The regulations contained in this Part 4 are
deemed necessary to achieve the following objectives:
A.
To provide a review and coordination procedure which
clearly defines the role of public and private interests, as well
as standards to be enforced.
B.
To enhance and improve the man-made and natural environment
through the retention of open spaces, woodlands, waterways, wetlands,
trees and other natural vegetative cover, and to prevent erosion,
flooding, silting and removal or displacement of land.
C.
To encourage innovative and attractive techniques
in design, technology and administration.
[Amended 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 19-01]
A.
Zoning permits. No use and occupancy of any building, structure, or lot shall be commenced or changed, and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, convened, or installed, and no building permit or certificate of occupancy shall issue for any one or more of the above activities, until a zoning permit has been issued by the Zoning Officer confirming that such activity complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 95, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Morris. A zoning permit application for an accessory building or structure (including a fence or wall) on a single-family lot in a residential zone shall be accompanied by a survey of the lot which accurately represents all existing conditions on the lot and a scaled map or drawing showing the location, size and type of the proposed accessory building or structure (including fences and/or walls). (This scaled map or drawing need not be prepared by a licensed professional and may be superimposed upon a copy of the survey.)
[Amended 12-6-2006 by Ord. No. 28-06]
B.
Site plan approval. No building permit or zoning permit shall issue for any use or change of use, or for the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, or installation of any building or structure, until a site plan for such activity is first submitted to and approved by the Planning Board, unless such activity is exempt from site plan review under § 57-96 below. No housing unit approved as an age-restricted housing unit in the PRC Zone shall be converted to a non-age-restricted housing unit until a site plan approving such conversion is submitted to and approved by the Planning Board.
[Amended 6-17-2009 by Ord. No. 9-09]
C.
Conditions for issuance of certificate of occupancy.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building, structure,
lot or use unless all construction and conditions conform to the approved
site plan therefor; provided, however, that where the public health,
safety and welfare will not be adversely affected, the Construction
Official may, in his or her discretion, issue a temporary certificate
of occupancy where seasonal weather conditions require delay of installation
of landscaping, or the final surface course of any parking or other
paved area, or any similar site improvement.
[Amended 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 19-01]
A.
One- and two-family dwellings. Site plan review shall
not be required for single-family and two-family dwellings when used
solely for residential purposes or for such accessory uses as a private
garage, toolhouse, gardens and private greenhouses, swimming pools
and other similar uses incidental to a single-family or two-family
detached dwelling.
B.
Other exceptions. Site plan review shall not be required
for the following, when there is no new use or change of use, and
no resulting impact upon on-site parking, circulation, drainage, lighting,
landscaping, or other site plan or zoning requirements:
(1)
Any construction or alteration confined solely to
the interior of a building or structure.
(2)
Any construction or alteration confined solely to
renovations or alterations to the exterior facade of an existing building.
(3)
Any construction or alteration, the cost of which
is $5,000 or less and which is determined by the Zoning Officer to
involve no material site development considerations. In making this
determination, the Zoning Officer may refer the matter to the Technical
Coordinating Committee for review and recommendation.
C.
Waiver of site plan approval. The Planning Board shall
have discretion to waive the requirement for site plan approval in
any case in which the Board determines that the proposed development
is a permitted use in the zone and does not involve substantial site
development considerations.
A.
In addition to referral of site plans to other agencies
required by law to review site plans, the Planning Board may refer
site plans to any other federal, state, county, local, private or
quasi-public agencies for their recommendations within their particular
fields of expertise.
B.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.1 et seq., as amended
and supplemented, an application for review and approval of site plans
under the jurisdiction of Morris County shall comply in all respects
with said standards, specifications and procedures.
