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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 160, Land Use, Art. XII et seq.
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.