A.
The Planning Board shall consist of nine members.
For convenience in designating the manner of appointment, the membership
shall consist of and be divided into the following four classes:
B.
The members of Class IV shall hold no other Township
office, except that:
C.
Alternate members.
(1)
The Mayor may appoint to the Planning Board not more
than two alternate members, who shall meet the qualifications of Class
IV members. Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment
by the Mayor as Alternate No. 1 and Alternate No. 2. 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 any 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 term shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
(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.
A.
The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond
to his official tenure. The terms of the members composing Classes
II and III shall be for one year or shall terminate at the completion
of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first. The term
of a Class IV member who is also a member of the Board of Adjustment
or 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. The terms of all Class IV members first appointed under
this chapter shall be so determined that, to the greatest practicable
extent, the expiration of such terms shall be distributed evenly over
the first four years after their appointment, provided that the initial
Class IV term of no member shall exceed four years. If a vacancy in
any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of the Planning
Board term, it shall be filled by appointment, as above provided,
for the unexpired term.
B.
No member of the Planning Board shall be permitted
to act on any matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly,
any personal or financial interest. Any member other than a Class
I member, after a public hearing, if he requests one, may be removed
by the Township Council cause.[1]
C.
When any hearing before a Planning Board shall carry
over two or more meetings, a member of the Board who was absent for
one or more of the meetings shall be eligible to vote on the matter
upon which the hearing was conducted, notwithstanding his absence
from one or more of the meetings; provided, however, that such Board
member has available to him a transcript or recording of the meeting
from which he was absent and certifies, in writing, to the Board that
he has read such transcript or listened to such recording.
The Planning Board shall elect a Chairman and
Vice Chairman from the members of Class IV and select a Secretary,
who may or may not be a member of the Planning Board or a municipal
employee. It may employ or contract for and fix the compensation of
legal counsel, other than the Township Attorney, a planning consultant,
a civil engineer and other staff and services as it may deem necessary,
not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated
by the Township Council for its use.
A.
The Planning Board shall follow the provisions of
this chapter and shall accordingly exercise its power in regard to:
A.
The Planning Board, when reviewing applications for
approval of subdivision plats, site plans or conditional uses, shall
have the power to grant, to the same extent and subject to the same
restrictions as the Board of Adjustment, variances permitted by N.J.S.A.
40:55D-60 of the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.
B.
Whenever relief is requested pursuant to this section,
notice of hearing on the application for development shall include
a reference to the request for a variance or direction for the issuance
of a permit, as the case may be.
A.
Prior to the adoption of a development regulation,
revision or amendment thereto, the Planning Board shall make and transmit
to the Township Council, within 35 days after referral, a report,
including identification of any provisions in the proposed development
regulation, revision or amendment which are inconsistent with the
Master Plan and recommendations concerning these inconsistencies and
any other matters as the Board deems appropriate. The governing body,
when considering the adoption of a development regulation, revision
or amendment thereto, shall review the report of the Planning Board
and may disapprove or change any recommendation by a vote of a majority
of its full authorized membership and shall record in its minutes
the reasons for not following such recommendation. Failure of the
Planning Board to transmit its report within the thirty-five-day period
provided herein shall relieve the governing body from the requirements
of this subsection in regard to the proposed development regulation,
revisions or amendment thereto referred to the Planning Board.
B.
Prior to the hearing on adoption of an ordinance providing for Planning Board approval of either subdivisions or site plans, or both, or any amendment thereto, the Township Council shall refer any such proposed ordinance or amendment thereto to the Planning Board pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
[Added 2-1-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
The following fees are to be paid in compliance
with the GIS fees:
A.
Planning Board applications: $50.
