Essex County Unincorporated

All vehicle parking areas shall include landscaping, both within the interior of the parking area and around its perimeter, to provide shade, screen views, mitigate runoff, and provide aesthetic appeal. ... Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a property line not common with the right-of-way of a street, a landscaping strip of 10 feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line. A minimum of one tree for each 40 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted in the landscape strip. ... Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a public right-of-way, a landscaping strip of 10 feet in width (not including the sidewalk) shall be located between the parking lot or private driveway and the right-of-way line.

A minimum of one tree for each 40 feet of property line common with the public right-of-way shall be planted in the landscaping strip. ... The minimum landscape area shall be 10 percent of the parking area. One landscape island is required for every 10 spaces. A minimum of one tree for each five spaces of required parking. Planting islands shall have a minimum width of 8 feet.

Screening shall be required to conceal specific areas from both on-site and off-site views. ... Waste receptacles (dumpsters) and refuse collection points ... shall be screened using an appropriate combination of landscape plants, solid fencing, or masonry walls.

Trees which are to be preserved on site shall be protected before, during, and after the development process ... enclosed by a temporary fence or barrier to be located and maintained five feet outside of their dripline during construction. ... Where grade changes in excess of six inches from the existing natural grade level are necessary, permanent protective structures such as tree wells or walls shall be installed.

Fences or walls shall not be located within the public right-of-way. ... Fences and walls shall be constructed of any combination of treated wood posts and vertically-oriented planks, rot-resistant wood, wrought iron, decorative metal materials, brick, stone, masonry materials, or products designed to resemble these materials. ... Chain link fencing shall be allowed, subject to the following requirements: ...

Fences and walls shall be constructed of any combination of treated wood posts and vertically-oriented planks, rot-resistant wood, wrought iron, decorative metal materials, brick, stone, masonry materials, or products designed to resemble these materials.

land, buildings, structures or premises shall only be used, and buildings shall only be erected or altered in conformity with this ordinance's regulations.

Any lawful use, building, or structure existing at the time of an amendment to this Ordinance may be continued even though such use, building, or structure may not conform to this Ordinance's provisions and shall be deemed nonconforming.

In any district, structures may be erected on a nonconforming lot of record at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance or land may be used notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this Ordinance.

A nonconforming use may continue as it existed when it became nonconforming. A nonconforming use shall not be reconstructed, relocated, altered, or expanded in any manner, including the addition of new accessory uses, except as provided for in this section.

A building nonconforming only as to height, area, or bulk requirements may be altered or extended, provided such alteration or extension does not increase the degree of nonconformity in any respect.

A nonconforming structure or use to be extended or enlarged shall conform with the provisions of this Ordinance.

On any building devoted in which or in part to any nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of 12 consecutive months on ordinary repairs or on repairs or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing to an extent not exceeding 20 percent of the current replacement value of the structure; provided, that the cubic content of the structure as it existed at the time of passage or amendment of this Ordinance, shall not be increased.

Development of two or more single-lot subdivisions or two or more adjoining minor subdivisions, for the purpose of circumventing subdivision requirements shall not be permitted. Family subdivisions, boundary line adjustments and parent tracks recorded prior to February 17, 1988 shall not be counted towards subdivision cumulative lot totals.

Exemption from the term "subdivision" does not mean that an exempted divided property meets the requirements of the zoning ordinance. (1) Adjoining Properties... (2) Utility Rights-of-Way... (3) Wills, Court Action... (4) Minor Subdivisions and Boundary Line Adjustments...

Lots less than five acres shall have a right-of-way not less than 20 feet in width. Lots five acres and greater shall have a right-of-way of at least 50 feet in width.

Land subject to flooding and land deemed to be topographically unsuitable, having unsuitable soils or inadequate light and air shall not be platted for residential occupancy...

Land subject to flooding and land deemed to be topographically unsuitable, having unsuitable soils or inadequate light and air shall not be platted for residential occupancy...

The use of flag lots is prohibited except where safety or environmental factors prevent normal lot design... Where a flag lot is permitted, the stem that accesses the street or road shall be no less than 50 feet in width at any point. The length of such stems shall be limited to no more than 300 feet.

The use of flag lots is prohibited except where safety or environmental factors prevent normal lot design... Where a flag lot is permitted, the stem that accesses the street or road shall be no less than 50 feet in width at any point. The length of such stems shall be limited to no more than 300 feet.