Galloway City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Evaluation Standards
§ 233-58 Data needed for calculations; methods of calculation.
Alternate calculations submitted by the developer are acceptable subject to the Planning Board's finding in their greater accuracy or currency.
A.
Population.
(1)
Data for determining population. (Source: Sternlieb, Municipal Services and Housing Costs.)
Unit Type | Residents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Single-family detached: | |||
Two bedrooms | 2.68 | ||
Three bedrooms | 3.31 | ||
Four bedrooms | 3.72 | ||
Five bedrooms | 4.13 | ||
Single-family attached and townhouses: | |||
Two bedrooms | 2.68 | ||
Three bedrooms | 3.35 | ||
Four bedrooms | 3.74 | ||
Garden apartment: | |||
Zero bedrooms | 1.15 | ||
One bedroom | 1.90 | ||
Two bedrooms | 2.81 | ||
Three bedrooms | 3.51 | ||
(2)
Method of calculating population for development. Determine the total number of dwelling units by type by bedroom count; multiply each by the resident factor. Add the results of each calculation to determine the total projected population.
B.
School-age children.
(1)
Data for determining school-age children. (Source: Sternlieb, Municipal Housing and Service Costs.)
Unit Type | Elementary Pupils | Secondary Pupils | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-family detached: | ||||
Two bedrooms | 0.18 | 0.04 | ||
Three bedrooms | 0.54 | 0.09 | ||
Four bedrooms | 1.18 | 0.11 | ||
Five bedrooms | 1.31 | 0.13 | ||
Single-family attached and townhouses: | ||||
Two bedrooms | 0.18 | 0.04 | ||
Three bedrooms | 0.59 | 0.07 | ||
Four bedrooms | 0.90 | 0.13 | ||
Garden apartments: | ||||
Zero bedrooms | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
One bedroom | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||
Two bedrooms | 0.30 | 0.04 | ||
Three bedrooms | 0.38 | 0.05 | ||
(2)
Method of calculating school-age children for development. Determine the total number of dwelling units by type, by bedroom count; multiply each by the school-age children by level factor. Add the results of each calculation to determine the total projected school-age children population by level.
C.
Sewage effluent generation.
(1)
Data for determining sewage effluent generations.
(a)
Residential use: 100 gallons per person per day or average five-year usage per person per day for the same residential land use type (single-family detached, attached or garden apartment) from actual records (source: Galloway Municipal Utilities Authority).
(b)
Commercial and industrial use: annual usage to be supplied by the applicant.
(2)
Method of calculating sewage effluent generations. Determine the total number of dwelling units by type, by bedroom count; multiply each by the sewage effluent generation factor. Add the results of each calculation to determine the total residential sewage effluent generation. In addition the total sewage generation from nonresidential use(s) shall be determined for each identified use. Add this total to the residential generation to determine total generations.
D.
Potable water demand.
(1)
Data for determining potable water demand.
(a)
Residential use: 80 gallons per person per day or average five-year usage per person per day for the same residential land use type (single-family detached, attached or garden apartment) from actual records (source: Galloway Municipal Utilities Authority).
(b)
Commercial and industrial use: Annual usage to be supplied by the applicant.
(2)
Method of calculating potable water demand. Determine the total number of dwelling units by type, by bedroom count; multiply each by the water demand factor. Add the results of each calculation to determine the total residential water demand. In addition, the total water demand from nonresidential use shall be determined for each identified use. Add this total to the residential demand to determine total generations.
E.
Peak-hour traffic (PHT) generation.
(1)
Data for determining peak-hour traffic generation.
Unit Type | Traffic (PHT) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Single-family detached: | |||
Two bedrooms | 0.70 | ||
Three bedrooms | 0.80 | ||
Four bedrooms | 0.90 | ||
Five bedrooms | 1.00 | ||
Single-family attached: | |||
Two bedrooms | 0.70 | ||
Three bedrooms | 0.80 | ||
Four bedrooms | 0.90 | ||
Garden apartments: | |||
Zero bedrooms | 0.60 | ||
One bedroom | 0.60 | ||
Two bedrooms | 0.70 | ||
Three bedrooms | 0.80 | ||
Commercial, retail, per 1,000 square feet gross leasable area | 4.35 | ||
Commercial, other, per 1,000 square feet gross leasable area | 1.25 | ||
Industrial, warehousing, per 1,000 square feet gross leasable area | 0.55 | ||
Industrial, light, per 1,000 square feet gross leasable area | 0.50 | ||
Industrial, heavy, per 1,000 square feet gross leasable area | 0.93 | ||
(2)
Methods of calculating peak-hour traffic (PHT) generations. Determine the total number of dwelling units by type, by bedroom count; multiply each by the PHT factor. Add the results of each calculation to determine the total residential peak-hour traffic generation factor; determine the total floor area of commercial and industrial use types; divide by 1,000 square feet; and multiply by appropriate peak-hour traffic generation factor. Add the total of residential peak-hour traffic generation. Add the total of commercial and industrial peak-hour traffic generation. Given the inclusion of each use type, the total will be the total peak-hour traffic generation for the project.
F.
Data and methods for determining peak stormwater runoff. Peak-hour runoff shall be determined using the rational formula to determine the quantity of runoff for a watershed. The basic formula is:
Q=CIA Where | ||
Q = | Quantity of runoff in cubic feet per second. | |
C = | Runoff coefficient (consult Design Data Book for Engineers, Elwyn E. Seelye, John Wiley and Sons, or other reputable source). | |
I = | Rainfall in inches per hour for the design storm frequency, and the time of concentration of the watershed. [Amended 2-19-1980 by Ord. No. 608] | |
A = | The contributing drainage area, in acres, both within and outside the boundary of the property in review. When using the Soil Conservation Service method as required by § 233-55, procedures outlined in TP 149 and RT 55 shall be used in determining peak flows. [Amended 2-19-1980 by Ord. No. 608] | |
G.
Data and methods for determining soil loss.
(1)
Calculation of soil loss.
(a)
Soil loss shall be calculated using the Soil Conservation Service's universal soil loss equation:
A = RKLSCP Where | ||
A = | Amount of soil loss from sheet erosion. | |
R = | Rainfall factor. [Amended 2-19-1980 by Ord. No. 608] | |
K = | Soil erodibility. | |
L = | Slope length. | |
S = | Slope gradient. | |
C = P = | Cover index. Erosion control practice factor. | |
(b)
Clarification of this method may be obtained from the local Soil Conservation Service, District Conservationist. The following publications available from the Soil Conservation Service may also prove helpful:
(2)
The soil erosion and sediment control plan shall be for the portion of the tract to be developed and shall contain the following:
(a)
Plans and specifications of soil erosion and sediment control measures in accordance with the standards and specifications for soil erosion and sediment control of the County Soil Conservation District. Said measures shall apply to all features of construction on the site.
(b)
A timing schedule indicating the anticipated starting and completion dates of the development and the time of exposure of each area of the site which is to be disturbed.
(3)
The following principles shall be included in the soil erosion and sediment control plan:
(a)
Stripping of vegetation, regrading or other development shall be done in such a way that will minimize soil erosion.
(b)
Maximum precaution shall be taken to retain, protect and, where necessary, supplement natural vegetation.
(c)
The disturbed area and the duration of exposure shall be kept to a minimum.
(d)
Temporary seedings and/or mulching shall be used to protect exposed critical areas during development.
(e)
Provisions shall be made to accommodate the increased runoff caused by changed soil and surface conditions during and after development.
(f)
Sediment in the runoff water shall be trapped by the use of sediment basins or other acceptable methods.
(g)
Sediment basins or other diversion methods sufficient to protect neighboring properties from harmful effects shall be employed prior to any on-site grading or disturbances or existing surface material.
(4)
This calculation shall be performed for the site in its unimproved state and for the site in its improved state (during and after the completion of construction) to determine the potential increase in soil loss.
H.
Municipal impact of development.
(1)
Data for determining municipal fiscal impact of a development.
(a)
Municipal millage rate: current tax rates of Galloway Township, obtained from the Township Tax Collector.
(b)
Total valuation in dollars of project: to be provided based on current values by the applicant.
(c)
Assessment factor: 100%.
(d)
Total population development: to be taken from calculations performed by the applicant in accordance with § 233-58A.
(e)
Municipal tax revenue generation: calculate by multiplying the total dollar value of the project by the local assessment factor and multiplying by the municipal millage rate. Divide the resulting number by total population development to arrive at the per capita tax revenue.
(f)
Municipal cost to service the development. Calculate service cost as follows: divide the current municipal operating budget by the current population of the Township; multiply the resulting number by the total population development to determine the municipal cost to service the development.
(2)
Net fiscal impact: subtract the municipal cost to service the development from the municipal tax revenue generation to determine the fiscal impact.
I.
Operational and capital school district impact.
(1)
Data for determining operational and capital school district impact of the development.
(a)
Operating cost per student: obtained from the Galloway Township Planning Board based on amount financed by local taxation.
(b)
School district millage rate: current rate of Galloway Township and the Greater Egg Harbor School Districts, obtained from the Township Tax Collector.
(c)
Assessment factor. See § 233-58H(1)(c) above.
(d)
Current available capacity, primary schools: obtained from Galloway Township School Board.
(e)
Current available capacity, secondary schools: obtained from Greater Egg Harbor School District.
(f)
Capital cost per student for providing new education facilities: obtained from the Galloway Township and the Greater Egg Harbor School Boards.
(g)
Debt constant to determine annual cost of borrowed capital funds: obtained from the Galloway Township and the Greater Egg Harbor School Boards.
(2)
Methods of determining fiscal impact on the school districts to be performed for each school district:
(a)
School district tax revenue generation. Multiply the total dollar value of the project by the assessment factor; multiply the result by the school district millage rate.
(b)
Project-generated operating costs. Multiply the number of school age children to be generated by the operating costs per student.
(c)
Project-generated capital costs. If the number of school children generated exceeds the current capacity of the Township schools, determine the project generated capital costs of new school facilities by multiplying the number of students over capacity by the capital costs per student for new facilities. Multiply the result by the debt constant. This gives the annual debt service cost.
(d)
Net impact assessment. Add the operating costs and capital costs generated by the project, and subtract that number from the school district tax revenue generation to determine the educational cost impact of the development proposal.
J.
Data and methods for determining educational system impact.
[Added 3-16-1982 by Ord. No. 688]
(2)
The existing school system (total elementary and secondary classroom and site size) shall be compared to the anticipated enrollment at the time of buildout of each phase of the project, including all already approved developments, plus the enrollment estimated from the proposed project.
(3)
To the extent that prior approved planned developments are constructed, the student generation data utilized in the report shall include the actual students generated in addition to the estimated generation data used in the applications for such approved planned developments. For purposes of calculating educational impact, the larger of the actual versus projected numbers shall be utilized.
(4)
A positive educational impact shall require that existing classrooms and site area will accommodate the proposed project or that plans for such facilities have been approved and will be implemented by the appropriate bond issue, with construction anticipated prior to the occupancy of the proposed project. A short-term adverse impact may be mitigated pursuant to § 233-59E. A comparison shall be provided with respect to each phase of the project. The report shall address both short-term and long-term impact of classroom and site capacity, utilization and location.
(5)
The Planning Board shall not accept any educational impact statement prepared directly or indirectly for a developer by an employee or official of the regional board of education, the local board of education or the Township.
§ 233-59 Planned development impact evaluation standards.
A.
Public facilities and service standards.
C.
Natural environment standards. Landscaped buffer strips of at least 100 feet in depth, including trees and/or hedges, shall be provided between different types of land use and on the perimeter of the site.
E.
Educational system impact. The educational system impact of each phase of the planned development shall be positive. The project may mitigate the adverse short-term impact of the planned development by providing such temporary school and/or classroom facilities, or their acceptable equivalent, as may be necessary to avoid unreasonably adverse short-term impacts.
[Added 3-16-1982 by Ord. No. 688]
F.
Impact analysis. The various impact analyses required by this chapter shall be utilized by the Planning Board to evaluate whether the proposed planned development will have an unreasonably adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed to be established.
[Added 3-16-1982 by Ord. No. 688]
§ 233-60 Site plan review evaluation standards.
Same as § 233-59.
§ 233-61 Floodplain performance standards. [1]
A. FLOOD HAZARD LEVEL FLOODPLAIN
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The level of inundation of the one-hundred-year storm or the storm of record, whichever shall have a higher level.
The horizontal area this level of inundation would cover.
B.
No structure or any habitable portion thereof shall be constructed at an elevation of less than one foot above the flood hazard level.
C.
Any structure permitted shall be firmly anchored to prevent the structure from floating away and thus threatening life and property.
D.
Any structures permitted shall be constructed and placed on the lot so as to offer the minimum obstruction to the flow of water.
E.
Structures and fill, if approved, shall be constructed on the lot so as to offer minimum obstruction to the raising of the flood hazard level; no fill material may be brought onto the floodplain. All fill (if approved) must come from the floodplain on the lot. Fill shall consist of soil or rock materials only. Sanitary landfill will not be permitted.
F.
No on-site sewage disposal systems or septic systems shall be built within the floodplain.
G.
No materials that are buoyant, flammable, explosive or which, in time of flooding, could be injurious to man shall be stored below an elevation of one foot above the flood hazard level.
H.
Plans for buildings and structures within the floodplain shall incorporate the recommendations of and be sealed by a registered architect or certified engineer.