The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall elect a
Chairman and Vice Chairman from its members; its Secretary shall be
the Secretary of the Construction Office of the Borough of Hasbrouck
Heights.
A member, after public hearing if that member
so requests, may be removed by the Borough Council for cause.
There is hereby created the Office of Attorney
to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall annually appoint the Attorney, who shall be other than the Borough
Attorney. The Board shall not authorize expenditures for such purposes
which exceed either: a) the sum appropriated by the governing body
and certified by the Chief Financial Officer to be available for its
use; or b) the sum provided for in escrows certified by the Chief
Financial Officer to be on deposit.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment may also employ
or contract for, and fix the compensation of, such experts and other
staff and services as it may deem necessary. The Board shall not authorize
expenditures for such purposes which exceed either: a) the sum appropriated
by the governing body and certified by the Chief Financial Officer
to be available for its use; or b) the sum provided for in escrows
certified by the Chief Financial Officer to be on deposit.
At least annually at its first meeting of the
year or as soon thereafter as possible, the Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall adopt and thereafter, as it deems necessary, amend and supplement
rules and regulations governing its organization, administration,
procedures and other matters deemed necessary for its effective and
efficient operation not inconsistent with law or ordinance. In the
absence of the adoption of such rules and regulations, then the Zoning
Board of Adjustment shall be governed by the model rules of the current
edition of New Jersey Zoning and Land Use Administration. The Zoning
Board of Adjustment shall furthermore recommend to the governing body
an "application checklist" and thereafter recommend any amendments
and supplements thereto as it deems necessary and appropriate for
adoption by ordinance as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.3. Such rules
and regulations shall include a schedule of fees and estimates of
escrows to abide costs and such check list shall condition completeness
of any application upon the payment of the applicable fees and escrow
deposits. The schedule of estimated escrows shall be subject to the
approval of the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough and shall be
collected, held, and disbursed in accordance with law, ordinance and
any regulation that the said Chief Financial Officer may establish.
In the absence of the adoption thereof, there is hereby adopted the
Model Check List for Submissions of the current edition of the New
Jersey Zoning and Land Use Administration.
An appeal from any decision of the Zoning Board
of Adjustment to grant an application pursuant to the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d) may be taken to the governing, body, provided
that such appeal shall be made pursuant to and in compliance with
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-17.