Commercial retail centers and individual retail units fronting on arterial or major collector rights-of-way.

Light manufacturing and assembly.

Research, design, and experimental equipment operations laboratories.

Warehousing and distribution.

A contractor's, craftsman's or general service shops, including plumbing, heating, carpentry, welding and similar shops.

General and professional office building.

Wholesale.

Conference center/lodging complex.

Any combination of the above within a building or tract.

Agriculture.

Motor vehicle service stations, public garages, automobile sales agencies, auto washes and parking garages.

Schools.

Clubs or lodges.

Convenience stores.

Single-family residential, subject to the bulk requirements for single-family residential development in the R-1 Zone (§ 700-13).

Class 1 cannabis cultivator: Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or produces cannabis in this state, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers.

Class 2 cannabis manufacturer: Any licensed person or entity that processes cannabis items in this state by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers.

Class 3 cannabis wholesaler: Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to other businesses, including retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users, other wholesalers, or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies.

Class 4 cannabis distributor: The bulk transportation of cannabis items to and from licensed cannabis establishments.

Class 6 cannabis delivery service: The delivery of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a licensed cannabis retailer to consumers.

State license: All facilities must have a valid license to operate from the State of New Jersey in accordance with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021, c. 16).[1]

Buildings: With the exception of loading and transportation activities incidental to the operation of the cannabis business, all operations shall be located within enclosed heated and air-conditioned buildings and shall not be permitted in greenhouses, hoop houses, or outdoors.

Hours of operation: With the exception of security operations, hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. daily. No licensed cannabis business shall operate between the hours of 11:01 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. on any day.

Odor control: All facilities shall provide an air treatment system with sufficient odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems such that any odor generated inside the facility is not detectable by a person of reasonable sensitivity anywhere on adjacent property, within public rights-of-way, or within any other unit located within the same building as the licensed facility if the use only occupies a portion of a building. Odor from the facility shall be monitored on an annual basis at the discretion of the Township by a licensed, qualified contractor chosen by the Township at a cost that shall be paid for by the licensed business.

Noise: For any licensed cultivation, processing, manufacturing, or similar operation, the facility shall provide for noise mitigation features designed to minimize disturbance from machinery, processing and/or packaging operations, loading, and other noise-generating equipment or machinery. All licensed facilities must operate within applicable state decibel limitations.

Security: To the extent not already required by the entity's state license, all sites must be equipped with security cameras covering all exterior parking and loading areas, points of entry, and interior spaces which are either open to the public or used for the storage or processing of cannabis products. Footage must be maintained for the duration required under state law. All licensed facilities must provide the Township of Greenwich Police Department access to security footage immediately upon request by the Department.

Fencing: All facilities shall be enclosed by a security fence with a height of eight feet. Fences shall otherwise comply with the requirements outlined in § 700-62 (Fences and enclosure walls).

Off-street parking: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the Township of Greenwich Zoning Ordinance, as deemed sufficient by the members and professionals of the Borough Planning/Zoning Board.

Signage: Signage shall otherwise comply with the requirements outlined in Article XVI of Chapter 700 of the Greenwich Township Code.

Site plan approval: Site plan approval is required as per Chapter 610, addressing items above and as required by ordinance.

Buffer areas: Landscape buffers shall be provided in accordance with § 700-63.

Minimum tract for planned development: 10 acres.

Minimum lot size within tract: one acre.

Minimum frontage: 100 feet.

Minimum front setback:

Minimum side yard:

Minimum rear yard:

Maximum tract coverage: 75% (not including rights-of-way).

Maximum lot coverage: 65%.

Minimum lot size: two acres.

Minimum frontage: 200 feet.

Minimum front setback:

Minimum side yard: 40 feet, except 100 feet when abutting residential zones.

Minimum rear yard: 60 feet, except 100 feet when abutting residential zones.

Maximum lot coverage: 65%.

Maximum building coverage: 25%.

Minimum parking setbacks:

Minimum buffers to existing residential use: 100 feet.

Maximum building height: three stories or 40 feet, whichever is less.

All utility lines shall be located underground.[1]

Standard. Ground-transmitted vibrations shall be measured with a seismograph or complement of instruments capable of recording vibration displacement and frequency in the three mutually perpendicular directions, simultaneously.

Vibration level restrictions. Vibration levels shall not exceed a particle velocity of 0.05 inch per second in any district. During the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in residential districts, vibration levels shall not exceed a particle velocity of 0.02 inch per second. Measurements shall be made at the points of maximum vibration intensity and/or beyond adjacent lot lines or neighboring uses, whichever is more restrictive.

Steam emissions. No visible emissions of steam, having an equivalent capacity greater than 60% and expecting direct results of combustion, shall be permitted within 500 feet of a residential district.

Toxic matter. Emissions of chemicals, gases, components or elements, listed as being toxic matter by the American Conference of Governmental Hygienists, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry (NJDLI), or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), shall not exceed the threshold level, as determined in accordance with ASTM D 1391. The emission of concentrations, levels or mass loadings in excess of the threshold value shall be permitted only if the emissions of said toxic matter comply with the applicable regulations of the NJDEP, the NJDLI, and the USEPA. Proof of compliance shall require the submission of duplicate copies of certifications or permits from the NJDEP and the NJDLI approving the concentrations, level or loading proposed by the applicant.

Odorous matter. No odor shall be emitted that is detectable by the human olfactory sense at or beyond an adjacent lot line.

Standard. Noise shall be measured with a sound level meter complying with the standards of the American National Standards Institute. American Standards Specifications for General Purpose Sound Level Meters (ANSI S.1.4-1961 or its latest revisions). The instrument shall be set to the A-weighted response scale and the metering to the slow response. Measurement shall be conducted in accordance with the American Standard Method for the Physical Measurement of Sound (ANSI S.1.2-1961 or its latest revision).

In accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2:

All flammable, explosive and/or combustible material shall be stored in accordance with the National Fire Protection of New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry Codes, whichever is more restrictive.

All outdoors storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products stored outdoors wherever permitted shall be enclosed by an approved safety fence and visual screen and shall conform to all-year requirements imposed upon the principal buildings in the district.

No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces or otherwise render such stream or watercourse undesirable as a source of water supply or recreation, or which will destroy aquatic life or be allowed to enter any stream or watercourse.

All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only if enclosed in containers that are adequate to eliminate such hazards.

All storage facilities for deicing chemicals shall be lined to prevent leaking into the soil and shall be covered with an impermeable surface which shields the facility from precipitation.

All permanent outdoor solid waste receptacle stations shall be screened on three sides by an opaque fence or wall no less than six feet in height or one foot above the height of the receptacle, whichever is greater. The fourth side shall consist of a solid gate opening outwards. The stations shall not be located in any required yard areas or site triangles.