[Amended 10-21-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002]
Consistent with all requirements for review
and approval by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy and the Sussex County Soil Conservation District, before
approving any major subdivision or any site plan that involves a nonresidential
use in which there is proposed a new structure, an addition or alteration
to an existing structure, a change of use or an expansion of an existing
use, the Planning Board shall take into consideration the effect of
the proposal for development upon the natural environment, particularly
with respect to potable water, pollution of all kinds, flooding, waste
disposal, soil erosion and the preservation of trees and other vegetation.
The Planning Board, as a part of it administrative review of environmental
factors, shall give careful consideration to the review and recommendations
of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy
and the Sussex County Soil Conservation District, when applicable,
as well as the Byram Township Board of Health, the Byram Township
Environmental Commission and all other reports that may be prepared
on behalf of the Township. To this end, the applicant shall provide
in an environmental impact statement all information needed to evaluate
the primary and secondary impacts of the project upon the environment
as set forth in this article and to demonstrate that the proposal
for development can meet all of the environment protection standards
as set forth.