Upon the Planning Board's receipt of the professional and agency reports submitted in response to the application, the Planning Board and/or its professional staff shall schedule the applicant for staff review and input, concept plan and/or technical review of any proposed application or applications as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 days of any such request and, in the case of a Planning Board meeting, at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Board upon 20 days' notice from the applicant, and subject to the applicant meeting all Municipal Land Use Law notice and publication requirements. The Planning Board shall schedule the application for public hearing at a regular public meeting of the Planning Board upon 20 days' notice from the applicant but not before the expiration of 35 days from a determination that the application is complete; providing, however, that the applicant has met all submission requirements and has otherwise conformed to the Planning Board's rules and regulations and New Jersey law regarding such submissions and notice. The applicant shall be given priority status at such hearing date and all succeeding hearing dates except as to Mt. Laurel applications. At least one hearing date shall be provided each calendar month to review the application (and such time as is reasonably available at a second hearing date each calendar month) continuously until the Planning Board votes on the application. At the applicant's request and cost, the Planning Board shall conduct at least one special meeting per month on the application subject to the availability of the Board members and required professional staff and consultants which members, staff and consultants shall make diligent and reasonable efforts to be available for such meetings.