[Added 5-21-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22]
A.
Filing an application. All applications for minor
site plans shall be filed with the administrative officer or designee.
B.
Distribution. At least 10 days prior to the regularly
scheduled monthly meeting of the Board for which an application is
scheduled, the administrative officer or designee shall distribute
copies of the minor site plan and the application in the following
manner:
(1)
Township files.
(2)
Board Chairman.
(3)
Township Engineer.
(4)
Township Planner.
(5)
Township Health Department.
(6)
Construction Official.
(7)
Fire Subcode Officer.
(8)
Board Attorney.
(9)
MUA.
(10)
Tax Assessor.
(11)
Police Department.
(12)
At the direction of the Board, additional copies
of the maps and application may be forwarded to other Township, county
or state officials.
No plan shall be classified as a minor site
plan unless drawn by the appropriate professional per N.J.A.C. 13:40-7
et seq. If possible, the entire tract shall be shown on one sheet,
and such plat shall show or include the following information:
A.
Procedural requirements. All applications for minor
site plans shall include the following support documents and information:
(1)
Twenty-six map copies folded and collated.
(2)
Escrow agreement form.
(3)
Minor site plan application form.
(5)
Completed minor site plan checklist.
(6)
Affidavit of disclosure for corporations as required
by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48.1.
(7)
Proof of submission to the County Planning Board.
(8)
Signed and sealed certification by the design professional
that the built project conforms to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:21,
New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards.
B.
Map requirements. All applications for minor site
plans shall include maps and/or exhibits depicting the following information:
(1)
Plans shall be submitted on sheets that are no larger
than 36 inches by 24 inches.
(2)
The title block shall contain the title "Minor Site
Plan"; the notations of "Township of West Milford" and "County of
Passaic"; block and lot number(s), name of firm, name of professional(s)
preparing the plans, certificate of authorization number (reference
N.J.S.A. 45:8-56) and date of original plan preparation and any revisions
and be the title block at the bottom right-hand corner of the first
page and shall not be sideways.
(3)
Page numbering shall have the nomenclature "page x
of y" and shall incorporate all plans submitted for review, whether
by one professional or more than one professional.
(4)
Plan components drawn by the appropriate professional(s)
per N.J.A.C. 13:40-7 et seq.
(5)
Details of any proposed changes to traffic signs,
entrance/exit signs, directional signs, etc.
(6)
Name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s) of record
of subject property.
(7)
North arrow giving reference meridian.
(8)
Key map, with North arrow, at a scale of one inch
equals 1,200 feet.
(9)
Each subject block and lot, numbered in conformity
with the municipal tax map.
(10)
Zoning district boundaries affecting the tract.
(11)
Zoning analysis for which the criteria to be
included are: lot area, lot frontage, lot width, each side yard, front
yard, rear yard, existing and proposed building coverage, impervious
coverage, proposed building height, accessory building distance to
side line, accessory building distance to rear line, accessory building
distance to other buildings on site, buffers and the parking analysis.
(12)
Building elevations (architectural renderings)
and floor plans of the building and the changes/additions proposed.
(13)
Total existing and proposed building square
footage.
(14)
Location of proposed structures with size, height
and offsets to property lines indicated.
(15)
Location of existing wells and septics on the
property.
(16)
Height(s) of any proposed retaining walls, with
highest height given for the front yard, side yard and rear yard.
(17)
Fence detail for proposed fence(s), to include
colors and materials.
(18)
Height(s) of proposed fences, with highest height
given for front yard, side yard, and rear yard.
(19)
Scale, both written and graphic.
(20)
Soil erosion and sediment control plan.
(21)
Property line dimensions in feet; and degrees,
minutes, and seconds.
(22)
Limit of disturbance lines showing areas to
be disturbed by grading and construction.
(23)
For proposed walls greater than four feet in
height, provide engineer's sealed certification and calculations.
(24)
Stream encroachment lines.
(26)
The location of the floodplains.
(27)
Easement information to include the locations
of all existing easements on the tract.
(28)
Proposed outdoor lighting plan with lighting
fixture detail, isolux lines and light mounting height indicated.
(29)
Existing and proposed dumpster location and
pad detail.
(30)
Existing and proposed off-street parking plans
and driveway locations.
(31)
Existing and proposed loading zone location
and details.
(32)
Plans, cross sections, center line profiles,
tentative grades and details of all proposed driveways.
(33)
For all rights-of-way abutting the property
in question, show edge of pavement for entire length of frontage and
indicate the ownership.
(34)
Existing and proposed sight triangle locations
at proposed driveway/street intersections.
(35)
Existing and proposed sight distance profiles
for driveway/street intersections.
(36)
Proposed curbline radii.
(37)
Plans and calculations for any storm drainage
and proposed dry wells.
(38)
Finished grade elevation where changes in contour
are proposed.
A.
An application for minor site plan shall be complete
for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by
a municipal agency when so certified by the municipal agency or its
authorized committee or designee. In the event that the agency, committee
or designee does not certify the application to be complete within
45 days of the date of its submission, the application shall be deemed
complete upon the expiration of the forty-five-day period for purposes
of commencing the applicable time period unless:
(1)
The application lacks information indicated on a checklist
adopted by ordinance and provided to the applicant; and
(2)
The municipal agency or its authorized committee or
designee 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 he 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 information not
specified in this article or any revisions in the accompanying document,
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 revisions in the accompanying
documents so required by the municipal agency.[1]
B.
Any proposed development determined by the Board to
be creating, imposing, aggravating, or leading to the possibility
of an adverse effect upon either the subject property or upon any
adjacent properties may be required to be revised to remove such adverse
effect prior to further review, classification, or approval by the
Board; or, where the remaining portion of the original tract is of
sufficient size to be subdivided or developed further, the applicant
may be required to submit a sketch of the entire remaining portion
of the tract to indicate a feasible plan whereby the proposed subdivision
or development, together with subsequent subdivisions or developments,
may be submitted that will not create, impose, or aggravate or lead
to any such adverse effect.
C.
The Board shall act on the proposed plat within 45
days of submission of a complete application to the administrative
officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the
applicant. Failure of the Board to act within the prescribed time
period shall constitute minor site plan approval. If approved, all
prints of the plat shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary of
the Board, or the Acting Chairman or Secretary where either or both
may be absent, and returned to the developer within one week thereof.
In the event the same is disapproved by the Board, the Secretary of
the Board shall notify the developer of such disapproval and reasons
therefor.
