[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights 10-22-2002 by Ord. No. 1979;
amended in its entirety 7-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2001. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2081]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-7 et seq., there
is hereby established in and for the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
an Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission, the membership
and duties of which shall be as hereafter provided.
A.
The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the governing body. One
member shall be a member of the Planning Board, and all members shall
be residents of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights.
B.
All members shall serve without compensation.
C.
The Commission shall designate one of its members
to serve as Chairman and presiding officer.
D.
E.
The governing body may remove any member of the Commission
for cause, on written charges served upon the member and after the
hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard
in person or by counsel.
F.
A vacancy on the Commission occurring otherwise than
expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as an original appointment.
[Amended 4-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2081]
The Commission is established to advise the
Mayor and Council and the Planning Board in respect to the protection,
development or use of natural resources, including water resources,
located within territorial limits of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights.
The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and
possible use of the open land areas of the municipality. With the
assistance of current Borough personnel, it shall compile and maintain
an index of all environmentally sensitive open areas, publicly or
privately owned, including open marshland, swamps and other wetlands,
and public transportation facilities, which index shall be kept on
file in the office of the Borough Clerk and the Construction Office,
in order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas and
facilities. The Commission may from time to time recommend to the
Planning Board plans and programs for inclusion in the Master Plan
and in respect to applications for the development of environmentally
sensitive property and the development of any other property in relation
to existing and proposed public transportation facilities. The Commission
shall advise the Planning Board in respect to the development of such
areas and facilities when called upon by that Board to do so.
The Commission may, from time to time as it
deems appropriate, recommend to the governing body the acquisition
of property.
The Commission shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and make an annual report to the governing body.
[Amended 4-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2081]
The Commission shall have power to study and
make recommendations concerning open space preservation, water resources
management, air pollution control, solid waste management, noise control,
soil and landscape protection, environmental appearance, marine resources,
protection of flora and fauna, the relationship of proposed land development
to existing and proposed public transportation facilities and the
improvement of existing transportation facilities and the need for
new such facilities and all matters related thereto.