As a condition to approval and as a condition
to the continuance of any business or industrial use or building,
process, installation, production or other use in any district, the
applicant shall supply evidence, satisfactory to the Building Inspector
or to his designated representative, that the proposed building, process,
installation, production or other use will conform fully to all of
the applicable performance standards. As evidence of compliance, the
Building Inspector may require certification of tests by appropriate
government agencies or by recognized testing laboratories, any costs
thereof to be borne by the applicant. The Building Inspector may require
that specific operation procedures or methods be followed if the government
agencies or testing laboratories examining the proposed operation
shall determine that the use of such specific types of machinery,
equipment, devices, procedures or methods are required in order to
assure compliance with the applicable performance standards.
No liquid waste shall be discharged directly
or indirectly into any watercourse in the municipality, except as
herein provided. If the applicant proposes to construct facilities
for the treatment of waste, he shall supply the following:
A. Certification, in writing, by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection that such proposed facilities are in compliance
with applicable state laws and regulations.
B. Certification, in writing, by the Director of Public
Works of the City of Rahway approving the installation of such facilities.
No industrial waste shall be discharged into
the public sewage collection and disposal systems unless the Director
of Public Works and the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority shall have
first investigated the character and volume of such waste and shall
have certified, in writing, that they will accept the discharge of
such waste material into the system. The applicant shall comply with
any requirements of said authorities, including the pretreating of
such wastes, the installation of processing methods, separation or
screening of wastes, control of pH and other methods of improving
such wastes prior to discharge, as a condition to acceptance by said
authorities.
Each industrial use shall conform to the appropriate
codes of the State of New Jersey and the City of Rahway.
No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon
a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the
lot by natural causes or forces, nor shall any substance which can
contaminate a stream, watercourse or underground aquifer be allowed
to enter any stream, watercourse or underground aquifer. All materials
or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fire
or explosion hazard or which might be edible or otherwise attractive
to rodents or insects shall be stored indoors in appropriate containers
adequate to eliminate such hazards.
No process or use shall be permitted that produces
heat to the extent that such heat has an adverse effect of any kind
upon adjoining properties and uses. Any process or use that produces
high temperatures within its own building shall comply with applicable
regulations of the State Department of Health and any municipal ordinances.
Any process producing intense glare or flashing
of lights shall be performed within a completely enclosed building
in such a manner that no discomforting glare shall be disseminated
beyond the building. No sky-reflected or indirect glare shall be permitted
if any operation is to be conducted in any area outside of a building,
except where required for safety purposes. Lighting of any interior
roadway or driveway shall conform to American Standard Practice for
Roadway Lighting, ASA D12.1.-1963, sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering
Society and published by the Illuminating Engineering Society, with
spacing and type of luminaire such that spill light shall be kept
at a minimum and glare controlled with lenses, louvers or shields
so as to minimize objectionable glare to any point beyond the lot
line. Parking and loading and unloading areas that are in use after
dark shall be so situated so as to provide maximum shielding and concealment
of lighting from adjoining properties. Luminaries for lighting of
any sign, building exterior, fountain or decorative fixture shall
be placed in such a manner that the lighting is directed only toward
the object to be lighted and does not disseminate glare. This section
shall not be construed to prohibit lighting required by police or
other enforcement agencies for the safety and protection of employees
and of the general public.
In the judgment of the Planning Board, in accordance
with the spirit and intent of this chapter, the following design criteria
shall be adhered to in each and every case, except where otherwise
provided:
A. Traffic access. All proposed site traffic accessways
are adequate but not excessive in number; adequate in grade, width,
alignment and visibility; and not located too near street corners,
entrances to schools or places of public assembly; and other similar
considerations.
B. Circulation and parking. Interior circulation is adequate
and that all required parking spaces are provided and are easily accessible.
All off-street parking and loading areas shall be surfaced with asphaltic,
bituminous, cement or other properly bound pavement and kept in a
clean, orderly and dust-free condition.
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C. Lighting. All exterior lighting devices shall be arranged
so as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises. No rotating
or flashing signs or lights shall be permitted.
D. Drainage, water supply and sewage disposal facilities.
All development shall be provided with adequate water supply, sewage
disposal and drainage facilities in accordance with the city requirements.
E. Disposal of usable open space. Usable open space shall
be so arranged as to ensure the health and safety and to promote the
general welfare.
F. Arrangement of buildings. Adequate provision shall
be made for light, air, access and privacy in the arrangement of buildings.
G. Landscaping. Landscaping, where required, shall be
provided in order to enhance and protect the natural and scenic qualities
of the land. Where adjacent land use dictates, screening and buffer
areas shall be required.