[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-31]
Whenever an application for development to the Planning Board
or Zoning Board of Adjustment is permitted or required by this chapter,
it shall be in such form, submitted to the administrative officer
in such number of copies, and accompanied by such maps, documents
and materials as are prescribed by rule of the board and by this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2014-44; Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-32; Ord. No. 2015-37 § 2; Ord. No. 2016-26; Ord.
No. 2017-53]
(a)
Each such application for development shall be accompanied by payment
of an application fee, escrow deposit and inspection fee to the municipality.
In addition, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:87-1.6(b), each application for
development, including administrative waivers, shall pay an educational
training fee in the amount of $30. Application fee/educational training
fee and escrow deposits shall be provided in separate payment as follows:
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Application and Escrow Fees
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|---|---|---|---|
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Application
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Application Fee
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Escrow Account
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Administrative waiver (Section 10B-206(d))
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$325
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$500
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Classification of minor site plan
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$400
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$2,000
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Conditional use
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$375
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$1,000
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Education Fee
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$30
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None
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Issuance of a permit (other than provided for in this section)
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$100
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None
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Modifications of approved site plan or subdivision
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$400
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$2,000
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Preliminary major subdivision approval
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$500 plus
$25 per lot
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$300 per lot for first 10 lots; $100 per lot thereafter. Minimum
deposit of $3,000
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Final major subdivision
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$250
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$1,000 plus $100 per lot
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Preliminary major site plan approval involving a related application
for preliminary major subdivision approval and/or preliminary cluster
approval (subject to an additional fee as required by Section 10B-216)
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$500
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$200 per acre or part thereof and $25 per dwelling. Minimum
deposit of $3,000
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|
Preliminary site plan approval not involving a related application
for preliminary major subdivision approval and/or preliminary cluster
approval
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$25 per 1,000 square feet or part thereof of building construction
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$150 per 1,000 square feet or part thereof of building construction.
Minimum deposit of $4,000
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Final site plan approval
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$500
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$2,500 plus $100 per 1,000 sf of building (when not involving
a cluster application)
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Request for relief from condition of approval
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$300
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$2,000
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Request for zone change
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$1,500
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$2,500
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|
Review of Section 10B-227-17 project site stormwater management
submission requirements
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None
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$1,500 pursuant to section 10B-216
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Request for Master Plan Amendment
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$1,000
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$2,500
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Residential cluster developments involving units with zero lot
lines
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$250 plus $10 per zero lot line unit
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$50 per zero lot line unit. Minimum deposit of $2,500
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Section 10B-53 list of property owners
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$0.25 per name, or $10, whichever is greater
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None
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Section 10B-13(c) zoning variance relief
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$200 per variance except for 1 and 2 family dwellings which
shall be $150 for all variances sought
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$750
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Section 10B-13(d) zoning variance relief
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$500
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$1,500
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Section 10B-53 public utility registration
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Initial registration
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$10
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None
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Annual registration
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$5
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None
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Section 10B-63 publication charge
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$50
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None
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Site plan concept review
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$400
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$100 per 1,000 sf or part thereof of building construction.
Minimum deposit of $2,500
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Subdivision classification or minor subdivision
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$400
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$2,000
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Subdivision concept review
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$400
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$100 per lot for first 10 lots; $75 per lot thereafter. Minimum
deposit of $2,500
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|
Waivers from design standards
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$100
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$500
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|
Zoning relief or variance from official error, and zoning board
interpretation on zoning regulation
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$50
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$250
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Zoning Permits:
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Commercial
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a.
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Signs
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$80
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None
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b.
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Use inquiries/certifications
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$100
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None
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c.
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Any other non residential permits
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$80
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None
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Residential
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a.
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1-2 family buildings
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$500
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None
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b.
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Additions/Pools
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$200
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None
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c.
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Accessory structures
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up to 400 sf
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$60
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None
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400 sf and greater
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$200
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None
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d.
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AC units
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$60
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None
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e.
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Flats (apartments)
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$100
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None
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(b)
Each application for preservation plan approval, whether or not part
of an application for development, shall be accompanied by payment
of an application fee, escrow deposit and, to the extent otherwise
provided, an inspection fee to the municipality.
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Type of Structure or Application
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Preservation Plan Application Fee
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Escrow
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Other Applicable Fees
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|---|---|---|---|
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Residential Structure (no variance)
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$75
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No Escrow Fees
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None
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Residential Structure - variance, use, conditional use, etc.
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$75
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All applicable
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All applicable fees
|
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Commercial Structure
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$75
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All applicable
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All applicable fees
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(c)
The application fee as set forth hereinabove is a flat fee to cover
direct administrative expenses and other than professional services
and is nonrefundable. The escrow account as set forth hereinabove
is established to cover the cost of professional services, including
but not limited to engineering, professional planning, stenographic
shorthand reporting, legal, landscape consulting by landscape architects
or other professionals, if appropriate, and other expenses connected
with the review of submitted materials, the related hearing process
and follow-up thereto, including costs incurred during any review
of a concept plan. The applicant shall execute an escrow agreement
to authorize payment of said expenses.
Sums not utilized in the review process shall be returned to
the applicant within a reasonable period of time after the Finance
Officer certifies that all professional services to be paid by escrow
funds have been completed and billed. Unless the applicant otherwise
requests, unexpended escrow deposits for concept reviews shall be
credited against deposits due upon the filing of an application for
development. If additional fees or escrow funds are deemed necessary,
the applicant shall be notified of the required additional amount
and shall add such sum to the account as required by the Planning
Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment. Payment shall be due from the
applicant within 15 days of receipt of the notice. If at the time
of the hearing, the applicant is in default of any required escrow
payments or fees, the board of jurisdiction may deny the application.
At the request of the applicant, the municipal finance officer shall
provide the applicant with a statement of all escrow fees received,
a list of amounts charged to the escrow account, and the amount of
the current balance in the account. Whether or not specifically so
stated, the current payment of all escrow fees which become due shall
be a condition of the approval of any application.
Where applicable, no construction permit or certificate of occupancy
shall be issued until all escrow charges have been paid. All escrow
charges which are due and owing shall become a lien upon the premises
with respect to which said charges are required and shall remain so
until paid. Said overdue charges shall accrue the same interest from
time to time as taxes upon real estate in the municipality. The municipality
shall have the same remedies for the collection thereof with interest,
cost and penalties as it has by law for the collection of taxes upon
real estate. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs of collection
of unpaid fees, including reasonable attorneys' fees. All escrow fees
shall be administered by the municipality in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1.
Requests for waivers or modifications of application fees or
escrow deposits shall be made to the Princeton Council and may be
granted for good cause shown, such as, but not limited to, economic
hardship, governmental relations, or in the interests of justice.
(d)
In addition to the fees provided for herein, each applicant for development
shall reimburse the municipality for all reasonable inspection fees
required for inspections to be conducted pursuant to Section 10B-161(b).
Prior to the issuance of any development permits, the developer shall
deposit with the municipal treasurer, for placement in a special trust
fund account, a sum equal to 5% of the amount of the performance guarantee
estimate of the cost of improvements to be built in the development
to be applied to payment of inspection costs. If the inspection costs
exceed such fund, the developer shall deposit with the municipal treasurer
additional sums upon notice from the administrative officer. The inspection
fee shall in no case be less than $100. If the 5% of the amount of
performance guarantee estimate of costs of improvement in the opinion
of the municipality exceeds the anticipated reasonable inspection
fees, the administrative officer shall adjust the deposit provided
for hereinabove to reflect the anticipated inspection fees. The municipal
treasurer shall return any balance of the inspection deposit to the
developer upon expiration of the maintenance bond, together with the
paid invoices for all expenses charged.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-33]
If the Environmental Commission has prepared and submitted to
the Planning Board an index of the natural resources of the municipality
or region, the Planning Board shall make available to the Environmental
Commission an informational copy of every application for development
submitted to the Planning Board. Failure to do so shall not invalidate
any hearing or proceeding.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-34]
(a)
Each application for a conditional use shall include a request for
any required site plan approval that is related thereto.
(b)
The Planning Board shall have the power to review and approve or
deny applications for conditional uses or site plans simultaneously
with applications for subdivision approval without the developer being
required to make further application to the Planning Board or the
Planning Board being required to hold further hearings.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-35]
Each application to the Planning Board for approval of a subdivision
plat, site plan or conditional use shall include a request for any
hardship or flexible "c" variance within the Board's jurisdiction
and any special permit that is required in relation to such subdivision,
site plan or conditional use.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-36]
Each application to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the granting
of a variance pursuant to Section 10B-13(d) shall include a request
for any subdivision, site plan and conditional use approval that is
required in relation to such use variance.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-37]
An application for development shall be complete for the purpose
of commencing the applicable time period for action by a municipal
agency when so certified by the administrative officer. In the event
that the administrative officer does not certify the application to
be complete within 45 days of the date of its submission, the application
shall be deemed complete upon expiration of the forty-five-day period
for the purposes of commencing the applicable time period unless (1)
the application lacks information indicated on a checklist provided
to the applicant pursuant to Section 10B-38 and (2) administrative
officer has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies
in the application within 45 days of submission of the application.
The applicant may request that one or more of the submission requirements
be waived, in which event the agency or its authorized committee shall
grant or deny the request within 45 days. Nothing herein shall be
construed as diminishing the applicant's obligation to prove in the
application process that the applicant is entitled to approval of
the application. The municipal agency may subsequently require correction
of any information found to be in error and submission of additional
documents as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision
as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of the application
for development have been met. The application shall not be deemed
incomplete for lack of any such additional information or any revision
in the accompanying documents so required by the municipal agency.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-38]
The checklists referred to in Section 10B-37 shall list the
following applicable plans:
(a)
For subdivision sketch plat (including minor subdivision), the information
required by Section 10B-157.
(b)
For preliminary plat of major subdivision, the information required
by Section 10B-158.
(c)
For final plat of major subdivision, the information required by
Section 10B-159.
(d)
For site plan classification (including minor site plan), the information
required by Section 10B-207.1 in sketch plat form.
(e)
For preliminary and final site plan, the information required by
Sections 10B-230.
(f)
For final site plan, the information required by Sections 17A-196
and 17A-197.
(g)
For an application for development that requests a variance pursuant
to Section 10B-13(c) or (d) or a special permit and that is not accompanied
by a site plan, the following information in sketch plat form:
(1)
The size, shape and location of buildings and their relationship
to surrounding properties and buildings thereon and on both sides
of adjacent streets;
(2)
The location, layout and dimensions of parking and loading areas,
with an indication of areas to be paved;
(3)
All parking spaces, driveways and access points to public streets;
(4)
All required setback lines;
(5)
Rights-of-way and easements;
(6)
Location and height of fences, retaining walls and railings;
(7)
Key map showing entire project in its relationship to surrounding
areas, roads and watercourses;
(8)
Zone districts of subject property and adjacent properties;
(9)
Legend comparing proposed site conditions with zoning requirements
applicable to the property; and
(10)
Floor plans showing existing conditions and proposed alterations.
In addition, the checklist shall also indicate that the information
to be included in the required application form, the required application
fee and the submission of a fire protection plan in accordance with
the requirements of Division 14 of this article are necessary for
a complete application. It shall also provide for proof that property
taxes are current.
The administrative officer shall prepare such checklists and
shall furnish the same to applicants together with the appropriate
application form.
[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-39]
If any application for development including an application
for classification of the site plan or subdivision is found to be
incomplete by the administrative officer or if it is not accompanied
by the required fee, the applicant shall be so notified in writing
of such fact and of the deficiencies by the administrative officer
within 45 days after the submission of the application, and the application
shall be deemed not properly submitted until the deficiencies are
corrected. If notice is not given within such period, the application
shall be deemed to have been properly submitted.
