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proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing within or without the municipality, whose right to use, acquire, or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under P.L.1975, ¢.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), or whose rights to use, acquire, or enjoy property under P.L.1975, ¢.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), or under any other law of this State or of the United States have been denied, violated or infringed by an action or a failure to act under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). "Land" includes improvements and fixtures on, above or below the surface. "Local utility" means any sewerage authority created pursuant to the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, ¢.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.); any utilities authority created pursuant to the "municipal and county utilities authorities law,” P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.); or any utility, authority, commission, special district or other corporate entity not regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes that provides gas, electricity, heat, power, water or sewer service to a municipality or the residents thereof. "Lot" means a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise, as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit. (cf: P.L.2021, ¢,171, s.5) 2. Section 34 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-46) is amended to read as follows: 34. a. An ordinance requiring site plan review and approval shall require that the developer submit to the administrative officer a site plan and [such] any other information as is reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for preliminary site plan approval have been met. The site plan and any engineering documents to be submitted shall be required in tentative form for discussion purposes for preliminary approval. If any architectural plans are required to be submitted for site plan approval, the preliminary plans and elevations shall be sufficient. b. If the planning board required any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a hearing, an amended application for development shall be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application for development. The planning board shall, if the proposed development complies with the

d application for development shall be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application for development. The planning board shall, if the proposed development complies with the ordinance and [this act] P.L.1975, ¢.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), grant preliminary site plan approval. c. Upon the submission to the administrative officer of a complete application for a site plan which involves 10 acres of land or less, and 10 dwelling units or less, the planning board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 45 days of the date of [such] the submission or within [such] a further time as may be consented to by the developer. Upon the submission of a complete application for a site plan which involves more than [0 acres, or more than 10 dwelling units, the planning board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 95 days of the date of [such] the hiips:{/pub.niteg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/54000/261 11. HTM 2utm_source=chatept.com 6/28/26, 1140 PM Page dal a