[Amended 10-18-1988 by Ord. No. 88-83]
For the purpose of expediting applications and
reducing subdivision and site plan design and development costs, the
developer may request a preapplication conference and/or concept plan
in accordance with the following requirements:
A. Preapplication conference.
(1) At the request of the applicant, the Planning Board
shall authorize a preapplication conference. The purpose of this conference
is to:
(a)
Acquaint the applicant with the substantive
and procedural requirements of the Subdivision and Site Plan Ordinance.
(b)
Provide for an exchange of information regarding
the proposed development plan and applicable elements of the Master
Plan, Zoning Ordinance and other development requirements.
(c)
Advise the applicant of any public sources of
information that may aid the application.
(d)
Otherwise identify policies and regulations
that create opportunities or pose significant constraints for the
proposed development.
(e)
Review any proposed concept plans and consider
opportunities to increase development benefits and mitigate undesirable
project consequences.
(f)
Permit input into the general design of the
project.
(2) The preapplication conference allows the applicant
to meet with appropriate municipal representatives. These individuals,
who shall be designated by the Mayor and/or Council, may include:
(c)
The Municipal Construction Officer and Zoning
Officer.
(d)
Representative(s) from the Planning Board and
the Board of Adjustment.
(e)
Representatives from the Municipal Environmental,
Historic Preservation and other Commissions, as deemed appropriate.
(f)
The Subdivision and Site Plan Committee or its
representative(s), if this Committee is established.
(g)
Any other municipal representative(s) invited
by the Planning Board Chairperson.
(3) Applicants seeking a preapplication conference shall submit the information stipulated in §
130-89.1 of this chapter
15 days prior to the preapplication conference.
(4) The applicant shall not be bound by the determination of
the preapplication conference, nor shall the Planning Board or Subdivision
and Site Plan Committee be bound by any such review.
(5) If any approvals required by federal, state, county
or other local law include as a condition of said approval an off-site
dedication of any kind, the Planning Board shall hold a preapplication
conference to provide comments and suggestions as to the options of
off-site location to the extent permitted by applicable law.
[Added 2-17-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-20]
B. Concept plan.
(1) In addition or as an alternative to the preapplication
conference, at the request of the applicant, the Planning Board or
the Subdivision and Site Plan Committee shall grant an informal review
of a concept plan for a development for which the applicant intends
to prepare and submit an application for development. The purpose
of the concept plan is to provide the Planning Board or Subdivision
and Site Plan Committee input in the formative stages of subdivision
and site plan design.
(2) Applicants seeking concept plan informal review shall submit the items stipulated in §
130-89.1 15 days before the concept plan meeting. These items provide the subdivider and Planning Board or Subdivision and Site Plan Committee with an opportunity to discuss the development proposal in its formative stages.
(3) The applicant may be charged reasonable fees for concept
plan review.
[Amended 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-40]
(4) The applicant shall not be bound by any concept plan
for which review is requested, nor shall the Planning Board or Subdivision
and Site Plan Committee be bound by any such review. The municipality
may require notice of the concept plan meeting pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-12.
[Amended 10-18-1988 by Ord. No. 88-83]
A. A developer shall, prior to subdividing or resubdividing land, submit to the administrative officer five copies of a complete application for classification and/or minor subdivision approval, the fees as required in §
130-95 and eight copies of the sketch plat drawn to specifications pursuant to §
130-91, for purposes of classification and preliminary discussions and distribution as hereinafter provided for.
B. A notation to the effect of approval shall be made
on the sketch plat marked "proposed subdivision," and none of the
lots or plots resulting from such subdivision may be resubdivided
by minor subdivision within two years from the date of approval. After
approval of the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, one copy of
the sketch plat marked "proposed subdivision" shall be signed by the
municipal agency and forwarded to the developer following compliance
with any or all conditions. No further approval shall be required
by any municipal agency. The remaining copies of the approved sketch
plat shall be sent to the Township Engineer, Building Official, Tax
Assessor, County Planning Board, Stafford Municipal Utilities Authority
and, in the case of the Board of Adjustment granting a subdivision,
the Township Planning Board.
If the sketch plat is classified by the Board
or its committee as a major subdivision, a notation to that effect
shall be made on the plat, which shall then be returned, following
the meeting, to the developer for compliance with the procedures for
preliminary and final approval.
Twelve legible prints of the preliminary plat drawn to the specifications pursuant to §
130-91, together with six completed application forms for preliminary approval and the fees as required in §
130-95, shall be submitted to the administrative officer.
[Amended 5-20-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-61; 8-5-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-102]
A. The original tracing, 12 legible prints of the final plat, drawn to the specifications of §
130-90, together with the five complete application forms for final approval and the fees as required in §
130-95, shall be submitted to the administrative officer within three years after the date of the grant of preliminary approval, or its extension.
B. Any preliminary approvals granted prior to July 1, 2003, shall begin to toll the time to seek final approval under §
130-36A as of July 1, 2003. Preliminary approvals granted subsequent to July 1, 2003, shall toll the time to seek final approval as of the actual date of the grant of preliminary approval. This section confers no other additional rights upon applicants.
If, before final subdivision approval has been
granted, any person transfers or sells or agrees to transfer or sell,
except pursuant to an agreement expressly conditioned on final subdivision
approval, such person may be subject to penalties as set forth in
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-55.
[Amended 10-19-1993 by Ord. No. 93-68]
A. A prospective purchaser, mortgagor or any other person
interested in any land which forms part of a subdivision or which
formed part of such subdivision three years preceding may apply in
writing to the Zoning Officer for certification verifying that the
subdivision has been approved pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56.
B. The Zoning Officer shall make and issue such certificate
within 15 days after the receipt of such written application and a
fee of $10. The Zoning Officer shall keep a duplicate copy of each
certificate, consecutively numbered, including a statement of the
fee charged, in a binder as a permanent record of his or her office.
C. Each certificate shall be designated as a "certificate
as to approval of subdivision of land" and shall certify that the
conditions required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56 have been fulfilled.
D. The Zoning Officer shall be entitled to demand and
receive for such certificate issued by him or her a fee of $10. The
fees so collected by the Zoning Officer shall be paid by him or her
to the Township.
[Added 7-11-1995 by Ord. No. 95-56]
A conditional use permit shall be valid for
two years from the date of approval. A renewal of the permit shall
require a signed affidavit from the owner, setting forth that there
is no deviation from the original approving resolution of the conditional
use permit. At the time of renewal, the owner shall be required to
pay only the resolution fee and the conditional use fee as set forth
in the development review fee schedule.
Twelve legible prints of the preliminary site plan and preliminary architectural plans and elevations, together with five completed application forms for preliminary site plan approval and the fees as required in §
130-95, shall be submitted to the Board Secretary.
[Amended 12-20-1988 by Ord. No. 88-95; 5-20-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-61; 8-5-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-102]
A. Twelve legible prints of the final site plan, drawn to the specifications pursuant to §
130-92, together with all necessary documentation, five completed application forms for final site plan approval and the fees as required in §
130-95, shall be submitted to the Board Secretary, together with a reproducible Mylar of the final plan and final construction plans within three years after the date of the grant of preliminary approval, or its extension.
B. Any preliminary approvals granted prior to July 1, 2003, shall begin to toll the time to seek final approval under §
130-46A as of July 1, 2003. Preliminary approvals granted subsequent to July 1, 2003, shall toll the time to seek final approval as of the actual date of the grant of preliminary approval. This section confers no other additional rights upon applicants.