Greenwich Township Gloucester County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
M-D Manufacturing District
§ 700-39 Applicability of provisions.
In an M-D Manufacturing District, the regulations contained in this article shall apply.
§ 700-40 Use regulations.
A.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other, provided that no use which is noxious or hazardous shall be permitted, as defined in § 700-54.
(2)
Wholesale business establishments.
(3)
Warehouses or yards for the storage, sale and distribution of petroleum products, building materials or products of manufacturing uses permitted in the Township, not including a junkyard, salvage yard or wrecking yard.
(4)
Manufacturing or processing as follows:
(a)
Beverages (nonalcoholic); bottling establishments.
(b)
Canvas and canvas products.
(c)
Clothing and other textile products, not including the manufacture of textiles.
(d)
Manufacture and assembly of electrical equipment, appliances and supplies, not including heavy electrical machinery.
(e)
Combining or processing of food products, not including meat and fish.
(f)
Jewelry, clocks and watches.
(g)
Leather products including luggage and shoes.
(h)
Medical, dental and drafting equipment, optical goods and other professional and scientific instruments.
(i)
Metal finishing, plating, grinding, sharpening, polishing, cleaning, rust-proofing and heat treatment.
(j)
Metal stamping and extrusion of small products.
(k)
Musical instruments, manufacturing.
(l)
Compounding of perfumes and pharmaceutical products.
(m)
Small rubber products and synthetically treated fabrics, not including rubber and synthetic processing.
(n)
Small products from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cork, feathers, felt, fur, glass, hair, horn, paper, plastics and shells.
(o)
Tool, die and pattern making and similar small machine shops.
(p)
Wood products, including furniture and boxes.
(5)
Carpet and rug cleaning.
(6)
Laundry, dry cleaning or dyeing plants.
(7)
Refineries; laboratories: research, experimental and testing buildings and structures.
(8)
Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses, when authorized as a conditional use by the Planning Board.
(9)
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
(10)
Processing units.
(11)
Oil refineries and/or Group H uses in the Uniform Construction Code.
B.
Any new use constructed after January 1990 shall be responsible for the treatment of all waste from manufacturing so that the effluent of any type is made to be environmentally neutral.
[Added 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
C.
The following uses shall be considered conditionally permitted:
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord. No. 8-2021]
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
Class 4 cannabis distributor: The bulk transportation of cannabis items to and from licensed cannabis establishments.
(5)
Class 6 delivery service: The delivery of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a licensed cannabis retailer to consumers.
D.
The aforestated conditional uses shall meet the relevant required conditions, as noted below:
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord. No. 8-2021]
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
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.
(6)
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 with access to security footage immediately upon request by the Department.
(7)
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).
(8)
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.
§ 700-41 Area regulations.
Within the Manufacturing District, the following dimensional requirements shall apply:
A.
Lot area. A lot area sufficient in size to assure adequate facilities for disposal of sewage and industrial waste shall be provided, but in no case less than 10 acres per use. For uses not serviced by public sewers, a certificate of adequacy by the appropriate health agency shall be required. The minimum frontage shall be 200 feet.
B.
Building area. Not more than 30% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
C.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 50 feet in depth.
D.
Side yards. There shall be two side yards on each lot, neither of which shall be less than 20 feet in width. This requirement shall not prevent the erection at one time of a series or row of attached buildings, none of which is used for residence purposes, provided that the lot as a single unit meets the side yard requirements.
E.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth.
F.
Building height. The maximum building height shall be 50 feet. As a conditional use, the Planning Board may approve up to 80 feet, provided adequate fire protection can be insured by the applicant. The height of any processing unit in excess of 300 feet shall be reviewed by the Planning Board on a case-by-case basis. A processing unit shall not be closer to a Township or county road than its height, unless waived by the Board.
G.
Impervious coverage, vegetated area. The maximum impervious coverage including all buildings, parking areas, sidewalks, etc., shall not exceed 80% of the total site area. The vegetated area of lawn, landscaping and natural areas shall be a minimum of 20%. If open lands adjacent to the subject property are owned by the applicant's corporation, parent corporation or subsidiary corporation, this land can be counted toward the previous coverage requirements.
H.
Parking setbacks. The minimum parking area or traffic aisle setback from a side or rear property line shall not be less than 15 feet. The minimum setback of parking or traffic aisle from a right-of-way line shall be 25 feet. The setback may be further reduced to 10 feet provided the applicant submits a landscape plan acceptable to the Planning Board.
I.
Cross easements. Where manufacturing lots are adjacent to other manufacturing or other M-D lands, the right of access through cross easements shall be provided by the lot owner. The location of the cross easement shall be designated by the Planning Board upon safe and efficient traffic circulation between future and existing commercial uses.
J.
Buffers. The minimum buffer to any residential zone shall be 100 feet in width, 50 feet of which shall be landscaped in accordance with the buffer requirements of this chapter. The buffer to any residential use shall be a minimum of 50 feet, 25 feet of which shall be landscaped in accordance with the buffer requirements of the chapter.
K.
Other requirements. Any new use or expansion of a use constructed after January 1990 shall be responsible for the treatment of all waste from manufacturing so that the effluent of any type is made to be environmentally neutral.