On application by the subdivider, the Planning
Board may waive the requirements of notice and hearing for subdivision
plans having the following characteristics:
A.
Not more than five lots are created from any one tract,
exclusive of any remaining portion of the main parcel.
B.
The subdivision does not involve a planned development
as defined by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-6.
D.
Each lot shall be served by the Township sewer and
water system, except that in R-1 Residence Districts where it is not
practicable to connect with the Township sewer and water system, one
single-lot subdivision with on-site facilities may be approved each
year, up to a total of five such lots on any tract. Board of Health
approval of on-site facilities is required.
E.
None of the lots, with the exception of any remaining
portion, is intended for further subdivision.
F.
The subdivision will not adversely affect the proper development of the remainder of the parcel or the adjoining properties and does not conflict with any provisions of Chapter 700, Zoning, Official Map or Township Plan.
G.
The subdivision does not require the extension of
any off-tract improvement.
All minor subdivision plans shall meet the following
criteria:
A.
Such plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer
or land surveyor registered in New Jersey, except that the Planning
Board may waive this requirement in cases where the land involved
has been subdivided and recorded previously, and the proposed subdivision
is a resubdivision of lots which front on streets which have been
officially accepted by the Township Council and which appear on the
Township Tax Map.
B.
Such plans shall, with the exception of any remaining
portion of the tract, not include lots designed for future subdivision.
C.
Such plans shall include 12 copies of the proposed
minor subdivision, drawn to scale, showing bordering dimensions of
that tract and of the proposed lots, the location of proposed and
existing buildings, if any and the proposed and actual widths of abutting
streets.
A.
The county and Township applications and 12 copies
of the plan, together with the required fee, shall be submitted to
the Secretary of the Planning Board no less than 14 days previous
to a meeting of the Planning Board at which the plan shall be considered.
The Board may, but is under no obligation to, consider plans which
are not so submitted.
B.
The Planning Board Secretary shall forward the application
and copies of the plan to the Chairman of the Subdivision Committee.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
C.
The applicant shall be responsible for submitting
a copy of the Township application and plans to the County Planning
Board in accordance with the rules and regulations of the County Planning
Board.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
A.
The Chairman of the Planning Board shall appoint a Subdivision Committee with the approval of the Board, which Subdivision Committee shall investigate plans for minor subdivisions as defined in § 610-14.
B.
Upon a unanimous finding by the Committee that the criteria of § 610-14 are met, the requirement of notice and public hearing for the subdivision application may be waived by the Planning Board. The Board may thereafter grant minor subdivision approval which shall be deemed final approval of the subdivision by the Board, provided that the Board or said Committee may condition such approval on terms ensuring the provision of improvements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38 to 55D-40, inclusive, and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.
C.
The Planning Board, in reviewing minor subdivision applications, shall have the power to grant such exceptions from the requirements for subdivision approval as may be reasonable and within the general purpose and intent of the provisions for subdivision review and approval of this chapter if the literal enforcement of one or more provisions of the chapter is impracticable or will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question. Exceptions, however, shall not be granted for any of the criteria required under § 610-14.
D.
Minor subdivision approval shall be granted or denied
within 45 days of the date of submission of a complete application
to the Secretary of the Planning Board or within such further time
as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning Board
to act within the period prescribed shall constitute minor subdivision
approval, and a certificate of the Secretary of the Planning Board
as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on
the request of the applicant for the purpose of submission to the
county recording officer.
E.
Whenever review or approval of the application by
the County Planning Board is required by N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3, the Municipal
Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon the
timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County
Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure
to report thereon within the required time.
F.
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 as provided in § 610-18.
A.
Upon approval of a minor subdivision, the Secretary
of the Planning Board shall file a copy of the application and approved
plan with the Township Clerk and shall forward copies of the approved
plan to the following:
B.
The official copies of minor subdivision applications
and plans shall be kept by the Secretary of the Planning Board in
the files of said Board.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
A.
Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, approval of a minor subdivision shall expire 190 days from the date on which the resolution of municipal approval is adopted unless within such period a plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions of the "Map Filing Law," P.L. 1960, c.141 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.), or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision is filed by the developer with the County Recording Officer, the Municipal Engineer and the Municipal Tax Assessor. Any such plat or deed accepted for filing shall have been signed by the Planning Board Chairman and Secretary to the Planning Board.
B.
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 on which the resolution of minor subdivision approval is
adopted; provided that the approved minor subdivision shall have been
duly recorded as provided in this section.
C.
The Planning Board may extend the one-hundred-ninety-day period for filing a minor subdivision plat or deed pursuant to Subsection D of this section if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Board that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from filing because of delays in obtaining legally required approvals from other governmental entities or quasi-governmental entities; and that the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued the approvals. The length of the extension shall be equal to the period of delay caused by the wait for the required approvals, as determined by the Planning Board. The developer may apply for the extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration date.
D.
The Planning Board shall grant an extension of minor
subdivision approval for a period determined by the Board but not
exceeding one year from what would otherwise be the expiration date,
if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board
that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly,
from proceeding with the development because of delays in obtaining
legally required approvals from other governmental entities and that
the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued the approvals.
A developer shall apply for the extension before what would otherwise
be the expiration date of minor subdivision approval; or the 91st
day after the developer receives the last legally required approval
from other governmental entities, whichever occurs later.
