Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code
§ 25-4.11
"LI" Light Industrial.
[Ord. No. 20-1982; Ord. No. 23-1990; Ord. No. 18-1996; Ord. No. 22-1998, § 5; Ord. No. 1-2000, § 2; Ord. No. 3-2006, § 3]
a.
Purpose. These districts are intended to accommodate light industrial plants, office buildings, research labs, wholesale distribution centers and warehouses and similar uses. Industrial plants must be of the type which process previously prepared or refined materials. No building shall be used in a manner which will create nuisance problems or noxious conditions. All industrial processes must take place within fully enclosed structures. Operations whose principal use is the storage of solvents or other inflammable materials are prohibited. No explosives shall be stored or used.
Within these districts, industrial parks may be developed on tracts of ten (10) acres or more. Parks must be planned as single entities intended to accommodate any one (1) or more of the uses permitted in the industrial area.
b.
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
1.
Offices and office buildings.
2.
Light Industrial plants.
3.
Wholesale distribution centers and warehouses.
4.
Farms.
6.
Storage yards for towed inoperable vehicles as Conditional Uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See subsection 25-6.6i for standards.)
7.
Retail sales of goods and services only on properties with at least two hundred (200) feet of frontage on State Route 35 and provided that the lands utilized for the retail uses do not extend further than seven hundred fifty (750) feet from the right-of-way of State Route 35 and provided further that the land shall be utilized solely for retail sales uses. It is the intent of this Ordinance that no retail uses will be located on the same property with other principal uses permitted in the "LI" District as specified hereinabove.
h.
Requirements Governing the Development of Luxury Apartments. Notwithstanding any provisions of this "Land Development Ordinance" to the contrary, the following requirements shall govern the development of luxury apartments only within that particular "LI" Light Industrial zoning district in Aberdeen Township which contains the Aberdeen/Matawan train station.
1.
Luxury apartments may be developed on tracts of land at least thirteen (13) acres in size which have direct vehicular access to an existing public street.
2.
The maximum density shall be twenty (20) apartment units per gross acre of land, provided that no more than two hundred ninety-one (291) apartment units may be developed within any single luxury apartment development.
3.
At least forty (40%) percent of the apartment units shall contain one (1) bedroom, and no apartment shall contain more than two (2) bedrooms. Dens shall be permitted if the room is designed with no closet and no door.
4.
More than one (1) apartment building shall be permitted, provided that no more than sixty (60) apartment dwelling units shall be permitted within any one (1) building, and provided further that all buildings are separated by a distance of at least twenty (20) feet.
5.
Each apartment building shall not exceed four and one-half (4 1/2) stories and sixty (60) feet in height, and shall be constructed with elevators.
6.
The height of an apartment building shall be measured from the elevation of the ground floor subfloor, and it is recognized that the height above grade will vary due to the topography of a given property.
7.
All buildings within a luxury apartment development shall be totally covered by a true and complete gable, hip, gambrel or mansard roof, provided, however, that where roof mounted equipment is proposed for the operation of the building, a facade roof treatment exhibiting the appearance of such pitched roofs may be permitted and approved by the Planning Board during site plan review. However, regardless of the style of the roof treatment, the elevation of the building shall have a roof height extending above the building wall equivalent to at least one-quarter (i.e., twenty-five (25%) percent) of the total height of the building, and this measurement of roof height shall not include any eave projecting below the building wall.
8.
Only the following structures may be erected above the actual height of a building, and such structure shall not exceed more than ten (10) feet above the actual height of the building:
9.
All portions of all buildings shall be provided both heat alarms and smoke alarms and, except for outside balconies and attics, all interior areas of all buildings shall have a wet fire suppression sprinkler system.
10.
All principal and accessory buildings shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from all property lines, except that the building setback distance may be reduced to five (5) feet from a property line abutting existing open space lands, the Garden State Parkway and/or a railroad right-of-way.
11.
All parking areas and driveways shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from all property lines, except that the parking area and driveway setback distance may be reduced to five (5) feet from a property line abutting existing open space lands, the Garden State Parkway and/or a railroad right-of-way.
12.
Off-street parking shall be provided at the minimum ratio of 1.8 spaces per apartment unit, in accordance with the requirements of the mandated Residential Site Improvement Standards. Parking spaces shall be nine feet by eighteen (9 x 18) feet in size, provided that the Planning Board may approve up to forty (40%) percent of the required spaces to be eight feet by sixteen (8 x 16) feet in size if provided for compact cars only.
13.
A luxury apartment development shall provide on-site recreational amenities including, but not limited to a club house area at least five thousand (5,000) square feet in size and a swimming pool.
14.
Total lot coverage shall not exceed seventy-five (75%) percent.
15.
As luxury apartment development shall be a gated community, with an entry and security system provided by the operators of the development, which entry and security system shall be described to the Planning Board and approved by the Planning Board as part of final site plan approval.
16.
All streets, driveways, parking areas, lighting and landscaping within a luxury apartment development shall be maintained by the operators of the development, at no expense to Aberdeen Township.
17.
In addition to the apartment units provided at the maximum density of twenty (20) units per gross acre of land area, an on-site model unit, not intended for occupancy, and a sales office shall be permitted within the building containing the club house area. All toilet facilities within the model unit shall not be functional, and shall be labeled "Display Only: Do Not Use."
18.
A luxury apartment development shall be permitted one (1) ground mounted monument-type sign identifying the name of the development at each public street access to the development. Each such sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height, shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from all street and property lines, and shall not exceed an area of fifty (50) square feet. Additionally, information and directional signs, each not more than three (3) feet in height and ten (10) square feet in area, shall be permitted where appropriate and as approved by the Planning Board, in order to guide traffic to its intended destination in a safe and convenient manner.
19.
There shall be a maintenance staff on site every day, and all residents shall be provided with a telephone number to receive emergency services during the evening and overnight hours; the telephone number also shall be provided the Aberdeen Township Police Department and the Township Manager.
20.
Lighting shall be minimal for security and safety purposes, and a lighting plan shall be submitted indicating the location of the lighting fixtures, the direction of illumination, the wattage and isolux curves for each fixture, and the details of the lighting poles and the luminaries, in accordance with the following:
(a)
The lighting is to be provided by fixtures with a mounting height not higher than twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the ground level to the centerline of the light source;
(b)
The lighting fixtures are to include non-glare lights with recessed lenses focused downward and with cut-off shields as appropriate in order to mitigate against adverse impacts upon adjacent and nearby properties, the safety of traffic along adjacent roadways and overhead skyglow; and
(c)
The light intensity provided at ground level shall be indicated in footcandles on the submitted plans and shall average not less than five-tenths (0.5) footcandles at inter-sections and three-tenths (0.3) footcandles elsewhere in the area to be illuminated, and shall average not more than one (1.0) footcandle throughout the area to be illuminated.
21.
The landscaping within a luxury apartment development shall be conceived as a total pattern throughout the tract, integrating the various elements of the architectural design of the buildings and creating an aesthetically pleasing environment in accordance with the following:
(a)
The landscaping shall include shade trees, decorative flowering trees, evergreen trees, shrubs and hedges, ground cover, perennials and annuals, and may include other materials such as rocks, sculpture, art, walls, fences and decorative brick or paving materials.
(b)
The dollar amount expenditure for the landscaping shall not be less than the equivalent expenditure for the planting of at least twelve (12) shade trees per gross acre of the tract not covered by buildings and other impervious surfaces, and sufficient information shall be provided to the Planning Board to confirm this requirement.
(c)
The minimum size of new plants at the time of planting shall be as follows:
(1)
Shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of two and one-half (2-1/2) inches measured six (6) inches from ground level, shall have a standing height of at least ten (10) feet and shall be balled and burlapped;
(2)
Decorative flowering trees shall have a minimum caliper of one and one-quarter (1-1/4) inches measured six (6) inches from ground level, shall have a standing height of at least six (6) feet and shall be balled and burlapped. Decorative flowering trees shall be well branched, with the branches starting not less than three (3) feet above the crown of the root system;
(3)
Evergreen trees shall be at least six (6) feet in height at time of planting and shall be balled and burlapped; and
(4)
Shrubs and hedges shall be at least eighteen to twenty-four (18-24) inches at time of planting, depending upon and appropriate to the species of plant.
(d)
All plants shall be installed in accordance with the American Nurserymen Guide, latest edition.
(e)
All plant material shall be guaranteed for at least two (2) years and a written copy of the guarantee executed between the developer and the nursery or landscape architect installing the plantings shall be reviewed by the attorney for the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, prior to the Board granting any final approval.
22.
An indoor or outdoor recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially-generated recyclable materials shall be provided as follows:
(a)
The dimension of the recycling area shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which are of adequate size and number, and which are consistent with anticipated usage and with current methods of collection in the area in which the project is located. The dimensions of the recycling area and the bins or containers shall be consistent with the district recycling plan adopted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13), as amended.
(b)
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for the residential disposition of source separated recyclable materials preferably near, but clearly separated from a refuse dumpster.
(c)
The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles shall be able to access the recycling area without interference from parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures shall be taken to protect the recycling area, and the bins or containers placed therein, against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
(d)
The recycling area, and the bins or containers placed therein shall be designed so as to provided protection against adverse environmental conditions which might render the collected materials unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of recyclable paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor recycling area, shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.
(e)
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or containers shall be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.
(f)
Landscaping and/or fencing, at least six (6) feet in height, shall be provided around any outdoor recycling area and shall be provided in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
23.
All provision within Section 25-5 of this "Land Development Ordinance" regulating "Improvements and Design Standards," which are not inconsistent with the provisions specified hereinabove, shall govern the design and construction of a luxury apartment development.
24.
A luxury apartment development shall be served by both public water and public sewerage facilities.
25.
Any approval of a luxury apartment development by the Planning Board shall be conditioned upon the applicant entering into a Developer's Agreement with the Aberdeen Township Council regarding monetary contributions to the Township's Affordable Housing Trust Fund and regarding any other matters as may be applicable.
27.
In addition to the Environmental Impact Statement required at subsection 25-8.4e of this Land Development Ordinance and the "Traffic Impact Statement" required at subsection 25-8.4d, an applicant for preliminary major site plan approval for a luxury apartment development shall submit a Community Impact Statement containing the following information:
(b)
An analysis of the anticipated number of public school students projected to be added to the public school system, and the ability of the existing school facilities to absorb the additional students projected ten (10) years into the future.
(c)
An analysis of the impact of the development upon existing public water facilities, existing public sewerage facilities, police protection, fire protection and recreational facilities.
(d)
An analysis of the revenues expected to be generated from the development compared to the anticipated costs which the proposed development is expected to generate.