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Borough of Palisades Park, NJ
Bergen County
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For final approval of a major subdivision or site plan, the procedure shall be as follows:
A. 
The applicant shall submit to the Secretary of the municipal agency 15 copies of the application for final approval and 15 copies of all maps and reports and the required application fee at least 14 days before the date of the monthly meeting of the Board.
B. 
The final plat shall not differ substantially from the preliminary plat as approved.
C. 
The final plat shall be drawn on Mylar or tracing cloth at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet and shall be in compliance with the provisions of the Map Filing Law[1] and with the plat details contained in § 167-92 of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
D. 
Prior to final approval, the Board shall determine:
(1) 
The nature of the improvements to be required as a condition of final approval.
(2) 
The estimated value of the improvements to be installed in accordance with this chapter.
(3) 
The nature and amount of performance guaranties, if any, to be required as a condition of final approval.
(4) 
The amounts to be deposited to reimburse the borough for costs incurred or to be incurred for planning, legal, engineering or other consultant reports and for any other costs anticipated by the Board.
(5) 
Any other conditions upon which final approval will be granted.
E. 
Prior to final approval, the applicant shall submit to the Board:
(1) 
A developer's agreement prepared by the Board and reviewed by the Borough Attorney setting forth the obligations of the applicant in connection with final approval, unless, in the opinion of the Board, such agreement is not applicable and can be waived.
(2) 
A performance guaranty, in a form satisfactory to the Board and borough.
(3) 
Maintenance guaranties if any.
(4) 
Deeds for any easements, rights-of-way or public lands.
(5) 
Funds to be deposited to reimburse the Board for costs incurred or to be incurred for planning, legal, engineering or other reports.
(6) 
Evidence of compliance with conditions imposed by the Board as part of preliminary approval.
F. 
Within the time limitations specified by § 167-51 of this chapter, the Board shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the final plat.
After approval, a Mylar or linen shall be submitted for signatures, and all information appearing thereon shall be in black India ink. Such Mylar or linen shall contain thereon the legend forming the appendix hereof.[1] Prints as required by the Board shall be submitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Legend To Be Indicated on Site Plan, included at the end of this chapter.
A. 
The final plat of a site plan shall include all details as required for a preliminary plat and all conditions imposed as part of preliminary approval.
B. 
The final plat of a major subdivision shall conform to the Map Filing Law, P.L., 1940, c. 141.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
C. 
Additional details.
(1) 
In addition to the requirements of Subsections A and B, the final plat of a site plan and major subdivision shall indicate:
(a) 
The date of the final plat, name of the development and name of the owner.
(b) 
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, 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, lengths of arcs and radii of central angles of all curves.
(c) 
The purpose of any easement or land reserved or dedicated to public use and the proposed use of sites.
(d) 
Lot and block numbers and street numbers as approved by the Borough Engineer.
(e) 
Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other sites.
(f) 
The location and description of all monuments.
(g) 
Names of owners of adjoining lands.
(h) 
Certification by an engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy of the details of the plat.
(i) 
Certification that the applicant is the agent or owner of the land or that the owner has given his consent under an option agreement under a written agreement.
(j) 
When approval of a plat is required by any other officer or body of a municipality, county or state, certification of such on the plat or evidence that an application has been made for such approval.
(k) 
Plans and profiles of storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water mains.
(l) 
A certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes and local assessments are paid to date.
(2) 
Cross sections and profiles of streets approved by the Borough Engineer may be required to accompany the final site plan.
A. 
The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49, whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval, provided that, in the case of a major subdivision, the rights conferred by this section shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded within the time period provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54. If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval and, in the case of a subdivision, has duly recorded the plat as required in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54, the municipal agency may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year, not to exceed three extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the granting of final approval terminates the time period of preliminary approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49 for the section granted final approval.
B. 
In the case of a site plan or subdivision for 150 acres or more, the municipal agency may grant the rights referred to in the preceding subsection of this section for such period of time longer than two years as shall be deemed by the municipal agency to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The developer may apply for thereafter and the municipal agency may thereafter grant an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the municipal agency to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development.