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the payment of the costs therefore by such party, the Board shall furnish a transcript, or duplicate recording in lieu thereof, of any hearing before such Board. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.4C) 25-48.4 Testimony and Oaths. a. The testimony of all witnesses relating to an application for development shall be taken under oath or affirmation by the presiding officer. The right to cross-examine witnesses shall be afforded to all interested parties through their attorneys, or directly if not so represented, subject to the discretion of the presiding officer and to reasonable limitations in accordance with due process of law. b. The chairman of each Board, or such person as he or she may designate, shall have the power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents in accordance with the County and Municipal Investigations Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:67A-1 et seq. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.4D) 25-48.5 Notice Requirements. Whenever a hearing is required on an application for development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, or pursuant to the determination of the municipal agency in question, the applicant shall give notice thereof as follows: a. Public notice shall be given by publication in the West Orange Chronicle or the Star-Ledger at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. b. Notice shall be given to the owners of all real property as shown on the current tax duplicate or duplicates located within two hundred (200) feet in all directions of the property which is the subject of such hearing, whether located within or without the municipality in which the applicant's land is located. Such notice shall be given by: 1. Serving a copy thereof on the owner as shown on the current tax duplicate or his agent in charge of the property; or 2. Mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to the property owner at his address as shown on the current tax duplicate. A return receipt shall not be required. Notice to a partnership owner may be made by service upon any partner. Notice to a corporate owner may be made by service upon its president, a vice president, secretary or other person authorized by appointment or by law to accept service on behalf of

ice to a corporate owner may be made by service upon its president, a vice president, secretary or other person authorized by appointment or by law to accept service on behalf of the corporation. c. Notice of all hearings on applications for development involving property located within two hundred (200) feet of an adjoining municipality shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Clerk of the municipality, which notice shall be in addition to the notice required to be given, pursuant to subsection 27-5.5b, to the owners of lands in the adjoining municipality which are located within two hundred (200) feet of the subject premises. d. Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the County Planning Board of a hearing on an application for development of property adjacent to an existing County road or proposed road or proposed road shown on the official County map or on the County Master Plan, adjoining other County land or situated within two hundred (200) feet of a municipal boundary. e. Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Commissioner of Transportation of a hearing on an application for development of property adjacent to a State highway. f. Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Department of Community Affairs of a hearing on an application for development of property which shall exceed one 199