Rumson City Zoning Code
§ 22-4.5
Minor Subdivision and Minor Site Plan Procedure.
[Ord. No. 07-008D, § 1; Ord. No. 12-013D; Ord. No. 16-007D § 3]
a.
Any applicant requesting approval of a proposed minor subdivision or minor site plan as defined in this chapter shall submit to the Administrative Officer 15 copies of the items required in Section 22-12 of this chapter, together with an executed application form, the prescribed fee, and evidence that no taxes or assessments are outstanding against the property.
b.
The application shall be declared complete or incomplete within a 45 day period from the date of its submission according to the provisions of subsection 22-4.3c of this chapter.
c.
The minor subdivision or site plan shall be referred to the Planning Board or, if a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-7d. is required, to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
d.
The action of the Municipal Agency under this section must be taken within 45 days, or 120 days if a variance is required or within such further time as is agreed to by the applicant and the Municipal Agency. Failure of the Municipal Agency to act within the period prescribed shall constitute minor subdivision or site plan approval and a certificate of the Administrative Officer as to the failure of the Municipal Agency to act shall be issued on request of the applicant; and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval, herein required, and shall be so accepted by the County Recording Officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
e.
Approval of a minor subdivision shall expire 190 days from the date of municipal approval unless within such period a plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions of the Map Filing Law, N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq., or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision is filed by the developer with the County Recording Officer, the Municipal Engineer and the Municipal Tax Assessor as specified by N.J.S.A 40:55D-1 et seq. Any such plat or deed accepted for such filing shall have been signed by the Chairperson and Secretary of the Municipal Agency.
f.
Prior to the signing of the final plans, the issuance of any construction permits or the start of any construction, the applicant shall submit one standard AutoCAD .DWG or .DXF file copy (on a CD, DVD or other recordable media) of the final layout plan and/or final plat. The AutoCAD file shall be used for municipal purposes only. The file shall include the following minimum information:
1.
Location and distances of all existing and proposed property lines.
2.
Location of all existing and proposed easements.
3.
Existing and proposed roadways (edge of pavement and/or curb).
4.
Location of all existing and proposed sanitary and storm sewers.
5.
All existing and proposed block and lot numbers.
All line and text elements shall be on separate layers, and all the above items shall be on separate layers. Each CD, DVD or other recordable media shall be labeled with the name of the subdivision and/or site plan, the name of the applicant, and the tax map block and lot numbers for future identification. Additionally, a portable document format (PDF) file of the signed plans shall be submitted with the above referenced AutoCAD files. The PDF files shall be 400 dpi resolution or greater and shall contain all the required signatures of approval.
g.
The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions, whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision and site plan approval was granted, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of minor subdivision and site plan approval.