A.
Any owner of land within the Town of Secaucus shall prior to subdividing
or resubdividing land, as defined in this chapter, submit to the Secretary
of the Planning Board at least two weeks prior to the regular meeting
of the Board a sketch plat of the proposed subdivision for purposes
of classification and preliminary discussion.
B.
If classified and approved as a minor subdivision by unanimous action
of the Subdivision Committee, a notation to that effect will be made
on the sketch plat. The plat will then be forwarded to the Chairman
of the Planning Board and the Municipal Clerk for their signatures
and returned to the subdivider within one week following the next
regular meeting of the Planning Board. No further Planning Board approval
shall be required.
C.
Before the Municipal Clerk returns any approved sketch plat to the
subdivider, the subdivider shall furnish the Clerk with sufficient
copies to furnish one copy to each of the following:
D.
Either a deed description or plat map drawn in compliance with Chapter
358 of the Laws of 1953, as amended, supplemented and in effect,[1] shall be filed by the subdivider with the county recording
officer within 90 days from the date of return of the approved sketch
plat.
[1]
Editor's Note: Repealed and replaced by L. 1960, c. 141;
see N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 to -9.16, inclusive.
A.
At least six blueprints of the preliminary plat together with three
completed application forms for preliminary approval shall be submitted
to the Municipal Clerk two weeks prior to the Planning Board meeting
at which consideration is desired. At the time of filing, a fee of
$75 shall be paid to the Municipal Clerk to cover the costs of publishing
notice and of notifying the persons concerned of the pending hearing
on said subdivision. The Municipal Clerk shall immediately notify
the Secretary of the Planning Board upon receipt of a preliminary
plat.
B.
The subdivider shall notify by mail, at least five days prior to
the hearing, all property owners within 200 feet of the extreme limits
of the subdivision as their names appear on the municipal tax record.
Said notice shall state the time and place of hearing, a brief description
of the subdivision and that a copy of said subdivision has been filed
with the Municipal Clerk for public inspection. The Town Clerk shall
also cause notice of the hearing to be published in the official newspaper
or a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least
10 days prior to the hearing.
C.
Copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary
of the Planning Board prior to the hearing to the following persons:
D.
The Planning Board shall act on the preliminary plat within 90 days
after submission to the Municipal Clerk, but in no case before the
expiration of the twenty-day period within which the County Planning
Board may submit a report on said subdivision. In all cases the recommendations
of the County Board shall be given careful consideration in the final
decision of the local Planning Board. If the County Planning Board
has approval authority pursuant to N.J.R.S. 40:27-12, its action shall
be noted on the plat, and if disapproved, two copies of the reasons
for disapproval shall be returned with the plat. If either the Planning
Board or County Planning Board disapprove a plat, the reasons for
disapproval shall be remedied prior to further consideration. The
person submitting a plat shall be notified of the action of the Planning
Board within 90 days of its submission. If approval is required by
any other officer or public body, the same procedure as applies to
submission and approval by the County Planning Board shall apply.
E.
If the Planning Board acts favorably on a preliminary plat, the Chairman
of the Planning Board shall affix his signature to the plat with a
notation that it has received preliminary approval and has been returned
to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
F.
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant the following
rights for a three-year period from the date of approval:
Before consideration of a final subdivision plat, the subdivider will have installed the improvements required under Article IV or the Planning Board shall require the posting of adequate performance guaranties to assure the installation of the required improvements.
A.
The final plat shall be submitted to the Municipal Clerk for forwarding
to the Planning Board for final approval within three years from the
date of preliminary approval. The Municipal Clerk shall immediately
notify the Secretary of the Planning Board upon receipt of a final
plat and the Planning Board shall act upon the final plat within 45
days after the date of submission for final approval to the Municipal
Clerk.
B.
The original tracing, one translucent tracing cloth copy, two cloth
prints, 10 black-on-white prints or blueprints and three copies of
the application form for final approval shall be submitted to the
Secretary of the Planning Board at least five days prior to the date
of a regular Planning Board meeting. Unless the preliminary plat is
approved without changes, the final plat shall have incorporated all
changes or modifications required by the Planning Board.
C.
The final plat shall be accompanied by a statement by the Municipal
Engineer, or Superintendent of Streets or Plumbing Inspector, that
he is in receipt of a map showing all utilities in exact location
and elevation identifying those portions already installed and those
to be installed and that the subdivider has complied with one or both
of the following:
D.
Any plat which requires County Planning Board approval pursuant to
N.J.R.S. 40:27-12 shall be forwarded to the County Planning Board
for its action prior to final approval by the Planning Board.
E.
If the Planning Board approves the final plat, a notation to that
effect shall be made on each plat and shall be signed by the Chairman
and the Secretary of the Planning Board.
F.
Failure of the Planning Board to act within the allotted time or
a mutually agreed upon extension shall be deemed to be favorable approval,
and the Municipal Clerk shall issue a certificate to that effect.
G.
If any person shall be aggrieved by the action of the Planning Board,
appeal in writing to the governing body may be taken within 10 days
after the date of the action of the Planning Board. A hearing thereon
shall be had on notice to all parties in interest, who shall be afforded
an opportunity to be heard. After such hearing, the governing body
may affirm or reverse the action of the Planning Board by a recorded
vote of a majority of the total members thereof. The findings and
reasons for the disposition of the appeal shall be stated on the records
of the governing body, and the applying party shall be given a copy.
I.
The final plat, after final approval by the Planning Board, shall
be filed by the subdivider with the county recording officer within
90 days from the date of such approval. If any final plat is not filed
within this period, the approval shall expire.
J.
No plat shall be accepted for filing by the county recording officer
unless it has been duly approved by the Secaucus Planning Board and
signed by the Chairman.
