Minimum plat details required for review by Planning Board:
A. A key map showing the entire subdivision and the proposed street pattern in the area to be subdivided and the relationship of the tract to the surrounding area.
B. A preliminary plat which shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article
VI of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
(1) Graphic scale and North arrow indicating true North.
(2) A title block shall be located in the lower right-hand corner of the preliminary plat and shall include the following information:
(a) The words "preliminary plat — not to be recorded."
(c) The words "situated in the City of Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey."
(d) Name and address of record owner or owners.
(e) Name and address of the subdivider.
(f) Scale in terms of number of feet to the inch, i.e., one inch to 100 feet.
(h) Name, address and title of person preparing the plat.
(3) An information block shall be located above the title block on the right-hand side of the preliminary plat and shall include the following information:
(a) Acreage of the entire tract to the nearest tenth of an acre.
(b) Acreage of the area being subdivided to the nearest tenth of an acre.
(c) Number of new lots being created.
(d) Zoning district or districts in which the tract is located.
(g) City Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers.
(4) An approval block shall be located in the upper right-hand corner of a sketch plat and shall include the following:
(a) Approved as a preliminary plat for a major subdivision.
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(5) The following existing conditions shall be clearly and accurately shown:
(a) The location of existing property lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drainpipes, easements, utility lines both underground and overhead, rock formations, wooded areas, trees over five inches in diameter, and other natural features.
[1] Existing buildings and other structures to be retained shall be clearly differentiated from those which are to be removed.
(b) Zoning district boundaries if the tract to be subdivided is located in more than one district.
(c) Contours at two-foot intervals. All contour lines shall be referenced to the US Coast and Geodetic datum or datum approved by the City Engineer.
[1] Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, contours on steep slopes may be shown at five-foot intervals or some other appropriate interval.
(d) Test borings to indicate depth to rock shall be shown at the discretion of the Planning Board pursuant to Subsection
C(3)(a) of this chapter.
(e) The boundaries of the floodplains of all watercourses within or adjacent to the subdivision.
[1] Profile of stream beds located within the subdivision and 300 feet upstream and downstream from proposed property limits of development.
(f) Cross sections of watercourses at an appropriate scale showing extent of floodplain, top of bank, normal water level and bottom elevation at the following locations:
[1] At any point where a watercourse crosses a boundary of the subdivision;
[2] Immediately upstream and downstream of any point of juncture of two or more watercourses;
[3] At a maximum of three-hundred-foot intervals along all watercourses which run through or adjacent to the subdivision.
(g) The location and extent of drainage and conservation easements and stream encroachment lines.
(h) The location, extent and water level elevation of all existing lakes or ponds within or adjacent to the subdivision.
(i) When required by the Cumberland County Planning Board, pursuant to the Cumberland County Subdivision Review and Approval Resolution, the following shall be shown:
[1] The total acreage in the drainage basin of any watercourse running through or adjacent to a subdivision in the area upstream of the subdivision.
[2] The total acreage in the drainage basin to the nearest downstream drainage structure and the acreage in the subdivision which drains to the structure.
(6) The preliminary plat shall clearly and accurately show the following proposals which shall conform to the design standards of this chapter:
(a) The location of proposed property lines, building setback lines from all streets and tentative location of proposed buildings.
(b) The location of and center line profiles and cross sections of proposed streets within the subdivision and existing streets and highways abutting the subdivision. The typical cross section of streets shall clearly indicate the type and width of pavement and location of curb, location of sidewalks and shade tree planting strips. At intersections, any existing or proposed sight triangles and the radius of curblines shall be clearly indicated.
(c) The location of proposed culverts and bridges. In addition to the watercourse cross sections required by Subsection
B(5)(f) of this section, cross sections will be required at fifty-foot intervals for a distance of 300 feet upstream and downstream of any proposed culvert or bridge within or adjacent to the subdivision.
(d) A tentative grading plan showing proposed contours at two-foot intervals or at some other interval if approved by the City Engineer. Such grading plan shall also show the tentative elevation of all proposed property corners.
(e) Plans for erosion and sediment control.
(f) The location, extent and water level elevation of all proposed lakes or ponds within or adjacent to the subdivision.
(g) When ditches, streams, brooks or watercourses are to be altered, improved, or relocated, the method of stabilizing slopes and measures to control erosion and siltation, as well as typical ditch sections and profiles, shall be shown.
(h) Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains, water, gas, and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing or any proposed utility systems.
[1] Plans and computations for storm drainage systems shall include all existing and proposed storm sewer lines within or adjacent to the subdivision showing size and profile of the lines, direction of flow and the location of each manhole and inlet and the location and extent of any proposed dry wells, groundwater recharge basins, retention basins or other water conservation devices.
[2] Plans for connecting to existing or proposed sanitary sewer facilities shall show location, size and slope of all sanitary sewer lines, location of existing or proposed pumping stations and connections to existing facilities.
[3] When a public sewage disposal system is not available, the developer shall have percolation tests made and shall show the location and results of such tests on the preliminary plat.
[4] Plans for water distribution shall show the size and location of all existing and proposed water mains in the subdivision and adjacent to it.
[5] The location of any other underground utilities and the easements to accommodate them shall be clearly indicated on the plan.
(i) Identification of lands to be dedicated or reserved for public use.
(j) Plans for the preservation of all existing natural features.
(k) Plans for modification, addition or any other alteration to existing man-made features.
(l) If the preliminary plat covers only a portion of the applicant's entire holdings, the prospective future street system for the entire tract shall be indicated.
C. Documentation to accompany preliminary plat. The following documentation shall accompany the submission of the preliminary plat:
(1) When a brook or stream is proposed for alteration, improvement, or relocation or when a drainage structure is proposed on a running stream, with a drainage area of 1/2 square mile or greater, evidence of submission of the improvements to the New Jersey Division of Water Resources shall accompany the subdivision.
(2) A statement from the Department of Public Works which in effect assures that sewerage treatment and water supply are or will be available and that connection to their facilities is feasible; or, when utility layouts do not show feasible connections to existing or proposed utility systems, the developer shall have percolation tests made and shall show the location and results of such tests on the plat, and any proposed individual water supply or sewage disposal system must be indicated and accompanied by the approval of the appropriate local, county and state health agencies.
(3) A report from the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District on the soil characteristics of the site in sufficient detail to enable the Planning Board to determine the type and degree of development the site may accommodate because of the limitation of soils as related to basement and foundation construction, street and parking area construction and grading condition.
(a) If the City Engineer finds that such report does not enable him to make necessary determinations, he may request that the developer take test borings and show the results of such tests on the preliminary plat.
(4) A copy of any existing and proposed protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the preliminary plat.
(5) Certification by the person preparing the plat as to the accuracy of the plat details.