A. 
Submission of application. An application shall be submitted to the administrative officer, in writing and in duplicate, on forms supplied by the approving authority.
B. 
Time for filing. Applications shall be filed with the approving authority no less than 21 days prior to the meeting date for which consideration is requested. Required fees shall be submitted with the application.
C. 
Distribution of application. The administrative officer shall forward copies of the preliminary plat to the following:
(1) 
Approving authority attorney.
(2) 
Township Engineer.
(3) 
Construction Official.
(4) 
Board of Health.
(5) 
Fire Department.
(6) 
Police Department.
(7) 
Environmental Commission.
(8) 
Township planner.
(9) 
Other Township, county or state officials and agencies as directed by the approving authority.
D. 
Recommendations. The above persons and organizations shall make recommendations to the approving authority, in writing, within 35 days of receipt of the application. The approving authority shall take such recommendations into account, but shall have the authority to proceed without them if such recommendations are found not to be essential to its determination.
A. 
Preliminary plat.
(1) 
In addition to the map requirements listed in § 113-173 herein, the preliminary plat, which shall be of a scale not smaller than one inch equals 400 feet, shall include the following information:
(a) 
A key map showing the location of the subdivision with respect to the surrounding properties, existing streets, watercourses and zone boundaries within 1,000 feet of the subdivision.
(b) 
The location and widths of existing and proposed public rights-of-way and names for all proposed streets.
(c) 
Distances, to the nearest 10 feet, measured along each existing street from the boundary of the subdivision to the closest intersection with another public street.
(d) 
Indication of existing structures which are to be removed during the course of development by showing them with dashed lines on the plat.
(2) 
For presentation purposes, the applicant shall prepare and present to the Board one set of maps of the site depicting the following features in separate colors. Proposed lot lines and building envelopes shall be clearly visible on each map.
(a) 
Stream corridors, wetlands, soils with seasonal high water table less than four feet and areas with bedrock less than six feet.
(b) 
Any proposed deed restrictions and easements.
(c) 
Slopes:
[1] 
Less than 15%.
[2] 
From 15% to 20%.
[3] 
From 20% to 25%.
[4] 
From 25% to 30%.
[5] 
Thirty percent or greater.
(d) 
Vegetation, including mature woodlands, open fields, hedgerows and other unique features.
B. 
Preliminary road and utility construction plans. Preliminary road and utility construction plans shall accompany the preliminary plat and shall include the following items:
(1) 
A general utility plan of the development showing layout of the streets, lots, storm sewers and manholes, sanitary sewers and manholes, water lines, stormwater management facilities and other utilities.
(2) 
Plans and profiles of all existing streets, storm sewers, water lines, sanitary sewers and other utilities that may be affected by the proposed project.
(3) 
Cross-sections of proposed roads, at intervals not to exceed 100 feet.
(4) 
Plans, sections and preliminary structural drawings of proposed stormwater management facilities.
(5) 
Construction details of proposed streets, curbs, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water lines, sidewalks and other proposed or required improvements.
C. 
Soil erosion and sediment control plans. A soil erosion and sediment control plan conforming with the requirements of the Part 3, Soil Removal and Land Disturbances, and Part 7, Flood Damage Prevention, shall be submitted.
D. 
Sewage disposal. The applicant shall furnish evidence that:
(1) 
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 that
(2) 
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:
(a) 
Soil logs and percolation or permeability test results.
(b) 
The high seasonal water table.
E. 
Water supply. The applicant shall furnish evidence that there will be an adequate supply of potable water conforming with quality standards of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
F. 
Traffic impact report.
(1) 
A traffic impact report prepared by a qualified traffic engineer shall be submitted as part of the application. The traffic impact report shall contain sufficiently detailed traffic analyses so that the Township Engineer and the approving authority will be able to determine the nature and location of any potentially adverse traffic situations attributable to the subdivision.
(2) 
This requirement may be waived if, in the opinion of the approving authority, traffic attributable to the subdivision will not adversely affect the public safety or welfare.
G. 
Aerial photograph. An appropriate aerial photograph showing the site and the surrounding area for a distance of 2,000 feet from the site, at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet, shall be submitted. The boundaries of the tract shall be shown on the photograph.
H. 
Water and sewer reports.
[Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 2:19A-89]
(1) 
Additionally, the following shall be supplied:
(a) 
Preliminary plans for potable water supply, storage and distribution facilities.
(b) 
Hydrogeologic design report for water supply, storage and distribution facilities.
(c) 
Preliminary plans for sanitary sewers, wastewater treatment and wastewater discharge facilities.
(d) 
Design report for sanitary sewers, wastewater treatment and wastewater discharge facilities.
(e) 
Hydrogeologic design report for groundwater discharge facilities.
(f) 
A hydrogeologic report shall be prepared that evaluates groundwater recharge and nitrate dilution for the proposed development. The report shall demonstrate that the discharge from the proposed individual subsurface wastewater disposal systems will not adversely affect groundwater quality as measured at the subdivision tract boundaries.
[Added 12-17-2002]
(2) 
All preliminary plans and reports required herein, as a minimum, shall comply with all New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection requirements.
I. 
Conservation easements. Conservation easements shall be shown in accordance with the requirements contained in § 113-202.
[Added 6-20-1989 by Ord. No. 2:19B-89]
J. 
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.
[Added 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 2:19G-89]
Any subdivision application requiring County Planning Board or other governmental agency approvals shall be submitted, as may be required, to the Morris County Planning Board or other governmental agency for review and approval. The approving authority may condition any approval that it may grant upon the timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board or other governmental agency.
The administrative officer shall schedule a public hearing for the applicant. The applicant shall not serve or publish notice of the hearing until it has been scheduled.
A. 
The approving authority shall grant, condition or deny preliminary subdivision approval within 45 days after the application is found to be complete for subdivision of 10 or fewer lots, or 95 days for subdivision containing more than 10 lots, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
B. 
Failure of the approving authority to act within the prescribed time periods or to obtain an extension from the applicant, in writing, shall constitute preliminary approval.
A. 
If the approving authority acts favorably on a preliminary plat, the applicant shall submit six copies of drawings, including revisions and reports, to the administrative officer. The Chairperson, Secretary and Township Engineer shall affix their signatures to the plat with a notation that it has received preliminary approval. One copy of all signed drawings shall be returned to the applicant for compliance with final approval requirements.
B. 
If the Board grants an application for preliminary subdivision approval, any conditions of such approval, other than those imposed by law, shall be set forth in the resolution adopted by the Board. The subdivider shall submit the preliminary plat to the Board ready for signature, i.e., with all conditions precedent to signing the preliminary plat satisfied, within one year from the date of preliminary approval, or within any extension of such one-year period granted by the Board for good cause shown upon application by the subdivider prior to the expiration thereof. If the subdivider fails to submit the preliminary plat for signature as set forth herein, the preliminary approval shall expire. The Board Secretary shall return the signed preliminary plat to the subdivider for compliance with the procedure for final approval as set forth in Article 29.
[Added 6-4-1990 by Ord. No. 2:19N-90]
A. 
Except as provided herein, preliminary approval of a major subdivision shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval:
(1) 
That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary approval was granted shall not be changed, except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Township from modifying by ordinance such general terms and conditions of preliminary approval as they relate to 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 preliminary subdivision plat, as the case may be.
(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 the ordinance, such revised standards shall govern for all such extensions.
B. 
In the case of a subdivision of or site plan for an area of 50 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsection A of this section for such period of time, longer than three years, as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply for thereafter and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension to preliminary approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, and the potential number of dwelling units and 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.
[Added 6-2-1997]
C. 
Whenever the Planning Board grants an extension of preliminary approval pursuant to Subsection B of this section and preliminary approval has expired before the date on which the extension is granted, the extension shall begin on what would otherwise be the expiration date. The developer may apply for the extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration date.
[Added 6-2-1997]
D. 
The Planning Board shall grant an extension of preliminary 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 preliminary approval or the 91st day after the developer receives the last legally required approval from other governmental entities, whichever occurs later. An extension granted pursuant to this subsection shall not preclude the Planning Board from granting an extension pursuant to Subsection B or C of this section.
[Added 6-2-1997]