A self-contained accessory residential dwelling unit that is eligible for affordable housing credit. The unit shall include a kitchen, sanitary facilities, sleeping quarters and a private entrance, and may be created within an existing home, or through the conversion of an existing accessory structure on the same site, or by an addition to an existing home or accessory building, or by the construction of a new accessory structure on the same site.

A separate and subordinate building, on the same lot with a principal structure or a portion of a principal structure, occupied or devoted exclusively to an accessory use, whether or not said accessory building has a foundation. Where an accessory building is attached to a principal structure by any means, such accessory building shall be considered part of the principal structure for the purposes of determining setback requirements.

A self-contained residential dwelling unit secondary to a principal residential or nonresidential use that is clearly a subordinate part of the principal use/structure. The unit shall include a kitchen, sanitary facilities, sleeping quarters and a private entrance, and may be created within an existing home, or through the conversion of an existing accessory structure on the same site, or by an addition to an existing home or accessory building, or by the construction of a new accessory structure on the same site.

A separate and subordinate structure, on the same lot with a principal structure or a portion of a principal structure, devoted exclusively to an accessory use, whether or not said accessory structure has a foundation. Where an accessory building is attached to a principal structure by any means, such accessory structure shall be considered part of the principal structure for the purposes of determining height and setback requirements.

A use naturally and normally incident and subordinate to the principal use of a structure or lot and located on the same lot as the principal use to which it relates.[1]

The Clerk of the municipality, unless a different municipal official or officials are designated by ordinance or statute.

The average number of cars per day that pass over a given point.

Leading to unsafe or unsatisfactory conditions such as but not limited to inadequate drainage, unsuitable street widths, grades or locations, danger of flood, fire or erosion, and creation of a potential nuisance to surrounding properties.

Soils which may be corrosive to cast iron and ductile iron pipe. These soils represent approximately 5% of the soils found within the United States and include dump areas, swamps, marshes, alkaline soils, cinder beds, polluted river bottoms, etc., which are considered to be potentially corrosive.

The traveled way by which cars enter and depart parking spaces.

A public or private street primarily designed to serve as secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal frontage is on some other street.

A soil developing from recently deposited alluvium and exhibiting essentially no horizon development or modification of the recently deposited materials. Alluvial soils include the following soil series and miscellaneous land types: the Rowland and Bowmansville series, Alluvial land, Alluvial land loamy, Alluvial land wet, Fluvaquents, Udifluvents and Ochrepts.

Any change or rearrangement in the supporting members of an existing building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders or interior partitions, as well as any change in doors or windows, or any enlargement to or diminution of a building or structure, whether horizontally or vertically, or the moving of a building or structure from one location to another.

Any structure, premises, or refuge wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling, or breeding of small animals is carried on; including such establishments as animal shelters and animal hospitals.

A use engaged in providing services for health maintenance, diagnosis (including testing) and treatment of animal diseases, pain or other physical or mental condition of animals.

A system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive radio frequency signals for wireless communications.

A structure other than a telecommunications tower which is attached to a building and on which one or more antennas are located.[2]

A developer submitting an application for development.

The application form and all accompanying documents required by ordinance for approval of a subdivision plat or site plan.

The West Amwell Township Planning Board, unless a different agency is designated by ordinance.

A use providing work space for one or more artists or artisans and may also include sale of art on premises, assembly uses and art instruction.

A use which is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed, for four or more adult persons unrelated to the proprietor. In the context of this definition, "apartment" shall mean a dwelling unit offering, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, private bathroom, kitchenette, and a lockable door on the unit entrance.

Any premises on which are regularly held auctions, sales of merchandise or any other personal property.

A financial institution that is open to the public and engaged in deposit banking, and that performs closely related functions such as making loans, investments, and fiduciary activities.

A steep-faced curb intended to prevent encroachments.

Any area of a building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

A residential dwelling in which rooms are rented for temporary lodging, and meals are only served to guests.

A type of paving stone generally cut in a truncated, pyramidal shape, laid with the base of the pyramid down.

A mound of soil, either natural or man-made used as a view obstruction.

A road designed to accommodate the shared use of the roadway by bicycles and motor vehicles.

A pathway usually separated from the roadway, designed specifically to satisfy the physical requirements of bicycling.[4]

The West Amwell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69.[5]

An area within a property or site, generally adjacent to and parallel with the property line, either consisting of natural existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs, fences, and/or berms, designed to continuously limit view of and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties.

The contiguous area of any lot exclusive of critical environmental areas.

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

An area, frequently described by building setback lines, depicting the area within which the building(s) will be constructed.

The vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the finished grade taken at all corners of a building to the highest point of the roof.

A line drawn parallel to the street or lot line in such a manner that the minimum front, rear and side yards are provided for.

The building in which is conducted the main use of the lot on which said building is situated.[6]

The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches, six inches above ground level for trees up to four inches in diameter and measured 12 inches above ground level for trees over four inches in diameter.

A proposed schedule of all future projects listed in order of construction priority together with cost estimates and the anticipated means of financing each project.

A completed water supply and/or sewerage system put in place for future use (contingent upon expansion), rather than to meet immediate development needs.

The actual road surface area from curbline to curbline, which may include travel lanes, parking lanes, and deceleration and acceleration lanes. Where there are no curbs, the cartway is that portion between the edges of the paved, or hard surface, width.

A business that provides services that include washing, waxing, and cleaning motor vehicles. Functions may be performed by automatic or mechanical devices, by persons, or by a combination.

Those waters designated in the Surface Water Quality Standards at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15 that have been identified for protection from degradation in water quality because of their clarity, color, scenic setting, and other characteristics of aesthetic value, exceptional ecological significance, exceptional recreational significance, exceptional water supply significance, or exceptional fisheries resources.

A story partly underground and having more than 1/4 of its clear ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.

Any property used for interring the deceased.

The gap between the center line of roads adjoining a common road from opposite or same sides.

A certificate issued by the Construction Code Official upon the completion of the construction of a building or upon a change in the occupancy of a building which certifies that all requirements of this chapter, including such adjustments thereof which have been granted by the Planning Board, and all other applicable requirements, have been complied with.

As used in this chapter, written endorsement by the Township Engineer of a plan or completed improvement, or written endorsement by the administrative officer of the completeness of an application for development.

The use of a building or land which is in any manner different from the previous use by way of function, operation, extent, products sold or manufactured, or external impacts, but not including a change in ownership or occupancy unless the nature of intensity of the use, as described above, is changed.

The bed and banks of a river, stream, brook or spring which convey the normal flow of the watercourse.

The straightening and deepening of channels and/or the surfacing thereof to permit water to move rapidly and/or directly.

A development design technique that concentrates buildings in specific areas on a site to allow remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, or preservation of historic or environmentally sensitive features.

Use of a common wireless telecommunication facility (WTF) or a common site by two or more wireless license holders or by one wireless license holder for more than one type of communications technology and/or placement of a WTF on a structure owned or operated by a utility or other public entity.[7]

Any commercially registered vehicle, except a passenger car, with no advertising matter exposed to view. Vehicles normally associated with commercial use, but not registered as a commercial use, shall be deemed commercial vehicles.

Open space, buildings, structures, recreational facilities, utilities and other improvements owned by and/or operated for the benefit of the residents in common, including but not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, building structures and entries, roads, drainage systems, pedestrian and bicycle pathways and other facilities.

A lateral serving more than one unit.

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.

Ownership of land and/or real improvements by an association, cooperative or the like.

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, and further defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 et seq.[8]

An application form completed as specified by ordinance along with all accompanying documents and information. The administrative officer shall deem an application complete upon the submittal of all required materials, in writing, within the time periods specified by the Municipal Land Use Law. For the purpose of this action the administrative officer shall be the Planning Board Engineer.

A preliminary presentation and attendant documentation of a proposed subdivision or site plan of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and classification.

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 as contained in Part 4, Zoning, of this chapter, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.[9]

An area traversed or bordered by a stream or other important natural feature that a landowner or the Township desires to preserve. These areas provide important, natural environmental services that protect water quality, preserve plant and animal habitats, or help prevent pollution, erosion, sedimentation or other impacts from land use practices. These easements shall be of sufficient area and width to protect and preserve the aforementioned features, and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate or required to achieve said purposes. Creation of a conservation easement shall not automatically confer rights of public access within the easement area. Such access shall be subject to agreement and permission of the landowner. Such easements shall carry the following limitations:

A use engaged in construction contracting services including, but not limited to, general or specialty construction trades. A contractor's yard may include office, workshop, storage of materials, storage of vehicles and storage of equipment as accessory uses. The use shall not include on-site sale or manufacturing of materials or merchandise.

See "lot coverage."

A portion or portions of land containing the following: wetlands, wetlands transition areas, open waters, flood hazard areas classified as either "V" or "A" zones, slopes of 25% or greater measured over even ten-foot intervals.

A circular region measured outward from a tree trunk representing the area of the roots that must be maintained or protected for the tree's survival. It is measured as one foot of radial distance for every inch of tree diameter (DBH) measured at 4.5 feet above the ground, with a minimum radius of eight feet. For specimen trees, the critical root zone shall be 1.5 feet for every inch of tree diameter.

A local street with only one outlet to a through street and with a turnaround at the end.

A structure designed to convey a watercourse not incorporated in a closed drainage system under a road or pedestrian walk.

A vertical or sloping edge of a roadway. See also "Belgian block curb," "barrier curb," and "mountable curb."

A use providing data storage, internet distribution and similar services. The use may also be referred to as, and shall include, a telecom hotel, carrier hotel, colocation center or Internet datacenter.

The date of adoption of a resolution memorializing an action by the Board.

A facility providing care for the elderly and/or functionally impaired adults in a protective setting for a portion of a twenty-four-hour day.

A use licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Human Services for the daytime accommodation of children.

Calendar days.

An act transmitting property or interest thereto.

The permitted number of dwelling units per gross acre of land to be developed for residential use and residential accessory uses.

Guidelines that provide a general framework for sound planning.

Standards that set forth specific improvement requirements.

A man-made or natural water collector facility designed to collect surface and subsurface water in order to impede its flow and to release the same gradually at a rate not greater than that prior to the development of the property, into natural or man-made outlets.

The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase, or any other person having enforceable proprietary interest in such land.

The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure, or of any mining, dredging, grading, paving, drilling operations, excavation or landfill; and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land, or extension of use of land.

A zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, site plan ordinance, official map ordinance or other municipal regulation of the use and development of land, adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law.

The measurement of the diameter of the trunk of a tree planted in the ground taken 4.5 feet from the ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

A street having an island or other barrier separating moving lanes.

The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading, or other means. This includes control of runoff during and after construction or development to minimize erosion and sedimentation to assure the adequacy of existing and proposed culverts and bridges, to induce water recharge into the ground where practical, to lessen nonpoint pollution, to maintain the integrity of stream channels for their biological functions as well as for drainage, and the means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.

Any component of the drainage system.

The lands required for the installation of storm sewers or drainage ditches, 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, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 55:1 to 58:1-34., and in accordance with the chapter on floodplain management.[11]

The system through which water flows from the land, including all watercourses, waterbodies and wetlands.

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

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

See "capped system."

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 access 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.

A right-of-way granted, but not dedicated, for limited use of private land for a public or quasi-public purpose and within which the owner of the property shall not erect any permanent structures.

An elder cottage housing opportunity (ECHO) unit is a small removable modular cottage on a lot with a dwelling. The ECHO unit shall be separate living quarters, accessory to a primary residence on the premises, not exceeding 720 square feet of gross floor area for the use of and occupancy by not more than two persons, one of whom may be a professional caregiver and at least one of whom must be related by blood, marriage or adoption to the lot owner, who must occupy the primary residence on the premises. One of the ECHO unit related occupants shall be 62 years of age or older or disabled over the age of 18 as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act.[12]

A use for teaching professional, artistic and/or physical activity and skills. This term shall include, but not be limited to, tutoring, career training teaching music and teaching martial arts. The term does not include school uses.

A residential dwelling unit without a separate bedroom. However, for the purposes of this chapter, an "efficiency" shall be considered a one-bedroom unit.[13]

A use for the public or private presentation of and/or participation in performing arts, sports and other recreation activities. This term shall include but not be limited to skating rinks, amphitheaters, carnivals, bowling alleys, movie theaters, and basketball courts. The term shall not include parks and associated recreation facilities.

Features, natural resources, or land characteristics that are sensitive to improvements and may require conservation measures or the application of creative development techniques to prevent degradation of the environment, or may require limited development, or in certain instances may preclude development.

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

A plan which fully indicates necessary land treatment measures, including a schedule of the timing for their installation, which will effectively minimize soil erosion and sedimentation. Such measures shall be equivalent to or exceed standards adopted by the New Jersey State Soil Conservation Committee.

A deed, bond, money, or a piece of property delivered to a third person to be delivered by him to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition.

Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.

See "subdivision."

Any number of persons related by blood, marriage or adoption or unrelated individuals maintaining a single housekeeping unit or as otherwise defined by state statute.

Any private residence approved by the Division of Youth and Family Services or an organization with which the division contracts for family day care in which the child-care services are regularly provided to no less than three and no more than five children for no less than 15 hours per week. A child being cared for under the following circumstances is not included in the total number of children receiving child-care services:

A parcel of land consisting of five acres or more which is used for gain, whose principal use is agriculture, forestry, horticulture, floriculture or animal husbandry, including the boarding of horses. A farm shall not include the area of land devoted to a farmhouse and its accessory structures, although a farmhouse may exist on the same lot as a farm providing that the area of land devoted to the farmhouse and its accessory structures meets the required minimum lot area for a single-family residence in the zone.

Any building used for the housing of agricultural equipment, produce, livestock or poultry or for the incidental or customary processing of farm products, and provided that such building is located on, operated in conjunction with and necessary to the operation of a farm as defined by this section.

A plan which provides for use of land, within its capabilities and treatment, within practical limits, according to chosen use to prevent further deterioration of soil and water resources.

A use composed of outdoor market open to the public at which at least 75% of the products sold are farm products or value-added farm products of the vendors regularly participating during the market's hours of operation.

A use within a building or utilizing a structure, comprising 500 square feet or less, from which agricultural products produced on the premises are sold.[15]

An establishment serving food for consumption either on or off site with one or more drive-through windows.

An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal or any other manufactured material or combination of materials.

The official action of the Planning Board taken on a preliminarily approved major subdivision or site plan, after all conditions, engineering plans or other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and the required improvements have been installed or guarantees properly posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guarantees.

The final map of all or a portion of a subdivision which is presented for final approval, and which, if approved, shall be filed with the proper county recording officer.

A use for the purpose of physical fitness which includes, but is not limited to, such equipment as weight resistance machines, whirlpools, saunas, showers, and lockers. The use may include classes available to the public or facility members.

Any premises in which space is rented on a temporary basis for the sale of personal property.

That portion of the flood hazard area outside of the floodway.

That area encompassing the floodway and adjacent portions of the floodplain fixed by the hydraulic gradient line established by the nearest downstream bridge structure except that in no case shall it exceed the elevations established for the floodplain area.

The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

The official report provided in which the Federal Insurance Administration has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary Floodway Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.

The lowland area adjacent to a stream that floods regularly with high flows from heavy rainfall or after snow melts. The periodic flooding of this area creates a specific habitat for flora and fauna that characteristically inhabit a floodplain. In many areas of New Jersey in recent years, these areas have seen increased development pressure, even though in most cases they are unsuitable areas for building.

This is the area that is formed by following the outside boundaries of the area inundated by a one-hundred-year flood. A one-hundred-year flood is estimated to have one-percent chance or one chance in 100 of being equaled or exceeded in any one year.

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than 0.2 foot.

The area of all floors of buildings or structures.

The sum of the area of all floors of buildings or structures compared to the total area of the site.

See definition for "woodlands." The term "woodland" is used interchangeably with the term "forest."

A contiguous grouping of trees growing on a site that is sufficiently uniform in age and class distribution, composition and structure and are of sufficiently uniform quality to be a distinguishable unit.

A building or enclosed space used as an accessory to the main building which provides the storage of motor vehicles and in which no occupation, business or service for profit is carried on. One garage space shall equal a maximum of 300 square feet.

A building or enclosed space, other than a private garage, for the storage of motor vehicles exclusively or for the storage of motor vehicles at which filling station service, sales of accessories or repairs, other than body and collision repairs and painting and refinishing, are permitted. This term does not include motor vehicle showrooms for new or used motor vehicles.

An establishment providing sales of vehicle fuel and such services as lubrication, oil and tire changes, and minor repairs. This use does not include paint spraying or body fender repair.

A plan outlining general, rather than detailed, development intentions. It describes the basic parameters of a major development proposal, rather than giving full engineering details. As such, it allows general intentions to be proposed and discussed without the extensive costs involved in submitting a detailed proposal.[16]

The Township Committee of West Amwell Township.

The ground elevation, or the slope of a street, or other public way, specified in percentage terms.

Any stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling or combination thereof.

The total area within a commercial or industrial structure available or proposed for rent or lease.

Low-growing plants or sod that in time form a dense mat covering the area in which they are planted preventing soil from being blown or washed away and the growth of unwanted plants.[17]

Any security which may be accepted by the Township including, without limitation, cash or a bond in the form of a surety underwritten by an insurance company approved by the State of New Jersey in a form approved by the Township Committee.

A shallow channel usually set along a curb or the pavement edge of a road for purposes of catching and carrying off runoff water.

Method of controlled trial and error by which water distribution system can be analyzed.

Includes but is not limited to inorganic mineral acids of sulfur, fluorine, chlorine, nitrogen, chromium, phosphorous, selenium and arsenic and their common salts; lead, nickel and mercury and their inorganic salts or metal-organic derivatives; and coal tar acids, such as phenols and creosols, and their salts.

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 as being of historical, archaeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance.

A business, profession, occupation, or trade conducted for gain or support and located entirely within a residential building, which use is accessory, 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.

A facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public and providing additional accessory services such as a restaurant, meeting rooms and recreational facilities.

A building or structure, or groups of buildings or structures, that by design and construction are primarily intended for conducting organized religious services and associated accessory uses.

A governmental subdivision of this state, which encompasses this municipality, organized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 24, Title 4, of the New Jersey Revised Statutes.

A soil that in its undrained condition is saturated, flooded or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions that favor the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation.

The properties, distribution, and circulation of water.

A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.

A body of water, such as a pond, confined by a dam, dike, floodgate or other barrier.

For subdivision purposes or site plan, any street which complies in width and construction with municipal standards.

Path provided for pedestrian use and usually located at the side of a road within the right-of-way.

Any man-made, immovable item which becomes part of, placed upon, or is affixed to, real estate.

A residential housing development in which a percentage or all of the housing units are affordable to low- and moderate-income households.

A septic tank, seepage tile sewage disposal system, or any other approved sewage treatment device serving a single unit.[18]

In street design, a raised area usually curbed, placed to guide traffic, separate lanes, or used for landscaping, signing, or lighting.

The use of any space, whether inside or outside of a building, for the selling, buying, storage, keeping, or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials or any used or disabled fixtures, vehicles or equipment of any kind.

A use for scientific research, investigation, testing, or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products, except as incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory. This term shall include, but shall not be limited to, the above activities involving the following: biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Real property including improvements and fixtures on, above, or below the surface.

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

Pipes conducting sewage from individual buildings to larger pipes called trunk or interceptor sewers that usually are located in street rights-of-way.[19]

An off-street space or berth located on the same lot with a building or group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading and unloading. A loading space shall have 12 feet of vertical clearance, and no portion of a loading or unloading vehicle shall extend over a public street right-of-way, or within 10 feet of the edge of pavement.

A use that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours to two or more patients who are not related to the governing authority or its members by marriage, blood, or adoption. Long-term care facility shall include the terms "skilled nursing facility" and "intermediate care facility."

A 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 size of a lot measured within the lot lines and expressed in terms of acres or square feet.

A method of subdivision for single-family development where the gross residential density of the development is the same as that of a conventional subdivision, but where individual lots may be larger or smaller.

A lot fronting on two or more streets at their intersection(s). A corner lot shall have one rear yard and two or more front yards but may not have more than one side yard.

The area of a lot covered by principal and accessory buildings, roofed porches and decks; paved and gravel surfaced areas, including patios, driveways, parking areas, private streets, walkways and plazas.

A mean horizontal distance between the street line and the rear lot line, measured in the general direction of its side lot lines.

A lot comprised of the staff and flag. The flag is that portion of the flag lot within which all structures must be located and which is connected to a public road by the staff. The staff is that portion of the flag lot utilized as the accessway to connect the flag to the public road.

That portion of a lot extending along a street line.

A line of record bounding a lot.

The lot line separating the lot from the street right-of-way.

The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line or the point at which the two side lot lines meet in the case of a triangular lot.

Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.

The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to its depth and at a point which constitutes the rear line of the required front yard setback.

The percentage of housing units devoted to low- and moderate-income households within an inclusionary development.

Housing affordable according to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs, and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to 50% or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is located; and subject to "affordability" controls.

A use engaged in the repair of motor vehicles, industrial equipment, construction equipment, aeronautical equipment, agricultural equipment, and similar heavy equipment. This shall include painting and body repair.

In any system of continuous piping, the principal artery of the system to which branches may be connected.

Any security that is acceptable to the governing body to assure the maintenance of approved installations by developers.

Any security, other than cash, that may be accepted by a municipality for the maintenance of any required improvements.

Any site plan not classified as a minor site plan.

A system of solar or photovoltaic panels and equipment for the production of energy that is not a minor solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure.

Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.

An inspection chamber whose dimensions allow easy entry and exit and working room for a person inside.

A use engaged in the manufacture of products from extracted or raw materials, or the manufacture, assembly, fabrication, packaging or other processing of such products, or an outdoor use engaged in the manufacture, assembly, fabrication, packaging or other processing of finished or partially finished parts or products from previously prepared materials. Said parts, products, or materials may consist of the following: stone or concrete product manufacturing; crude oil or similar petroleum products; involve tanning; chemical, explosive, radioactive, poison, pesticides, herbicides, or other similar hazardous materials.

An indoor use engaged in the manufacture, assembly, fabrication, packaging or other processing of finished or partially finished parts or products from previously prepared materials. Said parts, products, or materials shall not consist of the following: crude oil or similar petroleum products; involve tanning; chemical, explosive, radioactive, poison, pesticides, herbicides, or other similar hazardous materials. This term shall include, but shall not be limited to, the above activities involving the following: food, textiles, wood, paper, pharmaceuticals, plastic or metal products. This term shall exclude any use which meets the definition of "heavy manufacturing."

A service street that runs parallel to a higher-order street which, for purposes of safety, provides access to abutting properties and separation from through traffic. It may be designed as a residential access street or subcollector as anticipated daily traffic dictates.[20]

A composite of one or more written or graphic proposals for the development of the municipality as set forth and adopted by the Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.

That portion of a divided highway separating the traveled ways of traffic proceeding in opposite directions.

A meteorological tower to measure wind speeds and determine whether a site qualifies for a wind turbine.

A solar or photovoltaic panel or system of panels for the production of energy that:

A subdivision of land of not more than two lots, excluding the remaining lot, provided that:

Municipal Land Use Law.

Housing affordable according to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs, and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to or more than 50% but less than 80% of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is located; and subject to affordability controls.[21]

A use providing sales of vehicle fuel, including alternative fuels, and such services as lubrication, oil and tire changes, and minor repairs. This use does not include paint spraying or body fender repair.

A low curb with a flat slope designed to be crossed easily without discomfort.

Any traffic lane where traffic movement is the primary if not sole function.

A layer of wood chips, dry leaves, straw, hay, plastic, or other materials placed on the surface of the soil around plants to retain moisture, prevent weeds from growing, hold the soil in place, and aid plant growth.

The Planning Board of West Amwell Township, which has jurisdiction to review and approve an application for development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

The Township of West Amwell.

Any use owned, operated and/or used by West Amwell Township or the Board of Education.

A use which houses a collection(s) of literature, art, or other objects, having exhibits for public viewing.

A lot the area, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reason of such adoption, revision or amendment.

A structure the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a 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.

A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a 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.[22]

A use principally engaged in conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service industry, or government. Offices may include accessory uses serving office workers and visitors such as a cafe or newspaper stand. Example office uses include but are not limited to real estate agencies, architecture firms, accounting firms, financial advising firms and insurance companies. Banks shall not be included. The use shall not include manufacturing, assembly or productions of goods on the premises, banks or the sale of goods or products from the premises, except for accessory sales and banking services intended primarily as a convenience to office personnel and office visitors.

A use engaged in providing services for health maintenance, diagnosis (including testing) and treatment of human diseases, pain or other physical or mental condition of patients solely on an outpatient basis. Example medical offices shall include but are not limited to general physicians, dentists, chiropractors, psychologists, cardiologists and other various specialties. Urgent care centers and hospitals shall not be included.

A map adopted pursuant to Article 5 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq.). Such map shall be deemed to be conclusive with respect to the location and width of the street, public parks and playgrounds and drainage right-of-way shown thereon.

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.

A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is directly accessible to an access aisle, and that is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

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

A new street, water, sewage or drainage improvement or extension or modification of an existing improvement which is not located on the property which is the subject of an application nor on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way and which includes either of the following:

Located on the lot in question.

A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle which is located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

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

Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this chapter.

A "solar panel" is an elevated panel or plate, or a canopy or array thereof, that captures and converts solar radiation to produce power, and includes but is not limited to flat plate, focusing solar collectors, or photovoltaic solar cells, and excludes the base or foundation of the panel, plate, canopy or array.

A lane usually set on the sides of streets, designed to provide on-street parking for vehicular traffic.

A private street with perpendicular parking.

An area provided for the parking of a motor vehicle.

Any public or private 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 include both passive and active outdoor recreational areas.

See "cartway."

A test designed to determine the ability of ground to absorb water, and used in determining the suitability of a soil for drainage or for the use of a septic system.

Any security, including cash, which may be accepted by a municipality to ensure installation of required subdivision and/or site plan improvement, provided that a municipality shall not require more than 10% of the total performance guarantee in cash.

A certificate issued by the appropriate authorized agency to allow work to be performed.

Any use which is allowed by the provisions of this chapter.

An individual, corporation, partnership or other entity owning or having control over the use of lands affected by the terms of this chapter.

Any material that permits full or partial absorption of stormwater into previously unimproved land.[23]

Planned unit development, planned unit residential development, residential cluster, planned commercial development or planned industrial 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 Planning Board of the Township of West Amwell established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.

A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.

Water suitable for drinking or cooking purposes.

An initial meeting between developers and municipal representatives which affords developers the opportunity to present their proposals informally.

The conferral of certain rights prior to final approval after specific elements of a development plan have been agreed upon by the Planning Board and the applicant.

Architectural drawings prepared during early and introductory stages of the design of a project illustrating in a schematic form its scope, scale, and relationship to its site and immediate environs.

A map indicating the proposed layout of a development and related information as required by this chapter that is submitted for preliminary approval.

A structure arranged, adopted or designed for the predominant or primary use for which a lot is used. Unless specifically permitted by a provision of this chapter, no lot shall have more than one principal structure.

The predominant or primary use for which a lot is used.

A paved cartway which provides vehicular access to more than one dwelling unit or lot, and which is not located in a public right-of-way.

Any use which is not specifically permitted by this chapter.

A building which is owned and used by a governmental agency.

Any improvement on publicly held property, or on private property if said improvement accommodates impacts that originate off tract or control external impacts.

An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipality, municipal agency, board of education, state or county agency, or other public body for recreational or conservational uses.

The use of land or buildings by the Township of West Amwell or by any other federal, state, county or municipal governmental body including the West Amwell Township Board of Education.

The mining of stone and the business of conducting a quarry including the sale and shipping of excavated material.

The majority of the full authorized membership of a municipal agency.

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.

A use engaged in the preparation and sale of food and/or beverages.

See "subdivision."

A use engaged in the sale of goods directly to the consumer, where such goods are available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the purchaser.

A use engaged in providing services to the general public for personal or household use, including, but not limited to, those related to beauty, dry cleaning, laundromats, shoe repair, and tanning. This shall not include medical or office uses such as, but not limited to, real estate, financial advising or insurance companies.

A structure erected between lands of different elevation to protect structures and/or to prevent the washing down or erosion of earth from the upper slope level.

A pond, pool or basin used for the permanent storage of water runoff.

A commercial establishment where horses are boarded and cared for, and where instruction in horseback riding may be offered, horse shows may occur and where horses may be hired for riding.

A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or for another special use.

The waterway's buffer, which under normal conditions, employs natural vegetation to trap sediments from upslope erosion and filter fertilizers, pesticides, and other pollutants than run off farmland and other developed areas. This is often a wet area that supports trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plant and animal species that depend on changeable conditions.

A use that provides teaching of children or adults a complete education curriculum and may include primary and secondary schools, colleges, professional schools, business schools, trade schools, and similar facilities. Public and private uses are included.

A structure or planting consisting of fencing, berms, and/or evergreen trees or shrubs providing a continuous view obstruction within a site or property.

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

A barrier or dam built at a suitable location to retain rock, sand, gravel, silt or other material.[24]

A use that provides separate compartments for self-service storage of personal property by individuals and businesses and where the owner of the personal property is responsible for the movement of their property, rather than the facility owner. This may include climate-controlled and refrigerated facilities. The term shall also include private security vaults.

An underground system with a septic tank used for the decomposition of domestic wastes.

A watertight receptacle that receives the discharge of sewage.

The distance between the street right-of-way line and the front line of a building or any projection thereof, excluding uncovered steps.

Any pipe conduit used to collect and carry away sewage or stormwater runoff from the generating source to treatment plants or receiving streams.[25]

The graded part of the right-of-way that lies between the edge of the main pavement (main traveled way) and the curbline.

A triangular-shaped portion of land established at street, accessway or driveway intersections in which nothing is erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of motorists entering or leaving the intersection.

A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown:

See "major site plan."

See "minor site plan."

Rough layout of a proposed land development of sufficient detail, clarity, and accuracy to be used for discussion prior to submission of a preliminary plat.

An energy conversion system, consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, that is used to generate electricity and has a nameplate capacity of 100 kilowatts or less, which converts wind energy by means of a rotor into electrical power for the primary purpose of meeting all or a part of a dwelling’s energy requirements, and has a rated capacity consistent with applicable provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code promulgated pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act,” P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119). As used in these regulations, the primary application of a wind energy system is the conversion of wind by a machine with turbine apparatus (includes base, rotor blades, nacelle, tower, inverter, batteries or other components used in the system) capable of producing electricity by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. The term does not include electrical distribution or transmission lines or electrical substations.

All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.

A mixture of portland cement and locally available soil. It serves as a soil stabilizer.

A system of solar or photovoltaic panels and equipment for the production of energy that is not a minor solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure.

A solar or photovoltaic panel or system of panels for the production of energy that:

An individual tree that measures 60% or more of the circumference at breast height (4.5 feet above grade) of a State record "Big Tree" for that species. The "Big Tree List" is available at the NJDEP, Division of Parks and Forestry, Community Forestry Program.

Turf, or earth (soil), strengthened usually by the mixing of cement or lime with the original material to achieve increased strength, thereby reducing shrinkage and movement.

Lands having a slope of 15% or greater. Protecting slopes helps control sediment and pollutants and keep development away from unsuitable areas. Undisturbed slopes help preserve stream banks, support groundwater base flows and provide habitat. Steep slopes cannot effectively remove contaminants. The slope shall be protected from concentrated runoff from adjacent land, except for natural streams.

A provision for storage of stormwater runoff and the controlled release of such runoff during and after a flood or storm.

A provision for storage of stormwater runoff.

That part of any building, exclusive of cellars but inclusive of basements, comprised between the level of one finished floor and the level of the next higher finished floor, or if there be no higher finished floor, then that part of the building comprised between the level of the highest finished floor and the top of the roof beams.

Any space partially within the roof framing, where the clear height of not more than 65% of such space between the top of the floor beams and the structural ceiling level is seven feet or more.

A pathway for surface water with bed and banks that confine and conduct continuously or intermittently flowing water. Characteristically, a stream's flow is a combination of surface water from the direct runoff overland of precipitation, or groundwater from natural features including wet soils, seeps, and springs that discharges into the stream and comprises its base flow. These waters, which include intermittent or ephemeral small streams, shall exhibit characteristics of natural watercourses, and shall not include ponds, lakes, or man-made features such as ditches and detention basins.

The document required under § 109-150.1E that describes the effects of any development approved by the Planning Board within any stream corridor. The stream corridor management plan shall describe in detail all development activities anticipated within the stream corridor, and it shall be filed as part of the normal application review process in accordance with § 109-150.1E.

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 act; 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; and includes 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. Streets shall be classified as follows:

Man-made, above-ground items that are usually found in street rights-of-way, including benches, kiosks, plants, canopies, shelters, and phone booths.

The mechanical and utility systems within a street right-of-way such as hydrants, manhole covers, traffic lights and signs, utility poles and lines, parking meters and the like.

The conceptual arrangement of streets based upon function. A hierarchical approach to street design classifying streets according to function, from high traffic arterial roads down to streets whose function is residential access.

The right-of-way line of a street as indicated by public usage, dedication or deed of record, or as shown on an adopted Master Plan or Official Map. Where a definite right-of-way width has not been established, the street line shall be assumed to be a point 25 feet from the center line of the existing traveled roadway.

A street that has its only ingress and egress at two points on the same subcollector or collector street.

Any activity which significantly disturbs vegetated or otherwise stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing operations.

Any building or other artificial thing which is built or constructed, either above or below ground.

A portion of a street for which an extension has been proposed and approved. May be permitted when development is phased over a period of time, but only if the street in its entirety has been approved in the preliminary plan.

A committee appointed by the Chairperson of the Planning Board for the purpose of reviewing, commenting on and making recommendations with respect to subdivision and site plan applications and having the power to approve minor site plans and subdivisions. Only those committee members who are members or alternates of the board having jurisdiction to act have the power to vote on a matter involving a minor site plan or subdivision pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46.1 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-47.

The natural ground lying beneath a road.

Includes all soil beneath the top layer of soil, be it sand, gravel, clay, boulders, stone aggregate, dirt, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, or otherwise.

A depression in the ground, either natural or man-made, which directs surface runoff.

Portable pools shall not be subject to the requirements of this chapter and are those pools which are not otherwise permanently installed; do not require water filtration, circulation and purification; do not exceed a water surface of 100 square feet; and do not require braces or supports.

Private residential swimming pools shall mean and include artificially constructed pools, whether located above or below the ground, having a depth of more than 18 inches and/or a water surface in excess of 100 square feet; designed and maintained for swimming and bathing purposes by an individual for use by members of his household and guests; and located on a lot as an accessory use to a detached dwelling. The term "swimming pool" shall include all buildings, structures, equipment and appurtenances thereto.

The height above grade of the tower plus the wind generator.

A freestanding structure on which one or more antennas are located, including monopoles and similar structures.

A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time, and which does not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structures.

The original upper layer of soil material to a depth of six inches which is usually darker and richer than the subsoil.

The Township of West Amwell.

An area of land composed of one or more lots adjacent to one another 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 or more existing public streets and still be considered one tract provided that such street or streets are not arterial or collector roads 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.[26]

A single or one-way vehicle movement to or from a property or study area. Trips can be added together to calculate the total number of vehicles expected to enter and leave a specific land use or site over a designated period of time.

Lower-growing tree and shrub populations that often comprise a separate plant and animal habitat immediately beneath the forest canopy. Understory species characteristically attain modest height compared to dominant species in a mature forest area, but may reach heights of 25 feet to 50 feet and generally comprise shade-tolerant tree species essential to the regenerative health of a natural forest stand.

The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

All lines and facilities related to the provision, distribution, collection, transmission, or disposal of energy, water, storm and sanitary sewage, oil, gas, power, information, telephone, cable, or similar service. However, the term shall not include wireless telecommunications.

Permission to depart from the literal requirements of Part 4, Zoning, of this chapter, pursuant to Subsection b of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40 and Subsections c and d of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.

The use of any building, lot, or portion thereof for the display, sale, rental, or lease of two or more motor vehicles, and/or any motor-vehicle repair service. "Motor vehicle," for the purpose of this definition, shall include automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreation vehicles, and trailers.

A determination by the Board that certain submission requirements set forth in this chapter are not required for said application to be certified as complete.

A use for the storage, loading, unloading and/or distribution of goods, products or materials which may include consolidation, transfer, repacking and value-added services.

A natural or man-made conduit in the ground which channels water on a continuous basis, except in times of drought, for which a floodplain or flood hazard area has been delineated on official maps of the Township.

Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as "hydrophytic vegetation." Wetlands generally include swamps, bogs, marshes and similar areas.

An area of land adjacent to a freshwater wetland which minimizes adverse impacts on the wetland or serves as an integral component of the wetlands ecosystem.

A use engaged in selling and/or distributing 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. This shall not include retail sales.

An energy conversion system, consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, that is used to generate electricity and has a nameplate capacity of 100 kilowatts or less, which converts wind energy by means of a rotor into electrical power for the primary purpose of meeting all or a part of a dwelling's energy requirements, and has a rated capacity consistent with applicable provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code promulgated pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act, P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119). As used in these regulations, the primary application of a wind energy system is the conversion of wind by a machine with turbine apparatus (includes base, rotor blades, nacelle, tower, inverter, batteries or other components used in the system) capable of producing electricity by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. The term does not include electrical distribution or transmission lines or electrical substations.

Equipment or facility meeting the definition in "wind energy system, small", but on lots greater than or equal to 20 acres.

Blades and associated mechanical and electrical conversion components mounted on top of the tower.

The monopole, freestanding, or guyed structure that supports a wind generator.

Any personal wireless services as defined in the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (FTA) which include FCC licensed commercial wireless telecommunications services including cellular, personal communications services (PCS), specialized mobile radio (SMR), enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR), paging, and similar services that currently exist or that may in the future be developed. It does not include any amateur radio facility that is under 35 feet in height that is owned and operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive-only antennas, nor does it include land line telephone service.

Accessory facilities serving and subordinate in area, extent and purpose to, and on the same lot as, a telecommunications tower or antenna location. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, transmission equipment, storage sheds, storage buildings, and security fencing.

Facilities for the provision of wireless communications services, including, but not limited to, antennas, antenna support structures, telecommunications towers, and related facilities other than WTEFs.

A contiguous area of trees and other woody plants having an average canopy height greater than 20 feet and covering a land area of at least 10,000 square feet (0.23 acre) and generally characterized by a tree density of 100 or more trees per acre with at least 50% of such trees having a dbh of two inches or greater. A forest may have been cut (but not cleared) in conjunction with an approved forestry management plan or may be intact. Area devoted to an orchard or a tree nursery shall not be included. The term "woodland" is used interchangeably with the term "forest."

An expert qualified in woodlands management and forestry retained by the municipal agency for the purposes of offering advice and recommendations concerning the implementation of the Woodlands Protection Ordinance. The Woodlands Advisor should be a New-Jersey-approved forester, New-Jersey-certified landscape architect or New-Jersey-certified tree expert. In all cases, if no Woodland Advisor has been appointed, Woodland Advisor duties shall be overseen by the Township Engineer.

An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the principal building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the street line and the front line of the building projected to the side lines of that lot. "Setback line" shall be synonymous with the rearmost limit of the required front yard area.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of any building. The depth of a rear yard shall be measured at right angles to the rear line of the lot, or, if the lot is not rectangular, then in the general direction of its side building lines.

An open, unoccupied space between the side line of the lot and the nearest line of a building and extending from the front yard to the rear yard, or, in the absence of either of such yards, to the street or rear lot lines, as the case may be. The width of a side yard will be measured at right angles to the side line of the lot.

A document signed by the administrative officer: