In reviewing any site plan, the Planning Board, all advisory boards and professional consultants shall be guided by the general and specific requirements contained herein.
A. 
Compliance shall be with all zoning ordinances and the goals and objectives of the Master Plan of the Borough of River Edge.
B. 
Circulation.
(1) 
The review of the site plan shall consider pedestrian and vehicular traffic movement within and adjacent to the site, with particular emphasis on the provision and layout of parking areas, off-street loading and unloading, movement of people, goods and vehicles from access roads, within the site and between buildings.
(2) 
Sufficient parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with ordinance requirements. Proper and safe backup areas, aisles, fire lanes and traffic markings shall interfere as little as possible with traffic flow on adjacent roads and within the site so as to permit vehicles rapid and safe ingress and egress to the site.
C. 
Storm drainage and public utilities. Storm drainage, sanitary waste disposal, electrical service, water and gas supply shall be reviewed and considered. Particular emphasis shall be given to the adequacy of existing and proposed systems, for improvement of utilities on-site, off-site, on-tract and off-tract to adequately carry stormwater, runoff and sewage, and to ensure an adequate supply of water at sufficient pressure for potable, commercial, industrial or fire prevention uses.
D. 
Building design and layout. The design and layout of buildings shall be reviewed so as to provide aesthetically pleasing design and efficient arrangement. Particular attention shall be given to safety and fire protection, impact on surrounding developments, contiguous and adjacent buildings and land and environmental and ecological considerations.
E. 
Exterior lighting. Adequate exterior lighting shall be provided to ensure safe movement of persons and vehicles and for security purposes. Lighting shall be arranged so as to minimize glare and reflection on adjacent properties.
F. 
Buffering and landscaping. Buffering, where required, and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Borough ordinances.
G. 
Signage. Signage shall be designed in accordance with Article X of Chapter 416, Zoning.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
H. 
Drainage and sewage easements. Site plans shall be reviewed to ensure that the Borough obtains necessary drainage easements, stream clearance easements and sewage easements.
I. 
Street dedications and street improvements. Site plans shall be reviewed to ensure that street dedications and street improvements be made, where necessary, in accordance with the Master Plan of the Borough of River Edge and the Master Plan of Bergen County with respect to county roads.
J. 
Public improvements. Site plans shall be reviewed to ensure that public improvements made necessary by the proposed development be installed, whether on the site or off the site.
K. 
Minimum maintenance materials. Site plans shall be reviewed to ensure the use of proper materials and designs in the development of the site so that such shall not adversely affect public safety or health or create traffic dangers, adverse drainage conditions or other dangerous conditions relating to the public health, safety and general welfare or the value of property in the Borough of River Edge.
A. 
Number of spaces required. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in the following table. If the determination of the number of required parking spaces results in a fractional space, the fraction shall require one additional parking space.
Off-Street Parking Requirements
Uses
Required Spaces
Banks and saving institutions
1 for each 250 square feet of floor area, or 8 for each teller window, whichever is greater
Bowling lanes
4 for each lane
Churches and other places of worship
1 for each 3 seats or 1 for each 72 inches of seating space when benches are used
Community buildings, social halls and places of public assembly
1 for each 2 seats, except that where a specific amount of seating is undetermined then, 1 space shall be required for each 75 square feet of assemblage area
Funeral homes and mortuaries
15 for each parlor
Gasoline service stations
4 for each bay
Medical or dental clinics or offices
2 for each doctor or dentist, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Nursing homes and hospitals
1 for each bed
Office, business and professional uses (other than medical or dental)
1 for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
Home occupations and professional occupations
2 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area devoted to use, and 1 additional space for each employee
Residential dwellings
2 for each dwelling unit, including garage
Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments and on-site catering
1 for each 2.5 seats
Restaurants: cafeteria-style, fast food
1 for each 2 seats plus 1 space for each 2 employees in the maximum work shift or a minimum of 40 spaces, whichever is greater
Retail stores, store groups, shops and shopping centers
1 for each 150 square feet of floor area up to 2,000 square feet and 1 space for each additional 175 square feet of floor area over 2,000 square feet
Schools: elementary
3 for every 2 teaching stations
Schools: high school, business, college
3 for every 2 teaching stations, plus 1 space for every 3 students of driving age
Wholesale establishments, warehouses and furniture stores
1 for each 600 square feet of floor area
Mixed land uses
Mixed land uses in the same building shall be calculated as the sum of the individual uses, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the Planning Board that the parking requirements of the individual uses are such that the total needs of the development are less than the sum of the parts and the number of parking spaces to be provided will satisfy the lesser need
Other uses not provided herein
To be determined by the Planning Board
B. 
Location of parking spaces.
(1) 
The Planning Board shall approve the location of all proposed parking spaces on the site and shall take into consideration the size and topography of the site, visibility from the site to the adjoining street as well as within the parking area, conditions of safety relating to the movement of people and vehicles and the elimination of nuisance factors, including glare, noise, dust and other similar considerations.
(2) 
Subject to other consideration as specified herein, off-street parking shall not be located in a required front yard. In residential zoning districts, no off-street parking areas shall be located closer than two feet to a side property line and six feet to a rear property line. In all nonresidential zoning districts, no off-street parking area shall be located closer than six feet to a side or rear lot line. These requirements shall apply to all surface and above-grade parking facilities.
(3) 
No parking spaces shall be located in any required buffer zone, and all spaces shall be set back at least one foot from buffer zones to prevent any part of a vehicle from overhanging the buffer zones.
(4) 
No parking spaces shall be permitted in fire lanes, driveways, aisles, sidewalks or turning areas.
C. 
Parking aisles.
(1) 
Provisions shall be made for safe and adequate circulation of pedestrians and vehicles within and adjoining the site. The width of all aisles providing direct access to individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the standards established in the following table. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles of less than 24 feet.
Parking Angle
(degrees)
Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
0 (parallel)
12
30
12
45
13
60
18
90 (perpendicular)
24
(2) 
In order to provide visibility and definition at the ends of parking aisles, there shall be provided a planted area enclosed by curbing of a size and shape approved by the Planning Board.
(3) 
Dead-end parking aisles are not permitted except where unavoidable, as determined by the Planning Board.
D. 
Parking spaces.
(1) 
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long, except where parking is parallel to a curb or along the wall of a building where the spaces shall be nine feet by 24 feet for all spaces other than the front end and back end of the line of spaces provided which shall be 20 feet long.
(2) 
Each parking space must be usable without excessive maneuvering when all other spaces are occupied by vehicles. The Planning Board shall make a determination of whether the parking space is usable. Parking spaces that are considered not to be usable shall not count towards satisfying any parking requirements and shall not be approved.
(3) 
The side perimeter of each parking space shall be delineated by painted lines on the pavement. These and all other markings in parking areas shall be approved by the Planning Board.
E. 
Driveways.
(1) 
All entrances and exit driveways to a public or private street shall be so located to afford maximum safety to said roadway, to provide for safe and convenient ingress and egress and to minimize conflict with the flow of traffic.
(2) 
The minimum sight distance established in the following table shall be adhered to between a driveway and the adjoining street in accordance with the definition of a sight triangle. Said driveway shall be designed in profile and grading, which shall be reviewed by the Municipal Engineer.
Minimum Sight Distance
From a Driveway and Adjoining Street
Allowable Maximum Speed On Roadway
(mph)
Minimum Sight Distance
(feet)
25
175
30
250
35
325
40
400
45
450
50 and over
500
(a) 
For purposes of this chapter, sight distance measurement shall be measured from the driver's seat of a standing vehicle located on that portion of the exit driveway that is immediately contiguous to the traveled way, with the front of the vehicle 10 feet behind the right-of-way line of the road and with the height of the eye 3.75 feet to the top of the object 4.5 feet above the pavement.
(3) 
No entrance or exit driveway shall be closer than 56 feet to the right-of-way line of any intersecting street.
(4) 
No part of any driveway shall be located closer than 20 feet to any other driveway on an adjoining parcel, nor shall more than one driveway be located closer than 50 feet to another driveway on the same site.
(5) 
No entrance or exit driveway shall be located on a traffic circle or on a ramp of an interchange or within 25 feet of the beginning of any ramp or other portion of an interchange.
(6) 
Driveways used for two-way traffic operation shall intersect a public or private street at an angle as near to 90º as site conditions will permit and in no case will be less than 60º.
(7) 
Driveways used for vehicles in one direction of travel (right turn only) shall not form an angle greater than 45º with a public or private street.
(8) 
The dimensions of curbline openings, aprons and driveways shall be designed to adequately accommodate the volume and type of vehicles anticipated to be generated by the site development and shall be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
F. 
Acceleration and deceleration lanes. Twelve-foot-wide and two-hundred-foot-long acceleration and deceleration lanes may be required by the Planning Board wherever possible in order to accommodate safely and efficiently the traffic generated by a site on a major arterial or collector road.
G. 
Paving and grading.
(1) 
Parking areas, aisles, spaces and driveways shall be paved with an impervious surface as approved by the Planning Board and Municipal Engineer.
(2) 
A parking area shall be so drained as to dispose of all surface water that falls thereon.
(3) 
A parking area shall have a minimum grade of 1% and a maximum grade of 8%.
(4) 
Where possible, driveway intersections with any roadway shall not have a grade that exceeds 2% from the roadway curbline for a minimum distance of 50 feet from the curbline and measured along the center line of the driveway.
H. 
Other off-street parking requirements.
(1) 
All off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted in such parking areas except for emergency purposes.
(2) 
At any time that the required off-street parking facilities cease to be available as required, the certificate of occupancy for the building or buildings built in conjunction with such parking areas shall be canceled and become null and void.
(3) 
Off-street parking areas shall have planting buffer strips at least five feet in width around the perimeter of the parking area. Such buffer strips shall be interrupted only at points of ingress and egress and where the parking area or access drive abuts a building on the same lot.
(a) 
The buffer strips shall be protected against damage from wheels by curbs or other adequate barriers. The Planning Board shall require that the design of parking areas and the buffer strips to be placed upon these parking areas shall be adequate to screen the parking area from the view of the street or any adjoining lots insofar as is necessary or practical and to achieve the maximum amount of green space consistent with the parking requirement.
(b) 
Whenever a parking lot is adjacent to or within a residential zoning district, the plantings within the buffer strip around the perimeter of the parking area shall be at least five feet in height along those areas abutting the residential zoning district.
[1] 
When a parking lot is a corner lot at a street intersection in a residential zoning district, within the triangle formed by the curblines of such lot and a line drawn between points on each curbline 40 feet distant from their point of intersection, such plantings in the buffer strip shall be no more than two and one-half (21/2) feet higher than the center line of the street within the triangle formed by the curblines of such lot and a line drawn between points on each curbline 30 feet distant from the point of intersection.
I. 
Maintenance of off-street parking and loading areas. All public or private off-street parking and loading areas shall be maintained in good condition, free of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, marking signs, landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.
A. 
In any zoning district, in connection with every building or group of buildings or part thereof hereinafter erected which is to be utilized by commercial or industrial uses or requires the distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise and for large-scale public and quasi-public uses, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same zone lot with such building, off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following table:
Off-Street Loading Requirements
Floor Area
(Square Feet)
Land Use
At Which First Berth Is Required
At Which Second Berth Is Required
Commercial:
  Wholesale
5,000
40,000
  Retail
5,000
20,000
Service establishments
5,000
40,000
Commercial recreation
5,000
100,000
Restaurants
2,000
25,000
Office buildings
5,000
100,000
Funeral homes
10,000
100,000
(1) 
An additional berth shall be required for each additional number of square feet as indicated is required between the need for one- and two-berth intervals.
(2) 
In the case of a multiple-use building, the amount of off-street loading required shall be equal to the sum of the parts, unless the same can be demonstrated to be in excess, as shall be subject to determination by the Planning Board.
B. 
Each loading space shall not be less than 12 feet in width and 40 feet or more in length, depending upon the functions to be performed.
C. 
For roofs on covered loading spaces, the overall floor-to-ceiling height or clear height distance shall not be less than 14 feet, which may be increased, where required.
D. 
Except for buffer zones, each loading space may occupy any required side or rear yard. When adjoining a residential zoning district or public or quasi-public use, a fifteen-foot buffer zone, suitably screened or landscaped, shall be provided.
E. 
Off-street loading spaces shall not be located within any fire prevention zone, within 25 feet of any fire hydrant or within 10 feet of any stairway, doorway, elevator or other general means of entry to and from the building for the general public. Loading spaces shall not block or in any way interfere with the free flow of pedestrians from any means of ingress or egress, nor shall it interfere with the free flow of pedestrians or vehicles in the parking area. All such loading spaces shall be appropriately indicated by a sign or other visual communication as to said location.
A. 
Streets shall be designed with curbs for high utilization of available width, for control of drainage, protection of pedestrians and for delineation. Curb designs and materials are subject to approval by the Municipal Engineer and Planning Board. All curbing shall be designed to provide barrier-free curb ramps constructed in accordance with the Design Standards for Curb Ramps for the Physically Handicapped of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, as amended.
B. 
Sidewalks shall connect the main entrance of each building with the street or with the interior road giving access to the building. Sidewalks shall be provided wherever needed to protect the safety of pedestrians. All new sidewalks shall be constructed to match with the existing sidewalks, driveways and curb elevations with the public right-of-way and shall meet the requirements of the Municipal Engineer and Planning Board.
(1) 
Pedestrian walkways and sitting areas shall be surfaced so that they will be easily maintained and properly illuminated.
(2) 
Private pedestrian walkways within the site shall have a minimum paved width of four feet. If dedicated to the Borough as a public walkway, it shall have a minimum easement width of five feet.
A. 
Street lighting shall be provided for all street intersections and along all collector and local streets, parking areas and anywhere else deemed necessary for safety reasons by the Planning Board.
B. 
In connection with every site plan, the applicant shall submit plans for all proposed exterior lighting. These plans shall include the location, type of light, radius of light and intensity in footcandles.
C. 
Outdoor lighting, such as building and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental lighting shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow a determination of the effects upon adjacent properties, roads and traffic safety from glare, reflection and overhead skyglow.
D. 
The style of the light and light standard shall be consistent with the style of the principal building.
E. 
The maximum height of freestanding lights shall not exceed 20 feet mounting height.
F. 
The intensity of lighting provided throughout a development shall be as follows:
Type
Intensity
(footcandles)
Parking areas: residential
1.0
Parking areas: commercial
1.5
Street intersections
3.0
Maximum at property lines
1.0
G. 
All exterior and outdoor lighting shall be evaluated by the Planning Board with respect to impact on surrounding land uses and properties.
A. 
All developments shall be served by paved streets. Streets not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map shall provide for the appropriate extension of existing streets, conform with the topography as far as practical and allow for continued extension into adjoining undeveloped tracts if necessary.
B. 
Where widening of public rights-of-way is required to comply with the design and construction of driveways or acceleration and deceleration lanes, appropriate deeds of ownership or easement shall be delivered by the applicant.
Buffer zones in all developments shall be in accordance with requirements and regulations set forth herein and set forth in Chapter 416, Zoning.
A. 
The criteria to be considered in determining the location, shape and content of any required planted area and the creation of any required buffer area shall include the following:
(1) 
Drainage control.
(2) 
Traffic and pedestrian safety.
(3) 
Conservation of the economic value of the property and adjacent property.
(4) 
Proper vehicular and traffic sight lines.
(5) 
Shade control.
(6) 
Screening and privacy of adjacent residential areas shall require that the plantings shall not be less than 20% of the height of the building.
[Amended 5-16-1988 by Ord. No. 966]
(7) 
The configuration, design and relationship of planting area to the total site plan as submitted.
(8) 
A reduction of noise and lights disturbing to nearby property zoned for residential use.
(9) 
The preservation and health of substantial trees wherever it is reasonable to do so.
(10) 
Pollution control.
B. 
In connection with Planning Board consideration for site plan approval, the Planning Board shall have the right to determine the proper areas for the required planted areas, taking into consideration the criteria as set forth in Subsections A(1) through (10).
C. 
The minimum standards for planted area and buffer zones shall be as follows:
(1) 
Not less than 15% of the total lot area, without lot area reduction for required buffer zones as set forth herein and as contained in Chapter 416, Zoning, Article XI, shall be devoted to landscaping, effectively distributed and subject to the approval of the Planning Board.
(2) 
The required planted areas, other than planted buffer zones, need not be in one area of the site.
(3) 
Planted areas that are less than four feet in width shall not be included in any computation of the required area.
D. 
The design criteria for planted areas and planted buffer zones shall be as follows:
(1) 
The planted area and required planted buffer zones shall be so designed to provide proper drainage of the soil.
(2) 
The planted area or required planted buffer zones shall be planted with approved plant material with sufficient organic sanitary material, topsoil, peat moss and the like, so that the same shall be likely to thrive.
(3) 
No owner, developer or occupant of an underdeveloped or partially developed lot shall remove any trees in excess of six inches in diameter, one foot above ground level, that are located in any approved planted area or approved planted buffer zone unless otherwise ordered by the Planning Board in connection with site plan approval.
(4) 
The planted area shall be designed to provide for the planting of plant material that is hardy and of a variety which requires a minimum amount of maintenance.
(5) 
The Planning Board may require that changes in topography or elevation of the planted areas and planted buffer zones be made where such changes would better serve the criteria set forth above.
(6) 
The developer of the property shall protect against damage to trees that are located in the approved planting areas and approved planted buffer zones and shall protect these areas by temporary fencing until all outside construction has been completed.
E. 
All landscaping is to be completed in a good and workmanlike manner. No permanent certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building constructed unless and until the required planted area and required planted buffer zone have been inspected and approved.
F. 
No person, owner, applicant, firm, lessee, occupant or other legal entity shall reduce, eliminate or alter any approved planted area or approved planted buffer zone without first obtaining a site plan approval to do so.
G. 
Every owner, lessee and occupant shall maintain in a clean and presentable manner, without litter, each required planted buffer zone and required planted area. The owner, lessee and any occupant of the property shall be responsible for the replacement of any plants, shrubs and trees that die or become diseased within 30 days after the season permits.
H. 
The guidelines for selection of types of plants and placement within any required planted area and any required planted buffer zone shall be as follows:
(1) 
The following types of evergreen plants, hereinafter denominated "Group A," in the upright varieties are recommended for buffer zones to establish screening of nonresidential use and residential use: (four feet to 4.5 feet starting height):
Group A
Pines of all upright varieties
Junipers of all upright varieties
Spruces of all upright varieties
Arborvitaes of all upright varieties
Cedars of all upright varieties
Hemlocks of all upright varieties
Firs of all upright varieties
(2) 
The following trees, hereinafter denominated "Group B-1," and the following shrubs, hereinafter denominated "Group B-2," are recommended for use as a formal clipped hedge for screen and buffer planting: (three feet to four feet starting height):
Group B-1
Acer campestre
Acer ginnala
Carpinus in variety
Crataegus cordata
Crataegus crusali
Picea excelsa
Pinus strobus
Taxus cuspidata capitata
Tsuga occidentalis nigra
Tsuga canadensis
Group B-2
Berbergis thunbergi
Buxus sempervirens
Euonymus asatus
Euonymus alatus compactus
Eunoymus fortunei vegetus
Ilexcrenata varieties
Hex crenata microphylla
Ligustrum ibolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Pyracantha coccinea lalandi
Phamnus frangula Tallhedge
Taxus in variety
(3) 
The following, hereinafter denominated "Group C," are recommended for informal flowering or fruiting or evergreen hedge for buffer and screen planting: (three feet to four feet starting height):
Group C
Berberis in variety
Cydonia japonica
Deutzia gracilis
Euonymus patens
Forsythia intermedia varieties
Juniperus chinensis pftzeriana
Juniperus chinesis glauca hetzi
Lonicera (bush form)
Mahonia aquifolium
Philadelphus virginalis
Rhodotypos Kerrioiodes
Virburnum tomentosum
Rosa nutida
Rosa rugosa
Spirea bum Antony Waterer
Spirea thunbergi
Spirea Vanhouttei
Syringa vulgaris
Syringa vulgaris alba
Taxus intermedia densiformis
Taxus intermedia hatfieldi
Virburnum denatum
Virburnum lanina
(4) 
Group D.
(a) 
The following, hereinafter denominated "Group D," are recommended for ground cover for greenery planting: (suggested spacing 18 inches on center using one-gallon containers or eight feet on center using flats or well-rooted cuttings):
Group D
Turf (grass)
Scotch Heather
Rockspray Cotoneaster
Candytuft
Sargent Juniper
Creeping Juniper
Shore Juniper
Juniper Wiltoni
Moss Pink
Stonecrop
Creeping Thyme
Bugle Plant
Purple leaved winter creeper
Lily of the Valley
Ferns
Epimedium
English Ivy
Japanese Spurge
Periwinkle or Myrtle
Hall's Honeysuckle
Virginia Creeper
Winter Creeper
Chinese Matrimony vine
Memorial Rose
(b) 
In planted areas that are at the end of aisles of parking or very close to entrances or exits to other property or streets or highways, the plants in Group D shall be utilized so as to not obstruct proper sight lines for vehicular and pedestrian safety.
(5) 
The following, hereinafter denominated "Group E," are recommended shade trees for buffer planting and planted areas: (two inches D.B.H., Diameter Breast Height cal.):
Group E
Norway Maple Varieties:
Acer platanoldes
  Sumer Shade
  Erectum
  Columnare
  Shwedleri
Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudolplatanus
Red Maple Varieties:
Acer rubrum
  Armstron II
  Solumnar
  October Glory
  Slashanger
Sugar Maple Varieties:
Acer saccharum
  Columnar
  Green Mountain
  Monumentale
Red Horsechestnut
Aesculus Carnea
White Ash
Fraxinus Americana
Marshall Seedless Ash
Fraxinus Pennsylvania
  "Marshall"
Blue Ash
Fraxinus velutina
  "Modesto"
Ginko Maiden Hair Tree Varieties:
Finko biloba
  Autumn Gold (must be male)
  Lakeview (must be male)
  Sentry (must be male)
Honey Locust Varieties:
Gledotsoa triacanthos inermis
  Imperial
  Skyline
  Sunburst
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styracifluc
Sourgum
Nyssa sylvarica
Scarlet Oak
Quercus Coccinea
Pin Oak
Quercus polustris
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Northern Red Oak
Quercus Rubra
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Saphora Japonica
Little Leaf Linden varieties:
Tilia Cordata
  Chancellor
  Greenspire
  Rancho
Sawleaf Zelkova
Zelkova serrata
Katsura
Cercidiphyllum Japonicum
Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
(6) 
The following, hereinafter denominated "Group F," are recommended ornamental trees for buffer planting and planted areas [one and one-half (11/2) inches to two inches D.B.H., cal.]:
Group F
Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier Canadensis
Canoe Birch, Paper Birch
Betula popyrifera
Gray Birch
Betula populifolia
Eurpoean White Birch
Betula Verrocosa
European Hornbeam Fastigiata
Carpinus betulus
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Golden Rain Tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Sourwood, Sorel Tree
Oxydendrum Arboreum
Amur Cork Tree
Phillodendron Amurense
Bradford Pear
Pyrus Calleryana
English Holly
Llex aquifolium
American Holly
Llex opaca
Flowering Cherry varieties:
Prunus
  Sargent Cherry
Prunus sargenti
  Autumn Flowering Cherry
Prunus subhirtella autumnalis
Beni Hagan Cherry
Prunus beni hagan
Weeping Japanese Cherry
Prunus subhirtella pendula
Kwanzan Cherry
Prunus Kwanzan
Yoshino Cherry
Prunus Yedolnsis
Dogwoods
  Pink Dogwood
Cornus Florida rubra
  Flowering Dogwood
Cornus Florida
  Chinese Dogwood
Cornus kousa
  Cornelian Cherry
Cornus mas
Flowering Crabapple
Malus
Blireinana Plum
Prunus blireiana
Purpleleaf Plum varieties:
Prunus cerasifera
  "Atropurpurea"
  Americana Beauty Plant patent 2821
Malus American Beauty
Snow Cloud, plant patent 2913
Malus Snowcloud
Double Flowering, plant patent 2912
Malus Pink Perfection
Snowdrift Crabapple
Malus Snowdrift
Catherine Crabapple
Malus Catherine
Sargent Crab
Malus Sargenti
Scheidecker Crab
Malus Scheideckeri
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Lavelle Hawthorn
Crataegus Iavellei
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
(7) 
The plant species in Group E, shade trees, and Group F, ornamental trees, are recommended and approved species for planted areas and planted buffer zones. If shade trees in Group E are planted in any area on the lot where they will be close to automobiles or at the end of any parking aisle or near the corner of any intersection of any aisle in any driveway or aisle, the trees shall be pruned to remove all limbs at the trunk if at that point the limbs are lower than 10 feet from the ground.
A. 
Provisions shall be made for the safe and adequate drainage of surface runoff waters in and from the site so that flooding and erosion of the site property and the property of others will be prevented.
B. 
Each site plan submitted to the Planning Board shall be reviewed by the Borough Engineer to establish requirements to mitigate adverse drainage conditions both on and off the site.
C. 
The drainage system shall be designed in conformance to accepted engineering specifications. To facilitate the review of proposed drainage facilities for any development, design calculations prepared by the applicant's engineer shall accompany the site plan.
D. 
The design considerations shall include and not be limited to drainage areas, runoff calculations, storm drains, pipelines, inlet designs and manholes.
E. 
Unless otherwise stipulated by the Borough Engineer, storm sewers, open channels, bridges and culverts shall be designed for minimum flow capacities as follows:
Design Capacity
Frequency of Storm
(years)
Collection systems
15
Culverts
25
Detention systems
25
Emergency spillway system from detention system
100
Projects requiring a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Stream Encroachment Permit
100
F. 
It is required that the applicant or owner dedicate to the Borough of River Edge a drainage easement or a brook drainage easement if the site is to contain an open channel for drainage, any brooks or any drainage pipes or facilities. All drainage easements, except for brook drainage easements, shall be not less than 15 feet wide for access to any storm sewer pipe that is under, or to be placed under, any area of the site under consideration for site plan approval. All drainage easements for brooks shall include the area of the brook itself on the site and a width of at least 10 feet parallel to the brook.
G. 
All drainage easements shall be in writing and in recordable form, and provide the Borough with the right to enter upon the easement area at the Borough's option, to repair, inspect or maintain the facilities within the easement area. The contents of the drainage easement and the form of the easement in every case shall be such that it is in form and content satisfactory to the Planning Board and Planning Board Attorney.
A. 
Sanitary sewer facilities shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the sanitary sewer system of the Borough, and the developer shall install said facilities in conformity to such system, although a connection to an existing main may not be presently available. The Borough Engineer shall certify that the plans, design and installation of sanitary sewer systems proposed by the developer are in accordance with Borough standards.
B. 
The Planning Board may require as part of the site plan approval that the applicant or owner dedicate to the Borough of River Edge an easement not greater than 15 feet wide for access to any sewer pipe that is under, or to be placed under, any portion of the site under consideration for site plan approval.
C. 
All sewer easements shall be in writing and recordable form, and provide the Borough with the right to enter upon the easement area at the Borough's option to repair, inspect or maintain the facilities within the easement area. The contents of the sewer easement and the form of the easement in every case shall be such that it is in form and content satisfactory to the Planning Board and Planning Board Attorney.
A. 
Gas, electric, telephone and CATV service shall be provided by the applicant in concert with the appropriate public utility providing such service. Said service on the site shall be provided as a part of an underground system.
B. 
If such facilities cannot be reasonably provided due to topographic or geologic conditions or due to technological circumstances, and where the applicant can adequately demonstrate the lack of feasibility of the same to the satisfaction of the Planning Board, a waiver of this requirement may be granted.
C. 
Where existing gas, electric and telephone lines and facilities exist off-site and require relocation to accommodate the proposed development on-site, the Planning Board shall be assured that such relocation will not create or maintain any hazardous or dangerous condition to the public or in the operation of said utilities.
A. 
Provisions shall be made for the on-site storage and collection of refuse. All such storage shall be maintained within the confines of a properly screened structure and shall be located to afford access for vehicular collection.
B. 
The Board of Health shall approve the location and method of collection on the site.
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Editor's Note: See Art. XIII, Recycling Plan, of this chapter.
All buildings, structures, uses, facilities and parking areas open to the public shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Building and Construction Barrier-Free Design Regulations, as amended.