[Added 8-5-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-09]
Every application for preliminary subdivision
approval of major subdivision.
Each preliminary application shall be a accompanied
by a community impact statement analyzing the proposed development
and its expected impact upon existing facilities and services in the
Township. The information furnished in the impact statement shall
serve to influence the design of the proposed development so that
the provision of the necessary municipal facilities can be anticipated
and coordinated with the proposed development. The community impact
statement shall be prepared in accordance with the methodologies and
standards set forth in the most recent edition of the Practitioner's
Guide to Fiscal Impact Analysis, Burchell Listokin, Dolphin, published
by Rutger's Center for Urban Policy Research.
The community impact statement shall address
the following areas:
A.
Population impact. The applicant shall provide an
analysis of the number of residents expected to be added to the municipal
population as a result of the proposed development within the following
age cohorts:
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0-4
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5-13
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14-19
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20-40
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41-64
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65+
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B.
School impact. The applicant shall provide an analysis
of the anticipated number of students which would be added to the
student population in the Township, the ability of the existing public
school facilities to absorb the expected student population during
a ten-year time frame and the expected cost of any additional construction
and teaching staff which might be necessary as a result of the development.
This analysis shall be submitted to the Superintendent of the Township
School 45 days prior to a hearing, and the applicant shall present
any response/assessment by the Superintendent as part of the Impact
statement.
C.
Emergency services.
(1)
The applicant shall provide an analysis of the anticipated
impact on the Township's emergency service capability. This analysis
shall include both number and percent increase in calls, and all special
factors which will impact on the Township's ability to provide these
services.
(2)
Special factors would include: access, water availability,
time to respond.
D.
Roads and traffic. The applicant shall provide an
assessment of the drainage maintenance, road maintenance, and snow
removal efforts required by year for five years after completion of
the project. In addition, the traffic impact segment of the Code shall
be completed and included in the community impact statement.
E.
COAH. The applicant shall provide an assessment of
the COAH impact of the project and proposed remediation.
F.
Financial impact. The applicant shall provide an analysis
of the revenues expected to be generated from the development over
a five-year period after completion. These revenues shall be compared
to the major categories of community impact cost.
G.
Water and nitrate dilution impact. The applicant shall
provide an analysis of the before and after effect of the nitrate
dilution of the project. The water impact shall assess the impact
of usage versus recharge of the project and shall provide an assessment
of surrounding property well depths and impact on surrounding property's
water supplies.
H.
Agriculture. The applicant shall identify all farming
activity in the surrounding properties within 200 feet of the property
and identify the potential positive and negative impacts that the
development might have on these surrounding properties.
