The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide
regulations and standards to guide land subdivision and its improvement
in order to conserve and promote the public health, safety, convenience
and general welfare of the Town of West New York. This chapter shall
be administered to ensure the orderly growth and development, the
conservation, protection and proper use of land and the provision
of adequate circulation facilities, utilities and services.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Land Subdivision Ordinance of the Town of West New York."
A.
The approval provisions of this chapter shall be administered
by the Planning Board of the Town of West New York, except for those
applications which require consideration by the Zoning Board of Adjustment
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76 of the Municipal Land Use Law
and those applications for development in the Controlled Waterfront
Development District where the municipal authority is the Board of
Commissioners.
B.
As a condition precedent to the approving board granting
final approval of a subdivision, the applicant must submit proof that
no taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property for which any subdivision application is made.
