Township of Chester, NJ Article 5 Minor Site Plans

§ 113-51 Application.

An application shall be submitted to the Planning Board Secretary, in duplicate, on forms supplied by the Board. Required fees shall be submitted with the application form.

§ 113-52 Map requirements.

The application shall include 20 copies of the proposed minor site plan prepared by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer or land surveyor, plus any prints and reproducibles required by the County Planning Board, accurately drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. The minor site plan shall indicate:

A. All existing and proposed structures within the site.

B. The name of the owner and all adjoining property owners, as disclosed by the most recent Township tax records.

C. The tax map sheet, block and lot numbers.

D. The area of the site.

E. Such other information as is reasonably required for the Planning Board to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements established for approval of a minor site plan have been met.

F. A hydrogeologic report shall be prepared that evaluates groundwater recharge and nitrate dilution for the proposed development. The report shall demonstrate that the discharge from the proposed individual subsurface wastewater disposal systems will not adversely affect groundwater quality as measured at the tract boundaries.

[Added 12-17-2002]

§ 113-53 Action by Planning Board.

A. The Planning Board shall grant or deny approval within 45 days of submission of a complete application, or within such time as may be consented to, in writing, by the applicant.

B. Failure of the Planning Board to act within that time period shall constitute minor site plan approval.

C. Whenever review or approval of the application by the County Planning Board is required by N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.6, the Planning Board shall condition any approval it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board, or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.

§ 113-54 Effect of approval.

The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions, whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor site plan approval was granted shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of minor site plan approval.

§ 113-55 Public hearing not required.

Public hearing and notice shall not be required for minor site plans if the Planning Board or site plan subcommittee of the Board appointed by the Chairperson finds that the application for development conforms to the definition of minor site plan.