Toms River City Zoning Code
§ 348-6.7
Sketch plat of major subdivision.
A.
Submission optional. Applicants are encouraged to submit a sketch plat of a major subdivision during the early design stages containing that information necessary to form a basis for discussion of alternatives for development. A detailed review of a sketch plat will minimize the necessity of major revisions in the more detailed preliminary plat submission. Application fees paid at the sketch plat submission stage will be deducted from the required application fees at the preliminary plat stage if submittal of the preliminary plat is made within one year from the date of sketch plat approval.
B.
Required documents. Prior to issuance of a certificate of completeness or scheduling of a sketch plat of a major subdivision for public hearing before the Planning Board, the Administrative Officer shall determine that the following have been submitted in proper form:
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(1)
Application fees.
(2)
Eight copies of a plat and attachments meeting the requirements set forth below (to the extent that the Planning Board determines such information is necessary to evaluate the proposal and discuss alternatives).
[Amended 5-22-1984 by Ord. No. 2244-84; 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96]
C.
Plat requirements.
(1)
General requirements. The sketch plat shall be based on a land survey, a deed plotting, the current Tax Map or other suitable base map and shall be drawn at a scale not less than 100 feet to the inch for subdivisions up to 100 acres in size and not less than 200 feet to the inch for subdivisions over 100 acres in size and shall show or be accompanied by the information specified below.
(2)
Title block. The title block shall appear on all sheets and shall include:
(a)
Title of "Sketch Plat — Major Subdivision."
(b)
Name of the subdivision, if any.
(c)
Tax Map sheet, block and lot number(s) of the tract to be subdivided as shown on the latest Township Tax Map, the date of which should also be shown.
(d)
Date of original and all revisions.
(e)
Names and addresses of owner and subdivider so designated.
(f)
Name(s), signature(s), address(es) and license number(s) of the engineer and/or land surveyor who prepared the map. The plat should bear the embossed seal of said engineer and/or land surveyor.
(3)
Detailed information.
(a)
A key map adequately showing the location of the site with reference to surrounding areas, existing streets, the names of all such streets and any zone boundary or Township boundary which is within 500 feet of the subdivision.
[Amended 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]
(b)
A schedule should be placed on the map indicating the acreage of the tract, the number of lots, the zone, the minimum required lot areas, setbacks and dimensions.
(c)
Zone boundaries, Tax Map sheet, lot and block numbers and property lines of parcels within 200 feet of the land to be subdivided, including properties across the street, as shown by the most recent records of the Township, or of adjoining municipalities.
(d)
All existing streets, watercourses, floodplains, floodways and flood hazard areas within the proposed subdivision and within 200 feet of the boundaries thereof, both the width of the paving and the width of the rights-of-way of each street, existing public easements and Township borders within 200 feet of the subdivision.
(e)
All existing structures, an indication of those which are to be destroyed or removed, and the front, rear and side yard dimensions of those to remain.
(f)
The boundaries, nature and extent of wooded areas and the location of any other significant physical features, including swamps, bogs, ponds, and riparian zones within the proposed subdivision and within 200 feet thereof.
[Amended 12-12-2017 by Ord. No. 4562-17]
(g)
The layout of the proposed subdivision drawn in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(h)
All existing and proposed public easements or rights-of-way and the purposes thereof, and proposed streets within the proposed subdivision. The proposed streets shall show the right-of-way width(s).
(i)
If known, the maximum anticipated extent of the areas of excavation or embankment where any grade changes are proposed, including those for streets.
(j)
The existing directions of surface flow and the system of drainage of the subdivision and of any larger tract of which it is a part, together with information on how it is proposed to dispose of surface drainage.
(k)
The acreage of the drainage area or areas of each natural or man-made watercourse traversing the subdivision, including the area within the subdivision and the area upstream from the subdivision.
(l)
The locations of all stakes, if any, placed on the property to aid in on-site inspections.
(m)
North arrow.
(n)
Written and graphic scales.
(o)
The preliminary utility layouts showing the methods of connection and the courses of service.
(p)
Existing five-foot (or less) interval contours based on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey data (MSL=0) shall be shown extending a minimum of 100 feet beyond the boundary of the tract in question and shall be certified by a New Jersey licensed surveyor or professional engineer as to accuracy, except that where the slopes exceed 5%, a ten-foot interval may be used, and if the slopes exceed 10%, a twenty-foot interval is permissible. The source of elevation datum base shall be noted.
(q)
Such other information as the Planning Board Engineer or Planning Board may require or request.
D.
Conditions of approval. Any approval of an application for a sketch plat of a major subdivision granted by the Planning Board shall be subject to the following conditions being satisfied prior to signing of the plat:
E.
Certification. In the event that the application for development for a sketch plat of a major subdivision is approved, a certification to that effect in this form:
[Amended 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96]
Approved with regard to general planning and design concepts as a sketch plat of a major subdivision by the Toms River Township Planning Board on ___________________. | ||
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______________________ Chairperson | ||
Attest: | ||
_______________________ Secretary | ______________________ Date | |
shall be endorsed on the sketch plat, and the original reproducible thereof shall be provided to the Planning Board by the applicant. Said original shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Planning Board after they receive certification from the Administrative Officer that all conditions of approval have been satisfied. After signature, the sketch plat shall be reproduced as provided for in § 348-6.4 of this chapter, and the signed original shall be returned to the applicant. |
F.
Applicant's rights upon approval. Approval of a sketch plat shall confer upon the applicant, for a period of one year following the date of sketch plat approval by the Planning Board, the right to submit an application for development for a preliminary plat conforming to the approved sketch plat.