Minor subdivision applications shall be filed with the Administrative Officer at least 14 days prior to the regular meeting of the Planning Board at which the applicant wishes to be heard. At the time of submission, the developer shall pay all fees and submit the required number of copies of the application, maps and other documents as specified in § 210-28.
The Administrative Officer shall, upon payment of fees by the applicant, forward the application to the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, depending upon which agency has jurisdiction. If the application for development is found to be incomplete, the developer shall be notified thereof within 45 days of submission of such application or it shall be deemed to be properly submitted. An application will be determined to be complete if fees have been paid and if it contains the details required in § 210-28.
Minor subdivision approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days after notification that the application is complete, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. The time period for determining completeness and the approval time period shall run consecutively. Minor subdivision approval shall be deemed to be final approval of the subdivision, provided that the Planning Board may condition such approval on terms ensuring the provision of improvements. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute minor subdivision approval, and a certificate of the Planning Board Secretary as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant, and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval herein required and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
Whenever review or approval of the subdivision by the County Planning Board is required by Section 5 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3), the Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99]
Approval of a minor subdivision shall expire 190 days from the date on which the resolution of municipal approval is adopted unless within such period a plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions of the Map Filing Law, P.L. 1960, c. 141 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.) or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision is filed by the developer with the county recording officer, the Borough Engineer and the Borough Tax Assessor. Any such plat or deed accepted for such filing shall have been signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Board. In reviewing the application for development for a proposed minor subdivision, the Planning Board may be permitted by ordinance to accept a plat not in conformity with the Map Filing Law, provided that if the developer chooses to file the minor subdivision as provided herein by plat rather than deed, such plat shall conform with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99]
The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions, whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision approval was granted shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date on which the resolution of minor subdivision approval is adopted, provided that the approved minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded as provided in § 210-10.
The Planning Board shall retain four copies of the approved maps to be distributed as follows: one copy for its files; one copy to the Building Inspector; one copy to the Borough Engineer; and one copy to the Tax Assessor.