No land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, raised, moved, extended, enlarged, altered or used for any purpose other than a purpose permitted herein for the zone district in which it is located, and all construction shall be in conformity with the regulations provided for the zone district in which such building or premised is located.

Each of the sections and provisions of this Article shall apply to all zone districts unless otherwise stated.

When a new lot or lots are formed from part of a parcel of land, the separation must be effected in such a manner as not to impair any of the provisions of this chapter. Subdivision shall be effected in accordance with Article IX.

Where a use is not specifically permitted in a zone district, it is prohibited.

All classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors and/or cannabis delivery are prohibited in all zoning districts. This prohibition does not prohibit the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies directly to a customer within Green Township by a Class 6 licensed business located outside Green Township.

Unless otherwise provided herein, all yards, open spaces and off-street parking must be contained on the lot and within the zone district in which the use is located.

No lot, yard, parking area or other space shall be so reduced in area or dimension as to make the area or dimension less than the minimum required under this chapter. If already less than the minimum required under this chapter, the area or dimension shall not be further reduced.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, buildings which are accessory to a principal use or building are permitted in all zones as follows:

Every lot must provide front, rear and side yards as required by its zone district. All front yards must face upon a dedicated public street or a private street approved by the Planning Board. On streets less than 50 feet in width, the required front yard shall be increased by 1/2 the difference between the width of the street and 50 feet. If a width greater than 50 feet is shown on an adopted Master Plan or Official Map, the required front yard shall be increased by 1/2 the difference between the width of the street and said greater width.

Where a lot is bounded by more than one street, the front yard setback requirement from each abutting street shall be met. On a corner lot, the owner may select any street as the front of the lot, regardless of which direction the building faces. The yard opposite the front of the lot shall be considered the rear yard for purposes of meeting the minimum rear yard requirement.

The height provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the erection of farm silos, church spires, belfries, towers designed exclusively for ornamental purposes, chimneys, flues or similar appurtenances. The height provisions of this chapter shall, moreover, not apply to bulkheads, elevator enclosures, water tanks or similar accessory structures occupying an aggregate of 10% or less of the area of the roof on which they are located, and further provided that such structures do not exceed the height limit by more than 10 feet. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the erection above the height limitation of a parapet wall or cornice extending above such height limit not more than three feet.

No transportable or wheel-based structure or other temporary structure used as an office, storage shed or other use incidental to and in connection with a permitted construction project or building shall be placed on the site unless the Construction Official shall first have issued a temporary permit therefor. Such structure shall not be located so as to be detrimental to any adjoining property and shall be removed from the site prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the permitted construction project or building.

In the RB District and AI-10 District, no article or material shall be kept stored or displayed outside the confines of a building unless the same is screened by special planting or a fence as approved by the Planning Board. No storage area shall be located in a front yard or in a side yard adjoining a street. The storage area shall meet the location requirements for accessory buildings. In the AR and R Districts, outdoor storage is prohibited. This shall not be deemed to include display and sale of seasonal farm produce or specifically permitted outdoor uses, the outdoor parking of farm machinery or vehicles in use on a farm or normal outdoor storage, such as storage of firewood in residential zones.

On a street corner, a fence, structure or planting over 24 inches in height above the curb or edge of roadway shall not be erected or maintained within a triangle formed by the intersecting street right-of-way lines and a line connecting the right-of-way lines and located 25 feet from their point of intersection.

Not more than one commercial vehicle exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 15,000 pounds and exceeding 20 feet in length, which vehicle shall be owned, leased or regularly utilized by the resident, shall be parked or garaged upon any such premises. This provision shall not be deemed to limit the number or type of commercial vehicles in use on a farm and in connection with a farming operation conducted on the property on which said commercial vehicles are parked or garaged. Overnight parking of commercial vehicles on public roads and rights-of-way is prohibited.

The outdoor storage or parking in the open in residential districts of recreational equipment and vehicles, such as but not limited to trailers of any kind, boats, pickup coaches and motorized homes, is only permitted subject to the following conditions:

Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as prohibiting public utility distribution facilities, such as water distribution lines, sanitary sewers and telephone and electric distribution lines, along with related attendant facilities intended for local service, which utility systems are permitted in all zone districts when approved by the appropriate serving utility agency.

Fences and walls above grade, other than retaining walls, are permitted with the following restrictions, except as otherwise required or permitted as part of a site plan approved pursuant to Article IX:

In any zone, no product shall be sold or displayed nor shall any service be rendered which is offensive or abhorrent to prevailing concepts of morality and decency.

It is recognized that there may be certain critical and constrained areas within a parcel of land which would inhibit the appropriate development of the land on which they exist. These constrained areas are to be identified and their development addressed during the planning process. It is the intent of this section to identify those areas which are constrained and to establish areas within each lot which are suitable for conventional development. It is the further intent of this section to assure that all lots created through the subdivision process shall be buildable and usable and suitable for their intended purpose by assuring that each lot shall contain an area proportional to the size of the lot created which shall be suitable for the uses commonly anticipated by owners of the lots in the rural community of Green Township.

All wood-fired hydronic (hot water) heating boiler systems not located within a residential dwelling and whether unenclosed by a roof and/or walls, while permitted as accessory uses in all zone districts, shall be subject to the following requirements and limitations.

Such heating system shall be designed, manufactured, installed and operated in accordance with all State, Federal, County and Green Township ordinances and regulations, including the provisions of this section.

No person shall cause, allow or maintain the use of a wood-burning hydronic heating boiler system within the Township of Green without first having obtained a permit from the Zoning Officer and all other requisite permits (plumbing, electrical, etc.) from the Green Township Subcode Officials.

All such wood-burning hydronic boilers and accessory and appurtenant structures, including the enclosure, if any, protecting same shall be located in the rear yard area of the lot, only; shall not be located in the either the front yard setback area or in front of the principal structure located upon the lot and shall have a minimum setback of 200 feet from any habitable dwelling or adjacent building envelope.

No such wood-fired hydronic heating boiler system shall be located on any lot which contains an area less than two acres. The location of such system shall, (in addition to being located outside the side yard or rear yard areas and in compliance with side and rear yard setbacks applicable to principal structures) be situated on the lot so as to assure, to the greatest extent practicable, that the prevailing winds direct the smoke generated away from the nearest residences(s).

In order to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of § 30-76.4 above, a site plan of the lot, which can be prepared by the applicant based upon survey, tax map or other reliable information, shall be prepared showing the subject property and those located within 200 feet thereof and the approximate location of the residences on all properties located within 200 feet of the subject property. Said site plan shall be reviewed by the Zoning Officer and Construction Official to assure compliance, to the greatest extent practicable, with this and all other provisions of this section.

All chimneys attending such systems shall have a diameter and height compliant with the manufacturer's requirements and/or recommendations.

Such systems shall be designed and operated so as to be compliant with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27-3 which provides for the control and prohibition of smoke from combustion of fuel and which requires (subject to amendment or revision) that such systems: produce no smoke except for three minutes in any thirty-minute time period.

The use of all wood-fired hydronic (hot water) heating boilers shall be allowed only during the period of October 15 to May 15. Any use outside this use period, whether to produce domestic hot water or for any other purpose, is specifically prohibited.

Only seasoned firewood and untreated lumber shall be permitted to be burned in any such heating boiler. The burning of any and all other materials in such a boiler is specifically prohibited.

The Township Committee of the Township of Green finds that farming has existed and been carried on in the Township of Green for 100 of years last past and long prior to the residential development that has since become prevalent within the Township. As a result of residential construction which has occurred in close proximity to existing working farms which engage in conventional agricultural operations, those residences have been or may be subjected to the effects or impacts, which some residents may deem to be nuisances, from such agricultural activities. It has been further determined that the farmer must be secure in the ability to continue operation of the farm, earn a livelihood therefrom and engage in customary agricultural practices and techniques, free from the threat of nuisance complaints or litigation resulting from such impacts to other residents. The Township Committee has determined that whatever impact to residential and other property owners which result from such farming activities are more than offset by the benefits to the Township of Green, the county of Sussex and the State of new Jersey of such agricultural operations which include the preservation of open space, the preservation of a desirable agricultural visual environment and the provision of agricultural products and farm output. Consequently, the purpose of this section is to assure the continuation and expansion of commercial and home-based agricultural pursuits by encouraging a positive agricultural business climate and protecting the farmer against unnecessary municipal regulation and private nuisance suits while approved agricultural practices are utilized and agricultural production is engaged in consistent with relative Federal and State law, thereby establishing a proper balance among the varied and sometimes conflicting interests of the farm owners/operators and the residents of Green Township.