A building, use or structure which is customarily associated with and is subordinate and incidental to the principal building, use or structure, including, but not limited to, garages, carports, barns, 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. No more than two accessory structures shall be permitted on any one lot, except as set forth in § 355-13I(10)(d).

Recreational activities which require physical participation, including sports such as soccer, baseball, softball, tennis, basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, and street hockey; and individual activities such as skateboarding, roller-blading and bicycling; and facilities including playground equipment of all types.

A facility providing nursing care to sick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons in addition to lodging and board or health-related service, or any combination of the foregoing.

The Secretary sections of the reviewing board or other Township official so designated by the Township Administrator.

Any person or entity submitting an application for any permit or approval.

A dwelling unit varying in square feet from 200 to 500 square feet that provides a residential living environment assisted by congregate meals, housekeeping and personal services, for persons 55 years of age or older, who have temporary or periodic difficulties with one or more essential activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, dressing or mobility. Assisted living units shall be located in a facility that may include accessory uses including dining rooms, bathing areas, common areas, offices and other space necessary to provide the above services. The definition of "assisted living unit" shall include any partially assisted and fully assisted living units.

See "junkyard."

A story partly underground and having more than 1/2 of its height above ground.

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

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

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.

An area within a property or site, generally adjacent to and parallel with the property line, either consisting of trees, shrubs or other landscaping and/or berms, designed to continuously limit the view and control other impacts of the site from adjacent sites, properties or roadways.

Landscaping, including permitted fencing, placed within designated buffers.

That central portion of any lot lying inward from all required setback lines.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of any person, animal or chattel. The word "building," whenever used herein for purposes of setbacks from roads, boundaries or property or lot lines, shall not be construed to include parking lots or vehicular rights-of-way.

The vertical distance measured from the elevation of the average height of the finished grade along the front of the building to the highest point of the roof or building structure.

All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds, except those containing resin extracted from the plant which are cultivated and, when applicable, manufactured in accordance with P.L. 2021, c. 16 (N.J.S.A. 24:61-31 et seq.), for use in cannabis products, but shall not include the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product.

Any person or entity that holds any of the six classes of licenses established under P.L. 2021, c. 16, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.[1]

Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or produces cannabis, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 1 cannabis cultivator license.

Any licensed person or entity that provides courier services for consumer purchases of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a cannabis retailer in order to make deliveries of the cannabis items and related supplies to that consumer, and which services include the ability of a consumer to purchase the cannabis items directly through the cannabis delivery service, which after presenting the purchase order to the cannabis retailer for fulfillment, is delivered to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 6 cannabis delivery license.

Any licensed person or entity that transports cannabis in bulk intrastate from one licensed cannabis cultivator to another licensed cannabis cultivator, or transports cannabis items in bulk intrastate from any one class of licensed cannabis establishment to another class of licensed cannabis establishment, and may engage in the temporary storage of cannabis or cannabis items as necessary to carry out transportation activities. This person or entity shall hold a Class 4 cannabis distributor license.

A cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, or a cannabis retailer.

Any licensed person or entity that processes cannabis items in this state by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing, and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or canpabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license.

A product containing usable cannabis, cannabis extract, or any other cannabis resin and other ingredients intended for human consumption or use, including a product intended to be applied to the skin or hair, edible cannabis products, ointments, and tinctures. "Cannabis product" does not include: 1) usable cannabis by itself; or 2) cannabis extract by itself; or 3) any other cannabis resin by itself.

Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains usable cannabis from cannabis cultivators and cannabis items from cannabis manufacturers or cannabis wholesalers, and sells these to consumers from a retail store, and may use a cannabis delivery service or a certified cannabis handler for the off-premises delivery of cannabis items and related supplies to consumers. A cannabis retailer shall also accept consumer purchases to be fulfilled from its retail store that are presented by a cannabis delivery service which will be delivered by the cannabis delivery service to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 5 cannabis retailer license.

Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains, stores, sells or otherwise transfers, and may transport, cannabis items for the purpose of resale or other transfer to either another cannabis wholesaler or to a cannabis retailer, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 3 cannabis whesaler license.

A governmental acquisition of real property or major construction project.

A story partly underground which has less than half its height above ground level.

A certificate issued by the Zoning Officer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

A certificate issued by the Construction Official under the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23(c) and (d).

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 grouping of buildings or lots by reducing the minimum lot size for subdivisions or situating buildings closer together, provided that the total development density does not exceed that which could be constructed on the site under conventional zoning subdivision regulation unless a density bonus is provided. The additional land that remains undeveloped is then preserved as open space, recreational land and/or as an environmental resource.

An advertising sign, structure or symbol erected and maintained by an individual or corporation engaged in the sale or rental of space thereon to a clientele of manufacturing, service or commercial enterprises, upon which space there is displayed, by means of painting, posting or other means, advertising copy describing a wide variety of products or services which are not made, produced, assembled or sold from the lot or premises upon which the advertisement is displayed.

A facility which has a primary purpose of providing housing and continuing care for people 55 years of age or older or where either the husband or wife is 55 years of age or older, and consists of independent apartment units, assisted living units, skilled care nursing units and single-family detached and attached residential dwelling units and which must include comprehensive retirement community accessory uses.

Within a comprehensive retirement community, any use reasonably necessary for, or incidental to, the operation of the facility or for the benefit or convenience of the residents and their guests, including, but not limited to, kitchen and dining facilities, exercise and vocational rooms, places of worship, indoor and outdoor recreational buildings and uses, including swimming pools, retail and banking facilities, beauty salons and barber shops, gift shops, classrooms, security facilities, conference rooms, common areas, guest rooms, administration, general, medical and other offices associated with the CRC, postal center, pharmacy, maintenance facilities, hobby, craft and music rooms, library, computer and television rooms, and heating and cooling equipment structures, off-street parking and loading areas as required for the use of occupants of the CRC and signs as permitted and garages, provided that the comprehensive retirement community accessory use is for the use and benefit of the comprehensive retirement community.

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 contained in this chapter and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.

A designated area of land which is intended to be preserved and managed for the protection of its natural resources and, where appropriate, opened to the public for passive enjoyment of the natural resources.

The official appointed by the Township to be the head of the local enforcing agency for the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

A permit required for the erection, alteration, or extension of a structure.

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.

An open-floor-type structure having neither roof, walls, nor enclosing features except for safety handrails.

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

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

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 mining, excavation or landfill, and any use 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.

A building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence for two or more apartments or dwelling units, including apartment houses, apartment hotels and flats, but not including automobile courts.

A townhouse, duplex or other dwelling unit that is attached to but is neither above nor below any other unit, has its own entrance directly to the exterior of the building and shares at least one side wall with another dwelling unit.

A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by one family or dwelling unit.

A room or group of connected rooms that are designed for permanent residency containing living space, cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for one housekeeping unit for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household. Dwelling units provide permanent living quarters, as opposed to motels or other temporary accommodations.

Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally charged on-board battery.

The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics, transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces, point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle. EVSE may deliver either alternating current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging station."

The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:

Means the pre-wiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two EVSE and direct current fast chargers. "Make-ready" includes expenses related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment on a "plug and play" basis. "Make-ready" is synonymous with the term "charger ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c. 362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et al.).

EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g., single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with no access to the general public).

EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park & ride, public parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking, non-reserved parking in multi-family parking lots, etc.).

One or more persons living as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit who share common expenses and housekeeping chores, as distinguished from individuals or groups occupying a hotel, club, fraternity or sorority house. The "family" shall be deemed to include necessary servants when servants share the common housekeeping facilities and services.

The private 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.

Agricultural activity or the raising of livestock, poultry or small animals as a major source of income and is conducted on a lot or plot of not less than three acres in area.

The United States agency responsible for federal programs related to emergency and disaster mitigation and response.

An artificially constructed barrier of wood, wire, metal or any other manufactured material or combination of materials.

The official action of the reviewing board taken on a preliminary 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 guaranties properly posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guaranties.

The area which is calculated to be inundated with floodwaters during a one-hundred-year storm. The one-hundred-year storm has a 1% chance of occurring in any one year.

The total enclosed horizontal area of a structure used for residential, business or commercial activities. Floor area may include the area enclosed by the exterior foundation wall excluding garages, open patios, unfinished basements and unfinished attics for residential uses and customer facilities, showcase facilities, storage and sales facilities for business and commercial uses.

A building used for the housing or storing of self-propelled motor vehicles or unit portions thereof designed for use on public highways.

Any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing of historical, archaeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance.

An institution housed in a building or a series of buildings providing public health services primarily for inpatient medical or surgical care of the sick or injured and including related facilities, such as out-patient and emergency departments, conference, training, diagnostic and central service facilities, cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacies, administrative and staff offices and employee day care, which are integrated with the hospital facilities or complex.

One or more persons living together in one dwelling unit and using or sharing living space, cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities.

A surface that has been covered by buildings, structures or compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water. Impervious surface shall not include the water area of a swimming pool.

The use of any lot for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap material, or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of structures, automobiles or other vehicles, equipment and machinery or parts thereof; provided, however, that this definition shall not be deemed to include any of the foregoing uses which are accessory and incidental to any agricultural or industrial use permitted in any zone. The term "junkyard" as herein defined includes automobile wrecking yards.

The fabrication, assembly or processing, or the storage in bulk, of goods and materials inside of a building where such activities or materials create no 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.

An area within a dwelling unit.

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 shortest horizontal distance between the front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the front lot line through the midpoint of the rear lot line, provided that in triangular lots having no rear lot line the distance shall be measured to the midpoint of a line parallel to the front lot line which shall be not less than 10 feet in length measured between its intersections with the side lot lines.

That portion of a lot abutting and extending along the front property line. This definition shall apply to all lots, including, but not limited to, odd-shaped lots, triangular lots and lots having curved or irregular front lines.

The total horizontal area included within lot lines. Where the front lot line is the center line of a street or lies in part or in whole in the street area, the lot area shall not include that part of the lot in use or to be used as a right-of-way.

The mean horizontal width measured at right angles to the lot depth to be measured at the building line.

Any security which may be accepted by a municipality for the maintenance of any improvements required by this chapter, including but not limited to surety bonds, letters of credit and cash.

The minimum amount of the gross acreage of the entire tract prior to any subdivision or development.

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

A structure, the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance, 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 use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance, 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 facility providing nursing care to sick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons in addition to lodging and board or health-related service, or any combination of the foregoing.

A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32.

Any fence or barrier that is not more than 75% solid. Examples of such fencing would be, but shall not be limited to, wire, chain-link, picket, post and rail, staggered board-on-board, louvered or a similar type fence.

Any parcel or area of land 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, off-street parking, stormwater management facilities and other improvements that are designed to be incidental to the natural openness of the land.

That area required for the parking or storage of one automobile.

An unimproved area of land which may include water set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public or private use and enjoyment which utilizes and depends on the natural environment and requires no significant modifications of that environment other than to provide access. It permits such low-density uses as hiking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, unpowered rafting, nature study, horseback riding, and bicycling. Passive open space typically includes wooded areas, streams, lakes, and other varieties of natural vegetative areas. For the purpose of this definition, detention and retention basins represent a developed use of the land and are not considered passive open space.

Any surface that permits a significant portion of surface water to be absorbed.

An area of a minimum contiguous or noncontiguous size as specified by ordinance to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate commercial or office uses, or both, and any residential and other uses incidental to the predominant use as may be permitted by ordinance.

Any person or entity whose principals are required to be licensed by New Jersey law and who supply legal representation, engineering services, planning services, expert testimony or written reports in support of an application. Professionals shall include both any individuals supplying the representation, testimonies or reports and the firms or entities in which such individuals practice.

A man-made or natural stormwater management collector facility designed to collect surface and subsurface water and to retain some or all water that drains into it.

A lot which fronts upon two parallel streets and is not accessible from one of the parallel streets.

The Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, or other municipal agency or body which, pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law and the Township Ordinance, has jurisdiction over the particular application.

The professional engineer retained or hired by the reviewing board to advise such reviewing board as to the engineering issues applicable to particular applications before it.

As covered under N.J.S.A. 18A:1-1 et seq. and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

A person 55 years of age or older.

A line within any lot, usually marking the limits of a required yard space, parallel to any property line between which line and the property line no building, structure or use or portion thereof may be erected, except as otherwise provided herein.

Any object, device, display or structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors or illumination or projected images. Signs do not include the standard size flag or emblem of any nation, organization of nations, state or city or any political subdivision thereof or any fraternal, religious or civic organizations; merchandise, prices, pictures or models of products or services incorporated in an indoor window display; works of art which in no way identify a product; or scoreboards located on athletic fields.

Any site plan not classified as a minor site plan.

A site plan of one or more lots which includes the following:

A nursing bed or individual room which provides board, shelter and twenty-four-hour skilled nursing and medical care to chronic or convalescent patients. Skilled care nursing units shall be in a facility that may include accessory uses, including dining rooms, bathing areas, common areas, offices, clinics, therapy areas, medical facilities and other space necessary to provide the above services.

Any fence that is a solid, close-boarded-type fence.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any 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. No story shall be deemed to be a first story if its floor level is more than six feet above the level from which the height of the building is measured. A mezzanine floor shall be counted as a story if it covers over 1/3 the area of the floor next below it. For the purposes of this chapter, a split level shall be considered a one-story structure.

A story, any two exterior sides of which 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 dividing line between the lot and the street.

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.

Anything constructed, assembled or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on or in the ground and shall include fences which are more than fifty-percent solid, tanks, towers, advertising devices, bins, tents, lunch wagons, trailers, dining cars, camp cars or similar structures on wheels or other supports used for business or living purposes. The word "structure" shall not apply to service utilities entirely below the ground.

Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.

A subdivision of an existing conforming lot for the creation of not more than four lots, one of which includes the remainder of the original lot, created over a total period of five years; provided that such subdivision does not involve a planned development, any new street or the extension of any off-tract improvement, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42.

One of a group of two or more attached dwelling units divided from each other by vertical walls and each having separate front and rear or front and side entrances from the outside.

The Township engineering official appointed by the Mayor.

The purpose for which land or a building thereon is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

Those areas meeting the definition of wetlands under N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq. and enforced by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

An open space located 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 property line of the lot and the front yard building or parking setback line. The depth of the front yard shall be measured at right angles to the front property line of the lot.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear property line of the lot and the rear yard building or parking setback line. The depth of a rear yard shall be measured at right angles to the rear property line of the lot.

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

The Zoning Officer shall be the Township Official appointed by the Township Council.