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 7:50-4.40 - Commission review following final local approval

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Decision to review local approval: Upon receipt of any notice given pursuant to 7:50-4.35(e), the Executive Director shall review the application for development submitted, any Commission staff recommendation made pursuant to 7:50-4.36 and any decision on preliminary review pursuant to 7:50-4.38 and determine whether the approval of the application for development raises substantial issues with respect to the conformance of the proposed development with the minimum standards of this Plan and the provisions of the relevant certified local ordinance. If substantial issues are raised, the approval shall be reviewed pursuant to 7:50-4.41 and 4.42. The final approval shall also be reviewed if the Executive Director determines that there is insufficient information to evaluate whether there is such a substantial issue. If sufficient information is available and substantial issues are not raised, the final approval shall not be reviewed by the Commission.
(b) Notice of decision and hearing: Within 15 days following receipt of a notice of final determination containing all the information specified in
N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.35(e)
, the Executive Director shall give notice of his or her determination by mail to the applicant, the clerk of the local permitting authority that granted such 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)
2i(2). If applicable, such notice shall set a date, time, and place for public hearing, as required by
N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.41
.
(c) No action by applicant prior to receipt of notice: No person shall carry out any development pursuant to an approval of an application for development which has been granted by any local permitting agency until he has received the notice provided for in (b) above. If such notice provides that the Commission intends to review such approval pursuant to 7:50-4.41 and 4.42 of this Part, 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 7:50-4.42(c)  have been fulfilled.
(d) 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 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 where approval has been called up for review modifies its approval so that the approval no longer raises any substantial issues.