Weehawken Township City Zoning Code
§ 23-10A.8
Site plan approval. 1
[Ord. No. 18-2001, § 8]
a.
General procedures. No person shall construct or erect, or cause to be constructed or erected an antenna unless site plan approval is obtained from the appropriate Township board. The following provisions shall also apply:
1.
Applications for site plan approval under this section shall be subject to the procedures and requirements of § 22-8 of the Township's Land Development Review Chapter, except as modified in this section.
2.
In granting site plan approval, the appropriate Township board may impose conditions to the extent such board concludes such conditions are necessary to minimize any adverse effect of the proposed antennas on adjoining properties, or the community at large.
3.
Any information of an engineering nature that the applicant submits, whether civil, mechanical, or electrical, shall be certified by a licensed professional engineer.
4.
An applicant for site plan approval shall submit the information described in this section and a nonrefundable fee as established by the governing Township body, or pursuant to existing Township escrow fee regulations, to reimburse the Township for the costs of reviewing the application.
b.
Information required for site plan approval. In addition to any information required for applications for site plan approval pursuant to § 22-8 of the Township's Land Development Review Chapter, applicants for site plan approval for antennas shall submit the following information:
1.
A scaled site plan clearly indicating the location, type and height of the proposed antennas, on-site land uses and zoning, adjacent land uses and zoning (including when adjacent to other municipalities), adjacent roadways, elevation drawings of the proposed antennas and any other structures, parking, and other information as required by this and other Township ordinances to enable comprehensive review of the application.
2.
Survey of the property, signed and sealed by a surveyor licensed in the State of New Jersey, dated no earlier than 12 months prior to the date of the application.
3.
The distance between the proposed antennas and the nearest residential unit.
4.
If applicable, the method of screening and illumination.
5.
Identification of the entities providing the backhaul network for the antennas described in the application and other cellular sites owned or operated by the applicant in the municipality.
6.
A description of the suitability of the use of existing antenna sites, other structures or alternative technology not requiring the use of structures to provide the services to be provided.
7.
Line of sight analysis detailing the view of the proposed antenna from various directions and angles from adjacent residential areas. The analysis shall be utilized to determine screening requirements.
c.
Factors considered in granting site plan approval. In addition to any standards for consideration of site plan approval applications pursuant to § 22-8 of the Township Land Development Review Chapter and this Zoning Chapter, the appropriate Township board shall consider the following factors and make specific and separate written findings thereon in determining whether to issue site plan approval; although the appropriate Township board may waive or reduce the burden on the applicant of one or more of these criteria if the appropriate Township board concludes that the goals of this section are better served thereby:
1.
Proximity of the antennas to residential structures and residential district boundaries;
2.
Nature of uses on adjacent and nearby properties;
3.
Surrounding topography; and
4.
Availability of suitable structures with existing antennas or alternative technologies not requiring the use of structures.
d.
Availability of suitable existing structures or alternative technology. No new antenna shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the appropriate Township board and said board makes specific and separate written findings thereon, that no existing structure with antennas or alternative technology can accommodate the applicant's proposed antenna. An applicant shall submit information requested by the appropriate Township board related to the availability of suitable existing structures with antennas or alternative technology.
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Editor's Note: For site plan application fees and escrow, see Chapter 22, Subsection 22-11b.