Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context
clearly indicates another meaning, the following words and phrases
shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meaning herein
indicated. Where certain words or phrases are not defined below, their
meanings shall be as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. so that:
A.Â
The present tense includes all other tenses; the singular
includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; the masculine
gender includes the feminine and the neuter.
B.Â
The word "person" includes any individual, estate
trust, fiduciary, partnership, firm, association, corporation or any
other organization or entity, including the principal officers thereof
or any other individual or other legal entity acting directly or indirectly
by, through or under any of the foregoing.
C.Â
The word "shall" is always mandatory; the word "will"
is always directory; and the word "may" is always permissive.
D.Â
The word "used" and "occupies" shall include the words
"arranged," "designed," "intended or arranged to be used."
E.Â
The word "structure" shall include the word "building,"
"dwelling," or "residence" and includes "or any part thereof."
F.Â
The word "built" shall include the words "constructed,"
"erected," or "altered."
G.Â
The terms "such as," "including" and the like are
intended to introduce matters which are illustrative of the meaning
of the sentence, clause or phrase in which such terms appear without
limiting or derogating from the general application of the sentence,
clause or phrase in which such terms appear. When the said terms are
used, they shall be considered as introducing a typical or illustrative
designation of items and shall not be interpreted as constituting
a complete list.
H.Â
The words "as amended" or "et seq." as applied to
any statute, chapter, code, regulation, plan or map, include replacements,
supplements or restatements thereof; and reference to a particular
article, section or subsection which inherently refers to other articles,
sections or subsections, includes all articles, sections and subsections
referred to.
I.Â
The word "Township" means Deerfield Township, Cumberland
County, New Jersey; and the term "Township Committee" means the Township
Committee of Deerfield Township. The term "Land Use Board" shall mean
the Planning Board of the Township of Deerfield.
J.Â
When terms, phrases or words are not hereafter defined,
and not found within N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., they shall have the
meaning given in the most recent edition of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
If not found in the aforementioned dictionary, their meaning shall
have the ordinarily accepted meaning or such as the context may imply.
The definitions provided herein are applicable
to all Township Land Development Regulations enacted pursuant to and
as set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The cessation of a use of a property (land and/or structures)
by the owner, with the intention of neither resuming the use nor transferring
rights to the property to another who will so use the property.
The owner of record of a parcel of land which is contiguous
at any point to the parcel in question or which is contiguous to a
section of road or street (public or private) on which the subject
parcel has frontage, i.e., a lot across from the subject parcel.
The removal of the surface of the land through the combined
action of man's activities and natural processes at a rate greater
than would occur from natural processes alone.
A dwelling unit that has been added onto, or created within,
single-family dwelling.
A use or structure which:
Is subordinate to and serves a principal building
or a principal uses, including but not limited to, the production,
harvesting, and storage as well as washing, grading and packaging
of unprocessed produce grown on-site;
Is subordinate in area, extent and purpose to
the principal structure or principal building or principal use served;
Contributes primarily to the comfort, convenience
or necessity of the occupants, business or industry of the principal
structure or principal use served; and
Is located on the same parcel as the principal
structure or principal use served, except as otherwise expressly authorized
by the provisions of this chapter.
The development of a new use for an older building or for
a building originally designed for a special or specific purpose.
The Secretary of the Land Use Board for matters concerning the Land Use Board; the Municipal Clerk for the governing body; the Zoning Officer for matters involving the issuance of zoning permits and the enforcement of zoning regulations and the Tax Assessor in the case of providing required property owner lists pursuant to § 120-56 of this chapter.
The average number of cars per day that pass over a given
point.
Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein
coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically or
mechanically controlled still or motion-picture machines, projectors,
or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to
five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images
so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or
describing of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas.
A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal
business purposes, offers for sale or for rental for any form of consideration
any one or more of the following:
Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed
material or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes or
video productions, CD-ROMS, DVD cassettes, slides or other visual
representations which depict or describe specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas.
Instruments, devices or paraphernalia which
are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities.
A nightclub, bar, restaurant or similar commercial establishment
which regularly features:
Persons who appear in a state of nudity;
Live performances which are characterized by
the exposures of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual
activities; or
Films, motion pictures, video cassettes, CD-ROMS,
DVD cassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions which are
characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas.
A hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which
offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration
which:
Provides patrons with closed circuit television
transmissions, films, motion pictures, video or DVD cassettes, CD-ROMS,
slides or other photographic reproductions which are characterized
by the depictions or description of specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas and has a sign visible from a public right-of-way
which advertises the availability of this adult-type of photographic
reproductions;
Offers a sleeping room for rent for a period
of time that is less than 10 hours; or
Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room
to subrent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours.
A commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration,
films, motion pictures, video or DVD cassettes, CD-ROMS, slides or
similar photographic reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized
by the depiction or description of specified anatomical areas or by
specified sexual activities.
A theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar commercial
establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state
of nudity or live performances which are characterized by the exposure
of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities.
Soils which may be corrosive to cast iron and ductile iron
pipe. These soils represent approximately 5% of the soils found within
the United States and include dump areas, swamps, marshes, alkaline
soils, cinder beds, polluted river bottoms, etc., which are considered
to be potentially corrosive.
Residential dwellings for the seasonal use of employees of
an agricultural or horticultural use which, because of their character
or location, are not to be used for permanent housekeeping units and
which are otherwise accessory to a principal use of the lot for agriculture
or horticulture.
Any production of plants or animals useful to man or any
land devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for
payments or other compensation pursuant to a soil conservation program
under an agency of the federal government or the Farmland Assessment
Act of the State of New Jersey.[1] The term "agriculture" shall also include the term "aquaculture."
(See definition this section.)
A public or private street primarily designed to serve as
secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal
frontage is on some other street.
Any change in or addition to the supporting or structural
members of a building or other structure such as the bearing walls,
partitions, columns, beans, or girders, or any change to adapt a structure
to a different use. A structural alteration shall also include the
removal of a building from one location to another.
A means of making changes to the certified local Master Plan
or local land use chapter.
See N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.32.
For purposes of local wireless communication facilities,
an antenna shall be defined as the surface from which wireless radio
signals are sent and received by a local communications facility.
Microwave or satellite dish or solid, structure-type antennas,
whether or not permanently affixed, or other antennas affixed to a
permanent foundation, which shall be considered a structure within
the meaning of this chapter and must meet all setback, yard and other
requirements of this chapter. To the maximum extent practical, such
antennas shall not be located in a front yard.
A structure containing three or more dwelling units. See
"dwelling, multifamily."
One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities
comprising an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building
containing three or more dwelling units.
A landowner or developer, including heirs, successors, assigns
and grantees, who has filed an application for subdivision and/or
land development, as herein after defined, or an application for a
special exception, variance or conditional use.
The application form and all accompanying documents required
by chapter for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned
development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction of the
issuance of a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 or 40:55D-36.
The Land Use Board of the Deerfield Township unless a different
agency is designated by this chapter when acting pursuant to the authority
of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
The farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, mollusks,
crustaceans, and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention
in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking,
feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies corporate
ownership of the stock being cultured.
A limited area for showing a representation or sampling of
an artist, artisan or craftsperson's products, artifacts, artwork,
crafts or work; made by the resident artist, craftsperson or artisan;
and available for purchase on the site where the contents of said
representation or showing are created, made or produced.
A residential or personal care center or complex that provides
and/or arranges for the provision of daily meals, personal and other
supportive services, health care and twenty-four-hour oversight to
persons residing in a group residential facility who need assistance
with activities of daily living (ADLS). The levels of services so
provided to said persons may vary depending on individual need.
An interior space or a portion of an interior space having
a floor level more than two feet below the outside elevation of ground
at the foundation wall and having a ceiling height of not less than
seven feet. A basement shall be considered as a story for the purpose
of height measurement if the basement ceiling is five feet or more
above the average ground level around the building. See also "cellar."
A single-family, primary dwelling in which the owner occupant
also provides temporary overnight accommodations to guests for a fee
as an accessory use in any zoning district where a single-family,
detached dwelling is a permitted use. The operation of a bed-and-breakfast
shall be considered a home occupation and an accessory use for any
single-family, detached home, excluding apartments and mobile homes,
for the purposes of this chapter.
A mound of soil, seeded and landscaped, either natural or
man-made, used as view obstruction.
Any path separate from vehicular travel or a route clearly
defined along a public right-of-way for the exclusive use of bicycles.
A person who is not related to the head of the household
and who pays for the privilege of boarding or rooming.
A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of
streets and public lands, rights-of-way, waterways, or boundary lines
of the Township.
An area within a property or site, generally adjacent to
and parallel with the property line, either consisting of natural
existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs, fences,
and/or berms, designed to continuously limit view, the glare of lights,
and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties.
A combination of materials to form a construction adapted
to permanent, temporary, or continuous occupancy by persons, animals
or chattel and having a roof.
See "accessory use or structure."
The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-section areas
of the buildings on a lot, excluding cornices, eaves, gutters, or
chimneys projecting not more than 18 inches; steps, balconies and
bay windows not extending through more than one story and not projecting
more than five feet; and one-story open porches projecting not more
than 10 feet. "Projecting" as used here means extending from the building
area.
A building for civic, social, educational, cultural or recreational
activities for a neighborhood or community which is not operated primarily
for monetary gain.
The coverage of the lot area by the ground floor area of
all buildings on the lot, including covered porches, carports and
breezeways, but excluding open patios.
The vertical distance measured from grade to the highest
point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deckline for mansard roofs,
and to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and
gambrel roofs. Conventional accessory to structures, such as chimneys,
spires, aerials or antennae and elevator enclosures, shall not be
included in "building height" calculation. A communication use or
tower placed atop structures shall not be considered conventional
accessories as defined herein.
The line parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom
equal to the depth of the required front yard in the district(s) under
consideration. In the case of a lot abutting two streets, required
front yard setbacks from both streets shall be observed.
A building in which is conducted the principal use of the
lot on which said building is situated.
The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches, six inches
above ground level for trees up to four inches in diameter, and measured
12 inches above ground level for trees over four inches in diameter.
A place used or suitable for camping that contains a group
of tents, huts, recreational vehicles (including travel trailers/campers)
or other shelters, usually located near a lake, body of water or in
a wooded area forming a temporary or seasonal residence, especially
in summer.
A governmental acquisition of real property or major construction
project.
A proposed schedule of all future capital improvement projects
listed in order of construction priority, together with cost estimates
and the anticipated means of financing each project.
The actual road surface area from curbline to curbline, which
may include travel lanes, parking lanes, and deceleration and acceleration
lanes. Where there are no curbs, the cartway is that portion between
the edges of the paved, or hard surface, width.
A story partially 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. No apartments shall be permitted in a cellar. See also
"basement."
The gap between the center line of roads adjoining a common
road from opposite or same sides.
The use of a land or a structure and land within a center,
as designated by the State Planning Commission or so noted in the
adopted State Development and Redevelopment Plan, for commercial or
business purposes that is sized and intended to serve a neighborhood
or center population's needs. Such a use may also be for the sale
or manufacture of a service or goods directly related to existing
historical, cultural or environmental characteristics of the center
or its environs.
A document which shall be deemed to authorize and be required
for each occupancy and use of the building or land to which it applies,
and shall continue in effect only so long as such building and the
use thereof and the use of such land is in full conformity with the
requirements of this chapter and the Uniform Construction Code.[2] A certificate of occupancy shall only be issued upon completion
of alteration after it is determined by the appropriate issuing officer
that said construction is in full compliance with Township regulations
and codes. Maintenance of a valid certificate shall be the responsibility
of the property owner.
A change from a permitted use to one not permitted under
the zoning provisions of this chapter.
The bed and banks of a natural stream which convey the constant
or intermittent flow of the stream.
The straightening and deepening of channels and/or the surfacing
thereof to permit water to move rapidly and/or directly.
The system, structures and physical improvements for the
movement of people, goods, water, air, sewage, or power by such means
as streets, highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes
and conduits, and for the handling of people and goods by such means
as terminals, stations, shelters, warehouses and other storage buildings
or transshipment points.
Any organization catering exclusively to members and their
guests or any organization for religious, vocational, civic, service,
recreational or athletic purposes which is not conducted for financial
gain.
See "residential cluster."
The use of a single tower on the ground by more than one
provider and/or the installation of several local communication facilities
on an existing building or structure by more than one provider of
wireless local communications.
As used in § 120-138 herein this chapter, the term "commercial display" shall mean the exhibition to the senses of another person for valuable consideration, whether the valuable consideration is paid by the recipient of the exhibition or by another, and whether the exhibition occurs at the exhibitor's place of business or elsewhere.
An open space area within or related to a site designated
as a development, and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment
of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may
contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary
and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of
the development.
Establishments, including towers, furnishing point-to-point
communication services, whether by wire or radio, either aurally or
visually, including radio and television broadcasting stations and
the exchange or recording of messages.
A preliminary presentation and attendant documentation of
a proposed subdivision or site plan of sufficient accuracy to be used
for the purpose of discussion and initial classification.
The use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon
showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the
conditions and standards as contained in this chapter, and upon the
issuance of an authorization therefor by the approving authority.
A building, or group of buildings, in which dwelling units,
offices, or floor area are owned individually, and the structure,
common areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on proportional,
undivided basis. It is a means of property ownership. The term "condominium"
may also refer to the unit held in single ownership.
Land which is connected or adjacent to other land so as to
permit the land to be used as 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.
Development other than planned development or clustering.
A composite of the Master Plan for the physical development
of Cumberland County, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and
descriptive and explanatory matter adopted by the Cumberland County
Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-2 and 40:27-4.
The Cumberland County Planning Board.
That percentage of a plot or lot area covered by all structures,
paving and nonporous materials. See also "impermeable surface" and
"impervious surface."
The remodeling or alteration of an existing structure so
as to accommodate the provision of more dwelling units than were originally
intended. "Dwelling conversion" includes the alteration of a nonresidential
structure into a dwelling unit for at least one household; the modification
of a single-family structure so as to accommodate two or more dwelling
units; and the alteration of multifamily structure so as to accommodate
more units than originally intended.
A local street with only one outlet and having the other
end for the reversal of traffic movement.
A structure designed to convey a watercourse not incorporated
in a closed drainage system under a road or pedestrian walkway.
Calendar days.
An establishment providing for the care, supervision, and
protection of children or adults on a daily basis for a specific period
of time.
An act of transmitting property or interest thereto.
The permitted number of dwelling units per gross area of
land to be developed.
The number of dwelling units per acre for a given area that
includes streets and other common or public open spaces. In the case
of a mixed use development, space devoted to nonresidential uses is
also included.
The number of dwelling units per acre for a given area that
excludes streets and other common or public open spaces. In the case
of a mixed use development, space devoted to nonresidential uses is
also excluded.
The relative size or magnitude of a major flood of reasonable
expectancy, which reflects both flood experience and flood potential
and is the basis of the delineation of the floodway, the flood hazard
area, and the water surface elevations.
Guidelines that provide a general framework for sound planning.
A man-made or natural water collector facility designed to
collect surface and subsurface water in order to impede its flow and
to release the same gradually at a rate not greater than that prior
to the development of the property into natural or man-made outlets.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or any land
proposed to be included in the proposed development, including the
holder of an option for contract purchase or other person having an
enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels;
the construction, demolition, reconstruction, conversion, structural
alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure;
or of any forestry activities, mining activities or landfill; and
any use or changing the use of any building or structure, or land;
or the extension of use of the land; and for which permission may
be required pursuant to this chapter.
Any approval granted by the 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 issuance
of a construction permit, subdivision or site plan approval.
A zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, site plan ordinance,
official map ordinance or other municipal regulation of the use and
development of land, adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law.
The volume of water flowing past a given point per unit of
time, measured in cubic feet per second.
A specifically delineated area of the territory of Deerfield
Township within which uniform regulations and requirements or various
combinations thereof govern the use, placement, spacing, and size
of land and buildings as set forth in this chapter.
Any activity which involves the clearing, excavating, storing,
grading, filling or transporting of soil or any other activity which
causes soil to be exposed to the danger of erosion.
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by
drains, grading or other means, and includes control of runoff during
and after construction or development to minimize erosion and sedimentation,
to assure the adequacy of existing and proposed culverts and bridges,
to induce water recharge into the ground where practical, to lessen
nonpoint pollution and to maintain the integrity of stream channels
for their biological functions as well as for drainage; and the means
necessary for water supply preservation and prevention or alleviation
of flooding.
Any component of the drainage system.
The lands required for the installation of stormwater sewers
and/or drainage ditches or trench 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 provision of this
chapter and applicable state regulations and laws.
The system through which floodwater flows from the land,
including all watercourses, water bodies and wetlands.
Any watercourse, trench, ditch, depression or other hollow
space in ground, natural or artificial, which collects and disperses
surface water from land.
A paved or unpaved area used for ingress and egress of vehicles,
and allowing access from a street to a building or other structure
or facility.
A lot of land or a portion thereof used primarily for the
disposal by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or other means and
for whatever purpose of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded
machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof, or waste material of any kind.
See also "landfill, sanitary."
A building containing two single-family dwelling units totally
separated form each other by an nonpierced wall extending from ground
to roof.
A structure or portion thereof that is used exclusively for
human habitation.
A single-family dwelling attached to two or more one-family
dwellings by common vertical walls.
A dwelling that is not attached to any other dwelling by
any means.
A building containing three or more dwelling units, including
units that are located one over the over.
A building containing one dwelling unit and that is not attached
to any other dwelling by any means and is surrounded by open space
or yards.
A transportable, single-family detached dwelling unit intended for permanent occupancy contained in one unit or two units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations; and is installed as required in § 120-126 of this chapter, so that it may be used without a permanent foundation, but with the same, or equivalent electrical, plumbing and sanitary facilities as for a conventional single-family, detached dwelling. A mobile home may include any addition or accessory structure such as porches, sheds, decks or additional rooms, which are attached to it. A camper/travel trailer or other recreational vehicle shall not be considered to be a mobile home for permanent, year-round occupancy.
A one-family dwelling attached to one other one-family dwelling
by a common vertical wall, with each dwelling located on a separate
lot.
A one-family dwelling in a 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.
A building on a single lot containing two dwelling units
each of which is totally separated from the other by an nonpierced
wall extending from ground to roof or an nonpierced ceiling and floor
extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common
stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.
A dwelling or portion thereof, forming a single habitable
unit with a private access and facilities which are used or intended
to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating, and sanitation
exclusively by one household.
The minimum or average square footage necessary to constitute
a dwelling unit in a multidwelling structure as delineated by this
chapter.
A grant of one or more of the property rights by the property
owner to and/or for use by the public, a corporation, or another person
or entity.
Results contributing to a harmful or degraded condition and/or
producing an unfavorable result, such as environmental harm or degradation.
Adverse effects may include a negative impact on surrounding land
uses; negative impacts which are contrary to the adopted Township
Master Plan and the intent of this chapter; and negative impacts which
create a threat to the public health, safety and general welfare.
Results contributing to an improvement in condition and/or
producing a favorable result such as making a use more compatible
with the intent of this chapter and the goals and the objectives of
the adopted Township Master Plan and promoting the public health,
safety and general welfare.
All electric lines other than electric transmission lines.
Electric lines which are part of an electric company's transmission
and subtransmission system, which provide direct connection between
a generating station or substation of the utility company and:
The accidental destruction by fire, flood, wind or other
catastrophe of all or a major portion of a single-family residential
structure which, in the opinion of the Construction Code Official
or other public health official having competent jurisdiction, makes
the structure unfit for human habitation.
An individual licensed in the State of New Jersey to practice
engineering pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8-27 et seq.
The conditions, resources and/or characteristics which exist
within and surround the area to be affected by a proposed subdivision
and/or land development including natural elements, such as land,
water, air, minerals, natural flora and fauna; and man-made components,
such as objects of historic or aesthetic significance, infrastructure
and man-related attributes of a social and economic nature.
A municipal advisory board created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1
et seq.
Features, natural resources, or land characteristics that
are sensitive to improvements and may require conservation measures
or the application of creative development techniques to prevent degradation
of the environment, or may require limited development, or in certain
instances may preclude development.
An assessment which objectively describes, analyzes and documents
both the beneficial and adverse environmental effects of a proposed
subdivision and/or land development and the measures to be undertaken
to mitigate adverse effects in accordance with the provisions set
forth in this chapter.
An enclosed structure, cabinet, shed, or box at the base
of the local communication facility within which are housed batteries
and electrical equipment.
The detachment and movement of soil and rock fragments by
water, wind, ice and gravity.
A deed, bond, money, or a piece of property delivered to
a third person to be delivered by him to the grantee only upon fulfillment
of a condition.
The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by
a public utility or municipal agency of underground or overhead transmission,
distribution or collection systems necessary for the furnishing of
adequate service by such utility or agency to the use on the same
lot and/or surrounding neighborhood or for the public health, safety
and general welfare.
A group of individuals not necessarily related by blood,
marriage, adoption, or guardianship living together in a dwelling
unit as a single housekeeping unit under a common housekeeping management
plan based on an intentionally structured relationship providing organization
and stability. See "household."
Those persons related by blood or legal relationship in the
following manner: grandparents, grandchildren, parents, sons, daughters,
brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, first
cousins, husbands and wives, great-grandparents and great-grandchildren.
Any parcel of land containing five or more acres which is
used for the raising of agricultural or horticultural products, livestock,
poultry or dairy products. It includes necessary farm structures within
the prescribed limits and the storage of equipment used. It excludes
the raising of fur-bearing animals, riding academies, livery or boarding
stables and dog kennels.
A structure which permanently or temporarily prohibits or
inhibits unrestricted travel between properties or portions of properties
or between the street or public right-of-way and the property.
Material, exclusive of structures, placed or deposited so
as to form an embankment or raise the surface elevation of the land.
The official action of the Planning Board taken on a preliminary
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 final map of all or a portion of a subdivision which
is presented for final approval.
The changing of the characteristics and interactions of fish
and wildlife populations and their habitats in order to promote, protect
and enhance the ecological integrity of those populations.
A flood that on the average is likely to occur only once
every 100 years, that is a storm that has a one-percent likelihood
of occurring each year, but may occur more than once in any one-hundred-year
period, as delineated by the Federal Insurance Rate Maps.
A relatively flat or low land area, adjoining a river, stream,
watercourse or body of water, which area is subject to partial or
complete inundation; and area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation
of surface waters from any source, e.g., stormwater drainage courses
and basins.
The area of a floodplain required to carry and discharge
floodwaters of a one-hundred-year flood.
The area of all floors of buildings or structures.
The aggregate of the horizontal areas of all rooms used for
habitation, such as living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom,
but not including hallways, stairways, cellars, attics, service or
utility rooms, bathrooms, closets, nor unheated areas such as enclosed
porches, nor rooms without at least one window or skylight opening
onto outside yard or courts. At least 1/2 of the floor area of every
habitable room shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven
feet and the floor area of that part of any room where the ceiling
height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the
habitable floor area. The minimum total window area shall be 10% of
the habitable floor area of such rooms.
The sum of the area of all floors of buildings or structures
compared to the total area of the site.
The planting, cultivating and harvesting of trees for the
production of wood products, including firewood. It includes such
practices as reforestation, site preparation and other silvicultural
practices. For purposes of this chapter, the following activities
shall not be defined as forestry:
Removal of trees located on a parcel of land
one acre or less on which a dwelling has been constructed;
Horticultural activities involving the planting,
cultivating or harvesting of nursery stock or Christmas trees;
Removal of trees necessitated by the development
of the parcel as otherwise authorized by this chapter;
Removal of trees necessary for the maintenance
of utility or public rights-of-way; and
Removal of trees for public safety.
The washing, cleaning, cutting, dicing, slicing, blanching,
freezing, packaging or other preparation for shipping of agricultural
fruit and/or vegetable products delivered directly to the site from
the farm on which they were grown.
Chickens, turkeys, guinea hens, capons, geese, ducks, swans,
ostriches, emus, or similar birds and sometimes referred to as "poultry."
An accessory use or part of a permitted principal building
used for the storage of motor vehicles owned and used by the owner,
residents, employees or visitors of such permitted principal building.
A building used for the off-street storage of motor vehicles,
the provision of incidental motor fuel service, the sale of accessories
and the repair of motor vehicles, excluding body work.
An area of land, including any structures thereon, used primarily
for the retail sale and direct delivery to motor vehicles of motor
fuel and lubricants, as well as such incidental services as the lubrication
and washing of motor vehicles and the sale, installation and minor
repair of automotive accessories such as tires and batteries. A gasoline
service station may also include a mini-mart or convenience store.
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).
A plan outlining general, rather than detailed, development
intentions. It describes the basic parameters of a major development
proposal, rather than giving full engineering details. As such, it
allows general intentions to be proposed and discussed without the
extensive cost involved in submitting a detailed proposal.
An area of 75 or more acres containing a full professional
golf course with at least 18 holes, together with necessary and usual
accessory uses and structures, including but not limited to clubhouse
facilities, dining and refreshment facilities, swimming pools and
tennis courts, and other related recreational facilities, provided
that the operation of the facilities is incidental and subordinate
to the operation of the golf course.
The Township Committee of the Township of Deerfield in the
County of Cumberland.
Low-growing plants or sod that in time form a dense mat covering
the area in which they are planted; preventing soil from being blown
or washed away and the growth of unwanted plants.
A shallow channel usually set along a curb or the pavement
edge of a road for purposes of catching and carrying away runoff water.
The natural environment of an individual animal or plant,
population, or community.
The vertical distance from the average ground elevation around
the foundation to the level of the highest point of the structure.
Nonwetlands areas or areas devoid of wetlands soils.
One or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding
property significantly effecting or affected by the quality and character
of the historic site or sites.
Any site, building, area, district, structure or object important
in American history or prehistory, architecture, archaeology and culture
at the national, state, county, local or regional level.
Any real property, man-made structure, natural object, or
configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing which has been
formally designated in the adopted Township Master Plan as being of
historical, archaeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance.
Any commercial activity carried out by a resident and conducted as a customary, incidental, and accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit and/or accessory structure thereto as provided for in § 120-110 herein this chapter.
A commercial activity which is carried on within the owner/operator's
home or residence and which is:
Within a zoning district identified by the word
"center" in its title;
Meets the prescribed scope, operation and extent setting in which it is located as set forth in § 120-110B herein this chapter; and
Is more intense a use of the residential property for commercial activity than permitted or commonly associated with a home occupation or a home professional occupation as set forth in § 120-110A of this chapter.
A home occupation consisting of the office of practitioner of a recognized profession as per § 120-110A of this chapter. See "home occupation."
A building or group of buildings containing 10 or more guest
rooms, without cooking facilities of any kind, especially designed
for the temporary lodging of transient guests. Such establishments
shall provide guests with customary services such as maid service
and the furnishing and laundering of linen. Eating and drinking establishments
may be an accessory use to the hotel, motel or inn.
A single-family dwelling wherein furnished rooms without
cooking facilities are rented for valuable consideration to one or
more individuals unrelated by blood or legal relationship to the owner
or operator of the house.
A family living together in a single dwelling unit, with
common access to and common use of all living and eating areas and
all areas and facilities for the preparation and serving of food within
the dwelling unit. See "family."
Any surface which does not permit fluids to pass or penetrate
its pores or spaces.
A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer
of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
A body of water, such as a pond, confined by a dam, dike,
floodgate or other barrier.
For subdivision or site plan purposes, any street which complies
in width and construction with municipal standards and as defined
by ordinance.
Any man-made, immovable item which becomes part of, placed
upon, or is affixed to, real estate.
A septic tank, seepage tile sewage disposal system, or any
other approved sewage treatment device serving a single unit/dwelling.
Any land used for the following public or private purposes:
educational faculties, including universities, colleges, elementary
and secondary and vocational schools, kindergartens and nursery schools;
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 services or outpatient
facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, supervised
residential institutions, rehabilitation, therapy centers, hospices,
and public health facilities; law enforcement facilities; military
facilities, public office buildings; churches, cemeteries and other
similar facilities.
Any person whose right to use, acquire or enjoy property,
is or may be affected by any action taken under this chapter, or whose
right to use, acquire or enjoy property under this chapter or under
any other law of this state or of the United States has been denied,
violated or infringed upon by an action or a failure to act under
this chapter.
Any secondhand, discarded or unused waste material of any
type, including iron, metal, glass, paper, rags, clothes, machines,
more than two unregistered motor vehicles incapable of normal operation,
used parts or accessories of motor vehicles and all other materials
commonly and generally known as "junk" in the ordinary meaning of
the word.
A lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used primarily
for the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal
or discarded material; or for the collecting and dismantling, storage,
and savage of machinery or vehicles not in running condition, and
for the sale of parts thereof.
An establishment where five or more dogs, cats or like domesticated
animals, more than one year old, are kept, boarded, groomed, trained,
raised or bred for compensation.
Real property including improvements and fixtures on, above,
or below the surface. Land shall include any ground, sand or earth,
including sandy areas, marshes, swamps, drainageways and areas not
permanently covered by water.
The Land Use Board of the Township of Deerfield established
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25c.
As defined in current regulations of the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land; the hold
of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or
contract is subject to any condition) or a lessee if said lessee is
authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the owners.
That portion of a tract or lot in which plantings have been
installed in accordance with any special provisions for landscaping
in this chapter. The landscaped area includes the buffer planting
strip and those plantings which serve a functional and/or aesthetic
purpose and are located around and between buildings, roads, parking
areas, sidewalks, walkways, sitting areas, service or maintenance
structures, courtyards and the like. The area must be both unsurfaced
and water absorbent, and no more than 1/3 of this total square footage
space requirement may be made up of the area located within the setback
requirements for the front, side, or rear yards of the complex.
Lanes adjacent to the primary cartway and attached thereto
for the use only by vehicles entering, leaving or preparing to cross
a lane of forward travel without interrupting the flow of traffic.
A freestanding tower with multiple legs and cross-bracing
of structural steel.
Any land use such where the only activity involved is the
fabricating or the assembling of standardized parts as contrasted
to a processing activity which would involve a physical or chemical
process that would change the nature or character of the product or
raw material.
Cattle, steers, horses, mules, sheep, goats and similar farm
animals raised for their fur, wool, meat, hides, milk, or other uses
including draft, plowing, racing or show.
A space in a building or on a lot which is accessible form
the public street system for the temporary use of vehicles while loading
or unloading merchandise, materials or passengers. This space be not
less than 12 feet in width and 70 feet in length and have a minimum
of 15 feet height clearance. Also, it shall be so arranged that no
vehicle is required to back into a public right-of-way. For purposes
of this chapter, a trash pickup area shall not be considered a loading
space.
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 communications, including cellular telephone cells,
paging systems and dispatch communications. It does not include radio
or television broadcasting facilities or microwave transmitters.
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed
or built upon as a unit.
The size of a lot with the lot lines and expressed in terms
of acres and square feet excluding areas of public rights-of-way,
or any land lying beyond the maximum permitted depth for lots in the
zoning district of the Township in which the lot is situated.
A lot abutting upon two or more streets or upon two parts
of the same street, including shared driveways, forming an interior
angle of less than 135º. A corner lot has two front yards and
one side yard and one rear yard.
The percentage of the lot area that is covered by an impermeable
and/or impervious surfaces. It is the sum of the building coverage
and all other impermeable and/or impervious surfaces, i.e., noncovered
patios, sealed driveways, parking lots, walkways, etc. Swimming pool
surface area is excluded.
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot
lines, measured in the general direction of the side lot lines.
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured
along the street line. In the case of a street of unidentified width,
said line shall be assumed to be parallel with the center line of
the street at a distance of 25 feet therefrom.
A lot which has limited frontage on a public street and has
access to a public street by a relatively thin strip of land; a flag-shaped
lot or a lot which has access to a street only by way of an easement
or right-of-way, such as a shared driveway, and does not front on
a public street. In the case of a corner lot, either street frontage
which meets the minimum frontage required for that zone may be considered
the lot frontage.
The line abutting a street and coinciding with the street
line. In the case of a corner lot, the street abutting lot line identified
on the approved subdivision and/or land development plan, as the front
lot line; or in the case of an existing lot, the lot line designated
on an approved site plan; or in the case of any other lot, the front
lot line shall be construed to be the lot line on the same side as
the main entrance. See also "lot frontage" and "lot, corner."
The lot line which is opposite to the street line or, in
the case of an interior lot, the front yard. See "lot, interior."
Any lot line which is not a street line or a rear lot line.
A lot extending between and having frontage on two generally
parallel streets with vehicular access limited to one street. Access
shall be from the local rather than a collector or arterial street.
The horizontal distance measured between the side lot lines
at the required front yard building setback line parallel to the road
right-of-way. In no case shall said lot width be less than 50 feet
along the right-of-way line on a tapered lot.
Any security, other than cash, that may be accepted by a
municipality for the maintenance of any required improvements under
authority of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Any site plan not classified as a minor site plan.
Any subdivision not classified as minor subdivision.
 A unit of housing which:
Consists of one or more transportable sections
which are subsequently constructed off site and, if more than one
section, are joined together on site.
Is built on a permanent chassis.
Is designed to be used, when connected to utilities,
as a dwelling on a permanent or nonpermanent foundation.
Is manufactured in accordance with the standards
promulgated for a manufactured home by the Secretary of the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
of 1974, Public Law 93-383 (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.), and
the standards promulgated for a manufactured or mobile home by the
Commissioner pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act,
P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.).
A service street that runs parallel to a higher order street
which, for purposes of safety, provides access to abutting properties
and separation from through traffic. It may be designed as a residential
access street or subcollector, as anticipated by daily traffic dictates.
A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for
the development of the municipality as set forth and adopted by the
Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
See "resource extraction."
A development plan for less than 4,000 square feet of floor
area, less than 6,000 square feet of impervious surface, involving
less than 10 parking spaces, and less than 7,000 square feet of surface
area of land will be disturbed using the definition of "disturbance"
that appears in the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act (N.J.S.A.
4:24-39 et seq.), and the site will not be for earth extraction, resource
extraction or mining, and provided that such site plan:
Does not involve a planned development, any
new street, or the extension of any off-tract improvement which is
to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42;
Contains the information reasonably required
in order to make an informed determination as to whether the requirements
established by this chapter for approval of a minor site plan have
been met; and
Is not located on roadway classified as an arterial
or collector road on any adopted Township or Cumberland County Master
Plan elements.
A subdivision of land that does not involve:
The creation of more than three lots, sites
or other divisions of land in addition to a single reserved parcel,
for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building
development.
A planned development.
Any new street.
Extension of any off-tract improvement, the
cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-42.
Does not adversely affect the development of
the remainder of the parcel or of adjoining property.
Does not conflict with any provisions of the
Master Plan, Official Map or this chapter.
The act of precluding a potentially adverse effect and/or
making a potentially adverse effect less severe through measures which
will improve a condition and/or lessen the impact.
A unit of housing which was fabricated in an off-site manufacturing
facility, designed to be a permanent residence, built prior to enactment
of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards
Act of 1974, which became effective on June 15, 1976. See also "manufactured
home." For purposes of this chapter, the terms "mobile home" or "manufactured
home" shall not include:
Self-propelled vehicles and other structures
designed, constructed and reconstructed or added to by means of accessories
in such a manner as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling,
sleeping place or for business purposes for one or more persons and
having wheels, jacks, piers or skirting so arranged as to be integral
with or portable by said.
That type of dwelling known as a "recreational
vehicle(RV)," "trailer," "camper," "travel trailer," "camp car," or
"motor home," even though the same may be placed on a foundation.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home or manufactured home,
which is leased by the mobile home park owner to the owner or occupants
of the mobile home or manufactured home erected on the lot.
That part of a mobile home lot which has been reserved exclusively
for the placement of a mobile home.
That part of a mobile home lot excluding the mobile home
stand.
A parcel of land, under single ownership, which has been
planned and improved for the placement of mobile homes or manufactured
homes for nontransient use and consists of three or more mobile home
or manufactured home lots.
A type of freestanding tower with a single shaft of wood,
steel, or concrete and a platform (or racks) for antennas arrayed
at the top.
See "gasoline service station."
A layer of wood chips, dry leaves, straw, hay, plastic, or
other materials placed on the surface of the soil around plants to
retain moisture, prevent weeds from growing, hold the soil in place,
and aid in plant growth.
The application of plant residue or other materials to the
land surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place or aid in establishing
a plant cover for land.
A building containing three or more dwelling units occupied
or intended to be occupied by persons living independently of each
other, or a group of such buildings.
The flow of surface water runoff along drainageways at rates
and/or velocities or in quantities typical of drainage form the land
in an undisturbed natural condition.
The usual predevelopment topographical patter or system of
drainage of surface water runoff from a particular site prior to land
disturbances, including drainageways and watercourses which carry
surface water only during periods of heavy rains, storms or floods.
A lot the area, dimension or location of which was lawful
prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of the Zoning Ordinance,
but 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 or building the size, dimension or location of
which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of the
Zoning Ordinance, but fails to conform to the requirements of the
zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption,
revision or amendment.
A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption,
revision or amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, but which fails to
conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is
located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.
A foundation consisting of nonmortared bricks, wheels, concrete
slab, runners or any combination thereof, or any other system approved
by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
for the installation and anchorage of a manufactured home on other
than a permanent foundation.
The appearances of a human bare buttocks, anus, male genitals,
female genitals or female breasts.
An unreasonably offensive, annoying, unpleasant or obnoxious
thing or practice, a cause or source of annoyance, constituting a
substantial invasion or disturbance of others' rights, including but
not limited to an excessive or concentrated movement of noise, dust,
smoke, fumes, odor, glare, flashes, vibration, shock waves, heat,
electronic or atomic radiation, liquid or gaseous objectionable effluent.
The definition of obscene materials set forth in P.L. 1978,
c. 95, as amended by P.L. 1982, c. 211, Section 1 (effective December
23, 1982, as N.J.S.A. 2C:34-2) as the same shall be from time to time
amended or supplemented, as well as in accordance with or not more
strictly than judicial interpretations thereof pursuant to the Constitutions
of the United States and of the State of New Jersey finally concluded
in courts of jurisdiction sufficient to render decisions on constitutional
questions of general application.
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question, but
within the property (of which it is a part) which is the subject of
a development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
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.
The construction of that home or section at a location other
than the location at which the home is to be installed.
A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is directly
accessible to an access aisle, and that is not located on a dedicated
street right-of-way.
Not located on the property which is the subject of a development
application nor a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
Improvements made outside the original tract to accommodate
conditions generated inside the original tract that are transferred
off-site as a result of the proposed development.
Located on the lot in question.
The joining of those sections at the location at which the
home is to be installed.
A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle which is located
on a dedicated street right-of-way.
Located on the property which is the subject of a development
application or on a 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 designed to
be incidental to the natural openness of the land.
An unenclosed portion of a lot, parcel or common area which
is not devoted to driveways, structures and other paved surfaces and
improvements and is free of environmental obstructions such as rock
outcroppings, slopes in excess of 10%, floodplains, marshes and wetlands,
or other legal restrictions which would severely limit its use as
intended.
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.
An open area, other than a street, intended for the same
uses as a private garage.
An open area, other than a street or other public way, used
for the parking of motor vehicles and available to the public, whether
for a fee or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
A lane usually set on the sides of streets, designed to provide
on-street parking for vehicular traffic.
The area provided for the parking of a motor vehicle. This
area is typically 200 square feet in a ten-foot-by-twenty-foot shape.
For compact cars, this size can be reduced to nine feet by 18 feet,
if permitted by the Planning Board. Said space shall be served by
an adequate drive and intended primarily for the parking of motor
vehicle.
For purposes of notice, any applicant for development, owners
of the subject property and all owners of adjacent property and governmental
agencies entitled to notice under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A test designed to determine the ability of ground to absorb
water, and used in determining the suitability of a soil for drainage
or for the use of a septic system.
A system of support installed either partially or entirely
below grade which is:
Any security, including cash, which may be acceptable by
the Township to ensure the installation of required subdivision and/or
site plan improvements, provided that the Township shall not require
more than 10% of the total performance guaranty in cash.
Any material that permits full or partial absorption of stormwater
into previously unimproved land.
An area of a minimum contiguous or noncontiguous size as
specified by this chapter 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
or other uses incidental to the predominant uses as may be permitted
by this chapter.
Planned unit development, planned unit residential development,
residential cluster, planned commercial development, or planned industrial
development.
An area of minimum contiguous acreage defined by the zoning
provisions 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
uses as may be permitted by this chapter.
An area with a specified minimum contiguous or noncontiguous
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 Land Use Board of the Township of Deerfield established
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25c. See "Land Use Board."
A plant species whose survival worldwide, nationwide, or
in the state is in jeopardy.
A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.
Water suitable for drinking or cooking purposes.
An initial meeting between developer(s) and the municipal
representatives which affords developers the opportunity to present
their proposals informally.
The conditions of the site previous to any modification of
the land requiring municipal agency approval.
The conferral of certain rights 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 map indicating the proposed layout of a development and
related information that is submitted for preliminary approval.
An office with sufficient area and uses to be utilized by
a member of state recognized and/or licensed profession such as a
doctor, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer, or planner. Such an
office may include space and facilities to accommodate employees normally
associated with such professional activity.
When used in connection with the provision of local wireless
communication services, a company that provides wireless services
via a local communications facility.
Development, including subdivision, by any Township or other
governmental agency.
The land reserved or dedicated for the installation of stormwater
sewers or drainage measures, surface water runoff control measures
and soil erosion and sedimentation control measures, or required along
a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing
for the flow of water to safeguard the public against flood damage,
sedimentation and erosion.
An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipality,
municipal agency, board of education, state or county agency, or other
public body for recreational or conservation uses.
A municipal or privately-owned water supply, approved by
the New Jersey Department of Health and/or Environmental Protection,
and which potable water is distributed through a public water supply
system.
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.
A use, activity, or structure owned, operated and occupied
by a Township, county, state or federal governmental agency or other
public agency such as a board of education.
A municipal or privately-owned system comprising structures
which operating alone or with other structures result in the derivation,
conveyance (or transmission) or distribution of water for potable
or domestic purposes to consumers in 20 or more dwellings or properties;
this definition does not include a public water treatment plant.
A nonprofit use serving the public or a significant portion
thereof, not controlled directly by government or a governmental agency
and financed in whole or in part by either public funds or public
contributions. In addition, quasi-public facilities include those
operated by nonprofit institutions or organizations, including homeowners
associations, which are operated by persons or groups of persons for
public purposes but with only limited public control or accessibility.
The majority of the full authorized membership of a municipal
agency.
The management program which employs the most efficient use
of available technology, natural, human and economic resources.
The largest tree of a particular species in New Jersey based
on its circumference at 4.5 feet above ground level.
Any recreational facility which does not satisfy the definition
of "low intensive recreational facility," including, but not limited
to, golf courses, marinas, amusement parks, theme park, hotels and
motels.
A vehicle or piece of equipment, whether self-powered or
designed to be pulled or carried, intended primarily for leisure time
or recreational use. Recreational vehicles or units including travel
trailers, truck-mounted campers, motor homes, campers, folding tent
campers and autos, buses or trucks adapted for vacation use and other
vehicles not suitable for daily conventional family transportation
or long-term occupancy are in this category. Snowmobiles, minibikes,
dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, go-carts, and boat trailers are
also deemed recreational vehicles.
Space allocated for collection and storage of source separated
recyclable materials.
A structure or use of land and/or buildings by a nonprofit
organization for religious activities or by a religious organization
for educational, charitable, or eleemosynary or philanthropic purposes.
A form of planned residential development to be developed
as a single entity according to a plan containing residential housing
units which have a private or public open space area as an appurtenance
and includes a reduction of specified dimensional controls applicable
to individual lots.
The site improvement standards that are the administrative
rules and the technical requirements that apply to new residential
developments in New Jersey as promulgated in the New Jersey Administrative
Code, Title 5, Chapter 21, (N.J.A.C. 5:21) under the provisions of
the enabling legislation, P.L. 1993, Chapter 32, and located in the
New Jersey Statutes Annotated at Title 40, Chapter 55D, Section 40
(N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40). They include technical standards for streets
and parking, water supply, sanitary sewers, and stormwater management.
The dredging, digging, extraction, mining, and quarrying
of sand, gravel, clay, or ilmenite for commercial purposes, not including
however, the private or agricultural extraction and use of extracted
materials by the landowner. See also "earth extraction."
An establishment where food and drink are prepared, served,
and consumed primarily with the principal building.
See "restaurant, take-out."
A establishment where food and/or beverages are sold in a
form ready for consumption, where all or a significant portion of
the consumption takes place or is designed to take place outside the
confines of the restaurant, or where ordering and pickup of food may
take place from an automobile.
The further division or relocation of lot lines of any lot
or lots within a subdivision previously made and approved or recorded
according to law, the alteration of any streets or the establishment
of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved
or recorded according to law, but does not include conveyances so
as to combine existing lots by deed or other instruments. The designation
of a subdivision as a resubdivision shall be determined on the basis
of the tract or parcel affected without regard to any change in ownership
since April 1, 1991.
A wall that is not laterally supported at the top, designed
to resist lateral soil load.
A pond, pool or basin used for the permanent storage of water
runoff without a surface water discharge.
The provision in the design of a land development allowing
for lots adjacent to an abutting existing road to front on an internal
street, without any direct access from the adjacent lots to the existing
road.
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a
street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, gas
pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or
for another special reason.
A permanent structure, together with its surrounding display
area and supporting off-street parking area, designed for the retail
sale of arm produce and located as an accessory use in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter. The intermittent sale of homegrown
produce as an accessory use not involving a building or structure,
not occupying more than 300 square feet of area and not creating undue
traffic hazards shall not be deemed to constitute a "roadside stand."
A system of support consisting of poured concrete strips
running the length of the chassis of a manufactured home under the
lengthwise walls of that home.
The water which is removed from the soil over the surface
or through drains beneath the surface by natural and/or man-made means.
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetative matter in
suspension or solution, or the water-carried wastes resulting from
the discharge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks,
dishwashers, or any other source of water-carried waste of human origin
or containing putrescible material.
The Zoning Schedule of District Regulations made part of
this chapter and setting forth the permitted principal, conditional
and accessory uses allowed within the given zoning district along
with minimum and maximum lot sizes, dimensions, setbacks, coverage
and height requirements and related information.
[3]A structure or planting consisting of fencing, berms, and/or
evergreen trees or shrubs providing a continuous view obstruction
within a site or property.
The level below the natural ground surface to which water
seasonally rises in the soil in most years.
The deposit of soil that has been transported from its site
of origin by water, ice, wind, gravity, or other natural means as
a product of erosion.
An underground system with a septic tank used for the decomposition
of domestic wastes.
A watertight receptacle that receives the discharge of sewage.
The distance between any building and any lot line.
The line that is the required minimum distance from any lot
line and that establishes the area within which the principal structure
must be erected or placed. See also "building line."
The connector consisting of all pipes, joints, fittings and
appurtenances from the drain outlet of the mobile or manufactured
home to the inlet of the building sewer.
An adult arcade, adult bookstore or adult video , adult cabaret,
adult motel, adult motion picture theater store or adult theater.
A tree, usually deciduous, planted primarily for overhead
canopy.
The graded part of the right-of-way that lies between the
edge of the main pavement (main traveled way) and the curbline, and
used for emergency stopping of vehicles and parking.
A paved, surfaced, or leveled area, paralleling and usually
separated from the street, but located within the right-of-way, and
used as a pedestrian walkway.
The required length of roadway visible to the driver of a
passenger vehicle at any given point on the roadway when the view
is unobstructed by traffic.
A triangular-shaped portion of land established at street
intersections or driveways 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.
Any permanent or temporary structure or part thereof, or
any device attached, painted or represented directly or indirectly
on a structure or other surface that displays or includes letters,
artwork, insignia, flag or representation which is in the nature of
an advertisement, visual communication, direction or is designed to
attract the eye or bring the subject to the attention of the public.
Flags of any governmental unit or branch of any charitable or religious
organization, interior signs not visible from a public right-of-way
or adjoining property, and cornerstones built into or attached to
a wall of a building are excluded.
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 or areas, walkways, means of ingress and egress,
drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping, structures, signs,
lighting and screening devices; and
Any other information that may reasonably be
required in order to make an informed determination pursuant to this
chapter.
See "Subdivision and Site Plan Review Committee."
A scheme which indicates land treatment measures, including
a schedule of the timing of their installation, to minimize soil erosion
and sedimentation before, during and after disturbance.
A unique, rare, or otherwise specifically selected plant
or tree which most typically represents a whole class or group, specifically
in shape, form, historical importance, or any other characteristics
which may be designated as such by the New Jersey Division of Parks
and Forestry.
Includes any of the following:
 Standards that are:
Adopted by ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65,
Subparagraph D, regulating noise levels, glare, earth borne or sonic
vibrations, heat, electronic or atomic radiation, noxious odors, toxic
matters, explosive and flammable matters, smoke and airborne particles,
waste discharges, screening of unsightly objets and conditions, and
such other similar matters as may be reasonably required by the Township;
or
Required by applicable federal or state laws
or other municipal ordinance.
A provision for storage of stormwater runoff and the controlled
release of such runoff during and after a flood or storm.
A provision for storage of stormwater runoff.
That part of a structure included between any floor and the
floor or roof next above. When applied to the permissible height of
buildings, the term "story" shall not include a basement if the floor
thereof is below the average ground level around the structure.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other roadway. See also cul-de-sac, marginal access street, and
alley. Streets and roads in the Township are classified according
to their function as set forth in the adopted Township Master Plan
and regulations in this chapter shall be subject to said classification
as so noted herein this chapter.
Man-made, aboveground items that are usually found in street
rights-of-way, including benches, kiosks, planters, canopies, shelters,
and phone booths.
The mechanical and utility systems within a street right-of-way
such as hydrants, manhole, traffic lights and signs, utility poles,
lines and service boxes or stations, parking meters and the like.
The conceptual arrangement of streets based upon function.
A hierarchal approach to street design classifying streets according
to function, from high traffic arterial roads down to streets whose
function is residential access. (See also Circulation Plan Element
of the adopted Township Master Plan.)
A street that has its only ingress and egress at two points
on the same subcollector or collector street.
The dividing line between a lot and the outside boundary
or right-of-way line of an opened or officially platted public street,
or between a lot and a privately owned street easement line. Where
title to land extends to the center of a street, a line 25 feet distant
from the center line of such street shall be deemed to be the street
line.
The line dividing a lot from the full street right-of-way,
not just the cartway. For purposes of this definition, the word "street"
shall include the words "road," "highway," "thoroughfare" and, where
applicable, "alley."
Any change in either the supporting members of a building,
such as bearing walls, columns, beams and girders, or in the dimensions
or configurations of the roof or 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.
A facility or structure and/or property used for:
The workshop of an artist, sculptor, photographer
or craftsperson;
As an office for a professional or businessman
such as a architect's office or a hairstylist salon;
A place for radio or television production;
and
A place where movies are produced, as permitted
and regulated by this chapter.
The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land
into two or more lots, tracts, parcels, or other division 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 Planning Board
or subdivision and site plan review committee to be for agricultural
purposes where all resulting parcels are five acres or larger in size;
Divisions of property by testamentary or intestate
provisions;
Divisions of property upon court order, including
but not limited to, judgments of foreclosure;
Consolidation of existing lots by deed or other
recorded instrument; and
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 Township.
The term "subdivision" shall also include the
term "resubdivision."
A committee appointed by the Chairperson of the Land Use
Board for the purpose of reviewing, commenting, making site inspections
and submitting recommendations with respect to subdivision and site
plan applications to the Land Use Board for its consideration and
action thereon.
The natural ground lying beneath a road.
Those lands which are inundated with water throughout the
year.
Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the
structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if
the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage
occurred. For the purposes of this definition, "substantial improvement"
is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
The term does not, however, include either any project for improvement
of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary
building maintenance or safety code specifications which are solely
necessary to assure safe living conditions or any alterations of a
structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a
State Inventory of Historic Places.
All water standing or flowing upon the surface of the land.
A plan which fully indicates sufficient surface runoff control
measures to effectively minimize surface water runoff damage before,
during and after land disturbance.
An individual licensed in the State of New Jersey to practice
land surveying pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8-27 et seq.
Any body of water, tank, pond or other receptacle for water
containment, whether indoors or outdoors, in or above ground, even
if portable or temporary, having a depth at any point of 2 1/2 or
more, or containing over 750 gallons of water, which is used, or intended
to be used, for swimming or bathing by the owner, resident or occupant
and their guests. A private swimming pool is considered an accessory
use to a residence under this chapter.
A public or privately owned pool open to the public on a
membership basis and requiring dressing rooms, off-street parking,
and other appurtenant accessories or facilities.
The original upper layer of soil material to a depth of six
inches which is usually darker and richer than the subsoil.
A structure that is intended to send and/or receive radio,
television or other communications.
See "single-family, attached, townhouse."
One or more lots assembled for the purpose of development.
A right-of-way containing a marker or beaten path, either
paved or unpaved, for pedestrian, equestrian and/or bicycle use.
A typed or printed verbatim record of the proceedings or
reproduction thereof.
A processing facility approved and licensed by the State
Department of Environmental Protection used to receive and temporarily
store solid waste at a location other than the generation site and
which facilitates the bulk transfer of the accumulated solid waste
to a facility for further processing or disposal.
A lot which is bisected by a boundary line between a residential
zoning district on one side and a commercial or industrial zoning
district on the other.
See "recreational vehicle."
A building, premises or land whose principal use involves
the storage and maintenance of trucks or the transferral of goods
from one truck to another while such goods are en route from their
origin to their destination.
A woody plant that has the potential to reach a height of
at least 10 feet, has a single stem, and has a definite crown shape.
A single or one-way vehicle movement to or from a property
or study area. Trips can be added together to calculate the total
number of vehicles expected to enter and leave a specific land use
or site over a designated period of time.
Lines, conduits or pipes, located in a street, road, alley
or easement through which natural gas, electricity, telephone, cable
television, 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.
The specific purpose for which a parcel of land or a building
or portion of a building is designed, arranged, intended, occupied
or maintained.
Retail business which primarily serves a neighborhood and
activities primarily serving families, households and individuals
as distinguished from business and industries.
Scientific or research laboratories devoted to research,
design and experimentation and to processing and fabricating incidental
thereto, where no materials or finished products are manufactured,
processed or fabricated on the premises for sale except such as are
incidental to the laboratory activities.
A retail business which serves an area larger than a neighborhood,
village or town.
Permission to depart from the literal requirements of the
Zoning Ordinance, pursuant to Subsection b. of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40
and Subsections c and d of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.
The distance traveled in a specified amount of time, measured
in feet per second.
The quantity of liquid, measured in gallons, acre feet or
cubic feet.
Any building, premise or land in which or upon which the
principal use involves the storage of goods and materials.
Any natural or artificial path of water movement having eroded
banks, beds, boundaries or channels, whether perennial or intermittent,
as well as the land thereunder. Where the level of water varies with
the season, the annual rainfall and/or other factors, natural or artificial,
it shall be measured by reference to the high-water mark.
An area of land which collects surface water runoff draining
toward lower elevation via a system of watercourses.
Wetlands are those lands which are inundated or saturated
by water at a magnitude, duration and frequency sufficient to support
growth of hydrophytes. Wetlands include lands with poorly drained
or very poorly drained soils as designated by the Natural Cooperative
Soils Survey of the United States Soils Conservation Service and as
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 United States Soil Conservation Service of the Department of
Agriculture, including, but not limited to, Atison, Bayboro, Berryland,
Colemantown, Elkton, Keansburg, Leon, Muck, Othello, Pocomoke, St.
Johns, and Freshwater Marsh and Tidal Marsh soil types.
Any building, premises or land in which or upon which the
principal business operation or industry involves any handling and
resale of goods in comparatively large quantities to others, but not
usually to the ultimate consumer of an individual unit.
An open area with no buildings that lie between the permitted
principal or accessory building or buildings and the nearest lot line.
Such yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward,
except as provided otherwise in this chapter.
A yard extending the full width of the lot along the front
lot line and extending in depth from the front lot line to the nearest
point on the lot where a building is permitted. In the case of corner
lots or reverse frontage lots, front yard of the required depth shall
be provided along all streets; or in the case of an interior lot,
along the front property line.
A yard extending the full width of the lot along the rear
lot line and extending in depth from the rear lot line to the nearest
point on the lot where a building is permitted.
A yard extending the full depth of the lot along the side
lot line and extending in width from such side lot to the nearest
point on the lot where a building is permitted.
The location of a building on a lot in such a manner that
one or more of the building's sides rests directly on the lot line.
The designation of specified districts within a municipality,
reserving them for certain uses together with limitations on lot size,
heights of structures and other stipulated requirements.
The official Zoning Map of the Township, as amended.
A document issued and signed by the Zoning Officer which:
Is required by this chapter 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
Acknowledges that such use, structure or building
complies with the provisions of this chapter or a variance therefrom
duly authorized by the Land Use Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60
and 40:55D-70.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
[3]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of District Regulations is included at the end of this chapter.
