[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.
B. 
The tract name, Tax Assessment Map sheet block and lot number, date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names and addresses:
(1) 
Name and address of record owner or owners.
(2) 
Name and address of the subdivider.
(3) 
Name and address of person who prepared map.
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 433, Streets and Sidewalks.
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.
M. 
The curbline shall conform to the Township ordinance.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 433, Streets and Sidewalks.
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.
Q. 
Any land designated as subject to flooding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65e.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 244, Flood Hazard Areas.
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.
[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:
(1) 
Department of Municipal Facilities.
(2) 
Township Fire Department.
(3) 
Department of Public Safety.
(4) 
Secretary of the County Planning Board.
(5) 
Health Officer and Advisory Board of Health.
(6) 
Township Engineer.
B. 
The applicant shall submit the following to the Planning Board Secretary before the public hearing:
(1) 
Certification of ownership; or
(2) 
Certification of authority to subdivide from the owner.