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

4.06 Meeting of the Professionals. Any applicant may request that a meeting be scheduled between the Board's and the applicant's professionals or experts. The applicant shall pay the fee, as outlined in the fee ordinances of the Township of West Orange, for such a meeting prior to or at the commencement of the meeting. Proof of such payment shall be included in the application's docket file. 4.07 Proof of Payment of Taxes. The applicant at the time of filing the application for development, pursuant to the requirements of all applicable ordinances of the Township of West Orange, shall file with the Board an affidavit that taxes and water and sewer assessments are currently paid and up-to-date or an application for a municipal determination of the tax and water and sewer assessment status of the property along with an affidavit certifying that any delinquent taxes and/or water and sewer assessments shall be paid upon grant of approval by the Board and that such payment shall be made a condition of the final approval granted by the Board. a. The Board's approval shall be conditioned upon the payment of all delinquent taxes and/or water/sewer assessments and such condition shall be set forth in the Board's resolution of approval and shall require that the taxes and/or water/sewer assessments be paid prior to the issuance of a building permit. b. Upon payment of the taxes and/or water/sewer assessments as aforesaid, the action of the Planning Board shall become effective and final as of the date the map, plat and/or deed was signed. c. Failure to pay such taxes and/or water/sewer assessments as aforesaid shall be deemed a denial of said application. 4.08 Notification of Board Attorney. When a hearing date has been assigned, the Board's secretary shall forward a copy of every application to the Board's attorney. The secretary shall also give notice to the Board's attorney of the time set for the hearing on said application. 4.09 Exemptions. Informal concept plan review applications shall be exempt from the formal requirements of application submissions and Board hearings. At the request of an applicant and upon payment of the required fees for formal application, the Planning Board shall grant an informal review of a conceptual plan for development for which the applicant intends to prepare and submit an application for development. The fees paid for such a

n, the Planning Board shall grant an informal review of a conceptual plan for development for which the applicant intends to prepare and submit an application for development. The fees paid for such a review shall be credited toward the fees for review of the future proposed application. Neither party shall be bound by the results of such a review in that the applicant shall not be bound by the concept plan and the Board shall not be bound by its review. ARTICLE V. HEARING PROCEDURES 5.1 Appearance by Parties. At the time of the hearing on the application, the applicant, or any other party, shall appear in person; or such person