A. Except as previously or hereinafter provided, ft shall be unlawful to locate, relocate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or structurally after any building or structure except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which such building or structure is located

B. Except as previously or hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to use any land or building for any purpose other than that which is permitted in the district in which such land or building is located

Nothing in this chapter shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or designated use of any building, structure or part thereof for which any building permit has been granted before November 25, 1958, provided that construction from such plans shall have started within sixty (60) days of November 25, 1958, and shall be diligently pursued to completion

No open space provided around any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing open space for any other building

[Added 12-11-89 by Ord. No. 89-85; amended 5-31-90 by Ord No. 90-27]

A. A seventy-five (75) foot wide landscape buffer shall be required where a proposed industrial use abuts an existing residential use or residential zone

B. A seventy-five (75) foot wide landscape buffer shall be required where a proposed residential use abuts an existing industrial use or industrial zone

C. The width of the buffer area shall be measured at right angles from the abutting property line

D. All landscape buffer areas required under this section shall be planted and maintained with a dense screen of trees, shrubs and evergreens of such a type and nature as to provide a solid "all season" screen Trees and evergreens shall be at least six feet in height upon planting

E.

[Deleted 5-31-90 by Ord. No. 90-26]

F. As used in this section "industrial uses" include but are not limited to trucking/motor freight, warehousing, construction and manufacturing facilities.

[Added 12-11-89 by Ord. No. 89-85; amended 5-31-90 by Ord. No. 90-27]

A. A one hundred (100) foot wide landscape buffer shall be required where a proposed residential use abuts a railroad right-of-way The width of the buffer area shall be measured at right angles from the property line which abuts the railroad right-of-way.

B. All landscape buffer areas required under this section shall be planted and maintained with a dense screen of trees, shrubs and evergreens of such a type and nature as to provide a solid 'all season" screen Trees and evergreens shall be at least six feet in height upon planting

C. In the SCMXD zone the buffer shall be fifty (50') feet wide for new buildings.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been added as per Ordinance No. 02-12.

[Amended 3-14-77 by Ord. No. 77-8-FFF]

A. Second dwelling prohibited. In no case shall there be more than one (1) residential building on each subdivision lot of record

B. More than one (1) building on nonresidential lots With the exception of Subsection A, more than one (1) building may be located on a lot, tract or parcel, provided that development of the lot, tract or parcel shall otherwise comply with all applicable requirements of township development regulations and ordinances, and further provided that no more than two (2) different uses shall be permitted upon such property unless otherwise allowed by the zoning regulations and ordinances applicable thereto When more than one (1) building is proposed to be located on any lot, the board considering the application shall ensure that the existing and proposed uses will not overburden the lot nor be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare Consideration shall be given to the ability of the lot to handle on-site parking, traffic to, from, on and across the lots, traffic patterns on the streets abutting and in the neighborhood of the lot, and to be compatible with existing uses and development on nearby properties in the neighborhood

[Added 12-12-88 by Ord. No. 88-975]

Building coverage for all detached single-family dwellings shall not exceed 25% of the total lot area

[Amended 9-25-91 by Ord. No. 91-95; 6-10-92 by Ord. No. 92-18]

An accessory building, structure or use be subject to the following requirements

A.Accessory buildings shall not be located in any required front yard space Parking areas in the front yard shall not occupy more than thirty (30%) percent of the existing front yard.

B. The accessory building or structure shall not exceed one (1) story or fifteen (15) feet in height and may not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the existing rear yard or side yard(s) on corner lots, except for swimming pools.

C. Accessory buildings may be erected as a part of a principal building, provided that all yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building are complied with

D. Storage and utility sheds of 175 square feet or less shall have a side and rear yard setback of five feet If the lot is less than one (1) acre and is undersized in terms of tot area for the zone ft is located in, the side and rear yard setback shall be two feet Sheds located closer than five feet to the property line shall not be greater than ten (10) feet in height

[Added 6-10-92 by Ord No 92-18]

E. Private parking areas and driveways shall be set back five (5) feet from all property lines. If the lot is less than one (1) acre and is undersized in terms of lot area for the zone it is located in. the side yard setback shall be two feet.

F. No person shall park any vehicle in the front yard of any lot on a residential property except for vehicles parked on an improved driveway or on a surfaced parking area.

**Webmaster's Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Ordinance No. 99-8.

In any district on arty corner, no fence, sign or other structure, planting or other obstruction to vision, higher than two and one-half (2 1/2) feet above the existing street grade at the center line, shall be erected or maintained within the line connecting points on the two (2) street lot lines at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet from the corner

[Added 6-12-89 by Ord. No. 89-37]

All rooftop equipment shall be architecturally screened from the view of adjacent properties and streets Such architectural screening shall complement the exterior wall finish

[Amended 9-12-66 by Ord. No. 66-8-F; 3-10-80 by Ord. No. 80-222; 4-27-81 by Ord. No. 81-344; 9-14-81 by Ord. No. 81-384; 8-28-89 by Ord. No. 89-51; 9-24-90 by Ord. No. 90-48; 12-13-93 by Ord. No. 93-76; 11-25-96 by Ord. No. 96-39]

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the following shall constitute additional requirements in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5. Historic District Residential, Historic District Cluster, Historic Residential Preservation Zones and Rural Preservation (RP and RP-2) Zones

A. All corner lots shall have an area at least ten percent (1 0%) greater than the minimum lot size requirement for the particular zone

[Amended 9-11-78 by Ord No 78-53]

B. Wherever a residential subdivision or arty pan thereof borders on an industrial or commercial zone, the subdivision shall be designed so that no homes shall face the industrial or commerce] zone, and each lot bordering on such zone shall be twenty-five (25) feet deeper or twenty-five (25) feet wider than required in the particular zone in order to provide a buffer strip. which shall be left in its natural state or suitably landscaped as required by the Planning Board

C.Outdoor Parking is prohibited in all residential zones for the following, subject to the remaining provisions of this ordinance

1. All construction equipment, except for that which is stored on a farm for a recognized agricultural use thereon

2. All trucks and trailers, loaded or unloaded, buses, and other commercial vehicles with linear measurements greater than any one of the following twenty (20) feet in length, or seven (7) feet in width, excluding rearview mirrors, or eight (8) feet in height excluding radio antenna, and all cabs or tractors capable of pulling a trailer The foregoing is not applicable to privately used campers and motor homes The foregoing is not applicable to vehicles in the course of making deliveries or rendering necessary services requested by an adjacent resident nor is it applicable to vehicles utilized for maintenance or repair of public utilities or other construction within the public right-of-way Trailers intended or used for dwelling space, offices, storage or any other residential, commercial or industrial purposes are also prohibited except nothing herein contained is intended to prohibit the use of trailers for transportation or as construction offices or for storage of materials and supplies on a job site during the period of construction In no event shall more than one (1) commercial vehicle be permitted to be parked outdoors and in no event shall such a vehicle be permitted if arty of its dimensions exceed those set forth above with regard to length, width or height

[Amended 3-10-80 by Ord No 80-222, 4-27-81 by Ord No 81-344, 9-14-81 by Ord No 81-384]

3. Auto cab and/or limousines

[Added 8-28-89 by Ord No 89-51]

D. No commercially owned or operated limousines and/or auto cabs shall be garaged or parked over night in a residential zone

[Added 9-24-90 by Ord No 90-48]

E.

[Added 12-13-93 by Ord No 93-76] In all developments the following critical areas shall be preserved as undeveloped open space wetlands as defined by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, field verified by an on-site inspection, significant trees defined as the largest known individual trees of each species in New Jersey as listed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) Bureau of Forestry and large trees which are 90% or more of the diameter of the known largest tree, lands in the floodplain as defined in NJDEPE in its Stream Encroachment Manual, steep slopes in excess of twenty-five (25%) percent as measured over a 10-foot interval unless appropriate engineering measures concerning slope stability, erosion, and resident safety are taken to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer, habitats of rare, threatened or endangered vegetation and wildlife species as identified on federal or state lists, and historically significant structures and sites as listed on the federal or New Jersey Registers of Historic Places

All site plans. subdivisions and general development plans shall comply with the following requirements

1. Each development plan shall identify and map on-site critical areas. Such mapping shall depict the location of each critical area in relation to the proposed development Each critical area shall be distinguished graphically and the total acreage of each critical area within each lot shall be noted

2. Critical areas shall be delineated as follows

a Tidal wetlands as defined by N J S A 13 9A-1 et seq and as delineated in the field with the delineation boundary verified in writing by NJDEPE

b. Freshwater wetlands as defined by N J S A 13 9B-1 et seq and as delineated in the field with the delineation boundary verified by N J D E P E through a Letter of Interpretation, presence/absence letter or other written communication

c. Buffer or transition areas for tidal and freshwater wetlands as required by NJDEPE

d. Location of significant trees as determined by field survey indicating by notes the diameter at four feet and tree species

e. Location of the 100 year floodplain boundary and floodway

f. Areas of slope exceeding 25% as measured over a 10 foot vertical change in grade

g. The presence of potential habitat on the property of concern or adjoining properties within 200 feet of rare, endangered or threatened vegetation and wildlife based on written communication with the New Jersey Natural Heritage Program The project site shall be indicated on USGS topographic quadrangle map by the applicant and the map forwarded to the Natural Heritage Program requesting information on the potential presence of habitat for rare, threatened or endangered vegetation and wildlife species

3. Each development shall be designed to protect and prevent disturbance of Critical Areas during construction and subsequent use of the property

The following standards shall be adhered to

a. Where any yard of a residential development is within a freshwater wetlands transitional area or tidal wetland buffer area, the required yard setback shall be maintained between the building or structures and the transition area/buffer area boundary

b. All efforts to preserve significant trees are to be made including, as appropriate, site redesign, use of tree wells, and other methods as specified in the landscaping section of this ordinance

c. Within the 100 year floodplain only activities permitted by N J D E P E shall be permitted

d. No development, grading or other alteration or disturbance is permitted in areas with steep slopes in excess of twenty-five (25%) unless such action is approved by the Township Engineer in view of appropriate engineering measures concerning slope stability, erosion, and resident safety which are reflected on the site plan

e. If the presence of potential habitat for rare, threatened or endangered vegetation and/or wildlife species has been identified on-site or on adjoining properties by the New Jersey Natural Heritage program, care should be taken during site design to preserve as much of this habitat as possible and to lima disruptions to habitat on adjoining parcels

f. Wherever and whenever possible, registered historic structures or sites should be preserved and incorporated into the site design Alterations should be kept to a minimum

F. Any single family home on a nonconforming lot located in the R-1. R-2. R-3. R-4. Historic District-Residential and Historic District-Residential/Commercial Zones which was lawfully created before (i.e. the effective date of this ordinance) may be enlarged or expanded.-Provided that the following shall apply:

1. Where the existing lot area is less than I 0.000 square feet the following requirements shall apply:

Minimum Front Yard-twenty-five (25) feet

Minimum Side Yard-one side: five (5) feet. two sides: twenty (20) feet Minimum Rear Yard-twenty (20) feet

Where the existing lot area is at least I 0.000 square feet and less than 15.000 square feet. the following requirements shall apply:

Minimum Front Yard-twenty-five (25) fee

Minimum Side Yard-one side: ten (10) feet. two sides: twenty (20) feet

Minimum Rear Yard-twenty (20) feet

Where the existing lot area is at least 15.000 square feet and less than one (1) acre. the following requirements shall apply:

Minimum Front Yard-thirty-five (35) feet

Minimum Side Yard-one side: ten (10) feet. two sides: twenty-five (25) feet

Minimum Rear Yard-twenty (20) feet

**Webmasters Note: The previous F has been added as per Ordinance No. 99-45.

A. Adult day health care facilities shall be permitted in all non-residential zones.

**Webmasters Note: The previous §228-224.1 has been added as per Ordinance No. 00-11.

[Added 12-8-64]

No use shall be permitted in any district, except the heavy industrial district, which creates danger to file, limb or property or which emits any objectionable noise, smell, smoke, dust, gas, glare or effluent