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

The approving authority shall review applications for final site plan approval and final subdivision approval and shall grant or deny said application within 45 days after the application has been certified complete or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Failure of the approving authority to act within the prescribed time period shall constitute approval of the application.

Prior to any action by the approving authority, all reports and comments submitted by the Application Review Committee, Township Planner, Township Engineer, and 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 not approve an application for a final major site plan or final major subdivision unless said application meets all conditions of the previously granted preliminary approval and other requirements as may be imposed by the approving authority.

If the approving authority acts favorably on the final plan or plat, the Township Engineer and the Chairman and Secretary of the approving authority shall affix their signatures to at least 10 copies of the plan or plat with the notification that it has been approved. The applicant shall furnish such copies to the approving authority for signing. Moreover, in the case of final subdivisions only, the applicant shall include for signing one cloth copy and at least two mylar copies of the approved plat in addition to the 10 paper copies.

After approval of the final plan or plat by the approving authority, the Secretary shall retain one copy of the signed plat or plan and shall furnish other copies to each of the following within 10 days from the date of the adoption of a resolution: Township Clerk, Township Engineer, Township Planner, Tax Assessor, Zoning Officer, Board of Health, Fire Company, Police Department and other County, State or Federal Officials as prescribed by the approving authority.

Within 95 days of the date of approval by the approving authority of a final subdivision plat, the applicant shall file a copy of same with the Morris County Clerk. In the event of failure to file within said 95 days, the approval of the major subdivision shall expire and any further proceedings shall require the filing of a new application as in the first instance. The approving authority, for good cause shown, may extend the filing for an additional 95 days.

If the approving authority, after consideration and discussion of the final plat or plan, disapproves the submission, a notation to that effect shall be made by the Chairman on the plat or plan. The Secretary, within 10 days of such adoption, shall notify the applicant of such disapproval and forward the applicant a copy of the plan and adopted resolution setting forth the reasons for the disapproval.