The sketch plat shall be based on tax map information
or on some other similarly accurate base at a scale (preferably not
less than 400 feet to the inch) to enable the entire tract to be shown
on one sheet. It 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 existing structures and wooded areas within the
portion to be subdivided.
C. The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
D. The tax map sheet, block and lot numbers.
E. All streets or roads and streams within 500 feet of
the subdivision.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly
drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100
feet. It shall be designed and drawn by a land surveyor duly licensed
in New Jersey, or by a planner holding full or associate membership
in the American Institute of Planners. The preliminary plat shall
be designed in compliance with the provisions of article 7 of this
chapter 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 names and addresses
of the following:
(3) Person who prepared the map.
C. The acreage of tract to be subdivided 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 property lines,
streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain
pipes, any natural features such as wooded areas and rock formations.
F. The plans of proposed utility lay-outs (sewers, storm
drains, water, gas, and electricity) showing feasible connections
to existing or any proposed utility systems. When an individual water
supply or sewage disposal system is proposed, the plan for such system
must be approved by the appropriate Borough, county or state health
agency. When a public sewage disposal 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 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.
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing
cloth at a scale of one inch equals 60 feet and in compliance with
all the provisions of the Map Filing Law, N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
(L. 1960, c. 141). The final plat shall show or be accompanied by
the following:
A. Date, name and location of the subdivision, name of
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, all
with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, and radii,
arcs and central angles of all curves;
C. The purpose of any easement 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 shall be numbered consecutively beginning with number one;
E. Minimum building setback line on all lots and other
sites;
F. Location and description of all monuments;
G. Names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land;
H. Certification by an engineer or land surveyor licensed
in New Jersey as to the accuracy of details of the 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. Certification of approval on the plat, by a Borough,
county or state officer or body when such approval is required;
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 land of lesser slope;
M. Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers;
N. Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes
are paid to date.