The sketch plat shall be based on tax map information
or some other similarly accurate base at a scale of not less than
100 feet to the inch to enable the entire tract to be shown on one
sheet. The sketch plat shall be designed and drawn by a New Jersey
licensed land surveyor or engineer and shall show or include the following
information:
A. The location of that portion which is to be subdivided
in relation to the entire tract.
B. All costing structures and wooded areas within the
portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
C. The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent borough record.
D. The tax map sheet, block and lot numbers.
E. All streets or roads and bodies of water within 500
feet of the subdivision.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly
drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch.
The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of this
chapter. The preliminary plat shall be designed and drawn by a New
Jersey licensed land surveyor or engineer and shall show or be accompanied
by the following information:
A. A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation
to surrounding areas.
B. The tract name, tax map sheet, block and lot number,
date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the following names and
addresses:
(1) The record owner or owners.
(3) The person who prepared the map.
C. Acreage of the tract to be divided, to the nearest
tenth of an acre.
D. Sufficient elevations or contours to determine the
general slope and natural drainage of the land and the high and low
points and tentative cross sections and center-line profiles for all
proposed new streets.
E. The location of existing and proposed lines, streets,
buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain pipes
and any natural features, such as wooded areas.
F. Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains,
water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing
or any proposed utility systems. When a public sewage system is not
available, the developer shall have percolation tests made and submit
the results with the preliminary plat. Any subdivision or part thereof
which does not meet with the established requirements of this chapter
or other applicable regulations shall not be approved. Any remedy
proposed to overcome such a situation shall first be approved by the
appropriate borough, county or state health agency.
G. A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions
applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the
preliminary plat.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing
cloth at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch and in compliance
with all the provisions of Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960, the Map
Filing Law (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.). Final plats shall be designed
and drawn by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor or engineer. The
final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
A. The name, date and location of the subdivision, name
of the owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
B. 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, along
with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles and radii
arcs and central angles of all curves.
C. The purpose of any easement, right-of-way or land
reserved or dedicated to public use shall be designated and the proposed
use of sites other than residential shall be noted.
D. Each block shall be numbered and the lots within each
block also numbered.
E. Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other
sites.
F. The location and description of all monuments.
G. The names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
H. Certification by the engineer or surveyor as to the
accuracy of details of plat.
I. Certification that the applicant is agent or owner
of the land or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
J. When approval of a plat is required by any officer
or body of the borough, state or county, approval shall be certified
on the plat.
K. Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved by
the Borough Engineer, may be required to accompany the final plat.
L. Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging
10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for lands of lesser slope.
M. Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and
water mains.
N. Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date.