[Adopted 9-8-1976 by L.L. No. 2-1976]
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 2-2012]
The Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo is
hereby authorized to review and approve, approve with modification
or disapprove site plans, prepared to specifications set forth in
the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ramapo, showing the arrangement,
layout and design of the proposed use of the land shown on such plan
and to have all of the authority provided for in the Town Law, § 274-a.
Included in such powers shall be the authority to recommend to the
Town Board rules and regulations for site plan review. The Planning
Board shall have all the powers set forth in the Town Law § 274-a.
[Adopted 7-14-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Certification Law."
The members of the Planning Board and Zoning
Board of Appeals of the Town of Ramapo discharge an important and
complex responsibility. Because of the complexity of the planning,
zoning and legal issues with which they must deal, as well as the
rapid pace with which such areas change, initial training and continuing
education are necessary to ensure that such individuals have access
to all information necessary for them to properly and knowledgeably
accomplish their important function. While desirous of ensuring that
the members of such Boards receive necessary training, the Town Board
is cognizant of the time demanded of such individuals to accomplish
this civic function. Accordingly, while requiring the members of such
Boards to receive training, this article permits accommodation of
individuals who, because of time constraints, are unable to satisfy
its educational requirements within a specified period of time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of
a member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals to obtain
such certification or recertification shall not affect said person's
appointment to serve on such Board, to entertain applications or to
vote on such applications, and the validity of such member's actions
shall not be affected thereby.
The Town Board of the Town of Ramapo is hereby
authorized to remove a member of the Planning Board and/or Zoning
Board of Appeals for cause, after public hearing and an opportunity
to be heard. Removal for cause shall include but not be limited to
the following:
A. Failure of a member of the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board of Appeals to receive certification from the Rockland Municipal Planning Federation as provided in §
42-5A above.
B. Failure of a member of the Planning Board and/or Zoning
Board of Appeals to receive recertification from the Rockland Municipal
Planning Federation every two years after the date of his/her first
certification.