No member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment shall act on any matter in which he has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial interest. Whenever any such member shall disqualify himself from acting on a particular matter, he shall not continue to sit with the Board on the hearing of such matter nor participate in any discussion or decision relating thereto.
A. 
Meetings of both the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be scheduled no less often than once a month, and any meeting so scheduled shall be held as scheduled unless canceled for lack of applications for development to process.
B. 
Special meetings may be provided for at the call of the Chairman or on the request of any two Board members, which shall be held on notice to its members and the public in accordance with all applicable legal requirements.
C. 
No action shall be taken at any meeting; without a quorum being present.
D. 
All actions shall be taken by majority vote of a quorum except as otherwise required by any provision of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.).
E. 
All regular meetings and all special meetings shall be open to the public. Notice of all such meetings shall be given in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Law, P.L. 1975, c. 231 (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.).
Minutes of every regular or special meeting shall be kept and shall include the names of the persons appearing and addressing the Board and of the persons appearing by attorney, the action taken by the Board, the findings, if any, made by it and reasons therefor. The minutes shall thereafter be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Municipal Clerk. Any interested party shall have the right to compel production of the minutes for use as evidence in any legal proceeding concerning the subject matter of such minutes. Such interested party may be charged a fee for reproduction of the minutes for his use as provided for in the rules of the Board.
The following schedule of fees is hereby adopted:
A. 
Any person requesting a reproduction of minutes of any regular or special meeting shall pay to the municipality a fee in the amount of $0.50 per page for the first 10 pages and $0.35 per page for all pages in excess thereof.
B. 
All regular and special meetings shall be recorded electronically. Any interested party may request a transcript or duplicate recording in lieu thereof at said party's own cost and expense. Any person wishing a transcript shall provide for a certified stenographer-reporter to prepare the transcript and shall pay the reporter directly. Any person requesting a duplicate recording shall present himself at the Municipal Building with adequate facilities to make a duplicate recording and shall have the opportunity to make said duplicate recording. If the time and assistance of the administrative officer or other municipal officer or employee is required, a fee in the amount of $7.50 per hour shall be paid to the municipality.
C. 
Any person other than an applicant who requests a copy of a decision of a municipal agency shall pay a fee in the amount of $0.50 per page.
D. 
Any applicant wishing to made his own arrangements for publication of a decision of a municipal agency shall so notify the agency at the time of final hearing. In the absence of such notification, the municipality shall provide for publication and the applicant shall reimburse the municipality for the actual cost thereof.
E. 
An applicant shall reimburse the municipality for the actual cost of publication pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12a.
F. 
Whenever notice to property owners within 200 feet in all directions of the property involved in an application is required and the applicant requests a certified list of property owners from the administrative officer, a fee shall be paid by the applicant of $10.
G. 
An appeal to the governing body of any decision of a municipal agency shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $75, and the person making the appeal shall furnish the governing body with a transcript of the proceedings below, together with a copy of all documents and exhibits, all at the sole cost and expense of the appellant. The transcript and the documents shall be filed with the governing body at least seven days prior to a scheduled hearing on an appeal.
H. 
Any interested party may obtain a copy of a decision of the governing body on an appeal and the fee shall be $0.50 per page. The appellant shall be mailed a copy of the decision without charge. An appellant may make arrangements for publication of the decision if he has notified the governing body of his intent at the time of the hearing; otherwise, the governing body shall provide for publication and the appellant shall reimburse the municipality for the actual cost of the publication.
I. 
The fee for an application for a permit pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 shall be $100.
J. 
The fee for an application pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35 shall be $100.
K. 
The fee for an appeal pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36 shall be $50.
L. 
The fee for a minor subdivision application shall be $100.
M. 
The fee for an application for a classification of subdivision shall be $50.
N. 
The fee for preliminary approval of a major subdivision shall be $50 per lot.
O. 
The fee for final approval of a major subdivision shall be $25 per lot.
P. 
The fee for site plan approval shall be $200.
Q. 
The fee for providing a certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56 shall be in the maximum amount permitted by N.J.S.A. 54:5-14 and 54:5-15, as it shall be amended from time to time.
R. 
In any case in which the appellant requests the Planning Board to use its ancillary powers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:65D-60, the application shall be accompanied by fees which would be charged under the authority of this chapter by the Board of Adjustment if the application had been made to the Board of Adjustment. Such fees shall be in addition to the fees provided by this chapter for the principal relief requested in the application.
S. 
The fee for an application to the Board of Adjustment for a variance in connection with a residential use shall be $150 and for a commercial or industrial use, $200.
T. 
The fee for an appeal to the Board of Adjustment from the decision or refusal made by an administrative officer based on or made in the enforcement of Chapter 405, Zoning, shall be $100.
U. 
An appeal to the Board of Adjustment to hear and decide requests for interpretation of the Zoning Map or Chapter 405, Zoning, shall be $75.
V. 
The fee for an application to the Board of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76b shall be the same as the fee the Planning Board would charge if the application had been made to the Planning Board. Such fee shall be in addition to the fees provided by this chapter for the principal relief requested in the application.
W. 
The fee for an application for a sign variance shall be $50.
X. 
The fee for updating the Tax Map of the Borough of Haledon shall be $100 for any necessary changes required.
[Added 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 4-11-90B]
A. 
Rules. The Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment shall make rules governing the conduct of hearings before such bodies, which rules shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or of this chapter.
B. 
Oaths. The officer presiding at the hearing or such person as he may designate shall have power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant evidence, including witnesses and documents presented by the parties, and the provisions of the County and Municipal Investigations Law, P.L. 1953, c. 38 (N.J.S.A. 2A:67A-1 et seq.), shall apply.
C. 
Testimony. The testimony of all witnesses relating to an application for development shall be taken under oath or affirmation by the presiding officer and the right of cross-examination shall be permitted to all interested parties through their attorneys, if represented, or directly, if not represented, subject to the discretion of the presiding officer and to reasonable limitations as to time and number of witnesses.
D. 
Evidence. Technical rules of evidence shall not be applicable to the hearing, but the Board may exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence.
E. 
Records. Each Board shall provide for the verbatim recording of the proceedings by either stenographer, mechanical or electronic means. The Board shall furnish a transcript or duplicate recording in lieu thereof on request to any interested party at his expense.
Whenever a hearing is required on an application for development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or pursuant to the determination of the municipal agency in question, the applicant shall give notice thereof as follows:
A. 
Public notice shall be given by publication in the official newspaper of the municipality at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.
B. 
Notice shall be given to the owners of all real property as shown on the current tax duplicate or duplicates located within 200 feet in all directions of the property which is the subject of such hearing and whether located within or without the municipality in which applicant's land is located. Such notice shall be given by serving a copy thereof on the owner as shown on the said current tax duplicate or his agent in charge of the property or by mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to the property owner at his address as shown on the said current tax duplicate. A return receipt is not required. Notice to a partnership owner may be made by service upon any partner. Notice to a corporate owner may be made by service upon its president, a vice president, secretary or other person authorized by appointment or by law to accept service on behalf of the corporation.
C. 
Notice of all hearings on applications for development involving property located within 200 feet of an adjoining municipality shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Clerk of such municipality, which notice shall be in addition to the notice required to be given pursuant to Subsection B of this section to the owners of lands in such adjoining municipality which are located within 200 feet of the subject premises.
D. 
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the County Planning Board of a hearing on an application for development of property adjacent to an existing county road or proposed road shown on the Official County Map or on the County Master Plan, adjoining other county land or situate within 200 feet of a municipal boundary.
E. 
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Commissioner of Transportation of a hearing on an application for development of property adjacent to a state highway.
F. 
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Director of the Division of State and Regional Planning in the Department of Community Affairs of a hearing on an application for development of property which exceeds 150 acres or 500 dwelling units. Such notice shall include a copy of any maps or documents required to be on file with the Municipal Clerk pursuant to § 6b of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10b).
G. 
All notices hereinabove specified in this section shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for hearing, and the applicant shall file an affidavit of proof of service with the Board holding the hearing on the application for development.
H. 
Any notice made by certified mail as hereinabove required shall be deemed to be complete upon mailing in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-14.
I. 
Form of notice. All notices required to be given pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall state the date, time and place of the hearing, the nature of the matters to be considered, an identification of the property proposed for development by street address, if any, or by reference to lot and block numbers as shown on the current tax duplicate in the Municipal Tax Assessor's office and the location and times at which any maps and documents for which approval is sought are available as required by law.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12c, the administrative officer of the municipality shall, within seven days after receipt of a request therefor and upon receipt of payment of a fee of $10, make and certify a list from the current tax duplicate of names and addresses of owners to whom the applicant is required to give notice pursuant to § 33-29B of this chapter.
A. 
Each decision on any application for development shall be set forth in writing as a resolution of the Board, which shall include findings of fact and legal conclusions based thereon.
B. 
A copy of the decision shall be mailed by the Board within 10 days of the date of decision to the applicant, or if represented, then to his attorney, without separate charge. A copy of the decision shall also be mailed to all persons who have requested it and who have paid the fee prescribed by the Board for such service. A copy of the decision shall also be filed in the office of the Municipal Clerk, who shall make a copy of such filed decision available to any interested party upon payment of a fee calculated in the same manner as those fees established for copies of other public documents in the municipality.
A brief notice of every final decision shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality. Such publication shall be arranged by the Secretary of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, without separate charge to the applicant. Said notice shall be sent to the official newspaper for publication within 10 days of the date of any such decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65, every application for development submitted to the Planning Board or to the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be accompanied by proof that no taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent on the property which is the subject of such application; or, if it is shown that taxes or assessments are delinquent on said property, any approvals or other relief granted by either Board shall be conditioned upon either the prompt payment of such taxes or assessments or the making of adequate provision for the payment thereof in such manner that the municipality will be adequately protected.