[Ord. No. 94-24 § 6; Ord. No. 18-2016]
A. The applicant shall submit 15 copies of his complete application
for subdivision, site plan, or conditional use approval to the secretary
of the Planning Board. The time for the Board's review shall not begin
to run until the submission of a complete application with the required
fee. Unless the applicant is informed in writing by the Secretary
of the Planning Board within 45 days of the actual submission of the
application that it is incomplete, said application shall be deemed
complete as of the date it was submitted.
B. A complete application for preliminary approval shall consist of
the following:
1.
A properly completed Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment
application form and checklist(s).
3.
A site plan or subdivision plot plan on which the following
is set out:
a.
Scale, not to exceed one inch - 100 feet.
b.
Locator map showing all road intersections within 500 feet or
the nearest intersection, whichever is greatest.
c.
All structures, wooded areas and topography with two foot intervals,
except where the slope exceeds 15%, in which case contour intervals
may be five feet.
d.
All lot lines and owners of lots within 200 feet of the site.
e.
Streets, easements, watercourses and rights-of-way.
f.
Utility and drainage plans.
g.
Any extension of off-tract improvements necessitated by the
proposed development.
h.
A soil erosion and sedimentation control plan, pursuant to the
requirements of N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq.
i.
In the case of a site plan, preliminary plans for elevations
and locations of structures, parking lighting, loading, signs and
landscaping.
j. "Will-Serve" letters from utility providers.
C. The Secretary of the Planning Board shall distribute the site plan,
subdivision and-or conditional use application for review and report,
and where required approval, as follows:
3.
The Municipal Utilities Authority.
4.
The Municipal Health Officer.
5.
The Municipal Fire Officer.
6.
The Planning Board (Planning Consultant).
Prior to approval of planned developments the Planning Board
shall find the following facts and conclusions:
A. That departure by the proposed development from zoning regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property conform to the zoning ordinance standards pursuant to Article
VII of this Ordinance;
B. That the proposals for maintenance and conservation of the common
open space are reliable, and the amount, location and purpose of the
common open space are adequate;
C. That provisions through the physical design of the proposed development
for public services, control over vehicular and pedestrian traffic,
and the amenities of light and air, recreation and visual enjoyment
are adequate;
D. That the proposed planned development will not have an unreasonably
adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed to be established;
E. In the case of a proposed development which contemplates construction
over a period of years, that the terms and conditions intended to
protect the interests of the public and of the residents, occupants
and owners of the proposed development in the total completion of
the development are adequate.
[Ord. No. 18-2016]
A public hearing shall be held on all applications for subdivision,
site plan and variance approvals. At the Zoning Officer's discretion,
a public hearing is not required for uses exempted from Site Plan
Review per Section 516.2 of the Zoning Ordinance as long as the proposed
project meets all of the other requirements within the Zoning Ordinance.
Preliminary approval of a major subdivision or site plan except
as provided in § 607D shall confer upon the applicant the
following rights for a three-year period from the date of the preliminary
approval:
A. That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary approval
was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited to use
requirements; layout size; yard dimensions and off-tract improvements;
and, in the case of a site plan, existing natural resources to be
preserved on the site; vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking
and loading; screening, landscaping and location of structures; exterior
lighting both for safety reasons and street lighting; except that
nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the City from modifying
by ordinance such general terms and conditions of preliminary approval
as relate to public health and safety.
B. That the applicant may submit for final approval on or before the
expiration date of preliminary approval the whole or a section or
sections of the preliminary subdivision plat or site plan; and
C. That the applicant may apply for and the reviewing board may grant
extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods of
at least one year but not to exceed a total extension of two years,
provided that if the design standards have been revised by ordinance,
such revised standards may govern.
D. In the case of a subdivision or site plan for an area of 50 acres
or more, the reviewing board may grant the rights referred to in paragraphs
A, B and C above for such period of time, longer than three years,
as shall be determined by the reviewing board to be reasonable taking
into consideration (1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential
floor area permissible under preliminary approval, (2) economic conditions,
and (3) the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may
apply for thereafter and the reviewing board may thereafter grant
an extension to preliminary approval for such additional period of
time as shall be determined by the reviewing board to be reasonable
taking into consideration (1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential
floor area permissible under preliminary approval, and (2) the potential
number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area of the section
or sections awaiting final approval, (3) economic conditions and (4)
the comprehensiveness of the development; provided that if the design
standards may govern.
[Ord. No. 2002-13 § 3b]
The Planning Board and Board of Adjustment shall make available
to the Historic Preservation Commission an informational copy of every
application submitted to either Board for development in a historic
zoning district or on historic sites designated on the zoning map,
official map or in the historic preservation element of the master
plan. Failure to make the informational copy available shall not invalidate
any hearing or proceeding. The Historic Preservation Commission may
provide its advice, which shall be conveyed through its delegation
of one of its members or staff to testify orally at the hearing on
any application within the Lambertville Historic District and to explain
any written report, which may have been submitted. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lambertville,
no construction permit shall be issued by the Construction Code Official
prior to Planning Board or Board of Adjustment approval of an application
for development of the following activities:
A. Demolition or relocation of an historic site or of any structure
in a historic district.
B. Change in the appearance of an existing historic site or change visible
from the street of any structure within the Lambertville Historic
District, whether by addition, alteration or replacement.
C. Any new construction of a principal or accessory structure in the
historic district or on the same lot as a historic site.
D. Any sign erected, altered, located, relocated, constructed, reconstructed,
maintained, or changed in any manner within the Lambertville Historic
District.
E. Referral of an application for development to the Historic Preservation
Commission shall not apply to any repair in kind, or the exact replacement
of any existing structure.