The Administrative Officer shall review the application and shall certify its completeness to the approving authority.

The approving authority shall review the minor site plan or subdivision application and shall either approve or deny the application within 45 days of the date the application is certified as complete or within such further time as may be consented to in writing by the applicant. Failure of the approving authority to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application, provided that any such application that involves variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 or 40:55D-70d shall be acted upon within 120 days or within such further time as may be consented to in writing by the applicant. If approved, approval shall be deemed to be final approval of the application.

Prior to any action by the approving authority, all reports and comments submitted by the Board Planner, Board Engineer, other Township agencies, officials and consultants, and other governmental agencies shall be entered into the record of the proceedings on the subject application. Questions and comments from the public shall also be considered prior to any action by the approving authority.

The approving authority shall review the application for minor site plan or minor subdivision in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law.

All hearings held on applications for minor site plan approval shall not require public notice of the hearing unless the application also requires variance approval and/or the site for which minor site plan approval is sought is located wholly within or within 200 feet of a residential zoning district. The approving authority shall set the date, time and place for the public hearing and shall inform the applicant of this at least 14 days prior to said hearing date. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the applicant at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.

When a minor site plan or minor subdivision is approved by the approving authority, a notation to that effect, including the date of approval, shall be made on at least five prints of the plan or plat which plan or plat has been revised to include all conditions embodied in the resolution of approval, and any related deed descriptions to be filed with the County Recording Officer shall be signed by the Township Engineer and the Chairman and Secretary of the approving authority. No further approval of the application shall be required and the Secretary, within 10 days of the date of the memorialization of the resolution of said approval, shall notify the applicant of the Board's action, and shall forward to both the applicant and the Construction Official a copy of the resolution of approval.

Approval of any application by the approving authority may be conditioned on the satisfaction of any item(s) deemed appropriate by the Board, including approvals required of other governmental agencies.

When a minor site plan or minor subdivision is disapproved by the approving authority, the Secretary, within 10 days of such action, shall notify the applicant of such disapproval. Additionally, the Secretary shall forward the applicant a copy of the resolution of denial, within 10 days of its adoption by the approving authority, setting forth the reasons for the disapproval.

Within 190 days from the date of approval by the approving authority of a minor subdivision, a plat map drawn in compliance with the Map Filing Act, P.L. 190 c. 141 (C.46:29-9.9 et seq.) or deed description, properly drafted and signed by the Chairman, Secretary and Township Engineer shall be filed by the applicant with the County Recording Officer. Unless filed within 190 days, the approval shall expire and will require approval as in the first instance.

Before the Secretary returns any approved minor site plan or minor subdivision to the applicant, the applicant shall provide additional copies of the plat or plan as may be necessary in order to furnish copies to each of the Township Clerk, Township Engineer, Township Planner, Tax Assessor, Zoning Officer, Board of Health, Fire Department, Police Department and other Township, County, State or Federal officials as prescribed by the approving authority.