Edison City Zoning Code
§ 37-33.4
Height, Area and Yard Requirements.
[1999 Code § 17.64.040]
Height, area and yard requirements are as specified in the Schedule of Regulations, Section 37-63, except as permitted herewith:
a.
Permitted Modifications--Industrial Parks.
1.
An industrial park development shall be permitted in the L-I district, provided that it shall have a total area of at least twenty-five (25) acres. No individual use within said industrial park shall be on a plot of land less than one (1) acre in size. Not more than fifty (50%) percent of the total land area in the industrial park shall be devoted to uses of individual plots of less than two (2) acres in size. Within an industrial park, all frontages shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet; rear yards shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet; and all front yard setbacks shall be a minimum of forty (40) feet. The minimum side yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet in width.
2.
The height of building(s) and/or the number of stories may be increased by ten (10) feet and/or one (1) story for each additional forty thousand (40,000) square feet of lot area above the minimum required, except that no structure shall exceed one hundred (100) feet in height, and further provided that this modification shall not be permitted where the structure is or is proposed to be located within five hundred (500) feet of a residential zone boundary. This modification shall be applicable to industrial parks.
3.
Within an industrial park, commercial and personal service uses, limited to restaurants, barber and beauty shops, clothing and drug stores, newspaper and stationery stores, shall be permitted, provided that such uses occupy less than one (1%) percent of the floor area of the industrial park in which located.
b.
General Development Plan Requirements for Industrial Parks.
1.
Application Procedure. The applicant shall submit a general development plan for the entire tract. The general development plan shall set forth the amount of nonresidential floor space and the floor area ratio for the industrial park development in its entirety, according to a schedule which sets forth the sequence of construction of the various sections of the development. Subject to the provisions hereof and of other applicable law, the development shall be developed in accordance with the general development plan approved by the Planning Board, notwithstanding any provision of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.2, or an ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant thereto after the effective date of the approval. The applicant shall file an application form for a general development plan and pay applicable fees as set forth in the subdivision and site plan ordinance of Edison Township. The application submission shall conform to paragraph b2 below.
In making its determination regarding duration of the effect of approval of the general development plan, the Planning Board shall consider the amount of nonresidential floor area to be constructed, prevailing economic conditions, the timing schedule to be followed in completing the development and the likelihood of its fulfillment, the developer's capability of completing the proposed development and the contents of the general development plan and any conditions which the Planning Board attaches to the approval thereof.
The term of the effect of the general development plan approval shall be determined by the Planning Board using the guidelines set forth in this subsection, except that the term of the effect of the approval shall not exceed twenty (20) years from the date upon which the developer receives final approval of the first section of the development. Upon the expiration of the initial term and for good cause, the Planning Board may grant extensions of the term up to the maximum term permitted by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39.
2.
Contents of General Development Plan Application. A general development plan application shall include such information as is reasonably necessary to disclose the following:
(a)
The location and size of the site and the nature of the landowner's interest in the land to be developed;
(b)
The general land use plan at scale of one (1) inch to four hundred (400) feet or greater indicating the tract area and general locations of the land uses to be included in the planned development. The amount of nonresidential floor area to be provided and proposed land area to be devoted to nonresidential use shall be set forth. In addition, the proposed types of nonresidential uses to be included in the planned development shall be set forth, and the land area to be occupied by each proposed use shall be estimated. The density and intensity of use of the entire planned development shall be set forth, and a residential density and a nonresidential floor area ratio shall be provided;
(c)
A circulation plan showing the general location and types of transportation facilities, which may include rail, heliport, docks, terminals and facilities for pedestrian access within the development. The general development plan shall also show proposed improvements to the existing transportation system outside the development. The general development plan shall also show means of access for all emergency services. Further, the circulation plan shall form the basis for an Official Map pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32. At time of final site plan, the Official Map shall be filed by applicant as a part of development application;
(d)
An open space plan showing the proposed land area and general location of any land areas to be set aside for conservation and recreation purposes and a general description of improvements proposed to be made thereon, including a plan for the operation and maintenance of parks and recreational lands;
(e)
A utility plan indicating the need for and showing the proposed location of sewage and water lines, any drainage facilities necessitated by the physical characteristics of the site, proposed methods for handling solid waste disposal; and a plan for the operation and maintenance of proposed utilities;
(f)
A stormwater management plan setting forth the proposed method of controlling and managing stormwater on the site, including preliminary engineering estimates of stormwater run-off quantities;
(g)
An environmental inventory including a general description of the vegetation, soils, topography, geology, surface hydrology, climate and cultural resources of the site, existing man-made structures or features, any hazardous/toxic material and/or contamination on the site and the probable impact of the development on the environmental attributes of the site;
(h)
A local service plan indicating those public services which the applicant proposes to provide and which may include, but not be limited to, water, sewer, cable and solid waste disposal;
(i)
A proposed timing schedule in the case of a planned development whose construction is contemplated over a period of years, including any terms or conditions which are intended to protect the interests of the public prior to the completion of the development in its entirety;
(j)
A plan showing all off-tract improvements and/or extensions of municipal facilities;
(k)
A road plan for total development, showing where any proposed roads continue and/or form a roadway system outside the site, if applicable;
(l)
A preliminary plan for development shall include all items required in the checklist for the major site plan and subdivision application.
3.
Other Requirements.
(a)
Open Storage of Materials. Except in the case of marine facility uses, no open display or storage of products, materials and equipment shall be permitted in a required front yard area.
(b)
Off-street parking space may be located in the front, side and rear yards and beneath buildings, provided, however, that no parking space for a nonresidential use shall be located nearer than ten (10) feet to any street curbline. Parking beneath a building shall not be considered floor area of the building for any purpose. Any parking proposed within a required front, side, or rear setback area shall be screened with a dense planting of five (5) foot to six (6) foot high evergreens placed at seven (7) foot centers.
4.
Procedure for Variation from General Development Plan. The developer shall be required to gain the prior approval of the Planning Board if, after approval of the general development plan, the developer wishes to make any variation in the location of land uses within the development or increases the floor area ratio of nonresidential development in any section of the development.
5.
Roadway Standards.
(a)
All existing roads and proposed roads to be dedicated shall be improved and/or constructed in accordance with the Township standards.
(b)
The right-of-way and pavement widths for improvement of private ways, roads and alleys shall be determined from sound planning and engineering standards in conformity with the estimated needs of the full development proposed and the traffic to be generated thereby and shall be adequate and sufficient in size, location and design to accommodate the maximum traffic, parking and loading needs and the access of fire-fighting equipment and police vehicles. Internal private roads shall have a required pavement width as follows:
(1)
Two-way traffic roads shall be a minimum of thirty-six (36) feet paved width;
(2)
Sidewalks, if any, shall be at least four (4) feet in width. Service ways for public service and emergency vehicles shall be no less than fifteen (15) feet in width;
(3)
Development Staging. As a condition of final approval of the general development plan, the Board may permit the implementation of the plan, the plan in whole or in sections or in stages consisting of one (1) or more sections or stages. Such sections or stages shall be:
i.
Functionally self-contained and self-sustaining with regard to access, parking utilities, open spaces and similar physical features and shall be capable of substantial occupancy, operation and maintenance upon completion of construction and development,
ii.
Properly related to other services of the community as a whole and to those facilities and services yet to be provided in full execution and implementation of the development plan,
iii.
Provide temporary or permanent transitional features, buffers or protective areas as the conditions of ownership and maintenance may require to prevent damage or detriment to any completed section or stage of development. Plans and specifications of such sections or stages are to be filed with the Board and are to be of such detail to demonstrate the arrangement of land uses, (public and private) utilities and emergency service facilities.
(c)
Overall Development Plan Requirement for Industrial Parks. All requirements to be as specified in paragraph b5(b)(3)ii above except as indicated below:
The term of the effect of overall development plan approval shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date upon which the developer receives final approval of the first section of the development. |