[Adopted 6-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-11]
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B.Â
Term. The Mayor, Borough Administrator, Chairperson of the Planning
Board, the Borough Engineer and the Council member shall serve on
the Committee for a term coextensive with their term of office, or
appointment, as applicable. All other members shall serve for a one-year
term, which shall expire on December 31 of each year. Appointments
to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner as original appointments,
and all such appointments shall be for the unexpired term only. The
members shall serve until their respective successors are appointed
and shall qualify.
C.Â
Removal or vacancy. The Borough Council may remove any member for
cause, on written charges served upon the member, and after a hearing
thereon, at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person
or by counsel. Any member with three or more unexcused absences from
Committee meetings in any one year shall be presumed to have given
cause for removal. A vacancy on the Committee occurring for whatever
cause shall be promptly filled for the unexpired term in the same
manner as an original appointment.
A.Â
The Affordable Housing Design Review Committee shall, after the initial
organization, reorganize annually in the month of February. It shall
elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members.
B.Â
The Committee shall meet as frequently as reasonably required by
the developer of any affordable housing project within the Borough
to review the conceptual plans for the project.
Unless waived by the Mayor and Council, the Affordable Housing
Design Review Committee shall study and make recommendations regarding
conceptual plans for all Borough-funded, or Borough-sponsored, affordable
housing projects within the Borough, as well as such other projects
within the Borough as requested by the governing body, prior to the
submission of development applications to any Borough land use board.
The scope of the Committee's review shall include, but not be limited
to:
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Project design and layout;
B.Â
Aesthetically pleasing architectural design;
C.Â
Review and approval of all finish materials;
D.Â
Proposed traffic flow and parking;
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Sound control measures;
F.Â
Public space and active recreation;
G.Â
Consultation with any appropriate local, county, state or federal
agencies as may be necessary; and
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Any other matters deemed reasonable and necessary by the Committee.
The Affordable Housing Design Review Committee shall not have
the power to expend public funds. The governing body will, in its
discretion, authorize expenditures it determines appropriate for the
Committee. All financial records and financial matters, such as payroll
and purchasing, shall be maintained by and conducted through the usual
Borough departments.
The Affordable Housing Design Review Committee shall keep records
of its meetings and activities and shall report to the Mayor and Council
as often as directed by the Mayor and Council.