Any word or term not defined herein shall be used as defined in the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, New Jersey Residential Site Improvements Standards, or, if not defined within said acts, shall be used with a meaning of standard usage meaning unless specifically defined or interpreted differently in the section following. Disputes concerning definition or interpretation of a word shall be resolved by the approving authority.
A. 
For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and terms are defined as follows:
(1) 
Words used in the present include the future.
(2) 
Words used in the singular include the plural number and words in the plural include the singular number.
(3) 
The word "person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership.
(4) 
The word "building" shall include the word "structure," "dwelling," or "residence."
(5) 
The term "used" shall include the words "arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased, or intended to be used."
(6) 
The term "occupied" shall include the words "arranged, designed, or intended to be occupied."
(7) 
The word "lot" includes the word "plot" and "tract."
(8) 
The word "zone" includes the word "district."
(9) 
The word "premises" includes "vacant land."
(10) 
The word "shall" indicates a mandatory requirement.
(11) 
The term "may" indicates a permissive action.
B. 
This Development Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of Haddon Township and its inhabitants, shall be construed liberally to effect the purposes of this Development Chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
A building or structure customarily subordinated and incidental to the principal building or structure located on the same lot. An accessory building or structure is detached from the principal building.
ACCESSORY USE
A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with such principal use.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The Board Administrator, unless a different municipal official is designated within this chapter, by statute, or by the Township Commissioners.
ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS, STRUCTURAL
Any change in or additions to the supporting members of a building such as walls, columns, beams, girders, posts or piers.
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
The application form and all accompanying documents required by this 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 N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Planning Board[1] of the municipality, unless a different agency is designated by ordinance when acting pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law.
AWNING
A fixed or movable diagonal or curved projection from the vertical surface of a structure below a roof primarily used for providing protection from the elements.
BASEMENT
A story having more than 25% of its clear height below the average finished contact grade along the outside walls of the building.
BOARD
See "approving authority."
BUFFER
An area within a property or site generally adjacent to and parallel with the property line, consisting of either natural existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs, berms, or fences.
BUILDING
Any structure or extension thereof or addition thereto having a roof supported by such things as columns, posts, piers or walls and intended for the shelter, business, housing or enclosing of persons, animals or property.
BUILDING COVER
The square footage as measured on a horizontal plane around the periphery of the facades of all buildings and structures, including decks and porches.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured to the highest point from the mean elevation of the finished grade five feet away from the foundation along the side(s) of the building facing a street or to the street line, whichever is closer to the foundation. On a corner lot, the height shall be measured on the street having the greatest slope.
BUILDING REGULATIONS
Standards that control the height density, intensity and location of structures.
CAMPER
A. 
A self-propelled, vehicular structure built as one unit on a chassis and designed for temporary living for travel, recreation, vacation or other short-term uses which may contain cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities.
B. 
An immobile structure containing cooking and sleeping facilities for travel, recreation, vacation or other short-term use and designed to be attached to the body of another vehicle for transporting from one location to another.
C. 
A portable, vehicular structure built on a chassis designed for camping, the body of which is basically rectangular with a flat top not more than four feet above the surface of the ground. The camper is designed to have a temporary tent erected above the four-foot level for camping activities.
CANOPY
A roof-like structure having no walls used to provide protection from the elements.
CLUSTER SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
A development technique based on a gross dwelling unit density for the entire tract in the zoning district in which it is located and allowing the lot sizes for detached dwellings to be reduced or individual segments to have higher densities so long as the gross density is not exceeded.
COMMON PROPERTY
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water, together with the landscape and improvements thereon, and designed and intended for the ownership, use and enjoyment of the residents and owners of the development. Common property may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the benefit of the residents and owners of the development.
CONDITIONAL USE
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in this chapter, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board. Conditional uses are specified by zoning district within this chapter.
CONDOMINIUM
An apartment or townhouse building(s) where each dwelling unit is individually owned by respective housekeeping units while common property is collectively owned and maintained by all residents of the building(s). (See definitions of "high-rise apartment," "townhouse dwelling," and "housekeeping unit.")
CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL
The chief administrator responsible for the administration and enforcement of the construction code pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
COVER, BUILDING
See "building cover."
COVER, IMPERVIOUS
See "impervious cover."
DAYS
Calendar days.
DEVELOPER
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase, or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land or any government agency: municipal, county, state or federal.
DEVELOPMENT
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, reduction, relocation or enlargement of any structure or use; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance, occupancy and any use or extension of the use of land.
DWELLING, APARTMENT
One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities comprising an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing more than two dwelling units.
DWELLING, DETACHED
A dwelling which is not attached to any other dwelling by any means.
DWELLING, GARDEN APARTMENT
An apartment building containing three or fewer stories.
DWELLING, HIGH-RISE
An apartment building containing more than six stories.
DWELLING, MID-RISE
An apartment building containing three to six stories.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
A dwelling containing more than two dwelling units.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
A one-family dwelling on one lot surrounded by open space or yards and which is not attached to any other dwelling unit or primary structure.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY SEMIDETACHED
A one-family dwelling on one lot surrounded by open space or yards and which is attached to one other like dwelling unit or primary structure.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
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 common, fire-resistant walls, also known as a "single-family attached dwelling."
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A structure on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from 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. This dwelling style is also known as a "duplex."
DWELLING UNIT
A room or series of connected rooms containing living, cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for one housekeeping unit. The dwelling unit shall be self-contained and shall not require the use of outside stairs, common hallways, passing through another dwelling unit or other indirect route(s) to get to any portion of the dwelling unit nor shall there be shared facilities with another housekeeping unit.
ELEEMOSYNARY USE
See "quasi-public."
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
A municipal advisory body created pursuant to P.L. 1968, c.245 (N.J.A.C. 40:56-1 et seq.).
FENCE
Any artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen areas of land.
FIRST FLOOR AREA
The portion of a use, excluding basements, garages, carports and breezeways, measured by using the outside dimensions of the residential portion of the building.
FLOOD-FRINGE AREA
The portion of the flood hazard area not designed as floodway.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA
The floodplain consists of the floodway and the flood-fringe area. It is delineated by the highest elevation, expressed in feet above sea level, of the level of one-hundred-year floodwaters.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
FLOODPLAIN
The channel and the relatively flat area adjoining the channel of a natural stream or river which has been or may be covered by floodwater. Also referred to as the "flood hazard area."
FLOODWAY
The channel of a natural stream or river and portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel, which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater or flood flow of any natural stream or river without aggravating flood conditions upstream and downstream. The floodway shall be delineated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The total gross floor area of all buildings and structures on a lot, divided by the lot area.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A structure used for the storage of not more than two motor vehicles unless the lot contains at least 7,500 square feet, in which event the storage of three vehicles may be permitted, provided no business, service or industry may be conducted therein.
GARAGE, PUBLIC
Any garage not included within the definition of a "private garage" and any structure, place or location used to service, repair, fuel, lubricate, inspect, test or store motor vehicles for compensation.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The area measured by using the inside dimension of the building, excluding the area of a garage, attic, open porch or patio.
HEIGHT
See "building height."
HOME OCCUPATION
Any business or other nonresidential activity carried out for gain by a resident conducted as an accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit.
HOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
A home occupation consisting of the office of a practitioner of a recognized and legal profession, including attorneys, doctors, dentists, accountants, engineers, architects, landscape architects, real estate agents, insurance agents, or teachers.
HOUSEKEEPING UNIT
One or more persons living together in one dwelling unit on a nonseasonal basis and sharing living, sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities on a nonprofit basis.
IMPERVIOUS COVER
Building cover plus the area of all paved or similar surfaces which cover a lot.
INTERESTED PARTY
In the case of a civil proceeding in any court or in an administrative proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing within or without the municipality, whose right to use, acquire or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under this act, or whose right to use, acquire; or enjoy property under this act, or under any other law of this state or of the United States have been denied, violated or infringed by an action or a failure to act under this act.
LOT
Any parcel of land separated from other parcels or portions as by a subdivision plat or deed of record, survey map or by metes and bounds, except that for purposes of this chapter, contiguous nonconforming lots under one ownership shall be considered one lot and except further that no portion of a street shall be included in calculating the lot boundaries or areas.
LOT AREA
The area contained within the lot lines of a lot not including any portion of a street right-of-way.
LOT, CORNER
A lot on the junction of and abutting two or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135º. Corner lots shall be recognized as having two front yards and two side yards. However, one of the side yards shall be designated as the rear yard and meet the rear yard requirements of that zone.
LOT DEPTH
The shortest distance measured on a horizontal plane between the front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the front lot line through the midpoint of the rear lot line.
LOT FRONTAGE
The distance between side lot lines measured along the street line. The minimum lot frontage shall be the same as the lot width except that on a curved street the frontage shall be measured at the arc parallel to the right-of-way at the front yard setback. 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.
LOT, INTERIOR
A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT LINE
Any line forming a portion of the exterior boundary of a lot and the same line as the street line for that portion of a lot abutting a street.
LOT WIDTH
The minimum lot width shall be measured at the minimum required building setback line along a line parallel to the front lot line.
MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE
Any security which may be required and accepted by a government agency to assure that necessary improvements will function as required for a specific period of time.
MARQUEE
A fixed horizontal projection cantilevered from the vertical surface of a structure below a roof primarily used for the display of signage.
NIGHTCLUB
A place of business in which any musical entertainment, singing or dancing or other similar amusement is permitted in connection with a restaurant business.
NONCONFORMING BUILDING OR STRUCTURES
A building or structure which in its location upon a lot or in its size does not conform to the regulations of this chapter for the zone in which it is located.
NONCONFORMING LOT
A lot of record which does not have the minimum width, frontage or depth or contain the minimum area for the zone in which it is located.
NONCONFORMING USE
A use occupying a building, structure or lot which does not conform with the use regulations for the zone in which it is located.
OFF-SITE
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject of a development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
OFF-TRACT
Not located on the property which is the subject of a development application nor on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
ON-SITE
Located on the lot in question.
ON-TRACT
Located on the property which is the subject of a development application or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
PARKING SPACE
A space for the parking of a motor-driven vehicle within a public or private parking area.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE
Any security that may be accepted by a municipality as a guarantee that improvements required as part of an application for development are satisfactorily completed.
PERMITTED USE
Any use of land or buildings as permitted by this chapter.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
An area 10 or more acres in size, developed according to a plan as a single entity and containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas.
PRINCIPAL USE
The main purpose for which a lot or building is used.
PUBLIC PURPOSE USES
The use of land or buildings by the governing body of the Township or any officially created authority or agency thereof.
PUBLIC UTILITY
The use of land, structures, buildings, or electronic switching equipment for telephone, gas, power substations, water and sewerage pumping stations and other public utility uses franchised by the Township or regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners and defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:2-13, not including service or storage yards or personal wireless service facilities.
QUASI-PUBLIC
A use owned by a nonprofit, religious or eleemosynary institution and providing educational, cultural, recreational, religious or similar types of public programs.
RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE
The growing and harvesting of plant life for the enjoyment of the residents on the property and not primarily for commercial purposes.
RESTAURANT
Any establishment in which food is prepared, served or sold for consumption on the premises of the business or establishment.
SERVICE STATION
Lands and buildings providing for the sale of fuel lubricants and automotive accessories. Maintenance and minor repairs for motor vehicles may be provided, but no body repairs or painting or the storage of inoperable or wrecked vehicles shall be permitted.
SETBACK LINE
A line drawn parallel with a lot line and drawn through the point of a building nearest to the lot line. The term "required setback" means a line that is established a minimum horizontal distance from the lot line and beyond which a building or part of a building is not permitted to extend toward the lot line. When measuring setback lines, any such measurement is to any portion of the house, whether the foundation or an overhang, which is nearest to the lot line. This does not include steps, unless the steps are covered, in which case the setback would be to the point where the overhang is closet to the lot line.
[Amended 12-27-2001 by Ord. No. 1080]
SHOPPING CENTER
A group of commercial establishments built on one tract that is planned, developed, owned and managed as an operating unit; it provides on-site parking in definite relationship to the type and total size of the stores. The commercial establishments may be located in one or several buildings, attached or separated.
SIGN
Any object, device, display or structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, design, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination or projected images. (Additional signage definitions may be found in § 142-40A.)
SITE PLAN
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 proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting, and screening devices; and any other information which may be reasonably required in order to make an informed determination, pursuant to an ordinance requiring review and approval of site plans by the Planning Board adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-37 et seq.
SITE PLAN, MAJOR
Any site plan not classified as a minor site plan.
[Added 7-28-2015 by Ord. No. 1338]
SITE PLAN, MINOR
A development plan for one or more lots that involves less than 1,000 square feet of floor area and/or less than 5,000 square feet of impervious surface, which:
[Added 7-28-2015 by Ord. No. 1338]
A. 
Proposes new development within the scope of development specifically permitted by this chapter as a minor site plan;
B. 
Does not involve planned development, any new street or extension of any off-tract improvement which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42; and
C. 
Contains the information reasonably required in order to make an informed determination as to whether the requirements established by the Code of the Township of Haddon for approval of a minor site plan have been met.
STORY
That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor next above it or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. For the purpose of this chapter, a half-story shall consist of a floor with 50% or less habitable area than the floor below it. Basements shall not be counted in a building's number of floors.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, viaduct, alley or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway, or a street or way shown upon a plat heretofore-approved by official action pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law (Chapter 291, Laws of 1975, as amended) or a street or way on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Recording Officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant to such Board of the power to review plats, public or private, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
STREET LINE
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, which would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on the adopted Master Plan or Official Map, forming the dividing line between the street and a lot.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed, assembled or erected which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having such location on the ground, including buildings, fences, tanks, towers, signs, advertising devices, swimming pools and tennis courts.
SUBDIVISION
A. 
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale or development. The following shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning of this chapter if no new streets are created:
(1) 
Divisions of land found by the Planning Board or subdivision committee thereof appointed by the Chairman to be for agricultural purposes where all resulting parcels are five acres or larger in size;
(2) 
Divisions of property upon court order, including but not limited to judgments of foreclosure;
(3) 
Consolidation of existing lots by deed or other recorded instrument; and
(4) 
The conveyance of one or more adjoining lots, tracts or parcels of land, owned by the same person or persons and all of which are found and certified by the administrative officer to conform to the requirements of the municipal development regulations and are shown and designated as separate lots, tracts or parcels on the Tax Map or atlas of the municipality.
B. 
The term "subdivision" shall also include the term "resubdivision."
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
All subdivisions not classified as a minor subdivision.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
Subdivision, minor means a subdivision of land for the creation of not more than two lots, including the remainder of the original lot; provided that such subdivision does not involve (1) a planned development, (2) any new street, or (3) the extension of any off-tract improvements, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to Section 30 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42).
SWIMMING POOL, PORTABLE
Portable pools shall not be subject to the requirements of Article V and are those pools which are not otherwise permanently installed; do not require water filtration, circulation and purification; do not exceed 18 inches in depth; do not exceed a water surface area of 100 square feet; and do not require braces or supports.
SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
Private residential swimming pools shall mean and include artificially constructed pools, whether located above or below the ground, having a depth of more than 18 inches and/or a water surface of 100 square feet or more; designed and maintained for swimming and bathing purposes by an individual for use by members of his household and guests and which is located on a lot as an accessory use to a detached dwelling and shall include all buildings, structures, equipment and appurtenances thereto.
SWIMMING POOL, PUBLIC
Any pool, other than that classified as a private residential or portable swimming pool, designed to be used collectively by persons for swimming and bathing purposes, including pools designed as part of any apartment or townhouse development, neighborhood or community organization.
TAVERN
A place of business for the sale and on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, also known as a "bar."
THEATER
A building or part of a building devoted to showing motion pictures or for dramatic, musical or live performances.
TOWNSHIP
Township of Haddon, Camden County, New Jersey.
TRAVEL TRAILER
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation and other short-term uses and having an outside body width not exceeding eight feet and a length not exceeding 30 feet and which may contain cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities.
VARIANCE
Permission to depart from the literal requirements of this chapter which may be granted by the Zoning Board or in certain cases the Planning Board, pursuant to the powers outlined in the Municipal Land Use Law and set forth in Article III of this chapter.
WETLANDS
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions as these characteristics and classifications are defined by the state regulations.
YARD, FRONT
An open space extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the street line and the closest point of any building on the lot. The depth of the front yard shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight street line or the tangent lines of curved street lines.
YARD, REAR
An open space extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear lot line and the closest point of the principal building on the lot. The depth of the rear yard shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight rear lot line or the tangent of curved rear lot lines.
YARD, SIDE
An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard and lying between each side lot line and the closest point of the principal building on the lot. The width of the required side yard shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight side line or the tangent lines of curved side lot lines.
ZONING OFFICER
The individual appointed by the Township Commissioners to administer and enforce the provisions of the chapter.
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Editor's Note: The Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment were consolidated 10-28-2003 by Ord. No. 1098.