A construction permit for a detached single or two-family dwelling used solely for residential purposes and its customary accessory structures on one lot shall not require site plan review, except that, home occupation uses and commercial vehicle parking, all subject to the requirements of Article VII, shall require minor site plan approval prior to the issuance of a construction permit.

A construction permit for any addition, alteration or modification to an existing conforming nonresidential or multifamily residential building which will result in less than 200 square feet of additional building coverage and/or require fewer than five additional parking spaces shall require only minor site plan approval pursuant to § 35-67.

Resurfacing of existing parking areas or other paved areas shall be exempt from any site plan approval, provided that the resurfacing results in no change to grading, drainage, lighting, the number and orientation of parking spaces and other design details of the area to be resurfaced.

Changes in occupancy at existing nonresidential properties shall be permitted a waiver of normal site plan requirements subject to the favorable recommendation of the Development Review Committee and concurrence of the Planning Board.

The applicant shall submit all materials subject to the informal review at least three weeks prior to the meeting date of the Board.

The applicant shall pay the informal review fee established by this chapter.

The applicant shall establish an escrow account to pay for professional reviews of the application, if said reviews are requested by the Board.

The applicant and the Board shall not be bound by any comments or findings of the informal review.

The Board, when acting upon an application for any approval permitted in this chapter shall have the power to grant such exceptions from the submissions requirements of any application as may be reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the provisions for the application review if the literal enforcement of one or more provisions of this section is impracticable or will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question.

The Board may waive the requirement for site plan approval for change of use at any existing nonresidential structure, providing said waiver is requested by the applicant; the existing improvements of the site are satisfactory in the opinion of the Board, further provided the use is permitted and will not increase the required number of parking spaces. In evaluating a request for a site plan waiver under this subsection, the Board shall consider the existing conditions of the subject property and the need to improve said property to bring it into conformance with Ordinance requirements.

The Board shall consider the opinion of the Technical Review Committee in evaluating any waiver request by an applicant.

There shall be a Technical Review Committee which shall be advisory to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment and shall consist of the approving authority planner, the approving authority engineer, Assistant Engineer and the Zoning Officer. If the planner and/or engineer for either approving authority shall not be the same person, the planner and/or engineer from the approving authority having jurisdiction over the subject application shall participate at such Technical Review Committee meeting. In addition, for those applications under the jurisdiction of the Technical Review Committee which include properties within the Springfield Business Improvement District (the "BID"), a member of the BID (as designated by the BID Board of Directors) shall serve on the Technical Review Committee.

The Technical Review Committee shall analyze on an advisory basis all applications submitted to it by any interested party prior to a formal application before an approving authority.

Meetings of the Technical Review Committee shall be held at least 14 days prior to the date of the hearing of any application. All completed applications shall be submitted at least 14 days prior to the meeting.

All Technical Review Committee meetings shall not be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act. (N.J.S.A. 10:4-1 et seq.)

Any interested party may meet with the Technical Review Committee to discuss and analyze a potential development application with respect to Township procedures relating to land development; the design preferences of the community, and the direction established by the Township Master Plan and Land Use Ordinance.

The advice of the Committee shall in no way be construed to relieve the applicant of the responsibility for complying with zoning requirements, development regulations and design standards and shall not be binding on either the approving authority or the applicant.

All applications for all signs, canopies and facade changes shall be reviewed and recommended for approval or denial by the Technical Review Committee, which shall send a copy of its recommendations to the approving authority for formal action. A copy of said recommendations shall also be sent to the applicant.

Any applicant at his/her discretion may apply directly to the appropriate Board without applying to the Technical Review Committee.

The applicant shall submit to the Administrative Officer at least four weeks prior to the next meeting of the approving authority: 21 copies of each of the following: minor plan or plat; the appropriate application(s), which includes the application(s) for any requested variance(s) and the applicable checklist(s) with the items of information required therein; any protective covenants, easements and/or deed restrictions applicable to the subject site, whether recorded or unrecorded; evidence of payment of the fee in accordance with Article X of this chapter; and an acknowledgment signed by the applicant stating that the applicant is familiar with the procedure set forth herein for submitting and acting upon minor subdivision plats and minor site plans, and agrees to be bound by it. The Administrative Officer shall process the application and shall issue an application number; said number shall appear on all papers, maps, plats or plans and other documents for processing in conjunction with the application.

Promptly after the completeness review, the application documents shall be distributed by the Administrative Officer to each member of the approving authority, Board Attorney, Township Planner, Township Environmental Committee, Township Clerk, Zoning Officer, Township Fire Department, Township Police Department, Board of Education; Township Tax Assessor and other Township officials and consultants as may be designated by the Board.

It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide appropriate County, State or Federal agencies with copies of the subject application.

All application and escrow fees shall be paid by certified or bank check at the time of application.

The completeness review authority shall review the application and shall certify its completeness to the approving authority.

The Board shall review the minor site plan or subdivision application and shall either approve or deny the application within 45 days of the date the application is certified as complete or within such further time as may be consented to in writing by the applicant. Failure of the Board to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application, provided that any such application that involves variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 or 40:55D-70d shall be acted upon within 120 days or within such further time as may be consented to in writing by the applicant. An applicant shall comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.4 whenever the applicant wishes to claim approval of his application for development by reason of the failure of the municipal agency to grant or deny approval within the time period provided in the Municipal Land Use Law. If approved, approval shall be deemed to be final approval of the application.

Prior to any action by the Board, all reports and comments submitted by the Development Review Committee, Township Planner, Township Engineer, Zoning Official other Township agencies and consultants, and other governmental agencies shall be entered into the record of the proceedings on the subject application.

The approving authority shall review the application for minor site plan or minor subdivision in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law.

All hearings held on applications for minor site plan and minor subdivision approval shall require public notice of the hearing. The approving authority shall set the date, time and place for the public hearing and shall inform the applicant of this at least 14 days prior to said hearing date. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the applicant at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.

When a minor subdivision or minor site plan is approved by the approving authority, a notation to that effect, including the date of approval, shall be made on at least eight prints of the plan or plat which plan or plat has been revised to include all conditions embodied in the resolution of approval. Any related deed descriptions to be filed with the County Recording Officer shall be signed by the Township Engineer and the Chairman and Secretary of the Board, and submitted to the Township. No further approval of the application shall be required and the Secretary of the Board, within 10 days of the date of approval, shall notify the applicant of the Board's action, and shall forward to both the applicant and the Construction Code Official a copy of the resolution of approval.

Approval of any application by a Board may be conditioned on the satisfaction of any item(s) deemed appropriate by the Board, including approvals required of other governmental agencies.

When a minor site plan or minor subdivision is disapproved by the Board, the Secretary of the Board, within 10 days of such action, shall notify the applicant of such disapproval. Additionally, the Secretary of the Board shall forward the applicant a copy of the resolution of denial, within 10 days of its adoption by the Board, setting forth the reasons for the disapproval.

Within 190 days from the date of approval by the Board of a minor subdivision, a plat map drawn in compliance with the Map Filing Act, P. L. 190 c. 141 (C.46:29-9.9 et seq.) or deed description, properly drafted and signed by the Chairman, Secretary of the Board and Township Engineer shall be filed by the applicant with the County Recording Officer. Unless filed within 190 days, the approval shall expire and will require Board approval as in the first instance.

Before the Secretary of the Board returns any approved minor site plan or subdivision site plan to the applicant, the applicant shall provide additional copies of the plat or plan as may be necessary in order to furnish copies to the Township Clerk, Township Engineer, Tax Assessor, Zoning Officer, Board of Health, Fire Department, Police Department and other Township, County, State or Federal officials as prescribed by the Board.

Each minor plan or minor plat shall be prepared by a qualified professional pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:41-4.1 et seq. and licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey and shall bear the signature, seal, license number and telephone number of the said professional(s) provided, however, that all data and information unique to a particular profession shall be signed and sealed by an individual licensed to practice in said profession.

Each submission shall be drawn at an appropriate scale not less than one inch equals 50 feet and shall be submitted on one of four of the following standard sheet sizes (8 1/2" x 13"; 15" x 21"; 24" x 36"; or 30" x 42"). All plan sheets shall be stapled together and folded into quarters or eighths with the title block revealed. All sheets shall be consecutively numbered.

Each minor plat or plan shall show the following information as applicable to a minor subdivision or minor site plan, unless waived by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.

The Board may request additional information of any applicant seeking minor site plan or subdivision approval if said information is deemed necessary by the Board to make an informed decision on the application. Said information may include, but not be limited to, an environmental impact statement, traffic and pedestrian impact statement, parking study and community or fiscal impact statement. The request for such additional information shall not be grounds to deem any application incomplete.

The applicant shall submit to the Administrative Officer at least four weeks prior to the meeting: 21 copies of each of the following: preliminary plans or preliminary plat; the appropriate applications(s), which includes the application(s) for any requested variance(s) and the applicable checklist(s) with the items of information required therein; any protective covenants, easements and/or deed restrictions applying to the subject site, whether recorded or unrecorded; evidence of payment of the fee in accordance with Article X of this chapter; and an acknowledgment signed by the applicant stating that the applicant is familiar with the procedure set forth herein for submitting and acting upon preliminary major site plans and preliminary major subdivisions and agrees to be bound by it. The Administrative Officer shall process the application and shall issue an application number; said number shall appear on all papers, maps, plats or plans and other documents submitted for processing in conjunction with the application.

Promptly after the completeness review, the application documentation shall be distributed by the Administrative Officer to each member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, Board Attorney, Township Planner, Township Engineer, Township Clerk, Zoning Officer, Township Fire Department, Township Police Department, Board of Education, Township Tax Assessor, and other Township officials and consultants as may be designated by the Board.

It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide appropriate County, State or Federal agencies with copies of the subject application.

All application and escrow fees shall be made by certified or bank check at the time of application.

The Administrative Officer shall review the application and shall certify its completeness to the approving authority.

The Board shall review applications for preliminary major site plan approval involving 10 acres of land or less and 10 dwelling units or less and/or preliminary major subdivision approval involving 10 lots or less and shall grant or deny said application within 45 days after the application is certified complete or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Board to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application, provided that any preliminary major site plan or preliminary major subdivision application which includes any requested variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 or N.J.S.A. 40-55D-70d shall be acted upon within 120 days or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.

The Board shall review applications for preliminary major site plan approval involving more than 10 acres of land or more than 10 dwellings and/or a preliminary major subdivision approval involving more than 10 lots and shall grant or deny said application within 95 days after the application has been certified complete or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Board to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application, provided that any preliminary major site plan or preliminary major subdivision application which includes any requested variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 or N.J.S.A. 40-55D-70d shall be acted upon within 120 days or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.

Prior to any action by the Board, all reports and comments submitted by the Development Review Committee, Township Planner, Township Engineer, other Township agencies and consultants, and other governmental agencies shall be entered into the record of the proceedings on the subject application.

In the case of planned developments only, the Board shall find the following facts and conclusions prior to granting approval:

All hearings held on applications for preliminary major site plan approval and/or preliminary major subdivision approval and/or minor subdivision and minor site plan approval shall require public notice of the hearing. The Board shall set the date, time and place for the public hearing and shall inform the applicant of this at least 14 days prior to said hearing date. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the applicant at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.

If the Board acts favorably on the preliminary plat or plan, the Township Engineer and the Chairman and Secretary of the Board shall affix their signatures to at least 10 copies of the plan or plat with the notification that it has been approved. The applicant shall furnish said copies to the Board.

Should minor revisions or additions to the plan or plat be deemed necessary, the Board may grant preliminary approval subject to specified conditions and receipt of revised plans within 30 days from the date of said approval. Should substantial revisions be deemed necessary, the Board shall require that an amended plat or plan be submitted and acted upon as in the case of the original application.

If the Board, after consideration and discussion of the preliminary plat or plan, determines that it is unacceptable, a notation shall be made by the Chairman of the Board to that effect on the plan or plat and a resolution adopted setting forth the reasons for such rejection. One copy of the plat or plan and said resolution shall be returned to the applicant within 10 days of the adoption of said resolution.

That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary approval was granted shall not be changed including, but not limited to, use requirements; layout and design standards for streets, curbs and sidewalks; lot size; and yard dimensions and off-tract improvements; and, in the case of a site plan, any requirements peculiar to site plan approval except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Township from modifying, by ordinance, such general terms and conditions of preliminary approval as may be related to public health and safety;

That the applicant may submit for final approval on or before the expiration date of preliminary approval the whole or a section or sections of the preliminary plan, as the case may be;

That the applicant may apply for, and the appropriate Board may grant, extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods of at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension of two years, provided that if the design standards have been revised by ordinance, such revised standards shall govern; and

In the case of a subdivision or of a site plan for an area 50 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in this section for such period of time, longer than three years, as shall be determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and non-residential floor area permissible under preliminary approval; economic conditions, and the comprehensiveness of the development.

The applicant may apply for and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension to preliminary approval for such additional period of time, as shall be determined by the Board to be reasonable taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval; the potential number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area of the section or sections awaiting final approval; economic conditions, and the comprehensiveness of the development, provided that if the design standards have been revised, such revised standards may govern.

Each preliminary plan or preliminary plat shall be prepared by a qualified professional pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:41-4.1 et seq. and licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey and shall bear the signature, seal, license number and telephone number of the said professional(s) provided, however, that all data and information unique to a particular profession shall be signed and sealed by an individual licensed to practice in said profession.

Each submission shall be drawn at an appropriate scale not less than one inch equals 50 feet and shall be submitted on one of the following standard sheet sizes 8 1/2" x 13"; 15" x 21"; 24" x 36"; 30" x 42". All plan sheets shall be stapled together and folded into quarters or eighths with the title block revealed.

Each preliminary plan or plat shall show the following information as applicable to a site plan or subdivision, unless waived by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.

The Board may request additional information of any applicant seeking major site plan or subdivision approval if said information is deemed necessary by the Board to make an informed opinion on the application. Said information may include, but not be limited to an environmental impact statement, traffic and pedestrian impact statement, parking studies, community or fiscal impact statement. The request for such additional information shall not be grounds to deem any application incomplete.

A final plan or final plat shall be submitted to the Administrative Officer within three years after the date of preliminary approval or any authorized extension thereof as permitted by Subsection 35-68.3 to the Administrative Officer at least four weeks prior to the meeting: 21 copies of each of the following: final major site plan or final major subdivision plat; appropriate application(s), which includes the applications for any requested variance(s) and the applicable checklist(s) with the items of information required therein; evidence of payment of fees in accordance with Article X of this chapter; and an acknowledgment signed by the applicant stating that the applicant is familiar with the procedure set forth herein for submitting and acting upon final major subdivision plats and final major site plans, and agrees to be bound by it. The Administrative Officer shall process the application and shall issue an application number; said number shall appear on all papers, maps, plans or plats and other documents submitted in conjunction with the application.

Promptly after the completeness review, the application documents shall be distributed by the Administrative Officer to each member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be; Board Attorney; Township Planner; Township Engineer; Township Clerk; Zoning Officer; Township Fire Department; Township Police Department; Board of Education, and other Township officials and consultants as may be designated by the Board.

It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide appropriate County, State or Federal agencies with copies of the subject application.

All applications and escrow fees shall be made by certified or bank check at the time of application.

The completeness review authority shall review the application and shall certify its completeness to the approving authority.

The Board shall review applications for final site plan approval and final subdivision approval and shall grant or deny said application within 45 days after the application has been certified complete or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Board to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application. An applicant shall comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.4 whenever the applicant wishes to claim approval of his application for development by reason of the failure of the municipal agency to grant or deny approval within the time period provided in the Municipal Land Use Law.

Prior to any action by the Board, all reports and comments submitted by the Development Review Committee, Township Planner, Township Engineer, Zoning Official and other Township agencies and consultants shall be entered into the record of the proceedings on the subject application.

The Board shall not approve an application for a final major site plan or final major subdivision unless said application meets all conditions of the previously granted preliminary approval and other requirements as may be imposed pursuant to Subsection 35-68.3 of this chapter.

If the Board acts favorably on the final plan or plat, the Township Engineer and the Chairman and Secretary of the Board shall affix their signatures to at least 10 copies of the plan or plat with the notification that it has been approved. The applicant shall furnish such copies to the Board for signing. Moreover, in the case of final subdivisions only, the applicant shall include for signing one cloth copy and at least two Mylar copies of the approved plat in addition to the 10 paper copies.

After approval of the final plan or plat by the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall retain one copy of the signed plat or plan and shall furnish other copies to each of the following within 10 days from the date of the adoption of a resolution: Township Clerk, Township Engineer, Tax Assessor, Zoning Officer, Board of Health, Fire Department, Police Department and other County, State or Federal Officials as prescribed by the Board.

Within 95 days of the date of signing by the Board of a final subdivision plat, the subdivider shall file a copy of same with the Union County Clerk. In the event of failure to file within said 95 days, the approval of the major subdivision shall expire and any further proceedings shall require the filing of a new application as in the first instance. The Board, for good cause shown, may extend the filing for an additional 190 days.

If the Board, after consideration and discussion of the final plat or plan, disapproves the submission, a notation to that effect shall be made by the Chairman of the Board on the plat or plan. The Secretary of the Board, within 10 days of such adoption, shall notify the applicant of such disapproval and forward the applicant a copy of the plan and adopted resolution setting forth the reasons for the disapproval.

The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer, whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed.

If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval, the Board may extend the period of protection for extensions of one year, but not to exceed three extensions.

All details stipulated in Subsection 35-68.4c of this chapter.

All additional details required at the time of preliminary approval, including a copy of the resolution of approval by the approving authority.

A section or staging plan, if proposed, indicating the portion of the tract to be considered for final approval as part of the current application and the relationship of the portion of the tract to the remaining land area, including all applicable comparisons such as parking spaces, building coverage, lot coverage, open space areas and number of lots.

Detailed architectural and engineering data including: