For the subdivision classified by this chapter as a major subdivision, as herein defined, the following procedure shall apply.
Application shall be made in writing, in duplicate, on forms supplied by the Borough Clerk, furnishing pertinent data, such as names and addresses of the owner, agent, engineer and land surveyor, ownership affidavit, identification of property involved, deed restrictions, if any, intended date of beginning development and proposed date of finishing all street improvements and such other information as may be required.
The application shall be accompanied by eight copies, black-on-white, of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision, accurate and to scale as to boundaries and existing features, but may be approximate as to proposed features. The accuracy of the boundaries and existing features shall be certified by a licensed land surveyor of New Jersey, with his/her license number, signature and seal affixed to each copy submitted.
The preliminary plat as submitted shall be at a scale not less than one inch equals 100 feet and shall show:
A. 
The complete layout of the proposed subdivision, together with its relation to adjoining existing streets and abutting properties, in sufficient detail to allow for orientation and showing all adjoining property owned by the subdivider or in which he/she has an interest.
B. 
Sizes of all lots, including frontage, depth and area in square feet.
C. 
Street widths.
D. 
Corner radii.
E. 
Street names, which can be tentative pending final layout of streets.
F. 
Approximate positions of existing and proposed monuments, pending final engineering survey.
G. 
Locations of the nearest sewer connections and other public services, such as storm drains, water, gas and electricity.
H. 
Subsurface drainage, fire alarm boxes, hydrants and streetlights.
I. 
Water bodies, streams and swamps.
J. 
Easements for the installation of sanitary sewers and storm drains in accordance with Chapter 479, Sewers, and taking into consideration comprehensive sewering of the Borough.
K. 
Existing contour lines at vertical intervals of not more than five feet for slopes over 10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for grades of lesser slope.
L. 
Contour lines showing finished grade of terrain at vertical intervals of not more than five feet for slopes over 10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for grades of lesser slope, together with all necessary information regarding existing and proposed elevations.
[Amended 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 16-1993]
M. 
Open spaces to be dedicated for public parks or playgrounds or other public use, as outlined in the Master Plan, and the locations and use of all property reserved by covenant in the deed for the common use of all property owners.
N. 
All existing or proposed easements.
O. 
Building setback lines.
P. 
Tentative grades of streets pending final engineering survey.
Q. 
Typical cross sections of present and proposed streets, showing roadway paving, curb location and sidewalks, and materials specification for the paving, curb and sidewalks, all conforming to Chapter 523, Streets and Sidewalks, Article IV, Construction Standards.
R. 
Names of owners of adjoining lands.
S. 
The location of existing and proposed property lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any natural features, such as wooded areas and rock formations.
T. 
The approximate location and dimension of proposed buildings, and the proposed use shall be indicated. Proposed garage and floor elevations shall be shown along with all tentative grading in the area of the buildings.
[Amended 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 16-1993]
U. 
Each drawing shall have provisions for the approval and signature of the following bodies:
(1) 
The Planning Board of North Haledon, by the Chairperson and the Secretary.
(2) 
The Planning Board Engineer.
(3) 
The Passaic County Engineer.
V. 
Plan of proposed utility service (sewers, storm drains, water, gas, electricity and coaxial cable installations) showing feasible connections to existing or any proposed utility systems. If no public water supply connection is available, an alternate plan should be indicated. If no public sewerage system connection is available, then a plan for a private sewerage system with a treatment plant or private sewerage system without treatment plant, plus individual sewerage disposal facilities, should be indicated. All proposed water and sewer plans shall be approved when necessary by the appropriate municipal, county or state agency. Percolation tests, if necessary, shall be provided at the subdivider's expense.
W. 
Freshwater wetlands limits in accordance with a letter of interpretation, along with the required and proposed transition areas, or a letter of absence or presence of wetlands showing that no wetlands exist on or affect the subject site.
[Added 7-15-1992 by Ord. No. 18-1992]
[Amended 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
The application for preliminary approval shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in Chapter 275, Fees, payable to the Borough of North Haledon.
The Planning Board shall require receipt of an application 10 days prior to the meeting at which consideration is to be given to such application.
A. 
One copy of each drawing submitted shall be furnished to those hereinafter designated:
(1) 
Planning Board (permanent files).
(2) 
Planning Board Committee.
(3) 
Planning Board Engineer.
(4) 
Planning Board Clerk.
(5) 
Owner's copy.
(6) 
Board of Health.
(7) 
County Engineer's office.
(8) 
County Planning Board.
B. 
Copies for the Planning Board Engineer, the Planning Board Clerk and the owner shall be transmitted to the Planning Board Engineer for review and correction. The Planning Board Clerk's copy and the owner's copy shall be returned to the Planning Board Clerk with his/her report.
A. 
After receipt of the county review or the lapse of 20 days and before action on the preliminary plat, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing.
B. 
The Planning Board Clerk shall cause a public notice to be published in a newspaper circulating in the municipality at least 10 days prior to such hearing, and, further, the subdivider shall notify, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, at least five days prior to the hearing, all property owners within 200 feet of the extreme limits of the subdivision as their names appear on the municipal tax record. A list of the property owners shall be certified as correct by the Tax Assessor or his/her delegate.
C. 
The notice shall state the time and place of the public hearing, a brief description of the subdivision and that a copy of the subdivision has been filed with the Planning Board Clerk for public inspection.
D. 
The subdivider shall then submit to the Clerk of the Planning Board prior to the hearing an affidavit of service setting forth the names and addresses of the persons served, the date or dates of mailing and the location of the post office from which said notices were mailed, together with the return receipts from such notices.
A. 
The Planning Board shall act on the preliminary plat within 90 days after submission to the Borough Clerk, but in no case before the expiration of the twenty-day period within which the Planning Board may submit a report on the subdivision. In all cases, the recommendation of the County Planning Board shall be given careful consideration in the final decision of the Borough Planning Board. If the County Planning Board has approval authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-12,[1] its action shall be noted on the plat, and, if disapproved, two copies of the reason for disapproval shall be returned with the plat. If either the Borough Planning Board or County Planning Board disapproves a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be remedied prior to further consideration. The person submitting a plat shall be notified of the action of the Planning Board within 90 days of its submission. If approval is required by any other officer or public body, the same procedure as applies to submission and approval by the County Planning Board shall apply.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 40:27-12 was repealed by L. 1968, c. 285.
B. 
If the Planning Board acts favorably on a preliminary plat, the Chairperson and Secretary of the Planning Board shall affix their signatures to the plat with a notation that it has received preliminary approval and return it to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
After such approval, copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Planning Board to the Planning Board Engineer, the County Planning Board and such other municipal, county or state official as directed by the Planning Board.