The adoption of this chapter shall not affect the
status of any zoning permit heretofore issued or any of the terms
and conditions thereof and shall, in no way, affect any prior act,
ruling or decision of the Zoning Officer, Planning Board, Board of
Adjustment or Township Committee or any pending appeal or any procedure
which may hereafter be properly instituted to appeal any prior act,
ruling or decision of such Zoning Officer, Board of Adjustment or
Township Committee.
Any application for development filed prior to the
effective date of this chapter and on which Township action is pending
may be continued at the option of the reviewing board, under the previously
applicable regulations only for the time period in which the Township
is required to act according to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use
Law.[1]