[Amended by Ord. No. 2000-18]
The purpose of the preliminary plat is to provide
the Board with the detailed drawings of what is expected to become
the final subdivision plat. These drawings shall be precise and accurate
in order to give the Board and its representatives, who are charged
with the responsibility of reviewing the plat, all the data and precision
necessary for a detailed review.
A.
A reproducible linen and at least 10 black-on-white prints of the preliminary plat map, together with three completed application forms for preliminary approval, shall be submitted by the owner, properly signed, as being the person or subdivider seeking approval, or by his or her agent acting for and with the consent of the owner, to the Secretary of the Board 14 days prior to the Board meeting at which the application will be considered. At the time of submission of the preliminary plat for preliminary approval, the subdivider shall deposit with the Secretary of the Planning Board an amount as set forth in § 150-8A for use in paying the fees for professional review of the plans by the Engineer and Solicitor and such other professionals as required. Such funds shall be deposited in a proper Township escrow account. If the subdivider should permanently discontinue work on the subdivision, then he or she may make written application to the Board for return of any unutilized portion of such escrow funds. Such action shall constitute a withdrawal of the preliminary plan. The owner/applicant shall receive copies of all vouchers submitted by the professionals relating to the professional review of the preliminary plat.
The Planning Board, in all cases involving applications
for preliminary major subdivision approval, shall fix a date for public
hearing and shall cause a brief notice of the time, place and purpose
of the hearing to be published in the official newspaper of the Township
at least 10 days prior to the hearing. In addition thereto, the developer
shall prepare a list of all property owners within 200 feet of the
outer perimeters of the entire subdivision, as shown on the Township
Tax Map, and notify such owners and other persons required by law,
by certified mail, registered mail or by personal service, of the
hearing. The notice of the hearing shall contain a brief description
of the property involved, a statement as to its location, a list of
maps or other documents to be considered and a summary statement of
the matter to be heard. Copies of the plat plan shall be filed simultaneously
in the office of the Township Clerk and made available for public
inspection. At the time of the public hearing, the developer shall
submit the list of such property owners to the Board in triplicate,
together with an affidavit of service of the notice with attached
return receipts. The developer shall be responsible for providing
the Planning Board with satisfactory proof of service of the notice
in the manner heretofore mentioned or by a method of service which
will reasonably satisfy the Board that actual notice has been given
to the particular property owner.
The developer shall likewise be responsible
for presenting adequate copies of the preliminary plat, together with
other requirements, to the Burlington County Planning Board for action
by that body and shall request the County Planning Board to transmit
its report and/or recommendations to the Township Planning Board before
the expiration of 30 days.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2000-18]
A.
The Board shall act on the preliminary major subdivision application in accordance with the procedures contained in Chapter 37, Land Use Procedures, of the Code of the Township of Delran.
B.
If the Board acts favorably on a preliminary plat,
the Chairperson and Secretary of the Board, together with the Board
Engineer, shall affix their signatures to three copies of the approved
plat, retaining one in the Board Engineer's files and returning one
to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant
the following rights for a three-year period from the date of such
approval:
[Amended by Ord. No. 2000-18]
A.
Three prints of the final plat shall be submitted
to the Secretary of the Board for final approval within three years
from the date of preliminary approval. The Secretary shall immediately
notify the Board of the receipt of the final plat, and shall forward
one copy to the Board Engineer for review.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2000-18]
A.
If the final plat is approved, a notation to that
effect shall be made on two prints and signed by the Chairperson of
the Planning Board. One copy shall be retained by the Board and the
other returned to the developer.
B.
The developer shall then have affixed to the original
tracing all signatures required, with the final signature being that
of the Secretary of the Board.
C.
Prior to the Chairperson of the Board affixing his
or her signature, the following shall have been accomplished:
(1)
A written statement shall have been received from
the Board Engineer that he or she is in receipt of a map showing all
improvements in exact location and elevation, identifying those portions
already installed, and that the subdivider has complied with one or
both of the following:
(2)
The Board Engineer shall not issue such a written
statement unless he or she has received a certificate from the Delran
Sewerage Authority certifying that a copy of the plat of utilities
insofar as it relates to the sewers has been filed with it and that
the sewers have been satisfactorily installed or a bond conditioned
for their installation has been filed with the Authority.
(4)
All plats shall have been forwarded to the County
Planning Board by the subdivider for its action prior to final signatures
being affixed.
The subdivider shall have prepared the following
for distribution prior to the issuance of any permits:
A.
One translucent tracing cloth: file with county.
B.
One cloth print: file with county.
C.
One cloth print: file with Township Clerk.
