Written application for approval of a major subdivision shall be made in duplicate on appropriate forms supplied by the Planning Board, and it shall include, in addition to any other information which may be sought by the Planning Board, the names and addresses of the owner, agent and engineer, if any, and statements identifying and locating the property involved, together with an original and four copies of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision as prescribed in §
150-17 of this Article, and a copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land sought to be subdivided.
[Amended 4-18-1966 by Ord. No. 869; 9-5-1978 by Ord. No.
38-78; 9-15-1980 by Ord. No. 25-80; 10-19-1981 by Ord. No. 38-81]
The following shall be the fees for major subdivisions,
all classes: $500.
The Secretary of the Planning Board, upon receipt
of the application for major subdivision approval, shall cause a copy
of the preliminary plat to be submitted to the Bergen County Planning
Board for review.
If the Secretary of the Planning Board finds
the application for major subdivision approval not to be in complete
and proper form under the provisions of this Article, he shall return
the said application to the subdivider, with instructions as to formal
corrections. If the Secretary of the Planning Board finds the application
for major subdivision approval to be in complete and proper form under
the provisions of this Article, he shall certify the application for
public hearing to be held at the next regular meeting of the Planning
Board, provided that the date of such meeting shall be after the receipt
of the review report of the Bergen County Planning Board or at least
20 days after the date that the copy of the preliminary plat is transmitted
to the Bergen County Planning Board for review. Notice of such certification
for hearing shall be given to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department
forthwith.
At least five days before the hearing, copies
of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the
Planning Board to each of the following officials:
The Planning Board shall act to approve or disapprove the preliminary plat within 45 days following certification for public hearing. If the Planning Board disapproves of a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be stated in writing, a copy of which shall be attached to the application and returned to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department for transmittal to the subdivider. If the Planning Board shall act to approve the preliminary plat, the Chairman of the Planning Board shall affix his signature to the plat, with a certification that it has received preliminary approval, and thereupon return the plat to the Building, Housing and Land Use Department for transmittal to the subdivider within one week after its approval by the Planning Board, provided that payment has been made for the reproductions required by §
150-24 of this Article.
Before the Building, Housing and Land Use Department
shall return any approved preliminary or final plat to the subdivider,
such Department shall have sufficient reproductions made (recovering
the cost therefor from the subdivider) to furnish one copy to each
of the following:
A. Building, Housing and Land Use Department.
D. Secretary of the Planning Board.
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant
the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval:
A. That the general terms and conditions under which
the preliminary approval was granted will not be changed.
B. That the applicant may submit the plat, in whole or
in parts, for final approval on or before said three-year expiration
date.