[Amended 5-21-1981 by Ord. No. 6-81]
Prior to the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy for any use other than a single one-family dwelling not requiring major site grading, the Planning Board shall review a site development plan of the proposed construction and use and shall ascertain that all the requirements of this chapter are complied with. The applicant shall file with the Secretary of the Planning Board 16 copies of site plans accompanied by two copies of the completed application forms, together with the requisite fees pursuant to §
47-10 of Chapter
47 of the Code of the Borough of Kinnelon, at least 14 days before the date of the monthly work session of the Planning Board at which consideration is desired. Site plans for single one-family residential dwellings shall be submitted to the Construction Official for review and approval.
The site plan shall be prepared by a New Jersey
licensed professional engineer and shall be drawn to a scale of not
more than one inch equals 50 feet and shall show the following:
B. Building setback, side line and rear yard distances.
C. Location of all proposed buildings.
D. Location of off-street parking areas, with dimensions,
showing parking spaces, loading docks, access drives, traffic circulation
and the location and description of any lighting in connection with
the parking area.
E. Location and description of all proposed signs.
F. Type of surface, paving, curbing, sidewalks, storm
drainage facilities, water mains and sanitary sewer lines.
G. All landscaping, fences, walls or similar facilities
to be provided and all specific areas where existing trees are to
be removed, with the location of all trees having a diameter of four
inches or more, measured four feet above the grade therein.
H. Location of all structures within 200 feet of the
property.
I. The first-floor elevation of all buildings.
J. Existing topography with two-foot contour intervals,
proposed topography with two-foot contour intervals and all existing
streams and watercourses.
K. Environmental data required. In addition to other
data required as part of a site plan, the following shall be submitted:
[Added 4-16-1987 by Ord. No. 7-87; amended 6-18-1987 by Ord. No. 10-87; 11-19-1987 by Ord.
No. 16-87; 10-20-1988 by Ord. No. 16-88; 5-18-1989 by Ord. No. 9-89]
(1) A topographic map, at a minimum scale of one inch
equals 50 feet, showing two-foot contours, shall contain:
(a)
Topography information.
[1]
The following ranges of slope:
[Amended 3-19-1992 by Ord. No. 2-92]
[b] Fifteen and one-tenth percent to
20%.
[c] Twenty and one-tenth percent to
25%.
[d] Twenty-five and one-tenth percent
to 30%.
[e] Thirty and one-tenth percent to
35%.
[2]
Said topography information shall be based on
actual field surveys or other equally reliable sources.
(b)
All flood hazard areas, lakes, ponds, marshes,
bogs, swamps, brooks and perennial and intermittent streams, whether
natural or man-made.
(c)
A wetlands delineation line prepared by a qualified
expert and verified in a letter of interpretation by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
(2) A map as per Subsection
K(1)(b) and
(c) above containing soil data from the Soil Survey of Morris County (United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service) showing each soil type and soil symbol.
(3) The above mappings shall include each proposed lot and lot area meeting the minimum lot size requirement. Lot area is to be calculated pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Article
X of Chapter
207 of the Code of the Borough of Kinnelon.
In reviewing such site development plan, the
Planning Board shall ascertain that all of the following requirements
are complied with:
A. The provisions of this chapter with respect to height,
minimum size of the lot, maximum area, mandatory open spaces, front
yards, side yards and rear yards shall be complied with.
B. The applicant shall comply with Section 3 of the Morris
County Land Development Standards prior to review by the municipal
approving authority of applications for development along county roads.
C. Adequate provision shall be made of off-street parking and loading, in accordance with §
207-11 of the zoning regulations, to ensure proper traffic circulation and protection to adjoining property.
D. The design or construction of the building shall not
involve or be likely to involve risks of traffic congestion, public
safety or hazard.
E. The design or construction of any building or use
shall not be so incongruous with the character of the neighborhood
as to adversely affect the value of adjacent or nearby properties.
F. No smoke, fumes or objectionable odors or noises shall
be emitted from any building or use.
G. An area shall be provided which is concealed from
the customer's parking area and from adjacent property for the orderly
deposit and pickup of trash and garbage.
H. The removal of any tree over four inches in diameter
must be approved by the Planning Board. Soil removal and/or backfilling
shall not be permitted within six feet of any tree not approved for
removal, unless brick or stone retaining walls are constructed in
accordance with the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
in New Jersey, prepared by the New Jersey State Soil Conservation
Committee, as per the latest edition.
I. Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that
are not used for off-street parking and loading shall be attractively
planted with trees, shrubs, plants and grass lawns or left in a natural
state, as required by the Planning Board. Special planting or a fence
shall be provided along the side and rear property lines so that the
parking and loading areas are not visible from adjacent residential
property.
J. If the location of the site plan proposal is in an
area subject to flooding, an area having slopes greater than 15% or
in other critical areas, in the opinion of the Planning Board, an
environmental assessment shall be required before consideration by
the Planning Board.
K. Existing natural streams and watercourses which traverse
the location of the site plan proposal shall not be encroached upon
or altered, unless approved by the New Jersey Water Policy and Supply
Council, and then only at the discretion of the Planning Board. If
the encroachment does not fall under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey
Water Policy and Supply Council, approval shall be subject to the
discretion of the Planning Board.
L. All buildings and structures shall use renewable energy
sources within the limits of practicability and feasibility.
[Added 9-16-1982 by Ord. No. 13-82]
The provisions of §
176-27 of the Kinnelon Subdivision of Land Ordinance shall apply to site plan applications.
The Planning Board, when acting upon applications
for preliminary site plan approvals, shall have the power to grant
such exceptions from the requirements of site plan approval as may
be reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the provisions
for site plan review and approval, if the literal enforcement of one
or more provisions of this chapter is impracticable or will exact
undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land
in question.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit or
certificate of occupancy, the Planning Board shall require that the
applicant enter into an agreement with the Borough for the posting
of a performance guaranty up to 120% of the cost of any improvements.
Ten percent of the performance guaranty shall be in the form of a
certified check, and said guaranty shall ensure the installation of
all off-site improvements within 18 months after the date of approval
of the site plan.