New Jersey § 13:20-15

§ 13:20-15.

a. (1) For any municipality located wholly in the planning area or for any portion

of a municipality lying within the planning area, the municipality may, by ordinance,

petition the council of its intention to revise its master plan and development regulations,

as applicable to the development and use of land in the planning area, to conform

with the goals, requirements, and provisions of the regional master plan. The municipality shall proceed in revising its master plan and development regulations

in accordance with the framework adopted by the council pursuant to subsection a.

of section 14 of this act. 1 After receiving and reviewing those revisions, and after consulting with the State

Planning Commission, the council shall approve, reject, or approve with conditions

the revised plan and development regulations, as it deems appropriate, after public

hearing, within 60 days after the date of submission thereof. (2) Upon rejecting or conditionally approving any such revised plan or development

regulations, the council shall identify such changes therein that it deems necessary

for council approval thereof, and the municipality may adopt and enforce the plan

or development regulations as so changed in order for them to be deemed approved in

conformance with the regional master plan. (3) Any municipality approved by the council to be in conformance with the regional

master plan pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled to any financial or other

assistance or incentives received by a municipality from the State as a benefit or

result of obtaining council approval pursuant to section 14 of this act. (4) Upon the commencement of each reexamination by the municipality of its master

plan and development regulations as required pursuant to section 76 of P.L.1975, c.

291 ( C.40:55D-89 ) which have been previously approved by the council to be in conformance with the

regional master plan pursuant to this subsection, the municipality shall so notify

the council and, thereafter, submit to the council the draft revision of its master

plan and development regulations for review, by the council, of conformance with the

regional master plan. If, after conducting the reexamination, the municipality does not resubmit to the

council its master plan and development regulations as they pertain to the planning

area and obtain reapproval thereof from the council in accordance with this subsection,

or if the council finds the reexamined master plan or development regulations not

to be in conformance with the regional master plan, the council may require the municipality

to reimburse the council or the State, as appropriate, in whole or in part for any

financial or other assistance or incentives received by the municipality from the

State as a benefit or result of obtaining council approval pursuant to this subsection. (5) A municipality may adopt revisions to its master plan or development regulations

for the purposes of this subsection that are stricter, as determined by the council,

than the minimum necessary to obtain approval of conformance with the regional master

plan. b. (1) Each county with lands in the planning area may, by ordinance or resolution,

as appropriate, petition the council of its intention to revise its master plan and

associated regulations, as applicable to the development and use of land in the planning

area, to conform with the goals, requirements, and provisions of the regional master

plan. The county shall proceed in revising its master plan and associated regulations in

accordance with the framework adopted by the council pursuant to subsection b. of

section 14 of this act. After receiving and reviewing those revisions, and after consulting with the State

Planning Commission, the council shall approve, reject, or approve with conditions

the revised plan and associated regulations, as it deems appropriate, after public

hearing, within 60 days after the date of submission thereof. (2) Upon rejecting or conditionally approving any such revised plan or associated

regulations, the council shall identify such changes therein that it deems necessary

for council approval thereof, and the county may adopt and enforce the plan or associated

regulations as so changed in order for them to be deemed approved in conformance with

the regional master plan. (3) Any county approved by the council to be in conformance with the regional master

plan pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled to any financial or other assistance

or incentives received by a county from the State as a benefit or result of obtaining

council approval pursuant to section 14 of this act. 1

N.J.S.A. § 13:20-14.