Mountain Lakes City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Plans, Maps and Programs
§ 245-43 Master Plan.
The Planning Board may prepare and, after public hearing, adopt or amend a Master Plan, or component parts thereof, to guide the use of lands within the Borough in a manner which protects the public health and safety and promotes the general welfare.
A.
The Master Plan shall generally comprise a report or statement and land use and development proposals, with maps, diagrams, and text, presenting at least the following elements in Subsection A(1) and (2) and, where appropriate, the following elements in Subsection A(3) through (13), all as more particularly described in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28:
(1)
A statement of objectives, principles, assumptions, policies and standards.
(2)
A land use plan element.
(a)
Taking into account and stating its relationship to the statement provided for in Subsection A(1) hereof, and other master plan elements provided for in Subsection A(3) through (17) hereof and natural conditions, including, but not necessarily limited to, topography, soil conditions, water supply, drainage, flood plain areas, marshes, and woodlands;
(b)
Showing the existing and proposed location, extent and intensity of development of land to be used in the future for varying types of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, open space, educational and other public and private purposes or combination of purposes including any provisions for cluster development; and stating the relationship thereof to the existing and any proposed zone plan and zoning ordinance;
(c)
Showing the existing and proposed location of any airports and the boundaries of any airport safety zones delineated pursuant to the "Air Safety and Zoning Act of 1983," P.L. 1983, c. 260 (N.J.S.A. 6:1-80 et al.);
(d)
Including a statement of the standards of population density and development intensity recommended for the municipality;
(e)
Showing the existing and proposed location of military facilities and incorporating strategies to minimize undue encroachment upon, and conflicts with, military facilities, including but not limited to: limiting heights of buildings and structures nearby flight paths or sight lines of aircraft; buffering residential areas from noise associated with a military facility; and allowing for the potential expansion of military facilities;
(f)
Including, for any land use plan element adopted after the effective date of P.L. 2017, c. 275, a statement of strategy concerning:
(g)
Showing the existing and proposed location of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and
(h)
Including, for any land use plan element adopted after the effective date of P.L. 2021, c. 6, a climate change-related hazard vulnerability assessment which shall (i) analyze current and future threats to, and vulnerabilities of, the municipality associated with climate change-related natural hazards, including, but not limited to increased temperatures, drought, flooding, hurricanes, and sea-level rise; (ii) include a build-out analysis of future residential, commercial, industrial, and other development in the municipality, and an assessment of the threats and vulnerabilities identified in item (i) of this subsection related to that development; (iii) identify critical facilities, utilities, roadways, and other infrastructure that is necessary for evacuation purposes and for sustaining quality of life during a natural disaster, to be maintained at all times in an operational state; (iv) analyze the potential impact of natural hazards on relevant components and elements of the master plan; (v) provide strategies and design standards that may be implemented to reduce or avoid risks associated with natural hazards; (vi) include a specific policy statement on the consistency, coordination, and integration of the climate-change related hazard vulnerability assessment with any existing or proposed natural hazard mitigation plan, floodplain management plan, comprehensive emergency management plan, emergency response plan, post-disaster recovery plan, or capital improvement plan; and (vii) rely on the most recent natural hazard projections and best available science provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
(3)
A housing plan element.
(4)
A circulation plan element.
(5)
A utilities service plan element.
(6)
A community facilities plan element.
(7)
A recreation plan element.
(8)
A conservation plan element.
(9)
An economic plan element.
(10)
An historic preservation plan element.
(11)
Appendices or separate reports containing the technical foundation for the Master Plan and its constituent elements.
(12)
A recycling plan element.
(13)
A green buildings and environmental sustainability plan element, which shall provide for, encourage, and promote the efficient use of natural resources and the installation and usage of renewable energy systems; consider, encourage and promote the development of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in locations appropriate for their development, including but not limited to, commercial districts, areas proximate to public transportation and transit facilities and transportation corridors, and public rest stops; consider the impact of buildings on the local, regional and global environment; allow ecosystems to function naturally; conserve and reuse water; treat storm water on-site; and optimize climatic conditions through site orientation and design; and
(14)
A specific policy statement indicating the relationship of the proposed development of the Borough as developed in the Master Plan to master plans for contiguous municipalities, the county, and any other comprehensive guide plans, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28(d).
B.
The Planning Board shall give public notice of a hearing on adoption, revision or amendment of the Master Plan as required in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-11 and 40:55D-13.
C.
The Borough Council shall, at least every 10 years, provide for a general reexamination of its Master Plan and development regulations by the Planning Board, which shall prepare a report on the findings of such reexamination. This periodic examination is regulated by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-89.
§ 245-44 Official Map.
The Borough Council may, by ordinance, adopt or amend an Official Map of the Borough, which shall reflect the appropriate provisions of the Borough Master Plan, Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 through D-36. The Official Map shall be referred to the Planning Board prior to the hearing on the adoption of the Official Map or any amendment thereto. The Official Map shall be deemed conclusive with respect to the location and width of streets and public drainageways and the location and extent of flood-control basins and public areas, whether or not such streets, ways, basins or areas are improved or unimproved or are in actual physical existence.
§ 245-45 Capital improvement program.
The Borough Council may authorize the Planning Board to prepare a program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a term of at least six years, and amendments thereto, updated on an annual basis. Such program may encompass major projects being currently undertaken, or future projects to be undertaken, with federal, state, county, Borough or other public funds. The program shall take into account public facility needs indicated by the prospective development shown in the Master Plan and shall classify projects in regard to the urgency and need for realization. The Borough Council may adopt such program. (Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-29 through 40:55D-31).