The minor subdivision plat shall be based on
tax information at a scale not less than one inch equals 200 feet,
prepared and certified to by a civil engineer or licensed surveyor
and complying with all other requirements of the Map Filing Law, c.
241, P.L. 1960 (N.J.S.A. 40:23-9.9 et seq.), if applicable, to enable
the entire tract of which the subdivision is a part to be shown on
one sheet, in one of four sizes, namely 8 1/2 inches by 13 inches,
15 inches by 21 inches, 24 inches by 36 inches or 30 inches by 42
inches, which shows or includes the following information:
A. A key map showing the location of the entire tract,
the portion being subdivided, clearly delineated by crosshatching
or some other appropriate means, adjoining properties and the Tax
Map lot and block designations of the subject premises and adjoining
premises and the street on which the subdivision is located. The scale
of the key map portion of the subdivision plat shall not be less than
one inch equals 2,000 feet.
B. The entire tract from which a portion is to be subdivided
and a North arrow and scale.
C. The portion sought to be subdivided.
D. Location of all existing structures and the distances
of said structures from the existing property lines and from any new
lines sought to be established.
E. The location and designation of any streams, ponds,
brooks or other natural features.
F. Location and size of all drainage structures.
G. A metes and bounds description of the entire tract
and the new lines sought to be established and any plot lines which
are to be eliminated so indicated.
H. The area of the entire tract, the area and width of
the lot at the street line of the lot sought to be created and the
road frontage of the remaining portion.
I. The name of the street and the width of the right-of-way
on which the property fronts.
J. In legend form, there shall be indicated the names
of all abutting owners and their tax lot and block designations according
to the latest tax rolls of the municipality, the name and address
of the owner, the subdivider, the date of the latest revision and
the number of new lots sought to be created, together with the plat
containing the above information. Where new lots to be created by
minor subdivision will be served by individual sewage disposal systems,
the subdivider shall furnish to the Planning Board satisfactory proof
of proper sewage disposal by soil tests. A subsoil test shall be required
for each new lot to be created. Said subsoil test shall be taken within
the building setback lines for each lot. All tests shall be performed
under the supervision of the Township Department of Health and in
locations designated by the Township Health Officer or Township Engineer.
If a building permit is sought for any lot within three years of the
date when a satisfactory subsoil test was made thereon, a new test
shall not be required for the building site involved, provided that
the sewage disposal system to be located in the area previously tested
and the subsequent regrading or filling of the area does not, in the
judgment of the Township Health Officer, affect the validity of the
original subsoil test.
[Amended 12-30-1980]
K. The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
L. Certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes
and assessments on the property have been paid to date.
M. Soil classification data as mapped by the United States
Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in the Soil Survey
of Sussex County.
[Added 7-31-1984]
N. Calculations supporting the proposed area of each residential lot in accordance with the performance standards of §
91-17.1. Lot area requirements shall be determined based on the soil classifications mapped by the Soil Conservation Service and the application of the density factor performance standards of §
91-17.1. The subdivider may provide the plat details required for a preliminary subdivision in §
91-10A(4) and
(9) and additional soil logs in order to modify the Soil Survey classifications and slope information.
[Added 7-31-1984]
O. Minor subdivisions which meet the definition of "major development," as defined in Chapter
109, Stormwater Control, shall submit a site development stormwater plan meeting all standards set forth in Chapter
109, Stormwater Control.
[Added 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-7]
The final plat shall be drawn in ink, on tracing
cloth, at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet, and in
compliance with all the provisions of Chapter 358 of the Laws of 1953. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
A. Date, name and location of the subdivision, name of
the owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
B. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets,
street names, easements and other rights-of-way, lands 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.
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. Each block shall be numbered, and the lots within
each block shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number
one.
E. Minimum building setback line on all lots and other
sites.
F. Location and description of all monuments.
G. Names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
H. Certification by the engineer or surveyor as to the
accuracy of the details of the plat.
I. Certification that the applicant is the agent or owner
of the land, or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
J. When the approval of a plat is required by any officer
or body of such a municipality, county or state, approval shall be
certified on the plat.
K. Cross-sections and profiles of streets, approved by
the Municipal Engineer, may be required to accompany the final plat.
L. Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging
10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
M. Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and
water mains.
N. Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date.
O. At least one corner of a subdivision shall be tied
to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey bench marks or by course
and distance to a contrary or state survey monument, and the plat
must include a description of the corner marker, the final plat indicating
how the bearings were determined.