Applications shall be submitted to the Planning
Board Secretary, in duplicate, on forms supplied by the Planning Board.
An application for preliminary site plan approval shall be filed no
less than 21 days prior to the meeting date for which consideration
is requested. Required fees shall be submitted with the application
form.
The Planning Board may accept simultaneous applications
for preliminary and final site plan approval where so requested by
the applicant, provided that all of the conditions, requirements and
safeguards established for preliminary and final site plan approval
are adhered to.
The Planning Board shall condition any approval
that it may grant upon the timely receipt of a favorable report on
the application by the County Planning Board or other governmental
agency to which the site plan application is required to be submitted,
or by the approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to
report thereon within the required time period.
All application fees shall be paid at the time
of submission of application.
Upon submission of a complete application, the
Planning Board Secretary shall schedule a public hearing for the applicant.
The applicant shall meet all of the requirements established in Part
1, Land Use Procedures, for public hearings.
The applicant shall provide proof of payment
of taxes and assessments, as provided in Part 1, Land Use Procedures.
The Planning Board shall grant, condition or
deny preliminary site plan approval within 45 days of receipt of a
complete site plan application for a site plan which involves 10 acres
or less and 10 dwelling units or less, or within 95 days of submission
of a complete application for a site plan of more than 10 acres or
more than 10 dwelling units, or within such further time as may be
consented to by the applicant. Failure of the Planning Board to act
within the prescribed time periods, or to obtain an extension from
the applicant, in writing, shall constitute a preliminary approval
by the Planning Board.
Failure to obtain final approval within the
prescribed time limits as herein defined shall void the preliminary
plat approval.