[Amended by Ord. No. 9-81; Ord. No. 17-05]
Upon receipt of an application, the Secretary of the Planning Board shall forward same to the Secretary of the Board of Adjustment if they have jurisdiction, otherwise to the Subdivision or Site Plan Committee and, in addition, shall send a copy to each of the following for report and recommendation:
A. 
County Planning Board.
B. 
Planning Consultant.
C. 
Health Officer or Sanitary Inspector, as the case may be.
D. 
Township Engineer.
E. 
Police Chief.
F. 
Fire Chief.
G. 
Environmental Commission.
H. 
Morris County Soil Conservation District.
The Subdivision or Site Plan Committee shall review the application along with reports required from any officials or agencies and shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Planning Board.
[Amended by Ord. No. 7-80; Ord. No. 9-81]
A. 
The Planning Board shall grant or deny the application within the times of submission of a complete application prescribed below, or within such further time as may be consented by the applicant.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Type of Application
Period of Time for Action By Planning Board
(days)
Minor subdivision or resubdivision
45
Sketch plat, major subdivision
45
Preliminary plat, 10 lots or fewer
45
Preliminary plat, more than 10 lots
95
Preliminary site plan, 10 acres of land or less, and 10 dwelling units or fewer
45
Preliminary site plan, more than 10 acres of land, or more than 10 dwelling units
95
Final plat
45
Final site plan
45
Flood hazard areas site plan
45
Steep slopes site plan
45
Critical areas site plan
45
B. 
Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute approval and a certificate of the Township Clerk as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval, herein required, and shall be so accepted by the Morris County Recording Officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats. The applicant shall be notified of the Planning Board's action within one week of its action.
Whenever review or approval of an application by the Morris County Planning Board is required by the Morris County Land Development standards, the Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the Morris County Planning Board or approval by the Morris County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.
If the scheduled time of the Planning Board meeting allows insufficient time for the Board to reach a determination regarding action on an application within the time prescribed in this section, the applicant shall be requested to consent to an extension of time. Failure of the applicant to consent to such extension of time shall constitute adequate grounds for denial of the application.
[Amended by Ord. No. 9-81]
Prior to returning the approved plat or site plan to the applicant, the applicant shall submit sufficient copies to the Secretary of the Planning Board in order to furnish a copy to each of the following:
A. 
Applicant.
B. 
Township Clerk.
C. 
Township Engineer (two copies).
D. 
Building Inspector.
E. 
Tax Assessor.
F. 
Secretary of the Planning Board.
[Amended by Ord. No. 7-80; Ord. No. 4-84]
As a condition for approval of any development application, an applicant shall be required to submit proof that no taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent on the property for which said application is made.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 19-4.508, Development within critical areas involving steep slopes, adopted and amended by Ord. Nos. 16-86 and 7-93, was repealed by Ord. No. 17-05. For current provisions, see § 600-175, Development within critical environmental steep-slope areas.