Supporting Documentation · Apr 15, 2026
West Orange Application Site Plan Checklist 11102025 kak REVISED 4905 5465 81691
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TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE Site Plan/Subdivision Checklist APPLICANT: ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. Pre-Application - Concept Plan Major Application COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WAIVER REQUESTEDMinor Application General Development Plan Subdivision Site Plan Item Number Description Subdivision Site Plan Preliminary Final Preliminary Final I. PROJECT-PLAT INFORMATION 1. Item: Name, address of owner and applicant. X X X X X X X X 2. Item: Name, signature, license number, seal and address of engineer, land surveyor, architect, professional planner, and/or landscape architect, as applicable, involved in preparation of plat. X X X X X X X X 3. Item: Title block denoting type of application, tax map sheet, county, name of municipality, block & lot, and street location. X X X X X X X X 4. Item: A key map at specified scale showing location of tract with reference to surrounding properties, streets, municipal boundaries, etc., within 500' Comment: Describes setting; may be less detailed in pre-application-concept plan and GDP stages. X X X X X X X X 5. Item: A schedule of required and provided zone district(s) requirements including lot area, width, depth, yard setbacks, building coverage, open space, parking, etc. Comment: Schedule may be less detailed in pre- application-concept plan stages. X X X X X X X X 6. Item: North arrow and scale. X X X X X X X X 7. Item: Proof that taxes are current. X X X X X X X 8. Item: Signature blocks for Chairman, Secretary and Municipal Engineer. X X X X X X X 9. Item: Appropriate certification blocks as required by Map Filing Law. X X X 10. Item: Monumentation as specified by Map Filing Law Comment: Monumentation required only for final subdivision. X X 11. Item: Date of current property survey. Comment: Required by Map Filing Law for final subdivision and site plan; necessary for vesting on GDP. X X X X X X X
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. Pre-Application - Concept Plan Major Application COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WAIVER REQUESTED Minor Application General Development Plan Subdivision Site Plan Item Number Description Subdivision Site Plan Preliminary Final Preliminary Final 12. Item: One (1) of four (4) standardized sheets: 30" x 42", 24" x 36", 15" x 21", 8.5" x 13" Comment: Required by Map Filing Law for minor and major subdivisions. X X X X X X 13. Item: Metes and bounds description showing dimensions, bearings, curve data, length of tangents, radii, arcs, chords and central angles for all centerlines and right-of-way, and centerline curves on streets. X X X 14. Item: Affidavit of ownership. Comment: Map Filing Law for minor and major subdivision. X X X X X X X X 15. Item: Acreage of tract to the nearest tenth of an acre (for GDP--to nearest acre). X X X X X X X 16. Item: Date of original and all revisions. Comment: Item necessary for continuity-history of project. X X X X X X X 17. Item: Size and location of any existing or proposed structures with all setbacks dimensioned. Comment: Item important for detailed planning. X X X X X X X X 18. Item: Location and dimensions of any existing or proposed streets (for GDP and pre-application- concept plan -- general locations). Comment: Item important for detailed planning. X X X X X X X X 19. Item: All proposed lot lines and area of lots in square feet. X X X X X X 20. Item: Copy and/or delineation of any existing or proposed deed restrictions or covenants.∈ X X X X X X X X 21. Item: Any existing or proposed easement or land reserved for or dedicated to public use. ∈ X X X X X X X X 22. Item: Development stages or staging plans (for GDP--general staging). Comment: Not applicable at pre-application- concept plan stage; minor plans usually not built in stages. X X X X X
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. Pre-Application - Concept Plan Major Application COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WAIVER REQUESTEDMinor Application General Development Plan Subdivision Site Plan Item Number Description Subdivision Site Plan Preliminary Final Preliminary Final 23. Item: List of required regulatory approvals or permits. Comment: Basic planning information. ∉ X X X X X 24. Item: List of variances required or requested. ∉ Comment: Basic planning information. X X X X X X 25. Item: Requested or obtained design waivers or exceptions. ∉ Comment: Describes location of all adjacent structures; not necessary at pre-application-concept plan stages; required at site plan stages; required at site plan only if notice is required by ordinance. X X X X X X 26. Item: Payment of application fees. Comment: Fee not imposed for pre-application conference. X X X X X X X X 27. Item: Property owners and lines of all parcels within 200' identified on most recent tax map sheet. Comment: Describes location of all adjacent structures; not necessary at pre-application-concept plan stages; required at site plan only if notice is required by ordinance. X X X X X X 28. Item: All existing street, water courses, flood plains, wetlands or other environmentally sensitive areas on and within 200' of site. Comment: while detailed specification of environmentally sensitive areas may not be necessary at pre-application-concept plan and GDP stages, general specification of and sensitivity to such conditions is an important planning consideration. X X X X X X X 29. Item: Existing right-of-way and/or easements on and within 200' of tract. Comment: Rights-of-way and easements are often unknown at the pre-application-concept (see however, item 28). X X X X X X X 30. Item: Topographical features of subject property from U.S.G.S. map. Comment: More detailed topographic information is needed for major subdivision. X X X
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. Pre-Application - Concept Plan Major Application COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WAIVER REQUESTED Minor Application General Development Plan Subdivision Site Plan Item Number Description Subdivision Site Plan Preliminary Final Preliminary Final 31. Item: Existing and proposed contour intervals based on U.G.S. & G.S. datum. Contours to extend at least 200' beyond subject property as follows: up to 3% grade - 1' 3% + grade - 2' Comment: Major site plan and subdivision requires level of detail of Item 31 as opposed to Item 30. X X X X 32. Item: Boundary, limits, nature and extent of wooded areas, specimen trees, and other significant physical features (detail may vary). Comment: Basic for good planning. X X X X X X X X 33. Item: Existing system of drainage of subject site and of any larger tract or basin of which it is a part. Comment: See Item 31. Extensive level of detail required only for major subdivision and site plan. X X X X 34. Item: Drainage Area Map. Comment: Necessary for major application; inapplicable at GDP stage. X X X X 35. Item: Drainage Calculations. Comment: Required for minor applications if deemed necessary by Planning Board; not required at GDP stage because storm water management evaluated at major subdivision and site plan stage. X X X X X X 36. Item: Proposed utility infrastructure plans, including sanitary sewer, water, storm water management, telephone, electric & cable TV. Comment: Information necessary for minor site plan because of potential effect on utility systems. Only general location for electric, telephone and cable TV required. X X X X X X 37. Item: Proposed utility infrastructure plans, including sanitary sewer, water, storm water management, telephone, electric and cable TV. Comment: Information necessary for minor site plan because of potential effect on utility systems. Only general location for telephone, electric and cable TV required. X X X X X X
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. Pre-Application - Concept Plan Major Application COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WAIVER REQUESTED Minor Application General Development Plan Subdivision Site Plan Item Number Description Subdivision Site Plan Preliminary Final Preliminary Final 38. Item: Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. Comment: Required for soil disturbance over 5,000 sq. ft. X X X X X 39. Item: Spot and finished elevations at all property corners, corners of all structures or dwellings, existing or proposed first floor elevations. Comment: Not required for minor subdivision because not involving construction of buildings. X X X X X X 40. Item: Construction details as required by ordinance. Comment: Such level of detail necessary only for major applications. X X X X 41. Item: Road and paving cross-sections and profiles. Comment: See Item 40. X X X X 42. Item: Proposed street names. Comment: Applicable only when new road is proposed. X X X X 43. Item: New block and lot numbers confirmed with local assessor or municipal designee. Comment: Needed whenever a new lot is created. X X 44. Item: Lighting plan & details. Comment: Not applicable for minor subdivision because just creating lots. X X X X X 45. Item: Landscape plan & details prepared by a professional landscape architect Comment: Required for site plans because of magnitude of required landscaping. X X X 46. Item: Solid waste management plan. Comment: Site plan consideration only; see Item 44. X X X 47. Item: Site identification signs, traffic control signs, and directional signs. Comment: See Item 44. X X X X X
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. Pre-Application - Concept Plan Major Application COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WAIVER REQUESTEDMinor Application General Development Plan Subdivision Site Plan Item Number Description Subdivision Site Plan Preliminary Final Preliminary Final 48. Item: Sight triangles. Comment: Necessary even for minor applications because sight triangle easement created. X X X X X X 49. Item: Vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns (less detail necessary for pre-application- concept plan and GSP stages). Comment: See Item 44. X X X X X X X 50. Item: Parking plan showing spaces, size and type, aisle width, curb cuts, drives, driveways, and all ingress and egress areas and dimensions. Comment: See Item 44. X X X X X 51. Item: Preliminary architectural plan and elevations. Comment: Not required where building is not proposed. X X X 52. Item: Plans and legal documents for compliance with West Orange COAH Ordinances. X X X X X X X ∈ Proposed restrictions or covenants do not have to be included for pre-application-concept plan and GDP. ∉ Conditional approval may be granted subject to other regulatory approvals. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. REVISED: 8/30/05 aw F:\Forms & Awards\PB-ZBAPP.FRM\CHECKLST\CHECKLST.FRM
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