2020 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties
Section 40:55D-136.20 - Extension for certain applications to municipal agency.
40:55D-136.20 Extension for certain applications to municipal agency.
14. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) to the contrary,
a. The 45-day period for an application for development to a municipal agency to be certified as complete pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1984, c.20 (C.40:55D-10.3) shall be extended to either 120 days after March 9, 2020, or 60 days after the date the application for development is submitted to the municipal agency, whichever date is later, for any application:
(1) awaiting certification as a complete application by a municipal agency as of March 9, 2020; or
(2) submitted by an applicant during the COVID-19 extension period.
b. The time periods for a municipal agency to either grant or deny any other application for development required under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) shall be extended by 120 days for any application:
(1) awaiting certification as a complete application by a municipal agency as of March 9, 2020; or
(2) pending before a municipal agency as of March 9, 2020.
c. The time periods for a municipal agency to either grant or deny any other application for development required under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1) shall be extended to either 120 days after March 9, 2020, or 60 days after the application for development is certified as complete by the municipal agency, whichever date is later, for any application submitted by an applicant during the COVID-19 extension period.
L.2020, c.53, s.14.
