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Oakland City Zoning Code

§ 59-55.1

I-4 Industrial Zone.

[Added 12-20-2021 by Ord. No. 21-Code-863]
A. 
Within the I-4 Industrial Zone, only the following uses shall be permitted on any single lot of required size:
(1) 
A professional or business office or studio.
(2) 
Executive, professional and administrative offices.
(3) 
Research, experimental or testing in scientific laboratories.
(4) 
Solar energy systems as either a principal use or structure, or as an accessory structure or use. Such systems may be installed either on the roof of permitted principal or accessory structures or as freestanding structures including above a parking area.
(5) 
Craft and Plenary distilleries, but only in strict conformance with N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.
(6) 
Wineries but only if holding the requisite New Jersey license and on land parcels of three acres of more.
(7) 
Cannabis Cultivating.
(8) 
Cannabis Manufacturing.
(9) 
Cannabis Wholesaling.
(10) 
Cannabis Distributing.
(11) 
Cannabis Delivery Service.
B. 
Cannabis Operations.
(1) 
As authorized by the enabling legislation, Oakland has permitted and has chosen to place an upper limit the number of cannabis licenses and thus cannabis operations that may locate in Oakland. No more than 10 cannabis enterprises of any type shall be authorized in the Borough. An applicant seeking site plan approval shall provide as an item of completeness a signed Affidavit attesting to and indicating the owner, type of license held and location of every cannabis operation in the Borough.
(2) 
Every cannabis operator/owner/applicant must possess a valid State of New Jersey license for the particular cannabis use being applied for. All conditions associated with the required New Jersey issued cannabis license are also requirements of any local approval that may issue.
(3) 
Each and every cannabis operator must in addition to securing a license from the State of New Jersey must also secure a cannabis license from the Borough of Oakland. The fee for such license shall be established by separate ordinance. The Oakland Site Plan Checklist is herein revised and amended to include as a checklist item proof of possession of both a valid State of New Jersey and a Borough of Oakland license for all cannabis applications and the aforementioned listing of all cannabis operations within the Borough.
(4) 
All proposed cannabis operations must secure site plan approval as a prior approval before seeking a construction permit.
(5) 
All cannabis applicants must produce a public safety and security plan and secure approval from the Oakland Police Department or an approved outside agency approved by the Oakland Police Department. Certification of all employees shall comprise one aspect of the public safety and security plan. Strict implementation of the public safety and security plan is a continuing obligation of every cannabis operator. All cannabis operations shall deposit in its escrow account an additional $3,500 to fund all reviews by or required by the Police Department or Health Department. All outside reviews shall be paid for by the applicant through the use of the previously posted escrow funds. These escrow fund shall be replenished as needed upon the request of the Borough.
(6) 
All cannabis applicants must produce an odor control plan. Approval of this odor control plan prior to the issuance of a construction permit will be a requirement of all cannabis operators. Strict implementation of the odor control plan is a continuing obligation of every cannabis operator. The Health Department, or an outside agency as designated by the Health Department, shall be the designated reviewing agency. All outside reviews shall be paid for by the applicant through the use of the previously posted escrow funds. These escrow fund shall be replenished as needed upon the request of the Borough.
(7) 
Off street parking requirements for each listed cannabis operation shall be based on § 59-61G(2), except that parking requirements for all office space in said cannabis operations shall conform to § 59-61G(3).
(8) 
Off street loading requirements for all cannabis operations shall be the same as adopted for industrial uses.
(9) 
All trucks owned by the cannabis operator and used in the distribution and wholesaling of cannabis or related products shall be stored or parked in a lot that is enclosed by fencing with a gate that shall at all times be locked, except for when trucks are entering or leaving the enclosed truck storage area. Employee parking shall be located in a separate area of the site.
C. 
Yards; Area; Height. See Schedule A, Limiting Lot and Yard Sizes and Bulk Principal Building and Use.
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D. 
Signs, as established in § 59-63I.