Any owner of land within the Borough, prior to subdividing or resubdividing land, as defined in this chapter, shall submit to the secretary of the appropriate approving authority, at least fourteen (14) days prior to a regular meeting of the Planning Board, eight (8) copies of a subdivision sketch plat prepared in accordance with subsection 17-20.2 of this chapter together with eight (8) copies of subdivision application form for classification purposes.

The secretary of the approving authority at the time of filing the sketch plat shall immediately mark it filed, put a date on each copy and issue an application number. Once an application has been assigned a number, such number shall appear on all documents, maps and plats submitted for processing in conjunction with the proposed subdivision.

The Secretary shall forward the sketch plat to the Ocean County Planning Board, the Borough Clerk, the Board Engineer, the Sewerage Authority and Planning Consultant. The Board Engineer and the Planning Consultant shall examine the submitted plat to determine the plats conformance with the requirements of this chapter and may file a written report of their findings and recommendations with the Secretary of the Planning Board within the time period prescribed in subsection 17-10.8.

No final action by the Planning Board shall be taken on a subdivision application until a written review has been received from the County Planning Board or expiration of the thirty (30) day review period, in which case, the application shall be deemed to have been approved by the County Planning Board unless extended for an additional thirty (30) day period by mutual agreement of the Board, County Planning Board and applicant.

The approving authority shall review the sketch plat submission for its completeness and take action on accepting or rejecting the submission as a complete application no later than its first regular meeting following the two (2) week review period. If incomplete, the material shall be returned to the developer for a resubmission at least two (2) weeks prior to a subsequent meeting.

If classified and approved as a minor subdivision by a majority vote of the members of the approving authority present at the hearing, a notation to that effect and the signatures of the Chairman and Secretary will be affixed on the plat. The Board may condition such approvals pursuant to sections 29, 29.1, 29.2 and 41 of the Act and/or favorable review of the County Planning Board or approval by County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.

Two (2) copies of the signed and approved plat shall be forwarded to the applicant within ten (10) days of approval of the application.

The Planning Board Secretary shall forward one (1) copy of the approved plat to the following:

Borough Clerk

Planning Board Engineer

Tax Assessor

Board permanent files.

The zoning requirements, terms and conditions, whether contingent or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision approval was granted, shall not be changed for a period of two (2) years after the date of minor subdivision approval; provided that the approved minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded.

If the plat is classified as a major subdivision a notation to that effect shall be made on the plat which shall be returned to the subdivider for compliance with the procedures in paragraph a of this article within ninety (90) days of the date of classification.