A structure subordinate to the main building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental and subordinate to those of the main building. Such structures include but are not limited to private detached garages, carports, storage sheds, pool houses, pole barns, hot tubs and/or spas, and gazebos.[1]

A use subordinate to the main use of land or of a building on a lot and customarily incidental thereto.

A system of electrical conductors that transmit and/or receive signals for wireless communications.

A graphic or sign that has its letters or design applied to cloth, canvas or other flexible material.

A landscaped strip of land used to visually and or acoustically insulate the subject site from its surroundings. Buffers also serve to shield or block noise, lights or other nuisances.

The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-section areas, excluding cornices, eaves and gutters, of all buildings on a lot.

The line parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the required front yard.

A unit which is not governed by UCC regulations, that is customarily used for transporting cargo that may or may not be constructed to stack on one another.

A roofed structure providing shelter for the parking of motor vehicles and enclosed on not more than two sides.

Any use not substantially the same as the previous use of a building or land.

An area within or related to a site designated and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents.

An informal presentation and attendant documentation of a proposed subdivision or site plan which is without legal standing but which is intended to allow the applicant to receive suggestions from the Planning Board Work Committee.

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 herein, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board and after public hearing.

An assemblage of equipment for purposes other than generation or utilization, through which electric energy in bulk is passed for the purposes of switching or modifying its characteristics to meet the needs of the general public, provided that in residence districts an "electrical substation" shall not include rotating equipment, except as is incidental to the operation of the substation as such, storage of materials, trucks or repair facilities, or housing of repair crews.

One or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage, including foster children and household servants, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit. A number of persons but not exceeding three living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption or marriage shall be deemed to constitute a "family."

An artificially constructed barrier erected to enclose or screen.

A building's vertical measurement from the main level of the ground abutting the building to a point midway between the highest and lowest points of the roof, provided that chimneys, spires, elevator penthouses, tanks and similar projections of the building and structures supporting utility or transmission facilities shall not be included in calculating the height. Freestanding towers shall be subject to height regulations.

A lawful occupation customarily or traditionally carried on within a dwelling by the inhabitants thereof, which use is incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling for living purposes and does not change the character thereof or involve the use of mechanical equipment other than that customarily used for purely domestic or hobby purposes. A "home occupation" in a residence district shall not be interpreted to include the following: a barber, beauty shop or hair stylist; tearoom; tourist home; mortuary; convalescent home; commercial kennel; or similar use of a commercial nature.

The area of all portions of the lot which are covered by impervious surfaces. Impervious surfaces are any material which prevents the absorption of stormwater.

A residential development in which a proportion of all units are reserved for low-income households as defined by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing and in which an equal proportion of units are reserved for moderate-income households as defined by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing. For developments in which the units are sold by fee simple, condominium, cooperative or similar form of ownership, the sum of low- and moderate-income units shall be 20%. For developments in which the units are rented, the sum of low- and moderate-income units shall be 15%.

A parcel of land on which a main building with any accessory buildings are or may be placed, together with the required open spaces. The area of a lot which abuts a street shall be measured to the street line only.

An organization approved by the State of New Jersey to perform activities necessary to provide registered qualifying patients with usable marijuana and related paraphernalia in accordance with the provisions of the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-3).

A transportable, single-family detached dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed to be complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and which contains living and sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower and kitchen facilities, with plumbing and electrical connections for attachment to outside systems. This term shall include manufactured housing but shall not include a travel trailer or camper.

The improvement of one or more contiguous tracts of land for the purpose of creating mobile home lots which have been planned, approved by the Township Committee and Planning Board as required by this chapter and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use, regardless of the form of ownership of the land.

A parcel of land in a mobile home development, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home.

Includes any commercial dispensing of gasoline or motor vehicle fuel of any kind, whether or not such sale shall constitute the principal source of revenue of the dispenser, and may include minor repairs and body work.

A building or a use of land or of a building existing at the effective date of this chapter which does not conform with the requirements of this chapter.

An area separated from and not located within the exterior walls and roof, or attached porches/decks of a restaurant that is accessory thereto and that contains portable seating and tables intended only for eating and drinking food and beverages the restaurant offers as part of its standard menu.

An open space or a garage on a lot used for parking motor vehicles, the area of which is not less than specified in § 166-33C hereof, and from which there is direct access to a street without moving another vehicle.

An accessory building used for the storage of motor vehicles and farm equipment, household or lawn maintenance equipment which may include one commercial vehicle, owned and used by the owner or tenant of the premises, and for the storage of not more than two private noncommercial vehicles owned and used by persons other than the owner or tenant of the premises.

A building, not a private garage, used for the parking, storage, repair or servicing of motor vehicles of any type of ownership.

An establishment in which food and drink may be procured, provided that such food or drink is to be consumed while seated at a table, counter or a booth within a building on the premises, except that a takeout window may be permitted as an ancillary service to the overall operation.

Any name, nameplate identification, poster, billboard, public display or illustration, structure or device used for visual communication which is affixed, painting or represented, directly or indirectly (which includes light projection methods), upon a building, post or other surface for the purpose of bringing any subject to the attention of the public, or which advertises or identifies a business, commodity, service, product or structure. For the purposes of this chapter, a "sign" shall include banners, streamers, balloons (captive or free), temporary window signs, animated mechanical or electrical or other types of attention-attracting devices. The area of a sign shall include all lettering, wording, designs and symbols together with background, whether open or enclosed, on which they are displayed, including the frame but not including any supporting base, framework and bracing. Where a "sign" consists of individual letters, numbers, characters or symbols the area shall be considered that of the smallest rectangle or other regular geometric shape, which encompasses all of the letters and symbols. When a double-faced sign is erected in such a manner that both sides are not visible from the same vantage point, then only one face shall be used to compute the sign area.

The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, partnerships or corporations, which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any adjoining lot.

The dividing line between a lot and the outside boundary of a public street, road or highway legally open or officially plotted by the Township, or between a lot and a private street, road or way over which the owners or tenants of two or more lots held in single and separate ownership have the right-of-way.[2]

One of a series of single-family dwelling units which is attached to one or more adjacent townhouse units by a common wall which meets fire- and sound-resistant requirements of the Construction Code, and which is intended to be owned by an individual owner in fee simple or in condominium title.

A structure designed to stand on wheels used for the carrying of goods, objects, or as a temporary office or storage unit.