[Amended 5-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-16; 6-14-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-17; 8-13-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-10; 4-24-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-9]
[Amended 8-16-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-10; 6-26-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-12; 3-2-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-3; 4-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6; 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-13[1]]
It is the purpose of the ODL zone to permit
development of administrative office uses, selected light manufacturing
uses, scientific and industrial research uses, transportation uses,
wholesale trade uses and other compatible uses in proximity to the
interstate highway interchanges in the Township that will not substantially
impair the intent or purpose of the Zone Plan or this chapter. In
any ODL Office Laboratory District, land, buildings or premises shall
be used by right only for one or more of the following:
A.
Electronics and small parts assembly and/or manufacture.
B.
Scientific or industrial research, engineering laboratory,
testing or experimental laboratory or similar establishment for research
or product development.
C.
(Reserved)
D.
Administrative activities and offices.
E.
Government buildings, facilities and uses.
F.
Hotels or motels.
G.
Restaurants.
H.
Banks.
I.
Child-care facilities, subject to the following standards:
(1)
The architecture will be compatible with the neighborhood.
(2)
Reserved parking spaces are provided for child pickup
and dropoff.
(3)
Outside play areas shall be fenced with a minimum
six-foot high fence and shall provide appropriate safety for children.
(4)
The minimum outdoor play area shall be 150 square
feet per child.
J.
Wholesale establishments.
K.
Municipal parks and recreation, including active,
both indoor and outdoor facilities, and passive recreation. Subject
to an approved site plan, all facilities may be lighted.
L.
Churches and places of worship.
M.
Public or private nonprofit elementary and/or secondary
school, subject to a five-acre minimum lot size, 200 feet of lot frontage
and a fifty-foot setback from all property lines.
Only the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
A.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
B.
Cafeteria facilities for employees.
C.
Recreational facilities for employees and occupants.
E.
Satellite communications devices, both sending and
receiving stations. Such devices shall be roof-mounted or ground-mounted
and, where possible, located to the rear of the building away from
public view.
Area and bulk regulations shall be in accordance
with the specifications outlined in the Schedule of Area and Bulk
Regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area and Bulk
Regulations is located at the end of this chapter.
A.
Wireless communications towers, subject to all of the conditions and standards set forth in § 65-10D.
B.
Gasoline service stations, subject to all of the conditions and standards set forth in § 65-37. A combined gasoline service station and food sales operation is subject to providing off-street parking spaces to satisfy parking demands for all uses as specified in § 65-97, off-street loading as specified in § 65-99, and a safe pedestrian and vehicular access and circulation plan as well as satisfying the standards and conditions in § 65-37.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 65-44, Other
regulations, was repealed 9-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23.
A.
All other regulations of this chapter shall be followed
as required.
[Added 9-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23]
B.
Parking is permitted in the front yard if set back
a minimum of 10 feet from the property line. The ten-foot buffer strip
shall screen the parking lot using a combination of trees, shrubs,
berms and/or walls.
[Added 9-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23[1]]
C.
All activities and processes shall take place within
an enclosed building. Incidental storage out of doors shall be shielded
from view from public streets and adjacent off-street parking areas
by fencing, landscaping or other appropriate measures.
D.
Not more than two driveways, of not less than 24 feet
nor more than 40 feet in width, shall be permitted for 200 feet of
roadway frontage, nor shall any such driveway or access point be located
within 100 feet of the intersection of two public streets.
[Amended 9-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23]
E.
Open space shall include all land not covered by impervious
surfaces and shall be devoted to seeding, planting, farming activity,
retention of tree cover or other landscaping; this area shall be used
for no other purpose. Landscape, irrigation and stormwater detention
ponds may be included as part of the required open space.
[Amended 9-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23]
F.
Truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided in conformance with § 65-99. No such areas are permitted in front yard areas.
G.
Truck terminal facilities and warehouses shall be
enclosed to the rear of the front building line by fencing and landscaping.
Fencing shall not be less than six feet in height.
H.
Entrance and exit points to permitted uses shall be
clearly marked and may be indicated by directional signs not to exceed
four square feet in area on any one side, which signs shall not exceed
four in number and shall not contain any advertising matter.
I.
All waste generated shall be identified and disposed
of only in a manner as approved by the agencies having appropriate
jurisdiction.
J.
Precaution against fire hazards, proper handling of
and storage of materials, structural design and safeguards for the
health and safety of workers shall comply with the applicable regulations
and requirements of the State Department of Labor and Industry.
K.
Any vibration, glare or noise resulting from the operation
of the use shall not be evident beyond the boundaries of the zone
district.
L.
The operation shall not result in the dissemination
of smoke, dust, chemicals or odors into the air to such a degree as
to be detrimental to the health and welfare of the residents of the
area.
M.
Whenever a property line of an industrial lot abuts
or is across the street from a residential zone, a buffer strip shall
be established which shall include an area of land 50 feet in width
as measured from said property line. For the purpose of establishing
a building setback line along buffer areas, all front, side and rear
yard lines shall be increased by a depth of 50 feet. Screening shall
be provided along said rear and side property lines. The buffer strip
and screening shall meet the standards set forth in this chapter.
[Amended 9-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-23]
N.
All utilitarian areas such as delivery and service
areas and waste disposal, storage and pickup areas shall be screened
as specified in this chapter.
O.
Loading and unloading areas shall be provided as specified
in this chapter.
P.
Applications shall be in compliance with the following
specifications and standards and shall be met to the satisfaction
of the Consolidated Land Use Board of Mansfield Township:
[Amended 3-5-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-5]
(1)
The use will not injure or detract from the use of
neighboring property.
(2)
The use will not detract from the character of the
neighborhood.
(3)
The use of the property adjacent to the area included
in the plan is adequately safeguarded.
(4)
The property is suitable for the intended use.
(5)
The use will serve the best interests of the Township.
(6)
The use will not adversely affect public sewers and
facilities, such as water, sewer, police and fire protection.
(7)
The use will not adversely affect the drainage facilities
in the adjacent neighborhood.
(8)
The use will not adversely affect the safe flow of
highway traffic and adequate roadway accesses are provided to protect
roadways from undue congestion and hazards.
(9)
There shall be no storage, display or sale of any
merchandise whatsoever in the front yard setbacks.
(10)
All merchandise accessible to the public shall
be adequately safeguarded to prevent injury to persons.
(11)
The proposed use shall exert no detrimental
effect upon surrounding areas because of poor arrangement, parking
and moving of vehicles, impairment of light or circulation of air
and destruction of neighborhood character.
(12)
The proposed use shall constitute no hazard
to the general health or safety nor impairment of the extent or operation
of municipal service.
(13)
Wetlands and all environmental aspects of the
project shall not be negatively impacted.
