Township of West Milford, NJ
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Part III, Land Development Legislation
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Chapter 500 Zoning
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 10 Traffic
- Ch 15 Administration of Government
- Ch 21 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 31 Officers and Employees
- Ch 33 Personnel
- Ch 38 Retirement
- Ch 42 Rules of Council
- Ch 47 Social Media
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 57 Air Pollution
- Ch 63 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 67 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Animals
- Ch 78 Auctioneers
- Ch 84 Bicycles, Skates, Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 90 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 94 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 101 Charitable Clothing Bins
- Ch 110 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 122 (Reserved)
- Ch 135 Fees and Costs
- Ch 138 Fertilizers, Application of
- Ch 141 Filming
- Ch 146 Firearm Ranges
- Ch 151 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 152 Fire Prevention
- Ch 158 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 163 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 169 Games of Chance
- Ch 174 Garage Sales
- Ch 181 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 187 Ice Retardant Systems
- Ch 188 Ice Sleds
- Ch 195 Junk, Junkyards and Motor Vehicle Junkyards
- Ch 201 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Inspections
- Ch 203 Licensing, General
- Ch 208 Littering
- Ch 212 (Reserved)
- Ch 214 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy
- Ch 220 Municipal Building and Grounds, Use of
- Ch 226 Noise
- Ch 230 Nuisances
- Ch 235 Obscene Materials
- Ch 239 Open Space, Recreation, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund
- Ch 244 Parades
- Ch 250 Parking Restrictions
- Ch 256 Parks, Recreation Areas and Open Spaces
- Ch 263 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 268 Pesticides
- Ch 271 Police Services Charges
- Ch 274 (Reserved)
- Ch 279 Printed Matter, Unsolicited
- Ch 285 Property Maintenance
- Ch 286 Registration of Foreclosure Mortgage Properties
- Ch 297 Secondhand Precious Metals, Dealers in
- Ch 300 Sewers
- Ch 305 (Reserved)
- Ch 321 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 325 Stormwater Management
- Ch 332 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 337 Sump Pumps
- Ch 344 Swimming Pools
- Ch 348 Tattoo Parlors and Tattoo Artists
- Ch 349 100% Disabled Veteran Tax Refunds
- Ch 350 Tax Abatement Programs
- Ch 353 Taxicabs, Autocabs and Limousines
- Ch 357 Tobacco Use in Public Buildings, Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Ch 360 Toilet Installation
- Ch 366 Towing and Storage of Vehicles
- Ch 371 Tree Removal
- Ch 379 Vehicles, Motor-Driven and Recreational
- Ch 385 Vital Statistics
- Ch 390 Water
- Ch 394 Water and Sewer Service
- Ch 399 Well Capping
- Part III, Land Development Legislation
- Ch 414 Fees, Land Development
- Ch 420 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 460 Soil Removal and Soil Fill
- Ch 470 Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review
- Ch 500 Zoning
- Ch 500 Art I Zone Districts and Map
- § 500-1 Zoning districts established.
- § 500-2 Zoning Map.
- § 500-3 Interpretation of boundaries.
- § 500-4 Division of a lot in single ownership.
- Ch 500 Art II District Regulations
- § 500-5 Conformance required.
- Ch 500 Art III Residential Districts
- § 500-6 Applicability.
- § 500-7 Purpose of residential districts.
- § 500-8 Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
- § 500-9 Accessory uses permitted.
- § 500-10 Conditional uses.
- § 500-11 Maximum building height.
- § 500-12 Area and yard requirements.
- § 500-13 Sewer and water facilities.
- § 500-14 Cluster single-family development.
- § 500-15 Minimum tract size requirements.
- § 500-16 Minimum off-street parking.
- § 500-17 Additional standards.
- § 500-18 Planned neighborhoods.
- § 500-19 Accessory apartments.
- § 500-20 Home occupations.
- § 500-21 Home professional offices.
- § 500-22 Airport hazard zone.
- § 500-23 Special Housing District Rental Overlay/Residential.
- Ch 500 Art IV Commercial Districts
- § 500-24 Applicability.
- § 500-25 Purpose.
- § 500-26 Principal permitted uses on the land and in the buildings.
- § 500-27 Accessory uses permitted.
- § 500-28 Area and yard requirements.
- § 500-29 General requirements.
- § 500-30 Accessory contractor storage.
- § 500-31 Accessory residential apartments.
- § 500-32 Minimum off-street loading.
- § 500-33 Minimum off-street parking.
- § 500-34 Height limits.
- § 500-35 Conditional uses.
- § 500-36 Seasonal/temporary retail sale of Christmas trees.
- § 500-36.1 Temporary outdoor commercial sales event and seasonal farmers' market sales.
- Ch 500 Art V Office Research Zone
- § 500-37 Purpose.
- § 500-38 Principal permitted uses on the land and in the buildings.
- § 500-39 Accessory uses permitted.
- § 500-40 Area and yard requirements.
- § 500-41 General requirements.
- § 500-42 Accommodations at hotels and conference centers.
- § 500-43 Minimum off-street parking.
- § 500-44 Minimum off-street loading.
- Ch 500 Art VI Limited Manufacturing and Industrial
- § 500-45 Purpose.
- § 500-45.1 Definitions.
- § 500-46 Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
- § 500-47 Accessory uses permitted.
- § 500-47.1 Conditional uses permitted.
- § 500-48 Area and yard requirements.
- § 500-49 General requirements.
- § 500-50 Minimum off-street loading.
- § 500-51 Minimum off-street parking.
- Ch 500 Art VII Special Economic District
- § 500-52 Purpose.
- § 500-53 Permitted uses.
- § 500-54 Accessory uses.
- § 500-55 Minimum tract size.
- § 500-56 Component mix.
- § 500-57 Area and yard requirements.
- § 500-58 General requirements.
- § 500-59 Parking.
- § 500-60 Off-street loading and unloading.
- Ch 500 Art VIII Historic New City Preservation Zone
- § 500-61 Purpose.
- § 500-62 Principal permitted uses on the land and in the buildings.
- § 500-63 Accessory uses permitted.
- § 500-64 Yard and area requirements.
- § 500-65 Special design criteria and standards.
- Ch 500 Art VIIIA 1938 Union Valley Road Redevelopment Zone
- § 500-65.1 Permitted uses.
- § 500-65.2 Area and bulk requirements.
- § 500-65.3 Additional zoning regulations.
- Ch 500 Art IX General Provisions and Design Standards
- § 500-66 Accessory buildings.
- § 500-67 Appearance of buildings.
- § 500-68 Fences, walls and sight triangles.
- § 500-69 Lighting.
- § 500-70 Lot configuration.
- § 500-71 Natural features.
- § 500-72 Nonconforming lots, structures and uses.
- § 500-73 Off-street parking and loading areas.
- § 500-74 Surfacing and curbing.
- § 500-75 Parking area design standards.
- § 500-76 Vehicular circulation.
- § 500-77 Performance standards for all uses.
- § 500-78 Principal building.
- § 500-79 Public utilities.
- § 500-80 Sanitary sewers, septic systems, water supply systems and wells.
- § 500-81 Streets.
- § 500-82 Road specifications.
- § 500-83 Sidewalks.
- § 500-84 Shade trees.
- § 500-85 Soil erosion and sediment control.
- § 500-86 Swimming pools (above and below ground).
- § 500-87 Use of yard by another building prohibited.
- § 500-88 Seaplane operations on Greenwood Lake; violations and penalties.
- § 500-89 Abandonment of vehicles and machinery.
- § 500-90 Farm animals.
- § 500-91 Temporary housing permit.
- § 500-91.1 Shipping containers.
- § 500-91.2 Emergency standby generators.
- § 500-91.3 Outdoor wood-burning furnaces.
- Ch 500 Art X Conditional Uses
- § 500-92 Application and review.
- § 500-92.1 Exceptions and supplemental regulations to bulk and area requirements.
- § 500-93 Issuance of a permit.
- § 500-94 Houses of worship.
- § 500-95 Schools.
- § 500-96 Essential services.
- § 500-97 Service stations.
- § 500-98 Automobile sales establishments.
- § 500-99 Car washes.
- § 500-100 Drive-in and fast-food restaurants.
- § 500-101 Drive-in banks.
- § 500-102 Community buildings and clubhouses.
- § 500-103 Outdoor storage of boats and boat trailers.
- § 500-104 Boat storage buildings and boat trailer storage.
- § 500-105 Senior citizens' housing in R-2 Zone.
- § 500-106 Golf courses.
- § 500-107 Recreation/entertainment uses limited to outdoor performing arts centers, ice-skating facilities, or racquet sports facilities.
- § 500-108 Indoor/outdoor tennis courts or other similar court/racquet games.
- § 500-109 Campgrounds.
- § 500-110 Paintball facilities.
- § 500-111 Swimming facilities.
- § 500-112 Summer stock theaters.
- § 500-113 Day camps.
- Ch 500 Art XI Piers, Boathouses and Marinas on Greenwood Lake
- § 500-114 Purpose.
- § 500-115 General requirements; permit requirements.
- § 500-116 Development controls for boathouses.
- § 500-117 Development controls for marinas.
- § 500-118 Technical requirements applying to waterfront developments.
- Ch 500 Art XII Senior Congregate Care Zone
- § 500-119 Location.
- § 500-120 Purpose.
- § 500-121 Required uses.
- § 500-122 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 500-123 Minimum tract size.
- § 500-124 Projects components.
- § 500-125 Densities.
- § 500-126 Maximum impervious coverage.
- § 500-127 Area and buffer requirements.
- § 500-128 Yard area setback requirements.
- § 500-129 Open space.
- § 500-130 Project phasing.
- § 500-131 Minimum buffer requirements.
- § 500-132 Required purchasing and marketing sequence.
- § 500-133 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 500-134 Special design regulations.
- § 500-135 Wireless telecommunications facilities as principally permitted uses.
- Ch 500 Art XIII Historic Preservation Commission
- § 500-136 Statutory authority, purpose and objectives.
- § 500-137 Establishment of Historic Preservation Commission; procedures; powers and duties.
- § 500-138 Designation of landmarks and historic districts.
- § 500-139 Certificate of appropriateness; when required; exceptions.
- § 500-140 Applications for certificates of appropriateness.
- § 500-141 Standards of consideration.
- § 500-142 Effect of certificate of appropriateness approval; denial; appeal.
- § 500-143 Notice of violation; violations and penalties; injunctive relief.
- § 500-144 Preventative maintenance.
- § 500-145 Permit review.
- § 500-146 Landmarks and Historic Districts Designation List and Official Landmarks Map.
- § 500-147 Adaptive reuses.
- Ch 500 Art XIV Signs
- § 500-148 Purposes; authority.
- § 500-149 Applicability; effect.
- § 500-150 Computations.
- § 500-151 Definitions.
- § 500-152 Permits required.
- § 500-153 Design, construction and maintenance.
- § 500-154 Plan requirements for sign permit.
- § 500-155 Off-site signs.
- § 500-156 Exempt signs.
- § 500-157 Prohibited signs.
- § 500-158 General permit procedures.
- § 500-159 Permits to construct or modify signs.
- § 500-160 Temporary sign permits (private property).
- § 500-161 Time of compliance; nonconforming signs and signs without permits.
- § 500-162 Zone district signage standards.
- Ch 500 Art XV Highlands Preservation Area Exemption Standards
- § 500-163 Purpose and authority.
- § 500-164 Scope and applicability.
- § 500-165 Definitions.
- § 500-166 Highlands Act exemption determinations.
- § 500-167 State agency exemption determination.
- § 500-168 Municipal exemption determination.
- § 500-169 Highlands Act exemptions eligible for municipal determination.
- § 500-170 Exemption designees.
- § 500-171 Updates to training certification.
- § 500-172 Interim determinations.
- § 500-173 Application procedures.
- § 500-174 Appeal of municipal exemption determination.
- § 500-175 Effect of certified exemption.
- § 500-176 Submission requirements.
- Ch 500 Art XVI Outdoor Dining
- § 500-177 Definitions.
- § 500-178 Permit required.
- § 500-179 Minor outdoor dining application.
- § 500-180 Insurance required for use of public sidewalks or rights-of-way.
- § 500-181 Indemnification agreement required for use of public sidewalks or rights-of-way.
- § 500-182 Maintenance agreement required for use of public sidewalks or rights-of-way.
- § 500-183 Permit fee.
- § 500-184 Term of permit: renewals.
- § 500-185 Rules, regulations and specifications.
- § 500-186 Outdoor dining outside permitted zone; other ad hoc variations.
- § 500-187 Temporary suspension of Township permit.
- § 500-188 Alcoholic beverages.
- § 500-189 Enforcement officer; notice of violation; failure to comply.
- § 500-190 Penalties.
- § 500-190.1 Notice of zoning violation; time to abate.
- Ch 500 Art XVII Cannabis Cultivation, Manufacturing, Wholesale, Distribution, Retail and Delivery
- § 500-191 Definitions.
- § 500-192 Cannabis cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor.
- § 500-193 Cannabis retailer.
- § 500-194 Cannabis delivery.
- § 500-194.1 Route 23 Cannabis Establishment Overlay Zone.
- Ch 500 Art XVIII Medical and Recreational Cannabis Activity
- § 500-195 Definitions.
- § 500-196 Purposes and application.
- § 500-197 Prohibitions on cannabis establishments, retail, consumption areas, and cannabis delivery service premises.
- § 500-198 Numerical limit on local cannabis licenses and class types of cannabis establishment permitted.
- § 500-199 Municipal licensure requirements.
- § 500-200 Cannabis transfer and user tax.
- § 500-201 Odor mitigation and control.
- § 500-202 Corporate designee contact.
- § 500-203 Manner of delivery of cannabis and cannabis items.
- § 500-204 Civil fines; violations and penalties.
- § 500-205 Measurement and buffering.
- § 500-206 Gifting prohibited.
- Appendix
- Ch A520 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A525 Communications Facilities
- Ch A537 Video Services
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of West Milford 5-16-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-16, as amended through 1993. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 110.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 158.
Garage sales — See Ch. 174.
Junkyards — See Ch. 195.
Noise — See Ch. 226.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 332.
Tree removal — See Ch. 371.
Land use procedures — See Ch. 420.
Subdivision of land and site plan review — See Ch. 470.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Senior Congregate Care Zone Area and Buffer Requirements
Attachment 2 - Senior Congregate Care Zone Yard Area Setback RequirementsAttachment 3 - Sign Table A (Deleted)Attachment 4 - Sign Table B (Deleted)Attachment 5 - Sign Table C (Deleted)Attachment 6 - Sign Table D (Deleted)
