As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
Any person applying for a building permit in the P-I District.
Any person commencing proceeding under this chapter to effect
the development of land in the P-I District.
[Amended 9-27-10 by Ord. No. 10-22]
The regulations applying to the P-I District shall be as follows:
A.
The development of any area designated as P-I shall be in accordance with the procedures established by Articles II, III, IV and V of Chapter 192, Subdivision of Land, of this Code and shall be in accordance with general plans and specifications which shall have been submitted to and approved by the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a building permit. The plans and specifications shall be governed by the sections hereinafter contained and shall generally provide for the orderly establishment and development of areas to be known as "planned industrial parks", including but not limited to such items as street layouts, grades, drainage, sewerage, water and other utilities, proposed lot subdivisions, traffic patterns, aesthetics and appearance and uses.
[Amended 3-9-65 by Ord. No. 65-8]
B.
The Building Inspector shall not accept an application for a building
permit to which the provisions set forth herein are applicable unless
all of the required site plans and specifications have been approved
by the Planning Board and so noted on all plans and applications submitted
to the Building Inspector.
C.
All construction and improvements are to be in accordance with the
current zoning and building codes, except where specified differently
herein.
D.
All public ways within the park, except access driveways to individual
lots, or on which the park may front shall be not less than fifty
(50) feet in width, including the sidewalks area. The paved portion
of such public ways shall not be less than thirty-six (36) feet in
width. The pavements, curbs, gutters and sidewalks of the public ways
shall be installed and constructed in accordance with the specifications
set forth in the Land Subdivision Chapter of this Code, and the design
therefor shall be approved by the Planning Board and the Municipal
Engineer. Pedestrian sidewalks shall not be required along interior
roadways in the P-I District
Editor's Note: See Ch. 192, Design Guidelines and Standards.
E.
All water, sanitary sewers and storm sewer lines shall be installed
and constructed in accordance with the specifications set forth in
the Land Subdivision Chapter of this Code, and the design therefor
shall be approved by the Planning Board, upon recommendation of the
Municipal Engineer with regard to water and storm sewer lines.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 192, Design Guidelines and Standards.
[Amended 9-27-10 by Ord. No. 10-22]
[Amended 3-9-65 by Ord. No. 65-8]
A.
Each principal building shall be situated on a lot which shall have
an area of not less than two acres.
B.
No more than forty percent (40%) of the total lot area shall be occupied
by principal and accessory buildings and structures.
[Amended 9-12-66 by Ord. 66-8-F]
C.
The minimum frontage requirements for each lot in the P-I District
shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Minimum Frontage
| |
|---|---|
|
Lot Sizes
(acres)
|
Requirements
(feet)
|
|
2-3
|
200
|
|
3-4
|
250
|
|
4-5
|
300
|
|
5-10
|
350
|
|
10 or more
|
400
|
D.
Yard spaces for all lots in the P-I District shall be in accordance
with the following schedule:
(1)
The distance from the sides of any building or outside storage
area to each side yard line shall be a minimum of thirty-five (35)
feet.
(2)
The distance from the rear of any building or outside storage
area to a rear yard line shall be a minimum of forty (40) feet.
(3)
The distance from the front of any building to a front yard
line shall be a minimum of sixty-five (65) feet.
(4)
Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, where
a lot within the P-I District fronts on a street or road which is
the boundary line of a residential zone, the front yard requirement
for the lot shall be one hundred (100) feet.
(5)
Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, where
the side or rear lot line of any lot in the P-I District is the boundary
of a residential zone, the side or rear yard requirement for the lot
shall be increased by an additional twenty-five (25) feet which shall
contain a planted buffer area of massed evergreens and shrubbery of
a species approved by the Planning Board.
(6)
All land not covered by buildings, storage areas, parking, driveways
and loading areas shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscaping
plan approved by the Planning Board.
(7)
There shall be a minimum distance of 10 feet from rear and side
lot lines to parking areas and access driveways.
(8)
An access road, signs and landscaping shall be the only permitted
use within the front yard area, except that if the front of any building
shall be more than one hundred seventy-five (175) feet from the front
property line, the Planning Board may permit automobile parking in
the front yard area within that area bounded by a line one hundred
twenty-five (125) feet from the street and the front of the building,
provided that the area between the parking lot and the front yard
property line is landscaped with material to provide a screen, and,
when deemed necessary by the Planning Board, a berm may be required.
The height of the berm shall be no less than five (5) feet.
[Amended 10-10-72 by Ord. No. 72-8-HH]
[Amended 3-9-65 by Ord. No. 65-8; 4-20-09 by Ord. No. 09-11]
All buildings in any one park area shall be of a harmonious
architectural design. All buildings are to be of masonry construction
or its equivalent or better. Buildings constructed of light weight
aggregate, cinder block or plain concrete block shall be finished
on the front with face brick, limestone or their equivalent or better
if they face on a residential area or a street.
[Amended 2-11-91 by Ord. No. 91-20]
Types of principal uses and buildings permitted shall be:
A.
Industrial plants of a type which have no nuisance problems and which
carry on processes within completely enclosed buildings, including
the manufacture, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles of
merchandise from the following previously prepared or refined materials:
bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, film, felt, fur,
glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, pervious or semipervious
metals or stones, sheet metal, shell, textiles, wax, wire, wood (except
planning mills) and yarns.
B.
Manufacture of toys, novelties, rubber or metal stamps and other
molded rubber of plastic products.
C.
Manufacture or assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments
and devices, radios and phonographs, etc.
D.
Experimental, research or testing laboratories, provided that no
operation shall be conducted or equipment used which would create
hazardous, noxious or offensive conditions or noise beyond the boundaries
of the property involved.
F.
Motels, including meeting rooms and dining facilities in connection
therewith; provided, however, that such motels may be erected only
upon a minimum of one hundred (100) acres of common ownership, and
construction may not begin until a minimum of one hundred thousand
(100,000) square feet of industrial building space is completed on
the tract. Initial construction based on this minimum may not include
more than fifty (50) room units; thereafter, one additional unit may
be added for each acre of industrial area developed in the tract,
to a maximum total of two hundred (200) units in any one motel.
G.
Heliports, provided that they shall be in conformity with Federal
Aviation Agency regulations, and there shall be not more than one
heliport within a single P I District.
H.
Public utility structures and facilities other than those of an industrial
character, such as repair and maintenance shops, storage facilities,
freight stations and freight yards.
[Added 10-28-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-S; amended 11-25-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-T]
Accessory uses and building permitted shall be:
A.
Storage uses and building for materials, liquids, chemicals and similar
items not permitted within the main building under Fire Underwriters
standards, provided that outdoor storage uses shall be at the rear
of the building and so arranged as to be minimally visible from a
street or highway. Storage shall preferably be in a separate building
of masonry construction, but outdoor storage shall be permitted in
an area screened on three sides by a dense evergreen hedge and/or
continuous masonry wall not less than six (6) feet in height. No other
outside storage shall be permitted. The open side of the storage enclosure
should face the rear of the buildings and should not be visible from
the fronting road.
[Added 2-11-91 by Ord. No. 91-20; Amended 2-14-00 by Ord. No. 00-2; 8-28-06 by Ord. No. 06-28]
A.
Warehouses and Distribution Centers. No conditional use permit shall
be issued unless the following conditions are met:
1.
Where the side or rear lot line is the boundary of a residential
zone or an existing residential use, the side or rear yard requirement
for the lot shall be increased to fifty (50) feet which shall contain
a planted buffer area of massed evergreens and shrubs of a design
and species approved by the Planning Board.
2.
For new construction, truck loading areas, truck maneuvering areas
and truck storage areas shall not be located between the building
and an adjoining residential zone or existing residential use.
3.
For existing buildings which have truck loading areas, truck maneuvering
areas or truck storage areas located between the building and an adjoining
residential zone or existing residential use, any modification in
the site plan requiring approval by the Planning Board shall include
provision of buffers which shall be specifically designed to minimize
noise and visual nuisance factors to adjoining residential properties.
The buffers may include constructed noise barriers, earthen berms
and other techniques which may assist in diminishing adverse effects
on adjoining residences.
4.
Tractor-trailer ingress and egress from local residential streets
shall not be permitted.
[Added 8-28-06 by Ord. No. 06-28]
B.
Billboards subject to the following standards:
[Added 2-14-00 by Ord. No. 00-2]
1.
No part of the billboard may extend more than one hundred (100) feet
from the New Jersey Turnpike right-of-way.
2.
The minimum setback from the New Jersey Turnpike right-of-way shall
be 10 feet. The minimum setback from the front property line shall
be fifty (50) feet. The minimum setback from all other lot lines shall
be fifteen (15) feet.
3.
Maximum billboard height shall be forty (40) feet as measured from
the mean elevation of the finished grade at the base of the structure
to the top of the billboard. The Planning Board may permit any billboard
allowed under this section to be increased to no greater than seventy-five
(75) feet in height to minimize the adjustment, alteration or removal
of natural landscaping or to provide an unobstructed, legible view
of the advertising surfaces of the billboard.
4.
Minimum distance between any two billboards shall be 1000 feet along
the same side of the New Jersey Turnpike.
5.
The maximum permitted advertising area showing in one direction shall
not exceed 672 square feet with copy extensions beyond the basic billboard
not to exceed 10% of the basic billboard area.
6.
Billboards shall be located no closer than two hundred (200) feet
to a residential zone or municipal boundary.
7.
Billboards shall be designed and constructed for the advertising
surface to be viewed primarily by motorists from the New Jersey Turnpike.
8.
Lighting for any billboard shall be designed to restrict any glare
and spillover to the immediate area of the sign. Blinking or flashing
lights shall be prohibited.
9.
Billboards shall not be illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m. the following morning.
10.
Visual impact, particularly on surrounding properties shall
be minimized through the use of landscaping, berming, and grading.
All season landscaping shall be installed to achieve a positive aesthetic
impression of the general sign area. This will include the solid screening
of the rear of the sign as deemed appropriate by the Planning Board.
11.
The applicant shall comply with the Roadside Sign Control and
Outdoor Advertising Act as contained in N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et seq. as
well as any other applicable statutes, laws and regulations related
to billboards.
12.
Site plan approval shall be obtained from the Planning Board.
The items to be reviewed as part of such an application shall include
traffic safety, lighting, visual impact, drainage, and other pertinent
elements of site plan reviews. As part of its review the Board shall
consider the impact of the proposal on surrounding properties and
the New Jersey Turnpike itself.
13.
No more than a total of four billboards shall be permitted to
be erected in East Brunswick along the New Jersey Turnpike.
14.
Billboards shall not contain pornographic or obscene material
or advertise alcohol or tobacco products.
Attractive landscaping shall be provided according to area requirements
and plans to be approved by the Planning Board. Landscaping shall
include but not be limited to the following:
A.
Lawn covering entire landscaped area with the exception of planting
beds or wooded areas.
B.
Appropriate foundation planting in the front of the building. All
landscaped area shall be properly maintained in a sightly, attractive
and well kept condition. If such conditions are not maintained, the
Chief Construction Official shall cause the required maintenance by
the municipality or its agents, and the owner of each lot so maintained
by order of the Chief Construction Official shall be liable for all
reasonable costs incurred. Wooded areas shall be preserved wherever
possible without causing interference with the general plans, specifications
and other requirements of the lot.
[Amended 10-23-78 by Ord. No. 78-89]
[Amended 10-27-97 by Ord. No. 97-22; 9-27-10 by Ord. No. 10-22]
Prohibited uses and building shall be:
A.
Residences and all other R-I uses, except parks and hospitals.
[Added 3-9-65 by Ord. No. 65-8; amended 9-27-65 by Ord. No. 65-8-C]
B.
Prohibited uses listed in the C-1 District.
C.
All permitted uses listed in the C-2 and C-3 Districts.
[Amended 5-9-83 by Ord. No. 83-509; 4-11-88 by Ord. No. 88-918]
D.
All uses listed in § 228-210BB.
E.
Other prohibited uses listed in the P-I and I/M Districts.
F.
All trucking businesses, terminals and repair shops, other than administrative
and general offices.
G.
Uses which produce as part of their primary business effluents other
than domestic sewage.
[Amended 9-27-10 by Ord. No. 10-22]
H.
Trailers intended or used for dwelling space, offices, storage or
any other residential, commercial or industrial purpose, except that
nothing herein contained is intended to prohibit the use of trailers
for transportation or as construction offices and for the storage
of materials and supplies on a job site during the period of construction.
[Added 2-26-68 by Ord. No. 68-8N]
I.
Fast-food restaurants.
[Added 5-22-78 by Ord. No. 78-29]
J.
Mechanical amusement devices and mechanical amusement facilities.
[Added 6-25-79 by Ord. No. 79-146]
K.
Sex clubs and massage parlors.
[Added 12-13-82 by Ord. No. 82-480]
L.
Limousine or livery service.
[Added 8-28-89 by Ord. No. 89-51]
M.
Storage yard for wreckers and damaged or disabled vehicles associated
with a wrecker operation.
[Added 10-27-97 by Ord. No. 97-22]
No buildings or structures shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, subject to exceptions mentioned in § 228-235 of this chapter.
