Minor subdivisions shall be subject to the conditions set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-47. Procedure and submission shall be as set forth below, except as described in NJSA 40:55D-47.
A. 
Number of copies required: 10 prints of the preliminary plat, together with three completed application forms for preliminary approval, shall be submitted to the Planning Board Secretary two weeks prior to the Planning Board meeting at which consideration is desired. File plat submissions shall include translucent reproducible as required by the Map Filing Law (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.).
B. 
Notice; filing proof of compliance. The subdivider shall be responsible for publishing and mailing all notices required by law, including, but not being limited to, the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12, when required, shall be registered or certified. The subdivider shall file proof of compliance with this section with the Secretary of the Planning Board prior to the hearing.
C. 
Disposition of copies of preliminary plat. Copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Planning Board prior to the hearing to the following persons:
(1) 
Secretary of County Planning Board.
(2) 
Municipal Engineer.
(3) 
All development in the Borough of Medford Lakes shall be subject to compliance with the criteria set forth in this chapter and the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (N.J.A.C. 7:50-1.1 et seq.). Compliance with this chapter and the Comprehensive Management Plan is required whether or not submission of an application to the Pinelands Commission is required. Submission of an application to the Pinelands Commission shall be required for those activities set forth in § 145-23B of this chapter.
(a) 
The installation of utility distribution lines, except for sewage lines, to serve areas which are effectively developed or development which has received all necessary approvals and permits;
(b) 
The repair or replacement of any existing on-site wastewater disposal system;
(c) 
The repaving of existing paved roads, provided that no increase in the paved width of said roads will occur;
(d) 
The clearing of land solely for agricultural purposes;
(e) 
Fences, provided that no more than 1,500 square feet of land is to be cleared;
(f) 
Aboveground telephone equipment cabinets;
(g) 
Tree pruning;
(h) 
The following forestry activities:
[1] 
Normal and customary forestry practices on residentially improved parcels of land that are five acres or less in size;
[2] 
Tree harvesting, provided that no more than one cord of wood per five acres of land is harvested in any one year and that no more than five cords of wood are harvested from the entire parcel in any one year;
[3] 
Tree planting, provided that the area to be planted does not exceed five acres in any one year, no soil disturbance occurs other than that caused by the planting activity and no trees other than those authorized by N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.25 are to be planted; and
[4] 
Forest stand improvement designed to selectively thin trees and brush, provided that no clearing or soil disturbance occurs and that the total land area on the parcel in which the activity occurs does not exceed five acres in any one year;
(i) 
Prescribed burning and the clearing and maintaining of fire breaks; or
(j) 
Normal and customary landscape plantings, unless a landscaping plan is required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.21 et seq.
(4) 
Such other municipal or county or state officials as directed by the Planning Board.
D. 
The Planning Board shall act on the preliminary plat in accordance with the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.
E. 
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval:
(1) 
That the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted will not be changed.
(2) 
That said applicant may submit, on or before the expiration date, the whole or part or parts of said plat for final approval.
A. 
The final plat shall be submitted to the Planning Board for final approval within three years from the date of preliminary approval.
B. 
Unless the preliminary plat is approved without changes, the final plat shall have incorporated all changes or modifications required by the Planning Board.
C. 
The final plat shall be accompanied by a statement by the Municipal Engineer that he is in receipt of a map showing all utilities in exact location and elevation, identifying those portions already installed and those to be installed, and that the subdivider has complied with one or both of the following:
(1) 
Installed all improvements in accordance with the requirements of these regulations; or
(2) 
A performance guaranty has been posted with the Borough Clerk in sufficient amount to assure the completion of all required improvements.
D. 
Any plat which requires County Planning Board approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-50 shall be forwarded to the County Planning Board, if there be one, for its action prior to final approval by the governing body.
E. 
Upon final approval, copies of the final plat shall be filed by the Planning Board with the following:
(1) 
Municipal Clerk.
(2) 
Municipal Engineer.
(3) 
Building Inspector.
(4) 
Tax Assessor.
(5) 
County Planning Board.
(6) 
Pinelands Commission.
F. 
The final plat, after final approval shall be filed by the subdivider with the county recording officer and evidence of filing submitted to Medford Lakes within 90 days from the date of such approval. If any final plat is not filed within this period, the approval shall expire.
G. 
No plat shall be accepted for filing by the county recording officer unless it has been duly approved and signed by the Borough of Medford Lakes.
H. 
No development involving the use of Pinelands development credits shall be approved until the developer has provided the Pinelands Commission and the Borough approving authority with evidence of his ownership and redemption of the requisite Pinelands development credits; provided, however, that the Borough approving authority may grant general development plan, preliminary subdivision or preliminary site plan approval conditioned upon such evidence being presented as a prerequisite to final subdivision or site plan approval. For such a final subdivision or site plan, the developer shall provide evidence of Pinelands development credit ownership and redemption to secure the same proportion of lots or residential units as was approved for Pinelands development credit use in the preliminary approval or, as appropriate, the general development plan. Notification of any such development approval shall be made to the Pinelands Commission pursuant to § 145-26 of this chapter and to the New Jersey Pinelands development credit bank in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3:42-3. Redemption of the requisite Pinelands development credits shall occur in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3:42-3.6, prior to the memorialization of the resolution granting final subdivision or site plan approval, or if no such approval is required prior to the issuance of any constriction permits. This section was adopted to conform with the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.
[Amended 7-26-2001 by Ord. No. 471]
Notice shall be given by the applicant to the Pinelands Commission in accordance with § 145-26 of this chapter.