2436-15 Ordinance Overhauling Zoning Ordinance.pdf

2436-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, SECTIONS 4, 51.6, 51.7, 51.8, 51.9, 51.10, AND 51.15, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (REVISION OF VARIOUS ZONING ORDINANCES) 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: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to overhaul and revise the Township of West Orange Code governing various aspects of zoning and planning consistent with recommendations provided from the West Orange Planning Board and adopted by the Township of West Orange Council. II. CHAPTER 25-4 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS AS FOLLOWS: 25-4 Definitions. b. Specific Definitions Site plan shall mean a development plan of one or more lots or parcels meeting the requirements of this chapter and the Municipal Land Use Law. Site plan, major shall mean any development plan for one or more lots that does not meet the definition of a minor site plan, as defined herein. Site plan, minor shall mean any development plan of one or more lots that does not involve planned development, any new street, or the extension of any off-tract improvement, the cost of which is to be prorated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42; and proposes development that would require not more than five new parking spaces over and above the existing permitted spaces on the site, pursuant to the Township's zoning requirements; and proposes development of not more than 1,000 square feet of new building floor area. Site Plan Review Advisory Board shall mean the Board established pursuant to N.J. S.A. 40:55D-39f and Section 25-51.15 as amended and supplemented. Site plan approval shall not be required for a change in use or modification of an existing use that does not change the size of an existing building or propose any modifications to existing site improvements such as sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, fences and walls.