In passing upon and considering a proposed site
plan, the Planning Board shall consider the following criteria, standards
and objectives:
A.
Compliance with all zoning ordinances and the objectives
of the Master Plan of the Borough of Paramus.
B.
That adequate provision has been made in the proposed
plan for:
(1)
Adequate drainage. Any land to be developed shall
meet the minimum standards set herein for drainage. Detailed computation
satisfactory to the Borough Engineer shall be provided.
(2)
Sewage disposal: that provisions have been made for
sewage disposal.
(3)
Solid waste storage: that provision has been made
for solid waste storage and disposal so as to prevent litter or unsightly
or unsanitary conditions.
(4)
Grading: that provision has been made for any necessary
grading or regrading and paving or repaving for safe pedestrian or
vehicular movements and proper drainage.
(5)
Underground utilities: that provision has been made
so that all utilities, including telephone, electric, water, gas and
sewage, are underground and their location properly recorded.
(6)
Sidewalks: that sufficient and properly located sidewalks
are provided for pedestrian use.
(7)
Safe and proper driveways, aisles, parking spaces,
bus stops, ingress and egress: that sufficient parking spaces are
to be provided in accordance with ordinance requirements with proper
and safe backup areas, aisles, fire lanes and traffic markings with
properly designed driveways so as to promote the safety of persons
and minimize the risk of property damage to vehicles on the property
and damages to buildings and structures and also to promote safety
and adequate ingress and egress for vehicles and persons entering
or leaving the site and to prevent unnecessary traffic and safety
hazards for persons using the property or adjacent roads, for large
developments, to provide adequate and convenient space for bus stops
and access lanes.
(8)
Exterior lighting: to ensure that exterior lighting
is sufficient and safe and to also ensure that the same is properly
shielded and not directed toward nearby areas zoned for residential
use and also to prevent unnecessary glare on the site or on the adjacent
roads.
(9)
Drainage and sewage easements: to ensure that the
Borough obtains any necessary drainage easements, stream clearance
easements and sewage easements.
(10)
Planted areas: to ensure that properly designed
and properly planned and placed planting areas are provided as required
by ordinance.
(11)
Fire zones and off-street loading facilities:
to ensure that sufficient areas have been allocated for no-parking
fire zones and off-street loading facilities as required by ordinance.
(12)
Traffic patterns, signs and signals: to ensure
that a safe traffic pattern is provided with the proper type of traffic
directional signs and markings in proper places, suitable to heights
and properly oriented.
(13)
Planted buffer areas: that where required by
ordinance, a proper and sufficient buffer area has been provided with
suitable plant materials to provide screening and privacy to adjacent
property owners.
(14)
Compliance agreements: to require agreements
with the developer or the owner of the property, or both, where necessary
to ensure the securing of one or more of the objectives set forth
herein.
(15)
Approval of other agencies: to ensure that,
prior to the development or redevelopment of the lot, all necessary
approvals from the state if required, county, if required, and all
other boards or bodies, if required, have been obtained.
(16)
Public improvements: that public improvements
made necessary by the development are installed, whether on the site
or off the site.
(17)
Street dedications and street improvements:
to ensure that street dedications and street improvements be made
where necessary in accordance with the Master Plan of the Borough
of Paramus or the County Master Plan with respect to county roads.
(18)
Use of minimum maintenance materials: use of
proper materials and designs in the development of the site and the
exterior of the building and site so that the same will not be likely
to create maintenance problems and adversely affect public safety
or health or create traffic dangers, adverse drainage conditions or
other dangerous conditions inimical to the public health or welfare
or the conservation of property values in the Borough.
(19)
Fulfillment of objectives of planning and zoning:
the objectives of good planning and zoning, as generally set forth
in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2, and any further relevant considerations that
lawfully may be considered in connection with all of the foregoing
objectives, whether or not specifically enumerated herein.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23]
(20)
Preservation of substantial trees: to preserve,
whenever reasonably possible, any substantial trees on the site and
to ensure that those to be retained are properly protected until construction
is completed.
C.
The Planning Board shall find the following facts and conclusions before approving any planned development established under Chapter 429, Zoning:
[Added 4-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91-12]
(2)
That the proposals for maintenance and conservation
of the common open space are reliable, and that the amount, location
and purpose of the common open space are adequate.
(3)
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.
(4)
That the proposed planned development will not have
an unreasonably adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed
to be established.
(5)
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 of the residents,
occupants and owners of the proposed development in the total completion
of the development are adequate.
