There is hereby established, pursuant to c. 291, P.L. 1975,[1] in the Borough of Kinnelon a Planning Board of nine members consisting of the following four classes:
A. 
Class I: the Mayor.
B. 
Class II: one of the officials of the Borough other than a member of the Borough Council, to be appointed by the Mayor, provided that if there is an Environmental Commission, the member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 shall be deemed to be the Class II Planning Board member if there are both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education among the Class IV members.
C. 
Class III: a member of the Borough Council, to be appointed by it.
D. 
Class IV: six other citizens of the Borough, to be appointed by the Mayor. The Class IV members shall hold no other Borough office, except that one member may be a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and one may be a member of the Board of Education. A member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 shall be a Class IV Planning Board member unless there are among the Class IV members of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education, in which case the member of the Environmental Commission shall be deemed to be the Class II member of the Planning Board.
E. 
In addition to the foregoing, the Mayor shall appoint two alternate members, one to be designated by the Mayor as "Alternate Member No. 1" and one to be designated as "Alternate Member No. 2." The alternate members shall be appointed for Class IV members and shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members of the nine-member Planning Board. The terms of the alternate members shall be for two years, except that the terms of the alternate members shall be such that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in one year; provided, however, that in no instance shall the terms of the alternate members first appointed exceed two years. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of terms shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term only.
[Added 3-15-1979 by Ord. No. 2-79;[2] amended 3-16-1995 by Ord. No. 2-95]
(1) 
No alternate member shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial interest. An alternate member may, after public hearing if he requests one, be removed by the governing body for cause.
(2) 
Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings, but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of any class. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that any appointments as alternate members to the Planning Board be retroactive to 1-1-1979.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A. 
The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond with his official tenure. The terms of the members composing Class II and Class III shall be for one year or terminate at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first, except for a Class II member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission. The term of a Class II or a Class IV member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission shall be for three years or terminate at the completion of his term of office as a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever comes first.
B. 
The term of a Class IV member who is also a member of the Board of Adjustment or the Board of Education shall terminate whenever he is no longer a member of such other body or at the completion of his Class IV term, whichever occurs first.
C. 
The terms of all Class IV members first appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be so determined that, to the greatest practicable extent, the expiration of such terms shall be evenly distributed over the first four years after their appointment, as determined by resolution of the Borough Council; provided, however, that no term of any member shall exceed four years, and further provided that nothing herein shall affect the terms of any present members of the Planning Board, all of whom shall continue in office until the completion of the terms for which they were appointed. Thereafter all Class IV members shall be appointed for terms of four years except as otherwise herein provided. All terms shall run from January 1 of the year in which the appointment was made.
D. 
The term of appointment of an alternate member shall run from January 1 to the year in which the appointment was made.
[Added 3-16-1995 by Ord. No. 2-95]
If a vacancy of any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment as above provided for the unexpired term.
The Planning Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from the members of Class IV and select a Secretary who may be either a member of the Planning Board or a Borough employee designated by it.
There is hereby created the office of Planning Board Attorney. The Planning Board may annually appoint and fix the compensation of or agree upon the rate of compensation of the Planning Board Attorney, who shall be an attorney other than the Borough Attorney.
The Planning Board may also employ or contract for the services of experts and other staff and services as it may deem necessary. The Board shall not, however, exceed, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated by the Borough Council for its use.
The Planning Board is authorized to adopt bylaws governing its procedural operation. It shall also have the following powers and duties:
A. 
To make and adopt and, from time to time, amend a Master Plan for the physical development of the Borough, including any areas outside its boundaries which, in the Board's judgment, bear essential relation to the planning of the Borough, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
B. 
To administer the provisions of the Land Subdivision Ordinance and Site Plan Review Ordinance of the Borough[1] in accordance with the provisions of said ordinances and the Municipal Land Use Law of 1975, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 176, Subdivision of Land and Site Plans.
C. 
To participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by state or federal law or regulations.
D. 
To assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process.
E. 
To annually prepare a program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a term of six years, and amendments thereto, and recommend same to the Borough Council.
F. 
To consider and make a report to the Borough Council within 35 days after referral as to any proposed development regulation submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26a, and also pass upon other matters specifically referred to the Planning Board by the Mayor and Council pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26b.
G. 
Review of applications.
[Amended 10-19-1978 by Ord. No. 11-78]
(1) 
When reviewing applications for approval of subdivision plans, site plans, site plans or conditional uses (special exceptions), the Planning Board shall have the power to grant, to the same extent and subject to the same restrictions as the Zoning Board of Adjustment:
(a) 
Variances pursuant to Section 57c of P.L. 1975, c. 291, from lot area, lot dimensional, setback and yard requirements.
[Amended 2-19-1981 by Ord. No. 1-81]
(b) 
Direction pursuant to Section 26 of said Act for issuance of a permit for a building or structure in the bed of a mapped street or public drainageway, flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to Section 23 of said Act.
(c) 
Direction pursuant to Section 27 of said Act for issuance of a permit for a building or structure not related to a street.
(2) 
Whenever relief is requested pursuant to this subsection, notice of hearing on the application for development shall include reference to the request for a variance or direction for issuance of a permit, as the case may be.
(3) 
The developer may elect to submit a separate application requesting approval of the variance or direction for the issuance of a permit and subsequent application for any required approval of a subdivision, site plan or conditional use. The separate approval of the variance or direction for the issuance of a permit shall be conditioned upon grant of all required subsequent approvals by the Planning Board. No such subsequent approval shall be granted unless the approval can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantial impairment of the intent and purpose of the Zone Plan and Zoning Ordinance.[2]
[Amended 3-21-1991 by Ord. No. 3-91]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 207, Zoning.
(4) 
Every application made for a variance or permit pursuant to Subsection G(1)(a), (b) or (c) shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in § 62-28K.
[Amended 5-15-2003 by Ord. No. 9-03]
H. 
To perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by ordinance or resolution of the Borough Council for the aid and assistance of the Borough Council or other agencies or officers.
I. 
At the request of the developer, the Planning Board shall grant an informal review of a concept plan for a development for which the developer intends to prepare and submit an application for development. The amount of any fees for such an informal review shall be a credit toward fees for review of the application for development. The developer shall not be bound by any concept plan for which review is requested, and the Planning Board shall not be bound by any such review.
[Added 3-21-1991 by Ord. No. 3-91]
A. 
Minor subdivisions. Minor subdivision approvals shall be granted or denied within 45 days of the date of submission of a complete application to the Planning Board or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Except as provided in § 47-9A, approval of a minor subdivision shall expire 190 days from the date on which the resolution of Planning Board approval is adopted, unless within such period of time a plat in conformity with such approval and the provisions of the Map Filing Law[1] or a deed clearly describing the approved minor subdivision is filed by the developer with the county recording officer, the Borough Engineer and the Borough Tax Assessor. Any such plat or deed must be signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Board before it will be accepted for filing by the county recording officer.
[Amended 12-19-1991 by Ord. No. 21-91]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.
B. 
Preliminary approval of major subdivisions. Upon submission of a complete application for a subdivision of 10 or fewer lots, the Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Upon submission of a complete application for a subdivision of more than 10 lots, the Planning Board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 95 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Otherwise, the Planning Board shall be deemed to have granted preliminary approval for the subdivision.
C. 
Ancillary powers.
[Amended 3-21-1991 by Ord. No. 3-91]
(1) 
Whenever an application for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan or conditional use includes a request for relief pursuant to P.L. 1984, c. 20, Section 10 of the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60), the Planning Board shall grant or deny approval of the application within 120 days after submission by a developer of a completed application to the administrative officer or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. In the event that the developer elects to submit separate consecutive applications, the aforesaid provision shall apply to the application for approval of the variance or direction for issuance of a permit. The period for granting or denying any subsequent approval shall be as otherwise provided in this chapter. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the period prescribed shall constitute approval of the application and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure of the Planning Board to act shall be issued on request of the applicant and shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement or other evidence of approval herein required and shall be so accepted by the county recording officer for purposes of filing subdivision plats.
(2) 
Whenever review or approval of the application by the County Planning Board is required by Section 5 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.3), in the case of a subdivision, or Section 8 of P.L. 1968, c. 285 (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.6), in the case of a site plan, the Planning Board shall condition any approval that it grants upon timely receipt of a favorable report on the application by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board by its failure to report thereon within the required time period.
D. 
Final approval. Application for final subdivision approval shall be granted or denied within 45 days of submission of a complete application or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant. Except as provided in § 47-9D, final approval of a major subdivision shall expire 95 days from the date of signing of the plat unless, within such period, the plat shall have been duly filed (in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54) by the developer with the county recording officer. The Planning Board may, for good cause shown, extend the period for recording for an additional period not to exceed 190 days from the date of signing of the plat.
[Amended 12-19-1991 by Ord. No. 21-91]
[Added 12-19-1991 by Ord. No. 21-91]
Extensions of time for approvals due to delay in obtaining approvals from other governmental entities shall be as follows:
A. 
Minor subdivisions.
(1) 
The Planning Board may extend the one-hundred-ninety-day period for filing a minor subdivision plat or deed pursuant to § 47-8A if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Board that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from filing because of delays in obtaining legally required approvals from other governmental or quasi-governmental entities and that the developer applied for and diligently pursued the required approvals. The length of the extension shall be equal to the period of delay caused by the wait for the required approvals, as determined by the Planning Board. The developer may apply for the extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration date.
(2) 
The Planning Board shall grant an extension of minor subdivision approval for a period determined by the Board but not exceeding one year from what would otherwise be the expiration date if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from proceeding with the development because of delays in obtaining legally required approvals from other governmental agencies and that the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued the required approvals. A developer shall apply for the extension before what would otherwise be the expiration date of minor subdivision approval or the 91st day after the developer receives the last legally required approval from other governmental entities, whichever occurs later.
B. 
Minor site plan approval. The Planning Board shall grant an extension of minor site plan approval due to delays in obtaining necessary governmental approvals for the reasons and in the manner set forth in Subsection A(2) above.
C. 
Preliminary approval.
(1) 
Whenever the Planning Board grants an extension of preliminary approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49c or d and preliminary approval has expired before the date on which the extension is granted, the extension shall begin on what would otherwise be the expiration date. The developer may apply for the extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration date.
(2) 
The Planning Board shall grant an extension of preliminary approval due to delays in obtaining necessary governmental approvals for the reasons and in the manner set forth in Subsection A(2) above. An extension granted pursuant to this section shall not preclude the Planning Board from granting an extension pursuant to public health and safety or pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49c or d.
D. 
Final approvals.
(1) 
Whenever the Planning Board grants an extension of final approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52a or b and final approval has expired before the date on which the extension is granted, the extension shall begin on what would otherwise be the expiration date. The developer may apply for the extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration date.
(2) 
The Planning Board shall grant an extension of final approval due to delay in obtaining necessary governmental approvals for the reasons and in the manner set forth in Subsection A(2) above. An extension granted pursuant to this subsection shall not preclude the Planning Board from granting an extension pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52.
(3) 
The Planning Board may extend the ninety-five-day period of time or one-hundred-ninety-day additional period of time for filing the major subdivision plat as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-54 if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Board that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from filing because of delays in obtaining legally required approvals from other governmental or quasi-governmental entities and that the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued the required approvals. The length of the extension shall be equal to the period of delay caused by the wait for the required approvals, as determined by the Planning Board. The developer may apply for an extension either before or after the original expiration date.
[Amended 10-19-1978 by Ord. No. 11-78; 7-17-1980 by Ord. No. 8-80; 5-21-1981 by Ord. No. 6-81]
Application for development within the jurisdiction of the Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1975, c. 291,[1] shall be filed with the Secretary of the Planning Board. The applicant shall file, at least 14 days before the date of the monthly work session of the Board, 16 copies of a sketch plat, two copies of an application for minor subdivision approval, two copies of an application for site plan review, conditional use approval or planned development, two copies of an application for preliminary major subdivision approval, two copies of an application for final major subdivision approval, along with the required fee. At the time of filing the application, but in no event less than 10 days prior to the date set for hearing, the applicant shall also file all plat plans, maps or other papers required by virtue of any provision of this chapter or any rule of the Planning Board. If the application for development is found to be incomplete, the developer shall be notified in writing of the deficiencies therein within 45 days of submission of each application, or it shall be deemed to be properly submitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
The Mayor may appoint one or more persons as a Citizens' Advisory Committee to assist or collaborate with the Planning Board in its duties, but such person or persons shall have no power to vote or take other action required of the Board. Such person or persons shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 18-22]
Whenever the Sustainability and Open Space Advisory Committee has prepared and submitted to the Planning Board an index of the natural resources of the municipality, the Planning Board shall make available to the Sustainability and Open Space Advisory Committee an informational copy of every application for development to the Planning Board. Failure of the Planning Board to make such informational copy available to the Sustainability and Open Space Advisory Committee shall not invalidate any hearing or proceeding.
The Board shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions and purposes of this chapter in the issuance of subpoenas, administration of oaths and taking of testimony, the provisions of the County and Municipal Investigations Law of 1953 (N.J.S.A. 2A:67A-1 et seq.) shall apply.