Netcong City Zoning Code
§ 194-66
Decisions.
[Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
A.
The Planning Board shall render a decision not later than 120 days after the date an appeal is taken from the decision of the Zoning Officer, or not later than 120 days after the date of submission of a complete application to the Planning Board where no prior application was made to the Zoning Officer. Failure of the Board to render a decision within such one-hundred-twenty-day period, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant, shall constitute a decision favorable to the applicant.
B.
All decisions of the Planning Board shall be final.
C.
Where the Planning Board has rendered a decision, the following procedure shall be followed:
(1)
Each decision shall be in writing and shall include findings, facts and conclusions based thereon.
(2)
A copy of the decision shall be mailed by the Planning Board within 10 days of the date of the decision to the applicant, or if represented, then to his attorney, without separate charge, and to all who request a copy of the decision for a reasonable fee. A copy of the decision shall also be filed with the Zoning Officer as well as in the file of the Secretary of the Planning Board.
(3)
A brief notice of the decision shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality. The period of time in which an appeal of the decision may be made shall run from the first publication of the decision, whether arranged by the municipality or the applicant.
(4)
In any case where the Planning Board has ruled favorably on an application, the Zoning Officer shall be directed to issue a zoning permit in accordance with the decision of the Planning Board, subject to any conditions as may be imposed thereon.