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Township of Mansfield, NJ
Warren County
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The following uses shall be the permitted uses allowed in the PO District:
A. 
Office buildings for professional, executive and/or administrative purposes.
B. 
Scientific, engineering and/or research laboratories, provided that no materials or finished products shall be manufactured, processed or fabricated on the premises for the purpose of sale.
C. 
Medical service and care facilities, such as offices and clinics of physicians and dentists.
D. 
Nursing and convalescent homes.
E. 
Indoor recreational uses.
F. 
Township-owned buildings operated for public purposes.
G. 
Co-located wireless telecommunications antennas and facilities as regulated in § 363-80.
[Added 11-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-18]
H. 
Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures on a parcel or parcels of land comprising 20 or more contiguous acres that are owned by the same person or entity, and in accordance with the regulations set forth in § 363-74 below.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
I. 
Small wind energy systems on a parcel or parcels of land comprising 20 or more contiguous acres that are owned by the same person or entity.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses are allowed in the PO District, including the following:
A. 
Off-street parking.
B. 
Fences and walls.
C. 
Garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles.
D. 
Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding 50 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractors, architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a building permit and concluding with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever is less, provided such trailers and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and set back at least 15 feet from street and lot lines.
E. 
Signs.
F. 
Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures. Minor solar facilities shall be permitted to be ground mounted and mounted to principal and accessory structures and buildings; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches beyond the edge of the roofline or 12 inches above the highest point of the roof surface or structure. Flat roofs shall be exempt from the height requirement. However, panels on a flat roof shall not extend more than five feet above the roof line. Minor solar facilities shall have a setback requirement consistent with building regulations. In the case of a surface level or ground-mounted system, the system shall be situated more than 50 feet from the nearest property boundary line. Minor solar ground-mounted facilities located less than 50 feet from the nearest property line shall require minor site plan approval prior to obtaining a zoning permit and shall have setback requirements consistent with building regulations. Notwithstanding, these systems shall not exceed the maximum building height in the zoning district. Cadmium telluride solar panels shall not be permitted due to the highly carcinogenic nature of cadmium and the possible detrimental effects on children, wildlife, water supplies and the environment.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
The following shall be conditional uses in the PO District:
A. 
Outdoor recreational facilities.
B. 
Wireless telecommunications tower and facilities on municipally owned property as regulated in §§ 363-73 and 363-80.
[Added 11-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-18]
C. 
Wireless telecommunications towers and facilities on other than municipally owned property as regulated in §§ 363-73 and 363-80.
[Added 11-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-18]
D. 
Major solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures on a parcel of land comprising less than 20 acres.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
E. 
A small wind energy system on a parcel or parcels of land comprising less than 20 acres.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
F. 
Adult retirement communities, subject to the requirements of § 363-72.
[Added 8-8-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-16]
All uses not expressly permitted in §§ 363-50 through 363-52 above shall be prohibited.
A. 
All classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service.
[Added 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
Maximum building height shall be three stories or 40 feet, whichever is less.
A. 
Lot area: five acres.
B. 
Lot frontage: 300 feet.
C. 
Lot width: 300 feet.
D. 
Lot depth: 400 feet.
E. 
Side yard, each: 75 feet.
F. 
Front yard: 100 feet.
G. 
Rear yard: 75 feet.
H. 
Lot coverage: 20%.
I. 
Impervious coverage: 60%.
J. 
Accessory uses: comply with principal building requirements.