Mount Laurel |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. General Legislation |
Chapter 154. Zoning |
Article XXV. FR-MX Fostertown Road Mixed-Use District |
§ 154-188. Unnecessary cost-generating features.
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A.The Planning Board shall conduct its review of any inclusionary residential development application in the Fostertown Road Mixed-Use (FR-MX) District in accordance with the fast-tracking requirements of Council on Affordable Housing ("COAH") rules. In order to expedite the review of a multifamily residential development application, the Planning Board shall cooperate with the applicant in scheduling pre-application conferences. The Planning Board shall schedule regular and special monthly meetings as needed and provide ample time at these meetings to consider the merits of the inclusionary residential development application.B.The applicant for an inclusionary residential development in the Fostertown Road Mixed-Use (FR-MX) District shall be entitled to invoke any rights conferred by COAH rules, including the right to request relief from cost-generating application requirements and development standards that are not essential to protect the public health and safety, and the Planning Board shall cooperate with the applicant for the multifamily residential development in granting reasonable variances and waivers necessary to construct the inclusionary residential development.C.Cooperation. The Township and Planning Board shall cooperate with the applicant by expeditiously endorsing applications to other governmental agencies that require review and approval of that agency.