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Township of Knowlton, NJ
Warren County
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New Laws (25) Index Notes (1)
The procedures and regulations relating to site plans are deemed necessary to achieve the following objectives:
A. 
To provide a review and coordination procedure which clearly defines the role of public and private interests, as well as standards to be enforced.
B. 
To enhance and improve the man-made and natural environment through the retention of open spaces, woodlands, waterways, wetlands, trees and other natural vegetative cover and to prevent erosion, flooding, silting and removal or displacement of land.
C. 
To encourage innovative and attractive techniques in design, technology and administration.
A. 
Except as provided herein, no building permit shall be issued for a building or structure, including parking facilities, or any enlargement, alteration, construction or renovation of a building or structure unless a site plan is first submitted and approved by the Approving Board.
[Amended 4-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]
B. 
No certificate of occupancy shall be given unless all construction and conditions conform to a minor or final site plan approved by the Approving Board.
C. 
A new site plan shall be submitted for every change of occupancy or use, except where the proposed activity is substantially the same as the previous activity or site plan approval has been previously obtained and installed according to the approved plan as certified by the Township Engineer and Zoning Officer/Code Enforcement Officer.
D. 
Except for residential or farm use, a site plan shall be required for the removal of vegetation or disturbance of soil in an area of over 5,000 square feet.
[Added 4-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]
A. 
Site plan review shall not be required for single-family and two-family detached dwellings when used solely for residential purposes or for such accessory uses as a private garage, toolhouse, garden and private greenhouse, swimming pool, home office and other similar uses incidental to a single-family or two-family detached dwelling.
[Amended 4-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]
B. 
Site plan review shall not be required where minor repairs to the interior of a building do not involve structural change of the building, as determined by the Construction Official or Zoning Officer/Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 9-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-8]
C. 
Site plan review shall not be required where renovations or alterations to the exterior design of a building or structure do not involve an enlargement of the building in excess of 500 square feet or major structural change as determined by the Construction Official or Zoning Officer/Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 4-27-1995 by Ord. No. 95-5]
D. 
Minor site plan review shall not be required where the owner or operator of a farm in excess of 50 acres seeks to construct a farm structure less than 10,000 square feet so long as said farm structure is located more than 300 feet from a property line. This exception shall not apply to structures devoted to farm stands.
[Amended 4-27-1995 by Ord. No. 95-5; 4-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]
E. 
Review shall not be required for the construction of an accessory building or structure in residential zones where, in the opinion of the Zoning Officer/Code Enforcement Official, the building or structure meets all of the requirements of this chapter and will not have an adverse impact on surrounding properties. This exception shall not apply to planned residential recreational developments or to accessory buildings or structures of conditional uses permitted in the residential zone nor to parabolic or satellite dish antennas 30 inches or more in diameter. In the case of a parabolic or satellite dish antenna which does not meet setback or yard requirements of this chapter, a zoning permit may be issued if the applicant provides competent evidence to the Zoning Officer that the location proposed within the property is the only location from which the antenna will function. The Zoning Officer shall, in such cases, include conditions in the zoning permit, such as natural or artificial buffering, so as to mitigate any adverse impact of the antenna on surrounding properties.
[Amended 9-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-8; 10-26-1995 by Ord. No. 95-10]
F. 
The Construction Official or Zoning Officer/Code Enforcement Officer, at their discretion, may refer any application for a construction permit to an Approving Board for site plan review, where, in their judgment, the construction, reconstruction, alteration or change of use will affect existing circulation, drainage, wetlands, transition zones, landscaping, lighting, off-street parking or the lack of any or all of these factors or other considerations as specified in this section.
[Amended 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 00-10]