An added roadway lane to the right side of the road which permits integration and merging of slower moving vehicles into the main vehicular stream or slowing down of vehicles.

A physical entrance to property.

A building, structure or use which is customarily associated with and is incidental and subordinate to the principal building, structure or use, and which is located on the same lot therewith, including but not limited to garages, carports, decks, sheds, nonportable swimming pools and all roofed structures. Any accessory building or structure attached to the principal building shall be considered part of the principal building. A storage and/or construction trailer shall not be considered a permitted accessory building, structure or use except as permitted pursuant to a development application.

A single vehicular entrance and/or exit combination between a street and a lot.

The Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291 of the Laws of New Jersey 1975.

Any land disturbance, including any development for which an application for development is necessary.

The construction of a new improvement as part of an existing improvement by way of an extension or an increase in the floor area, height, or coverage of an existing building, structure or landmark when such new improvement changes the exterior appearance of any building, structure or landmark.

The Zoning Officer/Administrative Officer of the City of Camden unless a different official(s) is designated by ordinance or statute.

An establishment consisting of, including, or having the characteristics of any or all of the following:

Conditions or situations created by a proposed development that impose, aggravate, or lead to impractical, unsafe or unsatisfactory conditions on properties such as, but not limited to, improper circulation and drainage rights-of-way, inadequate drainage facilities and utility service flows, insufficient street widths, unsuitable street grades, unsuitable street locations to accommodate prospective traffic or coordinate and compose a convenient and effective circulation system, locating lots in a manner not adaptable for the intended purposes without danger to health or peril from flood, fire, erosion or other menace, providing for lots of insufficient size and neither providing nor making future allowance for access to the interior portion of a property for other facilities required by this chapter; or otherwise in derogation of the City Master Plan.

Buildings, including apartments or condominiums, which are restricted so that only persons age 55 or older and persons who are married and cohabitating with a person 55 or older may become residents in any unit. Residency in age-restricted housing shall be restricted by bylaws, rules, regulations and restrictions of record to use by permanent residents 55 years of age or older with the following exceptions:

A single-family semidetached, single-family detached, single-family attached and/or multifamily dwelling unit in an age-restricted community which is unrestricted except as to an age requirement for occupancy.

The traveled way by which cars enter and depart parking spaces.

A service roadway providing access to residential parking and garages generally from the rear of residential lots. Such roadway is not intended for general (public) traffic circulation.

Includes man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, flagpoles, and similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or cell towers.

Any public or quasi-public place or premises wherein five or more amusement machines or devices are maintained, kept, operated or installed.

The buildings, cabinets, vaults, closures and equipment required for operation of telecommunications systems including but not limited to repeaters, equipment housing, and ventilation and other mechanical equipment.

Any building or portion thereof designed or used for the care, observation or treatment of domestic animals.

Any exterior apparatus designed for telephone, radio or television communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies, wireless telecommunications signals or other communications signals. Parabolic dish antennas used for satellite communications shall not be included within this definition.

The landowner or the agent, optionee, contract purchaser or attorney authorized in writing to act for the landowner submitting an application for development under this chapter.

The application form and all accompanying documents required by this chapter for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction for issuance of a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 or N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36 of the Municipal Land Use Law.

The Camden City Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars, either freestanding or attached to a wall to form a gallery; a series of arches employed for decorative purposes; and a roofed passageway or lane, especially one with slopes on one or both sides.

An establishment or business which provides a service of supplying a human model, which such human model is fully or partially nude for the purpose of photographing, painting, sketching, drawing or otherwise describing or delineating said model in any shape or form.

A survey by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor that indicates improvements on, above, and below the ground after construction pursuant to a final site plan or subdivision approval precedent to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

A facility which is licensed by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed, for four or more adult persons unrelated to the proprietor. In the context of this definition, "apartment" shall mean a dwelling unit offering at a minimum, one unfurnished room, private bathroom, kitchenette, and a lockable door on the unit entrance.

A unit in an assisted living facility which is licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services. Such units shall offer, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom, and a lockable door on the unit entrance. "Assisted living" is a level of care between nursing care and independent living and includes a coordinated array of supportive personal and health services, available 24 hours per day, to residents who have been assessed to need such services. Assisted living is intended to promote resident self-direction and participation in decisions that emphasize independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and homelike surroundings.

Any sign erected, constructed or maintained on a building with the principal support of said sign being the building.

An establishment that repairs and repaints motor vehicles after collisions, fire damage, water damage, or other natural disaster or for the purpose of restoration.

A lot or building used for the sale or hire of automotive equipment. This shall be interpreted to include new and used car dealerships and auto accessory sales rooms but not the sale of junked automotive equipment.

A structure and surrounding land used for the storage and sale of petroleum fuel primarily to motor vehicles and for accessory uses such as the sale of lubricants, accessories, or supplies, the incidental washing of motor vehicles, and the performing of minor repairs. A service station is not a repair garage, auto body shop, or car wash.

The dismantling by any means of automobiles or other vehicles for salvage or scrap; or the crushing or melting of inoperable vehicles. See "junkyard."

An ancillary lightweight roof-like cover, usually of canvas cantilevered from the facade that is temporary or movable in nature and that project's from the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window from the elements and that may be periodically retracted against the face of the building. An awning may or may not include signage.

A sign which is made part of an awning.

An activity provided in an occupied residence in which child care is provided only for a child or children related to the resident care-giver, or only for a child or children of one unrelated family, or only for a combination of such children; not being a child-care center or family day-care home. Babysitting is a permitted accessory use in all City residences.

The lines that connect a provider's towers/cell sites to one or more cellular telephone switching offices, and/or long distance providers, or the public switched telephone network.

An unroofed outdoor living area cantilevered from the face of a building on second or higher floors.

A miniature column or other upright form which in a series supports a handrail.

Establishments such as banks and savings and loans, credit agencies, investment companies, brokers and dealers of securities and commodities, security and commodity exchanges, insurance agents, lessors, lessees, buyers, sellers, and agents.

That land area immediately adjacent to the bed of a stream or river which is essential to maintaining the integrity thereof.

The portion of a building that is partly or entirely below grade, not designed for living quarters or habitable use and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the ground adjoining the building.

A portion of a residential dwelling unit containing sleeping accommodations without individual cooking facilities which are used, let or hired out for compensation for the use of temporary guests. A central dining area may be utilized to furnish breakfast only to the guests.

A room planned or used primarily for sleeping.

A type of paving stone used as curbing generally cut in a truncated pyramidal shape, laid with the base of the pyramid down.

A mound of soil, either natural or constructed, used for one or more of the following purposes: screen, buffer, separator, landscape feature, noise attenuator, dam, or stormwater control.

A road designed to accommodate the shared use of the roadway by bicycles and motor vehicles.

A general term denoting improvements and provisions made by public or private agencies to accommodate or encourage bicycling, including parking facilities, maps, all bikeways, and shared roadways not specifically designated for bicycle use.

A portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping, signing and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists.

A pathway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic generally by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way or easement.

A segment of a system of bikeways designated by the jurisdiction having authority with appropriate directional and informational markers, with or without a specific bicycle route number.

Any road, path, or way which in some manner is specifically designated as being open to bicycle travel, regardless of whether such facilities are designated for the exclusive use of bicycles or are to be shared with other transportation modes, including pedestrians.

Off-premises object, device, display, sign or structure, or part thereof, displayed outdoors or visible from a public way, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location or express a point of view, by any means, including words, letters, figures, design, symbols, advertising flags, fixtures, colors illuminations or projected images. Each substantially different face of a billboard structure shall constitute a separate billboard. Billboards do not include on-premises commercial or political signage nor small commercial or noncommercial signs temporarily placed in residential lawns by residents, owners, contractors, realtors or by or on behalf of political candidates or issues.

The facing of a billboard, including copy, insignia, background, structural supports, and border and trim. The measurements shall be determined by the smallest rectangle inclusive of all letter and images. The structural supports shall be excluded if they do not constitute a major part of the billboard or if the structure is not used to identify or attract attention to the business or product.

Landscape element designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff water. It consists of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap. The water's flow path along with the wide and shallow ditch is designed to maximize the time water spends in the swale, which aids in the trapping of pollutants and silt.

An area bounded by one or more streets or a municipal boundary and of sufficient size to accommodate a lot or lots of minimum size required by this chapter.

The Planning Board or the Zoning Board of the City of Camden.

A person who is not related to the head of the household and who may or may not pay for the privilege of boarding.

A building or part thereof arranged or used for lodging, without shared kitchen facilities, for compensation, monetary or otherwise, and not occupied as a single housekeeping unit.

The Zoning Board established pursuant to Section 56 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.).[1]

A wall that is not part of the structural support of the building and is intended, through its design and construction, to collapse under specific lateral load forces without causing damage to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.

A covered passage, one story in height, connecting a main structure to another main structure or to an accessory building or other land uses, i.e. parking spaces.

A structure designed to convey motorized/nonmotorized vehicles and/or pedestrians over a watercourse, railroad, street or other obstacle or depression.

An area within a property or site, generally adjacent to and parallel with the property line, either consisting of natural existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs, and/or fences, designed to physically separate or screen one use or property from another so as to visually shield or block noise, lights or other nuisances. No building, structure, parking area, street, sign (except traffic directional signs) or storage of materials shall be permitted in this area.

The area surrounding a telecommunications tower and ancillary facilities which lies between the tower and adjacent lot lines and/or land uses.

That portion of a lot lying between required yards and/or setback lines.

A structure which is designed, built or occupied as a shelter; or roofed enclosure for persons, animals, property or shelter, located on foundations or other supports and used for residential, business, mercantile, storage, commercial, professional, industrial, institutional, assembly, educational or recreational purposes.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, or in the utility system or mechanical equipment of a structure, which materially alters its usability, capacity, or function.

The horizontal plan projection taken at grade level of all covered or roofed areas and uncovered porches or decks on a lot, whether permanent or temporary. In computing building area, cornices, eaves, gutters, steps, and balconies are excluded.

The vertical distance measured from the mean elevation of the finished grade along the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the mean height level (between the eaves and ridge) for gable and hip roofs and to the deck line of mansard roofs. In all cases the building height shall not include chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks, antennas, air-conditioning equipment, and similar projections; provided, however, that such projections shall be attractively and appropriately designed and/or shielded.

The Building Inspector of the City of Camden.

A line parallel to the street line touching that part of a building closest to the street.

A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which the building is located.

A permit required prior to constructing, moving or altering any building or structure, issued in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code Act and this chapter.

The relationship between the mass of a building and its surroundings including the width of the street, open space, and mass of surrounding buildings.

Standards and controls that establish the maximum size of building and structures on a lot and the buildable area within which the building may be located, including area, coverage, setback, height, floor area ratio, and yard or other requirements affecting the physical placement of buildings and structures on a lot.

A mode of public transportation that combines the quality of rail transit and the flexibility of buses. It can operate on exclusive transitways, high-occupancy vehicles (HOV) lanes, expressways or ordinary streets. A BRT system combines intelligent transportation systems technology, priority for transit, rapid and convenient fare collection and integration with a local and regional land use policy in order to substantially upgrade bus system performance.

A small roofed structure having from one to three walls located near a street and designated primarily for the protection and convenience of passengers.

Establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to business establishments on a fee or contract basis, including but not limited to printing, copying, computer services, publishing, binding, photo finishing, and personal supply services.

The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches at a point six inches above ground natural grade. For tree surveying, the diameter of a tree trunk shall measure 4 1/2 feet above natural grade.

The publication of the City Division of Planning and Zoning, as amended, which identifies historic and potentially eligible historic structures and districts. Those properties specifically designated by City Council as historic structures or historic districts are listed in Appendix A of the Camden Historic Survey.

Any of the following:

An ornamental and sheltering roof-like structure.

A governmental acquisition of real property or major construction project.

Any building or premises or portions thereof used for the automated washing of automobiles, light trucks and vans for compensation.

A covered roof extending from the exterior building wall which allows a vehicle to park underneath.

A company that provides wireless services.

The hard or paved surface portion of a street customarily used for vehicles in the regular course of travel. Where there are curbs, the cartway is that portion between the curbs. Where there are no curbs, the cartway is that portion of the paved or graded width.

A use of land for the burial of the dead.

The certificate issued by the Planning Board that is required prior to rehabilitation, restoration, renovation, alteration, demolition or new construction undertaken within an historic district or historic structure.

A statement signed by the Construction Official, setting forth that a particular lot or a particular structure may lawfully be occupied for a specific use or uses.

Written endorsement by the City Engineer of a plan for soil erosion and sediment control which indicates that the plan meets the standards established by the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Commission (N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq.).

Any person educated and trained to perform therapeutic massage for bona fide purposes

Information which relates to changing events and/or messages relating to the structure and use to which a sign relates.

Any facility which is maintained for the care, development and supervision of six or more children under the age of six who attend the facility for less than 12 hours a day and which offers such programs as day-care center, drop-in centers, recreation-type centers sponsored and operated by a county or municipal government, centers serving mildly sick children, centers that had not been licensed by the NJ Department of Human Services prior to the enactment of the Child-Care Center Licensing Act of 1984, day nursery schools, play schools, cooperative child centers, centers for children with special needs, infant-toddler programs, employment-related centers, and/or kindergartens that are not an integral part of a private educational institution or system offering elementary education in grades kindergarten through sixth. A child-care center shall not offer programs operated by a public or private day school of elementary and/or high school grade, special activity programs for children, youth camps, and/or religious classes.

Systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement of people, goods, water, air, sewage or power by such means as streets, highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes and conduits, and the handling of people and goods by such means as terminals, stations, warehouses, and other storage buildings or transshipment points.

The term defining not-for-profit organizations dedicated to arts, culture, education, recreation, government, transit and municipal parking.

A building designed specifically for a civic function.

An outdoor area dedicated for public use. Civic space types are defined by the combination of certain physical constraints including the relationship between their intended use, their size, their landscaping and the building(s) defining the space.

A board that is thin on one edge and thicker on the other, to facilitate overlapping horizontally to form a weatherproof exterior wall surface.

The removal of all standing trees on a lot or a portion of a lot.

The triangle formed by the point of intersection of the right-of-way lines of two intersecting streets and the points on each of the intersecting right-of-way lines at a given distance from the point of intersection.

A private organization principally for the enjoyment of outdoor recreation such as tennis, swimming, hiking and fishing. Accessory facilities may be included if clearly subordinate to the outdoor use such as covered tennis courts fewer in number than open courts, year-round pools, lockers and incidental eating and social functions.

A private organization for social purposes in which the principal use is in enclosed buildings and limited outdoor sports are involved.

The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing.

When two or more receiving and/or transmitting facilities are placed together in the same location or on the same antenna support structure.

A roof or building structure, extending over the sidewalk, open to the street and sidewalk except for supporting columns or piers.

Any educational or recreational programs or activities involving team or individual instruction that is conducted in a commercial structure and related to children or adults, including but not limited to: dance, musical instruments, singing, cooking, karate or other sports.

Within enclosed structures, including but not limited to indoor tennis or racquetball courts, health spas, and similar facilities.

Trucks, buses, sedan delivery vehicles, station wagons with advertising matter on the sides or any other commercially used vehicle except a passenger car with no advertising matter exposed to view.

An open space area within or related to a site designated as a development, and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development.

A vertical wall and/or horizontal separation forming a structural part of two buildings or of two separately owned and/or rented units in the same building.

Ownership of two or more contiguous parcels of real property by the same person or persons.

A building to be used as a place of meeting, recreation, or social activity.

Buildings, structures, recreational devices, service systems and other facilities generally available to and/or operated for the benefit of residents, including but not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, building entries and passageways, roads, drainage systems, pedestrian and bicycle pathways, sewage treatment plants and other facilities (municipal buildings or schools).

A parcel of land used for the growing of vegetables, flowers, etc. used for human consumption but not for commercial purposes. The garden area may include but not be limited to a greenhouse, a small accessory storage building, benches, a watering system and fencing.

A community residential facility licensed pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 448 (N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1, et seq.) providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 persons with head injuries, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to: group homes, halfway houses, supervised apartment living arrangements and hospitals. Such a residence shall not be considered a health care facility within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L. 1971, c. 136 (N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1, et seq.). The term "person with head injury" means a person who has sustained an injury, illness or traumatic changes to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings which results in a temporary or permanent physiobiological decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral, social or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability.

Any community residential facility licensed pursuant to P.L. 1977 c. 448 (N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1 et seq.) providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than six developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to: group homes, half-way houses, intermediate care facilities, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health care facility, within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act" (P.L. 1971, c. 136; N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq.). In the case of such a community residence housing mentally ill persons, such residence shall have been approved for a purchase of service contract or an affiliation agreement pursuant to such procedures as shall be established by regulation of the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals of the Department of Human Services. As used in this act, "developmentally disabled person" means a person who is developmentally disabled as defined in Section 2 of P.L. 1977, c. 448 (N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2), and "mentally ill person" means a person who is afflicted with a mental illness as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:4-23[2], but shall not include a person who has been committed after having been found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity or having been found unfit to be tried on a criminal charge.

Any community residential facility operated as a hospice program providing food, shelter, personal guidance and health care services, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 terminally ill persons.

Any shelter approved for a purchase of a service contract and certified pursuant to standards and procedures established by regulation of the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1979, c. 337 (N.J.S.A. 30:14-1 et seq)[3] providing food, shelter, medical care, legal assistance, personal guidance, and other services to not more than 15 persons who have been victims of domestic violence, including any children of such victims, who temporarily require shelter and assistance in order to protect their physical or psychological welfare.

An application for development shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by the appropriate board. In the event the application is not certified to be complete within 45 days of the date of its submission, the application shall be deemed complete upon the expiration of the forty-five-day period for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment unless: (a) the application lacks information indicated on a checklist adopted by ordinance and provided to the applicant; and (b) the Zoning Officer/Administrative Officer has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application within 45 days of the submission of the application. The applicant may request that one or more of the submission requirements be waived. The appropriate board may subsequently require correction of any information found to be in error and submission of additional information not specified in the ordinance or any revisions in the accompanying documents, as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of the application have been met. The application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of such additional information or any revision in the accompanying documents so required by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.

A preliminary presentation and attendant documentation of a proposed subdivision or site plan of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and classification.

A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as specified in this chapter and upon issuance of authorization by the Planning Board. Any applications seeking exceptions to the conditions and standards shall be considered as an application for a use variance.

A parcel, plot or area of land abutting a public street complying with the minimum requirements of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35, exclusive of any area within such public street, whose area is sufficient to provide the yard, space and setback requirements and the minimum area requirement for the zone district in which it is located and complying with all other minimum requirements for said district, as required by this chapter.

A part of a continuing care retirement community with communal dining facilities and services, such as housekeeping, organized social and recreational activities, transportation services, and other similar support services for residents.

An easement in favor of the City for the purpose of preserving open space, buffers and/or the natural, scenic, aesthetic, or historic value of land and precluding any building on the premises.

Any site preparation, assembly, erection, repair or similar action, including demolition of buildings or structures.

The municipal official specified in the building code and designated as such by the City Council responsible for the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code.

Tracts of land which share a common boundary.

An age-restricted development that provides a continuum of accommodations and care, from independent living to long-term bed care and which enters into contracts to provide lifelong care in exchange for the payment of monthly fees plus an entrance fee in excess of one year of monthly fees conforming to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-330 et seq.

A lot fronting on two streets or other public way at their intersection.

The exterior trim of a structure at the meeting of the roof and wall, usually consisting of bed molding, soffit, fascia and crown molding.

An open, unoccupied space bounded on more than two sides by the walls of the building. An inner court is a court entirely surrounded by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court is a court having one side open to a street, alley, yard, or other permanently open space.

Any wheeled or formerly wheeled vehicle designated for transport upon roads or highways under its own motive power or under motive power other than its own and used or intended to be used in connection with construction or development for the storage of materials, tools or equipment, or for office purposes. The meaning of "construction trailer" shall be deemed not to include mobile homes or recreation vehicles.

A freestanding retail store offering primarily packaged groceries and offering token selections of a wide variety of sundries.

Development other than planned development.

A composite of the master plan for the physical development of the County in which the municipality is located, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter adopted by the County Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-2 and 40:27-4.

The County Planning Board, as defined in Section 1 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.1), of the county in which the land or development is located.

The square footage or other area measurement by which all buildings occupy a lot as measured in a horizontal plane around the periphery of the foundation and including the area under any roof extending more than two feet beyond the foundation.

A closed or open conduit designed for the purpose of conveying an open channel watercourse under a road, highway, pedestrian walk, railroad embankment, or other type of overhead structure.

Artificial dikes, levees, or other barriers, with appurtenances, for the purpose of impounding or retaining water.

Calendar days.

Paving that is made up of solid, precise, modular units, stamped concrete, seeded concrete, colored concrete or any combination of the above.

A conveyance or offer of conveyance of property to public use, which precludes the owner or any successor in interest from asserting any right of ownership inconsistent with the use for which the property is dedicated, until acceptance of the offer is acknowledged by the City of Camden or other public entity.

The partial or total razing or destruction of any landmark or of any improvement within an historic district.

The absence of routine maintenance and repair which can lead to a building or structure's weakness, decay and deterioration resulting in its demolition.

The permitted number of dwelling units per gross acre of land to be developed.

The total number of dwelling units per unit of land excluding all areas designated as common open space, streets, easements, water areas and wetlands.

Regulations that set forth specific improvement requirements.

A man-made or natural water collector facility designed to collect surface or subsurface water in order to impede its flow and to release collected water gradually at a rate not greater than that existing prior to the development of the property, into natural or man-made outlets.

The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.

The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure, or of any excavation or landfill, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, drilling, and any other uses or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land for which permission may be required pursuant to this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et. seq.

Money paid by an individual, person, partnership, association, company or corporation for the improvement of property as permitted in New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) rules or by others.

A zoning ordinance, land subdivision and site plan ordinance, official map ordinance or other municipal regulation of the use and development of land, or amendment thereto adopted and filed pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.

A construction schedule and plan showing the year in which each portion of a development shall be constructed.

Any direct glare source visible from a height above five feet at the subject property line.

The part of the City to which certain uniform regulations of this chapter apply as a separate zone district.

A window having two vertical sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the window.

An arrangement of parking stalls where two rows of spaces immediately abut each other and ingress/egress occurs on the exterior side of each two-space pair.

A projecting vertical structure on the slope of a roof, which provides light and headroom to the interior space.

The removal of surface water or groundwater from the land by drains, grading or other means such as retention or detention basins, including control of runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development and means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.

The lands required for the installation and maintenance of stormwater and sanitary sewers, water pipes or drainage ditches and other utilities, or lands required along a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water therein to safeguard the public against flood damage, erosion and sedimentation.

A limiting line established by a series of perpendicular drop points marking the maximum radius of the crown of an existing tree, but not less than six feet from the trunk, whichever is greater, and within which no construction or disturbance shall occur.

A facility associated with a use that, by design, physical facilities, service or by packaging procedures, encourages or permits customers to receive services and obtain goods while remaining in their motor vehicles.

A paved or unpaved area used for ingress or egress of vehicles and allowing access from a street to a building or other structure or facility.

An establishment which has as a portion of its stock-in-trade any type of syringe, needle, eye dropper, spoon, pipe, testing kit, rolling paper or other paraphernalia or appliances designed for or ordinarily used in smoking, testing, weighing, measuring, injecting, cooking or sniffing marijuana, cocaine, opium, hashish or other controlled dangerous substances as defined by N.J.S.A. 24:21-1 et seq.

Land used for the disposal of garbage, sewage, sludge, trash, construction debris, discarded appliances, machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof, or waste material of any kind.

Any permanent building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons. Dwellings may include but shall not be limited to the following types:

A group of interrelated rooms or structures, intended or designed for nontransient residential use of one family; separated from other dwelling units by lockable doors; having access to the outside without crossing another dwelling; and having living and sleeping facilities, cooking facilities, fixed or portable, and complete sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants thereof.

A right to use the real property of another created by deed or other legal means, for the benefit of private persons or the public, for one or more specific purposes.

A portion of a property which is permanently reserved for the purpose of enabling vehicular and/or non vehicular access between adjoining properties and may be either improved or unimproved.

An easement that establishes a clear sight triangle.

The projecting lower edges of a roof overhanging the wall of a building.

A corporate or nonprofit organization involving scientific investigation, engineering study, product development, or educational activities.

Light fixtures that do not allow light to escape above an 85° angle measured from a vertical line from the center of the lamp extended to the ground.

A building or space in a building and grounds used for the daycare of senior citizens. It does provide normal daily health-related care, i.e., medication administration, but not nursing care and services and does not preclude services like flu shots.

A private or public organization that is organized and operated for the purpose of providing a service or carrying on a trade or business without profit.

A non-basement building which is built, in the case of a building in an area of special flood hazard, to have the top of the elevated floor or, in the case of a building in a coastal high-hazard area, to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the elevated floor elevated above the ground level by means of piling, columns, (posts or piers) or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water and which is adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building during a flood of up to the magnitude of the base flood. In an area of special flood hazard, "elevated building" also includes a building elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of floodwaters. In areas of coastal high hazard, "elevated building" also includes a building otherwise meeting the definition of "elevated building," even though the lower area is enclosed by means of breakaway walls.

Any work or action necessary to deliver essential public services including, but not limited to, repairing water, gas, electricity, telephone, sewer facilities, or public transportation facilities, removing fallen trees on public rights-of-way, dredging navigational waterways, or abating life-threatening conditions.

A municipal advisory body created by the City Council to advise the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment.

A description and analysis of all possible direct and indirect effects that development will have on residents and the site itself as well as adjacent and noncontiguous areas.

The value of a property determined by the City Tax Assessor through a process designed to ensure that all property in the City is assessed at the same assessment ratio or ratios required by law. Estimates at the time of building permit may be obtained utilizing estimates for construction cost. Final equalized assessed value will be determined at project completion by the City Tax Assessor.

To build, construct, attach, place, suspend or affix and shall also include the painting of wall signs and the painting of signs or displays on the exterior surface of a building, structure or natural surface.

The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.

A deed, bond, money, or a piece of property held by a third person to be delivered to him or her to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition or upon the grantor's failure to fulfill a condition.

One place of business, or one permanent usage.

A written statement, documented by maps and charts as appropriate, examining, discussing and evaluating the impacts of a particular aspect of a proposed development. An "evaluation," in this context, shall include a comparison of the development and its impacts, as appropriate, to applicable standards set forth in this chapter. If no standards in this chapter are applicable to the particular aspect which is the subject of the evaluation, then generally accepted standards shall apply.

Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated. The process of digging out and removing, or exposing to view by digging out, land below its natural pre-development condition.

Those exterior surfaces of a structure or improvement which face upon a public street or right-of-way, excluding alleys, alleyways or other public easements.

Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is outside the display portion of the sign.

The Federal Aviation Administration.

The face of a building, usually the front.

Any sign attached to or painted on a building.

The area on the ground within a prescribed radius from the base of a wireless telecommunications tower. The fall zone is the area within which there is a potential hazard from falling debris (such as ice) or collapsing material.

One or more individuals not necessarily related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship, living together in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit, including shared bathroom and kitchen facilities, and also may include other shared living space. Such occupancy is distinguished from a boarding-, lodging- or rooming-house type of occupancy dwelling unit.

A private residence which qualifies as a family day-care home pursuant to the "Family Day Care Provider Registration Act," P.L. 1987 c. 27 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16 et seq.); and as further defined as a private residence in which child care services are provided for a fee to not less than three and no more than five children at any one time for no less than 15 hours per week. Refer to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b for further information on family day-care homes.

A permanent enclosed building typically operated year-round where products primarily grown or produced on the farm where it is located are sold.

The Federal Communications Commission.

An artificially constructed barrier of wood, brick, stone, wire, metal, or any other manufactured material or combination of materials used as a boundary or means of protection, confinement or concealment. Masonry fences are prohibited unless they are utilized to retain earth.

Windows and other openings on a building facade.

The deposit of any material that would raise the elevation of land above pre-development conditions.

The official action of the Planning Board taken on a preliminarily approved major subdivision or site plan, after all conditions, engineering plans and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and the required improvements have been installed or guarantees properly posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guarantees.

The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which is presented to the Planning Board for final approval in accordance with these regulations and which, if approved, shall be filed with the proper County Recording Officer.

A decorative terminal form at the top of a spire, gable or other point of relative height.

The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

The official report provided in which the Federal Insurance Administration has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary - Floodway Map and the water surface elevation on the base flood.

A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

The relatively flat area or low lands adjoining the channel of a river, stream, watercourse, canal, or any body of standing water, which has been or may be covered by floodwater.

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than 0.2 foot.

An area which is outside the floodway and is flooded with an average frequency of one or more times in each 100 years as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).

The floodway and the flood fringe area of a delineated stream.

The elevation of the flood hazard area design flood.

The one-hundred-year storm in nondelineated areas and the 100-year storm plus 25% in delineated areas.

The area of all floors computed by using the dimensions of the outside walls of each floor of a building or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings, but not including cellars, porches, balconies, patios, terraces, breezeways, carports, verandas and garages or any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than 6 1/2 feet, except that enclosed porches and patios which are heated and used year-round may be counted in computing the floor area, provided that the walls, ceilings, foundation, etc., are the same as required for the remaining structure.

The sum of the area of all of the floors of the building or structures compared to the total area of the site.

A unit of illuminance on a surface one foot square in area onto which there is a uniform flux of one lumen. Measured by a light meter.

Any sign attached to a structure, where the sole purpose of such structure is to support the sign.

A richly ornamented vertical band occurring just under a cornice.

The distance between property lines of any property, measured along the right-of-way of the street.

A light fixture with cutoff optics that allows no light emissions above a vertical cutoff angle of 90° and a maximum of 10% of numeric value of the lamp lumen output radiates over an 80° angle above nadir (straight down at perfect vertical) through the light fixtures lowest light emitting part when mounting height is 16 feet or less. Any structural part of the light fixture providing this cutoff angle must be permanently affixed. No direct up-light.

Cellular radio, personal communication service (PCS), enhanced specialized mobile radio, specialized mobile radio and paging, commercial land mobile radio and additional emerging technologies.

Directional, information or public service signs, such as signs which provide information to motorists and pedestrians, indicating locations of rest rooms, telephones or similar facilities of public convenience, and signs located on mechanical dispensing equipment that identifies its product.

A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and rituals connected therewith before burial or cremation, licensed by the State of New Jersey for such purpose.

A commercial establishment for the retail sales of furniture and home furnishings including, but not limited to, window treatments, light fixtures, and wallpaper. Home furnishings shall not include flooring materials (including carpets) and/or large appliances such as televisions, stereo systems, washing machines and clothes dryers.

The part of the end wall of a building between the eaves and a pitched or gambrel roof. The gable orientation shows the vertical triangular plane rather than the slope side of the roof. A gable facing towards a frontage individualizes a building more strongly than its alignment parallel to a frontage.

An establishment for retail sales of live plant material, fertilizers, pesticides, landscape materials, plant containers, seasonal sales of flowers, produce and holiday items, including Christmas trees both live and artificial, lawn ornaments, garden furniture and similar material.

A structure that is accessory to a residential building and that is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated by the residents thereof and that is not a separate commercial enterprise available to the general public.

Any garage not included within the definition of a "private garage."

A retail place of business engaged primarily in the sale of motor fuels but also in supplying goods and services generally required in the operation and maintenance of automotive vehicles and the fulfilling of motorist needs. Major automotive repairs, painting and body and fender work are excluded.

A comprehensive plan for the development of a planned development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.2.

The sensation produced by luminance within the visual field that is sufficiently greater than the luminance to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort or the loss of visual performance and visibility.

A tract of land laid out for at least nine holes for playing the game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards that may include a clubhouse, dining and refreshment facilities, driving ranges and miniature golf courses as accessory uses.

The City Council of the City of Camden.

The slope of a road, path, driveway, swale or other surface, or the average finished ground elevation adjoining a building at project completion.

The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground where the sign support structure meets the ground.

Building design that yields environmental benefits, such as savings in energy, building materials, and water consumption, or reduced waste generation.

Corridors where recreation and conservation are among the primary values. They are fingers of green which link people and resources. They may be in public or private ownership. Greenways connect new and existing recreation and conservation areas such as parks and waterfront open space. They serve as trail networks for jogging, bicycling, walking, and hiking. These breaks in development also provide homes for wildlife and preserve riparian vegetation. Greenways assist with sediment and erosion control, nutrient and pollutant removal, stream and river temperature control, and groundwater recharge. Greenways vary in width from a minimum of 50 feet to areas several hundred feet in width.

Low-growing plants or sod that in time form a dense mat covering the area in which they are planted preventing soil from being blown or washed away and the growth of unwanted plants.

Any single-family dwelling used in the placement of children pursuant to law recognized as a group home by the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies; provided, however, that no group home shall contain more than 12 children.

A tower that is supported or braced through the use of cables (guy wires) that are permanently anchored.

When referring to a tower, the vertical distance measured from the lowest finished grade at the base of the tower to the highest point on the tower, even if said highest point is an antenna.

An area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, licensed or approved for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, and including auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting room, fueling, and maintenance equipment.

A heliport, but without auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting room, fueling, and maintenance equipment.

Any building or structure which is historically or architecturally significant.

A geographically definable area possessing a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, and/or objects which viewed collectively:

The body which, for the purposes of this chapter, acts as the historic preservation commission as cited in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

Resources within a historic district shall be classified as either contributing, noncontributing, or key-contributing, which are defined as:

Restoring a building to its period of greatest historic significance.

Any buildings, structures, sites, objects, or districts which possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and association or which may be likely to yield information about history or pre-history, and which have been determined, pursuant to the terms of this chapter, to be:

A retail establishment wherein a diverse variety of products for the home are offered within the confines of a single building and enclosed exterior space with appropriate screening. Such products include, but are not limited to, appliances, tools, lumber, flooring materials (including carpets), plants and garden products, electrical and plumbing supplies, paints and lighting fixtures.

Any indoor activity carried out by a resident for financial gain in a dwelling unit or in an accessory building which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes.

An organization operating in a development under recorded agreements through which each lot owner shall be a member and each dwelling unit is subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expenses for the organization's activities and maintenance, including any maintenance costs levied against the association by the City in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43.

A building or group of buildings consisting of individual sleeping units designed for transient travelers and not for permanent residence; which may include conference and meeting facilities and restaurants.

A building used for public worship by a congregation, excluding buildings used for residential, educational, burial, recreational or other uses not normally associated with worship.

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. An organization that provides standards for the lighting industry.

The square footage or other area measurement by which all buildings and impervious surfaces cover a lot as measured in a horizontal plane to the limits of the impervious area(s), such as surface areas, walkways, patios and plazas. All parking spaces and lots, buildings, roads, driveways, walkways, tennis courts, patios, decks and any other structure or on-site material or ground condition that does not permit the natural absorption of water shall be included in the computation of improvement coverage. All surfaced parking areas and driveways, all required parking areas which are permitted to remain unsurfaced and all gravel and packed stone areas and landscape areas lined with weed-inhibiting plastic sheeting shall be included in the computation of impervious coverage. In addition, other areas determined by the City Engineer to be impervious within the meaning of this definition shall also be considered as an "impervious surface."

Any structure or part thereof constructed or installed upon real property by human endeavor and intended to be kept at the location of such construction or installation for a period of not less than 60 consecutive days.

Either a single pressure peak or a single burst (multiple pressure peaks) that has a duration of less than one second.

A building or portion thereof which is unsuitable for use because it does not relate to or exist harmoniously with adjacent surfaces or the building character.

A self-contained unit for an older adult or adults who are capable of caring for themselves but for whom dining, social and health related services are provided within the community through contractual arrangements with the owner/manager, either as a complete package or on an a-la-carte basis.

A nonprofit, community service or public use such as a post office, library, community meeting hall, cultural-recreational-educational facility, visual and/or performance arts building or government-owned or operated building or structure.

A building or portion thereof which lacks neither soundness of structure nor conformity to historical character.

In a criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding, any citizen of the State of New Jersey or, in the case of a civil proceeding in any court or in an administrative proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing within or without the municipality, whose right to use, acquire, or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under the provisions of this chapter, or whose rights to use, acquire, or enjoy property under the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) or this chapter, or under any other law of this state or of the United States have been denied, violated or infringed upon by an action or a failure to act under the provisions of this article.

Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is contained within the display portion of the sign.

A point where two or more streets meet and/or cross.

A building or portion thereof which is out of character with other neighboring buildings and which may present a visual disruption due to its size, shape or use of materials.

In-street design, a raised area, usually curbed, placed to guide traffic and separate lanes, or used for landscaping, signage, or lighting.

Any location, place or space, whether covered or uncovered, used for the sale, purchase, exchange, display or storage of scrap or junk materials or articles commonly called "junk," including but not limited to old paper, old cardboard, old metal or metal products such as old iron, brass, copper, tin, lead and other metals, old rags, old rope, old wire, old bottles, old glassware, old household fixtures or appliances, old motor vehicles and other abandoned or nonusable vehicles. In any instance where a particular business sells or offers for sale any of such articles both for salvage and/or for the purpose for which such articles were originally manufactured, any location on or from which such business is conducted shall be construed to be a "junkyard."

A business devoted to the boarding, care of breeding of dogs and cats.

Any ground, soil, or earth, including marshes, swamps, drainageways, and areas not permanently covered by water within the City, plus improvements and fixtures on, above or below the surface.

The division of a parcel into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure; or of any mining, clearing of land, excavation or landfill; and any change in the use of any building or other structure, or land, or extension of use of land which is subject to Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment review.

A component of a development plan on which is shown proposed landscape species (such as number, spacing, size at time of planting and planting details); proposals for protection of existing vegetation during and after construction; proposed treatment of hard and soft surfaces; proposed decorative features; grade changes; buffers and screening devices; and any other information required to facilitate an informed decision by the approving authority.

An area of land restricted to landscape items which may also include such elements as natural features, earth berms, sculpture, signs, lighting, accessways, bikeways and pedestrian pathways, but not including motor vehicle parking, extending along the entire lot line where they are required. The width of a landscape area shall be measured at right angles to the lot line.

A completely planted visual barrier (or having equivalent natural growth) composed of evergreen plants and trees and/or shrubs arranged to form both a low-level and a high-level screen.

An area of land restricted to landscape elements which may include lawns, plantings, natural features, earth berms, sculpture, lighting, bikeways and pedestrian pathways, but not including motor vehicle parking extending along the entire lot line(s) where they are required. The width of a landscape buffer shall be measured at right angles to the lot line.

An added roadway lane which permits integration and merging of slower moving vehicles with the main stream or slowing down for vehicles approaching a turn.

A type of mount that is self-supporting with multiple legs and cross-bracing of structural steel.

That housing which may be produced at lowest price given compliance with New Jersey Uniform Construction Code and other applicable regulations.

The most recent version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Commercial Green Building System, or other related LEED Rating Systems, as approved by the U.S. Green Building Council.

An individual who has passed the LEED accreditation examination issued by the USBGC in applying LEED principles to building design.

The assembly that holds the lamp in a lighting system. It includes the elements designed to give light output control, such as a reflector (mirror) or refractor (lens), the ballast, housing, and the attachment parts.

The fabrication, processing or assembly of goods and material where the storage of bulk goods and materials or such activities or materials create no major hazard from fire or explosion or produce no toxic or corrosive fumes, gas, smoke, odors, obnoxious dust or vapor, offensive noise or vibration, glare, flashes or objectionable effluent.

Any or all parts of a luminaire that function to produce light.

Any adverse effect of man-made light including, but not limited to, light trespass, uplighting, the uncomfortable distraction to the eye, or any man-made light that diminishes the ability to view the night sky. Often used to denote urban sky glow.

Light emitted by a luminaire falls where it is not wanted or needed or shines beyond the property line on which the luminaire is installed.

The topmost horizontal member over an opening, which helps carry the weight of the vertical structure above it.

An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials and which abuts upon a street, alley or other appropriate means of access.

An institution or a distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours or two or more patients who are not related to the governing authority or its members by marriage, blood, or adoption. Long-term care facility shall include the terms "skilled nursing facility" and "intermediate care facility."

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.

The area of a lot taken at its perimeter, exclusive of any portion within a public or private street right-of-way.

A lot at the junction of, and abutting on, two or more intersecting streets. Unless prior subdivision approval requires otherwise, each corner lot shall have two or more front yards, one side yard and one rear yard. Designation of the side and rear yards shall occur either at the time of application for subdivision approval for new residential lots or at the time of application for building permit for lots within existing development where no prior designation of such yards occurred.

That part or percentage of the lot covered by building area and impervious surfaces.

The length of a line, lying midway between and parallel to side lines or midway between and making equal angles with two converging side lines, between the point of its intersection with the street line and the point of its intersection with a rear lot line.

A lot located to the rear of another lot, connected to the public street frontage common to both lots by a narrow strip of land.

The straight line distance measured between points where side lines meet street lines; i.e., the chord of a circle in a cul-de-sac.

In the case of a lot abutting one street only, the edge of the lot which abuts the street. When a lot abuts two or more streets, the front of the lot is that abutting side which is so designated on the lot plan by the Zoning Officer/Administrative Officer; and abutting edges adjacent to the designated front shall be considered as sides of the lot. Any other edge abutting a street, which is not a front or side as above defined, shall also be considered a front.

A lot other than a corner lot.

Any line forming a portion of the exterior boundary of a lot and the same line as the street line for that portion of a lot abutting a street.

A lot, other than a corner lot, which extends from one street to another, having frontage on both streets.

The distance between the side lines measured parallel to the front lot line at the minimum front yard setback line.

The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for the parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement, is not considered a building's "lowest floor," provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of other applicable nonelevation design requirements.

The complete lighting unit, including the lamp, the fixture, and other parts.

Any security, other than cash, which may be accepted by the City for the maintenance of any improvements required by this chapter, including but not limited to surety bonds and letters of credit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.5.

An establishment, business or use which provides the service of massage and body manipulations, including exercises, heat and light treatments of the body and all forms and methods of physical therapy unless operated by a medical practitioner or professional physical therapist or certified massage practitioner.

An activity which involves the fabrication, reshaping, reworking, assembly or combining of products for sale to the general public from previously prepared materials, including the synthesis of chemical or chemical products or the processing of any raw materials in a manner duly regulated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Manufacturing also includes light industrial operations such as electronic, machine parts, small component and paper product assembly, packaging or printing but excludes automobile assembly or milling activities.

Factory-built, single-family structures that meet the National Home Construction & Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. § 5401).

Chapter 141 of the laws of New Jersey 1960, as amended from time to time.

Any hood, canopy, awning, or permanent construction which projects from the wall of a building, usually above an entrance.

A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for the development of the City as set forth in and adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28 et seq.

Any facility offering outpatient methadone maintenance services. A methadone clinic shall be deemed to be a business or commercial operation, or the functional equivalent thereof, and shall not be constructed, for zoning purposes, as ancillary or adjunct to a doctor's professional office.

A dwelling unit manufactured in one or more sections; designed for long-term occupancy; containing living and sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower, bath and kitchen facilities with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems; and designed to be transported on its own wheels after fabrication, arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a complete dwelling unit, usually including major appliances and furniture and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations. For purposes of this chapter, "trailers" are not considered mobile homes.

A tract or parcel of land on which mobile homes are located and used for residential purposes.

A sign which is not affixed to the building structure or permanently attached to a freestanding structure.

A dwelling unit manufactured in one or more sections; designed for long-term occupancy; containing living and sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower, bath and kitchen facilities with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems; and designed to be transported on a flatbed or on other trailers in sections, arriving at the site where it is assembled for occupancy as a complete dwelling; and a unit that is in conformity with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

The type of tower that is self-supporting with a single shaft of wood, steel or concrete and a platform (or racks) for panel antennas arrayed at the top.

A place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial or cremation.

Any vehicle that is propelled other than by human or animal power on land.

A deviation from a flat surface, using rectangular or curved profiles, or both, with the purpose of making transition or adding ornamentation.

The structure or surface upon which antennas are mounted, including the following three types of mounts:

A curb with a sloped face designed to be crossed by a vehicle.

Any traffic lane where traffic movement is the primary, if not sole, function.

A layer of wood chips, dry leaves, straw, hay, plastic, or other materials placed on the surface of the soil around plants to retain moisture, to prevent weeds from growing, to hold the soil in place, and to aid plant growth.

Signs relating to a use or facility containing multiple occupancy and tenancy and displaying the names, professions and interests of the various tenants.

Any distinct parcel of land that is used for more than one category of activity. Examples include, but are not limited to:

The Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, City Council, or any agency created by or responsible to the City when acting pursuant to this chapter and the Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL).

The City of Camden.

Chapter 291 of the Laws of New Jersey 1975, as amended from time to time.[4]

The earth itself, the water upon or under the surface of the earth, the air above the earth and plants, animals, fish, birds, insects and other living creatures growing upon or inhabiting the earth, the water or the air.

Materials found to exist naturally and/or have undergone minor modification, reduction or alloying by man, which can be reused (recycled) or are biodegradable. Such materials would include wood, stone, brick, rapidly oxidizing metals such as iron, recyclable metals and minerals such as copper and glass and some alloys such as tin, bronze and brass. Plastics, polyvinyl chlorides, special polymers, aluminum, chromium, special steels and other exotic man-made or highly refined materials are specifically and generally excluded.

Vegetation indigenous to the local geography and ecosystem which consists of existing volunteer individuals.

Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter.

Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesirable; sound or a sound of any kind; a loud outcry or commotion; a disturbance, especially a random and persistent disturbance that obscures or reduces the clarity of a signal.

An employee of:

A building or structure the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision, or amendment.

A lot the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Any sign lawfully existing on the effective date of an ordinance, or any amendment thereto, which is rendered nonconforming by reason of the adoption, revision or amendment.

A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Any human-made or human-induced activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, from which pollutants are or may be discharged; any human-made or human-induced activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, that may temporarily or permanently change any chemical, physical, biological, or radiological characteristic of waters of the state from what was or is the natural, pristine condition of such waters, or that may increase the degree of such change; or any activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, that contributes or may contribute to water pollution. The term "NPS" shall have the same meaning as "nonpoint source."

Any educational institution for higher learning chartered by the State of New Jersey, or a private educational institution normally subject to regulations prescribed by the State of New Jersey, which institution is operated on a nonprofit basis. This definition shall be deemed to include all activities secondary or subordinate to the main activity of any such institution, which activities are a part of the normal operation of such institution as set forth in this chapter.

A stormwater management measure, strategy or combination of strategies that reduces adverse stormwater runoff impacts through sound site planning and design. Nonstructural BMPs include such practices as minimizing site disturbance, preserving important site features, reducing and disconnecting impervious cover, flattening slopes, utilizing native vegetation, minimizing turf grass lawns, maintaining natural drainage features and characteristics and controlling stormwater runoff and pollutants closer to the source. The term "low-impact development technique" shall have the same meaning as "nonstructural BMP."

Any offensive, annoying, unpleasant or obnoxious thing or practice, a cause or source of annoyance, especially a continuing or repeating invasion or disturbance of another's rights including the actual or potential emanation of any physical characteristics of activity or use across a property line which can be perceived by a human being, or the generation of an excessive or concentrated movement of people or things, such as but not limited to noise, dust, smoke, fumes, odor, glare, flashes, vibrations, shock waves, heat, debris, litter, trash sites, electronic or atomic radiation, effluent, noise of congregation of people especially at night, vehicular traffic, transportation of things by truck, rail or other means, invasion of nonabutting street frontage by parking, the obscuring or masking of adjacent or nearby property by projecting signs, marquees or canopies, or any adverse effect on value or desirability of nearby property caused by such matters as appearance, exposed storage of inoperable automobiles, junk, materials and neglect or dilapidation of lands or buildings.

A bed in a nursing facility that is licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Health to provide health care under medical supervision and continuous nursing care to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment which a hospital provides and who, because of their physical or mental condition, require continuous nursing care and services above the level of room and board.

A facility operated for the purpose of providing therein lodging, board, and nursing care to sick, invalid, infirm, disabled, or convalescent persons for compensation and duly licensed by all governmental agencies.

A thing of functional, aesthetic, cultural, historical, or scientific value that may be, by nature or design, movable yet related to a specific setting or environment.

A structure where over half the floor area is utilized for the carrying out of consultation, recordkeeping or clerical work or as a place where a professional conducts his business.

Two or more office buildings with common parking areas.

A space accommodating executive, general corporate and clerical activities, research and consumer product development connected with service industries, such as financial, insurance, and banking; development of computer software; demographic, economic and statistical research; and activities of a similar character.

A map adopted in accordance with the Official Map and Building Permit Act, N.J.S.A. 40:55-1.30 et seq.,[5] only to the extent that it is consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq. and to the extent that it has not been supplanted by an Official Map adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq. Such a map shall be deemed conclusive with respect to the location and width of streets, drainage rights-of-way and flood control basins and the location and extent of public parks, playgrounds and scenic and historic sites shown thereon.

Any sign, symbol or device erected and maintained by the federal, state, county or local government agency for the purpose of informing or guiding the public or for the protection of health, safety, convenience and general welfare as determined by the Planning Board.

Located outside the lot lines of the lot or portions of a lot but within the property (of which the lot is part) which is the subject of a development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way or drainage or utility easement.

Any sign located on a lot other than the lot occupied by the use, event or product which said sign identifies.

A temporary loading area for a truck or delivery van that is directly accessible to an access aisle and that is not located within a dedicated street right-of-way.

A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is directly accessible to an access aisle and that is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

Not located on the property which is the subject of a development application nor on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way or drainage or utility easement.

Improvements to land located outside of a development site or tract, including but not limited to roads, utilities, water, sewerage, stormwater facilities, public transit, public facilities, and affordable housing together with any appurtenant land or easement necessary to construct such improvements.

Located on a lot or portion of a lot which is the subject of a development application.

A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle which is located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

Located on the property which is the subject of a development application or a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.

Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space; provided that such areas may be improved with only those buildings, structures, streets and off-street parking and other improvements that are designed to be incidental to the natural openness of the land.

An incorporated, nonprofit organization operating in a planned development under recorded land agreement providing that:

The Land Development Ordinance of the City of Camden.

Any work done on any improvement which is not an addition to the improvement, does not change the appearance of the exterior surface of any improvement, and does not require permits or approvals by the City.

A subordinate structure on the same lot as the principal structure, separate from but accessory to said principal structure, such as detached garage, carport, greenhouse, work shed, and tool shed.

Light fixture suitable for outside use.

An electrically powered illuminating device which is either temporarily or permanently installed outdoors, including but not limited to, devices used to illuminate any site, architectural structure or sign. The face of the lamp must be recessed within the enclosure and any glass/plastic protective or diffusing device cannot extend beyond that enclosure.

The keeping in an unroofed area of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than 24 hours.

A land planning tool similar to traditional zoning, which establishes additional performance standards and criteria for developments in specified areas to achieve stated goals. It imposes a set of requirements in addition to those of the underlying zoning district.

An individual or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land for which land use approvals are sought, to maintain or consent to such land use application. "Owner" shall include an individual or other legal entity that has the actual or apparent authority from the owner to act as its agent to maintain such application or provide such consent.

A low wall encircling the perimeter of a flat building roof generally used to screen roof-mounted mechanical equipment.

To coat with cement.

An open area, other than a street or other public way, used for the parking of motor vehicles and available for use as a service or privilege to guests, licensees, clients, customers, suppliers and/or residents. It shall include driveways and access drives located on the lot and within the parking area.

Any space utilized for the parking of motor vehicles, including both the parking spaces and the driveways, aisles, turnarounds, loading areas and open space used to provide access to parking spaces or to control traffic within a parking lot, except the access drive connecting a "parking lot" and a public right-of-way and within which no parking maneuver could occur.

An area either within a structure or in the open for the parking of motor vehicles, exclusive of driveways, access drives, fire lanes and public rights-of-way, except that nothing shall prohibit private driveways for dwelling units from being considered off-street parking areas, provided that no portion of such driveway within the right-of-way line of the street intersected by such driveway shall be considered off-street parking space. The width and length of each space shall be measured perpendicular to each other regardless of the angle of the parking space to the access aisle or driveway.

That destruction which is less than total destruction as determined by the Tax Assessor in levying taxes on said premises. That is to say, if the damaged improvement still has sufficient value so that it is assessed, the destruction is determined to be partial.

The bulb of the light fixture is shielded by a translucent siding and the bulb is not visible at all. Light may be emitted at the horizontal level of the bulb.

For purposes of notice, any applicant for subdivision or for site plan approval, the owners of the subject property and all owners of property and government agencies entitled to notice thereof.

A cleared way for pedestrians and/or bicycles to travel which may or may not be paved.

A crowning triangular element at the face of a roof or above a door opening.

Any security, which may be accepted by the City, including performance bonds, with a responsible surety authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, or escrow agreements secured by cash, certified check or cashier's check to guarantee the completion of the required improvements before the Planning Board approves the final plat, provided that no more than 10% of the total performance guaranty may be required in cash. A responsible surety shall not include a surety against whom there are proceedings pending in this state to revoke its license to act as such surety.

Any building or structure with foundation walls or footings that support the aboveground elements and which cannot easily or conveniently be removed.

Any use of land or buildings as permitted by this chapter.

Any association, partnership, corporation, cooperative group, trust or other entity as well as an individual.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her goods or apparel, including but not limited to laundering, shoe repair, hair and body care, tailoring, travel agents, spas, tanning salons and nutrition/weight loss. This shall not include tattoo parlors, piercing salons or other establishments that require the puncture of the epidermis.

A person who has sustained an injury, illness or traumatic changes to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings which results in a temporary or permanent physiobiological decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral, social or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability.

A facility for the provision of personal wireless services, as defined by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Any pervious paving material that permits a significant portion of surface water to be absorbed including pervious interlocking concrete paving blocks, concrete grid pavers, perforated brick pavers, compacted gravel and porous bituminous concrete, all of which shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Engineer.

A retail establishment engaged in the sale of domestic pets and related products, but not to include veterinary services or pet housing.

A thin segment of a square column attached on a wall, which matches in details accompanying freestanding columns or on corners of buildings.

An establishment or part thereof used to test out concepts and ideas regarding compound composites and determine physical layouts, material flows, type of equipment required, costs, and secure other information in the discovery and advancement process of a product. Incidental to compound approval prior to the transfer to a full-scale production site. A pilot plant is an intermediate step between research and full-scale production in support of clinical studies and trials to ultimately obtain approval of a final product.

Any sound that can be detected by a person using his or her unaided hearing faculties. As an example, if the sound source under investigation is a portable or personal vehicular sound amplification or reproduction device, the detection of the rhythmic bass component of the music is sufficient to verify plainly audible sound. The noise control officer need not determine the title, specific words, or the artist performing the song.

The City of Camden Planning Board.

The element of the public streetscape which accommodates street trees. Planters may be continuous or individual.

The map of a subdivision or site plan, used interchangeably in this chapter with "plan," as follows:

A publicly owned area for recreational use primarily by children.

A small area developed especially for pre-school or elementary school-age children. It may contain such facilities as sandboxes, slides, swings and the like.

Public spaces located within the City and its neighborhoods. A plaza or square may contain one or more civic building(s) or space located within a primarily unpaved, formally configured area which may contain a small public lawn or park. Portions may be linear in shape though a square, rectangle or circle shall be the primary focus of the area. Plazas and squares should be surrounded by canopy of street trees. These sites should be situated at prominent locations and often dedicated to important events and/or citizens. Plazas and squares may contain water features, amphitheater, farmers market and in some appropriate instances, such as in conjunction with residential neighborhoods, may include limited play equipment and courts, but shall not include ball fields.

A roofed open area, which may be screened, usually attached to or part of and with direct access to or from a building.

A covered roof extending off the building facade which allows a vehicle to park under and passengers to access the building via a side stair or entrance.

An open sided structure attached to a building sheltering an entrance or serving as a semi-enclosed space.

An initial meeting between applicants and/or developers and municipal representatives which affords applicants and developers the opportunity to present their proposals informally prior to formal application submission.

The conferral of certain rights prior to final approval after specific elements of a development plan have been agreed upon by the Planning Board and by the applicant.

Architectural drawings prepared during early and introductory stages of the design of a project illustrating in a schematic form its scope, scale, and relationship to its site and immediate environs.

A map indicating the proposed layout of a development and related information that is submitted for preliminary approval.

A lot or parcel of ground, including any buildings or structures thereon.

A flush-mounted signboard which may extend up to 75% of the length of the building and shall be no more than 2 1/2 feet high. The sign should be mounted somewhere above the storefront (or first-floor windows) and below the second-floor window sills.

A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is located.

The portion of the building which faces the street which generates the most vehicular and pedestrian traffic as determined by the approving authority.

A structure arranged, adapted or designed for the predominant or primary use for which a lot may be used.

The primary or predominant use of the premises.

Any building or group of buildings the use of which meets the accreditation requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education for elementary or secondary education, is a not-for-profit organization, does not board students and which use does not secure the major part of its funding from any government agency.

Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, sidewalk, alley or easement that is owned, leased, or controlled by a nongovernmental entity.

A street that is not publicly accepted or not intended to be publicly maintained.

A member of a recognized profession, such as accountants, dentists, physicians, members of clergy, architects, professional engineers, attorneys at law, land surveyors, professional planners, social workers or guidance counselors, and such similar professional occupations, as so designated in Title 45 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated. For the purpose of this chapter, an artist, author, barber, beautician, musician, plumber, electrician, or carpenter shall not be considered a "professional."

The office of a member of a recognized profession as hereinafter indicated, when conducted on a residential property, which shall be conducted entirely within a residential building by a member or members of the residential family who actually reside therein, and shall include only the offices of doctors, ministers, architects, professional engineers, lawyers and such similar professional occupations, which may be so designated by the Zoning Board of Adjustment upon finding by such Board that such occupation is truly professional in character by virtue of the need for similar training and experience as a condition for the practice thereof and that the practice of such occupation shall in no way adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights in any zone in which it is located to a greater extent than the professional activities listed herein. The issuance of a state or local license for a regulation of any gainful occupation need not be deemed indicative of professional standing. In any event, such office shall in no way consist of more than one person unrelated to the occupants.

A display or exhibit cast or reflected upon a wall, screen or other surface or area, whether for continuous periods or not.

An individual or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land for which land use approvals are sought, to maintain or consent to such land use application. Owner shall include an individual or other legal entity that has the actual or apparent authority from the owner to act as its agency to maintain such application or provide such consent.

Public parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational areas; other public open spaces; scenic and historic sites; and sites for schools and other public buildings and structures.

A building which is owned and/or used by a governmental agency.

The land reserved or dedicated for the installation of stormwater sewers or drainage ditches, or required along a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water to safeguard the public against flood damage, sedimentation and erosion.

Improvements which the Planning Board may deem necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to streets, grading, pavement, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, streetlighting, shade and street trees, utilities, landscaping, street furniture and hardware, traffic and signage.

An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to the City, a City agency, the City School Board, a state or county agency or any other public body for recreational or conservational uses.

Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, sidewalk, alley or easement that is owned, leased, or controlled by a governmental entity.

Any building or part thereof the use of which meets the accreditation requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education for elementary or secondary education and which receives the large majority of its funding from the federal, state and local government.

Any real property or structures thereon that are owned, leased, or controlled by a governmental entity.

Closely regulated private enterprise with an exclusive franchise for providing a public service.

A sign supported by or suspended from a freestanding column or columns.

The majority of the full authorized membership of a municipal agency.

An engineer specializing in electrical or microwave engineering, especially the study of radio frequencies.

The emissions from personal wireless service facilities or any electromagnetic energy within the frequency range from 0.003 MHz to 300,000 MHz.

Either:

When a light is built into a structure or portion of a structure such that the light is fully cut-off and no part of the light extends or protrudes beyond the underside of a structure or portion of a structure.

The amount of water that infiltrates into the ground, usually from above, that replenishes groundwater reserves, provides soil moisture, and affords evapotranspiration.

The act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact form and details of the exterior of an improvement, structure, object or part thereof as it appeared at a specific period of time.

A subdivided lot that is recorded with the Camden County Clerk's Office pursuant to the Map Filing Law.

A vehicular type portable structure without permanent foundation, which can be towed, hauled or driven and primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping and travel use and including but not limited to travel trailer, trucks campers, camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes.

Space allocated for collection and storage of source-separated recyclable materials.

The act or process of returning the exterior of a structure to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, as it appeared at a particular period of time.

Any work done on any improvement which:

Any building, premises and land in which, or upon which, a business, service or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, repair or painting of vehicles is conducted or rendered.

Repairs when a building permit is required for same.

A nursery-grown certified tree, properly balled, marked with a durable label indicating genus, species and variety, and satisfying the standards established for nursery stock and installation thereof, set forth by the American Association of Nurserymen.

The removal of mortar from the joints of masonry units and the replacing of it with new mortar.

The act or enterprise of systematic search for, acquisition of, and practical application of specific knowledge in the biology, chemistry, physics and engineering sciences, specifically including, but not limited to:

A facility housing "research" as defined herein. Research and research support uses include but are not limited to the following:

A provision in a deed or other real estate conveyance that retains a right for the existing owner even if other property rights are transferred; and a method of holding land for future public use by designating public areas on a plat, map, or site plan as a condition of approval.

A development of apartments and/or townhouse residential living units intended exclusively for and solely occupied by persons 62 years of age or older; housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per unit, subject to the further condition that 80% of the units must be occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older, with ancillary and directly related facilities to be primarily used by the residents of the development, including health care services, dining facilities, recreational facilities, and other ancillary facilities deemed appropriate by the reviewing authority and in accordance with the applicable provision of this chapter.

Standards pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21 et seq. In this chapter, those definitions so marked are derived from Standards.[6]

The act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of the exterior of a structure and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work and by the replacement of missing earlier work. Restoration is typically based on the photographic documentation as evidence which clearly represents an earlier appearance.

The further division or relocation of lot lines of any lot or lots within a subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law, or, the alteration of streets or the establishment of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law, but not including conveyances so as to combine existing lots by deed or other instrument.

An establishment where food and beverages are offered for retail sale for consumption off-premises. Such foods or beverages may be packaged in a ready-to-consume state or may come packaged and sold in bulk quantities. Examples of retail food establishments include ice cream shops, retail mini-marts, bakeries, and delicatessens.

Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods, including but not limited to specialty shops and boutiques.

The display and sale of products and services primarily outside of a building or structure, including garden supplies, food and beverages, and building and landscape materials.

A structure that is designed and constructed to stabilize two generally horizontal surfaces which are vertically displaced.

A stormwater management basin designed to retain some water on a permanent basis.

A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or for another special use.

Materials (living and nonliving) relating to, formed by or resembling a river or other natural waterway (i.e., tributary, stream, brook, creek, etc.). Includes all natural materials and vegetation within the 100-year flood zone and underwater habitats contained within a channel.

An open or covered structure of permanent or temporary construction which fronts on a public street located on land which is owned or leased by the operator for the purposes of direct-to-consumer commodity sales.

Any sign erected, constructed or maintained upon or over the roof of the building with its principal support on the roof structure.

A person who is not related to the head of the household and who pays for the privilege of rooming.

A dwelling wherein furnished rooms without meals are rented for valuable consideration.

The water that flows off the surface of the land, ultimately into our streams and water bodies, without being absorbed into the soil.

Any public or private institution offering instruction for students.

The Camden County Soil Conservation Service.

A sign which shall be suspended from a bracket at a 90° angle with the building at least eight feet above the sidewalk and shall extend no more than five feet from the building.

The Secretary of the Planning Board of the City of Camden.

The deposition of soil that has been transported from its site or origin by water, ice, wind, gravity or other natural means as a product of erosion.

The removal of larger trees on an individual basis while leaving trees of lesser size for future harvest.

A structure containing separate, individual, and private storage spaces of varying sizes leased or rented on individual leases for varying periods of time.

A person who has attained the age of 55 years, or the surviving unmarried spouse of a deceased senior citizen.

An area extending the full width of the lot between the street right-of-way and the required yard within which no buildings or parts of buildings may be erected.

That line that is the required minimum distance from any lot line and that establishes the area within which the principal structure must be erected or placed.

Any approved method of sewage disposal which requires an on-site location for the treatment or disposal of sewage, not involving a discharge to the waters of the state.

Any pipe conduit used to collect and carry away sewage or stormwater runoff from the generating source to treatment plants or receiving streams.

A tree in a public or private space, street, special easement, or right-of-way adjoining a street.

The provision that two or more uses, which are within close proximity, may share parking facilities, either on site or between two nearby properties through a dedicated arrangement, in order to fulfill their individual parking requirements because their prime operational hours do not overlap.

When the light emitted from the fixture is projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point of the fixture where light is emitted. The bulb is not visible with a shielded light fixture, and no light is emitted from the sides of the fixture. It is also considered a full cut-off fixture.

A group of retail commercial establishments planned, constructed and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking on site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic consideration, i.e., landscaping, comprehensive signage plan, and shopper protection from the elements.

The land adjacent to the waters of lakes, ponds, reservoirs, streams and rivers.

The portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface courses.

An extra closure for a window, usually of panel, and one of a pair hinged at the outside jambs.

A paved path provided for pedestrian use and usually located at the side of a road within the right-of-way.

An area adjacent to and directly in front of a street-level eating or drinking establishment located within the sidewalk area of the public right-of-way exclusively for dining, drinking, and pedestrian circulation. The encroachment area of a sidewalk cafe may be separated from the remainder of the sidewalk by railings, fencing, or landscaping planter boxes or a combination thereof.

A triangular shaped portion of land established at street intersections in which nothing is erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of motorists entering or leaving the intersection.

Any object, device, display or structure or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors [within three feet of a window], which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to any object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, design, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination or projected images. This definition shall specifically include any building or part of a building, including walls and facades used for such purposes and shall further include banners, pennants, flags and similar attracting devices.

Any sign which changes physical position by any movement or rotation or which gives the visual impression of such movement or rotation.

A sign which may or may not contain a message constructed of cloth, canvas, plastic, or other flexible material typically suspended or hung by cord, string, or rope from a structure.

A sign that is mounted or painted on, or attached to a canopy that is otherwise permitted by this chapter.

A sign designated in such a fashion that the message on the sign can be easily and periodically altered, typically with moveable lettering, and whose message does not change more than once a day.

A sign designating the name of a subdivision of residential homes, whether single-family or multifamily, attached or detached, or an apartment complex.

A sign which is structurally unsound, contains faulty wiring or loose fastenings, or is otherwise detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare.

Any sign which is designed and erected solely for the purpose of traffic or pedestrian which is placed on the property to which or on which the public is directed.

A temporary sign that related to a particular election for public office, referendum, or other plebiscite at the federal, state, or local level.

Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is outside the display portion of the sign.

A sign that relates to any business or profession conducted within a structure whose primary use is residential and the occupant of that residence conducts the business therein.

A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as "No Parking," "Loading Zone," "Telephone," or "Rest Room" or other similar directives such as the hours of operation or credit cards honored at the establishment.

Any sign that is affixed to or painted on the interior of a window or any sign located inside and within three feet of the face of the window, which sign is designed to be visible from the exterior of the window.

Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is contained within the display portion of the sign.

A sign which is not permanently attached to a building or not placed in the ground in such a fashion as to be permanent in a manner conforming to the Uniform Construction Code or which is located or attached to a trailer, on wheels, or other similar attachment such that the sign may be moved from place to place, either within the lot or to another location.

A sign, symbol or device, erected, constructed or maintained by the federal, state, county or local government or any agency thereof, for the purpose of informing or guiding the public or for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.

A sign containing a commercial message which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered at a location other than the property on which the sign is located.

A sign that does not contain a commercial message which directs attention to an institution, government, or nonprofit corporation, and their policies; or contains a message directed to the general public health, safety and welfare programs.

Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure; or a sign designed to be transported, including but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to "A" or "T" frames; menu and sandwich board signs; balloons used as signs; umbrellas used for advertising; any signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless such vehicles are used in the normal day-to-day operation of the business.

A sign of an owner of real property or of a licensed real estate broker designating a property "for sale" or "for lease."

A sign affixed or painted on a vehicle or trailer and parked at a location conspicuous to the traveling public.

A sign indicating no trespassing or no fishing and/or hunting or for existing danger where a warning is legally required.

A sign that is applied or attached to the interior or exterior of a window or located in such a manner within a building that it is legible from the lot line which contains said sign.

Any structure or part thereof, or any device attached to a building or painted or represented thereon, which shall display or include any letter, model, banner, pennant, insignia, device, trade flag, symbol, or representation which is in the nature of, or which is used as, an announcement, direction or advertisement, for commercial purposes or otherwise. A sign includes any message, neon tube, string of lights, or similar device outlining, hung, painted upon or attached to a part of a building or lot for public view for those outside building, but does not include the flag or insignia of any nation or group of nations, or of any governmental agency or of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, professional, religious, or like campaign, drive, movement, organization, or event. Excluded from this definition are signs which are solely devoted to prohibiting trespassing, hunting, or fishing.

The area defined by the frame or edge of a sign. When there is no geometric frame or edge to the sign, the area shall be defined by as projected, enclosed, four-sided (straight side) geometric shape which most closely outlines the said sign.

Functions include, but may not be limited to the following categories:

The greatest vertical dimension between the top of a sign and the ground.

The surface display area of a sign determined by a computation as otherwise provided for in this chapter.

These may include, but not be limited to the following types:

The horizontal bottom support member of a window frame or other frame.

Those activities associated with the sustained management of forest land for the planting, harvesting and removal of trees.

The management of any wooded tract of land to insure its continued survival and welfare, whether for commercial or noncommercial purposes, pursuant to a plan approved by the New Jersey Bureau of Forestry.

A separate area containing separate sanitary facilities and/or cooking facilities.

Ownership by one person, or ownership by two or more persons jointly as joint tenants, as tenants by the entirety or as tenants in common of a separate lot not adjacent to land in the same ownership.

The place where a significant event or pattern of events occurred. It may be the location of prehistoric or historic occupations or activities that may be marked by physical remains, or it may be the symbolic focus of a significant event or pattern of events that may not have been actively occupied. A site may also be the location of a ruined building, structure, or object if the location itself possesses historic, cultural, or archeological significance.

Any construction work on, or improvements in connection with, development limited to streets, roads, parking facilities, sidewalks, drainage structures and utilities.

A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown:

Any site plan not classified as a minor site plan.

Any development plan for not more than 1,000 square feet of additional gross floor area or less than a 10% increase in impervious coverage, or a development plan for a proposed permitted accessory use, provided that the proposed development plan:

Luminance in the atmosphere caused by dust, water vapor, and other particles that reflect and scatter any stray lighting that is reflected or emitted into the atmosphere.

All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.

An energy system which converts solar energy to usable thermal, mechanical, chemical or electrical energy to meet all or a significant part of a structures energy requirements.

A permitted device attached to a building to provide shading for glazed areas thereof.

A tree with a diameter of 30 inches or greater; a unique, rare, or otherwise specifically selected plant or tree which most typically represents a whole class or group in shape or form; a tree of historical importance; or a tree specifically designated as such by the municipality.

Any lamp that incorporates a reflector or a refractor to concentrate the light output into a directed beam in a particular direction.

Turf, or earth (soil), strengthened usually by the mixing of cement or lime with the original material to achieve increased strength, thereby reducing shrinkage and movement.

Standards adopted by ordinance, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65d, regulating noise levels, glare, earthborne or sonic vibrations, heat, electronic or atomic radiation, noxious odors and airborne particles, waste discharge, screening of unsightly objects or conditions and such other similar matters as may be reasonably required by the City or required by applicable federal or state laws, or City ordinances.

Includes substantial improvement and means the date that the building permit was issued, provided that the "start of construction," repair, reconstruction, placement or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The "actual start" means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns or any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundation or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds, not occupied as dwelling units or part of the main structure.

A telecommunications facility that is designed or located in such a way that the facility is not readily recognizable as telecommunications equipment (see "alternative tower structure").

Slopes over 15%.

The front of a store or shop at street level, usually having one or more large windows for the display of goods or wares.

A building or part thereof in which or from which merchandise or services are furnished directly to the public.

A building or part thereof where merchandise is displayed for sale and sold at wholesale.

An excavation or embankment and related areas designed to retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin may either be normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration basin), retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted mainly with wetland vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands).

Methods to reduce the volume and pollutant load of stormwater runoff from proposed land developments which can include, but may not be limited to, detention/retention basins, grass-lined swales, porous pavements, and sheet flow into vegetation.

Broad term for structural and nonstructural control of stormwater runoff and nonpoint pollution.

A provision for the permanent storage of a fixed volume of water.

Water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers resulting from precipitation.

That portion of a structure included between the surface of a floor and the surface of the next floor above it or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.

A story of which any two exterior sides meet a sloping roof not more than two feet above the floor of such story, or that portion of any structure herein defined as a basement.

The bed and bank of any perennially flowing watercourse, including rivers, lakes and ponds.

The bed, bank, and one-hundred-year flood zone of a perennial stream and any immediately adjacent steep slopes greater than 12%.

The strip of land which shall be retained in natural state subject to easement conditions which extends for a minimum of 100 feet landward of the banks or one-hundred-year flood zone of a perennial stream, and the first 50 feet of any slope greater than 12%; whichever is greater.

The distance measured across that portion of a lot or parcel of land which is adjacent to and parallel to a watercourse.

Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way meeting any of the following:

Man-made aboveground items that are usually found in street rights-of-way including but not limited to benches, kiosks, bicycle racks, canopies, decorative traffic control fixtures, bus shelters and phone booths.

The mechanical and utility systems within a street right-of-way such as hydrants, manhole covers, traffic lights and signs, utility poles and lines, parking meters and the like.

The conceptual arrangement of streets based upon function. A hierarchical approach to street design classifies streets according to function, from high traffic arterial roads down to streets whose function is residential access. Systematizing street design into a road hierarchy promotes safety, efficient land use, and residential quality.

The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever may result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on the adopted Master Plan or Official Map, forming the dividing line between the street and a lot.

A street that has its only ingress and egress at two points on the same subcollector or collector street.

The built and planted element of a street which defines its character such as streetlights, street signs, street furniture, special paving, enclosed walls, fences and hedges and similar features, as well as the relationship of the buildings to the street.

All of the elements that constitute the physical makeup of a street and that, as a group, define its character, including building frontage, street paving, street furniture, landscaping, including trees and other plantings, awnings and marquees, signs, and lighting.

A tree in a public place, street, special easement or right-of-way adjoining a street constituting a large tree in size when mature.

The molding, battens, cappings, nailing strips, latticing, platforms and letters, figures, characters or representations in cut out or irregular form which are attached to the sign structure.

A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface of a parcel of land. For the purposes of this chapter, any sign shall be considered a "structure."

A portion of a street for which an extension has been proposed and approved. May be permitted when development is phased over a period of time, but only if the street in its entirety has been approved in the preliminary plan.

An exterior finish, usually textured, composed of Portland cement, lime and sand, which are mixed with water.

Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings to effect a subdivision of land.

The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale or development. Any of the following shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning of this chapter if no new streets are created:

Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.

A subcommittee of at least three Planning Board members appointed by the Chairman of the Board for the purpose of classifying subdivisions and site plans and such other duties relating to land subdivision which may be conferred on this subcommittee.

Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition, "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include either any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions or any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a state inventory of historic places. For a designated historic structure a substantial improvement or rehabilitation shall be equal to 100% of the market value of the structure not including the value of the land which the structure occupies.

Having the ability to accommodate and maintain population growth and economic expansion with minimal long-term effect(s) on the environment.

Development with the goal of preserving environmental quality, natural resources and livability for present and future generations. Sustainable initiatives work to ensure efficient use of resources.

A low lying or depressed land area commonly wet or moist, which can function as an intermittent drainage way.

A swimming pool that is not permanently installed and meets all of the following criteria: does not require water filtration, circulation, and purification; does not exceed 18 inches in depth or a capacity of 500 gallons; and does not require braces or supports. Portable swimming pools are not subject to this chapter.

A body of water artificially constructed, in whole or in part, having a depth at any point greater than 18 inches when full, located outdoors within 500 feet of any residence other than that to which it is appurtenant, used or intended to be used for swimming, bathing, wading, etc., by the owner of the pool and members of his or her household or other guests.

Any pool other than a private residential swimming pool designed to be used collectively by persons for swimming and bathing purposes including pools designed as part of any hotel or motel use or apartment or townhouse development.

The monopole or lattice framework designed to support transmitting and receiving antennas. For purposes of this section, amateur radio transmission facilities and facilities used exclusively for the transmission of television and radio signals are not "transmission towers."

A fence that is erected for a limited time period. "Temporary fences" shall be permitted only for construction projects, carnivals and amusement fairs, religious revivals and events of a similar nature.

Lighting that is intended to be used for a special event for seven days or less.

Two rigid boards, connected at the top to form an A-frame, which shall be structurally stable under all reasonable wind and weather conditions.

A sign which is erected for a limited period of time, as provided in this article.

A single board, held vertically and supported at the bottom, which shall be structurally stable under all reasonable wind and weather conditions.

A trailer with a built-in or attached tent designed and equipped to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses.

The exterior finish of a surface, ranging from smooth to course.

An indoor facility designed and intended for live dramatic, cultural or other similar events.

An indoor facility designed and intended for the showing of movies on a fixed screen.

The removal of undesirable, competitive, diseased or damaged trees so as to cultivate and improve the development of remaining trees on a lot.

A parcel property or area of land comprised of one or more lots adjacent to one another established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit.

A wheel-based vehicle that is designed to be transported by traction and which is used or may be used as a dwelling or for the transportation or storage of goods, materials, livestock or any object. For the purposes of this chapter, "trailers" shall be considered buildings and are intended to be regulated as such, where trailers are permitted. The regulations of this chapter that apply to trailers shall also apply to the following vehicles as herein defined below:

Any place, area, lot or tract of land which is so designed or intended for placing or locating thereon one or more trailer coaches or other camp cars, as defined below, other than a garage or other similarly enclosed type of building in which such vehicles may be placed.

Any unit which is or may be used for living, sleeping or business purposes by one or more persons and that is equipped with wheels or a similar device used for the purpose of transporting said unit from place to place, whether it is self-propelled or otherwise. Whenever the word "trailer" is used herein, it shall mean and include "trailer coach" and "camp car"; except, however, that a "trailer" used as a temporary office for administrative purposes in connection with the doing of construction work in the City of Camden and which has no sanitary facilities attendant thereto is not within the meaning of this definition.

Stops along a public transportation route where people board and disembark, often where one or more routes intersect with each other. These sites can provide ideal locations for mixed-use developments as well as transit-oriented developments.

A horizontal window above a door or window, usually rectangular in shape.

The top layer or crown of mature trees.

Any woody perennial plant, having a trunk or main stem with a caliper of six inches or greater at maturity.

The entire area of a site exclusive of buildings, parking, driveways, streets, stormwater management facilities and utilities plus a perimeter width around such uses as determined by this chapter in which an individual specimen of trees shall be retained.

An area within the tree protection zone in which woodland shall be retained and active protection measures shall be taken during land development activities.

Lightweight elements used for controlling the shape or to support climbing and other plants. In most instances, it is usually constructed on a flat plane, in a two-dimensional way, unlike an arbor, which is frequently a three-dimensional structure.

A premises which is used for the temporary parking of motor freight vehicles between trips and for the transfer of freight between trucks or between trucks and rail facilities for shipment elsewhere and where the storage of freight or cargo is only temporary, and which also may contain facilities for dispensing motor fuels.

A vase-shaped circular ornament usually set on a pedestal.

The specific purpose for which a parcel of land, a building or a portion of a building is designed, arranged, intended, occupied or maintained. The term "permitted use," or its equivalent, shall not be deemed to include any nonconforming use.

A use which is customarily associated with and subordinate to the principal use of a lot or a building and which is located on the same lot.

The main or primary purpose or purposes for which land and/or structure(s), or use therefore is designed, arranged, or intended or for which they may be occupied or maintained under this chapter. All other structures or uses on the same lot and incidental or supplementary thereto and permitted under this chapter, shall be considered accessory uses.

Those utilities that are essential to the safe and sanitary operation of a household, and shall include water, sewer, electric, and heat. "Utilities" shall specifically not include cable television or telephone.

A flexible space within the right-of-way designated for the installation of utility lines and facilities.

Any "sewerage authority" as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:14A-3 or any "municipal authority" as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:14B-3.

The lands required for the installation and maintenance of public utilities.

Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40b, 70c, and 70d.

Any sign permanently or temporarily attached to a nonoperating vehicle, including but not limited to a car, truck, van or bus.

A regional or area-wide adoption of an architectural style or styles; usage has intrinsically resolved the architectural response to climate, construction techniques, and to some extent, social mores.

A deviation from a required submission item, performance standard, or design standard.

A building used for the temporary storage of goods, materials or merchandise for later or subsequent distribution or delivery elsewhere for purposes of processing or sale.

Any depression below to elevation of surrounding land serving to give direction to a current or flow of water having a bed and well-defined bank.

Lands that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4.

Any personal wireless services as defined in the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 which includes FCC licensed commercial wireless telecommunications services including cellular, personal communication services (PCS), specialized mobile radio (SMR), enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR), paging and similar services that currently exist or that may in the future be developed. It does not include any amateur radio facility that is owned and operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive-only antennas, nor does it include noncellular telephone service.

A facility designed and used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, and relaying voice and data signals from various wireless communication devices including transmission towers, antennas and ancillary facilities. For purposes of this section, amateur radio transmission facilities and facilities used exclusively for the reception of television and radio broadcasts are not telecommunications facilities.

An open space, as may be required by this chapter, of uniform width or depth on the same lot with a building or a group of buildings, which open space lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as herein permitted.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the front or street line and the nearest wall or part of the building. The depth of a "rear yard" shall be measured at right angles to the rear of the lot in the same manner as specified herein for the measurement of lot depth.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest wall or part of the building. The depth of a "rear yard" shall be measured at right angles to the rear of the lot in the same manner as specified herein for the measurement of lot depth.

An open, unoccupied space between the side line of the lot and the nearest wall or part of the building and extending from the front yard to the rear yard, or in the absence of either of such yards, to the front or rear lot lines, as the case may be. The width of a "side yard" shall be measured at right angles to the side line of the lot.

Any yard measured between a line drawn parallel to a street or lot line at a distance there from equal to the respective yard dimension required by this chapter.

A finite area of land, as designated by its boundaries on the Zoning Map, through which specific and uniform regulations govern the use of land and/or the location, size and use of buildings.

The map annexed to and made part of this chapter indicating zoning boundaries.[7]

The municipal official assigned to carry out the literal provisions of the Land Development Ordinance.

A document, also referred to as "Zoning Compliance Approval," signed by the Zoning Officer/Administrative Officer which 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 which acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of the Land Development Ordinance or variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal agency pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 and 40:55D-70.