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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-49 RESERVED. 25-50 RESERVED.APPEALS TO THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL. 25-50.1 Appeals from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to the Township Council. An appeal from any final decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment granting any variance allowable by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 50:55D-70d may be taken by an interested party to the Township Council, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-17, provided that such appeal shall be made within ten (10) days of the date of publication of such final decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Township Council may reverse, remand or affirm, with or without the imposition of conditions, the final decision of the Board of Adjustment. The review shall be de novo on the record made before the Zoning Board of Adjustment. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.5A; Ord. No. 1228-93) 25-50.2 Appeals to the Township Council. An appeal from any final decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment granting any variance allowable by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d may be taken by any interested party to the Township Council, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-17, provided that such appeal shall be made within ten (10) days of the date of publication of such final decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Township Council may reverse, remand or affirm, with or without the imposition of conditions, the final decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The review shall be de novo on the record made before the Zoning Board of Adjustment. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.5B; Ord. No. 1228-93) Comment [PG98]: not required by state law and can inject politics into land use decisions 25-51 APPLICATION PROCEDURES. All applications for development shall adhere to the following requirements contained in subsection 25-51.1 through 25-51.13 are also contained in abbreviated form in a series of checklists available from the Department of Planning and Development. These checklists shall be considered as a guide to assist applicants in the preparation of their submissions and are not intended to be all- inclusive or

om the Department of Planning and Development. These checklists shall be considered as a guide to assist applicants in the preparation of their submissions and are not intended to be all- inclusive or exhaustive. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.6) 25-51.1 Time Requirements. An application for development shall be completed for the purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by either boardthe Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment when so certified by the Planning Director. The application shall also be deemed complete upon the expiration of forty-five (45) days from the date of submission for purposes of commencing the applicable time period unless: a. The application lacks information indicated on the checklists required by this chapter. b. The Planning Director has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application within forty-five (45) days of submission of the application. In determining the deficiencies the Planning Director shall take into consideration those requirements that are not applicable. The applicant may request that one (1) or more of the submission requirements be waived, in which event the Planning Director shall grant or deny the request within forty-five (45) days, or defer the decision to the applicable board. Upon receipt of the notification from the Planning Director regarding the application deficiencies, the applicant 227