See "building, accessory."

A structure located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use. See "structure."

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or structure and located on the same lot with such principal use or structure.

Any facility designed primarily for competitive or recreational sports and athletic activities, as well as the presentation of public entertainment events and expositions. Eating and drinking facilities, retail specialty shops and electronic/video apparatus shall be allowed as an accessory use within said active recreational sports and entertainment facility.

Any change in or rearrangement of structural parts of a building.

Any place of business displaying for public patronage or keeping for operation in excess of two mechanical and/or electronic amusement devices.

A portion of a building partly underground but having less than 1/2 of its clear height below finished grade.

An establishment owning and/or operating ocean beach property as a bathing beach, whether or not additional recreational facilities are provided, operated on a membership basis and restricted to the use of members and their guests.[2]

Any space or area in a building used for, but not limited to, the following: sleeping facilities, guest room, library, game room, sun room, private office, hobby room, den, sitting room, home gym, loft or any other similar-type use.

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

Any dwelling in which more than one person is housed or lodged for hire with meals. A nursing, rest, or convalescent home shall not be deemed a boardinghouse. A home for sheltered care of adult persons as defined by N.J.S.A. 30:11A-1 shall not be considered a boardinghouse.

A continuous planting strip of trees and/or shrubs densely planted so as to restrict a clear view beyond such strip. Buffer planting in front yard areas may not exceed four feet in height. Buffer plantings in side or rear yards must be at least six feet in height.

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

A subordinate building on the same lot as the principal or main building or use that may be used as an accessory use and may not be used as or converted to a separate dwelling unit, business or principal use. See "building" and "accessory use."

The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings, exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces and steps, except as otherwise provided. (See § 345-11V.) Such areas shall be computed by using outside building dimensions. For the purpose of calculating parking requirements, fees and/or variances, the gross floor area (see definition) and/or gross habitable floor area (see definition) requirements shall apply.

The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at each of the corners of the building to the highest point of the building or roof peak, whichever is higher, exclusive of chimneys and similar structures as listed in § 345-10A. Where terracing of roofs is involved, the vertical distance shall be measured from the mean ground level to the highest terrace. (See also "grade, finished.")

A line formed by the vertical projection to the ground of the exterior surface of the building on any side. In cases of a cantilevered section of a building or sun parlors and covered porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but not including the steps, the vertical projection will coincide with the surface nearest the lot lines. All yards are measured to the building line. However, bay windows, fireplaces and cantilevered or bowed rooms may extend beyond the foregoing, but in no event more than two feet from the rear and front building line only, and shall not exceed 25% of the entire building line. Open columns and roofs over front stairs may also extend beyond the foregoing, but in no event further than six feet toward the street and shall not exceed 12 feet in width.

A building within which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which such building is situated.

A designated location either operated by a licensed retailer for adult use or a permit holder for dispensing medical cannabis for which both a state and local endorsement has been obtained, that is either:

Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates or produces cannabis in this state, 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's 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's license.

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 the other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 2 cannabis manufacturer's license.

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 the 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 retail 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 wholesaler license.

A story partly or completely underground and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the finished grade at the perimeter of the building.

A certificate issued by the Construction Official upon completed construction, alteration or change of use of a building. The certificate shall acknowledge compliance with all requirements of the State Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-1 et seq., as amended. A certificate of occupancy is issued by the Fire Prevention Bureau prior to a change of occupancy of any building. The certificate shall acknowledge compliance with all requirements of the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, 1996 Edition, as adopted in § 262-21 of this Code.

A building or group of buildings, including customary accessory buildings, designed or intended for public worship. For the purpose of this chapter, the word "church" shall include chapels, congregations, cathedrals, temples and similar designations, as well as parish houses, convents and such accessory uses.

Premises and/or buildings maintained by an organization catering exclusively to members and their guests for social, recreational or athletic purposes, which are not conducted primarily for gain, provided that there are not conducted any vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities except as required generally for the membership and purposes of such club.

An established area where several farmers/growers gather on a regular, recurring basis to sell a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other farm products directly to the consumer.

Any community residential facility licensed pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 448 (N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1 et seq.), providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community and shall include but not be limited to group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, supervised apartment living arrangements and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health care facility within the meaning of the Health Care Facilities Planning Act, P.L. 1971, c. 136, (N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et al.).

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

A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such a use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in the provisions of this chapter and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.

Typically a store dedicated to the selling of foodstuffs and/or general merchandise which is specifically designed to provide a limited stock-in-trade and which caters to quick in-and-out shopping. A convenience store may contain a delicatessen or prepared food section. A convenience store may contain not more than two coin-operated amusement machines. The maximum floor area allowed for a convenience store is 3,000 square feet.

That percentage of the plot or lot area covered by the building area.

An unfinished area of five feet or less in height between ground level and floor joists or ceiling joists and roof rafters suitable for storage but not habitation.

A business venture primarily concerned with the retail sale of groceries, cooked meats, hors d'oeuvres, prepared salads and sandwiches. As an adjunct to such use, a delicatessen may set aside no more than 30% of the overall area of the store for an on-site dining area.

The number of dwelling units, which may be or are developed per gross acre of land, including areas used for public access and/or open space.

A person who is developmentally disabled as defined in § 2 of P.L. 1977, c. 448 (N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2), and "mentally ill person" means a person who is afflicted with a mental illness as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:4-23,[3] but shall not include a person who has been committed after having been found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity or having been found unfit to be tried on a criminal charge.

A detached building containing five or more dwelling units.

Includes the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; or a combination kitchen and dining room with a separate living room or a separate kitchen with a combined living room and dining area, provided that in no case shall a kitchen be combined with a living room; a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities; a bedroom; and/or outdoor patio. No additional room shall be permitted excepting hallways and suitable closet and storage space unless such extra room is clearly designated as an additional bedroom.

A detached building and dwelling unit designed for or occupied exclusively by a reasonable number of persons (in relation to available sleeping and bathroom facilities), living and cooking together as a bona fide single housekeeping unit, exclusive of household servants, and constituting a stable and permanent living unit of a distinct domestic character, in a traditional family unit or the functional equivalent thereof, using certain rooms and housekeeping facilities in common. This definition shall not include any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge, combine, federation, group, coterie or organization which is not a recognized religious order and shall not include boardinghouses or dormitories.

For all dwellings in the City of Long Branch, the following standards are adopted by reference: In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1, the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, 1996 Edition, excluding Section PM-11.0, et seq., Means of appeal, is hereby adopted as the standard governing supplied utilities, facilities and other physical things and conditions to make buildings and dwellings, both residential and nonresidential, safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation, occupancy or use. A copy of the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, 1996 Edition, is attached and made a part of this chapter without the text being included therein.[4]

Includes the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; or a combination kitchen with a combined living room and dining area, provided that in no case shall a kitchen be combined with a living room; a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities; a master bedroom; a second bedroom and third bedroom; and/or an outdoor patio.

Includes the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; or a combination kitchen and dining room with a separate living room; or a separate kitchen with a combined living room and dining area, provided that in no case shall a kitchen be combined with a living room; a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities; a master bedroom; and second bedroom; and/or an outdoor patio. No additional room shall be permitted, excepting hallways and suitable closet and storage space, unless such extra room is clearly designated as an additional bedroom.

A detached building containing two, three or four dwelling units, respectively.

A building or part thereof having cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities designed for or occupied by one family and which is entirely separated from any other dwelling unit in the building by vertical walls or horizontal floors, unpierced, except for access to the outside or a common cellar.

Facilities used in the training, education, research and study by the professional members, as well as the staff and students, as they are related to the recognized medical and allied medical professions.

The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground or overhead gas, electric, steam, water or sewage transmission or distribution systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, meters, valves and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, including housing for any of the foregoing, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies for the public health or safety or general welfare.

A reasonable number of persons (in relation to available sleeping and bathroom facilities) occupying a dwelling unit and living as a bona fide single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, living and cooking together, and constituting a stable and permanent living unit of a distinct domestic character, being a traditional family unit or the functional equivalent thereof, using certain rooms and housekeeping facilities in common. This definition shall not include any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge, combine, federation, group, coterie or organization which is not a recognized religious order.

A retail outlet normally owned or operated by a producer or farm unit, located on-farm or off-farm, selling products produced by the farm directly to the consumer.

An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal or any other manufactured material or combination of materials erected for the enclosure of yard areas.

A building rented, occupied or owned by a general or local chapter of some regularly organized college fraternity, or on its behalf, by a building corporation or association composed of members of alumni thereof, and occupied by members of a local chapter of such fraternity as a place of residence. Fraternity or sorority houses shall not be permitted in any zone within the City.

A building used as an accessory to the main building which provides for the storage of motor vehicles and in which no occupation, business or services for profit are carried on.

Any garage other than a private garage, available to the public, operated for gain and which is used for the storage of automobiles or other motor vehicles, including the supply of gasoline or oil or other fuel for vehicular propulsion.

One or more multifamily buildings designed and erected as an integrated development with singleness of use and operation and which utilizes such common facilities as pedestrian walks, parking and garage areas, open space or recreation areas and utility, sanitary and drainage systems.

The existing undisturbed elevation of land, ground and topography preexisting or existing on a lot, parcel or tract of land in the City at the time of the adoption of this chapter.

The completed surface of lawns, walks and roads brought to grade as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto or as existing if no plans or designs have been approved. In the event that a lot or lots are to be regraded in order to increase the lot height, and as a result building height shall be increased beyond the original allowable height and no other provision of this section requires the prior approval of the same, then in that event, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board of the City of Long Branch. It is the intent of this section of this provision to prohibit the increase of allowable building height by means of the use of mounding, terracing or other devices without the appropriate board reviewing and approving a site plan of such proposed grade changes. However, such approval shall not be required for a single-family home with an increase of lot height of 18 inches or less measured at the average perimeter of the building.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all of the floors of a building measured between the inside face of the exterior walls or from the center line of walls common to two dwelling units.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all of the floors of a building measured between the inside face of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two units, having a clear ceiling height of six feet or greater. Any cellar, basement, hallways, closets, storage areas, garage space, breezeways, interior patios, enclosed porches or accessory buildings are not to be included in computing gross habitable floor area.

Any establishment duly licensed by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Board of Cosmetology and Hair Styling to provide those services authorized under the pertinent rules and regulations promulgated by the Office of Administrative Law. Said establishment may also sell related supplies and accessories in such quantities reasonably necessary to fulfill the needs of its customers.

An establishment that, by its nature, provides apparatus and/or instruction in various aerobic and/or athletic exercises.

An accessory use of a service character, customarily conducted within a dwelling solely by the residents, which occupies not more than 35% of the gross floor area of the dwelling and does not change the character or any exterior evidence of such secondary use, other than a permitted identification sign, and, in connection therewith, there is not involved the keeping of stock-in-trade. Such occupations as dressmaker, tailor, milliner, typist and instructor in violin, piano or other individual musical instrument, which offer direct personal instruction or services on an individual basis, shall be deemed to be a home occupation. For the purposes of this chapter, this shall mean the accommodation of one individual at any one time on the premises.

The office of a member of a recognized learned profession as hereinafter indicated when conducted by a member of the residential family entirely within a residential building and shall include only the office of a doctor, lawyer, architect, engineer and similar learned professional occupations herein restricted, provided that not more than two persons, not resident on the premises, shall be employed upon the premises. The offices shall not occupy more than the equivalent of 40% of the area of the first floor of the principal building. A home professional office shall not include the office of any person professionally engaged in the purchase or sale of economic goods. Studios for dancing instructions, band instrument or voice instruction in groups, tearooms, tourist homes, beauty parlors, barbershops, hairdressing and manicuring establishments, real estate offices, mortuary establishments, biological or other medical testing laboratory and stores, trades or businesses of any kind not herein excepted shall not be deemed to be home professional offices.

An institution providing health services under the supervision of licensed physicians, primarily for human inpatients and medical and surgical care for the sick or injured, and including related facilities, central service facilities and staff offices which are an integral part of the facilities.

An establishment providing lodging and usually meals for the general public, especially transients. It may include such uses incident to the operation as herein defined as follows: rest rooms, offices, meeting rooms, swimming pools, cabanas, restaurants, cocktail lounges, beauty parlors, barbershops, men's and women's wearing apparel stores, sale of newspapers, periodicals, souvenirs, cigars, cigarettes and novelties, jewelry stores, drug and sundry stores and soda fountains, florist shops and stock brokerage offices. The uses when proposed as part of and in direct support of the above-described establishments shall be conducted within the principal building with the exception of cabanas and swimming pools.

Buildings with an educational, religious or charitable use on the second floor or above a building that contains retail on the ground floor.

Any music vending machine, contrivance or device which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, disc or key into any slot, crevice or other opening, or by the payment of any price, operates or may be operated for the emission of songs, music or similar amusement.

Any area and/or structure used or intended to be used for selling, buying, storing or trading of used or discarded metal, glass, paper, cordage or any used or disabled fixtures, vehicles, boats or equipment of any kind. The premises on which the deposit or storage of any used, wrecked or otherwise disabled vehicles, boats or other parts occurs for a period of one month or more shall be deemed to be a junkyard.

An establishment where four or more children are kept during the daytime for elementary instruction.

See "boardinghouse" and "rooming house."

A parcel or area of land the dimensions and extent of which are determined by the latest official records or by the latest approved map of a subdivision of which the lot is a part.

The treatment or processing of raw products and the production of articles or finished products from raw or prepared materials by giving them new forms or qualities.

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

Any machine which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disc, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score. It shall include, but not be limited to, marble machines, pinball machines, skill ball, mechanical grab machines and any mechanical or electronic video game operation or transaction similar thereto and under whatever name it may be indicated. It shall not include nor shall this definition apply to jukeboxes.

The offices to be utilized by a member of a recognized medical and allied medical profession. Such office shall contain but not be limited to facilities necessary for the treatment, examination, research and study of the problems associated with the uses permitted in the Medical Center (M) Zone.

Those professions necessary for patient care, treatment, examination, study and research in the fields, including but not limited to medical, dental and dental hygiene, optometry, chiropractic, podiatry, psychiatric, psychological, physical therapy and pharmacological professions.

Those facilities utilized by a medical center and/or hospital in the diagnostic, prognostic and physical care and treatment of its patients, as well as facilities used by the medical and allied medical professions.

A complex of principal and accessory buildings and facilities utilized in the medical and surgical treatment and care of patients, as well as those buildings and structures used for the maintenance of these buildings and necessary related facilities, to include, but not be limited to, medical and allied medical professional offices, educational and training facilities, laboratories and outpatient medical clinics.

A group of one or more buildings of not more than six stories of dwelling units designed and erected as a project of dwelling units with singleness of use and operation and where joint or communal use is to be made of open areas by the occupants, whether it be for recreation, parking of automobiles or other communal purposes. Parking levels below finished grade shall not be counted toward the six-story limitation.

A series of attached units for transient occupancy where each unit has direct access to parking space for use of the unit's occupant. The units shall include facilities for living and sleeping only and shall include a bedroom and a separate bathroom which affords privacy to a person within the room and which is equipped with a flush water closet, a lavatory basin and a bathtub or shower. A motel may include such uses incident to the operation as herein defined as follows: rest rooms, offices, meeting rooms, swimming pools, cabanas, restaurants, cocktail lounges, beauty parlors, barbershops, men's and women's wearing apparel stores, sale of newspapers, periodicals, souvenirs, cigars, cigarettes and novelties, jewelry stores, drug and sundry stores and soda fountains, florist shops and stock brokerage offices. Such uses when proposed as part of and in direct support of the above-described establishment shall be conducted within the principal building with the exception of cabanas and swimming pools.

A series of attached units for occupancy where each unit has direct access to parking space for use of the unit's occupant. The units shall include a combination room for living, sleeping, cooking and eating and shall include a bedroom and a separate bathroom which affords privacy to a person within the room and which is equipped with a flush water closet, a lavatory basin and a bathtub or shower. It may include such uses incident to the operation as herein defined as follows: rest rooms, offices, meeting rooms, swimming pools, cabanas, restaurants, cocktail lounges, beauty parlors, barbershops, men's and women's wearing apparel stores, sales of newspapers, periodicals, souvenirs, cigars, cigarettes and novelties, jewelry stores, drug and sundry stores and soda fountains, florist shops and stock brokerage offices. Such uses when proposed as part of or in direct support of the above-described establishment shall be conducted within the principal building with the exception of cabanas and swimming pools.

Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used for the sale of gasoline or any other motor vehicle fuel and oil and other lubricating substances and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing or other minor services to motor vehicles.

A building or structure which, in its design or location upon a lot, was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the regulations of this chapter for the zone in which it is located by reason of such adoption or amendment.[5]

A lot of record existing which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located by reason of such adoption or amendment.[6]

A use of a building or of land which conformed to the lawful requirements for the zone in which it is located prior to the adoption or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the regulations of this chapter for the zone in which it is located by reason of such adoption or amendment.[7]

A privately operated establishment where four or more children under six years of age are kept during the daytime while their parent or parents are at work or otherwise engaged.

A health facility licensed by the City where persons are housed and furnished with meals and continuing nursing care in return for compensation and under the general supervision of a licensed physician or registered nurse. A home for the sheltered care of adult persons as defined by N.J.S.A. 30:11A-1 shall not be considered a nursing, rest or convalescent home.

The specific purpose for which land or a building is used, designed or maintained.

Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question, but within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject of a development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.

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

Located on the lot in question.

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

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

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

An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipality, municipal agency, Board of Education, state or county agency or other public body for recreational or conservational uses.

An unoccupied, grassed, wooded or landscaped area open to the sky on the same lot with a principal and/or accessory building. Improved sidewalks, paved paths or other pedestrianways within an unoccupied open space area which exceed four feet in width shall be deducted in determining the unoccupied open space area. Parking area or traffic channelization islands which are not landscaped or which have an area less than 350 square feet shall not be considered as unoccupied open space.

A public or private area, designated and used for parking motor vehicles, including parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally designated areas.

An off-street, ground-level open area that provides temporary storage for motor vehicles. See "parking area."

An off-street space available for the rectangle parking of a motor vehicle and which in this chapter is held to be at least nine feet in width and 18 feet in length, exclusive of passageways appurtenant thereto and giving access thereto.

The owner/occupant of a one-family dwelling or a tenant or group of tenants, the majority of whom have resided in the one-family dwelling for a continuous period of two years, or who have a written lease for the premises of at least two years’ duration, or have resided in the premises for at least one year and have a lease for at least one additional year at the time an application is made.

A structurally sound combination of materials which extends from the westerly side of the state bulkhead for a minimum distance of 300 feet east of the existing mean high-water mark.

(See "church.")

The Planning Board of the City.

A temporary portable containerized property storage facility or unit intended to be utilized upon the exterior of residential premises for the purpose of storing all types of items of personal and household property either for pure storage or to facilitate the moving of persons from household unit to household unit, with the understanding that such unit, after the period of time as noted in § 345-11P, will be moved to commercial storage facilities.

The office of a member of a recognized profession, which shall be so designated by the approving authority upon finding by such approving authority that such occupation is professional in character and requires licensing and training and experience as a condition for the practice thereof, and that the practice of such occupation shall in no way adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights in any zone to any greater extent than would the permitted uses listed in that zone. The issuance of a state or local license for regulation of any such occupation shall not, alone, be deemed indicative of professional standing. When such office is combined with a residence, the conditions of home occupation or, where applicable, home professional office shall apply.

An establishment where glass, metal, aluminum and paper waste products are brought for separation, preparation, storage and disposal. All facets of the recycling process are to take place indoors, except that the finished product may be stored outdoors within containment walls that are not visible to the public.

An establishment at which prepared food is sold for consumption by patrons seated within an enclosed building.

An establishment where prepared food, soft drinks, ice cream and/or similar confections are sold to patrons for consumption outside the confines of the principal building or in an automobile parked upon the premises, regardless of whether or not, in addition thereto, seats or other accommodations are provided within the principal building for the patrons.

Any dwelling in which more than one person is housed or lodged for hire without meals. A lodging house, rooming or furnished rooming house shall be deemed a rooming house, but a nursing, rest or convalescent home shall not be deemed a rooming house. A home for sheltered care of adult persons as defined by N.J.S.A. 30:11A-1 shall not be considered a rooming house. The housing of outpatients from institutions shall not be permitted.

A visual barrier of plant materials as described in the definition of "buffer strip," or appropriate fencing or other materials which may be agreed to by the Planning Board.

No more than six continuous months in any one calendar year.

Any establishment selling used merchandise as a significant part of its business. For the purposes of this chapter, pawn shops, used furniture stores and thrift stores shall be considered secondhand stores, while dealers of books, antiques, collectibles or memorabilia are not considered secondhand stores.

A residential development, including recreation facilities and other appropriate facilities, within which residency shall be restricted to permanent residents of the age of 60 years and over, except for the spouse and one child 18 years or more of age of a qualifying resident.

The horizontal distance between a building or structure and any front, side or rear lot line, measured perpendicular to such lot lines at the point where the building is closest to such lot lines. See also "building line."

Any device, structure or object for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject to the attention of others, but not including any flag, badge or insignia of any public, quasi-public, civic, charitable or religious groups. Such signs shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 284, Signs, where applicable.

Any plot, parcel or parcels of land.

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

Any development plan for one or more lots which is (are) subject to development which:

All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin that overlies bedrock and which can be readily excavated.

A governmental subdivision of this state, which encompasses this municipality, organized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 24, Title 4, N.J.S.A. (Freehold Soil Conservation District).[9]

A residential building consisting of two or more levels of living area, on or above grade, connected by two or more flights of stairs containing at least five steps each.

The act of storing goods or the state of being stored; a space for storing goods.

The portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.

A story under a sloping roof with the exterior walls at least two feet and not more than five feet above the floor of such story.

A public thoroughfare which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use which has been improved in accordance with municipal standards.

That line determining the limit of the street rights of the public, either existing or contemplated.

A combination of materials to form a construction on, under or above ground level and that is safe and stable and includes, among other things: buildings, parking areas, driveways, walkways, patios, decks, stadiums, platforms, radio/television towers, satellite dishes, sheds, storage bins, garages, fences, walls, pools and display signs.

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

A full-service store which is dedicated to providing a complete stock of foodstuffs and ancillary goods. A supermarket may contain a delicatessen or prepared food section. The minimum floor area allowed for a supermarket is 3,001 square feet.

A privately or publicly owned pool or oceanfront beach, open to the general public and having no appurtenant facilities other than dressing room facilities, an enclosed snack bar serving patrons only and off-street parking facilities.

A private swimming pool associated with a residential dwelling unit or units and located on an individual, residential lot. Swimming pools may not be located in any front yard area and cannot be located closer than 10 feet to any side or rear yard lot lines.

Any establishment whose primary business is the application to the human skin of permanent body art or makeup. In addition, any establishment that may require a State of New Jersey tattoo license to operate shall not be considered a tattoo parlor, provided that not more than 5% of the total floor area of the establishment is dedicated for the application to the human skin of permanent body art or makeup.

See § 345-10I.

A use established for a limited duration with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.

A group of one or more buildings of more than six stories of dwelling units designed and erected as a project with singleness of use and operation and where joint or communal use is to be made of open areas by the occupants, whether it be for recreation, parking of automobiles or other communal purposes. One level of parking may be below the six stories of dwellings.

One of a series of single-family dwelling units which is attached by a common fireproof and sound-resistant wall (which wall shall start at the lowest footing line and go to the underside of the highest roof sheathing) to one or more adjacent units and which has an individual, enclosed and private area, with direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.

A development project of one or more townhouse structures, including individual townhouse lots and common lands or facilities.

The parcel of land immediately under the dwelling unit which has been or is intended to be conveyed in fee simple to an individual purchaser, together with a townhouse dwelling unit constructed thereon.

The entire tract upon which a townhouse complex shall be or has been built.

A structure containing three or more townhouse dwelling units.

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

Permission to depart from the literal requirements of zoning regulations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60, Subsections 29.2b, 57 c and 57 d of Chapter 291.[11]

Any multilevel structure constructed for use as a facility for vehicular parking or storage. The levels can be above- or below-grade or both.

Any establishment that rents or sells videos, DVDs, compact discs, or other visually viewed technology.[12]

The officially established Board of Adjustment of the City.

A permit stating that the purpose for which a building or land is to be used is in conformity with the uses permitted and all other requirements under this chapter for the zone district in which it is located or is to be located or variance therefrom duly authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 or 40:55D-70 and the City Code.