In evaluating future site uses for Section B, Question 3, what degree of certainty should be applied when identifying proposed changes in off site usage?
It is expected that a site visit will be completed as part of the receptor evaluation. All readily apparent changes in land use should be considered, such as a residential development under construction. For off site properties within 200 feet of the property boundary, identify those use changes that have been approved by the municipal government. This change can be through a Planning Board or Zoning Board approval, for example. Changes in the allowable use of a property through a modification in the municipal Master Plan need not be considered until such time as there is a municipally-approved land use application for the property. Signs advertising a potential future use are not, of themselves, sufficient evidence to establish a proposed future use but should be confirmed with the appropriate municipal official.
