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Township of Mount Laurel, NJ
Burlington County
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The following uses shall apply in all Specially Restricted Industrial Districts.
[Amended 2-15-1965 by Ord. No. 1965-1; 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-30]
A. 
An office building, offices or corporate headquarters for an administrative, executive, business, utility, professional or similar organization.
B. 
Scientific or industrial research, engineering laboratory, testing or experimental laboratory or similar establishment for research or product development. Such uses shall not be noxious, hazardous or offensive, and such uses shall not:
(1) 
Constitute a public nuisance by reasons of dissemination of noxious, toxic or corrosive fumes, or organic vapors, smoke, odor or dust.
(2) 
Result in noise or vibration exceeding the average intensity of noise or vibration occurring from other causes at the district boundary line.
(3) 
Endanger surrounding areas by reason of fire or explosion.
(4) 
Produce objectionable heat or glare in neighboring nonindustrial areas.
(5) 
Result in electrical disturbance in nearby residences.
C. 
Production of professional, scientific and medical instruments; electronics; and small parts assembly and/or manufacture as related to the above specific uses.
D. 
Job printing, newspaper or book publishing with nontoxic materials, as defined by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regulations.
E. 
Hotels or motels.
F. 
Restaurants, not including a drive-in, drive-through or take-out-only restaurants.
G. 
Banks.
H. 
Indoor warehouses.
I. 
Child-care centers as specified in § 154-56C(7).
J. 
Cannabis testing facility.
[Added 6-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-14; amended 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-8]
K. 
Cannabis cultivator, manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler and delivery service, subject to the following conditions:
[Added 6-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-14; amended 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-8]
(1) 
Such facility shall meet all of the requirements for licensure, and hold the appropriate license issued by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, Department of Treasury, State of New Jersey.
(2) 
Lot size, yard size, and lot area shall be regulated as specified:
(a) 
The minimum lot area shall be not less than one acre.
(b) 
The minimum lot width shall be not less than 100 feet.
(c) 
The minimum lot frontage shall be not less than 100 feet.
(d) 
The minimum lot front yard depth shall be not less than 50 feet.
(e) 
The minimum lot side yard width shall be not less than 50 feet.
(f) 
The minimum lot rear yard depth shall be not less than 50 feet.
(3) 
Shall not be any closer than 500 feet from any residential behavioral health care facility or residential medical detoxification center, as measured in a straight line from the nearest two points of the property lines.
(4) 
Shall not be any closer than 500 feet from a residential district or use, as measured in a straight line from the nearest two points of the property lines. For the purposes of this conditional use requirement, the 500-foot distance limitation shall not apply if the cannabis business is separated from the residential use or district by a state highway of at least four lanes in width.
(5) 
Shall not be located within 500 feet of the property line of any existing church or house of worship, public or parochial k through 12 school, private k through 12 school, childcare center, or any existing public park, as measured in a straight line from the nearest two points of the property lines. For the purposes of this conditional use requirement, a child-care center shall refer only to those entities and organizations licensed by the NJ Department of Human Services or another state agency of appropriate jurisdiction, to operate a program for the care, maintenance and supervision of children who are not attended by their parents or guardians, such as a day care, pre-k, child cooperative, or nursery school. For the purposes of this conditional use requirement, a child-care center shall not refer to facilities such as a seasonal day camp, drop-in tutoring center, or recreational facility. For the purposes of this conditional use requirement, a church or house of worship shall only apply to facilities recognized by the Township and tax assessed as a class 15D property, and the church or house of worship is the principal use of the property. For the purposes of this conditional use requirement, the 500-foot distance limitation shall not apply if the cannabis business is separated from the church, school, child care center, or park by a state highway of at least four lanes in width.
(6) 
No facility may permit on-site consumption of cannabis or cannabis products.
(7) 
No outside storage of any cannabis products or related materials shall be permitted.
(8) 
A security plan shall be submitted to the Mt. Laurel Township Police Department which shall demonstrate how the facility will maintain effective security and control of operations. The security plan shall identify the type and manner of twenty-four-hour security, tracking and record-keeping of products and materials, surveillance systems to be utilized, and whether any armed security will be on the premises.
L. 
Residences in existence prior to the adoption of this ordinance on February 28, 2022, shall be permitted to remain as a permitted principal use. Such preexisting residential uses shall be subject to the standards and regulations found within Article III, Residence Districts, and Article X, Area and Height Requirements, of this chapter.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-3]
M. 
Clinic, animal.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-7]
N. 
Hospital, animal.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-7]
O. 
Office, medical.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-7]
P. 
Micro brewery, craft distillery, or winery in accordance with § 154-80.2.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-9]
Q. 
Winemaking instructional facility.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-9]
R. 
Electric vehicle charging stations or EVSE make ready parking spaces shall be permitted as an accessory use in this district.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-9]
A. 
All industries located, used or occupied in Specially Restricted Industrial Districts shall also conform to the performance standards set forth in Article VIII.
B. 
The uses set forth in § 154-56C are also permitted in Specially Restricted Industrial Districts.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-30]
C. 
Alternate sources of water supply, other than public water, shall be provided for all developments within the Specially Restricted Industrial District requiring irrigation for lawns and other landscaped areas and/or the maintenance of ponds, lakes or other bodies of water within said developments, which sources of water supply shall be from such aquifer and of such design criteria as are acceptable to the Township Engineer.
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-32]
D. 
Location of the alternate source of water supply with information as to the depth of all wells involved in providing said supply as well as the information as to the aquifer from which the water will be drawn and the areas and facilities to be served by said water supply.
[Added by Ord. No. 1988-32]
[Amended 10-4-1965 by Ord. No. 1965-4]
A. 
No new row houses, apartment houses, trailers, trailer camps, trailer parks, trailer cabins, commercial migrant labor camps or amusement rides for which admission is charged shall be permitted in any Specially Restricted Industrial District.
[Amended 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-3]
B. 
Each permitted use shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building or within an inner court.
C. 
Outdoor storage of materials is prohibited.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-30]
D. 
The area surrounding each permitted building or structure shall be attractively landscaped.
Lot size, yard size, lot area that may be covered by building, building floor area per household and building or structure height for industrial uses in this district shall be as set forth in the schedule in § 154-63.
[Amended 10-4-1965 by Ord. No. 1965-4]
A. 
A buffer strip at least 75 feet wide shall be provided along the entire edge of a residential district.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, buffer strips for industries located in this district shall be the same as required in § 154-68.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 154-69.