Branchville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Supplemental Regulations
§ 123-16 Outdoor furnaces. [1]
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 15-2012]
Outdoor furnaces are prohibited in all zone districts. No accessory structure shall be permitted to house or enclose an outdoor furnace.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 123-16, Building setbacks, was repealed 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 02-2007.
§ 123-17 Sign restrictions; permits.
No sign, billboard, advertising display or structure, poster or device shall be erected, moved, enlarged or reconstructed except as expressly permitted in this chapter and only after a permit has been issued by the Building Inspector; provided that this section shall not apply to traffic signs placed by municipal, County or state governments.
§ 123-18 Prohibited signs.
The following types of signs or artificial lighting are prohibited:
§ 123-19 Temporary signs.
Upon application, the Building Inspector may grant permits for the locating of temporary signs for special purposes, even though not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, for single periods not to exceed 60 days. Such permit is not renewable without the permission of the Planning Board and then only for similar period or periods of 60 days.
§ 123-19.1 Placement of temporary signage.
[Added 8-7-2024 by Ord. No. 06-2024]
Placement of temporary signage on the interior of fencing surrounding the baseball/softball field located at Block 202 Lot 21 shall be permitted subject to the following:
A.
Prior to the placement of signage, a permit shall be obtained from the Branchville Borough Clerk. The cost of the permit shall be $200 per sign per year. A template of the proposed signage shall be provided in the application. The Mayor and Council shall be authorized to reject an application for signage that proposes installation of a sign deemed to contain obscene content or material as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:34-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3.
B.
Signage shall face the interior of the baseball/softball field and each sign shall have a dimension of not greater than four feet in height and six feet in width.
C.
Signage shall be authorized to be placed on the fencing between April 1 and November 1. After November 1, the applicant shall remove the signage. Failure to remove the signage shall be deemed to authorize the Borough of Branchville to remove the signage.
D.
New permits shall be required for each calendar year.
§ 123-20 Storage of boats and travel trailers.
Not more than one boat and one travel trailer may be stored on an occupied lot in a residential district. Neither a boat or a travel trailer may be kept between the street line and the building in the residential district.
§ 123-21 Trailers as construction offices.
Except as provided in § 123-20, the storage, parking or use of a trailer is prohibited in all districts, except that the Building Inspector may issue a temporary permit for an office trailer for a period not to exceed six months when the trailer is used in connection with the construction or alteration of a building. Any such trailer cannot be used for dwelling purposes.
§ 123-22 Certificates of occupancy for nonconforming uses.
Upon the adoption of this chapter, any person desiring to obtain a certificate of occupancy to continue an existing nonconforming use may obtain same from the Building Inspector within a period of six months from the date of the adoption of this chapter. After said six-month period, said certificate of occupancy can only be obtained from the Board of Adjustment after a hearing under such rules and regulations as may be made by the Board of Adjustment. This section is not in any way to suggest that it is mandatory to obtain this certificate of occupancy for a nonconforming use.
§ 123-23 Height of fences or walls.
[Added 11-18-1981 by Ord. No. 81-5P]
No fence or wall, including an agricultural or living fence, shall be erected higher than six feet, except that fences for security purposes in or around a utility, industrial or commercial use may be erected to a maximum of 12 feet in height.
§ 123-23.1 Compliance with State Highway Access Management Code.
[Added 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-98]
Land adjacent to state highways shall be developed in conformity with the State Highway Access Management Code adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation, N.J.A.C. 16:47-1 et seq.; lands adjacent to County roads shall be developed in accordance with the County Access Management Code adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 27:16-1; and land abutting Borough roads shall comply with the requirements relating to access contained in Chapter 101 of the Branchville Borough Code.
§ 123-23.2 Certain accessory structures prohibited.
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 11-2012]
Accessory structures commonly known as PODS® and commercial storage containers are prohibited in all zones. Truck trailers used for storage are prohibited in all zones. However, there are the following exceptions:
A.
Any structure used for permitted commercial agricultural and horticultural uses which qualify under the Farm Land Assessment Act, N.J.S.A. 54:4-23 et seq. and the Right To Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
B.
PODS® used for temporary storage during construction are permitted, but the location must first be approved by the Construction Official.
§ 123-23.3 Parking of certain commercial vehicles in residential zoning districts prohibited.
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 09-2012; 5-4-2022 by Ord. No. 02-2022]
No commercial vehicle with six or more road wheels, weighing 27,000 pounds or more, shall be permitted to park between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Borough-owned streets, in residential zone districts and residential areas. This prohibition includes, without limitation, trucks, tractor-trailers, and other commercial vehicles. In addition to all penalties and fines available against the vehicle owner under the Borough's ordinances, any vehicle which is parked in violation of this section may be towed at the owner's expense.
§ 123-23.4 Sight triangles on corner lots.
[Added 12-5-2012 by Ord. No. 14-2012]
A.
On a corner lot, there shall be no construction of a structure, a planting, a fence or other improvement at a height of more than 24 inches above the level of the adjacent public streets within the sight triangle area as defined in Subsection B below.
[Amended 8-7-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
B.
The owner or occupant of a corner lot shall maintain a sight triangle in which there is no construction of a structure, planting, fence or other improvement above a height of 24 inches above the level of the adjacent public streets within the sight triangle area. The "sight triangle" is defined as an area outside the right-of-way which is bound by the intersecting street lines and a straight line connecting the sight points, one each located on the intersecting street center lines the following distance away from the intersection center lines: 90 feet.
§ 123-23.5 Hours of operation.
[Added 8-3-2016 by Ord. No. 07-2016]
The Branchville Borough Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment shall have the power to regulate the hours of operation of a business, commercial, manufacturing or industrial use in order to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the people and to protect against hazards and unreasonable use of property and to protect neighboring properties when reviewing any land use application for development.