[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Dunellen 8-6-2007 by Ord. No.
07-10. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established a Technical Review Committee as
a subcommittee of the Planning Board consisting of the following members
as hereinafter provided:
The term of all members shall be for one year, running from
January 1 of the year of their respective appointment.
Members of the Technical Review Committee will be nominated
by the Chairman of the Planning Board and approved by a majority of
the members of the Planning Board. No confirmation of committee appointments
shall be necessary beyond the Planning Board.
One of the Class IV members of the Planning Board shall serve
as Chairman of the TRC and shall be elected at the first meeting of
the TRC in the calendar year.
A.
To meet with applicants and potential applicants with development
plans, and to acquaint the applicant with the substantive and procedural
requirements of all applicable land management ordinances and/or regulations
of the Borough of Dunellen.
B.
To provide a forum for an exchange of information regarding the proposed
development plan and applicable elements of the Master Plan, this
chapter and other development requirements.
C.
To advise the applicant of any public sources of information that
may be relevant to the application.
D.
To otherwise identify policies and regulations which may provide
opportunities or pose constraints for the proposed development.
E.
To review any proposed concept plans and discuss opportunities to
increase development benefits and mitigate undesirable project consequences.
F.
To provide input into the general design of the project.
G.
To approve change of use applications, provided that the proposed
change of use is exempt from site plan requirements, and provided
further that the newly proposed use is a permitted use, but otherwise
to act only in an advisory capacity with no power to take plenary
action, approve, deny or modify any portion of any other type of application
for development.
H.
To informally review any application for development, except for
variances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d. However, TRC may review
those portions of a use variance application involving subdivision,
site plan and design only, at the request of the applicant.
I.
To review minor site plan applications and make written, nonbinding
recommendations to the Planning Board regarding formal action on such
applications. If any such written recommendation is made, the TRC
must provide a copy of same to the applicant.
A.
The TRC shall schedule a meeting upon the Planning Board's receipt
of an application requiring public notice, or, by request of any applicant
to meet with the TRC.
B.
Meetings shall be held in executive session with the applicant present.
No meeting minutes shall be recorded and no public notification of
said meeting is required.
