Wrightstown City Zoning Code

Detached building. Any building on the site not designated as a principal use is considered a detached building.

Accessory buildings as part of principal buildings. Any accessory building attached to a principal building shall be considered part of the principal building and the total structure shall adhere to the yard requirements for the principal building regardless of the technique of connecting the principal and accessory buildings.

Accessory buildings not to be constructed prior to principal buildings. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of an accessory building prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of the main building upon the same premises. If construction of the main building does not precede, or coincide with, the construction of the accessory building, the Building Inspector shall revoke the building permit for the accessory building until construction of the main building has proceeded substantially toward completion.

Location. An accessory building, swimming pools, tennis courts, etc., may be erected in side and rear yard areas only, and shall be set back from side and rear lot lines except that if erected on a corner lot the accessory building shall be set back from the side street to comply with the setback line applying to the principal building for that side street.

Garages and carports in Residential Districts. Garages and carports for not more than three vehicles may be constructed on a single lot. Not more than one commercial registered vehicle owned or used by the resident shall be permitted in a residential zone. This provision shall not be deemed to limit the number of commercial cars or trucks used in conjunction with a permitted agricultural use. A garage shall not be used for commercial purposes. Regardless of capacity, only one private garage, whether attached or unattached, shall be permitted per residential dwelling.

Satellite dish antennas.

Each dwelling unit and combined complex of dwelling units shall have a compatible architectural theme with variations in design to provide attractiveness to the development which shall include consideration of landscaping techniques, building orientation to the site and to other structures, topography, natural features and individual dwelling unit design such as varying unit width, staggering unit setbacks, providing different exterior materials, changing roof lines and roof designs, altering building heights and changing types of windows, shutters, doors, porches, colors and vertical or horizontal orientation of the facades, singularly or in combination, for each dwelling unit.

Prior to Joint Land Use Board approval, a certification by the Wrightstown Municipal Utilities Authority shall be required confirming the adequacy and availability of public water and sanitary sewer facilities to service the proposed development. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, all dwelling units shall be connected to public water and sanitary sewer facilities, approved and functioning in compliance with the Borough's controlling ordinances and with the rules and regulations of the Wrightstown Municipal Utilities Authority.

All parking facilities shall be on the same site as the building and located within 150 feet of the nearest entrance of the building they are intended to serve. Parking spaces shall be provided in areas designed specifically for parking.

Apartment buildings may consist of any configuration that meets the prescribed area and yard requirements and does not exceed the following overall or component building lengths.

No portion of any dwelling unit shall be a basement.

In addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 200 cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area in the basement or ground floor of the dwelling structure where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting a fire hazard and where the said belongings and effects may be kept locked and separated from the belongings of other occupants. There shall be a further minimum common storage area in each building of 50 cubic feet per dwelling unit located convenient to the outside ground level for bicycles, perambulators and similar types of equipment.

No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of laundry of occupants of each building.

Each apartment building shall contain a single master television antenna system or cable connection which shall serve all dwelling units within the building.

All streets, both internal and external (including grading and paving) driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, street lighting, shade trees, water mains, water systems, culverts, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, pumping stations, drainage structures and such other improvements as may be found to be necessary in the public interest (including recreation facilities) shall be installed at the expense of the developer and shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Joint Land Use Board before a certificate of occupancy may be issued. In lieu of total completion of above, an adequate performance bond properly guaranteeing the completion may be accepted. Such bond value will be set at the time of posting and will be held by the Clerk of the Borough of Wrightstown, after approval by the Borough Solicitor as to form and surety.

At least one building superintendent shall be provided and employed by the owner and there shall be twenty-four-hour emergency service provided on the premises.

Recycling provisions.

Buffer areas are for the primary purposes of screening views and reducing noise perception and glare from direct or reflected light beyond the lot. Buffer widths shall be measured horizontally and shall be dimensioned as required in § 219-36A of this chapter, as the case may be. No structure, activity, storage of materials or parking of vehicles shall be permitted in a buffer area, except that underground utilities may be installed. The location and design of buffers shall consider the use being screened; the distance between the use being screened; the distance between the use and the property line; differences in elevations; the types of buffers, such as dense planting, existing woods, a wall or fence; buffer height and width; and other combinations of man-made and natural features. The buffer shall be designed, planted, graded, landscaped and developed with the general guideline that the closer a use or activity is to a property line or the more intense the use, the more effective the buffer area must be in obscuring light and vision and reducing noise beyond the lot.

For all nonresidential uses, a minimum of 1/2 the width of a required buffer shall be designed, planted, graded, landscaped and developed to obscure the activities of the site. No drainage basin shall be located within the required landscaped portion of the buffer area.

In all residential zones, that portion of the development abutting an arterial or collector street right-of-way shall either be provided with a minimum twenty-five-foot buffer between the development and the right-of-way or, where the topography permits, earthen berms may be created at a sufficient height to establish a buffer between the development and the right-of-way. Berms shall not be less than three feet in height, and they shall be planted with evergreen and deciduous trees according to an approved landscaping plan.

All buffer areas shall be planted and maintained with either grass or ground cover, together with a screen of shrubs or scattered planting of trees, shrubs or other plant material, meeting the following requirements:

Drainage.

Floodplain protection, delineation and encroachment.

Stormwater management.

Stormwater collection system standards.

Utility easements along property lines or elsewhere for public purposes may be required. Such easements shall be at least 20 feet wide for one utility and five additional feet for each additional utility and shall be located in consultation with the companies or Borough departments concerned.

Conservation easements and floodplains shall be indicated on the preliminary and final plats and shown in such a manner that their boundaries can be accurately determined. The removal of trees and ground cover shall be prohibited in such easements except for the following purposes: the removal of dead or diseased trees, limited thinning of trees and brush to encourage the most desirable growth, the removal of trees to allow for structures designed to impound water or convey stormwater, the removal of trees for the construction of suction pipes, the removal of trees in areas to be flooded in the creation of ponds and lakes and the installation and maintenance of utilities.

The boundary line of any easement shall be monumented at its intersection with all existing or proposed street lines, except when a lot line forms the side or center line of the easement.

Whenever the internal grading of a lot is part of the design of the drainage of stormwater system, as by swale, berm or other topographical feature designed to intercept or direct water, the same shall be designated as an easement on the map to be filed, or shall be dedicated by recorded instrument, in such a way as to give notice to future owners of said property and to ensure continued maintenance of such drainage feature. The recorded instrument or filed map shall contain a metes-and-bounds description of the easement, as well as an outline of the rights of the grantee in such easement, including but not limited to construction, reconstruction, replacement, repair, maintenance and enlargement of the facilities within the easement.

A "fence" or "wall" shall be defined for the purposes of this chapter as an artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal or any other manufactured material or combination of materials, erected for the enclosure of land and/or dividing one piece of land from another.

No fences or walls shall be erected within the Borough without the owner of the premises or his representative obtaining a permit. The application for a permit shall be on such form as prepared by the Construction Official and shall include the following information:

Any deed restrictions affecting the property on which the fence or wall is to be erected or constructed shall not be superseded by this section.

All fences and walls shall be of quality materials and installed in a good workmanlike manner. All fences and walls shall be maintained by the owner.

The following fences shall be exempt from the requirements of this section, relative to permit, fees, construction or materials:

No fence shall be erected of barbed wire, topped with metal spikes, constructed of any material or in any manner which may be dangerous to persons or animals.

On any lot in any district, no wall, fence or hedge row shall be erected or altered so that said wall, fence or hedge row shall be over four feet in height except:

Regulations for fences and walls in residential districts are as follows:

Regulations for fences and walls in nonresidential districts are as follows:

Upon discovery of an alleged violation of this section, the Construction Official shall serve written notice, either by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of the fence or wall and/or the owner or lessee of the property where the fence or wall is located, ordering the fence or wall to be brought into conformity with the provisions of this chapter, or its removal, within 30 days of the date of said notice. The notice shall include notification that if the fence or wall is not brought into conformity or removed within such time, a summons and/or complaint will be issued by the Construction Official.

Conformance. All development shall conform, where applicable, to the provisions of this section herewith and to the provisions of § 219-36A, Buffers, and § 219-35, Off-street parking, loading and driveways.

Street trees. In all land development devoid of major trees, along arterial and collector streets of a development and along proposed roads and street rights-of-way where natural woods are not present and where due to construction, the entire right-of-way is cleared, the following provisions shall apply:

General landscaping provisions.

General standards.

Illumination levels.

Luminaries.

Light pollution or light intrusion.

Mounting height. The maximum mounting height of pole-mounted luminaries shall be 25 feet or the height of the building, whichever is less.

Security lighting. All parking areas and walkways thereto and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial, public, office, multiple-family or other uses having common off-street parking and/or loading areas shall be adequately illuminated for safety and security reasons from sunset to sunrise.

Streetlighting. Plans accompanying all applications for development shall include the location of all proposed streetlights of a type supplied by the utility and of a type and number approved by the Board and/or Borough Engineer. Streetlights shall be provided at the entrance from collector roads, at all major changes in direction in roads, at all intersections and anywhere else deemed necessary for safety reasons.

Information to be submitted. The following shall be submitted for review and approval of all lighting systems:

Abandonment or discontinuance. Any nonconforming use not in operation for a period of 12 consecutive months shall not be allowed to continue where there has not been an effort to continue the use during that time period.

Conversion to permitted use. Any nonconforming structure or use which has been changed to a conforming structure or use shall not be changed back again into a nonconforming structure or use.

Restoration.

Repairs and maintenance. Such repairs and maintenance work as required to keep a structure in sound condition may be made to a nonconforming structure or a structure containing a nonconforming use, provided that the work does not change the use, increase the floor area or the lot area used for a nonconforming use.

Sale. Any nonconforming use, structure or lot may change ownership and continue to function as the same nonconforming use, structure or lot, provided that the other provisions of this section are met.

Nonconforming lots.

Landscaping.

Lighting. Lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be arranged to reflect the light away from residential premises and streets and be in accordance with § 219-33. All parking facilities providing five or more parking spaces shall be lighted.

Surfacing and curbing.

Access. Access points from any one lot crossing the street line shall be limited to a maximum of two along the frontage of any single street. The center lines of any separate access points shall be spaced at least 65 feet apart; shall handle no more than two lanes of traffic; shall be at least 20 feet from any property line; and shall be set back from the street line of any intersecting street at least 50 feet or 1/2 the lot frontage, whichever is greater, except that in no case need the setback distance exceed 200 feet. Continuous open driveways in excess of 16 feet at the street line shall be prohibited except that for nonresidential uses, driveways of more than 16 feet may be permitted with the approval of the Joint Land Use Board giving due consideration to the proposed width, curbing, direction of traffic flow, radii of curves and method of dividing traffic lanes. Curbing shall be depressed at the driveway or the curbing may be rounded at the corners and the driveway connected with the street in the same manner as another street.

Location of parking and loading. Required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be located on the same lot or premises as the use served regardless of the number of spaces required by this chapter. No parking of vehicles shall be permitted in fire lanes, streets, driveways, aisles, sidewalks or turning areas.

Type of facility.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation of EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations and other standards. EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces will support the state's transition to an electric transportation sector, reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater runoff contaminants. The goals are to:

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Approvals and permits.

Requirements for new installation of EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces.

Minimum parking requirements.

Reasonable standards for all new EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces.

Buffers.

Drainage. No stormwater or natural drainage which originates on the property or water generated by the activity (e.g., air conditioners, swimming pools, etc.) shall be diverted across property lines unless transported in an approved or existing drainage system.

Contiguous lots. When two or more contiguous lots are under the same ownership and one or more of those lots are undersized in area or dimension, the entirety of the land holdings shall be considered as one lot for the purpose of planning.

Change of use, certificate of occupancy. Any change of use or occupancy within the Borough of Wrightstown will void the previously issued certificate of occupancy and require the issuance of a new certificate of occupancy. In addition, Joint Land Use Board approval must be obtained prior to the conversion of any use to any other use even though no new construction is planned when the conversion of use occurs. The purpose of the Joint Land Use Board review shall be to determine that the new use will conform to all appropriate Borough regulations and to assure that the existing facilities shall be adequate for the proposed use.

Electronic equipment.

Glare. No use shall produce a strong dazzling light beyond its lot lines. Exterior lighting shall be shielded, buffered and directed so that glare, direct light or reflection will not become a nuisance to adjoining dwelling units, adjoining districts or streets.

Heat. No use shall produce heat perceptible beyond its lot lines. Further, no use shall be permitted which would cause the temperature to rise or fall in any part of ponds, streams or other watercourses.

Noise.

Odor. Odors shall not be discernible at the lot line or beyond. Any process which may involve the creation or emission of any odors shall be provided with a secondary safeguard system so that control will be maintained if the primary safeguard system should fail.

Storage and waste disposal.

Vibration. There shall be no vibration which is discernible to the human senses or which is at low or high frequencies capable of causing discomfort or damage to life or property.

Waste management.

Water quality.

Connections. All public services shall be connected to an approved public utilities system where one exists. The developer shall arrange with the servicing utility for the underground installation of the utilities' distribution supply lines and service connections in accordance with the provisions of the applicable standard terms and conditions incorporated as part of its tariff as the same are then on file with the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners, and the developer shall provide the Borough with four copies of a final plan showing the installed location of the utilities. The developer shall submit to the Board, prior to the granting of final approval, a written instrument from each serving utility which shall evidence full compliance or intended full compliance with the provisions of this subsection; provided, however, that lots which abut existing streets where overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines and service connections have heretofore been installed may be supplied with electric and telephone service from these overhead lines, but any new service connections from the utilities' overhead lines shall be installed underground. In cases where extensions of service to existing buildings or new buildings in established subdivisions, industrial parks or shopping centers are needed, the present method of service may be continued, provided that approval is granted by the appropriate reviewing authority. In the case of existing overhead utilities, however, should a road widening or an extension of service or other such condition occur as a result of the development and necessitate the replacement or relocation of such utilities, such replacement or relocation shall be underground.

Easements. Easements along property lines or elsewhere for utility installation may be required. Such easements shall be at least 20 feet wide and located in consultation with the company's or Borough's departments concerned and, to the fullest extent possible, shall be centered on or adjacent to lot lines. Utility easements along street right-of-way lines shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width.

Construction. No plantings will be permitted along public rights-of-way or within utility easements where such plantings will contact utility lines or wires or where plantings will require routine maintenance to prevent contact with utility wires.

All pits, lifts and working areas shall be within an enclosed building. All lubrication, repair or similar activities shall be performed in an enclosed building; however, minor repair work may be performed at an island or pump location. All storage areas and trash facilities shall be enclosed with a fence or similar permanent structure and shall be screened from public view. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit temporary road service on an inoperative motor vehicle.

All structures, gasoline pumps and islands upon which pumps are normally located shall be set back from all street and property lines at least 40 feet, except that canopy structures may be located as close as 25 feet to a street line. A minimum of 25 feet shall exist between any two islands and between any island and the service station, auto repair or auto body building.

It is intended that service stations and repair garages be designed compatibly with other permitted commercial and industrial uses in the district in which they are located and that they may be located within shopping centers and industrial complexes as an integral part of the overall design. Ingress and egress shall recognize the internal circulation needs and all turning movements to be generated. The access points shall be coordinated with the access point required for the nearby uses and nearby intersecting side streets to minimize left turns off collector and arterial streets and to maintain building setbacks and landscaping.

The exterior display and parking of equipment for rental purposes shall be permitted, provided that the area devoted to this purpose does not exceed 20% of the lot area, the maximum permitted sign area is not exceeded, and the location of the rental area does not interfere with the required off-street parking and traffic circulation required for the use.

Floor drains shall not be connected to the sanitary sewer system or to an individual on-site septic system. Provisions shall be made for the separation of grease from any disposal to the public sanitary sewer system. All disposal of floor-drain waste, grease, oil and the like shall be in accordance with the appropriate state, county and local regulations.

No automobile or motor vehicle which is unregistered or any motor vehicle, whether registered or not, that is in a junked, inoperable or other condition such that it is unfit for use on any public highway, shall be stored on the premises of any service station or repair garage for a period in excess of 90 days. All such vehicles stored overnight on the premises outside the main building shall be screened from public view by a fence or other permanent structure or a landscaped buffer approved by the Joint Land Use Board.

A copy of the current Bureau of Underground Storage Tank registration shall be filed with the Borough Clerk for all underground storage tanks. All underground storage tanks shall be in conformance with New jersey Department of Environmental Protection standards.

Clearing standards. The clearing of more than 1,500 square feet of vegetation from any parcel of land in the Borough, other than clearing for agricultural activities, shall be authorized only if the applicant can demonstrate that:

Topsoil and subsoil protection.

Streets.

Sight triangles. Sight triangles shall be required at each quadrant of an intersection of streets and streets and driveways along collector and arterial streets. The area within sight triangles shall be either dedicated as part of the street right-of-way or maintained as part of the lot adjoining the street and set aside on any subdivision or site plan as a sight triangle easement.

Curbs and gutters. Concrete curb and gutter, concrete curb, Belgian block curb or bituminous concrete curb shall be installed at all street intersections; where stormwater velocities exceed the erosion velocities specified in the New Jersey Soil Erosion and Sediment Control standards; for traffic channelization and control; for public safety reasons; and/or bordering streets or other areas where on-street parking is permitted and/or is likely to occur. All curbing shall be laid in the manner approved by the Borough or other appropriate governmental authority. All curb construction shall be in accordance with the Borough Engineer. Depressed curb ramps for the handicapped shall be installed at all radii in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

Deceleration lanes. When a street within a major subdivision intersects with an arterial or collector street or where a driveway serves as an entrance to a development providing 50 or more parking spaces, a deceleration lane shall be provided for traffic turning right into the street or driveway from the arterial or collector street. The deceleration lane is to be at least 200 feet long and at least 13 feet wide measured from the proposed edge of the pavement of the arterial or collector street.

Bikeways. Bikeways shall be required at the Board's discretion, depending on the probable volume of bicycle traffic, the site's location with relation to other populated areas or its location with respect to any overall bike route planning adopted by the Borough. Bicycle traffic should be separated from motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic as much as possible. Bikeways should be a minimum of four feet wide and shall be constructed bituminous or concrete.

Sidewalks. Sidewalks are required along all streets but they shall be installed at the direction of the Joint Land Use Board in those locations where the probable volume of pedestrian access to bus stops, schools, parks and other public places and the general type of improvement intended indicate the advisability of providing a pedestrian-way. Where required, sidewalks shall be at least four feet wide and located as approved by the Board. Sidewalks shall be concrete.

Telephone poles. The center line of all relocated or newly installed telephone poles are to be set back five feet from the edge of pavement on noncurbed roads. Where telephone poles need to be replaced because of road widening, the utility company shall relocate the poles in an adjacent area as directed by the Borough.

No private residential swimming pool shall be constructed or installed on any lot unless the lot contains a residence building. Pools shall be located in rear yard areas only and shall meet the setback distances for accessory buildings for each particular zoning district except that in no case may a swimming pool be located closer than five feet to any lot line.

A swimming pool shall occupy no more than 75% of the rear yard area in which it is located.

A private residential swimming pool area must be surrounded by a suitable fence with a self-latching gate at least four feet, but no more than six feet, in height, and said fence shall be set back from any lot line at least five feet if the fence exceeds five feet in height.

In accordance with the requirements of the most current edition of the BOCA National Building Code, an outdoor private swimming pool, including an in-ground, aboveground or on-ground pool, hot tub or spa, shall be provided with a barrier (i.e., a fence, a wall, a building wall or a combination thereof which completely surrounds the swimming pool and obstructs access to the swimming pool).

Each dwelling unit and combined complex of dwelling units shall have a compatible architectural theme with variations in design to provide attractiveness to the development which shall include consideration of landscaping techniques, building orientation to the site and to other structures, topography, natural features and individual dwelling unit design such as varying unit widths, staggering unit setbacks, providing different exterior materials, changing roof lines and roof designs, altering building heights and changing types of windows, shutters, doors, porches, colors and vertical or horizontal orientation of the facades, singularly or in combination for each dwelling unit. Any overall structure of attached townhouses shall provide that no more than two adjacent dwelling units have the same setback.

Prior to Planning Board approval, a certification by the Wrightstown Municipal Utilities Authority shall be required confirming the adequacy and availability of public water and sanitary sewer facilities to service the proposed development. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, all dwelling units shall be connected to public water and sanitary sewer facilities, approved and functioning in compliance with the Borough's controlling ordinances and with the rules and regulations of the Wrightstown Municipal Utilities Authority.

All parking facilities shall be on the same site as the building and located within 150 feet of the nearest entrance of the building they are intended to serve. Parking spaces shall be provided in areas designed specifically for parking.

No townhouse dwelling unit shall be less than 16 feet wide.

No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of laundry of occupants of each building.

Each building shall contain a single master television antenna system, satellite dish or cable connection which shall serve all dwelling units within the building.

General requirements. Where public water is accessible, water mains shall be constructed in such a manner as to make adequate water service available to each lot or building within the development. The entire system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements and standards of the local and/or state agency having approval authority and shall be subject to their approval. The system also shall be designed with adequate capacity and sustained pressure and in a looped system with no dead-end lines, whenever possible.

Accessibility. For purposes of this section, "accessible" shall mean that the property to be developed is no further from an existing water main than the number of feet arrived at by multiplying the number of units in a proposed residential development by 200, or in the case of subdivision in which more than 20 units are proposed, "accessible" shall mean that the property to be developed is within one mile of an existing water main. To the extent reasonable and practicable, all nonresidential developments shall be served by public water.

Looped water mains in residential developments.

Front yards shall be measured as defined in this chapter. On a lot which extends through a block in a manner resulting in frontage on two or more streets, the building setback from each street, whether considered the front, side or rear yard, shall not be less than the required depth of a front yard in the district in which said lot, or applicable portion of the lot, is located.

No open space provided around any principal building for the purposes of complying with the front, side, rear or other yard provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing the yard provisions for another principal building.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to comply with the regulations contained in N.J.S.A. 6:1-80 et seq. and promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation under authority of the Air Safety and Hazardous Zoning Act of 1983, P.L. 1983, c. 260.

Airports. For purposes of this chapter, and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 6:1-80 et seq., an "airport" is any areas of land or water, or both, designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of fixed wing aircraft, utilized or to be utilized by the military for such purposes. With regard to Wrightstown, this is the McGuire Air Force Base.

Airport hazard areas. Establishment of the airport hazard area. There is established in the Borough of Wrightstown an airport hazard area, as delineated on the Borough Zoning Map pursuant to N.J.A.C. 16:62 adopted March 20, 1985, by the New Jersey State Department of Transportation, in order to implement the Air Safety and Hazardous Zoning Act of 1983, as supplemented May 15, 1989.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide as a conditional use the operation of mobile refreshment stands for the serving of hot dogs, soda and snack food.

Limitation. Mobile refreshment stands are permitted only in a GC General Commercial and/or a RC Retail Commercial Zone.

Conditions of use. Conditions of the within use include the following:

Requirements.

License fee. The license fee required to operate a mobile refreshment stand shall be established by the Borough Council and set forth Chapter 115 of the Code of the Borough of Wrightstown.

The Borough of Wrightstown finds that reducing the amount of solid waste and conservation of recyclable materials is an important public concern and is necessary to implement the requirements of the SWMA and the County Plan. Areas for the collection of recyclables on residential properties should be designed to effectuate collection of material in a safe and sanitary manner and should be sized to meet current industry standards for volumes and containers.

Definitions. As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:

Design standards for common area recycling storage locations.

Recycling container storage design standards; New residential construction. In order to facilitate recycling in all new construction, and to avoid the creation of unhealthful or cramped storage situations, sufficient storage shall be available for recycling containers within all new construction of residential housing.