There shall be a Department of Community Development, the administrator
of which shall be the Community Development Director. Within the Department
of Community Development, there shall be a Division of Program Administration
and a Division of Planning.
The Department shall:
A.
Provide guidance and assistance with regard to the fiscal planning,
economic planning, and public improvement aspects of all matters related
to the development of the Town.
B.
Provide staff assistance to the Planning Board in all matters under
its jurisdiction.
C.
Conduct continuous studies and collect statistical and other data
to serve as a basis for planning recommendations.
D.
Have complete familiarity with Chapter 166, Land Use Procedures, of the Code of the Town of Newton, including land use procedures, land subdivision, site plan review, zoning and such other applicable federal, state, county and municipal regulations and controls as they affect the Town of Newton (State of New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, as amended[1]).
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
E.
Develop and administer programs and activities dedicated to the improvement
of the economic development structure of the Town.
F.
Develop and administer programs and activities for the rehabilitation
and conservation of neighborhoods.
G.
Implement existing downtown development activities, including duties
such as serving as liaison among local merchants, municipal government
and the community. Possess an understanding of the issues confronting
downtown districts.
Whenever any project or course of action is related to or may
affect the Master Plan, the Department shall submit the matter to
the Planning Board for review and recommendation. Such recommendation
shall be annexed to and accompany any proposal transmitted to the
Council with respect to any such project or course of action.
The Division of Program Administration, headed by the Community
Development Director, shall be responsible for the writing, application
and coordination of all grants to which the Town may be entitled from
federal, state and other sources and, to that end, shall:
A.
Administer and coordinate activities bearing on commercial and industrial
development in the Town.
B.
Administer and direct commercial and residential rehabilitation and
neighborhood preservation activities of the Town.
C.
Provide information to advisory boards, public participation groups,
and coordinate public hearings and other meetings required to carry
out duties established above.
[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
Within the Department of Community Development, there shall be a Division of Planning, the head of which shall be the Community Development Director. This Division shall administer Chapter 166, Land Use Procedures, Chapter 240, Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review, and Chapter 320, Zoning. In addition, this Division shall:
A.
Be represented at all Planning Board meetings.
B.
Prepare and coordinate on behalf of the Town information which is
essential to the functions of the Planning Board.
C.
The Community Development Director shall participate in Planning
Board meetings.
D.
The Community Development Director or his designee may serve as the
Planning Board Secretary and/or Zoning Officer. The Community Development
Director shall serve as Secretary to the Historic Preservation Advisory
Commission.
Applicants for Community Development Director shall have supervisory
and/or administrative experience in the organization, direction, planning
coordination and control of community development projects or programs.
