Union Beach City Zoning Code
§ 13-6.4
Applications for Development.
a.
Submission Requirements. All applications for development shall be submitted and shall be accompanied by at least seven copies of the required application forms, plat maps and supporting attachments, exhibits and information. Applications for development shall not be accepted by the administrative officer unless they are accompanied by the required fees and all taxes are paid up to date as set forth in subsection 13-3.4.
b.
Administrative Review. Upon receipt of an application for development, the construction official shall retain the original of the application and forward the other two copies of the application and all plat maps, supporting attachments, exhibits and other information submitted to the secretary of the planning board. The secretary of the planning board shall review the application for compliance with submission requirements. If the application is for a site plan, subdivision and/or conditional use, the secretary of the planning board shall make the following distribution of the application, plat maps and attachments:
Application | Plat Maps & Attachments | |
|---|---|---|
Monmouth County Planning Board | 1 | 2 |
Bayshore Regional Sewage Authority | 1 | 2 |
Borough Engineer | 1 | 2 |
The planning board may determine that additional distribution of the application, plat map and attachments should be made to other agencies and in such cases the applicant may be required to submit additional prints. |
c.
Engineering Review. The borough engineer shall review applications for development for site plans, subdivisions and conditional uses and shall advise the planning board and the applicant of any technical deficiencies, required changes and/or recommended changes. Seven copies of revised plans and attachments, which correct all deficiencies, incorporate all required changes and satisfactorily consider all recommended changes shall be submitted to the planning board for further review.
d.
Certificate of Completeness. When all submission requirements have been fulfilled and, in the case of site plans, subdivisions and conditional uses, when reports have been received from the borough engineer that the plans and attachments submitted are in technical compliance, the secretary shall issue a certificate of completeness and schedule the application for development for public hearing before the planning board.
e.
Conditional Approvals. After issuance of a certificate of completeness, all applications for development shall be acted upon by the planning board within the time limits set forth within section 13-3 of this chapter, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. If required approvals from other government agencies have not been received prior to planning board approval of an application for development, such approval shall be conditional upon the subsequent approval or approvals by the other government agencies unless the applicant shall request that such approval be withheld until the approval or approvals from the other government agencies have been received.
If approval is granted conditioned upon the subsequent approval of another government agency and such government agency requires revisions in the plat which alter the layout and design standards approved by the planning board to an extent that the board determines that the basis upon which the approval was granted has been changed, the applicant shall be required to receive revised approval from the planning board and pay the fees for such revised approval set forth in subsection 13-3.4 of this chapter.
f.
Board Action. In acting upon an application for development for a subdivision or site plan, the planning board shall consider whether the submittal complies to the following standards and regulations:
1.
The proposed use is consistent with the master plan.
2.
The plat submission contains all of the information and data required by this chapter.
3.
The details and improvement standards of the plat are in accord with the standards of this chapter.
4.
Adequate provision is made for safe and convenient vehicular traffic access, circulation and parking.
5.
Adequate provision is made for safe and convenient pedestrian circulation.
6.
Ingress and egress for the site will not unduly impede or obstruct the flow of traffic on public streets.
7.
Adequate provision has been made for the collection and disposal of storm water runoff and the proposed drainage facilities have been approved by the borough engineer.
8.
Adequate provision has been made to screen adjoining residential properties from any adverse effects that might result from outdoor lighting, buildings, parking areas, refuse storage areas, recreation areas, equipment areas, bulk storage areas or similar utilities or structures located on the site.
9.
Adequate provision has been made for compliance with the performance standards of this chapter.
10.
Adequate provision has been made to provide structures and uses of a quality and design which will not produce adverse effects on existing developments in the surrounding areas or further uses designated for the surrounding area in the master plan.
11.
The proposed development is compatible with approved subdivisions and/or site plans for adjacent and nearby parcels of land.
12.
Materials designated in the Borough of Union Beach Recycling Ordinance-520 (The Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Union Beach, 1980, section 12-6 et seq.) shall be separated from other solid waste by the generator and a storage area for recyclable material shall be provided as follows:
(a)
For each application for development or building permit for "exempt development" for single family unit(s), the applicant shall provide a storage area of at least 12 square feet within each dwelling unit to accommodate a four week accumulation of mandated recyclables (including but not limited to: newspaper, glass bottles, aluminum cans, tin and bi-metal cans). The storage area may be located in the laundry room, garage, basement or kitchen.
(b)
For each application for development for multifamily units, the applicant shall provide a storage area of at least three square feet within each dwelling unit to accommodate a one week accumulation of mandated recyclables (including but not limited to: newspaper, glass bottles, aluminum cans, tin and bi-metal cans). The storage area may be located in the laundry room, garage, or kitchen. Unless recyclables are collected on a weekly basis from each dwelling unit, one or more common storage areas must be provided at convenient locations within the development.
(c)
For each site plan application for commercial and industrial developments that utilize 1,000 square feet or more of land, the applicant shall provide the municipal agency with estimates of the quantity of mandated recyclable materials (including but not limited to: newspaper, glass bottles, aluminum cans, tin and bi-metal cans, high grade paper, and corrugated cardboard) that will be generated by the development during each week. A separated storage area must be provided to accommodate a one to four weeks accumulation of recyclable material. The municipal agency may require the location of one or more common storage areas at convenient locations within the development.
g.
Reproduction Fee and Issuance of Development Permit. Approvals of all applications for development shall not be valid until all of the following have taken place;
1.
The administrative officer shall certify that all conditions of approval have been satisfied.
2.
In the case of applications for development for site plans and subdivisions, the applicant shall submit the reproducible original of the plat for signature by the chairman and secretary of the planning board, and in the case of minor subdivisions or final plats of major subdivisions, to the borough engineer.
3.
In the case of applications for development for site plans and subdivisions, the applicant shall have been paid the required reproduction fees.
4.
The administrative officer shall cause three copies of the signed plat and attachments to be reproduced. One copy shall be retained in the files of the administrative officer, one copy shall be retained in the files of the borough engineer and one copy shall be retained in the files of the planning board.
5.
After signature and reproduction the administrative officer shall return the reproducible original of the plat and attachments to the applicants.
6.
For all applications for development that receive minor or final plat approval, the administrative officer shall issue a development permit after the plat has been signed. The date of the development permit shall be the date upon which the approval becomes valid. The date upon which the approval of applications for development related to preliminary plats becomes valid shall be the date on which the plat is signed by the chairman and secretary of the planning board. However, the period of time for which certain rights are conferred upon the applicant shall commence on the date which the planning board granted the approval.
