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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.31

I Industrial Zone.

A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Research and testing laboratories, such as aerodynamic, biological, chemical, dental, electronic, pharmaceutical and general.
(2) 
Manufacturing of light machinery, such as carburetors and small machine parts, cash registers, sewing machines and typewriters, calculators and other office machines.
(3) 
Fabrication of metal products, such as baby carriages, bicycles and other vehicles; metal foil, such as tin, aluminum, etc., metal furniture; musical instruments; sheet metal products; and toys.
(4) 
Fabrication of paper products, such as bags, book bindings, boxes and packaging material, office supplies and toys.
(5) 
Fabrication of wood products, such as boats, boxes, cabinets and woodworking, furniture and toys.
(6) 
Food and associated industries, such as bakeries, bottling of food and beverages, food and cereal mixing and milling, food processing, food sundry manufacturing, ice cream manufacturing and manufacturing of spirituous liquor.
(7) 
Truck terminals and the warehousing or storage of goods and products, excluding the warehousing and storage of hazardous chemicals.
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(8) 
Other permissible industry, such as brush and broom manufacturing; concrete and plastic products; electrical, light and power and other utility company installation; electronic products; farm industry, manufacturing and service; glass products manufacturing; jewelry manufacturing, including gem polishing; laundering and cleaning establishments; leather goods manufacturing, except curing, tanning and finishing of hides; motion-picture exchange; pharmaceutical products manufacturing; cosmetic products manufacturing; photo finishing; pottery and ceramic products manufacturing; thread and yarn manufacturing; plastics and chemical manufacturing; and computer data services.
[Amended 4-26-1983 by Ord. No. 2166-83]
(9) 
Wholesale building material supply yards, yards of contractors in the construction and building trades and similar operations requiring bulk storage of materials and equipment, such as building construction supplies and the equipment, vehicles and supplies of heavy equipment contractors.
(10) 
Wholesaling or distributing establishments.
(11) 
Bulk storage of petroleum and fuels.
(12) 
Contractor's or craftsman's shop or equipment storage area, including general repair shop, except automobile dismantling or cannibalizing.
(13) 
Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds.
(14) 
Essential services.
(15) 
Aboveground public utilities.
(16) 
Motor vehicle repair garages.
[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(17) 
Child-care centers.
[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(18) 
Hotels and motels containing 100 or more units.
[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(19) 
Quasi-public and private club recreation areas.
[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(20) 
Mini warehouse facilities, including one dwelling unit.
[Added 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96; amended 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 3271-97]
(21) 
Offices for members of a recognized profession as defined in this chapter.
[Added 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; amended 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(22) 
Offices of a business or public utility not involving the retail sale of goods.
[Added 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; amended 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(23) 
An office building with 5,000 square feet or more of gross floor area may utilize a portion of the first floor, not to exceed 10% of the gross floor area of the office building, for types of retail trade which are ancillary to the office use and/or service workers during normal working hours. Such retail use must be located on the first floor of the office building, shall not be permitted in a separate building on the site, and shall not have a separate exterior access or outdoor identification signage. The types of retail uses permitted include:
[Added 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; amended 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(a) 
Restaurants and luncheonettes, but not including drive-in nor drive-through restaurants or restaurants which depend largely on a take-out service for off-premises consumption.
(b) 
Retail uses which are normally and/or continually utilized by offices and office workers during normal working hours and do not primarily service the non-office worker and/or evening shopper.
(24) 
Banks and financial institutions.
[Added 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; amended 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(25) 
Medical and dental clinics.
[Added 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; amended 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(26) 
Adult-care centers.
[Added 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; amended 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(27) 
Retail and office uses, restaurants, lunchrooms, bars and other eating and drinking establishments on properties with frontage on NJ Route 37 only.
[Added 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06; amended 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 4123-07]
(28) 
Veterinary clinics or hospitals.
[Added 10-14-2014 by Ord. No. 4459-14]
B. 
Required accessory uses.
(1) 
Off-street parking subject to the provisions of § 348-8.20.
(2) 
Off-street loading subject to the provisions of § 348-8.19.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Fences subject to the provisions of § 348-8.13.
(2) 
Signs subject to the provisions of § 348-8.26.
(3) 
Bulk storage subject to the provisions of § 348-8.6.
(4) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
(5) 
Outdoor display of goods subject to §§ 348-5.20 and 348-5.37.
[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
D. 
Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) 
Planned industrial development.
[Added 12-14-2021 by Ord. No. 4720-21[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(1), concerning motor vehicle repair garages, was repealed 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98. See Subsection A(16).
(2) 
Boatyards (§ 348-9.10).
(3) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), concerning hotels and motels, was repealed 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91. See now Subsection A(18).
(4) 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), concerning shopping centers on the south side of NJ Route 37 West, as amended, was repealed 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06.
(5) 
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(5), quasi-public and private club recreation areas, was repealed 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91. See now Subsection A(19).
(6) 
Farmers' markets or auction markets (§ 348-9.20).
(7) 
Retail and office uses (§ 348-9.21).
[Amended 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3387-98; 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(8) 
Billboards (§ 348-9.23) along the frontage of properties on NJ Route No. 37 only.
(9) 
Trailers, excluding boat and construction trailers, used for storage (but not including loading or unloading operations) or sale of goods or merchandise or in which commercial or professional services are rendered for a period not exceeding two months. No more than one extension for reasons of hardship may be granted, except that applications for 30 days or less may be made directly to the Township Committee without payment of fees and without a showing of hardship where the granting of such application would not be detrimental to interests of the public or in conflict with the Master Plan.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former § 348-10.31D(10), (11) and (12), which immediately followed this subsection, each of which were added 10-27-1993 by Ord. No. 3009-93, pertaining to long-term residential health care facilities, continuing-care retirement communities and cemeteries located north of NJ State Highway Rt. 70, were repealed 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96.
(10) 
Animal care facilities, other than veterinary clinics or hospitals.
[Added 10-14-2014 by Ord. No. 4459-14]
E. 
Area, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: two acres, except that lots in a corporate park, as defined in this chapter, may have a minimum lot area of one acre.
[Amended 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 3386-98]
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(5) 
Minimum front setback:
(a) 
Principal and accessory buildings: 60 feet on local, local collector, minor collector and major collector streets and 100 feet on minor arterial and principal arterial highways.
(b) 
Parking areas and vehicular circulation aisles: 35 feet.
(6) 
Minimum rear yard setback:
(a) 
Principal buildings: 50 feet.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 50 feet.
(7) 
Minimum side yard setback:
(a) 
Principal buildings: 35 feet.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 35 feet.
(8) 
Maximum building height: 50 feet, subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12, except for industrial development greater than 20 acres, in which case the maximum building height shall be 100 feet, subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12, provided that such structures have a minimum setback from any property line of 200 feet.
[Amended 5-22-1984 by Ord. No. 2244-84]
(9) 
Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 35%, except that structures having 80% or more of their floor space on a single level shall be allowed a lot coverage of 50%.
[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(10) 
Minimum unoccupied open space: 20%.
F. 
Prohibited uses.
[Added 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 4771-23]
(1) 
Conservation and/or environmental uses or restrictions.