In LM Light Manufacturing Districts, land may
be used and buildings or structures may be erected, altered or used
for any of the following purposes and no other:
A. Food and associated industries.
B. Fabrication and assembly of paper and wood products.
C. Biological, chemical, electronic and pharmaceutical
laboratories and scientific laboratories devoted to research, design
and experimental operation of equipment.
D. Fabrication and assembly of computers and related
peripheral equipment.
E. Manufacturing and assembly of electronic products.
F. Fabrication and assembly of metal products, excluding
the processing of metals from raw materials.
G. Limited manufacture of light machinery.
I. Instruments and related products including laboratory
instruments, medical instruments, photographic equipment, measuring
instruments, etc.
J. Hydroponics and greenhouses as part of a commercial
operation for wholesale purposes.
K. Special trade contractors.
L. Municipal facilities deemed necessary and appropriate
by the governing body of Franklin Township.
M. Administrative and business offices.
N. Warehousing and distribution facilities.
P. Outdoor storage of building supplies, contractor's equipment or crated and baled material in conjunction with a wholesale establishment not to exceed 10% of the developed portion of the site. Excluded are junk, scrap metals and materials, automobiles and other machinery or vehicles intended for dismantlement or demolition. All areas used for the storage of material are to be paved as per standards enumerated in §
253-50A(1). Area is to be screened with a six-foot opaque fence and landscaped.
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
C. Enclosed facilities for storage of trash and recyclable
materials.
E. Retail sales of goods and/or materials manufactured
or warehoused on site, provided that the retail sales area occupies
no more than 10% of the building area.
F. Accessory solar energy systems.
[Added 8-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-18-22]
In the LM Light Manufacturing District, the
following area restrictions and regulations shall apply unless otherwise
indicated in this chapter:
A. Lot area and frontage. A lot area of not less than
two acres (87, 120 square feet) shall be provided for every building
hereafter erected and used as an industrial facility. Each industrial
lot shall have a frontage of at least 150 feet on an approved street
or road.
B. Lot coverage.
(1) Buildings and structures: 30% maximum.
(2) Total impermeable coverage: 50%, except that coverage
may be increased to 65%, provided that the applicant demonstrates
to the satisfaction of the approving authority that there will be
no net increase over preconstruction conditions in the volume and
rate of stormwater runoff.
C. Setbacks.
(1) There shall be a front yard on each street on which
a lot abuts, which shall not be less than 50 feet, provided that off-street
automobile parking shall be permitted in the front yard not less than
35 feet from the curb or road right-of-way of any abutting street.
(2) There shall be two side yards on each lot, neither
of which shall be less than 30 feet.
(3) There shall be a rear yard on each lot, which shall
not be less than 50 feet.
(4) Buffer strips shall be provided when required in accordance with the provisions of Article
XII of this chapter, provided that no buffer strip shall be less than 50 feet and provided that this may be increased to 100 feet by the Planning Board when deemed necessary in the public interest.
D. Landscaping. At least 20% of the total lot or tract
area shall be landscaped. Such areas shall be subject to review by
the Planning Board. Natural features, such as trees, streams, soil
conditions, water table and scenic areas, shall be considered in designing
the landscape plan.
E. Environmental requirements.
(1)
The applicant shall submit a completed New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection Permit Identification Form
as part of the application. Proof of submittal to the NJDEP shall
also be provided.
(2)
The applicant will provide a complete listing
of all notices of environmental violations issued by the NJDEP, EPA,
county and municipal entities for the subject property and for the
applicant for a period of 10 years immediately preceding the filing
of the development application.
(3)
The applicant shall provide a list of all NJDEP
required permits related to land use management; air quality permits;
water supply permits; water quality; and all other required permits.
(4)
The applicant shall provide a copy of all required
permits as a condition of signing the final site plan.
No building shall exceed 60 feet in height.