[Amended 10-23-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-20]
A. Complete application. The following
items and information as indicated on the checklist must be submitted
to the administrative officer before an application can be deemed
complete:
(1) Two
complete application forms (once the application has been deemed complete
the applicant shall submit 18 additional copies of the application).
(2) Two
copies of the plat (an additional 18 copies will be required once
the application has been deemed complete).
(3) Payment
of the administrative and escrow review deposits.
(4) Proof
of payment of taxes signed by the Tax Collector.
(5) Names
and addresses of:
(a) Holders of 10% or more
stock in applicant and/or owner, if either is a corporation; or
(b) Holders of 10% or more
interest in applicant if a partnership (per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-48.1).
(6) Health
Department approval of septic systems where sanitary sewers are not
available.
(7) Completed
floodplain development application (when required by ordinance).
(8) Proof
of submission of a completed application form for Morris County Soil
Conservation District, if applicable.
(9) Receipt
of completed application form and required fees for Morris County
Planning Board when required.
B. Each submission shall be drawn
at an appropriate scale not less than one inch equal to 100 feet and
shall be submitted on one of the four following standard sheet sizes:
8 1/2 inches by 13 inches, 15 inches by 21 inches, 24 inches
by 36 inches, or 30 inches by 42 inches. Once the application has
been deemed complete the applicant shall provide 18 copies of all
materials related to the pending application. In addition, the following
information shall appear on all plans in order to be deemed complete:
(1) A key
map showing the entire tract, the zone in which the subject property
is located and all property within a 200-foot radius of the subject
property, including the Tax Map block and lot numbers and owner's
name, said map to be drawn at a scale of one inch equal to 100 feet.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(2) Title
block in accordance with the rules governing title blocks for professional
engineers (N.J.S.A. 45:8-36):
(a) Name of the development, Pequannock Township, Morris County.
(b) Name, title, address and license number of the professional(s) who
prepared the plat or plan.
(d) Date of original preparation and of each subsequent revision thereof
and a list of the specific revisions entered on each sheet.
(e) Existing block and lot numbers as they appear on the Township Tax
Map.
(3) North
arrow; name, title, address and telephone number of the applicant;
name, title, and address of the owner(s) of record; and graphic scale.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(4) Certification
that the applicant is the owner of the land or his properly authorized
agent, or that the owner has given his consent under an option agreement.
(5) Approval
signature lines:
(6) Acreage
to the nearest 1/100 of an acre and a computation of the area of the
tract to be disturbed.
(7) Identification
of wetlands as per the New Jersey Freshwater Wetlands Act (affidavit of compliance required) or permit from Army
Corps of Engineers.
(8) Identification
of the flood hazard area as per FEMA maps dated September 17, 1992,
as revised or submission of a perfected Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA).
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(9) The
location of all existing watercourses, easements, rights-of-way, streets,
roads, highways, freeways, railroads, rivers, buildings, structures,
or any other feature directly on the tract or off tract in and within
200 feet, if it is deemed that such feature has an effect upon the
use of subject property.
(10) The
location and treatment of proposed entrances and exits to the public
right-of-way.
(11) Design
for method of soil erosion and sediment control and location of the
same.
(12) The
location and details of sidewalks, walkways and all other areas proposed
to be devoted to pedestrian use.
(13) The
location and details of all subsurface structures, including storm
sewers, sanitary sewers, telephone, electrical, gas, water, manholes,
valve boxes, hydrants and other appurtenances, giving top and invert
elevations, direction of flow, size of appurtenances, ownership, capacity,
pressure leads, materials, type, and projected routes.
(14) The
location of existing structures such as water and sewer mains, utility
structures, gas transmission lines and high-tension power lines on
the tract and within 200 feet of its boundaries.
(15) When
sanitary sewers are not available, the plans must indicate the location
of the percolation test for each lot proposed in the actual septic
design.
(16) Stormwater.
Topographical information, storm drainage studies, and computations,
in accordance with the Residential Site Improvement Standards, on all stormwater and surface water collection and disposal
areas within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(17) Existing
and proposed contours of the site at one-foot intervals, unless slopes
are greater than 20%, in which case two-foot contours are permitted.
C. Upon receipt of comments from
the Township Engineer, the Township Planner, and/or the Morris County
Planning Board, but in no case later than 45 days from the date of
a completed application, the Planning Board shall approve, approve
conditionally or deny the minor subdivision.
(1) If approved, a notation to
that effect shall be made on the plat or deeds supplied by the applicant,
and the plat or deeds shall be signed by the Chair of the Planning
Board and Secretary. The plat or deeds shall be returned to the applicant
within one week following the next regular meeting of the Board.
(2) If conditionally approved
or rejected, the reasons for conditional approval or rejection shall
be noted on one copy of the application form and one copy of the plat
and returned to the applicant within 10 days from the date of the
next regular Board meeting.
D. If approved as a minor subdivision,
a plat map drawn in compliance with N.J.S.A. 46:26B-1 et seq., a subdivision
description or a deed shall be filed with the county recording officer
within 190 days from the date of municipal approval. Failure to file
within 190 days shall void said subdivision approval. After filing
with the county, copies shall also be filed with the following:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) The Tax Assessor: one paper
print.
(2) The Tax Collector: one paper
print.
(3) The Township Engineer: one
paper print.
E. Any lands, lots or parcels resulting
from a minor subdivision may not be resubmitted as a minor subdivision
of land for a period of three years from the date of initial approval
as a minor subdivision. However, this subsection shall not apply to
an application for resubdivision or an application which does not
create any additional lots.
F. The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions upon which minor subdivision approval was granted shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of minor subdivision approval, provided that the approved minor subdivision shall have been duly filed as provided in Subsection
D of this section.