A.
No land area shall be disturbed by any person, partnership, corporation, municipal corporation or other public agency within this municipality unless the applicant has submitted to the Township Engineer or Somerset-Union Soil Conservation District a plan to provide for soil erosion and sediment control for such land area in accordance with the standards, and such plan has been approved, and a valid land disturbance permit has been issued, except as exempted by Article V.
B.
By way of amplification and not by way of limitation,
certification and approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan is
required for the following application categories: subdivision, site plan,
conditional use, zoning variance, planned development and construction permit.
A.
The applicant must submit a separate soil erosion and
sediment control plan for each noncontiguous site. The applicant may consult
with the District in the selection of appropriate erosion and sediment control
measures and the development of the plan. Such plans shall contain:
(1)
Location and description of existing natural and manmade
features on and surrounding the site, including general topography and soil
characteristics and a copy of the District soil survey, where available.
(2)
Location and description of proposed changes to the site.
(3)
Measures for soil erosion and sediment control which
must meet or exceed the standards, as herein defined.
(4)
A schedule of the sequence of the installation of planned
erosion and sediment control measures as related to the progress of the project,
including anticipated starting and completion dates.
B.
All proposed revisions of data required shall be submitted
for approval.
A.
Review procedure; time limit.
(1)
Erosion and sediment control plans submitted with subdivision,
planned development and site plan applications shall be reviewed by the Planning
Board and approved as part of the application when in conformance with the
standards. The Board may seek the assistance of the District in the review
of such plans and may deem as approved those plans which have been reviewed
and determined adequate by the District. The Board may also refer to the Township
Engineer for his review and approval. Such review and approval shall be made
within a period of 30 days of submission to the Somerset-Union Soil Conservation
District of a complete application unless, by mutual agreement in writing
between the municipality and the applicant, this period is extended for an
additional 30 days. Failure of the District or Township Engineer to make a
decision within such period or such extension thereof shall constitute certification.
B.
Decisions; notification.
(1)
The Planning Board shall generally make decisions under
this chapter as a part of site plan review or subdivision approval. For other
approvals, decisions will be made at a public meeting. Notification of the
decision will be made to the applicant in writing and officially published
within 10 days.
(2)
The applicant shall be provided with written notice of
such decision by the Planning Board or other authorized municipal agent. A
copy of such decision, including the name of the applicant, the site location
by street address and block and lot number and the proposed land use, shall
be sent to the Somerset-Union Soil Conservation District. The municipality
shall also make available such other information as may be required by the
District.
