The sketch plat shall be based on Tax Map information
or some other similarly accurate base at a scale of not less than
100 feet to the inch to enable the entire tract to be shown on one
sheet and shall show or include the following information:
A. The location of that portion which is to be subdivided
in relation to the entire tract.
B. All existing structures and wooded areas within the
portion to be subdivided.
C. The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
D. The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers.
E. All streets or roads and streams within 500 feet of
the subdivision.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. Preliminary plats shall be designed and drawn by a licensed land surveyor of the State of New Jersey or by a planner holding full or associate membership in the American Institute of Planners. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article
V, Design Standards, of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A. A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to the surrounding areas.
B. The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number,
date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names and
addresses:
(1) Name and address of record owner or owners.
(2) Name and address of the subdivider.
(3) Name and address of person who prepared map.
C. Acreage of tract to be subdivided to nearest tenth
of an acre.
D. Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging
10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
E. The location of existing and proposed property lines,
streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain
pipes and any natural features, such as wooded areas and rock formations.
F. Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains,
water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing
or any proposed utility systems. When an individual water supply and/or
sewage disposal system is proposed, the plan for such system must
be approved by the appropriate local, county or state health agency.
When a public sewage disposal system is not available, the developer
shall have tests made as prescribed by the Board of Health and submit
the results with the preliminary plat. Any subdivision or part thereof
which does not meet with the established requirements of this chapter
or other applicable regulations shall not be approved. Any remedy
proposed to overcome such a situation shall first be approved by the
appropriate local, county or state health agency.
G. A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions
applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the
preliminary plat.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing
cloth at a scale of not less than one inch equals one hundred 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
owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
B. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets,
street names, easements and other rights-of-way, land 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 as designated by the Borough Assessor.
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 engineer or surveyor as to accuracy
of details of plat.
I. Certification that the applicant is agent or owner
of the land or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
J. When 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 Borough Engineer, shall be required to accompany the final plat.
L. Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and
water mains.
M. Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date.