The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. Preliminary plats shall be designed and drawn by a licensed state land surveyor. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of this article and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A. 
A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation to surrounding areas.
B. 
The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number, date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names and addresses:
(1) 
Name and address of the record owner.
(2) 
Name and address of subscriber.
(3) 
Name and address of person who prepared map.
(4) 
Names and addresses of owners of adjoining properties within 200 feet of the extreme limits of the subdivision.
C. 
Acreage of tract to be subdivided to nearest tenth of an acre.
D. 
Lot lines and appropriate distances of proposed lots.
E. 
Sufficient elevations or contours to determine the general slope and natural drainage of the land and the high and low points and tentative cross sections and center-line profiles for all proposed new streets.
F. 
The location of existing and proposed property lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any significant natural features, such as wooded areas and rock formations.
G. 
Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains, water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing or any proposed utility systems. When an individual water supply or sewage disposal system is proposed, the plan for such system shall be approved by the appropriate local, county or state health agency. When a public sewage disposal system is not available, the developer shall have percolation tests or soil log made and submit the results with the preliminary plat. Any subdivision or part thereof which does not meet with the established requirements of this article or other applicable regulations shall not be approved by the appropriate local, county or state health agency.
(1) 
For all major subdivisions, the developer shall arrange with the serving utility for the underground installation of the utility's distribution supply lines and service connections in accordance with the provisions of the applicable standard terms and conditions incorporated a part of its tariff as the same are now on file with the State Board of Public Utility Commissioners and shall submit to the municipal agency prior to the granting of final approval a written instrument from each serving utility which shall evidence full compliance with the provisions of this subsection, provided that lots in such subdivisions which abut existing streets where overhead electric and telephone distribution supply lines have theretofore been installed on any portion of the streets involved may be supplied with electric and telephone service from such overhead lines as existing extensions thereof, but the service connections from the utility's overhead lines shall be installed underground.
(2) 
All minor subdivisions shall be presented to the municipal agency in order to determine the necessity for, or the advisability of, installing underground utility services; if the municipal agency determines that the utility services shall be installed underground, then the developer shall comply with all the requirements as set forth in Subsection G(1) of this section.
(3) 
Wherever the utility is not installed in the public right-of way, an appropriate utility easement not less than 15 feet in width shall be provided. A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided shall be stated on the preliminary plat.
H. 
A lot grading plan shall be prepared showing existing and final contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging 10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope. There shall be indicated on the plan final elevations proposed for the corners of each building on the lot and at the setback line on the lot side lines. The proposed first floor and garage floor elevations must also be shown. The lot grading plan must show, in addition to the above, the proposed elevation of the lowest opening, such as a basement window.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
I. 
A stormwater control plan shall be prepared to include sufficient information to effectuate the intent and standards set forth in Article IX, § 17-9.2U.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and in compliance with all the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:26B-1 et seq. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
A. 
Date, name and location of the subdivision, name of owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
B. 
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, street names, easements and other rights-of-way, land to be reserved or dedicated to public use, all lot lines and other site lines, with dimensions and bearings. The length of each tangent lot line shall be shown to the nearest hundredth of a foot and its bearing to the nearest 10 seconds. The plat shall carry a notation as to whether the bearings are referred to true or to magnetic North, and if the latter, the year in which they were taken. The radius, length of arc and central angle of each curved lot line shall be shown.
C. 
The purpose of any easement or land reserved or dedicated to public use shall be designated, and the proposed use of sites other than residential shall be noted.
D. 
Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
E. 
Location and description of all monuments, which monuments shall be referenced to permanent coordinated monuments if such exist within reasonable distance.
F. 
Names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land and names of adjoining subdivisions, if any, and the case and number where recorded.
G. 
Certification by surveyor making such plat to the effect that the plat is correct and accurate.
H. 
Certification that the developer is the agent or owner of the land, or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
I. 
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or body of the Borough, county or state, approval shall be certified on the plat.
J. 
Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved by the Borough Engineer, shall be required to accompany the final plat.
K. 
Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging 10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
L. 
Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and water mains.
M. 
Certification from Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Prior to the granting of final approval, the developer shall have installed or shall have furnished performance guarantees for the ultimate installation of the following:
A. 
Streets and curbs conforming to the conditions laid down in the provisions of this Code relating to the acceptance of streets, roads, highways and thoroughfares and the construction thereof.
B. 
No topsoil shall be removed from the site or used as spoil. Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed so as to cover the cleared areas of the subdivision and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.
C. 
Monuments shall be of the size and shape required by N.J.S.A. 46:26B-3 and shall be placed in accordance with the statute.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D. 
Water mains, fire hydrants, culverts, storm sewers and sanitary sewers or systems shall be properly connected with an approved system and shall be adequate to handle all present and probable future development.
E. 
Street signs shall conform to already existing street signs in the Borough and shall be placed at each street intersection.
F. 
Streetlights are to be installed by the utility company at each street intersection and at such other points so that the distance between lights shall not exceed 500 feet. The cost of such installation shall be borne by the developer.
G. 
Where required by the municipal agency, not fewer than two new shade trees shall be installed on each lot no closer than 25 feet to any existing or proposed streetlight or street intersection and installed in the front of the lot between the building and the street right-of-way area and in a line with other trees planted on the same side of the same street and shall be installed so as not to interfere with utilities, roadways, school ways, or sidewalks. Trees shall be nursery grown stock not less than 2 1/2 inches in diameter, planted and staked in a manner approved by the Shade Tree Committee. Trees shall be of the following species: sugar maple, willow oak, red oak, scarlet oak, pin oak, sweet gum, gingko (male only), Japanese pagoda tree, thornless sunburst honey locust, Norway maple, Norway red, and columnar maple. All trees not surviving after one growing season shall be replaced by the developer. Other species may be proposed in writing to the municipal agency for its approval.
H. 
Underground gas, electric, telephone and television cable lines.
I. 
Soil erosion and sediment control devices of a permanent or temporary nature.
J. 
The developer shall be required to install and place adequate sidewalks along all or some of the proposed streets and, if the subdivision is on an existing street, to install such adequate sidewalks along such street as recommended by the municipal agency and approved by the governing body, having regard for the traffic problems and the safety of the residents, as it may deem necessary.
The subdivision plat shall conform to design standards that will encourage good development patterns within the municipality. Where either or both an Official Map or Master Plan has or have been adopted, the subdivision shall conform to the proposals and conditions shown thereon. The streets, drainage rights-of-way, school sites, public parks and playgrounds shown on an officially adopted Master Plan or Official Map shall be considered in approval of subdivision plats. Where no Master Plan or Official Map exists, streets and drainage rights-of-way shall be shown on the final plat in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-44 and shall be such as to lend themselves to the harmonious development of the Borough and enhance the public welfare in accordance with the design standards established in this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
A. 
The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension of existing streets.
B. 
Specifications for street right-of-way curb and pavement shall be as follows:
(1) 
The right-of-way width of any street shall be measured from lot line to lot line, and the right-of-way width and pavement width shall conform to the following:
Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
Pavement Width
(feet)
Major street
66
46
Secondary street (residential)
50
30
Secondary street (nonresidential)
60
40
Minor street
50
30
Marginal access road
50
30
(2) 
Each street or road shall be improved with pavement consisting of not less than four-inch bituminous concrete stabilized base, topped with a two-inch bituminous concrete surface course FABC.
(3) 
Each street or road shall be improved with concrete curb not less than six inches by nine inches by 20 inches.
C. 
No subdivision, showing reserve strips controlling access to streets, shall be approved except where the control and disposal of land comprising such strips has been placed in the Mayor and Council under conditions approved by the municipal agency.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D. 
Subdivisions that adjoin or include existing streets that do not conform to widths as shown on the Master Plan or Official Map or the street width requirements of this Code shall dedicate additional width along either one or both sides of the road. If the subdivision is along one side only, 1/2 of the required extra width shall be dedicated.
E. 
Grades of major and secondary streets (nonresidential) shall not exceed 4%. Grades of all other streets shall not exceed 10%. No street shall have a minimum grade of less than 1/2 of 1%. No street shall have a grade of more than 3% within 50 feet of any intersection.
F. 
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case shall be less than 60°. The block corners at intersections shall be rounded at the curbline with a curve having a radius of not less than 20 feet.
G. 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited.
H. 
A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on major streets and on secondary streets, where possible.
I. 
When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point by more than 10° and not more than 45°, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius of not less than 100 feet for minor streets and 300 feet for major and secondary streets.
J. 
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and minimum sight distance of 200 feet measured between two points each four feet six inches above the surface of the pavement.
K. 
Dead-end streets.
(1) 
Dead-end streets (culs-de-sac) shall not be longer than 600 feet and shall provide a turnaround at the end with a radius of not less than 50 feet and tangent whenever possible to the right side of the street. If a dead-end street is of a temporary nature, a similar turnaround shall be provided, and provisions made for future extension of the street and reversion of the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties. Whenever a temporary or permanent turnaround is proposed on any street, the front yard setback shall be measured from the right-of-way lines of these turnarounds.
(2) 
When a proposed subdivision adjoins undeveloped land capable of being subdivided, outlet streets shall be provided from the streets in the proposed subdivision to the adjoining property locations acceptable to the municipal agency and the Borough Engineer. Where it is possible for a street in a proposed subdivision to be connected to an unimproved street in an existing subdivision left for future improvement as an outlet street to adjoining property, the plans shall show, and the application for final approval shall include, all work required to connect and complete the improvements and utilities between the proposed and the existing subdivisions.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
L. 
No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate as to be confused with the names of existing streets. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name.
A. 
Block length and width or acreage within bounding roads shall be such as to accommodate the size of lot required in the area by the zoning regulations and to provide for convenient access, circulation control and safety of street traffic. Blocks shall be of such sizes and shapes as considerations of topography and street layout shall dictate, but the municipal agency shall not approve blocks that are either unreasonably large or small. The corners of blocks at road intersections shall be cut back on an arc concentric with the arc of the curblines or on the chord of such concentric arc.
B. 
For commercial, group housing or industrial use, block size shall be sufficient to meet all area and yard requirements for such use.
A. 
Lot dimensions and area shall not be less than the requirements of the zoning regulations.
B. 
Insofar as is practical, side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight streets and radial to curved streets.
C. 
Each lot shall front upon an approved street at least 50 feet in width, except lots fronting on approved private rights-of-way or reserve strips.
D. 
Where an extra width has been dedicated for widening of existing streets, lots shall begin at such extra width line, and all setbacks shall be measured from such line.
E. 
Where there is a question as to the suitability of a lot for its intended use due to factors such as rock formations, flood conditions or similar circumstances, the municipal agency may, after adequate investigation, withhold approval of such lot.
F. 
In the case of lots designed for business or industrial use, off-street parking space shall be provided for as required by the zoning regulations.
[Amended 11-4-2024 by Ord. No. 15-24, effective 11-24-2024]
A. 
In a large-scale development, easements along rear property lines or elsewhere for utility installations may be required. Such easements shall be at least 15 feet wide and located in consultation with the companies or Borough departments concerned.
B. 
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose.
C. 
Natural features such as trees, brooks, hilltops and views shall be preserved whenever possible in designing any subdivision containing such features.
D. 
During construction the site shall be maintained and left each day in a safe and sanitary manner. Any conditions which could lead to personal injury or property damage shall be immediately corrected by order of the Construction Official or Zoning Officer or other authorized personnel.
E. 
Stumps, litter, rubbish, brush, weeds, roots, debris, and excess or scrap building materials shall be removed from the site immediately upon request of the Construction Official or other designated personnel. None of the same shall be buried on site without permission of the Construction Official in writing. Burning of such material is prohibited.
A stormwater control plan shall be prepared to include sufficient information to effectuate the intent of this section and the standards set forth therein.
A. 
Statement of intent.
(1) 
It is found that the rivers and streams within the Borough of Lincoln Park are subject to recurrent flooding, that such flooding endangers life and damages public and private property, that this condition is aggravated by encroachments in the floodplain, that all development within the floodplain contributes to the condition by decreasing flood storage volume and that the most appropriate method of alleviating such condition is through regulation of such development and encroachments. It is therefore determined that the special and paramount public interest in the floodplain justifies the regulation of land use located in the floodplain and regulation of storm drainage for the entire municipal area.
(2) 
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Flood Hazard Boundary Map and Flood Insurance Rate Map for the Borough of Lincoln Park are available in the Department of Engineering and Development for use in determining status of the flood zone relative to particular properties. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection provides additional floodplain information and grants permits pursuant to appropriate state statutes.
B. 
Stormwater control and runoff control standards shall be as follows:
(1) 
The rate and/or velocity of stormwater runoff from said area shall not be increased over that which occurs under existing conditions.
(2) 
The drainage of adjacent areas shall not be adversely affected.
(3) 
Soil erosion during or after development shall not increase over that which naturally occurs.
(4) 
If applicable, soil absorption and groundwater recharge capacity of the area shall not be decreased below that which occurs under existing conditions.
(5) 
The natural drainage pattern of the area is not significantly altered.
(6) 
In order to duplicate as nearly as possible natural drainage conditions, regulation and control of stormwater runoff for any land area to be developed shall be through absorption systems, and the total of the detained water and absorbed water shall as nearly as possible equal existing conditions.
(7) 
The design storm required to meet the specific conditions of various areas of the Borough may vary; therefore, site-specific facility design acceptable to the municipality should be prepared.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 24, Stormwater Management.