Bound Brook City Zoning Code
21-9.1 When
required.
[Ord. No. 04-12 § 21-9.1; Ord. No. 10-19 § 1]
Prior to the subdivision or re-subdivision of land and prior to the issuance of a building permit, demolition permit, zoning permit, or certificate of occupancy or certification of compliance, change in owner or tenant for any lot or structure, and prior to the erection of any structure, alteration of the exterior of any structure used for a nonresidential or multifamily use or alteration to land of a nonresidential or multi-family use or any other development, an application for subdivision or site plan, as the case may be, shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board in accordance with the requirements of this section; except that subdivision or individual lot applications for detached one or two family dwelling unit buildings shall be exempt from site plan review and approval.
a.
Eighteen copies of the application and development checklist for subdivision or site plan approval shall be received by the administrative officer at least 14 days prior to a regular meeting of the Planning Board. All revisions shall be received by the administrative officer at least 14 days prior to the date of the next meeting on which the application is heard.
b.
Said application shall be made on forms available from the Director of Inspections, shall be accompanied by the required filing fee and required plans of the subdivision plat or site plan and any other required documents as provided in the development checklist. An application for final subdivision approval shall also be accompanied by the original tracing of the preliminary subdivision or preliminary site plan plat.
c.
An application shall be certified by the approving authority as complete upon complying with the definition of "complete application," as set forth in § 21-2, for purposes of the commencement of the time period of action by the municipal agency. If the application for development is found to be incomplete, the developer shall be notified in writing of the deficiencies of completeness within 45 days of the receipt of such application or it shall be deemed to be properly submitted.
d.
The owner of the property or purchaser under contract that is the subject of the application shall be present at the hearings.
e.
Waiver by Zoning Officer. Notwithstanding the provisions above, the Zoning Officer may waive the requirement for site plan approval when a proposed development (1) is a permitted use in the zone; (2) consists solely of nonstructural changes to the interior of a structure; (3) does not increase the number of parking spaces required by ordinance; and (4) does not involve any substantial site development considerations.