(A) Subdivision review. All subdivisions are subject to the review procedures specified herein.
(B) Site plan review.
(1) Any change of use is subject to site plan review and approval.
(2) Any excavation, removal of soil, clearing of a site or placing of any fill on lands contemplated for development is subject to site plan review and approval.
(3) No construction permit shall be issued for any new structure or use or for an addition, reduction, enlargement or other alteration to an existing structure, including accessory structures, until a site plan has been reviewed and approved by the appropriate reviewing board.
(C) Change of use review. No zoning permit or certificate of conformance shall be issued for any change of use of an existing structure until an application for change of use has been approved by the Planning Board.
(D) Conditional use review. Before a construction permit or certificate of conformance shall be issued for any conditional use as permitted by this chapter, application shall be made to the Planning Board. The review by the Planning Board of a conditional use shall include any required site plan review pursuant to this chapter. Public notice and a hearing shall be required as stipulated by this chapter.
(E) Exception. A construction permit for a single-family detached dwelling unit or a two-family dwelling unit and/or their accessory building(s) on a legally subdivided existing lot shall not require site plan approval.
(F) Site plan waiver. The reviewing board may waive site plan approval requirements if the construction or alteration or change of occupancy or use does not affect existing circulation, drainage, relationship of buildings to each other, landscaping, buffering, lighting and other considerations of site plan review. The applicant must specifically apply for such waiver and pay all required fees with respect to such application.
(G) Governmental Development. The Township Committee and all state, county and municipal public agencies, including but not limited to all housing, parking, highway, special district or other authorities, and all redevelopment agencies, local school boards and regional school boards shall submit to the Planning Board for review and recommendation all plans and materials with respect to any capital improvement action necessitating the expenditure of public funds. Such review and recommendation shall be with respect to the Master Plan of the township and the requirements of the zone in which the project is to be located; provided, however, that with respect to public schoolhouses constructed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-16, the review and recommendations of the Planning Board shall not include review of bulk requirements for which the regulations and determinations of the Bureau of Facility Planning Services of the Department of Education shall control. No action shall be taken by the township or any other public agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter of such capital improvement action until the recommendations of the Planning Board are issued; provided, however, that the failure of the Planning Board to make such recommendations within 45 days after the action is referred to the Planning Board for review shall be deemed an approval of the township's or other public agency's action(s) as is. Nothing contained in this § 156.014(G) shall be deemed to waive the rights of the township pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-16 or to waive or repeal the provisions of §§ 152.151 through 152.154 of the Township Code.
(Ord. 945-99, passed 9-13-99)