A.
The final plat and application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Land Use Board 30 calendar days prior to the Land Use Board meeting at which consideration is desired, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45, Land Use Procedures.
B.
Eighteen black or blue-on-white prints and 18 copies of the completed
application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Land Use Board.
All development applications shall be completed in accordance with
the attached checklist Forms A through J.[1] Unless the preliminary plat is approved without changes,
the final plat shall incorporate all changes or modifications required
by the Land Use Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said forms are included at the end of this
chapter.
D.
In addition to the fee required in Subsection C above, the subdivider shall also pay all reasonably necessary inspection fees in connection with the construction of any improvements required under this chapter, or as may from time to time be established by resolution of the Township Committee. Such fees shall be paid to the Land Use Board Secretary, unless otherwise directed by the Land Use Board and shall be governed by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53(h).
A.
Before consideration of a final subdivision plat, the subdivider shall have installed all required improvements, as specified in Article VI of this chapter, under the supervision and inspection of the Township Engineer, except that the Land Use Board may accept a performance guarantee approved by the Township Attorney in an amount equal to 120% of the estimated cost of the improvement, of which 10% of the total amount shall be in cash or a certified check for the later installation of the following improvements only:
B.
The amount of the performance guarantee may be reduced or released
in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.
A.
The Land Use Board shall grant final approval if the detailed drawings,
specifications and estimates of the application for final approval
conform to the standards established by this chapter for final approval
and the conditions of preliminary approval have been met, provided
that in the case of a planned development, the Land Use Board may
permit minimal deviations from the conditions of preliminary approval
necessitated by change of conditions beyond the control of the developer,
since the date of preliminary approval, without the developer being
required to submit another application for development for preliminary
approval but the developer shall amend the plats (preliminary and/or
final, as the case may be).
B.
If final approval is denied, a notice to the effect shall be made
on the final plat.
C.
If the Land Use Board grants final approval on the final plat, the
Chairperson and Secretary shall affix their signatures to the plat.
D.
The Land Use Board shall, by resolution, set forth its findings of
fact and conclusions of law in support of the action taken. A copy
of the action taken by the Land Use Board shall be forwarded to the
Township Clerk.
After final approval, one translucent tracing and one cloth
print shall be filed with the Township Clerk. The original tracing
and one cloth print shall be returned to the applicant. The applicant
shall also submit to the Township Engineer and electronic (CAD) file
disk of the approved final plat. Copies of the final plat shall also
be filed with the Land Use Board and with the following:
A.
Within 95 days of the date of adoption of the resolution memorializing
the grant of final approval, the subdivider shall submit to the Land
Use Board Secretary for signature by the appropriate municipal officials
in accordance with the provisions of the Map Filing Law the approved
final major subdivision plats. For good cause shown, the Land Use
Board may grant an extension of this ninety-five-day final plat submission
for signatures requirement.
B.
Within 95 days of signature of the final plats by the appropriate
municipal officials in accordance with the provisions of the Map Filing
Law, the final plat shall be filed by the subdivider with the County
Recording Officer in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54.
For good and sufficient reasons, the Land Use Board may extend the
time for filing for an additional period not to exceed 190 days from
the date of signing of the plat.
C.
No plat shall be offered for filing to the County Recording Officer
unless it has been duly approved by the Township Land Use Board and
signed by the Chairperson, Secretary and the Township Engineer.
Upon final approval, such approval shall have the following
effect:
A.
The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer pursuant to § 470-22 of this chapter, whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date on which the resolution of final approval is adopted; provided that the rights conferred by this section shall expire if the plat has not been duly filed within the time period provided in § 470-27B of this chapter. If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval, and has duly recorded the plat as required in § 470-27B of this chapter, the Land Use Board may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year but not to exceed three extensions.
B.
In the case of a subdivision for a planned development of 50 acres or more or conventional subdivision for 150 acres or more, the Land Use Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsection A above for such period of time, longer than two years, as shall be determined by the Land Use Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval; economic conditions; and the comprehensiveness of the development. The developer may apply for thereafter, and the Land Use Board may thereafter grant, an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Land Use Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval; the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed; economic conditions; and the comprehensiveness of the development.
C.
Whenever the Land Use Board grants an extension of final approval pursuant to Subsection A or B above and final 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.
D.
The Land Use Board shall grant an extension of final 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 these approvals. A developer shall apply for the extension before what would otherwise be the expiration date of final 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 paragraph shall not preclude the Land Use Board from granting an extension pursuant to Subsection A or B above.
