40:55D-132 - Definitions - New Jersey Statutes

40:55D-132.  Definitions 
    3.   As used in this act:

 

   "Approval" means any approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan granted by a local soil conservation district under the authority conferred by R.S.4:24-22 et seq., waterfront development permit issued pursuant to R.S.12:5-1 et seq., permit issued pursuant to "The Wetlands Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.272 (C.13:9A-10 et seq.), permit issued pursuant to the "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act," P.L.1987, c.156 (C.13:9B-1 et seq.), approval of an application for development granted by the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission pursuant to the "Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Law of 1974," P.L.1974, c.118 (C.13:13A-1 et seq.), permit issued by the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission pursuant to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Reclamation and Development Act," P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-1 et seq.), approval of an application for development granted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.), permit issued pursuant to the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.), septic approval granted pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, permit granted pursuant to R.S.27:7-1 et seq. or any supplement thereto, permit granted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Title 27 of the Revised Statutes or under the general authority conferred by State law, approval granted by a sewerage authority pursuant to the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.), approval granted by a municipal authority pursuant to the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), approval issued by a county planning board pursuant to Chapter 27 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, preliminary and final approval granted in connection with an application for development pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), permit granted pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) permit or certification issued pursuant to the "Water Supply Management Act," P.L.1981, c.262 (C.58:1A-1 et seq.), permit granted authorizing the drilling of a well pursuant to P.L.1947, c.377 (C.58:4A-5 et seq.), certification or permit granted, or exemption from a sewerage connection ban granted, pursuant to the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), certification granted pursuant to "The Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.199 (C.58:11-23 et seq.), certification or approval granted pursuant to P.L.1971, c.386 (C.58:11-25.1 et al.), certification issued pursuant to the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L.1977, c.75 (C.58:11A-1 et seq.), approval granted pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), stream encroachment permit issued pursuant to the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act," P.L.1962, c.19 (C.58:16A-50 et seq.), any municipal or county approval or permit granted under the general authority conferred by State law, or any other government authorization of any development application or any permit related thereto whether that authorization is in the form of a permit, approval, license, certification, waiver, letter of interpretation, agreement or any other executive or administrative decision which allows a development to proceed. 

   "Development" means the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure or facility, or of any grading, soil removal or relocation, excavation or landfill or any use or change in the use of any building or other structure or land or extension of the use of land. 

   "Economic emergency" means the period beginning January 1, 1989 and continuing through to December 31, 1996. 

   "Government" means any municipal, county, regional or State government, or any agency, department, commission or other instrumentality thereof. 

   L.1992,c.82,s.3; amended 1994,c.145,s.2. 
 
40:55D-133.Extension of approval; exceptions
4.  a.  For any government approval which expired or is scheduled to expire during the economic emergency, that approval is automatically extended until December 31, 1996, except as otherwise provided hereunder.  Nothing in this act shall prohibit the granting of such additional extensions as are provided by law when the extensions granted by this act shall expire.

b. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to extend or purport to extend any permit issued by the government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any permit by whatever authority issued of which the duration of effect or the date or terms of its expiration are specified or determined by or pursuant to law or regulation of the federal government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.

c. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to extend any permit or approval issued pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.) if the extension would result in a violation of federal law, or any State rule or regulation requiring approval by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Pub.L.95-625 (16 U.S.C. 471 (i)).

d. This act shall not affect any administrative consent order issued by the Department of Environmental Protection in effect or issued during the period of the economic emergency, nor shall it be construed to extend any approval in connection with a resource recovery facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1985, c.38 (C.13:1E-137).

e. In the event that any permit extended pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act," P.L.1992, c.82 (C.40:55D-130 et seq.) was based upon the connection to a sanitary sewer system, the permit's extension shall be contingent upon the availability of sufficient capacity, on the part of the treatment facility, to accommodate the development whose approval has been extended.  If sufficient capacity is not available, those permit holders whose permits have been extended shall have priority with regard to the further allocation of gallonage over those permit holders who have not received approval of a hookup prior to the enactment of the "Permit Extension Act." Priority regarding the distribution of further gallonage to any permit holder who has received the extension of a permit pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act" shall be allocated in order of the granting of the original approval of the connection.

f. This act shall not extend any approval issued under the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) in connection with an application for development involving a residential use where, subsequent to the expiration of the permit but prior to January 1, 1992, an amendment has been adopted to the master plan and the zoning ordinance to rezone the property to industrial or commercial use when the permit was issued for residential use.

g. In the case of any approval issued under the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) which is extended pursuant to P.L.1992, c.82 (C.40:55D-130 et seq.), a municipality may disapprove such an extension of approval for the period beyond January 1, 1996, if, subsequent to January 1, 1992, but prior to July 1, 1994, an amendment has been adopted to the master plan and the zoning ordinance to change the use of the property for which the approval was issued to a use different from the use for which the approval was issued.  A municipal disapproval pursuant to this subsection shall be made prior to June 30, 1995.

h. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to extend any permit issued pursuant to the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.) that expires after December 31, 1994 but prior to January 1, 1997, if the permit was issued for a development located in the coastal area, as defined pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-4), between the mean high water line of any tidal waters or the landward limit of a beach or dune, whichever is most landward, and a point 150 feet landward of the mean high water line of any tidal waters or the landward limit of a beach or dune, whichever is most landward.

i. This act shall not affect the terms or expiration date of any stipulation of settlement that was made or entered into during the economic emergency, provided that the stipulation of settlement involves a development which received preliminary major subdivision approval prior to January 1, 1979 in a municipality that has adopted a zoning change affecting the lot size and density of the development which is the subject of the stipulation of settlement after the date of the preliminary or final subdivision approval of that development, and provided further that the stipulation of settlement does not affect any housing constructed or rehabilitated in fulfillment of a fair share housing plan adopted pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.).

L.1992,c.82,s.4; amended 1994,c.145,s.3; 1995,c.341,s.1.