[Amended 7-21-1975 by Ord. No. MC-1003; 11-13-1975 by Ord. No. MC-1041; 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. MC-1210; 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1715; 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766; 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994; 3-22-1984 by Ord. No. MC-2017; 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. MC-2171; 2-25-1988 by Ord. No. MC-2364; 5-8-1992 by Ord. No. MC-2766; 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. MC-3032; 7-1-1991 by Ord. No. MC-2670; 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. MC-3032; 3-28-1996 by Ord. No. MC-3192; 6-12-1997 by Ord. No. MC-3320; 8-6-1997 by Ord. No. MC-3328]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. MC-4573, adopted 10-12-2010, changed the title of the "Department of Development and Planning" to the "Department of Planning and Development."
Ordinance No. MC-3426, adopted 10-22-1998, transferred the Bureau of City Properties from the Department of Administration to this Department. Subsequently, Ord. No. MC-3487, adopted 6-24-1999, transferred the Bureau of City Properties from this Department to the Office of City Attorney. See now § 7-30J.
[Amended 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3839]
A. 
There shall be a Department of Planning and Development. Except as otherwise provided below, the head of the Department shall be the Director of Planning and Development, who shall be appointed in the manner provided by law.
B. 
The Executive Director of the Camden Redevelopment Agency may also serve as the Director of the Department provided both appointments are made in the manner provided by law. If the Executive Director of the Camden Redevelopment Agency serves as the Director of the Department, he or she shall be compensated by the Camden Redevelopment Agency at the greater of two rates of compensation established for both positions. To the extent that the rate of compensation for the position of Director of the Department exceeds the rate of compensation established for the position of Executive Director of the Camden Redevelopment Agency, the City of Camden shall reimburse the Camden Redevelopment Agency for that portion of the compensation which exceeds the rate of compensation established by the Camden Redevelopment Agency.
C. 
The duties of the Director shall include, but shall not be limited to, supervision and management of the personnel and resources assigned to the Department. The Director may undertake any function assigned to the Department or through the management, professional, technical, and clerical personnel assigned to the Department.
D. 
Not more than two assistant directors may head the divisions of the Department. The duties of the assistant director(s) shall include those duties assigned by the Administrative Code and such other duties as shall be assigned to the assistant director(s) by the Director.
[Amended 3-9-2000 by Ord. No. MC-3560; 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3839]
A. 
The powers and duties of the Department of Planning and Development shall include:
(1) 
The coordination of economic activities in cooperation and coordination with the other departments of City government, the Camden Redevelopment Agency, and the other agencies established by the City of Camden, as well as all other agencies and entities directly or indirectly concerned with development activities in the City of Camden.
(2) 
Implementation of programs and City projects in the area of housing services, neighborhood assistance, including but not limited to housing rehabilitation and the construction of new housing units.
(3) 
Coordination with appropriate City departments in the implementation of housing and neighborhood assistance programs and projects.
(4) 
Cooperation with federal, state and other agencies in the implementation of programs for housing and neighborhood assistance.
(5) 
The supervision of the Neighborhood Improvement Program.
(6) 
Receiving and evaluating applications of qualified community-based organizations for community development block grant funding.
(7) 
Managing and coordinating activities related to historic preservation.
(8) 
Managing and coordinating activities related to relocation.
(9) 
Managing City-owned real estate and making recommendations for the disposition of said properties.
(10) 
Making recommendations and coordinating activities in conjunction with the Tax Collector and the City Attorney for the foreclosure of City-owned lien certificates.
B. 
The Department shall be organized into the following divisions, offices and bureaus:
(1) 
Under the Division of Planning and Zoning there shall be a Bureau of Redevelopment Planning. Bureau of Redevelopment Planning shall be supervised by the Assistant Director, as assigned by the Director of Planning and Development. The Chief of Planning and Project Execution shall manage the day-to-day operations of the Bureau. The Bureau shall be responsible to:
[Amended 1-8-2004 by Ord. No. MC-3907]
(a) 
Develop and/or oversee the production of Camden's redevelopment studies and plans, pursuant to City Council resolutions.
(b) 
Oversee the creation and implementation of all applicable relocation plans.
(c) 
Coordinate the implementation of Camden's redevelopment plans with the Camden Redevelopment Agency or other designated redevelopment entity.
(d) 
Supervise the Office of Relocation and the designated Relocation Officer(s).
(2) 
Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management.[1]
(a) 
The Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management shall be headed by an assistant director, who shall be appointed in the manner provided by law and shall perform all those functions previously assigned to the Division of Engineering and Construction Management in the former Department of Utilities. In addition to the aforesaid duties, the Division shall participate in the formulation of the City's capital program and perform such other activities as shall be assigned by the Director.
(b) 
Within the Department of Planning and Development, there shall be a Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management. The Division, under the direction and supervision of the City Engineer, shall:
[Amended 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. MC-3032; 3-28-1996 by Ord. No. MC-3192; 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. MC-4573]
[1] 
Serve as construction manager on all construction activities undertaken by the City of Camden, including but not limited to:
[a] 
The preconstruction phase.
[i] 
Review drawings and specifications, cost evaluations and estimates with respective architect-engineering consultants retained by the City for specific projects.
[ii] 
Prepare plans and specifications and cost estimates for projects that do not involve an architect-engineering consultant.
[iii] 
Advise on the prepackaging of bidding documents, review all bidding documents and review contract documents prior to award of construction contracts.
[iv] 
Conduct pre-bid conferences as necessary.
[b] 
The construction phase.
[i] 
Manage general coordination and scheduling of work.
[ii] 
Perform required inspections and observe work in progress to assure compliance with drawings and specifications and all other contractual requirements.
[iii] 
Confer with consulting architects and engineers when necessary.
[iv] 
Establish procedures for coordination among all members of the construction team, including representatives from other departments, when appropriate.
[v] 
Review all applications for progress payments.
[vi] 
Coordinate final inspections and acceptance of projects upon completion.
[2] 
Coordinate all construction management activities in cooperation with appropriate City departments.
(c) 
Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces Planning.
[Added 2-10-2000 by Ord. No. MC-3549[2]; amended 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3838[3]]
[1] 
The head of the Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces shall be the City's Chief Landscape Architect.
[2] 
The Bureau shall have the following functions:
[a] 
To coordinate planning and development of City parks, open/public spaces, streetscape and beautification/gardening projects;
[b] 
To design and develop parks, streetscapes, recreational areas and landscape beautification projects;
[c] 
To coordinate use of public land for gardening purposes, tree planting, plant nursery and the like;
[d] 
To oversee maintenance of median strips, public gardens, planting beds and other beautification projects in parks and other public areas; and
[e] 
To maintain City GIS and open spaces land base.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance renamed the former "Bureau of Garden Programs and Public Spaces" as the "Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces." Said Bureau was transferred from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Development and Planning. Furthermore, this ordinance transferred the responsibility for planning and development of recreational areas from the Department of Human Services to the Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces.
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided for the transfer of the Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance to the Department of Public Works from the Department of Development and Planning. Further, Ord. No. MC-3882, adopted 10-23-2003, transferred the Bureau to the Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-43B(2), Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management, as amended, previously codified in this section, was transferred to the Department of Public Works 7-14-2009 by Ord. No. MC-4480, effective 7-1-2009. Ordinance No. MC-4573, adopted 10-12-2010, transferred the Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management from the Department of Public Works back to the Department of Planning and Development.
(3) 
The Division of Economic Development (formerly known as the Business Development Center) shall be headed by either the Director or any of the above assistant directors as assigned by the Director. The office shall be responsible for coordinating programs promoting the development of commercial, retail and industrial projects and for managing City programs that assist said development.
(4) 
The Division of Housing Services shall be headed by either the Director or any of the above assistant directors as assigned by the Director, and the day-to-day operations of the Division shall be managed by the Administrator of Housing Services. The duties of the Division of Housing Services shall include:
(a) 
Administering grant moneys obtained from federal, state or other sources for the rehabilitation, preservation and conservation of housing within the City.
(b) 
Administering the Homestead Program of the City of Camden.
(c) 
Formulating programs and participation in contractual arrangements for the rehabilitation, preservation, conservation, and construction of residences in the City of Camden.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-43B(5), regarding the Bureau of City Properties, which previously followed this subsection, was transferred to the Office of the City Attorney, pursuant to Ord. No. MC-4655, adopted 12-27-2011. See now § 7-30J.
(5) 
The maintenance functions of the Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance shall hereby be transferred to the Department of Public Works. All landscape design, planning and other activities of the Bureau shall be retained by the Bureau. The Bureau shall be renamed the Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces Planning and shall be a bureau within the Division of Planning and Zoning.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: The Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces Planning, being within the Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management, was transferred to the Department of Public Works 7-14-2009 by Ord. No. MC-4480, effective 7-1-2009; but then reassigned back to the Department of Planning and Development, pursuant to Ord. No. MC-4573. See now § 7-37B(2)(c).
(6) 
The Division of License and Inspections, which was formerly a division within the Department, is hereby eliminated. The Building Bureau, the Bureau of Housing Inspections, the Office of Rent Control, and Zoning Enforcement shall be transferred to the Department of Code Enforcement.
(7) 
Office of Relocation shall be supervised by the Chief of Planning and Project Execution, as assigned by the Assistant Director. The Relocation Officer shall manage the day-to-day operations of the Office. The Office shall be responsible to:
[Added 1-8-2004 by Ord. No. MC-3907]
(a) 
Develop an implemental strategy to identify and assist selected occupied residential and business property owners in the equitable acquisition of selected properties and relocation of property occupants.
(b) 
Prepare all applicable workable relocation assistance plan(s).
(c) 
Take the lead on acquiring, leveraging and coordinating county, state and federal resources, services and programs that provide for or assist the relocation of selected occupied property users.
(d) 
Provide all necessary services to property owners and occupants to accomplish the equitable acquisition of selected occupied properties and relocation of occupants to similar and replacement properties.[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: The Office of Rent Control (formerly § 5-44, which previously followed this section) was transferred to the Department of Code Enforcement 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3837. See now § 7-60.
Former § 5-45, Division of Inspections; Bureaus, which previously followed this section, was deleted 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3837.
Former § 5-46, Bureau of License Inspection, which previously followed this section, was deleted 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3839.
The Bureau of Housing Inspection (formerly § 5-47, which previously followed this section) was transferred to the Department of Code Enforcement 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3827. See now § 7-61.
The Bureau of Construction Code Official (formerly § 5-48, which previously followed this section) was transferred to the Department of Code Enforcement 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3837. See now § 7-62.
(8) 
The Department of Planning and Development shall be responsible for coordinating the Urban Enterprise Zone Program as well as promoting the development of commercial, retail and industrial sites.
[Added 7-12-2007 by Ord. No. MC-4314; amended 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. MC-4573[7]]
[7]
Editor's Note: This ordinance transferred the Office of Urban Enterprise Zone from the Department of Administration to the Department of Planning and Development.
A. 
Within the Department of Planning and Development there shall be a Division of Housing Services. The head of said Division shall be the Administrator of Housing Services.
B. 
The duties of the Division of Housing Services shall include:
(1) 
Administering grant moneys obtained from federal, state or other sources for the rehabilitation, preservation and conservation of housing within the City.
(2) 
Administering the Homestead Program of the City of Camden.
(3) 
Formulating programs and participation in contractual arrangements for the rehabilitation, preservation and conservation and construction of residences in the City of Camden.
[Amended 4-8-1999 by Ord. No. MC-3473[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-50, Business Development Center, as amended 4-8-1999 by Ord. No. MC-3473, which previously followed this section, was repealed 7-12-2007 by Ord. No. MC-4314.
The Division of Planning, formerly of the Department of Administration and Finance,[1] shall be transferred in its entirety to the Department of Planning and Development.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. MC-3328, adopted 8-6-1997, which transferred the Division of Planning to the Department of Development and Planning, also abolished the Department of Administration and Finance and replaced it with the Department of Administration and the Department of Finance.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Bureau of Parks and Open Spaces (formerly § 5-50.2, which previously followed this section) was transferred to the Department of Public Works 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. MC-3838; but was then reassigned back to the Department of Planning and Development, as part of the Division of Capital Improvements and Project Management, pursuant to Ord. No. MC-4573, adopted 10-12-2010. See now § 7-37B(2)(c).