Land or water falling in the following classifications
shall be deemed to be critical areas for purposes of this article:
A. Flood hazard area: The stream channel and the relatively
flat area adjoining the channel of a natural stream which has been
inundated or covered by floodwaters from a one-hundred-year storm
frequency flood as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
B. Wetlands area: Areas saturated by surface or ground
water and/or containing hydrophytic vegetation and as further defined
in N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq., entitled "Freshwater Wetlands Protection
Act."
C. Critical slope area: Any area having a grade of greater
than 25%.
D. Steep slope area: Any area having a grade of 15% to
25%.
E. Stream area: Any body of continuously or intermittently
flowing water, whether designated as a stream, brook, river or otherwise,
and consisting of a bed and banks.
F. Lake area: Any nonflowing body of water with a mean
depth of three feet or greater and a surface area greater than one
acre, whether designated as a pond, lake or reservoir.
This article shall apply to all applications
for minor or major subdivision or site plan approval in all zone districts
of the Borough of Netcong.
[Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
Variances to these critical area regulations
shall be heard as C-variances. The Planning Board may grant a variance
from any of these critical area regulations in accordance with the
procedures for a C-variance established in § 194-22A(3). The Board may request detailed plans, sketches, the preparation
of an environmental impact statement or the provision of such other
information as it may deem necessary. In considering requests for
such variances, the reviewing board may refer the request to the Borough
Engineer, the Environmental Commission, the Morris County Soil Conservation
District, the Board of Health, the Lake Musconetcong Regional Planning
Board and any other public agency for comment and recommendations.