[Amended 9-18-1978 by Ord. No. 78-22]
The following exhibits shall accompany the application
for final approval, in addition to any other exhibits that may have
been required by the Board as a condition of final approval:
A. Township Engineer. A letter from the Township Engineer
indicating:
(1) The Engineer is in receipt of a map showing utilities
under the jurisdiction of a public utility in approximate location
and elevation, identifying those portions already installed and those
to be installed.
(2) The subdivider has either completed the installation
of all improvements in accordance with the requirements of this chapter
or posted with the Township Clerk a performance guaranty in an amount
sufficient to cover the cost of all improvements herein or uncompleted
portions thereof as estimated by the Township Engineer, and assuring
the installation of such improvements on or before an agreed date.
(3) All items and amounts required for the corporate surety
maintenance guaranty.
(4) The final plat conforms to the preliminary plat as
submitted and approved.
B. Tax Collector. A letter from the Tax Collector indicating
that all taxes have been paid to date on the property.
C. Clerk.
(1) A letter from the Township Clerk indicating that the
amount, form and content of the maintenance guaranty have been accepted
by the governing body.
(2) A letter from the Township Clerk, where appropriate,
pursuant to this chapter, that moneys, as provided therein, have been
paid the Township as reimbursement for engineering inspection costs
of improvement construction or installation incurred since preliminary
approval.
Copies of the final plat shall be distributed
to the following:
C. Township Building Inspector.
H. Other municipal or county agencies or authorities
as may be required.
No action shall be taken until such time as
the above officials review said plat or 30 days have elapsed from
date of referral.
The Planning Board shall act within the applicable
time period set forth in this chapter, computed from the date of submission
of a completed application at a regular meeting, or within such further
time as may be mutually agreed upon. If the Planning Board approves
the final plat, a notation to that effect shall be made on each plat,
signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Board. Failure
of the Planning Board to act within the allotted time or a mutually
agreed upon extension shall be deemed to be favorable approval and
the Township Clerk shall issue a certificate to that effect.
Any plat which requires County Planning Board approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.2 shall be forwarded to the County Planning Board for its action. The Planning Board may grant final approval subject to approval by the County Planning Board as provided in §
126-58.
The final plat approval shall be filed by the
subdivider with the county recording officer within 95 days from the
date of such approval. If any final plat is not filed within that
period, the approval shall expire. For good cause, the Planning Board
may extend the time for the filing of the plat for an additional period
not to exceed 95 days. No plat shall be accepted for filing by the
Clerk of the County of Somerset unless it has been duly approved by
the Township of Bridgewater Planning Board and signed by its Chairman
and Secretary.
The granting of final approval shall guarantee
to the applicant that the zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary
approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer,
whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period
of two years after the date of final approval; provided that these
rights shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded within
the prescribed time period.