A.
An informal submission of a site plan may be made
by any developer or applicant. Such informal discussions may be held
at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Board or of the Site
Plan Committee of the Planning Board. The intent of the informal discussion
is for the developer or applicant to provide the concepts of development
to the Planning Board or Site Plan Committee for their review.
B.
No decisions will be made and no formal action taken
during any and all parts of informal discussions. Recommendations
made during informal discussions shall not be binding on the Planning
Board or Site Plan Committee. The Planning Board or Site Plan Committee
shall control all aspects of regulations, time and procedures of informal
discussions. Any actions taken pertaining to informal discussions
shall be without prejudice to the rights of the parties to later proceed
formally under the procedures elsewhere set forth in this chapter.
Plans for informal discussions shall be submitted to the Construction
Official.
A.
Twelve copies of an application shall be submitted
to the Clerk of the Planning Board/Zoning Board, in writing, at least
14 days before the date of the monthly work session of the Planning
Board. Such application shall be accompanied with the appropriate
fee as set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of River Edge.[1] At the time of filing the application, the applicant shall
also file 12 copies of plot plans, maps or other documents required
by any provisions of this and other ordinances of the Borough or any
rule of the Planning Board. The applicant shall concurrently file
an application with the County Planning Board, where required.
[Amended 6-6-2008 by Ord. No. 1619]
B.
The Planning Board shall accept simultaneous applications
for preliminary and final site plan approval where so requested by
the applicant, provided that all of the conditions, requirements and
safeguards established for preliminary and final site plan approval
are adhered to.
C.
The Construction Official shall immediately notify
the Secretary of the Planning Board upon receipt of an application
and transmit the application and accompanying information to the Secretary
of the Planning Board. One copy of the application and accompanying
information shall be retained by the Construction Official in his
office. The fees shall be deposited with the Borough Chief Financial
Officer through the Construction Official.
D.
Submission of copies.
E.
The Planning Board shall review the findings of the professionals and commissions and review the application for completeness as defined in Article VI herein, and shall accept or reject the submission as a complete application within 45 days of such submission. If the application is incomplete, the application shall be returned to the applicant, and the Construction Official shall state the reason for such rejection.
F.
If the application is accepted as complete, a date for a public hearing shall be set, at which the Board will consider the application. In cases of variances or conditional uses, a date for a public hearing shall be set and a notice thereof given as set forth in Chapter 366, Subdivision of Land, and hearing held in accordance with the same chapter.
Following the public hearing and prior to adoption
of a resolution of approval or disapproval of a preliminary site plan,
the Board may require, or the applicant may request and the Board
may grant permission to make, minor revisions of the preliminary site
plan. The Board shall also have the discretion to permit the applicant
to submit an amended application in appropriate instances. If any
substantial amendment is required by the Board or desired by the applicant
in the layout of buildings or improvements proposed by the applicant,
that have been subject of a hearing, an amended application shall
be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of an original application.
The Board may allow a lesser application fee than for the original
application, if it determines that the review work involved will be
less.
A.
The Planning Board shall act to approve or disapprove the preliminary site plan with revisions, if any, in accordance with the time limits set forth in § 350-7 herein, following the date at which it has been certified that the application submitted is complete.
B.
Any site plan application requiring Bergen County
Planning Board or other governmental agency approvals shall be submitted
by the applicant to the Bergen County Planning Board or other governmental
agencies for review and approval. The Planning Board may condition
any approval upon the timely receipt of a favorable report by the
Bergen County Planning Board or other governmental agency.
C.
A preliminary site plan requiring Bergen County Planning
Board or other governmental agency approval which may not have been
received at the time of the public hearing shall require the public
hearing to be continued until such time as the required reports are
received.
D.
If the Planning Board or County Planning Board or
other governmental agency disapproves a site plan, the reasons for
disapproval shall be stated, in writing, and remedied prior to further
consideration.
E.
If the Planning Board acts favorably on a preliminary
site plan, a notation to that effect shall be made on the site plan,
and it shall be signed by the Planning Board Chairman and Secretary
of the Planning Board. The site plan shall then be returned to the
applicant for compliance with the final approval requirements.
Preliminary approval of a site plan shall confer
upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from
the date of the preliminary approval:
A.
That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary
approval was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited
to use requirements; layout and design standards for streets, curbs
and sidewalks; lot size; yard dimensions; on-tract and off-tract improvements;
and any requirements peculiar to the specific site plan. The municipality
may, subsequent to approval, modify, by ordinance, such general terms
and conditions of preliminary approval as they may relate to public
health, safety, morals and general welfare of the public.
B.
That the applicant may submit for final approval on
or before the expiration date of preliminary approval the whole or
a section or sections of the preliminary site plan.
C.
The applicant may apply for and the Board may grant
extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods of
at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension of two years,
provided that, if the design standards have been revised by ordinance,
such revised standards may govern.
