[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 2:19C-89; 6-4-1990 by Ord. No. 2:19O-90; 2-15-1994 by Ord. No.
2:19F1-94; 6-2-1997; 12-2-1997]
The regulations contained in this article shall apply only on the B, LB, PO/R and RC Zones and do not apply to single-family and two-family dwellings. Otherwise, no use shall be permitted, established, maintained or conducted in the Township except in compliance with the standards set forth in this article and Article 51. In addition, all the design standards and requirements of Part 2, Site Plan Review, shall apply.
A.
Entrance and exits on public streets shall provide
for acceleration and deceleration lanes wherever possible. Such lanes
shall be 13 feet in width, except a lesser width may be approved where
located on other than an arterial road or where low traffic volume
is anticipated.
B.
Curb radii at intersections shall be a minimum of
25 feet. Longer radii shall be used where high traffic volume is anticipated.
C.
Access drives and interior roadways shall have dimensions
such as to accommodate adequately the volume and character of vehicles
anticipated. Widths shall be increased to provide for parking.
D.
All access drives, interior streets and parking areas
shall be curbed where necessary to control drainage and where the
curbline radius of curvature is less than 50 feet and at other locations
where required by the Planning Board. Curbs shall generally be provided
where traffic volume is high.
E.
Sidewalk widths shall be designed to accommodate the
anticipated volume of pedestrian traffic as approved by the Planning
Board, and in no event shall be less than four feet.
F.
Provisions for circulation shall generally conform
to current planning guides and standards published by the New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs or other governmental agencies or
professional engineering or planning organizations.
A.
Parking areas shall be located and arranged to provide
for safe and efficient access by both vehicles and pedestrians. Consideration
shall be given to the aesthetic relationship of parking areas to roadways
and surrounding properties. Consideration shall also be given to nuisance
and pollution factors such as noise, glare, water and air pollution.
The location and arrangement of all parking areas shall be as approved
by the Planning Board.
B.
Location of off-street parking.
(1)
Off-street parking shall be prohibited within
100 feet of any street line. Furthermore, in no case shall off-street
parking be located between the face of any building extended across
the width of the lot and an adjacent street line.
(2)
Off-street parking stalls shall not block principal
entrances to a building. A minimum of a twenty-foot-wide pedestrian
dropoff island, free of vehicular parking, shall be provided to permit
unencumbered pedestrian access to the principal building entrances.
The circulation systems should be designed so as to provide direct
access to the building without requiring pedestrians to pass between
parked cars. The Planning Board, in its discretion, may require appropriate
breaks in the parking bays to permit adequate pedestrian access to
the building.
C.
The number of off-street parking spaces required shall
conform with Table No. 1, except that the Planning Board may permit
or require the provision of less parking space than specified in Table
No. 1 when there is sufficient evidence that such number of required
spaces is unreasonable or unnecessary for the contemplated use. In
every case, however, provision for all of the required spaces shall
be made by design and grading, with the unpaved area being landscaped
as specified by the Planning Board. A parking space prepared with
EVSE or make-ready equipment shall count as two parking spaces for
the purpose of complying with a minimum parking space requirement.
This shall result in a reduction of no more than 10% of the total
required parking
[Amended 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
Table No. 1
Off-Street Parking Requirements
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Uses
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Required Parking Spaces
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Banks and savings institutions
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One parking space for each 100 square feet of
floor area exclusive of service areas or five spaces for each teller
window, whichever is greater
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Churches and other places of worship
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One for each three seats or one for each 72
inches of seating space when benches rather than seats are used
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Community buildings, social halls and places
of public assembly, theaters
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One parking space for each three seats, except
where a specific amount of seating is undetermined, one parking space
shall be required for each 75 square feet of assembly area
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Country clubs – in addition to requirements
for golf courses and golf clubs
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One for each 100 square feet of floor area occupied
by all principal and accessory structures, except those used for parking
purposes
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Funeral homes
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Ten spaces, plus one space for each 50 square
feet of space devoted to chapel or slumber rooms
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Garden centers
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Ten spaces, plus one space for each 200 square
feet of indoor and outdoor sales area
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Golf course and golf clubs (See also country
clubs)
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Ten parking spaces for each tee
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Hospital and nursing homes
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One for each two beds, plus one for each employee
in maximum working shift
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Industrial uses
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One for each 400 square feet of floor area or
one for each two employees in the maximum working shift, whichever
is greater
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Laboratory, research and other uses not otherwise
specified herein
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One parking space for every 1.2 employees in
the maximum shift or one parking space for every 300 square feet of
gross floor area, whichever is greater
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Medical or dental clinics or offices
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Four spaces for each doctor or dentist, plus
one space for each employee or one space for every 100 square feet
of usable floor space, whichever is greater
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Offices, business
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One space for every 200 square feet of gross
floor area
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Offices, professional
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One space for every 200 square feet of gross
floor area
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Residential dwellings
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Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit
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D.
Parking stalls shall be 10 feet wide and 20 feet long,
except that the width of stalls for all-day parking may be reduced
to nine feet. Longitudinal end-to-end parking stalls shall be 25 feet
long. All stalls shall have adequate ingress and egress, which shall
be kept open and unobstructed at all times.
E.
The width of all aisles providing direct access to
individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the requirements
established in Table No. 2. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted
in aisles serving parking spaces placed at angles other than 90°.
Table No. 2
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Minimum Permitted Aisle Widths In Parking
Areas
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Parking Angle
(Degrees)
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Aisle Width
(Feet)
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0 (parallel)
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12
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30
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12
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45
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13
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60
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18
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90 (perpendicular)
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25
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F.
Pedestrian circulation within parking areas shall
be separated from vehicular traffic to as great an extent as possible.
G.
Curbs or wheel stops anchored to the ground shall
be provided in appropriate locations in parking stalls. Parked vehicles
shall not overhang or extend over sidewalks.
H.
A landscaped island, having a minimum width of 12
feet, shall be located between alternate dual rows of parking stalls
and at other locations to soften the visual impact of the parking
area.
A.
Location of driveways.
(1)
All entrance and exit driveways to a public
or private street shall be so located as to afford maximum safety
to such roadway.
(2)
No part of any driveway shall be located closer than 20 feet from any other driveway on an adjoining parcel, nor shall more than one driveway be located closer than 60 feet to another driveway on the same site, as measured from the closest edge of any two driveways along the same right-of-way line, except as provided in Article 47 with respect to flag lots.
B.
Sight distances. The minimum sight distance at intersections
shall conform with appropriate standards of the American Association
of Transportation and State Highway Officials.
C.
Intersections. Where a site is located at the intersection
of two streets, no driveway entrance or exit shall be located within
50 feet of the point of tangency of the existing or proposed curb
radius of that site.
D.
Geometric design. The geometric design of a driveway
connection to a public or private street shall be governed by sound
traffic engineering principles and be in accordance with generally
accepted good current practice, subject to approval by the Planning
Board.
A.
When required. In any district, in connection with
every building or building group or part thereof which are to be utilized
by industrial and commercial uses or requires the distribution by
vehicles or material or merchandise, for any multifamily residential
development and for large-scale public and quasi-public uses, there
shall be provided and maintained, on the same zone lot with such building,
off-street loading spaces in accordance with the requirements of Table
No. 3.
Table No. 3
Required Off-Street Loading Space
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Use
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Gross Square Feet of Floor Area
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Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required
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Hospital, nursing home (in addition to ambulance
space)
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From 10,000 to 30,000
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1
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For each additional 30,000 or fraction thereof
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1
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Office buildings
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Less than 5,000
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0
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5,000 to 15,000
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1
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For each additional 20,000 or fraction thereof
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1
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Retail, commercial, industrial
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Less than 3,000
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0
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3,000 to 10,000
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1
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10,001 to 30,000
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2
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30,001 to 50,000
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3
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50,001 to 75,000
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4
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For each additional 25,000 or fraction thereof
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1
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School
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15,000 or more
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1
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B.
Size. Each such loading space shall not be less than
16 feet in width and 40 feet or more in length, depending upon the
functions to be performed. The overall floor-to-ceiling height or
clear height distance shall not be less than 12 feet, which may be
increased where required by the Planning Board.
C.
Signs. All loading spaces shall be appropriately indicated
by sign or other visual communication as to their location.
D.
Modification. The Planning Board may modify the above
requirements where there is sufficient evidence that such requirements
are inadequate, unnecessary or unreasonable.
Animal hospitals and kennels, where permitted,
shall be located in buildings no closer than 200 feet to any side
or rear lot boundary line and 100 feet from any front yard lot line.
Such facilities shall be maintained in an enclosed structure, shall
be of soundproof construction and so operated as to produce no discernible
odors at the lot boundary line. Open kennels, exercise pens or runways
shall not be located closer than 400 feet to any side or rear lot
boundary line or 200 feet from the front yard lot line and shall not
be used between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and the following 8:00 a.m.
A.
Noxious activity. No activity shall be permitted which,
by its own inherent characteristics or industrial processes, may be
noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust,
smoke, refuse, odor, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, radioactivity,
unsightly conditions or other similar conditions.
B.
Noise.
(1)
No noise, defined as the sound pressure level
radiated continuously from a facility, which exceeds the following
in any octave band of frequency shall be permitted:
Frequency Band Cycles per Second
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Sound Pressure Level in Decibels1
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20 to 75
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69
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75 to 150
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54
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150 to 300
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47
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300 to 600
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41
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600 to 1,200
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37
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1,200 to 2,400
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34
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2,400 to 4,800
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31
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4,800 to 9,600
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28
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NOTES:
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1.
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According to the following formula: sound pressure
level in decibels equals 20 log P/P2, where P2 equals 0.0002 dynes/square
centimeter.
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(2)
If the noise is not smooth and continuous and
is not radiated at nighttime, one or more of the following corrections
shall be added to or subtracted from each of the decibel levels given
above:
Type of Operation or Character of Noise
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Correction in Decibels
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Daytime operation only
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+ 5
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Noise source operates less than 20% of the time
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+ 51
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Noise source operates less than 5% of the time
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+101
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Noise source operates less than 1% of the time
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+151
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Noise of impulsive character (hammering, etc.)
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- 5
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Noise of periodic character (hum, screech, etc.)
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- 5
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NOTES:
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1.
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Apply one of these corrections only.
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(3)
The foregoing measurements shall be made at
a point 25 feet distant from the building wherein the noise originates
or at the nearest boundary line of the property, whichever is further
away, and shall be measured with a sound level meter and an octave
band analyzer that conforms to the specifications published by the
American Standards Association, Inc., New York, New York.
C.
Discharges. No discharge into any disposal system
or stream or into the ground of any materials of such nature or temperature
as will contaminate or degrade any water resource or cause the emission
of any discernible odor shall be permitted.
D.
Hazards. No hazard by reason of fire, explosion, radiation
or similar cause to adjoining or nearby property shall be permitted.
A.
All uses in the B, LB and PO/R Zones, other than single-family
or two-family detached residences, abutting a single-family residential
zone or use in the Township of any adjoining municipality shall provide
a buffer area on the side or sides facing such single-family residential
zone or use as follows:
Zone
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Minimum Buffer Strip Width
(feet)
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B/LB
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50
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PO/R
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75
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B.
Structures or uses in buffer. No principal or accessory
structure, other than as may be provided herein, nor any off-street
parking or loading areas or other use shall be permitted within the
buffer zone.
C.
Driveways in buffer. No access or driveways, other
than as may be permitted by the Planning Board under the site plan
review, shall be permitted within a buffer area.
D.
Maintenance of buffer.
(1)
Buffer areas shall be maintained in their natural
state when wooded and, whether or not wooded, shall be planted with
evergreens or similar natural year-round screening and/or fenced to
form a year-round visual barrier.
(2)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner
or occupant to maintain any buffer areas and replace plants as they
die and repair or replace fences when necessary.
E.
Utility easements in buffer. Underground utility easements
shall be permitted, when deemed necessary or desirable by the Planning
Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 113-332,
Motor vehicle sales, service and repair facilities, was repealed 5-18-2004.
As a condition of approval and the continuance
of any use, occupancy of any structure and operation of any process
or equipment, the applicant shall certify that such machinery, equipment,
devices, procedures or methods comply with the applicable performance
standards. Permits and certificates required by other government agencies
shall be submitted to the Planning Board as proof of compliance with
applicable codes.
A.
Conditional permit.
(1)
In the event that a determination cannot be
made at the time of application that a proposed use, process or unit
of equipment will meet the standards established in this section,
the Planning Board may recommend issuance of a temporary certificate
of occupancy. The temporary certificate of occupancy shall be based
on submission of evidence that the proposed use, process or equipment
will meet the standards established herein after completion or installation
and operation.
(2)
Within 60 days after a temporary certificate
of occupancy is granted, a final certificate of occupancy shall be
applied and for satisfactory evidence submitted that all standards
established by this section have been met.
(3)
In no event shall a temporary certificate of
occupancy remain in effect for more than six months.
B.
Regulation of nuisance elements.
(1)
Definition of nuisance elements. A nuisance
element is any noise, radioactivity, vibration, glare, smoke, odor,
air pollution or dust which exceeds the performance standards established
under this section.
(2)
Locations where determinations are to be made
for enforcement of performance standards. The determination of the
existence of nuisance elements shall be made at the following locations:
Nuisance Characteristic
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All Uses
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Smoke
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Vent or smokestack
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Particles and fly ash
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Vent or smokestack
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Odors
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Property line
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Liquid wastes
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Property line
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Solid wastes
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Required setback lines
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Radiation
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Vent or smokestack
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Noise
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Property line
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Vibration
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Property line
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Glare
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Property line
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Heat
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Heated air
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Vent or smokestack
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Heated liquid or solid discharge
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Property line
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(3)
Continued compliance. Continued compliance with
the performance standards stated herein shall be a requirement for
the continued occupancy of any structure or the operation of any process
or equipment.
C.
Air pollution standards.
(1)
General. No substance shall be emitted into
the atmosphere in quantities which are injurious to human, plant or
animal life, to property or which will interfere unreasonably with
the comfortable enjoyment of life and property anywhere in the Township.
All provisions of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code, as amended,
or the regulations contained in this section, whichever shall be the
more stringent, shall be complied with.
(2)
Smoke. In any nonresidential zone, no smoke
the shade or appearance of which is darker than No. 1 of the Ringelmann
Smoke Chart shall be emitted into the open air from any fuel-burning
equipment; provided, however, that smoke emitted during the clearing
of a fire box or the building of a new fire, the shade or appearance
of which is not darker than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, may
be permitted for a period aggregating no more than three minutes in
any 15 consecutive minutes.
(3)
Solid particles and fly ash.
(a)
In any zone, no discharge of solid particles
through a stack, duct or vent shall be permitted that is greater than
50% of the allowable emission in pounds per hour established by Chapters
4 and 6 of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code.
(b)
During construction, any road, parking area,
driveway, truck loading or unloading station or any other exterior
area having a substantial movement of vehicles or equipment shall
be paved or otherwise stabilized sufficiently to prevent the generation
of dust from the movement of such vehicles or equipment.
(4)
Odors. In no zone may odorous material be emitted
into the atmosphere in quantities sufficient to be detected without
instruments.
D.
Waste standards.
(1)
Liquid waste. No liquid waste shall be stored
on any property or discharged into any watercourse in the Township
except in accordance with all state and federal regulations. If the
applicant proposes to construct facilities for the storage or treatment
of waste, he/she or she shall supply:
(a)
A statement by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection that such proposed facilities are in compliance
with applicable state laws and regulations.
(b)
Approval by the appropriate officials in charge
of the installation of such facilities. No liquid waste shall be discharged
into any sewage collection and disposal system unless the appropriate
Township or authority officials shall have first investigated the
character and volume of such waste and shall have certified that it
will accept the discharge of such waste material into the system.
The applicant shall comply with any requirements of such officials,
including the pretreating of such wastes, the installation of processing
methods, separation or screening of wastes, control of degree of alkalinity
or acidity and other methods of improving such wastes prior to discharge,
as a condition of approval of such facilities.
(2)
Solid waste. Each proposed use shall:
(a)
Assume full responsibility for adequate and
regular collection and removal of all refuse, except where the Township
assumes such responsibility.
(b)
Comply with all applicable provisions of the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
(c)
Comply with all provisions of the State Sanitary
Code, Chapter VIII, "Refuse Disposal," Public Health Council of the
State Department of Environmental Protection.
(d)
Permit no accumulation on the property of any
solid waste, junk or similar materials.
(e)
Not engage in any sanitary landfill operation
on the property, except as may be permitted by other Township codes
and ordinances.
E.
Radiation standards. All use of materials, equipment
or facilities which are or may be sources of radiation shall comply
with all controls, standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended, and any codes, rules or regulations promulgated
under such act, as well as the Radiation Protection Act, N.J.S.A.
26:2D-1 et seq., whichever shall be more stringent.
F.
Noise standards.
(1)
Objective. The purpose of this subsection is
to ensure that the environmental character of the area surrounding
the proposed use, with respect to noise, shall not be altered. The
standards established herein shall be interpreted in any specific
case with this objective in mind.
(2)
Measurement. Measurements, if required under this subsection, shall be made at the location noted in Subsection B(2) of this section. Measurements, where required, shall be made by a competent acoustical engineer using equipment meeting the United States of America Standards Institute standard S1.4-1961 thereof and S2.22, or the latest revision thereof. All measurements shall be made in at least eight frequency bands.
(3)
Hours. Ambient noise levels shall be/she determined
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. for periods of at least
one hour on three separate occasions.
(4)
Permitted level. The permitted noise level of
the proposed use, measured at the measuring line, shall not exceed
the ambient noise levels in each frequency band.
(5)
Additional standards. In addition, noise control
shall be subject to standards established by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection. Where standards are established and are
more restrictive than contained in this subsection, the more restrictive
standards shall be applicable.
G.
Vibration standards. In no zone shall any vibration,
discernible without instruments at the measuring point, be permitted.
H.
Heat standards. Heat is thermal energy of a radiative,
conductive or convective nature. In no zone shall any use or process
produce a temperature rise discernible at the measuring point, or
discharge water into any watercourse which shall produce a temperature
increase of greater than three degrees in that watercourse measured
at a point 10 feet from the point of discharge.
I.
Fire and explosion hazards standards. If it appears
that any proposed use, structure, process or resulting product or
material may constitute a fire or explosion hazard, the Planning Board
may require the applicant to supply proof of:
Utility lines at any new construction shall
be located underground.
An adequate water supply must be available without
adversely affecting others drawing water from the same source.
Sewerage shall be provided which will dispose
of sewage without adversely affecting the sources of water for others.
Stormwater runoff shall be so controlled that
erosion is neither caused nor worsened and that the potential of downstream
flooding is not increased.