A.
Any owner of land within the Borough of Alpha shall, prior to subdividing or resubdividing land as defined in this chapter, submit to the Borough Clerk, at least 14 days prior to the regular meeting of the Board, four copies of a completed application form and an original and 10 copies of the sketch plat of the proposed subdivision, for purposes of classification and preliminary discussions and distribution as hereinafter provided for in accordance with § 350-5 of Chapter 350 of the Alpha Borough Code. The application shall be accompanied by fees and deposits in appropriate amounts as specified in § 57-13 of Chapter 57, Land Use Procedures, of the Borough Code and shall be accompanied by certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes and assessments on the property have been paid to date.
B.
County Planning Board review. Two additional copies
of the sketch plat and the application form shall be submitted to
and forwarded by the Borough Clerk to the County Planning Board in
accordance with the land development standards of the County of Warren.
The Planning Board shall not take final action on the sketch plat
until receipt of the County Planning Board report or until 30 days
have elapsed from the date of referral to the County Board.
C.
If the application is classified as a minor subdivision
and approved by majority vote of the Subdivision Committee, a notation
to that effect shall be made on the plat, which shall then be forwarded
to the Chairman of the Planning Board and Borough Clerk for their
signatures. One copy of the signed plat shall be returned to the applicant
within one week following the next regular meeting of the Planning
Board. No further Planning Board approval shall be required.
D.
Furnishing of copies.
(1)
Before the Borough Clerk returns any approved sketch
plat to the subdivider, the subdivider shall have sufficient copies
made to furnish one copy to each of the following:
(2)
If the Clerk provides the copies, the cost of the
same will be charged to the subdivider, which cost shall be collected
before the return of the original sketch plat to the subdivider.
E.
Either a deed description or plat map drawn in compliance
with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-47 shall be filed by the subdivider with the
county recording officer within 190 days from the date of return of
the approved sketch plat.
A.
At least 10 black-on-white prints of the preliminary plat, together with four completed application forms for preliminary approval, shall be submitted to the Borough Clerk 14 days prior to the Planning Board meeting at which consideration is desired. The applicant shall also submit a certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes and assessments on the property have been paid to date. At the time of filing, a fee shall be paid to the Borough of Alpha as specified in § 57-13 of Chapter 57, Land Use Procedures, of the Alpha Borough Code to cover the costs of publishing the notice and of notifying the persons concerned of the pending hearing on said subdivision. The Borough Clerk shall immediately notify the Secretary of the Planning Board upon receipt of a preliminary plat.
B.
County Planning Board review. Two additional copies
of the preliminary plat and the application form shall be submitted
to and forwarded by the Borough Clerk to the County Planning Board
in accordance with the land development standards of the County of
Warren. The Planning Board shall not act on the preliminary plat until
receipt of the County Planning Board report or until 30 days have
elapsed from the date of referral to the County Board.
C.
Hearing. The Planning Board shall set the time and
date of a public hearing on the preliminary application. The applicant
shall cause notice of the hearing to be published in the official
newspaper of the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation
in the municipality at least 10 days prior to the hearing. The cost
of said notice shall be paid by the applicant. The applicant shall
also mail notice of the hearing at least five days prior thereto,
addressed to the owners, as the names appear on the municipal tax
record, of all property within 200 feet of the extreme limits of the
subdivision. The notice of hearing shall contain a brief description
of the property involved, a statement as to its location, a list of
the maps and other documents to be considered and a summary statement
of the matters to be heard. Copies of the maps and other documents
to be considered at the hearing shall be filed in the office of the
Borough Clerk. Such copies shall be made available at such office
for public inspection. Adequate proof of compliance with this subsection
shall be furnished by the applicant prior to the hearing.
D.
Copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded
by the Borough Clerk prior to the hearing to the following persons:
E.
Prior to granting tentative approval to a preliminary
plat, the applicant shall furnish the Planning Board with the following
certifications:
(1)
Certification from the Board of Health of the Borough
of Alpha approving the method and type of sewage disposal and water
supply.
(2)
Where water or sewage service is to be obtained from
a municipally owned system, certification from the appropriate agency
that it has consented to supply such service.
(3)
Where water or sewage service is to be obtained from
other than a municipally owned system, certification from the appropriate
agency that it has consented to such method of service and copies
of all agreements from private utilities undertaking to provide such
services, if the same are not to be supplied by the applicant.
F.
The Planning Board shall act on the preliminary plat within the time limits set forth in § 57-10 of the Borough Code, but in no case before the expiration of the thirty-day period within which the County Planning Board may submit a report on said subdivision. In all cases, the recommendations of the County Board shall be given careful consideration in the final decision of the local Planning Board. If the County Planning Board has approval authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.1 et seq., as amended, supplemented and in effect, its action shall be noted on the plat, and, if disapproved, two copies of the reasons for disapproval shall be returned with the plat. If either the 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 the time limits set forth in § 57-10 of the Code. 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]
G.
If the Planning Board acts favorably on a preliminary
plat, the Chairman of the Planning Board shall affix his signature
to the plat with a notation that it has received tentative approval
and return it to the subdivider for compliance with final approval
requirements.
H.
Tentative approval shall confer upon the applicant
the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval:
A.
The final plat shall be submitted to the Planning Board for final approval within three years from the date of tentative approval of the preliminary plat. The Planning Board shall act upon the final plat within the time limits set forth in § 57-10 of the Borough Code.
B.
The original tracing, one translucent tracing cloth
copy, two cloth prints, nine black-on-white prints and three copies
of the application form for final approval shall be submitted to the
Planning Board at least five days prior to the date of a regular Planning
Board meeting. Unless the preliminary plat is approved without changes,
the final plat shall have incorporated all changes or modifications
required by the Planning Board.
D.
County Planning Board review. Two additional copies
of the final plat and the application shall be submitted to and forwarded
by the Borough Clerk to the County Planning Board in accordance with
the land development standards of the County of Warren. The Planning
Board shall not take final action on the final plat until receipt
of the County Planning Board report or until 30 days have elapsed
from the date of referral to the County Board.
F.
Letters required prior to final approval. Prior to
final approval, the Planning Board shall have received the following:
(1)
A letter containing a list of all items to be covered by a performance guaranty (cash or certified check) pursuant to § 57-13, the quantities of each item, the cost of each item and the total amount of all items.
(2)
A letter from the Borough Engineer stating that the
required improvements have been installed to his satisfaction and
in accordance with applicable Borough specifications and that the
performance guaranty is adequate to cover the cost of remaining improvements.
(3)
A letter from the applicant's engineer stating that
the final plat conforms to the preliminary plat, as submitted and
approved.
G.
Time limitation. The Planning Board shall act on the final plat within the time set forth in the Code, § 57-10, within a mutually agreed upon extension of time, but in no event shall final action be taken prior to the expiration of the thirty-day time period within which the County Planning Board may submit a report. The action of the Planning Board shall be noted on the plat and signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Board. Failure to act within the allotted time shall constitute approval, and the Borough Clerk shall issue a certificate to that effect.
H.
Distribution of copies. After final approval, one
translucent tracing and one cloth print shall be filed with the Borough
Clerk. The original tracing and one cloth print shall be returned
to the subdivider. Copies of the final plat shall also be filed by
the Planning Board with the following:
I.
Filing.
(1)
Approval of a minor subdivision shall expire 190 days
from the date of approval, unless within such period a plat in conformity
with such approval and the provisions of the Map Filing Law,[2] or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision,
is filed by the developer with the county recording officer, the Municipal
Engineer and the Municipal Tax Assessor.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
(2)
Final approval of a major subdivision shall expire
95 days from the date of signing of the plat, unless within such period
the plat shall have been duly filed by the developer with the county
recording officer. The Board may, for good cause shown, extend the
period for recording for an additional period not to exceed 190 days
from the date of signing of the plat.
J.
No plat shall be offered for filing to the county
recording officer unless it has been duly approved by the Borough
of Alpha Planning Board and signed by the Chairman and by the Secretary
of the Board.
