The Planning Board heretofore established is continued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A. 
Number of members. The Planning Board shall consist of seven members and two alternate members.
B. 
Classes of members. The members shall consist of and be divided into, for the convenience in designating the manner of appointment, the following four classes:
(1) 
Class I: the Mayor.
(2) 
Class II: one of the officials of the Township other than a member of the Township Committee, to be appointed by the Mayor, provided that the member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq., shall be deemed to be the Class II Planning Board member for purposes of this chapter in the event that there be among the Class IV or alternate members of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(3) 
Class III: a member of the Township Committee to be appointed by it.
(4) 
Class IV: four citizens of the Township, to be appointed by the Mayor.
C. 
Class IV members; restrictions; exceptions. The members of Class IV shall hold no other Township office. The member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq., shall be a Class IV Planning Board member unless there be among the Class IV or alternate members of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Historic Preservation Commission and a member of the Board of Education, in which case the member common to the Planning Board and Environmental Commission shall be deemed the Class II member of the Planning Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
D. 
Two alternate members shall be appointed to the Planning Board by the Mayor and shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members.
(1) 
Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment by the Mayor as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." The terms of the alternate members shall be for two years, except that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any one year; provided, however, that in no instance shall the term of the alternate members first appointed exceed two years. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of the term shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term only.
(2) 
Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
E. 
No member or alternate member shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he or she has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial interest.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
F. 
Service by Zoning Board of Adjustment members. If the Planning Board lacks a quorum because any of its regular or alternate members is prohibited by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23 or 40:55D-23.1 from acting on a matter due to the member's personal or financial interests therein, regular members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be called upon to serve, for that matter only, as temporary members of the Planning Board in order of seniority of continuous service to the Zoning Board of Adjustment until there are the minimum number of members necessary to constitute a quorum to act upon the matter without any personal or financial interest therein, whether direct or indirect. If a choice has to be made between regular members of equal seniority, the Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall make the choice.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Terms of office; removal. The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond to his or her official tenure. The terms of the members composing Class II and Class III shall be one year or terminate at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first, except for a Class II member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission. The term of a Class II or Class IV member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission shall be for three years or terminate at the completion of his or her term of office as a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever occurs first. The term of a Class IV member who is also a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Board of Education shall terminate whenever he or she is no longer a member of such body or at the completion of his or her Class IV term, whichever occurs first. The term of each Class IV member shall be four years. If a vacancy in any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of the Planning Board term, it shall be filled by appointment, as above provided, for the unexpired term. Any member, other than a Class I member, after a public hearing if he or she requests one, may be removed by the Township Committee for cause.
B. 
Compensation prohibited. All members of the Planning Board shall serve without compensation.
A. 
The Planning Board shall follow the provisions of this chapter and shall accordingly exercise its power in regard to:
(1) 
The Master Plan pursuant to Article 3 of the Municipal Land Use Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
(2) 
Subdivision control and site plan review pursuant to Articles X and XI of this chapter.
(3) 
The Official Map pursuant to Article 5 of the Municipal Land Use Law.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq.
(4) 
Part 3, Zoning, of this chapter, including conditional uses.
(5) 
The Capital Improvements Program pursuant to Article 4 of the Municipal Land Use Law.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-29 et seq.
B. 
The Planning Board may:
(1) 
Participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by state and federal law or regulation;
(2) 
Assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process; and
(3) 
Perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by this Code or resolution of the Township Committee for the aid and assistance of the Township Committee or other agencies or officers.
C. 
The Planning Board, when reviewing applications for approval of subdivision plats, site plans or conditional uses, shall have the power to grant, to the same extent and subject to the same restrictions as the Zoning Board of Adjustment:
(1) 
Variances pursuant to § 296-6A(3);
(2) 
Direction pursuant to Section 25 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34, for issuance of a permit for a building or structure in the bed of a mapped street or public drainageway, flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to Section 23 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32; and
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(3) 
Direction pursuant to § 296-6A(5) for issuance of a permit for a building or structure not related to a street.
D. 
Whenever relief is requested pursuant to this article, notice of the hearing on the application for development shall include reference to the request for a variance, or direction of issuance of a permit, as the case may be.
At the request of the developer, the Planning Board shall grant an informal review of a concept plan for a development for which the developer intends to prepare and submit an application for development. The developer shall not be required to submit any fees for such an informal review. The developer shall not be bound by any concept plan for which review is requested, and the Planning Board shall not be bound by any such review.