The Limited Manufacturing and Industrial Zone
(LMI) is located to take advantage of major highway access, railroad
access and proximity to the airport facility. The standards are intended
to require maximum attention to proper site designing, including the
location of structures and parking areas, proper ingress and egress,
development of an interior street system, architectural design landscaping
and the compatibility of any proposal with the natural foliage, soils,
contours, drainage patterns and the need to avoid visual intrusions
and performance nuisances upon adjacent residences or residential
zones. It is intended that existing foliage and natural features be
retained and enhanced in relation to the site as well as the surrounding
area.
[Added 12-20-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-018]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any organic material that, when accumulated, will become
active compost.
A recycling center that receives, stores, processes and/or
transfers Class B recyclable material. Class B recyclable material
means a source-separated, recyclable material which is subject to
DEP approval prior to receipt, storage, processing or transfer at
a recycling center in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.34b, and which
includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Source-separated, nonputrescible waste concrete, asphalt, brick,
block, asphalt-based roofing scrap and wood waste;
Source-separated, nonputrescible waste materials other than
metal, glass, paper, plastic containers, corrugated and other cardboard
resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition operations
on houses, commercial buildings, pavements and other structures;
Source-separated whole trees, tree trunks, tree parts, tree
stumps, brush and leaves provided that they are not composted;
Source-separated scrap tires; and
Source-separated, petroleum-contaminated soil.
The controlled biological degradation of organic matter to
make compost.
The manufacture of horticultural mulch from wood, wood products
or similar materials. This term does not include the production of
mulch as a byproduct of on-site farming.
Principal permitted uses shall be:
A.
Offices and office buildings.
B.
Laboratories of an experimental, research or testing
nature which carry on processes within completely enclosed buildings
and which do not produce noticeable noise, vibration, smoke, dust,
odors, heat, glare, disease, or health hazards outside the buildings,
or negatively impact any environmental media.
C.
Industrial plants, provided that the synthesis of
chemical products for direct industrial sale is not involved in the
manufacturing, assembling or fabricating process.
D.
Wholesale distribution centers and warehouses.
E.
Industrial parks on tracts of land at least 25 acres
in area comprised of the preceding uses.
F.
Farms.
G.
Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. See § 500-96 for additional standards.
H.
Construction enterprises, including contractors' storage
yards, vehicle repair garages and body shops.
I.
Soil removal operations pursuant to Chapter 460, Soil Removal and Soil Fill, of the Code of the Township of West Milford.
J.
Bed-and-breakfasts.
[Added 1-21-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-1]
K.
Wireless telecommunications facilities in the LMI
Zone, provided that the subject property or properties are improved
with a principally permitted use, subject to the following:
[Added 7-1-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-12;
amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-51]
(1)
Proposed activity shall be placed on one of the following,
as applicable:
(a)
Antennas being placed on public streetlights,
telephone poles and utility stanchions, the height of the antennas
shall not exceed five feet above the existing pole or stanchion. The
support equipment is subject to:
(b)
Monopoles or lattice towers that were approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board prior to the enactment of this Subsection K, but not extending the height of the support structure.
(c)
Wireless telecommunications facilities disguised
within new or existing freestanding flagpoles or decorative light
stanchions, as follows:
[1]
The height of the structure shall not exceed
60 feet;
[2]
Freestanding flagpoles and decorative light stanchions shall maintain the accessory building setbacks as specified in § 500-48 and shall maintain a minimum front yard setback of 10 feet;
[3]
Freestanding flagpoles and decorative light
stanchions shall not impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic nor cause
sight distance impediments for vehicles entering or exiting a site.
(d)
Roof structures, provided that no aspect of
the wireless telecommunications facility is visible from ground level
when viewed from street frontage.
(2)
Equipment shelters to service antennas not located
on telephone poles or streetlights shall be set back a minimum of
15 feet from all property lines and shall be camouflaged in a structure
that is architecturally complementary to the antenna camouflage and
the surrounding buildings, or may be located on the roof, provided
that no aspect of the wireless telecommunications facility is visible
from ground level when viewed from street frontage.
(3)
All facilities shall be suitably secured in accordance with § 500-68, Fences, walls and sight triangles, of this chapter.
(4)
Landscaping as screening shall be provided around
the security fencing.
(5)
All electrical connections, wires and conduit from
the antenna's structures to the ground structures shall be installed
underground.
(6)
In the event such wireless telecommunications facilities
are abandoned or not operated for the use as approved for a period
of six months, the same shall be removed, at the option of the Township,
at the sole expense of the property owner.
A.
Off-street parking.
C.
Garages, storage buildings and other customary accessory
uses incidental to the principal use.
D.
Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding
100 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractors,
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction 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 are set back at least
15 feet from all street and lot lines.
E.
Employee cafeterias as part of a principal building,
provided the cafeteria is limited in service to the employees of the
principal use designated on the site plan as approved by the Board.
[Added 12-20-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-018]
C.
The following are the conditional use standards in the LMI Zone:
(1)
Minimum lot/tract area of five acres.
(2)
Topsoil and/or mulch operations shall not exceed 30% of the
total lot/tract area.
(3)
Any area in which materials are stored or sold shall be at least
300 feet from any residential structure and 25 feet from any property
line, with said distances being measured in a straight line between
the material storage/sale area and the closest residential structure
or property line. This requirement may be reduced up to 50% when there
is sufficient year-round visual screening as determined by the Township
Engineer.
(4)
No material stockpile shall exceed 25 feet in height except
upon favorable recommendation in that it does not jeopardize the public
health, safety or aesthetics of the Township by the Township Engineer
and the Hudson/Essex/Passaic Soil Conservation District (HEPSCD).
(5)
No piece of equipment, such as trucks, screeners, backhoes, loaders, etc., and any activity relating to the storage, sale or use of said products shall be located outside the setbacks set forth in § 500-47.1C(3).
(6)
The approving authority, at its discretion, may require the
visual screening of material storage and sales areas, driveways, roads,
parking areas, and equipment work areas for the protection of the
general public and neighboring properties. Visual screening may include,
but shall not be limited to, fences, vegetation, earth berms, or any
combination of these features.
(7)
The applicant shall provide adequate protection of adjacent
and neighboring properties from any airborne materials and stormwater
runoff that may be created by or result from the activities carried
out on the property.
(8)
All driveways, access roads and parking areas shall be constructed
of asphalt, concrete or compacted stone. All compacted stone surfaces
must be maintained in such a way as to prohibit dust or dirt from
becoming airborne.
(9)
All equipment repairs shall be performed inside a building.
The building shall be sited to comply with the setback requirements
specified above. Repair of equipment shall be limited to equipment
owned by the applicant and used for the conduct of the specified activities.
(10)
For the protection of the general public and neighboring properties,
this use may be operated between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Saturdays, and no
Sunday or holiday operations, unless otherwise approved by the approving
authority.
(11)
The operator of a Class B recycling facility must provide a
valid and current Class B general approval or notification of exempt
recycling activity issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection and proof of full compliance with the standards set forth
in N.J.A.C. 7:26a-1.1 et seq., including but not limited to county
and NJDEP approval, or Class B exempt status upon request by Township
officials. Only one Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Class
B exempt status will be permitted.
(12)
The operator of the facility must file with the Township's Zoning
Officer a valid and current soil erosion and sediment control plan
certification issued by the Hudson/Essex/Passaic Soil Conservation
District. All amendments and updates to the approved plan must be
filed with the Zoning Officer within five days of approval by the
Hudson/Essex/Passaic Soil Conservation District.
(13)
The operator of the facility must file with the Township's Zoning
Officer documentation certifying that this site is included in the
Passaic County Solid Waste Management Plan within 15 days of such
approval.
(14)
The operator of the facility must file with the Township's Health,
Fire and Zoning Officers a current operational manual specifying methods
and schedules for noise and dust control and off-tract street cleaning,
and on-site fire suppression facilities and ensure that all related
updates are filed with said Township officials within seven days of
any amendments thereto.
(15)
All deliveries for topsoil and/or mulch operation shall provide
documentation verifying material is free of hazardous and/or contaminated
material, and the operator of the facility must produce such documentation
upon request by Township officials.
(16)
The site operator must maintain records and engage in a process
of adequate, reliable recordkeeping to demonstrate that the facility
is operating within its volume limitations. In addition to these records
being filed with the DEP, copies must be filed monthly with the Township's
Zoning Officer and made available for public inspection.
(17)
This legislation does not preclude any recycling, composting
and topsoil operation as governed herein from obtaining all necessary
approvals, including but not limited to municipal land use approvals,
DEP approvals, Highlands Act approvals, Soil Conservation approvals
and any other approvals related to the activities at the approved
site.
No provision stipulated herein shall prohibit
a permitted use from being situated adjacent to a railroad right-of-way
for purposes of loading and unloading materials.
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Minimum Requirements
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Individual Uses
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Industrial Park Uses
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Principal buildings
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Tract area
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25 acres
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Lot area (acres)
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3
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2
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Lot frontage (feet)
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300
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200
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Lot width (feet)
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300
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200
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Lot depth (feet)
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300
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200
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Side yard, each (feet)
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75
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50
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Front yard (feet)
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125
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75
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Rear yard (feet)
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75
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50
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Accessory buildings
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Distance to side line (feet)
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50
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25
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Distance to rear line (feet)
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50
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25
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Distance to other building (feet)
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50
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25
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Maximum Coverage*
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Individual Uses
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Industrial Park Uses
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Combined principal and accessory buildings
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35%
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35%
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Total impervious
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70%
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70%
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*NOTE: The maximum building coverage may increase
by a square footage amount equal to that square footage of the buildings
used for inside parking and/or loading, provided that in no case shall
the maximum building coverage exceed 50%.
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A.
Gross floor area minimum. Each principal building
shall have a minimum gross floor area of 5,000 square feet.
B.
Any principal building may contain more than one principal
use or organization.
C.
Maximum building height. No buildings shall exceed
35 feet in height.
[Amended 7-1-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-12; 12-11-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-51]
D.
At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street
line and rear lot line and 40 feet adjacent to any side lot line shall
not be used for parking, shall be planted and maintained in lawn area,
ground cover, or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery.
E.
No merchandise, products, equipment or similar material
or objects shall be displayed or stored outdoors unless specifically
approved by the Planning Board during the site plan review. The exception
to this shall be outdoor storage of boats and boat trailers which
shall be permitted as an accessory use, provided that all boats and
trailers shall be screened from view by fencing, walls, landscaping,
or such other means as approved by the Planning Board.
F.
All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether
constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All
building walls facing any street or residential district line shall
be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes.
G.
All portions of the property not utilized by buildings
or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations such
as landscaped fencing, shrubbery, lawn area, ground cover, rock formations,
contours, existing foliage and the planting of conifers and/or deciduous
trees native to the area in order to either maintain or reestablish
the tone of the vegetation in the area and lessen the visual impact
of the structures and paved areas. The established grades on any site
shall be planned for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading
plan, drainage facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to
prevent erosion and silting as well as assure that the capacity of
any natural or man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the
water generated and anticipated both from the site and contributing
upstream areas, zero runoff is a requirement.
H.
A minimum buffer area of 75 feet in width shall be
provided along any common property line with a residential district
or residential use.
A.
Each activity shall provide for off-street loading
and unloading with adequate ingress and egress from streets and shall
provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each space
shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet, and one space shall be provided
for every 8,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof
in each building. There shall be no loading or unloading from the
street.
B.
Loading area requirements may be met by combining
the floor areas of several activities taking place under one roof
and applying the above ratios.
C.
There shall be at least one trash, recycling, and
garbage pickup location provided by each building which shall be separated
from the parking spaces by either a location within the building or
a pickup location outside the building which shall be a steel-like,
totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from
view from the parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses
or zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting or combination of the
three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both
the loading and trash/garbage functions. If a container is used for
trash/garbage functions and is located outside the building, it may
be located adjacent to or within the general loading areas, provided
the container in no way interferes with or restricts loading and unloading
functions.
A.
Offices and laboratories shall provide parking at
the ratio of four spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
B.
Industrial plants and wholesale distribution centers
and warehouses shall provide parking at the ratios of one space for
every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for inside storage
and warehousing, in addition to one space for every 700 square feet
of gross floor area used for manufacturing, research, or testing and
one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area used for offices.
Additionally, one space shall be provided for every vehicle owned
and/or operated by the use operating from the site.
C.
Public utilities shall provide sufficient spaces and
maneuvering area to prevent any parking along public rights-of-way
or private driveways, fire lanes and aisles.
D.
Bed-and-breakfasts shall provide one space per guest
room in addition to the two required spaces for the permanent residence.
[Added 1-21-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-1]
