Certain words, phrases and terms in this Ordinance ate defined for the purpose thereof as follows.
A.Words used in the present tense include the future The singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular, the word "lot" includes the word "plot"; "structure" includes the word "building", the word "zone" includes the word "district", the word "occupied" includes the phrases "designed to be occupied" and "intended to be occupied", the word "use" includes the phrase,; "arranged to be used", "designed to be used" and "intended to be used", the word "shall" is always mandatory, and the word "may" indicates permissive action
B.Definitions. Whenever a term is used in the Municipal Land Use Procedures Ordinance which is defined in C 291. P L 1975 and C 216. P L, 1979 and amendments and supplements, Such term is intended to have the meaning set forth in the definition of such term found in said statute unless a contrary intention is clearly expressed from the content of this Ordinance Terms defined in C 291. P L 1975 and C 216, P L 1979 are included in Part 2A of this Ordinance
ACCEPTED STREET A street which has been dedicated to and accepted by the municipality
ACCESSORY USE OF BUILDING OR STRUCTURE A subordinate use building or structure, which is customarily incidental to a principal use or building and on the same lot
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER The person duly designated as the Township Engineer by and acting for the municipality, unless otherwise designated in any specific section of this Ordinance
AFFORDABLE HOUSING . Low Income or Moderate Income Housing in accordance with the provisions of Part 18 of this Ordinance and intended to satisfy the Township's Fair Share obligation
ALTERATION As applied to a building or a structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the existing facilities or an enlargement, whether by extension of a side or by increasing in height or by moves front one location or Position to another
APARTMENT One or more dwelling looms with a private bath and kitchen facilities, comprising an independent self-contained dwelling unit in a larger building
APPLICANT : One who applies for development approval. or any other person who seeks to engage in the movement of soil.
APPROVED PLAN A plan which has been approved by the applicable boards
ARCHITECTURAL HEIGHT EXTENSION An increase in maximum building height above that permitted by the Schedule of General Regulations designed to improve the architectural appearance of a building, provide for visual focal points or provide for additional area needed to satisfy density criteria and in accordance with the provisions of Part 7 of this Ordinance.
AREA, BUILDING The maximum horizontal cross-section of the principal building and all accessory buildings exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces and steps
ARTICULATED BASE COURSE Horizontal design elements such as kick plates or sill plates to define and articulate the base of a building
AVERAGE DAILY TRIPS (ALSO A D T ) The average number of vehicles pet day that arrive at and/or leave from a given site
AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION A drawing projection by lines perpendicular to the drawing surface in which a rectangular solid appears as inclined and shows three faces
BOARD The Planning Board of Berkeley Heights or the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Berkeley Heights as they are indicated by the context of the Article or Section
BUFFER An area consisting of trees, shrubs, solid fencing, earth berms or a combination of all, so installed as to provide both visual and acoustical barrier between properties
BUILDING COVERAGE That percentage of the lot covered by the building area
BUILDING FOOTPRINT . The horizontal area contained within the outer dimensions of the foundation walls of a building or roof overhangs including projecting second stories
BUILDING HEIGHT : The vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade to the highest point of roofline of the top storey in the case of a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof, and to the average height between the plate and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, excluding head houses, elevator shafts, elevator tanks, chimneys, dish antennae and the like.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been amended as per Ordinance No. 10-2010.
BUILDING LINE - FRONT Where the street line is straight, a line parallel to the street line which passes through the point of the building structure nearest to the street line Where the street line is curved, the building line shall pass through the point of the building or structure which is nearest to the street line and shall be curved such that the minimum distance from the building line to the street line is maintained across the entire property. Where the building has the minimum setback, the building line will be the same as the setback line Where the lot fronts on more than one (1) street, front building lines shall be defined independently for each street
BUILDING LINE - REAR - A line defined in the same manner as the front building line except that it shall pass through the point of the building or structure which is farthest from the street line
CALIPER The diameter of a tree measured in inches, six (6) inches above the ground line for trees up to four (4) inches in diameter, if of a larger diameter the measurement is made twelve(12)inches above the ground line To be used to measure nursery stock See also DBH
CAR WASH An establishment only engaged in automatic cleaning, washing. and polishing motor vehicles within a structure except that this shall not be deemed to preclude a retail store selling incidental items related to such purposes
CARTWAY The hard or paved portion of a street customarily used by vehicles in the regular course of travel Where there are curbs. the cartway is that portion between the curbs Where there are no clubs, the cartway is that portion between the edges of the paved or graded width.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY Permit signed by the Construction Official which is required by ordinance a- a condition precedent to the commencement of occupancy of a building, structure or site
CLERK The person duly elected Township Clerk acting for the municipality
COLOR STANDARDS Preferable color selections to be used for all exterior portions of buildings in the DD, HB-2, HB-3, DH-12, DH-18, and DH-24 Districts See also Downtown Color List.
COMPLIANCE PLAN The Affordable Housing Compliance Plan submitted by the Township in the matter entitled Deland and Scarpa v Township of Berkeley Heights, Docket No L-73036-87
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE FACILITY : An integrated health care facility of one or more buildings in which are housed activities as described herein involving doctors and other health care professionals. The facility may include medical and administrative offices, laboratories, treatment morns and similar uses and activities intended to provide various medical services including medical examination and testing, radiology, ambulatory surgery, urgent care, dialysis, rehabilitation, therapy, health screening and education, pain management, health and fitness centers and similar services, together with customarily incidental accessory uses. The facility shall not include any provisions for regular over-rights stays, long term residential or rehabilitative in-patient care, or similar activities.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been added as per Ordinance No. 16-02.
CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL The person duly appointed by the Township Committee to enforce and administer certain regulations as set forth in this Ordinance and in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5 23
CORNICE A decorative horizontal design element used to define and terminate the top of a building
COAH COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING The legislatively established entity charged with the promulgation of affordable housing rules and regulations
D. B. H, The diameter of an existing tree trunk measured at breast height (three (3) feet six (6) inches above ground level) See also Caliper.
DAY CARE FACILITY . A facility for those requiring or needing daytime care and meeting all state requirements.
DECK : An unenclosed structure, uncovered porch, or stoop, of wood or other structural material, set on wood, masonry or other columns or piers with a slatted floor with a maximum of 114 inch separations, the platform of which shall be attached to and extend from a residence (This definition shall also be applicable to "Decks" in conjunction with "Swimming and Wading Pools" as per Section 3. 1.7)
DESIGN VOCABULARY The street scape, pavement materials, parking, street lighting, sidewalks, building materials, colors, and landscaping at, set forth in Part 19 of this Ordinance
DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT A written agreement executed by the Township and one or more Developers setting forth the respective obligations of the Township and the Developer(s) under the terms of, and in connection with the Compliance Plan
DIRECT/REFLECTED LIGHT . Light emanating from any lighting fixture or other lighting source which falls direct]), upon adjacent properties or after reflection from any structure upon the lot containing the fixture or source falls upon adjacent properties provided that such light exceeds 0 1 foot candies at the property line
DISH ANTENNA Any apparatus or device by whatever name known and any connected support structure, designed for the purpose of receiving microwave, television, radio or other electromagnetic signals from any source, but does not include conventional television, radio or amateur radio antennae
DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS The DD, Downtown Development District, DH-18, DH-12, and DH-24, Downtown Housing Districts, and the HB-2 and HB-3, Housing Business Districts.
DRAINAGE RIGHT-OF-WAY The land required for the installation and maintenance of storm sewers or drainage ditches, or the land required along a natural stream or water course for preserving a channel of adequate width, as determined by the Engineer and providing for the flow of water therein, to safeguard the public against flood damage in accordance with Title 58 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey
DUPLEX A building consisting of two separate dwelling units with a closed vertical partition between the units with independent means of ingress and egress for each unit and with separate utility service
DWELLING UNIT . Is one (1) or more rooms providing living facilities for one (1) family, including equipment for cooking or provisions for the same.
EGRESS AND INGRESS - Egress is the provision of facilities for either pedestrians or vehicles for leaving a particular lot or land. Ingress is the provision of facilities for either pedestrians or vehicles for entering a particular lot or land
ENGINEER The person duly designated as the "Township Engineer" by and acting, for the municipality.
EXCAVATOR Any person who shall move or remove soil as said term is hereinafter defined
FACADE : The total wall surface. including door and window areas, of a building's face Each wall surface shall be considered a separate facade
FAIR-SHARE OBLIGATION The number of affordable housing units for which the township is required to provide reasonable opportunity within its zoning ordinance as such number may be established by COAH or other appropriate State Agency or by the Superior Court of New Jersey
FAMILY - A single individual or group of persons related by blood or marriage, or not more than three (3) unrelated persons having domestic bond. doing their own cooking and living together upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit
FENESTRATION The pattern of window and door openings in a building facade.
FITNESS CENTER : Any facility engaged in the sale of instruction, training, or assistance in a program of physical exercise or weight reduction, which may include, but not be limited to, the use of a weight lifting room, aerobic exercises and classes, running and jogging, instructional programs, weight control programs, game courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, saunas, steam rooms, whirlpool baths, massages, spas, showers, lockers or any other exercising or weight reduction machine or device. The permitted Accessory Uses for Fitness Centers shall be as follows: (a) indoor and outdoor playgrounds; (b) indoor and outdoor sale of food and beverages; (c) retail sale of health and fitness related items; (d) salons; (e) child activity centers; (f) nutritional centers; (g) pro shops; (h) membership sale offices and preview centers, and (i) all other customary and incidental uses of a fitness center.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been added as per Ordinance No. 8-07.
FRONTAGE . The distance along the property line parallel and adjacent to the right-of-way line
GARAGE IN LI, HB, OR, OR-A, OR DMX ZONES A building or space used as an accessory to the main building which provides storage of motor vehicles accessory to the permitted use
GARAGE. PRIVATE A building or space used as an accessory to the main building which provides the storage of not more than three (3) motor vehicles and In which no occupation, business or service for profit is carried on
GARAGE. PUBLIC A building or space other than a private garage, for the storage of motor vehicles and the provision of services stated under the definition of "motor vehicle service station". This term does not include motor vehicle showrooms for new or used motor vehicles
GOVERNING BODY . The Township Committee of Berkeley Heights.
GFA OR GROSS FLOOR AREA The total floor area of the building in square feet considering the outside perimeter walls of the building at each and every floor level and including each floor grade, if the ceiling is higher than six (6) feet There shall be no deduction for hall areas, staircases, elevator areas, stairwells, closets, storage areas or other similar areas except that the following areas shall not be included in the calculations:
(i) basement areas used only for storage or utilities, and
(ii) areas in excess of one hundred (100) square feet at any floor level which are without a floor and which form part of a common open space or atrium within a building
HOTEL : A building containing units, each having its only access from an interior corridor, designed and intended to be used as overnight sleeping accommodations for transient guests, which building has a public lobby and full-time management serving the guests and which may contain Accessory Uses, including, but not limited to, restaurants, sundry shops, convenience shops, or other similar shops, boutiques, spas, salons, post office services, recreational facilities, fitness centers, meeting rooms, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and convention facilities or any other similar accessory uses.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been added as per Ordinance No. 8-07.
HOUSING FUND The Fund established by the Township by ordinance as the depository for monies received by the Township from Developer's Agreements forming a part of the Compliance Plan or pursuant to other provisions of this Ordinance Such monies shall be used by the Township to satisfy its affordable housing obligations under the Compliance Plan, to provide for satisfaction of future affordable housing obligations, and 16 provide. in whole or in part, for roads, utilities, traffic improvements, property acquisition, recreational facilities or open space, structural improvements or renovations, the provision of fire or safety apparatus, or capital improvements required by or considered necessary or beneficial in connection with the housing to be constructed in accordance with the Compliance Plan or future affordable housing obligations of the Township
HOUSING REGION The geographical area defined by COAH for purposes of calculating the Township's Fair Share Obligation
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE A surface which does not permit the passage of surface water into or through itself
INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT A project of residential uses which include the construction of a number of affordable housing units in accordance with Part 18 of this Ordinance
ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS A drawing where all three faces are equally inclined to the drawing surface so that all the edges are equally foreshortened
LAND . Any parcel of land or portion thereof, the boundary lines of which can be ascertained by reference to the maps and records, or either, in the office of the Tax Assessor of Berkeley Heights Township or the office of the Union County Planning Board
LANDSCAPE The improvement and ornamentation of a site with gardening, trees, shrubs and landscape architecture
LANDSCAPE AREAS. Areas containing trees, shrubs, and ground cover ponds, streams and/or any other areas or features which can be reasonably included. but shall not include areas occupied by buildings or structures, paving for parking, loading, unloading, or access thereto, required buffers or areas utilized for outside storage
LINTEL A horizontal decorative articulation and structural member placed over a window or door opening
LOADING BERTH : An off-street space or berth on the same lot with the building, interior to the building or landscaped or screened as per the Ordinance, used for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading with a minimum of fourteen (1 4) feet of vertical clearance
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
LOT, CORNER : A lot having two (2) or more street lines which intersect
LOT, THROUGH . A lot having two (2) street lines which do not intersect
LOT AREA . An area of land which is determined by the limits of the lot lines bounding that area Any portion of a lot included in a street right-of-way, schoolway or public walkway, shall not be included in calculating lot areas for the purpose of meeting minimum lot dimension requirements
LOT DEPTH . A mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the general direction of its side lines
LOT LINE . A line of record dividing one (1) lot or parcel of land from another as shown on a certified filed map or as defined by a filed deed or both.
LOT LINE-REAR . A lot line which is neither a street line nor a side lot line
LOT LINE . - Side A lot line which intersects a street line.
LOT WIDTH . The straight line distance between the points of Intersection between the front setback line and the lot lines In the case of a through lot, the lot width shall be determined at the front setback line associated with the principal street line in the case of a corner lot, the minimum of the lot widths, calculated independently for each street line, shall be deemed the lot width.
LOW INCOME HOUSING . Housing which is affordable according to Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs, and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to fifty (50%) percent or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the Township is located and which is subject to affordability controls
MATERIAL STANDARDS - Required types of external materials for walls, roof, door and window trim, cornices and soffits, shutters, awnings and gutters in accordance with Part 19 of this Ordinance.
MAYOR . The Chairman of the Township Committee
MEDIAN INCOME . The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development uncapped median income by family size for Union County using the most recent calculations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for each appropriate household
MINOR SUBDIVISION . A subdivision of land for the creation of not more than three (3) lots, provided that such subdivision does not involve (1) a planned development, (2) any new street or (3) the extension of any off tract improvement the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to Section 30, c 29 l, P L 1975, (N J S A 40 55D-42)
MIXED USE STRUCTURE . A building which combines housing with one or more of the following in accordance with this Ordinance retail, personal services, or offices
MODERATE INCOME HOUSING . Housing which is affordable according to Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for ]ionic ownership and rental costs and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income more than fifty (50) percent but less than eighty (80) percent of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in Which the Township is located and which is subject to affordability controls
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION . Any establishment servicing motor vehicles with fuel, oil, lubrication services, lubricants, and other vehicle maintenance supplies, parts and equipment not requiring extensive or prolonged mechanical work for installation
MOVE To dig, to excavate, to remove, to deposit, to place, to fill, to grade, regrade, level, or otherwise alter or change the location or contour, to transport, or to supply
MUNICIPALITY The Township of Berkeley Heights in the County of Union and State of New Jersey
NURSERY SCHOOL A school designed to provide daytime care or instruction for five (5)or more children from two (2) to six (6) years of age inclusive, and operated oil a regular basis, and licensed by the N J Department of Education
OPENING . Removing, digging in, disturbing, excavating or taking up any surface, pavement, or soil of any street or right-of-way area.
OUTDOOR CAFE - An establishment at which food is sold primarily for consumption on the premises, with accommodations for patrons seated and served by waiters or waitresses at tables located outdoors, which may be under a colonnade, canopy or umbrella
OVERNIGHT PARKING - A truck, trailer, or other business or commercial vehicle shall be considered to be parked on private property overnight if it remains on such property for a continuous period in excess of ow hour between the hours of 2:00 am. and 5:00 a.m. prevailing time whether or not it is moved within the boundaries of such property during such time period.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been added as per Ordinance No. 37-01.
OWNER Any person seized in fee simple of any lot or having such other interest or estate therein as will permit, exercise, or effect possession thereof or dominion thereover.
PARKING DECK A structure which has as its purpose the multi-story parking of automobiles or other vehicles
PARKING SPACE An area specifically intended to be used for the parking of a motor vehicle provided on a particular lot (on-site parking), in a shared parking structure off-site (shared parking) or an adjacent municipal right-of-way (street parking) (See Part 11)
PAVEMENT The regularly traveled portion of any street
PEDIMENTS Triangular or arch decorative articulation over window and door openings
PERMIT A written authorization issued by the appropriate governmental authority
PERMIT ZONING A permit signed by the appropriate administrative officer which
(1)is required by ordinance as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a structure or building and
(2) acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of the municipal zoning ordinance or variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal agency pursuant to this Ordinance
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USE A use which is incidental and allowable in regards to the principal use on the same lot
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USE The main use to which the property is put as allowed by this Ordinance.
PERSON : Any individual, Finn. association, partnership, or corporation or any group of two or more of them
PERSPECTIVE SKETCH A drawing projection by lines representing, on a plane. the spatial relationship of objects as they might appear to the eye
PILASTERS A portion of a square column, usually set within or against a wall for the purpose of strengthening the wall or for decoration.
PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board of the Township of Berkeley Heights.
PLANTING STRIP . The area between the cartway and the sidewalk within the right-of-way usually planted with grass and within which street trees may be located
PLAT-CONCEPTUAL A plan, map or chart indicating a proposed layout of a proposed subdivision which is submitted to the Planning Board for review and discussion
PLAT - FINAL The plan, map or chart of a subdivision which is given final approval by the Planning Board.
PLAT-PRELIMINARY A plan, map or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision which is to be submitted to the Clerk for consideration by the Planning Board
PORTICO A covered entryway attached to a building. usually open on three (3) sides and supported by posts or columns
PRINCIPAL BUILDING A building in which the principal use or uses are conducted Buildings connected by structures whose main purpose is passage shall not be considered a single principal building but shall be considered separate principal buildings
PROJECTION . An extension of a building which protrudes or juts out from the vertical plane of the building.
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE An open space area convey or otherwise dedicated to an municipality or municipal agency, Board of Education, state or county agency or other public body for recreational or conservational uses
RATIONAL METHOD A method accepted by the engineering profession in determining surface water hydrology which requires the delineation of watershed area run-off coefficients and rainfall intensity based on time of concentration
RECREATIONAL FACILITY . A structure, building or use of land which provides space, equipment or other facilities for recreation No significant portion of the Gross Floor Area of any building in use as a recreational facility shall be used for public assembly seating unless approved in accordance with this Ordinance.
RESEARCH LABORATORY A building or structure which is devoted to invention or development of concepts and ideas including the initial construction of prototypes resulting from such use
RESTAURANT - A public eating facility at which food is sold primarily for consumption by patrons seated at tables, booths or counters, and where food is served by waiters or waitresses at such tables, booths or counters The term "restaurant" does not include drive-in restaurants or fast-food restaurants as otherwise defined in this section
RESTAURANTS, DRIVE-IN/FAST FOOD : A restaurant or food service establishment from which patrons may purchase food and beverages ready for consumption which are received via a motor vehicle drive-through window located in the principal structure or accessory structure. Consumption of the food and beverages is intended to occur outside the confines of the property on which the restaurant is located.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been amended as per Ordinance No. 26-02.
RETAIL Activity primarily involving on-premise sale of goods or services directly to the ultimate consumer
RIGHT-OF-WAY AREA Any property either owned by the Township of Berkeley Heights in fee simple or over which the Township has an easement and which is held by the Township for road purposes or for any other municipal utility or other purpose, the said area providing access for Township purposes
SCREENING A visual barrier made up of planted or architectural materials for the purpose of preventing the view of an object or area by the general public
SECRETARY The person duly designated as "Secretary" by and acting as such for the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSEHOLD : A household with at least one member fifty-five (55) years or older.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been amended as per Ordinance No. 15-08.
SETBACK : The minimum horizontal distance between the front, rear or side lot lines and closest part of the front, rear or side walls of a building or structure Where noted, "setback" shall also refer to the minimum horizontal distance between the exterior wall of one building and any other building or pedestrian accessway The front set back to a building shall be measured from any future right-of-way line adopted in the Master Plan unless specifically provided otherwise by this Ordinance.
SETBACK LINE A line within the lot, having a minimum distance to the lot line equal to the minimum setback allowed by this Ordinance.
SHOULDER . That area within the street right-of-way adjacent to the existing pavement and available for use by vehicular traffic.
SIDEWALK Paved path adjacent to a public street for use by pedestrians.
SIGN : Any device, structure or object for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of others.
SITE - Any plot, parcel, or parcels of land.
SOIL - Any earth, sand, clay, loam, gravel, humus, rock, or dirt without regard to the presence or absence therein of organic matter.
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN . The plan indicating temporary or permanent measures to be taken to prevent erosion and/or sediment damage submitted by the applicant in an application for development.
SOIL PERMIT A permit for the addition, removal, or movement of soil located on any lot within the Township of Berkeley Heights.
SPATIAL ENCLOSURE An area that has a specific identity and a sense that there are specific area boundaries.
STANDARD DETAILS AND DESIGN CRITERIA Detailed construction standards and acceptable methods of engineering analysis and design criteria which have been adopted by the Planning Board by resolution of the Board at a public meeting.
STORY : A story is that part of a building between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or, in its absence, then the finished ceiling or roof above it, including those basements used for the principal use. A split-level story shall be considered a second story if its floor level is six (6) feet or more above the level of the line of the finished floor next below it except a basement. Any floor under a sloping roof at the top of a building which is more than two (2) feet below the top plate shall be counted as a story, and if less than two (2) feet below the top plate, it shall be counted as a half story, provided not more than sixty (60%) percent of the floor area is used for rooms, baths, or toilets; otherwise, it shall be counted as that fraction of a story which its floor area in rooms, baths or toilets bears the entire floor area.
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been amended as per Ordinance No. 10-2010.
STORY HALF : A half-story is the space under a sloping roof that has the line of intersection of the roof and the wall face not more than three (3) feet above the floor level and in which space the possible floor area with head room of five (5) feet or less occupies at least for (40%) percent of the total floor area of the story directly beneath. (See Figure A Half Story.)
**Webmasters Note: The previous definition has been added as per Ordinance No. 10-2010.
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN . The plan for control of storm water submitted by the applicant in an application for development.
STREET - ARTERIAL . A heavy traffic street providing through traffic movements and designated as such in the Master Plan of the Township of Berkeley Heights.
STREET - COLLECTOR . A through street providing for traffic movement between an arterial street and other streets and may include the principal entrance street of a residential development and streets used for circulation within a development.
STREET - DEAD END . A minor street used primarily for one access to abutting properties with only one (1) outlet.
STREET - INDUSTRIAL A street providing for direct access to, and for local traffic movements in, the LI or DMX Zones.
STREET - MINOR . A street primarily providing direct access to abutting land and for local traffic movement.
STREET FURNITURE Benches, trash receptacles, planters, street signs, and other similar items placed on site or within the public right-of-way.
STREET LINE . That line which determines the limit of the highway rights of the public Street line and right-of-way boundary are synonymous.
STREET LINE PRINCIPAL For a through lot one (1) of the two (2) street lines maybe designated as the principal street line if the house "faces" that street
STREET LINE, SECONDARY The street line on the opposite side of the lot from the principal street line
STREET PROPORTION The ratio established between the width of the street right-of-way and the height of the building facades along the street
STREETSCAPE The area between the cartway and the buildings. and including, but not limited to, the building facade. decorative lamp posts. sidewalks, street tree,, and privacy edge hedge/fencing,
SURFACE WATER . Water, from whatever source. which does not penetrate the surface but puddles on such surfaces or flows across it
SURFACE WATER RUNOFF Surface water which flows off the property
TOPSOIL . Soil that, in its natural state, constitutes the top layer of earth and is composed of two (2%) percent or more, by weight, of organic matter and has the ability to support vegetation
TOWNHOUSE . A building containing at least three (3) but no more than six (6) attached dwelling units where each dwelling unit is compatibly designed in relation to all other units, but is distinct by such design features as width, setback, roof design, color, exterior materials and other features, singularly or in combination
URBAN DESIGN PLAN . The plan for the Downtown Development, Downtown Housing and Housing-Business Districts indicating the location of existing and pi proposed roads. densities, building mass, intensity of use, parking, parks, and streetscape design guidelines
USE . The purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is, or may be occupied or maintained
USE-PRINCIPAL Any significant use of a building, structure or land
USE - PUBLIC : Any use of a building, structure or land for municipal, county, state or federal governmental purposes.
USE-RESIDENTIAL The use of a building. structure or land as a dwelling unit
UTILITY AND SERVICE RIGHT-OF-WAY The land required for the installation and maintenance of sanitary and storm sewers, water lines, power lines. and other similar utilities and services
VISUAL TERMINATION The view that one sees walking or driving down a street or along a major axis or view shed, it should terminate on a landmark or other distinctive building element such as a clock tower.
YARD - FRONT - The lot area bounded by the front building line and the corresponding streetline Where the lot fronts on more than one (1) street, the front yard shall be the aggregate of the front yards defined independently for each street For a through lot having the driveway exiting onto the principal street, the definition of the front yard associated with the secondary street shall use the setback line in lieu of the front building line
YARD-REAR The lot area which is neither front yard nor sideyard
YARD - SIDE The lot area which is not front yard and is between a front building line and a rear building line
ZONING OFFICER The duly appointed person by the Township Committee to enforce and administer the zoning regulations of this Ordinance.
