§ 301. General Procedures

A. Applications. The Planning Board shall consider each application for a subdivision or land development project approval according to the procedures set forth in these Regulations, unless otherwise specifically provided.

B. Checklists of Required Material. Any applicant for project approval who wishes the Planning Board to take some official action on any application shall submit all of the materials required by the applicable checklists provided herein (see Appendices), or available from the Administrative Officer. If the requested action is not applicable under any of the checklists provided herein, or available from the Administrative Officer, such as a request for an extension of an approval, the applicant shall submit a written request to the Administrative Officer describing the requested action to be taken by the Planning Board. The matter will be placed on the next available agenda of the Planning Board only if the Administrative Officer determines that all of the required material has been submitted and only after a Certificate of Completeness has been issued in accordance with these Regulations.

C. Letter of Transmittal. Any submission of materials to the Administrative Officer shall be accompanied by a cover letter or letter of transmittal indicating the date, the materials being submitted, the requested action and the person or persons transmitting the materials. No material shall be accepted by the Administrative Officer without said cover letter. Upon receipt of any materials, the Administrative Officer shall place the date and time of receipt upon them.

D. Signature of Owner Required. If an application for subdivision or land development approval is made by someone other than the owners of the land, which is the subject of the application, the applicant shall submit a written statement from the owners authorizing such application and specifically stating the authority of the person submitting the application. The Administrative Officer may request such supporting legal documentation for the file record as may be deemed appropriate.

E. Certification of a Complete Application. An application shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action when so certified by the Administrative Officer. Certification of a complete application shall be made in writing by the Administrative Officer upon a form provided to the applicant. In the event such certification of the application is not made within the time specified in these Regulations for the type of plan being proposed, the application shall be deemed complete for purposes of commencing the review period unless the application lacks information required for such applications as specified in the checklists, and the Administrative Officer has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application.

F. Information Required. Notwithstanding the above, the Planning Board may subsequently require the applicant to correct any information found to be in error and/or to submit additional information specified in the Regulations but not required by the Administrative Officer prior to certification, as is necessary to make an informed decision.

G. Review Periods. Where review is postponed, with the consent of the applicant, pending submission of further information or revision of information, the time period for review shall be stayed and shall resume when the Planning Board determines that the required application information is complete. For purposes of calculating mandatory review periods as provided in these Regulations, all days shall be considered to be calendar days.

H. Subdivision and Court Proceedings. Any subdivision, as the term is defined in these Regulations, which is required because of a court proceeding, such as suit for partition, to quiet title, resolve a boundary line dispute or otherwise, shall receive priority for review so as to complete the Planning Board's action on any such request in as timely a manner as possible to facilitate the court proceedings.