Before a construction permit or Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for a conditional use as permitted by this Chapter, application for same shall be made to the Planning Board. The developer shall follow the procedures and guidelines prescribed in Section 26-61 (Site Plan Review), and (in the Pinelands Area) Section 26-65 (Pinelands Area Procedures).

The Planning Board may approve or deny conditional uses simultaneously with site plan or subdivision review. The Board shall follow the procedures outlined for site plan review, subsections 26-61.4 (Submission of a Preliminary Site Plan) and 26-61.5 (Submission of a Final Site Plan), as appropriate. In the Pinelands Area, the requirements of Section 26-65 shall apply to any approval granted by the Planning Board.

The ninety-five-day time period for action by the Planning Board on conditional uses pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 shall apply to each site plan review. Public notices and a hearing shall be required.

In the event relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d) is required, the Zoning Board shall conduct a review as required by this section. In all requests for approval of conditional uses, the burden of proof shall be on the applicant. The Board shall give due consideration to all reasonable elements which could affect the public health, welfare, safety, comfort and convenience such as, but not limited to, the proposed use(s), the character of the area, vehicular travel patterns and access, pedestrian ways, landscaping, lighting signs, drainage, sewage treatment, potable water supply, utilities and building and structure location(s) and orientation(s). Conditional uses must meet the requirements listed below in addition to those outlined elsewhere.