[Adopted 9-27-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-25]
There is hereby established a Municipal Agriculture Advisory
Committee for the purpose of identifying project areas of multiple
farms that are reasonably contiguous and located in an agriculture
development area authorized pursuant to the "Agriculture Retention
and Development Act," P.L. 1983, c.32 (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq.).
A.
The Municipal Agriculture Advisory Committee shall be appointed by
the Township Committee, and the Municipal Agriculture Advisory Committee
shall report to the Municipal Planning Board. The Committee shall
be composed of at least three, but not more than five, members who
shall be residents of Delaware Township, with a majority of the members
actively engaged in farming and owning a portion of the land they
farm. The term office of each member shall be one year.
B.
Annually thereafter, appointments of members shall be made at the
annual Reorganization Meeting of the Township. The Township Committee
shall promptly fill vacancies in the membership of the Committee for
the unexpired term thereof. Members shall serve for their respective
terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Agriculture Development Committee shall have the
following powers, duties and responsibilities:
A.
To compile and update an inventory of the farms within the Township.
B.
To give advice for the planning and implementation of a farmland
preservation plan element pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28b(13).
C.
To compile and submit to the Planning Board an annual report and
recommendations by the first of December of each year.
D.
To elect from among its member, a Chairperson, who in addition to
the traditional functions associated with such position, shall ensure
that minutes of the meetings are maintained.
E.
To receive inquiries from landowners seeking information about farmland
preservation programs and also to solicit information from owners
of farmland properties that may be candidates for preservation.
[Added 2-11-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-04]
