Board discusses new adjournment rules after multiple last‑minute application changes

Board staff reported that a Pinelands filing expiration and other last‑minute applicant adjournments prompted drafting an ordinance to standardize adjournments. Miss Cipriani described the proposed rule: applicants may request one adjournment in writing no later than three days before a scheduled hearing; a second request must be made in person before the board so the board can evaluate whether further postponement is warranted. The staff said the change is designed to protect the public and the board’s calendar while complying with the Open Public Meetings Act.