Following the public hearing and prior to adoption
of a resolution of approval or disapproval of a preliminary site plan,
the Board may require, or the applicant may request and the Board
may grant permission to make, minor revisions of the preliminary site
plan. The Board shall also have the discretion to permit the applicant
to submit an amended application in appropriate instances. If any
substantial amendment is required by the Board or desired by the applicant
in the layout of buildings or improvements proposed by the applicant,
that have been subject of a hearing, an amended application shall
be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of an original application.
The Board may allow a lesser application fee than for the original
application, if it determines that the review work involved will be
less.
Preliminary approval of a site plan shall confer
upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from
the date of the preliminary approval:
A. That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary
approval was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited
to use requirements; layout and design standards for streets, curbs
and sidewalks; lot size; yard dimensions; on-tract and off-tract improvements;
and any requirements peculiar to the specific site plan. The municipality
may, subsequent to approval, modify, by ordinance, such general terms
and conditions of preliminary approval as they may relate to public
health, safety, morals and general welfare of the public.
B. That the applicant may submit for final approval on
or before the expiration date of preliminary approval the whole or
a section or sections of the preliminary site plan.
C. The applicant may apply for and the Board may grant
extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods of
at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension of two years,
provided that, if the design standards have been revised by ordinance,
such revised standards may govern.