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Borough of South Toms River, NJ
Ocean County
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[Prior ordinance history: 2008 Code §§ 26-5 - 26-5.12]
[Ord. No. 3-13 § 1]
All development within the Pinelands Area of the Borough shall comply with the land use and development standards of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan as set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:50, subchapters 5 and 6. In the event of a conflict between the standards of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan and other regulations of this chapter, the standards of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan shall apply.
[Ord. No. 3-13 § 1]
All development proposed by the Borough or any agency thereof shall comply with the requirements for public development set forth in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, N.J.A.C. 7:50-41 et seq.
[Ord. No. 3-13 § 1]
a. 
No person shall carry out any development within the Pinelands Area of the Borough without obtaining a Certificate of Filing from the Pinelands Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.34.
b. 
All development approvals in the Pinelands Area of the Borough shall be forwarded to the Pinelands Commission for review pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50, subchapter 4.
[Ord. No. 3-13 § 1]
All amendments to this chapter shall be submitted to the Pinelands Commission in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-3.45 to determine if said amendments raise a substantial issue with respect to the standards of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. Any such amendment shall become effective only as provided in N.J.A.C. 7:50-3.45.
[Ord. No. 3-13 § 1]
a. 
The following terms are used as defined in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, adopted by the Pinelands Commission Protection Act (N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq) as amended:
APPROVAL AGENCY
Shall mean any board, body or other authority within the Borough with authority to approve or disapprove subdivision, site plans, construction permits or other applications for development approval.
CERTIFICATE OF FILING
Shall mean a certificate issued by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.34 that a complete application for development has been filed.
DEVELOPMENT
Shall mean the change or enlargement of any use or disturbance of any land, the performance of any building or mining operation, the division of land into two or more parcels, and the creation or termination of rights of access or riparian rights including, but not limited to:
a.
A change in type of use of a structure or land;
b.
A reconstruction, alteration of the size or material change in the external appearance of a structure or land;
c.
A material increase in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of businesses, manufacturing establishments, offices or dwelling units in a structure or on land;
d.
Commencement of resource extraction or drilling or excavation on a parcel of land;
e.
Demolition of a structure or removal of trees;
f.
Commencement of forestry activities;
g.
Deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste or fill on a parcel of land;
h.
In connection with the use of land, the making of any material change in noise levels, thermal conditions, or emissions of waste material; and
i.
Alteration, either physically or chemically, of a shore, bank, or floodplain, seacoast, river, stream, lake, pond, wetlands or artificial body of water.
DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
Shall mean any approval granted by an approval agency, including appeals to the governing body, except certificates of occupancy and variances, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70, which do not otherwise include issuance of a construction permit, subdivision or site plan approval:
PINELANDS AREA, BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER
Shall mean that areas of the Borough of South Toms River designated as part of the Pinelands Area by Section 10(a) of the New Jersey Pinelands Protection Act (N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq.). It consists of that portion of the Borough located west of the Garden State Parkway and south of the Pennsylvania and Atlantic Railroad line.
PINELANDS DEVELOPMENT CREDIT
Shall mean a use right allocated to certain lands within the Pinelands Area by the Pineland Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.53 that can be used to secure a density bonus on other lands in the Pinelands Areas or in association with a variance issued for development in the Pinelands Regional Growth Area.
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
Shall mean any development, including subdivision, undertaken by the Borough or another governmental agency.