Land use restrictions shall be required as applicable when a proposed development includes one or more of the restrictions contained herein. Land use restrictions shall be recorded with the Monmouth County Recording Officer as deeds of easements or shall be placed on final plats for such recording, as appropriate.

A. Drainage easements. Within required drainage easements, no regrading or the installation of structures, fences, trees and shrubs shall be permitted unless otherwise elsewhere modified by this Ordinance.

B. Conservation easements. Conservation easements for wetlands, wetlands transition buffer, flood plain or flood plain buffer shall remain in their natural, undisturbed state within which no regrading or clearing shall be permitted, excepting the removal of minor underbrush or dead trees that are hazardous to people or buildings.

C. Clear sight easements. Areas designated as clear sight triangles shall remain free of visual obstructions between 2-1/2 and 10 feet in height with the exception of street and traffic control signs, traffic control boxes, fire hydrants, lighting poles as approved by the Township Engineer. Field sited street trees may be located within a sight triangle in accordance with §520 Sight Triangle.

D. Utility easements. Easements for public and local utilities shall conform to any requirements of the appropriate company or authority. Structures within utility easements shall be regulated by the appropriate authority.

E. Cross-access easements. Cross-access easements shall permit pedestrians and motorists to travel from adjacent lots to the lot in question without the necessity for traveling on the public right-of-way.

F. Other land use restrictions. Restrictions or easements of other governmental agencies with jurisdiction of the application for development shall conform to any requirements of the appropriate agency or authority.

A. General requirements.

1. Sufficient lighting shall be provided on each site or along roadways to ensure the security of property and to protect the safety of persons between the hours of sunset and sunrise when the establishment or facility is in use.

2. Lighting shall be so designed to avoid the creation of hazards to motorists and pedestrians or nuisance to adjoining property owners or residents. Lighting directed towards the sky shall be designed to prevent interference with commercial aviation routes.

(a) Security lighting design for commercial developments shall employ timers on all or a portion of the site lighting that reduces the average illumination to the minimum requirements of this Ordinance within one hour after close of business or before midnight, whichever occurs earlier.

(b) Safety lighting design shall employ motion sensors so that illumination occurs only when someone is in the immediate area.

(c)Display, advertising and specialty lighting, excluding interior illuminated or backlit identification signage, shall be turned off at or before midnight.

3. Lighting levels, lamp color, and fixture type shall be consistent throughout the parcel in question and shall complement building architecture and landscaping.

4. Lighting shall be designed to minimize energy and maintenance requirements and shall comply with the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 1992 as it may be amended or superseded.

5.Exterior lighting not building mounted shall be supplied by electricity from underground cabling.

B. Street lighting. All public and private streets shall be sufficiently illuminated to ensure traffic and pedestrian safety under all weather conditions.

1.Design criteria. The design of street lighting shall take into consideration:

(a) The brightness of the abutting uses in comparison to pavement brightness as seen by both motorists and pedestrians;

(b) The ability to discern objects on the street or its edge in comparison to abutting uses; its brightness contrast;

(c)The time available to the motorist and pedestrian to view such objects;

(d)The amount of direct glare from the luminaire or lamp and reflected glare from the pavement.

2.Lighting standard placement. Excepting rural roads and lanes, lighting standards shall be located at the following places:

(a) At every street intersection.

(b) At the end of each cul-de-sac.

(c) At curves with an inside radius of less than 300 feet, unless the standard is within 300 feet of another.

(d) A maximum of every 75 feet on straight road segments for commercial districts and 150 feet in residential districts

3.Light stanchions shall be staggered on both sides of the roadway.

4.All lighting shall provide for non-glare lights focused downward.

C. Off-premise effects. Any other outdoor lighting such as building and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow a determination of the effects upon adjacent properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow. The objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No light shall shine into building windows, nor onto streets and driveways so as to interfere with or distract driver vision. To achieve these requirements, the intensity of such light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics shall be subject to site plan approval. Wall mounted fixtures are only permitted if directed into a site and not positioned towards neighboring properties or public streets.

D. Building-attached fixtures. Light fixtures attached to the exterior of a building shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building and other lighting fixtures used on the site. Consideration shall also be given to the type of light source utilized and the light quality such produces. The type of light source used on buildings, signs, parking areas, pedestrian walkways and other areas of a site shall be the same or compatible. The use of high-pressure sodium lighting shall be prohibited for all fixtures.

E. Fixture type. The fixture type shall depend on a site's location within a particular section of the Township as follows (see Appendix F):

1. West Lake Avenue. Harp series luminaire with metal halide ballast per Holophane Outdoor Architectural Lighting Catalog, or functional and aesthetic equivalent.

2. Historic HD-B-1 Zone District.

(a) Main Avenue street light style shall be Globe G18 by Sternberg Vintage Lighting with fitter from 508 series (508 BD/4 or 508 BD/5 as required).

(b) Street light post style shall be Georgetown 4400-D/10' pedestrian post, 14' corner/entry post with fluted shaft detail (typical) by Sternberg Vintage Lighting.

(c) Street light post arm shall be Victorian style twin or multi-mast. Twin mast to be model 78WB or PM for 12" or 14" Globe fixtures with 8-1/4" projection and 17-1/4" from center of globe to globe.

(d) Pilgrim Pathway light style shall be Elm Street style B780R as manufactured by Sternberg Vintage Lighting.

(e)Functional and aesthetic equivalents to the above referenced styles may be approved at the discretion of the board of jurisdiction.

3.All other zones. Old Town A850 luminaire with metal halide ballast per Sternberg Lighting Catalog, or functional and aesthetic equivalent.

F. Mounting height. See Article IV.

G. Illumination for Surface Parking. Parking lots shall be adequately lighted for both motorists and pedestrians in accordance with Table 5.3

1. Any other outdoor lighting such as building and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow a determination of the effects upon adjacent properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow. The objectives of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No light shall shine into building windows, nor onto streets and driveways so as to interfere with or distract driver vision. To achieve these requirements, the intensity of such light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics shall be subject to site plan approval. Wall mounted fixtures are only permitted if directed into a site and not positioned towards neighboring properties or public streets.

2. Maximum Lighting Controls. The ratio of average illumination, measured in footcandles, to minimum illumination, as required in Table 5.3 (Minimum illumination for Surface Parking) shall not exceed 4 to 1. The maximum illumination provided on any site shall not exceed the minimum illumination by more than a ratio of 10 to 1.

EXAMPLE:

Minimum illumination required: 0.5 f.c.

Average to minimum ratio:(4 x 0.5) or 2.0 f.c.

Maximum to minimum ratio:(10 x 0.5) or 5.0 f.c.

F. Pedestrian Way Illumination. Minimum pedestrian way illumination shall be as required in Table 5.4:

A. Major Subdivision. As part of a major subdivision, concrete monuments shall be installed at all tract boundary corners and at all points of the right-of-way which establish a publicly dedicated street. Such monuments shall be located between the sidewalk and the front property line, where appropriate. A metal alloy pin of permanent character shall be installed at all remaining lot corners of all approved lots.

B. Minor Subdivision. As part of a minor subdivision, metal alloy pins of a permanent character shall be installed at all lot corners of all approved lots.

C. Performance Bonding of Monuments. All monuments and/or pins that are not installed at the time of subdivision approval shall be bonded in accordance with Article IX of this Ordinance.

A. Public Ownership. Common open space shall remain in private ownership, unless the appropriate board of jurisdiction determines that public ownership is desirable and unless the subdivider agrees to the necessary land donation, in which case ownership shall be in the Township of Neptune, or in such other public body as shall be deemed appropriate, provided that the Township or such other public body shall approve such public ownership. Determination as to public ownership shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1.The need for public open space or recreational facilities in the areas determined by the Township Master Plan.

2.The potential for an open space connection between two (2) public open space areas;

3.The desirability of public access due to the peculiar physical characteristics of the area which make it suitable for public open space uses not otherwise available in that area;

4.Soil or vegetation characteristics of the area that provide a desirable public wildlife refuge;

B. Design standards.

1. Developed open space shall be designed to provide active recreational facilities in accordance with National Recreation Association standards to serve the residents of the development. Undeveloped open space shall be designed to preserve important site amenities and environmentally sensitive areas.

2. Stormwater detention facilities are not considered as part of the required open space, unless the approving agency finds that such a facility is designed to also serve as an open space amenity.

3. Natural features, such as trees, brooks, hilltops and views, shall be preserved whenever possible in designing any subdivision containing such features.

4. Direct access shall be provided to open space from a residential development. Where feasible, facilities shall be designed to facilitate access to and from other proximate residential areas.

5. Passive recreational activities within undeveloped open space may include, but are not limited to, pedestrian paths, bicycle paths, sitting areas and naturally preserved areas. Active recreation facilities may include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, tennis courts and ball fields.

6. Facilities to be provided within a developed open space area shall include a tot lot. The location of said tot lot shall not be proximate to any public or private roadway or intersection, and shall be suitably fenced.

A. Applicability. This article shall apply to all site plan applications.

B. Design standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare and review any development plan that involves the construction of a new parking lot or loading area or repair of an existing parking lot or loading area.

1. Layout. All parking lots and loading areas shall be designed for the safety, control, efficient movement and convenience of motor vehicle circulation within a site. Traffic circulation shall be designed to minimize the use of aisles serving parking areas as access drives. For all uses except single-family dwellings, parking lots or individual spaces shall be prohibited within front yard areas. For nonresidential uses, parking areas with more than twenty-five (25) spaces shall have separate entrances and exits, where possible.

2. Parking lot location. A parking lot shall be located to the rear of a building and/or the interior of the site where its visual impact to adjacent properties and the public right-of-way can be minimized. No parking lot shall be located in a required front yard.

3. Building setbacks. The minimum setbacks for buildings from driveways, parking spaces and private streets within the site shall be ten (10) feet for nonresidential developments. Standards relative to building setbacks from parking areas and streets in residential development are at Section 516. The provisions of this subsection are in addition to the yard setback requirements of Article IV, which shall additionally be complied with.

4. Construction and repair specifications. All parking lots and loading areas shall be constructed or repaired to specifications as approved by the Township Engineer.

5. Striping and signage. Surface painted aisle, stall and directional striping and directional and traffic safety signs shall be provided throughout the parking, loading and circulation areas, pursuant to Article IV of this Chapter and in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

6. Location. See Article IV.

7. Landscaping. See Section §509.

8. Parking space dimensions. The following parking space sizes sh all apply to all parking areas:

(a) Residential uses: 9' x 18'

(b) Office and industrial uses: 9' x 18'

(c) Government and institutional uses: 9' x 18'

(d) Retail uses utilizing shopping carts: 9.5' x 18'

(e) Other retail uses: 9' x 18'

(f) Handicapped van accessible: 18' x 18'

(Van accessible spaces shall be striped with an 8' wide loading area. Other handicapped spaces with a 5' wide loading area. Paired handicapped spaces may share a loading area.)

(g) Other handicapped spaces: 13' x 18'

(h) Parallel spaces: 9' x 23'

(i) Bus spaces: 10' x 40'

(j) Tractor trailer: 12' x 60'

9. Aisle dimensions. Parking lot aisles shall measure as follows:

10. Handicapped parking spaces. The number, location, size and marking of handicapped parking spaces shall be pursuant to the requirements specified in N.J.S.A. 55 32-12. However, where handicapped accessible or adaptable dwelling units are provided in accordance with Multifamily Development pursuant to this Article, a minimum of one handicapped parking space shall be provided in a location within closest proximity to such dwelling unit.