If a proposed subdivision meets the requirements
of a minor subdivision as defined herein, it is the intent of this
section that these subdivisions be classified as minor subdivisions
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D et seq. and exempt from the procedural
requirements for major subdivisions.
A.
Action by the applicant. Any owner of land within
the Township seeking subdivision approval under the provisions of
this section shall submit the following documents to the Secretary
of the Joint Land Use Board 21 days prior to the regular scheduled
meeting.
(1)
A fee for minor subdivision applications shall be
charged in accordance with the current fee schedule and escrow schedule
for land development boards as adopted by the Township Committee.
(2)
Twenty copies of minor subdivision application forms.
(3)
Twenty copies of the minor subdivision checklist.
(4)
A certificate or other satisfactory proof that all
current property taxes, sewer taxes and assessments for local improvements,
if any, have been paid.
(5)
In addition to the exhibit submitted to the Secretary
of the Board, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to submit
one copy of the application form, checklist and one copy of the proposed
subdivision plat to the Township Engineer and Planner at least 21
days prior to the regular meeting date.
(6)
Upon approval by the Board, the applicant shall, within
190 days of approval, obtain the signature of the Board’s Engineer,
the Board Chairperson and Secretary and file the approved map or deed
in the Burlington County Clerk’s Office. If said map is not
filed within the time period stated, the approval shall expire and
application shall again be made through the Board. After filing, the
applicant will furnish five copies to the Secretary.
(7)
Upon receipt from the applicant of the five copies
of the approved map on which has been shown the filing information,
the Board Secretary shall distribute one copy of the approved map
to each of the following:
B.
Variance procedure. The Board is hereby empowered
to grant variances pursuant to those powers set forth in the Municipal
Land Use Law. Upon favorable action by the Board, the Secretary shall
return to the applicant the original tracing signed for final processing
in accordance with exempt subdivision procedures hereinbefore outlined.
(N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60).
C.
The applicant must provide to the Board Engineer either
a certificate of approval or a letter of no interest from the Delanco
Sewer Authority prior to obtaining the signature of approval for the
subdivision map.
D.
Minor subdivision plat details.
(1)
General. The subdivision plat shall be clearly and
legibly drawn or reproduced in ink on a reproducible tracing base.
Any map which, in the opinion of the Board Engineer, is not clear
and legible shall be returned to the applicant without action by the
Board. All plats shall be drawn to a scale commensurate with the size
of the property being subdivided, but in no instance shall it be less
than one inch equals 100 feet unless approval is obtained from the
Board Engineer. All plats shall be prepared by the licensed land surveyor
in compliance with all the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9.
(2)
Required information on plat. The following information
shall be required on all exempt subdivision plats:
(a)
Title box, which shall include a proper map
title setting of all monuments shown; property owner attesting to
the ownership and consenting to the subdivision and filing thereof.
In addition, there shall be an endorsed certification for Board Engineer
attesting to conformance of the plat with all applicable regulations;
the Board attesting to the approval of the map and the time limit
for filing thereof.
(b)
Map date showing month, day and year, together
with a revision box which shall contain a brief description and date
of any revisions made after the map date.
(c)
Graphic scale.
(d)
Reference meridian.
(e)
Key map at an appropriate scale showing the
subdivision in relation to surrounding major arteries and waterways.
(f)
Zone of the property being subdivided
(g)
Sufficient boundary information on the entire
tract, as well as complete dimensions and net areas of each lot.
(h)
All existing buildings showing setback dimensions
from any new lot line being created by the subdivision, together with
all watercourses and any other topographical features which are pertinent
to the subdivision.
(i)
If the property is vacant, it shall be so stated
on the plat.
(j)
Names of owners and the tax lot and block numbers
of all contiguous land.
(k)
All existing street widths dimensioned from
each side of the established center line.
(l)
All street widening dedications showing width
of actual dedication distance from the established street center line
and to whom dedication is made.
(m)
All easements, both existing and proposed, showing
location, width, purpose and to whom easement is being granted.
(o)
Location and type of all existing improvements
within the street right-of-way for the entire frontage of the property
being subdivided.
(p)
Endorsed certifications of land surveyor attesting
to the preparation and accuracy of the plat and to the setting of
all monuments shown; property owner attesting to the ownership and
consenting to the subdivision and filing thereof. In addition there
shall be an endorsed certification for Board Engineer attesting to
conformance of the plat with all applicable regulation; the Board
attesting to approval of the map and the time limit for filing thereof.
(q)
Any other information deemed necessary by the
Board, Township Committee or Board Engineer to properly evaluate the
submission.
(r)
Boring and percolation date. When public sewage
disposal system is not available, results of a soil boring and percolation
test confirmed by a licensed engineer shall be submitted for each
proposed residential lot. The results shall include the following
information:
[1]
Date of test.
[2]
Soil log to a minimum depth of 10 feet or to
a depth as directed by the Board Engineer.
[3]
Depth at which groundwater was encountered.
[4]
An evaluation of depth to the seasonal high
groundwater level.
[5]
Exact location of the test on the proposed lot.
[6]
Name of the witness of the test.
[7]
Rate of percolation in minutes per inch.
[8]
Depth at which the percolation test was taken.
[9]
Surface elevations at each boring location.
[10]
A soils map taken from the Burlington County
Soils Survey, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture,
showing the location of the proposed development thereon.
[11]
A map taken from the United States Department
of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory
maps, showing the location of the proposed development thereon.
E.
The Board Engineer is the designated agent of the
Board who shall review all development applications and certify completeness
of same.
The following construction improvements shall
be required for all minor subdivisions:
A.
Concrete curbs shall be installed along all street
frontages of lots which have been the subject of a minor subdivision
approved by the Board.
B.
Concrete sidewalks shall be installed along all street
frontages of lots which have been the subject of a minor subdivision
approved by the Board.
C.
Shade trees shall be planted within the public right of way between the curb, or the edge of road if no curb, and the edge of the existing sidewalk or sidewalk easement, according to a plan that complies with Chapter 238 of this Code and is approved by the Delanco Shade Tree Commission. All developers must provide a seven-foot shade tree easement at the time of the subdivision application.
[Amended 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-9]
