[Amended 3-8-82 by Ord. No. 82-443]

[Added 12-23-96 by Ord. No. 96-41]

A.Recycling Centers

1 Recycling centers shall be a conditional use in the I/M zone

2. No conditional use permit shall be issued for a recycling carrier unless the applicant satisfies the following conditions

a The center/facility shall be located greater than 1,500 feet from a residential property line or residential zone line, which distance shall be measured along a straight line from the nearest property line of the lot on which the proposed center is to be located and the nearest point of the residential property line or residential zone line

b. The center/facility shall be located on property which is greater than two acreage in size

c. Submittal of a certification that the center/facility complies with all local, county and state laws, codes, regulations, approvals and other requirements of any agency or public body having jurisdiction over these types of facilities

d. The center/facility shall only operate between the hours of 7:00 am to 9:00 p.m.

e. The center/facility shall locate all operations in an enclosed structure, including but not limited to all tipping and processing of materials Truck weighing will be permitted outside the enclosed structure

f. An analysis of all on-site fixed and transient noise sources to develop methods to control impacts from the center's/facility's operation in complying with the noise standards codified under N.J.A.C. 7 29

g. Submittal of an environmental impact study in accordance with Section 132-31 and Section 132-30 of the Township Code to determine the effects of the center's/facility's operation on the surrounding area measuring impacts on noise, congestion on roads, safety and air quality

h. All areas and facilities used for recycling collection, storage, and recycling operations shall be suitably buffered and screened to minimize impacts of noise, odors, and views Minimum buffering shall be as follows There shall be a minimum thirty five (35') foot wide all-season landscape buffer around the entire perimeter of the center/facility Included in this butler area shall be a minimum of eight (8') foot high fencing surrounding all sides of the center/facility which snail be either masonry or solid wooden fencing with gates, doors, and ramps to permit adequate access to the buildings All landscaping shall be a minimum of eight -ten (8'-1O') feet high at time of planting and planted eight - ten (8'-10') feet on center

i. Submittal of copies of any approvals issued by any governmental entity relating to the center/facility

j. Submittal of a traffic study in accordance with Section 132-30 of the Township Code prepared by a licensed professional engineer

k. The developer shall be responsible for contribution of its pro rata share in accordance with Section 132-55 of the Township Code of all infrastructure improvements made necessary by the proposed center/facility as determined by the Township Engineer

B.Solid Waste Facilities

1 Solid Waste facilities shall be a conditional use in the I/M Zone

2. No conditional use permit shall be issued for a solid waste facility unless the applicant satisfies the conditions of A(2), above

3. In addition to meeting the conditions of this ordinance an applicant for a permit for a solid waste facility must demonstrate that disposal operations shall be suitably buffered and screened to minimize impacts of noise odors and views

[Amended 10-26-87 by Ord No. 87-871; 2-13-96 by Ord No. 96-1]

Types of principal uses and buildings permitted shall be

A. Any use permitted in the P-I District under §228-204

B. Any use permitted in the C-3 District under §228-176

[Amended 5-9-83 by Ord No 83-509]

C. Construction establishments wherein construction activities are generally managed from a fixed place of business and where actual construction work is performed at dispersed sites

D. Establishments engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm or professional business users, or to other wholesalers, or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies

E. Establishments which manufacture or process food for human consumption and kindred products, including canned foods, grain products, bakery products, sugar and confectionery products, fats and oils, beverages, and specifically excluding establishments which slaughter live animals

F. The manufacturer of textile mill products

G. Establishments which produce clothing and fabricated products by Cutting and Sewing purchased woven or knot textile fabrics and related materials, such as leather, rubberized fabrics, plastics and furs

H. Establishments engaged in manufacturing finished articles made entirely or mainly of wood or wood Substitutes

I. Manufacturing of furniture and fixtures

J. Establishments which engage in the manufacture of paper and paperboard into converted products, such as boxes and envelopes

K. Establishments engaged in printing and publishing and those establishments which perform services for the printing trade, such as bookbinding, typesetting and engraving

L. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of finished leather and leather products, specifically excluding tanning, currying, and finishing hides and skins

M. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of stone, clay, glass and concrete products

N. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of fabricated metal products

O. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of machinery, equipment, electrical machinery and supplies, and household appliances

P. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of equipment for transportation of passengers and cargo by land, air and water

Q. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of instruments for measuring, testing, analyzing and controlling and their associated sensors and accessories, photographic, medical and optical goods, watches and clocks

R. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of jewelry, silverware and plated ware

S. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of musical instruments

T. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of toys and amusements, sporting and athletic goods

U. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of pens, pencils and other office, and artists' materials

V. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of costume jewelry, novelties, buttons, and miscellaneous notions

W. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of electronic components and accessories

X. Local and Suburban Transit and Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation

Y. Motor Freight Transportation §Warehousing

Z. Transportation Services

AA. Quarrying or stone crushing, including sand and gravel mining and the stripping of topsoil, only as a continuous extension of an operation existing as of November 25, 1958, and subject to the following limitations and restrictions

(1) . Such operation shall not continue beyond the boundary lines of the property owned or leased as of November 25, 1958

(2) . The operation shall actually be conducted as of November 25, 1958

(3) . The operation shall not be permitted to be resumed after it has been discontinued or abandoned The operations shall be considered abandoned when the intent of the owner or operator to discontinue the operation is apparent or when the characteristic equipment and furnishing have been removed from the premises and have not been replaced by similar equipment within such period of time as, in the judgment of the Planning Board. shall evidence an intent not to resume the operation

(4) . In no event shall the right to continue the operation be greater in scope, extent of duration than that which existed as of November 25, 1958

[Amended 10-26-87 by Ord. No. 87-871]

Accessory uses and buildings permitted shall be

A. Storage uses and buildings for materials, liquids, chemicals and similar gems not permitted within the main building under Fire Underwriters standards, provided that outside storage uses shall be within an area fenced and enclosed on all sides by a dense evergreen hedge, solid masonry wall or uniformly painted board fence not less than eight (8') feet in height

Prohibited uses and buildings shall be all uses and buildings not listed in §§228-210 and 228-211

A.Sex clubs and massage parlors

[Added 12-13-82 by Ord No 82-480]

[Amended 5-9-83 by Ord. No. 83-507]

No building or structure shall exceed a height of fifty (50') feet, measured from grade

[Amended 10-26-87 by Ord. No. 87-871]

Area and yard requirements shall be

A. Minimum lot size two (2) acres

B. Maximum building coverage principal and accessory buildings and structures forty (40%) percent

C. Maximum lot coverage seventy-five (75%) percent

D. The minimum frontage requirements for each lot shall be in accordance with the following schedule

E.1 Front yard setback for principal buildings sixty-five (65') feet

2. Front yard setback for principal buildings which from on a street or road which is the boundary line of a residential zone one hundred (100') feet

F. Side yard setback for any building or outside storage area thirty-five (35') feet, provided, however, that when an Outside storage area is enclosed on four (4) sides and the storage does not exceed the height of the enclosure, there shall be no side setbacks

G. Rear yard setback for any building or outside storage area forty (40') feet provided, however, that when an outside storage area is enclosed on tour (4) sides and the storage does not exceed the height of the enclosure, there shall be no rear setback

H. Side and rear yard setback where the side or rear lot line of any lot is the boundary of a residential zone shall be increased by an additional twenty-five (25') feet which shall contain a landscape buffer area of massed evergreens and shrubbery of a species approved by the Planning Board

I. All land not covered by buildings storage areas, parking, driveways and loading areas shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscaping plan approved by the Planning Board

J. Parking areas and access driveways setback ten (10') feet from rear and side lot lines

K.In any location where the lot faces a residence, residential development or residential district an access road, signs and landscaping shall be the only permitted use within the front yard area, except that if the front of any building shall be more than one hundred seventy-five (175') feet from the front property line, automobile parking in the front yard area within that area bounded by a line one hundred twenty-five (125') feet from the street and the front of the building may be permitted, provided that area between the parking lot and the front yard property line is landscaped with plant material and berms to provide a screen The height of the berms shall be no less than five (5') feet

2. In all other locations parking is permitted in the front yard, provided, however, that there shall be a twenty (20') foot strip of front yard adjacent to the street line which shall be improved with a landscaped buffer, consisting of a mixture of deciduous and coniferous plant materials at a minimum height of four (4') feet and maintained at a height of no less than six (6') feet, excluding areas necessary for adequate site distance An earth berm of a minimum of three (3') feet may be installed in such a twenty (20') foot landscaped buffer area, in which case the height of the plant materials may be revised as approved at the time of site plan approval

[Amended 10-26-87 by Ord. No. 87-871]

Off-street parking and loading requirements shall be approved as provided for in §228-15D

The applicant shall submit evidence and certify compliance with all performance standards.

**Webmasters Note: The previous paragraph has been amended as per Ordinance No. 09-11.

Performance Standards

A.General Regulations

1. As a condition of approval and the occupancy of any structure and operation of any process or equipment, the applicant shall submit evidence and certify compliance with all applicable performance standards As evidence of compliance, the Board may require certification of tests by appropriate government agencies or by recognized testing laboratories, any costs to be borne by applicant The Board may require that specific operation procedures or methods be followed if the government agencies or testing laboratories examining the proposed operation shall determine that the use of such specific types of machinery, equipment, devices, procedures or methods are required in order to assure compliance with the applicable performance standards

2. For all applications for conditional uses and use variances which must meet the performance standards of this article, the Board shall not grant approval for any use, structure, process or equipment until a receives certification from the applicant regarding compliance with the performance standards established herein

B.Regulation of Nuisance Elements

1. The determination of the existence of nuisance elements shall be made at the following locations