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

be filed in the permanent case docket of the Board. The Secretary and Board Professional staff shall then review the application for its completeness, in accordance with the definition of a "complete application" as contained in N.J.S. 40:55D-3. In the event the application is found to be incomplete, the applicant shall be notified within 45 days of the filing of such application. Such notification shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons that the application has been found o be incomplete. Upon failure to notify the applicant, in writing, that his/her application is incomplete, within the 45-day period, the applications shall be deemed complete. If the application is found to be complete, the Board secretary shall immediately issue a certificate to the developer that the application is complete, and the application shall be determined to be complete as of the day it was certified, for the purposes of commencement of time periods for action by the Board. If the application includes any requests for waivers, the certification of completeness shall be considered conditioned upon the Board's grant of the requested waiver. Should the Board deny the request for waiver, the application shall be considered incomplete as of the date of filing. 4.05 Assignment of Hearing Date; Notice. As soon as any application is deemed complete by the administrative officer in accordance with the appropriate ordinances, these rules and the Board's "Instructions," the case shall be assigned a hearing date, with public notice, if required, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12, and the applicant shall be notified as set forth in paragraph 3 of the Board's "Instructions." a. Where a municipal official has furnished, for a fee, applicant with a list of the property owners entitled to notice pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12(c), a copy of the official certification and list shall be annexed to applicant's proof of service. b. The service and publication of notices as hereinabove provided is a jurisdictional requirement, and proof of the service and publication of all required notices in accordance with these rules shall be made by affidavit of the person or persons who actually served or mailed said notices as required by law, and by the authorized official of the newspaper which published same. Such affidavit shall be submitted prior to or at the

son or persons who actually served or mailed said notices as required by law, and by the authorized official of the newspaper which published same. Such affidavit shall be submitted prior to or at the commencement of the hearing. Prior to the scheduled hearing of an application, the Board's engineer and planner, the Site Plan Review Advisory Board and any other municipal agency or official required to review the application shall submit a written report to the Board with a copy to the applicant setting forth the results of the review conducted and any recommendations regarding the application. Prior to the scheduled hearing of an application, Board members shall make every effort to visit the site involved in such application. Tf the Board's agenda is full and cannot hear the application in the statutory time requirement, the Secretary of the Board may ask the applicant to sign a Consent to Continuance Form. If the applicant refuses to sign the form, the Board may deny, without prejudice, the application. 6427234