[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.
(4) 
Application and escrow fees as specified in Article VII, Fees, of this chapter.
(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.
(25) 
Contour lines; intervals shall be:
(a) 
Up to 10% grade: two feet.
(b) 
Over 10% grade: five feet.
(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]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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.