No member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall act on any matter in which he/she has, either directly or indirectly,
any personal or financial interest. Whenever any such member shall
disqualify himself/herself from acting on a particular matter, he/she
shall not continue to sit with the Board on the hearing of such matter
or participate in any discussion or decision relating thereto.
In the event that, during the period of approval heretofore
or hereafter granted to an application for development, the developer
is barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from proceeding with
the development otherwise permitted under such approval by a legal
action instituted by any state agency, political subdivision or other
party, or by a directive or order issued by any state agency, political
subdivision or court of competent jurisdiction, to protect the public
health or welfare, and the developer is otherwise ready, willing and
able to proceed with said development, the running of the period of
approval under this chapter shall be suspended for the period of time
said legal action is pending or such directive or order is in effect.
Any variance from the terms of this chapter hereafter granted
by either Board permitting the erection or alteration of any structure
or permitting a specified use of any premises shall expire by limitation
unless a construction permit has been obtained for such construction,
alteration or conversion for each and every structure permitted by
said variance, or unless such specified use has actually been commenced,
within one year from the date of publication of the notice of the
decision of the Board granting the variance; except, however, that
the running of the period of limitation herein provided shall be suspended
from the date of filing an appeal from the decision of the Board or
to a court of competent jurisdiction, until the termination in any
manner of such appeal or proceeding. The approving authority may,
for good cause shown, extend the period for securing a construction
permit for an additional period not exceeding 12 months.
Whenever the Environmental Commission has prepared and submitted
to the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment an index
of the natural resources of the municipality, the Planning Board or
the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall make available to the Environmental
Commission an informational copy of every application for development
submitted to either Board. Failure of the Planning Board or Zoning
Board of Adjustment to make such informational copy available to the
Environmental Commission shall not invalidate any hearing or proceeding.
Whenever the Historic Preservation Commission has prepared and
submitted to the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment
an index of the historic resources of the municipality, the Planning
Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall make available to the
Historic Preservation Commission an informational copy of every application
for development submitted to either Board. Failure of the Planning
Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment to make such informational copy
available to the Historic Preservation Commission shall not invalidate
any hearing or proceeding.