Shall mean use or structure subordinate to the principal use of a building or structure on the same zone lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal use of the principal building. Examples of accessory structures shall include, but not be limited to, a detached garage, shed, in-ground or above-ground pools, pool equipment, pool cabana, gazebo, decorative fountains, children's play structures, tree houses, sports courts, residential decks, pavilion, pergola, solar powered structures, generators and HVAC units.

Shall mean housing intended exclusively for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older and the spouses of such persons; when necessary for the care of persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older, one (1) person other than a spouse under fifty-five (55) years of age is permitted in each household.

Shall mean a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment. Use as a kennel shall be limited to hospital use and treatment.

Shall mean any building, structure or premises in which animals are kept, boarded or trained for commercial gain.

Shall mean a developer submitting an application for development.

Shall mean the application form and all accompanying documents required by ordinance for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction of the issuance of a permit pursuant to law.

Shall mean a place where objects of art, furniture, and other goods are offered for sale to persons who bid on the object in competition with each other.

Shall mean a building or place of business where gasoline, fuel, oil and grease and/or batteries, tires and automobile accessories are supplied and dispensed directly to the motor vehicle trade and where minor repair service is rendered.

Shall mean a space, partly above grade level, having one-half or more of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average level of the adjoining ground.

Shall mean the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment of the Township.

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

Shall mean the vertical distance from the average point of the finished grade to the mean level of the roof.

Shall mean a structure in which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is situated.

Shall mean a single-story roofed structure providing space for the parking of motor vehicles and enclosed on not more than three (3) sides.

Shall mean a space partly above grade level, having more than one half of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average level of the adjoining ground. No "cellar" or portion thereof shall be used as a dwelling unit.

Shall mean the physical device that provides a connection from a power source to an electric vehicle. Also known as an Electric Vehicle Charging Station.

Shall mean an educational institution authorized by the State to award associate, baccalaureate, or higher degrees.

Shall mean 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.

Shall mean a retail establishment selling primarily food products, household items, newspapers and magazines, candy, and beverages, and a limited amount of freshly prepared foods such as sandwiches and salads for off-premises consumption.

Shall mean any open space area, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, which is bounded by three (3) or more attached building walls on the same lot.

Shall mean land use that, if located in the vicinity of an Oil and Hazardous Substance Pipeline, represents an unusually high risk to life in the event of a pipeline failure due to the characteristics of the inhabitants or functions of the use. Critical Land Uses include without limitation:

Shall mean an unroofed platform, either freestanding or attached to a building, located above the finished grade and is usually supported by pillars or posts.

Shall mean the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.

Shall mean the division of a parcel of land into two (2) 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.

Shall mean an establishment engaged in the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, products, cargo, and materials, including transshipment by boat, rail, air, or motor vehicle. Retail sales are not considered part of the distribution process.

Shall mean any portion of the territory of the Township within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this chapter.

Shall mean a building used as group living quarters for a student body or religious order as an accessory use to a college, university, boarding school, convent, monastery, or similar institutional use.

Shall mean any permanent building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for human habitation, which include individual cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for the occupants of the household:

Shall mean one (1) or more rooms, occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household.

Shall mean those public facilities which provide basic health and safety services to residents and visitors of Township of Mahwah, including, without limitation, water sanitation plants, water treatment plants, sewer treatment plants, water storage facilities, municipal telecommunication towers, police stations, fire stations, jails, courthouses, public health facilities, and emergency operations centers.

Shall mean the erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground, surface or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, light stations, telephone lines, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories herewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health, safety or general welfare.

Shall mean a group of persons functioning as a single housekeeping unit and whose relationship is of a permanent, stable and domestic character as distinguished from non-familial institutional uses, boarding homes, fraternities, sororities, clubs, associations, transient housing or other similar forms of housing.

Shall mean an establishment which is registered with the State of New Jersey pursuant to the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act, P.L. 1987, c.27 (C: 30:5B-16 et seq.) and provides for the care, supervision, and protection of children for five (5) or fewer children below thirteen (13) years of age in the private residence of the provider at any one time for no fewer than 15 hours per week. The limitation on the number of children for whom day-care service is provided shall not include children who are legally related to the service provider, being cared for as part of an employment agreement between the family day care provider and an assistant or substitute provider where no payment for the care is being provided, or children who are part of a cooperative agreement between parents for the care of their children by one or more of the parents and where no payment for the care is being provided.

Shall mean an area of land which is actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use which occupies no less than five (5) acres, exclusive of the land upon which the farmhouse is located and such additional land, in conformance with the minimum lot size of the residential zone in which the farm is located, as may actually be used in connection with the farmhouse as provided in N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.3, 54:4-23.4, 54:4-23.5 and 54:4-23.11.

Shall mean establishments such as banks and financial institutions, credit agencies, investment companies, brokers of and dealers in securities and commodities, security and commodity exchanges, insurance agents, lessors, lessees, buyers, sellers, agents, and developers of real estate.

Shall mean a private recreation facility where all uses and activities are completely located within an enclosed building.

See Lot, Flag.

Shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of a building measured from the exterior walls in a building. "Floor area" shall not include the area devoted to mechanical equipment serving the building, areas devoted exclusively to off-street parking and loading space for motor vehicles or to any space where the floor-to-ceiling height shall be less than six (6') feet six (6") inches.

Shall mean the ratio of floor area to land area.

Shall mean a deck, building, or parking structure, or part thereof, used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles.

Shall mean a structure that is accessory to a single- or two-family dwelling, is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated by the residents thereof, and is not a separate commercial enterprise available to the general public.

Shall mean a structure or portion thereof, other than a private customer and employee garage or private residential garage, used primarily for the parking and storage of vehicles and available to the general public.

Shall mean any building, premises, and land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, repair, or painting of vehicles is conducted or rendered.

Shall mean a garage used exclusively for the parking and storage of vehicles owned or operated by residents of nearby dwelling units and their guests, which is not available to the general public.

Shall mean a type of gasoline station containing a convenience store on the same lot and planned, operated, and maintained as an integrated planned development.

Shall mean a reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at the four (4) building corners of the structure.

Shall mean the elevation of the ground level in its natural state, before construction, filling, or excavation.

Shall mean the total number of dwelling units on the tract divided by the total area of the tract, including environmentally sensitive or restricted areas. The result is expressed as dwelling units per acre (du/ac).

Shall mean living space and rooms other than common hallways, cellar, storage space, and garage.

Shall mean any substance designated under 40 CFR 116 pursuant to Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Clean Water Act, Public Law 92-500; 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq., or Section 4 of the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-4 et seq., including without limitation petroleum, petroleum products, pesticides, solvents and other substances.

Shall mean a hospital sponsored establishment that provides services, facilities and education to promote health, healthcare, wellness, fitness and health maintenance. Such services and facilities include exercise and fitness facilities, fitness training and education, restorative health services, physical, speech and occupational therapy, cardiovascular wellness training and similar facilities and services to enhance health, fitness, wellness and well-being. Such services, facilities and education to be provided by professional training, health, nutrition and medical personnel to the general public.

Shall mean a facility or institution, whether public or private, principally engaged in providing services for health maintenance and the treatment of mental or physical conditions.

Shall mean the vertical distance from the average point of the finished grade to the mean level of the roof.

Shall mean the vertical distance from the lowest level of the court to the mean height of the top of the enclosing walls.

Shall mean the vertical distance from top to top of two (2) successive tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces; and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiling joists, or, when there is not a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters.

Shall mean the vertical distance from the foundation wall or other immediate support of such wall to the top of the wall.

Shall mean any building, structure, area or property that is significant in the history, architecture, archeology or culture of this State, its communities or the nation and has been so designated.

Shall mean any activity carried out for gain by a resident and conducted in the resident's dwelling unit and is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises.

Shall mean the use of a portion of a residential dwelling as an office area for use only by members of the household residing on the premises.

Shall mean any animal which is a solid-hoofed or cleft-hoofed quadruped, including but not limited to horses, ponies, sheep, goats, cows, donkeys and mules, but excluding swine and pigs, whether mature animals or their young.

Shall mean a facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public and which may include additional facilities and services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services, and recreational facilities.

Shall mean all the people who occupy a housing unit.

A household whose income level is categorized as low or moderate income in accordance with the Township of Mahwah Housing Element and Fair Share Plan.

See Lot Coverage, Improved.

Shall mean a contiguous tract of land or ten (10) acres or more upon which the principal use shall be one (1) or more industrial uses, which shall be developed or subdivided as a single planned entity and shall meet the requirements of this chapter.

Shall mean an establishment providing for the care, supervision, and protection for six (6) or more children below thirteen (13) years of age who attend less than 24 hours a day and is licensed by the State of New Jersey. For a facility that is located in a sponsor's or sponsor representative's home, the State shall not count the children residing in the sponsor's or sponsor representative's home in determining whether the facility is serving the minimum number of children that would require it to be licensed as a center.

Shall mean 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.

Shall mean the computed area contained within the lot lines.

Shall mean that portion of a lot which is occupied by buildings and accessory structures but not including walkways, driveways, patios and open parking lots.

Shall mean the percentage of lot area which is improved with principal and accessory buildings, structures and uses, including but not limited to driveways, parking lots, patios, and garages and other man-made improvements. The use of gravel or other type of stone for the paving of driveways or parking lots shall not be exempt from the calculation of improved lot coverage.

Shall mean the mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and rear lot line, measured at the following points: (1) at the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line, and (2) at a point where the two opposing side lines are closest to each other, draw a straight line along each side of the lot that extends as close to perpendicular as possible from the front lot line, to the rear lot line. In the case of a triangular shaped lot, wherein there is no discernible rear lot line, the lot depth measurement shall be taken from the midpoint of the front lot line to the intersection of the side lot lines where that occurs most distant from the front lot line.

Shall mean the length of the front lot line.

Shall mean a line of record bounding the lot.

Shall mean the distance between the side lines, measured parallel to the front lot line at the required front yard setback line.

Shall mean a factory-built, single-family structure that meets the Federal Manufactured Home Construction Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401), commonly known as the HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Code. Manufactured homes include structures previously referred to as mobile homes, which are structures built prior to enactment of the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act. A manufactured home shall not include "recreational vehicles."

Shall mean one (1) or more parcels of land which have been planned for the placement of two (2) or more manufactured homes, appurtenant structures or additions.

Shall mean a place of business within a principal building where the bodies of motor vehicles are repaired and/or rehabilitated. Motor vehicles shall be limited to passenger cars, vans and small trucks not exceeding five (5) tons in weight classification. Permitted activities include metal fabricating and refinishing, sanding and painting and other related mechanical activities necessary to repair auto bodies.

See Dwelling, Multifamily.

Shall mean the total number of dwelling units within a designated parcel divided by the total land area of the designated parcel less the acreage on which residential building is prohibited. The result is expressed as dwelling units per acre (du/ac).

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

Shall mean a structure the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Shall mean a use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Shall mean any unlawful use or uses which are unreasonable under all circumstances or which will endanger the health or welfare of the adjacent properties.

Shall mean 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.

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

Shall mean a pipeline, whether above or below ground, which transports or is designed to transport oil or other hazardous substance. As used herein, a pipeline includes all parts of those physical facilities through which oil or a hazardous substance moves or is meant to move in transportation, including pipes, valves, and other appurtenances attached to pipes, compressor units, pumping stations, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, emergency response terminals, holders, breakout tanks, fabricated assemblies, and other surface pipeline appurtenances.

Shall mean located on the lot in question.

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

Shall mean any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designed 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.

Shall mean the keeping, in an unenclosed area, of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than 24 hours.

Shall mean any open area used for the temporary storage of automobiles and other vehicles for the private use solely by the occupants thereof to which such use is accessory.

Shall mean any open area other than a street or other public way used for the temporary storage of automobiles and other vehicles and available to the public, whether for a fee or without compensation, or as an accommodation for clients, customers or employees.

See Terrace.

Shall mean any individual, association, partnership, corporation or cooperative group.

Shall mean the company, entity, or person(s) responsible for the operation, maintenance and management of an oil and hazardous substance pipeline.

Shall mean the company, entity, or person(s) that owns an oil and hazardous substance pipeline.

Shall mean any structure or building devoted to the gathering together of persons for a common reason, such as legislative, religious, civic, educational, recreational or social purposes and that is used as the regular site for traditional services, meetings and/or gatherings of an organized body or community, which services, meetings or gatherings are presided over by the ordained or otherwise officially recognized leader of that body or community. Exempted are incidental, temporary or sporadic meetings attended by a small number of persons such that the character of the zone district in which it is located is not compromised for occupants of properties in that area.

Shall mean the provisions for development of a planned development, including a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, public or private streets, ways and parking facilities, open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the plan," when used in this chapter, shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.

Shall mean an area of a minimum contiguous size as specified in this chapter to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one (1) or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate commercial or office uses, or both.

Shall mean planned unit development, planned unit residential development, residential cluster, planned commercial development or planned industrial development.

Shall mean an area of a minimum contiguous size as specified in this chapter to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one (1) or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate industrial uses.

Shall mean an area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing one (1) or more residential clusters, which may include appropriate commercial or public or quasi-public uses all primarily for the benefit of the residential development.

Shall mean an area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage to be developed as a single entity according to a plan, containing one (1) or more residential clusters or planned unit residential development and one (1) or more public, quasi-public, commercial or industrial areas in such ranges of ratios of nonresidential uses to residential uses as shall be specified in this chapter.

Shall mean the Planning Board of the Township.

Shall mean a storage container not exceeding twenty (20') feet in length, often known as a POD, which is intended for the temporary storage of non-disposable household items during a period of home repair, construction, renovation or relocation.

Shall mean a use or uses conducted entirely within a structure for the purpose of providing a professional service or conducting a business office therein, restricted solely to administrative office activities, specifically excluding the sale or transfer of any physical products or goods from the site.

Shall mean public parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational areas; other public open spaces; scenic and historic sites; and sites for public buildings and structures.

Shall mean any building used exclusively for public purposes by any department or branch of government.

Shall mean 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.

Shall mean a place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure-time activities.

Shall mean a recreation facility provided as an accessory use on the same lot as the principal permitted use and designed to be used primarily by the occupants of the principal use and their guests. A personal recreation facility may include, but is not limited to, such outdoor facilities as sports courts and tennis courts, as well as indoor recreation facilities.

Shall mean a recreation facility open to the public for a fee or to bona fide members and guests.

Shall mean a recreation facility open to the general public.

Shall mean a vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation that can be towed, hauled, or driven and is primarily designed as a temporary living accommodation for recreational and camping purposes.

Shall mean an area to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing residential housing units which have a common or public open space area as an appurtenance.

Shall mean the number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential land area, including streets, easements and open space portions of a planned development.

Shall mean a building or structure designed, used or intended for use in which either food or beverage or both are sold and consumed primarily within the confines of an enclosed structure on the site.

Shall mean an establishment whose emphasis is on convenience and speed of service, that are generally part of a restaurant chain or franchise, and that provide a limited menu and minimal table or fast counter service, and whose meals are typically inexpensive and made from standardized ingredients that are partially or fully cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot and then finished and packaged to order. Ordering and pickup of food may take place from an automobile.

Shall mean an establishment where food and/or beverages are sold in a form ready for consumption, where all or a significant part of the consumption takes place outside the confines of the restaurant.

Shall mean an establishment engaged in the selling or rental of goods or merchandise (usually to the general public for personal use or household consumption, although they may also serve business and institutional clients) and in rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.

Shall mean establishments providing services or entertainment, as opposed to products, to the general public for personal or household use, including eating and drinking places; finance, real estate, and insurance offices; personal services; theatres; amusement and recreation services; health, educational, and social services; museums; and galleries.

Shall mean public and private nonprofit day schools accredited by the State Department of Education, per the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.b).

Shall mean a building or group of buildings containing separate, individual, and private storage spaces of varying sizes available for lease or rent for varying periods of time.

Shall mean a commercial established, as defined by the state of New Jersey per N.J.S.A. 2C:34-6 as follows:

See Planned Commercial Development.

Shall mean any device for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public.

Shall mean the sum total of the area of all identification signs on a property.

Shall mean the measurement of a free-standing sign from the base of the sign to the highest point of the sign structure.

Shall mean a sign which directs attention to an individual, business, product or service conducted, sold, leased or offered elsewhere than on the premises where the sign is located. For the purpose of this chapter, a billboard shall be considered an advertising sign.

Shall mean that area included within the frame or edge of the sign, including all accompanying lettering, wording, designs, logos, and symbols. Sign area shall not include any supporting framework, bracing, or trim which is incidental to the display, provided it does not contain any lettering, wording, or symbols. Where the sign has no such frame or edge, the area shall be the minimum area which can be defined by an enclosed four (4) sided (straight side) geometric shape which most clearly outlines the said sign. For signs that are visible on multiple sides, the area of the sign is computed by adding together the area of all sign faces visible from any one point. For double sided identical signs, only one side constitutes total sign area.

Shall mean a sign intended to be hung either with or without a frame, possessing characters, letters, illustrations, or ornamentations applied to paper, plastic, or fabric of any kind.

Shall mean an illuminated sign on which artificial or reflected light is not maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times when in use.

Shall mean a sign which is attached to or part of a completely self-supporting structure. The supporting structure shall be set firmly in or below the ground surface and shall not be attached to any building or structure whether portable or stationary. Freestanding signs include ground signs and pylon signs.

Shall mean a freestanding sign that is permanently affixed to the ground at its base, supported entirely by a base structure, and not mounted on a pole or attached to any part of a building.

Shall mean a sign used to identify a single business or use conducted on the site, or a group of structures,, such as residential subdivisions, apartment complexes, industrial parks, manufactured home parks, or shopping centers; located at the entrance or entrances of the area or building.

Shall mean a sign that provides information or directions that are necessary for the physical use of the site, including but not limited to signs that provide warnings, parking rules or wayfinding information.

Shall mean a sign which rotates or shifts, or appears to rotate or shift position.

Shall mean an advertising device which is ordinarily in the shape of an "A" or some variation thereof, located on the ground, easily movable and not permanently attached thereto and which is usually two-sided.

Shall mean any sign that is affixed at an angle or perpendicular to the wall or facade upon which it is mounted, projects more than twelve (12") inches from the wall or facade upon which it is mounted or projects above the top or beyond either side of the wall or facade upon which it is mounted.

Shall mean a freestanding sign which is permanently supported in a fixed location by a structure of one or more poles, posts, uprights, or braces from the ground and not supported by a building or base structure.

Shall mean any sign wholly erected, constructed or maintained on the roof or parapet of a structure.

Shall mean a non-permanent, non-illuminated wall or free-standing sign that may easily be moved or removed and that can feasibly be displayed for a limited period of time in any one location.

Shall mean a sign affixed to or painted on and parallel with the surface of a wall or facade. A sign affixed to or painted on an awning, marquee or canopy shall be considered a wall sign.

Shall mean any permanent or temporary sign, including any decal, that is legible from the outside, including plazas, public streets, and parking lots, and that is placed on the outside or inside face of a window or mounted within two (2') feet of the inside face of the window.

Shall mean a representation of the proposed development, redevelopment, expansion or improvement of one (1) or more parcels of land and/or buildings in accordance with the rules and procedures of Chapter 22, Mahwah Township Site Plan Ordinance.

Shall mean a food establishment where service is provided from a counter and consumption takes place outside of the structure or in a common food court area.

Shall mean one (1) or more photovoltaic, concentrated solar thermal, or solar hot water devices either free-standing ground, building integrated or roof mounted, as well as related equipment which is intended for the purpose of reducing or meeting the energy needs of the property's principal use.

Shall mean an area of land or other area (e.g. parking lot canopy, landfill, brownfield, etc.) used for a solar collection system principally used to capture solar energy, convert it to electrical energy or thermal power and supply electrical or thermal power primarily for off-site use. Principal solar energy systems consist of one (1) or more free-standing ground, or roof mounted solar collector devices, solar related equipment and other accessory structures and buildings including light reflectors, concentrators, and heat exchangers, substations, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures.

Shall mean a solar energy system that is directly installed on solar racking systems, which are attached to an anchor in the ground and wired to connect to an adjacent home or building. Ground-mounted systems may be appropriate when insufficient space, structural and shading issues, or other restrictions prohibit rooftop solar.

Shall mean a set of solar collection devices designed to capture sunlight and convert it to electricity primarily for offsite consumption and use; some electricity may be used by an onsite building or structure.

Shall mean standards adopted by ordinance regulating noise levels, glare, earth borne or sonic vibrations, heat, electronic or atomic radiation, noxious odors, toxic matter, explosive and flammable matters, smoke and airborne particles, waste discharge, screening of unsightly objects or conditions and such other similar matters as may be reasonably required by the Township, or standards required by applicable Federal, State or interstate law.

Shall mean that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. Basements shall be included as a story for height measurements if the distance from grade to the finished surface of the floor above the basement is more than six (6') feet (1829 mm) for more than fifty (50%) percent of the total perimeter or more than twelve (12') feet (3658 mm) at any point.

Shall mean a space under a sloping roof that has the line of intersection of the roof and wall face not more than three (3') feet above the floor level and in which space the possible floor area with headroom of five (5') feet or less occupies at least forty (40%) percent of the total floor area of the story directly beneath.

Shall mean any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way which is an existing State, County or Municipal roadway or which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law or which is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County recording officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant of such Board of the power to review plats, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.

Shall mean a combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of a parcel of land.

Shall mean any structure having a depth greater than two (2') feet and a water surface area in excess of two hundred fifty (250) square feet which is used for swimming, bathing or wading purposes.

Shall mean a level, landscaped, and/or surfaced area, also referred to as a patio, directly adjacent to a principal building at the finished grade and not covered by a permanent roof.

See Dwelling, Townhouse.

See College.

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

Shall mean the Board's authorized departure from the literal requirements and terms of this chapter in accordance with the procedures contained herein.

Shall mean a building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.

Shall mean an open space which lies between the principal or accessory building or buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as herein permitted:

Shall mean the Board of Adjustment as continued under this chapter.

Shall mean the Zoning Map of the Township of Mahwah, New Jersey prepared by Master Consulting, P.A. dated July 28, 2020 together with all amendments subsequently adopted.

Shall mean the Municipal official designated to enforce the provisions of the zoning ordinance, and to whom an application for a zoning permit is made and by whom such permits are issued.

Shall mean a document signed by the Zoning Officer which is required by this chapter as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, or installation of a structure or building and which acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of this chapter or variance therefrom duly authorized by the Board or the Township Council.