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Timestamp: 2019-10-23 23:39:10
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Township of Cedar Grove, NJ Development Permit; Local Administrator; Variances
Ch 140 Art IV Development Permit; Local Administrator; Variances
§ 140-12 Development permit required; application.
§ 140-13 Designation of Local Administrator.
§ 140-14 Duties and responsibilities of Administrator.
§ 140-15 Variances.
Township of Cedar Grove, NJ / Part II, General Legislation / Flood Damage Prevention
Article IV Development Permit; Local Administrator; Variances
A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in § 140-7. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Township Engineer and may include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing.
Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in § 140-17B; and,
The Township Engineer is hereby appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions.
Duties of the Township Engineer shall include, but not be limited to:
Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development is located in the floodway; assure that the encroachment provisions of § 140-18A are met.
Use of other base flood and floodway data. When base flood elevation and floodway data has not been provided in accordance with § 140-7, Basis for establishing areas of special flood hazard, the Township Engineer shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source in order to administer § 140-17, Specific standards, Subsections A, Residential construction, and B, Nonresidential construction.
Information to be obtained; recordkeeping.
Maintain the floodproofing certifications required in § 140-12B(3).
Interpretation of DFIRM/FIRM Boundaries. Make interpretations where needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in § 140-15.
The Township Council of the Township of Cedar Grove shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter.
The Township Council shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Township Engineer in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.
Those aggrieved by the decision of the Township Council, or any taxpayer, may appeal such decision to the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Upon consideration of the factors of § 140-15A(4) and the purposes of this chapter, the Township Council may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
The Township Engineer shall maintain the records of all appeal actions, including technical information, and report any variances to the Federal Insurance Administration upon request.
Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items in § 140-15A(4)(a) through (k) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public as identified in § 140-15A(4), or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.