Manalapan Township City Zoning Code
§ 95-8.10
Recycling area design requirements.
Materials designated in Chapter 198, Solid Waste, Article II, Recycling, shall be separated from other solid waste by the generator and storage area for recyclable materials which shall be provided as follows:
A.
Residential development (single-family and two-family dwellings). Each major application shall include provisions for the collection, disposition and recycling of recyclable materials. For major applications, each single-family unit or unit within a two-family dwelling should provide at least 12 square feet of floor area conveniently arranged and located as a holding area for a four week accumulation of mandated recyclables (including but not limited to newspapers, glass bottles, aluminum cans, tin and bimetal cans). The storage area may be within a laundry room, basement or garage.
B.
Multifamily development.
(1)
There shall be included in any new multifamily housing development that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor or outdoor recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially generated recyclable materials.
(2)
The dimensions of the recycling area shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which are of adequate size and number, and which are consistent with anticipated usage and with current methods of collection in the area in which the project is located. The dimensions of the recycling area and the bins or containers shall be determined in consultation with the municipal recycling coordinator, and shall be consistent with the district recycling plan adopted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 192 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13) and any applicable requirements of the municipal Master Plan, adopted pursuant to Section 26 of P.L. 1987, c. 102.
(3)
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for the residential disposition of source separated recyclable materials, preferably near, but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.
(4)
The recycling area shall be well lit, and shall be safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles shall be able to access the recycling area without interference from parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures shall be taken to protect the recycling area, and the bins or containers placed therein, against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
(5)
The recycling area or the bins or containers placed therein shall be designed so as to provide protection against adverse environmental conditions which might render the collected materials unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of recyclable paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor recycling area, shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered, so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.
(6)
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or containers shall be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.
(7)
Landscaping and/or fencing shall be provided around any outdoor recycling area and shall be developed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
C.
Nonresidential development. For each site plan application for commercial and industrial development that utilizes 1,000 or more square feet of land, the applicant shall provide the Township of Manalapan Planning Board and/or Board of Adjustment with estimates of the quantity of mandated recyclable materials (including but not limited to newspaper, glass bottles, aluminum cans, tin and bimetal cans, high-grade paper and corrugated cardboard) that will be generated by the development during each week. A separate storage area must be provided to accommodate a one- to four-week accumulation of recyclable materials. The Township of Manalapan Planning Board or Board of Adjustment may require the location of one or more common storage areas at convenient locations within the development. The storage area shall be designed for truck access for pick up of materials and be suitably screened from view if located outside a building.
D.
The recyclable materials designated in this section shall not be deemed to be the exclusive recyclables to be considered during a development application. If and in the event Chapter 198, Article ll, shall be amended to provide for other recyclable materials, the Planning Board and/or Board of Adjustment shall require an applicant to make accommodations for additionally designated recyclables.