Within the Light Industrial LI-Zone, no premises, lot, building or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected or altered to be used in whole or in part for any other use, except light industrial. No light industrial use shall be permitted unless the following standards are met.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. 
The manufacturing, compounding, packing, processing or treatment of beverages, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, ice and toilet supplies.
B. 
Metal working, tool and die shop, machine and welding shop, excluding drop hammer and similar machinery of a nuisance producing character.
C. 
The finishing or assembling of articles made from previously prepared or refined materials.
D. 
Other uses permitted upon approval of the Zoning Board, after referral to the Planning Board for review and report.
E. 
Indoor racket recreational facilities, such as indoor tennis courts, squash courts, racketball courts, etc.
F. 
Industrial uses not expressly permitted herein but, which by their nature and intensity of operations involved or conducted in connection with the use, are such that the use will conform to the requirements set forth in this article.
G. 
Light industrial, manufacturing, distribution.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
H. 
Warehouse and storage, including self-storage facilities.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
I. 
New car storage, both indoor and outdoor, excluding junkyards or storage of damaged or inoperable vehicles, and subject to additional supplementary standards (setbacks, fences, screening, etc.).
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
J. 
Supermarkets and warehouse/discount clubs or stores.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
K. 
Health clubs, gyms, indoor recreational facilities.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
L. 
New automobile sales.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
M. 
Educational uses.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
N. 
Micro-breweries.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
O. 
Medical uses/assisted- living facilities and nursing homes.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
P. 
Hotels.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
Q. 
Restaurants.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
R. 
Wholesale and commercial bakeries.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
S. 
Online sales.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
T. 
Catering facilities.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20:02]
[Added 12-30-2009 by Ord. No. 09:13]
Conditional uses are as follows:
A. 
Communications towers, pursuant to the provisions of § 233-23.1.
A. 
Uses permitted in the LI Zone shall be only those which are normally such that at no time will such use cause or result in any:
(1) 
Dissemination of dust, smoke, smog, obnoxious gas, fumes or odors or other atmospheric pollution, noise or vibration beyond the boundaries of the zone in which it is located.
(2) 
Hazard of fire or explosion or other physical hazard to any adjacent building or to any plant growth on any land adjacent to the site of the use.
(3) 
Hauling of materials, goods or products to or from the site of such use in a volume or manner materially incongruous with the normal traffic on the streets in the neighborhood.
B. 
No noise shall be audible nor shall vibrations be felt at a distance greater than 100 feet from the building line of any industrial building. The operation of an industry is deemed to be a nuisance by reason of noise when the level of noise as measured at the above distance is in excess of 60 decibels above the reference level. The reference level for noise measurement shall be the American Standards Association (ASA) standard sound pressure reference level of 0.0002 dyne per square centimeter at 1,000 cycles. Instrumentation and methods of measurement shall be based upon the ASA standards.
C. 
No burning of materials in open fires shall be permitted.
D. 
No discharge into any disposal system or stream or into the ground of any materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water supply or cause the emission of any discernible odor shall be permitted.
E. 
Loading and unloading facilities on the same lot with the principal building shall be provided to meet estimated normal demand for such facilities incidental to respective industrial uses. The area shall not be located in the required front yard space and shall not be less than 10 feet from any street or lot line.
F. 
No storage of any kind is permitted in this zone other than within a roofed building so as to obscure storage from view along any road or from any residential or business zone.
[Amended by Ord. No. 89-0-07]
A. 
Minimum requirements; exceptions.
(1) 
There shall be a minimum of three parking spaces for each two persons occupying each building, but in no event shall there be fewer than 30 parking spaces for each building.
(2) 
Parking exceptions shall be as specified for the Business B Zone as provided in § 233-32B and C.
B. 
Off-street parking spaces shall in no case be located less than 30 feet from any street line or less than 25 feet from any residentially zoned property.
C. 
No certificate of occupancy for any building shall be issued by the Construction Official until the parking space and access facilities required by this section have been completed. Where by reason of the adverse weather conditions, it is impractical to complete the parking space and access facilities, the certificate of occupancy may be issued upon the posting of a performance guaranty approved as to form by the Borough Attorney and as to sufficiency by the Borough Engineer. The performance guaranty will run for a period not to exceed three months.
A. 
All signs permitted as in the Business B Zone shall be permitted.
B. 
All of the requirements that apply to signs in § 233-33 shall apply to this zone.
The following activities and uses are specifically prohibited uses in the LI-Zone:
A. 
The manufacture of heavy chemicals, such as but not limited to acids or other corrosives, ammonia, caustic soda and sulfuric acid; the manufacture of basic or semi-finished chemicals, such as cellulose products, resins, dyestuffs, glue, vegetable, animal or mineral fats or oils, explosives, combustible gases, soaps and detergents, fertilizers, asphalt and tar products; the manufacture or production of metals and alloys in ingot form; the manufacture or production of cement, plaster, cork and their constituents; matches, paints, oils, varnishes, lacquer, rubber or rubber products; the slaughtering or processing of animals, fowl or fish; the processing, sale, storage or reclamation of junk of all kinds, including automobile wrecking and storing.
B. 
Junkyards.
[Added 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 21:05]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Affordable Housing Overlay District is to provide development that contributes to the Borough of Norwood's municipal affordable housing obligation, while allowing developers increased flexibility to provide residential units set on selected properties located in the Borough's Light Industrial Zoning district.
B. 
Location. The affordable housing overlay district contains all of the parcels of land designated on the Tax Assessment Map of the Borough of Norwood as Blocks 88 and 89, excluding Block 89, Lots 1, 2, and 3.
C. 
Principal permit use.
(1) 
Multiple-family dwellings, in the form of a townhouses or apartments.
D. 
Required minimum lot area.
(1) 
Less than one acre (15,557 square feet to 43,559 square feet).
(2) 
More than one acre (43,560 square feet or more).
E. 
Maximum permitted density.
(1) 
Sites less than one acre, 12 units per acre.
(2) 
Sites more than one acre, 14 units per acre.
F. 
Minimum lot width.
(1) 
One hundred feet.
G. 
Minimum lot depth.
(1) 
One hundred fifty-six feet.
H. 
Minimum front yard setback.
(1) 
Thirty feet.
I. 
Minimum side yards.
(1) 
One side yard, 15 feet; both side yards, 35 feet.
J. 
Minimum rear yard.
(1) 
Sixty feet.
K. 
Maximum building coverage.
(1) 
28%.
L. 
Maximum improved lot coverage.
(1) 
82%.
M. 
Maximum building height.
(1) 
Three stories or 42 feet.
N. 
Required number of parking spaces.
(1) 
The Residential Site Improvement (RSIS) parking standards will apply in this overlay district.
O. 
Affordable housing requirements. The Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.) and other requirements and standards for affordable housing units that are set forth in this Code will apply in this overlay district, except to the extent that they are inconsistent with any of the terms of this section.
[Added 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 21:06]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Affordable Housing Special Needs (A.H.S.N) District is to provide development that contributes to the Borough of Norwood's municipal affordable housing obligation.
B. 
Location. The A.H.S.N District contains all or part of the parcels of land designated on the Tax Assessment Map of the Borough of Norwood as part of Block 168, Lot 1 and all of Lots 2 and 3; part of Block 165, Lot 6; part of Gates and Essex St. rights-of-way; part of Block 169, Lot 3; and as further shown on the attached Tax Map[1] location map as appended to this section.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Tax Map is on file in the Borough offices.
C. 
Principal permit use.
(1) 
Multiple-family dwellings, in the form of a townhouses or apartments.
D. 
Required minimum lot area.
(1) 
Forty acres.
E. 
Maximum permitted density.
(1) 
Six units per acre.
F. 
Minimum lot width.
(1) 
Five hundred feet.
G. 
Minimum lot depth.
(1) 
Three hundred feet.
H. 
Minimum front yard setback.
(1) 
Ninety feet.
I. 
Minimum side yards.
(1) 
One hundred forty feet.
J. 
Minimum rear yard.
(1) 
Ninety feet.
K. 
Maximum building coverage.
(1) 
20%.
L. 
Maximum improved lot coverage.
(1) 
50%.
M. 
Maximum building height.
(1) 
Two and one-half stories or 35 feet.
N. 
Required number of parking spaces.
(1) 
The Residential Site Improvement (RSIS) parking standards will apply in this overlay district.
O. 
Affordable housing requirements. The Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.) and other requirements and standards for affordable housing units that are set forth in this Code will apply in this overlay district, except to the extent that they are inconsistent with any of the terms of this section.
P. 
A minimum of 24 special needs housing units constructed will be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income individuals or families.