All minor subdivisions and sketch plats shall fulfill the information requirements of this section prior to review by the approving authority.
A. 
The plat shall be prepared under the supervision of and be signed and sealed by a licensed New Jersey land surveyor, professional planner, professional engineer, or registered architect.
B. 
The plat shall be based on Tax Map information or some other similarly accurate base at a scale of not more than one inch equals 200 feet to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet.
C. 
The following information shall be shown or included on the sketch plat, unless waived by the Planning Board:
(1) 
A key map at a scale in which one inch equals not more than 1,000 feet, showing the entire subdivision and its relation to all features within 1/2 mile of the limits of the subdivision.
(2) 
Certificate from Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date.
(3) 
Name and address of the owner, subdivider, and person preparing the plat.
(4) 
The names of all adjoining property owners as disclosed by the most recent tax records.
(5) 
The Tax Map sheet, block, and lot numbers.
(6) 
The location of that portion which is to be subdivided in relation to the entire tract.
(7) 
All existing and proposed streets within or adjoining the proposed subdivision with the right-of-way widths clearly indicated.
(8) 
The proposed location of any driveways or other entrances onto a public street.
(9) 
All existing structures, and wooded areas, within the portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
(10) 
All proposed lot lines and lot lines to be eliminated by the proposed subdivision shall be clearly indicated.
(11) 
The location, size and direction of flow of all streams, brooks, drainage structures and drainage ditches in the area to be subdivided or within 200 feet of the subdivision.
(12) 
The location and width of all existing and proposed utility easements in the area to be subdivided.
(13) 
The zoning classification of the property and all additional information necessary to show compliance with the applicable zoning requirements.
(14) 
Acreage of the entire tract, the area being subdivided, and the area of each lot created.
(15) 
Approximate lot dimensions, drawing scale, and North arrow.
(16) 
For all applications involving the creation of more than two lots, spot elevations on lot corners; and for any application where found necessary by the Planning Board, sufficient topographic information for a proper determination of requirements, but not exceeding the topographic information requirement applicable to preliminary major subdivision applications.
(17) 
For any application where found necessary by the Planning Board to assure that there is no adverse effect upon the development or provision of access to the remainder of tract, a rough indication of an acceptable layout of the remainder of the tract.
D. 
Minor subdivision filing. A plat containing all of the above information which is reviewed and approved as a minor subdivision may be filed as a plat if it is a certified survey that contains the signatures of the Chairperson and Planning Board Secretary and meets the requirements of the Map Filing Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:26B-1 et seq.
A development application which is classified as a major subdivision shall not be considered complete until the information requirements of this section have been fulfilled unless waived by the Planning Board.
A. 
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced in black on white at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet. It shall be prepared under the supervision of and be signed and sealed by a license New Jersey land surveyor and any engineering design work shall be done by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer.
B. 
The plat shall be prepared in compliance with the design standards of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information in addition to all that required for a sketch plat:
(1) 
Accurate bearings, headings, and other boundary details.
(2) 
All required front, side, and rear setback lines.
(3) 
Specimen trees having a diameter in excess of 24 inches.
(4) 
Any structures of historic significance within 200 feet of the subdivision and a statement of the impact of the development on the historic structure.
(5) 
Topographic contours at two-foot intervals for slopes averaging 5% or greater and one-foot contours for slopes less than 5%. Elevations or contours need not be shown, however, for those portions of any parcel to be retained by the subdivider in an undeveloped state that are more than 200 feet from the lots being created. Contours should show existing ground elevations and proposed elevations in any areas to be regraded.
(6) 
Streets. Cross sections and center-line profiles of proposed streets within the subdivision and existing streets which abut the subdivision.
(7) 
Watercourses. All existing and proposed watercourses shall be shown accompanied by the following information:
(a) 
When a stream is proposed for alteration, improvement or relocation or when a drainage structure or fill is proposed within the floodway of an existing stream, evidence of submission of the improvement to the State Department of Environmental Protection shall accompany the subdivision.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(b) 
Cross sections of watercourses and or drainage swales at an approximate scale showing the extent of the floodplain, top of bank, normal water level, and bottom elevations at the following locations:
[1] 
At any point where a watercourse crosses the boundary of a subdivision.
[2] 
At fifty-foot intervals for a distance 300 feet upstream and downstream of any proposed culvert or bridge within or adjacent to the subdivision.
[3] 
Immediately upstream and downstream of any point of junction of two or more watercourses.
[4] 
At a maximum of 300-foot intervals along all watercourses which run through or adjacent to the subdivision.
(c) 
When ditches, streams, brooks or watercourses are to be altered, improved or relocated, the method of stabilizing slopes and the measures to control erosion and siltation as well as typical cross sections and profiles shall be shown on the plat or accompany it.
(d) 
The boundaries of the floodplains within or adjacent to the subdivision.
(8) 
Drainage.
(a) 
Preliminary plans and profiles at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet horizontally and one inch equals five feet vertically of all proposed and existing storm sewers, drainage swales, and streams within the subdivision, together with the locations, sizes, elevations, and capacities of any existing storm drain, ditch, or stream to which the proposed facility will be connected.
(b) 
The location and extent of any proposed groundwater recharge basins, retention basins, or other water conservation devices.
(c) 
When deemed necessary by the Planning Board, all drainage calculations used for the design of the storm drainage system and the documents indicating conformance with the standards in this Part 5 shall be submitted.
(9) 
Utilities. Preliminary plans and profiles of proposed utility layouts shall be at a scale of not more than one inch equals 50 feet horizontally and one inch equals five feet vertically, showing connections to existing and proposed utility systems.
(10) 
On-site sewage disposal. The results and location of all percolation tests and test borings shall be shown on the plat. At a minimum, a test boring and percolation test shall be taken for every four lots. When deemed necessary by the Planning Board to determine the suitability of the soil to support new construction, further percolation tests shall be submitted. Any subdivision or part thereof which does not meet the established sewage treatment requirements of the Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act, P.L. 1954, c. 199, N.J.S.A. 58:11-23 et seq., as revised, shall not be approved unless the proposed remedy to overcome such a situation is approved by the appropriate local, county, or state agencies.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(11) 
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided.
(12) 
The location of poles, distance from intersections and illumination factors for all streetlighting.
(13) 
If required, an environmental impact statement shall be filed in accordance with Part 2, Article VI, § 115-18D.
[Added 11-7-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5]
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth or its equivalent, at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance with all the provisions of the Map Filing Law.[1] The final plat shall be submitted in the following form:
A. 
The original or equivalent duplicate, one translucent tracing cloth or its equivalent copy, two cloth prints, and 10 black-on-white prints.
B. 
All information listed in § 115-79C(1) through (7).
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
E. 
New blocks and lots shall be numbered so as to conform with the Township Tax Maps.
F. 
Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
G. 
Cross sections, profiles, and established grades of all streets as approved by the Township Engineer.
H. 
Plans and profiles of all storm and sanitary sewers and water mains as approved by the Township Engineer.
I. 
Certificate from Tax Assessor that all taxes are paid to date.
J. 
A statement by the Township Engineer that he is in receipt of a map showing all utilities and exact location and elevation identifying those portions already installed and those to be installed and that the subdivider has installed all improvements in accordance with the requirements of these regulations or has filed a corporate surety bond, a certified check, returnable to the subdivider after full compliance, or any other type of surety approved by the governing body and approved as to form by the Township Solicitor, which is in sufficient amount to assure the installation and maintenance of improvements. The provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53 shall govern said bonds and the completion, inspection, and approval of said improvements and the payment of inspection fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:26B-1 et seq.