This chapter shall be known as the "Environmental Impact Statement Ordinance
of the Township of Freehold."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
A description and analysis of all direct and indirect effects land
development and land use will or may have on a site to be developed as well
as upon adjacent and noncontiguous areas which may be affected by the development
with particular reference to the effect of the project on the public health,
safety and welfare, the protection of public and private property and the
protection, preservation and enhancement of the environment.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Those areas of the Township as shown on factor maps included in the
Natural Resources Inventory prepared by Dames and Moore (July 1974) as amended
to date for the Freehold Township Environmental Commission, which areas are
particularly susceptible to environmental damage or permanent change as a
consequence of land use or development. Such areas include:
A.
Local and regional aquifer (recharge and discharge areas);
B.
Poorly drained soils (as classified by the Freehold Area Soil Conservation
District);
C.
Steep slopes (12% or greater);
D.
Areas unsuitable for septic systems;
E.
Wooded and semiwooded areas;
F.
Historic and aesthetic sites;
G.
Freshwater wetlands and freshwater transition areas in accordance with
NJDEP regulations;
H.
Floodplains in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
mapping or one-hundred-year floodplain calculated by a licensed New Jersey
engineer.
FACTOR MAPS
Maps prepared by Dames and Moore, Cranford, New Jersey, in July 1974,
in connection with the Freehold Township Natural Resources Inventory for the
Freehold Township Environmental Commission.
GROSS PROJECT AREA
That portion of a site upon which the natural soil or vegetation
will be disturbed, removed, altered, destroyed or added to, and/or upon which
the construction, erection, destruction or removal of natural or man-made
structures is proposed.