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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 4. The applicant shall submit evidence that he or she has the degree, certificate or license of the profession for which the premises are to be used. 5. Not more than three (3) people, including the resident of the home and staff, can work in the professional activity on the premises. 6. A sufficient number of spaces shall be provided for off-street parking for residents of the home and staff personnel. 7. A name plate, not exceeding one (1) square foot in area, may be used after obtaining a sign permit from the Planning Department. No interior illuminated lighting in the sign shall be permitted; and only the name of the professional and the profession shall appear on the sign which shall be within the property lines not more than five (5) feet high, and shall be located within the property lines of the site. No signs shall be posted in windows. 8. If a home is located on a corner lot, and one of the adjacent streets is listed in paragraph 1, a home professional office, otherwise subject to the requirements of this ordinance is permitted. 9. All presently existing home professional offices must register with the Township Zoning Officer no later than January 1, 1999 and also pay to the Township a one (1) time registration fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Comment [PG17]: conditions moved elsewhere in ordinance Hotel or motel shall mean any building or part thereof or group of buildings containing more than six (6) guest rooms or dwelling units which are used, intended or designed to be rented, let or hired out for compensation by automobile tourists or other transient guests, whether such compensation be paid directly or indirectly. This shall include motels, motor hotels, motor lodges or similar accommodationsa facility offering transient lodging accommodations Comment [PG18]: outdated definition to the general public and which may include additional facilities and services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services and recreational facilities. House of worship shall mean an institution such as a church, synagogue, temple, mosque or other facility that is used for the assembly of persons of similar

sonal services and recreational facilities. House of worship shall mean an institution such as a church, synagogue, temple, mosque or other facility that is used for the assembly of persons of similar beliefs for religious or spiritual worship, prayer and/or meditation. Household pet shall mean any small domesticated animal such as, but not limited to, a dog or a cat which is customarily kept in a residential dwelling unit. Comment [PG19]: term not used in ordinance Industry, nonnuisancelight shall mean the assembly, packaging, storage and distribution of products from finished products or parts.any industry which is not detrimental to the environment in which it is located by reason of the emission of smoke, noise, odor, dust or vibration beyond the limits of its lot and which does not include any open unscreened storage yard or outdoor processing of materials. Junk yard shall mean a lot or parcel of land or a structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded material; or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and for the sale of parts removed from such machinery or vehicles. Loft shall mean a large, usually unpartitioned floor over a factory, warehouse or other commercial or industrial space which is converted into an apartment or artist's studio. Comment [PG20]: terms not used in ordinance Lot shall mean a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law, to be used, developed or built upon as a unit. The word "lot" includes the word "plot." 1. Lot coverage shall mean that portion of a lot which is covered by parking areas and any impervious surface including but not limited to principal and accessory, structures, driveways, patios, sidewalks, etc. See Figure 2. 16