A way or means of approach to provide vehicular or pedestrian physical entrance to a property.

A use or structure which:

The development of a new use for an older building or for a building originally designed for a special or specific purpose.

An extension or increase in the floor area or the height of a building or structure.

A lot or parcel of land that shares all or part of a common lot line with another lot or parcel of land.

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

An existing or proposed condition on a site proposed for development or on off-tract property or facility that imposes, aggravates or leads to inadequate, impractical, unsafe, unsatisfactory, unhealthy, or noncomplying conditions, such as a layout inconsistent with the zoning regulations; insufficient street width; unsuitable street grade; an unsuitable street location; an inconvenient street system; inadequate utilities, such as water, drainage, shade trees and sewerage; unsuitable size, shape and location of any area reserved for public use or land for open space in a planned development; infringement upon land designated as subject to flooding; and the creation of conditions leading to soil erosion by wind or water from excavation or grading, all as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38 and measured against the design and performance standards of this chapter.

See "farm stand."

The traveled way by which cars enter and depart parking spaces

A minor or service roadway which affords only a secondary means of public access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.

As applied to a building or structure, any change in the appearance or rearrangement in the supporting members, structural parts, doors, windows, means of ingress or egress of an existing building; or an enlargement, whether horizontally or vertically; or the moving of a building or structure from one location or position to another.

A devise used to transmit and/or receive radio, electromagnetic, or digital signals between terrestrial and/or orbitally based structures.

One or more rooms with a private bath and kitchen facilities comprising an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing three or more such dwelling units.

A single dwelling unit that has been added onto or created within a single-family house or accessory structure to a single-family house.

A person submitting an application for development.

An application form and all accompanying documentation required by this chapter for approval of a site plan, subdivision, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance, change in use, or direct issuance of a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A 40:55D-34 and 40:55D-36.

Any board, body, or another authority within the Borough to approve or disapprove applications for development as outlined in the Municipal Land Use Law and this chapter.

See "senior citizen housing."

That part of the building that is immediately below and wholly or partially within the roof framing.

Any premises, lot, building or structure used for repairing or servicing of motor vehicles, including painting, body repair, and oil changes.

The use of any building, land, or other premises for the display and sales of new or used automobiles, panel trucks or vans, including any preparation or repair work conducted as an accessory use only. See also "Vehicle sales."

Any building, land area, or other premises used for the retail dispensing or sales of automobile fuels, which activity may or may not be accompanied by accessory uses such as sales of lubricants, tires, accessories, or supplies; minor repairing of automobiles; or, a single-bay car wash. Automobile wrecking and storage, major repairing of automobiles, automobile parking/storage for fee, and operation of more than one towing vehicle are not considered accessory uses of an automotive service station.

An automotive service station that includes a building, or part of a building, of less than 1,000 square feet of area, for the sale of prepackaged food products, sandwiches, household products and other goods, normally associated with a convenience store.

Any building or premises which is devoted to the business of washing automobiles for a fee, whether by automated cleaning devises or otherwise.

The dismantling or disassembling of motor vehicles or trailers or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked vehicles or their parts.

An establishment in which the primary use is the retail sale and serving of alcoholic beverages to the general public and where food and packaged goods may be served or sold only as an accessory use.

A story of a building, partially underground, having at least 1/2 its height above the average level of adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted a story for the purpose of height measurement if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or if used for business or dwelling purposes. See also "cellar."

A owner- or operator-occupied house, or portion thereof, where short-term, transient lodging rooms, meals (generally breakfast), and parking are provided. The number of lodging rooms to be occupied by guests shall not exceed five, and the maximum consecutive stay for any guest shall be fourteen days.

A mound of earth used as a physical barrier to shield and buffer uses and views, to control water drainage, or to act as a dam.

A sign that identifies or communicates an advertisement related to an activity conducted, a service rendered, or a commodity sold at a location other than where the sign is located.

An owner-occupied house with nontransient lodging for two to five persons, where meals, personal, and financial service may be offered for compensation.

An area on a site, generally located adjacent to or parallel with the property line, consisting of existing vegetation to be supplemented by or created with evergreen trees, deciduous trees, shrubs, fences, berms, or walls, with the purpose of visibly separating and screening one land use from another or to shield and block noise, lights, and other nuisances.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods or materials of any kind.

See "accessory use or structure."

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

The ratio of the horizontal area measured from the exterior walls of the ground floor of all principal and accessory structures on a lot to the total lot area.

See "elevation drawing."

The three-dimensional space in which a structure is permitted to be built on a lot, defined by the maximum height, minimum yard setbacks, and any other applicable area and bulk requirements.

The vertical distance measured to the highest point of the building or structure from the average elevation of the finished grade five feet from the foundation. Masts, flagpoles, monuments, chimneys, church spires, clock towers, elevator bulkheads, radio and cellular towers, water tanks, air-conditioning units or similar structures shall not be considered in measuring building height unless they exceed, in aggregate, 25% of the roof area.

A line parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom and equal to the depth of the required front yard.

See "facade."

The diameter of a tree trunk, generally measured between six and twelve inches from existing grade.

The paved surface of a street, such as the portion between the curbs, including travel lanes and parking areas, or the portion between the edges of the paved width where there are no curbs. However, shoulders, curbs, sidewalks, and swales are excluded.

See "automotive wash."

A story of a building, located partially underground and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be considered in determining the permissible number of stories.

A document that is issued by the Historic Preservation Commission, following a prescribed series of hearings and procedures, certifying that the proposed actions by an applicant are found to be acceptable in terms of the review standards set forth in this chapter relating to an individual historic site or historic district as a whole.

A document issued by a Borough officer allowing the occupancy or use of a building and certifying that the structure or use has been constructed and will be used in compliance with all the applicable Borough codes and ordinances.

Any use which substantially differs from the previous use of a building or land. A use shall be considered to be substantially different if the first digit Standard Industrial Code (SIC) code for the proposed use differs from the first digit SIC code for the previous use. All changes for the proposed use require application to the Zoning Officer and/or Planning Board. A complete list of the SIC codes can be found at the end of this chapter.

An establishment providing for the care, supervision, and protection of children. See also "family day-care homes" and "child-care center, licensed."

A building or structure in which daytime instruction or supervision is given to more than 5 children outside their home for more than three but less than 16 hours per day by an individual, association, corporation, institution or agency, usually for compensation. Such a center is licensed by the state and must meet all state requirements

A building or structure, or groups of buildings or structures, that by design and construction are primarily intended for conducting organized religious services and associated accessory uses.

An ambulatory health care facility where patients are admitted for examination and treatment on an outpatient basis by one or more physicians, dentists, psychologists, social workers or medical or social work professionals.

Activity involving the sale of goods or services carried out, generally, for profit.

Any motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, in interstate or intrastate commerce, for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit. The display of "commercial," "omnibus" or "constructor" registration plates on any motor vehicle shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be prima facie evidence that the vehicle is a commercial vehicle.

A residential facility, licensed by the state, providing food, shelter, and personal guidance, with supervision, to not more than 15 developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community. The term shall include but not be limited to group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, and supervised apartment living arrangements.

A community residential facility, licensed by the state, providing food, shelter, and personal guidance, with supervision, to not more than 15 persons with head injuries who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community. The term shall include but not be limited to group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, and supervised apartment living arrangements.

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.

A dwelling unit licensed to serve clients of an appropriate governmental department that provides a living environment for unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including supervision and care of supportive staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional and social need of the persons residing in such facility as defined in the appropriate statute.

A residence providing food, shelter, medical care, legal assistance, personal guidance, and other services to 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.

Any motor vehicle that does not exceed fifteen feet in length, bumper to bumper, and does not exceed five feet, nine inches in width.

A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon showing that such use in a specified location will comply with all the conditions and standards for the location or operation of the use as specified in this chapter and authorized by the approving agency.

The store, less than 5,000 square feet in size, where the primary business is the sale of packaged goods and/or groceries and a wide variety of sundries, including but not limited to food, beverages, cigarettes, candy, confectionary items, film and film processing, small appliances, clothing, toys, nonprescription medicines, cards, pain relievers and pharmacy items purchased with or without prescriptions, health, hygiene and medical aides and supplies, refrigerated items, cosmetics, paper products, seasonal decorations and similar items.

A turnaround at the end of a dead-end street, often used to describe the street itself, which is a street with one means of ingress and egress and having a turnaround.

The opening along the curb line at which point vehicles may enter or leave the roadway.

A calendar day.

Daytime instruction or supervision of three or more children away from their home for more than three but less than 16 hours per day by an individual, association, corporation, institution or agency, whether or not for compensation or reward.

See "child-care center, licensed" or "family day-care home."

A street with a single, common ingress and egress.

Plants that annually drop their leaves prior to becoming dormant for the winter months.

A structure attached or adjacent to a principal building and having a roof or, in the absence of a roof, having at least a portion of the structure more than one foot above mean finished grade. A deck shall comply with the yard and building coverage requirements for a principal building. An unenclosed structure less than or equal to 60 square feet in area and used to serve a preexisting entrance into the main level of the principal residence is not considered a deck; these structures are to comply only with the requirements of the building code[1] for consideration of this type structure.

The transfer of property by the owner to another party.

The partial or total razing or destruction of a primary structure or improvement within the Borough of Collingswood.

The number of families, individuals, dwelling units, households, or housing structures per unit of land. For zoning purposes, this usually refers to number of dwelling units per acre of land unless stated otherwise.

Density calculation, including all the area within a certain boundary, excluding nothing.

Density calculation excluding certain areas, such as streets, wetlands, easements, and water.

A facility for the temporary storage of stormwater runoff. See also "retention basin."

The division of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and the use, the extension of the use or the change of use of any structure or land.

Any development not considered a minor development

Any development involving three or fewer lots and/or involving a land area of less than five acres or not requiring a general development plan or the extension or construction of any new streets to other municipal or governmental facilities

A part, zone, or geographic area within the Borough within which certain zoning or development regulations apply.

The removal of surface water or groundwater from lands by drains, grading, or other means and includes 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.

An imaginary ground line around a tree that defines the limits of the tree canopy.

An establishment that by design, physical facilities, service, or by packaging procedure encourages or permits customers to receive services, products, goods or entertainment while remaining in their automobiles.

A private roadway providing access to and from a street.

A store where the primary business is the filling of medical prescriptions, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, and the sale of drugs, medical devices and supplies and nonprescription medicines, but where nonmedicinal products such as toiletries, cards and stationery, candies and cosmetics, are sold as well. See also "pharmacy."

A structure or portion thereof that is used exclusively for human habitation.

A building or group of buildings in which each individual single-family residential unit is individually owned, and the structure, common areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

A building, containing two single-family dwelling units, totally separated by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof.

A dwelling unit containing not more than one habitable room together with a kitchen or kitchenette and sanitary facilities.

A building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling units, including but not limited to:

A dwelling unit in a row of three or more dwelling units separated from each other by a common wall extending from the foundation to the roof.

A dwelling designed for and occupied by not more than one family unit and surrounded by open space or yards and having no floor, roof, or wall in common with another dwelling unit.

A residential structure, of not more than three stories, containing not less than three adjacent such structures, each with its own front or side and rear entrance and physically separated from another unit by vertical common fire-resistant walls. Each unit is intended for its own separate sale.

A detached building containing two dwelling units that may or may not share amenities, such as an entranceway or driveway. See also "dwelling, duplex."

One or more rooms designed, arranged for, and occupied by one or more individuals living together as a single family maintaining a household, with exclusive cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities, fixed or portable. Each dwelling unit shall contain no more than one kitchen or cooking facility.

A grant of one or more of the property rights by the property owner to and/or for the use by the public, a corporation, and /or another person or entity.

A vertical distance above or below a fixed reference level

A fully dimensioned architectural rendering of the front, rear, and sides of a building showing features such as windows, doors, and relationship of grade to floor level.

An increase in the size of an existing structure or any increase or expansion in the current use, including physical size of property, building, parking, and other improvements.

A plant with foliage that remains green year round.

The use of a lot or structure at the time of the enactment of the zoning ordinance or at the time of submission of a development application

An increase in the amount of existing floor area of an existing structure

The exterior walls of a building exposed to public view, usually referencing the front of the structure, visible from the street.

One or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship or any number of persons not so related occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit.

The private, occupied residence of a family day-care provider which is registered as a family day-care home pursuant to the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16 et seq.). Child-care services are provided to no less than three and no more than five children, not including the provider's own children, for no less than 15 hours per week.

Any building or structure used for the display and sale of farm and agricultural products.

See "restaurant, fast-food."

Any corporation, foreign or domestic, partnership, limited-liability company or any individual which engages principally in the business of providing financial services such as investment advice, the purchase and sale of investments and similar services.

An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of material erected to enclose, screen or separate areas.

The sum of gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or structure from the exterior face of exterior walls or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings. In residential uses, the gross floor area shall exclude the areas of the garage, attic, open porch or patio, cellar, utility areas, heating and cooling rooms and all portions of floor areas which have a ceiling height above them of less than 7.5 feet. In nonresidential structures, the gross floor area shall exclude areas used for utility, heating, cooling and other mechanical equipment but shall include all other areas, including cellars and warehousing and storage areas, regardless of ceiling height.

The total gross floor area of all buildings or structures on a lot divided by the total lot area.

A unit of illumination when the foot is the unit of length.

A group of people formally organized for a common interest, usually cultural, religious, or entertainment, with regular meetings, rituals, and formal written membership requirements.

see "yard, front."

The side of a lot abutting on a street. On corner lots, primary frontage will be considered to be the side of the lot on which the main building entrance is located. If a corner lot is undeveloped, frontage shall be consistent with the orientation of other lots on the same side of the street. "Secondary frontage" will be the side of the lot that fronts onto the other street. Ingress and egress to and from the site may be provided from either the primary or secondary frontage.

A deck, building, or parking structure, or portion thereof, used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles.

See "automotive garage."

See "dwelling, multifamily."

See "automotive service station."

The percent rise or decent of a sloping surface

The average elevation of the land around a building or proposed building

Low-lying grasses or plants grown to form a dense, mat-like covering to prevent the growth of unwanted plants and to keep the soil from being washed, blown or eroded away.

see "community residential home" or "senior citizen housing."

The combined weight of the vehicle and the rated payload. For the purposes of this chapter, the gross weight as stated on the vehicle's registration certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the vehicle's gross vehicle weight.

A facility or institution, whether public or private, principally engaged in providing services for health maintenance and treatment of metal or physical conditions, including but not limited to: hospitals, treatment or diagnostic centers, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, and medical offices.

See "building height."

One or more historic sites and the intervening or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of the historic site or sites.

Any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration of any portion or group of the foregoing which has been formally designated by ordinance of the Borough as being of historical, archaeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance.

Any activity carried out for gain by a resident, conducted as a customary, incidental, and accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit and which does not alter the exterior of the property or affect the residential character of the neighborhood.

A business use within a dwelling used solely by an inhabitant(s) thereof for the administration of business engaged in other off-site offices or locations. Home personal offices shall be clearly incidental to the use of the dwelling, shall not constitute more than 10% of the building area, shall be for the use of the business owner or employee dwelling in the residence and shall not be used by nonresident employees. Retail sale of products is not permitted.

An office of a professional used as the primary location for the operation and function of a home occupation, contained solely within the residential dwelling or an accessory building, but not both. A home professional office shall occupy less than 500 square feet or the equivalent of 40% of the first floor, whichever is less. No more than two persons who are not residents of the dwelling may be employed on the premises at any one time.

A commercial facility, containing at least 20 individual sleeping rooms, each having a private bath attached thereto, offering transient, overnight lodging accommodations to the general public, with or without meals, and in which ingress and egress to and from all rooms may be made through an inside office or lobby. Additional services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, and recreational facilities may be provided. See also "bed-and-breakfast."

One or more persons living together in one dwelling unit on a stable rather than transient basis, where the occupants share the ordinary tasks of living in a dwelling unit such as but not limited to cooking and eating together, sharing inside and outside chores and performing other functional duties and otherwise exhibiting a kind of stability, permanency and functional life-style which is equivalent to that of a traditional family unit.

The coverage of a lot by impervious surfaces, including, but not limited to sidewalks, driveways, buildings, and other paved surfaces or compact gravel surfaces.

Any material that prevents absorption of water into the ground.

Any permanent structure that becomes part of, placed upon, or is affixed to a piece of property.

A lot, land, or structure or part thereof used for the purchase, collection, storage, recycling, or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal, or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery, or vehicles.

Ground, soil, or earth.

Lawns, trees, plants and other natural materials such as rock, wood chips, and decorative features, including sculpture, walks, fountains and pools, which are a natural feature of the site or have been installed to enhance a site.

A commercial facility, which shall not sell or serve food or operate a restaurant, which brews any malt alcoholic beverages in quantities for which it is licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and which sells the product at retail to consumers on the licensed premises of the brewery for consumption on the premises but only in connection with tours of the brewery, or for consumption off premises in a quantity of not more than 15.5 fluid gallons per person, and to offer samples for sampling purposes only. "Sampling" shall mean the selling at a nominal charge or the gratuitous offering of an open container not exceeding four ounces of any malt alcoholic beverage produced on the premises.

An off-street space or berth on the same lot as the building being served, used for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading materials and products.

Any antenna and any support structure, together with any accessory facilities, which complies with the standards in N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4 and which is intended to serve a limited, localized audience through point-to-point communications, including digital and analog telephone cells, paging systems, and dispatch communication. It does not include radio or television broadcasting facilities or microwave transmitters.

A building or structure in which members of a local chapter of an association or fraternal, religious, or cultural organization hold their meetings and other events.

An institution or distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for twenty-four or more consecutive hours to two or more patients. Such facilities include skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, and hospices.

A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by plat or otherwise permitted by law to be separately owned, used, developed, or built upon as a unit.

The size of a lot measured within the lot lines and not including any portion of a street and is expressed in acres or square feet. Where a portion of a lot must be dedicated for public right-of-way widening, that dedicated area may be included in the calculation of the lot area.

A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. In determining setbacks for corner lots, the primary frontage shall be the portion of the lot to accommodate the front yard setback, therefore the secondary frontage shall comply with the required side yard setback. See also "frontage."

See "impervious coverage."

The average or mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured perpendicular to the front lot line.

A lot having frontage on two nonintersecting streets.

A line of record bounding a lot that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private right-of-way or any other public space.

The line drawn between the right-of-way and the property boundary. On a corner lot, the line between the primary frontage and the right-of way will be the front lot line. On a double-frontage lot, each property boundary adjacent to the right-of-way shall be considered a front lot line.

That property boundary which is parallel to and the most distant from the front lot line.

Any lot line other than the front or rear.

The distance between side lot lines, measured parallel to the street line at the minimum building setback.

Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.

The office and associated examination facilities of a licensed physician, dentist, osteopath, chiropractor, podiatrist, or other licensed or accredited professional within the medical field. A medical testing laboratory shall be permitted under this definition only if it is accessory to the office of a medical professional.

See "subdivision, minor."

The development of a tract of land, building, or structure with a variety of complementary and integrated uses such as but not limited to, residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public, or entertainment in a compact urban form.

A commercial establishment providing overnight accommodations, containing 10 or more rooms, each having a private bath attached thereto, with at least 25% of the rooms having direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through a main lobby of the building.

A lot, structure, or use, which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this zoning chapter but which fails to meet the requirements of the zoning district in which is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.

See "child-care center, licensed" or "family day-care home."

See "senior citizen housing."

The residing of an individual or individuals overnight in a dwelling unit or the storage or use of equipment, merchandise, or machinery in any public, commercial, or industrial building.

Gainful employment in which an individual engages to earn compensation.

A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, government, or like activity, generally furnished with desks, chairs, files, and communication equipment, but where no retail sales or goods are offered and where no manufacturing, assembling or fabricating takes place.

Located outside the lot lines of the lot under review but within the property (of which that lot is a part) that is subject of a development application or within a contiguous portion of a street or other right-of-way.

Improvements required to be made off site or off tract, respectively, to accommodate conditions generated by a proposed development, including but not limited to new improvements and extensions and modifications of existing improvements. See also "off site" and "off tract."

Not located on the property that is the subject of a development application or on a contiguous portion of a street or other right-of-way.

Located within the property boundaries of the lot in question.

A deciduous tree planted primarily for its ornamental value or for screening purposes.

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

Any quantity of land, consisting of one or more lots, that is capable of being described with such definiteness, such as common ownership, that its location and boundaries can be defined.

Any public or private area designed for parking motor vehicles, including parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally designated areas of Borough streets.

Joint use of a parking area by more than one use, business, or facility.

The parking module consisting of one or two rows of parking spaces and the aisle from which the motor vehicles enter and leave the spaces.

An individual who travels on foot

Any use of land or buildings permitted in a certain district by this chapter and subject to the restriction applicable to that district.

Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.

An establishment where prescription and nonprescription drugs are prepared and dispensed. See also "drugstore."

See "church."

A map of a subdivision or site plan.

The map of all or a portion of a development (subdivision or site plan) which is submitted and presented to the approving authority for final approval.

The concept, informal map of a proposed development of sufficient accuracy which is submitted for purposes of nonbinding discussion and clarification.

The map indicating the proposed layout of a development (subdivision or site plan) which is submitted to the approving authority for preliminary approval.

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

A lot, parcel, tract or plot of land, together with the buildings and structures thereon.

The main purpose for which any lot and/or building is used.

The office of a member of a recognized profession which shall be professional in character and require at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and licensing, training and experience as a condition for the practice thereof. The issuance of New Jersey or local license for regulation of an occupation shall not alone be deemed indicative of professional standing. When such office is combined with a residence, the conditions of a home personal office or home professional office shall apply.

A lot, parcel, or tract of land, together with the building and structures located thereon.

See "lot line."

See "bar."

A meeting announced and advertised in advance, in accordance with all required laws, and open to the public, where the public is given an opportunity to talk and participate.

The advertisement of a public hearing in a paper of general circulation and through other media sources, indicating the time, place and nature of the public hearing and where and when the application and pertinent documentation may be inspected.

The use of land and/or buildings by a municipal, county, state or federal agency or authority.

A majority of the full authorized membership of a board or agency.

The process by which waste products are reduced to raw materials and transformed into new and often different products.

The upgrading of a building previously in a dilapidated or substandard condition for human habitation or use.

To construct an addition or alter the design or layout of a building or make substantial repairs or alterations so that a change or modification of the entrance facilities, toilet facilities, or vertical access facilities is achieved.

A periodic payment made by a tenant to a landlord for the use of land, buildings, structures, or other property, or portions thereof.

Any work done on an improvement which:

Repairs for which a building permit is required.

A home, abode, or place where an individual is actually living at a specific point in time.

The number of dwelling units per acre of residential land.

A commercial establishment where food and drink are prepared, served and consumed primarily on the premises. Take-out orders for food and drink placed either in person, by telephone, fax, or e-mail may be prepared and served to the customer directly for consumption off site if this function is accessory to the primary use of a restaurant and no drive-through facilities are provided.

A commercial establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods or beverages in ready-to-consume individual servings (usually served in paper, plastic, or other disposable containers) either for carry-out or for consumption within the restaurant building whose design and principal method of operation encourages high-turnover dining and where either:

The replication or reconstruction of a building's original architectural features.

A depository or similar institution chartered by the federal government, the State of New Jersey or any other state and authorized to do business in New Jersey which maintains hours of operation of no less than six hours for five days each week and which engages principally in the receipt of deposits of currency, checks or other items, the payment of withdrawals from savings, checking or similar accounts, the cashing of checks, drafts and other items, the receipt of monies due to the bank, the issuance of cashiers’ checks, treasurers’ checks and money orders and similar transactions.

A pond, pool, or basin used for the permanent storage of water runoff.

A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation, and intended to be occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipelines, waterline, sanitary storm sewer and other similar uses.

See "boarding house."

See "dwelling, townhouse."

Flagellation or torture by or upon a human being who is nude or clad in undergarments or in revealing or bizarre costumes, or the condition of one who is nude or so clothed and is being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained.

A saucer- or circular-shaped antenna functioning as an antenna for reception of communications from a transmitter or a transmitter relay located in planetary orbit. Such objects are also known as "satellite dishes," "satellite earth stations" and "home video stations."

Any building or part thereof which is designed, constructed, or used for education or instruction in any branch of knowledge.

A school supported and controlled by a church or religious organization. See also "school, private."

Any building or group of buildings, the use of which meets New Jersey state requirements for elementary, secondary, or higher education and which use does not secure the major part of its funding from public sources.

A structure or planting providing a continuous view obstruction within the site or property consisting of evergreen plants, fencing, wall, berming, or any harmonious combination thereof, the purpose of which is to reduce the impact of noise or unsightly visual intrusion.

Multifamily housing designed for the elderly. These types included but are not limited to:

The distance between a building and any lot line.

The mean setback from a common street right-of-way of all buildings within a specified distance of a specific lot.

That line which is the required minimum distance from any lot line and that establishes the building envelope within which the principal structure must be erected or placed. The minimum yard requirements shall be the minimum required setbacks. All setbacks from public streets shall be measured from the either then existing right-of-way, unless the proposed right-of-way as shown on the adopted Master Plan is greater, in which case the proposed right-of-way should be used.

Human masturbation, sexual intercourse or any touching of the genitals, pubic areas or buttocks of the human male or female or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between members of the same or opposite sex or between humans and animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.

A tree, usually deciduous, planted primarily for overhead canopy.

A single driveway serving two or more adjacent lots.

A group of commercial establishments planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity, with customer and employee parking provided on site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations and protection from the elements, and landscaping and signage in accordance with an approved plan.

A shopping center that contains a junior department store, contains approximately 150,000 square feet of gross leasable area, and is ranged in site size from 10 acres to 25 acres. Its clientele are within a ten-minute drive of the center.

A shopping center that generally offers goods necessary to meet daily needs, occupies no more than 10 acres, and has up to 100,000 square feet of gross leasable area. Its clientele are within a five-minute driving radius from the center.

A shopping center that contains a wide range of retail and service establishments, occupies 50 to 100 acres of land, and has at least one or more anchor stores, and contains a total of more than 400,000 square feet of gross leasable area. Its clientele are drawn from within a forty-five-minute driving radius.

A shopping center whose shops cater to a specific market and are linked together by an architectural, historic, or geographic theme or by a commonality of goods and services. The specialty shopping center is between 100,000 square feet and 200,000 square feet consisting of small shops.

Any woody plant, deciduous or evergreen, generally multistemmed, classified and sold by height or spread, measured in inches or feet, and usually smaller than a tree.

A paved, surface, or leveled area, paralleling and usually separated from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.

A triangular-shaped portion of land at the quadrants of street intersections where unobstructed visibility is maintained along the intersecting streets, usually through a sight easement.

See Article IX of this chapter for a complete list of sign definitions.

Any plot or parcel of land or combination of contiguous lots or parcels of land.

A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown the existing conditions of the lot such as topography, vegetation, drainage, waterways; the proposed conditions of the lot such as buildings, drives, parking areas, walkways, means of ingress and egress, landscaping, lighting, drainage facilities, and screening; and any additional information needed by the approving authority to make an informed decision on its approval.

A site plan approval shall not be required for single-family detached or two-family dwellings unless such dwellings involve a home occupation. Building alterations which do not involve a change in use, additional parking or additional building area shall be exempt.

All site plans for new developments but not including those site plans defined as "minor" or "exempt."

A site plan that does not adversely affect the development of the remainder of the tract or any adjoining property. It involves fewer than five parking spaces, fewer than 500 additional square feet of floor area, or an addition to the total lot coverage of less than 10%. Also, it does not involve the creation of more than 2 lots, any new street or any extension of the off-tract improvement.

The examination of the specific development plans for a lot. The term "site plan approval" means a requirement that the minor or major site plan be approved by the approving authority prior to the issuance of a building permit or a certificate of occupancy.

The part of any building comprised between the level of one finished floor and the level of the next higher finished floor or, if there is no higher finished floor, then that part between the highest finished floor and the top of the roof beams.

Any space partially within the roof framing where the clear height of not more than 75% of such space between the top of the floor beams and the structural ceiling is seven feet, six inches or more.

Any vehicle way which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway or is shown on a plat hereto approved pursuant to law or is approved by official action pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or is shown upon a plat that was duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Clerk prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the granting to such Board of the power to review the plats. Further, the street includes the land between the right-of-way lines, whether improved or not, and may comprise pavements, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the right-of-way lines.

The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever is wider, as shown on an adopted Master Plan or Official Map or as required by this chapter, forming the dividing line between the street right-of-way and the lot.

A deciduous tree planted primarily to provide shade and visual harmony along a roadway with minimum installation size of 13 feet in height, two and one half inch caliper and limbed to a minimum height of seven feet.

A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use, or ornamentation having a fixed location on, above, or below the surface of land or attached to something having a fixed location on, above, or below the surface of land.

See "building height."

The workshop of an artist, sculptor, photographer, or craftsperson.

The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, or parcels or other divisions of land for sale, development, lease, or preservation. The following are not considered subdivisions:

A subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.

A subdivision of land that does not adversely affect the development of the remainder of the tract or any adjoining property and does not involve:

See "bar."

A use established for a limited time duration with the intent to discontinue such use upon expiration of the time period. Such uses do not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent building or structure. Unless a use is expressly permitted or permissible as a permanent use in a district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the temporary use is not permitted.

A level, landscaped and/or surfaced area adjacent to a principal building at or within one foot of the mean finished grade and not covered by a permanent roof nor used to park any motor or recreational vehicles.

A building or portion thereof devoted to showing motion pictures or for dramatic, musical, or other live performances. Seating shall be provided for all patrons in an auditorium manner. All sitting areas shall be visible and unobstructed.

Any public or private street, alley, walkway or parking facility accessible to the public.

An improved and equipped play area for small children usually up to elementary school age.

An area, parcel, site, piece of land, or property that is the subject of a development application.

Any large, woody plant, deciduous or evergreen, having one or more self-supporting stems or trunks and numerous branches.

The purpose or activity for which land or buildings are designed, arranged, or intended or for which the land or buildings are occupied or maintained.

Services, including but not limited to sewage treatment, water supply, gas, electric, telephone and cable television.

Any unoccupied land, structure, or part thereof that is available and suitable for occupancy.

Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance.

Any plant material, including grasses, shrubs, and trees.

The use of any building, land, or other premises for the display and sales of new or used trailers, recreational vehicles, off-road vehicles, including any vehicle preparation or repair work conducted as an accessory use only. See also "automobile sales."

Permission to depart from the requirements of an ordinance with respect to submission or required documentation or minor design elements.

An open space extending between the closest point of any building and any lot line. The minimum required yard as set forth in this chapter is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward. All yard dimensions shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight street line, lot line or building facade or perpendicular to the point of tangent of curved lines and facades.

The area extending across the full width of the lot between the street lot line and a line parallel to the street line through the nearest point of the principal building to the street lot line. No residential accessory uses are permitted within the front yard.

The open space extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and a line parallel to the rear lot line through the nearest point of the principal building to the rear lot line. All residential accessory uses must be located in the rear or side yard.

The open space between a lot line and the yard line within which no structure shall be located except as provided in this chapter .

An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard and lying between each side lot line and the building, measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the nearest point of the principal building. All residential accessory uses must be located in the rear or side yard.

The location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the building's sides rest directly on a lot line.

A document signed by the Borough's Zoning Officer, as required in this chapter, as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, restoration, alteration, conversion, or installation of a structure, sign, or building that acknowledges that such use, structure, sign, or building complies with the provisions of this chapter or authorized variance.