New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 50 - PINELANDS COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Subchapter 4 - DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
Part II - DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS WITHOUT CERTIFIED LOCAL PLANS
Section 7:50-4.20 - Decision on review

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:50-4.20

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) If no hearing is requested pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.19(b), the Executive Director shall, within 60 days after the time to request an appeal has expired, review the application, all other information in the file, the Certificate of Completeness, and the local approval and determine whether the preliminary approval is in conformance with the minimum standards of this Plan. The Executive Director may recommend the Commission approve the preliminary approval, approve the preliminary approval with conditions or disapprove the preliminary approval. The Executive Director shall give written notification of his or her findings and conclusions to the applicant, the Commission, the local permitting agency, all persons who have individually submitted information concerning the application, all persons who have requested a copy of said determination, and any person, organization, or agency that has registered under N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.3(b)2i(2).

(b) Review by the Commission: If a hearing is requested pursuant to 7:50-4.19(b), the Commission shall, upon receipt of the initial decision of the Administrative Law Judge, review the initial decision, the application, and the record of the hearing only, and approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the preliminary approval. If no hearing is requested pursuant to 7:50-4.19(b), the Commission shall, after receipt of the Executive Director's recommendation, review said recommendation, the application, other material in the file, the Certificate of Completeness and the local approval only and approve, approve with conditions or disapprove the preliminary approval.

(c) Standards: Preliminary approvals shall be approved or approved with conditions only if the Commission determines that the development as proposed or with any conditions which are imposed, conforms with the minimum standards established in 7:50-4.16.

(d) Effect of the determination:

1. If the Commission disapproves any preliminary approval of an application for development, the local permitting agency shall within 30 days revoke such preliminary approval, and, thereafter, deny such application.

2. If the Commission approves a preliminary approval subject to conditions, the local permitting agency shall, within 30 days, modify its preliminary approval to include all conditions imposed by the Commission, and shall grant final approval only if the application for final approval demonstrates that such conditions have been or will be met by the applicant.

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