[Amended by Ord. No. 03-93]
Final plat approval shall consist of two parts,
which shall be the improvement and utility plans approval and the
final plat segment approval.
A.
Improvement and utility plans. Approval of improvement and utility plans submitted in compliance with the provisions of §§ 362-21 through 362-29 and Article V is required prior to the start of any construction and in order to obtain final subdivision approval. At the option of the developer, the approval of the Improvement and utility plans can be sought concurrently with the approval of the final plat.
B.
Final plat. Before consideration for final plat approval, the developer is required to install the improvements required according to approved improvement and utility plans to post performance guarantee for the improvements and execute a developers agreement in compliance with the provisions of Article V of Chapter 360, Administration and Procedures. The final plat shall be submitted in compliance with the provisions of §§ 362-21 through 362-29 and Article V.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-90; 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05; 5-4-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-5]
Prior to the start of any construction of such
improvements, the subdivider shall submit to the administrative officer
for approval by the Township Engineer and the approving authority,
the following:
C.
Ten copies of all permits and approvals required for
construction of improvements.
D.
Key location map on eight-and-one-half-inch-by-eleven-inch
paper clearly showing the location of the subject property within
the Township.
E.
Water quantity and quality test certifications as required by § 413-4 of the Code of the Township of Mansfield. If the developer has not supplied the water testing certifications required by § 413-4 of the Code of the Township of Mansfield for each proposed lot as part of the improvement and utility plan approval application, the approving authority shall condition any approval which is granted on the subsequent compliance by the developer or the developer's successors and assigns with the requirements of that section, provided that the developer has provided the Board with the groundwater studies required by § 361-54B. The approved improvement and utility plans and the resolution memorializing the approval shall contain the language set forth in § 362-19.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-90; 5-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-5]
The final plat shall be submitted to the administrative
officer and include the following:
A.
Ten copies of the application for final pay approval.
B.
Ten prints of the final plat.
C.
Evidence of the completion of all improvements except
sidewalks and final paving course of all streets.
D.
Five copies of a letter, in appropriate cases, directed
to chairman of the approving authority and signed by a responsible
official of the state or county highway department, approving construction
on state or county rights-of-way.
E.
Five copies of deeds of dedication for all properties
including street rights-of-way which are being offered to the Township
for dedication.
G.
Key location map on eight-and-one-half-inch-by-eleven-inch
paper clearly showing the location of the subject property within
the Township.
A.
Upon receipt of either the improvement and utility
plans or final plat, application and fee, the administrative officer
shall immediately forward same to the Township Clerk. The administrative
officer shall also forward a copy of the plans or plat, as the case
may be, and application to the Township Engineer.
B.
The Township Engineer shall review the submittal to
determine the extent of its completeness and shall report his findings
to the Board. The Board, at its next regular meeting, shall make a
determination as to whether the application is complete and, if found
to be so, shall immediately notify the applicant and proceed with
its review.
C.
If the application is found to be incomplete, the
developer shall be notified thereof by the clerk of the Board within
45 days of submission of the application to the administrative officer
or it shall be deemed to be properly submitted.
A.
A hearing shall be scheduled by the approving authority
secretary and held not less than 10 days prior to the date the approving
authority is required to act pursuant to the terms of this chapter
and the Municipal Land Use Law,[1] including any extensions which may be consented to by
the applicant. The secretary shall advise the applicant of the meeting
date.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
B.
Approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days
after submission of a complete application to the administrative officer
or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
Failure to act within such time shall constitute approval.
Whenever review or approval of the application
by the County Planning Board is required, the approving authority
shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt of
a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board
or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report
thereon within the required time period.
In the case of improvement and utility plan
segment approval, one complete set of Mylars shall be submitted within
15 days of approval.
In the case of a final plat segment approval:
A.
The chairman of the approving authority shall sign
and date the final plat upon the following authorization:
B.
The subdivider shall prepare and deliver to the approving
authority secretary the corrected and signed final plat and drawings.
Nine black-on-white prints and one cloth print shall be distributed
as follows:
(1)
Municipal Clerk, one print.
(2)
Municipal Engineer, one print.
(3)
Building Inspector, one print.
(4)
Tax Assessor, one print.
(5)
County Planning Board, two prints.
(6)
Official issuing certificates for approved lots, one
print.
(7)
Board of Health, one print.
(8)
Approving authority file, one paper print and one
cloth print.
[Added 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05;
amended 5-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-5]
If the developer has not supplied the water testing certifications required by § 413-4 of the Code of the Township of Mansfield for each proposed lot prior to or as part of the final plat approval application, the approving authority shall condition any approval which is granted on the subsequent compliance by the developer or the developer's successors and assigns with the requirements of that section. The approved, filed final plat and a declaration of covenants and restrictions to be filed concurrently with the final plat shall contain the language set forth in § 362-19.
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05]
Approval of a final plat shall not be deemed
to be acceptance by the Township of any street or other land shown
or offered for dedication to public use.
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05]
A.
Approval of a final plat shall expire 95 days after
the date of the approving authority resolution authorizing the chairman
to sign the drawings, unless the applicant has filed within that time
period a copy of the plat with the County Recording Officer and delivered
to the Township Clerk a certification of such filing.
B.
Upon application by the subdivider showing good cause,
the approving authority may make an extension not to exceed 190 days
of the approval, provided that the plat is revised according to any
change in regulations or ordinance applicable to the plat subsequent
to the first resolution. Expiration of an approval shall mean that
any further action will require a new filing fee, as well as a review
of all previous findings.