General information. In addition to the map requirements provided in Article III herein, the subdivision plat shall contain the following general information:
A key map showing the location of the property in
relation to surrounding streets, streams and water bodies within 1,000
feet of the property, at a scale of not less than one inch equals
500 feet.
Existing and proposed lot lines, easements and the
purpose thereof and other right-of-way lines with exact distances,
bearings and lot areas in square feet and all required yard setbacks
for the subject property and the maximum amount of disturbed areas
as permitted in the Zoning Ordinance.[1] Lot acreage and acreage of lot outside stream encroachment
lines shall also be provided.
Reference to all easements, covenants, deed restrictions,
waivers and variances affecting the property. If none exist, a statement
to that effect shall be placed on the plat.
Location and description of stream encroachment lines,
floodway and flood hazard areas, wetland limits and areas proposed
to be dedicated or reserved for public use.
Listing of all approved permits, the permit name,
number, expiration date and any amendments and modifications for said
permits and said revision dates.
If applicable, a statement that the property is subject
to the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964[2] as to valuation and assessment for taxation in accordance
with applicable state statutes.
Such other information as may be required by
the approving authority, the Morris County Planning Board or other
governmental agencies for determination that the subdivision is in
compliance with this chapter, the Zoning Ordinance[3] and all other applicable laws, ordinances and resolutions.
If no changes or modifications have been made between
preliminary approval and final application, the application shall
be accompanied by the Mylar. An affidavit, executed by the applicant,
providing that no changes or modifications have been made, shall also
be submitted.
The final plat shall incorporate all changes or modifications
and conform to the conditions of preliminary approval by the approving
authority. An affidavit, executed by the applicant, providing any
changes or modifications shall also be submitted.
An application requiring approval by the County Planning
Board and/or other governmental agencies, where required, shall receive
approval for same prior to submission of the application to the approving
authority, except as otherwise provided by law, and said approval(s)
shall be submitted with the application.
The application shall be accompanied by all required deeds of easements, dedication or reservation as provided in § 149-12 herein, executed by the applicant.
If certain improvements have been constructed after preliminary approval was granted, the application shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Borough Engineer certifying the installation of said improvements in accordance with this chapter, conditions of approval as outlined in the resolution of the, approving authority granting approval, and the rules and regulations of any other agencies, where required. The Borough Engineer shall also certify receipt of five copies of as-built plans which show all utilities in exact location and elevation as installed as further provided for in § 149-48 herein.
Subsequent to the administrative officer determining that an application is complete, as outlined in Article III herein, the administrative officer shall retain a copy of the application and all its documents in the office of the administrative officer and forward all other copies to the secretary of the approving authority.
Said persons and boards shall make recommendations
to the approving authority in writing within 35 days of the application
submission. The approving authority shall take said recommendation
into account, but shall have the authority to proceed in the absence
of such recommendations if the approving authority finds such recommendations
not to be essential to its determination. Alternatively, the approving
authority may condition any approval upon the favorable report of
said persons and boards.
The approving authority shall grant or deny final
approval within 45 days of submission of a complete application or
within such further time as may be consented to in writing by the
applicant.
Failure of the approving authority to act within the
prescribed time period or to obtain an extension from the applicant,
in writing, shall constitute final approval.
A certificate of the administrative officer as to
the failure of the approving authority to act shall be issued upon
the request of the applicant. The administrative officer's signature
shall be sufficient in lieu of the chairman and secretary of the approving
authority and shall be accepted by the county recording officer for
the purpose of filing subdivision plats.
Public hearing. Upon submission of a complete application, the approving authority shall schedule a public hearing for the applicant and provide newspaper notice of same in conformance with the provisions outlined in Article III herein.
Final approval of a major subdivision, or of any sections thereof, shall be granted subject to the applicant complying with all the terms and conditions of the resolution of approval, as well as the applicable conditions of approval as provided in § 149-12 herein.
The signatures of the chairman and secretary of the approving authority shall not be affixed until the developer has posted the guaranties required pursuant to Articles XI and XII herein, where applicable.
If the approving authority grants approval, the applicant
shall provide 22 copies of the correct plat to the secretary of the
approving authority. The accuracy of the plat shall be certified by
the approving authority's engineering consultant. The chairman and
secretary of the approving authority shall affix their signatures
to the plats.
The secretary of the approving authority shall submit
the Mylar and two prints to the approving authority's engineering
consultant for review, approval and execution. The approving authority's
engineering consultant shall retain one print and return the executed
Mylar and print to the secretary of the approving authority.
Upon satisfying all the conditions of final approval,
the chairman and secretary of the approving authority shall affix
their signatures to the Mylar and the print, which shall be retained
by the approving authority.
After recording of the final plat, the applicant shall
provide a Mylar copy and 20 prints of the recorded document to the
Borough Clerk, who shall retain the Mylar copy and one print and who
shall submit copies of the following:
The approving authority's engineering consultant shall
review the recorded instrument against the plat copy executed by the
approving authority's engineering consultant to verify conformity
therewith.
Final subdivision approval shall expire 95 days from
the date of signing of the plat unless within such period the plat
shall have been duly filed by the applicant with the county recording
officer.
The approving authority may, for good cause shown,
extend the period of recording for an additional period not to exceed
190 days from the date of signing the plat.
The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary
subdivision approval first granted and all other rights conferred
upon the applicant, whether approved conditionally or otherwise, shall
not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval,
provided that the rights conferred by this section shall expire if
the plat has not been duly recorded within the required time period.
If the applicant has followed the standards prescribed for final approval
and has duly recorded the plat as required, the approving authority
may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year, but
not to exceed three extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this chapter, the granting of final approval terminates the time
period of preliminary approval for the section granted final approval.
In the case of a conventional subdivision for 150 acres or more, the approving authority may grant the rights referred to in Subsection D above for such period of time longer than two years as shall be determined by the approving authority to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply for thereafter and the approving authority may thereafter grant an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the approving authority to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development.