Appeals to the Planning Board acting as a Board of Adjustment may be taken by any interested party affected by any decision of an administrative officer of the Borough based on or made in enforcement of this chapter. Such appeal should be taken within 20 days by filling a notice of appeal with the officer from whom the appeal is taken specifying the grounds of such appeal. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit to the Planning Board acting as a Board of Adjustment all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.

A developer may file an application for development with the Planning Board acting as a Board of Adjustment for action under any of its powers without prior application to an administrative officer.