What is the Notice to Applicant Regarding Undersized Lots?

It explains the Planning Board’s policy for contacting abutting property owners about buying or selling land and provides a letter template for applicants seeking an undersized-lot variance.

Who should use this undersized-lot letter?

Applicants seeking a variance involving an undersized lot should adjust the buy-sell letter for their application and contact the abutting property owner.

How do I submit the buy-sell letter?

Send it by certified mail and ordinary mail at least 20 days before the first scheduled hearing. Be prepared to present a copy, the return receipt, and any response as evidence at the hearing.

Do I need a notary for the undersized-lot letter?

No. The applicant signs and dates this document without a notary; the document does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

Freehold Township, MT · Monmouth County

No notary required

Notice to Applicant Regarding Undersized Lots

This notice and buy-sell letter template helps applicants seeking a variance for an undersized lot contact abutting property owners about buying or selling land.

What this form is

The document explains the Planning Board’s policy for contacting abutting property owners about an undersized lot and includes a letter template asking whether an owner is interested in buying or selling land. Applicants should adjust the letter to their application, send it by certified and ordinary mail at least 20 days before the first scheduled hearing, and be prepared to present it and any response as evidence.

Who needs it

Applicants seeking a variance involving an undersized lot should use the letter template to contact abutting property owners.

How to submit it

Send the letter by certified mail and ordinary mail at least 20 days before the first scheduled hearing. Be prepared to introduce a copy, the return receipt, and any response into evidence at the hearing.

About notarization

This document is signed and dated by the applicant without a notary; it does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

How to submit this form

1
Download The Notice
Download the notice and buy-sell letter template for an undersized-lot variance application.
2
Complete The Letter
Adjust the template to your application and fill in the property, proposed development, and hearing details.
3
Gather The Evidence
Keep a copy of the letter and return receipt, along with any response from the abutting property owner.
4
Send And Present The Letter
Send it by certified and ordinary mail at least 20 days before the first scheduled hearing, then be prepared to offer it and any response into evidence.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Notice to Applicant Regarding Undersized Lots?: It explains the Planning Board’s policy for contacting abutting property owners about buying or selling land and provides a letter template for applicants seeking an undersized-lot variance.
Who should use this undersized-lot letter?: Applicants seeking a variance involving an undersized lot should adjust the buy-sell letter for their application and contact the abutting property owner.
How do I submit the buy-sell letter?: Send it by certified mail and ordinary mail at least 20 days before the first scheduled hearing. Be prepared to present a copy, the return receipt, and any response as evidence at the hearing.
Do I need a notary for the undersized-lot letter?: No. The applicant signs and dates this document without a notary; the document does not identify any attachment or related step that must be notarized or sworn.

Need something notarized?

This Notice to Applicant Regarding Undersized Lots doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Freehold Township form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.