[Amended 7-17-1989 by Ord. No. 89-11; 7-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-15]
A.
For the
purpose of this chapter, the Borough is hereby divided into use districts
as follows:
R-1
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Single-Family Residential
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R-2
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Two-Family Residential
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R-3
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Multifamily Residential
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RB
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Retail Business
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GB
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General Business
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LIP
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Light Industrial Park
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OLIP
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Overlay of Light Industrial Park
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WSRA
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Westmont Station Redevelopment Area
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PP
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Public Purpose
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B.
The Westmont
Station Redevelopment Plan is hereby adopted by reference and included
in this chapter.
C.
For purposes
of this chapter, any use not specifically permitted in a zone district
by this chapter is expressly prohibited and excluded in said zone
district.
The following regulations shall apply in the R-1 District.
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
One-family detached dwelling, not to exceed one such dwelling on
each lot.
(2)
Municipal parks and playgrounds, including customary recreational,
refreshment and service buildings, and any other proprietary or governmental
use of the Borough.
(3)
Places of worship, including parish houses and religious school buildings,
and public and private schools conducted for children, including uses
customarily accessory thereto. A private school permitted under this
subsection shall be a nonprofit organization within the meaning of
the Revised Statutes of New Jersey.
(4)
Building or structure used for agricultural purposes, provided that
no greenhouse or heating plants shall be operated within 20 feet of
any lot line, and no livestock, including horses, shall be kept on
the property.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Patios, decks, sheds, garden houses, greenhouses, dog houses, pool houses, playhouses, play equipment, gazebos, cabanas, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, outdoor bars, emergency generators, and fireplaces, firepits, grills, stoves, and ovens that are fueled by propane or natural gas, or which burn wood or wood substitutes, provided that they comply with the provisions of § 530-6D hereinbelow.
[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
(2)
Private garage for not more than three motor vehicles, of which not
more than one may be a commercial vehicle and the other two passenger
vehicles.
(a)
Such vehicles shall belong to residents on the premises, except
that space for not more than one such passenger automobile may be
leased to a nonresident.
(b)
The one commercial vehicle is subject to the following limitations:[1]
[1]
It does not exceed a gross weight of 3 1/2 tons.
[2]
It is regularly housed in a garage building, as defined herein.
[3]
It is used by a resident of the premises in conjunction with
his employment for the purpose of commuting to and from his place
of employment, job assignments or job locations.
[4]
The foregoing permissive use shall not extend to any vacant
land located in the designated zone which does not have a residence
located thereon or a person living therein meeting the above requirements.
(3)
The keeping of a reasonable number of customary household pets, but
excluding the commercial breeding of the same.
(4)
Signs, in accordance with all applicable local ordinances or statutes.
(5)
Swimming pools, wading pools, spas, and hot tubs incidental to residential
use of the premises and not operated for gain.
[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
C.
Conditional uses:
D.
Special provisions.
[Added 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-9[3]]
(1)
Off-street parking, garages, and driveways.
[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
(a)
Every house that is either newly constructed or more than 50% substantially
renovated, altered, or reconstructed must contain a garage, either
attached or detached, that can accommodate a minimum of one vehicle.
(b)
Every house shall have a driveway that can provide off-street parking
for a minimum of two vehicles if the house has a garage or three vehicles
if the house does not have a garage.
(2)
Maximum total width of an entrance sidewalk located in the front
yard between the street right-of-way and the front entrance of the
house shall be five feet. Only one such entrance sidewalk is permitted
per residence.
[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
(3)
The maximum amount of impervious coverage in the front yard area
shall be 60%, inclusive of all driveways and sidewalks located in
the front yard area. The front yard area, for the purpose of this
subsection, is to be considered the space between the street right-of-way
and the actual front facade or foundation line of the house, as measured
across the entire width of the property from side line to side line.
[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
(4)
The nonimpervious/permeable surface in the front yard shall be landscaped
and maintained with natural grass, ground cover, shrubs, trees, or
any combination thereof. Artificial grass or turf shall not be permitted
in the front yard.
(5)
One-family dwellings may be rented only in their entirety as a single
rental unit for a period of not less than 28 consecutive days. Only
one rental and/or lease may exist for a given period of time per one-family
dwelling. Rental or subletting of individual rooms is not permitted.
[Added 5-15-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-5]
(6)
All houses and their accessory structures and yards shall be maintained
in good repair and condition. Houses and/or accessory structures and/or
yards shall be deemed to violate the Borough Zoning Ordinance if they
have the following conditions: broken and/or missing windows, screens,
or doors; holes in the roof, soffits, facia, or siding; missing, unsecured,
or disconnected roof material, siding, architectural features, gutters,
downspouts, or leader pipes; structurally compromised or failing roofs,
walls, foundations, architectural features, driveways, patios, decks,
porches, balconies, stairs, retaining walls, fences, pools, spas,
or hot tubs; fallen or dead trees or overgrown lawns, shrubs, or vegetation.
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
(7)
The following items may not be parked or stored in any driveway,
yard, or parking lot:
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
(a)
Vehicles that are not operable, not registered, without valid
license plates, in disrepair, or undergoing repairs for a period in
excess of 48 hours.
(b)
Campers, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, boats of any type
or size, watercraft, aircraft, landscaping equipment, and/or construction
equipment, with or without valid license plates and/or registration.
(c)
Trailers of any kind, with or without valid license plates,
including those containing any motorized vehicle or tool, including,
but not limited to, construction equipment, landscaping equipment,
boats, jet skis, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, etc.
(d)
Equipment, machinery, tools, vehicle or equipment parts, building
materials, interior furniture, appliances, and bulk materials, such
as, but not limited to, household waste, recyclables, vegetative waste,
scrap metals, soils, mulches, stones, aggregates, fuels, lubricants,
or industrial liquids.
(8)
Outdoor fireplaces, firepits, grills, stoves, and ovens that burn
wood or wood substitutes must comply with the following conditions:
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
(a)
Must utilize a screen or cover that prevents embers or flammable
material from escaping the unit and creating a risk of fire to the
property or adjoining properties.
(b)
May not be constructed, located, or used within six feet of
any structure or property line.
(c)
May not discharge smoke or fumes directly to an adjoining property
at a height lower than the roof line of the adjoining property.
(d)
May not be used when wind conditions create the potential for
smoke, fumes, embers, soot, or flammable materials to discharge directly
to an adjoining property owner and/or cause a risk of fire.
(9)
Outdoor sound systems, entertainment systems, televisions, projectors
and speakers for televisions, radios, receivers, phones, and other
devices may not amplify music, broadcasts, recordings, or any other
sounds in a manner that:
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
(10)
The renting or leasing of outdoor parking or storage spaces
shall not be permitted in any driveway, yard, or parking lot.
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
(11)
The maintenance, repair, and/or care of retaining walls, decorative
walls, fences, trees, and shrubs shall be the responsibility of the
owner of the property on which they are sited pursuant to a property
boundary survey. If a survey is not available or if there is a question
or dispute as to the location and/or ownership of a retaining wall,
decorative wall, fence, tree, or shrub, the homeowner must have a
survey performed by a New Jersey licensed professional land surveyor.
If a retaining wall, decorative wall, fence, tree, or shrub is sited
on a property line in a manner that it is substantially located on
two or more adjoining properties, the maintenance, repair, and/or
care of the retaining wall, decorative wall, fence, tree, or shrub
shall be the joint responsibility of both/all property owners. In
this case, both/all property owners shall resolve and address all
maintenance, repair, and care issues privately between/among themselves
or through the Superior Court if an irreconcilable dispute or disagreement
arises. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or
prohibiting a property owner from trimming branches or growth of any
tree or shrub that extend over the property line from an adjoining
property where the trees or shrubs are planted.
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
(12)
Houses, and/or accessory structures, and/or yards that do not
comply or otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to the issuance of an abatement order and/or violation
notice and associated monetary penalty, and/or revocation of their
certificate of occupancy by the Borough Zoning Officer.
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-15]
[3]
Editor's Note: Section 1 of this ordinance also provided as
follows: "Purpose: To establish requirements to prevent the overdevelopment
and overutilization of single-family residential properties in Wood-Ridge
as well as advance the purpose of zoning relative to providing adequate
light, air, open space, and a desirable visual environment."
The following regulations shall apply in the R-2 District.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Any R-1 permitted accessory use, subject to the same restrictions
as prescribed therein.
C.
Conditional uses:
(1)
Any R-1 permitted conditional use, subject to the same restrictions
as prescribed therein.
D.
Special provisions:
[Added 5-15-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-5]
(1)
Each unit in a two-family dwelling may be rented only in its entirety
as a single rental unit for a period of not less than 28 consecutive
days. Only one rental and/or lease may exist for a given period of
time per unit of a two-family dwelling. Rental or subletting of individual
rooms is not permitted.
(2)
All
R-1 special provisions shall apply in the R-2 Zone.
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
The following regulations shall apply in the R-3 District.
C.
Conditional uses: none.
[Amended 6-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16; 12-7-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-26]
D.
Density. Construction of multifamily dwellings shall be limited to
a number of dwelling units not to exceed 18 per acre.
[Added 9-21-1987 by Ord. No. 87-20]
E.
Special provisions:
[Added 5-15-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-5]
(1)
Each unit in a multifamily dwelling may be rented only in its entirety
as a single rental unit for a period of not less than 28 consecutive
days. Only one rental and/or lease may exist for a given period of
time per unit of a multifamily dwelling. Rental or subletting of individual
rooms is not permitted.
(2)
All
R-1 special provisions shall apply in the R-3 Zone.
[Added 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
The following regulations shall apply in the RB District.
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Retail stores and banks.
(2)
Personal service stores, such as but not limited to barbershops,
beauty parlors and tailors, provided that, where steam pressure is
used in clothes pressing, the generating apparatus shall not exceed
five rated boiler horsepower.
(3)
Business, professional or governmental office.
(4)
Funeral parlors.
(5)
Service establishments furnishing services other than of a personal
nature.
(6)
Taverns and restaurants and fraternal, social, service and veterans'
clubs, excluding amusement parks, arcades or circuses, whether open
or enclosed.
(7)
Retail dry-cleaning establishments and self-service automatic laundries
or dry-cleaning establishments.
(8)
Retail copying and print shops.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Off-street parking and loading facilities.
(2)
Signs in accordance with all applicable local ordinances or statutes.
(3)
Accessory storage within a wholly enclosed permanent structure of
materials, goods and supplies intended for sale or consumption on
the premises.
(4)
Live musical entertainment, including but not limited to singers,
bands, DJs and karaoke.
[Added 7-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-15]
(a)
Live musical entertainment shall be permitted only in restaurants
that: 1) serve food prepared and cooked on site for on-premises consumption;
2) have seating for at least 50 patrons; and 3) are licensed to serve
alcoholic beverages, subject to all applicable local ordinances, including
those for noise.
(b)
Live musical entertainment shall be limited to the hours between
1:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
(5)
Drive-through
windows. Drive-through windows shall be permitted only for banks and
licensed pharmacies, subject to all applicable site plan and traffic
reviews and conditions and all other applicable local ordinances so
as not to negatively impact adjoining residential property owners.
[Added 7-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-15]
C.
Conditional uses: none.
[Amended 7-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-15]
D.
Prohibited uses:
[Added 7-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-15]
(1)
Fuel/service
stations.
(2)
Automotive/auto
body repair stations.
(3)
Sales
of used vehicles, equipment, trailers and/or any other personal property.
(4)
Rental
of property, portions of property and/or space(s) for parking and/or
storage of vehicles, equipment, trailers and/or any other personal
property.
(5)
Outdoor
placement of tables, seating, merchandise, displays, fixtures, signs
and/or advertisement on public sidewalks and/or rights-of-way.
The following regulations shall apply in the GB District.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Those uses and activities customary and incidental to permitted uses.
C.
Conditional uses:
[Amended 2-22-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4; 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. 99-23]
(2)
Christmas tree sales.
(a)
The sale of Christmas trees shall be permitted between Thanksgiving
and December 25 of each year, upon application to and approval of
the Construction Code Official, who shall consider, by way of illustration
and not limitation, the proximity of residences to the site of the
proposed sale.
(c)
The application for permit shall be upon such form as may be
promulgated by the office of the Construction Code Official.
The following regulations shall apply in the LIP District.
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Light industrial uses, including compounding and processing (excluding
chemical), assembly, converting, handling and packaging of products,
all the above from previously prepared materials.
(2)
Fully enclosed storage and distribution facilities.
(3)
General business offices.
(4)
Printing and newspaper printing.
(5)
Research and development establishments, excluding chemicals.
(6)
Executive, business and administrative offices.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Those uses and activities customary and incidental to permitted uses.
(2)
Outdoor storage.
[Added 3-13-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-4[1]]
(a)
Block 249, Lots 1, 2, 3; Block 250, Lots 5, 6.01, 6.02; Block
252, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4; Block 253, Lot 1; Block 229, Lots 1, 2, 4, 5,
8, 9, 10.01, 10.02; Block 229.01, Lot 11; Block 228, Lots 1.01, 1.02,
2, 3; Block 282, Lots 1, 2; Block 302, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9; Block 332, Lots 2, 3; and Block 334, Lot 1 situate in the LIP Zone
are hereby reclassified to include outdoor storage in conjunction
with a principal permitted use that is allowed in the said LIP Zone.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated that the Mayor and Council have and/or will adopt Res. No. P, which resolution sets forth the reasons why the LIP Zone must be modified for the properties listed in § 530-11B(2)(a), and such resolution is to be read in conjunction with and pari materia with the provisions of this ordinance.
[Added 12-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-28; amended 7-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-15]
A.
Purpose and intent.
(1)
The purpose and intent of this section is to establish an initial
overlay zone which is an alternative to the existing zoning with regard
to this area. The application of this section does not affect the
existing underlying Light Industrial Park zoning of the entire property.
This section provides a series of new permitted land uses which are
in addition to those provided in the current land use ordinance of
the Borough.
(2)
The purpose of the overlay zone is to allow uses which are currently
not permitted in the Light Industrial Park Zone, which is the current
zoning of this property. It is intended that such uses will facilitate
the overall redevelopment of this area of the Borough in a manner
consistent with the West Side Wood-Ridge Redevelopment Plan.
B.
The overlay zone. Block 320, Lot 1.01 (portion), of approximately
28.3 acres shall be included in the overlay zone which is currently
zoned as a Light Industrial Park. The following exhibit is a metes
and bounds description of the section of the property expressly designated
to be included in the overlay zone.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Borough offices.
C.
Permitted and prohibited uses in the overlay zone.
(1)
The uses permitted in the overlay zone shall be those set forth as
follows:
(a)
Public recreation and parks; active, passive and health club
or similar uses;
(b)
Primary, secondary and postsecondary public schools;
(c)
Train station and related uses, including kiosks;
(d)
Structure for parking not to exceed five stories;
(e)
Professional and commercial offices;
(f)
Retail uses as defined and permitted in the T-4 Neighborhood
Center Zone as set forth in the West Side Wood-Ridge Redevelopment
Plan;
(g)
Residential uses as defined and permitted in the T-4 Neighborhood
Center Zone, except that detached single-family homes shall not be
permitted in the overlay zone; and
(h)
All uses permitted as set forth in the T-4 Neighborhood Center
Zone.
(2)
All uses not listed above as permitted are deemed to be prohibited
in the overlay zone.
D.
Regulations of permitted use. The uses permitted in this overlay
zone shall be subject to the bulk zoning requirements of the T-4 Neighborhood
Center Zone, including all architectural, streetscape and landscaping
provisions set forth for these uses in the West Side Wood-Ridge Redevelopment
Plan, except for the following:
(1)
No single retail use in the overlay zone shall exceed 35,000 square
feet;
(2)
The minimum lot size for a developable lot for any nonresidential
use shall be not less than 2,500 square feet;
(3)
The maximum height of any structure or building in the zone, with
the exception of the pedestrian overpass for the train station, shall
be five stories; and
(4)
Residential density for affordable and market-rate housing developed
pursuant to COAH obligations, which shall be at the direction of the
Borough, shall not exceed the approximate residential per-acre density
in the T-4 Neighborhood Center Zone. Residential development shall
be only in the area demarcated on the exhibit, which is an area of
approximately 12 acres in the overlay zone.
A.
Zoning regulations and standards for Wesmont Station Redevelopment
Area shall be established and governed by the Wesmont Station Redevelopment
Plan and its amendments, with the following exceptions:
(1)
One-family dwellings, whether attached or detached, may be rented
only in their entirety as a single rental unit for a period of not
less than 28 consecutive days. Only one rental and/or lease may exist
for a given period of time per one-family dwelling. Rental or subletting
of individual rooms is not permitted.
(2)
Each unit in a multifamily dwelling may be rented only in its entirety
as a single rental unit for a period of not less than 28 consecutive
days. Only one rental and/or lease may exist for a given period of
time per unit of a multifamily dwelling. Rental or subletting of individual
rooms is not permitted.
(3)
Each residential unit in a mixed-use building may be rented only
in its entirety as a single rental unit for a period of not less than
28 consecutive days. Only one rental and/or lease may exist for a
given period of time per residential unit of a mixed-use building.
Rental or subletting of individual rooms within a residential unit
is not permitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former §§ 248-12,
ORL Office and Research Laboratory District; 248-13, OSP Off-Street
Parking District; and 248-11.1, NSC Neighborhood Shopping Center District.
[Added 7-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-15[1]]
A.
The PP
Public Purpose District identifies all property owned by either the
Borough of Wood-Ridge or the Wood-Ridge Board of Education.
B.
The regulations
of the PP Public Purpose District shall be determined by the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Wood-Ridge based upon the recommendations
of the Borough's Master Plan and in consultation with the Borough's
Planning Board and Board of Education.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former §§ 248-12,
ORL Office and Research Laboratory District; 248-13, OSP Off-Street
Parking District; and 248-11.1, NSC Neighborhood Shopping Center District.
The following uses shall be excluded and prohibited in all districts:
Abattoir
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Acetylene gas manufacture
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Airport
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Ammonia, chlorine, or bleaching powder manufacture
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Animal black, lampblack, stove blacking, carbon graphite or
bone black manufacture
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Any trade or use, whether or not specifically prohibited in
this section, which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, is noxious
or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, noise, smoke,
gas fumes or radiation or will tend to present a hazard to public
health or safety in general or to adjoining uses in particular or
will tend to cause traffic congestion
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Automotive and/or truck body repair shop.
[Added 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 86-16] |
Billboards
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Blast furnaces
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Brick, pottery, tile or terra cotta manufacture
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Boiler works
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Commercial radio or television broadcasting tower
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Concrete products and concrete batching or mixing plants
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Cork manufacture
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Creosote treatment or manufacture
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Crematory
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Disinfectant, insecticide or poison manufacture
|
Distillation of coal, petroleum, refuse, grain, wood or bones
|
Dye manufacture
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Emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture
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Explosive fireworks or match manufacture or storage, except
small arms ammunition
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Fertilizer manufacture or potash refining
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Fish smoking and canning
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Forge plant
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Gas storage in excess of 50,000 cubic feet
|
Glue, size or gelatine manufacture, where the processes include
the refining and recovery of products from fish, animal refuse or
offal
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Grain drying or feed manufacture from refuse, mash or grain
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Grease, lard, fat or tallow rendering or refining
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Illuminating gas manufacture
|
Incineration, reduction, storage or dumping of slaughterhouse
refuse, rancid fats, garbage, dead animals or offal, except by the
municipality or its agents
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Lime, cement or plaster of paris manufacture
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Metal foundry
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Open air theater
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Oil-cloth and linoleum manufacture
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Oil-based paint, oil, varnish, turpentine, shellac or enamel
manufacture
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Petroleum refining
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Perfume and extract manufacture
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Printing ink manufacture
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Pyroxlin plastic manufacture or the manufacture of articles
therefrom
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Racetracks for horses, dogs, automobiles or other racing activities
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Radium extraction
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Raw or green salted hides or skins, storage, coloring, cleaning,
curing or tanning
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Rubber or gutta percha manufacture or treatment
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Shoe blacking manufacture
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Smelting of iron, copper, tin, zinc or lead from ore, scrap,
skimming or dross
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Soap, soda or washing compound manufacture
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Starch, glucose or dextrine manufacture
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Steel furnace blooming or rolling mills
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Stockyards
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Structural steel or pipe works
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Sugar refining
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Sulphurous, sulphuric, nitric, picric, carbolic or hydrochloric
acid manufacture
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Tar distillation or manufacture
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Tar roofing or waterproofing manufacture
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Tobacco (chewing) manufacture or treatment
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Trucking terminals
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Vinegar manufacture
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Volatile oils or liquids storage above ground in tanks of capacity
greater than 1,000 gallons
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Wood pulling or scouring
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Yards for outdoor storage of scrapped or junked motor vehicles,
motor vehicle parts, tires, metal, lumber, paper, rags or other junk
or scrap materials
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Yeast plant
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