Whenever a member of this Board shall fail to attend meetings of the Board, without just cause, for a period deemed detrimental to the conduct of Board business, the Board may recommend to the Township Committee of Delanco, in writing, that such member be removed in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69.
In accordance with the provision of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-12.1g, any Board member who, without being excused by a majority of the authorized members of the Board, fails to attend and participate at meetings of the Board for a period of four consecutive regular meetings shall be considered to be no longer a member of the Board and a vacancy on the Board shall be deemed to exist, provided that the Board shall notify the governing body in writing of such determination and further provided that the Board may refuse to excuse only with respect to those failures to attend and participate which are not due to legitimate illness.
The Mayor may appoint one or more persons as a Citizens’ Advisory Committee to assist or collaborate with the 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.
Whenever the Environmental Commission has prepared and submitted to the Board an index of the natural resources of the municipality, the Board shall make available to the Environmental Commission an informational copy of every application for development to the Board. Failure of the Board to make such informational copy available to the Environmental Commission 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.
[Amended 9-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-9]
A. 
Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meaning when used in this section:
CHECKLIST
A list or lists of application and plan submission requirements developed, prepared and approved by the Township of Delanco by ordinance to assist the applicant and the reviewing agency in determining if an application is complete.
B. 
Use of checklists. Applicants to the Joint Land Use Board shall be required to complete the checklist and submit same with all other application requirements. Before any application for development is deemed complete by a reviewing authority of this Township, the applicant shall provide all of the information indicated on the applicable checklist, a copy of which will be provided to the applicant for use in preparing the application. If information indicated on the checklist is not applicable to the particular application, such information may be omitted and noted on the checklist as nonapplicable. If a waiver from a checklist item is requested, the applicant shall mark the space indicating the request for a waiver of an individual submission item and provide detailed information as to why the waiver is requested. The date for hearing by the reviewing authority shall be set after it is determined that the application is complete.
C. 
The following checklists, on file with the office of the Township Clerk, are hereby deemed the official checklists for the Township of Delanco:
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-13]
(1) 
Application submittal checkoff form.
(2) 
Completeness checklist for informal application
(3) 
Completeness checklist for minor subdivision.
(4) 
Completeness checklist for use variance/"d" variance.
(5) 
Completeness checklist for bulk variance/"c" variance.
(6) 
Completeness checklist for preliminary major subdivision.
(7) 
Completeness checklist for preliminary major site plan.
(8) 
Completeness checklist for final major site plan.
(9) 
Completeness checklist for final major subdivision.
(10) 
Completeness checklist for minor site plans.
(11) 
Completeness checklist for appeal of decision by Zoning Officer.
(12) 
Completeness checklist for interpretation of Zoning Ordinance or decision on special question.
(13) 
Completeness checklist for variance to build on a lot that does not front an improved street.
(14) 
Completeness checklist for major development stormwater summary.
[Added 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-7]