City of Perth Amboy, NJ Article III Zoning Districts and Regulations

§ 430-6 Zoning districts.

For the purpose of this chapter, the City of Perth Amboy is divided into the following zoning districts:

§ 430-13	R-60 Residential Zone
§ 430-14	R-50 Residential Zone
§ 430-15	R-25 Residential Zone
§ 430-16	R-M Residential Zone
§ 430-17	H Hospital Zone
§ 430-18	C-1 Neighborhood Business Zone
§ 430-19	C-2 Central Business Zone
§ 430-20	C-3 Highway Commercial Zone
§ 430-21	M-1 Light Industrial Zone
§ 430-22	M-2 Heavy Industrial Zone
§ 430-23	M-3 Heavy Industrial Zone
Special Use Zones	Special Use Zones are described in Focus 2000, the City of Perth Amboy's Redevelopment Plan, which is amended from time to time. A Copy of Focus 2000, which governs the Zoning and Land Development requirements in Special Use Zones, is available for inspection at the City Clerk and Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency Offices. [Added 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

§ 430-7 Official Zoning Map; Official Land Use Map.

A. Adoption; Amendments; Prior Maps.

(1) Pursuant to Ordinance No. 1753-2015 the City of Perth Amboy adopts the Official Land Use Map, entitled "Official Land Use Map of the City of Perth Amboy, November, 2014, Middlesex County, New Jersey" as prepared by Center State Engineering, Jeffrey Rauch, P.E., C.M.E., C.F.M., Acting City Engineer. The Official Land Use Map, November, 2014, shall supersede any and all previous Official Zoning Maps or Official Land Use Maps, including the Official Zoning Map of the City of Perth Amboy dated September 21, 1993, and amendments to said Official Zoning Map by Ordinance No. 729-94 (enacted August 16, 1994), Ordinance No. 763-95 (enacted April 18, 1995), Ordinance No. 1180-2002 (enacted December 11, 2002) and Ordinance No. 1304-2005 (enacted September 21, 2005)

[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1753-2015]

Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1753-2015 revised the title of the map adopted by this section from "Zoning Map" to "Land Use Map." References in the Code of the City of Perth Amboy to "Zoning Map" shall refer to the map as adopted by this section.

The map may be found as an attachment to this chapter.

(2) Amendments.

(Reserved)

(3) Prior Map History.

(a) The location and boundaries of said districts are hereby established as shown on the Official Map of the City of Perth Amboy dated August 10, 2005, prepared by Jacobs-BBL, a BBL, Inc. company, which hereby supersedes any and all previous Official Zoning Maps, including the Official Zoning Map of the City of Perth Amboy dated September 21, 1993.

[Amended 8-16-1994 by Ord. No. 729-94; 4-18-1995 by Ord. No. 763-95; 12-11-02 by Ord. No. 1180-2002; 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(b) Pursuant to Ordinance No. 1554-2011, adopted April 25, 2011, to the extent that the Official Map of the City of Perth Amboy dated August 10, 2005 conflicts with the ruling of the Superior Court of New Jersey filed March 9, 2009, it is hereby supplanted by the Zoning Map of the City of Perth Amboy dated September 1, 2003, prepared by Jacobs Environmental, Inc.

[Added 4-25-2011 by Ord. No. 1554-2011]

B. Maintenance. Said original Map, in whatever physical or electronic format it exists, of the Official Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the Municipal Clerk and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of the Official Zoning Map shall be reproduced for public distribution with the complete Zoning Ordinance. However, the original Map, in whatever physical or electronic format it exists, of the Official Zoning Map maintained in the office of the Municipal Clerk shall be used as the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the City of Perth Amboy.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

C. Changes. When in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and state law changes are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed in the Official Zoning Map, such changes will not become effective until the Official Zoning Map has been amended.

D. In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the Municipal Council may, by resolution, adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may contain corrected drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such corrections shall have the effect of amending the original Zoning Map or any amendment thereof.

E. Unless the prior Zoning Map has been lost or totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.

§ 430-8 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.

In determining the boundaries of districts shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

A. The zone boundary lines are intended generally to follow the center lines of streets, the center lines of railroad rights-of-way, existing lot lines and the center lines of rivers, streams and other waterways or municipal boundary lines, all as shown on the Zoning Map; but where a zone boundary line does not follow such a line, its position is shown on said Zoning Map by a specific dimension expressing its distance in feet from a street line or other boundary line as indicated.

B. Where such boundary lines are indicated as approximately following the property lines of parks or other publicly owned lands, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

C. Where a zoning lot is located in part in one (1) zoning district and in part in another zoning district, the entire zoning lot or portion thereof located in the neighboring zone may be used for a purpose permitted in either zone upon application for a conditional use permit and upon determination by the approving authority that the following standards and conditions are met:

(1) The use contemplated can best be established by utilizing the portion of the zoning lot in the neighboring zone district without materially affecting the adjoining areas.

(2) The site plan shall be appropriate to the adjoining areas.

(3) A set of plans, specifications and plat plans shall be filed in fifteen (15) copies with the Planning Board, showing overall dimensions, topographical conditions, the location and intended use of existing and proposed buildings, the relationship of the proposed use to the streets and adjacent property and other physical features which might act as a deterrent to the general welfare.

D. In all cases where a district boundary line is located not farther than ten (10) feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary line shall be construed to coincide with such lot line, unless specifically shown otherwise.

E. In all other cases where dimensions are not shown on the map, the location of district boundary lines shown on the map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.

F. In cases of uncertainty or disagreement as to the true location of any zone boundary line, the determination thereof shall lie with the Board of Adjustment as hereinafter provided.

G. Lands falling within the area generally known as "riparian rights" territory shall be governed by and shall be included within the straight line extension of the zone boundaries of the zone district to which the riparian right areas are adjoined.

H. In unsubdivided land and where a zone boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions on the map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.

I. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed as following such shorelines and, in the event of a change in the shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed as following such center lines.

§ 430-9 Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements.

For the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements, see the Bulk Schedule included as an attachment to this chapter.

§ 430-10 Effect of establishment of zoning districts.

Following the effective date of this chapter, the regulations set forth within this chapter shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each element of land or structure, except as hereinafter provided:

A. No building shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt or enlarged except as specified elsewhere in this chapter, nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with all regulations, requirements and/or restrictions specified in this chapter for the district in which such building or land is located.

B. No yard or open space required in connection with any building or use shall be considered as providing a required open space for any other building on the same or any other lot.

C. No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height, to accommodate or house a greater number of families, to occupy a greater percentage of lot area or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards or other open spaces than herein required or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

D. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.

E. All classes of cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors, or cannabis delivery services (as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16) are prohibited uses in all of the City's zoning districts, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service.

[Added 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 1982-2021[1]; amended 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 1983-2021]

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection F.

F. Only those uses specifically identified as a permitted principal use, permitted accessory use, conditional use, permitted sign or other permitted use shall be permitted. All other uses are prohibited.

§ 430-11 Description of zoning districts.

The following zoning districts and regulations as enumerated herein shall apply to the development of all land and as further defined in §§ 430-12 through 430-23 of this Article.

§ 430-12 Purpose of residential districts.

Residential districts are established in order to achieve the following specific purposes:

A. To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare and other objectionable influences.

B. To protect residential areas against the intrusion of abnormal vehicular traffic and to provide space for off street parking.

C. To protect residential areas against congestion by regulating the bulk of buildings in relation to the land around them and to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for residential development to meet the needs of probable expansion in population.

D. To protect those quasi-residential uses which require a residential environment and which provide essential health and welfare services for the residents.

E. To promote the aesthetic compatibility of all development within the community.

§ 430-13 R-60 Residential Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005; 6-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2243-2025]

The following regulations shall apply to the R-60 Residential Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) One-family detached dwelling units.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) Private garage space for the storage of motor vehicles.

(2) Private recreational facilities, such as but not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, ice-skating rinks, basketball courts, etc., but these uses shall not be conducted as a business, and provided that all lighting shall be directed away from all adjacent lots.

(3) Fences, walls, hedges, etc., subject to municipal codes and requirements.

(4) Tool sheds, greenhouses and similar incidental residential structures.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) Structures for public utilities and municipal service as necessary to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area, subject to the provisions of § 430-58E(7) of this chapter.

(2) Home occupations.

(3) Churches, synagogues and other similar places of worship.

(4) Breweries.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified for the R-60 Zone in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street parking. Off-street parking space with appropriate access thereto shall be provided on the same lot it is intended to serve, with the following minimum standards:

(a) No less than as required by RSIS Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14). All parking requirements shall be met by off-street parking. No on-street parking allowance shall be permitted to meet parking requirements.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All nonresidential uses, such as but not limited to commercial and industrial uses, including billboards.

(2) Painted wall signs.

(3) Boardinghouses.

(4) All residential uses not specifically permitted in this zone.

§ 430-14 R-50 Residential Zone.

The following regulations shall apply to the R-50 Residential Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) One-family detached dwelling units.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) All accessory uses as permitted in the R-60 Zone, subject to all regulations specified herein.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter.

(1) All conditional uses as specified in the R-60 Zone, subject to all regulations specified herein.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified for the R-50 Zone in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(1) Off-street parking.

(a) No less than as required by RSIS Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14). All parking requirements shall be met by off-street parking. No on-street parking allowance shall be permitted to meet parking requirements.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All nonresidential uses, such as but not limited to commercial and industrial uses, including billboards.

(2) Painted wall signs.

(3) Boardinghouses.

(4) All residential uses not specifically permitted in this zone.

§ 430-15 R-25 Residential Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005; 6-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2243-2025]

The following regulations shall apply to the R-25 Residential Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) One-family detached dwelling units.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) All necessary uses as permitted in the R-60 Zone, subject to all regulations specified herein.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) All conditional uses specified in the R-60 Zone, subject to all regulations specified herein.

(2) Philanthropic and charitable uses other than hospitals, nursing homes and correctional and mental institutions.

(3) Townhouses, subject to the provisions of the townhouse bulk regulations.

(4) Public and private institutions for education not operated for profit.

(5) Two-family detached dwelling units, with one (1) dwelling per two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of lot area, subject to all regulations specified herein.

(6) Breweries.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street parking.

(a) No less than as required by RSIS Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14). All parking requirements shall be met by off-street parking. No on-street parking allowance shall be permitted to meet parking requirements.

(b) Philanthropic and charitable uses: one (1) off-street parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area or at least two (2) spaces per bed, whichever standard is greater.

(2) Minimum lot area. Each dwelling unit shall require a minimum lot area of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All nonresidentially oriented uses, such as but not limited to all commercial and industrial uses.

(2) Billboards and painted wall signs.

(3) Boarding houses.

(4) All residential uses not specifically permitted in this zone.

§ 430-16 R-M Residential Zone.

[Amended 8-16-1994 by Ord. No. 729-94; 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005; 3-27-2013 by Ord. No. 1668-2013; 6-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2243-2025]

This district is designed to permit flexibility of design of multifamily buildings and attached single-family dwellings, with the option of planned unit development. The following regulations shall apply to the R-M Residential Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses.

(1) R-M(M) Mid-Rise Residential:

(a) Garden apartment multifamily dwellings.

(b) Townhouse dwellings.

(2) R-M(MF) Multifamily Residential:

(a) Garden apartment multifamily dwellings.

(b) Townhouse dwellings.

(c) Terrace homes.

(d) Marina facilities, including but not limited to a yacht, boat and motorboat basin or marina, repair facilities, marine fueling, marine supply store and public water transportation.

(e) (Reserved)

(f) Planned unit development option.

(3) R-M(H) High-Rise Tower:

(a) Tower apartment multifamily dwellings.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) All accessory uses as permitted in the R-60 Zone, subject to all regulations as specified herein.

(2) Off-street parking garages and spaces for multifamily and marine uses as stipulated herein.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter.

(1) Structures for public utilities and municipal service as necessary to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area.

(2) Home occupations.

(3) Breweries.

D. Bulk Requirements. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1] The bulk standards for garden apartment use shall comply with the garden apartment standards. The bulk standards for townhouse use shall comply with the townhouse standards. The bulk standards for tower apartment use shall comply with the R-M(H) standards. The bulk standards for terrace home use shall comply with the terrace home standards.

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs:

(1) All signs as specified in the R-60 Zone.

(2) One (1) nonilluminated, nonflashing residential sign per entrance displaying the name of a multifamily development, placed not closer than ten (10) feet to any property line and not exceeding six (6) square feet on any one (1) side.

(3) All signs for other than residential use shall adhere to the regulations of § 430-18E of this chapter.

F. Parking requirements.

(1) Off-street parking. Off-street parking space with appropriate access thereto shall be provided on the same lot or tract of land it is intended to serve, in accordance with the following minimum standards:

(a) Garden apartments: two and one-half (2 1/2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(b) High-rise tower apartment: one and one-half (1 1/2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(c) Townhouse dwellings: two and one-half (2 1/2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(d) Terrace homes: two and one-half (2 1/2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(e) Single-family dwellings: one (1) space per each two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet or part thereof of lot area.

(f) Recreation areas: three (3) spaces per acre or part thereof of site area.

G. Planned unit development option.

(1) Purposes and objectives. The following are the objectives of the City of Perth Amboy in permitting planned unit development (PUD) pursuant to the authority granted by the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.):

(a) To provide for comprehensively planned, well located, safe sites for residential, office, commercial, light industrial and recreational purposes, thus creating a quality environment in which people live, work and visit.

(b) To encourage innovations in residential, office, commercial, light industrial and recreational development which will conserve open space and provide greater variety of both land uses and of the type, design and layout of buildings.

(c) To provide for quality residential development of the waterfront.

(d) To encourage beautification of the Perth Amboy waterfront.

(e) To encourage a more efficient use of land and public services or private services in lieu thereof.

(f) To provide commercial, office and light industrial development which will aid in strengthening the economic base of the city.

(g) To promote the sound growth, health and general welfare of the city.

(h) To promote development and redevelopment of the Perth Amboy waterfront area in a comprehensive and orderly manner.

(i) To encourage development of an infrastructure that is integrally related to the existing and proposed infrastructure of the city.

(2) Applications. Application for a planned unit development shall be made in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.

(a) Any developer of a parcel of land greater than one hundred (100) acres in size and located with the R-M(MF) (PUD) District shall submit a general development plan application to the Planning Board pursuant to Article XVI of this chapter prior to the granting of any preliminary approval to that development by the Planning Board pursuant to this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

(3) General conditions for planned unit development option. A planned unit development (PUD) shall not be permitted in the Planned Unit Development District unless:

(a) Such planned unit development is, to the extent possible with due consideration for differing land ownerships, to be developed as a single entity according to a plan.

(b) The applicant for such a planned development can demonstrate that the water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and other utilities for the PUD will be adequate and complete for the PUD and each stage thereof and will be an integral part of a general plan or plans for development of all utilities according to the plan.

(c) The applicant for such planned unit development can demonstrate that the means for vehicular and/or mass transit access to the planned unit development will be adequate and complete for the planned unit development and each stage thereof, will be an integral part of a general plan or plans for development of vehicular and/or mass transit access for the entire planned unit development and will permit and encourage to the greatest extent possible integration of the PUD with the existing traffic system of the City of Perth Amboy.

(d) The applicant for such planned unit development can demonstrate that the means of pedestrian access to the planned unit development will be adequate and complete for the planned unit development and each stage thereof, will be an integral part of a general plan for development of pedestrian access for the entire planned unit development and will permit and encourage, to the greatest extent possible, integration of the planned unit development with other portions of the City of Perth Amboy and demonstrate that adequate provision has been made for an easement or other form of encumbrance along or in close proximity to the bank of the Arthur Kill to allow access for riverbank maintenance and to allow parallel and perpendicular access to the riverfront by pedestrians and bicyclists. Such easement areas shall be provided with a paved walkway at widths approved by the Planning Board or other agencies having jurisdiction. If a bicycle path is to be included, such path shall be separated from the pedestrian walkway. Such easement shall be granted in perpetuity, without charge, upon such terms as the Planning Board or other governmental authority having jurisdiction shall deem appropriate to assure the continued maintenance thereof. Such easement area shall be designed so as to be contiguous with similar easement areas in other properties in the Planned Development District.

(e) The applicant for such planned unit development can demonstrate that such planned unit development and each stage thereof will not cause any substantially adverse environmental impacts.

(f) The applicant for such planned unit development meets all of the requirements for approval by the Planning Board of the municipality as set forth in this chapter and by all other governmental agencies having jurisdiction.

(4) Development size. The minimum size of the development area of a planned unit development shall be ten (10) adjacent or contiguous acres under a single ownership or control. Public road or a railroad traversing a tract shall not render the tract noncontiguous. Contiguous acres shall include riparian rights.

(5) Uses.

(a) Permitted principal uses:

[1] Principal uses as permitted in Article III, § 430-16A of this chapter.

[2] Commercial uses as follows:

[a] All uses as permitted in the C-1 Zone.

[b] Consumer, professional and commercial service establishments.

[c] Retail, business and personal service establishments, such as but not limited to clothing and clothing accessory shops, gift shops, jewelry, art and craft shops, photographic equipment and supply stores, seed and garden supply stores, shoe stores, sporting and athletic goods stores, stamp and coin stores, toy stores, florist shops, etc.

[d] Eating and drinking places, restaurants, bars, tap rooms and taverns, but not drive-in restaurants.

[e] Indoor theaters only.

[f] Passenger terminal facilities, including taxi stands, bus, ferry and railroad passenger stations and similar uses.

[g] Hotels and motels.

[h] Wholesale outlet establishments.

[3] Light industrial uses as follows:

[a] Business, professional and governmental offices.

[b] Wholesale offices and showrooms with accessory storage of goods.

[c] Indoor storage and warehousing.

[d] Light industrial manufacturing, such as but not limited to the following processes and products:

[i] Apparel and finished products from fabrics and materials.

[ii] Warehousing of finished products and materials for distribution.

[iii] Electrical, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, plumbing and refrigeration equipment sales and service businesses.

[iv] Computer and/or electronic assembly, services or rental.

(b) Permitted accessory uses:

[1] Accessory uses as permitted in Article III, § 430-16B of this chapter.

[2] Off street parking space, loading and ramp areas.

[3] Indoor storage of goods incidental to the conduct of a retail business, provided that it is adequately screened as set forth in this chapter.

[4] Uses accessory to permitted light industrial uses shall be as permitted in the M-1 Zone.

(c) Conditional uses: all conditional uses permitted in Article III, § 430-16C of this chapter.

(d) Prohibited uses:

[1] All residential, commercial, institutional, industrial or any other uses not specifically permitted in this zone.

[2] Billboards and painted exterior walls for use as a sign.

[3] Boardinghouses and rooming houses.

[4] Chemical, petroleum or bulk storage tanks.

(6) Distribution of uses. The following distribution of permitted uses shall be required in relation to gross acreage, including riparian rights:

(a) Residential: not less than fifty percent (50%) nor more than seventy percent (70%).

(b) Commercial: not less than five percent (5%) nor more than ten percent (10%).

(c) Light industrial: not less than five percent (5%) nor more than twenty percent (20%).

(d) Marine recreation, public or private, or any combination thereof: not less than ten percent (10%).

(e) Other open space exclusive of marine recreation, public or private, or any combination thereof: not less than ten percent (10%), of which one-half (1/2) shall be developed active recreation.

(7) Lot and bulk regulations and design standards:

(a) Plot and lot sizes and dimensions and the location and height of buildings, if meeting the standards of this chapter, may be freely arranged, provided that the construction conforms to a site plan approved by the Planning Board pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Except when otherwise varied by the Planning Board for a planned unit development in accordance with the general conditions of this chapter, the minimum bulk and lot regulations shall be as set forth in the Bulk Schedule annexed hereto.[2]

[1] The bulk standards for tower apartment use shall comply with the R-M(H) Zone standards.

[2] The bulk standards for townhouses shall comply with the R-M(T) Zone standards.

[3] The bulk standards for garden apartments shall comply with the R-M(G) Zone standards.

[4] Terrace homes shall comply with the terrace homes standards.

[5] The bulk standards for commercial use shall comply with the C-1 Zone standards.

[6] The bulk standards for light industrial use shall comply with the M-1 Zone standards.

[7] Marina facilities and commercial marine repair facilities shall comply with the M-2 Zone standards.

[2] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

(c) Except when otherwise varied by the Planning Board for a planned unit development in accordance with the general conditions of this chapter, the permitted signs, parking, off-street loading and buffering standards and regulations shall be as set forth below:

[1] Tower apartment standards and regulations shall comply with the R-M(H) Zone standards and regulations.

[2] Townhouse standards and regulations shall comply with the R-M(T) Zone standards and regulations.

[3] Garden apartment standards and regulations shall comply with the R-M(G) Zone standards and regulations.

[4] Terrace homes standards and regulations shall comply with the terrace homes standards and regulations.

[5] Commercial use standards and regulations shall comply with the C-1 Zone standards and regulations.

[6] Light industrial use standards and regulations shall comply with the M-1 Zone standards and regulations.

[7] Marina facilities and commercial marine repair facilities standards and regulations shall comply with the M-2 Zone standards and regulations.

(8) Regulations for marinas.

(a) All requirements of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, the United States Coast Guard and all other agencies of jurisdiction shall be met, and such compliance shall be documented to the municipal reviewing agency as a mandatory condition of a municipal approval.

(b) Marina docking or mooring slips of at least three (3) different boat lengths and three (3) different boat widths shall be provided.

(c) Within the marina development, at least ten percent (10%) of the marina slips shall be made available as an optional amenity for dwelling units constructed as part of the planned development.

(d) If a boat launch ramp is to be provided or included in the marina design, one (1) boat trailer parking space twelve (12) feet in width by fifty (50) feet in length shall be provided on site for each three (3) dockage or moorage slips created.

(e) Retail marine commercial usage shall occupy a minimum of one percent (1%) of the total nonresidential gross floor area constructed.

(f) The marina facility shall permit a maximum of ten thousand (10,000) gallons of cumulative storage capacity for all types of petroleum products stored for any reason. Compliance with all federal and state regulations for the construction, storage, piping, venting, dispensing, etc., of fuel supplies shall be documented to the Reviewing Board by the applicant.

(g) Boat slips for public rental shall be subject to the following conditions:

[1] All slips for public rental shall be owned by the homeowners' association or another single entity.

[2] If the entity which owns the rental slips is not the homeowners' association, said entity shall, as an express condition of site plan approval granted by the approving board, provide a declaration of restrictive and protective covenants in favor of the homeowners' association to provide that the property will be used exclusively for a marina and permitted related uses.

[3] Said required covenants shall be recorded in the Middlesex County Clerk's office.

[4] Said required covenants shall run with the land and shall not be modified except by ordinance of the municipality.

[5] The homeowners' association or other owning entity shall provide for proper maintenance and trash collection on the marina property consistent with all ordinances of the City of Perth Amboy affecting public, quasi-public and private property.

[6] The covenants required under this section shall give the homeowners' association the right to enforce compliance with Subsection G(8)(g)[5] above and the right to obtain a lien upon the marina property for the cost incurred in enforcing the covenants and/or providing such corrective work as may be necessary to provide compliance.

[7] The required covenants shall also provide the homeowners' association a right of first refusal for any sale or condominium conversion of the marina property.

(h) Sublet slips shall be leased on a yearly basis only.

(i) The slips and marina can be sublet for management purposes for a period of up to twenty (20) years.

(j) For each slip, there shall be provided one (1) parking space exclusive of other parking requirements.

(k) Boats docked in slips may not be used as dwelling units.

(l) Storage of boats may be permitted in a leased slip parking area between the period of October 1 to May 1. Boats shall be removed by May 1 either by the owner of the boat or the management. The storage area must be fenced, screened and buffered from the residential area to the full satisfaction of the requirements for parking area screening and buffering as otherwise required in this Subsection G.

(m) No boat painting or sanding shall be permitted within two hundred (200) feet of a residential unit. No major engine work or overhauling of engines shall be permitted in the boat storage area. No rack storage system will be allowed to facilitate the storage of boats.

§ 430-17 H Hospital Zone.

The following regulations shall apply to the H Hospital Zone:

A. Permitted uses. All permitted principal uses in this zone shall be operated as nonprofit or for profit service institutions, such as but not limited to:

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(1) Medical, surgical, diagnostic, research, multiservice, convalescent, educational and integral support facilities, such as but not limited to hospital-associated laboratories, auditoriums, classrooms and recreational areas.

(2) High-rise apartments and dormitories essential to the operation of the hospital complex, subject to all requirements as specified in the R-M(H) Zone.

(3) Off-street parking lots and multilevel garages essential to the operation of the hospital complex.

(4) Maintenance buildings, laundries, food preparation facilities, storage buildings and internal utility facilities essential to the operation of the hospital complex.

(5) Administrative, staff and professional offices integral to and part of the medical complex.

(6) Outpatient, ambulatory, diagnostic and specialized centers.

(7) Medical professional offices.

[Added 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) Cafeterias, gift shops, bookstores, newsstands and other similar convenience facilities located within an integrated part of the hospital structure.

(2) Loading areas and ramp areas located within an integrated part of the hospital structure.

(3) Storage areas for goods incidental to the conduct of the principal use located within an integrated part of the hospital structure.

(4) Fences, walls and hedges.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) Structures for public utilities and municipal services, as necessary, to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area.

(2) Municipal buildings and municipal facilities deemed necessary and appropriate by the municipality.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

F. Parking and other requirements.

(1) Minimum off-street parking:

(a) Two (2) parking spaces per patient bed and one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees.

(b) One (1) parking space for each dormitory or residential unit.

(c) For medical professional offices, off-street parking must be provided at the rate of five (5) off-street parking spaces for each professional plus one (1) space for each staff member, or one (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

[Added 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(2) Off-street loading berths: one (1) berth for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) Any use that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse matter, fumes, noise, vibration or similar nuisance substances or conditions is specifically prohibited.

(2) Any use not contained within permitted principal, accessory or special exception uses of this district is prohibited.

(3) Billboards or signs painted upon the side or rear walls of any principal or accessory building or structure.

(4) Boarding- or rooming houses.

§ 430-18 C-1 Neighborhood Business Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005; 6-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2243-2025; 9-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2183-2024]

The following regulations shall apply to the C-1 Neighborhood Business Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) Retail business and personal service establishments which are clearly of a service character and needed for more or less daily shopping by persons residing nearby.

(2) Service establishments dealing directly with consumers.

(3) Business, professional and governmental offices, banks and fiduciary institutions.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) One-family and two-family units, provided that these dwelling units do not occupy the first floor of any building and that the area devoted to the use does not exceed forty-nine percent (49%) of the total building floor area and that the minimum floor area of each dwelling is not less than seven hundred (700) square feet, gross.

(2) Off-street parking space, loading and ramp areas.

(3) Storage of goods incidental to the conduct of a retail business not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the gross lot area and not exceeding the permitted maximum impervious coverage requirement of this zone.

(4) Fences, walls and hedges.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) Structures for public utilities and municipal services as necessary to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area.

(2) Quasi-public facilities.

(3) Automotive filling stations, including automobile service stations, provided all service work is performed in enclosed garage facilities.

(4) Clubs, social clubs.

(5) Breweries.

(6) Body art establishments.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street parking:

(a) Off-street parking facilities, in addition to all other parking and off-street facilities required, shall be on the basis of one (1) space for every dwelling unit, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Permitted business and service establishments: one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area of the establishment.

(c) Public and private parking lots are permitted.

(d) Banks: one (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area. Off-street stacking for drive-through service (where permitted) shall be provided for ten (10) cars for each drive through service lane.

(e) Restaurants: one (1) off-street parking space per each three (3) seats, plus one (1) off-street parking space per employee on the maximum shift.

(f) For medical professional offices, off-street parking must be provided at the rate of five (5) off-street parking spaces for each professional plus one (1) space for each staff member, or one (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(g) Laundromat: one (1) parking space per each three (3) washing and one (1) parking space per each three (3) drying machines must be provided, or a minimum of one (1) space per seventy-five (75) square feet, whichever is greater.

(h) Nail/hair salons: one and one-half (1.5) parking spaces per each (1) station must be provided, or one (1) per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(i) Taverns: one (1) parking space per each two (2) seats must be provided.

(j) Discount centers: one (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area.

(2) Off-street loading. Off-street loading berths for all retail and commercial establishments having a gross floor area in excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet: one (1) loading berth for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) Any use that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse matter, coal or gas fumes, noise, vibrations or similar substances or conditions is specifically prohibited.

(2) Billboards or signs painted upon the exterior side or rear walls of any principal or accessory building or structure. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

(3) Fast-food or drive-in type restaurants.

(4) Adult bookstores.

H. Additional regulations.

(1) Where a nonresidential use is contiguous to a residential property, use or zone, there shall be a landscaped buffer strip along the perimeter of the property where it is contiguous to such residential property or zone. Such buffer strip shall be at least five (5) feet in depth measured from the residential property line. The five-foot width of the buffer strip shall be used as planting strip on which shall be placed a fence not to exceed six (6) feet in height and plant material (trees, shrubs and plants) a minimum of six (6) feet in height. At least fifty percent (50%) of all planted materials shall be of evergreen species.

(2) All elevators included in any project within this zone shall provide adequate width and length within the elevator car and shall provide adequate elevator door width for use by any and all stretchers and such other victim transport utensils or other devices used by the Perth Amboy emergency services agencies.

§ 430-19 C-2 Central Business Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005; 6-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2243-2025; 9-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2183-2024]

The following regulations shall apply to the C-2 Central Business Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) Retail, business and personal service establishments, such as but not limited to clothing and clothing accessory shops, gift shops, jewelry, art and craft shops, photographic equipment and supply stores, seed and garden supply stores, shoe stores, sporting and athletic goods stores, stamp and coin stores, toy stores, florist shops, etc.

(2) Storage of furniture, refrigerators and other large, bulky furnishings.

(3) Retail uses and services.

(4) Consumer, professional and commercial service establishments.

(5) Wholesale establishments.

(6) Hotels and motels.

(7) Banks and other fiduciary institutions.

(8) Eating and drinking places with entertainment, restaurants, bars, tap rooms and taverns, but not drive-in restaurants.

(9) Indoor theaters only.

(10) Funeral homes.

(11) Residency hotels, with meals.

(12) Passenger terminal facilities, including taxi stands, bus and railroad passenger stations and similar uses.

(13) Business, professional and governmental offices.

(14) All principal uses as permitted in the C-1 Zone, except for body art establishments.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) Off-street parking space, loading and ramp areas.

(2) Storage of goods incidental to the conduct of a retail business.

(3) All accessory uses as permitted in the C-1 Zone.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VII of this chapter:

(1) High-rise tower residential multifamily uses which shall conform in all respects to all R-M(H) requirements of this chapter, provided that at least the first floor of any structure shall be devoted to commercial usage.

(2) Structures for public utilities and municipal services as necessary to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area, subject to the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Quasi-public buildings.

(4) Breweries.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified for the C-2 Zone in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street loading. Off-street loading berths for all retail and commercial establishments having a gross floor area in excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet: one (1) loading berth for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area.

(2) All elevators included in any project within this zone shall provide adequate width and length within the elevator car, and shall provide adequate elevator door width for use by any and all stretchers and such other victim transport utensils or other devices used by the Perth Amboy Emergency Services agencies.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All noncommercial uses, such as but not limited to residential, institutional or industrial uses not specifically permitted in this zone.

(2) Those uses creating noxious or injurious effects from dust, smoke, refuse, fumes, glare, vibrations or any uses involving any danger of fire, explosion or offensive noise, odors, heat or other objectionable influences.

(3) Billboards or signs painted upon the exterior side or rear walls of any principal or accessory building or structure. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

(4) Storefront churches, clubs, lodges, social clubs, and dance halls.

(5) Any exterior storage of goods or materials.

(6) Fast-food and drive-in restaurants.

(7) Adult bookstores and amusement centers.

(8) Automotive filling stations, automotive service stations, automotive sales and services, public garages, and automotive repair garages.

§ 430-20 C-3 Highway Commercial Zone.

The following regulations shall apply to the C-3 Highway Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) Regionally oriented retail shopping centers consisting of one (1) or more uses such as retail stores and shops, department stores, banks, restaurants, theaters, automobile sales and services and auditoriums utilizing such common facilities as customer parking areas, pedestrian walks, truck loading and unloading space, utilities and sanitary facilities and other necessary and appropriate accessory uses, subject to and in conformance with the regulations cited herein.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) Off-street parking spaces, parking garages and off-street loading areas.

(2) Enclosed storage of goods incidental to the conduct of the retail business.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) Structures for public utilities and municipal services as necessary to provide adequate service and protection to the surrounding area.

(2) All principal uses permitted in the C-2 Zone, except the uses permitted in the C-1 Zone, and all bulk regulations for the permitted C-2 uses shall be the C-2 bulk regulations.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(3) Automotive filling stations, automotive service stations, and automotive repair garages.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street parking.

(a) Public and private parking lots and parking garages shall be permitted.

(b) For permitted commercial uses: one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area of the establishment plus the maximum number of employees on a shift.

(2) Off-street loading. Off-street loading berths for all retail and commercial establishments having a gross floor area in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet: one (1) loading berth for every five thousand (5,000) square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area.

(3) Not more than two (2) driveways of ingress or egress for parking areas shall be permitted for each five hundred (500) feet of frontage upon a public street, nor shall any driveway be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to the intersection of two (2) public streets. Acceleration and deceleration lanes shall be provided in accordance with the standards of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).

(4) A buffer area shall be established which shall include an area of land twenty-five (25) feet in width, as measured from all street or exterior property lines. Within the buffer area, no use, activity or sign shall be established other than driveways and directional signs. Said buffer shall contain berming of a minimum four (4) feet in height together with dense evergreen landscaping planted on ten-foot centers along said property line, with all plants having a minimum of six (6) feet in height at the time of planting.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All noncommercial uses, such as but not limited to residential and industrial uses.

(2) Any use that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse, matter, coal or gas fumes, noise, vibrations or similar substances or conditions.

(3) Billboards or exterior wall signs. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(4) Clubs.

[Added 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

(5) Adult bookstores.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

§ 430-21 M-1 Light Industrial Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

The following regulations shall apply to the M-1 Light Industrial Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) Business, professional and governmental offices.

(2) Research, experimental and testing laboratories.

(3) Wholesale offices and showrooms with accessory storage of goods.

(4) Screened storage and warehousing.

(5) Light industrial manufacturing, such as but not limited to the following processes and products:

(a) Food products manufacturing.

(b) Apparel and finished products from fabrics and materials.

(c) Warehousing of finished products and materials for distribution.

(d) Electrical, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, plumbing and refrigeration equipment sales and service businesses.

(e) Computer and/or electronic assembly, services, or rental.

(f) Bottling and packaging.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) Off-street parking, loading and ramp areas.

(2) The enclosed warehousing and storage of goods and products, produced on premises.

(3) Garage space necessary to store any vehicles on the premises.

(4) Railroads, sidings and facilities.

(5) Above ground, screened space heating or fuel oil tanks for the specific use of structural heating for site use, not exceeding five thousand (5,000) gallons capacity, provided properly screened and design standards comply with local and state environmental standards.

(6) Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding eight (8) feet in height.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter.

(1) Automotive filling stations, automotive service stations, public garages, and automotive repair garages.

(2) Public utility facilities required to service utility consumers.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. As permitted under Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street parking and loading.

(a) Off-street parking space with appropriate access thereto shall be provided on the same lot as it is intended to serve, as follows:

[1] Three (3) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area of the establishment or one (1) space for each two (2) employees, whichever is greater.

[2] Not more than two (2) two-way driveways, as means of ingress and egress for parking areas, shall be permitted for each five hundred (500) feet of frontage on a public street, nor shall any such driveway be located within one hundred (100) feet of the intersection of two (2) public streets.

[3] Off-street parking areas for visitors and/or employees shall be designed to provide for a convenient flow of circulation. Dividing aisles shall be provided with one (1) shade tree of a type approved by the Municipal Engineer for each twenty-five (25) vehicular parking spaces.

(b) Truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided to permit the transfers of goods and products in other than a public street, off-street parking area or required front yard area, at the rate of one (1) space for each fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(c) None of the above-required off-street parking or off-street unloading spaces may be applied to more than one (1) requirement, nor may any site serve more than one (1) function.

(2) All uses permitted in this zone shall set aside twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot to be devoted to seeding, planting and retention of tree cover or other landscaping. This area shall be used for no other purpose, other than as a buffer area, as stipulated in this chapter.

(3) All activities and processes shall take place within an enclosed building. Incidental storage out-of-doors shall be shielded from view from public streets and adjacent off-street parking areas by fencing, landscaping or other appropriate measures.

(4) A buffer area of twenty-five (25) feet in width shall be established adjacent to any residential use or zone, a buffer area of ten (10) feet from the front lot line shall be established. Said buffer area shall provide a minimum of ten (10) feet in width of densely planted evergreen species to screen from exterior view the nonresidential activities on site.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) Residences of any type.

(2) Retail business of any type, except as otherwise specified.

(3) Heavy industries or any other use that creates substantial amounts of offensive noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare or other objectionable influences and creates danger to the safety in the surrounding areas.

(4) Religious institutions and schools and charitable and philanthropic institutions.

(5) Refining, processing, distribution, transmission and storage of any gasoline or crude oil or the manufacture of bottled fuel gas or any of the principal products of the petrochemical industry.

(6) Billboards and painted exterior wall signs. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

(7) No use which may be toxic, lethal, hazardous, dangerous or injurious to the general health, safety and welfare of the general public shall be permitted in the M-1 Zone.

(8) Storage tanks are specifically prohibited, except as otherwise noted in this section.

(9) The manufacture of heavy chemicals, such as but not limited to mineral acids or other corrosives, ammonia, caustic soda and sulfuric acid.

(10) The manufacture of cellulose products, resins, dye stuff, glue, vegetable, animal or mineral fats or oils, explosives, combustible gases, soap and other surfactants, fertilizers derived from animal origins, asphalt and tar products.

(11) The manufacture or production of metals and alloys in ingot form; and matches, paints, oils, varnishes, lacquer, rubber or rubber products.

(12) The slaughtering, tanning and/or processing animals or fowls.

(13) The processing, sale, storage, auctioning or reclamation of junk of any kind, including automobile wrecking and/or storing; and recyclable materials storage, processing or incineration.

(14) The manufacturing or refining of asphalt; blast furnaces, boiler works and forge shops; the manufacture or processing of cork, fertilizer, linoleum or oil cloth and glue or gelatin, the tanning of hides and skins; slaughterhouses; and the manufacture of paint, oil or varnish.

(15) The temporary or permanent manufacture, assembly for display, bulk storage or handling or transfer of fireworks, explosives, illuminating gas or poisonous gases.

(16) Any use involving the storage or manufacture of radioactive materials.

(17) Container Storage facilities, including inter-modal containers.

§ 430-22 M-2 Medium Industrial Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

The following regulations shall apply to the M-2 Medium Industrial Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) All principal uses permitted in the M-1 Light Industrial Zone.

(2) Screened storage, subject to all yard bulk requirements and the standards of Section 430-21F(4).

(3) Industrial manufacturing, such as but not limited to the following processes and products provided they are conducted inside enclosed buildings:

(a) Food products.

(b) Textile mill products.

(c) Apparel and finished products from fabrics and materials.

(d) Lumber and wood products.

(e) Paper products.

(f) Fabricated metal products.

(g) Printing and publishing industries.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) All accessory uses or buildings, the purpose of which is customarily incidental and subordinate to that of the principal uses permitted in this district, such as but not limited to:

(a) Off-street parking, loading and ramp areas, railroad sidings and facilities.

(b) The warehousing and screened storage of goods and products, which are used or produced on the premises.

(c) Garage space necessary to store any vehicles on the premises.

(d) Marine bulkheads, piers and docks, subject to receipt of all necessary federal, state and local approvals.

(2) All accessory uses permitted in the M-1 Light Industrial Zone.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) Public utility facilities required to serve utility consumers, provided such facilities are screened as required by the Planning Board in accordance with the standards of Section 430-21F(4).

(2) Stone and clay manufacturing providing that the process is conducted indoors. The storage of products shall be fully screened in accordance with the standards of Section 430-21F(4).

(3) All conditional uses permitted in the M-1 Light Industrial Zone.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) All requirements shall be as specified in the M-1 Zone, Section 430-21F.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All nonindustrial uses, such as but not limited to residential and commercial uses and services.

(2) All natural and synthetic gas production, transfer, processing, storage or distribution.

(3) Billboards and painted exterior walls signs. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

(4) Junkyards.

(5) All tanks are specifically prohibited, except as otherwise noted in this section.

(6) Uses involving the production of cement, concrete, gypsum, plaster or similar products such as brick cote.

(7) No use which may be toxic, lethal, hazardous, dangerous or injurious to the general health, safety and welfare of the general public.

(8) The manufacture of heavy chemicals, such as but not limited to mineral acids or other corrosives, ammonia, caustic soda and sulfuric acid.

(9) The manufacture of cellulose products, resins, dye stuff, glue, vegetable, animal or mineral fats or oils, explosives, combustible gases, soap and other surfactants, fertilizers derived from animal originals, asphalt and tar products.

(10) The manufacture or production of metals and alloys in ingot form; and matches, paints, oils, varnishes, lacquer, rubber or rubber products.

(11) The slaughtering, tanning and/or processing animals or fowls.

(12) The processing, sale, storage, auctioning or reclamation of junk of any kind, including automobile wrecking and/or storing; and recyclable materials storage, processing or incineration.

(13) The manufacturing or refining of asphalt; blast furnaces, boiler works and forge shops; the manufacture or processing of cork, fertilizer, linoleum or oil cloth and glue or gelatin, the tanning of hides and skins; slaughterhouses; and the manufacture of paint, oil or varnish.

(14) The temporary or permanent manufacture, assembly for display, bulk storage or handling or transfer of fireworks, explosives, illuminating gas or poisonous gases.

(15) Any use involving the storage or manufacture of radioactive materials.

(16) Container storage facilities, including inter-modal container storage, truck trailer storage, roll-off container storage or other similar container storage.

§ 430-23 M-3 Heavy Industrial Zone.

[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]

The following regulations shall apply to the M-3 Heavy Industrial Zone:

A. Permitted principal uses:

(1) All permitted principal uses in the M-2 Zone.

(2) All industrial or manufacturing uses not specifically prohibited under the provisions of this section.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) All accessory uses permitted in the M-2 Zone.

C. Conditional uses. Uses requiring a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter:

(1) Tanks for the storage of material, provided that the proposed tank installation and use conforms to all applicable federal, state, county, municipal and regional design and safety standards.

[Amended 4-25-2011 by Ord. No. 1554-2011]

(a) Buffer area shall be required at tank installations as stipulated in Article IX, Section 430-60CC.

(2) Billboards.

D. Bulk regulations. Bulk regulations shall be as specified in the Bulk Schedule attached to and made part of this chapter.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.

E. Permitted signs. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

F. Parking and other provisions and requirements.

(1) Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of three (3) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area or one (1) space for each two (2) employees, whichever requirement is greater.

(2) Off-street loading berths shall be provided for all buildings of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet or fraction thereof of gross lot area.

(3) Truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided in the amount necessary to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street or required front yard area.

(4) Not more than two (2) two-way driveways shall be permitted for each five hundred (500) feet of roadway frontage, nor shall any such driveway or access point be located within one hundred (100) feet of the intersection of two (2) public streets.

G. Prohibited uses:

(1) All nonindustrial uses, such as but not limited to residential and commercial uses and services.

(2) Painted exterior wall signs. All signage to conform to Section 430-62 of this chapter.

(3) Junkyards.

(4) (Reserved)

[Repealed 4-25-2011 by Ord. No. 1554-2011]

(5) All natural and synthetic gas production, transfer, processing, storage or distribution.

(6) Uses involving the production of cement, concrete, gypsum, plaster, or similar products such as brick cote.

(7) Container storage facilities, including inter-modal container storage, truck trailer storage, roll-off container storage or other similar container storage.

(8) All natural and synthetic gas production, transfer, processing, storage or distribution.

(9) No use which may be toxic, lethal, hazardous, dangerous or injurious to the general health, safety and welfare of the general public shall be permitted in the M-3 Zone.

(10) The manufacture of heavy chemicals, such as but not limited to mineral acids or other corrosives, ammonia, caustic soda and sulfuric acid.

(11) The manufacture of animal fats or oils, explosives, combustible gases and fertilizers derived from animal originals.

[Amended 4-25-2011 by Ord. No. 1544-2011]

(12) The manufacture or production of metals and alloys in ingot form; and matches, paints, oils, varnishes, lacquer, rubber or rubber products.

(13) The slaughtering, tanning and/or processing animals or fowls.

(14) The processing, sale, storage, auctioning or reclamation of junk of any kind, including automobile wrecking and/or storing; and recyclable materials storage, processing or incineration.

(15) Blast furnaces, boiler works and forge shops; the manufacture or processing of cork, fertilizer, linoleum or oil cloth and glue or gelatin, the tanning of hides and skins; slaughterhouses.

(16) The temporary or permanent manufacture, assembly for display, bulk storage or handling or transfer of fireworks, explosives, illuminating gas or poisonous gases.