[Added 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-99]
A. Prior to the subdivision or resubdivision of land,
to the issuance of an occupancy, conditional use or construction permit
for a development, or to the granting of any variances from the Zoning
Code, an application for subdivision, site plan or planned development
review, as the case may be, shall be submitted to and approved by
resolution of the approving authority in accordance with the requirements
of this part. Site plan approval shall be required for any new building,
any addition to an existing building, any change in use of an existing
building, any off-street parking area or alteration of said parking
area and any other improvement involving land disturbance, except
that subdivisions or individual lot applications for detached one-
and two-family dwelling unit buildings shall be exempt from site plan
review and approval.
B. Exemptions.
(1)
The Board, in consultation with the Township
Engineer and any other agency or person as directed by the approving
authority for their review and action, may exempt from site plan approval
any application if the proposed development:
(a)
Secured previous site plan approval under the
terms of this section;
(b)
Involves normal maintenance or replacement,
such as a new roof, painting, new siding or similar activity; or
(c)
Does not affect existing circulation, drainage,
building arrangements, landscaping, buffering, lighting and other
considerations of site plan review.
(2)
The Board may require the submission of such
information as will make it possible to determine whether or not such
exemption should be granted.
C. In the event that the subdivision or site plan application
requires action by the Board of Adjustment as provided in this chapter,
said application shall be submitted to and processed by said Board,
which shall act in the same manner as the Planning Board.
D. Each application for approval shall be submitted by
the applicant to the County Planning Board for review or approval,
and the municipal approving authority shall condition any approval
that it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application
by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board
by its failure to report within the required time period.
E. Whenever the Environmental Commission has prepared
and submitted to the Planning Board an index of the natural resources
of the municipality, the Board shall make available to the Environmental
Commission an informational copy of every application for development
to the Board. Failure of the Board to make such informational copy
available to the Environmental Commission shall not invalidate any
hearing or proceeding.