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Delran City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

General Industrial and Commercial Zoning District M-2

§ 355-69 Purpose and intent.

[Amended 10-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-33]
The purpose and intent of the M-2 General Industrial and Commercial Zoning District is to provide for the types of light industrial manufacturing facilities, offices, automotive-related enterprises, truck terminal and warehousing operations which are separated from residential uses, may be served by rail and may require outdoor storage.

§ 355-70 Permitted, conditional, and prohibited uses.

[Amended 10-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-34; 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5; 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13]
A. 
The following uses are permitted in this zone:
(1) 
Professional offices.
(2) 
Child day-care centers in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6.
(3) 
Manufacturing in enclosed spaces which does not emit noxious fumes or odors or involve the presence of explosives.
(4) 
Indoor storage and warehousing of goods other than explosives and hazardous materials.
(5) 
Public utility uses as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:2-13, including cable, wireless, and other communications and internet providers.
(6) 
Automotive-related enterprises, repair, maintenance, cleaning, painting, rental and sales (wholesale only), including retail sales by individual appointment only, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(7) 
Commercial schools, employment training centers, and professional and technical training centers.
(8) 
Research and development centers.
(9) 
Vehicle customizing, detailing, auto washing, auto servicing on a wholesale basis.
(10) 
Distribution centers.
(11) 
Photographic processing.
(12) 
Wholesale food sales and distribution.
B. 
The following uses are prohibited in this zone:
(1) 
Sexually oriented businesses.
(2) 
Any use not reasonably encompassed in the common definition of the uses specifically listed above.
C. 
The following uses are permitted conditional uses in this zone:
(1) 
Cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, cannabis wholesaler, or cannabis distributer, subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
Such facility shall meet all requirements for licensure, and hold the appropriate license issued by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, Department of Treasury, State of New Jersey.
(b) 
No cannabis facilities shall be permitted on Block 9, Lots 43, 44, 44.01, 45 and 46, the properties that currently make up the Hunters Glen residential development.
(c) 
No facility shall permit on-site consumption of cannabis or cannabis-related products.
(d) 
No outside storage of any cannabis, cannabis products, or cannabis-related materials shall be permitted.
(e) 
A security plan shall be submitted to the Township Police Department demonstrating how the facility will maintain effective security and control of operations. The security plan should identify the type of security systems to be employed, tracking and recordkeeping of products and materials, surveillance systems to be used, and whether or not any armed security personnel will be on the premises.
(f) 
For each of these classifications of operation, the facility shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation, and exhaust systems such that any odors generated inside the facility are not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located in the same building if the use occupies a portion of a building.
(g) 
There shall be a maximum of six licensed cannabis businesses of any classification within the Township, and no more than four of those may be retail cannabis facilities.

§ 355-71 Density.

No residential uses are permitted.

§ 355-72 Bulk standards.

[Amended 10-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-33]
A. 
Minimum lot size: one acre.
B. 
Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.
C. 
Setbacks:
(1) 
Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet from any right-of-way.
(2) 
Minimum rear yard setback:
(a) 
One hundred feet from any residentially zoned property.
(b) 
Sixty feet from any other property.
(3) 
Minimum side yard setback:
(a) 
Fifty feet from any residentially zoned property.
(b) 
Thirty feet from any other property.
D. 
Minimum buffer width and location: 50 feet within the setback from any residentially zoned property.
E. 
Maximum building height: 50 feet.
F. 
Maximum impervious coverage: 60%.
G. 
Maximum clearing limits. No more than 70% of the lot area shall be cleared of vegetation for the purpose of construction, except if more than 70% of the lot is presently cleared or the vegetation is seasonal in nature.
H. 
Minimum parking setbacks:
(1) 
Thirty feet from any right-of-way.
(2) 
Fifty feet from any residential zoned property.
(3) 
Thirty feet from any other rear property line.
(4) 
Ten feet from any other side property line, except that zero feet may be permitted where cross easements for parking are provided and maintained.

§ 355-73 Zone specific design standards.

[Amended 10-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-33]
A. 
Utilities. All utilities shall be located underground.
B. 
Mechanical screening. All mechanical equipment, whether placed on the ground, roof or other location, shall be screened from ground-level view with an acceptable material compatible with the architectural scheme of the development, and may not exceed the maximum building height.
C. 
Trash enclosures. All trash and recycling containers shall be enclosed in accordance with the Township design standards for trash enclosures.
D. 
Parking. Off-street parking must be provided in accordance with the requirements of and the schedule set forth in § 355-92, or as otherwise provided in this chapter. Shared parking may be permitted as determined by the reviewing board.