[Ord. #679, S 201]
A Planning Board is hereby established pursuant to the provisions
of P.L. 1975, c. 291, Section 14.
[Ord. #679, S 202; Ord. #91-10, S 23]
The Planning Board shall consist of nine regular members and
two alternate members. For convenience in designating the manner of
appointment, the regular membership shall consist of and be divided
into the following four classes.
Class I The Mayor.
Class II One of the officials of the Borough.
Class III A member of the Council to be appointed by it.
Class IV Other citizens of the Borough, to be appointed by the
Mayor.
The alternate members shall be in Class IV. The regular and
alternate members of Class IV shall hold no other Borough office.
[Ord. #679, S 204]
The Planning Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman
from the members of Class IV, and select a Secretary who may or may
not be a member of the Planning Board or a municipal employee. It
may employ, or contract for, and fix the compensation of the legal
counsel, other than the Borough Attorney, a planning consultant, a
civil engineer, and other staff and services as it may deem necessary,
not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated
by the Council for its use.
[Ord. #679, S 206; Ord. #679-I-85-1, S 206]
The Planning Board when reviewing applications for approval
of subdivision plats, site plan or conditional uses shall have the
power to grant to the same extent and subject to the same restrictions
as the Board of Adjustment:
a. Variances pursuant to Subsection
22-89.2, paragraph c, of this chapter.
b. Direction pursuant to Section
22-50 of this chapter for issuance of a permit for a building or structure not related to a street.
c. Direction pursuant to Section
22-48 of this chapter for issuance of a permit for a building or structure in the bed of a mapped street or public drainage way, flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to Section
22-47 of this chapter.
Whenever relief is requested pursuant to this subsection, notice
of the hearing on the application for development shall include reference
to the request for a variance, or direction for issuance of a permit,
as the case may be.
The developer may elect to submit a separate application requesting approval of the variance or direction of the issuance of a permit and a subsequent application for any required approval of a subdivision, site plan or conditional use. The separate approval of the variance or direction of the issuance of a permit shall be conditioned upon grant of all required subsequent approvals by the Planning Board. No such subsequent approval shall be granted unless the approval can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantial impairment of the intent and purpose of the Zone Plan and Article
IX Zoning.