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:
(1) Type of structure to be erected.
(2) Nature of business, if commercial or industrial.
(3) Approximate date of start of construction.
(4) Priority of construction (point of location).
(5) Estimated number of lots on which final approval will
be requested for the first section.
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.
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.
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.