A.
Any applicant proposing to subdivide land within the
city shall, prior to subdividing land, as defined by this chapter, submit
to the Planning Board, at least two (2) weeks prior to the regular meeting
of the Board at which review is requested, nine (9) copies of a sketch plat
of the proposed subdivision for the purposes of classification and preliminary
discussions.
B.
Along with the sketch plat, the applicant shall submit
four (4) copies of the application form as well as the checklist of items
and a fee of fifty dollars ($50.).
A.
The Planning Board, or its Subdivision Committee if so delegated to said Committee, shall determine if a sketch plat conforms to the definition of a "minor subdivision" pursuant to § 297-7. The Planning Board may require notice and public hearing of minor subdivision applications.
B.
Approval of a minor subdivision shall be granted or withheld
based upon the following conditions:
(2)
It shall not adversely affect the development of the
remainder of the parcel or adjoining property as determined by the Planning
Board.
(3)
Consideration shall be given to such matters as lot shapes,
sizes, surface drainage and topography.
(4)
It shall not adversely affect the development of the
city as a whole or the health, safety and general welfare of the people of
the city as determined by the Planning Board.
C.
Minor subdivision approval shall be granted or denied by the Planning Board within forty-five (45) days of submission of a completed application or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the prescribed period shall constitute minor subdivision approval as provided by law. A certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval required herein and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats. All approved subdivision plats must be signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Board. Minor subdivision approval shall be deemed to be final approval by the Board except that terms and conditions, if any, ensuring the provision of improvements pursuant to Article VI of this chapter may be imposed.
D.
The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions,
whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision approval was
granted shall not be changed for a period of two (2) years after the date
on which minor subdivision approval is adopted, provided that the approved
minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded as herein provided.
If the plat is classified as a major subdivision, a notation to that effect shall be made on the plat which will be returned to the subdivider for compliance with the procedure in Article III of this chapter.
A.
All subdivisions of land within the city are subject
to review by the Passaic County Planning Board. Approval by the Passaic County
Planning Board is required if said subdivision falls within the jurisdiction
of the county as prescribed in N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.2.
B.
Whenever review or approval of the subdivision application
is required by the Passaic County Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3,
the City Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely
receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board
or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon
within the required time period.
In addition to filing requirements of subdivision plats with the county
recording officers, when any approved sketch plat is returned to the subdivider,
seven (7) copies shall be made by the subdivider to furnish the required number
of copies to each of the following:
With respect to approval of a minor subdivision, either a deed or plat
map drawn in compliance with the Map Filing Law (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.)
shall be filed by the subdivider with the County Register of Deeds office,
the City Engineer and the City Tax Assessor within one hundred ninety (190)
days from the date of Planning Board approval or as provided by the Municipal
Land Use Law[1] or the approval is voided.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
