Authority of the planning board

The Planning Board shall have same authority as the Zoning Board to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a dimensional variance request filed as part of the UDR application. The Planning Board shall conditionally approve or deny the request(s) for the dimensional variance(s) before considering the preliminary plan application for the minor subdivision or minor land-development project. Approval of the dimensional variance(s) shall be conditioned upon approval of the final plan of the minor subdivision or land-development project. The Planning Board shall address the same findings of fact required to be addressed by the Zoning Board and shall produce and record a written decision in the same manner as the Zoning Board. The time periods by which the Planning Board must approve or deny applications for dimensional variance(s) for a UDR application shall be the same as the time periods by which the board must make a decision on the preliminary plan review stage of the subdivision or land-development project under review.

(Amd. of 12-11-18)