Norwood City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 233-1 Purposes.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter:
A.
Promote orderly development. To protect the character and maintain the stability of all areas within the Borough and to promote the orderly and beneficial development of such areas.
B.
Provide adequate light and air. To regulate the intensity of use of zoning lots and to determine the areas of open spaces surrounding buildings necessary to provide adequate light and air, privacy and convenience of access to property and to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
C.
Limit congestion. To limit congestion in the public streets and so protect the public health, safety, convenience and the general welfare by providing for off-street parking of motor vehicles and for the loading and unloading of vehicles.
D.
Promote appropriate land use. To encourage the appropriate use or development of lands in this Borough in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
E.
Provide sufficient space. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of all New Jersey citizens.
F.
Creative development techniques. To promote a desirable visual and aesthetic environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
G.
Efficient use of land. To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient use of land.
H.
Secure safety from hazards. To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters.
I.
Promote appropriate densities. To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation of the environment.
J.
Promote conservation of open space. To promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
K.
Reduce hazards in sloping areas. To reduce the hazards which exist in steep-sloping areas by reason of erosion, siltation, flooding, surface water runoff, pollution of water supplies from point and nonpoint sources.
L.
Protect inappropriate development. To preserve and protect areas of high-water table, floodway and flood hazard areas from inappropriate development.
M.
Preserve wetlands. To preserve streams, watercourses and wetlands in their natural state wherever possible.
N.
Preserve water supply. To preserve and protect the quality and quantity of ground- and surface water supply from pollution and diminution of their safe yield.
O.
Control runoff. To assure the adequacy of existing and proposed culverts and bridges; to induce water recharge into the ground where practical; to lessen nonpoint pollution; to maintain the integrity of stream channels for their biological functions as well as for drainage and the means necessary for water supply, preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.
§ 233-2 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Norwood."
§ 233-3 Definitions and word usage.
[Amended by Ord. No. 93-0-22]
A.
Certain words, phrases and terms in this chapter are defined for the purpose thereof as follows: The word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the word "building" includes the word "structure"; the word "zone" includes the word "district"; the word "occupied" includes the words "designed or intended to be occupied"; the word "use" includes the words "arranged," "designed," or "intended to be used."
B. ACCESSORY APARTMENT ACCESSORY BUILDING ACCESSORY DWELLING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ACCESSORY USE ADDITION AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING ALL-WEATHER SURFACED ALTERATIONS AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SERVICES, MAJOR AUTOMOBILE SALES AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE BILLBOARD SIGN BUILDING BUILDING AREA BUILDING COVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT(1) (2) (3) BUILDING LINE BUSINESS SIGN CELL TOWER OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER OR FACILITY COAH COMMERCIAL SIGN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA COMMUNICATIONS TOWER CONVENIENCE STORE CORNER LOT DECK DETENTION BASIN DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT FEES DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC SIGNS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS [Amended2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01](1) (2) DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT EDUCATIONAL USE EGRESS AND INGRESS EGRESS OPENING EQUALIZED ASSESSED VALUE FAMILY FENCE FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER FLOOD HAZARD AREA FLOODWAY FRONT YARD GOVERNMENTAL SIGN HABITABLE AREA HEALTH CLUB HOME OCCUPATION(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) HOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE HOUSING REGION ILLUMINATED SIGN IMPROVED LOT COVERAGE INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY, COMMERCIAL INTERIOR LOT LIVING FENCE LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITY LOT LOT AREA LOT COVERAGE LOT DEPTH LOT FRONTAGE LOT LINE LOT WIDTH LOW INCOME MASSAGE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT MEAN GRADE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME MICRO-BREWERY MINOR SUBDIVISION MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD NEON SIGN NONCOMMERCIAL SIGN NONCONFORMING BUILDING OR USE OBSCENE MATERIAL(1) (2) (3) ONE-FAMILY DETACHED HOUSE OPEN SPACE PARKING SPACE PATIO PERMANENT SWIMMING POOL PERSON PLANNING BOARD PLOT PLAN POLITICAL SIGN PORCH PORTABLE ON-DEMAND STORAGE (PODS) STRUCTURES PORTABLE POOL PRINCIPAL BUILDING PRIVATE GARAGE PRIVATE SALE OR EVENT SIGN PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PUBLIC GARAGE PUBLIC ISSUE SIGN REAL ESTATE SIGN REAR YARD REPAIR REQUIRED YARD RETENTION BASIN SELF-STORAGE FACILITY SET-ASIDE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS(1) (2) SIDE YARD SIGN SIGHT TRIANGLE SLOPE SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREA SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITY STEEP SLOPE STORY STREAM STREET STREET LINE STRUCTURE SUBSTANTIVE CERTIFICATION TATTOO PARLOR TEMPORARY SIGN TERRACE TERRACE TREE USE WALKWAY WAREHOUSE/DISCOUNT CLUB WATERCOURSE WETLANDS WHOLESALE OR COMMERCIAL BAKERIES WINDOW WELL ZONING BOARD ZONING OFFICER
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A dwelling unit with a separate means of ingress and egress containing separate kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping facilities, that is physically attached to or contained within an existing single-family detached dwelling, or occupies the second story of an existing garage or accessory building on the same lot as the principal dwelling.
[Added 9-9-2015 by Ord. No. 15:12; amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A building which is customarily used as an incidental building in a principal building and located on the same lot with such principal building.
A dwelling unit either attached to a single-family principal dwelling or located on the same lot and having an independent means of access.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
Extension or increase in the floor area or increase in the height of a building or increase of cubic area.
Housing for sale or rental that is affordable, according to standards for home ownership or rental costs adopted by COAH, occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income of less than 80% of the median household income and subject to affordability controls.
A hard surface paving whose surface is impervious to water.
Any change, rearrangement or addition other than repairs, to a building; any modification in the construction or equipment of a building; any reroofing or residing; or any enlargement by moving from one location or position to another.
General repair, rebuilding, or reconditioning of engines, transmissions, or other major systems of motor vehicles or trailer, including bodywork, welding, and major painting service.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The use of any building, land area, or other premise principally for the display, sale, rental, or lease of new or used automobiles (but may include light trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles), and including any vehicle preparation, warranty, or repair work conducted as an accessory use.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
Any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels; minor or light servicing and repair of automobiles; and including as an accessory use the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, and similar vehicle accessories.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A retail facility combining an automobile service station and convenience store.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or activity conducted, sold, or offered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is located.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
Any temporary or permanent structure, finished wall or enclosure, built either above or below the ground, used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. When such structure is divided into separate parts by unpierced walls extending from the ground up, each part is deemed a separate building. Building shall also include any structure having a roof supported by column piers or walls, including but not limited to tents, lunch wagons, trailers, diners, camp cars or other structures on wheels or having other supports and any unroofed platform, terrace, porch or deck.
The maximum horizontal projected area of a principal building and its accessory buildings, excluding decks, uncovered porches, terraces, patios, and steps.
[Amended 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16:01]
That area of a lot covered by buildings measured on a horizontal plane around the periphery of the foundation(s) and including the area under the roof of any structure supported by columns, but not having walls, as measured around the extremities of the roof above the columns.
[Added 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
For all buildings, building height shall be vertical distance from the average ground elevation around the foundation to the building's highest point, exclusive of chimney, mechanical equipment, elevator tower and flagpole, which shall not exceed the height of the existing building by more than 12 feet, but in no event shall it exceed the maximum building height specified for a particular zone by more than eight feet. The average ground elevation shall be calculated by measuring the ground elevation at ten-foot intervals around the perimeter of the foundation.
[Amended 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
A At no point around the perimeter of the building shall the height of the building, exclusive of chimney, mechanical equipment, elevator tower and flagpole, exceed by more than five feet the maximum allowed in the zoning district.
Where soil or rock removal lowers the ground elevation around the perimeter of the foundation, the building height shall be based on the lowered composite elevation.
Where fill raises the ground elevation around the perimeter of the foundation, building height shall be based on the elevation as it existed prior to the use of fill.
A line extended from any wall of a building and parallel with that wall and shall include the entire wall. If projections occur along the wall, then the projection shall be included within the building line.
A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or activity that is sold, or offered, or manufactured on the premises on which the sign is located.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
Either: a parcel of land containing a tower, sending and receiving antennas attached to the tower, and a prefabricated or modular structure or cabinets containing electronic equipment; or a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed facility, designed and used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, and relaying voice and data signals from various wireless communication devices and equipment.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing established by N.J.S.A. 52:27D-305 or successor agency of state government responsible for comprehensive low- and moderate-income housing planning in accordance with sound regional planning.
Any billboard sign or business sign.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
Any motor vehicle licensed or registered as a commercial vehicle, taxi, or limousine.
[Added 12-12-2018 by Ord. No. 18:14]
Any exterior transmitting or receiving device, mounted on a tower, building, or structure and used in communications, that radiates or captures electromagnetic waves, digital signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals, or other communications signals.
[Added 10-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09:10]
Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more communications antennas, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative tower structures, and similar structures. The term shall include the structure and any support thereof, together with other accessory structures and equipment associated therewith.
[Added 10-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09:10]
A retail establishment of up to 5,000 square feet that is used for selling primarily food products, beverages, newspapers and magazines, candy, cigarettes, household items, and a limited amount of freshly prepared foods, such as sandwiches and salads, for off-premises consumption.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A lot fronting on two streets at the intersection.
A platform that is attached to a building, or that is directly adjacent to a building, and which is supported by pillars or posts and is not covered by a permanent roof.
[Added 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16:01]
Those areas which exist or are created for the temporary storage of stormwater and controlled discharge of this water to a receiving drainage system.
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.
The division of a parcel of land into two 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.
Money paid by an individual, person, partnership, association, company or corporation for the improvement of property as permitted by COAH regulations, N.J.A.C. 5:92.
Any sign that, in whole or in part, rotates, moves, produces noise or smoke, gives the illusion of movement, displays a video or other changing imagery, automatically changes, is animated or blinking, or has any electronic digital, tri-vision, or other animated characteristics resulting in an automatically changing depiction.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
Any establishment for the service of food and beverages, commonly known as a "fast-food restaurant," "snack bar," "dairy bar," "hamburger stand," "hot dog stand" or "pizza stand," the operation of which consists of the service of food and beverages to the customers of the establishment for potential immediate consumption at counters, stools or bars outside the confines of the structure in which the business is conducted or for consumption in vehicles parked upon the premises, whether such food and beverages are delivered to the vehicles by the customers or by personnel employed by the operator. An establishment for the service of food and beverages which contains seating facilities for the service of food and beverages within the confines of the structure in which the business is conducted shall nevertheless be deemed to be a drive-in restaurant if the operation of the business substantially consists of the service of food and beverages for immediate consumption outside the structure as hereinabove set forth.
Any establishment for service of food and beverages from which customers present at the premises can purchase food and beverages without physically entering the main structure in which the establishment is located.
A building containing one dwelling unit and that is not attached to any other dwelling by any means and is surrounded by open space or yards.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A single building containing two dwelling units.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
One or more rooms providing living facilities for one family, including equipment for cooking or provisions for the same within the one or more rooms.
A place where people of all ages gain an education, including preschools; child care; elementary, middle, and high schools; community colleges; colleges; and universities.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
Egress is the provision of facilities for either pedestrians or vehicles for leaving a particular lot or land. Ingress is a provision for entering a particular lot or land.
An architectural feature of a building or structure used for egress from below grade facilities, which may include a landing and ladder providing access to the grade level.
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21; amended 12-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:26]
The value of a property determined by the Borough Tax Assessor through a means designed to ensure that all property in the Borough is assessed at the same assessment ratio or ratios required by law. Estimates at the time of building permit may be obtained by the Tax Assessor utilizing estimates for construction cost. Final equalized assessed value will be determined at project completion by the municipal Tax Assessor.
One or more persons living together in a dwelling unit on a permanent and nontransitory basis as a single housekeeping unit, sharing living, sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities on a nonprofit or nonremunerative basis, being a traditional family unit or the functional equivalent.
[Amended 9-19-1998 by Ord. No. 98-09]
Includes any substantially vertical structure, wall, or appurtenance, regardless of material composition, but excluding vegetation and living fences, whether supported by a foundation, footing, piling, stake, post, aboveground member, or whether it be self supporting, intended as a barrier to prevent escape or intrusion, to mark a boundary or the proximity thereof to ensure privacy, or to act as a support for vegetation.
[Added 6-8-2016 by Ord. No. 16:09]
A nonbank entity that does not accept deposits or make loans like traditional banks or financial institutions, but that provides monetary services that include the sale or redemption of traveler's checks or money orders, money wire transfers, check cashing, and currency exchange. Also referred to as "check cashing establishments."
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The rivers or other watercourses and adjacent land areas subject to inundation in the event of the design flood of a one-hundred-year frequency storm. These areas include the floodway and flood fringe areas as delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary Maps, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and as adopted by the Borough of Norwood.
The rivers or other watercourses and the adjacent land areas to be reserved in order to discharge the design flood of a one-hundred-year frequency storm without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than 0.2 feet.
An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the street line and the front line of the building projected to the side lines of that lot.
A sign erected and maintained pursuant to any governmental functions or required by any law, ordinance, or other governmental regulation.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of one or more floors of the building measured between the inside face of exterior walls, having a clear ceiling height of four feet; but no more than 10% of the habitable floor area shall have a ceiling height less than the prescribed ceiling height in the building code; any cellar, basement or garage space shall not be considered in the computation of the habitable floor area.
An establishment that houses exercise equipment and space for the purposes of physical exercise.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
Any activity carried out for gain by a resident and conducted in the resident's dwelling unit, and where the following conditions are met:
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The home occupation must be carried out indoors, without any outdoor storage.
The residential appearance of the structure may not be altered.
Any commercial vehicles used for the home occupation use must be garaged.
Noise, glare, fumes, odors, and electrical interference are prohibited.
Not more than one client, customer, or patron is permitted on the premises at any time.
Deliveries and pickups by tractor -trailers are prohibited.
A home occupation consisting of the office of a practitioner of a recognized profession.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The northeastern region of New Jersey composed of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties, as defined at N.J.A.C. 5:92-2.1 or other group of two to four counties as may be defined by COAH.
A sign lighted by, or exposed to, artificial light, either by light on or in the sign or directed toward the sign, other than neon signs.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
The percentage of lot area that is improved with principal and accessory buildings, structures, and uses, including, but not limited to, decks, driveways, tennis courts, parking areas, garages, walkways, patios, terraces, loading areas, hard surfaces, pools, or other man-made structures and improvements. Detention or retention basins are excluded if they are constructed of natural materials.
[Amended 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21; 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16:01]
A recreation facility, provided within a fully enclosed building, operated as a business and open to the public for a fee.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A lot other than a corner lot.
Plantings created by human effort consisting of the growth or placement of hedges, trees, bushes, or any other plants, or any combination thereof, creating a vision-impairing barrier or boundary between properties.
[Added 6-8-2016 by Ord. No. 16:09]
An area adjacent to the main building or storage building equal to 800 square feet (20 feet by 40 feet) and is unoccupied at all times.
A piece, parcel or plot of land occupied or designed to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings, together with such open spaces required by this chapter as are arranged and designed to be used in connection with such buildings.
An area of land which is determined by the limits of the lot lines bounding that area and is always expressed in terms of square feet.
The percentage of a lot that is covered or occupied by buildings measured on a horizontal planer around the periphery of the foundation(s) and including the area under the roof of any structure supported by columns, but not having walls, as measured around the extremities of the roof above the columns.
[Amended 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21]
A mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the general direction of its side lot lines.
The horizontal distance measured along the property line parallel to the street and closest to the street between the side lot lines.
[Amended 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
A line of record dividing one lot from another.
The straight and horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the minimum front yard setback from the street line.
[Amended 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
A total gross household income no greater than 50% of the median household income.
Any method of pressing, squeezing, stretching, or stimulating the face, scalp, neck, limbs, or other parts of the human body, with or without cosmetic preparation, either by hand or with mechanical or electrical appliances.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
An establishment having a fixed place of business where the practice of massage as defined herein is practiced, but only by New Jersey licensed massage or body therapists.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The grade of a lot equal to the sum of the various grades divided by the number of measurements.
The median household income of the housing region in which the Borough of Norwood is located, as defined by COAH, adjusted for household size, based on the most recent median income figures published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the uncapped Section 8 income limits or other recognized standard adopted by COAH. These median income figures may also be available from COAH.
A restaurant that prepares handcrafted beer intended for consumption on the premises as an accessory use.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A subdivision of land for the creation of no more than two lots, provided that such subdivision does not involve a planned development, any new street or the extension of any offtract improvements, the cost of which is to be prorated in accordance with applicable ordinance and statute. However, in the discretion of the Board, a minor subdivision may be treated as a major subdivision in any of the following events.
[Added 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
A total gross household income no greater than 80% and not less than 50% of the median household income.
Those lots or parcels of land within a radius of 500 feet in all directions from the exact midpoint of the tract to be subdivided.
[Added 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 05:09]
A sign consisting of glass tubing, bent to form letters, symbols, or other shapes and illuminated by neon or a similar gas through which an electric voltage is discharged.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
Any sign other than a commercial sign.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
Any land, building, structure or use thereof which does not conform to the regulations of this chapter for the zone in which it is located but which was lawfully in existence prior to September 6, 1960.
Any description, narrative account, display, or depiction of sexual activity or anatomical area contained in, or consisting of, a picture or other representation, publication, sound recording, live performance, or film, which by means of posing, composition, format, or animated sensual details:
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05:04]
Depicts or describes in a patently offensive way ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, masturbation, excretory functions, or lewd exhibition of the genitals;
Lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value, when taken as a whole; and
Is a part of a work, which to the average person applying contemporary community standards, has a dominant theme taken as a whole, which appeals to the prurient interest.
A building containing only one dwelling unit for the exclusive use and occupation of one family, and not containing one or more accessory apartments.
[Added 9-9-2015 by Ord. No. 15:12]
An unoccupied space to the sky on the same lot with the building.
An off-street space available for the parking of one motor vehicle and which in this chapter is held to be an area 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto and giving access thereto.
A ground-level, improved surface or structure directly adjacent to a building and not covered by a permanent roof.
[Added 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16:01]
A water-filled, permanently constructed or located enclosure with a depth of more than 18 inches below the level of the surrounding land, or if above the level of the surrounding land, with a depth of more than 30 inches, which is designed, used, and maintained for swimming and bathing.
[Added 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 18:02]
An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05:04]
The Planning Board of the Borough as established by the appropriate Borough ordinance.
A plan of a lot or subdivision on which is shown topography, location of all buildings, structures, roads, rights-of-way, boundaries, all essential dimensions and bearings and any other information deemed necessary by the Planning Board in unusual or special cases.
A temporary sign announcing or supporting political candidates or issues in connection with any national, state, or local election.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
A structure, which may be in whole or in part screened, enclosed, or covered by a roof, and which is attached to or directly adjacent to a building.
[Added 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16:01]
Any container, storage unit, shed-like container, or other portable structure that can be used or is used for the storage of personal property of any kind, and that is located for these purposes outside an enclosed building other than an accessory building or shed complying with all building codes and land use requirements.
[Added 7-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12:06]
Any above-surface type of swimming pool constructed of canvas, rubber, plastic, or other similar material or materials, which is not designed or intended to be stationary or permanently fixed, but is designed or intended to be moved, removed, and stored when it is not being used.
[Added 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 18:02]
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which the building is situated.
An accessory use not conducted as a business designed for the storage of motor vehicles and with space for not more than three vehicles.
A temporary sign advertising private sales of personal property, including, but not limited to, house sales, yard sales, garage sales, rummage sales, or private not-for-profit group sponsored events such as picnics, carnivals, bazaars, game nights, art fairs, craft shows, and holiday tree sales.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
The office of a member of a recognized profession, when conducted on a residential property, shall be conducted by a member of the family residing on that property entirely within a residential building and shall include only the offices of doctors or physicians, ministers, architects, professional engineers, lawyers and such similar professional occupants which may be so designated by the Zoning Board of Adjustment upon finding by such Board that such occupation is truly professional, in character, 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 in which it is located to a greater extent than for the professional activities listed herein. The issuance of a state or local license for regulation of any gainful occupation need not be deemed indicative of professional standing.
A building other than a private garage for the storage of motor vehicles, at which filling station services and repairs of all kinds of motor vehicles or any one of them is permitted. Any garage conducted as a business or in which storage space is rented for more than three motor vehicles shall be deemed a public garage.
A temporary sign supporting a position on any public issue.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
A temporary sign pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises, or a portion of the premises, on which the sign is located.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of any building. The depth of a rear yard shall be measured at right angles to the rear line of the lot or if the lot is not rectangular, then in the general direction of its side lot lines.
Replacement of existing material with the same kind of material used in the existing structure or building pot including additions or structural alterations.
Any front, rear, or side yard that is required by the provisions of this chapter to be maintained on lots located in any zoning district.
[Added 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. 06:22]
Those areas which exist or are created for the storage of stormwater and absorption of this water into the ground.
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.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
The percentage of low- and moderate-income housing units in a development.
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05:04]
A commercial establishment that, as one of its business purposes, offers for sale, rental, or display any of the following: books, magazines, periodicals or other printed material; computer programs or software; or photographs, films, compact or video disks, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or other visual representations which depict or describe a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area; or still or motion-picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices that show images to one or more person per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized by the depiction of a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area; or instruments, devices, or paraphernalia that are designed for use in connection with a specified sexual activity; or
A commercial establishment that features live performances characterized by the exposure of a specified anatomical area or by a specified sexual activity, or that regularly shows films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or any computer-generated or electronically generated images or other photographic representations that depict or describe a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area.
An open, unoccupied space between the side line of the yard and the nearest line to the building and extending from the front yard to the rear yard or in the absence of either of such yards, to the street or rear lot lines as the case may be. The width of a side yard shall be measured at right angles to the side line of the lot.
Any object, device, display, or structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, that is used to advertise, identify, display, direct, or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event, or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination, or projected images.
[Amended 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
A triangular area outside the street right-of-way abutting two intersecting streets or a driveway intersecting a street. The "sight triangle" shall be determined along the curb line or edge of driveway 30 feet distance from the edge of pavement and permitting a sight distance of not less than 150 feet. where roadways involved shall have speed limits not exceeding 25 miles per hour In the case of roadways where the speed limit is in excess of 25 miles per hour, the minimum site distance shall be in accordance with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (ASHTO) standards.
[Added 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
For the purposes of this chapter, a slope shall be determined by dividing vertical elevation difference on adjacent contour lines by the scaled horizontal distance perpendicular to these adjacent contour lines. For the purpose of measurement or calculation on any map, plat, plan or other document required by the Borough of Norwood or any agency or Board thereof, slopes shall be measured upon a scale of one inch equals 20 feet for parcels of less than one acre and one inch equals 30 feet for parcels in excess of one acre.
[Amended 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05:04]
[Added 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05:04]
Lot area upon which improvements are to be placed, altered or expanded where the mean gradient is greater than 15%.
[Amended 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
That part of a building between the surface of any floor and the next floor above it or in its absence, then the finished ceiling or roof above it. A split-level story shall be considered a second story if its floor level is five feet or more above the level of the line of the finished floor next below it, except a basement. A basement or cellar shall be counted a story if its ceiling is more than four feet above the mean grade and if it is used for business or sleeping purposes. Any floor under a sloping roof at the top of a building which is more than two feet below the top plate shall be counted as a story and if less than two feet below the top plate, it shall be counted as a half story, provided that not more than 60% of the floor area is used for rooms, baths or toilets; otherwise, it shall be counted as that fraction of a story which its floor area in rooms, baths or toilets bears to the entire floor area.
Any natural body of water flowing continuously or intermittently, whether designated as a stream, spring, brook, river or otherwise and consisting of a bed, bank and water, but not including lakes or ponds.
Any thoroughfare, highway or road or roadway which affords a means of access to adjoining property and which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.
The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown on an adopted Master Plan or official map forming a dividing line between the street and any lot.
[Amended 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 04:01]
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.
A determination by COAH approving the housing element and fair share plan of the Borough in accordance with the Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and COAH regulations, N.J.A.C. 5:91 and 5:92. A grant of substantive certification shall be valid for a period of six years in accordance with the terms and conditions established by COAH.
An establishment in which people receive permanent decorative tattoos from a tattoo artist.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
A sign that is intended to be displayed for a limited period of time.
[Added 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16:14]
A raised level area with vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like.
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21]
See definition of patio.
[Added 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16:01]
Any woody perennial plant with one main trunk, such trunk having a diameter of at least eight inches when measured four feet above the level of the existing grade.
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
A ground-level, improved surface directly adjacent to a building or other improved surface that functions to allow pedestrian traffic movement from one improved surface or structure to another.
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21]
A retail store selling a wide variety of merchandise in which customers purchase large, wholesale quantities of the store's products, and where customers may be required to pay an annual membership fee.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
Rivers, streams, brooks, waterways, lakes and all other bodies of water, whether public or private, excluding piped drainage systems, which are contained within, flow through or border on the Borough of Norwood and which receive or conduct surface water runoff.
Those areas that are inundated by surface or ground water with a frequency sufficient to support and under normal circumstances does or would support a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life that requires saturated or seasonally saturated soil condition for growth and reproduction. Wetlands include but are not limited to swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas, such as sloughs, wet meadows, river overflows, mud flats and natural ponds. Wetlands shall include but not be limited to those shown on the United States Department of the Interior Wetland Maps or similar maps published by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
An establishment engaged in the manufacture of fresh and frozen bread and bread-type rolls and other fresh baked goods primarily for sale at off-premises establishments.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
An architectural feature to allow light and air into below-grade windows but not used for egress.
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21]
The Zoning Board of Adjustment as continued under this chapter.
The Construction Official unless otherwise designated by the Borough Council.
C.
In addition, all definitions adopted by COAH in its regulations, at N.J.A.C. 5:91 and 5:92, shall apply to this section.