*The screened refuse area shall not be located within any front yard area.[1]

The refuse storage area shall be surrounded on three sides by a solid uniform fence or wall not less than five feet nor more than eight feet in height. Such fence shall be exempt from the provisions of any ordinance of the Township of Toms River regulating the height of fences and requiring permits therefor.[2]

A five-foot minimum width landscaping area shall be provided along the fence or wall enclosing the refuse storage area. The landscaping to be provided shall be shown on the site plan submitted for Planning Board approval.

The container and solid uniform fence or wall comprising the refuse area shall be painted subject to the approval of the Toms River Township Planning Board's Architectural/Landscape Review Committee, and the opening of said enclosure shall be located to minimize the view of the refuse container(s) from adjoining properties or public streets.

If located within or adjacent to a parking area or access drive, the enclosed refuse areas shall be separated from such parking area or access drive by curbing.

The enclosed refuse area shall not be located so as to interfere with traffic circulation or the parking of vehicles.

All refuse shall be deposited in containers maintained within the refuse area. No containers shall be maintained anywhere on a site except in a refuse area meeting these requirements.

If outdoor storage of solid waste is not proposed, the site plan submission shall detail the methods proposed for accommodating solid waste within the structure. The Planning Board may require that a suitable area be set aside, but not improved, for a future solid waste storage area meeting these requirements even if indoor accommodations for solid waste are proposed.

*No refuse storage area shall be placed within 10 feet of any public right-of-way or any property line and shall conform to the provisions for refuse storage areas in accordance with Ordinance No. 2-80, Solid and Liquid Waste Code, of the Code of the Township of Toms River.[3]

All uses, other than single- or two-family dwellings, shall provide adequate areas for the storage of mandatory recyclable materials.

The base of the proposed refuse area shall provide a means to reduce noise generated during the loading and unloading of containers reserved for refuse and recyclable materials to the extent as may be required by the Toms River Township Planning Board.