[Added 5-19-2003 by Ord. No. 20-2003]
A minor subdivision shall be defined as a rearrangement of lot lines which does not create any additional lots, or a subdivision containing not more than two lots plus the remainder, which meet the following criteria:
A. 
Does not involve the extension of any municipal facilities including:
(1) 
New streets.
(2) 
Paving or other improvements of existing street, including the removal of shade trees.
(3) 
New or improved water and sewer lines.
(4) 
New or improved public facilities.
(5) 
Extension of any off tract improvements.
B. 
Every lot must have street frontage, but no lot may front on any major street. Major streets, for the purpose of this article, are streets classified as controlled access highways.
C. 
Does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely affect the development of the remainder of the parcel by:
(1) 
Restricting access or street frontage.
(2) 
Creating awkward or difficult to develop parcels by reason of shape, size, location and physical characteristics of the site.
(3) 
Unduly restricting the types of potential uses on the remainder of the tract.
D. 
Does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely affect adjoining property by reason of:
(1) 
Possible nuisance factors of noise, smoke, glare intensity and time or operation, privacy invasion, etc.
(2) 
Excessive traffic generation.
(3) 
Destruction of natural features.
(4) 
An adverse effect upon existing drainage patterns.
E. 
Does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely affect the present or future development of the Township by reason of:
(1) 
Conflict with the proposals of the Master Plan regarding types of land use, intensity of land use, density of populations, circulation requirements, community facilities and open space preservation recreation needs.
(2) 
Conflict with any provision of the Official Map.
(3) 
Conflict with any provision of the Zoning Ordinance.
(4) 
Conflict with any portion of this article.
F. 
Is not a planned development.
G. 
Does not constitute a subdivision or a resubdivision of any lots, tract, site, parcel or other division of land, or portion thereof, which had previously been subdivided within the three years prior to the submission of subdivision application. If such prior subdivisions have taken place, both the prior subdivision and the application for additional subdivision shall be considered a single subdivision application for the purpose of classification.
[Amended 2-5-2007 by Ord. No. 5-2007]
H. 
In the instance where a proposed subdivision will not create more than two lots and a remainder, but fails to meet the first five criteria set forth above, the Planning Board may, at its discretion, classify the subdivision as minor, subsequent to receipt of any documentation, guarantee or proof of improvement installation as the Planning Board may require.
In making application for a minor subdivision, the applicant shall submit the following:
A. 
Six copies of the completed Gloucester County subdivision application form.
B. 
Twelve sets of subdivision plans signed and sealed by a land surveyor or professional engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey.
C. 
Fees and escrows as follows:
(1) 
Application fee to the Township of Harrison.
(2) 
Escrow in the amount of $700.
[Amended 10-15-2007 by Ord. No. 50-2007]
(3) 
[1]Application fee to the County of Gloucester.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(3), regarding Tax Map fee, was repealed 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 19-2010; said ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection C(4) as Subsection C(3).
D. 
Proof that all taxes and assessments have been paid in full.
E. 
A letter from the Tax Assessor of the Township of Harrison listing the correct lot and block numbers for the new lots to be created and the remainder parcel.
F. 
Those documents and other items required by the land development review checklist adopted by the Township of Harrison.
The Planning Board may appoint a Minor Subdivision Committee to hear the application for minor subdivision. If such Committee is appointed, the committee shall make a final determination on the application. If a variance is requested by the applicant or required by the plan, the application must be heard by the Planning Board at public hearing pursuant to statute.
If the application for subdivision meets the requirements for a minor subdivision, public notice of an application for minor subdivision and a public hearing shall not be required unless the application also requests a variance from the zoning ordinances of the Township of Harrison.