Any use not expressly permitted by this chapter is hereby specifically
prohibited throughout the Borough of Spotswood, and the following
uses and activities are specifically prohibited in all zoning districts
throughout the Borough of Spotswood:
A. Billboards and any signboards, advertising signs or devices not expressly
related to the business being conducted on the premises or otherwise
specifically permitted by this chapter.
B. Boardinghouses, rooming houses, trailer coaches or mobile houses
except where specifically permitted by this chapter.
C. All adult uses as defined by this chapter.
D. Quarries or the removal of soil or mineral deposits in any form.
E. Construction office trailers or similar modular or manufactured,
temporary nonresidential buildings shall not be permitted in any zone
in the Borough. Applicability for such buildings shall be determined
by the Zoning Officer. This chapter shall not prohibit the use of
a construction office trailer located on a site upon which the municipal
construction official has issued, and the property owner has maintained,
a valid construction permit. Such trailers shall be permitted at such
a location for a period coinciding with construction, and shall be
removed immediately upon all final inspections by the construction
official.
F. Shipping containers, tractor-trailer cargo trailers or similar containers
used for storage, office or any other type of use as a building or
structure, whether temporary or permanent. Such a use shall require
approval under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.d. This chapter shall not apply
to the use of commercial, portable, on-demand storage or moving containers
less than 26 feet long which are used for one-time residential or
business moving or storage purposes. Such exemption shall only apply
to such containers used on a temporary basis and located on a specific
property for 90 days or less.
G. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Zoning Officer/Construction
Official from permitting a temporary, individual mobile housing unit,
located on a lot that has had its principal dwelling unit substantially
damaged by fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, earthquake or similar
natural disaster. This provision shall remain in effect as long as
repair/recovery/reconstruction is being accomplished at the site,
but not for a period longer than two years from the date of damage.
All uses and all development applications and/or application
for a construction permit shall provide documentation that the intended
use will comply with the performance standards enumerated below. In
the case of a structure being built where the future use is not known,
a construction permit may be issued with the condition that no certificate
of occupancy will be issued until such time as this documentation
is submitted with respect to the particular occupant. These provisions
shall not apply to any sewage treatment plant which has received approval
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
A. Electrical and/or electronic devices. All electric or electronic
devices shall be subject to the standards, rules and regulations promulgated
by the appropriate state and/or federal agency.
B. Glare. No use shall produce a strong, dazzling light or reflection
of a strong, dazzling light or glare beyond its lot lines. Exterior
lighting shall be shielded, buffered and directed so that glare, direct
light or reflection will not become a nuisance to adjoining properties,
adjoining units, adjoining zoning districts or streets. Unless required
by law, no lighting shall be rotating, pulsating or with other intermittent
frequency.
C. Heat. No use shall produce heat perceptible beyond its lot lines.
Further, no use shall be permitted which could cause the temperature
to rise or fall in any body of water, except that this provision shall
not apply to any sewerage treatment plant which has received approval
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
D. Noise. Noise levels shall not exceed the standards set forth in the
Code of the Borough of Spotswood nor those standards established by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection as they may be adopted and amended.
E. Odor. Odors due to nonagricultural and nonresidential uses shall
not be discernible at the lot line or beyond.
F. Storage and waste disposal. No provision shall be made for the depositing
of materials or waste upon a lot where they may be transferred off
the lot by natural causes or forces or where they can contaminate
an underground aquifer or otherwise render such underground aquifer
undesirable as a source of water supply or recreation, or where they
will destroy aquatic life. Provision shall be made for all material
or waste which might cause fumes or dust, which might constitute a
fire hazard or which might be edible or otherwise attractive to rodents
and insects to be enclosed in appropriate containers in order to eliminate
such potential hazards.