A.

The zone map dated April, 2000, as amended and revised, delineating the zone districts set forth in section 15-12 is hereby declared to be a part of this Chapter. The said zone map is filed in the office of the Township Clerk.

B.

The zone district boundary lines are intended generally to follow street center lines, existing lot lines, center lines of railroad rights-of-way, and the like, as indicated on said zone map. Where a zone district boundary line does not coincide with any such line as above set forth, its location or relation to another boundary line is indicated on said zone map by means of figures expressing distance in feet from a street side line or other boundary line. In cases of uncertainty or disagreement as to the true location of any zone district boundary line, the determination thereof shall lie with the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

C.

The Zoning Map dated April 1, 2000, as amended and revised, filed in the Office of the Township Clerk, is hereby further revised by changing the zone designation of the property described below as follows:

A certain property generally located on the south side of Mount Pleasant Turnpike and south of Appio Drive and specifically designated on the current Official Tax Map of the Township of Randolph as Lot 9, Block 199, and described in Schedule B, "Legal Description of Remainder of Tax Map Block 199 Lot 9 Township of Randolph Morris County, New Jersey", in a Deed dated March 21, 1989 FROM Emanual P. Goldblatt, Armando Farina, Alfred J. Luciano, Joseph Caputo and Aldo Caputo, A Partnership, TO Emanual P. Goldblatt, Armando Farina, Alfred J. Luciano, Joseph Caputo and Aldo Caputo, A Partnership, and recorded in the Office of the Morris County Clerk in Book 3108 of Deeds, Page 0303 & c., on March 27, 1989, is hereby re-zoned from the R-1 zone to the R-2 zone with the specific requirement and condition that any development on the property rezoned herein be developed using the 1989 Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Randolph as an affordable housing project with a maximum 48 affordable housing units utilizing a minimum 20% set-aside whereby at least 20% of the units in the housing project shall be affordable to low and moderate income families in accordance with the criteria for affordability as established by New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing. The rezoning set forth herein is intended to comply with various Orders entered

by the Superior Court of New Jersey in litigation entitled Baker Residential Limited Partnership, et al. v. Township of Randolph, et al., Law Division, Morris County, Docket No. MRS-L-2848-94.

(Ord. No. 31-99, § 1, 7-6-99; Ord. No. 29-2000, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 36-07, § 1, 1-17-2008)

All uses not specifically permitted in each zone district are prohibited. The following uses are specifically and expressly prohibited in any zone district in the Township of Randolph:

(a)

Auction and flea markets.

(b)

Automobile wrecking yards, junk yards, or disassembly yards, or the sorting or bailing of scrap material, including the open storage of two or more unregistered or unlicensed motor vehicles or the used parts of any motor vehicle or material which has been a part of any motor vehicles.

(c)

Carousels, merry-go-rounds, roller coasters, open-air theatres, ferris wheels, whirl-a-gigs, pony or train rides, midways or side shows and similar outdoor commercial recreational uses. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the operation of a temporary fair for a period not to exceed five (5) consecutive days if approved by the Council.

(d)

Explosives storage, except small arms ammunition, or by special permit where explosives are to be used on premises.

(e)

Gas (illuminating or heating) storage, except for consumption on the premises.

(f)

Incineration, reduction, storage or dumping of slaughter house refuse, rancid fats, garbage, dead animals or offal, except by the municipality or its agents.

(g)

Migrant labor camps.

(h)

Open storage and display of machinery, equipment or materials used or to be eventually used for any industrial or commercial purpose, except as provided in Section 33-16.

(i)

Automobile dealerships for new or used motor vehicles or trailer coaches except for new car and truck dealerships and accessory used car and truck sales and service as part of a shopping center in the B-4 general commercial district.

(j)

Sandpits, mining operations or quarrying activities.

(k)

Petroleum or its derivatives except when stored (1) in underground tanks and not in excess of 40,000 gallons of fuel oil or kerosene or 30,000 gallons of gasoline; or (2) in residential zone districts only, above ground tanks and not in excess of 660 gallons of fuel oil, kerosene, gasoline or of liquid propane, provided that any such above ground tanks be located in the rear yard within the scheduled setbacks for accessory structures for the applicable zone district, be screened by evergreen plantings or both so as not to be visible from any adjacent property or public street, and be in compliance with the Uniform Construction Code, the New Jersey Uniform Fire Codes and any New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations which may be applicable. With respect to property line setbacks, the most stringent of zoning, construction or fire code requirements shall control. A permit shall be required for each above ground tank.

(l)

Privately operated dumps for the disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, junk or other such material.

(m)

Public swimming pool, as a business.

(n)

Trailer coach parks and individual trailers for residential or commercial use.

(o)

Sand, clay or gravel pits.

(p)

Slaughter house.

(q)

Drive-in theatres.

(r)

The manufacture or commercial storage of heavy chemicals such as, but not limited to: mineral acids or other corrosives, ammonia, chlorine, bleaching powder, caustic soap, sulfurous, sulfuric, nitric, carbolic, or hydrochloric acid; the manufacture of basic semi-finished chemicals, such as: cellulose products, resins, dye stuffs, glue, vegetable, animal or mineral fats or oils, explosives, combustible gases, soap and detergents, fertilizers, asphalt and tar products; the manufacture or production of metals and alloys in ingot form.

(s)

Any trade or use which is noxious or offensive by reasons of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise.

(t)

Drive-in restaurants or food establishments of any kind where food or beverage is served for consumption in parked motor vehicles except when part of a shopping center in a zone district where the use is specifically permitted.

(u)

Any sale or the display for sale of new or used motor vehicles, trailer coaches, or recreational vehicles, except, (i) on the premises in a residential zone where the owner of the vehicle resides, or (ii) by an authorized automobile dealership. The Police Department is hereby authorized to enforce this subsection of the Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 16-94, § 1, 5-24-94; Ord. No. 46-95, § 1, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 45-96, § 1, 12-17-96; Ord. No. 20-22, § 1, 9-1-2022; Ord. No. 12-24, § 1, 6-20-2024)

Editor's note— Subsection 15-12.2(t), added by Ord. No. 46-95, § 1, has been redesignated by the editor as subsection (u).

A.

Agricultural uses. The right to engage in commercial and home agriculture, as defined in Article I, shall be permitted in all zones, provided that the following standards are met:

1.

All agricultural uses must be conducted in conformance with Agricultural Management Practices, as defined by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

2.

Commercial agricultural uses may sell agricultural products on a year-round basis from a permanent structure constructed in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local requirements. Site plan approval shall be required prior to the construction of any such permanent structure and off-street parking spaces shall be provided as set forth in this Chapter.

3.

The products of home agriculture may be sold on the premises but only from a structure of a temporary nature not to exceed 100 square feet in floor area which is in operation for no more than 150 calendar days in any year. Such structures shall not require site plan approval but shall be located as to provide safe vehicular and pedestrian access thereto and sufficient area for off-street parking as determined by the Township Zoning Officer.

4.

All structures for the sale of home and commercial agricultural products shall be set back a minimum of 35 feet from any side lot line.

5.

All uses and structures customarily incidental to commercial and home agriculture shall be permitted accessory uses in all zones, including, but not limited to, the use of irrigation pumps and equipment, aerial and ground spraying and seeding, the application of manure, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides and herbicides, the conducting of farm practices at any and all times when necessary, the employment of farm laborers, and the noise, odors, dust and fumes inherently associated with such uses.

(Ord. No. 19-94, § 1, 5-24-94)

A.

The following uses are permitted in all residential districts in the Township. The requirements for these uses are the same as for single family dwelling units located within such residential districts.

1.

Family day care homes.

2.

Community residences for the developmentally disabled.

3.

Community shelters for victims of domestic violence.

4.

Community residences for the terminally ill.

5.

Community residences for persons with head injuries.

B.

For the purposes set forth above, the following definitions shall apply:

1.

Family day care homes means the private residence of a famuly day care provider which is registered as a family day care home pursuant to the "Family Day Care Provider Registration Act," P.L. 1987, c. 27 (C.30:5B-16 et seq.)

2.

Community Residences For the Developmentally Disabled. Any community residential facility licensed pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 448 (C.30:11B-1 et seq.) providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than fifteen (15) developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to: group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health care facility within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Act," P.L. 1971 C.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al). In the case of such a community residence housing mentally ill persons, such residence shall have been approved for a purchase of service contract or an affiliation agreement pursuant to such procedures as shall be established by regulation of the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals of the Department of Human Services. As used herein, "developmentally disabled person" means a person who is developmentally disabled as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1977, c.448 (C.30:11B-2), and "mentally ill person" means a person who is afflicted with a mental illness as defined in R.S. 30.4-23, but shall not include a person who has been committed after having been found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity or having been found unfit to be tried on a criminal charge.

3.

Community Residence For The Terminally Ill. Any community residential facility operated as a hospice program providing food, shelter, personal guidance and health care services, under such supervision as required, to not more than fifteen (15) terminally ill persons.

4.

Community Residence For Persons With Head Injuries. A community residential facility licensed pursuant to P.L. 1977, c.448 (C.30.11B-1 et seq.) providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required to not more than fifteen (15) persons with head injuries, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to: group homes, halfway houses, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health care facility within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L. 1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.). As used herein, "person with head injury" means a person who has sustained an injury, illness or traumatic changes to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings which results in a temporary or permanent physiobiological decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral, social or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability.

5.

Community Shelter For Victims of Domestic Violence. Any shelter approved for a purchase of service contract and certified pursuant to standards and procedures established by regulation of the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1979, c.337 (c.30:14-1 et seq.), providing food, shelter, medical care, legal assistance, personal guidance, and other services to not more than fifteen (15) persons who have been victims of domestic violence, including any children of such victims, who temporarily require shelter and assistance in order to protect their physical or psychological welfare.

(Ord. No. 22-97, § 1, 7-17-97; Ord. No. 18-98, § 1, 5-28-98)

A.

Child care centers. The floor area occupied in any building or structure as a child care center shall be excluded in calculating the following:

1.

Any parking requirement otherwise applicable to that number of units or amount of floor space, as appropriate, as required in section 15-50; and

2.

The permitted density or intensity of use allowable for that building or structure under the applicable zone requirements.