For the subdivision classified by this chapter
as a major subdivision, as herein defined, the following procedure
shall apply.
Application shall be made in writing, in duplicate,
on forms supplied by the Borough Clerk, furnishing pertinent data,
such as names and addresses of the owner, agent, engineer and land
surveyor, ownership affidavit, identification of property involved,
deed restrictions, if any, intended date of beginning development
and proposed date of finishing all street improvements and such other
information as may be required.
The application shall be accompanied by eight
copies, black-on-white, of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision,
accurate and to scale 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
of New Jersey, with his/her license number, signature and seal affixed
to each copy submitted.
The preliminary plat as submitted shall be at
a scale not less than one inch equals 100 feet and shall show:
A.
The complete layout of the proposed subdivision, together
with its relation to adjoining existing streets and abutting properties,
in sufficient detail to allow for orientation and showing all adjoining
property owned by the subdivider or in which he/she has an interest.
B.
Sizes of all lots, including frontage, depth and area
in square feet.
C.
Street widths.
D.
Corner radii.
E.
Street names, which can be tentative pending final
layout of streets.
F.
Approximate positions of existing and proposed monuments,
pending final engineering survey.
G.
Locations of the nearest sewer connections and other
public services, such as storm drains, water, gas and electricity.
H.
Subsurface drainage, fire alarm boxes, hydrants and
streetlights.
I.
Water bodies, streams and swamps.
J.
Easements for the installation of sanitary sewers and storm drains in accordance with Chapter 479, Sewers, and taking into consideration comprehensive sewering of the Borough.
K.
Existing contour lines at vertical intervals of not
more than five feet for slopes over 10% or greater and at two-foot
intervals for grades of lesser slope.
L.
Contour lines showing finished grade of terrain at
vertical intervals of not more than five feet for slopes over 10%
or greater and at two-foot intervals for grades of lesser slope, together
with all necessary information regarding existing and proposed elevations.
[Amended 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 16-1993]
M.
Open spaces to be dedicated for public parks or playgrounds
or other public use, as outlined in the Master Plan, and the locations
and use of all property reserved by covenant in the deed for the common
use of all property owners.
N.
All existing or proposed easements.
O.
Building setback lines.
P.
Tentative grades of streets pending final engineering
survey.
R.
Names of owners of adjoining lands.
S.
The location of existing and proposed property lines,
streets, buildings, watercourses, bridges, culverts, drainpipes and
any natural features, such as wooded areas and rock formations.
T.
The approximate location and dimension of proposed
buildings, and the proposed use shall be indicated. Proposed garage
and floor elevations shall be shown along with all tentative grading
in the area of the buildings.
[Amended 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 16-1993]
V.
Plan of proposed utility service (sewers, storm drains,
water, gas, electricity and coaxial cable installations) showing feasible
connections to existing or any proposed utility systems. If no public
water supply connection is available, an alternate plan should be
indicated. If no public sewerage system connection is available, then
a plan for a private sewerage system with a treatment plant or private
sewerage system without treatment plant, plus individual sewerage
disposal facilities, should be indicated. All proposed water and sewer
plans shall be approved when necessary by the appropriate municipal,
county or state agency. Percolation tests, if necessary, shall be
provided at the subdivider's expense.
W.
Freshwater wetlands limits in accordance with a letter
of interpretation, along with the required and proposed transition
areas, or a letter of absence or presence of wetlands showing that
no wetlands exist on or affect the subject site.
[Added 7-15-1992 by Ord. No. 18-1992]
[Amended 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
The application for preliminary approval shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in Chapter 275, Fees, payable to the Borough of North Haledon.
The Planning Board shall require receipt of
an application 10 days prior to the meeting at which consideration
is to be given to such application.
A.
One copy of each drawing submitted shall be furnished
to those hereinafter designated:
B.
Copies for the Planning Board Engineer, the Planning
Board Clerk and the owner shall be transmitted to the Planning Board
Engineer for review and correction. The Planning Board Clerk's copy
and the owner's copy shall be returned to the Planning Board Clerk
with his/her report.
A.
After receipt of the county review or the lapse of
20 days and before action on the preliminary plat, the Planning Board
shall hold a public hearing.
B.
The Planning Board Clerk shall cause a public notice
to be published in a newspaper circulating in the municipality at
least 10 days prior to such hearing, and, further, the subdivider
shall notify, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
at least five days prior to the hearing, all property owners within
200 feet of the extreme limits of the subdivision as their names appear
on the municipal tax record. A list of the property owners shall be
certified as correct by the Tax Assessor or his/her delegate.
C.
The notice shall state the time and place of the public
hearing, a brief description of the subdivision and that a copy of
the subdivision has been filed with the Planning Board Clerk for public
inspection.
D.
The subdivider shall then submit to the Clerk of the
Planning Board prior to the hearing an affidavit of service setting
forth the names and addresses of the persons served, the date or dates
of mailing and the location of the post office from which said notices
were mailed, together with the return receipts from such notices.
A.
The Planning Board shall act on the preliminary plat
within 90 days after submission to the Borough Clerk, but in no case
before the expiration of the twenty-day period within which the Planning
Board may submit a report on the subdivision. In all cases, the recommendation
of the County Planning Board shall be given careful consideration
in the final decision of the Borough Planning Board. If the County
Planning Board has approval authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-12,[1] its action shall be noted on the plat, and, if disapproved,
two copies of the reason for disapproval shall be returned with the
plat. If either the Borough Planning Board or County Planning Board
disapproves a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be remedied
prior to further consideration. The person submitting a plat shall
be notified of the action of the Planning Board within 90 days of
its submission. If approval is required by any other officer or public
body, the same procedure as applies to submission and approval by
the County Planning Board shall apply.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 40:27-12 was repealed
by L. 1968, c. 285.
B.
If the Planning Board acts favorably on a preliminary
plat, the Chairperson and Secretary of the Planning Board shall affix
their signatures to the plat with a notation that it has received
preliminary approval and return it to the subdivider for compliance
with final approval requirements.
After such approval, copies of the preliminary
plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Planning Board to
the Planning Board Engineer, the County Planning Board and such other
municipal, county or state official as directed by the Planning Board.
