Standards for Relief. Waivers from strict compliance with the major development design standards shall only be granted upon showing that meeting the standards would result in an exceptional hardship on the applicant or that the benefits to the public good of the deviation from the standards would outweigh any detriments of the deviation. A hardship will not be considered to exist if reasonable reductions in the scope of the project would eliminate the noncompliance.

Mitigation. If the reviewing agency for the project determines that a waiver is appropriate, the applicant must execute a mitigation plan. The scope of the mitigation plan shall be commensurate with the size of the project and the magnitude of the relief required. The mitigation project may be taken from the list of projects in the Municipal Stormwater Management Plan. All mitigation projects are subject to the approval of the Township Engineer.

Reviewing Agency. All applications subject to the review of the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment shall be reviewed by the Board concurrently with subdivision or site plan review. Applications not subject to Land Use Board review shall be reviewed by the Township Engineer.[1]