The final plat shall comply with applicable City ordinances, design requirements, and conditions of preliminary approval and shall assure proper posting of performance and maintenance bonds, and deposit of additional escrows required by Chapter 211, Development Fees, of the Cape May City Code.
The final plat, notwithstanding any other requirements stipulated by this chapter or other City ordinances, shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth, Mylar, or equal at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet, except where otherwise permitted by the Planning Board and in compliance with all the provisions of Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960 (Map Filing Law).[1] For purposes of final plat review by the Board, printed paper sets shall be deemed sufficient. The final plat shall contain or be accompanied by:
B.
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, street names, easements and other rights-of-way, land 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.
C.
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.
D.
Location of all monuments.
E.
Certification by a land surveyor licensed in the State of New Jersey as to accuracy of details of plat.
F.
Certification that the applicant is agent or owner of the land, or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
G.
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or body of such municipality, county or state, approval shall be certified on the plat.
H.
A final drainage plan shall accompany the final plat. Such drainage plan shall show the same information as required on the preliminary plat with the addition that the individual lot grading shall be shown as follows: final grades shall be shown for each lot corner; all high and low points; and breaks in grade. If it is intended to use drainage swales, the elevation of these swales shall be shown.
I.
A soil erosion control plan and narrative shall accompany the final plat where applicable. The soil erosion control plan and the final drainage plan may be combined as one plan.
J.
As a condition precedent to the issuance of certificates of occupancy, pursuant to the City's Construction Code, the developer's engineer shall submit an as-built lot grading plan to the Construction Official bearing a certification that the lot grading complies with the approved final lot grading and soil erosion control plans.
K.
Such other information as the Planning Board deems necessary for its consideration of the project.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
Within the 45 days after the filing date of a complete final plat application, or within such further time as may be agreed upon by the applicant, the Planning Board shall approve the application for final plat approval with or without conditions, provided the following requirements are met:
A.
That the detailed drawings and specifications meet all applicable City codes and ordinances;
B.
That the final plats are substantially the same as the approved preliminary plats;
C.
That bonds have been posted to ensure the installation of all improvements;
D.
That the applicant agrees in writing to all conditions of final approval;
E.
The proof has been submitted that all taxes and assessments for local improvements on the property have been paid.
Planning Board action shall take place at a public meeting. No public notice of application shall be required.
Final approval shall terminate the time period of preliminary approval for the section granted final approval and shall guarantee the applicant that the zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval and all other rights conferred upon applicant as part of preliminary approval shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval, provided that these rights shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded within the time prescribed in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54.
Final approval shall expire two years from the date of final approval unless the applicant has secured a building permit to commence construction. The Planning Board may extend final approval, and the protection offered under § 445-37 herein, for one year. Up to three such extensions may be granted.