Bay Head City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Plat Details For Subdivisions
§ 147-50 Sketch plat.
The sketch plat shall be based on tax map information or some other similarly accurate base at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet. The sketch plat shall be designed and drawn by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor or engineer and shall show or include the following information:
A.
The location of that portion which is to be subdivided in relation to the entire tract.
B.
All costing structures and wooded areas within the portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
C.
The name of the owner and of all adjoining property owners as disclosed by the most recent borough record.
D.
The tax map sheet, block and lot numbers.
E.
All streets or roads and bodies of water within 500 feet of the subdivision.
§ 147-51 Preliminary plat.
The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch. The plat shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The preliminary plat shall be designed and drawn by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor or engineer and shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A.
A key map showing the entire subdivision and its relation to surrounding areas.
C.
Acreage of the tract to be divided, to the nearest tenth of an acre.
D.
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.
E.
The location of existing and proposed lines, streets, buildings, watercourses, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain pipes and any natural features, such as wooded areas.
F.
Plans of proposed utility layouts (sewers, storm drains, water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to existing or any proposed utility systems. When a public sewage 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 other applicable regulations shall not be approved. Any remedy proposed to overcome such a situation shall first be approved by the appropriate borough, county or state health agency.
G.
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided shall be submitted with the preliminary plat.
§ 147-52 Final plat. [1]
The final plat shall be drawn in ink on tracing cloth at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch and in compliance with all the provisions of Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960, the Map Filing Law (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.). Final plats shall be designed and drawn by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor or engineer. The final plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
A.
The name, date and location of the subdivision, name of the owner, graphic scale and reference meridian.
B.
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, along with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles and radii arcs and central angles of all curves.
C.
The purpose of any easement, right-of-way or land reserved or dedicated to public use shall be designated and the proposed use of sites other than residential shall be noted.
D.
Each block shall be numbered and the lots within each block also numbered.
E.
Minimum building setback lines on all lots and other sites.
F.
The location and description of all monuments.
G.
The names of owners of adjoining unsubdivided land.
H.
Certification by the engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy of details of plat.
I.
Certification that the applicant is agent or owner of the land or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement.
J.
When approval of a plat is required by any officer or body of the borough, state or county, approval shall be certified on the plat.
K.
Cross sections and profiles of streets, approved by the Borough Engineer, may be required to accompany the final plat.
L.
Contours at five-foot intervals for slopes averaging 10% or greater and at two-foot intervals for lands of lesser slope.
M.
Plans and profiles of storm and sanitary sewers and water mains.
N.
Certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date.
§ 147-53 Improvements.
A.
Approval.
(1)
Prior to the granting of final approval, the developer shall have installed or shall have furnished performance guaranties for the ultimate installation of the following:
(a)
Streets.
(b)
Street signs.
(c)
Curbs and gutters.
(d)
Sidewalks.
(e)
Streetlighting.
(f)
Shade trees.
(g)
Topsoil protection. No topsoil shall be removed from the site or used as spoil. Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed within the subdivision and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.
(i)
Water mains, culverts, storm sewers and sanitary sewers. All such installations shall be properly connected with an approved system and shall be adequate to handle all present and probable future development.
(2)
All the previously listed improvements shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Borough Engineer who shall be notified by the developer at least 24 hours prior to the start of construction. No underground installation shall be covered until inspected and approved.
B.
No final plat shall be approved by the approving authority until the completion of all such improvements has been certified to the approving authority by the Borough Engineer, unless the subdivision owner shall have filed with the borough a performance guaranty as set forth in § 147-40 of this chapter.