The owner or subdivider of land within the Borough
of Runnemede shall, prior to subdividing land as defined in the within
chapter, secure subdivision approval from the Joint Planning/Zoning
Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Runnemede.
A.
Any subdivider of land within the Borough of Runnemede
shall, prior to the subdivision of land, submit to the Secretary of
the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment at least two weeks prior
to the regular meeting of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment,
the following:
All fees provided herein shall be paid to the
Borough Clerk at the time of filing of application. All checks shall
be made payable to the Borough of Runnemede. A receipt shall be issued
by the Clerk to the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment.
[Amended 2-3-1987 by Ord. No. 443]
A.
Fee schedule. The fee schedule shall be as follows:
(1)
For minor subdivision: a fee of $100.
(2)
For major subdivision:
(a)
At the time of filing the sketch plat: a fee
equal to $50 plus $10 times the number of lots shown on said plat.
(b)
At the time of filing the preliminary plat:
a fee equal to $100 plus $10 times the number of lots shown on said
preliminary plat.
(c)
At the time of filing the final plat: a fee
of $100 plus $10 times the number of lots shown on said final plat.
B.
Escrow funds deposit.
(1)
Use of funds.
(a)
In addition to the payment of application filing
fees, development applications which meet the criteria established
herein shall be accompanied by a deposit of escrow funds in accordance
with the provisions of this section.
(b)
All costs, expenses and fees incurred by the
Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment or Borough for the services
of a planner, engineer, attorney or other professional consultant
incurred during the development review process shall be paid from
the escrow funds.
(c)
Escrow fees required under this section shall
not be utilized to pay inspection costs required during the construction
process.
(3)
Procedural requirements.
(a)
Prior to an application, which requires the
deposit of escrow funds, being determined complete by the Joint Planning/Zoning
Board of Adjustment, the applicant shall post the required escrow
amount with the Borough Clerk in the form of cash, certified check
or money order.
(b)
Additional escrow funds shall be required when
the escrow has been depleted to 20% of the original escrow amount.
The Borough Clerk shall notify the appropriate Board when escrow funds
have been so depleted. Professional consultants and experts shall
notify the Board as to additional costs anticipated. The Board shall
not take action on the application until additional fees adequate
to cover anticipated costs have been deposited by the applicant.
(c)
Escrow deposits shall be placed in a non-interest-bearing
account and shall not be segregated.
(d)
Charges for professional services.
[1]
All disbursements to professionals for fees,
costs or expenses relating to the processing of an application shall
be charged against the escrow fund.
[2]
All bills, invoices or vouchers submitted by
professionals relating to an application shall specify the services
performed for said application.
[3]
Unit charges (i.e., per diem or hourly fees)
of the professionals shall be in accordance with unit charges contracted
for with the appropriate Board or Borough.
(e)
The Borough Clerk shall provide the applicant
with an accounting of escrow funds.
(f)
All escrow funds not expended shall be refunded
to the applicant within 30 days after the appropriate Board has taken
final action on the application.
No application shall be considered by the Joint
Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment unless the proper fees have been
paid to the Borough Clerk.
A.
The Secretary of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of
Adjustment shall, upon receiving an application for sketch plat classification,
transmit within five days copies of the sketch plat and application
as follows:
B.
Six copies shall be retained by the Borough Joint
Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall classify the application. If classified as a minor subdivision,
the minor subdivision shall be approved or denied within 45 days of
the date of submission of a complete application to the Secretary
of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment or within such further
time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Joint
Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment to act within the period prescribed
shall constitute minor subdivision approval, and a certificate of
the administrative officer as to the failure of the Joint Planning/Zoning
Board of Adjustment to act shall be issued on request of the applicant
and shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other
endorsement or other evidence of approval as herein required and shall
be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing
subdivision plats.
A.
Before granting a minor subdivision or the granting
of preliminary or final approval of a major subdivision by the Joint
Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment, said Joint Planning/Zoning Board
of Adjustment may review developments completed or under construction
in the Borough of Runnemede by the subdivider and may review his record
with respect to same to determine whether the subdivider has conducted
his operations in a manner to best serve the residents of said developments,
as well as the Borough.
B.
Prior to approval of a minor subdivision or preliminary
or final plat of a major subdivision by the Joint Planning/Zoning
Board of Adjustment, certification shall be obtained from the Tax
Collector's office that all taxes have been paid to date and that
corporate and partnership disclosures are provided in compliance with
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48.1.
Whenever review or approval of the application
by the County Planning Board is required by Section 5 of P.L. 1968,
c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3), the Municipal Joint Planning/Zoning Board
of Adjustment shall condition any approval that it grants upon 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 period.
Approval of 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, 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 such filing shall have been signed by the Chairman or Secretary
of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment.
A.
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 shall have been duly recorded as provided
in this section.
If disapproved, a resolution of disapproval
reciting reasons therefor shall be passed and a copy thereof shall
be forwarded to the applicant within one week after passage of said
resolution.
If the plat is classified as a major subdivision, a notation to that effect shall be made on the plat which will be returned to the subdivider for compliance with the procedures in § 331-22 of this chapter.
Before the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall recommend preliminary or final approval of any major subdivision,
the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment may take steps for the
purpose of determining that the approval of such major subdivision
will not overtax the existing or projected governmental facilities.
