Sparta Township City Zoning Code
§ 18-5.5
Industrial Standards.
[Ord. No. 636 A 506; Ord. No. 649; Ord. No. 665; Ord. No. 691 § XXVIII]
a.
No materials listed in N.J.A.C. 7:26-8, 13 and 14 shall be permitted in any commercial or industrial use unless a waiver is granted by the Planning Board after notification of all residents within 20 feet and a public hearing. In addition, no such waiver shall be permitted unless the Environmental Commission has reviewed the proposal and reported to the Planning Board or failed to report within 45 days of receipt of said request by the Planning Board.
b.
No materials except of domestic waste handled by approved sewage disposal systems shall be disposed of by any industrial or commercial use on site.
c.
Commercial and Industrial Use Considerations.
1.
Commercial. Retail commercial buildings other than approved combination residential commercial buildings shall be designed with a parking area and access to a public street separate from that provided for a residential building. A common architectural theme shall be reflected in commercial buildings by means of building materials, architectural style, sign controls, and/or color coordination. A separate pedestrian and/or bikeway access shall be designed in such a way that no glare extends into residential buildings.
2.
Industrial. Industrial buildings shall be situated in a defined section of the development with separate vehicular access to public road. Parking and loading areas shall not be shared with commercial or residential uses. A separate pedestrian and/or bikeway access shall be provided to residential areas located within 200 feet. No industrial use shall create any glare, heat, odor, noise or physical vibrations perceptible at a property line. No principal entrance to an industrial site shall be within 350 feet of a residential building. A compatible architectural theme shall be reflected in industrial buildings by means of building materials and landscaped open space. A building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued only when the intended use will not exceed the following limitations or violate the following requirements:
(a)
Fire and Explosion Hazards. All activities shall be carried on only in fireproof structures which conform to the standards of the National Board of Fire Prevention Code, whichever is the more restrictive. All operations shall be carried on and explosive raw materials, fuels, liquids and finished products shall be stored in accordance with the standards of said Board of Fire Underwriters.
(b)
Radiation. All use of materials, equipment for facilities which are or may be sources of radiation shall comply with all controls, standards, and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as well as the Radiation Protection Act, Chapter 116, P.L. 1958, as amended, and Title 7, Chapter 28, of the New Jersey Administrative Code, whichever shall be more stringent.
(c)
Odors. There shall be no emission of odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantity as to be readily detectable with instruments. Table III (Odor Thresholds) in Chapter 5, "Air Pollution Abatement Manual," copyright 1951, by the Manufacturing Chemists Association, Inc., Washington, D. C., or the latest approved revision thereof shall be utilized as a guide in determining such quantities or offensive odors.
(d)
Smoke. There shall be no emission of visible gray smoke of a shade darker than No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart as published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines (Power's MicroRingelmann Chart, McGraw Hill Publishing Company, copyright 1954 may be used), except that visible gray smoke of a shade not darker than No. 2 on said chart shall be emitted for not more than five minutes in any one hour period. These provisions, applicable to visible gray smoke, shall also apply to visible smoke of a different color but with an equivalent apparent opacity.
(e)
Dust. Solid or liquid particles shall not be emitted in concentration exceeding 0.2 grains per cubic foot of the conveying gas or air. For measurement of the amount of particles in gases resulting from combustion, standard corrections shall be applied to a stack temperature of 500° F. and 50% excess air.
(f)
Gases and Other Forms of Air Pollution. No emission of fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors, gases or other forms of air pollution shall be permitted which can cause any damage to the health of persons, animals, or vegetation or other forms of property or which can cause any excessive soiling.
(g)
Vibration. There shall be no vibration which is discernible to the human sense of feeling beyond the immediate site on which such use is conducted.
(h)
Noise. There shall be no noise emanating from the operation or use which exceeds the limitations set forth in "An Ordinance to Control Noises in the Township of Sparta" and any amendments thereto.
(i)
Liquid or Solid Waste. No industrial operation shall discharge industrial wastes of any kind into any reservoir, pond or lake or into the ground. The discharge of untreated industrial wastes into a stream is prohibited. All methods of sewage and industrial waste treatment and disposal shall be approved by the Township Board of Health and the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection. Effluent from a treatment plant shall at all times comply with the following standards:
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand | 5 parts per million |
Maximum quantity of effluent | 10% of minimum daily stream flow |
Maximum five day biochemical oxygen demand after dilution (B.O.D. of effluent multiplied by quantity of effluent divided by quantity of stream flow) | 0.25 parts per million |
Maximum total solids | 5,000 parts per million |
Maximum phenol | 001 parts per million |
No effluent shall contain any other acids, oils, dust, toxic metals, corrosive or other toxic substance in solution or suspension which would create odors, discolor, poison or otherwise pollute the stream in any way. In addition, no industrial use shall discharge into any public sanitary sewer system quantities of water beyond the capacity of said sewer system. | |
(j)
Glare. There shall be no direct or sky-reflected glare exceeding 0.5 foot candles measurable beyond the property line of the lot occupied by such use. This regulation shall not apply to lights used at the entrance or exit of service drives.
3.
Office. Office buildings shall be designed with a parking area and access to a public street separate from those provided for residential buildings except multifamily buildings. A compatible architectural theme shall be reflected by means of building materials, architectural style and/or color coordination. No lighting system shall create a glare on adjacent residential buildings. No manufacturing or retailing of goods shall be permitted, except those pertinent to office operations such as newsstands or cafeterias, etc.