All maps, plats and sketch plats required to
be submitted by this chapter shall conform to one of the following
size configurations: 8 1/2 x 13 inches, 15 x 21 inches, or 24
x 36 inches.
The plat submitted for preliminary approval shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. Preliminary plats shall be drawn by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer or land surveyor. Contour maps and preliminary construction plans, including road profiles and utility plans, shall be submitted as part of the preliminary plat. Separate maps may be required by the Board for topography, utilities and road details. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article
XII and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A. Key map. A key map, at a scale where one inch equals
not more than 800 feet, showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to surrounding areas and to all features within 1/2 mile of the extreme
limits of the subdivision, and the zoning classification of the proposed
subdivision and of adjacent lands.
B. Lots. Lot layout, lot dimensions and individual lot
areas in square feet and acreage.
C. Soil erosion and sediment control. A soil erosion and sediment control plan in accordance with the provisions of Part
6 of this chapter.
D. Other contents. The tract name, Tax Map sheet and
date of revision, block and lot number or numbers, date of plat preparation,
reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names and addresses:
(1) Record owner or owners of property to be subdivided;
if other than an individual, the corporate officers or partners or
other statutory agent.
(3) Person who prepared map, official seal and license
numbers.
(4) Person within 200 feet of entire tract.
E. Acreage. Acreage of tract to be subdivided to nearest
hundredth of an acre.
F. Elevations and contours. Sufficient elevations and
contours at five-foot vertical intervals for slopes averaging 10%
or greater and at two-foot vertical intervals for land of lesser slope
to determine the general slope and natural drainage of the land and
the high and low points.
G. Existing and proposed locations. The location of existing
and proposed property lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads,
bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any natural features, such as wooded
areas, large trees (over 10 inches in diameter) and rock formations.
This data shall be determined by field or photogrammetric survey.
H. Streets. Plan and profiles at a scale of not more
than one inch equals 50 feet, including cross sections every 50 feet
of all proposed streets and curbs and gutters within the subdivision
and proposed connections with existing or future continuing streets.
The chord bearings, distance, arc lengths and radii of all curves
along all street lines shall be shown. Intersections shall be drawn
at a scale of one inch equals 30 feet.
I. Utilities.
(1) Plan and profiles of proposed utility layouts (water,
gas, storm and sanitary sewers, telephone, cable television and electricity),
at a scale of not more than one inch equals 50 feet, showing connections
to existing or proposed utility systems.
(2) The required water flow for firefighting in all new
developments or construction shall be established by using the ISO
(Insurance Service Organization) standard formula for calculation
of needed fire flow. Said calculation shall be made by the developer
and reviewed and approved by the Fire Department.
[Added 7-20-1994 by Ord. No. 14-94]
J. Sewers, drains and ditches. Preliminary plans and
profiles, at a scale of not more than one inch equals 50 feet, of
all proposed and existing sanitary sewers, storm drains, drainage
ditches and streams within the subdivision, together with the locations,
sizes, elevations, grades and capacities of any existing sanitary
sewer, storm drain, drainage ditch or stream or watercourse to which
the proposed facility shall be connected. When brook or stream channel
improvements are proposed or required, the plans for such improvement
shall be approved by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental
Protection.
K. Sewage disposal. No approval shall be granted to any
proposed major subdivision within the Township of Morris unless:
(1) The applicant has secured, in writing, permission
from the responsible authority to connect to an existing public sewage
disposal system at the time of construction of any building; or
(2) The Board of Health of the Township of Morris, after
investigation, has determined that a proposed individual sewage disposal
system will be installed in accordance with the provisions of the
Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems, N.J.A.C.
7:9A-1.1 et seq., and has made an affirmative determination that said
proposed individual sewage disposal system can reasonably be expected
to function without the subsequent development of any health hazard,
taking into account the available ground, proposed drainage, soil
characteristics, elevation of any impervious layer below the disposal
area and groundwater elevations. In making its investigation, the
Board of Health of the Township of Morris shall consider not only
the presentation by or on behalf of the applicant, but shall rely
upon the expertise of the Township Engineer, the Health Administrator,
the Health Officer of the Township of Morris and such outside experts
as said Board of Health may deem necessary.
L. Off-site and off-tract improvements. When the development of the subdivision or improvements within the subdivision is contingent upon improvements outside the boundaries of said subdivision, information shall be supplied by the applicant, prior to Planning Board consideration for preliminary approval, that the improvements outside the subdivision are installed and will be available to the applicant subject to §
57-80.
M. Setback lines. All required front, rear and side yard lines shall be shown for all lots, as set forth in Chapter
95, Zoning.
N. Deed restrictions. A copy of any protective covenants
or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided shall be
submitted with the preliminary plat.
O. Open space. Any open spaces proposed to be dedicated
for public use of playgrounds or other public purpose and the location
and use of all such property shall be shown on the plat.
P. Support capability. When deemed necessary to determine
the suitability of the soil to support new construction, the Planning
Board shall require test holes or borings to be made by a New Jersey
licensed engineer or an approved testing laboratory at the expense
of the applicant and under the direction of the Township Engineer.
Q. Site grading and individual lot drainage. A plan shall
be included showing all proposed contours and proposed means of drainage
on each individual lot for the entire tract and the proposed means
of stabilizing all slopes in excess of one vertical to four horizontal
and any swales proposed.
R. Details. Detailed drawings shall be shown for all
public improvements, including but not limited to sanitary sewers,
storm drains, inlets, manholes, dry wells, typical pavement sections,
curbs, pumping stations, syphons, etc. In addition, an intersection
detail shall be included for every street intersection, showing proposed
pavement elevations along the center line of all roads at twenty-five-foot
intervals and proposed gutter elevations at ten-foot intervals.
The plat submitted for final approval and all
plans and profiles of improvements and other original exhibits shall
be filed with the Planning Board at least three weeks prior to the
regular meeting of the Planning Board when the plat is to be considered.
The plat shall be drawn by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer
or land surveyor. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the
following:
A. Identification. Tract name, Tax Map sheet and date
of revision, block and lot number or numbers, date of plat preparation,
reference meridian and graphic scale.
B. Other contents. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way
lines of streets, street names, easements and other rights-of-way,
land to be reserved or dedicated to public use, all lot lines with
accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles and radii, arcs
and chord bearings, distances, arc lengths and radii of all curves.
C. Public use. The purpose of any easement or land reserved
or dedicated for public use shall be indicated, and the proposed use
of sites other than residential shall be noted.
D. Blocks and lots. All block, lot and house numbers
shall be approved by the Township Engineer and shall be related to
existing block and lot numbers as shown on the Official Tax Map of
the Township of Morris.
E. Monuments. Location and description of all monuments
shall be shown.
F. Consent of owner. Certification that the applicant
is the owner of the land or that the owner has given consent to file
such final plat.
G. Approval. When approval of a plat is required by any
officer or body, whether municipal, county or state, approval shall
be certified on the plat.
H. Plans, cross sections, profiles, etc. Final plans,
including cross sections, details and profiles of streets, curbs or
gutters, catch basins, water mains, storm sewers, sanitary sewers,
sidewalks and other required improvements, showing grades and approved
by the Township Engineer in any case in which the final plat differs
from the approved preliminary plat.
I. Streams. Plans, profiles and cross sections of all
streams, ditches and watercourses being created, altered, constructed,
diverted, repaired or regraded.
J. Certifications. The following certifications shall
appear on the final plat:
(1) I hereby certify that this map and the survey have
been made under my immediate supervision and comply with the provisions
of the Map Filing Law. I do further certify that monuments as designated
and shown hereon have been set.
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Licensed Land Surveyor No. (affix
seal)
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(If monuments are to be erected at a later date,
the following endorsement shall be shown on the map.)
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I certify that a bond has been given to the
Township of Morris guaranteeing the future settings of the monuments
shown on this map and so designated.
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Township Clerk of the Township of
Morris
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(2) I hereby certify that all of the requirements of the
Township of Morris Board of Health have been complied with.
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Health Officer of the Township of
Morris
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(3) I have carefully examined this map and I find that
it conforms to the provisions of the Map Filing Law and the municipal
ordinances and requirements applicable thereto.
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Township Engineer of the Township
of Morris
(affix seal)
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(4) Application approved by the Planning Board of the
Township of Morris as a major subdivision.
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Chairperson of Planning Board
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Secretary of Planning Board
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