New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION › Chapter 5 - SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS › Subchapter 6 - CONTENTS OF PLATS › Section 19:5-6.3 - Preliminary plat contents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				  preliminary plat shall be prepared by a New Jersey-licensed professional land
				  surveyor (PLS).
(b) Such plat shall
				  be drawn at a scale of no less than one inch equal to 100 feet.
(c) The preliminary plat shall include or be
				  accompanied by the following information:
1.
				  The proposed name of the subdivision, which shall not duplicate or resemble the
				  name of any existing subdivision within the District;
2. The name and address of the property
				  owner(s), the applicant, and the person preparing the preliminary
				  plat;
3. The names of all adjoining
				  property owners, as shown on the most recent municipal tax records;
4. A key map showing the entire subdivision
				  and its relation to surrounding areas;
5. The date, north point, reference meridian
				  and scale of drawing;
6. The tax
				  map sheet, block and lot number;
7.
				  The date of the topographic survey;
8. The location of existing and proposed
				  property lines showing bearings and distances;
9. The acreage of tract(s) to be subdivided
				  accurate to the nearest hundredth of an acre;
10. The location of existing and proposed
				  building setback lines, existing buildings and structures with an indication of
				  whether they will be retained and the location and extent of environmentally
				  sensitive areas, such as wetlands;
11. Details of proposed streets, including:
i. Profiles, cross-sections, alignments,
				  drainage provisions, and ROWs of existing and proposed streets and highways
				  within and abutting the subdivision;
ii. Street and highway names and/or route
				  numbers;
iii. The type and width of
				  pavement and location of curbs, sidewalks, and shade tree planting strips, on
				  cross-sections;
iv. Line-of-sight
				  triangles and curb radii; and
v.
				  Detailed foundation conditions, pavement designs, design criteria and
				  assumptions;
12.
				  Alignment data for all ROWs, easements, tract boundary lines, lot lines, and
				  street centerlines;
13. The
				  recorded reference of all easements. If an easement is not recorded, a
				  statement describing such easement shall be included. The width, length,
				  bearings and sufficient ties to locate the easement with respect to the
				  subdivision shall be shown;
14. The
				  location and description of all monuments;
15. Topographic contours at five-foot
				  intervals for land slopes averaging 10 percent or greater, two-foot intervals
				  for land averaging between three and 10 percent and one-foot interval for all
				  lands of lesser slope;
16. All
				  existing watercourses shall be shown and accompanied by the following
				  information:
i. When a watercourse is
				  proposed to be altered, improved, or relocated, or when a drainage structure is
				  proposed on a stream with a drainage area of one-half square mile or greater,
				  evidence of submission of the appropriate applications to the NJDEP;
ii. Cross-sections of watercourses showing
				  extent of floodway, if defined, top of bank, mean high water level and bottom
				  elevations at the following locations:
(1) At
				  any point where a watercourse crosses a boundary of the subdivision;
(2) At 50-foot intervals for a distance of
				  300 feet upstream and 300 feet downstream of any proposed culvert or bridge
				  within or adjacent to the subdivision;
(3) Immediately upstream and downstream of
				  any point of juncture of two or more watercourses; and
(4) At a maximum of 500-foot intervals along
				  all watercourses which run through or adjacent to the subdivision for an
				  exterior distance of 500-feet upstream and downstream of the subdivision
				  boundary;
iii. When a
				  watercourse is proposed to be altered, improved, or relocated, a plan showing
				  the method of stabilizing slopes and measures to control erosion and siltation
				  during construction; and
iv. The
				  boundaries of the floodplains of all watercourses within or adjacent to the
				  subdivision, if defined;
17. The total upstream tributary area of any
				  watercourse running through or adjacent to the subdivision. Point of reference
				  shall be that point where the watercourse first contacts the
				  subdivision;
18. The total upstream
				  tributary area of a watercourse running through or adjacent to the subdivision
				  at the nearest downstream drainage structure, and the acreage in the
				  subdivision which drains to the structure;
19. The location and extent of drainage and
				  conservation easements;
20. The
				  location, extent and water level elevation of all existing or proposed lakes or
				  ponds within or adjacent to the subdivision;
21. Stormwater management systems including
				  the following:
i. All existing and proposed
				  storm sewer lines, within or adjacent to the subdivision, showing size of
				  lines, capacity, direction of flow, slope, and location of inlets and
				  structures;
ii. All existing and
				  proposed drainage ditches within or adjacent to the subdivision showing typical
				  cross-sections, capacity, direction of flow, and slope;
iii. Proposed retention or detention basins;
				  and
iv. Design data and
				  calculations;
22.
				  Existing and proposed sanitary sewerage facilities serving the subdivision,
				  including the following:
i. Location, size
				  and slope of all sanitary sewer lines and connections to existing
				  facilities;
ii. Location of any
				  proposed sanitary sewerage treatment plants;
iii. Design data and calculations;
				  and
iv. Proof of submittal to other
				  governmental entities having jurisdiction;
23. Existing and proposed water distribution
				  systems serving the subdivision, including the following:
i. The location, size and capacity of water
				  mains;
ii. The location of fire
				  hydrants;
iii. The source of
				  supply, points of connection, and supply capacities at such points;
iv. The location of any proposed water
				  treatment plants;
v. Design data
				  and calculations; and
vi. Proof of
				  submittal to other governmental entities having jurisdiction;
24. The location of existing and
				  proposed utilities, both underground and overhead, and associated
				  easements;
25. Delineation of all
				  areas containing fill and detailed information concerning the material
				  encountered, including the following:
i. The
				  depth and type of material involved;
ii. The age of fill;
iii. The state of decomposition;
iv. Residual settlements to be
				  expected;
v. Combustible
				  gas-forming potential;
vi. The
				  depth to water table; and
vii. In
				  all such areas where construction of roadways, paved areas, utilities and other
				  facilities is proposed, additional data including the following shall be
				  submitted:
(1) Any specialized construction
				  methods to be used in areas containing fill;
(2) Design precautions to be taken to ensure
				  that residual post-construction settlements will not adversely affect the
				  appearance or structural integrity of any proposed facilities; and
(3) Method to be employed in eliminating the
				  build-up of combustible gases where such a potential exists;
26. Identification of
				  lands to be dedicated or reserved for any purpose, public or private, to be
				  distinguished from lots or tracts intended for sale; and
27. A copy of any protective covenants or
				  deed restrictions applying to the land to be subdivided.