A key map showing the entire tract and its relation to the surrounding area, at a scale of one (1) inch equals not more than two thousand (2,000) feet;

Title block in accordance with the rules governing title blocks for professional engineers (N.J.S.A. 45:8-36), including:

Acreage figures (both with and without areas within public rights-of-way) and north arrow;

Approval signature lines:

Existing block and lot number(s) of the lot(s) to be subdivided or developed as they appear on the Township Tax Map;

Subdivision or development boundary line (heavy solid line);

The location of existing and proposed property lines (with bearings and distances), streets, structures (with their numerical dimensions and an indication as to whether existing structures will be retained or removed), parking spaces, loading areas, driveways, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain pipes, any natural features such as treed areas, and any historic features such as family burial grounds and buildings more than fifty (50) years old, both within the tract and within two hundred (200) feet of its boundary;

The location and width of all existing and proposed utility easements, the use(s) for which they are intended to be limited, and the manner in which the easements will be controlled;

Zoning districts affecting the tract, including district names and requirements, and a comparison to the application;

Proposed buffer and landscaped areas;

Delineation of flood plains, including both floodway and flood fringe areas, wetlands, and lands with a topographic slope fifteen (15%) percent or greater.

Existing and proposed contours with intervals of one (1) foot where slopes are less than two (2%) percent; with intervals of two (2) feet where slopes are between two (2%) percent and fifteen (15%) percent; and with intervals of five (5) feet where slopes exceed fifteen (15%) percent. All contour information shall refer to a known datum. Existing contours shall be shown as a dashed line, and finished grades shall be shown as a solid line. Lands with a topographic slope fifteen (15%) percent or greater shall be shaded.

Marshes, ponds and hydric soil lands within the tract and within one hundred (100) feet thereof;

The name of all adjacent property owners as they appear on the most recent tax list prepared by the Township Tax Assessor;

Certificate from the Township Tax Collector that all taxes and assessments are paid to date;

Concerning minor subdivisions only, existing and proposed monuments;

Concerning minor subdivision applications only and if the proposed lot(s) is (are) not served by a sanitary sewer, approval by the Township Department of Health of percolation tests, certified by a licensed professional engineer, indicating that the proposed lot(s) can adequately accommodate a septic system. The location(s) of the test hole(s), test results and compliance with the "Individual Sewage Disposal Code of New Jersey" or applicable Township Department of Health Ordinances, whichever may be more restrictive, shall be shown on the plat and certified by a licensed professional engineer;

No minor subdivision or minor site plan involving any street(s) requiring additional right-of-way width as specified in the Master Plan or Official Map and the street requirements of this chapter shall be approved unless such additional right-of-way, either along one (1) or both sides of said streets, as applicable, shall be granted to the Township or other appropriate governmental agency;

Provisions for the separation and storage of recyclable materials;

No minor subdivision or minor site plan involving any corner lot shall be provided unless a sight triangle easement shall be granted as specified in this Ordinance; and

Deed restrictions including metes and bounds, easements, covenants, restrictions and roadway and sight triangle dedications shall be submitted for approval and required signatures prior to filing with the County Recording Officer.

The Application Review Committee shall review the aforesaid application for the purpose of determining, within forty-five (45) days of its submission, whether said application is complete. Thereafter:

On the date the aforesaid application is certified complete, or on the forty-sixth (46th) day following the submission of the application, in the event the Application Review Committee, Subdivision Committee, Site Plan Committee or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, fails to make a determination of completeness, the applicable time period within which the Board must act upon the application shall commence. In any case, the applicant is obliged to prove that he or she is entitled to approval of the application. The Subdivision Committee, Site Plan Committee or either Board may subsequently require correction of any information found to be in error, may require submission of additional information not specified in this chapter, and/or may require revisions in the application documents as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements for approval of the application have been met, provided that the application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such additional information or revisions. Such revisions or information shall be submitted to the Administrative Officer ten (10) days prior to the next meeting for which the application is scheduled.

Promptly after recommendation of completeness by the Application Review Committee, the application documents shall be distributed by the Administrative Officer to the following:

The Subdivision Committee or Site Plan Committee, as the case may be, shall read any written report submitted concerning the application and shall itself review the submission to ascertain its conformity with the requirements of this Ordinance. The Subdivision Committee or Site Plan Committee, as the case may be, shall offer its recommendations to the Board.

The Board shall take action on minor subdivision and minor site plan applications within forty-five (45) days after the application has been certified complete by the Subdivision Committee, Site Plan Committee or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Board to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application.

Any proposed application for development determined by the Board to be creating, imposing, aggravating or leading to the possibility of an adverse effect upon either the property in question or upon any adjacent properties, may be required to be revised to remove any adverse effect(s) prior to further review or approval by the Board, or, where the remaining portion of the original tract is sufficient to be subdivided or developed further, the applicant may be required to submit a sketch of the entire remaining portion of the tract to indicate a feasible plan whereby the applied for subdivision or development, together with subsequent subdivision(s) or development(s), may be submitted that will not create, impose, aggravate or lead to any adverse effect.

When a minor subdivision or minor site plan is approved by the Board, a notation to that effect, including the date of approval, shall be made on a master copy. At least ten (10) prints of the plat or plan and any related deed descriptions to be filed with the County Recording Officer shall be signed by the Township Engineer and the Chairman and Secretary of the Board (or the Acting Chairman or Secretary where either or both may be absent). No further approval of the application shall be required and the Secretary of the Board, within ten (10) days of the date of approval, shall notify the applicant of the Board's action. Additionally, the Secretary of the Board shall forward the applicant a copy of the approval resolution, adopted in accordance with subsection 25-7.6f of this chapter, within ten (10) days of its adoption by the Board.

When a minor subdivision or minor site plan is disapproved by the Board, the Secretary of the Board, within ten (10) days of such action, shall notify the applicant of such disapproval. Additionally, the Secretary of the Board shall forward the applicant a copy of the disapproval resolution, adopted in accordance with subsection 25-7.6f of this chapter, within ten (10) days of its adoption by the Board, setting forth the reasons for the disapproval.

Within one hundred ninety (190) days from the date of approval by the Board of a minor subdivision, a plat map drawn in compliance with the Map Filing Act, P.L. 190 c. 141 (C. 46:29-9.9 et seq.) or deed description, properly drafted and signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Board (or the Acting Chairman or Secretary where either or both may be absent), shall be filed by the subdivider with the County Recording Officer after the posting of any required performance guarantee(s). Unless filed within one hundred ninety (190) days, the approval shall expire and will require Board approval as in the first instance. 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 (2) years after the date of minor subdivision approval by the Board, provided that the approved minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded.

Before the Secretary of the Board returns any approved minor subdivision or minor site plan to the applicant, the applicant shall provide additional copies of the plat or plan as may be necessary in order to furnish copies to each of the following: