(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval issued pursuant to the local ordinances promulgated under this chapter shall be tolled until June 30, 2017. For the purposes of this section, “tolling” shall mean the suspension or temporary stopping of the running of the applicable permit or approval period.

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(b)  Said tolling need not be recorded in the land evidence records to be valid; however, a notice of the tolling must be posted in the municipal planning department, and near the land evidence records.

(c)  The tolling shall apply only to approvals or permits in effect on November 9, 2009, and those issued between November 9, 2009, and June 30, 2017, and shall not revive expired approvals.

(d)  The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued before the tolling period began will be recalculated as of July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days between November 9, 2009, and the day on which the permit or approval would otherwise have expired. The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued during the tolling period will be recalculated as of July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days between the day the permit or approval was issued and the day the permit or approval otherwise would have expired.

History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 198, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 199, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 209, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 215, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 56, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 65, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 137, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 184, § 3; P.L. 2015, ch. 103, § 3; P.L. 2015, ch. 114, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 117, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 118, § 2.