[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-4]
The purpose of the LI Light Industrial District
shall be to provide for light industrial, office and institutional
uses that will contribute to the economic and employment base of the
Borough. The uses permitted in this district will be those that are
adapted to the relatively limited tract and lot sizes that characterize
the Borough's industrial areas. The controls for the LI District will
also seek to provide standards that will insure that uses within the
LI Zone will be compatible with neighboring residential areas.
The following shall be permitted principal uses
in the LI District:
A.
Administrative, professional and business offices.
B.
Manufacturing and repair of light machinery such as
small machine parts, office machines and related products.
C.
The fabrication and repair of electronic appliances
and devices including telephones, computers, radios, televisions,
and related items.
D.
Fabrication and repair of wood products such as boxes,
cabinets, furniture, toys and related products.
E.
The packaging and preparation of food products including
bottling of beverages, food and cereal mixing, ice cream, and pet
food.
F.
Laboratories for biological, chemical, dental, and
pharmaceutical applications and research.
G.
Fabrication of paper products such as bags, book bindings,
boxes, office supplies and toys.
H.
Wholesale storage and warehouse facilities.
I.
Self-storage facilities.
J.
Small-scale concrete products, model and pattern shops,
and plastic molding.
K.
Commercial recreation uses including indoor and outdoor
tennis courts, batting cages and baseball instruction, gymnastic academies,
gymnasiums and facilities providing exercise classes, swimming pools,
and similar recreational business uses.
L.
Construction contractors, lumber and building supply
storage and sales.
M.
Nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and congregate
care housing for the elderly.
N.
Municipal facilities deemed necessary and appropriate
by the governing body of the Borough of Newfield.
O.
Utility services as defined herein.
P.
Child-care centers and day-care centers.
The following shall be permitted accessory uses
in the LI District:
A.
Off-street parking and loading areas subject to the standards established by Article XV of this chapter.
B.
All uses which are normal, incidental, accessory and
consistent with the principal use.
C.
Signs in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
D.
Accessory service uses such as cafeterias, snack bars,
and related food services designed for the employees of the uses permitted
by this district.
E.
Outdoor storage of goods or supplies incidental to
and customarily associated with the primary use, provided that all
outdoor storage shall be screened from the view of residential areas
by fencing or evergreen landscaping that creates a permanent and opaque
visual barrier between the materials stored and adjoining residential
uses or zones.
A.
Telecommunication and antenna facilities shall be
permitted conditional uses in the LI District subject to the following
standards:
(1)
The maximum height of the antenna support structure
shall be 150 feet.
(2)
The minimum distance to any residential district shall
be 200 feet.
(3)
The ground equipment shall be placed within a fenced
compound screened on its exterior by a double row of evergreen shrubs
a minimum of six feet in height.
(4)
The owner of the facility shall allow and encourage
collocation on the antenna support structure by other communications
providers. An expressed purpose of these standards shall be to limit
the proliferation and associated visual impacts of antenna structures
by encouraging multiple users for these facilities.
The following shall be expressly prohibited
in the LI District:
A.
Junkyards and automobile and motor vehicle wrecking
and disassembly yards and related uses.
B.
Any residential use.
C.
Uses requiring open burning or the dissemination of
noxious odors.
D.
Heavy industrial uses including those involving the
manufacture or handling of radioactive or explosive materials.
E.
Any industrial process or use that is unable to comply
with the performance standards for this district.
F.
Cannabis
establishments.
[Added 8-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-8]
Any use that violates or is inconsistent with
the following standards:
A.
No use shall produce smoke, dust, odors, fumes, or
noxious gases that violate the industrial tolerance standards of the
State Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Adult Health
and Industrial Health.
B.
All liquid waste and effluents shall be discharged
into an approved treatment facility constructed, equipped and operated
in accordance with all applicable state health and environmental regulations.
C.
No use shall produce glare or vibrations evident beyond
the property line of the lot on which the use is located and all uses
shall comply with the New Jersey State Department of Environmental
Protection standards for noise.
D.
All industrial activities shall 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
Inspection Bureau. All raw materials, fuels and finished products
shall be stored with an entirely closed building. Liquids may be stored
in underground tanks. The storage of crude oil and other volatile
or flammable liquids in aboveground tanks with an individual capacity
greater than 500 gallons shall be prohibited.
E.
Truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided
in an amount sufficient to permit the transfer of goods and products
without encroaching on public streets, parking areas, drive aisles
and open space. The loading and unloading area must be of sufficient
size to accommodate the number and types of vehicles that are likely
to use the area, given the nature of the use in question.
F.
All activities and processes shall take place within
an enclosed building. Incidental outdoor storage shall be screened
from public streets and residentially zoned properties by the appropriate
fencing and landscaping.
