ARTICLE XVI Planned Industrial Park Districts
§211-88. Purpose



Planned Industrial Park Districts are established for the development of an integrated area so located and designed as to constitute a harmonious and appropriate part of the physical development of the township, contribute to the soundness of the economic base of the township, provide protection to adjacent residential zones, allocate space for industry desiring open space and park-like surroundings, and be free from encroachment of residential uses, commercial establishments or industries not able to conform to the restrictions herein provided

§211-89 Permitted uses

A.Planned Industrial Park Districts shall constitute specific areas established and intended for the use and occupancy only of one (1) or more of the following.

(1) Light industry or business of a kindred nature engaged in manufacture

(2) Assembling or packaging of products

(3) (Reserved)

(4) Professional, personal or commercial services

(5) Airports, heliports and helistops, provided, however, that the premises used for such facilities shall be at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) feet from the nearest residential zone and the Planning Board approves the plot plan, site plan, building plans and specifications, guided by the provisions of § 211-98.

(6) Helispots, as defined in § 211-1B, subject to all regulations as set forth in § 211-3F(1) to (9) of this chapter 1

(7) A private helistop, as defined in § 211-1B, in conjunction with a permitted use, subject to the conditions as set forth in § 211-58F(1) to (15) of this chapter.

(8) [Added 8-20-80 by Ord. No 69-1980] Cogeneration facility, as herein defined, as part of any new building or structure or located within an existing structure, subject to the following provisions

(a) Such cogeneration facility shall be located wholly within the structure

(b) Such use shall be accessory to the main use on the lot

(c) There shall be no noise or vibration therefrom discernible from outside the building in which it is located

(9) [Added 8-20-80 by Ord No. 69-1980] Cogeneration facility, as herein defined, to serve an existing building or structure and located outside thereof, subject to the following provisions



(a) Such use shall be accessory to the main use on the lot

(b) Such use shall not be permitted in any yard along a street and shall not be closer than fifty (50) feet from any other property line

(c) Such use shall either be completely screened by means of a solid fence, wall or other means or the equipment container so treated as to be architecturally harmonious with the existing building The method of screening or treatment shall be approved as part of a site plan application

(d) There shall be no noise levels from the cogeneration facility in excess of fifty (50) decibels, measured at any lot line

B. Only the following signs shall be permitted in Planned Industrial Park Districts

(1) A sign identifying the name, business and products of the person or firm occupying the premises, provided that such sign does not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area and is set back fifty (50) feet from the street line

(2) One (1) directory sign shall be permitted at each public entrance road to a planned industrial park Such sign shall allow for the name of the industrial park on a panel at the top of the sign not to exceed one by eight (1 x 8) feet Each industry in the industrial park may be listed on the sign in a space not to exceed six (6) inches high by four (4) feet wide Any such sign shall set back a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from any street line or any lot line No illumination by lighting of intermittent or varying intensity shall be permitted.

(3) A real estate sign advertising the sale or rental of only the premises on which it is located, provided that it does not exceed one hundred (100) squarefeet in area and is set back at least one hundred (100) feet from the street line No such sign shall be illuminated



(4) All LED, digital, animated, scrolling, flashing, or any other form of electronic sign, are prohibited.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection (4) has been amended as per Ordinance No. 42- 2006



C. All permitted uses in Planned Industrial Park Districts and all buildings constructed or altered therein shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Board in accordance with the provisions of § 211-126

D. [Added 6-19-85 by Ord No 30-1985] Satellite dish, as herein defined, subject to the following provisions

(1) A dish, not to exceed three (3) feet in diameter [or seven (7) square feet in area], may be located on the roof of the structure or on the ground to the rear of the main structure, subject to adequate screening and subject to the side and rear yard setbacks

(2) A dish of more than three (3) feet in diameter [or seven (7) square feet in area], but not exceeding twelve (12) feet in diameter [or one hundred thirteen (113) square feet in area], must.

(a) Be placed on the ground to the rear of the main structure and as close to that structure as possible and subject to the side and rear yard setbacks

(b) Be securely anchored to a concrete pad

(c) Have all wiring to and from the dish placed underground

(d) Have an open mesh surface and be painted a color to blend with its surroundings

(e) Have the surrounding area suitably landscaped

(f) Not have the lowest portion of the dish higher than two (2) feet from the ground Said two (2) feet shall be measured with the dish in a vertical position

(3) No dish shall be permitted to have any lettering thereon or be used as an advertising or identification sign

§211-90 Prohibited uses

In Planned Industrial Park Districts, no noxious, offensive or hazardous trade or activity shall be carried on and no building shall be erected or altered which is designed to be used in whole or in part for any process or use which may be or become, by reason of excessive emission of dust, smoke, odors, fumes, gases, noise, industrial wastes or vibration, a nuisance or noxious or detrimental or hazardous to the health or safety of residents of the township or to the use or occupants of surrounding buildings Prohibited uses shall include but shall not be limited to

A. Gasoline service stations

B. Theaters, golf driving ranges, carousels, roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels, pony-riding tracks, exhibitions of wild animals and similar commercial amusements, except in connection with temporary occupancy by a carnival or circus having a special permit from the Council

C. Trailer camps or parks, motels, tourist camps or cabins and all residential occupancies unless specifically established for the use of janitors, watchmen or caretakers employed as such on the premises

D. All commercial activities involving retail sale upon the premises of food or drink, goods or services to the general public

E. The production of electric or mechanical power by steam or internal-combustion engines as the principal use of a lot or building This shall not preclude, however, the use of steam or internal combustion engines for standby or emergency use [Amended 8-20-80 by Ord No 69-1980]

F. Schools, churches, hospitals or similar types of institutional uses

G. Lumber and coal yards, building material storage yards

H. New and used car lots

I. Junkyards and auto wrecking yards and disassembly plants

J. Storage of crude oil or any of its volatile products or other flammable liquids in aboveground tanks with a capacity greater than five hundred fifty (550) gallons

K. Slaughtering of fowl or animals

L. Livery or boarding stables or dog kennels

M. The outdoor storage, sorting or baling of scrap paper, iron, bottles, rags or junk

N. All buildings and other structures and uses prohibited in Industrial Districts as set forth in Article XV of this chapter

O. Drive-in theaters

§211-91 Minimum area

No single establishment shall occupy a plot of less than two (2) acres A plot may consist of one (1) or more lots,

§211-92 Land coverage; height, setback, buffer area, landscaping

In Planned Industrial Park Districts

A. No building or buildings shall be erected, altered or used which shall, in the aggregate, occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the plot at the curb level

B. No building or premises shall be erected, altered or used, the height of which exceeds four (4) stories or fifty (50) feet measured perpendicularly from the highest finished ground level adjoining the base of such building or buildings

C. No building or buildings shall be erected, altered or used in this district unless the plot has a width of at least three hundred (300) feet

D. No building or buildings shall be erected, altered or used within fifty (50) feet of an adjoining property line or within fifty (50) feet of the property line on side streets or within one hundred (100) feet on principal streets or highways Except for drives and walks, the front yard shall be seeded with grass and suitably landscaped

E. A buffer area, as defined in § 211-1B, one hundred (100) feet wide shall be set up along any adjoining residential district or Carden Apartment District This buffer area, if wooded, shall remain wooded and, if open, shall be planted to a minimum width of sixty (60) feet to allow adequate screening of view, noise and other activities in an Industrial Park District In the event a buffer area lies between the front of a building and a street from which access must be obtained, the Planning Board may permit such drives and walks as deemed necessary by the Board to provide vehicular and pedestrian access to the building to lie within the buffer area

F. Wherever the Industrial Park District adjoins a railroad right-of-way, the building setback requirements from the property line of the railroad right-of-way shall be twenty-five (25) feet [Added 2-7-68 by Ord No 1-1968]

§211-93. Streets, sewers and drains

The requirements of all state statutes and of the ordinances and other regulations of the township and of the Planning Board relating to the layout, dimensions, construction and maintenance of the streets, water mains, storm and sanitary sewers and drains" and any other improvements required by the municipality, including a performance guaranty, shall be deemed applicable in and to the Planned Industrial Park Districts, anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding. Street rights-of-way shall be at least fifty (50) feet wide, with not less than thirty (30) feet of pavement

§211-94. Off-street parking.

A. No building or structure shall be erected or altered or used in a Planned Industrial Park District unless parking areas Eire provided on each plot of sufficient capacity to serve employees and customers of the building located on the plot and any commercial vehicles connected therewith or serving the same In no case shall there be less than one (1) parking space for every three (3) employees of the combined major and second shifts

B. The aforesaid parking facilities shall be off public streets and shall be designated on the plans submitted for the building permit If such parking area is outdoors, it shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or equivalent paving material so as to prevent dust and dirt in the vicinity.

C. No parking area shall be used for any purpose other than the accessory parking of automobiles or other vehicles

D. No parking area shall be nearer than five (5) feet to the property line, except where said property line adjoins a Residence or Garden Apartment District, in which event no parking shall be permitted within fifty (50) feet of said property line

§211-95. Loading facilities.



Off-street loading and unloading facilities shall be provided for each establishment in a Planned Industrial Park District No loading docks shall be permitted on any street frontage Provision for handling of all freight shall be on the side or rear of any building or buildings which do not face on any street or proposed street

§211-96. Construction and alteration of buildings

A. All buildings erected or altered in a Planned Industrial Park District shall comply with the construction standards specified in the Building Code of the township" and all other applicable codes and ordinances of the township in effect at the time of such construction

B. The aforesaid buildings shall be of masonry construction or its equivalent or better No building on any plot in a Planned Industrial Park District shall be constructed of sheet or corrugated steel, iron or asbestos, nor shall any building be constructed or altered of wood frame. Should any such building be constructed of cinder or concrete blocks, tile block or tile brick, the front of said building shall be finished with face brick, common brick painted, stone or their equivalent When the exterior walls, except the front wall, are constructed of cinder or concrete block, unless such exterior walls are finished in stucco or Gunite or their equal, the joints shall be tooled or pointed, and such exterior walls shall be rubbed down and painted with a standard waterproofing paint

§211-97 Maintenance Of plot, storage

No waste material shall be dumped upon or be permitted to remain upon any part of the plot outside of the buildings constructed thereon in a Planned Industrial Park District No plot area between the building setback line and the street shall be used for either temporary or permanent display or storage of materials or equipment Such area shall be maintained as lawns and landscaped, with the necessary walks and driveways Finished products or semifinished products may be stored outside of the building on the rear part of the plot, provided that such storage space is screened by fences, walls or planting from view from a public street and confined within the setback lines provided for in this Article

§211-98 Review and approval.

A. No building shall be constructed, altered or located in a Planned Industrial Park District unless it has been reviewed and approved by the Planning Board as to plot plan, site plan, building plan and specifications and other requirements contained herein "Reviewed and approved," as used in this section, shall mean that the reviewing agency provided in § 211126 shall review the said plans submitted and approve them with particular reference to the following

(1) Compatibility of the intended use with the intent of these regulations

(2) Design of facilities

(3) Traffic access



(4) Circulation of traffic for parking

(5) Disposition of open space, particularly where adjacent to any residential district or Garden Apartment District

(6) Landscaping

B. In general, all buildings shall be located in accordance with the design of the district