At least 10 legible prints and one reverse line sepia print of the plat containing all data required in § 57-70, together with three completed applications for preliminary approval and all appropriate fees as required in Part 2 hereof, shall be submitted to the Planning Board at least three weeks prior to the regular Planning Board meeting at which it is to be considered.
The following exhibits shall be filed with all
preliminary plats:
A.
Two copies of an affidavit of the ownership or a letter
from the owner authorizing submission of the plat.
B.
Two copies of a letter of intent stating the following
information, if known:
C.
A letter from the Township Board of Health or appropriate
municipal authority approving the proposed sewage disposal facility
and, if applicable, individual water supply system.
Copies of the plat submitted for preliminary
approval and exhibits shall be forwarded by the Planning Board to
the following officials and agencies, where appropriate:
A.
Planning Board Attorney of the Township of Morris.
B.
Engineer of the Township of Morris.
C.
Board of Health of the Township of Morris.
D.
Construction Official of the Township of Morris.
E.
Morris County Planning Board.
F.
Adjacent municipalities.
G.
Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey.
H.
Any other official or agency which may be affected
by the proposed subdivision.
The officials and agencies cited shall forward
their views and recommendations in writing to the Planning Board within
30 days from the receipt of the plat. The plat shall also be referred
to the Subdivision Committee for review and recommendations. The applicant
shall be notified within 45 days of submission of any omissions or
incomplete applications.
At the time of the consideration of the plat, the Planning Board will, after a review of said plat and if said application is complete and ready for public hearing, set the date for the public hearing and shall notify the applicant of such date. The applicant shall follow the procedures established in § 57-31F and G with respect to notice of hearing.
If the Planning Board requires any substantial
amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer
that have been the subject of a hearing, an amended application shall
be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application
for development. The Planning Board shall, if the proposed subdivision
complies with this chapter, grant preliminary approval to the subdivision.
Upon the submission to the Planning Board of
a complete application for a subdivision of 10 or fewer lots, the
Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 45
days of the date of such submission or within such further time as
may be consented to by the developer. Upon the submission of a complete
application for a subdivision of more than 10 lots, the Planning Board
shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 95 days of the date
of such submission or within such further time as may be consented
to by the developer; otherwise, the Planning Board shall be deemed
to have granted preliminary approval to the subdivision.
If either the Planning Board or County Planning
Board disapprove a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be returned
with the plat. If either the Planning Board or County Planning Board
disapprove a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be remedied prior
to further consideration.
A.
Before the Planning Board shall give preliminary approval
to any plat wherein there is a proposed extension of the sanitary
sewer system of the Township of Morris or the Planning Board requires
an extension of the sanitary sewer system of the Township of Morris,
the Planning Board shall first require the approval of the Township
Committee of the Township of Morris, in writing, for said sewer extension.
B.
If approval is required by any other officer or public
body, the same procedure as applies to submission and approval by
the County Planning Board shall apply.
A.
The Planning Board shall approve, conditionally approve
or reject the application. Approval or conditional approval confers
upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from
the date of approval or conditional approval:
(1)
That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary
approval was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited
to use requirements; layout and design standards for streets, curbs
and sidewalks; lot size; yard dimensions; and off-tract improvements,
except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Township
from modifying by ordinance such general terms and conditions of preliminary
approval as relate to public health and safety.
(2)
That the applicant may submit for final approval on
or before the expiration date of preliminary approval the whole or
a section or sections of the preliminary subdivision plat.
(3)
That the applicant may apply for, and the Planning
Board may grant, extensions on such preliminary approval for additional
periods of at least one year but not to exceed a total extension of
two years, provided that if the design standards have been revised
by ordinance, such revised standards may govern.
B.
In the case of a subdivision of or site plan for an area of 50 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsection A(1), (2) and (3) above for such period of time, longer than three years, as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply for thereafter and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension to preliminary approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, the potential number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area of the section or sections awaiting final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development, provided that if the design standards have been revised, such revised standards may govern.
If the Planning Board favorably acts on a preliminary
plat, the Chairperson and the Secretary of the Planning Board shall
affix their signatures to the plat with a notation that it has received
preliminary approval and shall return the same to the applicant for
compliance with final approval requirements. Where conditional approval
is granted, the Chairperson and the Secretary of the Planning Board
shall affix their signatures to the plat with all conditions required
for approval duly noted.
