Except as hereinafter provided, any subdivision
or resubdivision of land in the Borough of Longport shall be submitted
for review and approval by the Longport Planning Board, and such review
and approval shall be a prerequisite to the recording or filing of
such subdivision with the county recording officer. Subdivision approval
shall be by resolution, and evidence of such approval shall be indicated
on the plat or deed as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54.
A. Expiration of approval. Any subdivision approval granted
by the Planning Board shall expire if the subdivision has not been
duly recorded or filed in accordance with the provisions of the Longport
Development Procedures Ordinance.
B. Exemptions. Certain divisions or conveyances of land as indicated by the definition of the term "subdivision" in Chapter
15, Development Procedures, shall not be considered subdivisions subject to regulation by the terms of this chapter and shall be exempt from Planning Board review and approval as a prerequisite to recording or filing with the county recording officer. In all such cases, an application to the Planning Board for exemption from subdivision review and approval shall be made and the basis for exemption documented. If exemption is granted by the Planning Board, evidence thereof shall be stated on the document to be recorded or filed and the signature of the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Board affixed thereto.
C. Minor subdivisions. If a subdivision is found by the Planning Board Development Review Committee to be a minor subdivision as defined in the Longport Development Procedures Ordinance, it shall be submitted, reviewed and acted upon in a one-step procedure similar to that outlined for preliminary review of major subdivisions. Minor subdivisions shall comply with application requirements contained in Article
IV, design standards included in Article
VII and improvement requirements contained in Article
V of this chapter; shall be subject to penalties contained in Article
VIII; and shall be acted upon in accordance with procedures contained in the Longport Development Procedures Ordinance.
The Planning Board shall act on development
applications for subdivision and site plans within the time constraints
set forth in the Longport Development Procedures Ordinance and shall
condition its approval on any approval required from the County Planning
Board or other outside agency as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-22. The
Board may also condition its approval, either preliminary or final,
of any site plan or subdivision, whether minor or major, or other
development application, on compliance by the applicant with any lawful
requirement it deems, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary for
the public health, safety and welfare.