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Woodbine City Zoning Code

§ 26-4.13

DeHirsch Light Industrial Manufacturing DLIM.

[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
The purpose and intent of the DLIM District is to encourage light industrial and manufacturing relocation and expansion by promoting an economic base of diverse uses, while retaining natural resources and recognizing the development constraints of the area.
a. 
Permitted Uses.
1. 
Light industrial, manufacturing and assembly processes which do not generate harmful or unpleasant odors, fumes, smoke, vapors, gases or other air or water pollutants, vibrations, noise, glare, industrial waste or any other deleterious by-products of the operation beyond the confines of the structure(s). Such uses shall include, but not be limited to, electrical goods production; furniture manufacturing; manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of beverages, food, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, pharmaceuticals, and similar products; assembly of component parts and similar uses.
2. 
Research and design laboratories.
3. 
Printing and publishing establishments.
4. 
Fully enclosed wholesale business establishments including merchandising, distribution and storage, but not including distribution and storage of gasoline, petroleum or petroleum products, or other hazardous materials.
5. 
Warehouse and terminal facilities.
b. 
Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted.
1. 
Signs (see below Subsection 26-4.13g.(Signs).
2. 
Small wind energy systems and solar energy systems in accordance with the standards in Subsection 26-23.7 (Small Wind Energy Systems and Solar Energy Systems).
3. 
Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment and Make-Ready Parking Spaces in accordance with Subsection 26-11.6 (Electric Vehicles).
4. 
Fences and walls in accordance with Subsection 26-23.6 (Fences, Walls and Sight Triangles).
5. 
Accessory Uses customarily incidental to a principal use including but not limited to fully enclosed storage areas, cafeteria and recreational facilities for employee use, enclosed trash and garage areas, and similar uses.
c. 
Bulk Requirements.
1. 
Minimum lot size: one acre.
2. 
Lot width/frontage: 100-foot minimum.
3. 
Lot coverage shall not exceed 50% building coverage.
4. 
Setbacks, building length and height, distance between structures and other bulk requirements not specified herein shall be as determined necessary during the site plan review process.
5. 
Any municipal variance approval which grants relief from the density or lot area requirements for a residential or principal nonresidential use in the DLIM District shall require that Pinelands Development Credits be used for all dwelling units or lots in excess of that permitted without the variance.
d. 
General Regulations.
1. 
All uses, principal or accessory, within this district are subject to Planning Board site plan review and approval.
2. 
All uses within this district shall be required to submit an impact statement as part of the site plan review process. This statement will include all information as called for in Subsection 26-61.3 (Application of Requirements) and additionally shall include the following, all uses:
(a) 
A general lighting and graphics program.
(b) 
Fire protection, police and other security systems.
(c) 
Circulation and off-street parking plan.
(d) 
Stormwater management plan.
(e) 
Sanitary sewerage and potable water plan.
(f) 
Solid waste management and disposal plan, including provisions for all waste resulting from on-site uses. All uses shall provide for private commercial removal of waste and trash.
(g) 
Landscaping and preservation plan, including existing natural features.
(h) 
An open space plan and continuing maintenance program.
(i) 
An off-site traffic survey showing the impact of the proposed facility on existing roadways.
(j) 
Energy conservation program for both construction and operation.
3. 
Planning Board site plan approval shall not be granted until the Board is satisfied that all the provisions called for above are adequate to meet the expected need.
4. 
A perimeter of 30 feet adjoining each building shall remain clean except for plantings and pedestrian walkways to permit access of emergency vehicles.
5. 
A roadway width for ingress and egress lanes shall be:
(a) 
One way: 18 feet.
(b) 
Two way: 25 feet.
(c) 
Traffic circulation plan within the proposed development shall also be provided.
6. 
All uses within this district shall be free from offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odors, glare, hazards of fire or other objectionable effects detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community.
7. 
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Chapter, storage of combustible materials shall not be considered a permitted use within this district.
e. 
Off-Street Parking and Circulation. Parking and circulation requirements shall be as follows:
1. 
For all uses, one on-site off-street parking space for each employee on the maximum shift plus 10%.
2. 
Parking shall be permitted in stalls at angles varying from 45° to 90° subject to Planning Board approval. Widths and lengths of stalls and access lanes will vary with angles selected, subject to Planning Board approval.
3. 
In outdoor parking areas, at least 5% of the parking area shall be landscaped; a minimum of one tree at least 10 feet in height for each 10 parking spaces shall be installed. The landscaping shall be located in protected areas, along walkways, center islands and the end of bays. On narrow islands, low spreading plants such as creeping juniper, English ivy, myrtle and pachysandra are appropriate.
4. 
All landscaping in parking areas will be carefully located so as not to obstruct vision.
5. 
All uses within this district shall provide on-site off-street loading areas, a minimum of 14 feet in width and 35 feet in length. These areas shall be located in the rear yard and shall not be located within 10 feet of the rear lot line. These areas may be permitted in the side yard area, provided that the loading area is screened from the front yard with a decorative fence. The outer side of such fence shall be landscaped with evergreen shrubs.
6. 
All parking areas shall have a landscaped perimeter buffer of at least 10 feet in width consisting of existing natural or planted vegetation.
7. 
Traffic plan submitted with the Impact Statement required above, shall clearly delineate and define traffic circulation. All existing and proposed roadways shall be shown.
f. 
Landscaping.
1. 
Permitted uses within this district shall submit a landscaping plan as a part of the site plan application. Such plan shall be designed to preserve existing natural resources and shall follow the following principals:
(a) 
Landscaping shall be located to provide for climate control and conservation of energy.
(b) 
Landscaping shall be utilized to compliment accent buildings and the site as a whole.
(c) 
Landscaping shall be provided in public areas, parking areas, recreational sites, and adjacent to buildings.
(d) 
All areas not covered by buildings, roadways, parking areas, and pedestrian walkways shall be landscaped with natural materials.
2. 
Landscaped buffers shall be provided according to the following principals:
(a) 
Buffers of fifteen foot minimum at the site perimeter and ten foot minimum at outdoor parking perimeters shall consist of natural vegetation and/or in combination with new plants and trees, evergreens and deciduous materials. Such buffers shall be of sufficient height and density to minimize headlights of vehicles, noise and light from structures, and other on-site activities.
(b) 
Similar buffers of ten foot minimum shall be developed around waste collection facilities, sufficient in height to shield them from view.
3. 
Landscaped buffers may make use of berms and mounds.
g. 
Signs.
1. 
Signs within this district shall be designed to be aesthetically pleasing, harmonious with other signs on the site, and located so as to achieve their purpose without constituting hazards to vehicles and pedestrians.
2. 
Signs for all uses within the district shall:
(a) 
Not be greater than 100 square feet in total area.
(b) 
Be set back from the property line a minimum of 30 feet.
(c) 
Be designed and located so as not to create a hazard to internal or external traffic.
(d) 
Shall have a maximum height of 25 feet.
(e) 
Shall have no moving parts.
(f) 
Shall have no flashing effect.
(g) 
Shall be designed with an overall theme or coordinated graphics throughout.
(h) 
Shall incorporate in the theme a style of lettering, construction material, type of pole and lighting.
h. 
Lighting.
1. 
All uses in this district shall design lighting to prevent glare beyond property lines.
2. 
For all uses the maximum height of freestanding lights shall be 25 feet.
3. 
Lighting shall additionally be designed to:
(a) 
Blend with the architectural style of buildings.
(b) 
Provide for safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles and shall include low or mushroom type standards along pedestrian walkways.
4. 
For all uses the following intensity standards shall apply:
(a) 
Parking areas: an average of one and five-tenths footcandles throughout.
(b) 
Intersections: three footcandles.
(c) 
Maximum at property lines: one and zero tenths footcandles.
i. 
Security fences shall be permitted within this district, provided that they are screened from view by landscaped buffers.
j. 
Stormwater Management. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXI (Stormwater Control).