No member of the Planning Board shall act on any matter in which
he or she has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial
interest. Whenever any such member shall disqualify himself from acting
on a particular matter, he or she shall not continue to sit with the
Board on the hearing of such matter nor participate in any discussion
or decision relating thereto.
A.Â
Meetings of the Planning Board shall be scheduled no less often than
once a month, and any meeting so scheduled shall be held as scheduled
unless canceled for lack of applications for development to process.
B.Â
Special meetings may be provided for at the call of the Chairman
or on the request of any two Board members, which shall be held on
notice to its members and the public in accordance with al applicable
legal.
C.Â
No action shall be taken at any meeting without a quorum being present.
D.Â
All actions shall be taken by majority vote of a quorum except as
otherwise required by any provision of c. 291, P.L. 1975.
E.Â
All regular meetings and all special meetings shall be open to the
public. Notice of all such meetings shall be given in accordance with
the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Law, c.231, P.L. 1979.
Minutes of every regular or special meeting shall be kept and
shall include the names of the persons appearing by attorney, the
action taken by the Board, the findings, if any, made by it and reasons
therefor. The minutes shall thereafter be made available for public
inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Municipal
Clerk. Any interested party shall have the right to compel production
of the minutes for use as evidence in any legal proceedings concerning
the subject matter of such minutes. Such interested party may be charged
a fee for reproduction of the minutes for his use as provided for
in the rules of the Board.
Fees for applications or for the rendering of any service by
the Planning Board or any member of their administrative staffs which
are not otherwise provided by ordinance may be provided for and adopted
as part of the rules of the Board, and copies of said rules or of
the separate fee schedule shall be available to the public.
Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.
Whenever a hearing is required on an application for development
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or pursuant to the determination
of the municipal agency in question, the applicant shall give notice
thereof in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-11, 12 and 14.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39 and 40:55D-65,
every application for development submitted to the Planning Board
or to the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be accompanied by proof
that no taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property which is the subject of such application; or, if it
is shown that taxes or assessments are delinquent on said property,
any approvals or other relief granted by either Board shall be conditioned
upon either the prompt payment of such taxes or assessments or the
making of adequate provision for the payment thereof in such manner
that the municipality will be adequately protected.
