[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 § 2-73]
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.
[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.