The applicant shall submit the following documents
to the Construction Official of the Borough of River Edge in order
to apply for site plan approval, together with such other documents
as may thereafter be required by the Planning Board.
A. An application for preliminary site plan approval shall include the documents required in §§
350-19,
350-20 and
350-21 herein.
B. An application for final site plan approval, if filed separately, shall include the documents previously submitted for preliminary site plan approval, fully modified to reflect the decisions and requirements of the Planning Board. The application for final site plan approval, whether separate or combined, shall include all additional documents and requirements as described in §§
350-22 and
350-23.
C. All applications for site plan approval shall be prepared,
signed and sealed by a professional engineer or architect.
The applicant shall submit 12 copies of an application
for site plan approval which shall include the information and data
required below:
A. Site plans, which shall be drawn at a scale not smaller
than one inch equals 50 feet, and not larger than one inch equals
10 feet. The scale used shall be shown on each page of the drawing.
B. Each lot and block number of the property as shown
on the current tax assessment map of the Borough of River Edge.
C. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
D. The name, address and telephone number of any authorized
representatives of applicant in connection with the application.
E. The name, address and telephone number of the current
owner of the property if the applicant is not the owner. If the owner
is a corporation, the name and address of the president and secretary
shall be included.
F. A description of the current use(s) of the property.
G. Complete and full details of the proposed use(s) of
the site.
H. A statement as to whether the owner or applicant owns
contiguous property and, if so, the lot or lots and block numbers
of such property.
I. A general description of buildings to be erected or
altered, including dimensions of building and total number of square
feet of gross floor area, by use, for each floor and the total.
J. Reference to any existing covenants, deed restrictions,
easements or exceptions that are in effect or are intended to cover
all or any of the site. A copy of such covenants, deed restrictions,
easements or exceptions shall be submitted with the application. If
there are no known covenants, deed restrictions, easements or exceptions
affecting the site, a notation to that effect shall be indicated in
the application.
K. Reference to soil permits, including a statement as
to requirement or waiver. If a soil permit is required, a copy of
the granting of the permit shall accompany the application.
L. Reference to demolition of existing on-site buildings
or structures. If existing buildings or structures are to be demolished,
the structures to be removed shall be so indicated on the site plan.
The applicant shall provide a video of all sewer laterals on the property
following demolition which shall be a condition of the issuance of
any building permits.
[Amended 11-19-2007 by Ord. No. 1590; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No.
1595]
M. References to required variances necessary to use
the site as proposed.
N. Reference to the zoning district in which the site
is located.
O. The distance between the nearest part of the lot to
the nearest residential zoning district.
P. The proposed maximum height of any structure or building
proposed on the site as measured according to Borough ordinances.
Q. The total number of square feet of building coverage
of the lot, and the percentage of building coverage of the total lot
area.
R. If the proposed use of the property requires a conditional
use, a copy of the application shall accompany the site plan application.
S. Reference to the number of parking spaces required
for the proposed use(s) by ordinance and the number of parking spaces
proposed as part of the site plan.
T. The total number of square feet of planted areas shown
on the plan and the percentage of the site devoted to planted areas.
These calculations should be done with and without buffer areas.
U. Reference to Bergen County site plan approval. If
county site plan approval is required, a copy of documents and communications
so stating shall accompany the application.
V. Reference to abutting and contiguous streams. If the
site abuts or is contiguous to a stream and such stream is to be altered
or modified, all plans relating to such alteration or modification
shall accompany the site plan. If such alteration or modification
requires approval from the State of New Jersey, a copy of the application
and approval shall accompany the site plan application.
W. Certification from the Tax Collector's office as to
whether all real estate taxes on the property have been paid up-to-date.
X. Such other information and data as may be required
by the Planning Board in order to determine that the details of the
site plan are in accordance with Borough ordinances.
The application and site plan shall be dated,
signed by the applicant, and the filing date shall be stamped on the
application and site plan on the day that it is received by the Construction
Official, together with the required site plans and site plan fee.
Until all of these have been received, the submission shall not be
considered to be complete.
A soil erosion and sediment control plan prepared
by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer in accordance with
specifications of the Bergen County Soil Conservation District shall
be submitted for sites where over 5,000 square feet of ground will
be disturbed. The Planning Board shall not give unconditional approval
to the site plan until receipt of Soil Conservation District certification.
Any fees or expense involved in the review by the District shall be
the applicant's responsibility. Upon receipt of a report from the
Bergen County Soil Conservation District, the Planning Board shall
require incorporation of soil erosion and sediment control measures
as it deems appropriate as a condition of approval of the site plan.
The developer shall submit, prior to final approval of the site plan by the Planning Board, the cost estimates, construction time schedules and performance and maintenance bonds for any improvements, both on-site and off-site, as required under Articles
VII,
VIII and
IX herein.