A minor subdivision shall be defined as a rearrangement
of lot lines which does not create any additional lots, or a subdivision
containing not more than two lots plus the remainder, which meet the
following criteria:
A. Does not involve the extension of any municipal facilities
including:
(2) Paving or other improvements of existing street, including
the removal of shade trees.
(3) New or improved water and sewer lines.
(4) New or improved public facilities.
(5) Extension of any off tract improvements.
B. Every lot must have street frontage, but no lot may
front on any major street. Major streets, for the purpose of this
article, are streets classified as controlled access highways.
C. Does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely
affect the development of the remainder of the parcel by:
(1) Restricting access or street frontage.
(2) Creating awkward or difficult to develop parcels by
reason of shape, size, location and physical characteristics of the
site.
(3) Unduly restricting the types of potential uses on
the remainder of the tract.
D. Does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely
affect adjoining property by reason of:
(1) Possible nuisance factors of noise, smoke, glare intensity
and time or operation, privacy invasion, etc.
(2) Excessive traffic generation.
(3) Destruction of natural features.
(4) An adverse effect upon existing drainage patterns.
E. Does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely
affect the present or future development of the Township by reason
of:
(1) Conflict with the proposals of the Master Plan regarding
types of land use, intensity of land use, density of populations,
circulation requirements, community facilities and open space preservation
recreation needs.
(2) Conflict with any provision of the Official Map.
(3) Conflict with any provision of the Zoning Ordinance.
(4) Conflict with any portion of this article.
F. Is not a planned development.
G. Does not constitute a subdivision or a resubdivision
of any lots, tract, site, parcel or other division of land, or portion
thereof, which had previously been subdivided within the three years
prior to the submission of subdivision application. If such prior
subdivisions have taken place, both the prior subdivision and the
application for additional subdivision shall be considered a single
subdivision application for the purpose of classification.
[Amended 2-5-2007 by Ord. No. 5-2007]
H. In the instance where a proposed subdivision will
not create more than two lots and a remainder, but fails to meet the
first five criteria set forth above, the Planning Board may, at its
discretion, classify the subdivision as minor, subsequent to receipt
of any documentation, guarantee or proof of improvement installation
as the Planning Board may require.
In making application for a minor subdivision,
the applicant shall submit the following:
A. Six copies of the completed Gloucester County subdivision
application form.
B. Twelve sets of subdivision plans signed and sealed
by a land surveyor or professional engineer licensed in the State
of New Jersey.
C. Fees and escrows as follows:
(1) Application fee to the Township of Harrison.
(2) Escrow in the amount of $700.
[Amended 10-15-2007 by Ord. No. 50-2007]
(3) Application fee to the County of Gloucester.
D. Proof that all taxes and assessments have been paid
in full.
E. A letter from the Tax Assessor of the Township of
Harrison listing the correct lot and block numbers for the new lots
to be created and the remainder parcel.
F. Those documents and other items required by the land
development review checklist adopted by the Township of Harrison.
The Planning Board may appoint a Minor Subdivision
Committee to hear the application for minor subdivision. If such Committee
is appointed, the committee shall make a final determination on the
application. If a variance is requested by the applicant or required
by the plan, the application must be heard by the Planning Board at
public hearing pursuant to statute.
If the application for subdivision meets the
requirements for a minor subdivision, public notice of an application
for minor subdivision and a public hearing shall not be required unless
the application also requests a variance from the zoning ordinances
of the Township of Harrison.