The applicant shall have the option of seeking
the advice of the administrative officer as to which approvals are
required and the appropriate board for hearing same, or of filing
an application and proceeding before the board which the applicant
believes to be appropriate. The administrative official's determination
and advice shall be presumed to be correct but not be binding on the
boards or on the governing body. Application forms and checklist shall
be obtained from and filed with secretary of the board to which the
application is made.
A.
A development application shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by the approving authority when so certified by the approving authority or its authorized committee or designee as set forth in § 60-18B. 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 forty-five-day period for purposes of commencing the applicable time period unless the application lacks information indicated on the checklist of items to be submitted specified herein and provided in writing to the applicant, and the approving authority or its authorized committee or designees has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application within 45 days of submission of the application. The applicant may request that one or more of the submission requirements be waived, in which event the Board or its authorized committee in accordance with the provisions of § 60-37, 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.
B.
An applicant may appeal the committee or designee's
decision concerning the 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 committee
or designee.
The Land Use Board or other approving authority
upon written request of the applicant, may waive any plat or plan
details required in any checklist as required by the provisions of
this article where it finds that said waived detail is not required
in order to adequately review the plat or plan, is not relevant to
the development activity proposed or the property upon which it is
located, and that the waiving of said detail(s) shall not be detrimental
to the adopted Township Master Plan or the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 4-22-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003; 12-28-2004 by Ord. No.
2004-11; 12-8-2009 by Ord. No. 15-2009]
The following checklists to be used in determining
the completeness of any development application submitted to the approval
authority, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this
chapter:
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Schedule A
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General Requirements
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Schedule B
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Minor Site Plan Application Plan Information
Requirements
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Schedule C
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Preliminary Major Site Plan Information Requirements
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Schedule D
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Land Subdivision
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Schedule E
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Environmental Impact Statement Plan Information
Requirements
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Schedule F
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Site Plan for Sign Permit
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Schedule G
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General Development Plan
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Schedule H
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Forestry Permit
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Schedule I
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Variance Application
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Schedule J
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Supplemental Details for Specific Uses
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Schedule K
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Local Communications Facilities Application
- Supplemental Information
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Schedule K-1.1
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Local Existing Tower Collocation Communication
Facility Application - Supplemental Information
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Schedule L
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Soils Movement
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Schedule M
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Stormwater Management
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Editor's Note: The checklists are included
at the end of this chapter.
