An application shall be submitted to the administrative officer, in writing and in duplicate, on forms supplied by the approving authority. Applications shall be filed with the approving authority no less than 21 days prior to the meeting date at which consideration is requested. Required fees shall be submitted with the application.
A. 
Preparation; scale. A map of the proposed subdivision, based on a current survey, shall be drawn at a scale not less than one inch equals 100 feet. All distances shall be given in feet and tenths of a foot and all bearings to the nearest 30 seconds. The map shall be prepared, dated, signed and sealed by a licensed land surveyor.
B. 
Identification. The map shall show the name of the subdivision, if any; the name and address of the owner of record and of the applicant, if different than the owner. If either the owner or the applicant is a corporation, give the name and address of the president and the secretary of the firm.
C. 
Lot information. For each of the lots in the proposed subdivision, the map shall show the following information:
(1) 
Lot boundaries.
(2) 
Lot and block number as assigned by the Tax Assessor.
(3) 
Area in acres and square feet.
(4) 
Lot frontage and lot width.
(5) 
Setback lines.
D. 
Required data. The subdivision map shall also show the following items:
(1) 
Acreage of entire tract to be subdivided, to the nearest tenth of an acre.
(2) 
A graphic scale and a reference meridian (North arrow).
(3) 
Contours, referred to United States Coast and Geodetic sea level datum, and having a contour interval of two feet or less.
(4) 
Soils and soil boundaries, as shown on the Morris County Soil Survey or as revealed by an on-site investigation.
(5) 
The name of the owner, lot and block number of all adjoining lots.
(6) 
Reference to any prior covenants, deed restrictions, exceptions or variances covering all or any part of the subdivision. A copy of any such item shall be submitted with the application.
E. 
Natural and man-made features; easements. The subdivision map shall disclose all salient natural and man-made features located on or within 100 feet of the subdivision, such as:
(1) 
Existing structures, including bridges, culverts and streets.
(2) 
Watercourses and wetlands.
(3) 
Woodlands.
(4) 
Existing wells and sewage disposal systems.
(5) 
Soil test holes and percolation test sites.
(6) 
Flood hazard boundaries for a one-hundred-year storm.
(7) 
Easements and rights-of-way.
(8) 
Areas dedicated or to be dedicated to public use.
(9) 
Conservation easements and specimen trees to be preserved. A temporary fence protecting these conservation easements and trees shall be installed prior to the beginning of construction.
F. 
Wetlands information. All subdivision and site plan applications which contain wetlands or are located within 150 feet of wetlands shall be accompanied by a letter of interpretation issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection with respect to the location and classification of the wetlands in question. Any transition areas shown as less than 150 feet shall be either in accordance with the letter of interpretation or the application shall be accompanied by a transition area waiver approving such lesser transition area.
[Amended 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 2:19G-89]
The applicant shall furnish evidence:
A. 
That sewage facilities can be constructed in conformance with state and Township regulations to service all lots in the subdivision not having an individual disposal system, and
B. 
That an individual disposal system can be constructed in conformance with state and Township regulations on each lot for which such a system is proposed. For each individual disposal system, the following information shall be submitted:
(1) 
Soil logs and percolation or permeability test results.
(2) 
The high seasonal water table.
The approving authority may require an applicant to submit evidence that there will be an adequate supply of potable water conforming with quality standards of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
[Amended 6-2-1997]
The approving authority may require the installation and maintenance of on- and off-tract improvements. Such improvements may require the furnishing of performance and maintenance guaranties in accordance with Part 2, Site Plan Review.
A. 
Time for decision. Minor subdivision approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days of the date of submission of a complete application to the administrative officer, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
B. 
Failure to make timely decision. Failure of the approving authority to act within the time period prescribed shall constitute minor subdivision approval and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant. It shall be sufficient as other evidence of approval and it shall be so accepted to the County Recording Officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
A. 
Final. Minor subdivision approval shall be deemed to be final approval.
B. 
Expiration; filing. 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 conformance with the Map Filing Act, N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq., or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision is filed or recorded by the developer with the County Recording Officer, the Township Engineer and the Township Tax Assessor.
[Amended 6-2-1997]
C. 
Signature of approving authority. Any such plat or deed accepted for such filing shall have been signed by the Chairperson and Secretary of the approving authority.
D. 
The Planning Board may extend the one-hundred-ninety-day period for filing a minor subdivision plat or deed pursuant to Subsection B 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 or quasi-governmental entities and that the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued the required 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.
[Added 6-2-1997]
E. 
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 required 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.
[Added 6-2-1997]
The zoning requirements[1] and general terms and conditions upon which approval is based, whether conditional or otherwise, shall not be changed or abridged 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 herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part 5, Zoning.