Swedesboro City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Conditional Uses 1
§ 340-47 Procedure.
A.
A conditional use is a use that is permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in the specific location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use set forth below, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Planning Board.
B.
Prior to the issuance of a zoning permit, building permit, or certificate of occupancy for any conditional use as permitted by this article, application shall be made to the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall grant or deny the application within 95 days of the certification of a complete application by an applicant to the administrative officer of the Planning Board or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
C.
The Planning Board's review of a conditionally permitted use shall include any required site plan or subdivision review pursuant to this chapter. The Planning Board has jurisdiction to grant "C" variances from requirements generally applicable to the zone but may not grant variances from conditions solely applicable to the conditional use.
D.
The applicant has the burden of demonstrating compliance with the conditional use standards.
§ 340-48 Conditionally permitted uses.
A.
Cannabis retail businesses with a Class V license under N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(2)
The site shall have frontage and access from a county collector or arterial roadway.
(3)
The following minimum separation distances shall be provided such that no public entrance to a cannabis retail store may be located any closer than the following specified distances from the specified land use:
(a)
Three hundred feet from a residential property line.
(b)
Five hundred feet from a public school, private school, or child-care center.
(c)
Five hundred feet from a public park with facilities for children.
(d)
Three hundred feet from the property line of a place of worship.
(e)
Five hundred feet from any behavioral health-care facility or residential medical detoxification center.
(4)
The site may not contain any off-site signage or billboards.
(5)
Sidewalks must be installed along the frontage of the site.
(6)
The parking area serving the site shall be paved in accordance with Borough standards and shall be separated from the right-of-way by a landscaped area a minimum of 10 feet wide.
(7)
Signage for the site shall not contain any visual representation of cannabis or any associated paraphernalia.
(8)
Adequate security shall be demonstrated, including a statement outlining security measures.
(9)
The applicant shall submit an odor control and mitigation plan to control, neutralize, or eliminate odors from cannabis products and ensure that any odors generated inside the facility are not detectable outside the facility.