The design capacity for drainage systems shall be the fifty-year storm. The term "drainage systems" refers to the composite of all drainage infrastructure improvements.

The design capacity for drainage structures shall be the one-hundred-year storm. The term "drainage structures" refers to particular drainage infrastructure improvements, such as bridges and culverts.

The design capacity for open channels shall be as determined by the Township Engineer.

A dog run privacy area may have fencing a maximum of six feet in height, provided that such area is located in rear yard areas only and is set back from any lot line at least 15 feet.

A private residential swimming pool area shall be surrounded by a fence at least four feet but no more than six feet in height. Said fence shall be set back from any lot line at least 15 feet if the fence exceeds four feet in height.

A tennis court area, located in rear yards only, may be surrounded by a fence a maximum of 15 feet in height, said fence to be set back from any lot line the distances required for accessory buildings in the zoning district as stipulated in Article IV.

Landscaping shall be provided as part of site plan and subdivision design. It shall be conceived in a total pattern throughout the site, integrating the various elements of site design, preserving and enhancing the particular identity of the site and creating a pleasing site character.

Landscaping may include plant materials such as trees, shrubs, ground cover, perennials and annuals and other materials such as rocks, water, sculpture, art, walls, fences and building and paving materials.

Topsoil preservation. Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed on all regraded surfaces so as to provide at least four inches of even cover to all disturbed areas of the development and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.

Removal of debris. All stumps and other tree parts, litter, brush, weeds, excess or scrap building materials or other debris shall be removed from the site and disposed of in accordance with the law. No tree stumps, portions of tree trunks or limbs shall be buried anywhere in the development. All dead or dying trees, standing or fallen, shall be removed from the site. If trees and limbs are reduced to chips, they may, subject to approval of the Township Engineer, be used as mulch in landscaped areas. A developer shall be exempt from these provisions, however, and shall be permitted to dispose of site-generated new construction wastes on site as long as the conditions set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.7 are met.

Protection of existing plantings. Maximum effort should be made to save fine specimens. Specimen trees over 15 inches in diameter shall be retained and incorporated into all landscape plans. No material or temporary soil deposits shall be placed within four feet of shrubs or 10 feet of trees designated to be retained on the preliminary and/or final plat. Protective barriers or tree wells shall be installed around each plant and/or group of plants that are to remain on the site. Barriers shall not be supported by the plants they are protecting but shall be self-supporting. They shall be a minimum of four feet high and constructed of a durable material that will last until construction is completed. Snow fences and silt fences are examples of acceptable barriers.

Slope plantings. Landscaping of the area of all cuts and fills and/or trenches shall be sufficient to prevent erosion, and all roadway slopes steeper than one foot vertically to three feet horizontally shall be planted with ground covers appropriate for the purpose and soil conditions, water availability and environment.

Additional landscaping. In residential developments, besides the screening and street trees required, additional plantings or landscaping elements shall be required throughout the subdivision where necessary for climate control, privacy or for aesthetic reasons in accordance with a planting plan approved by the Planning Board and taking into consideration cost constraints. In nonresidential developments, all areas of the site not occupied by buildings and required improvements shall be landscaped by the planting of grass or other ground cover, shrubs and trees as part of a site plan approved by the Planning Board.

Planting specifications. Deciduous trees shall have at least a two-inch caliper at planting. Size of evergreens and shrubs shall be allowed to vary depending on setting and type of shrub. Only nursery-grown plant materials shall be acceptable, and all trees, shrubs and ground covers shall be planted according to accepted horticultural standards. Dead or dying plants shall be replaced by the developer during the following planting season.

Plant species. The plant species selected should be hardy for the particular climatic zone in which the development is located and appropriate in terms of function and size.

Location.

Tree type. Tree type may vary depending on the overall effect desired, but as a general rule all trees shall be the same kind on a street except to achieve special effects. Selection of tree type shall be approved by the Planning Board.

Planting specifications. All trees shall have a caliper of two inches and they shall be nursery grown, of substantially uniform size and shape and have straight trunks. Trees shall be properly planted and staked and provision made by the applicant for regular watering and maintenance until they are established. Dead or dying trees shall be replaced by the applicant during the next planting season.

Function and materials. Buffering shall provide a year-round visual screen in order to minimize adverse impacts from a site on an adjacent property or from adjacent areas. It may consist of fencing, evergreens, berms, rocks, boulders, mounds or combinations to achieve the stated objectives.

When required.

Design. Arrangement of plantings in buffers shall provide maximum protection of adjacent properties and avoid damage to existing plant material. Possible arrangements include planting in parallel, serpentine or broken rows. If planted berms are used, the minimum top width shall be four feet, and the maximum side slope shall be 2:1.

Planting specifications. Plant materials shall be sufficiently large and planted in such a fashion that a screen at least eight feet in height shall be produced within three growing seasons. All plantings shall be installed according to accepted horticultural standards.

Maintenance. Plantings shall be watered regularly and in a manner appropriate for the specific plant species through the first growing season, and dead or dying plants shall be replaced by the applicant during the next planting season. No building, structures, storage of materials or parking shall be permitted within the buffer area. Buffer areas shall be maintained and kept free of all debris, rubbish, weeds and tall grass.

Paving materials. Design and choice of paving materials used in pedestrian areas shall consider the following factors: cost, maintenance, use, climate, characteristics of users, appearance, availability, glare, heat, drainage, noise, compatibility with surroundings, decorative quality and aesthetic appeal. Acceptable materials shall include but are not limited to concrete, brick, cement pavers, asphalt and stone.

Walls and fences shall be erected where required for privacy, screening, separation or security or to serve other necessary functions.

Street furniture, such as but not limited to trash receptacles, benches, phone booths, etc., shall be located and sized in accordance with its functional need.

Street furniture elements shall be compatible in form, material and finish. Style shall be coordinated with that of the existing or proposed site architecture.

Selection of street furniture shall consider durability, maintenance and long-term cost.

The lighting plan in and around the parking areas shall provide for nonglare, color-corrected lights focused downward. The light intensity provided at ground level shall be a minimum of 3/10 footcandle anywhere in the area to be illuminated, shall average a minimum of 5/10 footcandle over the entire area and shall be provided by fixtures with a mounting height not more than 25 feet or the height of the building, whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the center line of the light source, spaced a distance not to exceed five times the mounting height.

Any other outdoor lighting, such as building and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental lighting shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow determination of the effects on adjacent properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow.

The objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No light shall shine into windows or onto streets and driveways in such manner as to interfere with or distract driver vision. To achieve these requirements, the intensity of such light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics shall be subject to site plan approval.

Whenever title to two or more contiguous lots is held by the same owner, regardless of whether or not each of said lots may have been approved as portions of a subdivision or acquired by separate conveyance or by other operation of law, and one or more of said individual lots should, by reason of exceptional shallowness, topographical conditions, substandard area or yard space or similar measurements, not conform to the minimum lot area and dimension requirements for the zone in which it is located, the contiguous lots of said owner shall be considered as a single lot.

Whenever the owner of a lot existing at the time of adoption of this chapter has dedicated or conveyed land to the Township in order to meet the minimum street width requirement of the Official Map or Master Plan of the Township, the Construction Code Official shall issue building and occupancy permits for the lot whose depth and/or areas are rendered substandard in area only because of such dedication and where the owner has no other adjacent lands to provide the minimum requirements.

Any existing lot on which a building or structure is located and which lot does not meet the minimum lot size, or a structure which violates any yard requirements, may have additions to the principal building and/or construction of an accessory building without an appeal for variance relief, provided that:

Any vacant lot existing as a conforming residential lot immediately prior to the effective date of adoption of this chapter whose area or dimensions do not meet the requirements of the district in which the lot is located may have a building permit issued for a single-family detached dwelling and its permitted accessory uses without an appeal for variance relief, provided that:

Any nonconforming use or structure existing at the time of the passage of this chapter may be continued upon the lot or in the structure so occupied, and any such structure may be restored or repaired in the event of partial destruction thereof.

Repairs and maintenance work required to keep a structure in sound condition may be made to a nonconforming structure containing a nonconforming use. However, no nonconforming structure or structure containing a nonconforming use shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed or structurally altered in any manner without an appeal for variance relief, except that any commercial or industrial use existing as a conforming use immediately prior to the date of adoption of this chapter and which has been made a nonconforming use by the provisions of this chapter may be physically expanded as a right by no more than 50% of the gross building coverage of the facility(s) currently devoted to such use on said date of adoption and by no more than 50% of the land area currently devoted to such use, provided that:

Except for detached and two-family dwelling units, a screen planting of a dense evergreen material not less than four feet in height shall be provided between the off-street parking areas and any lot line or street line, except within a sight triangle or where a building intervenes or where the distance between such areas and the lot line or street line is greater than 150 feet.

All loading areas shall be landscaped and screened sufficiently to obscure the view of the parked vehicles and loading platforms from any public street and adjacent residential districts or uses. Such screening shall be by an extension of a building, a fence, wall, planting or combination thereof and shall not be less than five feet in height.

Each off-street parking area shall have a minimum area equivalent to one parking space per every 10 parking spaces landscaped with 1/2 said area having shrubs no higher than three feet and the other half having trees with branches no lower than seven feet. Such landscaped areas shall be distributed throughout the parking area in order to break the view of long rows of parked cars in a manner not impairing visibility and shall not be construed as meeting the requirements for buffer or screening as specified in this chapter.

Off-street parking lots and loading areas, together with their access aisles, driveways and fire lanes, shall not occupy more than 35% of the lot area. All parking and loading areas and access drives shall be paved as determined by the Township Engineer and approved as part of the development application approval. All parking areas, regardless of size and location, shall be suitably drained and maintained.

All off-street parking lots shall have adequate designations to indicate traffic flow and parking spaces.

Curbing shall be provided along the perimeter of all off-street parking and loading areas as well as along all traffic aisles providing access to said parking and loading areas or shall have an equivalent or alternate design as determined by the Township Engineer and approved as part of the development application approval.

Parking spaces may be on, above or below the surface of the ground. When parking spaces are provided within a garage or other structure, said structure shall adhere to the proper accessory or principal building setbacks, as applicable.

The provision of parking spaces shall also include adequate driveway and necessary turning areas for handling the vehicles for which provision is made. Parking areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicles. Aisles providing access to parking spaces shall have the following minimum dimensions. Where the angle of parking is different on both sides of the aisle, the larger aisle width shall prevail.

Changeable copy sign requirements. Changeable copy signs, where permitted, shall comply with the following provisions and any more specific regulations in this section:

Height. No freestanding or attached sign shall be higher at any point than the roof line of the building or 25 feet, whichever is lower, except that no sign shall exceed any lesser height if particularly specified, and no sign shall project beyond a building in a manner placing it above an area traversed by motor vehicles, such as, but not limited to, driveway and parking areas. Where signs project beyond a building facade or wall over a pedestrianway, the lowest portion of the sign shall be at least 10 feet above the walkway.

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be supported by one or more columns or uprights which are firmly embedded in the ground. Exposed guide wires, chains or other connections shall not be made a permanent support of the freestanding sign.

Illumination. Where illuminated signs are permitted and approved, illumination may be provided by floodlights, spotlights, incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes or compact fluorescent bulbs, LED spotlights or internal illumination, metal halide, mercury-vapor, or quantum dot lamps. Neon, LED, or similar tubing shall not be permitted as a means of illumination unless used for illumination internal to the sign. Regardless of the type of illumination employed, all illuminated signs shall be properly shielded and so located as to prevent glare or blinding effects upon motor vehicle traffic and so as not to cause a nuisance to residents on the premises of their homes in the surrounding area. Upon a finding by the Zoning Officer that a sign creates glare or blinding conditions, the property owner or owner of the sign, as the case may be, shall correct the situation within 14 days of the notification of such effects by the Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer may be assisted in such determination by such lighting or visual acuity experts as necessary. Failure to correct the condition or file an appeal within the time specified shall constitute a violation of this section by the property owner or sign owner, as appropriate.

Information and direction signs. Street number designations, postal boxes, on-site directional and parking signs and warning signs are permitted in all zones but are not to be considered in calculating sign area. No such sign shall exceed two square feet in area, nor shall a construction permit be required.

Maintenance. Signs must be constructed of durable materials maintained in good condition and not allowed to become dilapidated. Whenever a sign shall become dilapidated or structurally unsafe, the Construction Code Official shall order the owner to repair said sign or remove it. Such order shall be made in writing, and the owner shall comply with the order within 10 days or be subject to the penalties stipulated in § 110-83A of this chapter.

Political signs. Political signs temporarily giving notice of political campaigns shall be set back at least 15 feet from all street and property lines and shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. Signs shall be permitted within 60 days prior to any municipal, county, state or national election and shall be removed within four weeks after the election. All such signs do not need a construction permit.

Portable signs. No sign shall be exhibited which is portable, i.e., fixed on a movable stand, self-supporting without being firmly embedded in the ground, supported by another object, mounted on wheels or movable vehicles or made easily movable in some other manner.

Real estate signs. Real estate signs temporarily advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises or portion thereof shall be, if not attached to the building, set back from all street and property lines a distance equivalent to 1 1/2 linear feet for each one square foot of sign area, provided that the required setback shall in no case be less than 10 feet. Signs shall not exceed four square feet in area on individual residential lots and 32 square feet in area within nonresidential districts and within major residential subdivisions of four or more lots where said signs are used to advertise development. All such signs shall be removed at the expense of the advertiser within 15 days after the termination or completion of the matter of business being advertised or, in the case of major residential subdivisions, when 95% of the lots have been initially sold. All such signs do not need a construction permit.

Sign area. The area of a sign shall be measured around the outside edges of a framed or enclosed sign or by the area utilized by isolated words and/or symbols, including the background, whether open or enclosed, but said area shall not include any supporting framework and bracing incidental to the display itself.

Signs with two exposures. Such signs shall be measured for area by using the surface of one side of the sign only. Both sides may be used.

Wall fascia or attached signs. Wall fascia or attached signs shall be firmly attached to the exterior wall of a building and shall not project more than 15 inches from the building.[1]

Projecting signs. Projecting signs shall not exceed 20 square feet in area, shall not project more than five feet from the building and shall not be erected less than 10 feet above the public sidewalk.

Proximity to historic place. No sign shall be permitted within 100 feet of the property line of any historical site or monument.

Purpose and intent. The purpose of this section is to encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communication, to maintain an aesthetically pleasing environment, and the Township's ability to attract economic development and growth, to protect and improve pedestrian and vehicular safety, to minimize the potential adverse effects of signs on nearby public and private property, to protect the expressive rights to all persons within the scope of applicable law and to enable the fair and consistent application of the regulations contained herein.

Signs shall be permitted as accessory uses and structures. Signs may be used, erected, maintained, altered, relocated, removed or demolished only in compliance with the provisions of this section, and any and all other ordinances and regulations of the municipality relating to the use, erection, maintenance, alteration, moving or removal of signs or similar devices. Sign definitions are found in this section. In the event of conflicting regulations, the most restrictive shall apply.

Sign permit. A sign permit shall be required for the installation or alteration of all signs, unless exempted from such requirements under this section, in accordance with the following requirements:

Sign area calculation. For the purposes of this section, "sign area" shall mean the area expressed in square feet, within a rectangle enclosing the extreme limits of writing, symbols, logos, letters, figures, emblems or other representations, plus all material or color forming an integral part of the sign or used to differentiate the sign from the background against which it is placed, provided that:

General provisions.

The area shall be surrounded on all sides by a uniform solid fence not less than five feet nor more than eight feet in height. The fence shall be located and be of such type as to promote safety and ensure against creation of an unsightly condition. The fence must at all times be maintained so as to be kept in a sound, upright, fully repaired and painted condition or, if not painted, shall be made of such material as does not corrode, rust or change appearance if left unpainted. The opening in the fence shall be so located as to prevent the visual display of refuse from any adjacent parking area or street. No fence shall be erected until plans, samples or catalog cuts defining the fence, accesses and screening are approved by the Zoning Officer or the Planning Board or the Zoning Board.

In addition, the fence shall be of the stockade or solid type, including gates, which shall screen from view, entirely, the refuse containers and refuse storage area.

No refuse enclosure or area shall be located in any area considered to be a front yard or in any area of a site which fronts on any street.

In addition to the stockade or solid fence, plantings, such as dense shrubs or trees, shall be planted around the refuse enclosure to further screen the enclosure and enhance the enclosure aesthetically. A landscaping plan shall be submitted for approval by the Planning Board or the Zoning Board.

Materials accumulated by clearing, grubbing and excavation shall be disposed of by the developer in a manner satisfactory to the Engineer, except that materials suitable for embankment shall be used for that purpose, if needed therefor. Burying of these materials will not be permitted in any case.

At the time of the tender of a plan for final approval for subdivision of real estate in this municipality, an estimate shall be made for and on behalf of the municipality by the Township Engineer as to the cost of removal of the development debris for the development. Before final approval of the plan, such estimate furnished by the Township Engineer shall be included in the guaranty to be furnished by the developer.

The Township Zoning Officer shall keep a constant check on debris from the subdivision of land and construction of buildings and shall not permit accumulations in any real estate development. In the event that there is any substantial accumulation of such debris in any development, the Zoning Officer shall forthwith give written notice to the developer to remove such debris from the real estate development. In the event that such debris is not promptly removed, the Zoning Officer is hereby authorized and directed to refrain from giving certificates of occupancy for building permits until the debris is cleared up and removed.

Whenever the subgrade is established to be coincident with the existing ground surface, the vegetation and underlying topsoil of the existing ground surface within the excavation and embankment areas shall be stripped off to a depth of not less than four inches and not more than six inches. Street and roadway excavation shall be carried out so that the subgrade throughout the work is kept properly drained.

Excavated materials shall be placed in an embankment when suitable therefor or shall be used for backfill or other purposes. Material in excess of that required shall be disposed of by the developer, contractor or subcontractor.

Borrow excavation for road construction shall include the furnishing, transporting, placing and consolidating of materials required for embankment in excess of that obtained from other excavation and other incidental work. All borrow excavation shall be suitable for embankment and approved by the Township Engineer.

In all districts permitting such an operation, use or any activity involving the manufacture, utilization or storage of flammable, combustible and/or explosive materials, such storage shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor and Industry of New Jersey or the Fire Code of the National Fire Protection Association, whichever is more restrictive.[2]

All flammable, explosive and/or combustible material shall be stored in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association or the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry Code, whichever is more restrictive.

All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products and equipment stored outdoors, wherever permitted, shall be enclosed by an approved safety fence and visual screen and shall conform to all yard requirements imposed upon the principal buildings in the district.

No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces, nor shall any substance which can contaminate a stream or watercourse or otherwise render such stream or watercourse undesirable as a source of water supply or recreation or which will destroy aquatic life be allowed to enter any stream or watercourse.

All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only if enclosed in containers that are adequate to eliminate such hazards.

All developments shall be served by paved public streets with an adequate crown. The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map, as adopted by the Township, shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension of existing streets and should conform to the topography as far as practicable.

When a new development adjoins land susceptible of being subdivided, suitable provisions shall be made for optimum access of the remaining and/or adjoining tract to existing or proposed streets. Any proposed development shall utilize existing access provisions from adjacent developments wherever possible and feasible.

Local streets shall be planned and identified with appropriate signs so as to discourage through traffic.

In the event that a development adjoins or includes existing streets that do not conform to widths as shown on the adopted Master Plan and/or Official Map or the street width requirements of this chapter, additional land along either or both sides of said street sufficient to conform to the right-of-way requirements shall be dedicated for the location, installation, repair and maintenance of streets, drainage facilities, utilities and other facilities customarily located on street rights-of-way. The necessary deed of ownership shall be furnished, and the dedication shall be expressed as follows: "Street right-of-way granted permitting entrance upon these lands for the purposes provided for and expressed in the Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Oldmans." This statement shall in no way reduce the developer's responsibility to provide, install, repair or maintain the facilities in the area dedicated by ordinance and/or as shown on the plan and/or as provided for by any maintenance or performance guaranties. If the development is along one side only, 1/2 of the required extra width shall be dedicated. Additionally, that portion of the existing street or road adjoining or included within a site plan or major subdivision shall be improved, including excavation, grading, base courses and surfacing, in accordance with the road improvement standards of this chapter.

The minimum public street right-of-way for Township streets shall be as approved by the Planning Board, but in no case shall any municipal street have less than a fifty-foot right-of-way. Concerning streets under Salem County jurisdiction, the county recommendations shall prevail.

Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case shall be less than 60º, and approaches to all intersections shall follow a straight line for at least 100 feet. No more than two streets shall meet or intersect at any one point, and the center lines of both intersecting streets shall pass through a common point. Measuring from this common point, two intersections shall be spaced a sufficient distance to permit a minimum of two lots between the two street rights-of-way.

Culs-de-sac of a permanent nature (where provision for the future extension of the street to the boundary of the adjoining property is impractical or impossible) or of a temporary nature (where provision is made for the future extension of the street to the boundary line of adjoining property) shall be no more than 750 feet in length and shall provide a turnaround at the end with a radius of 50 feet on the curbline, plus a utility and planting strip width of 10 feet around the entire cul-de-sac. The center point for the radius shall be on the center line of the associated street or, if offset, offset to a point where the radius becomes tangent to the right curbline of the associated street.

No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate the name of an existing street that confusion results. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name. Curvilinear streets shall change their names only at street intersections. The Board shall reserve the right to approve or name streets within a proposed development.

The pavement width of streets and the quality of surfacing and base materials shall adhere to the standards set forth by the Township, County or State Engineer when said paving concerns roads under his jurisdiction.

The approval of any map of land delineating streets by the governing body of the Township shall in no way be construed as an acceptance of any street indicated thereon.

The concrete to be used for curbs shall be Class B concrete as specified in the New Jersey State Highway Specifications for Curbs and Gutters.

Expansion joints shall be provided at intervals of 20 feet and shall be sealed as specified by the Township Engineer.

Openings for driveway access shall be in such widths as shall be determined by the Township Engineer and Board. The curb at such driveway openings shall be depressed to the extent that 1 1/2 inches extends above the finished pavement. The rear top corner of this curb shall have a radius of 1/4 inch, and the front top corner shall have a radius of 1 1/2 inches.

Concrete curbs not combined with gutters shall be eight inches wide at their base and not less than six inches wide at their top. Their height shall not be less than 18 inches, and they shall be constructed to show a vertical face above the roadway pavement of six inches. The rear top corner of this curb shall have a radius of 1/4 inch, and the front top corner shall have a radius of 1 1/2 inches.

Combination concrete curb and gutter shall be constructed on a base of sand, cinders or broken stone six inches in depth and extending 12 feet beyond the rear face of the curb and 12 inches beyond the face of the curb. The total width of the curb and gutter shall be 30 inches, with a width at gutter elevation of seven inches. Their height shall not be less than 12 inches, and they shall be constructed to show a vertical face above the roadway pavement of six inches. The top of the curb shall also be six inches. All exposed edges shall be rounded with a radius of 3/4 inch to one inch.

Provide adequate and convenient EVSE and make-ready parking spaces to serve the needs of the traveling public.

Provide opportunities for residents to have safe and efficient personal EVSE located at or near their place of residence.

Provide the opportunity for nonresidential uses to supply EVSE to their customers and employees.

Create standard criteria to encourage and promote safe, efficient, and cost-effective electric vehicle charging opportunities in all zones and settings for convenience of service to those that use electric vehicles.

An application for development submitted solely for the installation of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to C. 40:55D-70.

EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed pursuant to Subsection D below in development applications that are subject to site plan approval are considered a permitted accessory use as described in Subsection C(1) above.

All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.

The Zoning Officer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this section. Failure to meet the requirements in this section shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of Oldmans Township's land use regulations.

An application for development for the installation of EVSE or make-ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be subject to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require variance relief pursuant to C. 40:55D-1 et seq. or any other law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application meets the following requirements:

An application pursuant to Subsection C(5) above shall be deemed complete if:

EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements.

A permitting application solely for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be subject to review based on parking requirements.

As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation, or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable, shall:

As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection D(1) above shall:

All parking spaces with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be included in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces, pursuant Chapter 110 "Land Use."

A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction of no more than 10% of the total required parking.

All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.

Additional installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces above what is required in Subsection D above may be encouraged, but shall not be required in development projects.

Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is expected to vary based on the design and use of the primary parking area. It is expected flexibility will be required to provide the most convenient and functional service to users. Standards and criteria should be considered guidelines and flexibility should be allowed when alternatives can better achieve objectives for provision of this service.

Installation.

EVSE parking.

Safety.

Signs.

Usage fees.

Tree replacement requirements.

Replacement alternatives.

Residents and homeowners are permissible to cut 10 trees per acre every year before requiring tree replacement;

Tree farms in active operation, nurseries, fruit orchards, and garden centers;

Properties used for the practice of silviculture under an approved forest stewardship or woodland management plan that is active and on file with the municipality, and land used for agriculture purposes;

Any trees removed as part of a municipal or state decommissioning plan. This exemption only includes trees planted as part of the construction and predetermined to be removed in the decommissioning plan;

Any trees removed pursuant to a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved environmental clean-up, or NJDEP approved habitat enhancement plan;

Approved game management practices, as recommended by the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife;

Hazard trees may be removed with no fee or replacement requirement;

Trees removed as part of an ongoing active agricultural use needed to support and maintain the agriculture activities;

Agriculture/farmland is exempt;

Trees grown for timbering activities.