No sewer connection permit shall be issued by the Township of
White unless a sewer allocation permit has been issued by the Township
Committee of the Township of White in accordance with the provisions
of this Part 2.
All persons owning property in the Township of White, except as set forth in § 235-50 hereof, requesting permission to have the property serviced by the sewer system of the WC(PR)MUA shall make an application to the Township Committee of the Township of White for a sewer allocation permit as provided herein.
Any single-family residential lot that conforms to the Zoning
Ordinance[1] of the Township which has an existing lateral connection
from said lot to a sewer main shall be exempt from the provisions
of this Part 2.
The application process for existing single-family lots that
are not connected to the sewer system by means of an existing lateral
connection shall be as follows:
A.
The owner of said property shall make an application to the Mayor
and Township Committee for a sewer allocation permit for said lot
on application forms established by the Township of White.
(1)
Said forms shall require the following information:
(a)
The name and address of the owner.
(b)
The address of the property and tax lot and block designation.
(c)
The type of residential dwelling constructed or to be constructed
upon the property, including the square foot area of the dwelling
and the number of bedrooms to be included in the dwelling.
(d)
Any other matters deemed necessary by the Mayor and Committee.
(2)
Applications shall be submitted with a fee of $250, which is hereby
established as the fee for said application.
B.
Upon receipt of said application and required fee, the Township Clerk
shall forward copies of the same to the Township Planning Board and
to the Township Board of Health. Comments from such agencies are to
be directed to the Township Committee of the Township of White within
30 days of such agency's receipt of the completed application and
supporting materials. Upon the receipt of said application and required
fee and the comments from the above-designated agencies, the Township
Committee shall review said application and determine whether or not
there is sufficient gallonage available to authorize a sewer allocation
permit to the applicant. In the event that the application is approved,
a sewer allocation permit will be issued by the Township Committee
for the equivalent dwelling units set forth in the application. In
the event that the application is denied, notice thereof shall be
provided to the applicant. Notice of a denial of an application must
be given to the applicant within 60 days of the filing of the original
application unless the applicant consents to an extended period of
time for review by the municipal governing body. Within 10 days of
denial of the application, the applicant may submit a written request
to the Township Committee for a hearing on said application. Upon
receipt of a request for a hearing, the Township Committee shall schedule
a hearing, at which time the applicant shall be permitted to submit
testimony and evidence in support of the application. Thereafter,
the Township Committee shall render its decision on said application
within 30 days from the date of said hearing.
The owner of any other property shall file with the Township
Committee an application for a sewer allocation permit on forms prescribed
by the Township Committee, which application shall include the following
matters:
A.
The name and address of the applicant.
B.
The address of the property and the tax lot and block designation.
C.
The lot dimensions.
D.
The total area of the lot in question.
E.
The proposed use of the property or the type of building or buildings
to be constructed thereon.
F.
If a subdivision is involved, a preliminary sketch of the proposed
subdivision showing the number of lots involved.
G.
If townhouses, condominiums or garden apartments are the subject
matter of the application, a preliminary sketch plan showing the number
of townhouses, condominiums or garden apartments and the number of
proposed bedrooms in the dwellings to be constructed.
H.
For all commercial or industrial uses, a preliminary site plan shall
be submitted with the application showing the type of proposed use
of the premises.
I.
A certification by the applicant's engineer as to the number of gallons
of sewer that will be required by the proposed use of the premises,
and the method of calculation and schedules used in computing said
amount shall be submitted as part of the application.
J.
A fee computed as follows, which is hereby established as a fee for
said allocation permit:
(1)
An amount equal to 50% of the amount which would be required under
the appropriate White Township ordinance existing as of the date of
the application to connect each proposed equivalent dwelling unit
to the sanitary sewerage system within the Township; and
(2)
The sum of $250 for the first equivalent dwelling unit in each application
and $100 for each equivalent dwelling unit thereafter in each application.
The amounts deposited under this subsection shall be used by the Township
for various review fees, professional fees and administrative costs
associated with each application.
(3)
The amount deposited under Subsection J(1) of this section shall be credited on behalf of the applicant against the connection fees to be charged at the time of the actual connection. In the interim, the Township may use the funds deposited to maintain or improve the sewage transportation system within the Township. In the event that the applicant shall abandon the project, the fees deposited shall not be reimbursable to the applicant.
K.
Any other matters deemed necessary by the Township Committee.
A.
Within five days of receipt of the application and the required fee,
a copy of said application shall be transmitted by the Township Clerk
to the Township Planning Board and the Township Board of Health for
comment. Thereafter, a hearing shall be held by the Township Committee
of the Township of White, at which time the applicant may present
testimony and evidence in support of the application.
B.
The hearing shall be held within 45 days from the date the complete
application and fee are filed with the Clerk of the Township of White.
C.
The Township Committee shall render its decision within 30 days from
the date of the hearing.
Time limitations of sewer allocation permits shall be as follows:
A.
Existing single-family lots not serviced with an existing lateral:
one year.
B.
All other permits. All other permits shall expire as set forth herein
unless the applicant complies with the applicable provisions hereinafter
set forth:
(1)
Seventy-five days, unless a complete site plan application is submitted
to the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, as the case may be,
in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46.
(2)
Seventy-five days, unless a complete minor subdivision application
is submitted to the approving agency in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-47.
(3)
Seventy-five days, unless a complete preliminary major subdivision
application is submitted to the approving agency in accordance with
the provision of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48.
(4)
Two years, unless final subdivision or site plan approval is granted
by the approving agency in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-49.
(5)
Two years, unless a building permit has been issued by the Construction
Code Official for the building to be erected on the lot or lots included
in the site plan or subdivision.
In making its decision as to whether an application for a sewer
allocation permit shall be approved, the Township Committee shall
be guided by the following:
A.
The amount of sewerage treatment allocation available from the WC(PR)MUA.
B.
The current and future usage of existing properties of the sewerage
allocation within the Township.
C.
Availability of alternate sewage disposal methods and the cost thereof
available to the applicant.
D.
The amount of sewage allocation requested as a percentage of the
total unused allocation of the Township of White.
E.
The reasonableness of the total allocation requested by the applicant.
F.
The nature and type of effluent to be generated by the applicant.
G.
Any other matter that may affect the general health and welfare of
the residents of the Township of White and the overall reasonable
development of the vacant or unused lands of the Township of White.
A.
Any person violating the provisions of this Part 2 shall be subject
to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of not exceeding 90 days or
a fine not exceeding $500 per offense, or both.
B.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this Part 2 for each equivalent
dwelling unit shall be deemed a separate offense.
