Ocean Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE III
LAND USE PROCEDURES
Sections
- § 21-7 PURPOSE.
- § 21-8 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT.
- § 21-9 FEES.
- § 21-9A.1 Purpose.
- § 21-9A.2 Basic Requirements.
- § 21-9A.3 Definitions.
- § 21-9A.4 Residential Development Fees.
- § 21-9A.5 Nonresidential Development Fees.
- § 21-9A.6 Collection Procedures.
- § 21-9A.7 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
- § 21-9A.8 Use of Funds.
- § 21-9A.9 Monitoring.
- § 21-9A.10 Ongoing Collection of Fees.
- § 21-9A.11 Nonresidential Fee Provisions.
- § 21-9B.1 General Program Purposes, Procedures.
- § 21-9B.2 Affordable Unit Controls and Requirements.
- § 21-9B.3 Administration.
- § 21-10 APPLICATION ON FILE PRIOR TO HEARINGS.
- § 21-11 NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS. (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12).
- § 21-12 WHEN APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT DEEMED COMPLETE; WAIVER OF DEFECTS. (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3)
- § 21-13 APPEAL TO GOVERNING BODY.
- § 21-14 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
- § 21-15 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
- § 21-16 ZONE CHANGE REQUESTS.
ARTICLE IV
ZONING PROVISIONS
Sections
- § 21-17 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES.
- § 21-18 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
- § 21-18.1 Amendments.
- § 21-18.2 Unauthorized Changes; Penalty.
- § 21-19 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF ZONE BOUNDARIES.
- § 21-19.1 Center Lines.
- § 21-19.2 Platted Lines.
- § 21-19.3 Municipal Lines.
- § 21-19.4 Waterway Lines.
- § 21-19.5 Parallels and Extensions.
- § 21-20.1 Conformity Required.
- § 21-20.2 Nonconformity Variance.
- § 21-20.3 Continuance of Nonconformance.
- § 21-20.4 Construction of Chapter.
- § 21-20.5 No Yards, Off-street Parking and Loading and Open Space to Be Used for Another Building.
- § 21-20.6 Reduction in Dimension or Area Prohibited.
- § 21-20.7 Yards.
- § 21-20.8 Corner Lots.
- § 21-20.9 Projections.
- § 21-20.10 Ornamental Features.
- § 21-20.11 Decks, Porches and Entries.
- § 21-20.12 Through Lot.
- § 21-20.13 Location on an Improved Right-of-way.
- § 21-20.14 Measurement From Future Right-of-way Lines.
- § 21-20.15 Division of Lots.
- § 21-20.16 Soil Removal.
- § 21-20.17 Outside Display.
- § 21-20.18 Roof Structures.
- § 21-20.19 Walls, Fences and Hedges.
- § 21-20.20 Specific Prohibition.
- § 21-20.21 Site Plan for Off-street Parking.
- § 21-20.22 Trailers, Recreational Vehicles.
- § 21-20.23 Trailers.
- § 21-20.24 Temporary Sales.
- § 21-20.25 Hazardous Areas.
- § 21-20.26 Compliance With Bulk Standards.
- § 21-20.27 Flags and Pennants.
- § 21-20.28 Floodplains.
- § 21-20.29 Conservation Easements.
- § 21-20.30 Multiple Buildings on a Lot.
- § 21-20.31 Discontiguous Cluster Option.
- § 21-20.32 Cottage Food Operators - Home Bakers.
- § 21-21 REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
- § 21-21.1 Use and Occupancy of Detached Dwellings by Families Only.
- § 21-22 R-1 LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-22.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-22.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-22.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-22.4 Planned Adult Community (PAC) Development Option.
- § 21-22.5 Planned Adult Community Development Option 2 (PAC-2 Overlay Option).
- § 21-23 R-1T LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONAL ZONE.
- § 21-23.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-23.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-23.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-23.4 Commercial Development Option.
- § 21-24 R-2 LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-24.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-24.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-24.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-24A R-2 High Density Single-family Residential Overlay Zone (R-2HD).
- § 21-24A.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-24A.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-24A.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-25 R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-25.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-25.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-25.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-25.4 Planned Adult Community Development Option.
- § 21-25.5 Alternative Single-family Overlay Residential Option.
- § 21-26 R-4 MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-26.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-26.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-26.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-27 R-4HO MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/HOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONE.
- § 21-27.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-27.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-27.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-28 R-5 HIGH DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-28.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-28.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-28.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-29 R-6 HIGH DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-29.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-29.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-29.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-30 R-7 GARDEN APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-30.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-30.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-30.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-31 R-3/PRD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE.
- § 21-31.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-31.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-31.3 Common Ownership Areas.
- § 21-32 AR-3/PRD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZONE.
- § 21-32.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-32.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-32.3 Common Ownership.
- § 21-32.4 Affordable Housing Requirements.
- § 21-32A.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-32A.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-32B.1 Intent; Purpose.
- § 21-32B.2 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-32B.3 Townhouse and Multifamily Apartment Flat Development Standards.
- § 21-32C.1 Purpose.
- § 21-32C.2 Conflicting Provisions.
- § 21-32C.3 Permitted Primary Uses.
- § 21-32C.4 Definitions.
- § 21-32C.5 Permitted Accessory Uses.
- § 21-32C.6 Development (Bulk) Standards.
- § 21-32C.7 Affordable Housing Requirements.
- § 21-32C.8 Bulk Standards as Applied to Accessory Structures.
- § 21-32C.9 Common Ownership and Maintenance.
- § 21-32C.10 Cost Generation and Development Review Process.
- § 21-33 REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES.
- § 21-33.1 Driveways and Parking Lots.
- § 21-33.2 Curb Cuts.
- § 21-33.3 Conflicting Uses.
- § 21-33.4 Underground Utilities.
- § 21-33.5 Trash and Recyclable Materials Storage Areas.
- § 21-33.6 Roof Structures.
- § 21-33.7 Flags.
- § 21-34 T-1 TRANSITIONAL OFFICE/RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
- § 21-34.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-34.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-34.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-35 C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- § 21-35.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-35.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-35.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-36 C-2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- § 21-36.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-36.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-36.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-37 C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- § 21-37.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-37.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-37.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-38 C-4 REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- § 21-38.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-38.2 Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements - Regional Shopping Center.
- § 21-38.3 Regional Shopping Support Facilities Option.
- § 21-38A C-5 Limited Commercial Zone.
- § 21-38A.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-38A.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-38A.3 Other Provisions Is and Requirements.
- § 21-38B C-7 Community Mixed-use District.
- § 21-39 I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
- § 21-39.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-39.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-39.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-39.4 (Reserved)
- § 21-39A CBO. CANNABIS BUSINESS OVERLAY ZONE.
- § 21-40 O-1/20 OFFICE/LIMITED SERVICE ZONE.
- § 21-40.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-40.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-40.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-40.4 Planned Adult Community (PAC) Development Option.
- § 21-40.5 Senior Citizen Apartment Overlay Option.
- § 21-41 O-1/40 OFFICE-RESEARCH ZONE.
- § 21-41.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-41.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-41.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-42 O-1/80 OFFICE-RESEARCH-LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE.
- § 21-42.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-42.2 Development Standards.
- § 21-42.3 Other Provisions and Requirements.
- § 21-42.4 (Reserved).
- § 21-43 (RESERVED).
- § 21-43A SRI - Recreation Activities Zone.
- § 21-43A.1 Permitted Uses.
- § 21-44 SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED.
- § 21-44.1 General.
- § 21-44.2 Subdivision Developments.
- § 21-44.3 Signs in the Commercial Zones (C-4RSSF, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5), and Office and Industrial Zones (O-1/20, O-1/40, O-1/80, I-1).
- § 21-44.4 Signs in the Transitional Office/residential Zone (T-1).
- § 21-44.5 Temporary Signs.
- § 21-44.6 Prohibited Signs.
- § 21-44.7 Exempt Signs.
- § 21-45.1 Requirements.
- § 21-45.2 Duty to Provide and Maintain Off-street Parking and Loading.
- § 21-45.3 Connection to a Public Right-of-way.
- § 21-45.4 Setback From Street.
- § 21-45.5 Parking Area Site Layout.
- § 21-45.6 Off-street Parking Space Within Buildings.
- § 21-45.7 Parking Provided on Same Lot as Main Building.
- § 21-45.8 Joint Parking Facilities.
- § 21-45.9 Sharing of Parking Facilities.
- § 21-45.10 Computing Number of Employees.
- § 21-45.11 Fractional Speces Required.
- § 21-45.12 Off-street Parking and Loading Space Within Front Yards.
- § 21-45.13 Location of Curb Cuts.
- § 21-45.14 Paving Locations Restrictions.
- § 21-45.15 Other Uses of Off-street Parking Spaces Prohibited.
- § 21-45.16 Shared Access.
- § 21-45.17 Off-street Parking Minimum Spaces.
- § 21-46.1 General.
- § 21-46.2 Number of Spaces.
- § 21-46.3 Location.
- § 21-46A.1 Purpose.
- § 21-46A.2 Scope and Applicability.
- § 21-46A.3 Severability.
- § 21-46A.4 Definitions.
- § 21-46A.5 Prohibited Outdoor Lighting.
- § 21-46A.6 Standards for Outdoor Lighting.
- § 21-46A.7 Site Lighting and Illumination Plan.
- § 21-47 LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS.
- § 21-47.1 General Regulations for All Zones.
- § 21-48.1 Purpose.
- § 21-48.2 Intersections.
- § 21-48.3 Height.
- § 21-48.4 Prohibited Fences.
- § 21-48.5 Maintenance.
- § 21-48.6 Swimming Pool.
- § 21-48.7 Finished Side.
- § 21-48.8 Public Property.
- § 21-49.1 Purpose.
- § 21-49.2 General Regulations.
- § 21-49.3 Liquid Wastes.
- § 21-49.4 Storage and Waste Disposal.
- § 21-49.5 Industrial Wastes.
- § 21-49.6 Additional Standards and References.
- § 21-50 APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CONDITIONAL USES.
- § 21-51 STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USES.
- § 21-51.1 Government Buildings and Services.
- § 21-51.2 House of Worship Uses.
- § 21-51.3 Eating Establishments (drive-in or Fast-food).
- § 21-51.4 Development Standards for Retail Uses as Conditional Uses in a C-4 Zone.
- § 21-51.5 Building Materials and Supplies, Home Improvement Establishment, Garden and Nursery Supplies and Equipment.
- § 21-51.6 Tires, Batteries and Accessories (TBA) Stores.
- § 21-51.7 Automobile Accessory Sales and Installation.
- § 21-51.8 Hotel, Motel or Inn.
- § 21-51.9 Public Utility Installations.
- § 21-51.10 Plant Nurseries, Nursery Stock Supply and Sales, Garden Landscape Supplies.
- § 21-51.11 Automotive Gasoline Station; Automotive Service Station; Automotive Gasoline Station/C-Store.
- § 21-51.12 Automotive Sales and Service and Automotive Rental and Leasing.
- § 21-51.13 Car Wash.
- § 21-51.14 Quasi-public Uses.
- § 21-51.15 Lumber Yards, Building Materials Sales, and Contractors Yards.
- § 21-51.16 Retail Specialty Shops.
- § 21-51.17 Billboard Signs.
- § 21-51.18 Home Professional Offices in an R-4HO Zone.
- § 21-51.19 Child Day-care Centers.
- § 21-51.20 Family Day Care Homes in an R-4HO Zone and T-1 Zone.
- § 21-51.21 Community Recreation Center.
- § 21-51.22 Senior Citizen Housing in an R-4 Zone and R-4HO Zone.
- § 21-51.23 Accessory Retail Sales in an I-1 Zone.
- § 21-51.24 Limited Retail and Service Uses in the O-1/80 Zone.
- § 21-51.25 Farms.
- § 21-51.26 Satellite Antenna Dishes.
- § 21-51.27 Movie Theater, Indoor.
- § 21-51.28 Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Centers for the Physically And/or Neurologically Disabled.
- § 21-51.29 Industrial Uses.
- § 21-51.30 Public and Parochial Schools in R-1, R-1T, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4HO, R-5, R-6, R-7, R-3/PRD, AR-3/PRD Zones and Boarding Schools in the R-2 and R-4 Zones.
- § 21-51.31 Accessory Warehouses in the C-5 Zone.
- § 21-51.32 Indoor Recreational Facilities in the AR-3/PRD Zone.
- § 21-51.33 Wireless Telecommunications Tower and Antenna.
- § 21-51.34 Indoor and Outdoor Recreational Facilities in the O-2 Zone.
- § 21-51.35 Office Uses in the R-31 PRD.
- § 21-51.36 Automotive Service and Inventory Storage in an I-1 Zone.
- § 21-51.37 Senior Independent Living Facilities in the AR-3/PRD Zone.
- § 21-51.38 Limited Truck Rental in a C-4 Zone.
- § 21-51.38A Retail Uses in Combination With Retail Development in an Adjacent C-3 Zone.
- § 21-51.39 Warehouses in a C-4 Zone RSSF Option Overlay.
- § 21-51.39A Automotive Gasoline Stations in a Regional Shopping Center.
- § 21-51.40 Golf Course/country Clubs in the R-1 Zone.
- § 21-51.41 Warehouses in the C- 5 Zone.
- § 21-51.43 Mixed Use Commercial and Self-storage in the C-2 Zone.
- § 21-51.44 Assembly And/or Fabrication of Light Machinery or Products in the O-1/40 Zone.
- § 21-51.45 (Reserved).
- § 21-51.46 Adult Parochial Schools and Adult Parochial Boarding Schools in the I-1 and O-1/80 Zones.
- § 21-51.47 Mixed Use Development in the C- 1 Zone on Norwood Avenue.
- § 21-51.48 Self Storage, Climate Controlled in Shopping Centers.
- § 21-52 PERMITTED MODIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS.
- § 21-52.1 Height.
- § 21-52.2 Area.
- § 21-53 NONCONFORMING USES.
- § 21-53.1 Signs.
- § 21-53.2 Construction Begun.
- § 21-53.3 Nonconforming Structures and Their Use, Restoration and Abandonment.
- § 21-53.4 Reversions.
- § 21-53.5 Repairs and Maintenance.
- § 21-53.6 Canopies.
- § 21-53A.1 Purpose.
- § 21-53A.2 Classification.
- § 21-53A.3 Definitions.
- § 21-53A.4 Applicability.
- § 21-53A.5 Design and Installation.
- § 21-53A.6 Setbacks and Height Restrictions.
- § 21-53B.1 Purpose.
- § 21-53B.2 Definitions.
- § 21-53B.3 Approvals and Permits.
- § 21-53B.4 Requirements for New Installation of EVSE and Make-Ready Parking Spaces.
- § 21-53B.5 Minimum Parking Requirements.
- § 21-53B.6 Reasonable Standards for All New EVSE and Make-Ready Parking Spaces.
ARTICLE V
Site Plan and Subdivision Design and Submission Requirements 1
Sections
- § 21-54.1 Site Plan Required.
- § 21-54.2 Subdivision Application Required.
- § 21-55 DESIGN STANDARDS.
- § 21-55.1 Landscaping Design Criteria.
- § 21-55.2 Provision and Protection of Trees and Shrubs.
- § 21-55.3 Off-street Parking and Loading Design Criteria.
- § 21-55.4 Streets and Highways.
- § 21-55.5 Block and Lot Layout Requirements.
- § 21-55.6 Railroad Right-of-way.
- § 21-55.7 Curbs, Gutters and Stormwater Drainage Systems.
- § 21-55.8 Sidewalks.
- § 21-55.9 Topsoil Protection.
- § 21-55.10 Monuments.
- § 21-55.11 Drainage System.
- § 21-55.12 Public Utilities.
- § 21-55.13 Off-site and Off-tract Improvements.
- § 21-55.14 Stormwater Control.
- § 21-55.14.1 Scope and Purpose.
- § 21-55.14.2 Definitions.
- § 21-55.14.3 Design and Performance Standards for Stormwater Management Measures.
- § 21-55.14.4 Solids and Floatable Materials Control Standards.
- § 21-55.14.5 Safety Standards for Stormwater Management Basins.
- § 21-55.14.6 Requirements for a Site Development Stormwater Plan.
- § 21-55.14.7 Maintenance and Repair.
- § 21-55.14.8 Penalties.
- § 21-56 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.
- § 21-56.1 Items Required for All Development Applications.
- § 21-56.2 Items and Details Required for Preliminary Site Plan Approval for Minor or Major Site Plans.
- § 21-56.3 Items and Details Required for All Final Site Plans.
- § 21-56.4 Items and Details Required for Amended Site Plans.
- § 21-56.5 (Reserved).
- § 21-56.6 Items and Details Required for All Minor Subdivisions and Preliminary Major Subdivision Applications.
- § 21-56.7 Items and Details Required for the Submission of Final Subdivision Applications.
- § 21-56.8 Extensions for Site Plan or Subdivision Approval.
- § 21-56.9 Checklist for Minor Site Plan Subcommittee Review.
- § 21-57.1 Performance Guarantee Estimate.
- § 21-57.2 Approval by the Township Attorney.
- § 21-57.3 Guarantees Required; Surety; Release.
- § 21-57.4 Inspections and Tests.
- § 21-58 MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE.
- § 21-59 COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE.
ARTICLE VI
Administration and Enforcement 1
Sections
- § 21-60 PERMIT REQUIRED.
- § 21-61 FILING PLANS.
- § 21-62 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
- § 21-62.1 Application.
- § 21-62.2 Requirements for a Certificate of Occupancy for a Lot Within an Improved Site Plan, Subdivision, or Single Lot Residential Construction.
- § 21-62.3 Denial of Certificate.
- § 21-62.4 Responsibility for Violation; Record of Certificates.
- § 21-62.5 Exception to Requirement.
- § 21-62.6 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.
- § 21-62.7 Revocation.