Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code
§ 25-10.4
Subdivision Approval Certificates.
[Ord. No. 10-1987; Ord. No. 10-1989]
a.
A prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee or any other person interested in any land in the Township which has been part of a subdivision in effect as of July 14, 1973 may apply in writing to the Administrative Officer for the issuance of a certificate certifying whether or not such subdivision has been duly approved by the Planning Board.
b.
Such application shall contain a diagram showing the location and dimension of the land to be covered by the certificate and the name of the owner thereof. A fifty ($50) dollar fee shall be paid to the Administrative Officer, on behalf of the Township, for the requested certificate.
c.
The Administrative Officer shall make and issue such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the written application and accompanying fee. The Administrative Officer shall keep a duplicate copy of each certificate, consecutively numbered, including a statement of the fee received, in a binder as a permanent record in his or her office.
d.
Each certificate shall be designated a "Certificate as to Approval of Subdivision of Land" and shall certify:
1.
Whether there exists a duly established Planning Board and whether there is a duly adopted Ordinance controlling the subdivision of land;
2.
Whether the subdivision, as it relates to the land shown in the application, has been approved by the Planning Board and, if so, the date of such approval, any conditions attached to such approval and any extensions and terms thereof showing that the subdivision, of which the subject lands are a part, is a validly existing subdivision; and
3.
Whether such subdivision, if the same has not been approved, is statutorily exempt from the requirements of approval as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. and as defined in this chapter.