Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-46 PLANNING BOARD. ......................................................................................... 214 25-46.1 Establishment. .......................................................................................... 214 25-46.2 Terms. ......................................................................................................... 214 25-46.3 Vacancies. .................................................................................................. 215 25-46.4 Compensation. .......................................................................................... 215 25-46.5 Organization. ............................................................................................ 215 25-46.6 Experts and Staff. .................................................................................... 215 25-46.7 Powers and Duties. ................................................................................. 216 25-46.8 Citizens' Advisory Committee. ............................................................. 217 25-46.9 Minor Subdivisions. ................................................................................ 217 25-46.10 Major Subdivisions. ................................................................................ 217 25-47 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT............................................................. 218 25-47.1 Establishment. .......................................................................................... 218 25-47.2 Terms. ......................................................................................................... 218 25-47.3 Vacancies. .................................................................................................. 219 25-47.4 Compensation. .......................................................................................... 219 25-47.5 Organization. ............................................................................................ 219 25-47.6 Experts and Staff. .................................................................................... 219 25-47.7 Powers and Duties. ................................................................................. 219 25-47.8 Other Powers and Duties.

............................................ 219 25-47.7 Powers and Duties. ................................................................................. 219 25-47.8 Other Powers and Duties. ..................................................................... 220 25-47.9 Direct Application and Appeals. .......................................................... 221 25-47.10 Removal of Members............................................................................... 222 25-48 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH PLANNING BOARD AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ............................................................ 222 25-48.1 Conflicts of Interest. ............................................................................... 222 25-48.2 Meetings. .................................................................................................... 222 25-48.3 Minutes and Records. ............................................................................. 222 25-48.4 Testimony and Oaths. ............................................................................. 223 25-48.5 Notice Requirements. ............................................................................. 223 25-48.6 List of Property Owners. ....................................................................... 224 25-48.7 Decisions.................................................................................................... 224 25-48.8 Payment of Taxes. ................................................................................... 225 25-48.9 Conditions of Approval for Variances. ............................................... 225 25-48.10 Expiration of Variance(s), Subdivision(s) Conditional Use(s), Site Plan Approval(s). ...................................................................................................... 225 25-49 RESERVED. ........................................................................................................ 227 25-50 RESERVED. ........................................................................................................ 227 25-51 APPLICATION PROCEDURES. ..................................................................... 227 25-51.1 Time Requirements. ................................................................................ 227 25-51.2 Administrative

....................................................... 227 25-51.1 Time Requirements. ................................................................................ 227 25-51.2 Administrative Requirements. ............................................................. 228 25-51.3 Minor Subdivision Requirements........................................................ 229 25-51.4 Major Subdivision Requirements - Preliminary Stage. ................. 230 vii

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-51.5 Major Subdivision Requirements - Final Stage. .............................. 232 25-51.6 Site Plan Requirements - Preliminary Stage. ................................... 233 25-51.7 Site Plan Requirements - Final Stage. ................................................ 235 25-51.8 Conditional Use Requirements. ........................................................... 236 25-51.9 "C" Variance Requirements. .................................................................. 236 25-51.10 "D" Variance Requirements. .................................................................. 236 25-51.11 Appeal and Interpretation Requirements. ........................................ 237 25-51.12 Conceptual Stage Requirements. ........................................................ 237 25-51.13 Filing Procedures. ................................................................................... 237 25-51.14 Environmental Commission Review. .................................................. 238 25-51.15 Technical Advisory Committee. ........................................................... 238 25-52 - 25-54 RESERVED. ............................................................................................ 239 25-55 ESCROW DEPOSITS FOR APPLICATIONS. ............................................... 239 25-55.1 Escrow Schedule. ...................................................................................... 240 25-55.2 Posting of Escrow Funds. ....................................................................... 241 25-55.3 Deposit of Escrow Fund - Interest Bearing Account. ...................... 241 25-56 APPLICATION FEES. ....................................................................................... 241 25-56.1 Minor Subdivision Application Fees.................................................... 241 25-56.2 Major Subdivision Application Fees. ................................................... 242 25-56.3 Site Plans - Nonresidential Application Fees. ................................... 242 25-56.4 Site Plans - Residential Application Fees. .......................................... 242 25-56.5 Variances and Conditional Use Application Fees.

............................ 242 25-56.4 Site Plans - Residential Application Fees. .......................................... 242 25-56.5 Variances and Conditional Use Application Fees. ........................... 243 25-56.6 Fee for Digitizing Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Board Applications, Exhibits and Drawings. ................................................................. 243 25-57 RESERVED. ........................................................................................................ 245 25-58 ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL OCCUPANCIES................... 245 25-59 PENALTY - GENERAL. ..................................................................................... 246 25-60 SEVERABILITY.................................................................................................. 246 25-61 PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES. ..................................................... 246 25-62 ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.............. 246 CHAPTER XXXI RESERVED ........................................................................................... 247 CHAPTER XXXII LAND SUBDIVISION .......................................................................... 248 32-1 SHORT TITLE. ..................................................................................................... 248 32-2 PURPOSE. ............................................................................................................. 248 32-3 APPROVING AGENCY; ADMINISTRATION. ................................................ 248 32-4 CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. ..................................................................... 248 32-5 DEFINITIONS....................................................................................................... 248 32-6 RULES AND REGULATIONS. ........................................................................... 250 32-7 PROCEDURE/PLAT DETAILS. ........................................................................ 250 viii

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 32-8 RESERVED. .......................................................................................................... 253 32-9 IMPROVEMENTS; PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES; REASSESSMENT.255 32-9.1 Requirements. ................................................................................................. 255 32-9.2 Inspections and Approval. .............................................................................. 256 32-9.3 Improvements to Be Constructed at the Sole Expense of the Applicant. .... 256 32-9.4 Other Improvements. ..................................................................................... 256 32-9.5 Allocation of Costs. ......................................................................................... 257 32-9.6 Performance Guarantees. .............................................................................. 258 32-9.7 Liability for Breach of Performance Guarantee. .......................................... 259 32-9.8 Deposit of Funds. ............................................................................................ 259 32-9.9 Refund of Deposit where Improvements Are Not Authorized within Five Years. ............................................................................................................................ 259 32-9.10 Redetermination of Assessment Upon Completion of Improvement. ........ 259 32-10 DESIGN STANDARDS. ..................................................................................... 259 32-10.1 Compliance Required. .................................................................................. 260 32-10.2 General Standards. ...................................................................................... 260 32-10.3 Public Use and Service Areas. ..................................................................... 262 32-10.4 Shade Trees. ................................................................................................. 262 32-11 VIOLATIONS. ..................................................................................................... 262 32-11.1 Penalty. ......................................................................................................... 262 32-11.2 Civil Remedies.

....................................... 262 32-11.1 Penalty. ......................................................................................................... 262 32-11.2 Civil Remedies. ............................................................................................. 262 32-11.3 Lien. .............................................................................................................. 262 32-12 RESERVED. ........................................................................................................ 263 32-13 RECYCLING AREA REQUIREMENTS. ........................................................ 263 32-13.2 Required. ....................................................................................................... 263 32-13.3 Location. ........................................................................................................ 263 32-13.4 Lighting; Accessibility. ................................................................................. 263 32-13.5 Bins and Containers. .................................................................................... 263 32-13.6 Signs. ............................................................................................................. 264 32-13.7 Landscaping and Fencing. ........................................................................... 264 TABLE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS – PART A: PERMITTED USES ............ 265 TABLE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS – PART B: BULK STANDARDS ........... 268 ix

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 SECTIONS 1-14 Article I General Development Regulations 25-1 TITLE. This chapter shall be known as "The Land Use Regulations of the Township of West Orange." (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-1) 25-2 PURPOSE AND INTENT. 25-2.1 Purpose. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. to promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare and in furtherance of the following related and more specific purposes. a. To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development, and redevelopment of the Township in accordance with a comprehensive plan and with long-term objectives, interests and welfare of the people. b. To protect the established character and the social and economic well-being of both private and public property. c. To promote, in the public interest, the utilization of land for its most appropriate purposes. d. To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and manmade disasters. e. To provide adequate light, air and open space. f. To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of the environment. g. To encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight. h. To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements. i. To promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land. j. To encourage residential clusters and planned unit residential developments which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential and recreational development to the particular site. k. To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance the value of land throughout town. l. To encourage senior citizen community housing construction. m. To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities

hance the value of land throughout town. l. To encourage senior citizen community housing construction. m. To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient use of land. n. To promote the conservation of energy through the use of planning practices designed to reduce energy consumption and to provide for maximum utilization of renewable energy sources. 1

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 o. To protect, conserve and preserve the unique character and history of the Township's residential areas. Particular attention is drawn to the area known as the Llewellyn Park, America's first planned residential community and the Prospect Ridge area with its scenic beauty and natural wooded geological resources. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-2.1; Ord. No. 941-88) 25-2.2 Intent. a. This chapter is intended to reflect and comply with the enabling act, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2, et seq. and the Master Plan adopted by the Planning Board, except where specifically noted to the contrary. All questions as to the meaning or intent of a particular section, paragraph or term in this chapter shall be resolved by referring to the Municipal Land Use Law and the Master Plan. b. No provision contained herein shall be construed as justifying the encroachment of any building or structure within any street lines now or hereafter laid down on the Township map, nor as justifying the infringement or setting aside of any regulation or decision adopted by the Planning Board or Zoning Board. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-2.2) 25-3 ZONE DISTRICTS AND MAP. 25-3.1 Zone Districts. For the purposes of this chapter the Township is divided into twenty-two four (224) districts as follows: R-1 District One-family dwellings on 80,000 square foot lots R-2 District One-family dwellings on 40,000 square foot lots R-3 District One-family dwellings on 20,000 square foot lots R-3AH District One-family dwellings (See Section 25-31 for size of lots) R-4 District One-family dwellings on 15,000 square foot lots R-5 District One-family dwellings on 10,000 square foot lots R-6 District One-family dwellings on 6,000 square foot lots R-T District Two-family dwellings and twin dwellings on 7,500 square foot Comment [PG1]: outdated term lots R-G District Garden apartment houses R-M District Multi-family residencesApartment houses OB-1 District Office building OB-2 District Office building B-1 District Retail business B-2 District General business P-C District Planned Commercial O-R