New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 50 - PINELANDS COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Subchapter 4 - DEVELOPMENT REVIEW › Part III - REVIEW OF LOCAL PERMITS IN CERTIFIED MUNICIPALITIES › Section 7:50-4.37 - Commission review following preliminary approval

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Decision to review local approval: Upon receipt of any notice of local approval given pursuant to 7:50-4.35(d), the Executive Director shall review the application for development submitted and any Commission staff recommendation made pursuant to 7:50-4.36 and determine whether the grant of preliminary approval raises substantial issues with respect to the conformance of the proposed development with the minimum standards of this Plan. If substantial issues are raised, the preliminary approval shall be reviewed pursuant to this section. The preliminary approval shall also be reviewed pursuant to this section if the Executive Director determines there is insufficient information to evaluate whether there is such a substantial issue. If substantial issues are not raised, the preliminary approval shall not be reviewed.
(b) Notice of decision and hearing: Within 30 days following receipt of a notice of preliminary approval containing all the information specified in N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.35(d), the Executive Director shall give notice of his or her determination by mail to the applicant, the local permitting agency that granted such preliminary approval, all persons who have individually submitted information concerning the application, all persons who have requested a copy of said decision, and any person, organization, or agency that has registered under N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.3(b)2 i(2). If the Executive Director determines that the preliminary approval should be reviewed by the Commission, the notice shall indicate that either the applicant, the local permitting agency or any interested person may, within 21 days of mailing of such notice, request that a hearing be held before an Administrative Law Judge pursuant to the procedures established by N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.91 for the purpose of reviewing such preliminary approval.
(c) If the Executive Director decides to review a preliminary approval and a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge has been requested pursuant to (b) above, he or she shall notify all persons who have individually submitted information concerning the application, all persons who have requested a copy of said decision, and any person, organization, or agency that has registered under N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.3(b)2 i(2).
(d) No action by applicant prior to receipt of notice: No person shall carry out any development pursuant to a preliminary approval granted by any local permitting agency until he has received the notice provided for in (b) above. If such notice indicates that the Commission intends to conduct a review of such preliminary approval pursuant to this section, no development shall be carried out unless such review has been completed and the Commission has approved or approved with conditions the proposed development and the provisions of 7:50-4.38(d)  have been fulfilled.
(e) Termination of review: For any application which has been called up for review by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Executive Director may, at any time, terminate the review of the application if the applicant submits additional information to demonstrate that the local approval does not raise a substantial issue with respect to the conformance of the proposed development with the minimum standards of the Plan and the provisions of the relevant certified local ordinance. The Executive Director may also, at any time, terminate the review of the application, if the local permitting agency whose approval has been called up for review modifies its approval so that the approval no longer raises any substantial issues.