Hanover Township, NJ Zoning Ordinance

This A Airport Zone District is designed for the operation of an airport for general aviation, other than commercial air carriers, as regulated by the Federal Aviation Agency and the applicable agencies of the State of New Jersey, and accessory uses customarily incident thereto. Permitted uses, including primary and accessory uses, shall be limited to:

(1)

A landing strip.

(2)

A control tower.

(3)

Hangars.

(4)

Offices for airport personnel.

(5)

Equipment for the supply of fuel to aircraft.

(6)

Facilities for the repair, maintenance and testing of aircraft permanently based at the airport.

For the purpose of this chapter, the term "permanently based aircraft" shall mean aircraft registered with the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.A.C. 16:56-1.1 for which the application for registration filed with the Division of Aeronautics, Department of Transportation, shall disclose that the aircraft is based at the airport located within this zone district, and said aircraft shall have been based at the airport for 90 consecutive calendar days.

All uses are prohibited other than those uses which have been specifically permitted in § 166-208 of this article. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit banks, service stations, hotels, motels, office buildings, restaurants, terminal facilities for commercial air carriers and the repair, maintenance and testing of aircraft, other than on an emergency basis, of airplanes which are not permanently based, as defined in § 166-208B above, within this zone district.

[Amended 5-24-1990 by Ord. No. 16-90]

All height, yard and area requirements of this zone shall be regulated by the requirements of the Federal Aviation Agency and all requirements shall comply with the Air Safety and Zoning Act of 1983,[1] N.J.A.C. 16:62 et seq., as amended May 15, 1989. Said chapter N.J.A.C. 16:62 is attached herewith as Appendix A and made an integral part of the Township of Hanover Land Use Ordinance.[2]

[1]

Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 6:1-81 et seq.

[2]

Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this volume. If it is not, it may be obtained in the office of the Clerk/Administrator.

Amusement devices shall be permitted in the A Airport District as an accessory use only to those uses as permitted, and amusement devices shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of § 166-181.