A.
An informal submission is optional. An informal discussion
may be held at a meeting of the approving authority with reference
to an informally prepared plat of sufficient accuracy to be used for
the purpose of discussion. The purpose of such a discussion will be
to review overall development concepts in order to assist the applicant
in the preparation of subsequent plans. No decisions will be made
and no formal action taken on an informal discussion. Discussion and
recommendations shall be informal and shall not be binding on the
approving authority. The approving authority shall have the right
to limit and control the extent, length and scope of such informal
discussion, to regulate when it may occur, to require prior notice
of a request for it and to conclude it in the interests of expediting
other business or if the matters being presented, in the judgment
of the approving authority, should be presented formally.
B.
The data included on an informal submission of a site
plan shall include sufficient basic data to enable the approving authority
and the applicant to comment upon design concepts, such as building
location, ingress and egress, parking, major natural features that
will have to be recognized or may influence certain design criteria
and the applicant's basic intent for water, sewerage and storm drainage
facilities. Informal submissions should be sketches to scale of possible
plan(s) for development. They are not binding on the municipality
or upon the developer. Accurate engineered drawings are not necessary.
[Amended 6-10-1987 by Ord. No. 87-10]
A.
An applicant for subdivision or site plan approval
shall, prior to or at the time of filing any application for subdivision
or site plan approval, file an application for classification with
the Secretary of the Land Use Board. Such application shall be filed
at least three weeks prior to the meeting of the municipal agency
to which it is submitted. The application for classification shall
include all copies of the application and supporting filings required
by the checklist.[1]
[Amended 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-15; 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said checklist is included in Appendix II of this chapter, which is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
The municipal agency to which the application for
classification is submitted shall review the application for its completeness
as a submission for classification. If the application is complete,
the municipal agency shall classify the development described therein
as involving the major or minor subdivision or site plan review procedure
under this chapter no later than its first regular meeting following
the three-week period if the municipal agency with which the application
for classification has been filed would be the proper approving authority
under such review procedure. If the application is incomplete or if
the nature of the development requested cannot be discerned sufficiently
enough from the application to determine the proper review procedure
or if another municipal agency would be the proper approving authority
under the review procedure involved, then the municipal agency shall
reject the application, decline to classify the development and state
its reasons for such action. No action on an application for classification
shall be construed to be approval of an application for development,
nor shall any action on an application for classification be construed
as prohibiting later rejection of an application for approval, if
subsequently submitted information discloses that the application
has been improperly classified.
[Amended 11-8-1978; 6-10-1987 by Ord. No. 87-10]
Approval of a minor subdivision shall be granted
by the approving authority as follows:
A.
The following shall be required prior to approval
of a minor subdivision:
(1)
The applicant shall have submitted at least three
weeks prior to the meeting of the approving authority all copies of
the application and supporting filings as required by the checklist.[1] Copies of the sketch plat submitted with an application
for classification may be counted toward the number of sketch plat
copies required for application for minor subdivision.
[Amended 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-15]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said checklist is included in Appendix II of this chapter, which is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
The development shall have been classified as a minor
subdivision by the approving authority following the submission of
a completed application for classification to it. Such classification
shall be made by the approving authority at or prior to the time minor
subdivision approval is granted.
(3)
The approving authority shall have determined that
the proposed subdivision meets the requirements of this chapter and
the definition herein of a minor subdivision.
B.
The approving authority shall review the submission
for minor subdivision approval for its completeness and take action
on accepting or rejecting the submission as a complete application
for minor subdivision approval following the three-week review period
and within 45 days of the submission. Since a complete application
for classification is part of the application for minor subdivision
approval, no submission shall be deemed complete without a complete
application for classification having been submitted to the approving
authority. If incomplete, the application shall be rejected, and the
approving authority shall state its reason for such rejection. If
complete, the approving authority is authorized to waive notice and
public hearing on the application for approval and shall approve or
deny the application or approve it conditionally on terms ensuring
the provision of improvements required by this chapter. Approval as
a minor subdivision shall be deemed final approval of the subdivision,
provided that the approving authority may condition such approval
upon terms ensuring the provision of improvements as stated above.
C.
Approval of a minor subdivision shall expire 190 days
from the date of municipal approval unless, within such period, a
plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions of the Map
Filing Law[2] or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision
is filed by the developer with the county recording officer, the Township
Engineer and the Township Tax Assessor. Any such plat or deed accepted
for such filing shall have been signed by the Chairman and Secretary
of the approving authority or the Vice Chairman or Assistant Secretary
in their absence, respectively. All conditions upon which approval
is granted shall be adequately noted on the plat or described in the
deed prior to signing by such approving authority officials. In reviewing
the application for development for a proposed minor subdivision,
the approving authority may accept a plat not in conformity with the
Map Filing Law, provided that if the developer chooses to file the
minor subdivision plat as provided herein rather than record a deed
therefor, such plat shall conform with the provisions of said Act.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
D.
The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions,
whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision approval
was granted shall not be changed for a period of two years after the
date of minor subdivision approval, provided that the approved minor
subdivision shall have been duly recorded.
[Amended 11-8-1978; 6-11-1980; 6-10-1987 by Ord. No. 87-10]
With respect to all proposed development requiring
subdivision (other than minor subdivision) or site plan approval hereunder,
the following shall apply:
A.
Preliminary approval. Preliminary subdivision and/or
site plan approval shall be obtained at or prior to the time final
subdivision and/or site plan approval is obtained, as follows:
(1)
The applicant shall, at least three weeks prior to
the meeting of the approving authority at which preliminary approval
is sought, have submitted to the Secretary all copies of the application
and supporting filings as required by the checklist.[1] In addition, if the development is situated within the Carbonate Rock District, described in Chapter 55 of this Code, the applicant shall at the same time make the checklist submissions required by Chapter 55.
[Amended 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-15; 3-18-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said checklist is included in Appendix II of this chapter, which is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
The proposed development shall have been classified
as the type of development requiring site plan or major subdivision
review procedure by the approving authority following the submission
of a completed application for classification. Such classification
shall have been made at or prior to the time preliminary subdivision
or site plan approval is granted.
(3)
The approving authority shall review the submission
for preliminary approval for its completeness and shall take action
on accepting or rejecting the submission as a complete application
for such approval following the three-week review period and within
45 days of the submission. Since a complete application for classification
is part of the application for preliminary approval, no submission
shall be deemed complete without a complete application for classification
having been submitted to the approving authority. If incomplete, the
application shall be rejected, and the approving authority shall state
its reason for such rejection, and the approving authority or its
Secretary shall notify the developer in writing of the deficiencies
in the application within 45 days of the submission of such application,
or it shall be deemed to be properly submitted. If accepted as a complete
application for preliminary approval, a public hearing date shall
be set and notice given as required by this chapter, unless the proposed
development involves only a minor site plan, in which case public
hearing and notice shall not be required.
(4)
Upon submission of a preliminary plat and before approval
of such plat, the applicant shall submit one copy of the plat and
supporting data to the County Land Use Board, and the approving authority
Secretary shall submit one copy of such materials to the Township
Environmental Commission and any other agency or person as directed
by the approving authority for their review and action. Each shall
have 30 days from receipt of the plat to report to the approving authority.
Any such report shall state the reasons for any unfavorable recommendation.
The preliminary approval application shall not be delayed because
any agency or person fails to report to the approving authority within
the thirty-day period. However, upon mutual agreement between the
County Land Use Board and the approving authority, with approval of
the applicant, the thirty-day period for a County Land Use Board report
may be extended for an additional period of time, and any extension
shall so extend the time within which the approving authority is required
to act.
(5)
If the approving authority requires any substantial
amendment in the layout of improvements in either a site plan or subdivision
proposed by the developer that has been the subject of a hearing,
an amended application for development shall be submitted and proceeded
upon, as in the case of the original application for development.
(6)
If the submission to the approving authority is complete,
following the required hearing, the approving authority may approve,
disapprove or approve with conditions the application for preliminary
approval. If the approving authority grants preliminary approval,
its Chairman and Secretary (or the Vice Chairman or Assistant Secretary
in their absence, respectively) and the Township Engineer shall sign
the plat indicating the approval.
B.
Preliminary approval rights. Preliminary approval shall, except as provided in Subsection B(4) below, confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of the preliminary 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;
and any requirements peculiar to site plan approval, 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 the 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 plat.
(3)
That the applicant may apply for and the approving
authority 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.
(4)
In the case of a subdivision of or site plan for an area of 50 acres or more, the approving authority may grant the rights referred to in Subsection B(1), (2) and (3) above for such period of time longer than three years as shall be determined by the approving authority to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and the nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may thereafter apply for and the approving authority may thereafter grant an extension to preliminary 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 the nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval and the potential number of dwelling units and the 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.
C.
Final approval. Final subdivision or site plan approval
shall not be granted until or after the grant of preliminary approval
for a proposed development. Final subdivision and/or site plan approval
shall be obtained as follows:
(1)
The applicant shall, at least three weeks prior to
the meeting of the approving authority at which final approval is
sought, have submitted to the Secretary thereof all copies of the
application and supporting filings as required by the checklists.[2] One Mylar and two cloth prints of any final plat which
is to be filed with the county recording officer shall also be submitted
at least by the meeting at which final approval is granted.
[Amended 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-15]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said checklists are included in Appendix II of this chapter, which is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
As to any utilities proposed or required for the development
for which final approval is sought, the final plat shall be accompanied
by letters directed to the Chairman of the approving authority and
signed by a responsible officer of the water and sewer company or
authority and the utility which provides gas, telephone and electricity
that has jurisdiction in the area. Such letters shall approve each
proposed utility installation design and state who will construct
the facility.
(3)
The final plat shall be accompanied by a statement
by the Municipal Engineer that he is in receipt of a map showing all
utilities and other improvements (both in the development and off-tract
improvements) in exact location and elevation and identifying those
portions of any improvements already installed; that he has examined
the drainage, erosion, stormwater control and excavation plans and
found that the interests of the Township and of nearby properties
are fully protected; and that the developer has either installed all
improvements in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and
the preliminary plat approval and posted a maintenance guaranty with
the final plat, or posted a performance guaranty in accordance with
this chapter and the preliminary plat approval, for all partially
completed improvements or improvements not yet initiated, and posted
a maintenance guaranty. Any necessary performance and maintenance
guaranty shall be approved by the proper Township officials prior
to final approval.
(4)
The approving authority shall grant final approval
if the detailed drawings, specifications and estimates of the application
for final approval conform to the standards established by this chapter
for final approval, the conditions of preliminary approval and, in
the case of a major subdivision, the standards prescribed by the Map
Filing Law.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
(5)
An approved final plat shall be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary of the approving authority or the Vice Chairman or Assistant
Secretary in their absence, respectively.
D.
Final approval rights.
(1)
As provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52, the zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-37, whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval, provided that, in the case of a major subdivision, the rights conferred by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52 shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded as hereinafter provided. If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval and, in the case of a subdivision, has duly recorded the plat as provided below, the approving authority may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year, but not to exceed three extensions. The granting of final approval terminates the time period of preliminary approval under Subsection B hereof for the section of the development granted final approval.
(2)
In the case of a conventional subdivision or site plan of 150 acres or more, the approving authority may grant the rights referred to in Subsection D(1) 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 the nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, the economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The developer may thereafter apply for 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 the nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, the number of dwelling units and the nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed, the economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development.
(3)
Final approval of a major subdivision 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 developer with the county
recording officer. The approving authority may, for good cause shown,
extend the period for recording for an additional period not to exceed
190 days from the date of signing of the plat. No subdivision plat
shall be accepted for filing by the county recording officer until
it has been approved by the approving authority, as indicated on the
instrument by the signature of the Chairman and Secretary of the approving
authority, or a certificate has been issued as to the failure of the
approving authority to act within the required time. The signatures
of the Chairman and Secretary shall not be affixed until the developer
has posted the required guaranties.
A.
Conditional use approval shall be obtained under the provisions of this chapter, particularly the provisions of § 64-16, Conditional uses, and as provided by any rules and regulations adopted by the approving authority which are consistent with this chapter and the Municipal Land Use Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
B.
Variances and directions for issuance of a permit
for a building or structure in the bed of a mapped street, public
drainageway, flood control basin or reserved public area, or not related
to a street, shall be obtained under the provisions of this chapter
and as provided by any rules and regulations adopted by the approving
authority which are consistent with this chapter and the Municipal
Land Use Law.
A.
An approving authority shall grant or deny an application
for development of the types referred to below within the number of
days specified following the submission to the proper official of
the approving authority of a complete application or applications
for such development:
[Amended 6-11-1980; 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2]
(1)
As to an application for minor subdivision approval:
45 days.
(2)
As to a preliminary major subdivision application
for 10 or fewer lots: 45 days.
(3)
As to a preliminary major subdivision application
for more than 10 lots: 95 days.
(4)
As to preliminary site plan application for 10 acres
of land or less and 10 dwelling units or less: 45 days.
(5)
As to preliminary site plan application for more than
10 acres of land and more than 10 dwelling units: 95 days.
(6)
As to an application for final major subdivision or
final site plan approval: 45 days.
(7)
As to application for a conditional use permit: 95
days.
(8)
As to combined applications:
(a)
For a conditional use permit and site plan approval:
95 days.
(b)
For subdivision approval and/or conditional
use permit and/or site plan approval: the longest period of time for
action by the Land Use Board, whether it be for subdivision, conditional
use or site plan approval.
(c)
For subdivision, site plan or conditional use
approval and zoning variances or direction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60b
or 55D-60c: 95 days.
(9)
As to an appeal from the decision of an administrative
officer, an application for subdivision, site plan, conditional use
permit or variance or for direction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76a,
or a combination of these: 120 days.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicant may consent to further time within which decision on an application may be rendered, in which case, decision on the application shall be rendered within such additional time. Furthermore, conditional approval may be given an application pursuant to the provisions of § 64-9, Conditional approval.
C.
Failure of the approving authority to act within the
time period prescribed above, including further time consented to
by the applicant, shall:
(1)
In the case of subdivision or conditional use application,
constitute subdivision approval of the sort applied for or conditional
use approval, as the case may be; and, in the case of a minor subdivision,
final major subdivision or conditional use application, a certificate
of the Secretary of the approving authority as to the failure of the
approving authority to act shall be sufficient in lieu of the written
endorsement or other evidence of approval required by the Municipal
Land Use Law[1] and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer
for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
(2)
In the case of applications for variances, appeals
from the decision of an administrative officer or requests for direction
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60b or 55D-60c or N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76,
constitute a decision favorable to the applicant.
[Amended 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2]
A.
Plat conformity.
(1)
No application for subdivision or site plan approval
shall be accepted unless submitted in plat form. Those aspects of
the preparation of a plat (except a sketch plat submitted for classification
only) which involve the practice of land surveying as defined by N.J.S.A.
45:8 shall be performed and certified by a New Jersey licensed land
surveyor, and those which involve the design of streets, utilities
and other engineering practice as defined by such statute shall be
designed and certified by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer.
(2)
Where a percolation test result is part of the plat
requirement, such test shall be made pursuant to state standards by
a licensed professional engineer or other person qualified to make
such test under state regulations, and the result shall be noted on
the plat. Such test shall be made in the probable location of a septic
disposal system field on such lot if, under the circumstances, it
can reasonably be foreseen at the time where such location would be.
Reports shall be furnished to the approving authority indicating the
results of each percolation test in minutes per inch, the date of
the test, the number of preliminary tests made to determine apparent
saturation, the type or types of soil encountered, together with the
thickness of each layer to a minimum depth of 10 feet and all other
features affecting the design of a future septic disposal system.
The approving authority may waive the requirements for such percolation
test where the sanitary sewage disposal system of any structure which
is or may be erected on said lot having such system would be required
to be connected to an approved central system of sanitary sewers or
where the new lot of a minor subdivision is not to be used as a building
lot.
[Amended 11-8-1978]
B.
All plats and applications submitted pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 123 of the Township Code of the Township of Washington shall contain such details and conform to the requirements of the checklist or checklists appropriate thereto, as set forth in Appendix II to this chapter.[1]
[Amended 7-13-1984; 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 87-6; 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-15]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix II is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
Preliminary subdivision plat.
(1)
The preliminary subdivision plat shall be designed,
drawn and signed by a professional person who is duly licensed by
the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 45:8. The preliminary plat and any engineering documents
to be submitted may be in tentative form for discussion purposes for
preliminary approval.
(2)
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly
drawn at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and shall
be shown or be accompanied by the following information:
(a)
A key map showing the entire subdivision and
its relation to the surrounding areas.
(c)
The acreage of the tract to be subdivided to
the nearest tenth of an acre.
(d)
Sufficient elevations or contours to determine
the general slope and natural drainage of the land and the high and
low points and to meet any applicable requirements regarding modified
lot or tract area calculations for areas with steep slopes and tentative
cross sections and center-line profiles for all proposed new streets.
[Amended 4-8-1987 by Ord. No. 87-6]
(e)
The location of existing and proposed property
lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts,
drainpipes and any natural features such as wooded areas and rock
formations.
(f)
Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm
drains, water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to
existing or any proposed utility system. When a public sewage disposal
system is not available, the developer shall have percolation tests
made and shall submit the results with the preliminary plat. Any subdivision
or part thereof which does not meet the established requirements of
this chapter or other applicable regulations shall not be approved.
Any remedy proposed to overcome such a situation shall first be approved
by the appropriate local county or state public health agency.
(g)
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions
applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the
preliminary plat.
(h)
The number for each block and lot and, when
a Tax Map is adopted, the Tax Map sheet number. Prior to submission
of a preliminary plat to the approving authority, the subdivider shall
furnish the Township Engineer with two black-and-white prints of the
plat, upon which the Engineer will designate the appropriate block
and lot numbers.
(i)
Location of any recorded right-of-way or easement
on the subdivision or within 200 feet of its boundaries, with identification
of such easement.
(j)
Location of marshes, ponds, streams and land
subject to periodic or occasional flooding or similar conditions on
the tract and within 200 feet of its boundaries; and flood hazard
areas.
(k)
All required design data supporting the adequacy
of existing and proposed facilities, including a copy of drainage
computations, together with a marked-up plan showing the associated
and contributing watersheds.
(l)
A certificate from the Township Tax Collector
that all taxes on the involved tract are paid to date.
[Added 7-13-1983]
(3)
The design of the preliminary plat shall comply with the provisions of this article and shall show the improvements required by Article IV of this chapter, including the following:
(a)
All streets and turnabouts to be constructed
on the tract, including location, proposed street names, widths of
rights-of-way, widths of paving, tentative center-line elevations
at intersections and other critical points and center-line gradients
shown in percent of slope.
(b)
Lot layout showing the lot lines and dimensions
to the nearest foot, the street frontage of each lot in feet and dashed
or dotted lines showing the front, side and rear setbacks.
(c)
Stormwater drainage system plan showing the
location of inlets and manholes; invert elevations and gradients;
and sizes, types and materials of pipes to be installed.
D.
Final subdivision plat.
(1)
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth
at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and in compliance
with all the provisions of the Map Filing Law.[2] One copy of the final plat reproduced on Mylar or other
drafting film to a scale of one inch equals 200 feet shall be submitted
to the Township Engineer.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
(2)
The final plat shall show or be accompanied by all
of the information herein required for a preliminary plat and shall
also show or be accompanied by:
(a)
The date, name and location of the subdivision,
name of the owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
(b)
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 and other site lines, with
accurate dimensions, bearings or deflections, angles and radii, arcs
and central angles of all curves.
(c)
The purpose of any easement or land reserved
or dedicated to public use shall be designated, and the proposed use
of sites other than residential shall be noted.
(d)
Each block shall be numbered, and the lots within
each block shall be numbered consecutively beginning with number one.
(e)
Minimum building setback line on all lots and
other sites.
(f)
Location and description of all monuments.
(g)
Names of the owners of adjoining unsubdivided
lands.
(h)
Certificates by an engineer or the surveyor
as to the accuracy of the details of the plat.
(i)
Certification that the applicant is the agent
or owner of the land or that the owner has given consent under a written
agreement.
(j)
When approval of a plat is required by any body
or officer of such a municipality, county or state, such approval
shall be certified on the plat.
(k)
Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved
by the Municipal Engineer, shall be required to accompany the final
plat.
(l)
Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging
10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
(m)
Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers
and water mains.
(n)
Certificates from the Tax Collector that all
taxes are paid to date.
(o)
Any changes or modifications required by the
approving authority as a condition to approval of the preliminary
plat; and any clarification or correction of the accuracy and description
of physical data made possible through the acquisition of additional
information.
(p)
Certification that either the required improvements
have been installed or a performance guaranty has been filed, and,
if improvements have been installed, certification that the maintenance
guaranty required by this chapter has been filed.
E.
Site plan sketch plat for classification. A site plan
sketch plat for classification shall include the same data as required
for a preliminary site plan plat, except that the graphic scale shall
be of one inch equals 100 feet or less and the plat need not be prepared
by or certified by a New Jersey licensed architect or engineer. With
the application for classification, there shall be submitted, at least
in brief and, where applicable, in scaled sketch form, preliminary
information called for in the appropriate preliminary site plan plat.
F.
Preliminary site plan plat. Every preliminary site plan plat required hereunder shall be prepared and shall contain information in conformity with § 123-25 of the Washington Township Zoning Ordinance (1977).[3] Preliminary plat engineering documents to be submitted
may be in tentative form for discussion purposes only for preliminary
approval. Submission of the preliminary site plan plat required under
this subsection shall be to the Land Use Board. A preliminary site
plan plat shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Township
Tax Collector that all taxes on the involved tract are paid to date.
[Amended 7-13-1983; 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2]
G.
Final site plan plat.
(1)
The final site plan plat shall include all data required
on the preliminary site plan plat drawn to incorporate all changes
required as a condition of preliminary approval and drawn by persons
and to specifications as required for a preliminary plat. Legal documentation
to support the granting of all easements over adjoining property shall
be provided.
(2)
In addition such plat shall include:
(a)
Any clarification or correction of the accuracy
and description of physical or other data made possible through the
acquisition of additional information.
(b)
Certification by the professional person, licensed
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 45:8, who prepared the plat as to the
accuracy of its details insofar as they are in the area of his professional
competence.
(3)
Also there shall be submitted a certificate from the
Tax Collector that all taxes are paid in full to date.
