Toms River City Zoning Code
§ 348-6.6
Minor site plans.
A.
Required documents. Prior to issuance of a certificate of completeness or scheduling of a minor site plan for consideration by the Planning Board, the Administrative Officer shall determine that the following has been submitted in proper form:
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(1)
Application for final approval by the Ocean County Planning Board.
(2)
Application for Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority approval.
(3)
Application for a land disturbance permit.
(4)
Application for Bureau of Fire Prevention approval.
(5)
Application for a tree removal permit, where required.
(6)
Application for a floodplain encroachment permit, where required.
(7)
Application for a municipal and/or state wetlands permit, where required.
(8)
Other submittals that may be required by the Planning Board or federal, state or local law.
(9)
The application for development for a minor site plan shall include a request for the granting of any variances required or other approvals required from the Planning Board.
(10)
Required application fees.
(11)
Ten copies of a plat and attachments meeting the requirements set forth below.
[Amended 5-22-1984 by Ord. No. 2244-84; 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96; 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(12)
Two copies of a survey of the property in question prepared within 12 months of the application submission date. The copies shall include the signature and embossed seal of the professional land surveyor responsible for preparation of the survey.
[Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
B.
Plat requirements.
(1)
General requirements.
(a)
Any minor site plan presented to the Planning Board for its approval shall be drawn, signed and appropriately sealed by an architect, professional engineer, land surveyor and/or professional planner licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey.
(b)
Site plans shall not be drawn at a scale smaller than one inch equals 50 feet nor larger than one inch equals 10 feet.
(c)
The site plan shall be based on a monumented, current, certified boundary survey. The date of the survey and the name of the person making same shall be shown on the map. If 12 months or more has passed since the date of (or date of last recertification of) the survey, it shall be recertified and, if necessary, brought up-to-date.
(2)
Title block. The title block shall appear on all sheets and shall include:
(a)
Title of "Minor Site Plan."
(b)
Name of the development, if any.
(c)
Tax Map sheet, block and lot number of the site, as shown on the latest Township Tax Map, the date of which should also be shown.
(d)
Date of original and all revisions.
(e)
Names and addresses of owner and developer, so designated.
(f)
Name(s), signature(s), address(es) and license number(s) of engineer, architect, land surveyor or planner who prepared the plat and their embossed seal.
(g)
If the site plan contains more than one sheet, each sheet shall be numbered and titled.
(3)
A schedule shall be placed on the site plan indicating:
(a)
The acreage of the tract and site (the portion of the tract involved in the site plan).
(b)
The floor area of the existing and proposed building, listed separately.
(c)
The proposed use or uses and the floor area devoted to each use.
(d)
The zone in which the site is located.
(e)
Proposed and required lot dimensions and front, rear and side setbacks.
(f)
Proposed and required off-street parking spaces.
(g)
Square footage and percentage of the site retained in unoccupied open space.
(4)
North arrow and written and graphic scales.
(5)
Sufficient spot elevations (United States Coast and Geodetic data) and/or contour lines to indicate the proposed system of surface drainage and the relationship of proposed grading to the land surrounding the site.
(6)
The tops of the banks and boundaries of the floodways and flood hazard areas of all existing watercourses, where such have been delineated, or the limits of alluvial soils where the boundaries of floodways and flood hazard areas have not been determined, and/or such other information as may assist the Planning Board in the determination of floodway and flood hazard area limits.
(7)
Paving and right-of-way widths of existing streets within 200 feet of the site.
(8)
The boundary, nature and extent of wooded areas, swamps, bogs, ponds and riparian zones within the site and within 200 feet thereof. Where required for a tree removal permit, on-site specimen trees, as defined in Chapter 471, Trees, of the Code of the Township of Toms River, shall be located on the site plan.
[Amended 12-12-2017 by Ord. No. 4562-17]
(10)
All existing structures on the site and within 200 feet, including the use thereof, indicating those to be destroyed or removed and those to remain.
(11)
Location, use, finished grade level, ground coverage, first floor and basement elevations, front, rear and side setbacks of all buildings and other pertinent improvements.
(12)
Existing and proposed public easements or rights-of-way and the purposes thereof.
(13)
Zone boundaries and Tax Map sheet, lot and block numbers and names of owners of all properties within 200 feet of the site.
(14)
A key map adequately showing the location of the site with reference to surrounding areas, existing streets, the names of all such streets and any zone boundary or Township boundary which is within 500 feet of the subdivision.
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(15)
The capacity of off-street parking areas and the location and dimensions of all access drives, aisles and parking stalls.
(16)
The location and size of proposed loading docks.
(17)
Location of curbs and sidewalks.
(18)
Cross section(s) showing the composition of pavement areas, curbs and sidewalks.
(19)
Exterior lighting plan, including the location and drawn details of all outdoor lighting standards and fixtures and a notation on the plat indicating conformance or nonconformance with the minimum design standards of the Toms River Township Land Use and Development Regulations.
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(20)
Landscaping and screening plan showing the location, type, spacing and number of each type of tree or shrub and the location, type and amount of each type of ground cover to be utilized.
(21)
Location of signs and drawn details showing the size, nature of construction, height and content of all signs.
(22)
Drawn details of the type of screening to be utilized for refuse storage areas, outdoor equipment and bulk storage areas.
(23)
Floor plans and building elevation drawings of any proposed structure or structures, or existing structures to be renovated.
(24)
Written description of the proposed operations in sufficient detail to indicate the effects of the use in producing traffic congestion, noise, glare, air pollution, fire hazards or safety hazards. The written description of the use, the number of shifts to be worked, the number of employees in each shift, the number of vehicles to be stored or parked on the site and provisions to be made for site maintenance.
(25)
Such other information as the Planning Board and/or Planning Board Engineer may request during site plan review.
E.
Conditions of approvals. Any approval of an application for development for a minor site plan granted by the Planning Board shall be subject to the following conditions being satisfied prior to signing of the site plan or issuance of a development permit:
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(1)
Installation and approval of, or posting of performance guaranties for the installation of, those improvements which are necessary to protect adjacent property and the public interest in the event that development of the site was not completed.
(3)
Ocean County Planning Board approval, if not previously granted.
(4)
Bureau of Fire Prevention approval, if not previously granted.
(5)
Toms River Sewerage Authority approval or waiver of sewer requirements, if not previously granted.
(6)
Submission of additional prints of the site plan and attachments for distribution, if required.
(7)
Payment of required reproduction fee.
(8)
Filing of an appropriate instrument with the Ocean County Clerk consolidating the lots constituting the site, if required.
(9)
Publication of a notice of the decision by the applicant.
(10)
Any other conditions which may be imposed by the Planning Board or which may be required by federal, state or local law.
(11)
When improvements are required in public rights-of-way, evidence of a comprehensive general liability insurance policy in an amount not less than $300,000 per occurrence, identifying and saving harmless the Township of Toms River and its agencies, employees and agents from any liability for any acts of the developer or his agents, contractors or employees in the implementing of the approved site plan. The insurance policy shall provide for 30 days' notice to the Township prior to cancellation. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any property owner, developer or builder to carry on the construction of the site without having current valid evidence of insurance on file.
[Added 5-22-1984 by Ord. No. 2244-84]
F.
Certification. In the event that the application for development for a minor site plan is approved, a certification to that effect in this form:
[Amended 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96]
Approved as a minor site plan by the Toms River Township Planning Board on ___________________. | ||
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______________________ Chairperson | ||
Attest: | ||
_______________________ Secretary | ______________________ Date | |
shall be endorsed on the site plan, and the original reproducible thereof shall be provided to the Planning Board by the applicant. Said original shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Planning Board after they receive certification from the Administrative Officer that all conditions of approval have been satisfied. After signature, the site plan shall be reproduced as provided for in § 348-6.4 of this chapter, and the signed original shall be returned to applicant. |
G.
Effect of approval. The approval of a minor site plan shall expire two years after the date of approval or within such further time as provided in accordance with § 348-3.1J(2)(c), if a building permit or, where a building permit is not required, a certificate of occupancy has not been obtained.
[Amended 5-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2911-92]