A.
Buffer strips are required in all business and manufacturing districts
along the district boundaries between themselves and residential districts
or residential uses.
(1)
The buffer strips shall be measured from the district boundary line
or the street line on the side of the street on which the industrial
or commercial use is located where a street center line serves as
the district boundary line.
(2)
Buffer areas shall be maintained and kept clean of all debris, rubbish,
weeds and tall grass in conformance with existing regulations.
(3)
No structure, activity, storage of materials or parking of vehicles
shall be permitted in the half of the buffer strip nearest the property
line.
(4)
Buffer widths shall be as established in the Schedule of Area, Bulk
and Yard Requirements.[1] No less than the exterior half of the buffer area for
business zones and 1/4 for manufacturing zones shall be planted and
maintained with grass or ground cover as well as a dense screen of
trees, shrubs or other plant material in accordance with the following
requirements. (The preservation of all natural wooded tracts shall
be an integral part of all site plans regardless of their proximity
to required buffer areas.)
(a)
Plant materials used in the screen planting shall be at least
four feet in height when planted and shall be of such species as will
produce a complete visual screen year round.
(b)
The screen planting shall be maintained permanently, and any
plant material which does not live shall be replaced within one year.
(c)
The screen planting shall be so placed that at maturity it will
not be closer than three feet to any street.
(e)
The screen planting shall be broken only at points of vehicular
and pedestrian ingress and egress.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area, Bulk and Yard Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(5)
No screen planting shall be required along streets which form district
boundary lines, provided that:
(6)
Prior to the issuance of any building permit, complete plans showing
the arrangement of all buffer strips and placement, species and size
of all plant materials, and the placement, size, materials and type
of all fences to be placed in such buffer strip, shall be reviewed
by the Construction Code Official to ascertain that the plans are
in conformance with the terms of this chapter.
A.
The emission of dust, dirt, fly ash, fumes, vapors or gases or other
particulates which can cause any damage to human health, to animals
or vegetation, or other forms of property, or which can cause any
soiling or staining of persons or property at any point beyond the
lot line of the use creating the emission is herewith prohibited.
C.
Dust and other types of air pollution borne by the wind from such
sources as parking areas, driveways, roads, loading areas, storage
areas, construction sites and yards, within lot boundaries, shall
be kept to a minimum by appropriate landscaping, oiling, paving or
other acceptable means of stabilization.
No use shall produce a strong dazzling light or a reflection
of a strong dazzling light beyond its lot lines. Exterior lighting
shall be buffered so that glare will not become a nuisance to adjoining
properties or adjoining districts.
No use shall produce heat perceptible beyond its lot lines.
Further, no process shall be permitted which would cause the temperature
to rise or fall in any part of ponds, streams or other watercourses.
The sound level of any operation (other than the operation of
motor vehicles or other transportation facilities on public highways,
operations involved in the construction or demolition of structures,
emergency alarm signals or time signals) shall not exceed the minimum
standards set by the most current regulation of the New Jersey State
Department of Environmental Protection (New Jersey Noise Pollution
Control Code).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1G-1 et seq.
No use shall emit odorous gases or other odorous matter in such
quantities as to be offensive at any point on or beyond its lot lines.
The guide for determining such quantities of offensive odors shall
be the most restrictive provisions set by the most current regulation
of the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection (New
Jersey Air Pollution Control Code).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq.
The requirements of the State of New Jersey Air Pollution Control
Code shall be complied with.
A.
No highly flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be
stored in bulk above ground, except tanks or drums of fuel directly
connecting with energy devices, heating or appliances, located and
operated on the same lot as the tanks or drums of fuel.
B.
All storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products, and
all fuel, raw materials and products stored, shall be enclosed in
an approved structure.
C.
No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form
or manner that may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or
forces, nor shall any substance which can contaminate a stream or
watercourse or otherwise render such stream or watercourse undesirable
as a source of water supply or recreation or which will destroy aquatic
life be allowed to enter any stream or watercourse.
D.
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 in containers which are adequate
to eliminate such hazards.
No use shall cause earth vibrations or concussions in excess
of the standards outlined below, with the exception of that vibration
produced as a result of temporary construction activity. The standards
below are set forth in the Table of Frequency Amplitude Relations.
Vibration shall be expressed as displacement in inches and shall be
measured with a standard three-component measuring system, which is
a device for recording the intensity of any vibration in three mutually
perpendicular directions.
|
Frequency of Ground Motion
(cycles per second)
|
Maximum Amplitude of Ground Motion
(inches)
|
|---|---|
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Up to 10
|
0.003
|
|
11 to 20
|
0.00015
|
|
21 to 30
|
0.0001
|
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31 to 40
|
0.00007
|
|
41 to 50
|
0.00005
|
|
51 to 60
|
0.00004
|
A.
An environmental assessment statement may be submitted by the developer addressing the points in Subsection B(1) through (10) below, which shall be posted at least 10 days prior to the Planning Board meeting at which the project will be reviewed by the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall prepare an evaluation of the impact of the construction upon the ecological, cultural and aesthetic environment of the Borough.
B.
Specific points to be covered in the report are as follows:
(1)
Whether the project has a significant impact upon the environment.
(2)
Whether the project is controversial.
(3)
Whether the project interferes with existing community standards
of living.
(4)
Whether the construction is situated on land which, because of its
natural beauty and wilderness state, has potential for recreation
or park development and whether the damage to the environment and
loss of aesthetics incurred through construction of the development
substantially reduce the potential and cause an unwarranted burden
on the surrounding area.
(5)
Whether the development has a cumulative effect when compared to
the number of other projects proposed in the existing area and whether
the development fits into the overall proposed or adopted master plan
of the area.
(6)
Whether there is, as a result of the development, an irreversible
commitment of natural resources, such as water, gas and electricity.
Signed statements from the managers of the various utilities affected
should be incorporated into the report, assuring that the new development
will have no effect on the current services supplied to the community
and will result in no undue cost burden to the community for expansion
of the necessary service facilities for the new construction.
(7)
If forested area is to be damaged or cleared, whether the construction
interferes with any select stands of native forested trees and whether
there is any serious influence to natural wildlife in the area.
(8)
All changes in natural runoff and the ultimate disposal of the stormwaters
collected within the development should be discussed in detail. The
environmental effects of the stormwater discharges and the location
of the discharge points should be discussed in detail to ensure that
no serious flooding conditions or substantial increases in health
hazards or flooding over existing conditions would occur to the surrounding
area or communities.
(9)
All increases in air pollution, noise levels and other environmental
quality changes that might result through clearing of land and increased
traffic patterns should be specifically delineated in the report.
(10)
All methods of construction to be used in the building of the
development should be specifically delineated and restraints set out
to avoid any adverse effects during the construction project upon
surrounding communities. This would include access roads for truck
vehicles and methods to eliminate blowing of dust and dirt and to
control noise during the construction period.
C.
In the event that an environmental commission shall review the assessment
statement required hereunder, it shall submit its report based upon
such review to the Planning Board with any recommendations which said
commission deems advisable. The said reports shall be advisory in
nature, and the recommendations contained therein shall not be mandatory
on the Planning Board in making its determination hereunder.
