Westville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
I-4 Light Industrial District
§ 205-52 Use regulations.
[Amended 2-11-1986; 2-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2-2013; 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2-2023; 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 11-2023; 3-25-2024 by Ord. No. 3-2024]
A.
A lot shall be used for the following purposes and no other:
(1)
Uses permitted in the R-1 Zoning District existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance ____________ (add date of adoption) that were compliant with the I-4 zoning requirements prior to ___________ (add date of adoption) may continue to exist as an existing nonconforming use and may be altered in accordance with the R-1 requirements. New R-1 uses are not permitted, nor are conversions back to an R-1 use from a permitted I-4 use.
(2)
Retail stores and showrooms when associated with an industrial use and not to exceed 50% of the total floor area of the establishment.
(3)
Professional office, business office, agency, studio, medical or dental offices or clinics.
(4)
Club or lodge.
(5)
Bank or financial institution.
(6)
Personal services such as tailor, barber, beauty salon, dressmaking, shoe repair and the like.
(7)
Confectionery or bakery.
(8)
Repair and fabrication of items to be sold on the premises, provided that processing activities, if located on the ground floor, shall be screened from the front portion of the building by a wall or partition.
(9)
Dry cleaning and self-service laundry.
(10)
Funeral home.
(11)
Trade or business school and private instructional facilities such as for dance or martial arts.
(12)
Newspaper publishing or similar use.
(13)
Central telephone office; electrical substation.
(14)
Wholesale business.
(15)
Automobile repair, provided that all services are performed within an enclosed area.
(16)
Car wash, boatyard, marina, boat building, repair and storage.
(17)
Indoor recreation amusement or assembly.
(18)
Contractors' facilities such as plumbing, heating, carpentry, welding, cabinet making, furniture repair, upholstery.
(19)
Warehouse in conjunction with a permitted manufacturing or processing use.
(20)
Commercial greenhouse.
(21)
Laboratory for research testing and design, provided that the use is not hazardous or noxious.
(22)
Manufacture of beverages, clothing, textiles, containers for food products, cosmetics, electrical appliances (not heavy machinery), dairy products, jewelry, clocks, medical and scientific instruments, musical instruments, toys, hardware, stationery.
(23)
Packing, crating, bottling within a fully enclosed building.
(24)
Storage within a fully enclosed building.
(25)
Metal stamping and other light metal processing.
(26)
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
B.
Conditional uses.
(2)
Gasoline service station.
(a)
A maximum of six gas pumps may be located at the facility.
(b)
Drive aisles and parking areas must be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the right-of-way. The setback area must be suitably landscaped.
(c)
Automotive retail sales must be limited to fuels, motor oils and other lubricants related to the operation of motor vehicles; changing of tires; changing of motor oil; sale of tubes, batteries, belts, hoses, lights and the like. Service to adjust, replace parts or condition a vehicle is permitted. Motor overhauls, replacing engines, painting of vehicles and body repair and replacement are not permitted.
(3)
Cannabis establishments of Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Class 4 are conditional uses subject to:
(a)
Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Class 4 may be combined on the same site or within the same building.
(b)
May not locate within 1,000 feet of the property line of a public, private, or parochial school or day-care center.
(c)
Not permitted on any site that abuts a residential district. A minimum fifty-foot planted buffer is required along all other property lines.
(f)
May only grow marijuana in an indoor, enclosed, and secure building which includes electronic locking systems, electronic surveillance, and other features.
(g)
Shall be legally registered in the State of New Jersey and possess a current valid medical marijuana permit from the Department of Health.
(h)
Facilities for cultivation or production must be in indoor, enclosed, and secure buildings, which include electronic locking systems, electronic surveillance and other features required. Cultivation or production facilities shall not be located in a trailer, cargo container, mobile unit, mobile home, recreational vehicle, or other motor vehicle.
(i)
Sufficient space must be set aside for secure storage of marijuana seeds, related finished product, and marijuana-related materials used in production or for required laboratory testing.
(j)
There shall be no emission of dust, fumes, vapors, odors, or waste into the environment from any facility where medical marijuana growing, processing, or testing occurs.
(k)
Facilities that grow, process, or store cannabis shall meet industry best practices for odor control.
(l)
By-products from indoor cultivation or production facilities shall be secured and properly disposed of and shall not be placed within any unsecure exterior refuse containers.
(m)
Green building design techniques are required to reduce the energy consumption and heat generation associated with cultivation and production facilities, which are using systems such as hydroponics. These techniques may include, but are not limited to, solar screening, green or vegetative roofs, highly reflective and emissive roofing material, greywater or condensate reclamation systems, and light emitting diode (LED) lighting. These techniques shall be designed to the satisfaction of the Planning Board.
(n)
Cultivation and production facilities are required to use renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind, to offset the substantial energy production requirements of systems such as hydroponics. The renewable energy source does not need to be located on-site.
(o)
All accesses must secure the appropriate highway occupancy permit (state, county and/or Borough).
C.
Prohibited uses.
(1)
Abattoir.
(2)
Assembly or fabrication of large equipment or machinery.
(3)
Bulk storage of fireworks or explosives.
(4)
Fat rendering.
(5)
Incineration or reduction of garbage.
(6)
Leather processing.
(7)
Wood or woodpulp processing.
(8)
Manufacture of asphalt, cement, chemicals, cork, fertilizers, illuminating gas, slue, ink iron or steel, linoleum, oil cloth, paint, plastics, rubber, soap, petroleum refining.
(9)
Storage of crude oil or any of its volatile products or other highly flammable liquids in aboveground tanks (except in accordance with Borough and state regulations; in no case shall a tank larger than 10,000 gallons be placed closer than 100 feet from any property line).
D.
Where premises abut a residential district, no building shall be erected within 20 feet of said residential district.
E.
The building line shall be determined in accordance with the existing established building line on each street.
F.
Except where specific provision is otherwise made in the Code of the Borough of Westville, where premises abut a residential district, no commercial business shall be operated from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. In any application before the Land Use Board, the hours of operation may be further restricted as a condition to any approval.
§ 205-53 Area regulations.
[Added 4-10-1984[1]]
Lots used for residential purposes must comply with the area and other regulations prescribed for the R-1 District. The area, yard and setback regulations for the I-4 District are set forth in the Table of Zoning Requirements included at the end of this chapter for easy reference.