[Ord. #1985-7, A XXI; Ord. #1994-5, § 3; Ord. #1995-6,
§ 2]
a.
The complete application for subdivisions, and site plans; major
and minor; preliminary and final shall consist of the following:
1.
A completed application on the form provided by the municipality
or on a form providing the same information, and such other documentation
as is required for the type of application for which consideration
is requested.
2.
Sufficient number of plans prepared in accordance with the applicable
step, stage of approval, or type of approval for which consideration
is requested. A checklist for each type of application is set forth
in Appendix A attached hereto. The applicant may request that one
or more of the submission requirements be waived, in which event the
municipal agency shall act upon the request within 45 days. (See paragraph
below dealing with when application for development is deemed complete.)
3.
Payment of all required fees, escrows, taxes, current or delinquent
as required. No application for development shall be deemed complete
unless all of the foregoing items have been paid and a proof of payment
shall be prerequisite for certification as a complete application.
No application for development shall be deemed complete if there are
outstanding, uncollected fees and escrows resulting from past applications
or prior submissions by this applicant and/or involving the property
in question or any part thereof, including the base tract by a previous
applicant. In addition, final approval for subdivision and site plans
where bondable improvements are required, shall require the posting
of the performance guarantee or installation of said improvements
prior to the submission as an element of the complete application,
and proof of compliance with all conditions imposed by the preliminary
approval.
b.
No date for a hearing shall be set until the Administrative Officer
of the Board certifies the application as complete. In the event that
the Administrative Officer does not certify the application to be
complete within 45 days of the date of its submission, except as varied
as is set forth below, the application shall be deemed complete upon
the expiration of the 45 day period for purposes of commencing the
applicable time period and for setting the date for a hearing unless:
1.
The application lacks information indicated on the checklist adopted
by ordinance and provided to the applicant, and
2.
The municipal agency or its authorized committee or designee has
notified the applicant in writing of the deficiencies in the application
within 45 days of submission of the application.
3.
In the event that the applicant request waiver of one or more of
the submission requirements, consideration of that request for waiver
shall be done within the 45 day period preceding certification as
a complete application.
c.
The municipal agency may subsequently require correction of any information
found to be in error or submission of any additional information not
specified in the ordinance or revisions in the accompanying documents
as reasonably necessary to make an informed decision, but such corrections,
additions or revisions shall not be determinative in the finding of
whether or not the application is complete.
d.
Each application to or matter to be heard by the Zoning Board of
Adjustment shall meet the notice and service requirements of the Municipal
Land Use Law, 40:55D-12 et seq. and hearing requirements of 40:55D-10.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XXII]
Whenever the Zoning Board has before it a land subdivision or
site plan review application, connected with a use variance, the Board
may refer a subdivision or site plan aspect of the application to
the Planning Board for comment and recommendation if it so desires
or feels same would be beneficial, helpful or necessary. Such comment
and recommendation in the form of a report, shall be submitted to
the Zoning Board promptly and in writing by the Planning Board.
The Zoning Board shall promptly transmit a copy of such comment
and recommendation to the applicant and shall consider, but shall
not be bound by the same, in taking action on the application.
