Township of Mansfield, NJ Article IV Performance Standards

§ 361-30 Compliance required; issuance of permits.

An applicant for a zoning permit, construction permit, certificate of occupancy or site plan approval shall provide documentation that the intended use will comply with the performance standards enumerated below. In the case of a structure being built where the future use is not known, a construction permit may be issued with the condition that no certificate of occupancy will be issued until such time as this documentation is submitted with respect to the particular occupant. A new application and a new certificate of occupancy shall be required in the event of any change of use of any structure.

§ 361-31 Land disturbance construction permit.

[Amended by Ord. No. 11-90]

A permit is required prior to any construction, grading, filling or other forms of land disturbance or use in furtherance of any approved preliminary or final subdivision or site plan. See Article VIII, Land Disturbance Construction Permits, of Chapter 362, Subdivision and Site Plan Review.

§ 361-32 Electrical or electronic devices.

All electrical or electronic devices shall be subject to the provisions of Public Law 90-602, 90th Congress, HR 10790, dated October 18, 1968, entitled, "An Act for the Protection of Public Health and Safety from the Dangers of Electronic Product Radiation." Radiation products, as defined in DHEW Publication No. (FDA) 75-8003, shall be limited and controlled so that no measurable energy can be recorded at any point beyond the property boundaries. The applicant, upon request, shall produce certified data wherein measurements made in accordance with the procedures and standards set forth in the DHEW Publication No. (FDA) 75-8003 adequately demonstrate compliance with the minimum standards established by the Act. All other forms of electromagnetic radiation lying between 100 KHz and 10 GHz shall be restricted to the technical limits established in the Federal Communication Commission's Rules and Regulations. Additionally, electric or electronic equipment shall be shielded so there is no interference with any radio or television reception at the lot line, or beyond the operator's dwelling unit in the case of multifamily dwellings, as the result of the operation of such equipment.

§ 361-33 Glare.

Exterior lighting and illuminated signs shall be shielded and directed so that skyglow, glare, direct light or reflected light will not adversely affect adjoining properties, adjoining dwelling units, adjoining residential districts or streets.

§ 361-34 Heat.

No use shall produce heat perceptible beyond its lot lines. Furthermore, no use shall be permitted to discharge any substance into a natural body of water which would cause the temperature of that body of water to rise or fall, either temporarily or permanently.

§ 361-35 Fire and explosion hazards.

All activities shall be carried on only in structures which conform to the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the Uniform Construction Code[1] or Township Fire Ordinance, whichever is more restrictive. All operations shall be carried on and all explosive raw materials, fuels, liquids and finished products shall be stored in accordance with the standards of the Board of Fire Underwriters.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 158, Construction Codes, Uniform.

§ 361-36 Radioactivity.

Any industrial activity which emits dangerous radioactivity at any point is prohibited.

§ 361-37 Smoke control.

A. No smoke shall be emitted from any chimney or other source as visible grey greater than No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

B. Smoke of a shade not darker than No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart may be emitted for not more than four minutes in any 30 minutes.

C. These provisions, applicable to visible grey smoke, shall also apply to visible smoke of a different color, but with an equivalent apparent opacity.

§ 361-38 Storage and waste disposal.

A. No flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases in excess of 300 gallons shall be stored in bulk above ground, provided that tanks or drums of fuel directly connecting with energy devices, heating devices or appliances located on the same lot as the tanks or drums of fuel are excluded from this provision.

B. All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products and all fuel, and all raw materials and products stored outdoors shall be enclosed by a fence adequate to conceal the facilities from any adjacent properties.

C. No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces, nor shall any substance be deposited which can contaminate an underground aquifer or otherwise render such underground aquifer undesirable as a source of water supply or recreation, or which will destroy aquatic life.

D. All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored indoors and enclosed in appropriate containers adequate to eliminate such hazards.

E. No use shall be conducted in such a way as to discharge any treated or untreated sewage or industrial waste except as shall be approved by the health officer and sewage authority and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

F. Solid wastes shall be disposed of consistent with the Warren County Solid Waste Management Plan and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection standards for solid waste disposal.

§ 361-39 Vapors and gases; dust and dirt; fly ash and fumes.

A. No emission shall be made which can cause any damage to health, to animals or vegetation or other forms of property or which can cause any excessive soiling at any point.

B. No emission of liquid or solid particles from any chimney or otherwise shall exceed 0.3 grains per cubic foot of the covering gas at any point.

C. For measurement of the amount of particles in gases resulting from combustion, standard correction shall be applied to a stack temperature of 500° F. and 50% excess air.

§ 361-40 Ventilation.

No use shall obstruct the natural ventilation of adjacent uses.

§ 361-41 Vibration.

There shall be no vibration which is discernible to the human sense of feeling without instruments at any point beyond the lot line.

§ 361-42 Noise.

A. Noise emanating from any operation or use shall be measured from any point on the property line of the lot on which the operation is located and no noise so measured shall exceed the values given in the following table in any octave band of frequency. The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level analyzer that conforms to specifications published by the "American Standard Sound Level Meters for Measurement of Noise and Other Sounds" Z243-1944, American Standards Association, Inc., New York, N.Y., and "American Standards Specification for an Octave-Band Filter Set for the Analysis of Noise and Other Sounds" Z24.10-1953, American Standard Association, Inc., New York, N.Y.

	Cycles Per Second	Sound Pressure Level Decibels re 0.002 dyne/cm2
	0 to 75	65
	76 to 150	50
	151 to 300	44
	301 to 600	38
	601 to 1200	35
	1201 to 2400	32
	2401 to 4800	29
	Above 4800	26

B. For noises which may be objectionable due to intermittence, heat, frequency or hammering quality or for noise which is not smooth and continuous, corrections shall be made to the above table by subtracting five decibels from each of the decibel levels given.

§ 361-43 Airport safety zones and airport hazard.

[Amended by Ord. No. 02-93]

The provisions of N.J.A.C. 16:62-1.1 et seq. adopted by the State of New Jersey, pursuant to the Air Safety and Zoning Act of 1983, P.L. 1983, c. 260, N.J.S.A. 6:1-30 et seq. shall be complied with by all applicants whose property falls within the definition of Airport Safety Zones and Airport Hazard Areas as defined by said regulations.