a Within any residential district, no building with permitted professional, office, or other home occupation, shall be constructed or altered so as to be inharmonious with the residential character of the adjacent residential areas

b. Store front types of construction within any residential district is prohibited.

Any uses not specifically permitted in a zoning district established by this chapter are hereby expressly prohibited from that district

All principal buildings in all districts may be clearly identified as to house number or street number by means of a small unobstructed sign clearly visible and legible from the main abutting street.

Nothing herein provided shall be so construed as to prohibit the owner of lands within any area threatened by flood from lawfully filling, draining, constructing levies and bulkheads, or otherwise improving their land with clean fill so as to eliminate or reduce the danger of flood or the erosion of soil so long as it is done in compliance with any Federal, State, county or local regulations governing drainage rights of way

No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit, hotel room, motel room or apartment, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the sanitary code and housing code of the township.

The disposal of garbage and/or trash shall be in accordance with all standards and specifications set forth by the New Jersey State Department of Health. Open dumps and the open burning of refuse shall not be permitted in any district.

No open space provided around any principal building for the purpose of complying with the front, side, rear or other yard provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing open space for meeting the same requirements for another principal building

The control and regulations of the nature and extent of uses of structures as herein provided shall apply equally to the nature and extent of the use of land

It shall be unlawful to locate, relocate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, or structurally alter any building, or structure except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which such building or structure is located

It shall be unlawful to use any land or building for any purpose other than is permitted in the zone district in which such land or building is located

No open space contiguous to any building shall be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except in conformity to the yard, lot, lot area, building location, percentage of lot coverage, off-street parking space, and such other regulations designed elsewhere in this chapter for the zone district in which the building or space is located. In the event of any such unlawful encroachment or reduction, such building shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and the certificate of occupancy for such building shall become null and void

No lot used for single family detached housing may contain more than one principal structure

No dwelling shall be constructed or moved in front of or in the rear of a building on the same lot

Disabled or nonregistered vehicles may not be stored except in an enclosed building in any zone district.

All billboards, signboards, advertising signs or devices not expressly related to the business being conducted on the premises or otherwise specifically permitted by this chapter area prohibited. (See section 13-17 for sign regulations)

The height provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the erection of building appurtenances such as church spires, belfries, towers or flagpoles designed exclusively for ornamental purposes The height provisions of this chapter shall moreover not apply to chimneys, flues, bulkheads, elevator enclosures, water tanks or similar accessory structures occupying an aggregate of ten percent or less of the area of the roof on which they are located and further provided that such structures do not exceed the height limit by more than ten feet Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the erection above such height limitation of a parapet wall or cornice extending above such height limit not more than three feet or to the construction of farm buildings of variable heights.

Where a building permit has been issued, the construction official may allow a nonconforming use incidental to construction projects on the same premises, such as storage of building supplies and machinery, and/or the assembly of building materials, the placement of storage buildings and temporary office structures. Where such uses have been allowed by the construction official, permits, pursuant to subsection 13-25 6 shall be issued and shall expire at the completion of the construction project or within one year, whichever occurs first.

Pursuant to subsection 13-25.6, the appropriate officials may permit the erection and maintenance of temporary structures or buildings for the conduct of permitted uses where such permitted uses have been interrupted by reason of fire or other casualty. Such temporary use permit shall expire at the time the necessary repair or reconstruction of the permanent structures or buildings has been accomplished or within one year, whichever occurs first.

The pursuit of horticultural, agricultural and animal husbandry are farming activities which are hereby recognized as a natural right which is entitled to be protected and entitled to be conducted and/or established as permitted by the terms of the township zoning ordinance and these pursuits also include the following activities under the general heading of "Right to Farm"

a. The right to farm includes

1 The producing, from the land, agricultural products such as, but not limited to, vegetables, greens, hay, fruit, fibers, wood, plants, shrubs, flowers and seeds.

2. The use of land for the grazing by animals

3 The use of irrigation pumps and equipment. A priority water use for agriculture, second only to human consumption and household needs, is hereby recognized

4 The clearing of woodlands to expand production, the alteration of vegetation and terrain, the installation of physical facilities for soil and water conservation and the harvesting of timber

5 The right and ability to market a particular farms output onsite, including the construction of buildings and parking areas for farm markets and "U-pick" marketing and sales

6. The onsite handling and disposal of organic wastes and materials in accordance with acceptable management practices and the ability to replenish soil nutrients as recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station.

7. The ability to use Federally approved products, in accordance with labeled instructions, as recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for the control of pests and diseases affecting plants and livestock and for the control of weed infestation and the aerial and ground seeding and spraying on farms in accordance with acceptable management practices.

8. The right and ability to conduct farming activities on holidays, Sundays and weekdays, in the evening and during the day, notwithstanding the production thereby of normal noise, dust, odors and fumes that are caused by such necessary activities when conducted in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices

b. The foregoing rights are subject to the restrictions and regulations of State and township health and sanitary codes, and in addition thereto, the restrictions and regulations of the State Department of Environmental Protection and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency