a. Initial submission shall consist of a total of 3 copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional 8 copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10" by 14".
b. Certification from the tax collector that all taxes and assessments are paid to date.
a. Original and six (6) copies of the application forms, signed and notarized;
b. Owners consent for the application to be made if the applicant is not the owner of the subject site;
c. Application and escrow fees, if required, paid;
d. Certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date;
e. Seven copies of a survey of the property or a previously approved site plan showing the following:
1. Boundaries of the property;
2. Lines of all currently existing buildings, streets, roads, drives, parking areas, reservations, easements, right-of-ways, and areas dedicated to public use;
3. Location of all proposed buildings, structures, and/or improvements with spot elevations as necessary;
4. Architectural elevations for any changes to the building facade, roof line or extension;
5. Name, address, professional license number, and seal of the preparer of the plan or survey if, in the opinion of the Planning Administrator, a sealed plan is required.
All plans must be collated, stapled, and folded to a dimension not to exceed 10" x 12".
f. Written description of the proposed operation of the site; and
g. Evidence of submittal to the Monmouth County Planning Board of required.
[A] An Itemized Performance Guarantee Estimate shall be prepared by the Township Engineer setting forth all requirements for improvements as fixed by the Municipal Agency and their estimated cost in connection with those site plans, subdivisions, and single lot development requiring public improvements. The governing body shall pass a resolution either approving or adjusting this performance guarantee estimate. The Township shall provide a copy of the performance guarantee estimate and resolution to the applicant for use in obtaining and posting said guarantee.
The developer shall present two copies of the performance guarantee for approval as to form and substance by the Township Attorney for which the owner or developer shall pay the Township such an amount as to cover the costs of preparation of the developer's agreement and review of the performance guarantee. A copy of the Itemized Performance Guarantee Estimate shall be appended to each performance guarantee posted by the obligor.
a. The performance guarantee and subsequent maintenance guarantee shall be in such form and amounts as authorized by [Section 40:55D-53, of] the Municipal Land Use Law. Ten percent of the amount of the approved performance guarantee estimate shall be deposited by the developer in cash with the Township of Ocean. The remaining 90 percent shall be in the form of a performance bond, cash or letter of credit, in which the subdivider shall be principal. If a bond is posted, the bond must be provided by an acceptable surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey. Any security as may be permitted by the Municipal Land Use Law and accepted by the Township of Ocean must be approved by the Township Attorney.
The amount of performance guarantee, the amount of the maintenance guarantee, time extensions, and courses of action of the Township either upon completion of the subdivision or upon failure to complete the subdivision shall be in accordance with [Section 40:55D-53 of] the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law.b.
Performance guarantees relative to any and all sanitary sewer construction shall be posted separately with the Township of Ocean Sewerage Authority.
b. In situations where a development only creates one buildable residential lot, the performance guarantee to be submitted to the Township need only be thirty percent of the full amount of the performance guarantee requirements set forth by the Municipal Land Use Law and applicable Township ordinances providing said performance guarantee is in the form of cash for the full thirty percent (30%).
c. Performance guarantees relative to any and all sanitary sewer construction shall be posted separately with the Township of Ocean Sewerage Authority.
All improvements and utility installation shall be inspected during the time of their installations under the supervision of the Township engineer to insure satisfactory completion. The cost of said inspection shall be the sole responsibility of the developer and the fees in connection therewith are set forth under this chapter.
a. In no case shall any paving work including seal coats be done without permission from the Township engineer prior to any such construction so that a representative of the Township engineer's office may be present at the time the work is to be done.
b. The Township engineer's office shall be notified prior to each of the following phases of work having been completed so that he or a qualified representative may inspect the work:
1. Road subgrade.
2. Storm drainage facilities.
3. Curb and gutter forms.
4. Curb and gutters.
5. Driveways.
6. Road paving prior to each course of pavement and seal coat.
7. Sidewalk forms.
8. Sidewalks.
9. Drainage pipes and other drainage structures before back filling.
10.Shade trees and planting strips.
11.Street name signs.
13.Monuments.
The Township of Ocean Sewerage Authority shall be notified prior to the construction of any portion of the sanitary sewer system so that an authorized representative of the Sewerage Authority engineer may inspect the work.
c. A final inspection of all improvements and utilities will be made to determine whether the work is satisfactory and in agreement with the approved final plat drawings and the Township specifications. The general condition of the site shall also be considered. Upon a satisfactory final inspection report, action will be taken to release the performance guarantee covering such improvements and utilities.
d. Inspection by the Township of Ocean of the installation of improvements and utilities by the developer shall not operate to subject the Township of ocean to liability for claims, suits or liability of any kind that may at any time arise because of defects or negligence, during construction, or at any time thereafter; it being recognized that the responsibility to maintain safe conditions at all times during construction and to provide proper utilities and improvements is upon the developer and his contractors, if any.
e. After completing the construction of the public improvements covered by the performance guarantee, the developer shall prepare a set of the approved public improvement and utility plans and the profiles amended to read "as constructed". The developer shall send a certified letter to the Township Clerk as required under the Municipal Land Use Law [40:55D-53] requesting a release of the performance guarantee. The Township Clerk shall forward this request to the Township Engineer. The Township Engineer shall report to the governing body on the condition of the work and recommend that the performance guarantee be released, reduced, extended or declared in default.
After completing the construction of the improvements as required under this chapter, and prior to the acceptance of any streets by the Township of Ocean for maintenance, the developer owner shall file with the municipality a maintenance guarantee in the form of a surety bond, letter of credit, or such other security as may be permitted by the Municipal Land Use Law and accepted by the Township of Ocean, that all improvements will remain in a satisfactory condition for a period of two years. The amount of such guarantee shall be established by the governing body acting on the advice of the Township Engineer and the form thereof shall be approved by the Township Attorney, but shall not exceed 15 percent of the total performance guarantee estimate, including amendments thereto.
a. Procedure. The developer shall file with the governing body a comprehensive general liability insurance policy at the same time as he files his performance guarantee. The Township attorney shall approve the policy for form. The policy shall be of the same term as the performance guarantee and shall be extended in conformance with any extension of the performance guarantee.
b. Coverage. The policy shall insure the Township of Ocean and the developer and shall cover all operations in the development involving existence and maintenance of property and buildings and contracting operations of every nature including all public improvements. Said policy shall have limits of liability of five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) dollars for bodily injury to each person and one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars liability on the aggregate, for each accident, and property liability of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars for each accident and one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars aggregate property damage liability.
