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shall provide testimony to discuss compliance with this requirement.

10. Provision and use of water. All water requirements shall be stated in the application. Water shall be supplied from wells only after an approved or accepted geologic study of furnished by the applicant and certification by a professional geologist that the underground water supply and levels will not be appreciably altered in such a way as to endanger the water level and supply for other properties. The site is to be serviced by public water. No wells are proposed. Testimony shall be provided to confirm no wells are proposed.

D. Conservation Zone Overlay

  1. Per §244-45C(1) all properties which fall within the Conservation Zone Overlay shall be regulated by the underlying zone or district within which they are found, except that the following additional requirements shall apply.
  2. Per §244-45C(1)(a) all applications for major site plan or major subdivision approvals shall be required to submit a valid NJDEP letter of interpretation and/or permit which identifies all freshwater wetlands and wetlands buffers/transition areas on the property or properties included in the application before the application can be deemed complete. The Applicant has delineated a wetland's buffers on the plans as approved per Pinelands #2020-0045.001 as shown on a plan titled "Environmental Constraints Plan, prepared by Professional Design Services, LLC, dated January 19, 2023." A copy of the plan shall be provided to our office.
  3. Per §244-45C(1)(b) all wetlands, wetlands buffers, transition areas, and riparian buffers must be properly identified and delineated on all submitted plans for major site plan or major subdivision approvals before the application can be deemed complete. The Applicant has delineated a wetland's buffers on the plans as approved per Pinelands #2020-0045.001 as shown on a plan titled "Environmental Constraints Plan, prepared by Professional Design Services, LLC, dated January 19, 2023." A copy of the plan shall be provided to our office.
  4. Per §244-45C(1)(c) all wetlands, as identified and verified, pursuant to the LOI (letter of interpretation) shall be excluded from the gross acreage for purposes of calculating maximum lot coverage (building and impervious) for nonresidential developments. No wetlands are shown on the site. A copy of the Environmental Constraints plan shall be provided to our office to confirm.
  5. Per §244-45C(1)(d) all required setbacks shall be taken from the wetlands limits pursuant to the LOI (letter of interpretation). This does not appear to be applicable to the proposed development.

IV. SITE PLAN ISSUES

With the exception of the following, site plan issues are deferred to the Board Engineer.

A. General

  1. The statement of operations indicates that “The proposed development will be used to support Applicant’s construction business by housing Applicant’s office functions and providing warehouse space. The warehouse will be primarily to store and prepare materials in the Applicant’s construction business”. Testimony shall be provided to discuss the uses proposed.
  2. Per §244-97A(5) the warehousing or storage of goods and products, provided that no goods are sold from the premises, and provided further that all items to be stored are within an enclosed building. Testimony shall be provided to ensure that the proposed warehouse use is a permitted

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