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Chapter 111 Land Use Procedures

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New Laws

Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
Ord. No. 02-24	2024-02-20	Land Use Procedures Amendment; Zoning Amendment	Ch 111, Ch 217
Ord. No. 13-23	2023-12-13	Land Use Procedures: Zoning Board of Adjustment Amendment	Ch 111 Art II

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington 1-17-1977 (Ch. XX of the Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Floodplain management — See Ch. 92.

Geologic hazards — See Ch. 98.

Hazardous materials — See Ch. 101.

Site plan review — See Ch. 159.

Soil removal — See Ch. 164.

Subdivision of land — See Ch. 175.

Zoning — See Ch. 217.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FORM PART A - GENERAL INFORMATION

Attachment 2 - SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FORM PART B - MINOR APPROVAL CHECKLIST

Attachment 3 - SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FORM PART B - PRELIMINARY APPROVAL CHECKLIST

Attachment 4 - SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FORM PART B - FINAL APPROVAL CHECKLIST

Attachment 5 - SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FORM PART C - STATEMENT ON VARIANCES/WAIVERS

Attachment 6 - SITE PLAN APPLICATION FORM PART A – GENERAL INFORMATION

Attachment 7 - SITE PLAN APPLICATION FORM PART B – MINOR CHECKLIST

Attachment 8 - SITE PLAN APPLICATION FORM PART B – PRELIMINARY APPROVAL CHECKLIST

Attachment 9 - SITE PLAN APPLICATION FORM PART B - FINAL APPROVAL CHECKLIST

Attachment 10 - SITE PLAN APPLICATION FORM PART C - STATEMENT ON VARIANCES/WAIVERS

Attachment 11 - AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE

Attachment 12 - AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE

Attachment 13 - AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SITE PLAN / CHANGE OF USE

Attachment 14 - VARIANCE APPLICATION FORM PART A - GENERAL INFORMATION

Attachment 15 - VARIANCE APPLICATION FORM PART B - VARIANCE CHECKLIST

Attachment 16 - PHASE I GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION CHECKLIST

Attachment 17 - APPENDIX A. MAJOR POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT SOURCES

Attachment 18 - APPENDIX B. MINOR POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT SOURCES

Article I Planning Board

§ 111-1 Establishment.

§ 111-2 Terms.

§ 111-3 Vacancies.

§ 111-4 Organization of Board.

§ 111-5 Planning Board Attorney.

§ 111-6 Experts and staff.

§ 111-7 Powers and duties generally.

§ 111-8 Times.

§ 111-9 Procedure for filing applications.

§ 111-10 Advisory Committee.

§ 111-11 Environmental Commission.

§ 111-12 Minor Subdivision Committee.

§ 111-13 Minor Site Plan Committee.

Article II Zoning Board of Adjustment

Has New Laws

§ 111-14 Establishment; composition.

§ 111-15 Officers.

§ 111-16 Board of Adjustment Attorney.

§ 111-17 Experts and staff.

§ 111-18 Rules and regulations.

§ 111-19 Expenditures.

§ 111-20 Powers of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

§ 111-21 Appeals and applications.

§ 111-22 Power to reverse or modify decisions.

§ 111-23 (Reserved)

§ 111-24 Powers granted by law.

§ 111-25 Additional powers.

§ 111-26 Time for decision.

Article III Provisions Applicable to both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment

§ 111-27 Conflicts of interest.

§ 111-28 Meetings.

§ 111-29 Minutes.

§ 111-30 Fees and deposits.

§ 111-31 Hearings.

§ 111-32 Notice requirements for hearing.

§ 111-33 List of property owners furnished.

§ 111-34 Decisions.

§ 111-35 Publication of decision.

§ 111-36 Payment of taxes.

Article IV Appeals

§ 111-37 Appeals to Zoning Board of Adjustment.

§ 111-38 Appeals from Zoning Board of Adjustment to governing body.

Article V Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 111-39 Definitions.

§ 111-40 Repealer.

§ 111-41 Ordinances continued.

§ 111-42 Pending applications.

§ 111-43 Title.

§ 111-44 Copy to be filed with County Planning Board.

Article VI Definitions

§ 111-45 Word usage.

§ 111-46 Terms defined.

Article VII Development Fee and Affordable Housing Contribution

§ 111-47 Purpose.

§ 111-48 Definitions.

§ 111-49 Development fee schedule.

§ 111-50 Eligible exaction, ineligible exaction and exemptions.

§ 111-51 Collection of fees.

§ 111-52 Housing Trust Fund.

§ 111-53 Use of funds.

§ 111-54 Monitoring.

§ 111-55 Penalties; expenditure of fees.

§ 111-56 Expiration of chapter.

Article VIII Affordable Housing Buy-Down Program

§ 111-57 Program enacted.

§ 111-58 Conditions.

Article IX Highlands Area Plan Conformance Guidelines Application for Development

§ 111-59 Applicability.

§ 111-60 Administrative Completeness.

§ 111-61 Exclusions and exemptions.

§ 111-62 Definitions.