4867 7883 8253 1 WO ZBA 10 Ridge Friedman Application

2448-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, SECTIONS 51.16, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (REVISION OF ZONING ORDINANCE) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 25 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinarice is fo incorporate a Sustainability checklist as part of the major/minor site plan, subdivision application process in an effort to create a more sustainable community and further the objectives of the Sustainability Plan included in the Township’s Master Plan Updated adopted by the Township af West Orange Planning Board in 2010. The ‘Sustainability checklist shall incorporate and encourage green building and sustainability measures for various aspects of :zoning and planning, but zoning and planning approval shall not be conditioned upon any particular rating. | 4 I. CHAPTER 25-51.16. SHALL BE ADDED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: 25-51.16 Sustainable Building and Design Standards. All applicants for major and/or minor site plan ‘and/or subdivision approval shall complete a Sustainability checklist form as a completeness item. a, The Township shall incorporate the current version of “Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Rating System,” which includes rating systems for LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation promulgated by the US Green. Building Council, b. The Sustainability checklist form shall incorporate proposed green energy and water conservation measures including: 1. The name of any LEED Accredited Professionals working on the project. 2. A list of appliances, fixtures and construction techniques which meet U.S. EPA'sEnergy Star and WaterSense standards. ; 3. A list of green and recycled building materials used in construction, renovation, and maintenance, 4, A Waste Management Plan for recycling and/or reusing 60 percent of all construction and demolition waste generated in projects larger than $25,000 outlining where waste will be sent for recycling, reuse, reprocessing, or disposal, together with a letter from each of the recipient facilities, 5. Use of any water efficient landscaping. 6, Use of any on-site renewable energy systems such as: i. Solar ii. Wind iii, Geothermal As af Aprtl 2, 2015 ome ne