Upon receipt of an application for a minor site plan approval,
together with the required supporting documents and payment of the
prescribed fee, the Clerk shall submit one copy of the application
and supporting documentation each to the Township Engineer and to
the Attorney for the Planning Board for a report thereon to the Planning
Board. These reports shall be submitted to the Planning Board at least
two days prior to the meeting of the Planning Board at which the application
will be considered. These reports shall comment on the completeness
of the application in conformity with this chapter, whether or not
the application meets the standards of a minor site plan, and whether
or not the application is in compliance with all requirements of applicable
laws and ordinances. The Clerk shall also submit an informational
copy of the application and plat to the Willingboro Municipal Utilities
Authority for appropriate report by that body. The Clerk shall also
set down the application on the agenda of the Planning Board meeting
next following 14 days from the date of submission of the complete
application and shall advise the applicant of such date. In the event
the Clerk determines that a literal compliance with the time requirements
of this section will cause the application to be considered by the
Planning Board not within 45 days of the submission of the application,
the Clerk shall so advise the Planning Board at its next meeting,
and the Planning Board shall schedule a special meeting for consideration
of the application within the forty-five-day period.
Not later than seven days after submission of the application
for a minor site plan to the Clerk, the applicant, where required
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3, shall submit a copy of the application
and all supporting documentation to the Burlington County Planning
Board for review and approval. The applicant shall then promptly certify
to the Clerk that such submission has been properly made.
A.
At the meeting of the Planning Board at which the application is to be considered, the Planning Board shall first determine that the application conforms to the definition of a "minor site plan" as set forth in § 205-4. If it is determined that the application does not so conform, the Planning Board shall deny the application; however, such denial shall not be deemed to preclude a subsequent application for a site plan involving the same tract.
B.
If it is determined that the application does conform to the definition
of a "minor site plan," but is incomplete in the submission of required
documentation, the Planning Board shall immediately notify the applicant,
in writing, of the incompleteness, specifying the deficiencies, which
shall not be deemed to preclude a subsequent complete resubmission
upon payment of the prescribed fee. If it is determined that the application
does conform to the definition of a "minor site plan" and is complete,
the Planning Board shall waive notice and public hearing for the application.
C.
Minor site plan approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days
of the date of submission of a complete application to the Clerk or
within such further time as may be consented to in writing by the
applicant. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period
prescribed shall constitute minor site plan approval, and a certificate
of the Clerk as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall
be issued on request of the applicant, and it shall be sufficient
in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval herein
required.
D.
Whenever review or approval of the application by the Burlington
County Planning Board is required by N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3, the Planning
Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt
of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board
or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report
thereon within the required time period.
E.
Whenever the Planning Board shall grant approval subject to conditions,
a notation shall be made on the plat indicating that "the approval
of the site plan is subject to conditions as set forth in the minutes
of the Planning Board."
F.
The zoning requirements and general terms and conditions, whether
conditional or otherwise, upon which minor site plan approval was
granted shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date
of minor site plan approval.
A.
Before granting approval of an application for a minor site plan, the Planning Board shall require the applicant to deposit with the Township the inspection fees provided in § 205-57, for use in paying the fees of the Township Engineer for performing an inspection of the improvements. After approval and after the applicant has initiated construction thereof, the Township Engineer shall make the inspections and submit written reports with respect to the results of such inspections to both the Clerk and the applicant. Additionally, the Township Engineer shall advise the Clerk and the applicant of the Township Engineer's inspection fees. Thereafter, the inspection fees shall be paid from the deposit. If the applicant should decide to permanently discontinue work on the site plan in question before its completion, the applicant may make written application to the Planning Board for the refund of the unencumbered portion of the deposit. Submission of this application shall constitute a waiver of all rights which may have accrued to the applicant with respect to the site plan covered by that application.[1]
B.
The applicant shall not proceed with installation of the required
improvements until a performance guarantee is posted therefor, and
no building permits shall be issued unless the required improvements
have been completed and accepted or a performance guarantee posted
therefor.
In no event shall an application be considered a minor site
plan where the affected tract is 10 acres or more in size or involves
10 or more dwelling units.
