A.
Content. Each application for approval of a minor subdivision, minor site plan, preliminary major subdivision, preliminary site plan, final major subdivision, final site plan or conditional use, as the case may be, and each application for variance relief shall include all information and data listed in the appropriate corresponding checklist as set forth in this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Checklists for applications are included in Appendix A as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Complete application. The Planning Board Administrator and Zoning Board Administrator, whichever the case may be, shall review all applications and accompanying documents required by this chapter for the respective board to determine that the application is complete. An application for development shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by a municipal agency when so certified by the respective Administrator. In the event that the Planning Board Administrator or Zoning Board Administrator does not certify the application to be complete within 45 days of the date of its submission, the application shall be deemed complete upon the expiration of the forty-five-day period for purposes of commencing the applicable time period unless the application lacks information indicated on the checklist for such application and the Planning Board Administrator or Zoning Board Administrator has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application within 45 days of submission of the application. The applicant may request that one or more submission requirements be waived, in which event the Planning Board Administrator or Zoning Board Administrator shall refer the request to the appropriate Board within 45 days. Nothing herein shall be construed as diminishing the applicant's obligation to prove in the application process that he is entitled to approval of the application. The Planning Board Administrator or Zoning Board Administrator may subsequently require correction of any information found to be in error and submission of additional information not specified in the checklist or any revisions in the accompanying documents as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of the application for development have been met. The application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such additional information or any revisions in the accompanying documents so required by the Planning Board Administrator or Zoning Board Administrator.
C.
Board agendas. Complete applications shall be submitted to the Administrator of the Board at least 15 days before the Board meeting on the agenda for which the application is requested to be heard. If the application is not complete by 11:00 a.m. of the 15th day prior to the hearing the application shall not be placed on the meeting agenda. The determination as to completeness shall not necessarily be made upon submittal.
[Amended 9-24-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-26]
D.
Electronic submissions.
[Added 1-7-2021 by Ord. No. 14-2020]
(1)
Submissions to the Planning Board or Zoning Officer for a Zoning permit or Planning Board approval in addition to the hardcopy plan submissions shall also include a digital plan submission for the following:
(2)
The digital file for the maps and plans submitted shall be in .dwg, .dgn, .shp, .gdb, or .dxf file format.
(a)
All linework shall connect at line end points. Overlaps, gaps, or dangles are not acceptable. Polygon objects, such as parcels or other boundaries, shall be created from line segments, connecting to adjacent linework at intersections. Single, closed polygons are not to be used where coincidental boundaries may occur. All text shall be clearly legible and not obscured by polygon boundaries/linework.
(b)
It is recommended that all electronic files be created in the New Jersey State Plane Coordinate System North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83-2011) and all elevations be in North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) in feet. All digital files should georeference to available digital mapping resource data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to name just a few. The geographical referencing process, known as georeferencing, essentially ensures that the positioning of all geographical data layers will be correctly referenced to the map projection of the New Jersey State Plane Coordinate System for increased accuracy.
(c)
Digital submissions of architectural building plans is not required.