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This document presents Ordinance No. 1153 from the Borough of Barrington, Camden County, New Jersey. The ordinance amends Sections 128-28 and 128-29 in Article IV, Manufacturing Districts, of Chapter 128, Zoning, within the Borough's code. The amendments specifically address conditional uses within M-1 Light Manufacturing and Research Districts and M-2 Manufacturing Districts, focusing on Alternative Treatment Centers and Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail Facilities. The ordinance outlines specific conditions for these facilities, including distance from schools and residential areas, operating hours, and restrictions on advertising and consumption.

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ORDINANCE NO. 1153 
 
ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF BARRINGTON, COUNTY OF CAMDEN, STATE OF 
NEW JERSEY, AMENDING SECTIONS 128-28 AND 128-29 IN ARTICLE IV., 
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS, IN CHAPTER 128, ZONING, IN THE CODE OF THE 
BOROUGH OF BARRINGTON 
 
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Barrington, County of 
Camden, and State of New Jersey that Sections 128-28 and 128-29 In Article IV., Manufacturing 
Districts, in Chapter 128, Zoning, in the Code of the Borough of Barrington, are hereby amended in 
the Code of the Borough of Barrington, as follows: 
 
 
ARTICLE II.       ARTICLE IV. 
SECTION 128-28 
 
M-1 Light Manufacturing and 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research District. 
 
F. 
Conditional use.  The purpose of this section is to set forth the requirements and 
procedures applicable to conditional uses in the M-1 Light Manufacturing and Research District in 
accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. A conditional use shall not be approved for any site unless the 
use is specifically approved as a conditional use in the zone for which it is proposed by the Planning 
Board.  Conditional uses shall be permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing and Research District as 
follows: 
1. 
Alternative Treatment Centers which are authorized to grow and provide 
registered qualifying patients with usable marijuana and related paraphernalia (including cultivation, 
manufacturing, and/or dispensing of medical marijuana), in accordance with the provisions of the 
“New Jersey Compassionate Use Marijuana Act, N.J.S.A. 24:61-I et seq., provided the following 
conditions are met: 
a. 
No Alternate Treatment Center shall be located within 200 feet of the 
main entrance of any building used for school purposes or which is owned by or leased to any 
elementary school secondary school or school board; 
b. 
No Alternate Treatment Center shall be located within 50 feet of any 
R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and RC-5 residential zoning districts;  
c. 
No Alternate Treatment Center shall be located within 200 feet of 
another similar facility (i.e., Alternative Treatment Center or Authorized Recreational Marijuana 
Retail Facility); 
d. 
Notice of the application has been given, and publication made, 
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12; 
e. 
A site plan application has been made for the lot, and the Planning 
Board has approved such conditional use, and the requirements and conditions of site 
plan/conditional use have been met. 
f. 
The proposed facility shall be so located and of such size and 
character that, in general, it shall be in harmony with the existing development in the general area in 
which it is proposed to be situated, particularly if it is located in the Historic District, and the use 


 
 
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shall be free of nuisance characteristics detectable to normal senses beyond the boundaries of the 
property (including noise, vibration, dust, odor and sanitation). 
g. 
In addition to the above:   
(1)    The location, size, activity, site layout, street access, pedestrian 
and vehicular movement and possible assembly of people shall be harmonious with surrounding 
land uses; 
(2) 
The location and height of buildings, fences and landscaping 
shall not discourage the appropriate development and use or materially affect property values of the 
adjacent properties. 
h. 
Hours of Operation shall be restricted to 9:00 am to 8:00 p.m. 
i. 
Use or consumption in any manner of marijuana is not permitted on 
the premises of any medical marijuana dispensary at any time. 
j. 
Persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age are not 
permitted to be on the premises of any medical marijuana dispensary at any time unless they are a 
qualified patient or a primary caregiver, and they are in the presence of their parent or guardian. 
k. 
Advertisements, displays of merchandise, signs or any other exhibit 
depicting the activities of the dispensary placed within the interior of buildings or premises shall be 
arranged or screened to prevent public viewing from outside such building or premises; and 
l. 
Outdoor loudspeakers or other outdoor sound equipment advertising 
or directing attention to a dispensary, including but not limited to prerecorded or live music or 
sounds, are prohibited.  
m. 
There shall be no more than a total of two (2) Alternative Treatment 
Centers and/or Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail facilities in the Borough of Barrington. 
 
2. 
Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail Facility, involving the sale of 
marijuana and related paraphernalia for recreational purposes to members of the general public, if 
permitted by State Law, provided the following conditions are met: 
a. 
No Authorized Recreational Marijuana Facility shall be located within 
200 feet of the main entrance of any building used for school purposes or which is owned by or 
leased to any elementary school secondary school or school board; 
b. 
No Authorized Recreational Marijuana Facility shall be located within 
50 feet of any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and RC-5 residential zoning districts;  
c. 
No Authorized Recreational Marijuana Facility shall be located within 
200 feet of another similar facility (i.e., Alternative Treatment Center or Authorized Recreational 
Marijuana Retail Facility); 
d. 
Notice of the application has been given, and publication made, 
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12; 
e. 
A site plan application has been made for the lot, and the Planning 
Board has approved such conditional use, and the requirements and conditions of site 
plan/conditional use have been met; and 
f. 
The proposed facility shall be so located and of such size and 
character that, in general, it shall be in harmony with the existing development in the general area in 
which it is proposed to be situated, particularly if it is located in the Historic District, and the use 


 
 
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shall be free of nuisance characteristics detectable to normal senses beyond the boundaries of the 
property (including noise, vibration, dust, odor and sanitation).   
g. 
In addition to the above:   
(1)    The location, size, activity, site layout, street access, pedestrian 
and vehicular movement and possible assembly of people shall be harmonious with surrounding 
land uses; 
(2)   The location and height of buildings, fences and landscaping 
shall not discourage the appropriate development and use or materially affect property values of the 
adjacent properties. 
h. 
Hours of Operation shall be restricted to 9:00 am to 8:00 p.m.   
i. 
Use or consumption of marijuana is permitted on the premises of an 
authorized recreational marijuana retail facility only if it is used or consumed indoors and only if the 
product is purchased at that retail facility.  No outside purchases may be consumed on the 
premises. 
j. 
Persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age are not 
permitted to be on the premises of any authorized recreational marijuana retail facility at any time 
unless they are a qualified patient or a primary caregiver, and they are in the presence of their 
parent or guardian. 
k. 
Advertisements, displays of merchandise, signs or any other exhibit 
depicting the activities of the dispensary placed within the interior of buildings or premises shall be 
arranged or screened to prevent public viewing from outside such building or premises. 
l. 
Outdoor loudspeakers or other outdoor sound equipment advertising 
or directing attention to a dispensary, including but not limited to prerecorded or live music or 
sounds, are prohibited. 
m. 
There shall be no more than a total of two (2) Alternative Treatment 
Centers and/or Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail facilities in the Borough of Barrington. 
 
ARTICLE III.       ARTICLE IV. 
     SECTION 128-29  
M-2 Manufacturing District. 
 
D. 
Conditional use.  The purpose of this section is to set forth the requirements and 
procedures applicable to conditional uses in the M-2 Manufacturing District in accordance with 
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. A conditional use shall not be approved for any site unless the use is 
specifically approved as a conditional use in the zone for which it is proposed by the Planning 
Board.  Conditional uses shall be permitted in the M-2 Manufacturing District, as follows: 
1. 
Alternative Treatment Centers which are authorized to grow and provide 
registered qualifying patients with usable marijuana and related paraphernalia (including cultivation, 
manufacturing, and/or dispensing of medical marijuana), in accordance with the provisions of the 
“New Jersey Compassionate Use Marijuana Act, N.J.S.A. 24:61-I et seq., provided the following 
conditions are met: 
a. 
No Alternate Treatment Center shall be located within 200 feet of the 
main entrance of any building used for school purposes or which is owned by or leased to any 
elementary school secondary school or school board; 
b. 
No Alternate Treatment Center shall be located within 50 feet of any 


 
 
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R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and RC-5 residential zoning districts;  
c. 
No Alternate Treatment Center shall be located within 200 feet of 
another similar facility (i.e., Alternative Treatment Center or Authorized Recreational Marijuana 
Retail Facility); 
d. 
Notice of the application has been given, and publication made, 
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12; 
e. 
A site plan application has been made for the lot, and the Planning 
Board has approved such conditional use, and the requirements and conditions of site 
plan/conditional use have been met. 
f. 
The proposed facility shall be so located and of such size and 
character that, in general, it shall be in harmony with the existing development in the general area in 
which it is proposed to be situated, particularly if it is located in the Historic District, and the use 
shall be free of nuisance characteristics detectable to normal senses beyond the boundaries of the 
property (including noise, vibration, dust, odor and sanitation). 
g. 
In addition to the above:   
(1)    The location, size, activity, site layout, street access, pedestrian 
and vehicular movement and possible assembly of people shall be harmonious with surrounding 
land uses; 
(2) 
The location and height of buildings, fences and landscaping 
shall not discourage the appropriate development and use or materially affect property values of the 
adjacent properties. 
h. 
Hours of Operation shall be restricted to 9:00 am to 8:00 p.m. 
i. 
Use or consumption in any manner of marijuana is not permitted on 
the premises of any medical marijuana dispensary at any time. 
j. 
Persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age are not 
permitted to be on the premises of any medical marijuana dispensary at any time unless they are a 
qualified patient or a primary caregiver, and they are in the presence of their parent or guardian. 
k. 
Advertisements, displays of merchandise, signs or any other exhibit 
depicting the activities of the dispensary placed within the interior of buildings or premises shall be 
arranged or screened to prevent public viewing from outside such building or premises; and 
l. 
Outdoor loudspeakers or other outdoor sound equipment advertising 
or directing attention to a dispensary, including but not limited to prerecorded or live music or 
sounds, are prohibited.  
m. 
There shall be no more than a total of two (2) Alternative Treatment 
Centers and/or Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail facilities in the Borough of Barrington. 
 
2. 
Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail Facility, involving the sale of 
marijuana and related paraphernalia for recreational purposes to members of the general public, if 
permitted by State Law, provided the following conditions are met: 
a. 
No Authorized Recreational Marijuana Facility shall be located within 
200 feet of the main entrance of any building used for school purposes or which is owned by or 
leased to any elementary school secondary school or school board; 


 
 
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b. 
No Authorized Recreational Marijuana Facility shall be located within 
50 feet of any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and RC-5 residential zoning districts;  
c. 
No Authorized Recreational Marijuana Facility shall be located within 
200 feet of another similar facility (i.e., Alternative Treatment Center or Authorized Recreational 
Marijuana Retail Facility); 
d. 
Notice of the application has been given, and publication made, 
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12; 
e. 
A site plan application has been made for the lot, and the Planning 
Board has approved such conditional use, and the requirements and conditions of site 
plan/conditional use have been met; and 
f. 
The proposed facility shall be so located and of such size and 
character that, in general, it shall be in harmony with the existing development in the general area in 
which it is proposed to be situated, particularly if it is located in the Historic District, and the use 
shall be free of nuisance characteristics detectable to normal senses beyond the boundaries of the 
property (including noise, vibration, dust, odor and sanitation).   
g. 
In addition to the above:   
(1)    The location, size, activity, site layout, street access, pedestrian 
and vehicular movement and possible assembly of people shall be harmonious with surrounding 
land uses; 
(2)   The location and height of buildings, fences and landscaping 
shall not discourage the appropriate development and use or materially affect property values of the 
adjacent properties. 
h. 
Hours of Operation shall be restricted to 9:00 am to 8:00 p.m.   
i. 
Use or consumption of marijuana is permitted on the premises of an 
authorized recreational marijuana retail facility only if it is used or consumed indoors and only if the 
product is purchased at that retail facility.  No outside purchases may be consumed on the 
premises. 
j. 
Persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age are not 
permitted to be on the premises of any authorized recreational marijuana retail facility at any time 
unless they are a qualified patient or a primary caregiver, and they are in the presence of their 
parent or guardian. 
k. 
Advertisements, displays of merchandise, signs or any other exhibit 
depicting the activities of the dispensary placed within the interior of buildings or premises shall be 
arranged or screened to prevent public viewing from outside such building or premises. 
l. 
Outdoor loudspeakers or other outdoor sound equipment advertising 
or directing attention to a dispensary, including but not limited to prerecorded or live music or 
sounds, are prohibited.  
m. 
There shall be no more than a total of two (2) Alternative Treatment 
Centers and/or Authorized Recreational Marijuana Retail facilities in the Borough of Barrington. 
 
 
 


 
 
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ARTICLE III. 
All Ordinances contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent 
that they are inconsistent herewith. 
 
 
ARTICLE IV. 
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication according to law. 
 
 
THE BOROUGH OF BARRINGTON 
 
INTRODUCED: 
March 8, 2022 
ADOPTED: 
 
April 12, 2022