This article shall be known and may be cited as "Subdivision Requirements and Procedures Article of the Township of Manchester Municipal Land Use and Development Regulations Chapter."
The provisions of this article shall be administered by the Township of Manchester Planning Board or the Township of Manchester Board of Adjustment acting in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Applicants shall follow the procedures as provided in Article III, Administrative Procedures, of this chapter.
Provision is hereby made for an informal review procedure whereby an applicant can supply the approving agency with the information and documents specified in Appendix 3[1] so as to allow the approving agency to render an opinion on the suitability of the applicant's proposal which will guide the applicant in the preparation of his preliminary plan; however, the opinion shall not be binding upon the approving agency.
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Editor's Note: Appendix 3, Application Checklist and Documents Required to be Submitted, is included at the end of this chapter.
The plat shall be designed in compliance and shall be accompanied by the information specified in Appendix 3.
The plat shall be designed in compliance with and accompanied by the information specified in Appendix 3.
The plat shall be designed in compliance with and accompanied by the information specified in Appendix 3.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Planning Board, and, when appropriate, the Board of Adjustment, when acting upon subdivision approval, shall have the power to grant such exceptions from the requirements, or any portion thereof, for subdivision submission and/or approval as may be reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the provisions of subdivision review, if the literal enforcement of one or more provisions of the subdivision requirements is impracticable or will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question.
[Amended 11-27-2000 by Ord. No. 00-040]
Any minor or major subdivision plan application involving two or more separate Tax Map parcels (lots and/or condominium parcels) shall, as a condition of any Township approval, be required to file a deed of consolidation with the Clerk of the County of Ocean, merging the properties into a new, single parcel encompassing the entire tract of land that is the subject of the application. The applicant shall apply to the Township Tax Assessor for a new lot number and any proposed property location (street address) prior to recording the deed. A copy of the recorded deed shall be submitted to the Tax Assessor, Board Attorney, Board Engineer and Board Secretary. A note shall be added to the subdivision plan prior to submission for resolution compliance and signature, giving the nature of the deed, the recorded deed book and page number, the date recorded, and the previous Tax Map block and lot numbers.