A. 
Prior to the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy for the use of land or for any new building, enlargement or change in use, or for any open parking area or parking structure, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment for review and approval in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and as provided in Ch. 366, Subdivision of Land.
B. 
No person shall alter any parking area, parking aisles, grades, fire lanes, slopes, manholes, traffic signs, ingress and egress roads, required planted areas or required buffer areas, sidewalks, drainage facilities, fencing, lighting, utility services and structures, curbing and acceleration or deceleration lanes without first obtaining site plan approval by resolution of the approving agency.
C. 
No certificate of occupancy shall be given unless all construction and conditions conform to the site plan as approved, unless conditionally approved by the approving authority as provided herein.
D. 
Site plans for the construction of 50 or more units of single-family residential housing or 25 or more units of multifamily residential housing or for the construction of any commercial or industrial development calling for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land shall be accompanied by a plan for the collection, disposition and recycling of designated recyclable materials generated on the premises, as are defined in Chapter 358, Solid Waste of the Code of the Borough of River Edge, and as set forth with more specificity elsewhere in this chapter.
[Added 8-7-1989 by Ord. No. 984]
E. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 350-5B(3), site plan approval shall be required for any building or structure (regardless of its previous use) which is to be used as a restaurant for sit-down service or take-out service or as a fast-food establishment, or any other intended use where a beverage or food handlers' license is required.
[Added 2-7-2000 by Ord. No. 1277]
A. 
Site plan review shall not be required for single-family detached residential dwellings, provided that such dwelling does not involve a home or professional office, in which case the provisions of this chapter shall apply; or for such accessory uses incidental to single-family detached dwellings. The exceptions listed herein shall not apply to planned residential developments.
B. 
Site plan approval shall not be required where:
(1) 
Minor repairs to the interior of a building do not involve structural change or enlargement of the building as determined by the Construction Official.
(2) 
Renovations or alterations to the exterior of a building or structure do not involve any enlargement of the building or structural change as determined by the Construction Official. This shall not apply to any structure subject to a previous site plan approval.
(3) 
A change in the occupancy of a retail or office use not requiring more off-street parking or loading areas as determined by the Construction Official.
A. 
The approval provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and as provided in Chapter 366, Subdivision of Land.
B. 
In all the articles and sections of this chapter, the Planning Board is named as the approving agency. In instances where the Zoning Board of Adjustment is the approving agency in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76, as revised, the procedures and requirements of this chapter shall be the same as those specified with respect to the Planning Board, except where specific reference is made to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
A. 
Failure of the approving authority to render a decision within the time prescribed by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant, shall not constitute an action granting or denying the relief sought. The rights of the applicant or any interested party shall be as set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law. The time periods for adoption of a resolution or memorializing resolution shall be as follows, from the date the Construction Official determines the application to be complete:
(1) 
Preliminary site plan:
(a) 
More than 10 acres or 10 dwelling units: 95 days.
(b) 
Ten acres or 10 dwelling units or less: 45 days.
(2) 
Final site plan: 45 days.
(3) 
Combined preliminary and final site plan: same as preliminary.
(4) 
Conditional use: 95 days.
(5) 
Combined application:
(a) 
Conditional use permit and site plan: 120 days.
(b) 
Site plan or conditional use permit and certain zoning variances or direction of the issuance of a permit for a building or structure not related to a street or in an area designated on the Official Map or for public acquisition or use: 95 days.
(c) 
Subdivision plat and a conditional use permit or site plan: 120 days.
B. 
If an application is found to be incomplete, the applicant must be notified within 45 days.
C. 
If any application involves variances from lot area (one lot), lot dimension, setback or yard requirements, the time for action shall be 95 days.
D. 
All applications processed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment: 120 days.
E. 
All times may be extended with the consent of the applicant.