[Amended 3-17-1980 by Ord. No. 80-4]
If the application for development is classified as a major
subdivision, then the developer shall submit to the Secretary of the
Planning Board such other information that may be required as is reasonably
necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements
necessary for preliminary approval have been met. The plat and any
other engineering documents to be submitted shall be required in tentative
form for discussion purposes for preliminary approval. If the application
for development is found to be incomplete, the developer shall be
notified in writing of the deficiencies therein by the Secretary of
the Planning Board within 45 days of submission of such application
or it shall be deemed to be properly submitted.
If the Planning Board required any substantial amendment in
the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been
the subject of a hearing, an amended application shall be submitted
and proceeded upon as in the case of the original application for
development. The Planning Board shall, if the proposed subdivision
complies with this chapter and the Act,[1] grant preliminary approval to the subdivision.
[1]
Editor's Note: The term "the Act" refers to the Municipal
Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
At least 16 black-on-white prints of the preliminary plat with three completed application forms for preliminary approval shall be submitted to the Planning Board Secretary at least three weeks prior to the regular public Planning Board meeting at which any consideration is desired. At the time of filing, fees are to be paid by the applicant in accordance with Article XVI of this chapter. Any preliminary plats found not to be in conformance with this article and either rejected or corrected at the request of the Planning Board shall require for each resubmission the payment of additional fees in conformance with the foregoing fee schedule. The Township Clerk shall immediately notify the Secretary of the Planning Board of the receipt of the preliminary plat fees.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 30 feet. Preliminary plats shall be designed and drawn by a licensed (New Jersey) land surveyor or by a planner holding full or licensed associate membership in the American Institute of Planners or a professional engineer. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article XIII of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information.
A.
A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation to surrounding
areas.
C.
Acreage of tract to be subdivided, calculated to nearest tenth of
an acre.
D.
Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging 10% or greater
and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slopes. Elevations should
be at United States Geological Survey datum.
E.
The location of existing and proposed property lines, streets, buildings,
watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any natural
features, such as wooded areas, rock formation, etc.
F.
Plans of proposed shade trees, fire hydrants, streetlights, utility
layouts (sewers, storm drains, water, gas and electricity) showing
feasible connections to existing or any proposed utility systems.
When an individual water supply system is proposed, the plat for such
system must be approved by the appropriate local, county or state
health agency.
G.
The proposed house, future garage and driveway locations.
H.
Elevation of each cellar floor.
I.
Finished contours, including the ground elevation at all four corners
of the house or building.
J.
A section through the roads and curbs is to be shown giving the specifications
for the road, curb and sidewalks where required specifications shall
conform to the Township Road and Curb Ordinance.[1] No street of a width greater than 50 feet within the right-of-way
lines shall be required unless said street constitutes an extension
of an existing street of the greater width or already has been shown
on the Master Plan at the greater width or already has been shown
in greater width on the Official Map.
K.
Driveway specifications (four inches crushed stone or gravel and
1 1/2 inches surface material).
L.
The locations of the test borings as required by the Planning Board.
N.
A complete drainage area contour map showing the size of the individual
drainage area for each proposed catch basin, culvert or any other
drainage structure. This map shall include all pertinent information
within the said drainage basin, such as size and location of existing
catch basins, culverts and storm drain pipes. Included with this map
shall be drainage calculations for proposed catch basins, culverts,
manholes and storm drain pipes. Said calculations shall be based on
a 10 years' design storm for storm drains and a 25 years' design storm
for culverts. The Township Engineer shall review and give approval
if said drainage map and calculations for the proposed drainage system
are found satisfactory.
O.
Curb and sidewalk specifications (if required as per state specifications).
P.
Size, shape, and location of any area reserved for public use pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-44 and any open space to be set aside for the use and benefit of the residents of planned development resulting from the application of standards of density or intensity of land use contained in Chapter 580, Zoning, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43 and 40:55D-65c.
R.
Existing culs-de-sac and, if to be straightened, provisions for replacing
curbing and roadways.
Upon submission of a complete application for a subdivision
of 10 or fewer lots, the Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary
approval within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such
further time as may be consented to by the developer. Upon submission
of a complete application for a subdivision of more than 10 lots,
the Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within
95 days of the date of such submission or within such further time
as may be consented to by the developer. Otherwise, the Planning Board
shall be deemed to have granted preliminary approval for the subdivision.
Whenever review or approval of the application by the County
Planning Board is required by Section 5 of P.L. 68, c. 285 (N.J.S.A.
40:27-6.3), the Planning Board shall condition any approval it would
grant upon timely receipt of a favorable report of the application
by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board
by its failure to report thereon in the required thirty-day period.
Each preliminary plat shall be approved by the Health Officer,
the Township Engineer and any other officer or public body that may
be required by law.
[Amended 6-6-1988 by Ord.
No. 88-14]
Whenever the Planning Board is called upon to exercise its ancillary
powers set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60, the Planning Board shall grant
or deny approval of the application within 120 days after submission
by the developer of a complete application or within such further
time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning
Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute approval
of the application, and a certificate of the Board Secretary as to
the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request
of the applicant.
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 procedure in this article.
A.
Copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary
of the Planning Board at least 10 days prior to the hearing to the
following persons:
