The Planning Board shall annually elect a Chairman and a Vice
Chairman from among its Class IV members. The Chairman shall preside
at all meetings and hearings and fulfill the customary functions of
that office. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall
act as Chairman and shall have all the powers of the Chairman. The
Vice Chairman shall have such other powers and duties as may from
time to time be provided by the rules of the Board. The Chairman and
the Vice Chairman may administer oaths.
The Mayor may appoint one or more persons as a Citizens' Advisory
Committee to assist or collaborate with the Planning 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.
No member of the Planning Board shall be permitted to act on
any matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly, any personal
or financial interest.
The Planning Board shall have the following jurisdiction and
authority:
A. Subject to the provisions of Part
3, Article
VIII, of this chapter, to prepare and adopt or amend a Master Plan or component parts thereof.
B. Subject to the provisions of Part
3, Article
IX, of this chapter, to develop and to make recommendations to the City Council on an Official Map or amendments thereto.
C. Subject to the provisions of Part
3, Article
X, of this chapter, to develop and make recommendations to the City Council on a capital improvements program and amendments thereto.
D. Subject to the provisions of Part
4, Article
XVIII, of this chapter, to review and make recommendations to the City Council on amendments thereto.
E. Subject to the provisions of Part
5, Article
XIX, of this chapter, to review and approve or disapprove site plans and subdivision plats.
F. Subject to the provisions of Part
5, Article
XXVI, of this chapter, to review and approve or disapprove the issuance of permits for conditional uses.
G. Subject to the provisions of Part
5, Article
XXVII, of this chapter, to review and approve or disapprove applications for planned development approval.
H. Subject to the provisions of Part
5, Articles
XIX,
XXVI and
XXVIII, of this chapter, to grant or deny variances in conjunction with the review of applications for approval of subdivision plats, site plans or conditional uses.
I. Subject to the provisions of §
163-19 of this chapter, to appoint legal counsel and other staff.
J. To assemble data on a continuing basis as a part of a continuous
planning process.
K. Subject to the right of the applicant to receive a decision within
the time periods specified by this chapter, to make referrals in addition
to those expressly required by this chapter to persons or agencies
for their recommendations.
L. To aid and assist the City Council and the departments and agencies
of the City in implementing general plans and in planning, developing
and completing specific projects.
M. To review and report on any matter referred to it by the City Council
or the Board of Adjustment.
N. To perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by ordinance
or resolution of the City Council for the aid and assistance of the
City Council or other agencies or officers.
O. Upon reasonable, written request, to make its special knowledge and
expertise available to any official, department, bureau, board, commission
or agency of the City, county, state or federal governments to aid
them in the performance of their respective duties relating to the
planning and development of the City and its region and to participate
in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by state
or federal law or regulation.
P. In furtherance of the above jurisdiction and authority, to make such
investigations, maps and reports and recommendations in connection
therewith relating to the planning and development of the City of
Atlantic City as seem desirable to it; provided, however, that the
expenditures of the Board shall not exceed the amounts appropriated
therefor.
Q. Subject to the provisions of Part
4, Article
XI, of this chapter to develop and to make recommendations to the City Council on the Zoning District Map and Zoning Ordinance or amendments thereto.
[Added 6-15-1988 by Ord. No. 1-1988]
[Amended 6-15-1988 by Ord. No. 1-1988]
Any interested person may appeal any final decision of the Planning Board to the court of proper jurisdiction; to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners in the cases specified in and pursuant to the provisions of Part
5, Article
XXXII, of this chapter; and, to the extent and in the manner authorized by New Jersey law, to any court of competent jurisdiction.