Any separate and complete dwelling unit that is contained within a single-family dwelling which is generally, but not always, intended for occupancy by extended family members. For purposes of this chapter, an accessory apartment shall be characterized by all of the following:

Any subordinate building or structure located on the same lot as the principal building or structure, which is detached from and customarily incidental to the principal building or structure.

Any subordinate use located on the same lot as the principal use, which is customarily incidental to the principal use.

Any leisure-time activity, usually of a more formal nature and performed with others, often requiring equipment, which takes place at prescribed places, sites or fields.

The Zoning Officer for purposes of this article, unless a different municipal official is designated by ordinance or statute.

Any retail store selling publications and other material of a sexual nature.

Housing with a sales price or rent within the means of a low- and moderate-income household, as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:94-7.

Housing designed to meet the needs of, and exclusively for, the residents of an age-restricted segment of the population where the head of the household is a minimum age of either 62 years or 55 years and meets the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.

Any residential structure located upon a farm to house agricultural employees working on said farm.

The production of plants, animals, poultry, bees, forest products, fruit or flowers with all related pursuits.

Any place where aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair and various accommodations for passengers.

Any establishment which maintains amusement devices, including but not limited to billiard tables (more than two), pool tables (more than two) and coin-operated pinball machines (more than three).

Any place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment by a veterinarian. For purposes of this chapter, boarding of animals shall be limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use.

Any establishment where animals or poultry are killed for market.

Any system of wires, poles, rods, towers, reflecting discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves.

The total area of a lot, excluding any public right-of-way.

Any truck with a short chassis and no body used in combination with a trailer for the hauling of freight, commonly referred to as a "tractor-trailer."

Residences for the frail elderly that provide rooms, meals, personal care, and supervision of self-administered medication. They may provide other services such as recreational activities, financial services and transportation.

Persons that profess to foretell future events.

Any public garage where motor vehicle bodies are painted and/or repaired. No motor vehicle shall remain at an auto body shop for longer than six months, for purposes of this chapter.

Any property or part thereof where unregistered, inoperative motor vehicles are collected, stored, salvaged, processed or sold.

The average final elevation of the ground surface surrounding a building or structure following development. For purposes of this chapter, average finished grade shall be calculated by determining the mean of the exterior final elevations at the corners of a building or structure.

Any establishment for the custody, loan, exchange or issue of money; for the extension of credit; and for facilitating the transmission of funds.

Any establishment serving alcoholic beverages in which the principal business is the sale of such beverages at retail for consumption on the premises. For purposes of this chapter, outdoor entertainment or recreation shall not be considered an accessory use for a bar.

Any space having 1/2 or more of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average finished grade of a building.

Any bell tower.

Any sign which directs attention to a business, product, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered at a location other than the property on which the sign is located. A billboard may also be a sign with no commercial message. Except in the Pinelands area of the City, "billboard," for purposes of this chapter, shall not include signage placed upon New Jersey Transit weather shelters within the public right-of-way, if approved by City Council.

Any product which is derived from various mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances, occurring naturally or obtained by distillation from coal or petroleum, found in asphalt and tar, and used for surfacing roads and for waterproofing, whether refined, blended, processed or manufactured.

Any building, together with any related structure, accessory building, any land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which contains two or more units of dwelling space arranged or intended for single room occupancy, exclusive of any such unit occupied by an owner or operator, and wherein personal or financial services are provided to the residents, including any residential hotel or congregate living arrangement, but excluding any hotel, motel or established guest house wherein a minimum of 85% of the units of dwelling space are offered for limited tenure only (no more than 90 days); any foster home as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-26.1; any community residence for the developmentally disabled and any community residence for the mentally ill as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2; any dormitory owned or operated on behalf of any nonprofit institution of primary, secondary or higher education for the use of its students; any building arranged for single room occupancy wherein the units of dwelling space are occupied exclusively by students enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher education approved by the Department of Higher Education; any facility or living arrangement operated by, or under contract with, any state department or agency, upon written authorization of the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs; and any owner-occupied single-family residential dwelling made available for occupancy by not more than six guests, where the primary purpose of the occupancy is to provide charitable assistance to the guests and where the owner derives no income from the occupancy. A dwelling shall be deemed "owner-occupied," within the meaning of this definition, if it is owned or operated by a nonprofit religious or charitable association or corporation and is used as the principal residence of a minister or employee of that corporation or association. For purposes of this article, "personal services" means any services permitted or required to be furnished by an owner or operator to a resident, other than shelter, including but not limited to meals or other food services and assistance in dressing, bathing or attending to other personal needs, and "financial services" means any assistance permitted or required by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs to be furnished by an owner or operator to a resident in the management of personal financial matters, including but not limited to the cashing of checks, holding of personal funds for safekeeping in any manner, or assistance in the purchase of goods or services with a resident's personal funds.

Any facility which by design and construction is intended to be utilized for bowling.

Any strip of land intended to visibly and physically separate adjacent properties.

Any combination of materials to form a construction adapted to permanent, temporary or continuous occupancy and having a roof.

The vertical dimension measured between the average finished grade of the building or structure to the mid-point between deckline and parapet in the case of a flat roof, to the deck of a mansard roof, and to the average height between the plate and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.

The line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane at the average finished grade of a building or structure and a vertical plane that coincides with the exterior of said building or structure on any side. In the case of a cantilevered section of a building, the vertical plane shall coincide with the most projected surface. In the case of rooflines which project beyond the outside walls of the building, the vertical plane shall coincide with the most projected point of the roof. NOTE: All yard standards are measured from the building line.

Any variance as described by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c.

Any office, other than a service, professional or medical office as defined herein, rendering services on a fee or contract basis.

I-1, I-B, I-2, I-3, I-4, B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4 Zones, for purposes of this chapter.

Any restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat.

Any property upon which two or more campsites are located, established or maintained for occupancy by camping units (e.g., tents, cabins, trailers, motor homes) of the general public as temporary living quarters for recreation, education or vacation purposes.

All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L. All definitions related to the regulation of medical and adult use cannabis are contained in Article XXVII, Medical and Adult Use Cannabis. As with N.J.S.A. 24:61-1 et al., the governing statutes, the term "cannabis" relates to adult use, so as to contrast with "medical cannabis."

Any public garage where motor vehicles are cleaned, washed or waxed, whether self-serve or mechanical.

Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding, breeding or selling cats is carried on, except a pet shop. For purposes of this chapter, pet grooming may be considered an accessory use for a cattery.

Any space having less than 1/2 of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average finished grade of a building.

Any property used for interring the dead.

Any document issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections allowing the occupancy or use of a building or structure and certifying that the building or structure has been constructed or will be used in compliance with all the applicable City codes and ordinances.

Any document signed by the Zoning Officer and supplied to a prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee or any other person interested in any land upon which a use, building or structure exists, which acknowledges that such use, building or structure complies with the provisions of this chapter or authorized variance therefrom.

Any document signed by the Zoning Officer and supplied to a prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee or any other person interested in any land upon which a use, building or structure exists, certifying that the use, building or structure existed before the adoption of the ordinance which rendered the use, building or structure nonconforming.

Any private establishment, as licensed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq., enrolling four or more children between two and five years of age, where tuition, fees or other forms of compensation for the care of the children is charged.

Any structure containing one or more flues for drawing off emissions from stationary sources of combustion.

Any place, a building or structure, or a group of buildings or structures, which by design and construction are primarily intended for the conducting of organized religious services and accessory uses associated therewith. Accessory uses shall be limited to a kitchen, a meeting hall, a child-care area for utilization during services and residential units for clergy, for purposes of this chapter.

Any establishment that primarily sells coffee and other refreshments.

The establishment of a use when all governmental regulatory controls are met.

Incineration or reduction of waste products not generated on site, for purposes of this chapter.

Any building whose roof and sides are made largely of glass or other transparent or translucent material in which temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants for subsequent sale for a farm.

Farm machinery or earthmoving equipment rental, sales and service, or a like use, for purposes of this chapter.

An open space area within or related to a site designated as a development, and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development.

Any community residential facility licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1 et seq., providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 persons with head injuries, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to, group homes, halfway houses, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health-care facility within the meaning of the Health Care Facilities Planning Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq.

Any community residential facility licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:11B-1 et seq., providing food, shelter and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to, group homes, halfway houses, intermediate care facilities, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health-care facility within the meaning of the Health Care Facilities Planning Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq. In the case of such community residence housing mentally ill persons, such residence shall have been approved for a purchase of service contract or an affiliation agreement pursuant to such procedures as shall be established by regulation of the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals of the Department of Human Services.

Any community residential facility operated as a hospice program providing food, shelter, personal guidance and health care services, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 terminally ill persons.

Any shelter approved for a purchase of service contract and certified pursuant to standards and procedures established by regulation of the Department of Human Services, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:14-1 et seq., providing food, shelter, medical care, legal assistance, personal guidance and other services to not more than 15 persons who have been victims of domestic violence, including any children of such victims, who temporarily require shelter and assistance in order to protect their physical or psychological welfare.

Any shopping center serving a regional market. For purposes of this chapter, a community shopping center shall not have a gross floor area of less than 250,000 square feet.

Any disposal facility where vegetative waste is degraded by microorganisms in a controlled process.

Any facility which mixes a cementing material, such as portland cement, and a mineral aggregate, such as sand and gravel, to form a strong building material.

Any 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 as contained in this Zoning Ordinance and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.

Any condominium formed under the Condominium Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq. More explicitly, "condominium" means a building or group of buildings in which units are owned individually while the structures, common areas and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

The utilization of land by public or nonprofit entities for the intended purpose of protection and enhancement of resource values. Such activities shall include, but not be limited to, fish and wildlife areas, bird sanctuaries, nature areas and historic sites.

Any facility which by design and construction is primarily intended for the storage and maintenance of equipment and the storage of construction materials for a contractor involved in a building trade.

A facility that provides short-term, primarily inpatient care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation services for persons recovering from illness or injury who do not require continued hospitalization.

Any facility or institution, whether public or private, providing therein nursing care to sick, invalid, infirm, disabled or convalescent persons in addition to lodging and board or health-related service, or any combination of the foregoing.

Any retail establishment offering for sale prepackaged food products, household items and other goods commonly associated with the same and having a gross floor area of less than 5,000 square feet.

Any change in the use of land or of a building or structure.

Any cooperative, as defined under The Cooperative Recording Act of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 46:8D-1 et seq.

Any lot or parcel of land abutting two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135°.

Any administrative headquarters of a business or industry which, for purposes of this chapter, is characterized as a single employer with over 50 employees working on site and as a facility primarily serving a regional, national or international client base not a local, walk-in clientele.

Any establishment containing a furnace for cremating (reducing to ashes) the dead.

Any small structure built on top of a roof.

The intensity of land use or the permitted number of dwelling units per area of land to be developed. "Gross density" means the number of dwelling units per lot area-gross, while "net density" means the number of dwelling units per lot area-net, for purposes of this chapter.

The depth of a lot, exclusive of public right-of-way, measured in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Land that is free of constraints to development and that has access to an improved roadway. Constraints to development include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: wetlands and wetland transition areas; stream corridors; flood hazard areas; steep slopes of 15% or greater; easements; and legal impediments.

Any person who is developmentally disabled as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2.

Zone. For purpose of this chapter, "district," "zone" and "zoning district" are synonymous terms.

Any building or portion thereof where food and/or beverages are sold in a form ready for consumption and where all or a significant portion of said consumption takes place or is designed to take place outside the confines of the building, often in a motor vehicle on the site.

Any open lot with its appurtenant facilities devoted primarily to the showing of motion pictures or theatrical productions on a paid-admission basis to patrons seated in automobiles.

One or more rooms physically arranged so as to create an independent housekeeping unit for occupancy by one family. Kitchen, bathroom and sleeping facilities shall not be shared with any other unit for purposes of this chapter.

Any discharge of pollutants into the air.

Equipment which may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency or by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Any retail establishment, other than a commercial/industrial operation, which rents equipment.

Any building or structure used by the associated permitted use for general storage.

Any personal service shop which does tattooing, massage and/or body piercing.

Any retail store which trades or sells used merchandise, including but not limited to a flea market, pawn shop, used furniture store, antique shop or thrift store.

The process of constructing or assembling a product from diverse and usually standardized parts.

The exterior wall of a building or structure generally, but not always, oriented toward a public right-of-way, which is intended to be the front of the building or structure.

One or more individuals occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit.

Any private residence in which child-care services are provided for a fee to no less than three and no more than five children at any one time for no less than 15 hours per week and which is registered pursuant to the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16 et seq. A child being cared for under the following circumstances is not included in the total number of children receiving child-care services:

Any parcel of land used for agricultural activities. More explicitly, "farm" means a parcel of land used for the production, keeping or maintenance, for sale, lease or personal use, of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to forages and sod crops; grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry products, livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, ponies, mules and goats; bees and apiary products, fur animals; fruits of all kinds, including nuts and berries; vegetables; and nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products. An agricultural or horticultural operation shall be considered a farm for purposes of this chapter.

Any building or structure used for livestock, equipment, storage of supplies or harvested crops, or for preparation of crops for market.

Any establishment whose principal business is the sale of preprepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building or off the premises.

Any artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen areas of land.

Any occasional or periodic sales activity held within a building, structure or open area where groups of individual sellers offer goods, new and/or used, for sale to the public. A private garage sale shall not be considered a flea market for purposes of this chapter.

Any industrial use whereby food is processed or otherwise prepared for consumption.

The growing and harvesting of trees for commercial purposes.

Children who are placed with families in a dwelling unit by the Division of Youth and Family Services in the Department of Institutions and Agencies or a duly incorporated child-care agency.

The side or sides of a lot abutting any constructed public right-of-way. For a lot having discontinuous segments abutting a constructed public right-of-way, each segment shall be considered a separate frontage having to meet ordinance standards. For a lot abutting more than one constructed public right-of-way, such as a corner lot, each side abutting a constructed public right-of-way shall be considered a separate frontage having to meet ordinance standards. The portion of a lot abutting a stub street or a stub end of a temporary cul-de-sac shall not be considered frontage, and any part of a stub street or stub end of a temporary cul-de-sac shall not be used for access for purposes of this chapter.

Any commercial facility where fuel is stored. A gasoline station shall not be considered a fuel storage yard for purposes of this chapter.

Any building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation.

Any building containing between three and 15 dwelling units, inclusive, where access is provided by a common hall. Dwelling units can be located on top of each other, side by side or back to back for purposes of this chapter.

Any indoor and/or outdoor retail establishment where lawn and garden equipment is sold. Said equipment shall include, but not be limited to, lawnmowers, lawn tractors, rotary cultivators and leaf mulchers.

Any indoor and/or outdoor retail establishment where garden and landscaping materials are sold. Said materials shall include, but not be limited to, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, fertilizer, wood chips, mulch and decorative stone.

Any facility where gasoline, diesel fuel and motor oil are sold. A portion of the facility, not to exceed 2% of the lot area-net up to a maximum gross floor area of 1,000 square feet, may be devoted to the erection of a building for an office, shelter or convenience outlet to allow for the retail sale of items as would typically be available in a convenience store for purposes of this chapter.

Any commercial establishment primarily engaged in furnishing general automotive repairs to the public. For purposes of this chapter, no unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles shall be maintained at a general repair garage.

Any facility used for playing golf with tees, greens, fairways and hazards. A golf course may contain a clubhouse or shelter which is clearly incidental to the golf course use of the property for purposes of this chapter.

The chief legislative body of the municipality.

Any facility of a governmental body, other than a governmental office or a governmental yard (i.e., federal, state, county, municipal, authority or school board facility). Said facilities shall include, but not be limited to, water supply wells or tanks, sewerage pumping stations, fire stations, police stations, stormwater basins and parks.

Any office of a governmental body (i.e., federal, state, county, municipal, authority or school board office).

Any facility which by design and construction is primarily intended for the storage and maintenance of equipment and the storage of construction materials of a governmental body (i.e., federal, state, county, municipal, authority or school board yard).

The area a building or structure occupies upon a lot, as dimensioned from vertical planes dropped from the outermost points of said building or structure not from the exterior face or exterior walls (i.e., gross building area includes roof overhangs).

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or structure measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the center line of a common wall separating two buildings, but not including interior parking spaces, loading space for motor vehicles or any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet. The gross horizontal area of a basement or cellar is included in the calculation of gross floor area if used for anything other than heating, mechanical or similar equipment, for purposes of this chapter.

The removal or abatement of pollutants in groundwater, and includes dewatering activities performed in connection with the removal or replacement of underground storage tanks, as defined in N.J.S.A. 58:10A-22, except that, as used herein, underground storage tanks shall include:

Any single-family dwelling, recognized as a group home by the Department of Institutions and Agencies, which is used for the placement of children; provided, however, that no such home shall contain more than 12 children.

Any profit or nonprofit boardinghome, rest home or other home for the sheltered care of adult persons which, in addition to providing food and shelter to four or more persons unrelated to the proprietor, also provides any personal care or service beyond food, shelter and laundry.

An entity that registered with the New Jersey Department of Health to provide authorized harm reduction services in accordance with the Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act (N.J.S.A. 26:5C-25 through 26:5C-31), which may include services for injection drug users such as education on safer use of illegal or controlled substances, access to life-saving medication, drug safety testing equipment and supplies, drug addiction treatment resources or counseling, or similar programs.

Any facility or institution, whether public or private, principally engaged in providing services for health maintenance, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition, including but not limited to a general hospital, special hospital, mental hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, rehabilitation center, extended-care facility, skilled nursing home, nursing home, intermediate care facility, tuberculosis hospital, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, outpatient clinic, dispensary, home-health-care agency, boardinghome or other home for sheltered care, and bioanalytical laboratory or central services facility serving one or more such institutions, but excluding institutions that provide healing solely by prayer.

Any helistop.

Any area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, licensed or approved for the loading and takeoff of helicopters, and including auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting room, fueling and maintenance equipment.

Any area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, licensed or approved for the loading and takeoff of helicopters, with no auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting room, fueling and maintenance equipment.

Any street.

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 of historical, archeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance.

Any professional office or vocational activity carried out for gain by a resident, conducted as a permitted use in the resident's single-family dwelling.

Any horizontal property regime formed under the Horizontal Property Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8A-1 et seq.

Any institution providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity and other abnormal physical or mental conditions, and including, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities or training facilities.

Any supervised lodging facility, usually intended for young travellers.

Any facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public, which may provide additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms and recreational facilities.

Domestic animals generally kept for pleasure rather than utility, such as dogs and cats.

Any controlled process by which solid, liquid or gaseous combustible wastes are burned and changed into gases and residue containing little or no combustible material.

Any recycling operation where all activities are conducted indoors.

Any building or part of a building devoted to showing motion pictures or for dramatic, musical or live performances.

Any office within a single-family dwelling which is used only for making phone calls and doing paperwork for an enterprise conducted off site. Such an office shall have no identification sign and shall receive no business visitation.

Any lot or parcel of land not abutting two or more streets at their intersection or not upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135°.

Any relinquishment of property or a cessation of the use of the property by the owner, with the intention neither of transferring the rights to the property to another owner nor of resuming the use of the property.

Any facility which provides, on a regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who do not require the degree of care and treatment which a hospital or skilled nursing facility is designated to provide, but who, because of their mental or physical condition, require care and services above the level of room and board which can be made available to them only through institutional facilities such as these.

Any area, lot, land, parcel, building or structure or part thereof used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale or abandonment of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery or two or more unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles or other type of junk.

Any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding, breeding, training or selling dogs is carried on, except a pet shop. For purposes of this chapter, pet grooming may be considered an accessory use for a kennel.

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

Any establishment providing washing, drying or dry-cleaning machines on the premises for rental use to the general public for family laundering or dry-cleaning purposes.

Any establishment which accepts linen and/or diapers for laundering.

Domestic animals, with the exception of household pets, kept or raised for use or pleasure on a farm.

Any designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.

The total area within the lot lines of a lot, including any street rights-of-way.

The total area within the lot lines of a lot, excluding any street rights-of-way.

The portion of a lot that is covered by buildings and structures. More explicitly, lot coverage-building is the percentage of lot area-net covered by gross building area.

The portion of a lot that is covered by man-made improvements which are more impervious than the natural surface, such as parking and driveways, whether paved or stoned. Lot coverage-impervious shall include lot coverage-building for purposes of this chapter.

The horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot, measured at right angles to its depth for the entire required minimum lot depth-net.

Any scheduled period of work which results in the greatest number of employees being on site.

Any establishment engaged primarily in selling large-scale goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods. For purposes of this chapter, large-scale goods shall include, but not be limited to, washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators and air conditioners.

The process of making a product from raw materials using mechanical power and machinery.

The manufacture of pottery or ceramics in quantity by machinery.

Any facility or institution, whether public or private, principally engaged in providing services for health maintenance, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition, including but not limited to a public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, rehabilitation center, outpatient clinic, dispensary, home-health-care agency and bioanalytical laboratory or central services facility serving one or more health-care facilities, but excluding institutions that provide healing solely by prayer. For purposes of this chapter, a professional building with one or more physicians in private practice shall not be considered a medical center.

Any office of a recognized medical profession maintained for the conduct of that profession. For purposes of this chapter, a dentist's, chiropractor's or acupuncturist's office shall be considered a medical office, while a veterinarian's office shall not be considered a medical office.

A facility for investigation into the medical or health sciences.

Any facility which provides counseling and/or therapeutic programs for persons having mental health issues. For purposes of this chapter, a mental health counseling or treatment center shall be out-patient only, providing no food or shelter as part of the regular regimen of treatment or care. For purposes of this chapter, the office of a licensed psychologist, clinical therapist, or marriage and family therapist, behavioral therapist, or licensed professional counselor shall be considered a mental health counseling or treatment center, while any office providing services or treatment for substance abuse or addiction shall not be considered a mental health counseling or treatment center.

Any person who is afflicted with a mental illness as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:4-23,[1] but shall not include a person who has been committed after having been found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity or having been found unfit to be tried on a criminal charge.

Any apartment building of more than three stories.

Any roadway which interconnects with and augments the principal arterial system. A list of minor arterial streets within the City is provided in § 425-75D(2).

Any home constructed within a subdivision as a sample.

Any establishment providing transient accommodations, containing six or more rooms, each with bath, with at least 25% of all rooms having direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through the main lobby of the building. For purposes of this chapter, an auto and tourist court, motor lodge, autel and similar accommodation shall be considered a motel.

Any building or structure accessory to an industrial use which is intended for the storage and/or repair of motor vehicles and equipment utilized by the business on site.

Any property utilized for the sale, whether retail or wholesale, of new and/or used cars, trucks or other highway vehicles. For purposes of this chapter, a business which rents or leases cars, trucks or other highway vehicles shall be considered a new and used car sales.

Any lot, the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Any structure, the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Any use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption, revision or amendment.

Any facility where a nonhazardous waste material is separated into component parts, those that can be and those that cannot be recycled. For purposes of this chapter, a sewerage treatment plant, auto wrecking yard, junkyard, recycling operation or composting facility shall not be considered a nonhazardous waste reduction facility.

Any room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government. For purposes of this chapter, if a use established on a property has an on-site office that only serves the use established on that lot and that is clearly subservient to the use established on that lot, said office shall not be considered a separate use.

Any utilization of property for the on-site disposal of solid or hazardous waste.

Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space, provided that such areas may be improved with only those buildings, structures, streets and off-street parking and other improvements that are designed to be incidental to the natural openness of the land.

Any decorative, rather than structural, top course that crowns a wall.

Any permitted use allowable in a zoning district which is explicitly enumerated under the heading of "other uses."

Any outdoor facility intended to provide amusement or pleasurable diversion. Such facilities shall include, but not be limited to, miniature golf courses and driving ranges.

Maintaining materials or equipment outside of a building or structure.

Any telephone made available to the public in a booth, rather than in a building. For purposes of this chapter, any outdoor telephone stand shall be considered an outdoor telephone booth.

To develop a property to an extent greater than that allowed by the zone requirements and design standards established by this chapter.

Any area established by this chapter in which more stringent development standards than those required by the underlying zoning district are applicable.

Any extension of the main walls of a building above the roof level.

Any area designed and used for parking motor vehicles which is intended to be accessory to a permitted use within a zoning district.

Any public or private land designed and used for parking motor vehicles (limited to Class 1, 2 or 3 motor vehicles in the FHWA's 13 Vehicle Category Classification Chart, as shown in the definition of "vehicle class" in § 425-74) which is intended to be a permitted use within a zoning district.

Any damage to a structure if the cost to restore or repair is not greater than the tax assessed value of the structure prior to the damage.

Any facility which by design and construction is intended to provide accommodations for air, rail or bus passengers.

Any leisure-time activity not considered active.

Any use allowed in a zoning district and subject to the restrictions applicable to that zoning district.

Any person who has sustained an injury, illness or traumatic changes to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings which results in a temporary or permanent physiobiological decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral, social or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability.

Any recreational facility provided as an accessory use on the same lot as the principal permitted use and designed to be used primarily by the occupants of the principal use and their guests.

Any establishment primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her apparel. Personal service shops shall include, but not be limited to, laundries, cleaning and garment services, garment pressing, linen and/or diaper services, laundromats, dry-cleaning plants, clothing rentals, carpet and upholstery cleaning, photographic studios, beauty shops, barbershops, shoe repair, hat cleaning, steam baths, reducing salons and health clubs.

Any retail store where pets and/or pet products are sold to the general public. For purposes of this chapter, a kennel or cattery is not considered a pet shop.

Any place where swine are kept, more specifically where three or more pigs are kept or raised.

Any area of a minimum contiguous size as specified by ordinance to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate commercial or office uses, or both, and any residential and other uses incidental to the predominant use as may be permitted by ordinance.

Any planned unit development, planned unit residential development, residential cluster, planned commercial development or planned industrial development.

Any area of a minimum contiguous size as specified by ordinance to be developed according to a plan as a single entity containing one or more structures with appurtenant common areas to accommodate industrial uses and any other uses incidental to the predominant use as may be permitted by ordinance.

Any area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage of 10 acres or more to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing one or more residential clusters or planned unit residential developments and one or more public, quasi-public, commercial or industrial areas in such ranges of ratios of nonresidential uses to residential uses as shall be specified in the Zoning Ordinance.

Any 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.

Any rough sketch map of a proposed subdivision or site plan of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion.

Any farmland classified as "prime" or "unique" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.

Any building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is located.

The commercial production and issuance of literature, information, musical scores or art.

Any noncommercial airport.

Any structure which is accessory to a residential building and which is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated by the residents thereof, and which is not a separate commercial enterprise available to the general public. A carport, open on two to four sides, shall be considered a private garage for purposes of this chapter.

Any commercial retail establishment, other than a roadside stand, which primarily sells produce.

Any building which by design and construction is intended for professional offices.

Any office of a member of a recognized profession maintained for the conduct of that profession. For purposes of this chapter, a medical, social service or veterinarian's office, as defined herein, shall not be considered a professional office.

Any use which is not permitted within a zoning district.

Any public or private, nonprofit nonresidential school.

For purposes of this chapter, any New Jersey Transit weather shelter.

Any building, structure or property designed and used for equipping, adjusting, greasing, washing, polishing, servicing or storage of motor vehicles, operated for profit and for service to the public.

Any school, child-care center, governmental or public utility facility, governmental or public utility office or governmental or public utility yard, for purposes of this chapter.

Any utility, authority, commission, special district or other corporate entity, whether regulated or not by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners, that provides gas, electricity, water, sewerage, telephone or cable television service.

Any facility of a public utility, other than a public utility office or a public utility yard. Said facilities shall include, but not be limited to, antennas and switching stations.

Any office of a public utility.

Any facility which by design and construction is primarily intended for the storage and maintenance of equipment and the storage of construction materials of a public utility.

Any structure containing four dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside or to a common hall. Said units may be side by side or one atop the other.

Any facility which is essentially public, although under private ownership or control.

Any building or portion thereof used for radio or television broadcasting.

Any public or nonprofit park or club, whether an active recreational use or a passive recreational use, designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure-time activities and other customary and usual recreational activities. For purposes of this chapter, a commercial recreational facility shall be considered a personal service shop or an outdoor amusement, as is appropriate.

Any vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation, which can be towed, hauled or driven and which is primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping and travel use, including but not limited to travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes. For purposes of this chapter, such vehicles, which must be registered, may be parked in any zoning district but may not be occupied as a dwelling unit.

Any waste product which is reduced to a raw material for reuse.

Any facility where waste products are reduced to raw materials for reuse.

Any energy source which can be utilized with no resultant depletion.

Any 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.

Any use of a property for residential purposes, including but not limited to a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, townhouse, garden apartment building and mid-rise apartment building.

R-1, R-B, R-2, R-P, R-3, R-4, A-5, A-6, W-5, W-6, P-A, P-F or P-R Zones, for purposes of this chapter.

Any commercial operation which extracts or remove naturally occurring materials from the ground for use off site. Such materials include, but are not limited to soil, sand, gravel and stone.

Any commercial establishment where food and drink is prepared, served and consumed within the establishment. For purposes of this chapter, outdoor entertainment or recreation shall not be considered an accessory use for a restaurant.

Any building whose roof and sides are made largely of glass or other transparent or translucent material in which temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation or display of delicate or out-of-season plants offered for sale to the general public.

Any retail sales area associated with an industrial facility which is clearly incidental to the fabrication or manufacture conducted on site.

The sale of goods or merchandise to the general public.

Any establishment engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.

Any establishment where horses are boarded and cared for and where instruction in riding, jumping and showing may be offered and where the general public may, for a fee, hire horses for riding.

Any strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription or condemnation intended to be occupied or occupied by a street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other roadway.

Any street, for purposes of this chapter.

Any booth or stall accessory to a single-family dwelling or farm from which handicrafts, flowers, fruits or vegetables produced on site are sold to the general public. Such booths or stalls shall be a maximum of 300 square feet.

Any boardinghouse wherein no personal or financial services are provided.

Any establishment primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person. A beauty shop is an example of such an establishment.

Any building or part thereof which is designed, constructed or used for academic education or instruction. For purposes of this chapter, a vocational training facility (industrial or nonindustrial) shall not be considered a school.

Any facility which provides storage space to the general public for a fee.

A facility which provides social and recreational activities, meals, and entertainment for the elderly or other persons in need of similar services on a daily basis without overnight accommodations. No medical services, other than the supervision of self-administered medication, are provided.

Any equipment installed on an industrial property which is intended to pretreat effluent prior to discharge into a sewerage collection system or on-site disposal system.

Any facility which by design and construction is intended to accept organic waste and wastewater generated by residential, commercial and industrial properties for treatment and disposal.

Any establishment which fabricates and sells signs. For purposes of this chapter, such an establishment may have a yard for storage of materials, equipment and vehicles used by the business on site.

Any tall wood or concrete cylindrical structure used for making and storing silage.

One or more individuals living together in a dwelling unit, with common access to and common use of all living and eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food within the dwelling unit. For purposes of this chapter, a single housekeeping unit shall function as a family.

Any dwelling occupied by a single housekeeping unit which is not attached to any other dwelling. For purposes of this chapter, a single-family dwelling may include an accessory apartment, in-home office, family day-care home or a single boarder.

Any arrangement of dwelling space which does not provide a private, secure dwelling space arranged for independent living (i.e., which does not contain both the sanitary and cooking facilities required in dwelling spaces pursuant to the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.) and which is not used for limited-tenure occupancy in a hotel, motel or established guest house, regardless of the number of individuals occupying any room or rooms.

Any 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, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting, screening devices and any other information that may be reasonably required in order to make an informed determination, pursuant to this chapter, requiring review and approval of site plans by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Any facility which by design and construction is intended to be utilized for roller skating or ice skating.

Any opening in a structure's roof that is covered with translucent or transparent material and that is designed to admit light.

Any facility which by design and construction is primarily intended for the storage and maintenance of equipment and the storage of construction materials for a contractor involved in a building trade. For purposes of this chapter, a small contractor's yard shall be characterized by all of the following:

Any office primarily engaged in providing assistance, as opposed to products, to individuals, business, industry, government or other enterprises. For purposes of this chapter, an office providing child and family support services, veterans support services, adoption services, or similar social services shall be considered a social service office, while any office engaged in providing services for substance abuse, addiction treatment, mental health, harm reduction, or similar services shall not be considered a social service office.

Any commercial establishment primarily engaged in furnishing specialized automotive repairs to the public. A muffler or transmission shop is an example of such an establishment. For purposes of this chapter, no unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles shall be maintained at a specialized repair garage.

Any facility which by design and construction is intended to be utilized for hunting and fishing.

Any sauna or bathhouse.

Any use or program that distributes sterile syringes or needles to injection drug users, as permitted by the New Jersey Department of Health as a component of an authorized harm reduction center.

Any facility which mechanically pounds or grinds stone into smaller sizes.

Any one-story structure which by design and construction is intended to provide storage for a residential building.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it, and including those basements used for the principal use.

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 official action as provided by this chapter 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 planning board and the grant to such board of the power to review plats. A "street" shall include the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.

Any combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface of a parcel of land.

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 within the meaning of this chapter, if no new streets are created:

Any facility which provides counseling and/or therapeutic programs for recovering alcoholics or drug addicts. For purposes of this chapter, a substance abuse counseling or treatment center shall be out-patient only, providing no food or shelter as part of the regular regimen of treatment or care.

Any retail establishment which primarily sells food as well as other convenience and household goods.

Any establishment used primarily for the serving of liquor by the drink to the general public and where food or packaged liquors may be served or sold only as an incidental to the primary use. For purposes of this chapter, outdoor entertainment or recreation shall not be considered an accessory use for a tavern.

Any location established by the governing body reserved for a taxi or bus to stop.

Any permit issued in accordance with § 425-310.

Any leaseholder of a defined portion of a building.

Any public garage which offers towing services. No motor vehicle shall remain at a towing facility for longer than six months, for purposes of this chapter.

Any structure containing five two-story dwelling units, with interior units having two vertical party walls and end units having one party wall.

Any four-sided enclosure which by design and construction is intended to contain and screen all trash receptacles, including dumpsters and recycling containers, on a site.

Any structure containing three dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside or to a common hall. Said units may be side by side or one atop the other.

Any facility where a business, service or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, or repair of commercial vehicles or the central dispatching of company-owned vehicles is conducted or rendered. For purposes of this chapter, rental of truck parking spaces shall not be considered a truck terminal.

Any structure containing two dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside or to a common hall. Said units may be side by side or one atop the other.

Any room, rooms, suite or portion thereof, whether furnished or unfurnished, which is occupied or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied for sleeping or dwelling purposes by one or more persons.

Any variance as described by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d.

Permission to depart from the literal requirements of this Zoning Ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c or N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d.

Any mechanical device which introduces fresh air and/or expels stagnant air from a building or structure.

Any establishment having coin-operated video games (more than three).

Any trade requiring manual or mechanical skill.

Any secondary or higher education facility primarily teaching usable skills that prepare students for jobs in an industrial trade which meets the state's requirements for a vocational facility. A carpentry school is an example of such a facility.

Any secondary or higher education facility primarily teaching usable skills that prepare students for jobs in a nonindustrial trade which meets the state's requirements for a vocational facility. A beauty school is an example of such a facility.

Any terminal facility for handling freight, with or without maintenance facilities.

Any enclosure on a farm where waste materials are temporarily stored prior to disposal.

Any facility which stores, either temporarily or permanently, disposes of or transfers solid waste, hazardous waste, radioactive waste or sludge.

Any elevated tank which by design and construction is intended for storage of potable water.

Any small, roofed structure, having from one to three walls, located near a street, and designed primarily for the protection and convenience of bus passengers.

Any facility where lumber and associated products are sold to those primarily engaged in the construction trade.

Any establishment or place or business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional business users; or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such individuals or companies.

The space extending the full width of the lot between any building and the front lot line and measured perpendicular to the building at the closest point to the front lot line. Such front yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be permitted by this chapter.

The space extending the full width of the lot between the principal building and the rear lot line, and measured perpendicular to the building to the closest point of the rear lot line. Such rear yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be permitted by this chapter.

The space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the principal building and the side lot line and measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the closest point of the principal building.

Any area specifically delineated by this article, with the exception of an overlay area, in which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing and size of land and buildings. For purposes of this chapter, the term "zone" shall be synonymous with "zoning district."

The administrative officer designated to administer the Zoning Ordinance and issue zoning permits.

This article.

The document signed by the Zoning Officer as required in the Zoning Ordinance as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a building or structure, which acknowledges that such use, building or structure complies with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance or duly authorized variance therefrom.