The applicant shall provide notice of the default approval to the municipal agency and to all those entitled to notice by personal service or certified mail of the hearing on the application for development, but for purposes of determining who is entitled to notice, the hearing on the application for development shall be deemed to have required public notice pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12.

The applicant shall arrange publication of a notice of the default approval in the official newspaper of the Township, if there be one, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township.

The applicant shall file an affidavit of proof of service and publication with the Administrative Officer.

Upon satisfaction of these requirements by the applicant, the Administrative Officer shall, if he or she agrees with the facts as set forth by the applicant in the notice of default approval, issue a certificate of default approval and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval, herein required, and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.

If the Administrative Officer does not agree with the facts as set forth by the applicant in the notice of default approval, he or she shall so notify the applicant and the municipal agency, setting forth the specific items of disagreement, within 30 days of the date the applicant submits the proof of service and publication as required by § 95-4.8C hereof. Unless appealed pursuant to § 95-3.2K(1)(a) hereof, the decision of the Administrative Officer shall be conclusive.