Minimum plat details required for review by
Planning Board:
A. A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to surrounding areas.
B. A sketch plat which shall be based on tax map information
or some other similarly accurate base at a scale not less than 100
feet to the inch, shall show the entire tract on one sheet, and include
the following information:
(1) Graphic scale and North arrow.
(2) A title block shall be located in the lower right-hand
corner of the sketch plat and shall include the following information:
(c)
The words "situated in the City of Bridgeton,
Cumberland County, New Jersey."
(d)
Name and address of the applicant and/or owner.
(e)
Scale in terms of number of feet to the inch,
i.e., one inch to 100 feet.
(g)
Name 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 sketch plat and shall include
the following information:
(a)
Acreage of the entire tract.
(b)
Acreage of the area being subdivided.
(c)
Number of new lots being created.
(d)
Zoning district or districts in which the tract
is located.
(4) An approval block shall be located in the upper right-hand
corner of the sketch plat and shall include the following:
(a)
Approval as a minor subdivision.
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Chairman, Bridgeton Planning Board
City Engineer
No further City action necessary.
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(b)
Approved as a sketch plat for a major subdivision.
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Chairman, Bridgeton Planning Board
City Engineer
Applicant may proceed with preliminary plat
preparation.
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(5) The location and clear indication of that portion
of the tract which is to be subdivided in relation to the entire tract.
(6) Existing lot lines of record within the proposed subdivision
and within 200 feet therefrom.
(7) Proposed lot lines. All proposed lot lines and existing
lot lines to be eliminated by the proposed subdivision shall be clearly
indicated.
(8) Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers, together with
the names of the owners of all abutting property as disclosed by the
most recent municipal tax records.
(9) All existing structures and natural features such
as wooded areas and rock formations within the tract to be subdivided
and on adjoining parcels.
(10)
All existing and proposed streets or roads within
or adjoining the proposed subdivision with the right-of-way widths
clearly indicated.
(11)
The location and width of all existing and proposed
utility easements in the area to be subdivided. The actual and/or
proposed purpose shall be clearly indicated.
(12)
The location, size and direction of flow of
all streams, brooks, drainage structures and drainage ditches in the
area to be subdivided and within 200 feet of the subdivision.
C. Additional requirements for minor subdivisions. If
the sketch plat is classified by the Planning Board as a minor subdivision,
the following information shall be required prior to approval:
(1) A certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date, and that any local improvement assessments against
the tract being subdivided have been paid in full or that such local
improvement assessments have been apportioned among the lots of the
subdivision upon the application of the subdivider, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:7-1 et seq., and in the event of such apportionment, that such
local improvement assessments are paid to date.
(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
(3) 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.
(4) Plans for erosion and sediment control.
(5) 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.
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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Chairman, Bridgeton Planning Board
City Engineer
Mayor
Applicant may proceed with final plat preparation.
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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.
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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.