[Added 8-8-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-4[1]; amended 9-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-18; 8-27-1996 by Ord. No.
1996-05; 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-03]
[Amended 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12; 5-12-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-05; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-22]
A.
Permitted principal uses. The following principal uses are permitted
in the CH District:
(1)
Municipal buildings and other governmental and/or public uses.
(2)
Restaurants or eating places, but excluding drive-in, takeout or
quick-order restaurants.
(3)
Offices or office buildings for physicians, dentists, lawyers, engineers,
architects, real estate brokers, insurance brokers and related uses.
(4)
Medical clinics, hospitals and nursing homes.
(5)
Laboratories serving medical and dental requirements.
(6)
Music conservatories or music instruction.
(7)
Photography studios, but not photo supply sales.
(8)
Printing, lithography, publishing and photostating establishments.
(9)
Home office or business in dwellings in existence prior to January
1, 2008.
(10)
Shopping centers on sites not to exceed five acres, stores and
shops where goods are sold and retail and personal services rendered.
(11)
Farm equipment sales and rental stores.
(12)
Garden supply centers and greenhouses for retail sales.
(13)
Funeral homes and mortuaries.
(14)
Automotive vehicle showrooms, sales, lots, parts and accessories
stores, automotive restoration and body shops, excluding junkyards
and salvage businesses.
(15)
Assembly halls, bowling alleys and other similar commercial
recreation activity, provided that it is carried on within an enclosed
building.
(16)
Buildings and yards for the storage of lumber and other building
materials, fixtures and equipment, including the sale of such materials
at retail or wholesale from the premises, provided that such storage
yards are screened or fenced from the highway and adjacent lot areas.
(17)
Veterinarians and animal boarding facilities.
(19)
Private clubs and fraternal organizations.
B.
C.
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses are permitted in
the CH Districts:
(3)
Motor vehicle service stations, with or without accompanying convenience store services, in accordance with § 540-62.
(4)
Child-care centers.
[Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-13]
(5)
Drive-in restaurants.
(6)
Schools.
(7)
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
[Added 11-28-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-13]
(8)
Class 5 Cannabis Retailers shall comply with the following requirements:
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-12]
(b)
The cannabis retail establishment shall be located in the following
manner:
(c)
Signage identifying the cannabis retail establishment shall
be restricted in the following manner:
[2]
For commercial buildings and shopping centers that contain other commercial businesses, signage identifying the retail operation shall be limited to one facade sign and one freestanding monument or pylon sign for multiple occupants. The facade and freestanding monument sign shall comply with the provisions set forth in §§ 540-49 through 540-53.
[3]
Window and temporary signs shall be prohibited.
[4]
Door signs shall be limited to the name of the business, street
address, and days and hours of operation.
[5]
Exterior and interior signage shall be prohibited from containing
text and/or images that promote excessive consumption of legal cannabis
products.
(d)
A Class 5 Cannabis Retailer shall not be located within a distance
of 1,000 feet from the boundaries of the property on which the retail
operation is located to the boundaries of the property on which the
following land uses are located: a public or private school, including
elementary, vocational, or secondary schools, colleges, and universities;
a state-licensed child-care center; a house of worship; and a state-licensed
addiction recovery facility.
(e)
A Class 5 Cannabis Retailer shall not be located within a distance
of 500 feet from the boundaries of the property on which the retail
operation is located to the boundaries of the property on which another
Class 5 Cannabis Retailer is located.
(f)
The days and hours of operation for a Class 5 Cannabis Retailer
shall be: Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(g)
The cannabis retail establishment shall be duly licensed as
a Class 5 Cannabis Retailer by the State of New Jersey with its license
maintained in good standing.
(h)
On-site sales of alcohol or tobacco products are prohibited.
(i)
On-site consumption of food, alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis products
by patrons is prohibited.
(j)
Security requirements for Class 5 Cannabis Retailers:
[1]
All licensed retail establishments shall be equipped with security
cameras covering all exterior parking and loading areas, all points
of entry into the facilities, and interior spaces that are open to
the public and that are used to store cannabis products.
[a]
Security cameras shall be installed to monitor
and record all areas of the premises, except in restrooms, and where
persons may gain or attempt to gain access to cannabis products or
cash maintained by the Cannabis Retailer. Cameras shall record operations
of the business and all potential areas of ingress and egress to the
facility with sufficient detail to identify facial features and clothing.
Recordings from security cameras shall be maintained for a minimum
of 40 days in a secure off-site location or through a service over
a network that provides on-demand access, commonly referred to as
a "cloud." The off-site location shall be submitted to the Eastampton
Township Police Department and shall be updated within 48 hours of
any change of such location.
[2]
All licensed retail establishments shall provide the Eastampton
Township Police Department with access to recorded security footage
immediately upon request by the Department.
[3]
All licensed retail establishments shall have at least one officer
of the Eastampton Township Police Department stationed at each facility
during operation and when the facility is open to the public. The
expense of providing the police officer shall be paid by the cannabis
establishment.
[4]
All licensed retail establishments shall provide a dimensioned
floor plan, clearly labeled, showing: the layout of the structure
and floor plan in which the retail operation is to be located; the
principal uses of the floor area depicted on the floor plan, including,
but not limited to, public areas, retail areas, storage areas and
restricted areas where cannabis products will be located; all points
of entry into the facility; and the locations of all security cameras
that will be positioned within the facility.
[5]
All licensed retail establishments shall provide a plan for
exterior lighting for security purposes.
[6]
All licensed retail establishments shall install and use a safe
for storage of any cannabis products and cash on the premises when
the business is closed to the public. The safe shall be incorporated
into the building structure or securely attached thereto as approved
by the Eastampton Township Police Department and Construction Official.
[7]
All licensed retail establishments shall install and use an
alarm system that is monitored by a company that is staffed 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. The name, location and contact information
of the company monitoring the alarm shall be provided to the Eastampton
Police Department and shall be updated within 48 hours of any change
of monitoring company. If the alarm system includes a panic alarm,
an operable dedicated phone for Eastampton Police Department to respond
to the alarm shall be remain on the premises at all times.
(9)
The following class cannabis establishments are permitted as conditional
uses in the CH District:
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-12]
|
Class
|
Description
|
|---|---|
|
1
|
Cannabis Cultivator
|
|
2
|
Cannabis Manufacturer
|
|
3
|
Cannabis Wholesaler
|
|
4
|
Cannabis Distributor
|
|
6
|
Cannabis Delivery
|
The foregoing classes of cannabis establishments shall
comply with the following requirements:
(a)
Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishments shall be located
on a single-use site that that shall be devoid of other principal
uses. Only one cannabis establishment shall be permitted on the single-use
site.
(b)
Cannabis establishments shall comply with the following bulk,
area, and yard requirements:
|
Description
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum Lot Area
|
2 acres
|
|
Minimum Lot Frontage
|
200 feet
|
|
Minimum Lot Width
|
200 feet
|
|
Minimum Lot Depth
|
400 feet
|
|
Principal Building Yard Setbacks
| |
|
Front
|
50 feet
|
|
Side
|
50 feet
|
|
Rear
|
50 feet
|
|
Maximum Building Coverage
|
20%
|
|
Maximum Site Coverage
|
65%
|
|
Maximum Building Height
|
40 feet
|
(c)
Signage identifying the cannabis establishment shall be restricted
in the following manner:
[3]
Window and temporary signs shall be prohibited.
[4]
Door signs shall be limited to the name of the business, street
address, and days and hours of operation.
[5]
Exterior and interior signage shall be prohibited from containing
text and/or images that promote excessive consumption of legal cannabis
products.
(d)
A Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishment shall not be
located within a distance of 1,000 feet from the boundaries of the
property on which the cannabis establishment is located to the boundaries
of the property on which the following land uses are located: a public
or private school, including elementary, vocational, or secondary
schools, colleges, and universities; a state-licensed child-care center;
a house of worship; and a state-licensed addiction recovery facility.
(e)
A Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishment shall not be
located within a distance of 500 feet from the boundaries of the property
on which the cannabis establishment is located to the boundaries of
the property on which another Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishment
is located.
(f)
The days and hours of operation for Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis
establishments shall comply with the following requirements:
[1]
Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator: Sunday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
[2]
Class 2 Cannabis Manufacturer, Class 3 Cannabis Wholesaler and
Class 4 Cannabis Distributor: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[3]
Class 6 Cannabis Delivery: no requirements.
(g)
The cannabis establishment shall be duly licensed by the State
of New Jersey with its license maintained in good standing.
(h)
On-site sales of alcohol or tobacco products are prohibited.
(i)
On-site consumption of food, alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis products
by patrons is prohibited.
(j)
Security requirements for Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishments:
[1]
All licensed facilities shall be equipped with security cameras
covering all exterior parking and loading areas, all points of entry
into the facilities, and interior spaces that are open to the public
and that are used to store cannabis products.
[a]
Security cameras shall be installed to monitor
and record all areas of the premises, except in restrooms, and where
persons may gain or attempt to gain access to cannabis products or
cash maintained by the cannabis establishment. Cameras shall record
operations of the business and all potential areas of ingress and
egress to the facility with sufficient detail to identify facial features
and clothing. Recordings from security cameras shall be maintained
for a minimum of 40 days in a secure off-site location or through
a service over a network that provides on-demand access, commonly
referred to as a "cloud." The off-site location shall be submitted
to the Eastampton Township Police Department and shall be updated
within 48 hours of any change of such location.
[2]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall provide the Eastampton
Township Police Department with access to recorded security footage
immediately upon request by the Department.
[3]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall have at least one
officer of the Eastampton Township Police Department stationed at
each facility during operation. The expense of providing the police
officer shall be paid by the cannabis establishment.
[4]
All licensed retail establishments shall provide a dimensioned
floor plan, clearly labeled, showing: the layout of the structure
and floor plan in which the retail operation is to be located; the
principal uses of the floor area depicted on the floor plan, including,
but not limited to, public areas, processing and manufacturing areas,
loading and unloading areas, storage areas and restricted areas where
cannabis products will be located; all points of entry into the facility;
and the locations of all security cameras that will be positioned
within the facility.
[5]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall provide a plan for
exterior lighting for security purposes.
[6]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall install and use a
safe for storage of any cannabis products and cash on the premises
when the business is closed. The safe shall be incorporated into the
building structure or securely attached thereto as approved by the
Eastampton Township Police Department and Construction Official. For
cannabis products that require refrigerated storage, the refrigerated
container or freezer shall be locked in a manner authorized by the
Eastampton Township Police Department.
[7]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall install and use an
alarm system that is monitored by a company that is staffed 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. The name, location and contact information
of the company monitoring the alarm shall be provided to the Eastampton
Police Department and shall be updated within 48 hours of any change
of monitoring company. If the alarm system includes a panic alarm,
an operable dedicated phone for the Eastampton Police Department to
respond to the alarm shall be and remain on the premises at all times.
[8]
The perimeter of the parcel of land on which the cannabis establishment
is located shall be fenced in the following manner:
[a]
An eight-foot-high chain-link fence shall circumscribe
the cannabis establishment by enclosing the rear and side yards of
the parcel of land and connecting to the building and/or buildings
in which the cannabis establishment operates so as to avoid locating
the fence in the front yard.
[b]
An eight-foot-high gate shall be provided as the
single point of access in the driveway from the public road to the
cannabis establishment. The gate shall be incorporated into the eight-foot-high
fence that circumscribes the cannabis establishment. A security camera,
which is previously described in this section, shall be provided to
monitor and record all vehicles and pedestrians moving through the
gate.
[c]
The chain-link openings of the fence fabric shall
be restricted to a size that prohibits the ability of adults and children
to climb the fence. The Township Engineer shall approve the chain-link
openings of the fence fabric before it is installed.
D.
Maximum building height. The maximum height of a building in the CH District shall be 35 feet and as otherwise provided in § 540-12A.
E.
F.
Minimum/maximum gross floor area. Individual uses shall provide that
each principal building have a minimum gross floor area of 3,000 square
feet in the CH District. Shopping centers comprised of one or more
principal buildings shall have a total minimum gross floor area of
10,000 square feet. No structure shall exceed 50,000 square feet.
G.
General requirements.
(1)
One building may contain more than one use, provided that the total
building coverage of the combined uses does not exceed the maximum
building coverage specified for the district and, further, that each
use occupies a minimum gross floor area of 500 square feet.
(2)
A shopping center may contain more than one principal building, provided
that the total building coverage specified for the district is not
exceeded and the following building separation requirements are met:
(a)
All principal buildings shall be separated by a minimum of 25
feet, provided that such separation is to be used solely for pedestrian
circulation.
(b)
All principal buildings shall be separated by a minimum of 50
feet when such separation is to be used for parking or vehicular circulation.
(c)
The separation requirements should not be construed to prohibit
covered pedestrian walkways when the roof or covering of such walkway
extends between the principal buildings.
(3)
At least the first 40 feet adjacent to any street line and property line in the CH District shall not be used for parking and shall be planted and maintained in lawn area, ground cover and/or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery, in accordance with § 540-54, and separated from the parking areas by poured concrete or Belgian block or other suitable curbing as determined by the Township Engineer and Land Use Planning Board during site plan review.
(5)
Parking areas which are designed for over 20 vehicles shall include
10% landscaped areas of a minimum 400 square feet in size. The base
area shall be measured at the exterior edge of the parking spaces.
(6)
No merchandise, products or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside unless appropriately screened and maintained. Any use resulting in the storage of vehicles outside shall have such area entirely enclosed by a fence, wall, plant material or combination thereof in accordance with § 540-54 in order to provide a visual barrier between the storage areas and any street, residential zoning district or existing residential use. Such outside storage area shall not exceed 30% of the lot area and shall be located in the rear yard only.
(7)
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, which shall not include unpainted or painted
cinder block or concrete block walls.
(8)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading, access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seeding or similar plantings in accordance with § 540-54 and maintained in good condition.
(9)
The Land Use Planning Board may prescribe more restrictive conditions
or any further reasonable conditions deemed appropriate with respect
to improving the design quality of proposed development and the neighborhood.
Adequate guaranty in the form of either cash, bond or letter of credit
acceptable to the Township Attorney shall be posted as a condition
of approval of the plan to assure that all parking, entrances, exits,
facilities and services are installed as required.
(10)
Truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided in sufficient amount to permit the transfer of goods and materials on the premises rather than on a public street or customer off-street parking area on the premises; a landscaping screen of not less than six feet in height shall be required where off-street loading and unloading areas abut residential uses so that such operations shall be shielded from view from such residences, in accordance with § 540-54.
(11)
Parking areas shall be designed to provide for a convenient
flow of circulation within the shopping center; dividing aisles shall
be provided with one tree of at least two inches in caliper for each
10 vehicle spaces, and the parking area shall be illuminated by nonglare
lighting standards, focused downward, of a height not to exceed 25
feet.
(12)
Access to the highway shall be controlled in the interest of
public safety. Each building or group of buildings used for nonresidential
purposes and its parking or service areas shall be physically separated
from the highway by a curb, planting strip or other suitable barrier
of not less than 20 feet in depth against unchanneled motor vehicle
access or egress, except for accessways authorized therein. Applicants
for uses to be located on a state highway shall coordinate with and
obtain approval from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for
all access plans to said highway. Applicants for uses located on a
county road shall coordinate with and obtain approval from the Burlington
County Engineer for all access plans to said roadway.
(13)
Each separate use, grouping of attached buildings or groupings
of uses permitted as part of a single integrated plan shall have not
more than two accessways to the highway on which it is located. Insofar
as practicable, the use of common accessways by two or more permitted
uses shall be provided in order to reduce the number and closeness
of access points along the highway and to encourage the fronting of
commercial structures along a parallel access road and not directly
on the highway.
H.
Open space. All subdivisions in the CH District resulting in five
or more lots shall set aside no less than 10% of the lot area of the
site for open space purposes. The open space shall be large and unified
or scattered throughout the tract as determined by the Land Use Planning
Board.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 103-20.1, OP Professional
Office District, added 9-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-18, was repealed
3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-03.
[Added 8-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-05; amended 3-8-1999 by Ord. No.
1999-03; 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-06]
A.
Statement of intent. The purpose and intent of the Business Park
District is:
(1)
To promote appropriate and controlled economic development along
Route 206 in Eastampton Township.
(2)
To encourage large-scale commercial and service facilities at appropriate
locations which minimize access points to the surrounding roadways.
(3)
To encourage such large-scale development on tracts of adequate size
which will include sufficient buffers, limitations on signage, provision
of pedestrian features, integration of architecture and flexibility
in meeting the needs of retail and service tenants and users.
B.
Permitted principal uses are as follows:
(1)
Warehousing and distributing.
(2)
Light manufacturing or the assembling of products of light manufacturing.
(3)
Laboratories devoted to scientific or industrial research, engineering
laboratory, testing and experimental operations for research or product
development.
(4)
Wholesaling, excluding retail or wholesale sale of lumber, petroleum,
quarried or mined material or similar bulk material. Retail sales
of goods stored or manufactured on site shall not exceed 10% of the
total floor area of the specific business.
(5)
Corporate headquarters for a business, administrative, utility, professional
or similar entity.
(6)
Conference center hotel/motel complex.
(7)
Job printing, newspaper or book publishing with nontoxic materials,
as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(NJDEP) regulations.
(8)
Any combination of the above within a building or tract.
C.
Performance standards. No building shall be erected nor shall any
use be conducted which does not conform with the following:
(1)
Electricity. Electronic equipment shall be shielded so there is no
interference with any radio or television reception beyond the operator's
property as the result of the operation of such equipment.
(2)
Glare. No use shall direct or reflect a steady or flashing light
beyond its lot lines. Exterior lighting and lighting resulting from
any manufacturing or assembly operations shall be shielded, buffered
and directed as approved on the site plan so that any glare, direct
light, flashes or reflection will not interfere with the normal use
of nearby properties, dwelling units and streets.
(3)
Heat. Sources of heat, including but not limited to steam, gases,
vapors, products of combustion or chemical reaction, shall not discharge
onto or directly contact structures, plant life or animal life on
a neighboring use. No use, occupation, activity, operation or device
shall cause an increase in ambient temperature, as measured on the
boundary between neighboring uses.
(4)
Radioactivity. No use, activity, operation or device concerned with
the utilization or storage or radioactive materials shall be established,
modified, constructed or used without there having first been obtained
valid permits and certificates from the Office of Radiation Protection,
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Proof of compliance
with this requirement shall be the submission of duplicate copies
of said permits and certificates. No function or operation as described
in N.J.A.C. 7:28-18 shall be permitted.
(5)
Vibrations.
(a)
Standard. Ground-transmitted vibrations shall be measured with
a seismograph or complement of instruments capable of recording vibration
displacement and frequency in the three mutually perpendicular directions
simultaneously.
(b)
Vibration level restrictions. Vibration levels shall not exceed
a particle velocity of 0.05 inch per second in any district. During
the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in residential districts, vibration
levels shall not exceed a particle velocity of 0.02 inch per second.
Measurements shall be made at the points of maximum vibration intensity
and/or beyond adjacent lot lines or neighboring uses, whichever is
more restrictive.
(6)
Airborne emissions. In all districts, no use, activity, operation
or device shall be established, modified, constructed or used without
having obtained valid permits and certificates from the Bureau of
Air Pollution Control, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Specifically, no use, activity, operation or device shall be, established,
modified or constructed without a valid permit to construct. No use,
activity, operation or device shall be operated, occupied or used
without a valid certificate to operate control apparatus or equipment.
Proof of compliance with this requirement shall be the submission
of duplicate copies of the permit to construct and certificate to
operate. In addition to the requirements of the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, the following shall also apply:
(a)
Steam emissions. No visible emissions of steam, having an equivalent
capacity greater than 60% and expecting direct results of combustion,
shall be permitted within 500 feet of a residential district.
(b)
Toxic matter. Emissions of chemicals, gases, components or elements,
listed as being toxic matter by the American Conference of Governmental
Hygienists, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry or the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, shall not exceed the
threshold level, as determined in accordance with ASTM D 1391. The
emission of concentrations, levels or mass loadings in excess of the
threshold value shall be permitted only if the emissions of said toxic
matter comply with the applicable regulations of the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Department of Labor and
Industry, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Proof
of compliance shall require the submission of duplicate copies of
certifications or permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry approving
the concentrations, level or loading proposed by the applicant.
(c)
Odorous matter. No noxious odor shall be emitted that is detectable
by the human olfactory sense at or beyond an adjacent lot line.
(d)
In addition to the above, no use shall be permitted which utilizes
in process any substance listed in N.J.A.C. 7:27, Appendix I.
(7)
Noise emissions.
(a)
Standard. Noise shall be measured with a sound-level meter complying
with the standards of the American National Standards Institute, American
Standards Specifications for General Purpose Sound Level Meters (ANSI
S. 1.4-1961 or its latest revisions). The instrument shall be set
to the A-weighted response scale and the metering to the slow response.
Measurement shall be conducted in accordance with the American Standard
Method for the Physical Measurement of Sound (ANSI S.1.2-1961 or its
latest revision).
(b)
In accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2, no person shall cause,
suffer, allow, or permit sound from any industrial, commercial, public
service or community service facility that, when measured at any residential
property line, is in excess of any of the following:
[1]
From 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.:
[a]
Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level
in excess of 65 dBA.
[b]
Continuous airborne sound which has an octave band
sound-pressure level in decibels which exceeds the values listed below
in one or more octave bands:
|
Center Frequency
(Hz)
|
Pressure Level
(dB)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
31.5
|
96
| |
|
63
|
82
| |
|
125
|
74
| |
|
250
|
67
| |
|
500
|
63
| |
|
1,000
|
60
| |
|
2,000
|
57
| |
|
4,000
|
55
| |
|
8,000
|
53
|
[c]
Impulsive sound in air which has a peak sound-pressure
level in excess of 80 decibels.
[2]
From 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.:
[a]
Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level
in excess of 50 dBA.
[b]
Continuous airborne sound which has an octave sound
band sound-pressure level in decibels which exceeds the value listed
below in one or more octave bands:
|
Center Frequency
(Hz)
|
Pressure Level
(dB)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
31.5
|
86
| |
|
63
|
71
| |
|
125
|
61
| |
|
250
|
53
| |
|
500
|
48
| |
|
1,000
|
45
| |
|
2,000
|
42
| |
|
4,000
|
40
| |
|
8,000
|
38
|
[c]
Impulsive sound in air which has a peak sound-pressure
level in excess of 80 decibels.
(8)
Storage and waste disposal.
(a)
In all districts permitting such an operation, use or any activity
involving the manufacture, utilization or storage of flammable, combustible
and/or explosive materials, such storage shall be conducted in accordance
with the regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor and Industry
of New Jersey or the Fire Code of the National Fire Protection Association,
whichever is more restrictive.
(b)
All flammable, explosive and/or combustible material shall be
stored in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association
or the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry Codes, whichever
is more restrictive.
(c)
All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products
stored outdoors, wherever permitted, shall be enclosed by an approved
safety fence and visual screen and shall conform to all-year requirements
imposed upon the principal buildings in the district.
(d)
No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such
form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural
causes or forces or otherwise render such stream or watercourse undesirable
as a source of water supply or recreation or which will destroy aquatic
life or be allowed to enter any stream or watercourse.
(e)
All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which
constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise attractive
to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only if enclosed in
containers that are adequate to eliminate such hazards.
(f)
All storage facilities for deicing chemicals shall be lined
to prevent leaking into the soil and shall be covered with an impermeable
surface which shields the facility from precipitation.
(g)
All permanent outdoor solid waste receptacle stations shall
be screened on three sides by an opaque fence or wall no less than
six feet in height or one foot above the height of the receptacle,
whichever is greater. The fourth side shall consist of a solid gate
opening outwards. The stations shall not be located in any required
yard areas or site triangles.
(h)
All uses shall conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.1.
(i)
All uses shall conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:31-2
and other appropriate regulations of the NJDEP and USEPA.
D.
Accessory uses:
(1)
Accessory uses which are customarily incidental to and located in
the same lot as the principal use and which, unless otherwise specified,
shall be located within the principal building and shall show no external
evidence of such use. These may include the following:
(a)
Restaurants or cafeterias primarily for supplying meals to employees
and conference center guests.
(b)
In-service training schools for employees.
(c)
Indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, provided that such
uses, including any accessory buildings associated therewith, shall
be planned as an integral part of the overall center.
(d)
Assembly halls for meetings incidental to the business of any
principal use.
(e)
Maintenance, utility and storage facilities incidental to any
principal use.
(2)
Private garages and other enclosed storage space necessary to store
motor vehicles incidental to the permitted use conducted in the premises.
(3)
Loading and unloading ramps and structures, provided that the truck
loading and unloading areas shall be provided in an amount sufficient
to permit the transfer of goods and products on other than a public
street, off-street parking area or required front yard area. The loading
and unloading structures shall not be visible from the street and
shall be screened from adjacent neighbors.
E.
Restrictions. All uses in the BP District shall be subject to the
restriction that no exterior warehousing or storage of materials or
equipment shall be permitted on the premises. The use of storage trailers
at the site for additional warehousing of materials is prohibited.
F.
Prohibited uses:
(1)
Residential uses.
(2)
Industrial uses:
(a)
Explosive, ammunition, firework, match or pyroxylin plastic
manufacture or storage.
(b)
Calcium carbide, acetylene gas, ammonia or chlorine picric,
carbolic, hydrochloric or other similar acid or similar chemical manufacture.
(c)
Petroleum refining.
(d)
Rubber products manufacture or treatment.
(e)
Motor vehicle dismantling or other similar salvage operation
or the storage of wrecked, disabled or dismantled motor vehicles,
used parts thereof or other similar items or materials.
(f)
Junkyards or other similar outside waste storage or disposal
area.
(g)
Manufacture, storage or mixing of asphalt, coal tar, petroleum
or bituminous products or the type normally used for the paving of
streets or parking areas.
G.
Area and yard requirements:
H.
Minimum parking setback:
(1)
From the Route 206 right-of-way: 50 feet; 25 feet from any internal
street.
(2)
From the rear property line: 50 feet.
(3)
From any side property line: 25 feet, except that zero feet may be
permitted where cross-easements for parking are provided and maintained
between other lots in the Business Park District.
I.
Minimum distance between buildings. There should be a minimum distance
between buildings of 50 feet.
J.
Landscape requirements; use of yards.
(1)
Street trees. Street trees shall be planted along the entire length
of the street frontage(s) of the property, all in accordance with
an approved landscape plan. A minimum of one tree for every 50 linear
feet of street frontage(s) shall be required. Trees shall be planted
at regular intervals, but the spacing may be adjusted due to the location
of utility poles and/or driveways as approved by the municipal agency's
engineer. The street trees shall be planted behind the right-of-way
line. If a street tree cannot be placed at the fifty-foot spacing
due to site limitations, the equivalent number of street trees is
still required to be planted on the site.
(2)
Front yard. A landscaped planting area of 25 feet in depth shall
be provided along the street line. The planting area shall be landscaped
in an informal manner, utilizing a mix of evergreen and deciduous
plant material. The plant material should include evergreen and ornamental
trees, as well as a variety of shrubs and ground covers that provide
a variety of height, color and texture. The use of berms is encouraged
for added visual interest. Pedestrian/bicycle paths may be placed
within the landscape area and through the buffer if so permitted by
the approving authority.
(3)
Side and rear yards. Along each side property line, a landscape area
of at least 25 feet in width or 5% of the average lot width, whichever
is greater, up to a maximum of 35 feet, shall be provided. Along each
rear property line, a landscaped area of at least 35 feet in depth
shall be provided.
(4)
Landscape buffers shall be required between the Business Park District
and any other district boundary or residential use. A landscape buffer
shall consist of a strip of land 50 feet wide along the edge of the
district boundary or residential use. There shall be located within
the 25 feet of said strip closest to the district line or residential
use natural or planted trees and shrubbery in sufficient quantity
to conceal the use proposed within the Business Park District.
(5)
All land not covered with buildings, parking or other impervious
surfaces shall be landscaped with suitable materials for landscaping
purposes.
(6)
Stormwater management basins shall not be permitted between any required
landscape area and the street line.
K.
Landscape requirements.
(1)
Minimum planting sizes. The following minimum plant sizes shall be
required:
(a)
Evergreen trees. The minimum planting height shall be six feet
to seven feet, except, when used in a landscape buffer between residential
and nonresidential uses, the minimum planting height shall be eight
feet.
(b)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs in landscape buffers. The minimum
planting height shall be three feet to four feet.
(c)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs not in landscape buffers. The
minimum planting height shall be two feet to three feet.
(d)
Ornamental trees. The minimum height at time of planting shall
be eight feet to nine feet.
(e)
Deciduous trees and street trees. The minimum size shall be
2 1/2 inches to three inches in caliper (DBH) measured six inches
above grade at time of planting.
(2)
Landscape buffers.
(a)
Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination of deciduous
trees, coniferous and evergreen trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs,
and, if the municipal agency deems appropriate, berms, fences or walls
in sufficient quantities and sizes designed to continuously limit
the view of and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties.
(b)
Landscape buffers shall be continuous, except for access drives
as approved by the municipal agency.
(c)
Landscape material shall be arranged in an informal manner that
avoids a hedge-like appearance. Evergreen trees shall be staggered
and supplemented with shrubs and ornamental trees in order to achieve
effective screening and visual interest.
(d)
Landscape buffers shall be densely planted, but the planting
shall not constitute a monoculture. Plant material shall be a combination
of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the following proportions:
(e)
Plant variety. A minimum of two different genera of plants shall
be incorporated for each plant type, e.g., evergreen trees, deciduous
trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs.
(f)
Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures,
accessory buildings or other aboveground structures and similar encroachments
shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(g)
An easement shall be provided encompassing the area of the landscape
buffer and shall identify maintenance responsibilities.
(h)
Existing vegetation may be considered by the municipal agency
as an alternative to the installation of a landscape buffer.
(i)
Off-street parking areas with 20 or more parking spaces shall
be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Township Engineer.
The minimum size shade tree shall be a minimum 2 1/2 inches to
three inches in caliper (DBH), measured six inches above grade at
time of planting. The shade trees shall be planted in a planned manner
within the parking lot area in a quantity equal to not less than one
shade tree for every 10 parking spaces. The minimum width of planting
islands shall be nine feet.
M.
Pedestrian circulation. A combined bicycle/pedestrian path, located
in the right-of-way, or a pedestrian access easement shall be required
along the street line and along all internal streets.
N.
Permitted conditional uses in the BP District.
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-12]
(1)
The following class cannabis establishments are permitted as conditional
uses in the BP District:
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Class
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Description
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|---|---|
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1
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Cannabis Cultivator
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|
2
|
Cannabis Manufacturer
|
|
3
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Cannabis Wholesaler
|
|
4
|
Cannabis Distributor
|
|
6
|
Cannabis Delivery
|
The foregoing classes of cannabis establishments shall
comply with the following requirements:
(a)
Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishments shall be located
on a single-use site that that shall be devoid of other principal
uses. Only one cannabis establishment shall be permitted on the single-use
site.
(b)
Cannabis establishments shall comply with the following bulk,
area, and yard requirements:
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Description
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Requirement
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|---|---|
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Minimum Lot Area
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2 acres
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Minimum Lot Frontage
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200 feet
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Minimum Lot Width
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200 feet
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Minimum Lot Depth
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400 feet
|
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Principal Building Yard Setbacks
| |
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Front
|
50 feet
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Side
|
50 feet
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Rear
|
50 feet
|
|
Maximum Building Coverage
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20%
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Maximum Site Coverage
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65%
|
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Maximum Building Height
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40 feet
|
(c)
Signage identifying the cannabis establishment shall be restricted
in the following manner:
[3]
Window and temporary signs shall be prohibited.
[4]
Door signs shall be limited to the name of the business, street
address, and days and hours of operation.
[5]
Exterior and interior signage shall be prohibited from containing
text and/or images that promote excessive consumption of legal cannabis
products.
(d)
A Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishment shall not be
located within a distance of 1,000 feet from the boundaries of the
property on which the cannabis establishment is located to the boundaries
of the property on which the following land uses are located: a public
or private school, including elementary, vocational, or secondary
schools, colleges, and universities; a state-licensed child-care center;
a house of worship; and a state-licensed addiction recovery facility.
(e)
A Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishment shall not be
located within a distance of 500 feet from the boundaries of the property
on which the cannabis establishment is located to the boundaries of
the property on which another Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishment
is located.
(f)
The days and hours of operation for Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis
establishments shall comply with the following requirements:
[1]
Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator: Sunday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
[2]
Class 2 Cannabis Manufacturer, Class 3 Cannabis Wholesaler and
Class 4 Cannabis Distributor: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., and Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[3]
Class 6 Cannabis Delivery: no requirements.
(g)
The cannabis establishment shall be duly licensed by the State
of New Jersey with its license maintained in good standing.
(h)
On-site sales of alcohol or tobacco products are prohibited.
(i)
On-site consumption of food, alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis products
by patrons is prohibited.
(j)
Security requirements for Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 cannabis establishments:
[1]
All licensed facilities shall be equipped with security cameras
covering all exterior parking and loading areas, all points of entry
into the facilities, and interior spaces that are open to the public
and that are used to store cannabis products.
[a]
Security cameras shall be installed to monitor
and record all areas of the premises, except in restrooms, and where
persons may gain or attempt to gain access to cannabis products or
cash maintained by the cannabis establishment. Cameras shall record
operations of the business and all potential areas of ingress and
egress to the facility with sufficient detail to identify facial features
and clothing. Recordings from security cameras shall be maintained
for a minimum of 40 days in a secure off-site location or through
a service over a network that provides on-demand access, commonly
referred to as a "cloud." The off-site location shall be submitted
to the Eastampton Township Police Department and shall be updated
within 48 hours of any change of such location.
[2]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall provide the Eastampton
Township Police Department with access to recorded security footage
immediately upon request by the Department.
[3]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall have at least one
officer of the Eastampton Township Police Department stationed at
each facility during operation. The expense of providing the police
officer shall be paid by the cannabis establishment.
[4]
All licensed retail establishments shall provide a dimensioned
floor plan, clearly labeled, showing: the layout of the structure
and floor plan in which the retail operations is to be located; the
principal uses of the floor area depicted on the floor plan, including,
but not limited to, public areas, processing and manufacturing areas,
loading and unloading areas, storage areas and restricted areas where
cannabis products will be located; all points of entry into the facility;
and the locations of all security cameras that will be positioned
within the facility.
[5]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall provide a plan for
exterior lighting for security purposes.
[6]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall install and use a
safe for storage of any cannabis products and cash on the premises
when the business is closed. The safe shall be incorporated into the
building structure or securely attached thereto as approved by the
Eastampton Township Police Department and Construction Official. For
cannabis products that require refrigerated storage, the refrigerated
container or freezer shall be locked in a manner authorized by the
Eastampton Township Police Department.
[7]
All licensed cannabis establishments shall install and use an
alarm system that is monitored by a company that is staffed 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. The name, location and contact information
of the company monitoring the alarm shall be provided to the Eastampton
Police Department and shall be updated within 48 hours of any change
of monitoring company. If the alarm system includes a panic alarm,
an operable dedicated phone for the Eastampton Police Department to
respond to the alarm shall be and remain on the premises at all times.
[8]
The perimeter of the parcel of land on which the cannabis establishment
is located shall be fenced in the following manner:
[a]
An eight-foot-high chain-link fence shall circumscribe
the cannabis establishment by enclosing the rear and side yards of
the parcel of land and connecting to the building and/or buildings
in which the cannabis establishment operates so as to avoid locating
the fence in the front yard.
[b]
An eight-foot-high gate shall be provided as the
single point of access in the driveway from the public road to the
cannabis establishment. The gate shall be incorporated into the eight-foot-high
fence that circumscribes the cannabis establishment. A security camera,
which is previously described in this section, shall be provided to
monitor and record all vehicles and pedestrians moving through the
gate.
[c]
The chain-link openings of the fence fabric shall
be restricted to a size that prohibits the ability of adults and children
to climb the fence. The Township Engineer shall approve the chain-link
openings of the fence fabric before it is installed.
[Added 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-14[1]]
A.
Statement of intent. The purpose of this section is to provide for
large-scale continuing care retirement communities that consist of
mixed-use housing and associated services for seniors with integrated
independent apartment living, assisted living and skilled nursing
alternatives.
B.
CCRC ACCESSORY USES
CCRC AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNITS
CCRC ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
CCRC INDEPENDENT LIVING UNIT
CCRC SKILLED CARE NURSING FACILITY
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC)
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Within a continuing care retirement community, shall mean
any accessory use necessary for the operation of the facility or for
the benefit or convenience of the residents and their guests, including
but not limited to kitchen and dining facilities, restaurants, places
of worship, indoor and outdoor recreational buildings and uses, retail
and banking facilities, beauty salons and barbershops, gift shops,
classrooms, security facilities, conference rooms, social rooms, common
areas, guest rooms, medical offices, medical clinic, dialysis center,
laboratory services, dental offices, physical therapy and rehabilitation
center, wellness center, ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging services,
postal center, pharmacy, maintenance facilities, craft and music rooms,
various craft, health, exercise and vocational activities, classrooms,
swimming pools, library and television room, as well as facilities
related to the operation of the facility such as but not limited to
administrative offices, food and record storage areas, property maintenance
facilities, radio and satellite dish antennas less than 39.37 inches
in diameter, non-age-restricted day-care center for relatives of employees,
security operations, off-street parking and heating and cooling equipment
structures, provided that the CCRC accessory use is for the sole primary
benefit of the continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
Multifamily housing units, either age-restricted, non-age-restricted,
or a combination of both, constructed in order to satisfy the obligations
for low- and moderate-income housing required by the New Jersey Council
on Affordable Housing (COAH) that are generated as a direct result
of the development of the CCRC. Such units shall be constructed on
the same tract as the CCRC, but may be developed by a different entity,
may be separated into a different parcel for development and/or financing
requirements and shall not be required to provide those services that
are provided in the CCRC.
A facility located within a continuing care retirement community
that provides a residential living environment assisted by congregate
meals, housekeeping, and personal services for persons age 62 or older
who have temporary or periodic difficulties with one or more essential
activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, dressing or
mobility (but do not require services in or of a New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services licensed long-term care facility or
nursing facility). A CCRC assisted living facility shall include dwelling
units, dining room(s), bathing area(s), common area(s), offices and
other spaces necessary to provide the above services (and shall be
operated by the legal entity holding all of the required licenses
and/or certifications required by the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs and/or New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services).
A dwelling unit within a continuing care retirement community
(CCRC) containing a living area(s), bedroom area(s), kitchen area
and bathroom(s), including studio-style apartments or attached townhomes,
which houses one or more people over the age of 62 in a manner in
which they may live independently while receiving one or more meals
per day in a congregate setting.
A facility located within a continuing care retirement community
which provides board, shelter and twenty-four-hour skilled nursing
and medical care to chronic or convalescent patients. A CCRC skilled
care nursing facility shall include nursing beds and/or individual
rooms, dining rooms, bathing areas, common areas, offices, clinics,
therapy areas, medical facilities and other space necessary to provide
the above services (and shall be operated by the legal entity holding
all of the required licenses and/or certifications required by the
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and/or New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services permitting the operation of a nursing
facility at the location of the facility).
A large-scale facility (or integrated group of facilities)
which has a primary purpose of providing housing and continuing care
for people over the age of 62 and which consists of CCRC independent
living units, CCRC assisted living facilities, CCRC skilled care nursing
facilities and CCRC accessory uses, all as defined herein (and as
regulated by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs or other
designated entity). For purposes of this section, "continuing care"
means the provision of lodging, nursing, medical or other health-related
services at the same or another location to an individual pursuant
to an agreement effective for the life of the individual or for a
period greater than one year, including mutually terminable contracts,
and in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee, with or without
other periodic charges, to an individual who is at least 62 years
of age.
C.
Application requirements. In addition to other required elements
of site plan and subdivision applications, an application for a CCRC
development shall include the following:
(1)
Circulation plan.
(2)
Open space plan.
(3)
Utility plan.
(4)
Stormwater management plan.
(5)
Environmental inventory.
(6)
Community facility plan.
(7)
Housing plan, including demonstration that applicable Council on
Affordable Housing requirements can be fulfilled.
(8)
Local service plan.
(9)
Fiscal report.
(10)
Traffic impact study.
D.
Use and bulk standards. Continuing care retirement communities are
permitted uses on tracts of land a minimum of 100 contiguous acres
in size in the PO Planned Office and BP Business Park Zoning Districts.
CCRCs are permitted in accordance with the following:
(2)
Yard and area regulations.
(a)
Height requirements. The maximum height of any building of a
continuing care retirement community (CCRC) shall be 70 feet or four
stories. No building shall be taller than 45 feet unless it is set
back at least 200 feet from a street.
(b)
Yard, area and density requirements:
[1]
Minimum tract size: 100 acres. The calculation of tract size
for purposes of determining compliance with minimum tract size requirements
shall include the gross lot area of the tract. The minimum tract size
for development of a CCRC shall not prevent the development from proceeding
in sections or stages.
[2]
Density. The maximum permitted density in a CCRC shall be 12
CCRC independent living units per gross acre of the gross tract size,
calculated on a minimum of 100 acres. In addition to and in conjunction
with the CCRC independent living units, the CCRC may also contain
up to 0.25 unit or bed in the CCRC assisted living facilities and
the CCRC skilled nursing facilities for each CCRC independent living
unit in the CCRC. There shall be no requirement that the CCRC assisted
living facilities and CCRC skilled care nursing facilities be actually
constructed in any proportion to CCRC independent living units, provided
that the CCRC applicant shall present a reasonable plan for construction
of all aspects of the development upon completion at the time of initial
application.
[3]
Impervious coverage. CCRCs shall be designed so that total impervious
coverage shall not exceed 55% of the gross tract size.
[4]
Maximum building coverage. CCRCs shall be designed so that building
coverage shall not exceed 20% of the gross tract size.
[5]
Minimum front yard: 100 feet.
[6]
Minimum side yard: 85 feet.
[7]
Minimum rear yard: 120 feet.
(3)
Special design standards; open space.
(a)
Special conditions. The following design criteria shall apply to CCRCs, and to the extent a particular matter is not addressed specifically below, CCRCs shall also be subject to other standards generally applicable pursuant to other provisions of this chapter and/or Chapter 460, Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review:
[1]
Distance between buildings. All principal building structures
shall be set back at least 30 feet from other principal structures.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all buildings may be connected by covered/enclosed
walkways within the areas separating principal buildings.
[2]
Parking and loading requirements applicable to CCRC uses. The
total required minimum number of parking spaces shall be 1.1 parking
spaces per CCRC independent living unit, plus one space for every
four beds in assisted living and skilled care nursing units, plus
one space for each employee expected to be working on the site during
the largest shift. The required number of loading spaces shall be
one per community building over 40,000 square feet screened from public
view.
[3]
Open space. At least 25% of a CCRC development must consist
of open space. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter
of the Code of Eastampton Township, the term "open space," as used
in this article and as applied to CCRC use and development, shall
mean those areas within a development site, including building setbacks,
private yards, buffer areas, wetlands, steep slopes and stormwater
management basins and facilities, which are free from buildings, streets,
off-street parking and other impervious structures or coverage, which
are intended for active or passive use or enjoyment of the residents
of such development.
E.
Sign regulations.
(2)
Signs permitted for a CCRC continuing care retirement community:
(b)
One freestanding or monument sign not to exceed 50 square feet
in area, subject to the following:
[1]
Freestanding or monument signs shall be situated on the CCRC
property.
[2]
No freestanding or monument sign shall exceed six feet in height.
[3]
When two identical sign faces are part of the same freestanding
sign, and such faces are placed back-to-back and/or placed so that
such sign faces are presented in a "V-shape" fashion, and the interior
angle of the "V" does not exceed 90°, the sign area shall be computed
by the measurement of only one of the faces. In all other cases where
a freestanding sign has more than one face, the area shall be computed
by adding together the area of all sign faces.
[4]
If the CCRC property contains more than one road frontage, one
freestanding or monument sign per road is permitted in accordance
with these regulations.
[5]
One temporary marketing sign 100 square feet in size per road
frontage, erected for no longer than the construction period or a
maximum of seven years, is permitted.
(3)
Directional/informational signs, not to exceed 10 square feet in
area, designed to direct and inform the public and residents as to
entry, exit, building location, service areas or loading or to give
parking instructions, other instructions or similar information are
permitted, subject to the following:
(a)
No directional/informational sign shall exceed six feet in height
above grade.
F.
Landscape requirements; use of yards.
(1)
Street trees. Street trees shall be planted along the entire length
of the street frontage(s) of the property, all in accordance with
an approved landscape plan. A minimum of one tree for every 50 linear
feet of street frontage(s) shall be required. Trees shall be planted
at regular intervals, but the spacing may be adjusted due to the location
of utility poles and/or driveways as approved by the municipal agency's
engineer. The street trees shall be planted behind the ROW line. If
a street tree cannot be placed at the fifty-foot spacing due to site
limitations, the equivalent number of street trees is still required
to be planted on the site.
(2)
Front yard. A landscaped planting area of 25 feet in depth shall
be provided along the street line. The planting area shall be landscaped
in an informal manner, utilizing a mix of evergreen and deciduous
plant material. The plant material should include evergreen and ornamental
trees, as well as a variety of shrubs and ground covers that provide
a variety of height, color and texture. The use of berms is encouraged
for added visual interest. Parking may be provided between the required
landscape area and the building line. Pedestrian/bicycle paths may
be placed within the landscape area and through the buffer if so permitted
by the approving authority.
(3)
Side and rear yards. Along each side property line, a landscape area
of at least 15 feet in width or 5% of the average lot width, whichever
is larger, up to a maximum of 25 feet, shall be provided. Along each
rear property line, a landscaped buffer of at least 20 feet in depth
shall be provided.
(4)
Landscape buffers shall be required between the Planned Office and
Business Park Districts and any residential use. A landscape buffer
shall consist of a strip of land 50 feet wide along the edge of the
district boundary or residential use. There shall be located within
the 25 feet of said strip closest to the district line or residential
use natural or planted trees and shrubbery in sufficient quantity
to adequately buffer the use proposed within the Planned Office and
Business Park Districts.
(5)
All land not covered with buildings, parking or other impervious
surfaces shall be landscaped with suitable materials for landscape
purposes.
(6)
Stormwater management basins shall not be permitted between any required
landscape area and the street line.
G.
Landscape standards.
(1)
Minimum planting sizes. The following minimum plant sizes shall be
required:
(a)
Evergreen trees. The minimum height at the time of planting
shall be six feet to seven feet, except, when used in a landscape
buffer between residential and nonresidential uses, the minimum planting
height shall be eight feet.
(b)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs in landscape buffers. The minimum
height at the time of planting shall be three feet to four feet.
(c)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs not in landscape buffers. The
minimum height at the time of planting shall be two feet to three
feet.
(d)
Ornamental trees. The minimum height at the time of planting
shall be eight feet to nine feet.
(e)
Deciduous trees and street trees. The minimum size shall be
2 1/2 inches to three inches in caliper. Multistemmed deciduous
trees may be used in buffer areas only and must be a minimum height
of eight feet to 10 feet at the time of planting.
(f)
Native species of landscaping shall be used to the maximum extent
possible.
(2)
Landscape buffers.
(a)
Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination of deciduous
trees, coniferous and evergreen trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs,
and, if the municipal agency deems appropriate, berms, fences or walls
in sufficient quantities and sizes designed to continuously limit
the view of and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties.
(b)
Landscape buffers shall be continuous, except for access drives
as approved by the municipal agency.
(c)
Landscape material shall be arranged in an informal manner that
avoids a hedge-like appearance. Evergreen trees shall be staggered
and supplemented with shrubs and ornamental trees in order to achieve
effective screening and visual interest.
(d)
Landscape buffers shall be densely planted, but the planting
shall not constitute a monoculture. Plant material shall be a combination
of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the following proportions:
(e)
Plant variety. A minimum of two different genera of plants shall
be incorporated for each plant type, e.g., evergreen trees, deciduous
trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs.
(f)
Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures,
accessory buildings or other aboveground structures and similar encroachments
shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(g)
Existing vegetation may be considered by the municipal agency
as an alternative to the installation of a landscape buffer.
(h)
Off-street parking areas with 20 or more parking spaces shall
be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Township Engineer.
The minimum size shade tree shall be 2 1/2 inches to three inches
in caliper. The shade trees shall be planted in a planned manner within
the parking lot area in a quantity equal to not less than one shade
tree for every 10 parking spaces. The minimum width of planting islands
shall be nine feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed original § 103-21.1,
BP/LD Business Park/Low Density District, added 3-8-1999 by Ord. No.
1999-03, as amended.
[Added 6-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-07]
A.
Statement of intent. The purpose of the Planned Office District is
to create a district where the development would complement the rural
character of the neighboring area and to provide a transition zone
between the Town Center District on the west side of Smithville Road,
the agricultural district on the southern side of Woodlane Road, and
the Business Park District which permits large-scale business parks
and warehousing. The intent of the Planned Office District is to create
an attractive linear style of development with a streetscape that
is pedestrian-friendly.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-5]
B.
Permitted uses:
(1)
Offices of a recognized profession, including but not limited to
medicine, social services, finance, accounting, insurance, real estate,
law, engineering, architecture and planning, but not to include other
licensed occupations such as barbering, general contracting or public
movers.
(2)
Continuing care retirement community (CCRC), subject to the criteria set forth in § 540-28.
[Added 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-14]
(3)
Assembling of light manufacturing products and light manufacturing,
which uses processed and partially processed materials to fabricate
items and excludes processing raw materials, chemicals, hazardous
materials, livestock and similar materials.
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-5]
(a)
Outdoor storage for assembling of light manufacturing products
and light manufacturing may be permitted in side yards and rear yards
provided: the height of the material stored outdoors shall not exceed
seven feet; an eight-foot high solid fence shall screen the material
stored outdoors; screening shall comply
(4)
Corporate headquarters for a business, administrative, utility, professional
or similar entity.
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-5]
(5)
Any combination of permitted uses set forth in § 540-29B(1), (3) and (4).
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-5]
C.
Conditional uses. (Reserved)
E.
F.
Landscape requirements; use of yards.
(1)
Street trees. Street trees shall be planted along the entire length
of the street frontage(s) of the property, all in accordance with
an approved landscape plan. A minimum of one tree for every 50 linear
feet of street frontage(s) shall be required. Trees shall be planted
at regular intervals, but the spacing may be adjusted due to the location
of utility poles and/or driveways as approved by the municipal agency's
engineer. The street trees shall be planted behind the right-of-way
line. If a street tree cannot be placed at the fifty-foot spacing
interval due to site limitations, the equivalent number of street
trees shall still be required to be planted on the site.
(2)
Front yard. A landscaped buffer of 25 feet in depth shall be provided
along the street line. The planting area shall be landscaped in an
informal manner, utilizing a mix of evergreen and deciduous plant
material. The plant material should include evergreen and ornamental
trees, as well as a variety of shrubs and ground covers that provide
a variety of height, color and texture. The use of berms is encouraged
for added visual interest. Parking may be provided between the required
landscape area and the building line. Pedestrian/bicycle paths may be placed within
the landscape area and through the buffer if so permitted by the approving
authority.
(3)
Side and rear yards. Along each side property line, a landscape area
of at least 15 feet in width or 5% of the average lot width, whichever
is greater, up to a maximum of 25 feet, shall be provided. Along each
rear property line, a landscaped area of at least 20 feet in depth
shall be provided.
(4)
Landscape buffers shall be required between the Planned Office District
and any residential use. A landscape buffer shall consist of a strip
of land 50 feet wide along the edge of the district boundary or residential
use. There shall be located within the 25 feet of said strip closest
to the district line or residential use natural or planted trees and
shrubbery in sufficient quantity to conceal the use proposed within
the Planned Office District.
(5)
All land not covered with buildings, parking or other impervious
surfaces shall be landscaped with suitable materials for landscape
purposes.
(6)
Stormwater management basins shall not be permitted between any required
landscape area and the street line.
G.
Landscape standards.
(1)
Minimum planting sizes. The following minimum plant sizes shall be
required:
(a)
Evergreen trees. The minimum height at the time of planting
shall be six feet to seven feet, except when used in a landscape buffer
between residential and nonresidential uses, which shall require a
minimum planting height of seven feet.
(b)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs in landscape buffers. The minimum
planting height shall be three feet to four feet.
(c)
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs not in landscape buffers. The
minimum height at the time of planting shall be two feet to three
feet.
(d)
Ornamental trees. The minimum size at time of planting shall
be eight feet to nine feet.
(e)
Deciduous trees and street trees. The minimum size shall be
2 1/2 inches to three inches in caliper (DBH), measured six inches
above grade at time of planting. Multistemmed deciduous trees may
be used in buffer areas only and must be a minimum height of eight
feet to 10 feet at the time of planting.
(f)
Native species and landscaping shall be used to the maximum
extent possible.
(2)
Landscape buffers.
(a)
Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination of deciduous
trees, coniferous and evergreen trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs,
and, if the municipal agency deems appropriate, berms, fences or walls
in sufficient quantities and sizes designed to continuously limit
the view of and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties.
(b)
Landscape buffers shall be continuous, except for access drives
as approved by the municipal agency.
(c)
Landscape buffers shall be arranged in an informal manner that
avoids a hedge-like appearance. Evergreen trees shall be staggered
and supplemented with shrubs and ornamental trees in order to achieve
effective screening and visual interest.
(d)
Landscape buffers shall be densely planted, but the planting
shall not constitute a monoculture. Plant material shall be a combination
of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the following proportions:
(e)
Plant variety. A minimum of two different genera of plants shall
be incorporated for each plant type, e.g., evergreen trees, deciduous
trees, evergreen shrubs and deciduous shrubs.
(f)
Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures,
accessory buildings or other aboveground structures and similar encroachments
shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(g)
Existing vegetation may be considered by the municipal agency
as an alternative to the installation of a landscape buffer.
(h)
Off-street parking areas with 20 or more parking spaces shall
be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Township Engineer.
The minimum size shade tree shall be 2 1/2 inches to three inches
in caliper (DBH), measured six inches above grade at time of planting.
The shade trees shall be planted in a planned manner within the parking
lot area in a quantity equal to not less than one shade tree for every
10 parking spaces. The minimum width of planting islands shall be
nine feet.
