A.
An application for development shall include the items specified in Schedule A of this chapter, which constitutes a checklist of items to be submitted for subdivision and site plan review. A copy of this checklist shall be completed by the applicant and submitted with the application form.
B.
Completion of application; time limits:
(1)
A subdivision and site plan application shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by the Planning Board when so certified by the Planning Board or its authorized committee or designee. In the event that the Board, committee or designee does not certify the application to be complete within 45 days of the date of its submission, the application shall be deemed complete upon the expiration of the 45-day period for purposes of commencing the applicable time period unless:
(a)
The application lacks information indicated on the checklist of items to be submitted as specified in Schedule A and provided in writing to the applicant; and
(b)
The Planning Board or its authorized committee or designee has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application within 45 days of submission of the application.
(2)
The applicant may request that one or more of the submission requirements be waived, in which event the Board or its authorized committee shall grant or deny the request within 45 days of the date of its submission. Nothing herein shall be construed as diminishing the applicant's obligation to prove in the application process that the applicant is entitled to approval of the application. The Planning Board may subsequently require correction of any information found to be in error and submission of additional information not specified in the ordinance or any revisions in the accompanying documents as is reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of the application for development have been met. The application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such additional information or any revisions in the accompanying documents so required by the Planning Board.
C.
An applicant may appeal the Administrative Officer's decision concerning completeness of an application to the Board which has jurisdiction to hear the application. The Board shall have 45 days after receipt of a written request to schedule a public hearing, at which time the Board will determine if the application is complete. The Board shall affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Administrative Officer.
D.
For an application to be placed on the agenda of a Board meeting, it must be deemed complete by the Administrative Officer a minimum of seven days prior to a caucus meeting or 21 days prior to a regular public hearing if there is no caucus meeting scheduled for that month.