As a condition to construction or continuance
of any commercial or industrial use or process in any zone, the applicant
shall supply evidence, satisfactory to the Planning Board or to its
designated representative, that the proposed use will conform fully
with all of the applicable performance standards stated herein. As
evidence of compliance, the Board may require certification of tests
by appropriate governmental agencies or by recognized testing laboratories,
any cost thereof to be borne by the applicant. The Planning Board
may require that specific devices be installed and that operating
procedures be followed if governmental agencies or testing laboratories
determine that the use requires such in order to assure compliance
with performance standards.
A.
No smoke shall be emitted from any chimney or other
source as visible grey greater than No. 1 on the Ringlemann Smoke
Chart as published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
B.
Smoke of a shade not darker than No. 1 on the Ringlemann
Smoke Chart may be emitted for not more than four minutes in any 30
minutes.
C.
These provisions, applicable to visible grey smoke,
shall also apply to visible smoke of a different color but with an
equivalent apparent opacity.
A.
No emission shall be made which can cause any damage
to health, to animal or vegetation or other forms of property, or
which can cause any excessive soiling at any point.
B.
No emission of liquid or solid particles from any
chimney or otherwise shall exceed 0.3 grains per cubic foot of the
covering gas at any point.
C.
For measurement of the amount of particles in gases
resulting from combustion, standard correction shall be applied to
a stack temperature of 500% excess air.
The sound pressure level of any operation shall
not exceed the described levels in the designated octave bands shown
below for the districts indicated.
|
Maximum Permitted Sound Levels
(in decibels)
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Octave Band
(in cycles per second)
|
Along Agricultural or Residential District
Boundaries
|
At Any Other Point on Boundary
|
|
0 to 75
|
72
|
79
|
|
75 to 150
|
67
|
74
|
|
150 to 300
|
59
|
66
|
|
300 to 600
|
52
|
59
|
|
600 to 1,200
|
46
|
53
|
|
1,200 to 2,400
|
40
|
47
|
|
2,400 to 4,800
|
34
|
41
|
|
Above 4,800
|
32
|
39
|
There shall be no emission of odorous matter in such quantities as to be offensive. Any process which may involve the creation or emission of any odors shall be provided with a secondary safeguard system so that control will be maintained. As a guide in determining offensive odors, Table II (Odor Thresholds) in Chapter 5, Air Pollution Abatement Manual, copyrighted 1951 by Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc., Washington, DC, shall be used.
Any operation producing intense glare or heat
such as to adversely affect the physical health or welfare of persons
in the vicinity shall be performed within an enclosed building or
behind a solid fence in such a manner as to be completely imperceptible
from any point beyond the lot line.
There shall be no vibration which is discernible
to human sense or feeling at any point beyond the lot line.
There shall be no activities which emit dangerous
or harmful radioactivity. There shall be no disturbance adversely
affecting the operation of any equipment located beyond the property
of the creator of such disturbance.
A.
No flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases
shall be stored in bulk above ground; provided, however, that tanks
or drums of fuel directly connecting with energy devices, heating
devices or appliances located on the same lot as the tanks or drums
of fuel are excluded from this provision.
B.
All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials
and products and all raw materials and products stored outdoors shall
be enclosed by a fence adequate to conceal the facilities from any
adjacent properties.
C.
Materials or wastes shall not be deposited upon a
lot in such form and manner that may be transferred off the lot by
natural causes or forces.
D.
All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or
dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise
attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only in
closed containers.
E.
The outdoor storage of any material in connection
with construction is permitted subject to the following regulations:
(1)
The outdoor storage of any material is permitted,
provided that such materials stored outdoors shall be kept in an orderly
manner at all times and shall not include any discarded or abandoned
materials and further providing that the height of the material stored
shall not exceed six feet.
(2)
Any material stored outdoors shall be located in conformance
with the rear and side yard setback requirements for accessory buildings
in the zone.
(3)
If the Zoning Officer determines that construction
at the site has not been actively and diligently pursued for a period
of 30 days, the Zoning Officer may order the removal of any material
from the site (order of removal). Upon issuance of the order of removal,
the disturbed areas of the site shall be graded and reseeded with
grass within 10 days, weather permitting.
No use shall be conducted in such a way as to
discharge any treated or untreated sewage or industrial waste treatment
and disposal except as shall be approved by the Health Officer and
Sewerage Authority.
All water requirements shall be stated in the
application. Water shall be supplied from wells only after approved
or accepted geologic study furnished by the applicant and certification
by a professional geologist that the underground water supply and
levels will not be appreciably altered in such a way as to endanger
the water level or supply of other properties.
The use of temporary construction trailers in
any zone in connection with site construction shall be permitted subject
to the following restrictions and regulations:
A.
Temporary construction trailer ("trailer") shall mean
a transportable trailer, installed on a nonpermanent foundation if
a foundation is required, temporarily erected or parked within an
approved development for use by the contractor(s) for construction
offices and/or for storage of construction material.
B.
Trailers and one sign not exceeding 32 square feet,
advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing
institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning
with the issuance of a construction permit or start of site work in
accordance with an approved development plan and concluding with the
issuance of a final certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever
is less, are permitted, provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the
site where the construction is taking place and are not on any right-of-way,
easement or within any critical area. The Township Construction Official
may issue one-year extensions upon written request by the developer
for the continuation of the trailer(s) and sign.
C.
The trailer(s) shall be set back in accordance with
side and rear setback requirements for an accessory structure within
the zone and not within a sight triangle. No clearing or grading for
the trailer(s) shall be permitted.
D.
A permit shall be required for a temporary office
construction trailer. No site plan approval is required, provided
that:
(1)
The initial location of the trailer(s) and sign shall
be shown on the final grading plans submitted with the final site
plans to be reviewed by the Board; or
E.
The developer shall be required to remove any improvements
associated with the Trailer(s) and restore the site in accordance
with the final construction, grading and landscaping plans approved
by the Board, at the time the trailer(s) is removed in accordance
with 112-9H(13) c. above.
F.
If the Zoning Officer determines that construction
at the site has not been actively and diligently pursued for a period
of 30 days, the Zoning Officer or Construction Official may order
the removal of the Trailer(s) from the site. The Zoning Officer may
make allowance for weather or other conditions that prevent active
and diligent construction by the permittee.
