A. 
Upon receipt of an application, the Secretary of the Planning Board shall submit the application to the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC). The TCC shall review the application in order to determine whether or not it is complete and shall submit its findings to the Planning Board for action. If the application is declared complete by the Planning Board, copies of the same shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Planning Board to such persons and agencies as directed by the Board, with a request for a written report from such persons or agencies within 20 days of receipt of the request.
B. 
The persons and agencies from whom reports may be required may include but shall not be limited to the following: the County Planning Board, the Township Engineer, the Planning Consultant, the Ad Hoc Environmental Committee, the Board of Health, the Police Department, the Fire Department and such other Township officials as may be directed, and one copy is to be placed on file with the Township Clerk for public inspection.
A. 
An application shall be granted or denied within the time of submission of a complete application prescribed below or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant:
Type of Application
Period of Time for Application by Planning Board
(days)
Minor subdivision
45
Preliminary plat, 10 lots or less
45
Preliminary plat, more than 10 lots
95
Preliminary site plan, 10 acres of land or less
45
Preliminary site plan, more than 10 acres of land
95
Final plat
45
Final site plan
45
Master site development plan for multiple principal uses
95
B. 
Whenever an application for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan or conditional use includes a request for relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60, the Planning Board shall grant or deny approval of the application within 120 days after the submission by the developer of a complete application to the administrative officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. In the event that the developer elects to submit separate consecutive applications, the aforesaid provision shall apply to the application for approval of the variance or direction for issuance of a permit. The period for granting or denying and subsequent approval shall be as otherwise provided in this chapter. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute approval of the application, and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant, and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval herein required and shall be so accepted by the County Recording Officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
Whenever review or approval of an application by the County Planning Board is required by the County Land Development Standards, the 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.
In the case of preliminary site plans and preliminary major subdivisions, if the Planning Board requires any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a hearing an amended application shall be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application for development.
The Planning Board, when acting upon applications for preliminary site plan or preliminary or minor subdivision approval shall have the power to grant such exceptions from the requirements for site plan or subdivision approval as may be reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the provisions of site plan review and approval of this chapter, if the literal enforcement of one or more provisions of the ordinance is impracticable or will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question.
A. 
Filing. A minor subdivision application shall be filed in accordance with § 102-21 and shall contain all data and information required in Checklist A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Checklist A is located at the end of this chapter.
B. 
Reclassification to major subdivision. If, after report from the TCC, the Planning Board determines that the application is a major subdivision, the application shall be so classified. If classified as a major subdivision, no further Planning Board action on the application shall be required, and the applicant shall follow the procedures in §§ 102-31 and 102-32 for preliminary and final plats. In classifying an application as a major subdivision, the Planning Board may make recommendations or establish conditions to be followed in the preliminary and final plats.
C. 
Minor subdivision approval.
(1) 
The Planning Board shall approve or deny the application pursuant to § 102-24. Minor subdivision approval shall be deemed to be final approval of the subdivision by the Board, provided that the Board may condition such approval on terms ensuring the provision of improvements pursuant to Articles IX and X.
(2) 
Following approval as a minor subdivision, the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Board shall affix their signatures and return the approved plat to the subdivider within one week following action by the Planning Board.
(3) 
After one lot is created by minor subdivision, any subsequent application for subdivision of said resulting lot or parcel shall be accepted only as a major subdivision.
D. 
Filing; effect of approval. The requirements for filing of an approved minor subdivision and the effect of such approval shall be governed by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-47 and any amendments thereto.
E. 
Where the property is contiguous to a farm, the applicant must comply with the provisions of § 102-32H.
A. 
Application for approval of a preliminary plat or a preliminary site plan shall be filed in accordance with § 102-21 and shall contain all information prescribed in Checklist B or Checklist D, as the case may be.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Checklists B and D are located at the end of this chapter.
B. 
Following report from the Subdivision and Site Plan Committee, if the Planning Board finds that the application is in compliance with this and all ordinances of the Township and statutes and other regulations of the State of New Jersey, it shall schedule a hearing on the application. If the application is found not to be in such compliance, it shall so stipulate and shall require the filing of an amended application, which shall be proceeded upon as in the case of the original application.
C. 
Whenever after public hearing the Planning Board shall grant preliminary approval, the Board shall adopt a resolution with respect thereto, enumerating the plat and plans thereby approved and establishing the terms and conditions of approval and specifying the conditions which must be satisfied prior to final approval. A copy of the resolution shall be attached to the preliminary plat or plan, which shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Board. A copy at the approved preliminary plat or plan with annexed resolution shall be returned to the applicant.
D. 
If the Planning Board requires any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of the hearing, an amended application shall be submitted and proceeded upon as in the case of the original application. The Planning Board shall, if the proposed application complies with this chapter, together with any conditions imposed by the Board, grant preliminary approval.
E. 
Effect of preliminary approval. Preliminary approval of a major subdivision pursuant to Section 36 of P.L.1975, c.291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48) or of a site plan pursuant to Section 34 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46) shall have the effect and shall confer upon the applicant such rights established by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49.
A. 
Application for approval of a final plat or a final site plan shall be filed in accordance with § 102-21 and shall contain all the information prescribed in Checklist C or Checklist D, as the case may be.[1] Said application may be for the whole or a section or sections of the preliminary plat or site plan, as the case may be. No final plat shall be accepted, entertained or deemed complete unless all conditions of preliminary plat approval as contained in the resolution granting preliminary approval have been satisfied. No final approval shall be granted after the expiration of the preliminary approval unless a waiver is granted by the Planning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Checklists C and D are located at the end of this chapter.
B. 
Following report from the Subdivision and Site Plan Committee, if the Planning Board finds that the application is in compliance with this and all ordinances of the Township and statutes and other regulations of the State of New Jersey, it shall schedule a hearing on the application. If the application is found not to be in such compliance, it shall so stipulate and shall require the filing of an amended application, which shall be proceeded upon as in the case of the original application.
C. 
If the Planning Board requires any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of the hearing, an amended application shall be submitted and proceeded upon as in the case of the original application. The Planning Board shall, if the proposed application complies with this chapter, together with any conditions imposed by the Board, grant final approval. As a precondition for final plat execution, deeds must be received, free and clear of all mortgages and encumbrances, for all easements on private property to be conveyed to the Township.
D. 
Effect of final approval of a major subdivision or a site plan. Final approval of a major subdivision or of a site plan shall have the effect and shall confer upon the applicant such rights established by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52.
E. 
Recording of final plat. Final approval of a major subdivision shall expire 95 days from the date of signing of the plat unless within such period the plat shall have been duly filed by the developer with the County Recording Officer pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54.
F. 
Filing and return of prints. After final approval, one translucent tracing and one cloth print shall be filed with the Township Clerk. The original tracing and one cloth print shall be returned to the subdivider.
G. 
Issuance of building permits for buildings and structures. No building permit shall be issued until final approval has been granted by the Planning Board and, in the case of a subdivision, until the final plat has been properly filed with the Morris County Clerk within the time or extended time required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54. Proof of filing shall be submitted to the Planning Board Secretary prior to issuance of a building permit.
H. 
Notice of farm use.
(1) 
The applicant of a major or minor subdivision, or of a site plan review of property which is contiguous to a farm, as a condition of final approval of the application, shall provide every purchaser at the time of contract with a copy of the following notice:
Buyer is hereby noticed that there is, or may in the future be, farm use near the described premises from which may emanate noise, odors, dust and fumes associated with agricultural practices permitted under Agricultural uses, § 102-157, of the Township of Boonton Zoning Ordinance.
(2) 
Whenever a farm as defined herein or a new major or minor subdivision abuts a farm or a new major or minor subdivision contains space which is not owned by individual homeowners or a homeowners' association, and said space is at least five acres in size, then the following language shall be inserted in the deed of all lots:
Grantee is hereby noticed that there is, or may in the future be, farm use near the described premises from which may emanate noise, odors, dust and fumes associated with agricultural practices permitted under Agricultural uses, § 102-157, of the Township of Boonton Zoning Ordinance.
I. 
In addition to the above requirements, a CAD copy of the final plat certified by a New Jersey licensed surveyor, prepared in accordance with the New Jersey Map Filing Act, shall be submitted. All required information appearing on the digital version of the final plat shall appear on the separate layers of the drawing in accordance with the adopted criteria as found in Appendix G, Digital Mapping Submission Standards of the County of Morris. All work shall be based upon the New Jersey system of plane coordinates as defined as N.J.S.A. 51:3-7. The drawing shall identify a minimum of three corners distributed around the tract and shall indicated the grid coordinate values geo referenced to within 0.3 feet of the National Geodetic Reference Network, as amended and updated. The monumentation shall be in a US Survey Feet, based upon the standard conversions from meters to feet in accordance with adopted standards of National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
[Added 4-25-2005 by Ord. No. 695]
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56, the prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee or any other person interested in any land which forms part of a subdivision or which formed part of such a subdivision three years preceding the effective date of the Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291 of the Laws of New Jersey, 1975, may apply, in writing, to the Township Clerk for the issuance of a certificate certifying whether or not such subdivision has been approved by the Planning Board.
This section is intended to provide for modified site plan procedures applicable to multiple use of buildings in the BP Zone.
A. 
Filing. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for multiple use of any existing building(s) or part(s) thereof, a master site development plan of the entire site shall be filed with the Planning Board. The master site development plan shall be modified as necessary and shall be subject to Planning Board approval of each new use, each change in use and each expansion of an existing use.
B. 
Procedure. The procedures for conventional final site plan shall be applicable to site plans for multiple principal uses in the BP Zone. If the proposed development involves any site improvements, including any new building, an addition to an existing building, additional parking or paved area, any drainage or any other utility improvement, a separate application for such improvements in accordance with conventional site plan procedures shall, in addition to the master site development plan, be filed with the Planning Board. Conventional site plan approval shall not be required for any change in use or any expansion of an existing use, provided that no new building, no addition to an existing building or no site improvements are involved. Under such conditions, only approval of an amended master site development plan shall be required. The Board may condition its approval of any use on any reasonable requirements which will serve the intended purposes of this Land Use Ordinance.
C. 
Effect of approval. Approval of a master site development plan for multiple principal uses in the BP Zone shall confer upon the applicant the same rights applicable to conventional final site plans subject to the provisions of Subsection B.
D. 
Checklist. An application for a master site development plan for multiple principal uses in the BP Zone shall include all information indicated on the checklist for determining completeness of application referred to in § 102-22B.
[Added 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 615]
A. 
All site plan details required by § 102-22B shall be provided and shall include the site boundaries; tower location; existing and proposed structures, including accessory structures; existing and proposed ground-mounted equipment; vehicular parking and access; and uses, structures and land use designations on the site and abutting parcels.
B. 
A landscaping plan drawn at a scale of one inch equals 10 feet showing the proposed landscaping, including species type, size, spacing, other landscape features and existing vegetation to be retained, removed or replaced.
[Amended 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 626]
C. 
An environmental impact study.
D. 
A report from a qualified expert containing the following:
(1) 
A description of the tower and the technical and other reasons for the tower design and height.
(2) 
Documentation to establish that the tower has sufficient structural integrity for the proposed use and for the anticipated future collocated antennas at the proposed location and meets the minimum safety requirements and margins according to FCC requirements in their current adopted standards and revisions and the structural standards developed for antennas by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and/or the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) have been met.
(3) 
The general capacity of the tower in terms of the number and type of antennas it is designed to accommodate.
(4) 
A statement detailing current FCC information concerning wireless telecommunications towers and radio frequency emission standards as well as information on the projected power density of the proposed facility and how it meets the FCC standards.
E. 
A letter of commitment by the applicant, approved by the Planning Board Attorney, to lease excess space on the tower to other potential users at prevailing rates and standard terms. The letter of commitment shall be recorded in the office of the Morris County Clerk prior to issuance of a building permit. The letter shall commit the tower owner and successors in interest.
F. 
Elevations of the proposed tower and accessory building generally depicting all proposed antennas, platforms, finish materials and all other accessory equipment.
G. 
A visual impact study, graphically simulating through models, computer-enhanced graphics or similar techniques, the appearance of any proposed tower and indicating its view from at least five locations around and within one mile of the proposed wireless telecommunications towers where the wireless telecommunications towers will be most visible. Aerial photographs of the impact area shall also be submitted.