The sketch plat shall be based on Tax Map information
or some similarly accurate base at a scale of 50 feet to the inch
to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet and shall include
the following information:
A. The location of that portion which is to be subdivided
in relation to the entire tract.
B. All existing structures and wooded areas within the
portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet of the boundaries thereof.
C. The name of the owner and of all property owners within
200 feet of the boundaries thereof as disclosed by the most recent
municipal tax records.
D. The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers.
E. All streets or roads and streams within 500 feet of
the subdivision.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet. Preliminary plats shall be designed and drawn by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor, architect or engineer. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article
V of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A. A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to surrounding areas.
B. The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number,
date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names and
addresses:
(1) Name and address of record owner or owners.
(2) Name and address of the subdivider.
(3) Name, address, license number and seal of the person
who prepared the map.
C. Square footage of the tract to be subdivided.
D. Sufficient elevations or contours to determine the
general slope and natural drainage of the land and the high and low
points and tenative cross sections and center line profiles for all
proposed new streets.
E. The location of existing and proposed property lines,
proposed minimum setback lines, streets, buildings, watercourses,
railroads, bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any natural features
such as wooded areas and lake areas.
F. Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains,
water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing
or any proposed utility systems. When an individual water supply and/or
sewage disposal system is proposed, the plan for such system must
be approved by the appropriate local, county and state health agency.
When a public sewage disposal system is not available, the developer
shall have percolation tests made and submit the results with the
preliminary plat. Any subdivision or part thereof which does not meet
with the established requirements of this section or other applicable
regulations shall not be approved. Any remedy proposed to overcome
a noncompliance with this section shall first be approved by the appropriate
local, county and state health agency.
G. A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions
applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the
preliminary plat.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing
cloth at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance with
all the provisions of Chapter 358 of the Laws of 1953. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following.
A. Date, name and location of the subdivision; name of
owner; graphic scale and reference meridian.
B. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets,
street names, easements and other rights-of-way, land to be reserved
or dedicated to public use, all lot lines and other site lines; all
with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles and radii,
arcs and central angles of all curves.
C. The purpose of any easement or land reserved or dedicated
to public use shall be designated and the proposed use of sites other
than residential shall be noted.
D. Each block shall be numbered and the lots within each
block shall be numbered consecutively beginning with No. 1.
E. Minimum building setback line on all lots and other
sites.
F. Location and description of all monuments.
G. Names of owners within 200 feet of subdivided land.
H. Certification by a New Jersey licensed engineer, architect
or land surveyor as to accuracy of details of plat.
I. Certification that the applicant is the agent or owner
of the land or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
J. When approval of a plat is required by an officer
or body of a municipality, county or state, approval shall be certified
on the plat.
K. Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved by
the Municipal Engineer.
L. Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging
10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
M. Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and
water mains in plan only.
N. A certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes
and other municipal charges are paid to date.
O. Approved items required by the preliminary plat if
not incorporated on the final plat.