The regulations of this article and of Section 170-6A of the Code of the City of Woodbury shall apply in all I Industrial Districts.

(Amended 6-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1619-90)

A.

Permitted uses. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

(1)

General business offices.

(2)

Laboratory for scientific or industrial research.

(3)

Food processing, including dairy, meat, vegetable, fruit, beverage and bakery goods, but not to include animal rendering or animal slaughtering.

(4)

Bulk laundries, dyeing and dry-cleaning establishments; carpet and rug cleaning services using nonflammable solvents.

(5)

General contracting, including construction, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, ventilation or use of the same general character.

(6)

Self-service facilities, provided that the standards of Subsection 202-61.C(6) are met.

(7)

Laundromat or laundry, including self-service machines and collections, but not to include bulk processing.

B.

Accessory uses. Any of the following uses may be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:

(1)

Storage yard for equipment and materials, provided that such yard is adequately screened from public view.

(2)

Incidental retail sales of products manufactured or distributed on the premises when in conjunction with a wholesale business.

(3)

Security watch stations for security personnel or caretakers and which may contain sleeping and cooking facilities.

(4)

Cafeteria or canteen for the sole use of employees and visitors to the principal use.

(5)

Repair facilities for the maintenance of vehicles used in the operation of the principal use.

(6)

Signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XV of this chapter.

(7)

Other accessory uses customarily used in conjunction with a principal use.

C.

Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted when authorized as a conditional use by the Planning Board, provided that the conditions of Section 202-61 of this article are met:

(1)

Fabrication of clothing or other cloth products, excluding the actual manufacture of textiles.

(2)

Manufacture of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

(3)

Manufacture, fabrication or assembly of electrical or electronic appliances or components, excluding the manufacture of components for electricity distribution.

(4)

Woodworking establishments, including but not limited to milling, building part manufacturing, furniture making, box making and wood component assembly.

(5)

The manufacturing, fabricating or assembling of precision instruments, including, but not limited to, clocks, watches, scientific instruments, medical equipment, musical instruments, cameras and photographic equipment and jewelry.

(6)

Pattern-making, tool and die and machine shop establishments.

(7)

Products from the following previously prepared materials:

(a)

Bone; cork; feathers; felt; fur, excluding tanning and dyeing; hair, excluding washing, curling and dyeing; horn; leather, excluding tanning or other leather processing; shell or materials of the same general character.

(b)

Canvas; ceramics; glass; metal, excluding any form of smelting; paper, excluding pulp making; plastic; rubber; and stone or portland cement or materials of the same general character.

(8)

Manufacture, fabrication or assembly of hardware, tools and toys.

(9)

Any use of the same general character as a permitted use.

(10)

Cannabis retail (cannabis establishment Class 5 license).

(a)

Must adhere to all laws and conditions of N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.

(b)

Cannabis retail establishments may not be located within 1,000 feet of any school, both public and private, including, but not limited to Durand Academy and Child Development Center.

(c)

Cannabis retail establishments may only be permitted if they have direct access on: South Barber Street; South Evergreen Avenue or Deptford Road.

(d)

There shall not be any on-site consumption of any product related to cannabis retail establishment.

(e)

1.

A cannabis retailer may conduct curbside retail sales in accordance with this section upon approval of the Cannabis Control Commission ("Commission").

2.

Prior to initiating curbside retail sales, the cannabis business shall provide the Commission with, and shall seek approval from the Commission on, standard operating procedures regarding: (1) taking cannabis item orders, verifying photographic identification, and receiving payment; (2) logging transactions in the Commission-designated inventory management system, and, as applicable, the internal inventory management system; and (3) security needed to accommodate curbside retail sales.

3.

When a cannabis retailer conducts curbside retail sales: (1) a consumer shall place an order with the cannabis retailer in advance; (2) usable cannabis and cannabis products shall be labeled in the cannabis retailer's premises prior to retail sale on the exterior of the facility; (3) the cannabis retailer shall provide a consumer with an approximate pick-up time to reduce traffic around the premises; (4) prior to making a retail sale, cannabis retailer personnel shall conduct an in-person visual verification of the consumer's photographic identification; (5) all transactions shall be appropriately logged in the Commission-designated inventory management system, and as applicable, the internal inventory management system in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.7 and 9.13; and (6) all transactions shall be conducted in a secure and monitored manner in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.10.

4.

The cannabis retailer shall notify the municipality in which it is located and local law enforcement that it intends to conduct curbside retail sales.

(f)

Parking shall be provided on-site and shall be provided at a ratio of five spaces per 1,000 gross square feet of cannabis retail establishment.

(g)

Except as modified above, cannabis retail establishments must meet all Woodbury bulk and design standards established in Article XIII.

(h)

Cannabis retail establishments are subject to site plan approval.

(11)

Cannabis delivery (cannabis establishment Class 6 license).

(a)

Must adhere to the laws and conditions of N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.

(b)

Cannabis delivery establishments must be on the same lot and ownership as a cannabis retail establishment.

(c)

In addition to the parking requirements required for a cannabis retail establishment, cannabis delivery establishments must provide one off-street parking space for every employee or every delivery vehicle on the largest shift, whichever is greater.

(12)

Cannabis establishments of Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 are conditional uses subject to:

(a)

Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 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 50-foot planted buffer is required along all other property lines.

(d)

Area, setback, and coverage requirements:

1.

Minimum setback from a tract perimeter: 75 feet.

2.

Minimum parking or paved area setback from all property lines: 25 feet.

3.

Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 50 percent.

4.

Maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 80 percent.

(e)

Parking, loading, and access requirements shall conform to Section 202-74, Off-street parking.

(f)

Academic clinical research centers shall be permitted on the condition that they comply with all New Jersey state laws regulating the research of medical marijuana.

(g)

May only grow medical marijuana in an indoor, enclosed, and secure building which includes electronic locking systems, electronic surveillance, and other features.

(h)

Shall be legally registered in the State of New Jersey and possess a current valid medical marijuana permit from the Department of Health.

(i)

Class 4 cannabis distributor shall be a maximum of 5,000 square feet, of which no more than 20 percent may be used for secure storage of product.

(j)

Shall be a minimum distance of 1,000 feet from the next nearest cannabis establishment within the same jurisdiction. This separation of distance does not apply to the distance between the cannabis establishment and complementing or supporting businesses.

(k)

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.

(l)

The maximum floor area for cultivation or production shall be limited to 20,000 square feet, of which 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.

(m)

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.

(n)

Facilities that grow, process, or store cannabis shall meet industry best practices for odor control.

(o)

Byproducts from indoor cultivation or production facilities shall be secured and properly disposed of and shall not be placed within any unsecure exterior refuse containers.

(p)

Class 3 cannabis wholesalers shall provide only wholesale products to other cannabis establishments. Retail sales and dispensing of medical marijuana and related products is prohibited at cultivation and production facilities. This shall not be interpreted as prohibiting retail sales from a licensed medical marijuana dispensary that is on the same site or within the same building as an indoor cultivation or processing facility.

(q)

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.

(r)

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.

(s)

A traffic impact study is required.

(t)

All accesses must secure the appropriate highway occupancy permit (State, County and/or Township).

D.

Conditional use criteria. Conditional uses, as may be permitted in Subsection 202-61.C of this article, shall meet the following standards and criteria in addition to Section 202-81 of this chapter:

(1)

Minimum lot size shall be two acres.

(2)

No outdoor storage shall be permitted in the front yard.

(3)

All such establishments shall provide an off-street loading and unloading area for the pickup and delivery of materials that shall be so designated on the site plan and used for no other purpose.

(4)

A buffer, a minimum width of 25 feet, consisting of berming and landscaping and which may include decorative fencing shall be required adjacent to any public right-of-way and/or residential zoning district.

(5)

A lighting plan shall be required exhibiting the following characteristics:

(a)

Lighting fixtures with cutoff luminaries and mounted no higher than 25 feet grade.

(b)

An isolux footcandle diagram indicating no lighting intensity greater than 25 footcandles at grade on any portion of the site nor greater than 0.25 footcandle beyond the side or rear property line.

(6)

No activity or use of the property shall emit a sound pressure level in excess of 50 "A" weighted decibels at the property line.

(Amended 12-26-1978 by Ord. No. 1337-78; 6-5-1984 by Ord. No. 1458-84; 2-12-1985 by Ord. No. 1468-85; 6-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1592-89; 6-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1619-90; 12-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2110-09; 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 2342-21; 10-2-2023 by Ord. No. 2389-23)

The following area and coverage regulations will apply to all lots in the I Industrial Districts:

A.

Minimum lot area:

(1)

Detached building: 7,500 square feet.

(2)

Semidetached building: 5,500 square feet.

(3)

Attached building: 4,000 square feet.

B.

Minimum lot frontage:

(1)

Detached building: 60 feet.

(2)

Semidetached building: 45 feet.

(3)

Attached building: 35 feet.

C.

Minimum front yard depth: 25 feet.

D.

Minimum side yard width:

(1)

Detached building: 12 feet for any one yard; 20 feet for the total of both side yards.

(2)

Semidetached building: 12 feet.

E.

Minimum rear yard width: 20 feet.

F.

Maximum lot coverage: 60 percent.

G.

Minimum building or structure distance from a residential district boundary: 20 feet.

H.

Minimum buffer width adjacent to a residential district: 20 feet.

I.

Maximum height of any building or structure: 60 feet.

J.

Minimum width for at least one yard: 12 feet.

K.

Minimum width for any yard:

(1)

Detached building: Ten feet.

(2)

Semidetached building: 12 feet.

L.

Minimum rear yard depth: 20 feet.

(Amended 12-26-1978 by Ord. No. 1337-78; 5-8-1984 by Ord. No. 1457-84; 6-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1592-89; 6-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1619-90)

No building shall exceed 60 feet in height.

(Amended 12-26-1978 by Ord. No. 1337-78)