[Amended by Ord. No. 3-99; Ord. No. 12-02; 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 6-14]
This zone is designated for offices for business, professional,
executive or administrative purposes, scientific or research laboratories,
industrial and manufacturing uses and indoor commercial recreation.
The intensity of operations shall not exceed the limitations imposed
by the performance standards hereinafter set forth in this article.
Also permitted in this district are:
D.
Accessory uses customarily incident to the above uses. For indoor
commercial recreation centers, accessory uses include locker and changing
rooms, showers, day-care facilities, related medical, chiropractic
or physical therapy professionals, small cafes, snack bars and pro
shops, provided that access to such accessory uses is only from within
the facility. No outdoor advertisement is permitted for such accessory
uses.
[Amended by Ord. No. 12-02]
No land or building shall be used or occupied which does not conform to the performance standards of § 600-271. In addition, the following uses are specifically prohibited.
[Amended by Ord. No. 28-81]
A.
Height. No structure shall exceed a height of two stories provided
the building is not higher than 30 feet.
B.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet. Off-street parking is permitted in the front yard as regulated in § 600-179F.
C.
Side yard. There shall be two side yards and no side yard shall be
at less than 20% of the average lot width provided that in no event
shall any side yard be less than 20 feet. Off-street parking is permitted
in the side yard, provided no parking area is closer than 10 feet
to any property, nor five feet to any building.
D.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet. Where
any alley or railroad right-of-way abuts the rear of the property,
such space may be counted as part of the rear yard. Off-street parking
is permitted in the rear yard provided no parking area is closer than
10 feet to any property line nor five feet to any building.
E.
Special district boundary buffer area. No building shall be built
within 75 feet of any residence zone line and off-street parking and
access drives shall be set back 25 feet from such zone line to establish
a buffer area as defined herein. Said buffer area shall be suitably
landscaped as approved by the Planning Board.
F.
Lot area. Each lot in the I-1 Industrial District shall contain a
minimum lot area of at least one acre and shall have a frontage at
the front street property line of at least 175 feet.
G.
Maximum floor area ratio. The gross floor area of all floors of all
buildings shall not exceed 25% of the total lot area.
H.
Landscaping. The requirements of § 600-259A(7) shall be met.
I.
Loading. Loading and unloading shall be done in other than front
yard.
J.
Before the issuance of a building permit within this zone, the Planning
Board shall review and approve a site development plan of the proposed
use and shall ascertain that all requirements of this article are
complied with.
In addition to the usual required building permit application,
an application for any building permit or certificate of occupancy
in the I-1 Industrial District shall be submitted to the Building
Inspector in duplicate on forms prepared by the Planning Board. The
applicant shall also submit in duplicate all plans of the proposed
construction and development, including a description of the proposed
operation. If it appears from the application that the intended use
may not conform to the performance standards established for this
zone, the Planning Board shall request the applicant to submit a deposit
of $500 which will be used to defray the cost of special reports required
to process the application. The Planning Board shall refer the application
for investigation and report to one or more expert consultants selected
by the Board as qualified to advise on conformance to the required
performance standards. Such consultants shall make a written report
within 30 days after his receipt of such application. At the next
regular meeting of the Board or within 30 days of receipt of consultant's
report, whichever comes sooner, the Board shall render a decision
in the form of a written report regarding the application. Any permit
authorized and issued shall be conditioned on, among other things,
the applicant's completed buildings and installations in operation
conforming to the applicable performance standards and the applicants
paying fees in excess of $500 if needed to cover experts' above-mentioned
reports. All monies not used to pay for the services of the expert
consultant shall be returned to the applicant at the time the Board
renders the written decision. A copy of all reports or decisions shall
be promptly furnished to the applicant.
A.
Before the issuance of any building or occupancy permit for any use
in the I-1 District, all of the following minimum standards must be
complied with:
(1)
Fire and explosion hazard. All activities shall be carried on
only in structures which conform to the standards of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters or the Township Building Code or Fire Ordinance,
whichever is more restrictive. All operations shall be carried on
and explosive raw materials, fuels, liquids and finished products
shall be stored in accordance with the standards of the Board of Fire
Underwriters.
(2)
Radioactivity. Any industrial activity which emits dangerous
radioactivity at any point is prohibited.
(3)
Smoke, dust, fumes, odors, gases. There shall be no emission
of any smoke, fumes, gas, dust or odors. These and any other atmospheric
pollutant which is detectable to the human senses at the boundaries
of the lot occupied by such use is prohibited.
(4)
Liquid or solid wastes.
(a)
No operation shall discharge wastes of any kind into any reservoir,
pond, lake, underground stream or underground water source. The discharge
of untreated wastes into a stream is prohibited. All methods of sewage
and industrial waste treatment and disposal shall be approved by Township
and New Jersey State Health Departments. Effluent from a treatment
plant shall at all times comply with the following standards:
[1]
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand: five parts per million.
[2]
Maximum quality of effluent: 10% of minimum daily stream flow.
[3]
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand after dilution (B.O.D.)
of effluent multiplied by quantity of effluent divided by quantity
of stream flow: 0.25 part per million.
[4]
Maximum total solids: 5,000 parts per million.
[5]
Maximum phenol: 0.10 part per million.
(b)
No effluent shall contain any other acids, oils, dust, toxic
metals, corrosive or other toxic substance in solution or suspension
which would create odors, discolor, poison or otherwise pollute the
stream in any way.
(5)
Vibration. There shall be no vibration which is discernible
to the human sense of feeling beyond the immediate site on which such
use is conducted.
(6)
Noise. There shall be no noise emanating from any operation
which will be audible beyond the boundaries of the immediate site.
(7)
Landscaping. There shall be established along the line of any
lot that is contiguous to any residential district a belt of landscaping
or fence or wall as the Planning Board may require which will be adequate
to screen the operations of such lot from normal observation from
within such residential district.
(8)
Loading. Loading and unloading shall be done in other than the
front yard.
B.
Before the issuance of a building or occupancy permit, the Planning
Board shall review and approve a site development plan of the proposed
use and shall ascertain that all the requirements of this section
are complied with.
[Amended by Ord. No. 3-99; amended by Ord. No. 16-07]
Permitted conditional uses are established as follows:
