A. 
The development permit required by this chapter shall be issued only upon site plan approval by either the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment except when eligible for administrative approval in accordance with Subsection B of this section. Site plan review in conjunction with a related development approval shall be heard by the board having jurisdiction over the related approval. Any application not requiring any other development approval shall be heard by the Planning Board.
B. 
Administrative approval. The Township Engineer or designee may review and approve or disapprove applications for development permits when the development does not require New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection approval.
A. 
The Planning Board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Township Engineer or designee in the enforcement or administration of this chapter. In passing upon such applications, the applicable board or the Township Engineer shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter and:
(1) 
The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others;
(2) 
The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(3) 
The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(4) 
The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
(5) 
The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable;
(6) 
The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage;
(7) 
The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;
(8) 
The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program of that area;
(9) 
The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
(10) 
The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the floodwater and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and
(11) 
The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems and streets and bridges.
B. 
Upon consideration of the factors of this section and the purposes of this chapter, the Planning Board may attach such conditions to the granting of exceptions as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
C. 
The administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal actions, including technical information, and report any exceptions to the Federal Insurance Administration upon request.
A. 
Generally, exceptions may be issued by the applicable board having jurisdiction for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, provided that § 171-16A(1) through (11) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the exception increases.
B. 
Exceptions may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the exception is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure.
C. 
Exceptions shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
D. 
Exceptions shall only be issued upon a determination that the exception is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief.
E. 
Exceptions shall only be issued upon:
(1) 
A showing of good and sufficient cause;
(2) 
A determination that failure to grant the exception would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and
(3) 
A determination that the granting of an exception will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, or extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public as identified in § 171-16 or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
F. 
Any applicant to whom an exception is granted shall be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with a lowest floor elevation below the base flood elevation and that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation.