A.
Any owner of land within the city shall, prior to the making of any major subdivision, submit, together with the fee prescribed by § 150-18 of this Article, an application for major subdivision approval to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department, which shall transmit such application to the Secretary of the Planning Board within three days from the receipt thereof.
B.
The Planning Board may, by regulation, require that
the application be submitted to the Building, Housing and Land Use
Department not less than 10 days prior to the meeting at which action
is to be taken or reported taken on such application.
Written application for approval of a major subdivision shall be made in duplicate on appropriate forms supplied by the Planning Board, and it shall include, in addition to any other information which may be sought by the Planning Board, the names and addresses of the owner, agent and engineer, if any, and statements identifying and locating the property involved, together with an original and four copies of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision as prescribed in § 150-17 of this Article, and a copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land sought to be subdivided.
A.
The preliminary plat accompanying an application for
a major subdivision shall be clearly drawn and legibly lettered in
ink on tracing cloth at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 100
feet. It shall be accurate as to boundaries and existing features,
but may be approximate as to proposed features. The accuracy of the
boundaries and existing features shall be certified by a licensed
land surveyor.
B.
The preliminary plat shall be designed in compliance with the design standards set forth in Article V of this chapter, and it shall show or include, in addition to such other information as the Planning Board may require (such as topographic information, zoning setback lines, flooding conditions, proposed street profiles, design of culverts or other structures, accessibility to shop utilities), the following information:
(1)
A key map showing the entire proposed subdivision
and the surrounding area to a depth of 500 feet from the extreme boundaries
of the subdivision, and showing the acreage of the tract to be subdivided
calculated to the nearest tenth of an acre.
(2)
The name of the tract to be subdivided, its current
tax assessment map block and lot number, the date of the drawing,
reference meridian, graphic scale, the names and addresses of the
record owner or owners or agents, if any, and the name of the person
who prepared the map.
(3)
The location of existing and proposed property lines,
streets, buildings, watercourses, swamps, ditches, railroads, bridges,
culverts, drainpipes and any or all natural features such as wooded
areas, rock formations, etc., all in sufficient detail to allow for
orientation.
(4)
The current tax assessment map lot and block numbers
of all properties adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(5)
Tentative street names.
(6)
Positions of existing and proposed monuments.
(7)
Plans of proposed utility layouts, including locations
of nearest sanitary sewer connections, if any, and all other public
services, including storm drains, water, gas and electrical facilities.
(8)
Open spaces to be dedicated for public parks or playgrounds
or other public use and the location and use of all property reserved
by deed covenants for the common use of all property owners or occupants.
(9)
All existing buildings and present and proposed uses
thereof, including location and types of buildings on all adjacent
properties shown on the map.
(10)
Any or all lots where group houses and dwelling
units or local stores or shops are proposed to be built, indicating
for each lot or proposed building unit the approximate location and
dimensions of the proposed building and any or all automobile parking
areas to be furnished in connection therewith.
[Amended 4-18-1966 by Ord. No. 869; 9-5-1978 by Ord. No.
38-78; 9-15-1980 by Ord. No. 25-80; 10-19-1981 by Ord. No. 38-81]
The following shall be the fees for major subdivisions,
all classes: $500.
The Secretary of the Planning Board, upon receipt
of the application for major subdivision approval, shall cause a copy
of the preliminary plat to be submitted to the Bergen County Planning
Board for review.
If the Secretary of the Planning Board finds
the application for major subdivision approval not to be in complete
and proper form under the provisions of this Article, he shall return
the said application to the subdivider, with instructions as to formal
corrections. If the Secretary of the Planning Board finds the application
for major subdivision approval to be in complete and proper form under
the provisions of this Article, he shall certify the application for
public hearing to be held at the next regular meeting of the Planning
Board, provided that the date of such meeting shall be after the receipt
of the review report of the Bergen County Planning Board or at least
20 days after the date that the copy of the preliminary plat is transmitted
to the Bergen County Planning Board for review. Notice of such certification
for hearing shall be given to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department
forthwith.
A.
Notice of hearing by publication shall be given by
the Building, Housing and Land Use Department and written notice to
adjoining owners shall be given by the subdivider, all in accordance
with § 30-10A of Chapter 30, Planning Board, of this Code.
B.
At or prior to the hearing, the subdivider shall file
with the Secretary of the Planning Board due proof of mailing of the
notices required by this section.
At least five days before the hearing, copies
of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the
Planning Board to each of the following officials:
The Planning Board shall act to approve or disapprove the preliminary plat within 45 days following certification for public hearing. If the Planning Board disapproves of a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be stated in writing, a copy of which shall be attached to the application and returned to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department for transmittal to the subdivider. If the Planning Board shall act to approve the preliminary plat, the Chairman of the Planning Board shall affix his signature to the plat, with a certification that it has received preliminary approval, and thereupon return the plat to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department for transmittal to the subdivider within one week after its approval by the Planning Board, provided that payment has been made for the reproductions required by § 150-24 of this Article.
Before the Building, Housing and Land Use Department
shall return any approved preliminary or final plat to the subdivider,
such Department shall have sufficient reproductions made (recovering
the cost therefor from the subdivider) to furnish one copy to each
of the following:
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant
the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval:
