The Planning 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, the conditions of preliminary approval and the standards
prescribed by N.J.S.A. 46:26B-1; provided that in the case of a planned
unit development, planned unit residential development or residential
cluster, the Planning 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's being required to submit another
application for development for preliminary approval.
Final approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days after
submission of a complete application to the Secretary of the Planning
Board or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
Failure of the Planning Board to act within the aforesaid period shall
constitute final approval and a certificate of the Secretary as to
the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request
of the applicant, and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written
endorsement or other evidence of approval herein required and shall
be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing
subdivision plats.
Whenever review or approval of the application by the County
Planning Board is required by Section 5 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A.
40:27-6.3), in the case of a subdivision, or Section 8 of P.L. 1968,
c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.6), in the case of site plan, the Planning
Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt
of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board
or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report
thereon within the required time period.
At least 16 copies of the final plat shall be submitted with
the application for final approval to the Secretary of the Planning
Board, and copies shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Planning
Board to each of the following:
After the final plat is approved and signed by the Planning
Board Chairman and Secretary, 10 copies shall be made at the expense
of the developer by the Secretary to the Planning Board and forwarded
to each of the following:
A.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth at a scale
of not less than one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance with all
the provisions of Chapter 358 of the Laws of 1953 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.1
through 46:23-9.8).
B.
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 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.
(3)
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.
(4)
Each block shall be numbered as designated by the Tax Assessor, and
the lots within each block shall be numbered consecutively beginning
with No. 1.
(5)
Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
(6)
Location and description of all monuments.
(7)
Names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
(8)
Certification by a licensed engineer or land surveyor as to accuracy
of details of plat.
(9)
Certification that the applicant is agent or owner of the land or
that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
(10)
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or body of
such a municipality, county or state, approval shall be certified
on the plat.
(11)
Cross sections and profiles of streets approved by the Township
Engineer shall be required to accompany the final plat.
(12)
Contours at five-foot intervals.
(13)
Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and water mains.
(14)
The proposed house, driveway and garage locations.
(15)
Elevation of each cellar floor.
(16)
Finished contours, including the ground elevation at all four
corners of the house or building.
(17)
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 Township Road and Curb Ordinances[1] where applicable. Specifications shall conform to state
requirements if more stringent than those of the Township. 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.
(18)
Driveway specifications (four inches crushed stone or gravel
and 1 1/2 inches surface material).
(19)
The location of all the test borings as required by the Planning
Board.
(20)
Shade trees, fire hydrants and streetlights.
(22)
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.
