A final plat and supporting drawings and documents
for a proposed subdivision constitute the complete development of
the subdivision proposal and become the basis for the issuance of
building permits, the construction of the subdivision and the inspection
service by the Township.
A.
Application.
[Amended 3-13-1978 by Ord. No. 0-78-5; 9-8-1986 by Ord. No.
0-88-19; 9-10-1990 by Ord. No. 0-90-20]
(1)
Within three years after the date of preliminary plat approval or within such longer period of time as shall have been granted by the Board to the applicant pursuant to § 85-47.1, the applicant shall submit to the Secretary of the Planning Board four copies of the final plat and four copies of the application.
(2)
Application for final plat approval shall be accompanied
by the appropriate fee, and each applicant who submits a plan for
final plat approval shall agree in writing to pay all reasonable costs
for professional review of the site plan by the Township. The applicant
shall be billed and shall pay all reasonable costs over and above
the application fee.
(3)
The applicant shall submit to the Secretary of the
Planning Board four copies of the final plat and four copies of the
application.
(4)
Upon determination of completeness of the application
by the Director of Planning and Zoning or his designee, 15 copies
of the final plat and application shall be submitted by the applicant
to the Secretary of the Planning Board for distribution to the Development
Review Committee.
[Amended 12-12-2007 by Ord. No. 0-07-25]
(5)
Review.
(a)
The Development Review Committee shall review
the final plat and determine whether or not the application includes
all the information required for review. Should the application be
determined either to be incomplete or require substantial revisions,
the applicant shall be notified within 45 days of submission and may
thereafter submit an appropriately revised application to the Secretary
of the Planning Board as in the first instance.
(b)
After review by the Development Review Committee
and at least 10 days prior to the meeting at which action on the final
plat is desired, the applicant shall mail copies of the final plat
and application to the individual members of the Planning Board. The
applicant shall submit two copies of the final plat and application
to the Secretary of the Planning Board.
B.
Any application to the Planning Board for final approval
of a subdivision shall include the following items:
(1)
All changes or modifications required by the Planning
Board in the approval of the preliminary plat, and all details stipulated
in this chapter for final subdivision submission.
(2)
Letters directed to the Chairman of the Board and
signed by a responsible official of the electric company, water company
and of any other utility company or governmental authority or district
which provides accessory utility service and has jurisdiction in the
area, approving each proposed utility installation design and stating
who will construct the facility so that the service will be available
prior to occupancy.
(3)
A statement from the Township Engineer that he is
in receipt of a map showing all utilities in the subdivision in exact
location and elevation, that he has examined the drainage plans and
found that the interests of the Township and of neighboring properties
are fully protected, and that he has identified those portions of
any utilities already installed and those to be installed. The applicant
shall certify in writing that he has:
(4)
A statement from the Township Engineer that all improvements
installed prior to application have been inspected as provided in
this chapter and that such improvements meet the requirements of the
Township. Any improvements installed prior to application for final
approval that do not meet or exceed Township standards shall be included
in the required performance guaranty. An "as-built" map showing the
exact location of all such improvements, including utilities, and
their elevations shall be required.
(5)
Section or staging plan.
[Added 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-3]
(6)
Performance guaranty posted.
[Added 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-3]
(7)
Detailed soil erosion and sediment control plan.
[Added 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-3]
(8)
Detailed architectural and engineering data.
[Added 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-3]
(9)
Architect's ground floor or other floor plans.
[Added 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-3]
(10)
Illustrative building elevations and intended materials.
[Added 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-3[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections C and D,
as amended, which dealt with the submission of final plats and escrows,
respectively, and which immediately followed this subsection, were
repealed 9-10-1990 by Ord. No. 0-90-20.]
A.
Upon the submission of a complete application for
a final subdivision, the Board shall grant or deny final approval
within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such further
time as may be consented to by the developer. Failure of the Board
to act within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such
further time as may be consented to by the developer shall constitute
final approval. In such case, the Secretary of the Planning Board
shall certify the submission date of the plat and the failure of the
Board to act within the specified time period, and this certification
shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement of the Board.
B.
If the Board acts favorably on the final plat, the
Chairman of the Board (or in his absence the Acting Chairman) and
the Secretary of the Board shall affix their signatures to at least
10 copies of the plat, with a notation that it has been approved.
The applicant shall furnish such copies to the Board for signing,
including at least two Mylar and two linen copies of the approved
plat.
C.
After approval of the final plat by the Board, copies
of the signed plat shall be furnished by the Secretary of the Planning
Board to each of the following within 10 days from the date of such
approval:
(1)
Township Clerk (Mylar and linen).
(2)
Construction Official and Zoning Officer.
(3)
Township Engineer.
(4)
Township Tax Collector.
(5)
Township Tax Assessor.
(6)
Fire Prevention Committee.
(7)
Planning Board files.
(8)
The applicant.
(9)
Public Service Electric and Gas Company.
(10)
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company.
(11)
Township Sewer Department.
(12)
Such other municipal, county or state agencies or
officials as directed by the Board.
D.
Within 95 days of the date of approval by the Board
of the final plat, the applicant shall file a copy of same with the
Middlesex County Clerk. In the event of failure to file within said
95 days, the final approval of the major subdivision shall expire
and any further proceedings shall require the filing of a new application
for final approval. The Board, for good cause shown, may extend the
time for filing for an additional 95 days.
E.
If the Board, after consideration and discussion of the final plat, determines that the detailed drawings, specifications and estimates of the application for final approval do not conform to either the standards of this chapter for final approval, the conditions of preliminary approval (except as otherwise provided in Article XIII of this chapter) or the standards prescribed by the Map Filing Law,[1] the final approval shall be denied and a notation shall
be made by the Chairman of the Board to that effect on the plat and
a resolution shall be adopted setting forth the reasons for such denial.
One copy of the plat and the resolution shall be returned to the applicant
within 10 days of such determination.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
The final plat shall be drawn in accordance with the requirements for preliminary plats specified in § 85-13 and the Map Filing Law. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the same information required for preliminary plat approval in addition to the following:
A.
Tract boundary lines, exterior lines of streets, easements
and other rights-of-way, existing facilities, watercourses, street
names, land reserved or dedicated to public use, all lot lines and
other site lines, with accurate dimensions, bearing or deflection
angles, and radii, arcs and central angles of all curves, based on
an actual survey by a land surveyor licensed to practice in the State
of New Jersey.
B.
At least one corner of the subdivision shall be tied
to Township Topographic Data.
C.
Cross section, profiles and established grades of
all streets as approved by the Township Engineer.
D.
Plans and profiles of all storm and sanitary sewers
and water mains as approved by the Township Engineer.
E.
No plat shall receive final approval unless the Tax
Collector of the Township shall have certified that no taxes (including
rollback taxes) or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property for which the subdivision application has been made.
