All development review filing procedures shall
be in accordance with the provisions of this article.
The Planning Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction
over subdivisions, site plans or conditions uses, except as hereinafter
provided:
A. When reviewing applications for subdivisions, site plans or conditional uses, the Planning Board shall also be authorized to grant variances and approve issuance of permits for buildings or structures pursuant to §
98-9H of this chapter.
B. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over the grant of a variance from the terms and provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance except as set forth above.
C. When acting upon a use variance, the Zoning Board
of Adjustment shall have the power to grant subdivision, site plan
or conditional use approval pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Development proposals shall be prefiled with
the municipal agency for purposes of determining the completeness
of the submission. If the submission is found complete, formal action
acknowledging receipt of one complete submission shall be taken by
the municipal agency receiving the application for filing. All time
restrictions for development proposals shall thereupon commence. If
an application is found to be incomplete, the developer shall be notified
thereof within 45 days of the submission of such application or it
shall be deemed to be filed.