Union Beach City Zoning Code
§ 13-6.5
Minor Subdivisions.
a.
Required Documents. Prior to issuance of a certificate of completeness or scheduling of a minor subdivision for public hearing, the board secretary shall determine that the following have been submitted in proper form:
1.
A certificate of title, which may be on the plat (signed by the owner and notarized) or a letter form, signed by a member of the New Jersey Bar, by a title officer or authorized agent of a title insurance company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey, which certificate shall confirm that the owner of the premises in question is the owner as shown on the plat.
2.
Borough engineer's report.
3.
Application for state wetlands approval where required.
4.
Other submittals that may be required by the borough engineer, planning board, board of adjustment, or federal, state or local law.
5.
The application for development for a minor subdivision shall include a request for the granting of any variances required.
6.
Required application fees.
7.
Seven copies of a plat and attachments meeting the requirements set forth below.
b.
Plat Requirements.
1.
General Requirements: The plat for a minor subdivision shall be drawn at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch, shall conform to the provisions of the Map Filing Act, Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960 of the State of New Jersey as amended and supplemented and shall include or be accompanied by the information specified below:
(a)
All dimensions both linear and angular, of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision, all lots and lands reserved or dedicated for public use shall balance and their descriptions shall close within a limit or error of not more than one part in 10,000.
(b)
The minor subdivision shall be based upon a current boundary survey certified to the subdivider and prepared or recertified not less than 12 months prior to the date of application.
2.
Title Block: A title block shall appear on all sheets and include:
(a)
Title of "minor 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 borough tax map, the date of which shall also be shown.
(d)
Acreage of the tract being subdivided to the nearest tenth of an acre.
(e)
Names and addresses of owner and subdivider so designated.
(f)
Date (of original and all revisions).
(g)
Name, signature, address and license number of the land surveyor who prepared the map and made the survey (the plat shall bear the embossed seal of said land surveyor).
3.
Detailed Information:
(a)
A key map (at a scale of not less than one inch equals 1,000 feet showing the location of the tract to be subdivided with reference to surrounding areas, existing streets which intersect or border the tract, the names of all such streets and any zone boundaries and borough boundary which is within 500 feet of the subdivision.
(b)
The names of all owners of and property lines of parcels adjacent to the land to be subdivided, including properties across the street, as shown by the most recent records of the borough.
(c)
All zone boundaries, borough borders, existing public easements, tax map lot and block numbers, watercourses, floodways and flood hazard areas within 200 feet, and both the width of the paving and the width of the right-of-way of each street within 200 feet of the subdivision.
(d)
All existing structures, with an indication of those which are to be destroyed or removed, and the front, rear and side yard dimensions of those to remain, referenced to proposed lot lines.
(e)
All proposed public easements or rights-of-ways and the purposes thereof.
(f)
The existing 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 (where required by the board or borough engineer.)
(g)
All proposed lot lines and the areas of all lots in square feet. The areas and dimensions specified shall be shown to the nearest hundredth of a square foot or hundredth of a linear foot.
(h)
North arrow.
(i)
Written and graphic scales.
(j)
A copy of any existing or proposed covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land being subdivided or certification that none exist. Such certification may be in letter form signed by a member of the New Jersey Bar, by a title officer or authorized agent of a title insurance company licensed to do business in New Jersey.
(k)
Proposed lot and block numbers approved by the borough engineer.
(l)
Such other information as the board and/or borough engineer may require or request during the review of the application for classification and approval as a minor subdivision.
c.
Conditions of Approval. Any approval of an application for development for a minor subdivision granted by the planning board or board of adjustment shall be subject to the following conditions being satisfied prior to signing of the plat or issuance of a development permit:
1.
Installation of or posting of performance guarantees for the installation of any improvements required by the board.
2.
Payment of any outstanding real estate taxes.
3.
Monmouth County Planning Board approval (if not previously granted).
4.
Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority approval or waiver of sewer requirements (if not previously granted).
5.
Payment of the required reproduction fee.
6.
Submission of additional prints of the plat map and attachments for distribution (if required).
7.
Publication of a notice of the decision of the board by the applicant.
8.
Any other conditions which may be imposed by the board or which may be required by federal, state or local law.
d.
Certification. In the event that the application for development for a minor subdivision is approved, a certification to that effect in this form:
Classified and approved as a minor subdivision by the Borough of Union Beach Planning Board (Board of Adjustment) on _______________________. | |
Attest: | Chairman |
Secretary | Date |
This plat (or a deed describing this subdivision) must be filed in the office of the Clerk of Monmouth County on or before __________, which date is 190 days after approval as a minor subdivision by the Borough of Union Beach Planning (Board of Adjustment). | |
Secretary | |
shall be endorsed on the plat and the original reproducible thereof shall be provided to the board by the applicant. Said original shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the board and the borough engineer (as to the map filing law certification) after they receive a certification from the administrative officer that the conditions of approval have been satisfied. After signature the plat shall be reproduced as provided for in subsection 13-6.4 of this chapter and the signed original shall be returned to the applicant for filing. |
e.
Filing of Approved Plat. If the applicant desires to proceed with a subdivision for which approval as a minor subdivision has been granted, he shall file with the county recording officer a deed or the approved minor subdivision plat, drawn in compliance with the Map Filing Law, (Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960), as amended and supplemented, within 190 days from the date of approval by the board. The applicant shall, within one week after filing the subdivision, notify, in writing the borough engineer and borough tax assessor of the date of the filing of the subdivision with the county recording officer, and the case and sheet or page number for the filed plat or deed. A duplicate tracing of the filed map or copy of the deed, indicating thereon the filing date, shall be obtained from the county recording officer by the borough who shall distribute copies of the filed map to appropriate municipal officials. In the event the subdivider fails to so file within the period allowed, the approval of the plat shall expire.