Township Of Washington
City Zoning Code

No lot hereafter may be used and no building or part thereof hereafter may be constructed, moved, extended, altered or used except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

No building designed for residential purposes shall hereafter be erected or altered unless said building so designed shall front upon a street; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to living quarters in stables or garages appurtenant to the dwelling occupying the front of the lot on which said stable or garage is located. The foregoing shall apply only to areas less than twice the minimum areas specified hereinafter in each zone.

Cornices may project not to exceed three feet into any required open space except courts.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an unenclosed entry platform, also known as a stoop, not to extend more than five feet from the dwelling and 30 square feet in area shall be permitted to project into a required front or side yard. Such an entry platform may be covered or uncovered. If covered, such overhead construction shall not extend beyond the leading edge of the entry platform.

Normal and customary HVAC equipment is classified as building equipment and not as an accessory structure. HVAC equipment shall be permitted in a required side yard provided a five-foot or greater setback to the side property line is maintained. Furthermore, HVAC equipment in a side yard shall be provided with a landscape screen, unless the HVAC equipment is setback 10 feet or more from the side lot line.

A chimney or smokestack may project into any required open space, provided that the horizontal section of the projection does not exceed 21 square feet.[1]

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms herein are defined as follows:

Permit required; location for outside equipment. No generator shall hereafter be permanently installed to serve any existing dwelling erected on a lot located in any residential district of the Township, unless such generator meets the requirements of this section and a permit to do so is first obtained from the Building Department. Generators shall be located in the rear yard or the side yard of the lot. All generators permanently installed in the side yard shall be screened with shrubbery or fencing at least four feet in height as approved by the Chief Construction Official. All screening or fencing shall be placed in accordance with the generator manufacturer's recommendations, the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association and the zoning requirements of the Township. All screening or fencing shall be maintained as originally approved.

Generators and equipment. Except for generators serving a public purpose and owned and operated by the Township, generators shall be allowed only as follows:

Application for permit. The application for the installation of a generator in accordance herewith, on forms supplied by the Building Department, shall be accompanied by a survey prepared by a licensed land surveyor of the State of New Jersey, showing the property lines of the lot, the location of the building or structure, the front, side and rear yard dimensions and the proposed location, drawn to scale, of the generator.

Application fee. Every application for the installation of a generator to serve a dwelling, building, or other structure shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount as set forth in Chapter 212, Fees, to be collected by the Building Department.

Inspections required. No generator shall be placed in operation, or routinely tested, unless and until inspected and approved by the Township Building Department.

Violations and penalties. For each violation of the provisions of this section, the owner of the property at which the generator it erected shall be punished as provided in § 1-1 of Chapter 1, General Provisions. The court before which conviction is had shall fix the amount of said penalty not in excess of the maximum therein provided. Each and every day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.

In every zoning district referred to in this Chapter 580 or otherwise in the Township, no land or building shall be used or allowed to be used for the sale or distribution of marijuana (cannabis) products, including, but not limited to, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) oil and derivatives, hashish, adulterants and dilutants, which includes retail and wholesale marijuana stores, retail and wholesale marijuana cultivation facilities, retail and wholesale marijuana products manufacturing facilities, retail and wholesale marijuana testing facilities, and the operation of retail and wholesale marijuana lounges or social clubs. All activities related to the abovementioned retail and wholesale uses, such as, but not limited to, cultivation, possession, extraction, manufacturing, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling, transporting, delivering, dispensing, transferring and distributing, are expressly prohibited within the Township.

In every zoning district referred to in this Chapter 580, no land or building shall be used or allowed to be used for the sale or distribution of “vaping products” (as defined herein), which includes the operation of retail and wholesale stores, lounges or social clubs. The term “vaping products” shall mean electronic/vapor inhalation substance products, cartridges, cartomizers, e-liquid, smoke juice, tanks, tips, atomizers, vaporizers, electronic smoking device batteries, electronic smoking device chargers, and any other item specifically designed for the preparation, charging, or use of electronic vapor devices.

In every zoning district referred to in this Chapter 580, no land or building shall be used or allowed to be used for the sale or distribution of “marijuana-related paraphernalia” or “vaping paraphernalia” as said terms are defined hereafter:

In every zoning district referred to in this Chapter 580 or otherwise in the Township, no land or building shall be used or allowed to be used for the following prohibited uses: all classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P. L. 2021, c. 16, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service.