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City of Rahway, NJ
Union County
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A. 
The sketch plat shall be based on Tax Map information or on some other similarly accurate base at a scale (preferably not less than 100 feet to the inch) to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet. It shall show or include the following information:
(1) 
The location of that portion which is to be subdivided in relation to the entire tract.
(2) 
All existing structures and wooded areas within the portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
(3) 
The name of the owner and of all adjoining property owners as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
(4) 
The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers.
(5) 
All streets or roads and streams within 200 feet of the subdivision.
B. 
Every sketch plat submitted to the Planning Board shall be drawn by a land surveyor licensed by the State of New Jersey.
A. 
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 by the state or by a professional engineer duly licensed by the state. The preliminary plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of Article V of this chapter and shall show or be accompanied by the following:
(1) 
A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation to surrounding areas.
(2) 
The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number, date, reference meridian, graphic scale and the names and addresses of the record owner or owners, of the subdivider and of the person who prepared the map.
(3) 
The acreage of the tract to be subdivided, to the nearest tenth of an acre.
(4) 
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.
(5) 
The location of existing and proposed property lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drainpipes and any natural features such as wooded areas and rock formations.
(6) 
Plans of proposed utility layouts (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 local, 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 of other applicable regulations shall not be approved. Any remedy proposed to overcome such a situation shall first be approved by the appropriate local, county or state health agency.
(7) 
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided.
A. 
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance with all the provisions of Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.). The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
(1) 
The date, name and location of the subdivision, name of the owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
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.
(4) 
Each block shall be numbered, and the lots within each block shall be numbered consecutively.
(5) 
The minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
(6) 
The location and description of all monuments.
(7) 
The names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
(8) 
A certification by applicant's surveyor as to the accuracy of details of plat.
(9) 
A certification that the applicant is the agent or owner of the land or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
(10) 
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or body of the city, county or state, such approval shall be certified on the plat.
(11) 
Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved by the City Engineer, may be required to accompany the final plat.
(12) 
Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging 10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for land of lesser slope.
(13) 
Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and water mains.
(14) 
A certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date.
B. 
Every final plat submitted to the Planning Board shall be drawn by a land surveyor licensed by the State of New Jersey.