Atlantic City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
Industrial District Regulations
§ 163-60 L-I Light Industrial District.
A.
Purpose. The Light Industrial District established by § 163-52E of this chapter is intended to provide for light manufacturing, processing, storage, wholesaling and distribution operations serving predominantly local needs.
C.
Conditional uses. In addition to the conditional uses specified in § 163-142, additional uses which may be permitted in the Light Industrial District as conditional uses, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit as provided in Part 5, Article XXVI, of this chapter, are set forth in the Industrial Land Use Schedule appearing at the end of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Schedule III, Schedule of Permitted and Conditional Uses.
D.
Bulk, space and yard requirements. The bulk, space and yard requirements applicable to permitted and conditional uses in the Light Industrial District are set forth in the schedule at the end of this chapter.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See Schedule I, Schedule of Space, Bulk and Yard Regulations, Light Industrial Districts.
E.
Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the Light Industrial District, subject to the provisions of § 163-68.
F.
Temporary uses. Temporary uses are permitted in the Light Industrial District, subject to the provisions of § 163-69.
G.
Parking and loading requirements. Off-street parking and loading requirements applicable in the Light Industrial District, are set forth in § 163-70.
H.
Signs. Signs are permitted in the Light Industrial District, subject to the provisions of § 163-71.
I.
Performance standards and use limitations.
(1)
All uses established in the Light Industrial District shall comply with the performance standards set forth in § 163-73.
(2)
No outdoor display or storage of merchandise or equipment shall be permitted in the Light Industrial District unless located to the rear of the principal building on the lot in question.
J.
Lighting. For the safety and security of the entire community, residents and visitors, the City requires that light industrial properties which are often closed after normal business hours maintain the lighting on their property. This is essential for first responders to ensure their safety and fully respond to any call for service or investigative functions. Light industrial properties which are not lit are more prone to graffiti, vandalism and misconduct. Also, quality of life, property maintenance and criminal activity are less likely to occur if an area is well lit, clean and safe.
[Added 3-22-2023 by Ord. No. 08-2023]
(1)
The Light Industrial District shall have twenty-four-hour lighting.
(2)
Outdoor light fixtures shall have a color temperature of 3,500 K. or lower. Luminaire maintenance protocols shall assure luminaries are maintained with lamps and LED (light-emitting diode) modules that comply with this chapter.
(3)
Outdoor light fixtures shall be continually maintained to assure light distribution compliant with this subsection and illuminance requirements (prevent direct view of lamps from any adjacent residential property).
(4)
Illumination. Fixed lighting shall be arranged to prevent direct glare to any public or private property or street.
(5)
Minimal required levels of illumination are to be used in all applications. All lighting shall be designed, selected and installed both to prevent negative impacts caused by misdirected or excessive light and to conserve energy.
(6)
Glare from operation. No use in any district shall be operated so as to produce direct or sky-reflected glare or direct illumination across any lot line from a visible source of illumination of such intensity as to create a nuisance or traffic hazard or detract from the use or enjoyment of adjacent property.
(7)
Permitted illumination. All permitted exterior lights, including signs, floodlights, parking lot lighting, streetlights and lighting necessary for the safety and protection of property, shall be made up of a light source and reflector so selected that, acting together, the light beam is controlled and not directed across any lot line.
(8)
Commercial light standards. With the exception of streetlights, all exterior lighting fixtures within the Light Industrial District shall be directed and shaded wherever necessary to prevent the intensity of light from exceeding one footcandle as measured at any lot line.
(9)
Blinking or intermittent lights. No exterior lights that blink or shine with an intermittent phase are permitted in any district, except as part of holiday decorations.
(10)
The use of LED luminaires is encouraged. Luminaires shall contain integral lamp-life-sensing controls or have maintenance protocols that require LED module replacement when LED drivers are replaced. Luminaire maintenance protocols shall assure luminaires are maintained to be compliant with this chapter. The use of incandescent and halogen lamps is discouraged.
(11)
Dimming controls for outdoor lighting are encouraged. High-end trim settings shall be utilized to assure minimum necessary illumination and resolve compliance discrepancies upon Township inspection.
(12)
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with this subsection or any part or section thereof shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Atlantic City, be punished for each offense by a fine not to exceed $2,000 or by imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days in the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners, or both. Every such violation or refusal shall be deemed a separate violation, and each day that the same shall continue shall be deemed a separate violation.
(13)
Failure or refusal to install required lighting. In cases where the owner shall have refused or neglected to install twenty-four-hour lighting after notice and opportunity to cure, the same may be installed by or under the direction of the Director of Public Works or his/her designee. Where the same shall have been corrected with twenty-four-hour lighting installed by or under the direction of said Director of Public Works or his/her designee, he shall certify the cost thereof to the City Council, which shall examine the certificate, and if it shall be found correct, the City Council shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the lands upon which the twenty-four-hour lighting was installed; and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon the lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.