Somers Point City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVII
I-PID Planned Industrial District
§ 114-104 Intent; applicable regulations.
A.
Intent. The purpose of the I-PID Planned Industrial District is to encourage light industrial, warehousing and other concentrated uses, with the intention of achieving such a concentration while retaining natural resources, use of existing structures and recognizing the developmental constraints of the area. Controls and design standards for this district have been designed to encourage innovative project planning, uses and construction.
[Amended 10-14-1993 by Ord. No. 22-1993]
§ 114-105 Permitted uses.
A.
Permitted principal uses and buildings shall be as follows:
(1)
Light industrial processes which do not generate harmful or unpleasant odors, fumes, smoke, vapors, gases or other air or water pollutants, vibrations, noise, glare, industrial wastes or any other deleterious by-products of the operation beyond the confines of the structure. Such uses shall include, but not be limited to, electrical goods production, furniture manufacturing, toy manufacturing, professional and scientific instrument manufacturing, printing and publishing, electronics and clothing manufacturing.
(2)
Research and design laboratories.
(3)
Public utility structures.
(4)
Fully enclosed warehouses.
(5)
Fully enclosed wholesale business establishments, including merchandising, distribution and storage, but not including the storage of gasoline, petroleum or petroleum products.
(6)
Athletic development and training facilities.
[Added 10-14-1993 by Ord. No. 22-1993]
(7)
All principal uses permitted in the HC-1 District.
[Added 4-8-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999]
B.
Accessory uses and buildings. Accessory uses and buildings shall be only those customarily incidental to the permitted principal uses. They shall be understood to include:
(1)
Fully enclosed storage in conjunction with a permitted use.
(2)
Cafeteria and recreational facilities for employee use.
(3)
Appropriate facilities for placement of trash, garbage and recycling containers and the collection and removal thereof, provided that:
[Amended 7-9-1992 by Ord. No. 20-1992; 10-14-1993 by Ord. No. 22-1993]
(a)
They are completely enclosed and the contents are not visible from the exterior.
(b)
They fit within the overall project design.
(c)
They are buffered from both principal structures, parking facilities and pedestrian and vehicular roadways.
(d)
They meet the approval of the City Construction Official and the Board of Health.
(4)
Parking lots and facilities intended exclusively for the use of employees, patrons, visitors and operations of the principal uses permitted.
[Amended 10-14-1993 by Ord. No. 22-1993]
(5)
Administrative offices, provided that such office space does not exceed 25% of the gross floor area provided.
[Added 7-9-1992 by Ord. No. 20-1992]
§ 114-106 Area and bulk requirements.
Area and bulk requirements shall be as follows:
C.
Lot coverage, all uses: 40% maximum, which shall include coverage by buildings, parking areas, roadways and all other materials less porous than presently existing.
E.
Height, all uses: not to exceed 35 feet maximum.
[Amended 7-9-1992 by Ord. No. 20-1992]
F.
Building length. Building length may vary subject to Planning Board site plan approval, but in no case shall a building extend more than 80 feet without a variation in external setback.
G.
Distance between buildings: 30 feet minimum.
H.
Internal setback. On all sites within the Industrial District, an internal setback of 75 feet minimum shall be required from all areas classified as having severe developmental limitations, either in the environmental analysis in the city's Master Plan or in individual environmental impact statements submitted and analyzed as a part of the requirements of this chapter.
§ 114-107 General regulations.
A.
All uses, principal and accessory, within this district are subject to Planning Board site plan review and approval.
B.
All uses within this district shall be required to submit an impact statement as part of the site plan review process. The statement will include information called for in Article XXII, § 114-143B(18), and additionally shall include the following, for all uses:
(1)
A general lighting and graphics program.
(2)
Fire protection, police and other security systems.
(3)
A circulation and off-street parking plan.
(4)
A stormwater management plan.
(5)
A sanitary sewerage and potable water plan.
(6)
A solid waste management and disposal plan, including provisions for all waste resulting from on-site uses.
(7)
A landscaping and preservation plan, including existing natural features.
C.
Planned industrial area proposals shall also include:
(1)
An open space plan and maintenance program.
(2)
An off-tract traffic survey showing the impact of the proposed facility on existing roadways.
(3)
An energy conservation program for both construction and operation.
(4)
A phasing plan which includes estimates on total employees and other impacts listed above by phase.
D.
Planning Board preliminary approval shall not be granted until the Board is satisfied that all of the provisions called for above are adequate to meet the expected need.
E.
A perimeter of 30 feet adjoining each building shall remain clean except for plantings and pedestrian walkways to permit access of emergency vehicles.
G.
All uses within this district shall be free from offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odors, glare, hazards of fire or other objectionable effects detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community.
H.
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this chapter or Article, storage of combustible materials for other than on-site use and/or refining of combustible materials shall not be considered a permitted use within this district.
I.
All planned industrial area uses within this district shall be required to submit a block model of the site plan at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet as a part of the site plan review process.
§ 114-108 Off-street parking and circulation.
Parking and circulation requirements shall be as follows:
A.
For all uses: one on-site off-street parking space for each employee on the maximum shift plus 10%.
B.
Parking shall be permitted in stalls at angles varying from 45° to 90°, subject to Planning Board approval. Widths and lengths of stalls and access lanes will vary with angle selected.
C.
In outdoor parking areas, at least 5% of the parking area shall be landscaped, and a minimum of one tree for each 10 parking spaces shall be installed. The landscaping shall be located in protected areas, along walkways, center islands and the end of bays. In narrow islands, low-spreading plants such as creeping juniper, English ivy, myrtle and pachysandra are appropriate.
D.
All landscaping in parking areas will be carefully located so as not to obstruct vision.
E.
For all industrial uses within this district on-site off-street loading areas, a minimum of 14 feet in width and 35 feet in length, shall be provided. These areas shall be located in the rear yard and shall not be located within 10 feet of the rear lot line. These areas may be permitted in the side yard area, provided that the loading area is screened from the front yard with a decorative fence. The outer edge of such fence shall be landscaped with evergreen shrubs.
F.
All parking areas shall have a landscaped perimeter buffer of at least 10 feet in width consisting of existing natural or planted vegetation.
G.
In planned industrial areas the following requirements shall also apply:
(1)
Service roadways shall be provided for commercial vehicles which are separate from general access roadways to avoid conflict with employee and visitor parking.
H.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A above, athletic development and training facilities shall provide a minimum of one parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus such additional parking area as the reviewing board may determine is required, based on the details of the actual facility and uses thereof as proposed.
[Added 10-14-1993 by Ord. No. 22-1993]
§ 114-109 Landscaping.
A.
All permitted uses within this district shall submit a landscaping plan as part of the site plan application. Such plan shall be designed to preserve existing natural resources and shall follow the following principles:
(1)
Landscaping shall be located to provide for climate control.
(2)
Landscaping shall be utilized to complement and accent buildings.
(3)
Landscaping shall be provided in public areas, parking areas, recreational sites and adjacent to buildings.
(4)
All areas not covered by buildings, roadways, parking areas and pedestrian walkways shall be landscaped with natural materials.
B.
Landscaped buffers shall be provided according to the following principles:
(1)
Buffers of 15 feet minimum at the site perimeter and 10 feet minimum at outdoor parking perimeters shall consist of natural vegetation and/or, in combination with new plants, of trees, evergreens and deciduous materials. Such buffers shall be of sufficient height and density to minimize the headlights of vehicles, noise and light from structures.
(2)
Similar buffers of 10 feet minimum shall be developed around garbage collection facilities.
C.
Landscaped buffers may make use of berms and mounds.
§ 114-110 Signs.
§ 114-111 Lighting.
§ 114-112 Fences.
[Amended 7-9-1992 by Ord. No. 20-1992]
Security fences shall be permitted within this district, provided that they are screened from view by landscaped buffers. Security fences shall not exceed six feet in height. Fences shall also conform to § 114-184 of this chapter.