In an M-D Manufacturing District, the regulations
contained in this article shall apply.
Within the Manufacturing District, the following
dimensional requirements shall apply:
A. Lot area. A lot area sufficient in size to assure
adequate facilities for disposal of sewage and industrial waste shall
be provided, but in no case less than 10 acres per use. For uses not
serviced by public sewers, a certificate of adequacy by the appropriate
health agency shall be required. The minimum frontage shall be 200
feet.
B. Building area. Not more than 30% of the area of each
lot may be occupied by buildings.
C. Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street
on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 50 feet in depth.
D. Side yards. There shall be two side yards on each
lot, neither of which shall be less than 20 feet in width. This requirement
shall not prevent the erection at one time of a series or row of attached
buildings, none of which is used for residence purposes, provided
that the lot as a single unit meets the side yard requirements.
E. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot
which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth.
F. Building height. The maximum building height shall
be 50 feet. As a conditional use, the Planning Board may approve up
to 80 feet, provided adequate fire protection can be insured by the
applicant. The height of any processing unit in excess of 300 feet
shall be reviewed by the Planning Board on a case-by-case basis. A
processing unit shall not be closer to a Township or county road than
its height, unless waived by the Board.
G. Impervious coverage, vegetated area. The maximum impervious
coverage including all buildings, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.,
shall not exceed 80% of the total site area. The vegetated area of
lawn, landscaping and natural areas shall be a minimum of 20%. If
open lands adjacent to the subject property are owned by the applicant's
corporation, parent corporation or subsidiary corporation, this land
can be counted toward the previous coverage requirements.
H. Parking setbacks. The minimum parking area or traffic
aisle setback from a side or rear property line shall not be less
than 15 feet. The minimum setback of parking or traffic aisle from
a right-of-way line shall be 25 feet. The setback may be further reduced
to 10 feet provided the applicant submits a landscape plan acceptable
to the Planning Board.
I. Cross easements. Where manufacturing lots are adjacent
to other manufacturing or other M-D lands, the right of access through
cross easements shall be provided by the lot owner. The location of
the cross easement shall be designated by the Planning Board upon
safe and efficient traffic circulation between future and existing
commercial uses.
J. Buffers. The minimum buffer to any residential zone
shall be 100 feet in width, 50 feet of which shall be landscaped in
accordance with the buffer requirements of this chapter. The buffer
to any residential use shall be a minimum of 50 feet, 25 feet of which
shall be landscaped in accordance with the buffer requirements of
the chapter.
K. Other requirements. Any new use or expansion of a
use constructed after January 1990 shall be responsible for the treatment
of all waste from manufacturing so that the effluent of any type is
made to be environmentally neutral.