A. 
Any owner of land within the Borough of Englishtown shall, prior to subdividing or resubdividing land, as defined in this chapter, submit to the Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board, at least two weeks prior to the regular meeting of the Board, 12 copies of a sketch plat of the proposed subdivision for purposes of classification and preliminary discussion.
B. 
If classified and approved as a minor subdivision, a notation to that effect will be made on the sketch plat. Where County Planning Board approval is required, it will be forwarded to that Board for its consideration. The plat will then be forwarded to the Chairman of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board for their signatures and returned to the subdivider. No further Unified Planning/Zoning Board approval shall be required.
C. 
The Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board shall make distribution of the copies of the sketch plat to each of the following:
(1) 
The Borough Clerk.
(2) 
The Borough Engineer.
(3) 
The Zoning Officer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(4) 
The Tax Assessor.
D. 
The applicant shall be responsible for sending sketch plat to the County Planning Board and Soil Conservation District, if applicable.
E. 
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 §§ 560-5 and 560-6 of this chapter.
A. 
At least 12 black-on-white prints of the preliminary plat, together with five completed application forms for preliminary approval, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board for the meeting at which consideration is desired. At the time of filing the plat, a filing fee determined in accordance with the fee schedule herein shall be paid. All fees shall be payable to the Borough of Englishtown and given to the Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board.
B. 
Notice shall be given in compliance with Chapter 75, Land Use Procedures; Unified Planning/Zoning Board, of the Code of the Borough of Englishtown,.
C. 
Copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board prior to the hearing to the following persons:
(1) 
The Borough Engineer.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2.115.05C(2), The Secretary of the Board of Health, of the 1997 Code, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(2) 
The Fire Department.
(3) 
The Police Chief.
(4) 
Such other municipal, county or state officials as directed by the Unified Planning/Zoning Board.
D. 
If the Unified Planning/Zoning Board acts favorably on a preliminary plat, the Chairman and Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board shall affix their signatures to the plat with a notation that it has received preliminary approval and return it to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
E. 
After approval of the preliminary plat of a major subdivision and prior to the start of construction of any of the improvements required by the provisions of this chapter if the developer seeks to install the improvements prior to bonding the improvements and prior to obtaining final approval, the developer shall tender to the Borough Council a fee, in cash, of 5% of the estimated costs of the improvements to cover costs of the engineering inspection thereof.
Before consideration of a final subdivision plat, the subdivider shall have installed the public improvements required hereunder or the Unified Planning/Zoning Board shall require the posting of adequate performance guaranties with Englishtown Borough to assure the installation of the required improvements.
A. 
The final plat shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board for final approval within three years of the date of preliminary approval. The Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board shall immediately notify the Unified Planning/Zoning Board upon receipt of a final plat, and the Unified Planning/Zoning Board shall act upon the final plat within the time prescribed by the Land Use Procedures Ordinance of Englishtown Borough.
B. 
The original tracing, one translucent tracing copy, two cloth prints, 12 blue-on-white prints and five copies of the application form for final approval shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board at least two weeks prior to the date of a regular Unified Planning/Zoning Board meeting. Unless the preliminary plat was approved without changes, the final plat shall have incorporated all changes or modifications required by the Unified Planning/Zoning Board.
C. 
The final plat shall be accompanied by a statement by the Borough Engineer that he is in receipt of a map showing all utilities in exact location and elevation, identifying those to be installed, and that the subdivider has complied with one or both of the following:
(1) 
Installation of all improvements in accordance with the requirements of these regulations; or
(2) 
A performance guaranty has been posted with the Borough Clerk in sufficient amount to assure the completion of all required improvements.
D. 
Any plat which requires County Planning Board approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-12[1] shall be forwarded by the applicant to the County Planning Board for its adoption prior to final approval by the Unified Planning/Zoning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 40:27-12 was repealed by L. 1968, c. 285.
E. 
If the Unified Planning/Zoning Board approves the final plat, a notation to that effect shall be made on each plat and shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board.
F. 
Upon final approval, copies of the final plat shall be filed by the Unified Planning/Zoning Board with the following:
(1) 
The Borough Clerk.
(2) 
The Borough Engineer.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2.115.07F(3), The Building Inspector, of the 1997 Code, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(3) 
The Tax Assessor.
(4) 
The official issuing certificates for approved lots.
G. 
The final plat, after final approval, shall be filed by the subdivider with the county recording officer in accordance with the requirements of the land use procedures of Englishtown Borough and the applicable New Jersey statutes.