Having a common border with, or being separated from such common border by an alley or easement.

A means of vehicular approach or entry to or exit from property.

A structure or building detached from a principal building located on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use including, but not limited to, garages, doghouses, sheds, freestanding air-conditioning units, nonportable swimming pools, tennis courts, and other similar structures. Any accessory building or structure attached to the principal building or structure shall be considered part of that principal building or structure.

Any construction of an additional area to an existing building which affects the exterior appearance of the existing building.

The Land Use Coordinator who shall automatically upon their appointment as Land Use Coordinator become the Administrative Officer and shall have those responsibilities set forth in this Chapter 142, Land Use, for so long as they shall hold the office of Land Use Coordinator and Administrative Officer. In the event that there is a vacancy, the Zoning Officer shall act as Administrative Officer until the vacancy shall have been filled by the Mayor.

The professional examination and review of documents submitted for site improvements on a lot for a single-family home, or other site improvements, that do not require site plan approval from a board of jurisdiction. Review of plans and documents and any other professional services that may be required shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

An establishment devoted to sale, rental or distribution of pornographic books, magazines, pamphlets, photographs, motion pictures, phonograph records and video and audio tapes devoted to the presentation and exploitation of illicit sex, lust, passion, depravity, violence, brutality, nudity, immorality, and other obscene objects; sexually oriented toys and/or novelties; and/or an establishment that advertises or holds itself out in any forum as a sexually oriented business.

Conditions or situations creating, imposing, aggravating or leading to impractical, unsafe, visually unacceptable or unsatisfactory conditions on a property, which may but need not impact an adjacent property, improper circulation and drainage rights-of-way as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-6, as amended, inadequate drainage facilities, insufficient street widths, unsuitable street grades, unsuitable street locations to accommodate prospective traffic or coordinate and compose a convenient system, improper screening, location of lots, structures and parking in an inappropriate manner for the intended purposes with or without danger to health and welfare or peril from flood, fire, erosion, noise or other menace, providing for lots of insufficient size and neither providing nor making future allowance for access to the interior portion of the lot or for other facilities required by this chapter. Also, any condition or situation existing or proposed adverse to the purposes of this chapter or, more generally, for which zoning and planning ordinances may be adopted as defined by statute or case law; provided, however, the condition or situation is not expressly permitted beyond.

The establishment of a biological community dominated by trees and other woody plants, at a density of at least 100 trees per acre with at least 50 of the trees having the capability of growing to a diameter of two inches or more within seven years, over an area that has not had forest cover for five years.

A housing unit which is restricted for occupancy to persons who are at least 55 years of age or older so as to qualify as "housing for older persons" within the exemption provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 and any subsequent amendments thereto.

The ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level.

The soils which are best suited for the production of food, feed and other crops. Prime agricultural soils meet the following criteria:

The indoor growing of agricultural products, using technology, for retail or wholesale. May include vertical farming, hydroponic farming, and/or controlled environment agriculture (CEA).

The Trenton-Robbinsville Airport located in the Township of Robbinsville, Mercer County, New Jersey. Any area of land or water, or both, designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of fixed-wing aircraft, utilized or to be utilized by the general public for such purposes, publicly or privately owned, and licensed by the Commissioner as a public use airport or landing strip, or an area which has been determined by the Commissioner to be likely to be so licensed within one year of the determination.

Any area of land or water, or both, upon which an airport hazard might be created or established if not prevented as provided by this chapter.

A service roadway providing a secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.

A change, rearrangement or improvement in the structural parts or existing facilities of a building or structure, whether by extension in any direction or by any increase in height or by movement from one location or position to another.

Any antenna that is used for the purpose of transmitting and receiving radio signals in conjunction with an amateur radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. Not to exceed 45 feet in height, unless the structure is retractable. The height of a retractable antenna structure shall not exceed 45 feet when the structure is not being used for the transmission and/or reception of amateur radio signals, and 65 feet when the structure is fully extended and in use for the transmission and/or reception of amateur radio signals.

Any place of business containing more than three amusement devices not subject to Chapter 130, Games of Chance; Raffles and Bingo, and for use by the public.

Any machine, contrivance, or device, which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, disc or key into a slot, crevice, or other openings, or by the payment of any price, is operated or may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment, or amusement, whether or not registering a score, and shall include electronically operated game operations but shall not include pool or billiard tables.

See "DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY."

A means for obtaining review of a decision, determination, order or failure to act pursuant to the terms of this chapter.

The landowner or the agent, optionee, contract purchaser or other person authorized to act for and acting for the landowner submitting an application under this chapter.

The application or appeal forms and all accompanying documents required by this chapter for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction for the issuance of a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 or 40:55D-36 or other activity authorized by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

A forester who is listed with the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, as being eligible to attest that a landowner is in compliance with the woodland management plan and program.

The highest order of roads, including Route 130, Route 33 and the proposed loop road, but not including the limited access roads like the New Jersey Turnpike or federal interstate roadways. These roads have a minimum right-of-way (ROW) of 120 feet. Frontage for residential is not allowed and commercial has limited frontage.

That part of a building which is immediately below and wholly or partly within the roof framing, and not approved for habitation.

The development regulation which, where authorized by this chapter, permits the developer the right to develop portions of the planned development at ratios greater than the overall permitted coverage ratios and floor area ratios so long as the development of the entire area of the planned development does not exceed the overall permitted coverage and floor area ratios.

A story partly underground and typically used for storage. Bedrooms shall be prohibited unless the basement has at least two means of egress, one of which must be located within the bedroom. Also referred to as a "cellar."

A calculated area including inside surveyed property lines measured in acres. Acres must be expressed to the 1/100 of an acre. Commonly referred to as the "gross site area."

A room occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping purposes, which also contains a closet or other permanently installed area to be used for storage purposes and having access to a bathroom without passing through another bedroom.

Any structure or portion thereof on which letters or pictorial matter is displayed for the purposes of advertising a business product or use not conducted or produced on the same premises.

The Land Use Board of the Township of Robbinsville, depending on the application and the appropriate jurisdictional requirements for the same.

An area of a specified minimum width, which shall be vacant, except for natural vegetation and/or landscaping, fence or wall, as required and approved by the Board or other permitting agency, and which is established to shield the noise and view of activities on a lot surrounding properties, to act as a protective space between land uses and environmentally sensitive areas and/or to provide a transition between activities or structures of unequal intensity, character or appearance.

A unit of land, together with a specified type and amount of planting thereon, and any structures which may be required between land uses to eliminate or minimize conflicts between them.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns, piers or walls, including tents, dining cars, 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. Any construction with interior areas not normally accessible for human use, such as gas holders, oil tanks, water tanks and other similar constructions, are not considered as "buildings," but as structures. A structure built, maintained or intended for use for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property of any kind. The term is inclusive of any part thereof. Where independent units with separate entrances are divided by party walls, the composite of the units is a building.

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

The proportion of the lot area, expressed as a percentage of total lot area, that is covered by the horizontal plane around the periphery of the foundations of the principal buildings and all accessory buildings, which shall also include the area under the roof of any structure supported by columns, but not having walls, as measured around the caves.

The polygons created by all building lines on a lot.

That exterior wall of a building which faces and/or is generally parallel to a front lot line of the lot. This is not to be confused with the visual front, which may contain the front and part or all of the side elevations.

The vertical distance measured to the highest average point from the mean elevation of the finished grade along the side(s) of the building facing a street or to the street line. On a corner lot, the height shall be measured on the street having the greatest slope. In all cases where this chapter provides for height limitations by reference to a specified height and a specified number of stories, the intent is to limit height to the specified maximum footage and the specified number of stories within the footage. This height limitation shall not include chimneys, cupolas, steeples, or similar architectural elements.

A line on a lot, generally parallel to a lot line or right-of-way line, located a sufficient distance therefrom to provide the minimum yards required by this chapter. The building line delimits the area in which buildings, including porches, window projections and balcony overhangs, are permitted subject to all applicable provisions of this chapter.

A building in which is conducted, or in which is intended to be conducted, the main or principal use of the lot on which it is located. See "USE, PRINCIPAL."

The diameter of a tree's trunk at a height specified by the American Nursery Stock Standards.

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, except those containing resin extracted from the plant, which are cultivated and, when applicable, manufactured in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-32 et seq., for use in cannabis products as set forth in that act, but shall not include the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product. "Cannabis" does not include medical cannabis dispensed to registered qualifying patients pursuant to the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., and N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.22 et seq.; "marijuana" as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2 and applied to any offense set forth in Chapters 35, 35A, and 36 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 2C:35B-1 et seq., or "marihuana" as defined in N.J.S.A. 24:21-2 and applied to any offense set forth in the New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, N.J.S.A. 24:21-1 et seq.; or hemp or a hemp product cultivated, handled, processed, transported, or sold pursuant to the New Jersey Hemp Farming Act, N.J.S.A. 4:28-6 et seq.

Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or produces cannabis in this state, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 1 cannabis cultivator license from the State of New Jersey.

Any licensed person or entity that provides courier services for consumer purchases of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a 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 the cannabis retailer for fulfillment, is delivered to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 6 cannabis delivery license from the State of New Jersey.

Any licensed person or entity that transports cannabis in bulk intrastate from one licensed cannabis cultivator to another licensed cannabis cultivator, or transports cannabis items in bulk intrastate 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. This person or entity shall hold a Class 4 cannabis distributor license from the State of New Jersey.

A cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, or cannabis wholesaler, but not a cannabis distributor, cannabis retailer, or a cannabis delivery service.

Any usable cannabis, cannabis product, cannabis extract, and any other cannabis resin. "Cannabis item" does not include any form of medical cannabis dispensed to registered qualifying patients pursuant to the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., and N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.22 et seq. or hemp or a hemp product cultivated, handled, processed, transported, or sold pursuant to the New Jersey Hemp Farming Act, N.J.S.A. 4:28-6 et seq.

Any licensed person or entity that processes cannabis items in this state by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing, or packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license from the State of New Jersey.

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

Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains, stores, sells or otherwise transfers, and may transport, cannabis items for the purpose of resale or other transfer to either another cannabis wholesaler or to a cannabis retailer, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 3 cannabis wholesaler license from the State of New Jersey.

A dwelling unit which is used exclusively by either the owner, owner's agent, manager or operator of a principal permitted use and which is located on the same parcel as the principal use.

The hard or paved surface portion of a street customarily used by vehicles in the regular course of travel. Where there are curbs, the cartway is that portion between the curbs. Where there are no curbs, the cartway is that portion between the edges of the paved or graded width.

A burial ground.

A certificate issued by the Zoning Officer to the Construction Official upon the satisfactory completion of applicable requirements of this chapter for the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Construction Official.

A certificate issued by the Construction Official upon completion of the construction of a new building or part or parts thereof, or upon a change in the occupancy of a building which certifies that all requirements of this chapter, or such deviations, departures, or waivers which have been granted by the Land Use Board, and all other applicable requirements have been complied with, including but not limited to the issuance of a building permit and the completion of construction in accordance with such permit.

An establishment providing for the care, supervision, and protection of children that is licensed by the State of New Jersey pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.).

See "HOUSE OF WORSHIP."

Any intentional or unintentional act to cut down, remove all or a substantial part of, or damage a tree or such other vegetation that will cause the tree or such other vegetation to decline and/or die. Such acts shall include but not be limited to damage inflicted upon the root system of the vegetation by the application of toxic substances, by the operation of equipment and vehicles, by storage of materials, by the change of natural grade due to excavation or filling, or by the alteration of natural physical conditions.

A roadway that collects traffic from local streets and connects with arterials and may provide access to abutting nonresidential properties.

A structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns.

The production principally for sale to others of plants and animals or their products, including but not limited to forage and sod crops; grain and feed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; livestock, including beef cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules and goats and the breeding and grazing of such animals; bees and apiary products; fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries; vegetables, nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products.

Forestland that is producing or is capable of producing forest products.

The cutting and removal of trees from a site for commercial purposes, leaving the root mass intact.

A parcel of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water, together with the improvements thereon, designed and intended for ownership, use and enjoyment shared by the residents and owners of the development. "Common property" may contain agricultural or wooded lots or such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the benefit of the residents and owners of the development.

An application form completed as specified by this chapter and the rules and regulations of Robbinsville Township and all accompanying documents required by this chapter for approval of the application for land use approval, provided that the municipal agency may require such additional information not specified in this chapter or revisions to the accompanying documents as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of the application have been met, including visual quality and landscaping. The application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of such additional information or any revisions to the accompanying documents so required by the municipal agency. An application shall be certified as complete immediately upon the meeting of all requirements specified in this chapter and in the rules and regulations of Robbinsville Township and shall be deemed complete as of the day it is so certified by the administrative officer for the purposes of the commencement of the time period for action by the appropriate municipal agency.

A service station at which the only fuel dispensed is natural gas.

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 specified herein for such zone, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Land Use Board.

The form of ownership of real property under a master deed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq.

The Construction Official of the Township of Robbinsville, when acting pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law,[5] this chapter and the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

Legal authorization for the erection, alteration or extension of a structure.

A housing unit or residential facility which is restricted for occupancy to persons 62 years of age or older which provides various levels of residential accommodations and care and may include residential, assisted living and nursing home accommodations. Such housing or residences may provide various levels of support services including meals, transportation, maintenance, housekeeping, activities, fitness/wellness, entertainment, chaplain, and home health care.

A retail establishment selling packaged food and beverage products, tobacco products, limited household and personal care items, newspapers and magazines, a limited amount of freshly prepared food such as sandwiches and salads for off-premises consumption, and is customarily open 15 hours to 24 hours per day.

See "LOT, CORNER."

An open landscaped unoccupied space, either on the ground or above, excepting the roof, and not a front, side or rear yard, and bounded on at least two sides by a building.

A region measured outward from a tree trunk representing the essential area of the roots that must be maintained or protected for the tree's survival. At a minimum, the area shall be shown as a circular area around the tree trunk extending 1.5 feet of radial distance for every inch of tree DBH, with a minimum of eight feet. For trees over 24 inches DBH, a probe shall be used in the field to determine the extent of the root zone.

The aboveground parts of a tree consisting of the branches, stems, buds, fruits, and leaves. May also be referred to as "canopy."

The turnaround at the end of a dead-end street.

An assembly of materials consisting of either granite block stone or poured concrete, forming a boundary structure to delineate the edge of the roadway or paved area. (See also Residential Site Improvement Standards for residential property development.)

The opening along the curb at which point vehicles may enter or leave the roadway. See "DRIVEWAY."

A facility duly licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Health and Human Services for the daytime accommodation of children or the elderly.

Diameter-at-breast-height tree trunk diameter measured at a height of 4.5 feet above the ground. If a tree splits into multiple trunks below 4.5 feet, the trunk is measured at its most narrow point beneath the split.

A nonroofed, above-grade platform structure that extends from a dwelling or other structure or is freestanding, and that rises more than 12 inches above grade at any one point. A deck shall be considered part of the building area, except that it shall not be included in floor area ratio.

The transfer of property interests from private to public ownership for a public purpose. The transfer may be of fee-simple interest or of a less-than-fee interest, including an easement.

The total or partial razing of any existing site inclusive of natural and vegetative features or of any improvement.

A development intensity measure expressed as the number of dwelling units per acre of net buildable site area. The net buildable site area is the buildable portion of a site as determined by development suitability analysis.

The quotient of the total number of dwelling units divided by the base site area of a site expressed as the number of dwelling units per acre of base site area.

A person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily be limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development of project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.

See "EXCEPTION."

A State Development and Redevelopment Plan Center as designated by the State Planning Commission such as urban, regional, town, village, or hamlet.

The legal or beneficial owner(s) of a lot or parcel of any land proposed for inclusion in a development/subdivision or rehabilitation, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase.

The division of a parcel of land into two or more lots; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any buildings; any use or change in use of any buildings or land; any extension of any use of land or any clearing, grading, or other movement of land, for which permission shall be required pursuant to this chapter, or any other ordinance, statute or law.

Zoning, subdivision, site plan, official map or other municipal regulation of the use and development of land or amendment thereto adopted and filed pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law.[6]

A logistics warehouse where incoming orders are received, processed, picked, packaged, and readied for delivery to the customer. Sometimes these locations are independent third-party outsourcers used to complete taken orders.

An animal which customarily eats and sleeps within the same dwelling unit occupied by its owners and which, when housed out of doors, requires not more than 100 cubic feet of shelter space.

The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means as defined by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-4.

The lands required for the installation and maintenance of stormwater and sanitary sewers, water pipes or drainage ditches and other utilities, or required along a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water therein to safeguard the public against flood damage.

Minor watercourses which are identified either by soil types associated with streams or by the presence of intermittent or perennial streams.

A vertical line extending from the outermost edge of the tree canopy or shrub branch to the ground.

A paved or unpaved area used for ingress or egress of vehicles and allowing access from a street to a lot, building or other structure or facility.

Two dwelling units separated with a vertical wall and called a "horizontal duplex." If separated by a horizontal, fireproofed floor, except for an entry stair, the unit is called a "vertical duplex."

Any building or portion thereof which is designated or used for residential purposes.

A room or series of connected rooms containing living, cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for one housekeeping unit. The dwelling unit shall be self-contained and shall not require passing through another dwelling unit or other indirect route(s) to get to any portion of the dwelling unit, nor shall there be shared facilities with another housekeeping unit. Such term shall not include hotels or motels or other transient accommodations.

Three or more adjoining dwelling units, as defined herein, each of which is separated from the others by one or more unpierced walls from ground to roof.

A building containing more than two dwelling units, as defined herein, and one or more outside walls.

Two dwelling units, as defined herein, each of which is attached side to side, each one sharing only one common wall with the other. The common wall can be on the property line and can be limited to sharing a common garage wall.

A dwelling unit, as defined herein, designed for and occupied by not more than one family or housekeeping unit and having no roof, wall, or floor in common with any other dwelling unit.

A building containing two dwelling units only, each having separate entrances on the first floor, and each independent of each other. The dwelling units shall be entirely separated from one another by vertical walls or horizontal floors, unpierced except for access to the outside or to a common basement. See "DUPLEX," "HORIZONTAL DUPLEX," and/or "VERTICAL DUPLEX."

Authorization by a property owner encumbering a property for the use by another and for a specified purpose of any designated part of his property.

An easement given for agricultural, nursery or other farm purposes.

An encumbrance which creates a legally enforceable land preservation agreement between a landowner and a government agency for the purposes of conservation. It restricts real estate development, commercial and industrial uses, and certain other activities on a property to a mutually agreed upon level. The restrictions are specifically defined and are a part of a recorded legal document that is recorded with the county clerk and becomes part of the chain of title for the property.

An interest in land that is less than fee-simple title that enables the owner to develop the land for any nonagricultural purpose as determined by the provisions of this chapter.

Any soil that is identified by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as being susceptible to erosion based on topography and various soil characteristics.

The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.

Permission granted by the Land Use Board or the Technical Review Committee, as the case may be, to deviate from the requirements of subdivision or site plan checklists (a.k.a. submission waiver), or from design standards (a.k.a. design waiver), which deviations are reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the regulations.

The measurable addition to, enlargement of or increase in the intensity of use, physical structure(s) or parking area(s) necessary to a land use activity or the level at which such activity is carried on, including, but not limited to, noise, glare, traffic or other measurable effects generated by the activity.

Outdoor storage of fuel, raw materials, finished products, equipment, or any ancillary item related to the principal use and includes all impervious materials stored outdoors. In the case of truck terminals, exterior storage includes all trucks, truck beds, and truck trailers stored outdoors. Standard vehicular parking not associated with automobile dealers, rentals and repair, is not considered exterior storage.

One or more persons related by blood, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, adoption or guardianship, or not more than six persons not so related occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit.

A lot of at least five contiguous acres, excluding residential structures and grounds, gainfully used for the growing and harvesting of crops and/or the raising and breeding of livestock, including truck farms, fruit farms, nurseries and greenhouses, dairies and livestock produce.

The principal residence of a farmer's household and the accessory uses of a farm.

See "RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD."

Any artificially constructed barrier designed to enclose, separate, shield, screen or protect any portion of a lot, made of wood, vinyl, metal or masonry structure.

The depositing on land, whether submerged or not, of sand, gravel, earth, or other materials or any composition whatsoever.

The spaces or buildings with open or undefined floorplans that are capable of housing various (typically, but not exclusively, light industrial, warehouse, office, commercial) uses in unspecified percentages.

Located either along stream corridors or inland depressional areas. "Floodplains" are those areas contiguous with a stream or streambed whose elevation is greater than the normal waterpool elevation but equal to or lower than the projected one-hundred-year flood elevation. Inland depressional floodplains not associated with a stream system but which are low points to which surrounding land drains. The water surface created by the one-hundred- and/or five-hundred-year flood elevation.[7]

The sum of the gross floor area of all floors of buildings or structures compared to the total area of the site, expressed as a percentage.

A biological community dominated by trees and other woody plants covering a land area of 10,000 square feet or greater. "Forest" includes areas that have at least 100 trees per acre with at least 50% of those trees having a two-inch-or-greater diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground, and forest areas that have been cut but not cleared. An orchard is not a forest.

A plan establishing best conservation and management practices for a landowner and approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, or prepared by an approved forester.

A facility whose principal use involves the transferal of goods from one truck to another, or the temporary transfer from truck to warehouse to truck, while such goods are en route from their origin to their destination.

A building or structure used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of motor vehicles.

An accessory building or structure or portion of a main building or structure primarily for the parking of one or more motor vehicles, as well as the ancillary storage of household goods, as an accessory use and maintained for the convenience of the resident occupant of the premises and where no service is rendered to the public or business conducted therein.

A building or part thereof, other than a private garage, used for the storage, care or repair of motor vehicles customarily used for private transportation, local school buses, commercial vehicles, farm equipment and farm vehicles. A public garage shall not be used for the storage of dismantled or wrecked motor vehicles or machinery or parts thereof or for the collection, storage and/or sale of household, commercial, or industrial goods, waste, or recycling materials.

A place of business where retail and wholesale garden products and produce are sold to the general public. These centers may include a nursery or greenhouses. Sale items may include plants, nursery products and stock, fertilizers, potting soil, hardware, power equipment and machinery, hoes, rakes, shovels, and other garden and farm tools and utensils.

See "SERVICE STATION."

A plan for a parcel of land pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.1 through 40:55D-45.8.

An area of 75 or more contiguous acres, containing at least nine holes in length, together with the usual accessory uses and structures, such as, but not limited to, clubhouse facilities, dining and refreshment facilities, swimming pools, tennis courts and the like, provided that the operation of such facilities is accessory to the operation of the golf course.

The average finished ground elevation adjoining a building at project completion or the slope of a road, path, driveway, swales or other surfaces.

An enclosed building, permanent or portable, which is used for the growth of small plants.

The total number of units to be constructed or the total number of separate building lots to be created on a tract of land based on calculations of its size, which calculations shall encompass all portions of the tract, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this chapter.

The sum of the floor areas of all stories of a building, as measured by the outside dimensions of the building, and excluding cellars, attics and patios. In nonresidential structures, only those floor areas having a ceiling height of eight feet or more or used for storage space shall be included in the gross floor area. In residential structures, only those floor areas having the minimum ceiling height as prescribed by the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey shall be included in the gross floor area.

The residence of a group of six or more persons, not related by blood, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, adoption or guardianship and living together as a single housekeeping unit.

A period of consecutive frost-free days as stated in the current soil survey for the county.

See "FAR".

A landscape feature typically found along property boundaries in rural areas to form a boundary between fields or fields and roads. Hedgerows are characterized by a mix of native vegetation and successional plant material arranged in a linear fashion.

The vertical distance measured from the lowest ground elevation to the highest point on such structure.

One or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of the historic site or sites.

Any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing which has been formally designated in the Master Plan or listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places or in the National Register of Historic Places as being historical, archaeological, cultural, scenic or architecturally significant.

The production principally for home use or consumption of plants, animals or their products and for sale to others where such sales are incidental, including but not limited to gardening, fruit production and poultry and livestock products for household use only.

A business, profession, occupation or trade conducted for gain or support and located entirely within a residential building or a structural accessory thereto, which use is incidental and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential character or appearance of such building. It shall not include, however, the operation of a law, medical, chiropractic, or accounting office; or any business which would involve customers or clients coming to the home, nor shall it include "work from home" or "remote work."

A facility designed to and offering lodging accommodations to the general public and which may include additional facilities and services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services, and recreational facilities. "Hotel" does not include a transient accommodation as defined by this chapter.

An establishment consisting of 100 or more individual sleeping units designed for transient travelers and not for permanent residents and further consisting of at least one restaurant and a minimum of 5,000 additional square feet of space devoted to banquet and/or meeting halls, auditoriums or conference rooms.

One or more persons living together in a single dwelling unit, with common access to and common use of all living and eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and serving of food within the dwelling unit.

One or more persons living together as a single entity, sharing resources and facilities for the operation of a household.

A building or structure, or groups of buildings or structures, that by design, construction, or alteration are primarily intended for conducting organized religious services and accessory activities, including, but not limited to, classrooms, rehearsal space, social halls, banquet kitchens, gift shops, and other uses that are traditionally associated with a house of worship.

A measure of the intensity of land use which is determined by dividing the total area of all impervious surfaces on a site by base or gross site area.

Any material which does not absorb water. They consist of all buildings, parking areas, driveways, roads, sidewalks, swimming pools, patios and any areas of concrete or asphalt. In the case of lumberyards, areas of stored lumber and masonry constitute impervious surfaces. Streams, water bodies, detention and retention basins are included as impervious surface.

Any structure, part thereof or accessory amenity, which is intended to be utilized in conjunction with the principal building or use on a certain property.

In the case of a civil proceeding in any court or in an administrative proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing within or outside of the municipality, whose right to use, acquire or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under this chapter, or whose right to use, acquire or enjoy property under this chapter or under any ordinance of this municipality or any law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States is alleged to have been denied, violated or infringed by an action or a failure to act under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

The use of any space, whether inside or outside a building or structure, for the storage, keeping, recycling, or abandonment of scrap metals, paper, rags, glass, brush, wood, lumber, building materials, or other reclaimable materials, or for the dismantling, demolition, or abandonment of automobiles or other vehicles or machinery or parts thereof.

Any place in or at which any number of dogs are kept for the purpose of sale or in connection with boarding care or breeding.

Natural or artificial bodies of water which retain water year round. A lake is a body of water of two or more acres. A pond is a body of water of less than two acres. Artificial ponds may be created by dams or may result from excavation. The shoreline of such bodies of water shall be measured from the maximum condition rather than from the permanent pool in the event of any difference due to drainage.

Ground, soil or earth including improvements and fixtures on, above or below the surface.

Any activity involving the clearing, cutting, excavating, filling, grading and any other activity which causes land to be exposed to the danger of erosion.

A soil erosion/sedimentation control permit as required by the Mercer County Soil Conservation District.

A person who is licensed as a landscape architect by and is in good standing with the New Jersey Board of Architects.

A person who has examined and proved to be competent in the science and art of diagnosing, treating, and preventing tree injuries, practices tree care and is licensed by the New Jersey Board of Tree Experts.

A clearly designated area within which land disturbance is slated to occur, and outside of which no disturbance or clearing will take place.

An off-street space or berth, of sufficient horizontal dimensions and vertical clearance, on the same lot with a building or group of buildings for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading.

A parcel of land undivided by any street or private road and occupied by, or designated to be developed for, one building or principal use and the accessory buildings or uses customarily incidental to such building, use, or development, including such open spaces and yards as are designed and arranged or required by this chapter for such building, use, or development. Any parcel of land separated from other parcels or portions as by a subdivision plat or deed of record, survey map or by metes and bounds, except that, for purposes of this chapter, contiguous undersized lots under one ownership shall be considered one "lot," and except further that no portion of a street shall be included in calculating the lot boundaries or areas. For the purposes of this definition, creation of a public or private street having a separate lot designation will not be considered a lot as defined herein, and therefore will not be required to comply with the bulk requirements set forth in this Land Use Ordinance.

The area contained within the lot lines of a lot, not including any portion of a street right-of-way, and expressed in square feet or acres.[9]

A lot abutting two or more streets or right-of-ways at their intersection. A lot on the junction of and abutting two or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135°.

See "IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE."

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

The horizontal distance between side lot lines measured along the street right-of-way line. The minimum lot frontage shall be the same as the lot width, except that on curved alignments with an outside radius of less than 500 feet, the minimum distance between the side lot lines measured at the street line shall not be less than 75% of the required minimum lot width.

A lot other than a corner lot.

A line bounding a lot from another or from a street or any other public or private space.

See "LOT LINE, STREET."

The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line, at the point at which the side lot line meets.

Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line and intersects with a front lot line.

In the case of a lot abutting only one street, the street line separating such lot from such street; in the case of a double frontage lot, each street ROW line separating such lot from a street shall be considered to be the front lot line, except where the rear yard requirement is greater than the front yard requirement in which case one of two opposing yards shall be a rear yard.

Any validly recorded lot which at the time of its recordation complies with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations.

The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured parallel to, and at, the average building setback line. Where there is only one side lot line, lot measured between such lot line and the opposite lot line or future right-of-way line.

The housing region for Robbinsville Township and shall include the County of Mercer, as defined and determined by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing or its successor.

Any security acceptable to the governing body to assure the maintenance of duly approved improvements installed by the developer after the final acceptance of the improvement and in such sum required by ordinance.

A guaranty of facilities or work to insure the correction of any failures of any improvements required pursuant to this chapter and regulation, or to maintain same. Any security acceptable to the governing body to assure the maintenance of duly approved improvements installed by the developer after the final acceptance of the improvement and in such sum required by ordinance.

A unit of housing which is:

Intended to be generic, it includes mobile home parks, mobile home subdivisions and mobile home condominiums.

A subdivision designed or intended for the sale of lots for residential occupancy by mobile homes.

A manufactured building or portion of a building designed for long-term residential use.

An activity which involves the fabrication, manufacture or assembly of components, including the incidental machining, painting, finishing, testing or packaging prior to wholesale or retail distribution; excluding, however, any outdoor light manufacturing or assembly or the synthesis of chemicals or chemical products or the processing of any raw materials.

Any or all of the mapped and written proposals recommending the physical development of the municipality which shall have been duly adopted by the Land Use Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.

Stone building with places for entombment of the dead above ground.

Cannabis dispensed to registered qualifying patients pursuant to the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., and N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.22 et seq. "Medical cannabis" does not include any cannabis or cannabis item which is cultivated, produced, processed, and consumed in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-32 et seq.

The lowest elevation permissible for the construction, erection or other placement of any floor, including a basement floor.

A building or group of buildings in a controlled-access, landscaped, fenced or otherwise landscaped compound that contains varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized, visually screened and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the dead storage of a customer's goods or wares. No sales, service or repair activities other than the rental of dead storage units are permitted on the premises.[10]

Work which is defined in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code Act as being minor, but which requires a construction code permit.

A unit of housing which:

A mobile home development with continuing local general management and with special facilities for common use by the occupants, including such items as common recreational buildings and areas, common open space, laundries and the like.

A plot of ground within a mobile home park improved and authorized pursuant to § 142-30 of this chapter for the accommodation of one mobile home, including appurtenances, the mobile home foundation and mobile home yard as defined herein.

A tract or parcel of land on which mobile homes are located and used for residential purposes.

A plot of ground within a mobile home park improved and authorized pursuant to this chapter for the accommodation of one mobile home.

That part of a mobile home lot which has been reserved exclusively for the placement of a mobile home.

A permit issued by a municipality for the purpose of allowing the mobile home to be removed from a leased site within a mobile home park in the municipality.

That part of the mobile home lot excluding the mobile home stand.

A housing unit which can be afforded by a moderate-income family; that is, a family whose income is between 50% and 80% of the median income of a family of four for the region (see definition for "low/moderate-income housing region," including Robbinsville Township, with appropriate adjustments for smaller or larger families). For purposes of this definition, "affordable" shall mean that the monthly rent, or in the case of housing for sale, the monthly total of mortgage and amortization, taxes, homeowners' association or condominium fees and insurance, does not exceed 30% of the gross monthly income that would be earned by a family with 80% of the regional median income.

A multitenanted office-distribution structure with components not less than 5,000 square feet per modular unit. The office component of any module shall not be less than 10% nor greater than 50% of any module.

A building or group of buildings consisting of 10 or more individual sleeping units designed for transient travelers and not for permanent residency, in which rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area. A restaurant or coffee shop may be considered an accessory use to a motel. "Motel" does not include a transient accommodation as defined by this chapter.

The Land Use Board or governing body, or any agency created by or responsible to one or more municipalities, when acting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

A fee imposed on a mobile home for the purpose of payment for the services rendered to mobile home owners by a municipality, limited to local school board, regional school board, fire district and trash district services. This fee shall be based only upon the services provided to the mobile home park. Sewer and water taxes will not be included in the municipal service fee.

Refers to a plant or animal species whose geographic range during precolonial times included Central New Jersey.

The natural establishment of trees and other vegetation with at least 400 woody, free-to-grow seedlings per acre, which are capable of reaching a height of at least 20 feet at maturity.

A calculated area determined after a percentage of land characteristics unsuitable for development are subtracted.

The number of dwelling units to be constructed or number of separate building lots to be created on a tract of land based on calculations of its size, which calculations shall exclude all lands to be devoted to street rights-of-way, easements, common ownership or public purpose lands, and the land unsuitable for development.

The total area of site, including both forested and nonforested areas, to the nearest 1/10 of an acre, reduced by the area found to be within the boundaries of the one-hundred-year floodplain and any critical meadow or open space areas as identified by the Land Use Board; except that in agriculture and resource areas, it is the portion of the total tract for which land use will be changed or will no longer be used for primarily agricultural activities, reduced by the area found within the boundaries of the one-hundred-year floodplain.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and, by extension, shall include the individual divisions and/or offices thereof, including the Office of Planning Advocacy.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and, by extension, shall include the individual divisions and/or offices thereof.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation and, by extension, shall include all divisions and/or offices thereof.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, operators of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway and, by extension, shall include all divisions and/or offices thereof.

A building or structure which, in its location upon a lot or in its size, use, buffering and/or parking, does not conform to the regulations of this chapter for the zone in which it is located.

A lot of record which does not have the minimum width, frontage or depth or contain the minimum area for the zone in which it is located.

A use occupying a building, structure or lot which does not conform to the use regulations for the zone in which it is located.

Any use lawfully existing as of the date of its inception, which has been made unlawful as a result of the passage of this chapter and/or of the predecessor chapter hereto.

Any building or structure on nonmortared blocks, piers, wheels, concrete pad or concrete runners or any other New Jersey Department of Community Affairs approved temporary support system.

Any foundation consisting of nonmortared blocks, wheels, concrete slab, runners or any combination thereof, or any other system approved by the Township Engineer for the installation and anchorage of a manufactured home on other than a permanent foundation.

An enterprise which conducts the retail and wholesale sale of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not power equipment such as gas or electric lawn mowers and farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance. The accessory items normally sold are clay pots, potting soil, fertilizers, insecticides, hanging baskets, rakes and shovels.

As defined in N.J.S.A. 40:48E-2, the payment for the accommodation as made through a means provided by a transient space marketplace or travel agency, either directly or indirectly, regardless of which person or entity receives the payment, and where the contracting for the accommodation is made through a transient space marketplace or travel agency.

A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government and generally furnished with desks, tables, files, and communication equipment.

The New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy, successor to the Office of Smart Growth (OSG) and the Office of State Planning (OSP), operating out of the New Jersey Department of State. As part of its Business Action Center, the OPA is charged with helping to spur economic growth in New Jersey.

A development on a tract of land that contains a number of separate office buildings, with accessory and supporting uses, and open space designed, planned, constructed and managed on an integrated and coordinated basis.

The office of a member of a recognized profession which shall be so designated by the approving authority upon finding by such approving authority that such operation is professional in character and requires at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, licensing, and training and experience as a condition for the practice thereof, and that the practice of such occupation shall in no way adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights in any zone to any greater extent than would the permitted uses listed in that zone. The issuance of a state or local license for regulation of any such occupation shall not, alone, be deemed indicative of professional standing. When such office is combined with a residence, the conditions of a home occupation shall apply.

A map adapted by ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32.

Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question, but within the property (of which the lot is a part) which is the subject of a development application or contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.

The construction of that home or section at a location other than the location at which the home is to be installed.

Not located on the property which is the subject of a development application nor on a contiguous or adjacent portion of a street or right-of-way.

Located on the lot in question or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way, except in the context of on-site detention, when the term means within the boundaries of the development site as a whole.

The joining of those sections at the location at which the home is to be installed.

Located on the property which is the subject of a development application or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.

Lands on which active recreation facilities such as soccer fields, all other ball sports, general recreation and picnic area, and adjunct uses such as parking, toilets and storage are allowed.

An incorporated, nonprofit organization operating in a cluster residential development, planned village development or planned commercial development under recorded land agreements through which:

The proportion of a site consisting of developed and undeveloped open space as defined above which shall be calculated using the gross site area.

Lands not developed upon and not containing surfaces determined to be impervious. Open space can be both public and private and can include wooded, cultivated, planted or area under water.

The person having the right of legal title to, beneficial interest in, or a contractual right to purchase a lot or parcel of land.

The area within the boundary lines of a development.

An area either within a structure or in the open for the parking of motor vehicles, exclusive of driveways, access drives, fire lanes and public rights-of-way, except that nothing shall prohibit private driveways for detached dwelling units from being considered off-street parking areas, provided that no portion of such private driveway within the right-of-way line of the street intersected by such driveway shall be considered off-street parking space. The area is intended to be sufficient to accommodate the exterior extremities of the vehicles, whether or not in addition thereto wheel blocks are installed within this area to prevent the bumper from overhanging one end of the parking space. The width and length of each space shall be measured perpendicular to each other regardless of the angle of the parking space to the access aisle or driveway.

The owner or his designated agents who are administrative officers of the mobile home park and who are responsible for its operation and maintenance.

A single or multilevel structure at or within one foot of the finished grade, not covered by a roof. Patios shall not be considered a part of building area but shall be included in the calculation of lot coverage when they constitute impervious cover.

Any establishment showing to patrons in private or semiprivate viewing areas the live or photographic or magnetically recorded depictions of persons engaged in the presentation and exploitation of illicit sex, lust, passion, depravity, violence, brutality, nudity, immorality, and other obscene subjects.

Any security in accordance with the requirements of this chapter which may be accepted to insure that certain improvements be made, including performance bonds, escrow agreements and other similar collateral or surety agreements.

A system of support installed either partially or entirely below grade, which is:

A certificate issued to perform work under this chapter.

An area developed according to the provisions of Article IV of this chapter as a single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate commercial, office and other specified uses; a form of planned development defined as "planned commercial development" in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

A development made up of the buildings containing three or more residential dwelling units occupied or intended to be occupied by persons living independently of each other.

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

An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of five 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.

The map of a subdivision or site plan, and is used interchangeably in this chapter with "plan."

See "LAKES AND PONDS."

A roofed open area, which may be screened, usually attached to or part of and having direct access to and from a building.

An assembly of materials or products that is intended to comprise all or part of a building or structure, exclusive of a public school facility, and that is assembled off site by a repetitive process under circumstances intended to ensure uniformity of quality and material content.

The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity, and material of a building or structure, and the existing form and vegetative cover of a site.

Those lands as designated in the Open Space Inventory as approved by the Township Land Use Board and/or the Master Plan of the Township as being of significant agricultural, open space or recreational nature so as to merit preservation from future development wherever practicable. Said lands shall include lands which are of such character and specifically those lands located within the area bounded on the south by Gordon Road; on the west by the New Jersey Turnpike; on the north by Walters Road; and on the east by the Monmouth County line.

Lands located within the preservation area and approved by the Land Use Board which are designated by a developer for preservation by deed restriction for agricultural, open space, or recreational use.

See "BUILDING, PRINCIPAL."

As defined in N.J.S.A. 40:48E-2, a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging of occupants in the Township, that is offered for rent as a rental unit that does not share any living or sleeping space with any other rental unit, and that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person offering for rent two or more other units during the calendar year. "Professionally managed unit" does not include a hotel, motel, or rooming house.

Any improvement, facility, or service, together with customary improvements and appurtenances thereto, necessary to provide for public needs, such as vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems, storm sewers, flood control improvements, water supply and distribution facilities, sanitary sewage disposal and treatment, public utility and energy services.

The use of land or buildings by the governing body of the Township or any officially created authority or agency thereof.

Collection and treatment of sewage as arranged or administered by the Township of Robbinsville Utilities Department.

Supply and distribution of potable water by the Garden State Water Company or other public utility duly regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.[11]

See "LOT OF RECORD."

A vehicle or a unit that is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle primarily designed for temporary living. Recreational vehicles include travel trailers, camping trailers and motor homes.

A lot on which campsites are established for occupancy by recreational vehicles of the general public as temporary living quarters for purposes of recreation or vacation.

The space allocated for recycling bins intended for the collection and storage of source-separated recyclable materials.

The creation of a biological community dominated by trees and other woody plants containing at least 100 trees per acre with at least 50% of those trees having a two-inch or greater diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground, within seven years. Reforestation includes landscaping of areas under an approved landscaping plan that establishes a forest that is at least 35 feet wide and covering 2,500 square feet of area.

Any waste container that a person controls whether owned, leased, or operated, including dumpsters, trash cans, garbage pails, and plastic trash bags.

Any work done to a structure which does not constitute an addition, does not change the exterior architectural appearance of any improvement, and is defined as an ordinary repair in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

The land and buildings designed and used for the structural or cosmetic repair and the incidental mechanical repair of passenger, farm or commercial vehicles. No shop in which a substantial portion of the structural and/or cosmetic body repair work done is on vehicles owned by the operator or owner, or leased or rented to such operator or owner, shall qualify as a body repair shop under this definition.

The land and buildings designed and used predominantly for the mechanical repair of passenger, farm or commercial vehicles. No shop in which a substantial portion of the mechanical repair work done is on vehicles owned by the operator or owner of such shop, or leased or rented to such operator or owner, shall qualify as a mechanical repair shop under this definition.

A facility for investigation into the natural, physical or social sciences, which may include engineering and product development.

The lowest order street, which is intended to carry the least amount of traffic at the lowest speeds. A development should be designed so that as many houses as possible front on this type of street. It has a 50-foot ROW, limited to 200 ADT.

The growing and harvesting of plant life for the enjoyment of the residents on the property and not primarily for commercial purposes. A small roadside produce stand associated with the residential agricultural use shall be permitted, provided that all of the produce offered for sale is grown on the property; that the produce is not grown primarily for commercial purposes; that the stand is not furnished with permanent heating facilities; that the floor area of the stand does not exceed 40 square feet; that the stand is set back from the street right-of-way and property lines at least 30 feet; and that sufficient on-site off-street parking is provided. One unlighted sign, not exceeding four square feet in area, shall be permitted and shall be attached flat against the front facade of the stand. The sign and stand must be removed during the nonharvesting months.

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

The highest order of streets in the residential street hierarchy. It will carry the largest volume of traffic at higher speeds. In large residential developments, this street may be necessary to carry traffic from one neighborhood or cluster to another or from the neighborhood or cluster to streets connected to other areas in the community. This level of street is unsuitable for providing direct access to homes, and provision of such access to homes should be avoided. The right-of-way is 72 feet.

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

Streets which include resident access streets, residential subcollector streets and residential collector streets.

The middle order of street in the residential street hierarchy. It will carry more traffic than a residential access street. It should provide an acceptable environment for a residential neighborhood with a 50-foot right-of-way, limited to 500 average daily trips (ADT) or 1,000 ADT if it is a loop street.

A parcel of land created in conjunction with a PURD preservation parcel and complying with the minimum lot requirements of the Rural Residential Zone District and the requirements of § 142-82, Planned unit residential development, regarding creation of such lots.

Any establishment, however designated, at which food is sold primarily for consumption on the premises. However, a snack bar or refreshment stand at a public or community swimming pool, playground, golf course, playfield or park, operated solely by the agency or group operating the recreational facility and for the convenience of patrons of the facility, shall not be deemed to be a restaurant.

Restaurant, refreshment stand, snack bar, dairy bar, hamburger stand or hot dog stand where food is served primarily for consumption at counters, stools or bars outside or inside the building for consumption in automobiles parked, or waiting in line on the premises, or purchased while in an automobile, commonly referred to as a "drive-through," whether brought to said automobiles by the customer or by employees of the restaurant, regardless of whether or not additional seats or other accommodations are provided for customers inside the building. All such drive-in restaurants and refreshment stands are specifically prohibited in all districts.

An establishment whose principal business is the sale of food and/or beverages in a ready-to-consume state for consumption:

An establishment whose principal business is the sale of food or beverages to customers in a ready-to-consume state, and whose principal method of operation includes one or both of the following characteristics:

A regulation imposed by this chapter is more (less) restrictive than another if it prohibits or limits development to a greater (lesser) extent or by means of more (less) detailed specifications.

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 or the establishment of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law, but excluding conveyances so as to combine existing lots by deed or other instrument.

The sale of goods in small quantities directly to the consumer.

A dwelling where lodging is provided, for compensation, for from four to 10 persons, who are not members of a family occupying that dwelling unit and who do not occupy the dwelling as a single housekeeping unit. "Rooming house" does not include a transient accommodation as defined by this chapter.

A system of support consisting of poured concrete strips running the length of the chassis of a manufactured home under the lengthwise walls of that home.

A dish-shaped, parabolic-shaped, spherical or circular-shaped antenna for the reception and/or transmission of satellite signals, including television signals, AM radio signals, FM radio signals, telemetry signals, data communications signals or any other reception or transmission signals using free air space as a medium, whether for commercial, public or private use. Such objects shall also be known as "earth stations," "earth terminals," "home video earth stations," "microwave dish antennas," "satellite dishes," "satellite earth stations" and "satellite radio frequency signal reception and/or transmission devices."

Evergreen trees and shrubs or a berm, fence or wall, or a combination of these, together with decorative plantings, installed in such a manner as to provide an opaque visual barrier between the activities, structures and uses which exist on either side of it. Such a screen would be 100% visually impervious at all times of the year.

The deposition of soil that has been transported from its site of origin by water, ice, wind, gravity or other natural means as a result of erosion.

An unbranched woody plant, less than 24 inches in height and having a diameter of less than 1/2-inch caliper measured at two inches above the root collar.

Lands and/or structures providing primarily for the sale or dispensing of gasoline, oil or other fuel directly to motor vehicles or approved containers from a pump or dispenser located outside a building or from drive-through hydrant, lift or pit inside a building, and for the minor repair and servicing of motor vehicles to include the exchange of parts, oil changes, engine tune-ups and similar routine maintenance work. No auto body work/repairs, welding or painting of vehicles or the extended storage of vehicles, including inoperable or wrecked vehicles, shall be permitted. All permitted minor repair work must be made inside of the enclosed building. No outdoor storage of repair or retail materials shall be permitted. The service station is herein defined to include but not be required to provide a convenience store with minimum 2,500 square feet.

The minimum horizontal distance between the street, rear or side lines of the lot and the front, rear or side of the building or structure. When two or more lots under one ownership are used, the exterior property lines, so grouped, shall be used in determining setbacks.

A line within any lot, parallel to any street or property line, between which and the street or property line no building or portion thereof may be erected, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.

A group of commercial establishments built on one or more tracts that is planned, developed, owned and managed as an operating unit; it provides on-site parking and provisions for goods delivery separated from customer access, in definite relationship to the type and total size of the stores. The commercial establishments may be located in one or several buildings, attached or separated.

A triangular shaped area established in accordance with the requirements of this chapter in which no grading or structure shall be erected or maintained higher than 30 inches, except for street signs, fire hydrants and light standards and trees which have no low-hanging branches which would block the view triangle from a height 30 inches to 10 feet from the ground.

Any outdoor or indoor device, structure or display of any writing, printing, picture, painting, emblem, drawing or similar device intended to invite or draw the attention of the public to any goods, services, activity or location.

The maximum projected area of the shape which encloses the sign, device or presentation. In the case of lettering attached to building facades, the sign area shall be the product of the maximum horizontal dimension of all lettering and symbols times the vertical dimensions of all lettering and symbols which form the sign.

Signs supported by one or more columns, poles, or uprights which are firmly embedded in the ground. Exposed guy wires, chains or other connections shall not be made a permanent support for a freestanding sign. Supporting frames shall be of permanent materials, such as aluminum, steel, concrete or masonry, or a combination of same.

Ground-mounted signs supported by a base with a foundation that is firmly embedded in the ground. Supporting frames and bases shall be of permanent materials, such as aluminum, steel, concrete or masonry, or a combination of same.

Any plot or parcel of land or combination or contiguous lots or parcels of land.

See "BASE SITE AREA."

Any change in the use of land or reuse of land for which site plan approval is required or is otherwise not the subject of an exemption from site plan approval.

A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown the existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including, but not necessarily limited to, topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains, marshes and waterways; the location of all existing and proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, wells and septic systems, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting and screening devices shown on isometric and two-dimensional drawings, and any other information that may be reasonably required in order to make an informed determination concerning the adequacy and visual quality of the plan in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

The professional examination and review of the materials submitted for the specific development plans for a lot. Whenever the term "site plan approval" is used in this chapter, it shall be understood to mean a requirement that the site plan be reviewed and approved by a board of jurisdiction or when permitted through the administrative site plan approval.

A tree that is particularly impressive or an unusual example of a species due to its size, shape, age, or any other trait that demonstrates the character of the species. Any tree having a diameter at breast height of 24 inches or greater.

An area designed and built to accommodate a variety of athletic purposes or recreational pastimes, such as, but not limited to, tennis, basketball, and roller hockey, typically located in the rear yard of a single-family residence.

A building or land where horses are kept for remuneration, hire, sale, boarding, riding or show.

Any building, incidental to an existing residential, principal use, that shelters horses for the exclusive use of the occupants of the premises.

A nonuniform setback with no two adjacent units sharing a similar setback.

Land area where the inclination of the land's surface from the horizontal is 15% or greater. Slope is determined from on-site topographic surveys prepared with a two-foot contour interval.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, with a clear headroom of seven feet in the basement, seven feet six inches in the first story and seven feet four inches in upper stories; however, in apartments all upper stories shall have a clear headroom of seven feet six inches or more whether finished or not. If the ceiling or underside of supporting members is less than four feet above the average grade surrounding any space, that space shall not be considered a "story" or counted as floor area.

A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which, on at least two opposite exterior walls, are not more than two feet above the floor of such story. Such space can only be used for storage.

A strip of natural vegetation contiguous with and parallel to the bank of a perennial or intermittent stream, the width of which shall be a minimum of 50 feet from each side of the stream bank. Stream buffers must include adjacent one-hundred-year floodplain areas, wetlands and wetland transition buffers as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations.

Any stream channel and all land on either side of the stream channel in the Township for which an adjacent floodway or flood hazard area has been delineated on any maps listed in § 126-6[13] of the Code of Robbinsville Township or in the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the National Flood Insurance Program; or in any other permanent or intermittent watercourses identified on the USGS quadrangle maps, the Mercer County Soil and Conservation Survey or such other authoritative source as the Technical Review Committee may deem appropriate.

An undisturbed area of land, dominated by woody or herbaceous vegetation, as further established herein which abuts any existing waterway within the Township and is intended to protect the established watercourse and surface water drainage in proximity to the waterway. Buffers differ from uplands due to high levels of soil moisture, frequent flooding, and the unique assemblage of plant and animal communities found there.

Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway, or which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law, or which is approved by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., 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 Land Use 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, sidewalks, parking areas, utility easements and other areas within the street line.

The edge of the existing or future street right-of-way, whichever would result in the widest right-of-way, as shown in the adopted Master Plan Official Map, forming the dividing line between the street and a lot. Where the definite right-of-way width has not been established or is not specified in the above documents, the street line shall be assumed to be at a point 25 feet from the center line of the existing pavement.

The visual character of the street including, but not limited to, the architecture, building setbacks and height, fences, storefronts, signs, parking areas, materials, colors, sidewalks, curbing, and landscaping.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as the bearing walls, beams or girders, or any change in the dimension or configuration of the roof or exterior walls.

Anything constructed, assembled or erected which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having such location on the ground, including but not limited to buildings, platforms, sheds, storage bins, tanks, towers, display signs, advertising devices, tennis courts and swimming pools.

The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale or development. The following shall not be considered subdivisions: divisions of property upon court order, including but not limited to judgments of foreclosure; consolidation of existing lots by deed or other recorded instrument; and the conveyance of one or more adjoining lots, tracts or parcels of land, owned by the same person or persons and all of which are found and certified by the Zoning Officer to conform to the requirements of the municipal development regulations and are shown and designated as separate lots, tracts or parcels on the Tax Map or Atlas of the municipality. The term "subdivision" shall also include the term "resubdivision."

See "EXCEPTION."

Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure during a ten-year period the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. "Substantial improvement" also means "cumulative substantial improvement." This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed or repetitive loss. The term does not, however, include either:

Any swimming or bathing pool or tank, whether permanently installed, portable, collapsible or otherwise, having either an inside structural depth in excess of 18 inches or a surface area in excess of 120 square feet, or a capacity in excess of 1,400 gallons, excluding reservoirs or ponds used by farmers as part of their irrigation system, constructed or maintained on any lot by any person for use by himself or any one or more members of his family or guests of himself or his family. Regulations pertaining to the location, alteration, maintenance and operation of private swimming pools and wading pools and providing for the issuance of permits therefor are specified in an applicable ordinance of the Township.

Any pool other than a private residential swimming pool designed to be used collectively by persons for swimming and bathing purposes, including pools designed as part of any hotel or motel use or any cluster residential or planned village development. Public swimming pools shall be further classified into types in accordance with their particular use and shall meet the appropriate design standards as set forth by the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey (Chapter 90, Construction Codes, Uniform), and shall comply with approved bacteriological standards which may be promulgated by regulations issued by Chapter 288, Swimming Pools,[14] the State of New Jersey or other authority having jurisdiction.

An advisory committee established pursuant to § 142-76 of the Code of the Township of Robbinsville for the purpose of reviewing developmental applications pending before the Land Use Board. Such review is undertaken prior to action by the particular board to determine whether such application complies with all ordinance provisions. Other duties related to site plans and/or subdivisions may be conferred on this Committee by the Land Use Board through a motion duly adopted or recorded; provided, however, that final approval of all applications shall rest with either the Land Use Board.

A structure and appurtenant land areas consisting of courts designated for the playing of tennis, racquetball, paddle tennis and similar games and other necessary accessory uses or facilities and which is specifically planned and constructed for commercial purposes.[15]

Connecting structures consisting of at least three, but no more than eight, connected dwelling units, which two units share a common fireproof and soundproof wall, which each dwelling unit is compatibly designed in relation to all other units, but is distinct by such design features as width, setback, roof, window and doorway treatment or decorative details such as fences, landscaping, and other features, singularly or in combination. Each dwelling unit may be a maximum of three stories in height, but nothing in this definition shall be construed to allow one dwelling over another.

The Township of Robbinsville, Mercer County, New Jersey.

An area of land composed of one or more lots adjacent to one another and contiguous portions of existing streets or rights-of-way having sufficient dimensions and area to make one parcel of land meeting the requirements of this chapter for the use(s) intended. The original land area may be divided by one existing public street and still be considered one "tract," provided that the street is not a major arterial or collector road and that a linear distance equal to more than 75% of the frontage of the side of the street having the larger street frontage lies opposite an equivalent linear distance of street frontage on the other side of the street.

The gross area of land which consists of lots having one or more common boundaries. The intent of this section is that separation of lots or portions of the tract by dedicated streets shall not be deemed to destroy the continuity of the acreage which is the subject of an application for planned development.

A typed or printed verbatim record of the proceedings before a municipal agency, or reproduction thereof.

As defined in N.J.S.A. 40:48E-2, a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging of occupants, including but not limited to residences or buildings used as residences, that is obtained through a transient space marketplace or is a professionally managed unit. "Transient accommodation" does not include a hotel or hotel room; a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space used as a place of assembly; a dormitory or other similar residential facility of an elementary or secondary school or a college or university; a hospital, nursing home, or other similar residential facility of a provider of services for the care, support and treatment of individuals that is licensed by the state; a campsite, cabin, lean-to, or other similar residential facility of a campground or an adult or youth camp; a furnished or unfurnished private residential property, including but not limited to condominiums, bungalows, single-family homes and similar living units, where no maid service, room service, linen changing service or other common hotel services are made available by the lessor and where the keys to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, whether a physical key, access to a keyless locking mechanism, or other means of physical ingress to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, are provided to the lessee at the location of an offsite real estate broker licensed by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:15-1 et seq.; or leases of real property with a term of at least 90 consecutive days.

As defined in N.J.S.A. 40:48E-2, a marketplace or travel agency through which a person may offer transient accommodations to customers and through which customers may arrange for occupancies of transient accommodations. "Transient space marketplace" does not include a marketplace or travel agency that exclusively offers transient accommodations in the state owned by the owner of the marketplace or travel agency.

A large, wood plant having one or several self-supporting stems or trunks and numerous branches that reach a height of at least 20 feet at maturity.

Groupings of trees which were maintained over time as points of demarcation or for natural preservation which have been incorporated into the natural landscape of the Township through its evolution to the present.

The purpose or activity for which land or any building thereon is designed, arranged, or intended or for which it is occupied or maintained.

An accessory use which:

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

The main purpose for which a lot or building is used.

A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time. Such uses do not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structure.

Permission to depart from the literal requirements of this chapter.

See "DUPLEX."

Areas of expansive views typically delineated by natural or topographic features which form points of reference evocative of the Township's historic development and sense of openness suggestive of the evolution of the Township's land use patterns intending to preserve a recognition of its past.

See "EXCEPTION."

An area where standing water is retained for a portion of the year and unique vegetation has adapted to the area, which has been noted in the Development Suitability Analysis of the Township, the NJDEP, or by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

An unbranched woody plant greater than 24 inches in height and having a diameter of less than one-inch caliper measured at two inches above the root collar.

A business establishment whose principal activities are the temporary storage, sale or shipment or delivery of goods in bulk quantities to other business establishments for resale.

An area of plant material covering 1/2 acre or more and consisting of 30% or more canopy trees having an eight-inch or greater caliper, or any grove consisting of eight or more trees having a 10-inch or greater caliper.

An area of plant material covering 1/4 acre or more and consisting of 30% or more canopy trees having a 16-inch or greater caliper, or any grove consisting of eight or more trees having an 18-inch or greater caliper.

An area of plant material covering one acre or more and consisting of 70% or more canopy trees having a 2 1/2-inch caliper or greater, or a tree plantation for commercial or conservation purposes where 70% or more of the canopy trees have a 2 1/2-inch or greater caliper.

The space between a lot line and building line.

An open space extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the street line and closest point of the principal building on the lot. The depth of the front yard shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight street line or the tangent lines of curved street lines. The minimum required front yard shall be the same as the required setback. A corner lot shall have two front yards.

An open space extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear lot line and the closest point of the principal building on the lot. The depth of the rear yard shall be measured horizontally at right angles to either a straight rear lot line or the tangent of curved rear lot lines.

An open space extending from the rear of the front yard to the front of the rear yard and lying between each side lot line and the closest point of the principal building on the lot. The width of the required side yard shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to either a straight side lot line or the tangent lines of curved side lot lines.

An official of the Township who shall be appointed by the Mayor and who shall have jurisdiction to grant or deny zoning permits pursuant to § 142-92 of this chapter and any other duties and responsibilities set forth in this chapter.

A document signed by the Zoning 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 municipal zoning ordinance or variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal agency.