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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 may be consented to by the developer. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the prescribed time, or within the period of any extension to by the developer, shall constitute a grant of approval for the entire application for development. c. Final Approval. The Planning Board shall grant or deny final subdivision approval within forty-five (45) days of the submission of a complete application therefor, or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the prescribed time, or within the period of any extension consented to by the developer, shall constitute a grant of approval for the entire application for development. Final approval of a major subdivision shall expire ninety-five (95) days from the date of the signing of the plat, unless within such period the plat shall have been duly filed by the developer with the Essex County Recording Officer. The Planning Board may, for good cause shown by the developer, extend the period for recording the plat for an additional period not to exceed one hundred ninety (190) days from the date of the signing of the plat. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 24A-3.9) 25-47 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. 25-47.1 Establishment. Pursuant to the authority granted by R.S.N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69, there shall be hereby established a Zoning Board of Adjustment comprised of eleven (11) residents of the Township. Members shall be appointed as follows: a. Five (5) regular members to be appointed by the Township Council, same being one (1) appointment by each member of the Township Council individually. b. Two (2) regular members to be appointed by the Mayor, without the requirement of advice and consent of the Township Council. c. Four (4) alternate members to be appointed as follows: Two (2) by the Township Council as a whole and two (2) by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Township Council. d. Any regular or alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment is expressly prohibited from serving on the Board if he or she is: 1. An elected official in the Township. 2. A full-time or part-time employee of the Township. e. As provided by State law, however, (N.J.S.A.

serving on the Board if he or she is: 1. An elected official in the Township. 2. A full-time or part-time employee of the Township. e. As provided by State law, however, (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69) the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall select a secretary who may or may not be a Board Member or a Township employee. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.3A; Ord. No. 1034-90; Ord. No. 1989-04 § II) 25-47.2 Terms. Each regular member shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years. All terms shall run from July 1 of the calendar year in which the appointment is made. The terms of the members first appointed pursuant to this section shall be so structured that to the greatest practicable extent the expiration of such terms shall be evenly distributed over the first four (4) years after their appointment, as determined by the Township Council at the time such initial appointments are made, provided that no term of any member shall exceed four (4) years, and further provided that nothing herein shall affect the term of any present member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, all of whom shall continue in office until the completion of the term for which they were appointed. 218