18-17 COMPLETION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND EXISTING BUILDING PERMITS AND APPLICABILITY TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SUBDIVISIONS.

a. This Chapter shall take effect immediately upon its passage and publication according to law.

b. Any building permits heretofore issued pursuant to any ordinance which provided for the erection or structure in conformity to the Chapter and ordinances to which this is an amendment and supplement shall continue in full force and effect provided that the holder has substantially undertaken construction of any such building or structure.

c. The provisions of this amendment relating to required frontage, depth, area and setbacks shall not apply to any minor subdivision approved by the Mayor and Council prior to the adoption of this amendment nor to any major subdivision approved by the Mayor and Council prior to the time for which a performance guarantee has been duly filed with the Mayor and Council to insure the installation and completion of improvements required as a condition of approval of such subdivision, provided that such performance guarantee shall not be in default at the time of the adoption of this amendment. The terms "minor subdivision" and "major subdivision" are used in this section as they are defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-5, and in the Land Subdivision Ordinance of the Borough of West Long Branch and adopted pursuant thereto.

d. All applications for development filed prior to the effective date of this Chapter may be continued, but any appeals arising out of decisions made in any such applications, shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter. (Ord. #513)