The term applied to a building, structure or use which is customarily clearly incidental or subordinate to the principal building, structure or use and located on the same lot with such principal building, structure or use. Any "accessory" building attached to a principal building shall be deemed a part of the principal building in applying the bulk regulations of such "accessory" building.

A subordinate building detached from but located on the same lot as a principal building. An accessory building derives and adopts its use characteristics from the principal use to which it is subservient.

A subordinate structure detached from, but located on the same lot as, a principal building. An accessory structure derives and adopts its use characteristics from the principal use to which it is subservient. HVAC equipment and generators shall not be considered accessory structures for the purpose of measuring setbacks from property lines as they are required to comply with the setback requirements applicable to the principal building for the zone in which the subject property is located. An accessary structure shall not be construed to include a "POD" as defined in Chapter 59, Lane Use and Zoning, Article II, Word Usage; Definitions, § 59-5, of word usage.

Single message placed on a sign or sign face, also called a "display."

Any rigid or semirigid material, with or without advertisement displayed thereon, situated upon or attached to real property outdoors, primarily or principally for the purpose of furnishing a background or base or support upon which an advertisement may be displayed.

As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts in the existing facilities or an enlargement, whether by an extension of a side, an increase in height or a move from one location or position to another.

Any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on a tower, building or structure, and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analogue signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals. Excepted from this definition are antennas used exclusively by ham radio operators or other residential users.

A portion of a building consisting of a room or group of rooms used as a dwelling for a family and set apart as a separate unit from other units or portions of a building.

The Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Oakland.

An area of a building partly underground, but having at least 1/2 of its clear ceiling height above the average finished grade level at the exterior of the foundation. A "basement" shall be considered as a story if used for dwelling or business purposes.

A structure, including a panel, wall or fence designed or used for the display of advertisements in public places.

All lots fronting on the same side of a street between and including two corner lots and bounded by any of the following or any combination thereof: streets or highways; railroad rights-of-way; park boundary lines; borough boundary lines; or boundary lines created by ordinances. All lots fronting on a cul-de-sac shall be construed as being included in one "block."

A dwelling unit in which more than three and less than 10 persons are housed or lodged for compensation, with or without meals. A rooming house housing or lodging the same number of persons shall be deemed a "boardinghouse."

A commercial establishment operating with and in accordance with a Restricted Brewery License as defined and regulated by N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.

A structure having a roof supported by columns, posts, piers, walls or similar structural parts, including tents, lunch wagons, trailers, dining cars, camp cars or other structures on wheels, or having other supports and any unroofed platform, terrace or porch having a vertical face higher than three feet above the level of the ground from which the height of the "building" is measured which may be used or intended to be used for the housing, enclosure or shelter of persons, animals or property of any kind.

The total area of outside dimensions on a horizontal plane at ground level of the principal building and all accessory buildings.

That percentage of a lot covered by the roof(s) of all principal and accessory building(s), including roofed over porches and similar extensions of a building such as decks.

The height of a building shall be measured from the average finished grade around the perimeter of the building to the highest point of the roof surface. The average finished grade shall be measured at ten-foot intervals, on all sides and immediately adjacent to the building. Additional grading or berms, with the intent or effect of reducing the building height, as determined by the Planning Board, shall not be considered in the computation of the building height.

A line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane at average grade level and a vertical plane that coincides with the exterior surface of the building on any side. In the case of a cantilevered or projected section of a building, the vertical plane will coincide with the most projected surface. All yard requirements are measured to the building line.

A permit issued by the Zoning Enforcement Official prior to the start of construction, erection or alteration of any building or other structure or part thereof and prior to the use of any lot or area of land or part thereof for any purpose, certifying that such building or other structure or part thereof or such use of any lot or area of land or part thereof is in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State Uniform Construction Code and this chapter and any amendment thereof.

The volume and shape of a building or of a non-building use which does not conform to one or more of the applicable bulk regulations prescribing the minimum floor area, maximum height of a building or non-building use or the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, lot frontage, yards, courts, required spacing between detached buildings on the same lot and usable open space on the lot for the district in which such building or non-building use is located.

That part of a building or non-building use which does not conform to one or more of the applicable bulk regulations prescribing the minimum floor area, maximum height of a building or non-building use or the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, lot frontage, yards, courts, required spacing between detached buildings on the same lot and usable open space on the lot for the district in which such building or non-building use is located.

Term includes all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds. The term "Cannabis" does not include medical cannabis dispensed to registered qualifying patients pursuant to the "Jake Honing Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act.

Any licensed person or entity holding a valid Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license that grows, cultivates or produces cannabis and sells and possibly transport cannabis to other licensed cannabis cultivators or usable cannabis to licensed cannabis manufacturers, licensed cannabis wholesalers, or licensed cannabis retailers.

Any licensed person or entity holding a Class 6 cannabis delivery license that provides courier services for consumer purchases of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a licensed 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 a licensed cannabis retailer for fulfillment, is delivered to that consumer.

Any licensed person or entity holding a Class 4 Cannabis distributor license that transports cannabis in bulk from one licensed cannabis cultivator to another licensed cannabis cultivator, or transports cannabis items in bulk 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.

Any licensed person or entity holding a Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license that process cannabis items by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optional transporting, these times to other licensed cannabis manufacturers, licensed cannabis wholesalers, or licensed cannabis retailers, but not directly to consumers.

Any licensed person or entity holding a Class 5 cannabis retail license that purchases or otherwise obtains usable cannabis from licensed cannabis cultivators and cannabis items from licensed cannabis manufacturers or licensed cannabis wholesalers, and sells these items to consumers from a retail store, and may use a cannabis delivery service or a certified cannabis handler for the off-premises delivery or 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 the ultimate consumer.

Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains, stores, sells or otherwise transfers, and may transport, cannabis items for the purchase of resale or other transfer to either another licensed cannabis wholesaler or to a licensed cannabis retailer, but not consumers.

An area of building partially underground, having more than 1/2 of its clear ceiling height below the average finished grade level at the exterior of the foundation.

The use of a common wireless telecommunication tower or a common structure, by two or more telecommunications license holders or unlicensed holders nevertheless regulated by the Federal Communications Commission or by one telecommunications license holder for more than one type of communications technology and/or the placement of a wireless telecommunication tower on a structure owned or operated by a utility or other public entity.

A use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as specified in this chapter.

A building, lot, structure or use that does conform with the regulations herein made for the district in which such building, lot, structure or use is located.

A parcel of land at the junction of and fronting on two intersecting streets.

An unoccupied space on a lot other than a yard. An "outer court" is one that extends to a street line or to a front or rear yard. An "inner court" is any other court.

A 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:

A structure or use where more than three dogs, cats or domestic animals, or any combination thereof, which are more than six months of age are housed at one time for the purpose of sale, boarding, breeding, treatment or hospitalization.

A retail business or establishment engaged in the sale of food, soft drinks, ice cream or similar confections which are so prepared, packaged in paper or other types of disposable wrappers or containers and served at counters either inside or outside the confines of a building or to persons in motor vehicles so as to be intended for immediate consumption by persons either seated or standing, either within or outside the building or in motor vehicles, except that this definition shall not include retail stores selling confections as an incidental item.

A building used only for permanent habitation by one or more families. The term shall not include hotel, motel, rooming house, hospital or other accommodation used for transient lodging.

A building or portion thereof used as a residence and having housekeeping facilities for one family as defined in this chapter.

A dwelling containing three or more dwelling units.

A detached dwelling, other than a stationary trailer or mobile home, containing only one dwelling unit.

A one-family dwelling attached by no more than one common wall to another one-family dwelling.

One of a series of from three to 10 attached dwelling units separated from one another by continuous vertical walls, without openings from basement floor to roof, and having diversified architectural facades or treatment of materials on both front and rear of the group, with not more than four of any 10 abutting townhouses having the same architectural facades and treatment materials and with not more than three abutting townhouses having the same front and rear setbacks.

A detached dwelling containing two dwelling units.

The ability to do work.

Those public facilities which provide basis health and safety services to residents and visitors of Borough of Oakland, 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.

One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single non-profit housekeeping unit who are living together as a stable, permanent living unit, being a family unit or the functional equivalency thereof.

The ratio of the gross floor area of the principal building to the total lot area.

The sum of the areas of the several floors of a building, including areas used for human occupancy in basements, attics and penthouses, as measured from the exterior faces of the walls. It does not include cellars, unenclosed porches or attics not used for human occupancy or any floor space in accessory buildings or in the main building intended and designed for the parking of motor vehicles in order to meet the parking requirements of this chapter, or any such floor space intended and designed for accessory heating and ventilating equipment.

An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the main building situated between the street line of the lot and the parts of the building setting back and nearest to such street line and extending to the side lines of the lot.

The width of a lot measured at the street line (either existing or proposed public street occupied by the borough) to be not less than 2/3 of the lot width as defined herein.

A detached accessory building or portion of the main building used for the storage of motor vehicles but not for business or profit.

Any building, premises or land in which or upon which a business, service or industry involving the maintenance, washing or servicing and storage in connection therewith of motor vehicles is conducted or rendered, but not including motor vehicle service station as defined herein.

A dwelling or group of dwellings on one plot and in a single ownership, not more than 2 1/2 stories or more than 35 feet high, designed and used solely for dwelling purposes by families occupying separate apartments or suites of rooms and not more than two families using a common entrance or hallway. Not less than 50% of the apartments in each unit must have three walls each exposed at least 75% to give cross ventilation, and the remainder of the apartments in each unit must have two walls fully exposed to give through ventilation.

A building or lot or part thereof supplying and selling gasoline or other equivalent fuel for motor vehicles at retail direct from pumps and storage tanks and which may include accessory facilities for rendering services, such as lubrication, washing and minor repairs.

That portion of a building situated above a full story and having at least two opposite exterior walls meeting a sloping roof at a level not higher above the floor than a distance equal to 1/2 the floor-to-ceiling height of the story below.

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.

When referring to a tower or lawful structure shall mean the distance measured from the lowest finished grade of the parcel to the highest point on the tower or other structure including the base pad and any antennas. The height of the tower shall not include a lightning rod.

An occupation or profession which is carried on within a dwelling and which is carried on by a member or members of the family residing in the dwelling; is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling or residential purposes, occupying not more than 1/3 of the floor area of said dwelling; not more than one person outside the family shall be employed; and there shall be no exterior display or storage of materials beyond that permitted by this chapter. Under this chapter, a "home occupation" or "home professional office" includes, but is not limited to the following: professional office of a physician, dentist, lawyer, engineer, architect or accountant; art studio; dressmaking and tutoring. Uses such as barber and beauty shops, real estate offices, restaurants, radio and television repair and welding and equipment repair are not interpreted as "home occupations" or "home professional offices" under this definition.

The amount of light falling upon a real or imaginary surface, often described as "light level." Illuminance is measured in foot candles or lux.

That percentage of a lot covered by roofs, pavement, walks, patios, and other materials so that underlying soils are highly resistant to infiltration of water.

A development containing both affordable dwelling units, as defined in the Fair Housing Act, as amended, and market-rate dwelling units.

A group of industrial establishments built on one tract that is planned, developed, owned and managed as an operating unit. The industrial establishments may be located in one or several buildings, attached or separated.

Nonprofit public or quasipublic uses, such as churches, schools, hospitals, lodges, fraternal organizations and the like.

An area of land with or without buildings used primarily for or occupied for the deposit, collection or storage of used and discarded materials which, without limitation, includes wastepaper, rags, scrap metal, used building materials, used plumbing materials, machinery, vehicles or parts thereof, with or without the dismantling, and the salvage of or the sale of two or more wrecked or discarded vehicles. The keeping of any unlicensed motor vehicle in a residential zone in the Borough of Oakland for one month or more and in any other zone in the Borough of Oakland for three months or more, unless said unlicensed motor vehicle is kept in a completely enclosed garage, shall be deemed as conducting a "junk yard."

A semi-conductor light source that emits light in a specific direction and generates light efficiently.

A commercial establishment operating with and in accordance with a limited brewery license as defined and regulated by N.J.S.A.33:1-10. Limited breweries are not restaurants.

The area of floors within a dwelling which is finished and in which its related elements, such as walls and ceilings, are finished and which is within rooms in which the electrical wiring has been finished and the permanent heating system has been installed therein, by way of radiators, convectors, baseboard elements, ducts and grills or any other permanent heating fixtures, exclusive of cellars, basements, porches, breezeways, the floor area immediately beneath the roof rafters between the finished ceiling height and less than four feet above the finished floor under a pitched roof or less than seven feet under a flat roof. None of the area of the ground or first floor shall be considered as "livable floor area" unless the entire first floor of said dwelling shall be finished in the manner aforesaid. In the event that the floor area of the first or ground floor meets the aggregate "livable floor area" set forth in § 59-62A, the space on the second floor or second story need not be finished as aforesaid in order to comply with the minimum floor areas as set forth in said § 59-62A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the area of the second floor or story shall not be counted as "livable floor area" despite the fact that the same is finished, as aforesaid, unless the second floor or story is connected by a permanent built-in stair area with the floor below.

Any mandatory off-street space required for the loading or unloading of goods, not less than 15 feet wide, 25 feet long and 14 feet high, and having direct usable access to a street and/or alley, except that where one such "loading space" has been provided, any additional loading space lying alongside, contiguous to and not separated from such first loading space need not be wider than 12 feet.

A designated parcel, portion, tract or area of land, exclusive of any adjoining street, established by the latest official record (Borough Tax Map or approved subdivision plat), separated from other parcels, tracts, areas or portions, to be used, sold, leased, developed or built upon as a unit.

The total square unit area contained within the lot lines.

The shortest distance between the front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the front lot line through the midpoint of the rear lot line.

Any line forming a portion of the exterior boundary of a lot and is the same line as the street line for that portion of a lot abutting a street.

The right-of-way line of the street on which a lot fronts or abuts. The "front lot line" of all corner lots shall be the shorter of the two abutting street right-of-way lines.

A lot line other than another front line on another street which is both opposite the front lot line and is the farthest rear boundary line from the street.

Any lot line not a front line or a rear lot line, including a lot line of an offset portion of a lot which may be the rear lot line of an adjacent lot.

The width of the lot measured at right angles to its depth at the required setback line.

A lot other than a corner lot.

Light that is emitted by or reflected from a surface and measured in candelas or nits.

A building in which the principal use of a lot on which it is situated is conducted.

A home so designed that it can be moved from place to place on wheels which may be removed so that the home may be used for permanent occupancy; a home designed to be pulled like a trailer; a trailer home.

A building or group of buildings, whether detached or in connected units, designed as individual living and sleeping quarters with individual exterior entrances to said quarters for hire to transients. A "motel" includes every type of similar establishment commonly known as an "auto court" or a "tourist cabin," etc.

An establishment licensed to provide for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages that is open late into the night after typical dining hours, in which music is typically provided, along with space in which dancing occurs. Nightclub menu options are generally limited in scope. Nightclubs are characterized by having more than 25% of the floor area is devoted to an entertainment portion of the business, such as but not limited to a dance floor. Entertainment offered by a nightclub may include magicians, musicians, comedians or others. Nightclubs may charge an entrance fee for admittance.

The principal use of land to which the buildings on the lot, if any, are accessory, such as, but not limited to, an advertising sign, trailer camp or an open storage yard for materials or equipment, and on which the buildings, if any, may be used for processing the materials stored in such yard, for storage of such equipment and materials generally considered too valuable to be stored in the open or an office or place of shelter for the keeper of the yard.

A building or structure which, by its design, size, dimension or location upon a lot, does not conform to the requirements of this chapter for the zone in which it is located.

A lot, the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Zoning Article but fails to conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.

A use of building or land for the care of two or more unrelated persons who are suffering from an acute or chronic illness other than mental disorders or who are being treated for or convalescing from the effects of an injury and surgical or obstetrical treatment who require nursing care as a result of one or more of the above-mentioned conditions. The term "nursing home" as used herein does not include the term "boardinghouse or other home for the sheltered care of adult persons," as defined by law.

A map adopted by ordinance of the governing body pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 through 55D-36, showing the location and width of streets and drainage rights-of-way and the location and extent of public parks and playgrounds, whether existing or proposed.

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.

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.

A facility without foundation or fixed walls or fixed roof used for the serving and consumption of food and drink. At least one entire side of an outdoor dining facility shall be 100% open to the environment.

An open area, other than a street or other public way, used for the parking of motor vehicles and available for public use, whether for a fee or as a service or privilege for clients, customers, suppliers or residents.

An accommodation for the off-street parking of a motor vehicle, which space shall have an area of 162 square feet per space, exclusive of access drives or aisles. Parking spaces shall have a depth dimension of 18 feet and a width dimension of nine feet measured perpendicular to the axis of the length with adequate provision for ingress and egress. Parking spaces reserved for vehicles of people with disabilities shall be in accordance with the area, depth and width requirements as established pursuant to the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-7) or the Americans with Disabilities Act, as applicable.

Any use of land or buildings as permitted by this chapter.

Refers to technology which uses a device, typically a solar panel, to convert light into electricity.

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

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

An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of 10 acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan, containing one or more residential clusters or planned unit residential developments and one 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 the Zoning Article.

An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of 10 acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing one or more residential clusters, which may include appropriate commercial or public or quasi-public uses, all primarily for the benefit of the residential development.

Any tower or antenna for which a building permit has been properly issued prior to the effective date of this section, including permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current and not expired.

A professional use which is customarily carried on as an accessory use on a residential lot by one or more members of the family who are members of a recognized profession, such as law, medicine, engineering, the ministry and architecture, residing on the premises and which:

A lot or land or part thereof used for the purpose of extracting minerals, stone, sand, gravel or topsoil.

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

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

An establishment where food and drink are prepared, served, and consumed, primarily but not exclusively, within the principal building. A nightclub is not a restaurant.

The further division or relocation of lot lines of any lot or lots within a subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law; or the alteration of any streets within any subdivision or the establishment of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law, but does not include conveyances so as to combine existing lots by deed or other instruments.

The total width and length of the course of property along a street, watercourse, utility alignment or other way and within which all improvements and rights of access are confined.

The "setback" of a building from a particular lot line is the horizontal distance from such lot line to the part of the building nearest such lot line.

One or more buildings or parts thereof designed as a unit, to be occupied by one or more separate business enterprises for the conduct of a business and conducted as an integrated and cohesively planned area development.

Any device, structure or object for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of others, but not including any flag, badge or insignia of any public, quasi-public, civic, charitable or religious group.

The area defined by the shortest lines drawn around the outside perimeter of a sign, including all decorations, but excluding supports, if any, unless said supports are illuminated. In computing the area of a sign, the area of all faces of such sign shall be included. A neon tube, a string of incandescent lights or similar device outline any part of a building or hung upon any part of a building or lot shall be deemed to have a minimum dimension of one foot.[1]

A sign whose illumination is derived entirely from an external artificial source.

A sign whose illumination is derived from incandescent, LED, fluorescent devices that are shielded from view by opaque or translucent materials and include reflected lighting.

A sign which changes message or copy electronically or by the movement or rotation of panels or slats.

Any sign that does not meet the definition of an on-premises sign or is not identified in N.J.A.C. 16:41C-1.2(c).

A sign that identifies the proper name of the business or place where the sign is located or which identifies an actual bona fide and principal activity, product or service, or event that is conducted, available, offered, or produced on the property where the sign is located, including a sign that exclusively advertises the sale or lease of the property on which the sign is located. The storage of supplies or materials on the property does not indicate of itself an actual bona fide and principal activity, product, or use of the property. When a sign consists principally of a brand name or trade name advertising and the product or service advertised is only incidental to the principal activity, or when it brings any compensation to the property owner or to the owner of the sign, the sign shall be considered an off-premises sign used for the purpose of the business of outdoor advertising.

A sign that has one or more of the following elements in its physical structure:

A sign which does not change its message or copy automatically, such as by electronic or mechanical means.

A sign in place for 90 days or less which may be constructed of material of nonpermanent nature, such as paper, canvas or nondurable plastic. A sign of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic or religious campaign, drive or event, not more than six square feet in area, which may be two-sided, shall be permitted, provided that such signs are not illuminated and are placed with the property owner's consent and comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter. The posting of such signs on fire hydrants, public telephone booths, utility poles or similar public fixtures is expressly prohibited. A sign displayed inside the window of a business establishment, to be constructed of a nonpermanent material, shall be permitted, provided that it does not obstruct more than 30% of the window area and is not illuminated.

A group of multiple solar panels connected together to provide a single electrical output.

Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.

All associated equipment which converts solar energy into usable electrical energy, heats water, or produces hot air or other similar function.

A structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy by way of a solar energy system.

Man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles and similar alternative design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.

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 six feet or more above the level of the line of the finished floor next below it. Any floor under a sloping roof at the top of a building which is more than two feet below the top place shall be counted as a "story," and if less than two feet below the top plate, it shall be counted as a half story.

Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway; which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law; which is approved by official action as provided by this chapter; 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 to 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.

The street line is that line determining the limit of the street or highway right of the public, either existing or contemplated. Where a definition right-of-way width has not been established, the "street line" shall be assumed to be a point 25 feet from the center line of the existing street.

Any combination of materials forming any construction, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground and including, among other things, display stands, platforms, pools, flagpoles, standpipes, tanks and towers of any kind. The term "structure" shall include the term "building."

Facilities constructed above or below ground having a depth of more than two feet and/or a water surface of 100 square feet or more and designed and maintained for swimming purposes. "Swimming pools" shall include all buildings, structures, equipment and appurtenances thereto.

A swimming pool located as an accessory use to a residence for use by members of the residence and guests.

"Wading pools" shall mean and include artificially constructed pools not designed or used for swimming and having a maximum water depth of two feet.

See "motel."

A dwelling unit in which sleeping accommodations for more than three and less than 10 persons are hired out for transient occupancy used primarily for overnight use by automobile travelers.

A residential building constructed to contain three and only three dwelling units, each dwelling containing separate and independent living, sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities. Access to individual dwellings in a triplex building shall be directly from the exterior or from a common hallway.

The principal purpose for which a lot or the principal building thereon is designed, occupied, maintained or intended to be used.

A single structure having two faces in the shape of the letter "V" when viewed from above, with the faces oriented in opposite directions.

All the structures or uses serving the wireless telecommunications site such as towers, equipment sheds, telecommunications antennas and fences.

The enclosed area in which a tower and its appurtenances are located.

A freestanding or guyed, vertical structure designed to support one or more wireless telecommunications antennas. This definition shall not apply to amateur or ham radio towers.

A required unobstructed open space lying between a building or outer building of a group and the nearest lot line.

The individual who shall be, from time to time, charged by the Mayor and Council with the enforcement of the zoning regulations of the Borough of Oakland and, unless otherwise designated, shall be the Building Subcode Official of the Borough of Oakland.

A document signed by the administrative officer which is required by ordinance 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 the Borough Zoning Article or variance therefrom duly authorized pursuant to Article V of this chapter.