Two copies of an affidavit of ownership or letter from owner authorizing submission of the plat.

Two copies of a letter of intent stating the following information if known:

Copies of the preliminary plat, application form and exhibits shall be forwarded by the applicant immediately upon receipt to the following persons or agencies:

The applicant shall be responsible for forwarding all preliminary plans and exhibits to the County Planning Board and other required agencies set forth hereunder.

Notice and proof of publication as required under § 104-76B, C and I of Article XI.

Affidavit. Affidavit of notice of public hearing to persons and agencies served, giving a list of the names, addresses and lot and block numbers of owners so notified, how served, date of service and a copy of the notice and mail receipt, as required by § 104-76I of Article XI.

Fire Company. If appropriate, a letter from the appropriate Fire Company stating that the proposed road system is adequate.

Health Officer. A letter from the Hunterdon County Board of Health or appropriate municipal, county or state authority approving the proposed individual or common sewage disposal facility and individual water supply systems.

The Planning Board shall act on the plat within the applicable time period set forth in this chapter. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the applicable time period or within a time extension mutually agreed upon shall be considered an approval. If the Planning Board disapproves a plat, the reasons for the disapproval shall be communicated, in writing, to the applicant within 10 days of the date of the decision and advertised as required by Article XI of this chapter. No action shall be taken until receipt of the County Planning Board review or until 30 days have elapsed from date of referral to the County Planning Board.

If substantial changes or amendments are required, such as changes to the drainage and circulation pattern, lot configuration or number of lots, as a result of the public hearing or of the Planning Board deliberations, the applicant may be required to resubmit the plat for preliminary approval.

The Planning Board shall approve, conditionally approve or reject the application. Approval or conditional approval confers upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval or conditional approval:

If either the Planning Board or the County Planning Board disapproves a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be remedied prior to further consideration. If approval is required by any other officer or public body, the same procedure as applies to submission to and approval by the County Planning Board shall apply. The Planning Board may grant conditional approval subject to the subsequent approval of other officers and public bodies.

The applicant may apply for and the Planning Board may grant extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods of at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension of two years, provided that if the design standards have been revised by ordinance, such revised standards may govern.

In the case of a subdivision for an area of 50 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsection A, above, for such period of time, no longer than three years, as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply for thereafter and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension of preliminary approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the above factors, provided that if the design standards have been revised, such revised standards may be required by the Planning Board.