercial, resort or industrial uses sharing an office plaza, shopping center, industrial park or the like and which is located on such premises. Such sign shall be limited in content to identification of the plaza, center, park or the like shared by such uses and shall contain any reference to the individual uses sharing the plaza, center, park or the like.
A lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used for the purchase, collection, storage, recycling or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery or vehicles.
Any building or lot on which four or more domesticated animals more than four months of age are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold.
The total area of site or property, excluding the area occupied by building(s) but including other structures; the harmonious blending of these building(s) by the use of the existing topography or alterations to the existing topography, trees, shrubs, ground covers and/or mulches.
A plan clearly indicating the type of plant material to be incorporated into the overall design of the site. Such plan, at a minimum, shall show the texture, quantity, seasonal qualities, heights, size, spacing and organization of such plant material.
LANES, INGRESS AND EGRESS
A private roadway designed to accomplish easy access into developed parcels. Minimum roadway widths for ingress and egress lanes shall be: one-way, 18 feet; and two-way, 30 feet; or as described in individual articles, whichever are more stringent.
The amount of light that will illuminate a surface one foot distant from a light source to an intensity of one footcandle. Maximum (peak) candlepower is the largest amount of candlepower emitted by any lamp, light source or luminaire.
The point at which all light rays emitted by a lamp, light source or luminaire are completely eliminated (cut off) at a specific angle above the ground.
CUTOFF ANGLE
The angle formed by a line drawn from the direction of light rays at the light source and a line perpendicular to the ground from the light source, above which no light is emitted.
CUTOFF-TYPE LUMINAIRE
A luminaire with elements such as shields, reflectors or refractor panels which direct and cut off the light at a cutoff angle that is less than 90°.
The brightness of a light source which causes eye discomfort.
A complete lighting unit consisting of a light source and all necessary mechanical, electrical and decorative parts.
MAXIMUM PERMITTED ILLUMINATION
The maximum illumination measured in footcandles at the interior buffer yard line at ground level.
Any off-street space, not less than 12 feet in width, 70 feet in length and 15 feet in height, available for the loading or unloading of goods, having direct access to a street or other public way and so arranged that no vehicle is required to back into the public right-of-way.
An antenna and any support structure, together with any accessory facilities, which complies with the standards in N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4 and which is intended to serve a limited, localized audience through point to point communication, including cellular telephone cells, paging systems and dispatch communications. It does not include radio or television broadcasting facilities or microwave transmitters. For the purpose of this chapter, local communication facilities shall be regulated as a public utility substation under the standards of § 170-67. The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to the antenna and any supporting structure of a local communication facility of greater than 35 feet, provided that the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4(c) are met.
[Added 7-24-1997 by Ord. No. 7-1997]
Any sewerage authority created pursuant to the Sewerage Authorities Law, P.L. 1946 c. 138 (N.J.S.A. 40:14A-1 et seq); any utilities authority created pursuant to the Municipal and County Utilities Authority Law, P.L 1946, c. 183 (N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1 et seq) or any utility, authority, commission, special district or other corporate entity not regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners under Title 48 of the New Jersey Statutes that provides gas, electricity, heat, power, water or sewer service to a municipality or the residents thereof.
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
The surface of land parcel determined by its boundary lines and expressed in terms of square feet or acres. Any portion of a lot included in a street right-of-way shall not be included in calculating lot area.
A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn from the foremost points at the side lot lines to the foremost point of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than 135°.
The percentage of lot area occupied by the ground area of principal and accessory buildings on such lot.
The mean horizontal distance from the front lot line to the rear lot line, measured perpendicular to the front lot line.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE
A lot having frontage on two nonintersecting streets.
In the case of an interior lot abutting only one street, the street line separating such lot from such street; in the case of a double-frontage lot, each street line separating such lot from a street shall be considered a front lot line; in the case of a corner lot, both lines separating the lot from the street shall be considered to be the front lot line. A terrace shall not be considered a street in determining a front lot line except when the terrace is the only street frontage of the parcel in question.
That lot line which is parallel to and most distant from the front lot line of the lot; provided, however, that in the case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line 20 feet in length, entirely within the lot and parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, shall be considered to be the rear lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the lot line parallel to the shortest street frontage shall be considered the rear lot line.
LOT, MINIMUM AREA OF
The smallest lot on which a particular use or structure may be located in a particular district.
A parcel of land that is a lot in a subdivision recorded on the records of the Recorder of Deeds of Atlantic County or that is described by a metes and bounds description which has been so recorded.
LOT, REVERSE FRONTAGE
A through lot that is not accessible from one of the parallel or nonintersecting streets upon which it fronts.
[Added 10-26-2006 by Ord. No. 16-2006; amended 12-14-2006 by Ord. No. 27-2006]
A lot that fronts upon two parallel streets or that fronts upon two streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
The mean horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured at a right angle to the depth; provided, however, that lot width measured along the front lot line shall not be less than 80% of the required minimum lot width.
Any security, including but not limited to surety bonds, letters of credit, under the circumstances specified in Section 16 of P.L. 1994, c. 256 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.5), and cash, which may be accepted by the municipality for the maintenance of any improvements required by the Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291 (1976), N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
[Amended 2-25-1993 by Ord. No. 3-1993; 2-22-1996 by Ord. No. 2-1996]
All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions.
A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for the development of the municipality set forth in and adopted pursuant to Section 19 of the P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28).
The chief executive of the municipality.
A development plan of one or more lots which: proposes new development within the scope of development specifically permitted by ordinance as a minor development; does not involve planned development, any new street or extension of any off-tract improvement which is to be prorated pursuant to Section 30 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42); and contains the information reasonably required in order to make informed determinations as to whether the requirements established by ordinance for approval of a minor site plan have been met.
Any subdivision containing not more than three lots, exclusive of the remaining lot or parcel fronting upon an existing approved and improved street, not involving any new street or the extension of municipal facilities and not adversely affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the adopted Master Plan, Official Map or Developmental Ordinance. Any lands, lots or parcels remaining or resulting from a minor subdivision shall not be resubmitted as a minor subdivision for a period of three years from and after the date of the approval of said minor subdivision.
A home, excluding travel trailers, which is a movable or portable unit designed and constructed to be towed on its own chassis (comprised of frame and wheels) and designed to be connected to utilities for year-round occupancy. The term shall include units containing parts that may be folded, collapsed or telescoped when being towed and that may be expanded to provide additional cubic capacity and units composed of two or more separately towable components designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of being again separated into the components for repeated towing.
A commercial establishment providing overnight accommodations, containing 10 or more rooms or suites, each having a private bathroom attached thereto, with at least 25% of all rooms or suites having direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through the main lobby of the building. Cooking facilities shall not be permitted in individual motel rooms or suites, but restaurant facilities may be provided within the building. For the purpose of this chapter, "overnight" shall mean continued occupancy of a room or suite by the same person or persons for a period not to exceed 14 consecutive days.
The Egg Harbor City Land Use Board or governing body when acting pursuant to the provisions of Egg Harbor City development regulations.
NATURAL STREAM
A waterway consisting of a naturally eroded channel with visible evidence of banks and bed, as distinguished from a scale which shows no evidence of natural erosion except occasional gullying and from a ditch which consists of an artificially excavated channel.
Water capable of being traversed by pleasure craft.
NET SITE AREA OR NET RESIDENTIAL AREA
The number of dwelling units per acre computed by dividing the number of dwelling units which the applicant proposes to build by the number of acres in the development. However, excluded from the calculation shall be all public and private streets and rights-of-way, all areas of commercial or industrial use and all areas in which development or construction is normally prevented or prohibited, such as wetlands, floodplains and other areas with environmental constraints. No area shall be included in this calculation upon which building could not take place.
A lot, the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.
A structure, the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.
A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.
An establishment which provides full-time convalescent or chronic care, or both, for three or more individuals who are not related by blood or marriage to the operator and who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves. No care for the acutely ill or surgical or obstetrical services shall be provided in such an establishment; a hospital shall not be construed to be included in this definition.
OFFICIAL COUNTY MAP
The map, with changes and additions, thereto, adopted and established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-5.
A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to Article 5 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32).
[Adopted 2-22-1996 by Ord. No. 2-1996]
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question, but within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject of development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space, provided that such areas may be improved with only those buildings, structures, streets and off-street parking and other improvements that are designated to be incidental to the natural openness of the land.
Any quantity of land, consisting of one or more lots, that is capable of being described with such definiteness that its location and boundaries may be established.
Any land area designed and used for the parking of not more than three vehicles.
Any land area used or intended to be used for the parking of more than three vehicles.
A space for the parking of a motor-driven vehicle within a public or private parking area.
Recreational facilities designed specifically for such uses as:
Passive parks.
Tot-lots and play areas.
Ballfields.
Picnic areas and swimming areas.
Jogging and vita paths.
PARTY IMMEDIATELY CONCERNED
For purposes of notice, any applicant for development, the owners of the subject property and all owners of property and government agencies entitled to notice under § 170-6 of this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12.
Any security which may be accepted by a municipality, including but not limited to surety bonds, letters of credit, under the circumstances specified in Section 16 of P.L. 1991, c. 256 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.3), and cash.
[Added 2-25-1993 by Ord. No. 3-1993; amended 2-22-1996 by Ord. No. 2-1996]
PERIMETER LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE
A landscaped open space intended to enhance the appearance of parking lots and other outdoor auto-related uses or to screen incompatible uses along district boundary lines by means of appropriate landscaping or screening. Except as expressly provided otherwise in the regulations requiring a perimeter landscaped open space, such open space shall extend along the entire length of the lot line in question and shall have a width equal to 15 feet or the depth or width of the yard required along the lot line in question, whichever is greater. Perimeter landscaped open space shall be broken only by required accessways. Such perimeter landscaped space shall be suitably surfaced with grass, ground cover or decorative paving material, or a combination thereof, and shall contain landscaping such as ornamental trees and shrubs or appropriate screening devices such as decorative walls, fences or berms, or a combination thereof, sufficient to create a permanent screen not less than eight feet in height. Not more than 30% of such screen shall consist of walls or fences. The space shall be so designed and maintained as to preserve unobstructed vision of the street and sidewalk at points of access. Where a perimeter landscaped space is required, a landscaping plan shall be submitted for review.
The rate at which water moves through a unit area of soil, rock, or other material at hydraulic gradient of one.
The agency responsible, from February 8, 1979, until June 28, 1979, for the review of and action on applications for development in the Pinelands Area which required approvals of other state agencies, except where the Pinelands Commission acted on applications during that time period.
N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 to 13:18A-29.
An area of a minimum contiguous size, as specified by ordinance, to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate commercial or office uses, or both, and any residential and other uses incidental to the predominant use as may be permitted by ordinance.
A planned unit development, planned unit residential development, residential cluster, planned commercial development or planned industrial development.
PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
An area of a minimum contiguous size, as specified by ordinance, to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate industrial uses and any other uses incidental to the predominant use as may be permitted by ordinance.
An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of 10 acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan, containing one or more residential clusters or planned unit residential developments and one or more public, quasi-public, commercial or industrial areas in such ranges of ratios of nonresidential uses to residential uses as shall be specified in this chapter.
An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of five acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing one or more residential clusters, which may include appropriate commercial or public or quasi-public uses all primarily for the benefit of the residential development.
The Municipal Planning Board established pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291, Section 14, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.[7]
A Pinelands plant species listed at N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.27 whose survival worldwide, nationwide or in the state is in jeopardy.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 7-24-1997 by Ord. No. 7-1997]
A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.
The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which is presented to the Land Use Board for final approval in accordance with these regulations and which, if approved, shall be filed with the Clerk of the County of Atlantic for recording in accordance with law. A plat that receives final approval shall have been prepared by a New Jersey professional engineer or land surveyor in accordance with all of the provisions of Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960, N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
The preliminary map indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision, which is submitted to the Land Use Board for tentative approval and meeting the requirements of Article V, Subdivision and Site Plan Review.
PLAT, SKETCH
The sketch map of a subdivision, of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and classification and meeting the requirements of Article V, Subdivision and Site Plan Review.
A roofed, open structure projecting from the front, side or rear wall of a building.
The conferral of certain rights pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291, Sections 34, 36 and 37, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46, 40:55D-48 and 40:55D-49, prior to final approval after specific elements of a development plan have been agreed upon by the Land Use Board and the applicant.
Architectural drawings prepared during early and introductory stages of the design of a project, illustrating in a schematic form its scope, scale and relationship to its site and immediate environs.
A lot, plot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and structures thereon.
That area so designated by Section 10(b) of the Pinelands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:18A-116.
PRIVATE CLUB OR LODGE
A building and related facilities owned or operated by a corporation, association or group of persons for social, educational or recreational purposes of members regularly paying dues, but not primarily for profit nor to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
Public parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational areas.
Other public open space.
Scenic and historic sites.
Sites for schools and other public buildings and structures.
Development by any federal, state, township or other governmental agency.
The land reserved or dedicated for the installation of stormwater sewers or drainage ditches or required along the channel and providing for the flow of water to safeguard the public against flood damage, sedimentation and erosion.
Any improvement, facility or service, together with its associated public site or right-of-way, necessary to provide transportation, drainage, utility, energy or similar essential services, including but not limited to streets, drives, sidewalks, walkways and other vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems, together with customary improvements and appurtenances, such as signaling, signage, curbs and gutters, shade trees and landscaped buffers or parkways and street furniture; facilities incidental to a public transportation system, such as loading zones, turnarounds, passenger waiting areas protected from inclement weather and pedestrian linkages between loading areas and activity areas; storm sewers and appurtenances, drainageways, culverts, flood-control basins and devices, retention and detention basins or areas to control storm runoff, erosion- and sediment-control structures and devices and other drainage structures, devices and facilities; water supply and distribution facilities and appurtenances both for domestic use and for fire protection; sanitary sewage disposal and treatment facilities and appurtenances; public utility facilities and appurtenances for gas, electric and telephone service; and facilities and appurtenances for the production, conversion, distribution and storage of energy necessary for essential residential, resort, commercial and industrial uses permitted by this chapter.
An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipal agency, board of education, state or county agency or other public body for recreational uses.
Sewer service, gas, electricity, water, telephone, cable television and other public utilities developed linearly, roads and streets and other similar services provided or maintained by any public or private entity.
PUBLIC SITE OR RIGHT-OF-WAY
An area devoted to or planned for use as public park; a public school; a federal, state, county or City building or facility site; another public use or facility; or a right-of-way or easement for a street, transportation corridor, utility corridor, waterway or drainageway owned or to be owned by a government agency.
Any public utility regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners and defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:2-13.
The largest tree of a particular species in New Jersey based on its circumference at 4.5 feet above ground level. A listing of the largest known tree of each species and its location is maintained at the principal offices of the Pinelands Commission.
A private or public space, including essential buildings and structures used for play and recreational space for individuals.
RECREATIONAL FACILITY, INTENSIVE
Any recreational facility which does not satisfy the definition of "low-intensive recreational facility," including but not limited to golf courses, marinas, amusement parks, hotels and motels.
RECREATIONAL FACILITY, LOW-INTENSIVE
A facility or area which complies with the standards of N.J.A.C. 7:50-5, Part III, utilizes and depends on the natural environment of the Pinelands and requires no significant modifications of that environment other than to provide access and which has an insignificant impact on surrounding uses or on the environmental integrity of the area. It permits such low-intensity uses as hiking, hunting, trapping, fishing, canoeing, nature study, orienteering, horseback riding and bicycling.
RECREATION AREAS, ACTIVE
Includes parks and playgrounds and golf courses, tennis courts, swimming areas (lakes, rivers and pools), bicycle paths and indoor recreational facilities.
A procedure by which services and/or real or personal property are temporarily transferred to another person for a specific time period in exchange for remuneration.
The production, principally for home use or consumption, of plants and their products and for sale to others where such sales are incidental, including but not limited to gardening and fruit production. Residential agriculture does not permit poultry and livestock and boarding or breeding of animals.
An area to be developed as a single entity according to a plan, containing residential housing units which have a common or public open space area as an appurtenance.
The number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential land area, including streets, easements and open space portions of a development.
RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX
A structure on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from the ground to roof.
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED
A one-family dwelling attached to one other one-family dwelling by a common vertical wall, and each dwelling located on a separate lot.
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
A dwelling unit which is not attached to any other dwelling by any means.
RESIDENTIAL USE OR PURPOSE
Any use first permitted in a residential district.
A plan prepared for review by the Soil Conservation District which details the proposed use of agricultural recommended management practices.
A plan, prepared in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service New Jersey Field Office Technical Guide, dated June 2005. Such plans shall prescribe needed land treatment and related conservation and natural resources management measures, including forest management practices, for the conservation, protection and development of natural resources, the maintenance and enhancement of agricultural or horticultural productivity, and the control and prevention of nonpoint source pollution; and establish criteria for resource sustainability of soil, water, air, plants and animals.
An establishment in which food and drink may be procured, provided that such food or drink is to be consumed while seated at a table, counter or a booth within the building.
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods, frozen desserts or beverages to the customer in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building or for carry-out with consumption off the premises and whose design or principal method of operation permits or encourages self-service and high-turnover dining.
Including fiduciary institutions like a credit union.
CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES
Art gallery, including artisan's workshop, community and recreation centers, health club and exercise.
Dancing and music academy, day nursery and/or day care.
Accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, commodity broker, credit, finance counseling, investment service, loan company, security broker.
FOOD PRODUCT USES
Bakeries and confectioneries (nonmanufacturing), convenience stores, specialty food stores and grocery stores.
FULLY ENCLOSED EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS
Luncheonettes, coffee shops, bars, pubs, inns, taverns, diner, delicatessens.
Administrative, advertising, blueprinting, copying, data processing, detective and protective services, employment agency, research and design, temporary office.
MEDICAL AND RELATED USES
Chiropractor's office, dental office, dental laboratory, medical appliances and supply, medical laboratory, optical goods, optometrist's office, psychiatrist's office.
MINOR REPAIR OPERATIONS
Television, radio, appliances, shoes, computers, etc.
MOTION PICTURE THEATERS
PERSONAL SERVICE AND CUSTOM CRAFT USES
Art shops and studios, barber shops, beauty parlors, hobby shops, keys and lock shops, photographic studios, specialty clothing boutiques, tailors and dressmaking stores, travel bureaus.
PLANTS, ANIMALS AND RELATED USES
Animal clinics or hospitals, retail florists' shops, garden supply shops, pet shops, and veterinarian offices.
Architect, business and management, engineering, general business, insurance, legal, publishing, planning, professional, real estate, surveying.
QUASI-PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS
Nonprofit, religious, or eleemosynary institution and providing educational, cultural, recreational, religious, or similar types of programs.
RETAIL STORES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
Art and school supply stores, bookstores, department stores, drugstores, electrical appliance stores, fabric and sewing accessory stores, furniture stores, gift, novelty and souvenir stores, home and decorating stores, jewelry stores, laundry, dry-cleaning establishments with coin-operated and self-service facilities, hardware stores, leather shops, luggage and suitcase stores, liquor stores, mail packaging service, musical instrument stores, newspaper and magazine stands, printing shops, record shops, secondhand item stores, shoe stores, specialty stores, sporting goods shops, stationery shops, toy stores, video rental/sales.
RETAIL SHOPS OR STORES ENGAGED IN LIMITED FABRICATION OF PROCESSED GOODS
See § 170-68.
The boundary line of land used or intended for use as streets or other public ways and from which required setbacks for front yard and lot depths shall be measured. Where existing records are vague or show a lesser dimension, they shall be considered to be not less than 50 feet apart or 25 feet from the street center line.
RIPARIAN LANDS
Those tidal lands of the State of New Jersey which are now or were formerly flowed by mean high water.
RUNOFF, SURFACE WATER
Any overland flow of water across the ground surface.
SCENIC CORRIDOR
Those roads and waterways as designated by the Pinelands Commission.
A duly organized school, other than a public school, giving regular instruction in subjects ordinarily taught in the public schools and not under the jurisdiction of the school district but properly registered with the State of New Jersey.
A structure or planting providing continuous view obstruction within the site or property, consisting of fencing, berms and/or evergreen trees or shrubs.
The level below the natural ground surface to which water seasonally rises in the soil in most years.
The deposition of soil that has been transported from its site or origin by water, ice, wind, gravity or other natural means as a product of erosion.
A silvicultural practice involving the removal of old forest stand in one cutting, except for a small number of trees left singly, in small groups or narrow strips, as a source of seed for natural regeneration.
Any plant(s), deciduous or evergreen, generally multistemmed, classified and sold by height or spread, measured in inches or feet, listed in standards set forth by the American Association of Nurserymen.
Any object, device, display, structure or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination or projected images. Signs do not include the flag or emblem of any nation, organization of nations, state, City, religious, fraternal or civic organization; also merchandise and pictures or models of products or services incorporated in a window display, works of art which in no way identify a product or scoreboards located on athletic fields. Definitions of particular functional, locational and structural types of signs are listed in this section.
That area of a sign which:
In the case of freestanding, projecting and marquee signs, consists of the entire surface area of the sign on which copy could be placed. The supporting structure or bracing of a sign shall not be counted as a part of sign face area unless such structure or bracing is made a part of the sign's message. Where a sign has two display faces back-to-back, the area of only one face shall be considered the sign face area. Where a sign has more than one display face, all areas which can be viewed simultaneously shall be considered the sign face area.
In the case of a sign (other than freestanding, projecting or marquee) whose message is fabricated, together with the background which borders or frames that message, consists of the total area of the entire background.
In the case of a sign (other than freestanding, projecting or marquee) whose message is applied to a background which provides no border or frame, consists of the smallest rectangle which can encompass all words, letters, figures, emblems and other elements of the sign message.
Methods of illumination which may be divided into several types:
- The sign itself neither is lighted internally nor has an external source of light specifically directed at it. Rather, the sign depends on the general illumination of the area (e.g., parking lot, traffic or pedestrian areas) for its illumination.
- The sign is made of translucent material with internal lights.
- The letters are raised beyond the sign's background and the cover-lighting sources which illuminate the background.
- The sign is lighted by spotlights specifically directed at it.
A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown the existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including but not necessarily limited to topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains, marshes and waterways; the location of all existing and proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping, structures, signs, lighting and screening devices, and any other information that may be reasonably required in order to make an informed determination pursuant to this chapter.
SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
A solar energy system and all associated components, including, but not limited to, panels, arrays, footings, supports, mounting and stabilization devices, inverters, electrical distribution wires and other on-site or off-site infrastructure necessary for the facility, which converts solar energy into usable electrical energy, heats water or produces hot air or other similar function.
[Added 11-8-2018 by Ord. No. 14-2018]
The maximum area of the floodplain that, on the average, is likely to be flooded once every 100 years, i.e., that has a one-percent chance of being flooded each year.
Standards which are adopted by ordinance pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291, Section 52d (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65d), regulating noise levels, glare, earthborne or sonic vibrations, heat, electronic or atomic radiation, noxious odors, toxic matters, explosive and flammable matters, smoke and airborne particles, waste discharge, screening of unsightly objects or conditions and such other similar matters as may be reasonably required by the municipality or standards which are required by applicable federal or state laws or municipal ordinances.
That part of any building comprised between the level of one finished floor and the level of the next higher finished floor or, if there is no higher finished floor, then that part of the highest finished floor and the top of the roof beams.
Any space partially within the roof framing where the clear height of not more than 75% of such space between the top of the floor beams and the structural ceiling level is seven feet six inches or more.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway; or is shown on a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law; or is approved by official action pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.; or is shown upon a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Clerk prior to the appointment of a Land Use Board and the granting to such Board the power to review plats; and includes the land between the right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas with the right-of-way lines.
The dividing line between a lot and a public street, road or highway, or a private street, road or way over which two or more dominant estates have the right-of-way.
Any change in the supporting members of a building or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation, having a fixed location on, above or below the surface of land or attached to something having a fixed location on, above or below the surface of land.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under this chapter to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself, herself or itself or for another.
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 following shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning of this chapter if no new streets are created:
Divisions of land found by the Land Use Board or Subdivision Committee thereof, appointed by the Chair, to be for agricultural purposes where all resulting parcels are five acres or larger in size.
Divisions of property upon court order, including but not limited to judgments of foreclosure.
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 or Atlas of the municipality.
The term "subdivision" shall also include the term "resubdivision."
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
A Committee of at least three Land Use Board members appointed by the Chair of the Board for the purpose of reviewing subdivisions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and such duties relating to land subdivision which may be conferred on this Committee by the Board.
Uses established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such uses upon the expiration of such time. Such uses do not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent building or structure. No use expressly permitted or permissible as a permanent or temporary use in any district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be allowed as a temporary use in any other district.
A level plane or surfaced patio, directly adjacent to a principal building at or within three feet of grade and not covered by any permanent structure.
A minor street, running parallel to local avenues, which divides existing residential blocks in half lengthwise.
Any purpose for which a building or other structure or tract of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained or occupied, or any activity, occupation, business or operation carried on in a building or other structure on a tract of land.
An area used for the storage and display of used automobiles advertised for sale, including motorcycles, trucks or any other motorized vehicles.
The main or primary purpose or purposes for which land, a structure or a building is designed, arranged or intended or for which it may be occupied or maintained under this chapter.
Lines, conduits or pipes located in a street, road, alley or easement through which natural gas, electricity, telephone signals, cable television signals, water, sewage or stormwater discharge is distributed to or from service lines extending from the main line to the distribution system of the building or premises served. Utility distribution lines do not include electric transmission lines.
Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291, Section 47 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60); and Subsections 29.2b, 57c and 57d of the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40b, 40:55D-70c and 40:55D-70d.
Any plant material, including grasses, shrubs and trees.
Any area of land either naturally formed or artificially designed for the storage, passage, retention or flow of water, including but not limited to the following: lake, pond, stream, canal, ditch or swale.
Those lands which are inundated or saturated by water at a magnitude, duration and frequency sufficient to support the growth of hydrophytes. Wetlands include lands with poorly drained or very poorly drained soils, as designated by the National Cooperative Soils Survey of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and further defined in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.3 through 7:50-6.5.
Those soils designated as very poorly drained or poorly drained by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, including but not limited to Atsion, Bayboro, Berryland, Colemantown, Elkton, Keansburg, Leon, Muck, Othello, Pocomoke, St. Johns and Freshwater Marsh and Tidal Marsh soil types.
WETLANDS PERMIT
Any legal instrument issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1 et seq. permitting the applicant to engage in an activity specified therein.
WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT
A business engaged in the sale of commodities in quantity, usually for resale or business use, chiefly to retailers, other businesses, industries and institutions.
WINDOW, LEGAL
A window or portion of a window, including a window either in addition to or as a substitute for mechanical ventilation, which is required by any applicable law or statute or other municipal codes or ordinances to provide light or ventilation to a room used for living purposes.
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the main building, open and unobstructed from the ground upward.
A yard extending the full width of the lot and extending from the front line of the main building, projected to the side lines of the lot, to the street line.
YARD, FRONT, DEPTH
The minimum distance between the front lot line and the front yard line.
A yard extending the full width of the lot and extending from the rear line of the lot to the rear line of the main building, projected to the side lines of the lot.
YARD, REAR, DEPTH
The mean distance from the rear lot line or its vertical projection to the part of the building that is nearest thereto at any story level.
YARD REQUIREMENTS
The regulation of this chapter establishing minimum front, side and rear yard requirements and setback requirements for various uses, structures and districts.
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the main building and the adjacent side line of the lot.
YARD, SIDE, WIDTH
The minimum distance between the side lot line or its vertical projection and the side walls of the building.
See "Board of Adjustment."[8]
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
See "classification or zoning classification."
See "district."
ZONING DISTRICT MAP OR ZONING MAP
The Zoning District Map shall consist of the map or maps approved by the Common Council as a part of this chapter, or amended in conjunction with any amendment to this chapter, which graphically portray the zoning district boundaries identified in Article II of this chapter.[9]
A document signed by the administrative officer 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 which acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of this chapter or a variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal agency pursuant to Sections 47 and 57 of the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 and 40:55D-70.
Editor's Note: The Zoning Board of Adjustment was eliminated and replaced by the Land Use Board 8-28-2014 by Ord. No. 9-2014.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 120, Construction Codes, Uniform.
Editor's Note: See § 170-11 of this chapter.
Editor's Note: The former definition of "impact statement (environmental review)" which followed was repealed 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999.
Editor's Note: The Planning Board was eliminated and replaced by the Land Use Board 8-28-2014 by Ord. No. 9-2014.