Submit to the Administrative Officer, at least three (3) weeks prior to the regular meeting of the Board, eight (8) copies of the sketch plat of the proposed subdivision for the purposes of classification, preliminary discussion and appropriate action; three (3) copies of the application; and a fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars to cover costs. The Administrative Officer shall issue an application number. Once an application has been assigned a number, such number shall appear on all papers, maps, plats, and other documents submitted for processing in conjunction with the subdivision.

At least two (2) weeks prior to the next regular meeting of the Planning Board, the Secretary of the Planning Board shall forward two (2) copies of the sketch plat, deed or easement (if required for County purposes) and one (1) copy of the application to the County Planning Board for their review, one (1) copy of the sketch plat to the Borough Engineer; one (1) copy of the application and sketch plat shall be retained for the Planning Board's file; and the remaining copies of the sketch plat and one (1) copy of the application forwarded to the Planning Board.

The Board shall take action on sketch plat applications within forty-five (45) days after the submission of a complete application or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.

Classification and approval shall be deemed to be final approval of minor subdivisions by the Planning Board. Prior to such classification and approval, the Board should review the proposed minor subdivision to insure that the sketch plat is in accordance with the definition of minor subdivision as stipulated in Section 26-2 of this chapter and that the details and specifications indicated in subsection 26-6.3 have been met.

No lot(s) shall be created which is (are) determined by the Board to be unsuitable for the intended use for reason of flooding, inadequate drainage, soil formations with severe limitations for development, unfavorable topography, or any other feature harmful to the health, safety and welfare of future residents or property owners of the proposed subdivision or the Borough at large.

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

The Subdivision Committee, if appointed, shall review the sketch plat for classification purposes and discuss the proposed plan as it relates to the Master Plan, Development Chapter and the design standards and improvement requirements of this chapter. The Subdivision Committee shall offer its comments and recommendations to the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board within forty-five (45) days of the submission of the application to the Administrative Officer. Should the application be determined by the Board either to be incomplete or require substantial revisions, the applicant shall be notified within the forty-five (45) day time period and may thereafter submit an appropriately revised application to the Administrative Officer as in the first instance.

If the sketch plat is considered for classification as a minor subdivision, the Board shall act on the proposed plat within forty-five (45) days of its complete and proper submission to the Administrative Officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute minor subdivision approval. If classified as a minor subdivision by majority action of the Board, a notation to that effect, including the date of classification, shall be made on the master copy. All prints of the plat shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Board (or the Acting Chairman or Secretary where either or both may be absent) and returned to the subdivider within one (1) week thereof. No further approval of the subdivision shall be required. In the event the same is disapproved by the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall, within three (3) days of such action, notify the subdivider of such disapproval and reasons therefor. In acting on the application, the Borough shall consider a report received in writing from the County Planning Board within thirty (30) days after their receipt of the plat. If a reply is not received from the County Planning Board within thirty (30) days, the sketch plat shall be deemed to have been approved by them.

A plat map drawn in compliance with the Map Filing Act, (N.J.S.A. 46:1-1 et seq.) or deed description shall be filed by the subdivider with the County Recording Officer within one hundred ninety (190) days from the date of approval by the Board of the minor subdivision sketch plat. 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 as provided in this subsection.

The sketch plat shall be classified within forty-five (45) days of its complete and proper submission to the Administrative Officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. When classified as a major subdivision, a notation to that effect shall be made on the plat, which shall be returned to the subdivider for compliance with the procedures in subsections 26-6.5 and 26-6.8.