All of the area of the minimum front setback shall be landscaped, except that a five-foot area immediately in front of the building shall be permitted and except that exit and entry points for driveways shall be permitted.

There shall be no exterior display of cars for sale, except on that portion of the lot which is to the rear of the rear building line. In any area in which cars are displayed for sale, there will be a six-foot-high wall or fence, which is visually impervious, which shall be placed on the property line.

There will be no exterior amplification of sound anywhere on the site.

There will be no exterior display of flags, pennants or banners anywhere on the site, except for one American flag.

Parking will be permitted in the rear yard, but not closer than five feet to the property line. Similarly, parking will be permitted in the side yards, but only that portion of the side yards which are interior to a projection of the rear building line. However, the parking shall not be closer than within five feet of the property line. The five-foot area in which no parking is permitted will be landscaped. No parking shall be permitted in any portion of the front yard.

There will be no loading or unloading of automobiles from the highway.

As an incident to and subordinate to the new car sales, the sale of used cars will be permitted, as well as servicing also incident to and subordinate to the new car sales establishment.

There shall be one parking space for every 350 square feet of interior building area.

All of the provisions of the B-2 District which are not in conflict with the within provisions shall be applicable to new car establishments and establishments duly licensed by the State of New Jersey for cannabis as defined above and its related items in any form in compliance with New Jersey Statutes and regulations.

The provisions of Chapter 227, Subdivision of Land, and Chapter 218, Stormwater Management, shall be applicable to new car establishments and establishments duly licensed by the State of New Jersey for cannabis as defined above and its related items in any form in compliance with New Jersey Statutes and regulations as shall all other ordinances of the Township not otherwise inconsistent with the conditional use provision of this subsection.

On-site lights will be reflected downwards and away from residential areas.

There shall be no exterior display of cannabis, marijuana, weed or pot in any form or signage which can be viewed either on the exterior of the building or through the windows of the building. On that portion of the lot which is to the rear of the rear building line there will be a six-foot-high fence erected which will be visually no less than 50% clear, which shall be placed on the property line.

All deliveries related to cannabis and related products will be made through the rear entrance of the building.

For business establishments duly licensed by the State of New Jersey for cannabis as defined above there shall be one parking space for every 100 square feet of interior building area.

For business establishments duly licensed by the State of New Jersey for cannabis as defined above it is required to install special electrostatic devices which will be designed to eliminate fumes from this product leaking into the atmosphere outside the building.

In all Zones in the Township, consumption of cannabis in any form and smoking of cannabis and use of its related items is strictly prohibited indoors and outdoors on public property. The operation of a café for the purpose of consuming cannabis and its related products in any form in compliance with New Jersey Statutes and regulations is prohibited.

Within the B-2 District, no establishments duly licensed by the State of New Jersey for cannabis as defined above shall be located closer than 500 feet from a similar establishment. Additionally, no establishments duly licensed by the State of New Jersey for cannabis as defined above shall be located closer than 1,000 feet from any school building.[1]

No more than one such billboard or off-site advertising sign shall be permitted on any single lot.

Billboards or off-site advertising shall only be permitted on properties contiguous with the right-of-way line of Route 46.

The minimum setback from the Route 46 right-of-way to the closest sign edge shall be five feet. The minimum setback from any other property line shall be 10 feet. The minimum distance from any ground-mounted structural feature of the sign with less than 14 feet of clearance to grade shall be 25 feet from the Route 46 right-of-way.

The maximum sign area, per side, shall be 675 square feet.

If a billboard is located within 500 feet of any interchange, within 500 feet of any right-of-way for any tunnel, bridge, underpass or overpass, or within 500 feet of any street intersection, a site-specific traffic study shall be performed with respect to confirmation of sight distances and traffic safety (this shall not prohibit the Planning Board from requesting a similar study for any other such billboard they determine requires such study).

No two billboards or off-site advertising signs located upon, or oriented towards traffic traveling upon, the same side of the highway shall be spaced less than 2,000 feet apart; nor shall any billboard or off-site advertising signs shall be located within a five-hundred-foot radius of any other billboard or off-site advertising sign. This distance shall be measured along a straight line between the two nearest points of the signs.

The minimum distance between billboards or off-site advertising signs that are visible to historic sites, schools, churches, hospitals, retirement or nursing homes, cemeteries, government buildings, public parks, playground recreation areas, convention centers or any area where billboards are prohibited shall be 500 feet. Any sign within this distance shall have a site-specific study performed to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning Board the impacts of such sign on the existing use and significant deleterious impacts will be grounds for rejection of such application.

All billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be constructed to confine their lines of sight to Route 46.

No billboard or off-site advertising sign shall be permitted which, because of its size, shape or location, may obscure or obstruct the view of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or be confused with any authorized traffic control sign, signal or device.

The billboard or off-site advertising sign shall not obstruct, impair or diminish the visibility of any existing sign or structure adjacent to Route 46.

In addition to the site plan review standards required by the Little Falls Township Code, the following specific site plan items shall be required for billboards or off-site advertising signs:

The maximum height of billboards shall be 50 feet as measured from the elevation of the white line on the edge of the adjacent highway, or the edge of the road pavement if a white line does not exist, at a point perpendicular to the sign, to the top of the sign.

Upon receipt of the application for a permit for a billboard or off-site advertising sign, the Little Falls Planning Board shall forward to said professionals, if it deems it necessary, the application and accompanying documents within seven days of receipt of the application and documents. The professionals shall submit to the Little Falls Planning Board Chairperson or his/her designee an estimate of funds sufficient in amount to undertake the services to be rendered. The professional shall submit the estimate of funds to the applicant simultaneously. The applicant shall immediately deposit such funds in an escrow account maintained by the Township Treasurer. Prior to drawing monies out of the escrow account, each professional engaged by the Little Falls Planning Board shall submit a voucher in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16 et seq. to the Little Falls Planning Board Chairperson or his/her designee for approval. In the event the applicant disputes any charges made by the professionals reviewing the application, any such appeal shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2(a).

The applicant may appeal, by written request, the amount of the escrow to the Little Falls Planning Board. The Planning Board shall make a determination as to the reasonableness and necessity of the fee. Such appeal must be made within seven days from the date of the applicant receives the estimate of funds.

Should additional funds be required after the original funds are exhausted, the applicant shall place sufficient monies in the aforesaid escrow account. Any monies left in the escrow account after the determination of the application shall be returned to the applicant simultaneously with payment of the voucher(s) for the Little Falls Planning Board's professional(s).

The Little Falls Planning Board shall take no formal action on any billboard or off-site advertising sign application unless and until escrow funds have been deposited with the Township, and any time limitations set forth hereunder should be extended until all such escrow funds are deposited with the Township.