The sketch plat shall be based on Tax Map information or some other
similarly accurate base at a scale (preferably not less than 400 feet to the
inch) to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet and shall show or
include the following information:
A.
The location of that portion which is to be subdivided
in relation to the entire tract.
B.
All existing structures and wooded areas within the portion
to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
C.
The name of the owner and of all adjoining property owners
as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
D.
The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers.
E.
All streets or roads and streams within 500 feet of the
subdivision.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. Preliminary plats shall be designed and drawn by a licensed New Jersey land surveyor. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article V of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A.
A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to surrounding areas.
C.
Acreage of tract to be subdivided to nearest tenth of
an acre.
D.
Sufficient elevations or contours to determine the general
slope and natural drainage of the land and the high and low points and tentative
cross sections and center-line profiles for all proposed new streets.
E.
The location of existing and proposed property lines,
streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain pipes
and any natural features, such as wooded areas and rock formations.
F.
Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains,
water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing or any
proposed utility systems. When an individual water supply and/or sewage disposal
system is proposed, the plan for such system must be approved by the appropriate
local, county or state health agency. When a public sewage disposal system
is not available, the developer shall have percolation tests made and submit
the results with the preliminary plat. Any subdivision or part thereof which
does not meet with the established requirements of this chapter or other applicable
regulations shall not be approved. Any remedy proposed to overcome such a
situation shall first be approved by the appropriate local, county or state
health agency.
G.
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions
applying to the land being subdivided.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth at a scale of
not less than one inch equal 100 feet and in compliance with all the provisions
of Chapter 358 of the Laws of 1953.[1] The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
A.
Date, name and location of the subdivision, name of owner,
graphic scale and reference meridian.
B.
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way of streets, street
names, easements and other rights-of-way, land to be reserved or dedicated
to public use, all lot lines and other site lines, with accurate dimensions,
bearings or deflection angles, and radii, arcs and central angles of all curves.
C.
Designation of the purpose of any easement or land reserved
or dedicated to public use, and a notation of the proposed use of sites other
than residential.
D.
Each block shall be numbered, and the lots within each
block shall be numbered consecutively beginning with number one.
E.
Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
F.
Location and description of all monuments.
G.
Names of owners of adjoining land.
H.
Certification by an engineer or a surveyor as to the
accuracy of the details of the plat.
I.
Certification that the applicant is owner of the land,
or the agent of such owner, and that the owner has given consent to such subdivision.
J.
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or
body of such a municipality, county or state, approval shall be certified
on the plat.
K.
Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved by the
Municipal Engineer may be required to accompany the final plat.
L.
Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging
10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
M.
Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and water
mains.
N.
Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes are
paid to date.
[1]
Editor's Note: Repealed by L. 1960, c. 141. See now N.J.S.A.
46:23-9.9 et seq.
