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Timestamp: 2019-10-23 02:39:31
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 130', '§ 130', '§ 130', '§ 130', '§ 130', '§ 130', '§ 130', '§ 130']

Township of Livingston, NJ Environmental Impact Statement
§ 130-3 Environmental impact statement required for projects.
§ 130-5 Review by Planning Board and Environmental Commission.
§ 130-6 Conditions of approval.
§ 130-7 Public or quasi-public projects.
§ 130-8 Projects involving large-acreage tracts.
§ 130-9 Waiver of environmental impact statement.
§ 130-10 Filing fees.
§ 130-11 Appeal to Township Council.
Chapter 130 Environmental Impact Statement
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Livingston 11-5-1979 as Ch. 10 of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Environmental Protection Ordinance of the Township of Livingston."
As used in this chapter, the following terms, words and derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense shall include the future; words in the singular number shall include the plural; and words in the plural number shall include the singular. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
A written description and analysis of all possible direct and indirect effects a project will have upon the project's site as well as upon the surrounding region affected thereby, with particular reference to the effect of the project upon the public health, welfare and safety, the protection of public and private property, and the preservation and enhancement of the natural environment.
Any major subdivision of land lying within any residence district delineated upon the Zoning Map accompanying and made part of the Zoning Ordinance of the Township,[1] as well as the buildings and structures thereafter to be erected on such subdivided land.
Any major or minor subdivision of land lying within any zone district, other than a residence district, delineated upon said Zoning Map, as well as the buildings and structures thereafter to be erected on such subdivided land.
Any site development plan or site plan requiring approval of the Planning Board pursuant to said Zoning Ordinance, as well as the building or structure shown on such plan.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 170, Land Use.
Every application filed with the Planning Board for approval of a project, as the same is herein defined, shall be accompanied by an environmental impact statement, in triplicate.
Every environmental impact statement shall contain the following:
Hydrology, including maps and descriptions of streams, water bodies and floodplains and a discussion of water quality.
History, including maps and descriptions of sites of historic and archeological significance.
Air and water quality. Air quality and water quality shall be described with reference to the standards promulgated by the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey and soils shall be described with reference to criteria contained in the Northeast Jersey Soil Conservation District Standards and Specifications.
An assessment of the probable impact of the project upon all of the topics listed in Subsection C above.
A thorough description of the steps to be taken to minimize adverse environmental impact before, during and after construction of the project, both at the project site and in the surrounding region affected thereby, such description to be accompanied by necessary maps, schedules and other explanatory data as may be needed to clarify and explain the actions to be taken.
The Planning Board shall submit the environmental impact statement to the Livingston Environmental Commission for its review and comments. The Environmental Commission shall make a report thereon to the Planning Board within 30 days following the submission of the environmental impact statement to the Environmental Commission. The time for the filing of the said report by the Livingston Environmental Commission may be extended at the discretion of the Planning Board depending upon the complexity of the project being considered. In reviewing a subdivision or a site plan, the Planning Board shall take into consideration the effect of the project upon all aspects of the environment as outlined above, as well as the sufficiency of applicant's proposals for dealing with any immediate or projected adverse environmental effect.
The Planning Board may require, as a condition of approval of the application, that steps be taken to minimize the adverse environmental impact during and after construction, and no construction permit or certificate of occupancy, as the case may be, shall be issued until all such requirements shall have been complied with.
An environmental impact statement, as required herein, shall also be submitted as to all public or quasi-public projects unless such are exempt from the requirements of local law by supervening county, state or federal law.
The Planning Board may require that the statement be written in separate but complete parts when the project encompasses extensive acreage or involves more than one watershed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon request of the applicant, the Planning Board may waive the requirement for an environmental impact statement if sufficient evidence is submitted by the applicant to support a conclusion that the proposed project will have a slight or negligible environmental impact. At the request of the applicant, portions of such requirement may likewise be waived upon a finding by the Planning Board that a complete statement need not be prepared in order to evaluate adequately the environmental impact of the project.
Upon filing an application for an environmental impact statement, the applicant shall pay to the Township a nonrefundable fee of $200 to cover the costs of reviewing and processing said application and accompanying environmental impact statement. In the event an applicant requests in writing that the Planning Board waive the requirement for an environmental impact statement or waive portions of such requirement, such request shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $25 to cover the costs of reviewing and processing said application. In the event a waiver application is denied by the Planning Board, then and in that event, upon payment of an additional fee of $175 to cover the costs of review and processing, an application may be filed with the Planning Board for approval of the subject project, it being required as aforesaid that such application be accompanied by an environmental impact statement, in triplicate.