New Jersey Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 55D > § 40:55D-113 - Short title

    Sections 1 through 14 and 17 through 19 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Burlington County Transfer of Development Rights Demonstration Act."

    L.1989,c.86,s.1.

§ 40:55D-23.1 - Alternate members

 

    It is hereby found and declared as follows:

    a. That unless many municipalities are to accept decadence and obsolescence as their inevitable lot, they must thoroughly analyze their position in the industrial structure of the country and then completely mobilize their potential resources for efficient manufacture; that the location of industry today is more and more the result of an impartial, scientific study of basic economic conditions; that one of the basic difficulties of many of the municipalities of this state is that they do not know themselves; that they have little appreciation of either their economic strength or their economic weakness; that they have never studied impartially either the economic advantages or the economic disadvantages of their own peculiar geographic position; that there had been an abundance of publicity campaigns and boosting campaigns founded upon superficial generalities and not well designed to enlighten the prospective manufacturer; that a frank inventory of the industrial life of New Jersey communities as a deliberate and sober inquiry of scientific character is necessary to ascertain their real needs and to determine their potential resources for efficient manufacture with a constructive program for sustained and selective growth and a long term policy of industrial rehabilitation and development is necessary.

    b. That there are now many thousands of unemployed persons within the state of New Jersey, who, if profitably employed, would create annual pay rolls of millions of dollars; that the re-employment of the present unemployed would quicken and improve social conditions.

§ 40:55D-114 - Findings, declarations

 

    The board of adjustment may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the action, order, requirement, decision, interpretation or determination appealed from and to that end have all the powers of the administrative officer from whom the appeal is taken.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 61, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

 

§ 40:55D-23.2 - Members of board of adjustment may serve as temporary members of planning board

 

    5.  If the planning board lacks a quorum because any of its regular or alternate members is prohibited by subsection b. of section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23) or section 13 of P.L.1979, c.216 (C.40:55D-23.1) from acting on a matter due to the member's personal or financial interests therein, regular members of the board of adjustment shall be called upon to serve, for that matter only, as temporary members of the planning board in order of seniority of continuous service to the board of adjustment until there are the minimum number of members necessary to constitute a quorum to act upon the matter without any personal or financial interest therein, whether direct or indirect. If a choice has to be made between regular members of equal seniority, the chairman of the board of adjustment shall make the choice.

    L.1991,c.256,s.5.

§ 40:55D-66.5a - Findings, declarations

    If the master plan or the official map provides for the reservation of designated streets, public drainageways, flood control basins, or public areas within the proposed development, before approving a subdivision or site plan, the planning board may further require that such streets, ways, basins or areas be shown on the plat in locations and sizes suitable to their intended uses.  The planning board may reserve the location and extent of such streets, ways, basins or areas shown on the plat for a period of 1 year after the approval of the final plat or within such further time as may be agreed to by the developer. Unless during such period or extension thereof the municipality shall have entered into a contract to purchase or institute condemnation proceedings according to law for the fee or a lesser interest in the land comprising such streets, ways, basins or areas, the developer shall not be bound by such reservations shown on the plat and may proceed to use such land for private use in accordance with applicable development regulations. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the streets and roads, flood control basins or public drainageways necessitated by the subdivision or land development and required for final approval.

    The developer shall be entitled to just compensation for actual loss found to be caused by such temporary reservation and deprivation of use. In such instance, unless a lesser amount has previously been mutually agreed upon, just compensation shall be deemed to be the fair market value of an option to purchase the land reserved for the period of reservation; provided that determination of such fair market value shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the real property taxes apportioned to the land reserved and prorated for the period of reservation. The developer shall be compensated for the reasonable increased cost of legal, engineering, or other professional services incurred in connection with obtaining subdivision approval or site plan approval, as the case may be, caused by the reservation. The municipality shall provide by ordinance for a procedure for the payment of all compensation payable under this section.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 32, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-115 - Definitions

    As used in this act:

 

    "Agricultural land" means land identified as prime, unique, or of State importance according to criteria adopted by the State Soil Conservation Committee with emphasis on lands included in an agricultural development area duly identified by a county agriculture development board and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee according to the provisions of section 11 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-18);

    "County agriculture development board" or "CADB" means the county agriculture development board established by Burlington county pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-14);

    "Development potential" means the maximum number of dwelling units or square feet of nonresidential floor area that could be constructed on a specified lot or in a specified zone under the master plan and land use regulations in effect on the date of the adoption of the development transfer ordinance, and in accordance with recognized environmental constraints;

    "Development transfer" means the conveyance of development potential, or the permission for development, from one or more lots to one or more other lots by deed, easement, or other means as authorized by ordinance;

    "Municipality" means any municipality in Burlington County;

 

    "Infrastructure plan" means the water, sewer, and highway development plan for the receiving zone established by a development transfer ordinance;

 

    "Development transfer bank" means a bank created pursuant to section 13 of this act;

 

    "Instruments" means the easement, credit, or other deed restriction used to record a development transfer;

 

    "Receiving zone" means an area designated in the master plan and zoning ordinance, adopted pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), within which development is to be increased, and which is otherwise consistent with the provisions of section 6 of this act;

    "Sending zone" means an area designated in the master plan and zoning ordinance, adopted pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), within which development is to be prohibited or restricted and which is otherwise consistent with the provisions of section 6 of this act.

    L.1989,c.86,s.3.

§ 40:55D-66.5b - Family day care homes permitted use in residential districts; definitions

    Every ordinance pursuant to this article that provides for planned developments shall require that prior to approval of such planned developments the planning board shall find the following facts and conclusions:

    a. That departures by the proposed development from zoning regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property conform to the zoning ordinance standards pursuant to subsection 52c. of this act;

    b. That the proposals for maintenance and conservation of the common open space are reliable, and the amount, location and purpose of the common open space are adequate;

    c. That provision through the physical design of the proposed development for public services, control over vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and the amenities of light and air, recreation and visual enjoyment are adequate;

    d. That the proposed planned development will not have an unreasonably adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed to be established;

    e. In the case of a proposed development which contemplates construction over a period of years, that the terms and conditions intended to protect the interests of the public and of the residents, occupants and owners of the proposed development in the total completion of the development are adequate.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 33, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-23.3 - Preparation, offering of basic course in land use law and planning; requirement

2. a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall cause to be prepared and offered a basic course in land use law and planning within six months from the effective date of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3 et al.) for current and prospective members and alternate members of local planning boards pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23) and section 13 of P.L.1979, c.216 (C.40:55D-23.1), zoning boards of adjustment pursuant to section 56 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-69) and combined boards as authorized under law. The basic course to be prepared and offered pursuant to this section shall consist of no more than five hours of scheduled instruction and shall be structured so that a member may satisfy this requirement within one calendar day. The commissioner shall work in conjunction with the New Jersey Planning Officials in establishing standards for curriculum and administration of the course of study.

b.On or after the first date on which a course in land use law and planning is offered, except as otherwise provided in section 3 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.4), a person shall not be seated as a first-term member or alternate member of a local planning board pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23) or section 13 of P.L.1979, c.216 (C.40:55D-23.1), a zoning board of adjustment pursuant to section 56 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-69) or a combined board as authorized under law, unless the person agrees to take the basic course required to be offered under subsection a. of this section, which the person shall successfully complete within 18 months of assuming board membership in order to retain board membership.

c.Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.4), any person who is serving as a member or alternate member of a planning board or zoning board of adjustment or combined board as authorized under law on the first date on which a course in land use law and planning is offered shall be required to complete that course within 18 months of the date upon which the course is first offered in order to retain membership on that board.

d.A hearing or proceeding held, or decision or recommendation made, by a planning board or zoning board of adjustment shall not be invalidated if a member has participated in the hearing or proceeding or in the decision making or recommendation and that member is subsequently found not to have completed the basic course in land use law and planning required pursuant to P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3 et al.).

L.2005,c.133,s.2.

§ 40:55D-23.4 - Exemptions from educational requirements

3.The following persons shall be exempt from the educational requirements established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3):

a. (1) The mayor or person designated to serve on a planning board in the absence of a mayor who serves as a Class I member pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23);

(2)A member of the governing body serving as a Class III member pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23);

b.Any person who is licensed as a professional planner and maintains a certificate of license issued pursuant to chapter 14A of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes which is current as of the date upon which that person would otherwise be required to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of subsection b. or c. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3);

c.Any person who offers proof of having completed a more extensive course in land use law and planning than that required by section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3) within 12 months of the date upon which that person would otherwise be required to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of subsection b. or c. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3) and which, in the determination of the commissioner, is equivalent to or more extensive than that course offered pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3).

L.2005,c.133,s.3.

§ 40:55D-116 - Development transfers

 

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    a.  The governing body of any municipality in Burlington County may, by ordinance approved by the county planning board, provide for the transfer of development within its jurisdiction. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may, by substantially similar ordinances, provide for a joint program for the transfer of development, including transfers from sending zones in one municipality to receiving zones in the other.

    b.  The Office of State Planning, established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-201), shall provide such technical assistance as may be requested by municipalities or the county planning board, and as may be reasonably within the capacity of the office to provide, for the purpose of providing for development transfers pursuant to the provisions of this act. The office shall also carry out its responsibilities as provided in sections 9 and 11 of this act.

    L.1989,c.86,s.4.

§ 40:55D-66.6 - Child care centers located in nonresidential municipal districts; permitted

 

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    Child care centers for which, upon completion, a license is required from the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.), shall be a permitted use in all nonresidential districts of a municipality. The floor area occupied in any building or structure as a child care center shall be excluded in calculating: (1) any parking requirement otherwise applicable to that number of units or amount of floor space, as appropriate, under State or local laws or regulations adopted thereunder; and (2) the permitted density allowable for that building or structure under any applicable municipal zoning ordinance.

    L.1989, c.286, s.1.

§ 40:55D-24 - Organization of planning board

 

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15.Organization of planning board. The planning board shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from the members of Class IV, select a secretary who may or may not be a member or alternate member of the planning board or a municipal employee, and create and fill such other offices as established by ordinance. An alternate member shall not serve as chairman or vice chairman of the planning board. It may employ, or contract for, and fix the compensation of legal counsel, other than the municipal attorney, and experts, and other staff and services as it may deem necessary, not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated by the governing body for its use. The governing body shall make provision in its budget and appropriate funds for the expenses of the planning board.

L.1975,c.291,s.15; amended 1998, c.95, s.7.

 

§ 40:55D-66.7 - Child care center excluded in calculation of density of building

 

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  1.    In considering an application for development approval for a nonresidential development that is to include a child care center that is located on the business premises, is owned or operated by employers or landlords for the benefit of their employees, their tenants' employees, or employees in the area surrounding the development, and is required to be licensed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.), an approving authority may exclude the floor area to be occupied in any building or structure by the child care center in calculating the density of that building or structure for the purposes of determining whether or not the density is allowable under any applicable municipal zoning ordinance.

L.1992,c.81.

§ 40:55D-117 - Report; infrastructure plan; amendment of master plan, land use regulations

 

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    Prior to the adoption of any development transfer ordinance, a municipality interested in adopting the ordinance shall:

 

    a.  Prepare a report that includes the following:

 

    (1) an estimate of the anticipated population and economic growth in the municipality for the succeeding 10 years;

 

    (2) the identification and description of all prospective sending and receiving zones;

 

    (3) an estimate of the development potential of the prospective sending and receiving zones;

 

    (4) an estimate of the typical land values of the proposed sending zone;

 

    (5) an estimate of existing and proposed infrastructure of the proposed receiving zone; and

 

    (6) a presentation of the procedure and method for issuing the instruments necessary to convey the development potential from the sending zone to the receiving zone.

 

    b.  Cause to be prepared an infrastructure plan for the receiving zone, which includes the location and cost of all infrastructure and a method of cost sharing if any portion of the cost is to be assessed against developers. The plan shall be enacted by ordinance prior to or concurrent with enactment of any development transfer ordinance.

    c.  Incorporate in its master plan and land use regulations explicit planning objectives and design standards for the receiving zone so that applications for development that maximize the use of development transfer and that are consistent with the planning objectives and design standards can be expedited. The municipality may, through application fees for development in the receiving zone, be reimbursed on a pro rata basis for the cost of amending its master plan and land use regulations.

    The development transfer ordinance shall not take effect until the report and plans required under this section have been prepared and the conclusions therefrom have been included in the master plan adopted pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-28).

    L.1989,c.86,s.5.

§ 40:55D-118 - Designation of sending, receiving zones

 

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    The ordinance shall, subject to this article, set forth the specific duties to be exercised jointly; the composition, membership and manner of appointment of any regional board including the representation of each municipality or county; the qualifications and manner or appointment of any joint building official, joint zoning officer or other joint administrative officer; the term of office, the manner of financing, the expenses of such joint exercise of powers, the share of financing to be borne by each county and municipality joining therein, the duration of such agreement and the manner in which such agreement may be terminated or extended.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 65, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-25 - Powers of planning board

 

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16. a. The planning board shall follow the provisions of this act and shall accordingly exercise its power in regard to:

(1)The master plan pursuant to article 3;

(2)Subdivision control and site plan review pursuant to article 6;

(3)The official map pursuant to article 5;

(4)The zoning ordinance including conditional uses pursuant to article 8;

(5)The capital improvement program pursuant to article 4;

(6)Variances and certain building permits in conjunction with subdivision, site plan and conditional use approval pursuant to article 7.

b.The planning board may:

(1)Participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by State or federal law or regulation;

(2)Assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process; and

(3)Perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by ordinance or resolution of the governing body for the aid and assistance of the governing body or other agencies or officers.

§ 40:55D-66.7a - Child care programs, exemption from local zoning restrictions

 

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    a.  Any developer of a parcel of land greater than 100 acres in size for which the developer is seeking approval of a planned development pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-1 et seq.) may submit a general development plan to the planning board prior to the granting of preliminary approval of that development by the planning board pursuant to section 34 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-46) or section 36 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-48).

  b.  The planning board shall grant or deny general development plan approval within 95 days after submission of a complete application to the administrative officer, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the planning board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute general development plan approval of the planned development.

  L. 1987, c. 129, s. 5.

 

§ 40:55D-66.8 - Siting of structure, equipment for groundwater remedial action

 

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    In the event that the developer seeks to modify the proposed timing schedule, such modification shall require the approval of the planning board. The planning board shall, in deciding whether or not to grant approval of the modification, take into consideration prevailing economic and market conditions, anticipated and actual needs for residential units and nonresidential space within the municipality and the region, and the availability and capacity of public facilities to accommodate the proposed development.

  L. 1987, c. 129, s. 6.

§ 40:55D-26 - Referral powers

 

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    Notice of any contract for the sale, lease, option to purchase or lease or other transfer of real property or any interest therein proposed by the commission shall be submitted to the mayor of the municipality whereupon such proposed commission action shall be subject to the mayor's veto. The mayor shall exercise the veto power over this proposed action by a written veto to the commission. The mayor shall have 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, after receiving notice of the action to exercise the veto power. The mayor's veto power shall be exercised in accordance with the following guidelines: a. the action conforms to the master plan of the community; b. the action is environmentally compatible with the community; c. the action complies with the zoning of the industrial area; and d. the project complies with the policies and procedures established by the governing body in cooperation with the commission. If the mayoral veto is exercised during the specified time period, the action of the commission shall be considered null and void. If no veto is exercised during the specified time period, the action of the commission shall be considered valid. The mayor, upon receiving notice of the action, may in writing notify the commission of the approval of the action before the expiration of the 10-day period.

    L.1984, c. 196, s. 4, eff. Nov. 27, 1984.

§ 40:55D-119 - Development transfer ordinance

 

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    a.  The development transfer ordinance shall provide for the issuance of such instruments as may be necessary and the adoption of procedures for recording the permitted use of the land at the time of the recording, the separation of the development potential from the land, and the recording of the allowable residual use of the land upon separation of the development potential.

    b.  The development transfer ordinance shall specifically provide that upon the transfer of the development potential from a sending zone, the owner of the property from which the development potential has been transferred shall cause a statement containing the conditions of the transfer and the terms of the restrictions of the use and development of the land to be attached to and recorded with the deed of the land in the same manner as the deed was originally recorded. These restrictions and conditions shall state that any development inconsistent therewith is expressly prohibited, shall run with the land, and shall be binding upon the landowner and every successor in interest thereto.

    c.  The development transfer ordinance shall provide that, on granting a use variance under the provisions of section 57 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-70) that increases the development potential of a parcel of property not in the designated receiving zone for which the variance has been granted by more than 5%, that parcel of property shall constitute a receiving zone and the provisions of the ordinance for receiving zones shall apply with respect to the amount of development potential required to implement that variance.

    L.1989,c.86,s.7.

§ 40:55D-66.9 - Variance for remedial action

 

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§ 40:55D-27 - Citizens advisory committee; environmental commission

 

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    a. After the appointment of a planning board, the mayor may appoint one or more persons as a citizens' advisory committee to assist or collaborate with the planning board in its duties, but such person or persons shall have no power to vote or take other action required of the board. Such person or persons shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor.

    b. Whenever the environmental commission has prepared and submitted to the planning board and the board of adjustment an index of the natural resources of the municipality, the planning board or the board of adjustment shall make available to the environmental commission an informational copy of every application for development submitted to either board. Failure of the planning board or board of adjustment to make such informational copy available to the environmental commission shall not invalidate any hearing or proceeding.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 18, eff. Aug. 1, 1976. Amended by L.1977, c. 49, s. 1, eff. March 29, 1977.

§ 40:55D-120 - Review of ordinance

 

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    a.  Prior to adoption of the development transfer ordinance, the municipality shall submit a copy of the proposed ordinance, copies of all reports and plans prepared pursuant to section 5 of this act, and proposed municipal master plan changes necessary for the enactment of the development transfer ordinance to the county planning board. If the ordinance and master plan changes involve agricultural land, then the Burlington County Agriculture Development Board shall also be provided information identical to that provided to the county planning board.

    b.  The county planning board, upon receiving the development transfer ordinance and accompanying documentation, shall conduct a review of the ordinance with regard to the following criteria:

 

    (1) consistency with the adopted master plan of the county;

 

    (2) support of regional objectives for agricultural land preservation, natural resource management and protection, historic or architectural conservation, or the preservation of other public values as enumerated in subsection b. of section 6 of this act;

    (3) consistency with reasonable population and economic forecasts for the county;

 

    (4) adequacy of present or proposed infrastructure for concentrated growth; and

 

    (5) sufficiency of the receiving zone to accommodate the development potential that may be transferred from sending zones and a reasonable assurance of marketability of any instruments of transfer that may be created.

    c.  Any municipality located in whole or in part in the pinelands area, as defined in P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.), shall also submit the proposed development transfer ordinance, reports and plans, and master plan changes to the Pinelands Commission for review. The Pinelands Commission shall determine whether the ordinance is compatible with the pinelands development credit program implemented pursuant to P.L.1985, c.310 (C.13:18A-30 et seq.) and is otherwise consistent with the comprehensive management plan adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.). If the commission determines that the development transfer ordinance is not compatible or consistent, the commission shall make such recommendations as may be necessary to conform the ordinance with the comprehensive management plan. The municipality shall not adopt the ordinance unless the changes recommended by the Pinelands Commission have been included in the ordinance.

    L.1989,c.86,s.8.

§ 40:55D-28 - Preparation; contents; modification

 

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19.Preparation; contents; modification.

a.The planning board may prepare and, after public hearing, adopt or amend a master plan or component parts thereof, to guide the use of lands within the municipality in a manner which protects public health and safety and promotes the general welfare.

b.The master plan shall generally comprise a report or statement and land use and development proposals, with maps, diagrams and text, presenting, at least the following elements (1) and (2) and, where appropriate, the following elements (3) through (16):

(1)A statement of objectives, principles, assumptions, policies and standards upon which the constituent proposals for the physical, economic and social development of the municipality are based;

(2)A land use plan element (a) taking into account and stating its relationship to the statement provided for in paragraph (1) hereof, and other master plan elements provided for in paragraphs (3) through (14) hereof and natural conditions, including, but not necessarily limited to, topography, soil conditions, water supply, drainage, flood plain areas, marshes, and woodlands; (b) showing the existing and proposed location, extent and intensity of development of land to be used in the future for varying types of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, educational and other public and private purposes or combination of purposes; and stating the relationship thereof to the existing and any proposed zone plan and zoning ordinance; and (c) showing the existing and proposed location of any airports and the boundaries of any airport safety zones delineated pursuant to the "Air Safety and Zoning Act of 1983," P.L.1983, c.260 (C.6:1-80 et al.); and (d) including a statement of the standards of population density and development intensity recommended for the municipality;

(3)A housing plan element pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-310), including, but not limited to, residential standards and proposals for the construction and improvement of housing;

(4)A circulation plan element showing the location and types of facilities for all modes of transportation required for the efficient movement of people and goods into, about, and through the municipality, taking into account the functional highway classification system of the Federal Highway Administration and the types, locations, conditions and availability of existing and proposed transportation facilities, including air, water, road and rail;

(5)A utility service plan element analyzing the need for and showing the future general location of water supply and distribution facilities, drainage and flood control facilities, sewerage and waste treatment, solid waste disposal and provision for other related utilities, and including any storm water management plan required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1981, c.32 (C.40:55D-93 et al.). If a municipality prepares a utility service plan element as a condition for adopting a development transfer ordinance pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of P.L.2004, c.2 (C.40:55D-140), the plan element shall address the provision of utilities in the receiving zone as provided thereunder;

(6)A community facilities plan element showing the existing and proposed location and type of educational or cultural facilities, historic sites, libraries, hospitals, firehouses, police stations and other related facilities, including their relation to the surrounding areas;

(7)A recreation plan element showing a comprehensive system of areas and public sites for recreation;

(8)A conservation plan element providing for the preservation, conservation, and utilization of natural resources, including, to the extent appropriate, energy, open space, water supply, forests, soil, marshes, wetlands, harbors, rivers and other waters, fisheries, endangered or threatened species wildlife and other resources, and which systemically analyzes the impact of each other component and element of the master plan on the present and future preservation, conservation and utilization of those resources;

§ 40:55D-121 - Review, recommendations by county planning board, CADB, Office of State Planning

 

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    The regional board or agency may employ, or contract for and fix the compensation of legal counsel, other than an attorney for a constituent municipality or county, and experts and other staff and services, as it may deem necessary, not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amounts agreed upon and appropriated for its use.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 68, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-66.10 - Methadone clinic deemed business for zoning purposes

 

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1.For the purposes of any zoning ordinance adopted by any municipality in the State pursuant to section 49 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-62), a municipality may provide within the ordinance that a facility offering outpatient methadone maintenance services, hereinafter referred to as a "methadone clinic," shall be deemed to be a 'business' or commercial operation or functional equivalent thereof and shall not be construed, for zoning purposes, as ancillary or adjunct to a doctor's professional office. When a municipality has adopted such an ordinance, the siting of a methadone clinic within a municipality shall be limited to zones designated for business or commercial use.

L.2001,c.19,s.1.

§ 40:55D-122 - Recording of transfer; record to assessor; taxation

 

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    a.  All development transfers shall be recorded in the manner of a deed in the book of deeds in the office of the Burlington county clerk. This recording shall specify the lot and block number of the parcel in the sending zone from which the development potential was transferred and the lot and block number of the parcel in the receiving zone to which the development potential was transferred.

    b.  The county clerk shall transmit to the assessor of the municipality in which a development transfer has occurred a record of the transfer and all pertinent information required to value, assess, and tax the properties subjectto the transfer in a manner consistent with subsection c. of this section.

    c.  Property from which and to which development potential has been transferred shall be assessed at its fair market value reflecting this development transfer. Development potential that has been removed from a sending zone but has not yet been employed in a receiving zone shall not be assessed for real property taxation. Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, or in any other way alter, the valuation assessment, or taxation of land that is valued, assessed, and taxed pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.).

    d.  Property in a sending or receiving zone that has been subject to a development transfer shall be newly valued, assessed, and taxed as of October 1 next following the development transfer.

    e.  Development potential that has been conveyed from a property pursuant to this act is not subject to the fee imposed pursuant to P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-5 et seq.).

    L.1989,c.86,s.10.

§ 40:55D-66.11 - Wind and solar facilities permitted in industrial zones

 

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1.A renewable energy facility on a parcel or parcels of land comprising 20 or more contiguous acres that are owned by the same person or entity shall be a permitted use within every industrial district of a municipality.

For the purposes of this section:

"renewable energy facility" means a facility that engages in the production of electric energy from solar technologies, photovoltaic technologies, or wind energy.

L.2009, c.35, s.1.

§ 40:55D-29 - Preparation of capital improvement program

 

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    No commission created under the authority of this chapter shall have any power of condemnation or eminent domain.

    No commission created under the authority of this chapter shall have power to pledge the credit of the municipality by which it is created, or of any other municipality, or of the State of New Jersey, or to create any debt against or in any manner act as the agent of such municipality, or of the State of New Jersey.

    Such commission shall have power and authority to make an economic survey, analyzing the present and potential possibilities of the municipality, with a view to ascertaining its industrial needs, determining its resources for efficient manufacture and exploring its probable sphere in the future development of the State and Nation. In carrying out such a survey, the commission shall study the needs of existing local industries so that means may be evolved to enable them to compete more successfully with competitors in other states; and more particularly how they might successfully round out and enlarge the products manufactured within the municipality with a view to diversifying local industry and stabilizing employment conditions. The commission may make any investigation deemed necessary to enable it effectually to carry out the provisions of this chapter and for that purpose the commission may take and hear proofs and testimony and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records and documents, including public records, and its authorized agents may enter upon any lands as in its judgment may be necessary for the purpose of making surveys and examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized by this chapter.

    Each commission shall make an annual report to the governing body of the municipality by which it has been created, setting forth in detail its operations and transactions for the preceding 12 months, and shall include therein its receipts and disbursements during that period. A copy of the report shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk and be open to public inspection during the regular business hours of the clerk's office.

    Nothing in this chapter provided and no authority given to or exercised by any commission created under this chapter shall impair or invalidate in any way any funded indebtedness of the municipality by which it has been created, nor impair the provisions of law regulating the payment into sinking funds of revenues derived from municipal property, or dedicating the revenues derived from any municipal property to a specific purpose.

    The creation of a commission by a municipality shall not be deemed to limit in any manner the municipality's right to deal with its vacant lands, or to sell or lease the same, independently of such commission, as heretofore, but the powers conferred upon such commission, as heretofore, but the powers conferred upon such municipality and commission by this chapter shall be in addition to any rights or powers now possessed by such municipality with reference to its vacant lands or other properties.

    The governing body of such municipality creating a commission under this chapter may appropriate annually, during the life of its commission, such sums as may be reasonably necessary to conduct the normal operations of the commission, but no moneys so appropriated shall be used by a commission for the construction of any building or to finance such construction. The commission shall annually present to the chief financial officer of the municipality its budget for operations for the ensuing year, reflecting therein all unexpended balances on hand from previous appropriations received from the municipality, at the same time and in the same manner and form as is required by several departments of the municipality's government, and the budget so submitted shall be acted upon as in the case of the budgets of such several municipal departments, and, being so acted upon, shall be made a part of the municipality's budget. A copy of the proposed budget shall be filed in the commission's office and be open to public inspection during the regular business hours of the commission's office. Each commission shall keep and maintain at its office complete and accurate records of its accounts, and separate accounts shall be kept for its normal functions which shall be open to public inspection during the regular business hours of the commission's office.  No commission shall exceed its budget, and moneys received from the municipality by which it has been created shall be expended only for the purposes for which they have been appropriated.

§ 40:55D-30 - Adoption of capital improvement program

 

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    Whenever the planning board has prepared a capital improvement program pursuant to section 20 of this act, it shall recommend such program to the governing body which may adopt such program with any modification approved by affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the governing body and with the reasons for said modification recorded in the minutes.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 21, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-123 - 3-year, six-year reviews; prevention of repeal

 

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    Termination of a joint agreement pursuant to section 65 of this act shall not be made effective earlier than June 30 next succeeding the expiration of 12 full calendar months following the decision to terminate; provided that such termination may occur at an earlier date if the parties to the joint agreement unanimously agree to such earlier date on or after the date of the decision to terminate as provided by the joint agreement.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 70, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-66.12 - Municipal ordinances relative to small wind energy systems

 

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1. a. Ordinances adopted by municipalities to regulate the installation and operation of small wind energy systems shall not unreasonably limit such installations or unreasonably hinder the performance of such installations. An application for development or appeal involving a small wind energy system shall comply with the appropriate notice and hearing provisions otherwise required for the application or appeal pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.).

b.Unreasonable limits or hindrances to performance of a small wind energy system shall include the following:

(1)Prohibiting small wind energy systems in all districts within the municipality;

(2)Restricting tower height or system height through application of a generic ordinance or regulation on height that does not specifically address allowable tower height or system height of a small wind energy system;

(3)Requiring a setback from property boundaries for a tower that is greater than 150 percent of the system height. In a municipality that does not adopt specific setback requirements for small wind energy systems, any small wind energy system shall be set back from the nearest property boundary a distance at least equal to 150 percent of the system height; provided, however, that this setback requirement may be reduced by the zoning board of adjustment or, if otherwise appropriate, by the planning board upon application in an individual case if the applicant establishes the conditions for a variance under the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) to the board's satisfaction;

(4)Setting a noise level limit lower than 55 decibels, as measured at the site property line, or not allowing for limit overages during short-term events such as utility outages and severe wind storms; and

(5)Setting electrical or structural design criteria that exceed applicable provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code promulgated pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) and technical bulletins issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2009, c.244 (C.40:55D-66.13).

c.If the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has issued a permit for the development of a small wind energy system under the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.), prior to the effective date of P.L.2009, c.244 (C.40:55D-66.12 et seq.), provisions of subsection b. of this section shall not apply to an application for development for that small wind energy system if the provisions of that subsection would otherwise prohibit approval of the application or require the approval to impose restrictions or limitations on the small wind energy system, including but not limited to restrictions or limitations on tower height or system height, the setback of the system from property boundaries, and noise levels.

d.For the purposes of this section:

"Small wind energy system" means a wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity consistent with applicable provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code promulgated pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) and technical bulletins issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2009, c.244 (C.40:55D-66.13), and which will be used primarily for onsite consumption;

"System height" means the height above grade of the tower plus the wind generator;

"Tower height" means the height above grade of the fixed portion of the tower, excluding the wind generator; and

"Wind generator" means blades and associated mechanical and electrical conversion components mounted on top of the tower.

L.2009, c.244, s.1.

§ 40:55D-31 - Review by planning board

 

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    Purpose of the act. It is the intent and purpose of this act:

  a.  To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in this State, in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare;

  b.  To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters;

  c.  To provide adequate light, air and open space;

  d.  To ensure that the development of individual municipalities does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the State as a whole;

  e.  To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation of the environment;

  f.  To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;

  g.  To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of all New Jersey citizens;

  h.  To encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight;

  i.  To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangement;

  j.  To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the State and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land;

  k.  To encourage planned unit developments which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development to the particular site;

  l.  To encourage senior citizen community housing construction;

  m.  To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient use of land;

  n.  To promote utilization of renewable energy resources; and

  o.  To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste through the use of planning practices designed to incorporate the State Recycling Plan goals and to complement municipal recycling programs.

  L. 1975, c. 291, s. 2; amended by L. 1979, c. 216, s. 1; 1980, c. 146, s. 1; 1985, c. 516, s. 1; 1987, c. 102, s. 25.

§ 40:55D-124 - Repeal of development transfer ordinance

 

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    a.  If the development transfer ordinance is repealed, the municipality shall, by ordinance, amend its master plan to reflect the repeal and shall provide for continued use of development transfers that have been separated from a sending zone but which have not yet been redeemed by transfer to a receiving zone by establishing density bonuses for development transfers to designated areas of the municipality for a period of not less than 10 years.

    b.  The repeal of a development transfer ordinance shall in no way rescind or otherwise affect the restrictions imposed and recorded pursuant to section 7 of this act on the use of the land from which the development potential has been transferred, unless all of the municipal, county, or State agencies to whom the deed restrictions run and whose funds were used to purchase the easement agree that it is in the public interest to release the restrictions.

    L.1989,c.86,s.12.

§ 40:55D-66.13 - Issuance of technical bulletin

 

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2.Within 10 months of enactment of P.L.2009, c.244 (C.40:55D-66.12 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Codes and Standards in the Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall issue a technical bulletin which shall include model municipal ordinances for the construction of small wind energy systems. Prior to issuance of the technical bulletin, the director shall hold one or more public hearings and solicit comments from interested parties. The Division of Codes and Standards in the Department of Community Affairs shall post the technical bulletin on its Internet website.

L.2009, c.244, s.2.

§ 40:55D-32 - Establish an official map

 

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3.For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

The term "shall" indicates a mandatory requirement, and the term "may" indicates a permissive action.

"Administrative officer" means the clerk of the municipality, unless a different municipal official or officials are designated by ordinance or statute.

"Agricultural land" means "farmland" as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-3).

"Applicant" means a developer submitting an application for development.

"Application for development" means the application form and all accompanying documents required by ordinance for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction of the issuance of a permit pursuant to section 25 or section 27 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-34 or C.40:55D-36).

"Approving authority" means the planning board of the municipality, unless a different agency is designated by ordinance when acting pursuant to the authority of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.).

"Board of adjustment" means the board established pursuant to section 56 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-69).

"Building" means a combination of materials to form a construction adapted to permanent, temporary, or continuous occupancy and having a roof.

"Cable television company" means a cable television company as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-3).

"Capital improvement" means a governmental acquisition of real property or major construction project.

"Circulation" means systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement of people, goods, water, air, sewage or power by such means as streets, highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes and conduits, and the handling of people and goods by such means as terminals, stations, warehouses, and other storage buildings or transshipment points.

"Common open space" means an open space area within or related to a site designated as a development, and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development.

"Conditional use" means a use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in the zoning ordinance, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the planning board.

"Conventional" means development other than planned development.

"County agriculture development board" or "CADB" means a county agriculture development board established by a county pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-14).

"County master plan" means a composite of the master plan for the physical development of the county in which the municipality is located, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter adopted by the county planning board pursuant to R.S.40:27-2 and R.S.40:27-4.

"County planning board" means the county planning board, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1968, c.285 (C.40:27-6.1), of the county in which the land or development is located.

L.1975,c.291,s.3; amended 1979, c.216, s.2; 1984, c.20, s.1; 1991, c.412, s.1; 2004, c.2, s.32.

§ 40:55D-66.14 - Compliance

 

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3.Small wind energy systems shall be built to comply with all applicable Federal Aviation Administration requirements, including 14 C.F.R. part 77, subpart B regarding installations close to airports, and all applicable airport zoning regulations.

L.2009, c.244, s.3.

§ 40:55D-125 - Development transfer bank

 

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    a.  The governing body of Burlington county or a municipality therein may provide for the purchase, sale, or exchange of the development potential that is available for transfer from a sending zone by the establishment of a development transfer bank. Any development transfer bank established therefor shall be governed by a board of directors comprising five members appointed by the governing body of the municipality or Burlington county, as the case may be. The members shall have expertise in either banking, law, land use planning, natural resource protection, historic site preservation or agriculture. The bank shall be funded at a level equal to at least 10% of the market value of the sending zone prior to the implementation of the development transfer ordinance for the purchase, sale, or exchange and shall be renewed to this funding level on an annual basis. For the purposes of this act and the "Local Bond Law," P.L.1960, c.169 (C.40A:2-1 et seq.), a purchase by the bank shall be considered an acquisition of lands for public purposes.

    b.  The development transfer bank is authorized to purchase property in a sending zone if:

 

    (1) Adequate funds have been provided for these purposes; and,

 

    (2) The person from whom the development potential is to be purchased demonstrates possession of marketable title to the property, is legally empowered to restrict the use of the property in conformance with this act, and certifies that the property is not otherwise encumbered or transferred.

    c.  The development transfer bank may, for the purposes of its own development potential transactions, establish a municipal average of the value of the development potential of all property in a sending zone of a municipality within its jurisdiction, which value shall generally reflect market value prior to the effective date of the development transfer ordinance. The establishment of this municipal average shall not prohibit the purchase of development potential for any price by private sale or transfer but shall be used only when the development transfer bank itself is purchasing the development potential of property in the sending zone. Several average values in any sending zone may be established for greater accuracy of valuation.

    d.  The development transfer bank may sell, exchange, or otherwise convey the development potential of property that it has purchased or otherwise acquired pursuant to the provisions of this act, but only in a manner that does not substantially impair the private sale or transfer of development potential.

    e.  When the sending zone includes agricultural land a development transfer bank shall, when considering the purchase of development potential based upon values derived by municipal averaging, submit the municipal average arrived at pursuant to subsection c. of this section for review and comment to the CADB. The development transfer bank shall coordinate the development transfer program with the farmland preservation program established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et al.) to the maximum extent practicable and feasible.

    f.  A development transfer bank may apply for funds for the purchase of development potential under the provisions of P.L.1978, c.118, P.L.1983, c.354, or any other act providing funds for the purpose of acquiring and developing land for recreation and conservation purposes consistent with the provisions and conditions of those acts.

    g.  A development transfer bank may apply for matching funds for the purchase of development potential under the provisions of P.L.1981, c.276 for the purpose of farmland preservation and agricultural development consistent with the provisions and conditions of that act and P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et al.).

    L.1989,c.86,s.13.

 

§ 40:55D-66.15 - Conditions for deeming abandoned; legal action

 

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4.A small wind energy system that is out of service for a continuous 12-month period shall be deemed abandoned. The municipal zoning enforcement officer may issue a notice of abandonment to the owner of an abandoned small wind energy system. The owner shall have the right to respond to the notice of abandonment within 30 days from the receipt date. The municipal zoning enforcement officer shall withdraw the notice of abandonment and notify the owner that the notice has been withdrawn if the owner provides the municipal zoning enforcement officer with information demonstrating the small wind energy system has not been abandoned. If the small wind energy system is determined to be abandoned, the owner of the small wind energy system shall remove the wind generator from the tower at the owner's sole expense within three months of receipt of notice of abandonment. If the owner fails to remove the wind generator from the tower, the municipality may pursue a legal action to have the wind generator removed at the owner's expense.

L.2009, c.244, s.4.

 

§ 40:55D-33 - Change or addition to map

 

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    The approval by the municipality by ordinance under the provisions of any law other than as contained in this article of the layout, widening, changing the course of or closing of any street, or the widening or changing the course of any public drainage way or changing the boundaries of a flood control basin or public area, shall be subject to relevant provisions of this act.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 24, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.

§ 40:55D-125.1 - Solid waste facility buffer zone; definitions

 

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    1. a. The governing body of any county authorized pursuant to law to establish a development transfer bank, and which has funded that bank at least to the minimum extent required by law, may identify a buffer zone around any solid waste facility or sludge management facility located within the county, and the county development transfer bank, utilizing funds in that bank, may purchase or otherwise acquire the development potential of all or any part of the buffer zone, notwithstanding whether or not the municipality or municipalities within which the buffer zone is located has adopted a development transfer ordinance where authorized pursuant to law. The county development transfer bank may sell, exchange, or otherwise convey any such development potential purchased or otherwise acquired by the county development transfer bank, where authorized pursuant to law.

  b.  As used in this section:



  "Development potential" means the same as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1989, c.86 (C.40:55D-115).

  "Development transfer" means the same as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1989, c.86 (C.40:55D-115).

  "Solid waste facility" means the same as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-3).

  "Sludge" means the solid residue and associated liquid resulting from physical, chemical, or biological treatment of domestic or industrial wastewater.

  "Sludge management facility" means any facility established for the purpose of managing, processing, or disposing of sludge.

  "Wastewater" means residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural liquid waste, sewage, or stormwater runoff, or any combination thereof, or other residue discharged to or collected by a sewerage system.

  L.1994,c.151.

 

 

§ 40:55D-34 - Issuance of permits for buildings or structures

 

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    25. Issuance of permits for buildings or structures. For purpose of preserving the integrity of the official map of a municipality no permit shall be issued for any building or structure in the bed of any street or public drainage way, flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to section 23 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-32) as shown on the official map, or shown on a plat filed pursuant to this act before adoption of the official map, except as herein provided. Whenever one or more parcels of land, upon which is located the bed of such a mapped street or public drainage way, flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to section 23 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-32), cannot yield a reasonable return to the owner unless a building permit is granted, the board of adjustment, in any municipality which has established such a board, may, in a specific case, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the board, direct the issuance of a permit for a building or structure in the bed of such mapped street or public drainage way or flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to section 23 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-32), which will as little as practicable increase the cost of opening such street, or tend to cause a minimum change of the official map and the board shall impose reasonable requirements as a condition of granting the permit so as to promote the health, morals, safety and general welfare of the public. Sections 59 through 62 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-72 through C.40:55D-75) shall apply to applications or appeals pursuant to this section. In any municipality in which there is no board of adjustment, the planning board shall have the same powers and be subject to the same restrictions as provided in this section.

    The board of adjustment shall not exercise the power otherwise granted by this section if the proposed development requires approval by the planning board of a subdivision, site plan or conditional use in conjunction with which the planning board has power to direct the issuance of a permit pursuant to subsection b. of section 47 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-60).

    L.1975,c.291,s.25; § 40:55D-67 - Conditional uses; site plan review

 

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    a. An ordinance requiring subdivision approval by the planning board shall require that the developer submit to the administrative officer a plat and such other information as is reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for preliminary approval have been met;  provided that minor subdivisions pursuant to section 35 of this act shall not be subject to this section. The plat and any other engineering documents to be submitted shall be required in tentative form for discussion purposes for preliminary approval.

    b. If the planning board required any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a hearing, an amended application shall be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application for development. The planning board shall, if the proposed subdivision complies with the ordinance and this act, grant preliminary approval to the subdivision.

    c. Upon the submission to the administrative officer of a complete application for a subdivision of 10 or fewer lots, the planning board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer.  Upon the submission of a complete application for a subdivision of more than 10 lots, the planning board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 95 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Otherwise, the planning board shall be deemed to have granted preliminary approval to the subdivision.

    L.1975, c. 291, s. 36, eff. Aug. 1, 1976. Amended by L.1979, c. 216, s. 16; L.1984, c. 20, s. 9, eff. March 22, 1984.

 

§ 40:55D-126 - Sale of development potential

 

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    14. If the governing body of Burlington County provides for the acquisition of a development easement under the provisions of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et al.), it may sell the development potential associated with the development easement subject to the terms and conditions of the development transfer ordinance adopted pursuant to this act; provided that if the development easement was purchased using moneys provided under the "Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981," P.L.1981, c.276, a percentage of all revenues generated through the resale of the development potential shall be refunded to the State in an amount equal to the State's percentage contribution to the original development easement purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such refund shall not be paid to the State in the event the State Treasurer determines that such refund would adversely affect the tax-exempt status of any bonds authorized pursuant to the "Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981," P.L.1981, c.276. This repayment shall be made within 90 days after the end of the calendar year in which the sale occurs.

  L.1989,c.86,s.14; amended 1993,c.339,s.9.

§ 40:55D-127 - Right to bargain for equitable interest

 

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    Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or of any other applicable law, nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or foreclose the right of a sending zone transferor or a receiving zone transferee of a development transfer pursuant to this act to bargain, wholly or partially in lieu of a cash sale price, for an equitable interest in any development in which the transfer may be used.

    Any contract or conveyance of development potential in which the consideration for the transaction is, in whole or in part, an equitable interest remaining in the grantor, shall be a recordable instrument to be recorded consistent with the applicable provisions of Title 46 of the Revised Statutes.

    L.1989,c.86,s.17.

§ 40:55D-68 - Nonconforming structures and uses

 

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    Nonconforming structures and uses. Any nonconforming use or structure existing at the time of the passage of an ordinance may be continued upon the lot or in the structure so occupied and any such structure may be restored or repaired in the event of partial destruction thereof.

  The prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee, or any other person interested in any land upon which a nonconforming use or structure exists may apply in writing for the issuance of a certificate certifying that the use or structure existed before the adoption of the ordinance which rendered the use or structure nonconforming. The applicant shall have the burden of proof. Application pursuant hereto may be made to the administrative officer within one year of the adoption of the ordinance which rendered the use or structure nonconforming or at any time to the board of adjustment. The administrative officer shall be entitled to demand and receive for such certificate issued by him a reasonable fee not in excess of those provided in R.S. 54:5-14 and R.S. 54:5-15. The fees collected by the official shall be paid by him to the municipality. Denial by the administrative officer shall be appealable to the board of adjustment. Sections 59 through 62 of P.L. 1979, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-72 to C. 40:55D-75) shall apply to applications or appeals to the board of adjustment.

  L. 1975, c. 291, s. 55, eff. Aug. 1, 1976. Amended by L. 1985, c. 516, s. 15.

§ 40:55D-35 - Building lot to abut street

 

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    Building lot to abut street. No permit for the erection of any building or structure shall be issued unless the lot abuts a street giving access to such proposed building or structure. Such street shall have been duly placed on the official map or shall be (1) an existing State, county or municipal street or highway, or (2) a street shown upon a plan approved by the planning board, or (3) a street on a plat duly filed in the office of the county recording officer prior to the passage of an ordinance under this act or any prior law which required prior approval of plats by the governing body or other authorized body. Before any such permit shall be issued, (1) such street shall have been certified to be suitably improved to the satisfaction of the governing body, or such suitable improvement shall have been assured by means of a performance guarantee, in accordance with standards and specifications for road improvements approved by the governing body, as adequate in respect to the public health, safety and general welfare of the special circumstance of the particular street and, (2) it shall have been established that the proposed access conforms with the standards of the State highway access management code adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation under section 3 of the "State Highway Access Management Act," P.L 1989, c. 32 (C. 27:7-91), in the case of a State highway, with the standards of any access management code adopted by the county under R.S. 27:16-1 in the case of a county road or highway, and with the standards of any municipal access management code adopted under R.S. 40:67-1 in the case of a municipal street or highway.

    L. 1975, c. 291, s. 26; amended L. 1989, c. 32, s. 23.

§ 40:55D-128 - Farm benefits rights

 

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    Agricultural land involved in an approved development transfer ordinance shall be provided the right to farm benefits under P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et al.) and other benefits that may be provided pursuant to P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-1 et al.).

    L.1989,c.86,s.18.

§ 40:55D-36 - Appeals

 

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  8.    Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the administrative officer of every municipality shall notify the corporate secretary of every local utility that, in order to receive notice by an applicant pursuant to subsection h. of section 7.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-12), the utility shall register with the municipality or any other municipality in which the utility has a right-of-way or easement.

L.1991,c.412,s.8.

§ 40:55D-68.1 - Year-round operation

 

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    Any hotel, guest house, rooming house or boarding house which is situated in any municipality which borders on the Atlantic ocean in a county of the fifth or sixth class shall be permitted to operate on a full-year basis notwithstanding section 55 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-68) or any municipal ordinance, resolution, seasonal license, or other municipal rule or regulation to the contrary if it is demonstrated by affidavit or certification that:

    a.  a certificate of inspection has been issued for the hotel or guest house under the provisions of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.) or, in the case of a rooming house or boarding house, that a license has been issued under P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-1 et al.); and

    b.  a hotel or guest house in the municipality which has obtained a certificate of inspection pursuant to P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.) or rooming house or boarding house in the municipality which is licensed under P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-1 et al.) is not prohibited from operating on a full-year basis on February 9, 1989 or on any other day following February 9, 1989.

    L.1989, c.67, s.1.

§ 40:55D-129 - Reports; analysis

 

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    a.  The governing body of a municipality which adopts a development transfer ordinance shall annually prepare and submit a report on the operation of the development transfer ordinance to the county planning board.

    b.  The county planning board shall submit copies of these reports along with an analysis of the effectiveness of the ordinances in achieving the purposes of this act to the State Planning Commission on July 1 of the third year next following enactment of this act.

    c.  The State Planning Commission shall submit, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and to the Speaker of the General Assembly 90 days subsequent to receiving the report from the Burlington county planning board, copies of its analysis along with its recommendations as to the advisability of enacting transfer of development rights enabling legislation on a Statewide basis.

    L.1989,c.86,s.19.