A. 
The final plat shall be submitted to the Planning Board for final approval within three years from the date of preliminary plan approval or within such extension as provided herein. One original tracing, one translucent cloth copy, two cloth prints and 10 black-and-white prints with three copies of an application for final approval and the appropriate fees as required in § 126-35 herein shall be submitted to the Township Clerk at least two weeks prior to the regular meeting of the Planning Board.
B. 
Unless the preliminary plat was approved without changes, the final plat shall have incorporated all changes or modifications required by the Planning Board, including conditions of preliminary approval. The applicant shall submit an affidavit indicating no changes or those changes noted.
[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:
A. 
Township Clerk.
B. 
Township Engineer.
C. 
Township Building Inspector.
D. 
Township Tax Assessor.
E. 
County Planning Board.
F. 
Township Fire Inspector.
G. 
Township Health Officer.
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.
A. 
If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval and has duly recorded the plat as required by this chapter, the Planning Board may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year but not to exceed three extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the granting of final approval terminates the time period of preliminary approval for the section granted final approval.
B. 
In case of a subdivision for 150 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in § 126-223 for such period of time, longer than two years, as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The developer may apply for thereafter and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the above factors.