Revision of Planning Board Rules and Regulations (Adopted and Signed)

3.09 Sub-committees, The Board may establish Committees, which will report to the Board on all matters directed to them for review. Such Committees may include, but not be limited to, a Subdivision Committee and a Master Plan Advisory Review Committee. All committees established pursuant to this section shall meet on a monthly basis if they have applications or matters to consider. Such Committees shall review all applications referred to them and make recommendations to the applicant and/or to the entire Board for further action. Members of such Committees shall serve for one year terms and be selected on an annual basis by the Chairperson at the reorganization meeting of the Board. Members of such Committees shall be chosen from among the Board's members and/or the Board's professional advisers or staff. Since minor subdivision applications and applications that fall under Ordinance #991-89 are exempted from the requirements of notice, as required by N.J.S. 40:55D-12, the Subdivision Committee, based on its review of the application, shall make its report to the Planning Board. If there are no questions from the Board, the Planning Board shall act on the findings of the Committee. If there are any questions, the Planning Board shall address the issues and vote on the matter. ARTICLE IV. BOARD PROCEDURES/PRE-HEARING PROCEDURES 4.01 Filing. An application for subdivision approval, site plan review, conditional use approval or any other relief over which the Planning Board has jurisdiction, shall be commenced by filing an original and 19 copies of an application, filed in accordance with the "Instructions of the Planning Board" and complying with all checklist requirements. 4.02 Filing Requirements. The applicant shall file his/her application in accordance with the Land Use Regulations of the Township of West Orange and in accordance with the checklist requirements of the ordinance. The failure of the applicant to follow the "instructions" and the checklist requirements of the appropriate ordinance will result in the application being deemed incomplete and. will delay the hearing of the same. All statutory time periods for action by the Planning Board commence to run only upon the filing of a complete application as required by the appropriate ordinances. Application forms shall be provided by the Board designee and shall be completely filled in, and

mmence to run only upon the filing of a complete application as required by the appropriate ordinances. Application forms shall be provided by the Board designee and shall be completely filled in, and shall supply any and all other information and data that may be required for the relief sought by the applicant. A checklist of required submissions shall be furnished to each applicant. All applications shall be filed on the forms provided by the Board. 4.03 Removed. 4.04 Assignment of Docket Numbers; Complete and Incomplete Applications. Upon receipt of an application by the Board secretary, the application shall be assigned a docket number, which shall, thereafter, appear on all subsequent papers filed in the case. The original copy of the application shall