Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 Development shall mean the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or structure, any mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. In the case of development of agricultural lands, development means: any activity that requires a State permit; any activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of any activity not exempted by, the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq. Drainage area shall mean a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to a particular point along a receiving waterbody. Environmentally constrained area shall mean the following areas where the physical alteration of the land is in some way restricted, either through regulation, easement, deed restriction or ownership such as: wetlands, floodplains, threatened and endangered species sites or designated habitats, and parks and preserves. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program. Environmentally critical areas shall mean an area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including, but not limited to: stream corridors; natural heritage priority sites; habitat of endangered or threatened species; large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest; steep slopes; and well head protection and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program. Empowerment Neighborhood shall mean a neighborhood designated by the Urban Coordinating Council "in consultation and conjunction with" the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:19-69. Erosion shall mean the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity. Impervious surface shall mean a surface that has

pment Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:19-69. Erosion shall mean the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity. Impervious surface shall mean a surface that has been covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water. Infiltration shall mean the process by which water seeps into the soil from precipitation. Major development shall mean any development that provides for ultimately disturbing one (1) or more acres of land or increasing impervious surface by one-quarter (1/4) acre or more. Disturbance for the purpose of this rule is the placement of impervious surface or exposure and/or movement of soil or bedrock or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation. Projects undertaken by any government agency which otherwise meet the definition of "major development" but which do not require approval under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. are also considered "major development." Municipality shall mean any city, borough, town, township, or village. Node shall mean an area designated by the State Planning Commission concentrating facilities and activities which are not organized in a compact form. Nutrient shall mean a chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus, which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms. Person shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State and any State, interstate or Federal agency. 159