[1974 Code § 2-65]
[1974 Code § 2-66; Ord. #94-84 § 16]
The Department of Planning and Development, subject to the provisions
of the Charter and these Revised General Ordinances or other ordinances
of the Township, shall:
a.
Advise and assist the Mayor and the Council in regard to the planning
and public improvement aspects of all matters related to the development
of the Township;
b.
Study the operation and effect of land use controls and their administration
within the Township and report thereon to the Mayor and Council;
c.
Develop and administer programs and activities for the rehabilitation
of housing and the conservation of neighborhoods;
d.
Develop and administer programs and activities for urban renewal
and development.
Whenever an application to buy municipal property is forwarded
to the Department of Planning and Development, the Department shall,
according to its mandate under the Charter as well as this Administrative
Code, review and process the application to purchase municipal property
and impose a fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars to be paid by the
applicant for each application.
[1974 Code § 2-67]
The Planning Board of the Township as constituted and empowered in Chapter 150, Land Use and Development is allocated and assigned within the Department of Planning and Development.
[1974 Code § 2-68]
a.
There shall be within the Department of Planning and Development,
a Division of Planning.
b.
Under the supervision and direction of the Director, the Division
of Planning shall:
1.
Conduct continuous studies and collect statistical and other data
to serve as the basis for planning recommendations;
2.
Conduct studies and prepare materials for the Master Plan or General
Plan of Development for the Township;
3.
Be the official custodian of the legally established maps of the
Township including without limitation thereto, the Official Map, Zoning
and Election Maps, as established, changed or amended from time to
time pursuant to law, except that this shall not include the Tax Map;
4.
Prepare, evaluate and present to the Planning Board plans for redevelopment
and renewal of the Township;
5.
Provide a Secretary and such staff assistance as the Planning Board
may require in the performance of its functions.
[1974 Code § 2-69]
a.
There shall be within the Department of Planning and Development,
a Division of Redevelopment.
b.
Under the supervision and direction of the Director, the Division
of Redevelopment shall:
1.
Administer and execute urban renewal and redevelopment plans and
programs authorized pursuant to law;
2.
Acquire, clear and dispose of project lands in accordance with the
terms of authorized urban renewal projects;
3.
Provide relocation assistance and services to any person or business
displaced as a result of the execution of an urban renewal project;
4.
Effectuate the reuse of cleared lands in accordance with the terms
of the approved project plan.
[1974 Code § 2-70]
a.
There shall be within the Department of Planning and Development,
a Division of Building Regulations.
b.
The Division of Building Regulations, under the supervision and direction
of the Director and through such Bureaus as may be established, shall
administer and enforce building and housing codes, plumbing and electrical
codes, the Zoning Ordinance[1] and programs for neighborhood conservation, improvement
and rehabilitation.
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Cross Reference. For provisions of building code, see Chapter 17, Building and Housing.
For provisions of housing, see Chapter 17, Building and Housing.
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[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Ordinance is not codified in these
Revised General Ordinances, but saved from repeal, as set forth in
Section 4 of the Adopting Ordinance printed at the beginning of this
volume.
[1974 Code § 2-71]
a.
Within the Division of Building Regulations, there shall be a Bureau
of Buildings, the head of which shall be the Building Inspector.
b.
The Bureau of Buildings shall administer and enforce the building,
plumbing and electrical codes, and shall perform the functions of
the Zoning Officer under the Zoning Ordinance of the Township.
[1974 Code § 2-72]
a.
Within the Division of Building Regulations, there shall be the Bureau
of Inspections.
b.
The Bureau of Inspections shall administer and enforce the Housing
Code of the Township and such neighborhood improvement and rehabilitation
programs as are authorized pursuant to these Revised General Ordinances,
including this chapter, or other ordinances of the Township.
[1974 Code § 2-73]
For purposes of budget, personnel and purchasing, the Board of Adjustment of the Township as constituted and empowered in Subsection 2-10.4a is allocated and assigned within the Department of Planning and Development. The Board shall designate and appoint an employee of the Department to serve as its Secretary.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Ordinances which contain provisions
concerning the Board of Adjustment are not codified in this Revision
but saved from repeal, see Adopting Ordinance, Section 4.
[1974 Code § 2-74]
a.
The Department of Planning and Development, through the Divisions
established by this chapter and otherwise, shall supervise and coordinate
all renewal and redevelopment activities of the Township.
b.
The Township shall be the local public agency for the purposes of
any Federal law referring to such an agency, and the respective branches
of the municipal government and Departments established by this chapter
shall have, exercise and discharge functions in connection with urban
renewal in accordance with the Charter and this chapter.
[1974 Code § 2-75]
The Department of Planning and Development, under the direction
and supervision of the Mayor, shall:
a.
Prepare, review, revise and modify plans and programs as defined
by law [N.J.S.A. 40:55C-35 and 40:55C-37] for utilizing appropriate
private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development
or spread of blight and deterioration, to encourage needed conservation
or rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of blighted, deteriorated
or deteriorating areas, and to undertake such of these activities
or other feasible activities as may be suitably employed to achieve
the objectives of such a program, provided that the workable program
may be adopted, amended, revised or modified only with the approval
of the Mayor;
b.
Plan, execute and administer urban renewal or redevelopment programs
authorized and approved pursuant to agreement with the Federal or
State governments, provided that no project shall be undertaken except
upon the approval of the Council, and nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to authorize any expenditure except pursuant to an appropriation
made by the Council.
c.
Appoint or contract with technical and professional advisors and
assistants as may be required and approved for any Federal- or State-aided
planning, renewal, development or redevelopment project, provided
that nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the making of
any contract without the approval of Council where such approval is
required by law;
d.
Constitute and appoint advisory committees, neighborhood councils,
and other forms of citizen participation in urban rehabilitation and
redevelopment.
[Ord. #08-88]
a.
It shall be the responsibility of both the real estate agency and
the listing real estate agent to accurately reflect in any advertisement
the approved usage of any residence listed for sale.
b.
Before listing and advertising any dwelling other than a single-family
dwelling within the Township, the real estate agency or the listing
real estate agent shall verify such description with the Township
and receive certification of same from the Department of Planning
and Development. Certification shall be issued for a fee of ten ($10.00)
dollars. Residences approved as single-family residences shall not
be advertised for multiple-family dwellings.
c.
The penalty for failing to advertise a residence in accordance with
its approved usage shall be a fine of no more than one thousand ($1,000.00)
dollars for each violation.
d.
The Director of Planning and Development and/or his designee shall
have the power to enforce this provision.
