In the construction of this chapter, the present tense shall include the future, the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular. The word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "may" is permissive. The words "zone" and "district" are synonymous. The word "used" shall include the words "arranged," "designed," or "intended to be used." Any word or term not interpreted or defined by this chapter is to be given its standard or common meaning. Whenever a term is used in this chapter which is defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., such term shall have the meaning in the state statute.
For purposes of this chapter, the following phrases and words shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING
A use or structure subordinate to the principal use or structure on the same lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal use or the principal structure. Where an accessory building is attached to a principal building by a roof, wall, or the like, such accessory building shall be considered part of the principal building.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The person with whom applications for development are filed pursuant to this chapter. The administrative officer for both the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board shall be the Zoning Officer.
[Amended 9-4-2001 by Ord. No. 01-19]
ADULT SENIOR DAY CARE
A nonresidential facility providing care for the elderly and/or functionally impaired adults in a protective environment. Operators shall be licensed as required by the state of New Jersey as applicable to operate and offer services such as providing meals, social services, recreational outings and trips, physical therapy, general supervision and support. The participants at such a facility are not related to the members of the facilities governing authority by marriage, blood, or adoption. Adult day health services facilities may not provide services to participants for longer than 12 hours in a calendar day.
[Added 9-18-2012 by Ord. No. 12-18]
ADVERSE EFFECT
Development, designs, situations or existing features on a developer's property, or nearby property, creating, imposing, aggravating or leading to impractical, unsafe, unsatisfactory or noncomplying conditions, such as: a layout inconsistent with the zoning regulations; insufficient street width; unsuitable street grade; unsuitable street location; inconvenient street system; inadequate utilities, such as water, drainage, shade trees and sewerage; unsuitable size, shape and location of any area reserved for public use or land for open space in a planned development; infringement upon land designated as subject to flooding; and the creation of conditions leading to soil erosion by wind or water from excavation or grading; all as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38 and measured against the design and performance standards of this chapter.
ALTERATION, STRUCTURAL
Any changes in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, or in the dimensions or configuration of the roof or exterior walls.
AMUSEMENT GAME
Any video game or similar machine operated by coin, disc, token, key or similar device.
APARTMENT
A dwelling unit in a building having three or more dwelling units.
APPLICANT
A person submitting an application for development or for any other form of approval or certificate pursuant to this chapter.
APPROVAL
Acceptance of a plat by the approving authority and meeting the preliminary or final plat requirements as applicable.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Planning Board or Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Westwood, unless a different agency is designated in this chapter pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law.[1]
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Residences for the elderly that provide units which may include semi-independent living quarters and the supervision of self-administered medication, as well as shared facilities for meals, recreational activities, personal care and transportation.
ATTIC
The open, uninhabitable space between the ceiling beams of the top habitable story and the roof rafters in any building.
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION or GASOLINE STATION
A building or place of business where gasoline, fuel, oil and grease and/or batteries, tires and automobile accessories are supplied and dispensed directly to the motor vehicle trade and where mechanical repair, but not body repair, may be rendered as an accessory activity, provided that all mechanical repair takes place within the confines of a building.
BAR
A premises used primarily for the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by the drink for on-site consumption and where food may be available for consumption on the premises as accessory to the principal use.
[Amended 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19]
BASEMENT
That portion of a building which is partly or completely below grade.
BILLBOARD
An off-site lettered or pictorial advertising sign.
BUFFER AREA
An area either in its natural state or planted with evergreen or other suitable vegetation, fences, walls, or beams, or any combination thereof, used to physically separate or screen one use or property from another so as to visually shield or block noise, lights or other nuisances. Such areas may not contain buildings, parking areas or aisles, or storage areas, except that driveways providing access from the street to the site may extend through a front yard buffer. Signs approved by the approving authority may also be included.
BUILDING
A combination of materials to form a construction adapted to permanent, temporary or continuous occupancy by any person, animal or thing.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The percentage of a lot covered by buildings, including accessory structures such as porches, decks and building appurtenances, not including at-grade surfaces.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance from the grade to the top of the highest roof of a flat roof, or to the midpoint of the highest sloped roof. The height of a building shall be measured at the lowest point of grade at each wall of the building. For purposes of measuring building height on any lot that has been regraded to add fill to the predisturbed grade at the building wall, the height of the building shall be measured from predisturbed grade. The building height measurement for sites that have been lowered in grade from predisturbed grade at the building wall shall be measured from the proposed grade. (See bulk table.[2])
[Amended 9-4-2001 by Ord. No. 01-19]
BUILDING PERMIT
A certificate issued by the Construction Official pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code[3] for construction, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration or repair of a building upon approval of the submitted application and plans.
BUSINESS OFFICES
Offices which exclude medical.
CELLAR
An interior space or a portion of an interior space having a floor level below the average outside elevation of ground at the foundation wall of the structure in which it is contained.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
A certificate issued by the Construction Official pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code[4] upon completion of the construction of a new building or improvements to a building which certifies that all requirements of this chapter and the Uniform Construction Code have been met.
[Amended 9-4-2001 by Ord. No. 01-19]
CHILD-CARE CENTER
An institution offering the provision of supplemental parental care and supervision for nonrelated children on a regular basis, during part or all of the day, under license by the New Jersey Department of Human Services. The term "child-care center," as used herein, includes the terms "infant-care center," "day nursery," "day-care center," "nursery school" or similar.
CIRCULATION
Systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement of people, goods, water, air, sewage or power.
CLASSIFICATION
The determination by the approving authority that a plat is either a minor or major development.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
A planned development technique based on a density of dwelling unit(s) per acre. The permitted number of dwelling units is then clustered onto one or more portions of the overall tract on reduced lot sizes so that individual segments of the tract have higher densities, provided that other portions of the tract are left in open space or common property so that the gross density limitation of the entire tract is not exceeded.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Any vehicle used for commercial purposes, whether commercially or noncommercially registered, such as a truck, van, limousine, car or bus. Commercial vehicles shall include any vehicle bearing advertisements or printed commercially related matter thereon.
[Added 7-24-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06; amended 10-2-2007 by Ord. No. 07-19]
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES and NONPASSENGER VEHICLES
A truck, bus, van, trailer, camper or similar wheeled conveyance, motorized or not, other than a pleasure or passenger automobile, regardless of its form of license registration. This definition shall include any vehicle bearing advertisements or printed commercially related matter thereon. Any vehicle designed or converted and used for commercial purposes notwithstanding the type of registration shall be deemed to be commercial.
COMMON PROPERTY
A parcel(s) of land, together with the improvements thereon, the ownership, use and enjoyment of which are shared by owners and occupants of one or more of the individual building sites in the development.
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
A nonfederal institution, licensed by the State of New Jersey, which maintains and operates acute care, long-term care and services for diagnosis, treatment or care to persons, on an inpatient or outpatient basis, long-term care basis and emergency room care basis, for patients suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, and other abnormal physical conditions; and it may include, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, research centers, training facilities, patient education and wellness centers and medical offices for hospital and affiliated staff. Specifically excluded from this definition are facilities primarily dedicated to servicing the developmentally disabled or chemical and alcohol dependency.
[Added 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-10]
COMMUNITY RESIDENCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
Any community residential facility, licensed pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 448,[5] providing food, shelter, and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to, group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
The submission of an application form and checklist completed by the applicant, together with all accompanying documents required by this chapter, for review by the approving authority.
CONDITIONAL USE
A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with all the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in the zoning provisions of this chapter and upon the issuance of an authorization thereof by the Planning Board.
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
An organization that provides housing, services, and health care (including long-term care) to persons of retirement age. The community must provide increasing levels of care that meet the needs of individual residents, beginning with independent living and providing a variety of health and nursing care services. It offers a contract based on an entry fee that guarantees shelter and access to various health care services, whether these are prefunded or on a fee-for-service basis.
COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the County of Bergen.
DAYS
Calendar days. In computing any time fixed by this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the designated period begins to run is not to be included.
DELICATESSEN
A retail use in a fixed facility for selling of delicacies, including various types of meats, fish, cheeses and salads, cut or packaged to order, and may provide an accessory use to sell sandwiches prepared from these primary items usually sold for off-site consumption.
[Added 6-24-2008 by Ord. No. 08-19]
DENSITY
The permitted number of dwelling units per gross acre of land developed.
DENSITY, NET
The number of dwellings per unit of land, excluding streets, easements, water areas, and lands with environmental constraints.
DETENTION BASIN
Those areas which exist or are created for the temporary storage of stormwater and controlled discharge of this water to a receiving drainage system.
DEVELOPMENT
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure or of any mining, excavation or landfill; and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure or use or extension of use of land for which permission may be required.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Subdivision and/or Site Plan Committee(s) of at least three members of the approving authority (three members on each Committee if separate Subdivision and Site Plan Committees are appointed), appointed by the Chairman for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations to the approving authority on a development application. In the event that no Development Committee(s) has been created, the function delegated to it shall be performed by the approving authority.
DRAINAGE
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means, and includes control of runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development and means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.
DRAINAGE RIGHT-OF-WAY
The lands required for the installation of stormwater sewers or drainage swales or required along a natural watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water therein to safeguard the public against the hazard of flooding in accordance with N.J.S.A. 58:16A-1 et seq.[6]
DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS
A business or establishment engaged in the sale of food, soft drinks, ice cream and similar confections which are so prepared, packaged in paper or other types of disposable wrappers or containers, and served to persons in motor vehicles.
DRIVEWAY
A portion of a developed residential lot which is constructed of concrete, paving stones or asphalt whereon a motor vehicle is intended to be driven or parked. A driveway shall lead directly from the street to the front doors of a garage and shall be no wider than 18 feet. Lots without garages shall be permitted a driveway with sufficient dimensions to park the minimum number of vehicles as required by the Residential Site Improvement Standards[7] based on the number of bedrooms contained in the dwelling, and which shall be no wider than 18 feet. Motor vehicles shall only travel over or park on the driveway portion of a lot. Any person seeking to construct, modify or enlarge a driveway must secure a zoning permit from the Borough of Westwood prior to beginning any such work.
[Amended 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19]
DWELLING
Any permanent building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence of one or more persons.
A. 
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILYA building which is completely surrounded by permanent open space, occupied or intended for occupancy exclusively by one family, with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for the use of the occupants of the dwelling unit; also referred to as a "single-family dwelling."
B. 
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILYA building occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters for no more than two families, with separate access, cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants of each unit, which units are separated from each other by vertical walls to the underside of the roof or by horizontal floors; also referred to as a "duplex dwelling."
C. 
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILYA structure or building occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters for more than two families, with separate cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants of each unit.
D. 
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSEA one-family dwelling in a row of 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.
E. 
DWELLING, GARDEN APARTMENTOne or more multiple-family buildings with dwelling units located one above the other, and/or side-by-side units, containing off-street parking, outdoor recreation facilities, landscaped areas and other appurtenant facilities.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by one family or household, provided that access is directly from the outside or through a common hall and that separate cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities are provided within the dwelling for the exclusive use of the occupants.
EATING ESTABLISHMENT
A commercial establishment where food and drinks (not including alcoholic beverages) are prepared, served and consumed on premises; excluding, however:
[Amended 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19]
A. 
A fast-food restaurant (as defined in this section);
B. 
A snack bar or refreshment stand at a public or community swimming pool, playground or park, operated in conjunction with and incidental to such recreational facility for the sole convenience of its patrons;
C. 
A restaurant with bar (as defined in this section); and[8]
D. 
A bar (as defined in this section).[9]
ENERGY
The ability to do work.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice and gravity.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies of electrical, gas, water transmission or distribution systems or collection, communications, water supply or sewage treatment and collection systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, light stanchions, telephone lines, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate services by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies for the public health, safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.
FAMILY
Any number of persons related by blood, marriage or adoption or living together as a single housekeeping unit.
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME
A private residence in which child-care services for a fee are regularly provided to no less than three and no more than five children for no less than 15 hours per week.
FARM
An area of land which is organized as a management unit actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use, including, but not limited to, cropland, pasture, idle or fallow land, woodland, wetlands, farm ponds, farm roads and land under farm buildings and other enclosures related to agricultural pursuits, which occupies a minimum of five acres, exclusive of the land upon which the farmhouse is located and such additional land as may actually be used in connection with the farmhouse as provided in the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964. (N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.3 et seq.)
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of rapidly prepared food directly to the customer, such as food cooked or prepared in bulk, in advance for quick assembly and ready to purchase, in a ready-to-consume state for consumption within the restaurant building, in cars on the premises, or off the premises.
[Amended 6-24-2008 by Ord. No. 08-19]
FLAG LOT
A lot whose area, exclusive of its access drive, meets the area requirement of the zoning provisions of this chapter, but whose configuration is one of reduced frontage on an approved street (generally a width sufficient for use as a driveway or future street), with the enlarged buildable portion of the lot located at the rear of the lot at the end of the access drive.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA
The rivers or other watercourses and adjacent land areas subject to inundation, as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, in the event of the design flood. These areas include, but are not necessarily limited to, the floodway and flood-fringe areas as delineated on the Flood Insurance Study for the Borough of Westwood, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary Maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FLOODPLAIN
The flood hazard areas of delineated steams and areas inundated by the one-hundred-year flood in nondelineated areas.
FLOODWAY
The channel of a natural stream and portions of the flood hazard area adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater or flood flow of any natural stream.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building, measured from the exterior face of exterior walls or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings.
FLOOR AREA, NET
The total of all floor areas of a building, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, rest rooms, and all floors below the first or ground floor, except when used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The gross floor area of all floors of building(s) compared to the total area of the site.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A detached accessory building or portion of a main building intended to be used for the storage of a passenger vehicle or vehicles and not more than one commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding one ton. A carport, or any similar structure not completely enclosed, shall not be considered to be a garage.
[Amended 9-4-2001 by Ord. No. 01-19]
GARAGE, REPAIR
Any building, structure, premises and land in which a business or service involving the maintenance, servicing or repair of vehicles, but not body repair of vehicles, is conducted or rendered.
GOURMET/SPECIALTY FOOD STORE
Any fixed retail facility where gourmet/specialty cuisine is prepared on premises, not by quick production as is defined as a "fast-food restaurant," and sold in a form ready for consumption or to be cooked off premises. Should such an eating establishment exceed the maximum seating limitation defined herein (chair and stool seating) of said use, then the gourmet/specialty food store is defined herein as a restaurant.
[Amended 6-24-2008 by Ord. No. 08-19; 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 12-11]
GOVERNING BODY
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Westwood.
GRADE PLANE
A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or where the lot line is more than six feet from the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.
[10]
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
The period of didactic and clinical education in a medical specialty which follows the completion of a recognized undergraduate medical education and which prepares physicians for the independent practice of medicine in that specialty, also referred to as "residency education." The term "graduate medical education" also applies to the period of didactic and clinical education in a medical subspecialty which follows the completion of education in a recognized medical specialty and which prepares physicians for the independent practice of medicine in that subspecialty.
[Added 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-10]
HEALTH CLUB
An establishment that provides facilities for aerobic exercises, running and jogging, weight training and strength conditioning, game courts, swimming facilities, exercise equipment, saunas, showers and lockers for members and guests. Health clubs may include pro shops, as well as instructional programs for members and guests.
[Added 9-18-2012 by Ord. No. 12-18]
IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE
The portion of the lot which is improved with principal and accessory buildings, structures and uses and including but not limited to driveways, swimming pools, tennis courts, parking areas, garages, walkways, patios, loading areas, hard surfaces, and other impervious materials, including paving stones and loosely graveled areas. Detention or retention basins shall be excluded from such calculations, provided that the same are constructed of pervious materials.
JUNKYARD
Any area of land, with or without buildings, devoted to the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk debris, whether or not it is in connection with the dismantling, processing, salvage, sale or other use or disposition thereof of any material whatsoever.
LOADING SPACE
An off-street berth on the same lot as the building being served for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading and unloading.
LOT
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.
A. 
LOT, CORNERA parcel of land located at the junction of and abutting two intersecting streets or at the bend of the same street, where the angle of intersection does not exceed 135°.
B. 
LOT, THROUGHA parcel of land which extends through from one street to another.
LOT DEPTH
A horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured perpendicular or radial to the front lot line at the midpoint of the lot frontage to the furthest distance thereof or taken as the average of three measurements, one taken at each corner and one taken at the midpoint, for irregularly shaped parcels.
LOT FRONTAGE
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured along the front lot line.
LOT LINE
Any line, including the street line, forming a portion of the exterior boundary of a lot.
A. 
LOT LINE, FRONTThe line which separates the publicly owned or controlled street right-of-way from the private property which abuts upon the street, as distinct from a sidewalk line, curbline or edge-of-pavement line. On a street or highway shown on the adopted Master Plan of the Borough, the front lot line shall be considered to be the proposed right-of-way line for the street.
B. 
LOT LINE, REARThe lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
C. 
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
LOT WIDTH
The mean width, measured at right angles to its mean depth, of the front setback line. The mean depth, for the purposes of the measurement of lot width, shall be measured from the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line.
[Amended 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-04]
MAJOR SITE PLAN
Any site plan not defined as minor or exempt.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
As such term is defined under the definition of "subdivision" below.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
MANUFACTURING
The mechanical, electrical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new product, excluding the assembly of components which are prepared from previously prepared materials.
MEDICAL OFFICE
A building or portion of a building principally engaged in providing services for health maintenance, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, pain or other physical or mental condition of patients solely on an outpatient basis. No patients shall be kept overnight on the premises. Examples of medical offices shall include but not be limited to general physicians, dentists, chiropractors, ophthalmologists, psychologists, cardiologists and other various specialties, but shall not include medical clinics, urgent care centers, outpatient surgical centers (ambulatory surgery center), retail care clinics or behavioral health care facilities.
[Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 14-29]
MEDICAL SCHOOL
An institution that educates students, typically after they have received a bachelor's degree, carrying out the missions of medical education leading to the medical degree or medical science graduate degrees, research, and patient care. Medical schools shall be accredited as a medical school by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or be actively in the process of securing accreditation. Medical schools may also have as part of their mission graduate medical education (GME), continuing medical education (CME), and health sciences education. Medical schools shall include, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, research centers, training facilities, and faculty and staff offices.
[Added 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-10]
MEZZANINE
An intermediate level or levels between the floor and ceiling of any story or basement, with an aggregate floor area of not more than 1/3 of the area of the room in which the level or levels are located. For zoning enforcement purposes, the floor area of a mezzanine is added to the total floor area of the building, but it shall not count as a story unless it occupies more than 1/3 of the floor area above or below.
MINOR SITE PLAN
A site plan for a development or building alteration requiring fewer than 10 parking spaces as required in this chapter and containing less than 2,500 new or additional square feet of floor area.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
As such term is defined under the definition of "subdivision" below.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
MOBILE HOME
Any manufactured, transportable, year-round single-family dwelling built on one or more chassis and containing a flush toilet, bath or shower, and a kitchen sink, designed to be connected to a piped water supply, sewerage facilities and electrical service.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
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.
MULTILEVEL PARKING GARAGE
A building used principally for the off-street parking of motor vehicles, subject to the standards set forth in § 195-128L.
[Added 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-10]
MUNICIPAL AGENCY
The Planning Board, Board of Adjustment or Governing Body of the Borough of Westwood.
NOISE
Any undesirable audible sound exceeding the limits of or not in compliance with § 195-151G.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
NURSING HOME
An institution or a distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours for more than two residents who are not related to the governing authority or its members by marriage, blood, or adoption.
OFF-SITE AND OFF-TRACT IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements to accommodate conditions generated by a proposed development, including but not limited to new improvements and extensions and modifications of existing improvements. "Off-site" means 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" means 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.
OPEN SPACE
Any parcel or area of land essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment.
PARKING SPACE
A space denoted by painted lines and used for the parking of a motor vehicle outside of the street right-of-way. The term "parking space" shall not include any aisle or driveway used for access.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
Any security which may be accepted in lieu of a requirement that certain improvements be made before approval of a proposal, including cash, performance bonds, escrow agreements, and other similar collateral or surety agreements.
PERMITTED USE
Any use of land or buildings permitted by this chapter.
PHOTOVOLTAIC
Refers to technology which uses a device, typically a solar panel, to convert light into electricity.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
PRINCIPAL USE
The primary or predominant use of a lot.
PRIVATE SCHOOL
An institution of education whose general course work is comparable to the public school system and whose curriculum is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education or the New Jersey Department of Higher Education.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
The office of an attorney, accountant, engineer, architect, professional planner, insurance agent, real estate agent, or other profession of a similar academic background.
[Amended 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19]
PROFESSIONAL RESIDENT
Includes all of the professions listed under "professional office," provided that the professional person owns personally and occupies the dwelling as a primary residence, and the unit used for the owner's professional practice does not exceed 30% of the floor area.
PUBLIC PURPOSE
The use of land and/or buildings by a municipal, county, state or federal agency or authority.
RECREATIONAL USE
A building used for an athletic activity where the principal participants are the patrons of the establishment, such as tennis clubs, skating rinks, etc.
RECYCLING AREA
Space allocated for the collection and storage of source-separated recyclable materials.
RESTAURANT
A commercial establishment where food and drinks (including alcoholic beverages) are prepared, served and consumed on premises at tables in a dining room setting; excluding, however, a fast-food restaurant (as defined in this section); a snack bar or refreshment stand at a public or community swimming pool, playground or park, operated in conjunction with and incidental to such recreational facility for the sole convenience of its patrons; a restaurant with bar (as defined in this section); and a bar or tavern (as defined in this section).
[Amended 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19]
RESTAURANT WITH BAR
A commercial establishment where food and drinks (including alcoholic beverages) are prepared, served and consumed on premises at tables in a dining room setting. A restaurant with bar shall be distinguished from a bar by, among other things, the inclusion of a kitchen facility, not less than 20% of the total square footage of the restaurant with bar, capable of preparing meals for the patrons of the premises at capacity. Such an establishment must, among other things, have not less than 80% of its seating capacity in rooms separated completely, with full-height floor-to-ceiling walls, from any bar or counter at which alcoholic beverages are dispensed. The bar and bar patron area within such a facility shall not exceed more than 10% of the floor area of the total restaurant with bar facility.
[Amended 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19]
RETAIL CARE CLINIC
Also known as a "convenient care clinic" or "minute clinic"; where permitted, is a walk-in use for the diagnosis and treatment of common household illnesses, such as strep throat and eye, ear, sinus and other similar infections; the treatment of minor wounds; abrasions and joint sprains; the injection of common vaccinations; wellness services; and routine lab tests.
[Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 14-29]
RETAIL TRADE
An establishment engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.
RETENTION BASIN
Those areas which exist or are created for the storage of stormwater and absorption of the water into the ground.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The total width of a street, watercourse, utility alignment or other way, and within, under or over which all improvements and rights of access are confined.
SCHOOL
Any school, whether operated for profit or otherwise, including but not limited to public, private or parochial schools.
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
Establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to individuals, business and governmental uses. Examples include employment services, copying and supply services, advertising and mailing, photographic studios, hair and nail salons, barbershops, shoe repair, clothing repair and rental, dance, karate and similar uses, and dry-cleaning establishments.
SETBACK LINE
A line parallel to a street line or lot line beyond which a building does not project. The minimum yard requirements shall be the minimum required setbacks. All setbacks from public streets shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way as shown on the adopted Master Plan.
SIGHT TRIANGLE
A triangular area abutting two intersecting streets where vision is required to be unobstructed. The sight triangle is formed by the intersecting street sidelines and a line connecting a point on each sideline at a set distance from the intersection.
SIGN
Any announcement, display or illustration placed so as to be seen and in view of the general public.
SITE PLAN, MAJOR
Any site plan not classified as a minor site plan.
SKETCH PLAT
A map of a proposed development of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion or classification.
SLOPE
The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, expressed in percent or degree. Slope calculations shall be based on elevation intervals of 10 feet.SOLAR ARRAY
SOLAR ARRAY
A group of multiple solar panels connected together to provide a single electrical output.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
SOLAR ENERGY
Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
All associated equipment which converts solar energy into usable electrical energy, heats water, or produces hot air or other similar function.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
SOLAR PANELS
A structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy by way of a solar energy system.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1]
STILT BUILDING
A building designed with a parking area at grade level, with vehicle access through the walls of the building; a building with parking areas visible from the street beneath the structure.
STORY
That portion of a building between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above.
A. 
STORY, ABOVE-GRADEAny story having its finished floor surface entirely above predisturbed grade, except that a basement shall be considered as a story above grade where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is more than six feet above the grade plane, more than six feet above the predisturbed grade level for more than 50% of the total building perimeter, or more than 12 feet above the finished ground level at any point.
B. 
STORY, HALFA space under a sloping roof with stairway access that is intended for occupancy or storage, which has the line of intersection of the roof and wall face not more than three feet above the floor level, and in which space the possible floor area with headroom of five feet or less occupies at least 40% of the total floor area of the story directly beneath.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway or which is shown upon 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, and includes the land between street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
A. 
STREET, ARTERIALAny street that collects and distributes traffic to and from collector streets and whose routes are intended to provide a high degree of mobility. The principal function of an arterial is vehicular movement. An arterial is characterized by access control and channelized intersections.
B. 
STREET, COLLECTORA street that collects traffic from local streets and connects to arterial streets.
C. 
STREET, LOCALA street which is designed to provide vehicular access to abutting properties and to discourage through traffic.
D. 
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS STREETSStreets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
STREET LINE
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever is wider, as shown on an adopted Master Plan or Official Map, or as required by this chapter, forming the dividing line between the street and the lot. Where title to land extends into or to the center of a street, the right-of-way line shall nevertheless be deemed to be the street line.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface of a parcel of land.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale, development or lease.
A. 
SUBDIVISION, CONSOLIDATIONThe combining of individual recorded lots to form a single tract in single ownership.
B. 
SUBDIVISION, MAJORAny subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.
C. 
SUBDIVISION, MINORA subdivision of land containing not more than three lots, each fronting on an existing street, provided that such subdivision does not involve a planned development, any new street, or extension of any off-tract improvement, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42.
TEMPORARY STORAGE CONTAINER
An enclosed, box-like structure, without wheels, designed for the outdoor storage of personal property for temporary use, delivered and removed by vehicle. Said container shall only be permitted in association with an active building permit.
[Added 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 07-23]
TRACT
One or more lots. Existing streets shall not be included in calculating the area of the tract.
URGENT CARE CENTER
A use wherein urgent medical care medicine is performed, whether in a building or a portion of a building, which use is principally engaged in providing immediate walk-in, extended-hour access to acute illness or injury care by a licensed physician that is beyond customary medical office hours or availability of a typical primary care medical practice. Patients shall be served solely on an outpatient basis and no patients shall be kept overnight on the premises. Urgent care medicine is as defined by the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine. Such urgent care center shall not be categorized as a medical office as defined herein.
[Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 14-29]
USABLE RECREATION SPACE
An open area of land designed for and devoted to recreational purposes, e.g., parkland, sports fields, playgrounds, swimming pools, etc.
USE
The specific purpose for which land or a building, structure or facility is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
UTILITY
Services, including but not limited to sewage treatment, water supply, gas, electric, telephone and cable television.
WAREHOUSE
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials, not for retail sales.
WETLANDS
Those areas as defined by the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq.
YARD
An open space which lies between the principal or accessory building or buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as provided by this chapter.
A. 
YARD, FRONTThe area extending across the full width of the lot, between any building and the front lot line, and measured perpendicular to the building at the closest point to the front lot line.
B. 
YARD, REARThe open space extending across the full width of the lot, between the principal building and the rear lot line, and measured perpendicular to the building and the closest point of the rear lot line. The rear yard setback shall be parallel to the rear lot line.
C. 
YARD, SIDEAn open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard from the principal building and the side lot line and measured perpendicular from the side lot line closest to the principal building.
ZONING OFFICER
The person designated to administer this chapter.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Schedule A, Area and Bulk Regulations, which is included at the end of this chapter.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 129, Construction Codes, Uniform, and N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq.
[4]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 129, Construction Codes, Uniform, and N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq.
[5]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1 et seq.
[6]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[7]
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq.
[8]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[9]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[10]
Editor's Note: The definition of "hospital," added 9-19-2006 by Ord. No. 06-10, which immediately followed this term, was repealed 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-10.