City of Northfield - Procedures | Certificates as to Approval of Subdivision of Land

(1)

The prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee, or any other person interested in any land which forms part of a subdivision or which formed part of such a subdivision three years preceding the effective date of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., may apply in writing to the administrative officer (Zoning Officer) for issuance of a certificate certifying whether or not such subdivision has been approved by the Planning Board. Such application shall contain a diagram showing the location and dimension of the land to be covered by the certificate and the name and the owner thereof.

(2)

The administrative officer (Zoning Officer) shall make and issue such certificate within 15 days after the receipt of such written application and the fees therefor. Said officer shall keep a duplicate copy of each certificate, consecutively numbered, including a statement of the fee charged, in a binder as a permanent record of his office.

(3)

Each such certificate shall be designated as "Certificate as to Approval of Subdivision of Land," and shall certify:

(a)

Whether there exists in the City a duly established Planning Board and whether there is an ordinance controlling subdivision of land adopted under the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

(b)

Whether the subdivision, as it relates to the land shown in said application, has been approved by the Planning Board, and, if so, the date of such approval and any extensions and terms thereof, showing the subdivision of which the lands are a part is a validly existing subdivision.

(c)

Whether such subdivision, if the same has not been approved, is statutorily exempt from the requirement of approval as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.

(4)

The administrative officer (Zoning Officer) shall be entitled to demand and receive for such certificate issued a reasonable fee not in excess of those provided in N.J.S.A. 54:5-14 and 54:5-15 in accordance with § 215-17. The fees so collected by such official shall be paid to the City.

(5)

Any person who shall acquire for a valuable consideration an interest in the lands covered by such certificates of approval of a subdivision in reliance upon the information therein contained shall hold such interest free of any right, remedy or action which could be prosecuted or maintained by the City pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-55.

(6)

Any such application addressed to the City Clerk shall be deemed to be addressed to the proper designated officer and the City shall be bound thereby to the same extent as though the same was addressed to the designated official.

(7)

Every certificate issued shall also state on its face, in bold type, that:

	"THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES IN THE NORTHFIELD CITY LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AS PROVIDED IN § 215-14 OF SAID ORDINANCE.
	THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT SIGNIFY CONSTRUCTION CODE REVIEW OR BUILDING APPROVAL AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AUTHORIZATION TO UNDERTAKE ANY WORK WITHOUT SUCH REVIEW AND APPROVAL WHERE EITHER IS REQUIRED.
	BEFORE ANY STRUCTURE TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE IS APPLICABLE MAY BE OCCUPIED OR USED FOR ANY PURPOSE, A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY MUST BE OBTAINED.
	THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR A BUILDING PERMIT, MERCANTILE LICENSE, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR ANY ADDITIONAL LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL PERMITS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED."

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