City of Northfield - Procedures

Decisions; Timing

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Decisions. Each decision on any application for development shall be reduced to writing and shall include findings of facts and conclusions based thereon.

(1)

Reduction to writing shall be accomplished through:

(a)

A resolution adopted at a meeting held within the applicable time period for taking on the application for development; or

(b)

A resolution adopted at a meeting held not later than 45 days after the date of the meeting at which action to grant or deny approval was taken memorializing said action.

(2)

Where the agency fails to adopt a resolution, any interested party may apply to the Superior Court in a summary manner for an order compelling the agency to reduce its findings and conclusions to writing within a stated time, and the cost of the application, including attorney's fees, shall be assessed against the City.

(3)

The following members shall be eligible to vote on the resolution:

(a)

Where the action taken resulted from the failure of a motion to approve an application pursuant to Subsection A(4) of this section, those members voting against the motion for approval shall be the members eligible to vote on the resolution.

(b)

In all other circumstances, only the members who voted for the action taken shall be eligible to vote on the resolution.

(4)

The following shall apply to adoption of the resolution:

(a)

The vote on a resolution shall be deemed to be a memorialization of the action of the municipal agency and not to be an action of the municipal agency.

(b)

The vote of a majority of those eligible members who are present at the meeting at which the resolution is presented for adoption shall be sufficient to adopt the resolution.

(c)

The date of the adoption of the resolution shall constitute the date of the decision for purposes of the mailing, filings, and publications required.

(5)

Copies of the decision shall be distributed by the administrative officer (Planning Board Secretary) as follows:

(a)

A copy shall be mailed within 10 days of the date of decision to the applicant, or if represented, then to his attorney, without separate charge.

(b)

A copy shall be filed in the office of the administrative officer and be made available for public inspection during reasonable hours.

(c)

A copy shall be made available to any interested party for a reasonable fee in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of such copy.

(6)

A brief notice of the decision shall be published in the official newspaper(s) of the City.

(a)

Such publication shall be arranged and proof of publication shall be obtained by the administrative officer (Planning Board Secretary). Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the applicant from arranging such publication if he so desires. The period of time in which an appeal of the decision may be made shall run from the first publication of the decision.

(b)

Such notice shall be published within 30 days of the date of decision, or 20 days of the date of mailing of a copy of the decision of the administrative officer (Planning Board Secretary), whichever is later, or within such other appropriate period as may be determined by the municipal agency at the time of decision.

Time for decision. After the date on which an appeal is taken from the decision of a municipal officer or a complete application for development is submitted to the administrative officer, the approving authority shall render its decision within the maximum number of days as specified below or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Where more than one type of application involved, the longer time period shall apply.

Type of Application		Time Period (days)
Site plans
	Minor	45
	Preliminary approval (10 acres or less, 10 units or less)	45
	Preliminary approval (more than 10 acres or 10 units)	95
	Final approval	45
Subdivisions
	Minor	45
	Preliminary approval (10 lots or less)	45
	Preliminary approval (more than 10 lots)	95
	Final approval	45
	Conditional use authorization	95
	Variance	120
	Appeal from the decision of a municipal officer	120
	Direction for issuance of a building permit	120

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