Edison City Zoning Code
§ 37-33.3
Conditional Uses.
[1999 Code § 17.64.030]
a.
Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building, provided that such use is located within an industrial park for which an approved overall development plan is of record. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "snack bars," "dairy bars," "hamburger stands" or "hot dog stands" or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted;
b.
Transportation facilities and truck depots, provided that the use is individually located on a lot within an industrial park as defined herein for which an improved overall development plan or general development plan is of record and has Edison Township Planning Board approval. An industrial park shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) acres in size and consist of not less than four (4) principal uses located on five (5) acre minimum size lots and subject to the following: A transportation facility or truck depot shall not include bus, truck, trailer and/or tank, washing and cleaning facilities, new or leased vehicle storage areas and vehicle dismantling facilities and further provided:
1.
No repair or painting shall be conducted out of doors,
2.
No vehicles awaiting repair shall be stored within the front yard area,
3.
No such use shall be located on a lot within two hundred (200) feet of a residential zone, day-care facility, public park, school, church or mosque,
4.
No such use shall be included as an accessory activity to the salvage and/or sale of used vehicles or parts thereof,
5.
No such use shall engage in the activity of crushing, cutting or general disassembly of vehicles; such activity commonly referred to as a "salvage" or "junkyard" are prohibited by this chapter;
c.
Automotive repair, inclusive of body repair, painting, and customizing, provided that such use is located within an industrial park for which an improved overall development plan is of record, and further provided that the use complies with paragraphs 1. through 5. below:
1.
No repair or painting shall be conducted out of doors,
2.
No vehicles awaiting repair shall be stored within the front yard area,
3.
No such use shall be located adjacent to any residential zone,
4.
No such use shall include as an accessory activity the salvage and/or sale of used vehicles or parts thereof,
5.
No such use shall engage in the activity of crushing, cutting or general disassembly of vehicles; such activity commonly referred to as a "salvage" or "junkyard" are prohibited by this chapter;
d.
Freight yard classified as second class railroad property pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:29A-23, but not including privately owned rail siding(s), provided that the use complies with the following:
1.
No principal or accessory structure associated with such use shall be located less than fifty (50) feet from any lot line.
2.
A buffer consisting of earthen berm, solid fencing and plants, or any combination of the same, shall be installed along any lot line of a freight yard use which coincides with a residential zone boundary. The buffer shall have an effective height of no less than ten (10) feet and shall provide an effective noise and visual barrier of the freight yard use to the adjacent residential zone. Existing trees of three (3) inches or more caliper shall be incorporated into the buffer design.
3.
No maintenance, security or other access driveway shall be located between the required buffer and an adjacent residential zone;
e.
Freight yard classified as second class railroad property pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54-29A-23, provided that the use complies with the following:
1.
No principal or accessory structure associated with such use shall be located less than fifty (50) feet from the lot line of any residential use or any residentially-zoned lot, owned by any person or entity other than the owner of the freight yard classified as second class railroad property.
2.
A buffer consisting of earthen berm, board-on-board fencing or equal and plants or any combination of the same shall be installed along any lot line of a freight yard use which coincides with a zone boundary, excepting any lot or lots that are not the subject of an application for development. The buffer shall have an effective height of no less than ten (10) feet and shall provide an effective visual barrier of the freight yard use to the adjacent residential zone. Existing trees of three (3) inches or more caliper shall be incorporated into the buffer design.
3.
No maintenance, security or other access driveway shall be located between the required buffer and an adjacent residential zone;
f.
Freestanding telecommunication towers subject to the following conditions:
1.
The telecommunication towers shall meet all other zoning regulations for freestanding towers including, but not limited to, height and setback,
2.
The height of such towers does not exceed the distance between the tower base and any property line of a parcel which is in any zone other than L-I or R-I zone, and
3.
No such tower shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school or residential dwelling;
g.
Dishes or antennas which transmit microwaves from a tower, rooftop, water tower or other elevated location subject to the following conditions:
1.
The dishes or antennas shall meet all other zoning regulations for dishes and antennas including, but not limited to, height and setback.
2.
The height of such dishes or antennas does not exceed the distance between the dish or antenna base and any property line of a parcel which is in any zone other than an L-I or R-I zone.
3.
No such dish or antenna shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school or residential dwelling.