A General Development Plan application shall include the following
submissions:
A. A general land use plan indicating the tract area and general locations
of the land uses to be included in the Planned Development. The total
number of dwelling units and amount of nonresidential floor area to
be provided and proposed land area to be devoted to residential and
nonresidential use shall be set forth. In addition, the proposed types
of nonresidential uses to be included in the Planned Development shall
be set forth, and the land area to be occupied by each proposed use
shall be estimated. The density and intensity of use of the entire
Planned Development shall be set forth, and a residential density
and a nonresidential floor area ratio shall be provided;
B. A circulation plan showing the general location and types of transportation
facilities, including facilities for pedestrian access within the
Planned Development and any proposed improvements to the existing
transportation system outside the Planned Development;
C. An open space plan showing the proposed land area and general location
of parks and any other land areas to be set aside for conservation
and recreational purposes and a general description of improvements
proposed to be made thereon, including a plan for the operation and
maintenance of parks and recreational lands;
D. A utility plan indicating the need for and showing the proposed location
of sewage and waterlines, any drainage facilities necessitated by
the physical characteristics of the site, proposed methods for handling
solid waste disposal, and a plan for the operation and maintenance
of proposed utilities;
E. A stormwater management plan setting forth the proposed method of
controlling and managing stormwater on the site;
F. An environmental inventory including a general description of the
vegetation, soils, topography, geology, surface hydrology, climate
and cultural resources of the site, existing man-made structures or
features and the probable impacts of the development on the environmental
attributes of the site;
G. A community facility plan indicating the scope and type of supporting
community facilities which may include, but not be limited to, educational
or cultural facilities, historic sites, libraries, hospitals, firehouses
and police stations;
H. A housing plan outlining the number of housing units to be provided
and the extent to which any housing obligation assigned to the municipality
pursuant to P.L. 1985, c. 222 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.) will be
fulfilled by the development;
I. A local service plan indicating those public services which the applicant
proposes to provide and which may include, but not be limited to,
water, sewer, cable and solid waste disposal;
J. A fiscal report describing the anticipated demand on municipal services to be generated by the Planned Development and any other financial impacts to be faced by the municipality or school districts as a result of the completion of the Planned Development. The fiscal report shall also include a detailed projection of property tax revenues which will accrue to the county, municipality and school district according to the timing schedule provided under Subsection
K. below, and following the completion of the Planned Development in its entirety;
K. A proposed timing schedule in the case of a Planned Development whose
construction is contemplated over a period of years, including any
terms or conditions which are intended to protect the interests of
the public and of the residents who occupy any section of the Planned
Development prior to the completion of the development in its entirety;
and
L. A municipal development agreement, which shall mean a written agreement
between the municipality and a developer relating to the Planned Development
or in the case of an "area in need of redevelopment" designated in
accordance with the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. N.J.S.A.
40A:12A-1 et seq., a redevelopment agreement between the designated
redeveloper and the redevelopment entity.
Prior to approval of a Planned Development the Planning Board
shall find the following facts and conclusions:
A. That departures by the proposed development from zoning regulation otherwise applicable to the subject property conform to the ordinance standards applicable to Planned Developments as set forth in this Article
XXI or to an applicable redevelopment plan or can be approved by way of the grant of variance relief;
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 provision 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.