Long Hill Township, NJ Zoning Ordinance

[Ord. No. 104-02 § 1; Ord. No. 149-04 §§ 5, 7; Ord. No. 230-08 § 8; Ord. No. 268-10; Ord. No. 321-2013 § 2; Ord. No. 394-2017 § 4; Ord. No. 424-2018]

Major Site plan. No zoning permit or construction permit shall be issued for any development, unless exempted herein, until a site plan application has been reviewed and approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be. Any development that is not designated herein as requiring minor site plan approval or is not exempt from site plan approval shall require major site plan approval.

Minor site plan. The following activities shall not require major site plan approval if the proposed development otherwise conforms to the following:

Any addition, alteration or modification to an existing conforming nonresidential or multifamily residential building which will result in less than 500 square feet of additional building coverage and/or require fewer than five additional parking stalls.

Addition of a permitted accessory building or structure to a lot containing an existing conforming nonresidential or multifamily residential building which accessory building or structure is no larger than 500 square feet in floor area.

Addition of a home office to an existing residential structure used for residential purposes.

Establishment of a family day care home in a residential structure used for residential purposes.

Installation of a permanent standby generator for a nonresidential use in a commercial zone which does not meet all requirements of Section 134 of the Ordinance.

Exemptions from site plan approval. The following activities shall require zoning permits but are exempt from any site plan approval, major or minor. The Zoning Officer shall issue a zoning permit after a determination that no variances are required and that the application conforms to this Ordinance. If any Ordinance requirement is not met, site plan approval will be required.

Construction or alteration of a detached single- or two-family dwelling used solely for residential purposes and its customary accessory structures on a single lot.

Erection of a sign that fully conforms to all standards of the Ordinance.

Installation of a permanent standby generator accessory to any detached single- or two-family dwelling used solely for residential purposes or accessory to any clubhouse or similar structure in a conforming multifamily residential development, which is operated or maintained by a homeowners' association, and which is part of the common elements of that development.

Resurfacing of existing parking areas or other paved areas provided that the resurfacing results in no change to grading, drainage, the number and orientation of parking stalls, and other design details of the area to be resurfaced.

Changes in use or occupancy at existing industrial uses in any zone and all properties within the LI-2 zone district and the VIO overlay zone district upon a finding by the Zoning Officer that the existing site improvements meet the development design standards in this Ordinance and any restrictions or conditions imposed by any decision of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be.

Normal maintenance or replacement, such as a new roof, painting, new siding, or similar activity so long as no new building construction or expansion or site alterations or improvements are proposed.

Improvements or alterations on sites which secured previous site plan approval under the terms of this Ordinance if the proposed improvements or alterations comply with the previous site plan approval and any conditions or restrictions imposed therein.

Installation of a permanent standby generator for a nonresidential use in a commercial zone which meets all requirements of Section 134 of this Ordinance.

Outdoor dining in accordance with Subsection 124.13 of this Ordinance.