Township of Winslow, NJ Supplementary Regulations

[Added 3-14-2023 by Ord. No. O-2023-006]

Permitted accessory uses.

Off-street parking areas.

Utility and service structures, including, but not limited to, pump station, water tank, hot boxes, generators, transformers, and other similar items.

(3)

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted uses.

(4)

Trash enclosures and compactors.

(5)

Fences and retaining walls.

(6)

Stormwater management facilities.

(7)

Signs.

Landscaped buffer.

(1)

Within a required buffer area, no use, activity or sign shall be established other than the following:

(a)

Such driveways as are necessary to provide proper means of ingress and egress for the parking area.

(b)

Directional signs conjunction with said driveways which are necessary for the proper guidance and control of vehicular traffic, provided that not more than one such sign is erected in conjunction with each driveway.

(c)

Free standing signs per § 296-52D.

(2)

Where the subject property adjoins a residential use or district or a public use district, the landscape buffer shall include a minimum six-foot-high sculptured, undulating berm that has a top of berm width ranging from ten (10) to twenty (20) feet. The top of the berm will be planted with a mass of evergreen trees with an average height of eight (8) feet. This evergreen stand shall be planted in a natural pattern which achieves a full screening effect. The Board shall have the right to require a continuous six-foot berm as a particular case may warrant. The sides of the berm shall be established with shrubs and ground cover. The landscaped berm shall be installed and established prior to the commencement of construction.

(a)

In buffer areas not adjoining a residential use/district or public use district, landscaping shall consist of lawn, massed evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs of such species and density as will provide within two (2) growing seasons a solid and continuous screen throughout the full course of the year.

(3)

The Landscaping Plan for the buffer area shall be produced by a landscape architect licensed by the State of New Jersey.

(4)

Species selected for the landscaped buffer areas shall be native species, drought-resistant species, and species appropriate for the context.

Parking.

(1)

Surface parking lots shall be setback from the boundaries of the tract a minimum of fifty (50) feet.

(2)

Parking stall dimensions shall be a minimum of nine feet wide by eighteen feet deep (9' x 18').

(3)

Landscaping islands shall be provided in personal vehicle parking lots such that no more than fifteen (15) spaces in a row are provided without such intervening island. Each island shall provide at least one (1) deciduous tree and ground cover.

(4)

Electric vehicle charging stations shall be required. The required number of Make-Ready and EV charging stations shall be determined by the State's model ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing and Encouraging Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment (EVSE) & Make-Ready Parking Spaces" published by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

(5)

All parking areas shall be graded and paved with bituminous concrete and shall be adequately drained. Other types of durable pervious paving shall be permitted if demonstrated they can withstand light industrial, manufacturing, or distribution/warehouse operations subject to Board Engineer and Board approval.

(6)

All parking lots shall be located to the side or rear of the building. No parking in the front yard area is permitted.

(1)

Loading spaces shall have minimum dimensions of twelve feet wide by fifty-five feet deep (12' x 55'), with a minimum fifteen-foot (15') height clearance.

(2)

All loading areas shall be graded and paved with bituminous concrete and shall be adequately drained. Other types of durable pervious paving shall be permitted if demonstrated they can withstand light industrial, manufacturing, or distribution/warehouse operations subject to Board Engineer and Board approval.

Signage.

(1)

The provisions of Chapter 294, Zoning, Article XVI, § 294-129, entitled "Signs," of the Township Code are hereby incorporated by reference and shall apply to conditionally permitted warehouse and distribution operation uses.

(2)

Any proposal for development that includes any signage shall include in its application materials a comprehensive sign plan indicating compliance with this section and providing details of any proposed signs, including drawings of the signs, dimensions, locations.

Fences.

(1)

Fences are permitted in the landscape buffer areas, provided that evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs shall be planted along the fence to break up the monotony of the fence. Fences are permitted within the interior of the site to screen or provide security for specific areas of the property.

(2)

The following fences and/or fencing materials are specifically prohibited as permanent fences:

(a)

Barbed wire.

(b)

Sharp-pointed fences.

(c)

Canvas fences.

(d)

Cloth fences.

(e)

Electrically charged fences.

(f)

Poultry fences.

(g)

Turkey or chicken wire.

(h)

Expandable fences and/or collapsible fences.

(i)

Tires, rope or chain, or similar materials.

(j)

Any other types of materials not generally known or intended to be used as a fence or as permanent fencing material.

(3)

The height of fencing shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. Fence posts may be a maximum of seven (7) feet tall.

Trash enclosures and compactors.

(1)

Trash enclosures and compactors shall be set back from any property line a minimum of fifty (50) feet.

(2)

Every application for development shall include provisions for the collection, dispositions and recycling of pallets, recyclable materials and refuse. These provisions shall be incorporated into a Refuse & Recycling Plan. The developer shall provide a screened storage area for each principal building on the tract. The storage area shall be designed for truck access for pickup of materials and shall be suitably lit, signed, and screened from view if located outside a building. Screening shall consist of a solid wall and evergreen vegetation buffers equal to or greater than the height of the storage receptacles upon planting. A recycling system shall be in place during the construction phase, and shall be incorporated into the Refuse & Recycling Plan.

Stormwater management facilities.

(1)

Stormwater management facilities shall be set back from any property line a minimum of fifty (50) feet.

(2)

All proposed stormwater management facilities are subject to review by the Board and Township Engineers.

Tractor-trailer parking.

(1)

One (1) tractor-trailer parking space may be provided for each seven thousand (7,000) square feet of gross floor area, which shall constitute the maximum number of tractor-trailer parking spaces for the site.

(2)

Tractor-trailer parking spaces shall be a minimum of twelve feet wide by fifty-five feet deep (12' x 55').

(3)

Any tractor-trailer parking areas shall be set back from any property line a minimum of fifty (50) feet.

Other accessory uses/structures.

(1)

All other accessory uses (e.g., pump station, water tank, hot boxes, generators, transformers, and other similar items) shall be set back from any tract boundary a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.

Affordable housing requirements.

(1)

Any proposed development shall provide for the payment of all development fees in accordance with Chapter 128 of the Township Code.

Architectural design.

(1)

The architectural character of each building and/or structure shall be of current design and style. No commercial statements, other than signage permitted shall be allowed as part of the building facade or elevation.

(2)

To maintain interesting and tasteful exteriors and to mitigate against the negative impacts of excessively long, monotonous facades, the building design shall incorporate one or more of the following design techniques:

(a)

Architectural articulation of the facade through the use of fenestration and other similar apertures.

(b)

Variations within the horizontal and/or vertical building plane.

(c)

Variations in colors and/or types of building materials.

(d)

Articulations of foundations and rooflines.

(3)

Building facades are to be constructed of durable, permanent materials and tastefully designed (i.e., carefully selected brick, treated concrete, glass or other architectural surfaces).

Lighting standards.

(1)

All parking areas and walkways thereto and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving the site requiring area lighting shall be adequately illuminated for security and safety purposes.

(2)

The lighting plan in and around the parking areas shall provide for nonglare color-corrected lights focused downward. The light intensity provided at ground level shall be a minimum of one-half (0.5) footcandle anywhere in the area to be illuminated, shall average between one (1.0) and two and one-half (2.5) footcandles over the entire area, and shall be provided by fixtures with a mounting height not more than fifteen (15) feet or the height of the building, whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the center line of the light source.

(3)

The lighting plan in and around the loading areas shall provide for nonglare color-corrected lights focused downward. The light intensity provided at ground level shall be a minimum of one-half (0.5) footcandle anywhere in the area to be illuminated, shall average between two (2.0) and three (3.0) footcandles over the entire area, and shall be provided by fixtures with a mounting height not more than twenty (20) feet or the height of the building, whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the center line of the light source.

(4)

Any other outdoor lighting, such as building and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow determination of the effects to adjacent properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow. The objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No light shall shine into windows or onto streets and driveways in such manner as to interfere with or distract driver vision. To achieve these requirements, the intensity of such light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics shall be subject to site plan approval.

Utilities.

(1)

Stormwater management: Any proposed development shall follow the Chapter 297, Stormwater Control, of the Winslow Township Municipal Code.

(2)

All mechanical equipment serving any building shall be placed on the roof of the building. The equipment shall be screened in a manner consistent with the architecture of the building and shall utilize the same material used in construction of the building such that screening appears to be integral part of the building.

(3)

All mechanical equipment, generators, HVAC equipment, and similar equipment shall be buffered such that any noise generated shall be within the applicable standards as defined by the State of New Jersey.

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Section 296-52, Rooming houses, boarding homes and boarding homes for sheltered care, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. O-15-83, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. O-2013-020.