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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 sensitive areas are involved, the report shall be supplemented with additional graphic and explanatory material. Environmentally sensitive areas in West Orange include, but are not limited to: 1. Streams, corridors and floodplains 2. Streams and water bodies 3. Wetlands 4. Slopes greater than twenty (20%) percent 5. Erodible soils 6. Aquifer recharge areas 7. Unique natural features and habitats Comment [PG57]: clarified regulations and made more predictable b. All preliminary and final major subdivision applications and preliminary and final site plan applications, consisting of five (5) acres or more, shall be accompanied by an environmental impact statement. The information required shall be determined by the Planning Board or Zoning Board in consultation with the Planning Director and a representative of the Environmental Commission. c. Any use variance application not involving a site plan or subdivision applicationrequiring a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d may be required, at the discretion of the Zoning Board, to be accompanied by an environmental impact statement. The information required shall be determined by the Zoning Board in consultation with the Planning Director and a representative of the Environmental Commission. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.7C) 25-13.4 Format. When an environmental impact statement is required, the following format shall be utilized and the information requested shall be provided. a. Project Description. Indicate the purpose and scope of the proposed project. Enumerate the benefits to the public which will result from the proposed project and describe the suitability of the site for the intended use. A description of the proposed project shall be presented to indicate the extent to which the site must be altered, the kinds of facilities to be constructed, how they are to be considered and the uses intended. The resident population, working population and visitor population shall be estimated. The compatibility or incompatibility of the

ted, how they are to be considered and the uses intended. The resident population, working population and visitor population shall be estimated. The compatibility or incompatibility of the proposed project shall be described in relation to the following: 1. Township Master Plan 2. Master Plan of any adjacent municipalityies located within 500 feet of the proposed project 3. Essex County Master Plan 4. Regional and State planning guides 5. Other pertinent planning documents. Comment [PG58]: vague b. Site Description and Inventory. Provide a description of environmental conditions on the site which shall include, but not be limited to the following items: 1. Types of Soils. List and description of each soil type located on the site. Relative to the type of project proposed, a complete mapping of all soil types on the site shall be required indicating where those moderate and severe limitations exist. 68