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.
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 and 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.
[Amended 4-10-1985 by Ord. No. 529-85]
Fees for any application for land use approval shall be those fees as set forth in Chapter
97, Fees, of the Code of the Borough of Northvale, its amendments and supplements thereto.
Whenever a hearing is required on an application
for development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., 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 of a hearing requiring public notice pursuant to Subsection
A of this section shall be given to the owners of all real property as shown on the current tax duplicates, located in the state and within 200 feet in all directions of the property which is the subject of such hearing, provided that this requirement shall be deemed satisfied by notice to the condominium association, in the case of any unit owner whose unit has a unit above or below it, or the horizontal property regime, in the case of any co-owner whose apartment has an apartment above or below it. Notice shall be given by serving a copy thereof on the property owner as shown on 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 said current tax duplicate. 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. Notice to a condominium association, horizontal property regime, community trust or homeowners' association, because of its ownership of common elements or areas located within 200 feet of the property which is the subject of the hearing, may be made in the same manner as to a corporation without further notice to unit owners, co-owners or homeowners on account of such common elements or areas.
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 §
29-29B of this Article 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 State Planning Commission 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 Section 6b of Chapter
291 of the Laws of New Jersey 1975.
G. Notice of hearings on applications for approval of a major subdivision or a site plan not defined as a minor site plan under this section requiring public notice pursuant to Subsection
A of this section shall be given in the case of public utility, cable television company or local utility which possesses a right-of-way or easement within the municipality and which has registered with the municipality in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12.1 by serving a copy of the notice on the person whose name appears on the registration form on behalf of the public utility, cable television company or local utility or by mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to the person whose name appears on the registration form at the address shown on the form.
H. 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.
I. 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.
J. 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 and 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, the Borough Clerk, shall, within seven days after receipt of a request therefor and upon receipt of payment of a fee not to exceed $0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater, 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 Article
III, §
29-29B, of this chapter. Utilities which are interested in receiving notice of development applications must register to receive such information.
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, within 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 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 Borough will be adequately protected.