[Amended 6-5-1986; 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
An applicant shall submit an application for a preliminary approval through the Zoning Enforcement Officer acting as the administrative officer. The material submitted shall be as follows:
A. 
Thirteen copies of the application, sketch plat as set forth in § 192-15B and fees as set forth in this chapter.
B. 
The preliminary sketch plat shall show at an appropriate scale:
(1) 
The site for which application is being made identified by Township Tax Map block and lot number.
(2) 
Existing surrounding uses of land and their structures for a distance of at least a two-hundred-foot radius of the applicant's site in map form.
(3) 
Type of structure proposed, including information on color and materials, illustrated by a preliminary floor plan sketch and preliminary front, side and rear elevations drawn to scale. Accessory structure shall also be shown.
(4) 
Proposed on-site circulation system, including both vehicular and pedestrian access and egress ways and service roads, if applicable, and type of connection with existing arteries.
(5) 
On-site parking facilities drawn to scale, if required.
(6) 
On-site loading facilities, if required.
(7) 
An estimate of the number of employees who will be using the site on a full-time or part-time basis.
(8) 
Landscaping and/or screening proposals, including type, size and location of the plantings, trees and shrubs.
(9) 
Connection to municipal sewers or the location and type of disposal system acceptable to Township Engineer.
(10) 
Comprehensive public utility plan.
(11) 
Location, heights, length, thickness and area, in square feet, of all signs.
(12) 
The relationship of the proposed development plan to a preliminary plan for development of the entire parcel if the subject plan is part of a larger parcel.
C. 
The application form shall state the following:
(1) 
The names and addresses of owners of all lands involved in the application.
(2) 
The name and address of the applicant.
(3) 
The relationship between owner and applicant; e.g. contract purchaser.
(4) 
Written authority from owner to applicant to make the application.
(5) 
The name and address of the applicant's licensed engineer or surveyor.
(6) 
The name and address of the applicant's attorney, if any, who will represent him or her in the subdivision proceedings.
(7) 
A description of the easements and restrictions of record affecting the land.
(8) 
A statement of existing or proposed violations of Chapter 208, Zoning, for which variances may be required.
(9) 
A statement as to the applicant's knowledge of any previous applications concerning the subject land.
(10) 
A statement of the reasons for the application.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
Said applications and sketches shall be filed at least 14 days prior to a regular meeting of the Planning Board and shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee as provided in Chapter 108, Fees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 129-17, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-5-1986.
[Amended 6-5-1986; 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
Upon the submission to the Zoning Enforcement Officer of a complete application for a site plan for 10 acres of land or less, the Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Upon the submission of a complete application for a site plan of more than 10 acres, the Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 95 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Otherwise, the Planning Board shall be deemed to have granted preliminary approval of the site plan.
If the Planning Board required any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a hearing, an amended application for site plan approval shall be submitted and proceeded upon as in the case of the original application for site plan approval. The Planning Board shall, if the proposed development complies with this chapter and the Municipal Land Use Law of the State of New Jersey,[1] grant preliminary site plan approval.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
[Amended 6-5-1986]
Preliminary approval of a site plan or subdivision shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of the preliminary approval:
A. 
That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary approval was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited to use requirements; layout and design standards for streets, curbs and sidewalks; lot size; yard dimensions and off-tract improvements.
B. 
That the applicant may submit for final approval on or before the expiration date of the preliminary approval the whole or a section or sections of the subdivision plat or site plan.
C. 
That the applicant may apply for and the Planning board may grant extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods of at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension of two years, provided that, if the design standards have been revised by ordinance, such revised standards may govern.
D. 
In the case of a subdivision or site plan for an area of 50 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsections A, B and C above for such period of time, longer than three years, as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply for thereafter and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension to preliminary approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, the potential number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area of the section or sections awaiting final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development, provided that, if the design standards have been revised, such revised standards may govern.
[Amended 6-5-1986]
Application for final site plan or final subdivision approval, if desired, shall be submitted before the expiration date of preliminary approval, which date shall be set by resolution of the Planning Board but shall not be more than three years after the date of preliminary approval.
The Planning Board shall grant final approval if the detailed drawings, specifications and estimates of the application for final approval conform to the standards established by ordinance for final approval and the conditions of preliminary approval.
[Amended 6-5-1986; 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
The final approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days after submission of a complete application to the Zoning Enforcement Officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute final approval, and a certificate of the Zoning Enforcement Officer as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant.
Whenever review or approval of the application by the County Planning Board is required by Section 8 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.6), in the case of a site plan, the Municipal Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.
[Amended 6-5-1986]
The Planning Board, when acting upon applications for preliminary subdivision or site plan approval, shall have the power to grant such exceptions from the requirements of approval as may be reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the provisions for approval if the literal enforcement of one or more provisions of this chapter is impracticable or will exact undue hardship because of the peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question.
A. 
In considering and approving each plan, the Planning Board shall take into consideration the public health, safety, general welfare, the conveniences of the public in general and the effects on the neighborhood in particular. The Planning Board may attach such conditions and safeguards as preconditions to approval of said plans as, in the Board's opinion, may be necessary to protect adjoining premises from the effect of unsightly rear or side elevations, the location and disposition of refuse, storage or other service areas, incinerators, parking and loading areas and accessory uses of land in the furtherance of the general purpose and intent of this chapter and in harmony therewith. In particular, the following shall be required:
(1) 
Consistency of the layout or arrangement of the site plan with the requirements of Chapter 208, Zoning.
(2) 
Streets or driveways on the site of sufficient width and suitable grade and suitably located to accommodate prospective traffic and to provide access for fire-fighting and emergency equipment to buildings.
(3) 
Adequate water supply, drainage, shade trees, sewerage facilities and other utilities necessary for essential services to residents and occupants.
(4) 
The proper use of land subject to flooding to avoid danger to life or property.
(5) 
Protection and conservation of soils from erosion by wind or water or from excavation or grading.
B. 
In addition, site plan review shall relate to:
(1) 
Preservation of existing natural resources on the site.
(2) 
Safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking and loading.
(a) 
All proposed traffic accessways shall be adequate in number, width, grade, alignment and visibility to serve the proposed use without jeopardizing the safety of pedestrians on abutting sidewalks or that of passing vehicular traffic or shall not be located too near street corners or other places of public assembly.
(b) 
Further, off-street parking space shall be provided in an amount sufficient to minimize curb parking of vehicles belonging to persons connected with or visiting the proposed use; the parking layout shall enable the most efficient and safe use of the parking area, and the interior road network and parking aisles (if any) shall provide safe access to all required off-street parking facilities, as well as the township's street system serving the site.
(3) 
Screening, landscaping and location of structures. All play, parking and service areas and any and all other features of the proposed development which may exert a deleterious effect on adjoining premises shall be screened, at all seasons of the year, from view of such premises and of adjoining streets, and the general landscaping of the site shall be appropriate, readily maintained and in character with that prevailing in the neighborhood.
(4) 
Exterior lighting needed for safety reasons in addition to any requirements for streetlighting. Exterior lighting of all yards, parking lots and storage areas shall be provided in an amount adequate to provide for the safety of persons using the site.
[Added 1-21-1994; amended 2-17-1994]
Except as to applications relating to owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings, no application under any Article of this chapter or any other application as may be permitted or required by law shall be either deemed complete or entertained unless and until the applicant has filed with that application written certification of the Collector that all taxes, assessments and other charges levied by the township against the premises which are the subject of the application are currently paid in full.