[Ord. No. 2014-44 § 10; Ord. No. 2015-20]
(1)
Every application for development in a historic preservation zoning district or historic preservation buffer zoning district for which a preservation plan is required pursuant to section
T10B-378 shall upon filing be forwarded to the Historic Preservation Commission for action as follows. The application for preservation plan approval shall be on such forms as the Historic Preservation Commission adopts. The documentation must be sufficient to demonstrate how the proposed improvement will appear in context. The submission shall include at least the following:
(a)
Photographs of the property in question and surrounding properties.
(b)
Product specifications, where appropriate.
(c)
Elevations and details to propose new construction.
(e)
Documentation sufficient to demonstrate how the proposed improvements
appear in context.
(f)
Delineated historic preservation area or pre-mapped historic
preservation area.
(g)
When available, historic photographs, maps, plot plans, and
other historic site documentation.
(2)
The Historic Preservation Commission shall review the preservation
plan and provide its recommendations to the board of jurisdiction,
including the Subdivision Committee of the Planning Board, in writing
and through one or more of its members or staff who shall testify
at the hearing on the application and explain the historic preservation
Commission's written report. The advice of the Historic Preservation
Commission shall not be disregarded by the board of jurisdiction except
for reasons stated on the record.
(3)
If the application for development involves a historic structure and the applicant intends to produce testimony either before the Commission or board of jurisdiction alleging structural unsoundness of any portion of said structure as a reason for the demolition or alteration of the structure or any part thereof, the Commission or board of jurisdiction may employ at the applicant's expense pursuant to section
T10B-32 a structural engineer or other professionals to examine independently said structure or part thereof and to report their findings to the Commission or board of jurisdiction before any final action is taken by the board of jurisdiction. The applicant shall be required to provide reasonable access for the structural engineer and other professionals to conduct an examination of said structure or any part thereof, as well as to provide to the structural engineer or other professionals any material that the applicant intends to rely upon in support of its arguments as to the structural unsoundness of the structure in support of its request to alter or to demolish same.
(4)
For major site plans and subdivisions, an archaeological and
historic sites protocol made up of at least the following shall be
included:
(a)
An archaeological and historic sites survey giving a history
of the site and identifying all known historic features. Sites identified
in such survey shall be registered by the archaeologist in the New
Jersey State Museum Site Registration Program; and
(b)
A proposal as to how archaeological sites and historical sites
shall be preserved, recorded, or a combination of both and who during
construction shall be responsible therefor.
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If the Historic Preservation Officer determines that an application for which a preservation plan approval is required and that the application requires an emergency review and adjudication by the Commission on an accelerated basis, the Historic Preservation Officer shall contact the chairperson or vice chairperson of the Commission and schedule a special meeting of the Commission to consider the application. If a special meeting is scheduled for an emergency review, then the time frame for the review as provided for in sections
T10B-379 and
T10B-380, the time frame to authorize emergency repairs as a part of a stabilization plan under section
T10B-389, and the time frame to consider a demolition permit pursuant to section
T10B-390 shall be accelerated in accordance with a schedule to be established by said chairperson.
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Parties who intend to apply for preservation plan approval are
strongly encouraged to secure informal concept review of the proposed
work by the Commission as early in the design of the project as is
possible. The purpose of such review is to minimize design fees for
the applicant, to facilitate discussion between the potential applicant
and Commission at a public meeting about the potential applicant's
proposed work, and to secure the Commission's comments early in the
design process. The potential applicant may secure informal concept
review by filing a request with the Historic Preservation Officer
on such forms as shall be provided for this purpose, together with
whatever documentation the potential applicant deems would best illustrate
his or her concept of the proposed work. As part of the informal concept
review, the Commission may determine that the proposed work is not
a covered act and shall advise the applicant that preservation plan
approval is not required. Except when such a determination is made,
the potential applicant shall not be bound by the documentation submitted,
and the Commission shall not be bound by any comments made thereon.
The Commission meeting on the application for informal concept review
shall be held within 60 days after the request for such review is
filed.
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No preservation plan need be approved for any improvements for
which a development application was approved or building permit issued
prior to December 7, 1987 in Type 1 Districts and April 23, 1985 in
Type 2 Districts.
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Work pursuant to an approved preservation plan for which a development
application was not required shall commence within 24 months of the
date of approval thereof unless the time is extended by the approving
authority.