A. Required documents. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of completeness or scheduling of a final plat of a major site plan for public hearing before the Planning Board, the administrative officer shall determine that the following have been submitted in proper form:

(1) Proof from the Tax Office that real estate taxes and local assessments have been paid to date.

(2) Proof of submission to the Ocean County Planning Board.

(3) Proof of submission to the Ocean County Board of Health.

(4) Proof of submission to the Ocean County Soil Conservation District.

(5) Proof of submission to the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority.

(6) Proof of submission to the Jackson Township Bureau of Fire Prevention.

(7) Proof of submission to the Jackson Township Environmental Commission.

(8) Application for a floodplain encroachment permit, where required.

(9) Application for state wetlands approval, where required.

(10) Application for a stream encroachment permit, where required.

(11) Other submittals that may be required by the Planning Board Engineer, Planning Board or federal, state or local laws.

(12) Payment of the required application and escrow fees.

(13) Eighteen copies of the plat and attachments meeting the requirements set forth below. [Amended 4-23-2001 by Ord. No. 12-01]

B. Plat requirements. The final plat shall include all data required for the preliminary plat of the major site plan and shall be drawn to incorporate all changes required as a condition of preliminary approval and shall be drawn to specifications as required for a preliminary plat and shall be titled "Final Plat - Major Site Plan."

C. Conditions of approval.

(1) Any approval of an application for a final plat of a major site plan shall be subject to the following conditions being satisfied, within 18 months from the date of approval by the Planning Board, prior to the signing of the plat and issuance of a development permit:

(a) Ocean County Planning Board final approval, if not previously granted.

(b) Ocean County Board of Health final approval, if not previously granted.

(c) Ocean County Soil Conservation District final approval, if not previously granted.

(d) Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority final approval, if not previously granted, or a letter of no interest.

(e) Jackson Township Bureau of Fire Prevention final approval, if not previously granted.

(f) Jackson Township Environmental Commission review, if not previously received.

(g) Granting of state wetlands permit, if required.

(h) Granting of a floodplain permit, if required.

(i) Granting of a stream encroachment permit, if required.

(j) Certification of approval of plans for drainage or watercourse diversion by the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, where required.

(k) Granting of drainage and/or access permits by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, where required.

(l) Unless waived by the Planning Board, a form request, in appropriate statutory form, requesting that the applicable provisions of Title 39 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes be made applicable to the site in order to permit police regulation of traffic control devices prior to acceptance of streets.

(m) Granting of any required construction permits.

(n) Posting of required performance guaranties for the installation of any improvements required by the Planning Board.

(o) Payment of the required inspection fees, pursuant to § 244-12 of this chapter.

(p) Evidence of a comprehensive general liability insurance policy in an amount not less than $300,000 per occurrence, identifying and saving harmless the Township of Jackson and its agencies, employees and agents from any liability for any acts of the developer or his agents, contractors or employees in the implementing of the approved site plan. The insurance policy shall provide for 30 days' notice to the Township prior to cancellation. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any property owner, developer or builder to carry on the construction of a project without having current valid evidence of insurance on file.

(q) Any other conditions which may be imposed by the Planning Board or may be required by federal, state or local laws.

(r) Payment of the required reproduction fee, pursuant to § 244-12 of this chapter.

(s) Submission of additional permits of the site plan and attachments for distribution, if required.

(t) Payment of the required Tax Map maintenance fee, pursuant to § 244-12 of this chapter.

(2) An extension of the eighteen-month period within which to comply with the conditions of approval imposed by the Board may be granted by said Board for a period of time it determines.

D. Certification. In the event that the application for development of a final, major site plan is approved, an appropriate certification shall be endorsed on the site plan, and the original reproducible thereof shall be provided to the Planning Board by the applicant.

E. Resolution compliance. Upon approval of the final plat of a major site plan by the municipal agency, the applicant shall submit to the Office of Planning and Zoning the original Mylar and seven sets of prints of the site plan and all related plans. The Office of Planning and Zoning shall transmit the original Mylar and the seven sets of prints to the Township Engineer, who shall be responsible for reviewing the plans for compliance with the resolution of approval adopted by the municipal agency. After said review, the Township Engineer shall retain one set of plans, send one set to the applicant's engineer and return five sets and the original Mylar of the site plan to the Office of Planning and Zoning for signature by all appropriate municipal officials. Upon being signed by Township officials, the original Mylar of the plat shall be picked up by the applicant. The Office of Planning and Zoning shall retain five sets of prints of the site plan and all related plans for its records and for distribution to various municipal offices.

F. Effect of final approval.

(1) The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer at preliminary approval, whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval. If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval, the Planning Board may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year, but not to exceed three extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., the granting of final approval terminates the time period of the rights conferred by preliminary approval for the section granted final approval.

(2) In the case of a site plan for a planned unit development or planned unit residential development or residential cluster of 50 acres or more or site plan for 150 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant rights for such period of time longer than two years as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may apply for thereafter, and the Planning Board may thereafter grant, an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development.

(3) Any application for renewal or extension of final approval shall be acted on by the municipal agency at a hearing. At such hearing, the applicant shall have the burden of coming forward with reasons why the final approval shall be extended for the requested period of time.