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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 c. Copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Planning Board prior to the hearing to the following persons: 1. Township Engineer. 2. Secretary of the Department of Health. 3. Such other Municipal, County or State officials as directed by the Planning Board. d. The Planning Board shall act on the preliminary plat within ninety (90) days after submission to the Township Clerk, but in no case before the expiration of the twenty (20) day period within which the County Planning Board may submit a report on the subdivision. In all cases the recommendations of the County Board shall be given careful consideration in the final decision of the Township Planning Board. If the County Planning Board has approval authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-12, its action shall be noted on the plat, and if disapproved, two (2) copies of the reasons for disapproval shall be returned with the plat. If the Township Planning Board or the County Planning Board disapproves a plat, the reasons for disapproval shall be remedied prior to further consideration. The person submitting a plat shall be notified of the action of the Planning Board within ninety (90) days of its submission. If approval is required by any other officer or public body, the same procedure as applies to submission and approval by the County Planning Board shall apply. If the Planning Board acts favorably on a preliminary plat, a notation to that effect shall be made on the plat and it shall be referred to the Township Council for action. The Township Council shall act within thirty (30) days. Its action shall be noted on the plat, signed by the Mayor and be returned to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements. e. Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three (3) year period from the date of approval: 1. That the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted will not be changed. 2. That the applicant may submit on or before the expiration date the whole or part or parts of the plat for final approval. (1972 Code § 24-7.2) 32-7.3 Improvements or Guarantees Prior to Final

cant may submit on or before the expiration date the whole or part or parts of the plat for final approval. (1972 Code § 24-7.2) 32-7.3 Improvements or Guarantees Prior to Final Approval. Before consideration and approval of the final plat, the improvements required under Section 32-9 of this chapter shall have been installed, or the subdivider shall have furnished the Township Council adequate performance guarantees to assure the installation of the required improvements, and shall have entered into an agreement prepared by the Township concerning any terms and conditions of the proposed subdivision. (1972 Code § 24-7.3) 32-7.4 Submission of Final Plat of Major Subdivision. a. The final plat shall be submitted to the Township Clerk for forwarding to the Planning Board for final approval within three (3) years from the date of preliminary approval. He/she shall immediately notify the Secretary of the Planning Board upon receipt of a final plat. The Planning Board shall act upon the final plat within forty-five (45) days after the date of submission for final approval to the Township Clerk. b. The original tracing, one (1) translucent tracing cloth copy, three (3) cloth prints, three (3) black-on-white prints and three (3) copies of the application form for final approval shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Planning Board at least five (5) days prior to the date of a regular Planning Board meeting. Unless the preliminary plat is approved without changes, the final plat shall incorporate all changes or modifications required by the Planning Board. 252