A.
All subdivision and/or resubdivision of land within the Township, as defined in § 120-5 of this chapter, shall be reviewed by the Land Use Board in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Except as otherwise provided, no zoning or construction
permit shall be issued for any building or use or any enlargement
or alteration of any building or use unless a site plan for said building
or use is first submitted to and approved by the Land Use Board of
the Township, and no certificate of occupancy shall be given or remain
valid unless all construction and site utilization conforms to an
approved site plan. This requirement shall pertain to all uses and
structures in all zoning districts, except that:
(1)
Site plans shall not be required for any single-family
dwelling; for permitted accessory uses to a single-family dwelling
such as a private garage or swimming pool, but excluding home occupations;
a farm or any permitted accessory use thereto such as barn, silo,
storage shed or related structure.
(2)
Site plan review and approval will not be required
in connection with the alteration and repair of an existing structure
or use, when the Zoning Officer determines that the alteration or
repair:
[Amended 9-4-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-9]
A.
Any applicant for subdivision or site plan review and approval, shall obtain all necessary forms and checklists as per § 120-60 of this chapter from the Land Use Board administrative officer. Said Officer shall inform the applicant of the steps to be taken in securing Land Use Board action and of the regular meeting dates of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in § 120-42B of this chapter, an applicant seeking subdivision or site plan approval shall, with the knowledge of the Zoning Officer, submit 15 copies of all plans, together with a completed application form and the appropriate checklists for the type(s) of development proposed as required by § 120-60 herein, to the Land Use Board administrative officer at least 20 days prior to a regularly scheduled Land Use Board meeting.
B.
The Land Use Board shall determine, on the basis of
advice from the Board's administrative officer and its professional
staff and/or the Township Engineer as detailed herein below, that
the application is complete and properly submitted as of that date,
or that the application is incomplete, as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3,
in which latter case the applicant shall be notified in writing of
the deficiencies therein by the Board or the Board's designee for
the determination of completeness within 45 days of the applicant's
initial submission as to the additional information or materials required.
The applicant may request that one or more of the submission requirements
be waived, in which event the Board or its designee shall grant or
deny said waiver request within 45 days. The Board may subsequently
require correction of any information found to be in error and submission
of additional information not specified in the chapter or any revisions
in the accompanying documents, as are reasonably necessary to make
an informed decision as to whether the requirements have been met.
The application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such
additional information or any revision in the accompanying documents
so required by the Board.
(1)
Administrative determination of preliminary completeness.
The administrative officer in conjunction with the Board engineer
and/or planning consultant shall make a determination of preliminary
completeness prior to listing any matter on the agenda for a meeting
of the Board. In the event that the administrative officer determines
that the application is not complete, the administrative officer shall
so advise the applicant in writing, indicating the items which the
administrative officer has found or been advised by the Board Engineer
and/or Planning Consultant, to be lacking. The failure of the administrative
officer to have mentioned an item to an applicant shall not preclude
the Board from finding an application incomplete. Only the Board shall
have the authority to make final determinations of completeness and
shall make a determination of completeness prior to hearing any application.
(2)
Advance filing requirement. Any applicant for which
a hearing is required shall receive a determination of preliminary
completeness at least 10 days prior to the meeting date, and the completeness
of the application shall be determined as of that date. If the application
is not determined to be preliminarily complete as of that date, the
application shall not be placed on the agenda for the meeting unless
the applicant has requested waivers as to the items which are incomplete,
and included in any public notice the request for waivers. In such
case, the request for waivers shall be placed on the agenda if the
application is otherwise determined to be preliminarily complete,
and if the Board approves the waivers and otherwise finds the application
complete, the application may be heard at that meeting.
A.
Minor subdivision or site plan.
(1)
Application for minor subdivisions and minor site plans for conventional developments as defined in § 120-5 of this chapter, shall not be subject to a public hearing provided that a conditional use or zoning variance request is not involved in connection with said application(s). All site plans not deemed "minor" by the Land Use Board based on the provisions of § 120-5 of this chapter shall require a public hearing with notice as set forth in § 120-55 of this chapter.
(2)
Final approval of a minor subdivision and preliminary
approval in the case of a minor site plan, shall be granted or denied
within 45 days from the date the application for said minor subdivision
or site plan is determined to be completed or within such time as
may be consented to by the applicant.
(3)
In granting final approval to a minor subdivision or site plan, the Land Use Board may condition such approval on terms ensuring the provisions of improvements pursuant to the provisions of Articles IX and X of this chapter as deemed applicable by the Board. In approving an application, the Land Use Board may impose any modifications or conditions it deems necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter or to protect the health, safety and general welfare.
(4)
Expiration.
(a)
Approval of a minor subdivision shall expire
190 days from the date the Land Use Board approval unless within such
period a plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions
of the Map Filing Law,[1] or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision,
is filed by the applicant with the County Clerk, the Municipal Engineer
and the Municipal Tax Assessor. Copies filed with the Municipal Engineer
and Tax Assessor must show proof of filing with the County Clerk.
Any such plat or deed must be signed by the Chairman and Secretary
of the Township Land Use Board before it will be accepted for filing
by the County Clerk.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
(b)
The Land Use Board may extend the period of
190 days for filing a minor subdivision plat or deed pursuant to this
section if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Land Use Board that:
[1]
The developer was barred or prevented, directly
or indirectly, from filing because of delays in obtaining legally
required approvals from other governmental or quasi-governmental entities;
and
[2]
The developer applied promptly for and diligently
pursued the required approvals. The length of extension shall be equal
to the period of delay caused by the wait for the required approvals,
as determined by the Land Use Board. The developer may apply for the
extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration
date.
(5)
The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions, whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision or site plan approval was granted, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of minor subdivision or site plan approval; provided, however, that in the case of a minor subdivision, the approved minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded as required in Subsection A(4) above. Extensions of said period may be granted by the Land Use Board in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46.1c for minor site plans and 40:55D-47g for minor subdivisions.
B.
Major subdivision and major site plans; and planned
developments.
(1)
Preliminary applications for major subdivision, site plans for conventional developments which involve more than 10 acres or more than 10 dwelling units, or any planned development shall be subject to public hearing after notice properly given by the applicant as provided in § 120-55 of this chapter, and preliminary approval shall be granted or denied within 95 days from the date an application is determined to be complete or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Major site plans for conventional developments which involves 10 acres of land or less, and/or 10 dwelling units or fewer, shall be subject to public hearing after notice properly given by the applicant as provided in § 120-55 of this chapter, and preliminary approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days from the date an application is determined to be complete or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Otherwise, the Land Use Board shall be deemed to have granted preliminary approval of any subdivision plat or site plan, except in the case of those applications subject to the provisions of § 120-45 of this chapter, and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure of the Land Use Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant.
(2)
In the case of any planned development as permitted
by this chapter, the Land Use Board shall find prior to the approval
of such planned development the following facts and conclusions:
(a)
That departures by the proposed development
from zoning regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property
conform to the standards of this chapter;
(b)
That the proposals for maintenance and conservation
of the common open space are reliable, and the amount, location and
purpose of the common open space are adequate;
(c)
That provisions through the physical design
of the proposed development for public services, control over vehicular
and pedestrian traffic, and the amenities of light and air, recreation
and visual enjoyment are adequate;
(d)
That the proposed planned development will not
have an unreasonably adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed
to be established;
(e)
In the case of a proposed development which
contemplates construction over a period of years, that the terms and
conditions intended to protect the interests of the public and the
residents, occupants and owners of the proposed development in the
total completion of the development are adequate;
(3)
In the event that preliminary approval of such subdivision
or site plan is denied because of failure to comply with municipal
or regional development regulations, a notation to that effect, together
with the signature of the administrative officer of the Land Use Board,
shall be placed on the plat or plan, and reasons for the denial shall
be stated in the denial resolution.
(4)
Preliminary approval of a major subdivision, site plan or planned development shall be granted by resolution, which shall set forth any conditions that must be met, including design standards and improvements required by Article IX, required performance guaranties as set forth in Article X, and plat or plan changes that must be made precedent to final action. A notation indicating preliminary approval shall be placed on each plat or plan, said notation to clearly state that preliminary approval does not authorize recording in the case of a subdivision, nor the issuance of a zoning or construction permit in the case of a site plan, together with the signature of the Chairman and Secretary of the Township Land Use Board.
(5)
Preliminary approval of a subdivision plat or site
plan shall confer upon the applicant the following rights:
(a)
That the general terms and conditions on which
approval were granted shall not be changed for a three-year period
from the date of preliminary approval, unless modified by ordinance
with respect to public health or public safety objectives pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49a.
(b)
That the applicant may submit for final approval
on or before the expiration date of preliminary approval, the whole
or a section or sections of preliminary subdivision or site plan.
(c)
That the applicant may apply for and the Land
Use Board may grant extensions on such preliminary approval for additional
periods of at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension
of two years, provided that if the design standards have been revised
by ordinance, such revised standards may govern as provided in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-49c.
A.
A developer seeking final approval of a major subdivision,
site plan or planned development shall, with the knowledge of the
zoning administrative officer, submit 15 paper prints of the final
plan, together with original and processed tracings as required by
the Map Filing Law[1] in the case of subdivisions, along with a completed application
form, to the Land Use Board administrative officer at least 10 days
prior to a regularly scheduled Land Use Board meeting.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
B.
The Land Use Board, at its next regularly scheduled
meeting, shall determine, on the basis of advice from the Board's
administrative officer and its professional staff and/or the Township
Engineer, that the application is complete and properly submitted
as of that date, or that the application is incomplete, as provided
in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10-3, in which latter case the applicant shall
be notified in writing of the deficiencies therein by the Board or
the Board's designee for the determination of completeness within
45 days of the applicant's initial submission as to the additional
information or materials required. The applicant may request that
one or more of the submission requirements be waived, in which event
the Board or its designee shall grant or deny the request within 45
days. The Board may subsequently require correction of any information
found to be in error and submission of additional information not
specified in this chapter or any revisions in the accompanying documents,
as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether
the requirements have been met. The application shall not be deemed
incomplete for lack of any such additional information or any revision
in the accompanying documents so required by the Board.
C.
Final approval of a major subdivision, site plan or planned development shall be granted only after all requirements and conditions imposed at the time of preliminary approval have been complied with including the conditions of § 120-44B(2) of this chapter, as applicable, with respect to a planned development. Annotation indicating approval shall be placed on each plat or plan, together with the signatures of the Chairman and the Secretary of the Land Use Board.
D.
An application for final approval shall be granted
or denied within 45 days from the date it is determined to be complete
or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
Otherwise, the Land Use Board shall be deemed to have granted final
approval, and a certificate of the Land Use Board administrative officer
as to the failure of the Land Use Board to act shall be issued on
request of the applicant.
E.
Final approval of a major subdivision shall expire
95 days from the date of signing the plat unless within such period
the plat shall have been duly filed by the developer with the County
Clerk. The Land Use Board, for good cause shown, may extend the period
of recording for an additional period, not to exceed 190 days from
the date of the signing of the plat. The Land Use Board may extend
the 95 or 190 days as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54.
F.
The Land Use Board is authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-51 to grant exceptions from the requirements for subdivision
or site plan approval and to simultaneously review and approval or
deny conditional uses or site plans with review of subdivision approval.
G.
Final approval of a major subdivision, site plan or
planned development shall confer upon the developer the following
rights:
(1)
Zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all rights conferred upon the developer as set forth in § 120-44B(4), whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval, provided that in the case of a major subdivision the rights conferred by this section shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded in accordance with the expiration provisions set forth in § 120-45E. If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval, and in the case of a major subdivision has duly recorded the plat as required herein, the Land Use Board may extend for such period of protection for extensions of one year, but not to exceed three such extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the granting of final approval of a major subdivision or site plan terminates the time period of preliminary approval given pursuant to § 120-44B(4) for any portions granted final approval.
(2)
In the case of a subdivision or site plan for a planned development or residential cluster of 50 acres or more, or a conventional subdivision or site plan of 150 acres or more, or site plan for development of a nonresidential floor area of 200,000 square feet or more, the Land Use Board may extend the period of protection granted under § 120-45G(1) as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52.
A.
Any developer of a parcel of land greater than 100 acres in size for which the developer is seeking approval of a planned development pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, may submit a general development plan to the Land Use Board prior to the granting of preliminary approval of that development by the Land Use Board as provided in § 120-44 of this chapter.
B.
The Land Use Board shall grant or deny general development
plan approval within 95 days after submission of a complete application
to the administrative officer, or within such further time as may
be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Land Use Board to
act within the period prescribed shall constitute general development
plan approval of the planned development.
C.
A general development plan shall contain all information provided in § 120-52H of this chapter and shall set forth the permitted number of dwelling units, the amount of nonresidential floor space, the residential density and the nonresidential floor area ration for the planned development, in its entirety, according to a schedule which sets forth the timing of the various sections of the development. The planned development shall be developed in accordance with the general development plan approved by the Land Use Board notwithstanding any provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or any ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant thereto after the effective date of the approval.
D.
The term of effect of the general development plan approval shall be determined by the Land Use Board using the guidelines set forth in Subsection E below, except that the term of the effect of the approval shall not exceed 20 years from the date upon which the developer receives final approval of the first section of the planned development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
E.
In making its determination regarding the duration
of the effect of approval of the development plan, the Land Use Board
shall consider the number of dwelling units or amount of nonresidential
floor area to be constructed, prevailing economic conditions, the
timing schedule to be followed in completing the development and the
likelihood of its fulfillment, the developer's capability of completing
the proposed development, and the contents of the general development
plan and any conditions which the Land Use Board attaches to the approval
thereof.
F.
In the event that the developer seeks to modify the
proposed timing schedule, such modification shall require the approval
of the Land Use Board. The Land Use Board shall, in deciding whether
or not to grant approval of the modification, take into consideration
prevailing economic and market conditions, anticipated and actual
needs for residential units and nonresidential space within the Township
and the region, and the availability and capacity of public facilities
to accommodate the proposed development.
(1)
Except as provided hereunder, the developer shall
be required to gain the prior approval of the Land Use Board if, after
approval of the general development plan, the developer wishes to
make any variation in the location of land uses within the planned
development or to increase the density of residential development
or the floor area ratio of nonresidential development in any section
of the planned development.
(2)
Any variation in the location of land uses or increase
in density or floor area ratio approval in reaction to a negative
decision of, or condition of development approval imposed by, the
Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:19-1
et seq., shall be approved by the Land Use Board if the developer
can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Land Use Board, that the
variation being proposed is a direct result of such determination
by the Department of Environmental Protection.
G.
Except as provided hereunder, once the general development
plan has been approved by the Land Use Board, it may be amended or
revised only upon application by the developer approved by the Land
Use Board. A developer, without violating the terms of approval pursuant
to this chapter, may, in undertaking any section of the planned development,
reduce the number of residential units or amount of nonresidential
floor space by no more than 15% or reduce the residential density
or nonresidential floor area ratio by no more than 15%; provided,
however, that a developer may not reduce the number of residential
units to be provided pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. without
prior Township approval.
H.
The Land Use Board shall in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.7 shall certify completions of each section
of a general development plan, determine any general development failure
to complete or comply, or determine the termination of a general development
plan approval.
I.
In the event that a development which is the subject
of an approved general development plan is completed before the end
of the term of the approval, the approval shall terminate with the
completion of the development. For the purposes of this section, a
development shall be considered complete on the date upon which a
certificate of occupancy has been issued for the final residential
or nonresidential structure in the last section of the development
in accordance with the timing schedule set forth in the approved general
development plan and the developer has fulfilled all of his obligations
pursuant to the approval.
A.
Recognizing that certain uses, activities and structures
are necessary to serve the needs and convenience of the Township and,
at the same time, recognizing that such uses may be or may become
harmful to the public health, safety and general welfare, if located
or operated without proper consideration of existing conditions and
character of the surrounding properties, such uses are hereby designated
"conditional uses" and listed as such under the appropriate zone district
contained in the Schedule of District Regulations. In addition to
other powers conferred by this chapter, the Land Use Board shall have
the power to authorize the granting of a permit for a conditional
use after site plan approval and determination that no detrimental
environmental impact will result from the conditional use, under terms
and conditions established and set forth in this chapter and in accordance
with the following general stipulations and guidelines:
(1)
The uses for which application is being made is specifically
authorized as a conditional use in the Schedule of District Regulations
for the district in which it is proposed.
(2)
The design, arrangement and nature of the particular
use is such that the public health, safety and general welfare will
be protected.
(3)
That reasonable consideration is afforded the character
of the neighborhood and the zone district, the conservation of property
values, the avoidance of congestion of vehicular traffic and the avoidance
of any unnecessary hazards.
(4)
That the proposed use conforms to any special regulations
set forth in this chapter for the specific use proposed.
B.
Fifteen copies of an application for a conditional use permit along with site plans of the proposed conditional use as required by § 120-47B(2) of this chapter, shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of §§ 120-44 and 120-45 of this article.
(1)
Within 95 days from the date said application is determined
complete, the Land Use Board shall, by resolution, either approval
or disapprove the application. Failure of the Land Use Board to act
within the period prescribed shall constitute approval of the application,
and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure
of the Land Use Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant,
and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other
evidence of approval herein required and shall be so accepted by the
Zoning Officer as justification for issuance of a zoning permit for
said conditional use and by the County Clerk for purposes of filing
subdivision plats. A conditional use shall require a public hearing
and proper noticing of adjoining property in the manner prescribed
by the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, as currently amended, prior
to the Land Use Board determining whether or not to grant the conditional
use.
(2)
In reviewing an application for a conditional use permit, said review shall include site plan review as provided in accordance with § 120-42 of this article. The Land Use Board shall review applications, including the site plans, in accordance with all standards and regulations of this chapter and as to conformity with the goals, objectives and policies of any adopted Master Plan.
(3)
In approving an application, the Land Use Board may
impose any modifications or conditions it deems necessary to carry
out the intent of this chapter or to protect the health, safety and
general welfare of the public.
(4)
The Land Use Board shall notify the Zoning Officer,
in writing, as to its decision and any special conditions imposed
in connection with the approval actions.
(5)
The Zoning Officer shall approve or deny applications
for conditional use permits in accordance with Land Use Board action.
All conditional use permits shall be issued only in accordance with
applicable conditions contained in this chapter or imposed by the
Land Use Board. The Land Use Board administrative officer shall transmit
one copy of all approved and denied applications to the Township Tax
Assessor, Zoning Officer, Construction Code Official and Township
Engineer.
A.
Appeals to the Land Use Board may be taken by any
person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board or bureau of
the municipality affected by any decision of the Zoning Officer. Each
appeal shall be taken within the sixty-five-day period prescribed
by filing a notice of appeal with the officer from whom the appeal
is taken together with 15 copies of said notice with the administrative
officer of the Land Use Board. Said notice of appeal shall specify
the grounds for said appeal. The officer from whom the appeal is taken
shall forthwith transmit to the Land Use Board all papers constituting
the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
B.
Filing.
(1)
Applications addressed to the original jurisdiction
of the Land Use Board without prior application to an administrative
officer shall be filed with the administrative officer of the Land
Use Board. Fifteen copies of the application shall be filed. At the
time of filing the appeal or application, but in no event less than
15 days prior to the date set for the hearing, the applicant shall
also file all plot plans, maps or other papers required by virtue
of any provision of this chapter or any rule of the Land Use Board.
The applicant shall obtain all necessary forms from the Secretary
of the Land Use Board. The Secretary of the Board shall inform the
applicant of the steps to be taken to initiate proceedings and of
the regular meeting dates of the Board.
(2)
If the applicant is a corporation or partnership,
said applicant shall list the names and addresses of all stockholders
or individual partners owning at least 10% of its stock of any class
or at least 10% of the interest of a partnership, as may be the case,
as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48.1.
(3)
If a corporation or partnership owns 10% or more of
the stock of a corporation or 10% or greater interest in a partnership,
subject to a disclosure as set forth above, that corporation or partnership
shall list the names and addresses of its stockholders holding 10%
or more of its stock or of 10% or greater interest in the partnership,
as may be the case, and this requirement shall be followed by every
corporate stockholder or partner in a partnership, until the names
and addresses of the noncorporate stockholders and individual partners,
exceeding the ownership criterion of 10% as set forth in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq. have been listed.
C.
An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of
the action in respect to which the decision appealed from was made,
unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the
Land Use Board, after the notice of the appeal shall be filed with
him/her, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay
would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. In
such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by an order
of the Superior Court of New Jersey upon notice to the officer from
whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown.
A.
Sign permits.
(1)
Applications for a sign permit shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer when the sign to be erected or installed is for an existing use or structure and is not part of a development requiring site plan review. The Zoning Officer shall review said application and plans submitted as required by § 120-115 and shall, within two weeks of receipt of the application:
(2)
In the case of a sign or signs to be erected or installed
as part of an application for subdivision or site plan approval, the
proposed signs shall be shown on the subdivision plat or site plan
and be reviewed and approved as part of the overall subdivision plat
or site plan by the Land Use Board. The Zoning Officer shall be authorized
by the approval of the subdivision plat or site plan submitted thereto
to issue the appropriate permit(s) for the sign(s) shown on said approved
plat or plan.
A.
At the request of the developer, the Land Use Board
shall grant an informal review of a concept plan for a proposed development
for which the developer intends to prepare and submit an application
for development. The developer shall not be required to submit any
fees for such informal review. The developer shall not be bound by
any concept plan for which review is requested, and the Land Use Board
shall not be bound by any such review and/or comments made during
same.
B.
Any sketch plats containing proposals and/or designs
for drainage, streets, subdivision layout or site design shall be
only for discussion and informal review and comment. The data included
on an informal submission shall include sufficient basic data to enable
the Land Use Board and the developer to comment upon design concepts,
such as building locations, ingress and egress, parking and major
natural features that will have to be recognized or may influence
certain design criteria, and the prospective developer's basic intent
for provision of water, sewage and stormwater facilities. Informal
sketches to scale of possible plans for development of the area. They
are not binding on the Township or upon the developer and do not necessitate
accurate engineered drawings. The Township or developer bear no liability
resulting from the informal discussion of such concept plans for development
since by their nature they are not actual applications with supporting
documentation and properly drawn and certified plats or plans.
C.
Although the minutes of a meeting of the Land Use
Board wherein an informal discussion was part of the agenda may so
note said discussion, no written findings, conclusions or reports
shall be issued by the Board as a result of an informal discussion.
No development application as defined in this
chapter shall be accepted unless submitted in proper form, and no
plat or plan shall be accepted for consideration unless it conforms
to the requirements, as set forth herein, as to form, content and
accompanying information, and complies with the provisions of the
New Jersey Map Filing Law, as amended.[1] All plats and plans shall bear the signature, seal, license
number and address of the professional authorized to draw same.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
A.
Minor subdivision plat. The plat shall be clearly
and legibly drawn and shall be based on a field survey. The plat shall
conform to the requirements, as set forth herein, as to form, content
and accompanying information as well as the provisions of N.J.S.A.
46:23-9.9 et seq. The plat shall be drawn at a suitable scale to enable
the entire tract to be shown on one sheet and shall show or indicate
the following information:
(1)
A key may with North arrow showing the entire development
and its relation to surrounding areas at a scale of not less then
one inch equals 2,000 feet.
(2)
The Township Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers
for the tract and all adjacent lots, title, graphic scale, date of
original drawing and the date and substance of each revision.
(3)
Name and address of the owner, subdivider and person
preparing the plat. If the owner is not the applicant, then the interest
of the applicant and owner's signed consent to the filing of the application.
(4)
The identification of all abutting land that has been
assessed currently or within any of the three calendar years preceding
the application as qualified farmland under the New Jersey Farmland
Assessment Act[1] and the location within each subdivision lot of an agricultural
buffer strip of 100 feet in width in addition to the required minimum
lot size and minimum yard dimensions along any boundary of such abutting
land so identified. The location of an agricultural buffer strip shall
not be required for any subdivision lot that is intended to be farmed
and is five acres or more in area, or if farmland assessment on the
adjacent land has been terminated and rollback taxes have been imposed
due to change of use of said adjacent land to a use other than agricultural
or horticultural.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
(5)
The signature and seal of a New Jersey licensed land
surveyor.
(6)
The classification of the zoning district in which
the proposed subdivision is located. If the property lies in more
than one zoning district, the plat shall indicate all the zoning district
lines. All front, side and rear setback lines shall be shown conforming
to the chapter.
(7)
The legal description and street address, if any,
of the subject property, its entire acreage and the acreage of the
area(s) being subdivided.
(8)
All existing and proposed lot lines and any existing
lot lines to be eliminated with said lines certified by a New Jersey
licensed land surveyor.
(9)
All existing structures, uses and wooded areas within
the portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet of the subject property;
also, any isolated trees with a diameter of eight inches or more measured
three feet above ground level on the property involved.
(10)
All streams, lakes and drainage rights-of-way
within the limits of the tract(s) being subdivided and within 200
feet thereof, including the location, width and direction of flow
of all streams, brooks and drainage structures; existing natural or
man-made features to be removed or relocated; flood hazard area and
floodway lines, steep slopes in excess of 5%.
(11)
Wetlands.
(a)
The location of any and all wetland areas and
required wetlands transition areas or buffers within the proposed
development as required under the Fresh Water Wetlands Protection
Act Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:7A), New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP); or letter of interpretation from the NJDEP, indicating
that the proposed activity within the subdivision requires no wetlands
permit or delineation. The Land Use Board may waive this application
requirement upon the recommendation of the Township Engineer, if the
applicant submits a signed statement by a New Jersey licensed engineer
or land surveyor that:
[1]
He has personally visited the subject property
and conducted a site investigation as necessary to determine that
there are no wetlands or transition areas on the subject property.
[2]
He has examined the subject property on a national
wetlands inventory map.
[3]
He has reviewed the soils on the subject property
as set forth in the Cumberland County Soil Survey Map as issued by
the United States Department of Agriculture.
[4]
He has certified that there are no wetlands
or wetland transition areas on the subject property.
(b)
A copy the applicable wetlands map and soils map of the site involved, as well as a calculation of the acreage of wetlands and uplands for each existing and proposed lot shall be submitted in the event wetlands are located on the site. If wetlands are located on the site, then there must be submitted letter of certification from a New Jersey licensed professional engineer that at least 50% of the site involved is upland as required by § 120-27. Additionally, said wetlands must be mapped on the plat submitted.
(12)
All existing and proposed streets, roads, easements
and rights-of-way within and adjoining the proposed subdivision, with
existing right-of-way widths clearly indicated and as proposed in
the Township Master Plan. Existing and proposed driveways or other
entrances onto a public street. Street names, existing or proposed
sight triangles or other easements and their purpose shall be shown.
(13)
The location and width of all existing or proposed
utility easements in the area to be subdivided.
(14)
The location of any existing or proposed open
space or recreational areas within or adjacent to the lots involved
in the subdivision.
(15)
For any application having a reserve parcel
resulting from subdivision which is capable of being subdivided later
and which will have insufficient road frontage as a result of the
proposed subdivision, or which will require the installation of a
new street to allow for subdivision, the subdivision plat shall show
a rough indication of an acceptable layout of the remainder of the
tract to assure that there is no adverse effect upon the development
or provision of access to the remainder of the tract.
(16)
The location of any municipal boundary lines
within 200 feet of the subdivision.
B.
Minor site plan. A minor site plan shall include the same data as required in § 120-52 herein except that the graphic scale shall not be less than 50 feet to the inch. All distances shall be in decimals of a foot, and all bearings shall be given to the nearest 10 seconds. The error of closure shall not exceed one in 10,000. In addition, to the aforementioned data required, the minor site plan shall also show:
(1)
Existing schools, special districts and areas proposed
for dedication for public use.
(2)
Location of all proposed buildings and all other structures,
such as but not limited to, walks, fences, culverts, bridges and sidewalks,
with spot elevations of such structures.
(3)
The proposed use or uses of land and buildings and
the location of proposed buildings or individual sites, such as in
the case of campgrounds, industrial parks, or office complexes. Such
buildings, uses or sites shall include proposed grades.
(4)
The location and design of any off-street parking and loading areas, showing size and locations of spaces, bays, aisles, islands and barriers, and the number of parking and loading spaces. In addition, the plan shall contain information and calculations showing the square footage of each building, total number of employees and of employees in the largest working shift and where applicable, seating capacity of structures, or any other applicable information used to determined the number of parking or loading spaces to be provided for the proposed use as required by §§ 120-112 and 120-113 of this chapter.
(5)
If a sign or signs are to be erected, attached or otherwise located on the site, the site plan shall be accompanied by details and information on the number, size, design and content of any sign or signs as permitted for said site in § 120-115 of this chapter.
(6)
If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, a list of the names and addresses of all stockholders or individual partners as per § 120-48B(2) through (4) of this chapter.
(7)
The location of existing or proposed of potable water
and sanitary sewer facilities for the site and their suitability for
the use proposed and such other details as may apply to the proposed
improvements or change of use as necessary to reasonably determined
the suitability of the site for the use proposed and the requirements
of this chapter.
(8)
The identification of all abutting land that has been
assessed currently or within any of the three calendar years preceding
the application as qualified farmland under the New Jersey Farmland
Assessment Act[2] and the location within each subdivision lot of an agricultural
buffer strip of 100 feet in width in addition to the required minimum
lot size and minimum yard dimensions along any boundary of such abutting
land so identified. The location of an agricultural buffer strip shall
not be required for any subdivision lot that is intended to be farmed
and is five acres or more in area, or if farmland assessment on the
adjacent land has been terminated and rollback taxes have been imposed
due to change of use of said adjacent land to a use other than agricultural
or horticultural.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
C.
Preliminary major subdivision plat. The preliminary plat shall be clearly and accurately drawn or reproduced at a suitable scale. Preliminary plats shall be designed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
(1)
The plat shall have a graphic scale of not less than
one inch equals 100 feet and be based on a certified boundary survey
and drawn by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor with design improvements
drawn by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer. Sheet sizes
shall be of 30 inches by 42 inches; 24 inches by 36 inches, 15 inches
by 21 inches, or 8 1/2 inches by 13 inches. If more than one sheet
is required to show the entire subdivision, a separate composite map
shall be drawn showing the entire subdivision and listing the sheets
on which the various sections thereof are shown.
(2)
The plat shall have a key map with North arrow, showing
the entire subdivision in relation to the surrounding area, including
the names of principal roads, and at a scale of not less than one
inch equals 2,000 feet.
(3)
Title block with the name of the subdivision; any
development names previously associated with the application; the
name of the municipality; Township Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers;
date of preparation and most recent revision; meridian; graphic scale;
the names, addresses and telephone numbers and signatures of the owner,
subdivider and person(s) who prepared the plat(s), including the seal(s)
of the latter affixed to the applicable plat sheets. If the subdivision
is not the owner of the subject property, the plat shall be accompanied
by a statement indicating the interest of the applicant.
(4)
If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, said corporation or partnership shall list the names and addresses of all stockholders or individual partners in accordance with § 120-48B(2) through (4) of this chapter.
(5)
The names of property owners within 200 feet of the
extreme limits of the subdivision as disclosed by the most recent
Township tax records.
(6)
Tract acreage to the nearest 0.001 of an acre; the
number of new lots, each lot line dimension, scaled to the nearest
foot; and each lot area, to the nearest square foot.
(7)
Zoning districts and zoning district lines in which
the subdivision is located and/or abuts.
(8)
Existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals.
All elevations shall be related to a bench mark noted on the plan
and wherever possible shall be based on USGS mean sea level datum
or approved local datum. Contours should show existing ground elevations
and proposed elevations in areas to be regraded.
(9)
Location of existing natural features, such as soil
types, slopes exceeding 5%, wooded areas, scenic views within the
development, and the location of individual trees outside wooded area
having a diameter of six inches or more measured five feet above the
current ground level.
(10)
Existing and proposed streams, lakes, ponds,
and bog or marsh areas accompanied by the following data:
(a)
When a running stream with a drainage area of
1/2 square mile or greater is proposed for alteration, improvement
or relocation, or when a structure or fill is proposed over, under,
in or along such running stream, evidence of approval, required alterations,
lack of jurisdiction or denial of the improvement by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Floodplain Management,
shall accompany the plat.
(b)
Cross sections and profiles of watercourses
at an appropriate scale showing the extent of the flood fringe area,
top of bank, normal water level and bottom elevations at the following
locations:
[1]
All watercourses within or adjacent to the development
and at any point where a watercourse crosses a boundary of the development
(profile and cross section).
[2]
At fifty-foot intervals for a distance of 300
feet upstream and downstream of any existing or proposed culvert or
bridge within the development (cross section and profile).
[3]
At a maximum one-hundred-foot intervals, but
at not less than two locations, along each watercourse which runs
through or adjacent to the development (cross section and profile).
[4]
When ditches, streams, brooks or watercourses
are to be altered, improved or relocated, the method of stabilizing
slopes and measures to control erosion and siltation during construction
as well as typical ditch sections and profiles shall be shown on the
plan or accompany it.
(c)
The total upstream acreage in the drainage basin
of any watercourse running through or adjacent to the development.
For flowing streams, small-scale watershed maps developed from the
USGS sheets shall be submitted.
(d)
The total acreage in the drainage basin to the
nearest downstream drainage structure and the acreage in that portion
of the development which drains to the structure.
(e)
The location and extent of all existing and
proposed drainage and conservation easements and flood hazard areas
and floodway lines.
(f)
The location, extent and water level elevation
of all existing or proposed lakes or ponds on or within 300 feet of
the development.
(g)
Plans and computations for any storm drainage systems as required by § 120-89 of this chapter, "Stormwater management," including the following:
[1]
All existing and proposed storm sewer lines
within or in lands or roads adjacent to the development and for all
required off-site or off-tract drainage improvements showing size,
profile and slope of lines, direction of flow and the location of
each catch basin, inlet, manhole, culvert and head wall.
[2]
The location and extent of any proposed dry
wells, groundwater recharge basins, retention basins, flood control
devices, sedimentation basins, or other water conservation devices.
(11)
The names, locations and dimensions, including
cartway and right-of-way widths, of all existing streets within a
distance of 200 feet of the boundaries of the development, existing
driveways and any connections from proposed streets, sidewalks and
bike routes in the development to any adjoining street(s), sidewalk(s)
or bike route(s) and what off-site extensions, if any, will be made
to nearby arterial and collector streets as those streets are shown
on the adopted Township Master Plan.
(12)
The names, locations, paved widths, rights-of-way
widths and purpose(s) of existing and proposed easements, driveways
and other rights-of-way in the proposed subdivision. The text of any
deed restrictions and the description of all existing and tentatively
proposed easements shall accompany the plat. A copy of any existing
or proposed protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to
the land being subdivided.
(13)
All proposed lot lines, and all existing lot
lines to remain and those to be eliminated. All setback lines required
by this chapter with the dimensions thereof and any municipal boundary
line where the boundary is within the tract or within 200 feet of
the tract. All lot(s) to be reserved or dedicated to public use shall
be identified. Each block shall be numbered, and the lots within each
block shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number "1."
(14)
Locations of all existing structures and their
use(s) in the tract and within 200 feet thereof, showing existing
and proposed front, side and rear yard setback distances, structures
of potential historic significance and an identification of all existing
structures and uses to be retained and those to be removed.
(15)
Plans and profiles of proposed improvements
and utility layouts (sanitary sewers, storm sewers, erosion control,
excavation, etc.) showing location, size, slope, pumping stations
and other details as well as feasible connections to any existing
or proposed utility systems. If private utilities are proposed, they
shall comply fully with all municipal, county and state regulations.
If service will be provided by an existing utility, a letter from
that utility shall be submitted stating that the service will be available
before occupancy of any proposed structures requiring such service.
When on-site water or sewage disposal is proposed, the proposed location
of the well and the location, results of percolation tests, and sufficient
information to assure that the grading plan for the major subdivision
will be maintained as a result of such on-site utility location. In
a case where the exact location of such on-site utilities is not known,
the preliminary plat shall contain a note stipulating that the integrity
of the final grading plan for the major subdivision shall be maintained.
(16)
Identification of an area to be reserved for public use and acceptable to Township recreational purposes, approved by the Land Use Board, comprising not less than 15% of the land area to be developed. Such lands, when approved by the Land Use Board, constitute an amendment to the Master Plan of the Township and will be reserved for a period of one year from the date of preliminary approval, during which the Township may institute acquisition procedures. In the case of any major subdivision involving 20 for more lots, the location and other information required as per § 120-86, Planned developments, of this chapter.
(17)
A landscaping and buffering plan showing any existing or proposed buffered areas and the proposed landscaping to be undertaken within the subdivision including the planing of shade trees and typical lot landscaping. The plan shall show what existing or natural vegetation will remain and what will be planted including shade trees, indicating names of plants and trees with dimensions, appropriate time of planting and method of planting in detail. The plan shall indicate compliance with § 120-109 of this chapter dealing with clear-cutting.
(18)
A lighting plan indicating any existing or proposed
streetlighting to be installed as well as the location and design
of proposed lighting for buildings, signs or grounds. The location
of poles, distance from intersections and illumination factors for
all streetlighting shall be provided.
(19)
An itemization of all improvements to be made to the site as required by Articles IX, X, XI and XII of this chapter, and such other improvements on-site, off-site and off-tract as the public interest may require, together with a listing of the work and materials to be used in installing such improvements, including estimated quantities so that the Municipal Engineer may formulate a performance guaranty estimate.
(20)
Details, locations and information on any proposed signs to be erected, constructed or to be placed anywhere on the property involved in accordance with the provisions of § 120-115 of this chapter.
(21)
In the case of a cluster development, the preliminary
plat shall be accompanied by a set of detailed development plans showing
density patterns, site design, open land designations, building locations,
utilities and other improvements and landscaping proposals.
(22)
Environmental impact statement.
(a)
An environmental impact statement which shall address the existing conditions at the site and the effect of the proposed development upon those conditions, including any adverse environmental impacts on existing conditions that will occur as a result of the proposed development either on-site or off-site and the way the applicant proposes to eliminate, reduce or offset such adverse impacts. The conditions to be addressed in the impact statement shall include, but are not limited to, the following: topography, geology, hydrology, soils, vegetation and wildlife and their habitats and including endangered and/or threatened, archaeological, historic, cultural significant areas or structures in accordance with the provisions of § 120-77, scenic vistas, groundwater supply and quality, surface water supply and quality, air quality, and any other conditions required to be addressed by the Planning Board.
(b)
The Land Use Board may at its discretion where deemed appropriate, reduce the conditions to be included in any environmental impact statement for a particular development application where such information is not deemed necessary. Unless specifically waived by the Land Use Board, the environmental impact statement shall include and address all items set forth herein this Subsection C(22).
(23)
Wetlands.
(a)
The location of any and all wetland areas and
required wetlands transition areas or buffers within the proposed
development as required under the Fresh Water Wetlands Protection
Act Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:7A), New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection and Energy; or letter of interpretation from the NJDEP,
indicating that the proposed activity within the subdivision requires
no wetlands permit or delineation. The Land Use Board may waive this
application requirement upon the recommendation of the Township Engineer,
if the applicant submits a signed statement by a New Jersey licensed
engineer or land surveyor that:
[1]
He has personally visited the subject property
and conducted a site investigation as necessary to determine that
there are no wetlands or transition areas on the subject property.
[2]
He has examined the subject property on a national
wetlands inventory map.
[3]
He has reviewed the soils on the subject property
as set forth in the Cumberland County Soil Survey Map as issued by
the United States Department of Agriculture.
[4]
He has certified that there are no wetlands
or wetland transition areas on the subject property.
(b)
A copy the applicable wetlands map and soils map of the site involved, as well as a calculation of the acreage of wetlands and uplands for each existing and proposed lot shall be submitted in the event wetlands are located on the site. If wetlands are located on the site, then there must be submitted letter of certification from a New Jersey licensed professional engineer that at least 50% of the site involved is upland as required by § 120-27. Additionally, said wetlands must be mapped on the plat submitted.
(24)
Provision of information on compliance with waste management requirements as contained in § 120-96 of this chapter.
(25)
In the case of a development for which a homeowners' association is required as per § 120-79 of this chapter, the site plan shall be accompanied by such information as will permit the Land Use Board to make detailed findings concerning the ability of the association to adequately perform the functions for which it is designed. Information to be submitted by the applicant in this regard and subject to approval or revision is as follows:
(a)
The time when the association is to be created
in relation to the project's timetable.
(b)
Mandatory or automatic nature of membership
in the organization by a resident and his/her successor(s) as well
as the Township.
(c)
Permanency of common, buffer, open space and
recreational areas or drainage improvement areas' protective covenants.
(d)
Liability of the organization for insurance,
taxes and maintenance of all facilities.
(e)
Provisions made for pro rata sharing of costs
and assessments.
(f)
Capacity of the organization to administer common
facilities and preserve the benefits of the common, buffer, or open
space and recreational areas or drainage improvement facilities.
(g)
The restrictions, covenants and other devices
establishing the automatic membership in the association and the responsibilities
of that membership.
(26)
For any development located on an arterial or
collector road as defined in the adopted Township Master Plan or any
development which will be expected to provide parking spaces for 50
or more vehicles, a traffic analysis will be required to be submitted
as part of the preliminary submission. Said analysis shall be prepared
by a qualified professional traffic engineer or planner and shall
include the following:
(a)
Estimated trip generation for said development.
(b)
Directional distribution of traffic from development.
(c)
Trip assignment and analysis.
(d)
A capacity analysis of all roadways to be affected
by said development as determined from the above-referenced data.
(e)
Identification of congestion and turning-movement
conflicts.
(f)
An explanation of how the applicant proposes
to handle any conflicts or problems, and/or recommendations for such
conflicts' or problems' mitigation or elimination, including an assessment
of the developer's share of such conflict and cost for its mitigation
and/or elimination.
(g)
Such other information and/or data as found
necessary and required by the Land Use Board.
(27)
The identification of all abutting land that
has been assessed currently or within any of the three calendar years
preceding the application as qualified farmland under the New Jersey
Farmland Assessment Act[3] and the location within each subdivision lot of an agricultural buffer strip of 100 feet in width, or as provided in § 120-71G, in addition to the required minimum lot size and minimum yard dimensions along any boundary of such abutting land so identified. The location of an agricultural buffer strip shall not be required for any subdivision lot that is intended to be farmed and is five acres or more in area, or if farmland assessment on the adjacent land has been terminated and rollback taxes have been imposed due to change of use of said adjacent land to a use other than agricultural or horticultural.
[3]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
D.
Preliminary major site plan.
(1)
Every preliminary site plan shall be at a minimum
of one of the following graphic scales: one inch equals 10 feet, 20
feet, 30 feet, 40 feet or 50 feet. The preliminary plat shall be based
on a land survey certified by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor
and the site plan certified by a licensed New Jersey professional
authorized by law to perform such work. The site plan shall be submitted
on one of the four following standard sheet sizes: 8 1/2 inches by
13 inches, 15 inches by 21 inches, 24 inches by 36 inches, or 30 inches
by 42 inches. If one sheet is not sufficient to contain the entire
territory, a separate composite map shall be drawn showing the entire
development and listing the sheets on which the various sections are
shown. The site plan shall include the following data:
(a)
All lot lines and the exterior boundaries of
the tract, and if applicable, delineation of that portion of the tract
which is the subject of the development and site plan review;
(b)
North arrow;
(c)
Zone district(s) in which the lot(s) involved
is located or is adjacent;
(d)
Date of the original drawing and each subsequent
revision or amendment thereto;
(e)
Existing and proposed street(s) and street name(s);
(f)
Existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals
throughout the tract involved and within 100 feet of any building
or paved area under review;
(g)
Title of plan and development name on each sheet;
(h)
Watercourse locations on or adjacent to the
tract involved;
(i)
Total area to one square foot;
(j)
Total number of off-street parking and loading
spaces to be provided;
(k)
All dimensions, areas and distances needed to
confirm conformity with this chapter such as, but not limited to,
building lengths, building coverage, lot lines, parking spaces, loading
spaces, setbacks and yard dimensions, and buffer areas;
(l)
A key map showing the site in relation to all
remaining lands in the present owner's ownership and identifying all
roads adjacent to or within 50 feet of the tract, and any municipal
boundary within 100 feet of the tract.
(2)
Site plan information. Each site plan shall contain
all site improvements as drawn by a New Jersey licensed professional
engineer and shall have the following information shown thereon or
annexed thereto to comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter:
(a)
Building and use plan. The size, height, location,
arrangement and use of all existing or proposed buildings or structures,
including a New Jersey licensed architect's sealed elevations of the
front, side and rear of any structures; and all signs to be erected,
constructed, placed on-site or modified; to the extent necessary to
appraise the Land Use Board of the scope of the proposed work, shall
be shown. Any existing structures shall be identified either as to
remain or be removed. A written description of the proposed use (s)
and operations(s) of nonresidential structures(s), including the number
of shifts to be worked and the maximum number of employees on each
shift; seating capacity, expected truck and tractor-trailer traffic;
emissions of noise, glare, vibration, heat, odor and air and water
pollution; safety hazards posed; and anticipated expansion plans incorporated
into the building designs. Floor plans shall be submitted upon request
of the Planning Board. Said building and use plan shall be certified
by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer or other professional
authorized by law to provide said information.
(b)
Circulation plan.
[1]
This plan shall show access streets and street
names, acceleration/deceleration lanes, curbs, aisles and lanes, access
points to public streets, sight triangle easements, traffic channelization,
easements, fire lanes, driveways, number and location of off-street
parking and loading spaces, berths and/or docks, pedestrian walkways,
customer service areas and all other related facilities for the movement
and storage of goods, vehicles and persons to, from and on the site
and all improvements related thereto including lights, lighting standards,
signs, driveways, curbing and street furniture within the tract and
within 100 feet of the tract. Sidewalks shall be shown from each entrance/exit
along expected paths of pedestrian travel, such as but not limited
to access to parking areas, driveways, streets, other buildings on
the site and across common yard areas between buildings. Plans shall
be accompanied by cross sections and profiles of new streets, aisles,
lanes, driveways and sidewalks. Any expansion plans for the proposed
use shall show feasible off-street parking and loading area expansion
commensurate with building and/or site use expansion.
[2]
For any development located on an arterial or
collector road as defined in the adopted Township Master Plan or any
development which will be expected to provide parking spaces for 50
or more vehicles, a traffic analysis will be required to be submitted
as part of the preliminary submission. Said analysis shall be prepared
by a qualified professional traffic engineer or planner and shall
include the following:
[a]
Estimated trip generation for said
development.
[b]
Directional distribution of traffic
from development.
[c]
Trip assignment and analysis.
[d]
A capacity analysis of all roadways
to be affected by said development as determined from the above-referenced
data.
[e]
Identification of congestion and
turning-movement conflicts.
[f]
An explanation of how the applicant
proposes to handle any conflicts or problems, and/or recommendations
for such conflicts' or problems' mitigation or elimination, including
an assessment of the developer's share of such conflict and cost for
its mitigation and/or elimination.
[g]
Such other information and/or data
as found necessary and required by the Land Use Board.
(c)
Natural resource plan. This plan shall show
the locations, details and method of planting and maintaining existing
and proposed wooded areas; all buffer areas, including the intended
screening devices, buffers and the identification of all abutting
land that has been assessed currently or within any of the three calendar
years preceding the application as qualified farmland under the New
Jersey Farmland Assessment Act[4] and the location within each subdivision lot of an agricultural buffer strip of 100 feet in width, or as provided in § 120-71G, in addition to the required minimum lot size and minimum yard dimensions along any boundary of such abutting land so identified. The location of an agricultural buffer strip shall not be required for any subdivision lot that is intended to be farmed and is five acres or more in area, or if farmland assessment on the adjacent land has been terminated and rollback taxes have been imposed due to change of use of said adjacent land to a use other than agricultural or horticultural. Also to be shown are grading at two-foot intervals inside the tract and within 50 feet of its boundaries; a landscaping plan for the site including all areas to be seeded or sodded; ground cover; retaining walls; fencing; signs; recreational or open space areas; shrubbery and trees to be planted with details on method of planting and specifications for the vegetation to be used, means of protecting existing vegetation to be retained on-site during construction; and any other landscaping items including yard furniture and lighting. These plans shall show the location and type of man-made improvements and the location, species and caliper of plant material and trees utilized on the tract and identify any species tree located on the tract. All portions of the tract not utilized by building or impervious surfaces shall be landscaped using combinations of landscaped fencing, shrubbery, trees, lawn, ground cover, existing or new vegetation or other natural materials to maintain and reestablish the tone of the area and less the impact of the structures and impervious surfaced areas. The established grades and landscaping on any site shall be planned for aesthetic, drainage and erosion-control purposes. All new vegetation proposed shall be native vegetation to the area to the greatest extent possible and the applicant shall comply with the provisions of § 120-93.
[4]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
(d)
Facilities plan.
[1]
This plan shall show the existing and proposed
location of all drainage and stormwater runoff facilities; open space
or buffer areas; common property; fire hydrants; gas, electric, telephone,
cable television, sewerage and waterlines locations; and solid waste
collection and disposal methods, including proposed grades, sizes,
capacities and materials and/or equipment to be used for said facilities
or areas installed by the developer.
[2]
Installations by utility companies need only show their locations on the plan. All easements acquired or required on the tract or across adjacent properties shall be shown, and copies of legal documentation that support the granting of the easement(s) by an adjoining property owner shall be included. All proposed lighting for the entire tract shall be shown, including the direction, angle, height, reflection of each source of light, and the light intensity. All utilities shall be installed underground. All required state and federal approvals for environmental considerations shall be submitted prior to preliminary approval or be condition of final approval. Drainage facilities shall include facilities to comply with stormwater runoff provisions of § 120-89 of this chapter with all details provided as required therein. The method of sewage treatment and solid waste disposal proposed for the site shall be shown and be in compliance with § 120-66 of this chapter. Percolation and soil boring tests shall be provided and their location shown on the plan from sufficient locations on the site to allow a determination of the adequacy for the drainage and sewage treatment systems if on-site, proposed.
(e)
Environmental impact statement.
[1]
An environmental impact statement which shall address the existing conditions at the site and the effect of the proposed development upon those conditions, including any adverse environmental impacts on existing conditions that will occur as a result of the proposed development either on-site or off-site and the way the applicant proposes to eliminate, reduce or offset such adverse impacts. The conditions to be addressed in the impact statement shall include, but are not limited to, the following: topography, geology, hydrology, soils, vegetation and wildlife and their habitats and including endangered and/or threatened, archaeological, historic, cultural significant areas or structures in accordance with the provisions of § 120-78, scenic vistas, groundwater supply and quality, surface water supply and quality, air quality, and any other conditions required to be addressed by the Land Use Board.
[2]
The Land Use Board may at its discretion where
deemed appropriate, reduce the conditions to be included in any environmental
impact statement for a particular development application where such
information is not deemed necessary. Unless specifically waived by
the Land Use Board, the environmental impact statement shall include
and address all items set forth herein.
[3]
In addition to the environmental impact statement
shall contain the location of any and all wetland areas and required
wetlands transition areas or buffers within the proposed development
as required under the Fresh Water Wetlands Protection Act Rules (N.J.A.C.
7:7A), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; or letter
of interpretation from the NJDEP indicating that the proposed activity
within the subdivision requires no wetlands permit or delineation.
The Land Use Board may waive this application requirement upon the
recommendation of the Township Engineer, if the applicant submits
a signed statement by a New Jersey licensed engineer or land surveyor
that:
[a]
He has personally visited the subject
property and conducted a site investigation as necessary to determine
that there are no wetlands or transition areas on the subject property.
[b]
He has examined the subject property
on a national wetlands inventory map.
[c]
He has reviewed the soils on the
subject property as set forth in the Cumberland County Soil Survey
Map as issued by the United States Department of Agriculture.
[d]
He has certified that there are
no wetlands or wetland transition areas on the subject property.
[4]
A copy the applicable wetlands map and soils map of the site involved, as well as a calculation of the acreage of wetlands and uplands for each existing and proposed lot shall be submitted in the event wetlands are located on the site. If wetlands are located on the site, then there must be submitted letter of certification from a New Jersey licensed professional engineer that at least 50% of the site involved is upland as required by § 120-27. Additionally, said wetlands must be mapped on the plat submitted.
(f)
In the case of a townhouse, apartment or multifamily
development, five copies of a housing market analysis which shall
describe and demonstrate the need for said proposed project in terms
of the regional housing market shall be submitted. Said analysis shall
be include data and information on vacancy rates, cost, type and location
of housing within the Township and the regional. Such analysis shall
clearly indicate how it will meet a need reasonably shown to exist
by the analysis submitted for the type and cost of housing proposed.
(g)
In the case of a development for which a homeowners' association is required as per § 120-79 of this chapter, the site plan shall be accompanied by such information as will permit the Land Use Board to make detailed findings concerning the ability of the association to adequately perform the functions for which it is designed. Information to be submitted by the applicant in this regard and subject to approval or revision is as follows:
[1]
The time when the association is to be created
in relation to the project's timetable.
[2]
Mandatory or automatic nature of membership
in the organization by a resident and his/her successor(s) as well
as the Township.
[3]
Permanency of common, buffer, open space and
recreational areas or drainage improvement areas' protective covenants.
[4]
Liability of the organization for insurance,
taxes and maintenance of all facilities.
[5]
Provisions made for pro rata sharing of costs
and assessments.
[6]
Capacity of the organization to administer common
facilities and preserve the benefits of the common, buffer, or open
space and recreational areas or drainage improvement facilities.
[7]
The restrictions, covenants and other devices
establishing the automatic membership in the association and the responsibilities
of that membership.
(h)
A survey of the subject property certified by
a New Jersey licensed land surveyor.
E.
Final subdivision plat. The final plat shall be drawn
in ink on tracing cloth or its equivalent at a scale of not less than
one inch equals 50 feet and compliance with all the provisions of
the New Jersey Map Filing Law, as amended.[5] The final plat shall be submitted in the following form:
the original or equivalent duplicate, one translucent tracing cloth
or its equivalent copy, two cloth prints and ten black-on-white prints.
The final plat shall show or be accompanied by only the following
information and those details as specified in the aforementioned New
Jersey Map Filing Law and as follows:
(1)
Date, name and location of the subdivision; name of
the owner, graphic scale; reference meridian, North arrow, and a key
map.
(2)
The purpose of any easement or land reserved or dedicated
to public use shall be designated, and the proposed use of sites other
than residential shall be noted.
(3)
Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other
sites.
(4)
Names of owners and adjoining unsubdivided land.
(5)
Signature blocks for the Planning Board, Township
Engineer and all other endorsements required by law.
(6)
Tract boundary lines; municipal boundary line if within
200 feet of the tract being subdivided; street names; all lot lines
and other site lines with accurate dimensions, bearing or deflection
angles and radii, arcs and chard bearings and distances of all curves
based on an actual survey by a land surveyor licensed to practice
in the State of New Jersey, with minimum building setback lines and
the area of each lot shown to the nearest square foot. All dimensions,
both linear and angular, of the exterior tract boundaries shall be
based on and calculated from surveyed traversing which shall have
an apparent error of field closure of one to ten thousand (1:10,000)
or better and shall be corrected by accepted balancing methods to
final errorless closure; all final exterior and lot boundaries shall
be similarly balanced to final errorless closure. All dimensions,
angles and bearings given on the map must be referred to by at least
three permanent monuments which shall be indicated on the map.
(7)
Block and lot numbers in accordance with established
standards and in conformity with the Township Tax Maps, as approved
by the Township Tax Assessor, and all street numbers where appropriate
shall be designated as specified by the Land Use Board.
(8)
Plans, cross sections, profiles and established grades
of all streets and easements as approved by the Township Engineer.
(9)
Plans and center-line profiles of all storm and sanitary
sewers and water mains as approved by the Township Engineer.
(10)
Location and description of all monuments as
required by this chapter and the New Jersey Map Filing Law.
(11)
By separate exhibit, information regarding required
improvements and detailing the stage of completion of installing said
improvements, including the following certifications:
(a)
By a New Jersey licensed professional land surveyor
as to the accuracy of the plat and of the surveyed dimensions.
(b)
That the applicant is agent or owner of the
land, or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement
or contract of sale.
(c)
Approval of the Township Engineer.
(d)
Appropriate local, county, regional and state
or federal approvals.
(e)
By the Township Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date.
(f)
Other certifications that may be required by
law.
(12)
For phased or staged developments, only those
portions for which approval is being requested and have been granted
preliminary approval shall be shown on the final plat.
(13)
The identification of all abutting land that
has been assessed currently or within any of the three calendar years
preceding the application as qualified farmland under the New Jersey
Farmland Assessment Act[6] and the location within each subdivision lot of an agricultural buffer strip of 100 feet in width or as provided in § 120-71G, in addition to the required minimum lot size and minimum yard dimensions along any boundary of such abutting land so identified. The location of an agricultural buffer strip shall not be required for any subdivision lot that is intended to be farmed and is five acres or more in area, or if farmland assessment on the adjacent land has been terminated and rollback taxes have been imposed due to change of use of said adjacent land to a use other than agricultural or horticultural.
[6]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
[5]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
F.
Final site plan. The final site plan shall include all data required on the preliminary site plan drawn to incorporate all changes required as a condition of preliminary approval and drawn by persons and to specifications as required for a preliminary plan. To the extent applicable, the final site plan shall be accompanied by the same certifications as required by § 120-52E(11) and shall also comply with § 120-52E(12) with regard to a phased development.
G.
Site plan for signs. Unless otherwise provided in
this chapter, an application for sign permit shall be accompanied
by a sign site plan of the proposed sign(s) which shall show the following:
(1)
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant,
the person preparing and/or constructing the sign(s) and the person
erecting or locating the sign(s).
(2)
Location of the building, the structure and/or the
lot to which the sign is or is to be erected, attached or located.
(3)
A scaled drawing showing the size of the existing
or proposed sign; the location of the sign on the building to which
it is to be attached, or on the property on which it is to be place
(in which case setback dimensions shall be shown); the materials to
be utilized in the construction of the sign, including whether or
not the sign will be illuminated and details of said illumination
including intensity of light and type of lighting to be utilized;
and the message, lettering, artwork, illustrations, photographs, color
and appurtenances or other items to be placed or shown on the sign(s)
or as part thereof.
(4)
In the case of signs to be erected, constructed or
placed on property or attached to structures not belonging to the
applicant, evidence of the property or structure owner's approval
and permission for the locating of said sign(s).
(5)
Such other information as reasonably required by the
approving authority in order to make a decision as to the approval
of the sign based on the provisions of this chapter.
H.
General development plan. A general development plan to be submitted pursuant to the provisions of § 120-46 of this chapter shall contain or be accompanied by the following:
(1)
A general land use plan at a scale of not less than
one inch equals 100 feet indicating the tract area and general locations
of the land uses to be included in the planned development. The total
number of dwelling units and amount of nonresidential floor area to
be provided and proposed land area ton be devoted to residential or
nonresidential uses shall be set forth. In addition, the proposed
types of nonresidential uses to be included in the planned development
shall be set forth, and the land area to be occupied by each proposed
use shall be estimated. The density and intensity of use of the entire
planned development shall be set forth, and a residential density
and a nonresidential floor area ratio shall be provided;
(2)
A circulation plan showing the general location and
types of transportation facilities, including facilities for pedestrian
access within the planned development and any proposed improvements
to the existing transportation system outside the planned development;
(3)
An open space plan showing the proposed land area
and general location of parks and any other land areas to be set aside
for conservation and recreational purposes and a general description
of improvements proposed to be made thereon, including a plan for
the operation and maintenance of parks and recreational lands;
(4)
A utility plan indicating the need for and showing
the proposed location of sewage and waterlines, any drainage facilities
necessitated by the physical characteristics of the site, proposed
methods for handling solid waste disposal; and a plan for the operation
and maintenance of proposed utilities;
(5)
A stormwater management plan setting forth the proposed
method of controlling and managing stormwater on the site;
(6)
An environmental inventory including general description
of the vegetation, soils, topography, geology, surface hydrology,
climate and cultural resources of the site existing man-made structures
or features and the probable impact of the development on the environmental
attributes of the site;
(7)
A community facility plan indicating the scope and
type of supporting community facilities which may include, but not
be limited to, educational or cultural facilities, historic sites,
libraries, hospitals, firehouses and police stations;
(8)
A housing plan outlining the number of housing units
to be provided and the extent to which any housing obligation assigned
to the Township pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. will be fulfilled
by the development;
(9)
A local service plan indicating those public services
which the applicant proposes to provide and which may include, but
not be limited to, water, sewer, cable and solid waste disposal;
(10)
A fiscal report describing the anticipated demand on municipal services to be generated by the planned development and any other financial impacts to be faced by the Township or school district as a result of the completion of the planned development. The fiscal report shall also include a detailed projection of property tax revenues which will accrue to the county, municipality and school district according to the timing schedule provided under Subsection H(11) of this section, and following completion of the planned development in its entirety;
(11)
A proposed timing schedule in the case of a
planned development whose construction is contemplated over a period
of years, including any terms or conditions which are intended to
protect the interests of the public and of the residents who occupy
any section of the planned development prior to the completion of
the planned development in its entirety; and
(12)
A municipal development agreement, which shall
mean a written agreement between the Township of Deerfield and the
developer relating to the planned development.
I.
Waivers from plat or plan details. The Land Use Board
or other approving authority upon written request of the applicant,
may waive any plat or plan details required in connection with the
provisions of this article where it finds that said waived detail
is not required in order to adequately review the plat or plan, is
not relevant to the development activity proposed or the property
upon which is located, and that the waiving of said detail(s) shall
not be detrimental to the adopted Township Master Plan or the provisions
of this chapter.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39
and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65, every application for development submitted
to the Land Use Board shall be accompanied by proof that no taxes
or assessment for local improvements are due or delinquent on the
property which is the subject of such application; or, if it is shown
that taxes or assessments are delinquent on said property, and approvals
or other relief granted by the Board shall be conditioned upon either
the prompt payment of such taxes or assessments or the making of adequate
provision for the payment thereof in such manner that the municipality
will be adequately protected.
The Land Use Board shall hold a hearing on each
application for development consistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 and this chapter, and such hearings shall conducted according
to the provisions of this section.
A.
Rules. The Land Use Board shall make rules governing
the conduct of hearings before such bodies which rules shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or of
this chapter.
B.
Oaths. The officer presiding at the hearing or such
person as he may designate shall have the power to administer oaths
and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the
production of relevant evidence, including witnesses and documents
presented by the parties, and the provisions of the County and Municipal
Investigations Law (N.J.S.A. 2A:67A-1 et seq.) shall apply.
C.
Testimony. The testimony of all witnesses relating
to an application for development shall be taken under oath or affirmation
by the presiding officer, and the right to cross examination shall
be permitted to all interested parties through their attorneys, if
represented, or directly, if not represented, subject to the discretion
of the presiding officer and to reasonable limitations as to time
and number of witnesses.
D.
Evidence. Technical rules of evidence shall not be
applicable to the hearing, but the Board may exclude irrelevant, immaterial
or unduly repetitious evidence.
E.
Records. The Land Use Board shall provide for the
verbatim recording of the proceedings by either stenographic, mechanical
or electronic means. The Board shall furnish a transcript or duplicate
recording in lieu thereof on request of any interested party at his/her
expense. The Land Use Board in furnishing a transcript of the proceedings
to an interested party at his/her expense shall not charge such interested
party more than the maximum permitted in N.J.S.A. 2A:11-15.[1] Said transcript shall be certified in writing by the transcriber
to be accurate.
[1]
Editor's Note: Repealed by L. 1991, c. 119.
Whenever a hearing on an application for development
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. is required the applicant shall
give notice thereof as follows:
A.
Public notice shall be given by publication in the
official newspaper of the Township at least 10 days prior to the date
of the hearing.
B.
Notice shall be given to the owners of all real property
as shown on the current tax duplicate or duplicates located in the
state and within 200 feet in all directions of the property which
is the subject of such hearing, provided that this requirement shall
be deemed satisfied by notice to the condominium association in the
case of any unit owner whose unit has a unit above or below it, or
horizontal property regime, in the case of any co-owner whose apartment
has an apartment above or below it.
(1)
Such notice shall be given by serving a copy on the
owner as shown on the said current tax duplicate or his agent in charge
of the property or by mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to
the property owner at his address as shown on the said current tax
duplicate. A return receipt is not required.
(2)
Notice to a partnership owner may be made by service
upon any partner. Notice to a corporate owner may be made by service
upon its president, a vice president, secretary or other person authorized
by appointment or by law to accept on behalf of the corporation. Notice
to a condominium association, horizontal property regime, community
trust or homeowners' association, because of its ownership of common
elements or areas located within 200 feet of the property which is
the subject of the hearing, may be made in the same manner as to a
corporation, without further notice to unit owners, co-owners or homeowners
on account of such common elements or areas.
C.
Notice of hearings on applications for development involving property located within 200 feet of an adjoining municipality shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Clerk of such municipality, which notice shall be in addition to notice required to be given pursuant to § 120-55B of this article to the owners of lands in such adjoining municipality which are located within 200 feet of the subject premises.
D.
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified
mail to the County Planning Board of a hearing on an application for
development of property adjacent to an existing county road or proposed
road shown on the Official County Map or on the County Master Plan,
adjoining other county land or situated within 200 feet of the subject
premises.
E.
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified
mail to the Commissioner of Transportation of a hearing on an application
for development of property adjacent to a state highway.
F.
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified
mail to the State Planning Commission of a hearing on an application
for development of property which exceeds 150 acres or 500 dwelling
units. The notice shall include a copy of any maps or documents required
to be on file with the Township Clerk pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.
G.
All notices hereinabove specified in this section
shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for hearing,
and the applicant shall file an affidavit of proof of service with
the Land Use Board.
H.
Any notice made by certified mail as hereinabove required
shall be deemed to be complete upon mailing in accordance with the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-14.
I.
Form of notice. All notices required to be given pursuant
to the terms of this chapter shall state:
(1)
The date, time and place of the hearing;
(2)
The nature of the matters to be considered;
(3)
Identification of the property proposed for development
by street address, if any, and by reference to lot and block number
as shown on the current tax duplicate in the Township Tax Assessor's
Office;
(4)
The location at which any maps and documents for which
approval is sought are available for inspection as required by law;
and
(5)
The time during which such inspections can be made.
Public notice shall be given for all applications
for development as stipulated in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12, and for minor
and major site plans involving multifamily, commercial or industrial
uses or activities; for appeals of determination of administrative
officers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60a and for requests for interpretation
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60b.
An applicant for waiver by the Land Use Board of site plan review approval shall publish and serve notices of the date, time, and place of the meeting of the Land Use Board to consider such application. Such notice shall be published and served in the same manner and it shall contain the same information as required for a notice of a hearing on an application for development as required pursuant to § 120-55 of this chapter.
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12c, the Township Tax Assessor shall, within seven days after receipt of a request therefor and upon receipt of payment of a fee of $10, make and certify a list from the current tax duplicate of names and addresses of owners to whom the applicant is required to give notice pursuant to § 120-54 of this chapter.
B.
The Township Tax Assessor shall, within seven days
after receipt of a request therefor and upon receipt of payment of
a fee of $10, make and certify a list from the current tax duplicate
of the all lots and blocks of land abutting parcel which is the subject
of development review, which abutting lots and blocks are assessed
as qualified farmland under the New Jersey Farmland Assessment Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
The Land Use Board shall include findings of
fact and conclusions based thereon in each decision on any application
for development and shall reduce the decision to writing. The Land
Use Board shall provide the findings and conclusions through:
A.
A resolution adopted at a meeting held within the
time period provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. For action by the
Land Use Board on the application for development; or
B.
A memorializing resolution adopted at a meeting held
not later then 45 days after the date of the meeting at which the
Land Use Board voted to grant or deny approval. Only the members of
the Land Use Board who voted for the action taken may vote on the
memorializing resolution, and the vote of a majority of such members
present at the meeting at which the resolution is presented for adoption
shall be sufficient to adopt the resolution. An action pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-9 (resulting from failure of a motion to approve an
application) shall be memorialized by resolution as provided above,
with those members voting against the motion for approval being the
members eligible to vote on the memorializing resolution. The vote
of any such resolution shall be deemed to be a memorialization of
the action of the Land Use Board and not to be an action of the Land
Use Board; however, the date of the adoption of the resolution shall
constitute the date of the decision for purposes of mailings, filings
and publications required by Subsections h and I of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.
If the Land Use Board fails to adopt a resolution or a memorializing
resolution as hereinabove specified, any interested party may apply
to the Superior Court in a summary manner for an order compelling
the Land Use Board to reduce its findings and conclusions to writing
within a stated time and the cost of the application, including attorney's
fees, shall be assessed against the Township.
C.
A copy of the decision shall be mailed by the Land
Use Board within 10 days of the date of the decision to the applicant,
or if represented, then to his attorney, without separate charge,
and to all who request a copy of the decision for a reasonable fee.
A copy of the decision shall also be filed by the Land Use Board in
the office of the administrative officer. The administrative officer
shall make a copy of such filed decision available to any interested
party for a reasonable fee and make available for public inspection
at his/her office during reasonable hours.
A brief notice of every final decision shall
be published in the official newspaper of the Township. At a minimum,
the notice shall clearly identify the nature of the Board action requested;
the public meeting or meetings at which the matter was heard and decided;
and whether or not the application was granted. Such publication shall
be arranged by the administrative officer of the Land Use Board without
charge to the applicant. Said notice shall be sent to the official
newspaper for publication within 10 days of the date of such decision.
A corporation or partnership applying to Land Use Board for permission to subdivide a parcel of land into six or more lots, or applying for a variance to construct a multiple dwelling of 25 or more family units or for approval of a site to be used for commercial purposes shall list the names and addresses of all stockholders or individual partners owning at least 10% of its stock of any class or at least 10% of the interest in the partnership, as the case may be. Said disclosure shall be in compliance with the provisions of § 120-48B(2) through (4) of this article.
A.
The following checklists to be used for determining
the completeness of any development application submitted to the approval
authority, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this
chapter:[1]
[Amended 12-1-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-6]
Checklist A.
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Minor Subdivision
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Checklist B.
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Minor Site Plan
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Checklist C.
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Major Subdivision
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Checklist D.
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Major Site Plan
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Checklist E.
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Final Subdivision Plan
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Checklist F.
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General Development Plan
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Checklist G.
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Preliminary Zoning Permit Within a Floodplain
Area
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Checklist H.
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Forestry Permit
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Checklist I.
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Sign Permit
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Checklist J.
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Wireless Local Communications Facilities Application — Supplemental
Information
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Checklist K.
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Variance Application
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Checklist L.
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Specific Use Supplemental Information
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Checklist M.
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Grading Plan
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[1]
Editor's Note: The checklists are on file in the office of
the Township Clerk.
B.
The administrative officer of the Land Use Board or
other approving authority shall provide all applicants for development
approval with a copy of all applicable checklist as noted above for
the proposed development involved. Said checklist(s) shall be completed
and submitted along with all documentation and plans or plats as indicated
on said checklist(s) to the administrative officer at the time of
his/her making application for development review. The checklist or
checklists shall be used in determining completeness of the application
for review submitted as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3.