An application shall be submitted to the administrative officer, in writing, in triplicate, on forms supplied by the approving authority. Receipt of an application for final subdivision approval shall be filed no less than 21 days prior to the regular meeting date of the approving authority. Required fees, as provided in Article III, shall be submitted with the application form.
A. 
The application shall be accompanied by an original and 20 copies of the proposed final subdivision, drawn on Mylar or similar material. The plat shall not differ substantially from the approved preliminary plat.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
B. 
Final plat details. The final plat shall be drawn in ink, on tracing cloth, at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance with all the provisions of the Map Filing Law, P.L. 1960, c. 141 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.). The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
(1) 
The date, name and location of the subdivision, name of the owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
(2) 
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; and the area of each lot.
(3) 
The names, exact locations and widths of all existing and recorded streets intersecting or paralleling the plot boundaries within a distance of 200 feet.
(4) 
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.
(5) 
Lot, block and street numbers as approved by the Borough Engineer of the Borough of Closter, including lot and block numbers of abutting property.
(6) 
Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other sites.
(7) 
The location and description of all monuments.
(8) 
The names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
(9) 
Certification by the applicant's surveyor and engineer as to the accuracy of details of the plat.
(10) 
Certification that the applicant is the agent or owner of the land or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
(11) 
When approval of a plat is required by any other officer or body of a municipality, county or state, such approval shall be certified on the plat or evidence shall be submitted that an application has been made for such approval.
(12) 
The final plat shall be accompanied by a statement of the Borough Engineer that he or she is in receipt of maps showing the position of all stormwater drains, sanitary sewer mains and all utilities in their exact locations and elevations, together with any other data required and indicating the estimated cost of the installation of all public improvements required to be installed by the applicant.
(13) 
Proposed final grades of all streets shall be shown to a scale of one inch equals five feet vertical and one inch equals 50 feet horizontal, on sheets twenty-two by thirty-six (22 x 36) inches, and drawings shall include both plans and profiles and shall show elevations of all monuments referred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey level bench marks, and such elevations shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot.
(14) 
Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date.
(15) 
Written proof that the lands set aside or shown for easement, public use or streets are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
C. 
The municipal agency shall prepare a checklist setting forth the items contained in Subsections A and B above which shall be provided to the applicant along with the application form. The checklist shall be used for purposes of determining the completion of the application pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3.
[Added 11-25-1991 by Ord. No. 1991:617]
A. 
Final subdivision plat review.
(1) 
The applicant shall submit the completed application and maps and the payment of all required fees to the administrative officer, who shall submit copies of the same to the following:
(a) 
Borough Engineer.
(b) 
Board of Health.
(c) 
Planning consultant.
(d) 
Board of Public Works.
(e) 
Approving authority attorney.
(2) 
Said persons and Boards shall make recommendations, in writing, to the approving authority within 35 days of the application submission.
B. 
Determination as to compliance. The Borough Engineer and Planner and the approving authority attorney, where appropriate, shall advise the approving authority of the following:
(1) 
The nature of the improvements to be required as a condition of final approval.
(2) 
The estimated value of the improvements installed or to be installed.
(3) 
The nature and amount of performance guaranties, if any, to be required as a condition to final approval.
(4) 
The provisions of open space reservation or dedication and the standards for open space organizations.
(5) 
The effects, if any, of valuation, assessment and taxation of the Farmland Assessment Act.
(6) 
The findings and compliance of all provisions under planned development status.
(7) 
The amounts to be deposited to reimburse the approving authority and the borough for costs incurred or to be incurred for legal, engineering, planning and other professional reviews and work, for recording fees and for any other costs anticipated by the approving agency, where applicable.
(8) 
Any other conditions upon which final approval will be granted or conditioned.
C. 
Applicant's responsibilities. The applicant shall be required to submit the following for the approving authority's approval:
(1) 
A developer's agreement, prepared by the approving authority attorney, setting forth the obligations of the applicant in connection with the final approval.
(2) 
A performance guaranty, in a form satisfactory to the approving authority and borough, complying with Article VII of this chapter, and guaranteeing performance of the developer's agreement.
(3) 
Maintenance guaranties, if any, for work completed prior to final approval.
(4) 
Deeds for any easements, rights-of-way or public lands in a form satisfactory to the approving authority and Borough Attorneys.
(5) 
Evidence of compliance with other conditions imposed by the approving authority.
(6) 
Proof of payment of taxes and assessments as provided in § 173-20C.
(7) 
Funds to be deposited to reimburse the approving authority and borough for costs incurred or to be incurred for legal, engineering, planning and other consultant reports, for recording fees and for any other costs anticipated by the approving authority.
D. 
County Planning Board and other governmental agency approvals. Any final approval required for county subdivision approval or by other governmental agencies shall be submitted by the applicant to the Bergen County Planning Board or other governmental agencies for review and approval. The approving authority may condition any approval that it may grant upon the timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board or other governmental agency by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.
E. 
Approving authority action.
(1) 
Grant of final approval.
(a) 
Final approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days after submission of a complete and perfected application to the administrative officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the approving authority to act within the period prescribed shall constitute final approval, and a certificate of the Borough Clerk as to the failure of the approving authority to act shall be issued upon the request of the applicant, and it shall be sufficient, in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval, and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
(b) 
Unless the preliminary plat has been approved without changes, the final plat shall incorporate all changes or modifications required by the approving authority.
(c) 
The final plat shall be accompanied by a certificate of the Borough Engineer that he or she is in receipt of a map which shows all utilities in their exact locations and elevations and which identifies the utilities already installed and those to be installed. The certificate shall also state:
[1] 
That the applicant has installed all required improvements; or
[2] 
That the applicant has posted a performance guaranty with the Borough Clerk in sufficient amount and proper form to assure the completion of all required improvements.
(2) 
[1]Upon final approval by the approving authority and when the signatures of the Chairman and Secretary of the approving authority have been placed on the original, the administrative officer shall request the applicant to have 11 copies of such final plat, drawn on Mylar or similar material, filing a copy thereof with each of the following:
(a) 
Approving authority administrative officer.
(b) 
Borough Engineer.
(c) 
Building Inspector/Chief Construction Official.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
(d) 
Tax Assessor.
(e) 
Borough Clerk.
(f) 
Fire Department.
(g) 
County Planning Board.
(h) 
Other governmental units or municipal officials where required.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
F. 
Final subdivision approval; plats; filing.
(1) 
Final subdivision approval shall expire 95 days from the date of the signing of the plat unless within such period the plat shall have been duly filed by the applicant with the county recording officer.
(2) 
The approving authority may for good and sufficient cause shown extend the period of recording for an additional period not to exceed 190 days from the date of the signing of the plat.
(3) 
No subdivision plat shall be accepted for filing by the county recording officer until it has been approved by the approving authority as indicated on the instrument by the signature of the Chairman and Secretary of the approving authority or a certificate has been issued pursuant to Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975.[3] The signatures of the Chairman and Secretary of the approving authority shall not be affixed until the developer has posted the guaranties required pursuant to Articles XI and XII of this chapter, where appropriate. If the county recording officer records any plat without such approval, such recording shall be deemed null and void, and upon the request of Closter Borough, the plat shall be expunged from the official records.
[3]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
(4) 
It shall be the duty of the county recording officer to notify the approving authority, in writing, within seven days of the filing of any plat, identifying such instrument by its title, date of filing and official number.
A. 
The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary subdivision approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the applicant pursuant to § 173-21 of this chapter, whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval, provided that the rights conferred by this section shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded within the required time period. If the applicant has followed the standards prescribed for final approval and has duly recorded the plat as required, the approving authority may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year, but not to exceed three extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the granting of final approval terminates the time period of preliminary approval pursuant to § 173-21 of this chapter for the section granted final approval.
B. 
In the case of a subdivision or site plan for a planned development or planned residential development or residential cluster of 50 acres or more or conventional subdivision for 150 acres or more, the approving authority may grant for such period of time longer than two years as shall be determined by the approving agency to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply thereafter and the approving authority may thereafter grant an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the approving authority to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development.