[Amended 1-13-1997 by Ord. No. 1996-20; 12-9-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-12]
A. This zone district is designed for all industrial and wholesale uses
permitted in the Township. The intensity of operations shall not exceed
the limitations imposed by the performance standards hereinafter set
forth in this article. In addition to the primary uses, retail, general
business uses, public garages are permitted as conditional uses, subject
to a determination by the Planning Board that these uses, their location
and development, are compatible with the existing industrial development
in the area. These conditional uses are only permitted as accessory
uses and cannot be developed apart from industrial and wholesale uses.
B. Governmental and public utility uses, including utility authorities
treatment works, garages and outside storage for public works equipment
and vehicles, and similar governmental uses, shall be permitted in
this zone, subject to a determination that these uses, their location
and development are compatible with the existing industrial development
in the area.
C. Any business manufacturing alcoholic beverages under the authorization
of a state-issued "Class A" license, as defined by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act (N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.), shall be expressly permitted
within this zone without requiring prior approval by the Planning
Board.
D. Any business operating as a cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer,
cannabis wholesaler, cannabis distributor, or cannabis retailer licensed
under N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq. shall be expressly permitted within
this zone.
[Added 7-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
The following requirements must be complied
with in the Limited Industrial District:
A. Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 75 feet
in height.
B. Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less
than 40 feet.
C. Side yards. There shall be two side yards, and each
side yard shall be at least 20 feet or 1/2 of the building height,
whichever is greater.
D. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 40 feet, which may be used for parking, as required in Articles
XI, Site Plan Review, §§
149-73 to
149-81, and XII, Design Standards, §§
149-82 to
149-88.
An application for any building permit or certificate of occupancy in the Limited Industrial District shall be submitted to the Construction Official, 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 machinery, operations and products, as well as an affidavit by the applicant acknowledging his/her understanding of the applicable performance standards and agreement to conform with the same at all times. If there is any reasonable doubt as to the likelihood of the intended use conforming to the performance standards, the Planning Board shall refuse the application as being incomplete and require special reports from expert consultants qualified to advise on conformance to the required performance standards. Within 45 days of receipt of the consultants' report, the Board shall reconsider its former decision and prepare a written report approving or denying said 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 applicant's providing funds to be held by the Township in escrow accounts, these funds to be used to employ the necessary engineers, consultants and technicians to prepare the special reports noted above and to verify the completion of the required plans of the applicant. All moneys not used to pay for the services of the expert consultant or consultants deemed reasonable and necessary by the Board for advice shall be returned to the applicant. The Construction Official shall investigate any alleged violation of the performance standards and, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation exists, shall notify the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall investigate the alleged violation and for such investigation may employ qualified experts. If the experts find that such a violation exists, the cost of the experts' service shall be paid by the violator. If there was no violation, the Township shall pay said costs. Each application shall be accompanied by a completed site plan pursuant to Articles
XI and
XII.
Before the issuance of any building or occupancy
permit for any use in the Limited Industrial District, all of the
following regulations must be complied with:
A. Fire and explosion hazards. All industrial activities
shall be carried on only in buildings classified as fireproof by the
Building Code of the Township of Mount Holly and the operations should
be carried on in such a manner and with such precaution against fire
and explosion hazards as to produce no explosion hazard, as determined
by the New Jersey construction codes, to a use on an adjacent property.
All raw materials, fuels and finished products shall be stored within
an entirely closed building.
B. Radioactivity and/or electrical interference. Any
industrial activity which emits radioactivity or electrical interference
is prohibited.
C. Smoke, fumes, gases, dust and odors. There shall be
no emission of any smoke, fumes, gas, dust, odors or any other atmospheric
pollutant which will dissemble beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied
by such use.
D. Liquid or solid wastes.
(1)
No industrial operation shall discharge industrial
wastes of any kind into any reservoir, pond or lake. The discharge
of untreated industrial wastes into a stream shall be prohibited.
All methods of sewage and industrial waste treatment and disposal
shall be approved by the Township, New Jersey State Health Departments
and the Department of Environmental Protection.
(2)
No effluent shall contain any other acids, oils,
dust, toxic metals, corrosive or other toxic substances, in solution
or suspension, which would create odors or discolor, poison or otherwise
pollute the stream in any way.
E. 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.
F. Noise. There shall be no noise emanating from the
industrial operation which will be perceptible beyond the boundaries
of the immediate site.
G. Glare. There shall be no direct or sky-reflected glare
exceeding 0.5 footcandle measured at the property line of the lot
occupied by such use. This regulation shall not apply to lights used
at the entrances or exits or service drives.
H. Traffic. There shall be no ingress or egress from
the industrial operation through a residential zone to a street directly
serving the industrial operation.
I. 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.