[1969 Code § 75-92; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 738; Ord. No. 997; Ord. No.
91-15]
A building permit and/or Certificate of Occupancy and/or a Certificate
of Continued Occupancy shall be issued without site plan approval
for any change of tenancy so long as the use is permitted, and any
repair, alteration or recertification of any nonresidential building
provided that the application fully complies with all applicable building
codes and provisions of this chapter and further provided that the
proposal complies with the following standard(s):
a.
Repairs. All interior or exterior repairs which are intended to maintain
or improve the property either aesthetically or structurally or both
provided that the repairs do not violate any other standard of this
section.
b.
Alterations; Interior. Interior alterations for a permitted use provided
that the overall usable interior space is not increased or decreased
by more than 10% or such other variation as is authorized by the BOCA
Code and that office space is not increased or decreased from the
present percentage of office use in the building to more than 50%
office use for the building, and further provided that the Construction
Official determines that the new use will not increase parking requirements
in excess of the existing site parking capacity spaces or traffic
flow and in the opinions of the Construction Official and Township
Engineer the exterior lighting is sufficient and the property complies
with the Property Maintenance Code. (A construction permit will not
be withheld based on a property maintenance code violation but a final
Certificate of Occupancy may be withheld pending correction of any
Property Maintenance Code violation for which the owner has been given
notice on issuance of the permit.) The Construction Official shall
render such decision within 20 working days after application for
a building permit or Certificate of Occupancy is filed.
1.
Building Interior Work.
(a)
Electrical (i.e. alarm systems, upgrade in service, lighting
fixtures).
(b)
Plumbing.
(c)
Heating and ventilation.
(d)
Fire (i.e. sprinkler systems, underground tank installation,
underground tank removal spray booths).
(e)
Reconfiguration of interior space without real location of use
area (i.e. partitioning within designated office floor area of building,
segregation within warehouse area).
c.
Alterations; Exterior. Exterior alterations for a permitted use that
do not expand the size of a structure provided that the alterations
do not adversely impact parking, traffic flow or overall site drainage.
Exceptions from the "Impact" restrictions shall be minor changes to
the location of loading spaces and the relocation of up to 10% of
the on-site parking spaces as shown on the approved site plan plus
associated traffic aisles shall be permitted upon approval of the
Construction Official and Township Engineer provided they do not adversely
impact the site or surrounding area and in the opinions of the Construction
Official and Township Engineer, the exterior lighting is sufficient
and the property complies with the Property Maintenance Code. (A construction
permit will not be withheld based on a Property Maintenance Code violation
but a final Certificate of Occupancy may be withheld pending correction
of any Property Maintenance Code violation for which the owner has
been given notice on issuance of the permit.) The Construction Official
shall render such decision within 20 working days after application
for building permit or Certificate of Occupancy is filed. If the exterior
alterations face upon or adversely impact upon an abutting residential
property, the application shall be submitted to the Site Plan Committee.
2.
All Repair Work.
(a)
All repair work necessary to properly maintain the property,
both as aesthetically and structurally, such however, being limited
to repair and replacement in kind.
3.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions contained therein, any requests
for a construction permit may at the discretion of the Township Engineer
and Construction Official be referred to the Planning Board for site
plan approval.
4.
All applications for construction permits must be reviewed and approved
by the Township Engineer and Township Construction Official.
d.
Change in Tenancy or New Use. Changes in tenancy or new use shall
fully comply with this chapter and the applicant shall demonstrate
in writing to the Zoning Officer that the parking and traffic of the
existing developed site are adequate to accommodate the new use and
further provided that the Zoning Officer shall determine that the
new use will not adversely impact the site parking, traffic flow and
lighting.
e.
Notice of Decisions to Mayor and Planning Board. A copy of all decisions
granting or denying applications for building permits or Certificates
of Occupancy under this section shall also be filed with the Governing
Body and Planning Board.
f.
Denial of Application for Building Permit or Certificate of Occupancy;
Referral to Site Plan Committee. Notwithstanding any of the provisions
contained hereinabove, any application for a building permit or Certificate
of Occupancy shall be referred to the Site Plan Committee if the Construction
Official and Township Engineer conclude that the applicant has failed
to satisfy any of the criteria set forth hereinabove or if the officials
are unable to determine whether the applicable criteria have been
satisfied. Any such referral under this subsection shall be made within
10 days after filing of the application and the referral shall be
made to the Site Plan Committee by the Construction Official or the
Township Engineer.
No application for building permits or Certificates of Occupancy
shall be granted for any change in tenancy, new use, repair, alteration
or enlargement of any non-residential building that does not comply
with the standards of one or more of the above subsections unless
a site plan for the same is first approved by the Planning Board (or
the requirement for site plan approval is waived as provided for hereinafter)
and no Certificate of Occupancy shall be given unless all construction
conforms to the approved plan.
[Ord. No. 91-15]
a.
A Site Plan Committee is hereby established consisting of two members
of the Planning Board (appointed by the Chairman), and the Township
Engineer. The Planning Board Chairman shall have the power to rotate
the assignment of Planning Board Members to the Site Plan Committee
and the Planning Board Chairman shall also have the power to designate
alternates to the Site Plan Committee among Planning Board Members.
The Construction Official shall be included on the Committee as an
ex-officio, non-voting member. Two regular members of the Committee
shall be needed to constituted a quorum. The Committee is hereby empowered
to grant site plan waivers authorized by a majority of the voting
members of the Committee.
b.
The Committee shall hear and decide all requests for site plan waivers submitted directly to the Committee by an applicant or referred to it from the Construction Official and/or Township Engineer as authorized in Subsection 45-58.1e hereinabove and shall approve site plan waivers if the Committee determines that there has been substantial compliance with the above criteria.
c.
The Site Plan Committee shall render its determination in writing
on all site plan waivers within 20 days of the referral of such matters
from the Construction Official and/or Township Engineer or directly
from the applicant. Any written request by an applicant for a site
plan waiver to the full Planning Board shall be submitted to the administrative
officer of the Planning Board within 10 days after the Committee's
decision.
d.
If the Committee is unable to determine that there has been substantial
compliance with the above criteria and/or denies the site plan waiver
and/or upon written request of the applicant, the site plan waiver
request shall be submitted to the full Planning Board for its review
and determination and the Planning Board shall hear and determine
such written request within 30 days. In the absence of such a request,
the Site Plan Committee's decision to deny a site plan waiver shall
be final.
[Ord. No. 91-15]
Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this section,
any applicant may file an application for a site plan waiver directly
with the Planning Board and the Planning Board shall hear and decide
such site plan waiver application itself within 30 days.
[Ord. No. 91-15]
In the event that a site plan waiver has been granted either
by the Site Plan Committee or the full Planning Board, the application
shall be immediately referred to the Construction Official and Township
Engineer for direct processing within 10 days of the building permit
and/or Certificate of Occupancy applications in accordance with requirements
of the applicable provisions of Construction Codes and this chapter.
[Ord. No. 91-15]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39(e) and
40:55-65(h), the applicant shall submit to the Planning Board, proof
that no taxes or assessments from local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property for which any site plan or other development application
is made. If the applicant fails to provide such proof, the Planning
Board shall withhold its approval of any site plan or other development
application.
[1969 Code § 75-92; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 738]
Site plan approval shall be required for a single lot or parcel
of land having one or more abutting properties with an existing house
thereon. The site plan shall be drawn and acted upon in accord with
this subsection.
a.
Before a permit is issued for construction of a building upon a parcel
or parcels of land, as described above, a site plan shall be submitted
to the Construction Official, at the time of application for a permit
to build upon a residential property, showing the following:
1.
The existing and proposed elevations based upon the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey of the midpoints and corners of all property
lines; existing elevations of abutting properties at a point five
feet, more or less, outside of the property lines and at right angles
thereto, at the midpoints and corners, as well as any unusual variation
of the prevailing contour; the existing elevation of the center line
of the street opposite both corners and the midpoint of the property
line abutting any street; the proposed finished floor elevation of
the garage floor; and/or, as the case may be, the finished floor elevation
of the lowest proposed finished room.
2.
The proposed flow of water runoff from the roof leaders, as well
as from the premises, to the point where it leaves the property, indicating
the means, if any, of directing the flow to that point.
3.
The location of any structures, such as retaining walls, curbing,
etc., which are proposed as part of the development of the parcel,
as well as the location of the buildings proposed to be erected.
b.
The site plan will be submitted to the Engineering Department of
the Township for its decision. Approval shall be based on the following:
c.
No fee shall be required for submission of the site plan for a residential
development.
[1969 Code § 75-92; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 738]
This section shall not in any way abrogate or impair any provision
of law, ordinances or regulations, except where it imposes a greater
restriction.
See Chapter 62, as amended.
