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Township of Evesham, NJ
Burlington County
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The sketch plat shall be based on Tax Map information or some other similarly accurate base, at a scale (preferably not less than 400 feet to the inch) to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet, and shall show or 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 thereof.
C. 
The name of the owner and of all adjoining property owners 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.
F. 
The zoning of the particular parcel in question as determined by the Evesham Township Zoning Map in effect at the time of the application.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. Preliminary plats shall be designed and drawn by a professional person legally qualified and licensed within the State of New Jersey to perform the work required by the Board and such other work as may be required by other municipal or county bodies. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article VI 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) 
The name and address of the record owner or owners.
(2) 
The name and address of the subdivider.
(3) 
The name and address of the person who prepared the map.
C. 
The acreage of the tract to be subdivided to the nearest tenth of an acre.
D. 
Contours at two-foot intervals for the entire area of the property as well as lands immediately adjacent thereto.
E. 
Complete topographical data showing all natural and man-made features within or adjacent to the tract.
F. 
Complete outbound survey of the entire tract, including any exceptions and easements affecting the subdivision.
G. 
Plan or plans showing the layout to scale accuracy of proposed property lines, streets, sanitary sewers, storm drains, water lines, gas lines, electric lines, buildings, relocated streams, easements or covenants, and any other features connected with the subdivision of land and construction of improvements thereon.
H. 
Copies of design criteria and calculations; complete specifications covering materials and methods of construction for all improvements; typical details for all appurtenances; and typical cross sections of streets.
I. 
A survey or delineation of all freshwater wetlands and floodplains upon the property.
The final plat shall be drawn at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and in compliance with all the provisions of the Map Filing Law. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
A. 
Date, name and location of the subdivision, names of owners, 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 with accurate dimensions and bearings 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 all sites other than residential shall be noted.
D. 
Lot and block numbers, as designated by the governing body.
E. 
Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
F. 
Location and description of all monuments.
G. 
Names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
H. 
Certification by an engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy of the details of the 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 or contingent agreement.
J. 
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or body of the municipality, county or state, approval shall be certified on the plat.
K. 
Plans and profile drawings accurately drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet showing proposed construction of off-site improvements and grading of lots complete in every detail.
L. 
A survey or delineation of all freshwater wetlands and floodplains upon the property.
M. 
Copies of all other data not included in the submission of the preliminary plat, necessary to completely and accurately delineate and describe the construction of off-site improvements.
N. 
Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date.
O. 
Executed and acknowledged easements to the proper governmental unit for all required sanitary sewers, storm sewers and drainage rights-of-way, together with a certificate of title thereto made to the governmental unit by a qualified New Jersey attorney or a reputable title company.