No plat shall be accepted for consideration
unless it fully conforms to the following requirements as to form,
content and accompanying information and shall have been drawn by
a professional engineer or land surveyor as required by law, licensed
to practice in the State of New Jersey and shall bear the signature,
seal and license number and address of said professional engineer
or land surveyor.
A.
The sketch plat shall be based on Tax Map information
or some other similarly accurate base at a scale not less than 50
feet to the inch to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet
and shall show or include the following information:
(1)
The location of that portion which is to be subdivided
in relation to the entire tract.
(2)
All existing structures, streams and other watercourses
and wooded areas within the portion to be subdivided and within 200
feet thereof. The exact location of all structures shall be shown,
and those within the proposed subdivision or immediately adjacent
to it shall be located within 0.5 foot, plus or minus. The use of
all buildings and land areas shall be indicated.
(3)
The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
(4)
The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers; and block
and lot numbers of adjoining property.
(5)
All existing or proposed street or roads within 500
feet or adjoining the subdivision, setting forth the names of said
streets or roads and the right-of-way and pavement widths thereof.
(6)
Distance in feet to nearest intersection.
(7)
Dimensions and areas of all lots.
(8)
Arrow indicating direction of North; graphic scale;
date of plat preparation.
(9)
The appropriate zone districts applicable to all land
shown on the plat shall be clearly indicated.
B.
The sketch plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn.
A.
The preliminary plat shall be designated in accordance with the provisions of Articles VII and IX hereof in strict accord with modern and accepted planning techniques and procedures by qualified persons, with the cooperation of the Runnemede Borough Joint Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment. The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer.
B.
For initial consideration by the Joint Planning/Zoning
Board of Adjustment prior to the granting of preliminary approval,
the plat shall show or be accompanied by sufficient information to
establish the design, arrangement and dimensions of streets, lots
and other planned features as to form, size and location. This information
shall form the basis for the general terms and conditions upon which
preliminary approval may be granted and shall include:
(1)
A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to surrounding areas.
(2)
The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number,
date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names, addresses
and facts:
(a)
Certification that the applicant is the owner
of the land or his authorized agent, giving names and addresses of
both, or has a development interest therein.
(b)
Certification that the applicant or a company
in which the applicant has an interest does not own nor has contracted
to purchase abutting land.
(c)
Name and address of owner, if subdivider is
contract purchaser.
(d)
Name and address of the subdivider.
(e)
Name and address of the person who prepared
the map.
(f)
Certificate from the Tax Collector that taxes
are paid to date.
(g)
The appropriate zone districts applicable to
all land shown on the plat shall be clearly indicated.
(3)
Acreage of tract to be subdivided to nearest tenth
of an acre.
(4)
Contours at one-foot intervals in order to determine
the general slope and natural drainage of the land and sufficient
elevations in order to determine the high and low points of all proposed
new streets. Proposed contours shall be shown in dashed lines with
arrows indicating the direction of runoff. The proposed elevations
at the corners of the lot.
(5)
The location of existing and proposed property lines,
streets, buildings, underground utility easements, watercourses, railroads,
bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any natural features, such as wooded
areas and rock formation. Underground utility easements are required
to follow existing and proposed property lines and to be described
in the deeds to the affected lots in the subdivision.
(6)
Plans and profiles of all grading, paving, curbs,
sidewalks, storm and sanitary sewers and appurtenances, water mains,
gas mains, bridges, major tree growths and showing connections to
existing or proposed utilities, all meeting the requirements of the
Borough Engineer.
C.
When an individual water supply and/or sewage disposal
system is proposed, the plan for such system must be approved by the
Board of Health of the Borough. When a public sewage disposal system
is not available, the developer shall submit an application with required
engineering data to the local Board of Health and the State Department
of Health and Senior Services where applicable. The engineering data
must be compiled by a licensed professional engineer of the State
of New Jersey. All engineering data must be approved by the local
and state Department of Health where applicable. Any subdivision or
part thereof which does not meet with the established requirements
of this chapter or other applicable regulations shall not be approved.
Any remedy proposed to overcome such situations shall first be approved
by the Board of Health of the Borough of Runnemede.
D.
The map must include certification for signatures
of the Chairman and Secretary of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board of
Adjustment. If maps are revised, revision date must be indicated on
the map.
E.
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions
applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the
preliminary plat.
F.
When the preliminary plat, which has been granted
preliminary approval, forms the basis upon which application for final
approval will be made, such plat map and its accompanying engineering
plans must be prepared by a licensed professional engineer in compliance
with all the provisions of Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975 (N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.) before the required improvements of the subdivision
ordinance are installed or the performance and/or cash or certified
check for same are furnished, which requirements must be met before
application and the granting of final approval of the plat can be
made.
G.
Any subdivision or part thereof which does not meet
with the established requirements of this chapter or other applicable
regulations shall not be approved.
A.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink or tracing cloth
at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance
with all the provisions of Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975 (N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.). The final plat shall show or be accompanied by
the following:
(1)
Date, name and location of the subdivision, name of
owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
(2)
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets,
street names, easements, including underground utility easements and
other rights-of-way, land to be reserved or dedicated to public use,
all lot lines and other site lines, with accurate dimensions, bearings
or deflection angles, and radii arcs and central angles of all curves.
Underground utility easements are required to follow existing and
proposed property lines and to be described in the deeds to the affected
lots in the subdivision.
(3)
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets,
street names, easements and other rights-of-way, land to be reserved
or dedicated for public use, all lot lines and other site lines, with
accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, and arcs and central
angles of all curves.
(4)
The purpose of any easement or land reserved or dedicated
for public use shall be designated, and the proposed use of sites
other than residential shall be noted.
(5)
Block and lot numbers as approved by the Tax Assessor
or Engineer.
(6)
Minimum building setback line on all lot and other
sites.
(7)
Location and description of all monuments.
(8)
Names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land and
the block and lot numbers.
(9)
Certification by engineer or surveyor as to accuracy
of details of plat and the name, address and license number of engineer
or surveyor.
(10)
Certification that the applicant is agent of
or owner of the land or that the owner has given consent under an
option agreement or is a contract purchaser.
(11)
Contours at one-foot intervals.
(12)
Certificate from Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date.
(13)
A statement by the Borough Engineer that he
is in receipt of a map showing all utilities in exact location and
elevation identifying those portions already installed and those to
be installed and that the subdivider has complied with one or both
of the following:
B.
When approval of a plat is required by an officer
or body of such a municipality, county or state, approval shall be
certified on the plat.
C.
Plans, profiles and cross sections of all grading,
paving, curbs, sidewalks, storm and sanitary sewers and appurtenances,
water mains, gas mains, street signs, bridges, major tree growths,
shade trees, as built, approved by the Borough Engineer shall accompany
the final plat.
D.
In addition to the final plat required herein, the
subdivider shall provide a key map of the area surrounding the subdivision,
which map shall indicate the flow of drainage from the subdivision
and shall estimate the maximum volume of water that would be anticipated
at the time of heavy rain and shall show watercourses, pipes or culverts
under roads and other existing facilities that may be required to
handle said water until said water arrives at a natural brook, stream,
river or other water body that will provide that the water is carried
off.
