New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION › Chapter 4 - DISTRICT ZONING REGULATIONS › Subchapter 2 - INTENT, WORD USAGE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 19:4-2.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
"Abandonment" means the relinquishment of property, or a
					 cessation of the use conducted on the property for a period of 12 continuous
					 months, by the owner, tenant or lessee, for reasons other than an act of
					 nature, without taking concrete and ascertainable steps indicative of the
					 intention of transferring property rights to another owner, tenant or lessee,
					 or resuming the use in which the property was last engaged.
"Accessory structure" means a structure which is
					 customarily subordinate and incidental to a principal structure or use in area,
					 extent or purpose and which contributes to the comfort, convenience or
					 necessity of occupants, business or industry in the principal use or structure
					 served. An accessory structure shall be located on the same lot as the
					 principal structure.
"Accessory trailer parking area" means an off-street
					 parking area accessory to a principal use for the temporary storage of empty,
					 registered and road-worthy trailers.
"Accessory use" means a use which is customarily
					 subordinate and incidental to a principal use or structure in area, extent or
					 purpose and which contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of
					 occupants, business, or industry in the principal use served. An accessory use
					 shall be located on the same lot as the principal use.
"Airport" means a place where aircraft, including
					 helicopters, land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for
					 refueling and repair, and various accommodations for passengers.
"Assisted living facility" means a residential facility for
					 the elderly licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services that
					 provides assistance with personal care when needed, and which may include
					 accessory health services, recreational activities, financial services, and
					 transportation for residents only.
"Automobile rental facility" means an establishment
					 primarily engaged in the rental of automobiles, vans, or motorcycles, which may
					 include accessory storage for the parking of rental vehicles on-site and
					 accessory maintenance and fueling facilities for rental vehicles only.
"Automobile repair facility, major" means a facility
					 principally used for the mechanical repair of automobiles, vans, or
					 motorcycles, including major engine and transmission repair and replacement,
					 chassis and suspension repair, body work, and vehicle painting.
"Automobile repair facility, minor" means a facility
					 principally used for the routine maintenance of automobiles, vans, or
					 motorcycles, including activities such as fluid changes, minor engine and
					 transmission repair (not involving the removal or replacement of the major
					 engine and transmission components), filter, belt, tire and shock replacement,
					 brake and muffler repair, and vehicle detailing.
"Automobile sales" means the use of any building or land
					 area for the display or sale of new or used automobiles, vans, or motorcycles,
					 including any warranty repair work or other maintenance service accessory
					 thereto.
"Aviation support facilities" means a use directly related
					 to the support of airport operations, including aircraft storage, maintenance,
					 and repair, flight instruction, and catering services.
"Boat sales, rental and repair" means the use of any
					 building, land area or other premises for the display, sale, rental and repair
					 of new or used boats, including areas used for boat ramps and launches.
"Building" means any structure built for the support,
					 shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or movable property of any kind, which
					 is permanently affixed to the land.
"Building area" means the total ground area covered by
					 enclosed building space, including covered parking spaces. Building area shall
					 not include buildings for public recreational purposes located within open
					 space.
"Building height" means the vertical distance from the
					 grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface.
"Building material yards and facilities" means a building
					 and/or lot area used for the purposes of storing such items as lumber, masonry
					 materials and general building supplies.
"Bus garage" means a structure used for the parking,
					 storage, fueling, repair, maintenance, and washing of buses.
"Business support services" means establishments primarily
					 engaged in rendering services to business establishments on a fee or contract
					 basis, including, but not limited to, advertising and mailing, business
					 maintenance, and management and consulting services.
"Caliper," for nursery stock, means the diameter of a tree
					 trunk measured six inches above the ground, up to and including four-inch
					 caliper size, and 12 inches above the ground for larger sizes. Caliper for
					 existing trees shall be measured four and one-half feet above the
					 ground.
"Captive parking" means the shared use of a parking area by
					 more than one use on a site based upon an analysis that the peak parking demand
					 for each use is not concurrent.
"Class A recycling facility" means a facility that handles
					 Class A source separated recyclable materials as defined by the NJDEP.
"Class B recycling facility" means a facility that handles
					 Class B source separated recyclable materials as defined by the NJDEP.
"Class D recycling facility" means a facility that handles
					 Class D source separated recyclable materials as defined by the NJDEP.
"Commercial off-street parking" means a parcel of land or
					 portion thereof used for the parking or storage of motor vehicles as a
					 commercial enterprise for which a fee is charged.
"Commercial recreation, indoor" means a commercial
					 establishment designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure
					 activities, and other recreational activities wholly within an enclosed
					 building. Examples of such uses include, but are not limited to, fitness
					 centers, indoor play areas, training studios (dance, gymnastics, martial arts,
					 etc.), video arcades, bowling alleys, skating rinks, and all accessory uses
					 generally associated therewith, such as food services, equipment rental and
					 repairs, and pro-shops.
"Commercial recreation, outdoor" means a commercial
					 establishment designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure
					 activities, and other recreational activities wholly or partially outside of
					 any building or structure. Examples of such use include, but are not limited
					 to, outdoor commercial swimming pools, driving ranges, miniature golf
					 facilities, amusement parks, go-cart tracks, and all accessory uses generally
					 associated therewith, such as food services, equipment rental and repairs, and
					 pro-shops.
"Communications transmission tower" means a structure or
					 monopole used to send and/or receive radio, satellite, cellular and television
					 communications.
"Community residences and shelters" means any community
					 residential facility for the developmentally disabled, pursuant to
					 30:11B-1 et seq., or shelter for
					 victims of domestic violence, pursuant to
					 30:14-1 et seq.
"Construction equipment sales, rental and repair" means the
					 use of any building or land area for the sale, rental, maintenance or repair of
					 construction equipment.
"Contractor's office" means office space utilized by a
					 contractor or general tradesman to conduct the administrative operations
					 associated with their business, but shall not include outdoor storage of
					 materials, equipment and/or construction vehicles unless otherwise permitted in
					 the zone.
"Contractor's yard or facilities" means a facility used for
					 the provision of general contracting services associated with businesses
					 including, but not limited to, general construction and landscaping trades,
					 which may include office and workshop areas and areas for the storage of
					 equipment and/or materials used in association with the contractor's
					 business.
"Convention center" means a building or portion thereof
					 designed to accommodate the assembly of persons for convention and exposition
					 purposes.
"Cultural facilities" means establishments that promote
					 historic, educational cultural, or popular interests, such as museums, art
					 galleries, and theaters for the performing arts.
"Day care facility" means an establishment providing for
					 the care, supervision and protection of persons of all ages who require such
					 services, for a period not exceeding 24 consecutive hours, including nursery
					 schools.
"Disaster recovery facility" means a building used for the
					 continued operation of an off-site business in the event of a natural or
					 manmade disaster that causes the interruption of the business. More than one
					 business may be accommodated at any one time by the facility. Such facilities
					 may include digital storage of business documentation, records, and other
					 information. Offices, computer stations, and uninterrupted power source (UPS)
					 rooms that are necessary for the operation are permitted as a part of the
					 facility.
"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof permanently
					 connected to utilities and on a permanent foundation, designed and used for
					 residential occupancy.
"Dwelling, multi-family" means a residential building
					 containing three or more dwelling units.
"Dwelling, single family" means a residential building
					 containing one dwelling unit that is not attached to any other dwelling by any
					 means and is surrounded by open space or yards.
"Dwelling, townhome" means a one-family dwelling unit in an
					 attached row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front
					 and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each
					 unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical common
					 fire-resistant walls.
"Dwelling, two family" means a residential building
					 containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the
					 other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced
					 ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a
					 common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.
"Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms, designed,
					 occupied, or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with cooking,
					 sleeping, and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the
					 exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household.
"Essential public services" means those functions of
					 police, fire protection, and emergency medical services that are customarily
					 provided by a governmental entity, including all structures customarily
					 required to provide such services.
"Fill" means any material placed by controlled methods that
					 raises the elevation of the land surface from its natural state or
					 condition.
"Floor area" means the sum of the areas of all floors of a
					 building measured from the faces of the exterior walls, not including porches,
					 balconies, patios, terraces, breezeways, and interior loading areas.
"Floor area ratio" means the floor area of all buildings
					 and structures on a lot divided by the lot area.
"Fuel service station" means a facility used primarily for
					 the dispensing of motor vehicle fuels, which may include accessory retail sales
					 and accessory maintenance services.
"Grade plane" means a reference plane representing the
					 average of the finished ground level adjoining the building at the exterior
					 walls.
"Green building" means a building meeting or exceeding the
					 minimum standard required for LEED accreditation.
"Hardscape" means a pedestrian use area, including plazas,
					 steps, and walkways, that may contain walls, benches, planters, fountains, and
					 sculpture.
"Health care center" means an establishment where patients
					 are admitted for examination and treatment by one or more physicians, dentists,
					 psychologists, or other medical practitioners, for a period not exceeding 24
					 consecutive hours.
"Heavy industry" means any manufacturing, production,
					 processing, assembly or fabrication of goods, materials or products, including
					 any incidental cleaning, servicing, testing, repair or storage of those same
					 goods, materials or products, which may include the limited storage of
					 flammable or explosive materials.
"Heliport" means a location where helicopters may pick up
					 or discharge passengers, take on fuel, undergo maintenance, and be stored for
					 extended periods of time.
"Helistop" means a designated accessory landing pad where
					 helicopters stop momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers, where no
					 fueling, maintenance, or storage functions take place.
"Hospital" means an institution providing primary health
					 services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients,
					 suffering from illness, disease, injury, and other abnormal physical or mental
					 conditions, and including, as an integral part of the institution, related
					 facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, or training
					 facilities.
"Hotel or motel" means a building or portion thereof, or a
					 group of buildings, which provides overnight accommodations for transients on a
					 daily, weekly, or extended stay basis, and which may include accessory
					 restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreation facilities.
"House of worship" means a building or group of buildings
					 that, by design and construction, are primarily intended for the conduct of
					 organized religious services and accessory uses associated therewith by fully
					 incorporated nonprofit religious corporations holding tax exempt status.
"Institutional use" means a non-profit or public use, such
					 as a library, public or private school, municipal administrative offices,
					 public recreation facility, cultural facility, or government owned or operated
					 building, structure or land used for public purposes.
"Intermodal facility" means a facility principally used for
					 the transfer of cargo from one mode of transportation to another. The cargo is
					 primarily containerized and is not broken down or consolidated on site.
					 Intermodal facilities may include trailer parking areas and accessory offices
					 and interior areas for the repair and servicing of trailers, containers, and
					 trucks utilized on site.
"Kennel" means a facility operated for the purpose of
					 boarding and/or breeding customary household pets.
"Landscaping" means the improvement of a lot, parcel or
					 tract of land with living plant material including trees, shrubs, vines and
					 groundcovers, and other natural and man-made features. Landscape features
					 include berms, decorative fences, gardens, plazas, certain outdoor recreational
					 facilities, pedestrian walks, and other site furnishings.
"LEED" means Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,
					 a Green Building Rating System(R) developed by the United States Green Building
					 Council as a standard for developing high-performance, sustainable
					 buildings.
"LEED scorecard" means a voluntary checklist prepared by
					 the applicant rating the subject application to the green building standards of
					 the LEED Green Building Rating System.
"Light industry" means any production, processing, assembly
					 or fabrication of goods, materials or products, including any incidental
					 cleaning, servicing, testing, repair or storage of those same goods, materials
					 or products, but not including the storage of flammable or combustible
					 materials as a principal use.
"Line-of-sight triangle" means a triangular-shaped portion
					 of land established at intersections of streets or at intersections of
					 driveways and streets in which nothing is erected, placed, planted or allowed
					 to grow in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of
					 motorists entering or leaving the intersection.
"Loading area" means an off-street area, space, dock, door
					 or berth used for the loading or unloading of cargo, products or materials from
					 commercial vehicles.
"Lot" means a designated parcel, tract or area of land
					 established in the records of local and county registers of deeds by plat,
					 deed, subdivision, zoning lot of record, or as otherwise permitted by law, to
					 be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
"Lot, corner" means a lot abutting two or more
					 rights-of-way at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street
					 forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
"Lot coverage" means the percentage of the lot area covered
					 by a structure or structures, including structure overhang areas and the base
					 or foundation of ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays, but excluding the
					 following: projecting roof eaves; attached awnings, canopies and weather
					 protection enclosures comprised of lightweight materials and totaling less than
					 60 square feet in plan area; pavement; the projection of ground-mounted
					 photovoltaic systems, exclusive of their base or foundation; and accessory
					 equipment structures that cannot accommodate use or occupation by a person or
					 persons.
"Lot depth" means the shortest distance measured from the
					 front lot line to the rear lot line.
"Lot line, front" means the lot boundary line separating a
					 lot from a public right-of-way.
"Lot line, rear" means the lot boundary line opposite and
					 most distant from the front lot line.
"Lot line, side" means any lot boundary line other than a
					 front or rear lot line.
"Lot width" means the shortest distance between any two
					 side lot lines.
"Lowest floor" means the lowest floor of the lowest
					 enclosed area, including basement, cellar, crawl space, garage, and utility
					 room. An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for the parking
					 of vehicles, interior loading areas, building access or storage in an area
					 other than a basement is not considered a building's lowest floor provided that
					 such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of other
					 applicable non-elevation design requirements.
"Maintenance guarantee" means a security required or
					 accepted to assure that necessary improvements will function as required for a
					 specific period of time.
"Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one
					 or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used
					 as a dwelling and complies with the standards of the NJ UCC, N.J.A.C.
					 5:23.
"Manufactured home park" means a site with required
					 improvements and utilities for the long-term placement of manufactured homes
					 and which may include accessory services and facilities for the
					 residents.
"Marina" means a facility for the berthing, storage,
					 securing, fueling, servicing, or repair of boats that may include accessory
					 eating and retail facilities.
"Materials recovery facility" means a solid waste facility
					 that is primarily designed, operated and permitted to process a non-hazardous
					 solid waste stream by utilizing manual and/or mechanical methods to separate
					 from the incoming waste stream categories of useful materials which are then
					 returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or product of
					 reuse.
"Natural area" means open space in a natural state,
					 including areas such as wetlands, tidal marshes, waterways, natural drainage
					 ways, woodlands and grasslands.
"Nonconforming lot" means a lot in which the area,
					 dimension or location was approved by variance or lawful prior to the adoption,
					 revision or amendment to the NJMC District Zoning Regulations but fails to
					 conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located by reason of
					 such adoption, revision or amendment.
"Nonconforming structure" means a structure of which the
					 size, dimension or location was approved by variance or lawful prior to the
					 adoption, revision or amendment of the NJMC District Zoning Regulations but
					 fails to conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located by
					 reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.
"Nonconforming use" means a use or activity that was
					 approved by variance or lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of
					 the NJMC District Zoning Regulations but fails to conform to the requirements
					 of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption,
					 revision or amendment.
"Nursing or rehabilitation facility" means a facility
					 licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services established as a
					 for-profit, nonprofit, or governmental entity, which provides nursing care and
					 related medical services for aged or chronically or incurably ill persons on a
					 24-hour per day basis for those generally not in need of hospital care. Such
					 facility may also contain specialized care facilities for persons who need long
					 term care or for the rehabilitation of those with physical injuries.
"Open space" means a landscaped or natural area, not
					 including such areas below awnings, canopies, or similar structures.
"Ornamental tree" generally means a flowering tree used for
					 color and texture.
"Outdoor storage" means the storage of equipment,
					 materials, containers, goods and supplies that is not enclosed, in whole or in
					 part, within a building or structure.
"Overhang area" means:
1. The part of a roof or wall which extends beyond the
					 facade of a lower wall; or
2. The two-foot-wide strip beyond the curb to allow for
					 vehicle overhang.
"Park or recreation facility" means a tract of land or
					 public facility designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure
					 activities, and other customary and usual recreation activities, used by the
					 public for active and/or passive recreation.
"Parking garage" means a structure, or part thereof, above
					 or below ground, used for the parking of vehicles.
"Partial destruction" means a building or structure which
					 is damaged, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to the extent that repair to
					 restore the building or structure to its original form and use would not
					 require the expenditure of more than 50 percent of the market value of the
					 building or structure immediately before the time of the damage.
"Passenger rail terminal" means a building, structure, or
					 area designed and used for persons utilizing transportation modes.
"Performance guarantee" means security in a form acceptable
					 to the NJMC to assure that improvements required as part of an application for
					 development will be satisfactorily completed.
"Personal services" means establishments primarily engaged
					 in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her apparel,
					 including, but not limited to, dry cleaners, beauty and barber shops, and shoe
					 repair.
"Principal building" means the building in which the
					 principal use of the lot on which the building is located is conducted.
"Principal use" means the main use of land or structures,
					 as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.
"Public sewer and water system" means any system, other
					 than an individual septic tank or tile field, or individual well, operated by a
					 municipality or other governmental agency or a public utility for the disposal
					 of wastes and the furnishing of water.
"Public utilities, heavy" means the following uses operated
					 by any public utility authorized to do business in New Jersey:
1. Gas utility service substations;
2. Sewage treatment plants;
3. Water filtration plants;
4. Water towers;
5. Electrical generating stations and transmission towers;
					 and
6. Cogeneration facilities.
"Public utilities, light" means the following uses operated
					 by any public utility authorized to do business in New Jersey:
1. Electric and telephone substations, including wireless
					 telecommunication equipment and distribution centers;
2. Gas regulator and meter stations; and
3. Pumping stations.
"Railroad terminals and yards" means an area of land, a
					 portion of which is covered by a system of tracks used by passenger and/or
					 freight systems, whose operations may include the switching, storing,
					 assembling, distributing, consolidating, moving, repairing, weighing or
					 transferring of railcars and/or locomotives.
"Recycling area" means space allocated for the on-site
					 storage of source-separated recyclable materials for regular removal by a
					 recycling hauler or vendor.
"Refuse area" means an on-site area for the temporary
					 storage of trash that generally includes dumpster-type containers, where solid
					 waste is removed on a regular basis.
"Remodeling" means any change in a structure (other than
					 incidental repairs and normal maintenance, installation or relocation of
					 non-bearing walls, non-bearing partitions, fixtures, wiring or plumbing) which
					 may prolong its useful life, or the useful life of its supporting members such
					 as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, girders or foundations; or the
					 removal of any portion of the structure.
"Research and development facility" means an establishment
					 for conducting scientific research and development, where the manufacturing,
					 fabrication, production, repair, storage, sale and resale of materials, goods
					 and products are incidental and accessory to the principal use.
"Resource recovery facility" means any place, equipment,
					 device or plan designed and/or operated to separate or process solid or liquid
					 waste into usable secondary materials, including fuel and energy.
"Restaurant" means an establishment where food is prepared,
					 served and consumed primarily within the principal structure on a lot or taken
					 out and consumed elsewhere.
"Restaurant, carry-out" means an establishment where food
					 and/or beverages are prepared within the principal structure on a lot and
					 predominantly taken out and consumed elsewhere.
"Restaurant, fast food" means a sit-down or carry-out
					 restaurant where food and/or beverages are purchased prior to consumption and
					 consumed either within the establishment or taken out and consumed elsewhere;
					 where food is typically served in disposable packaging; where trash receptacles
					 are available in public areas; where no waiter service is available; and which
					 may contain a drive-through facility, where permitted.
"Restaurant, sit-down" means an establishment where food is
					 prepared, served and consumed primarily within the principal structure on a
					 lot.
"Retail" means an establishment engaged in selling goods or
					 merchandise to the general public for use or consumption.
"Riparian lands" mean those lands currently or formerly
					 flowed by the mean high tide of a natural waterway owned by the State of New
					 Jersey, also referred to as tidelands.
"Riparian rights" mean the rights of a landowner to use
					 adjacent riparian lands upon obtaining the requisite approval(s) from the State
					 of New Jersey, generally in the form of a tidelands license, lease or
					 grant.
"Satellite antenna" means any antenna, typically in the
					 shape of a shallow dish, and appurtenant equipment, used for the reception of
					 communications (television or otherwise) from orbiting satellites or ground
					 transmitters.
"Screening" means decorative fencing, a wall, evergreen or
					 other vegetation maintained for the purpose of concealing from view the area
					 behind such structures or vegetation.
"Self-storage facility" means a facility solely used for
					 the storage of goods and materials within self-contained compartments by
					 various users, and may include an accessory residential unit for a facility
					 employee responsible for facility operations and security.
"Senior housing" means an age-restricted residential
					 development where at least 80 percent of the units are occupied by at least one
					 person who is 62 years of age or older with no permanent residents under the
					 age of 18, and which may include accessory personal, health, recreational,
					 financial, and transportation services for residents only.
"Setback" means the distance between a structure and the
					 lot line.
"Shade tree" means a deciduous tree where the canopy
					 provides shade at ground level.
"Sidewalk" means an improved surface used as a pedestrian
					 walkway.
"Site improvement, major" means any improvement resulting
					 in more than 0.25 acres of any new impervious coverage; reconfiguration of an
					 existing site; reconfiguration of an existing drainage system requiring review
					 of calculations prepared by a New Jersey-licensed professional engineer.
"Site improvement, minor" means any site improvement not
					 classified as a major site improvement.
"Social services" means an establishment providing
					 assistance and aid to those persons requiring counseling, referral, or other
					 assistance, exclusive of medical care.
"Solid waste transfer station" means a solid waste facility
					 at which solid waste is transferred from one solid waste vehicle to another
					 solid waste vehicle for transportation to an off-site solid waste facility,
					 excluding the on-site processing of solid waste.
"Special exception" means a use permitted in a particular
					 zone only upon showing that such use in a specified location will comply with
					 all the conditions and standards for the location or, operation of such use as
					 specified in
					 19:4-4.1 3.
"Stormwater management area" means an area designed and
					 used for the temporary or permanent storage or conveyance of stormwater.
"Structure" means anything built, constructed or erected
					 with a fixed location on or below the ground or attached to something having a
					 fixed location on the ground, including buildings, towers, fences, signs, and
					 above-ground tanks, but excluding walks, walkways, at-grade parking areas,
					 driveways, streets and roads.
"Studio" means a facility utilized for the filming,
					 recording, photographing, broadcasting, performance, production, and or editing
					 of video, films, motion pictures, television and radio shows, commercials,
					 and/or music.
"Substantial destruction" means a structure which is
					 damaged, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to the extent that repairs to
					 restore the structure to its original form and use would require the
					 expenditure of 50 percent or more of the market value of the structure
					 immediately before the time of the damage.
"Taxi and limousine service" means an establishment
					 offering transport services in passenger automobiles, vans, limousines, or
					 similar motor vehicles, including accessory office and dispatch facilities,
					 areas for the parking of facility vehicles on-site, and accessory maintenance
					 and fueling facilities for facility vehicles only.
"Trailer" means:
1. A container carrying materials, goods, or objects towed
					 or hauled by another vehicle; or
2. A structure used as a temporary construction office in
					 connection with a construction project.
"Tributary" means any stream, manmade or natural, which
					 contributes to the flow of the Hackensack or Passaic rivers.
"Truck rental facility" means an establishment primarily
					 engaged in the rental of trucks, semi-trailers, or similar motor vehicles,
					 which may include accessory storage for the parking of rental vehicles on-site
					 and accessory maintenance and fueling facilities for rental vehicles
					 only.
"Truck repair facility" means a facility principally used
					 for the routine maintenance and repair of trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, and
					 similar motor vehicles, including activities such as fluid changes, engine and
					 transmission repair or replacement, trailer repair, and body work.
"Truck sales" means the use of any building or land area
					 for the display and sale of new or used trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, buses,
					 recreational vehicles, or similar motor vehicles, including any warranty repair
					 work or other maintenance service accessory thereto.
"Truck stop" means a facility primarily engaged in the
					 fueling of trucks and other commercial vehicles and the temporary accommodation
					 of drivers that may include accessory maintenance facilities, hotels and
					 motels, restaurants, and retail sales.
"Truck terminal" means a warehouse and distribution
					 facility where trucks and trailers are parked or stored as a principal
					 use.
"Truck wash" means any building or premises, or portion
					 thereof, used for washing trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, recreational
					 vehicles, and similar motor vehicles.
"Variance" means a permission to depart from the
					 requirements of a zoning regulation as specified in
					 19:4-4.1 4.
"Vehicular use area" means any area of a lot, not located
					 within any enclosed or partially enclosed structure, devoted to motor vehicle
					 usage, including parking areas, loading areas, service areas, access drives and
					 driveways, and the storage of vehicles, where permitted.
"Veterinary facility" means an establishment where domestic
					 animals are admitted for examination and treatment by one or more
					 veterinarians, and which may include accessory boarding on a temporary
					 basis.
"Warehouse and distribution facility" means an
					 establishment primarily used for the storage, loading, unloading, and/or
					 distribution of goods, products, or materials, which may include accessory
					 consolidation, repacking and value-added services. Such facility may include
					 accessory parking and storage of trucks and trailers, and accessory maintenance
					 of trucks owned by the facility.
"Wetland" means an area that is inundated or saturated by
					 surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support and
					 that, under normal circumstances, does support a prevalence of vegetation
					 typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally
					 include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
"Wholesale establishment" means a facility engaged in
					 selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or
					 professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or
					 brokers buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or
					 companies, and not to the public.
"Yard" means an area on a lot that is unoccupied and
					 unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky except as may be permitted
					 elsewhere in these regulations.
"Yard, front" means a yard extending along the full length
					 of a front lot line and to a line paralleling the front lot line and
					 intersecting the front of the building at its nearest point from the front lot
					 line. Each yard that abuts a front lot line shall be considered a front
					 yard.
"Yard, rear" means a yard extending along the full length
					 of the rear lot line and to a line drawn parallel with the rear lot line and
					 intersecting the back of the building at its nearest point from the rear lot
					 line.
"Yard, required" means the minimum-depth yard as required
					 in these regulations.
"Yard, side" means a yard extending along a side lot line
					 and to a line drawn parallel with the side lot line and intersecting the side
					 of the building at its farthest point from the side lot line, but excluding any
					 area encompassed within a front yard or rear yard.
"Zoning summary table" means a tabular component of a site
					 plan that includes an analysis of existing, proposed, and required
					 conditions.