A.
The developer shall submit to the administrative officer 12 copies of the plat together with 12 copies of a completed application form and an application fee computed in accordance with § 360-22, and a key location map on eight-and-one-half-inch-by-eleven-inch paper which clearly shows the location of the subject property. The developers shall also file the appropriate number of copies directly with the Warren County Planning Board and pay directly to the Warren County Planning Board all fees set by the county. A certification that the developer has filed the plat and paid the fees to the county shall be filed with the administrative officer. Upon receipt of the 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 plat and application to the Township Engineer.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-90]
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 promptly 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 hearing shall be scheduled and held not less
than 10 days prior to the date that the board is required to act pursuant
to the terms of this chapter or the Municipal Land Use Law,[1] including any extensions of time which may be consented
to by the developer.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Minor subdivision approval shall be granted
or denied within 45 days of the date the submission is deemed complete
or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
Failure of the approving authority to act within such time shall constitute
minor subdivision approval.
Whenever review or approval of the application
by the County Planning Board is required, the Planning Board 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. Upon signed approval by the Warren County
Planning Board, the applicant shall submit a deed or eight copies
of the plat map drawn in compliance with N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.10 et seq.,
to the approving authority. If the plat is approved as a minor subdivision
by the action of the approving authority, the plat shall be marked
classified as a minor subdivision by the chairman and the board secretary.
[Added 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05]
If the developer has not supplied the water testing certifications required by § 413-4 of Code of the Township of Mansfield, for each lot proposed as part of the minor subdivision application, the approving authority shall condition any minor subdivision 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 minor subdivision plat and any deed which is filed to perfect the subdivision shall contain the following language:
"Potable water supply for this lot may be provided
by individual on-lot wells. Approval of this subdivision is not based
on any determination of the adequacy of the yield, recovery rate,
or water quality of any well to be placed on the lot.
"No construction permit shall be issued for the construction of a new residential structure on this property unless the Mansfield Township Board of Health, acting through its agent the Warren County Health Department, has certified that either: (a) the structure will be connected to an approved public water system; or (b) a well or wells are located and operating on the lot which have been tested and provide sufficient yield and recovery rates to satisfy the, requirements of §§ 413-5 and 413-6 of Code of the Township of Mansfield.
"No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any new residence on this property unless the Mansfield Township Board of Health, acting through its agent the Warren County Health Department, has certified that the water supplied by the water system serving the residence has been tested and meets the water quality requirements of § 413-7 of Code of the Township of Mansfield. In the event yield or recovery rates do not meet established standards, multiple wells may be required on a single lot or the developer may be required to reconfigure the lots as shown on the minor subdivision plat so that each lot shall have a water system that meets established standards.
"In the event the water system to be installed
on any lot does not provide water which meets established quality
standards, the developer or owner may be required to install and maintain
water treatment devices in order to assure continued compliance with
water quality standards."
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05]
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-05]
Approval of a minor subdivision shall expire
190 days from the date of Township approval unless within such period
a plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions of the
Map Filing Law, or a deed clearly describing the minor subdivision,
is filed by the developer with the County Recording Officer, the Township
Engineer and the Township Tax Assessor.