Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., a Planning
Board is hereby created. Membership on the Board shall be in accordance
with state statute.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., a Zoning
Board of Adjustment is hereby created. Membership on the Board shall
be in accordance with state statute.
[Amended 1-27-1998 by Ord. No. 97-20; 7-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-16]
A. Establishment
of Environmental Commission; statutory authority. There is hereby
created an Environmental Commission pursuant to the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.
B. Composition
of Environmental Commission; terms; compensation. The Commission shall
consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor, one of whom shall
also be a member of the Planning Board and all of whom shall be residents
of the Township. There shall also be two alternate members appointed
by the Mayor. Alternate members shall be designated at the time of
appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." The members
shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall designate one of
the members to serve as Chair and presiding officer of the Commission.
The members shall be appointed for terms of three years and until
the appointment and qualification of their successors. The Township
Council may remove any member after a hearing thereon at which the
member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel. A vacancy
on the Commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term
shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original
appointment.
[Amended 3-22-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-11]
C. Powers and
duties of Environmental Commission.
(1) The
Commission shall have all powers provided for by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1
et seq., including the following powers:
(a) To promote the conservation
and development of the natural resources of the Township, including
but not limited to open space preservation, water resource management,
air pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, noise
control, environmental appearance, marine resources, and protection
of flora and fauna, and recommend the acquisition of property on behalf
of the Township for conservation programs.
(b) To plan, implement and inform
the public about local conservation programs and make presentations
to community organizations and the schools.
(c) To compile and keep an index
of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including open marshlands,
swamps and other wetlands.
(d) To conduct research into
the possible use of open areas of the Township.
(e) To recommend to the Planning
Board plans and programs for inclusion in a Municipal Master Plan
and the development and use of such areas.
(f) To recommend to municipal
agencies the advertising, preparing, printing and distributing of
books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which, in its judgement,
it deems necessary for its purposes.
(g) To act as the coordinating
agency of the community on conservation matters and with various community
groups and as liaison between local conservation needs and regional,
state and federal agencies ministering to those needs.
(h) To make such recommendations
as may be necessary to implement the cause of environmental protection
within the municipality and investigate environmental problems and
offer solutions.
(i) To review and comment on
all environmental reports as may be submitted to the Planning Board
or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(j) To review and comment on
all site plans, subdivisions, and conditional use or variance applications
which may come before the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(2) It is
understood that, in fulfilling the powers enumerated in this section,
the Commission will act in an advisory capacity and shall not have
the power to bind the municipality in any manner.
D. Records
and reports. The Commission shall keep records of its meetings and
activities and shall make an annual report at such time as the Township
Council may designate and submit the same to the Council, which report
shall be comprehensive and detailed, covering operations, receipts,
disbursements and expenditures for the full year.
E. Staff. The
Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may from
time to time require and as shall be within the limits of funds appropriated
to it.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
F. Removal
of members. The Council of the Township may remove any member of the
Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member and
after a hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be
heard in person or by counsel.
G. Annual appropriations.
The Council of the Township shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum sufficient for expenses of such Commission, which shall be raised
by taxation in the same manner as other taxes.
[Added 9-25-2007 by Ord.
No. 2007-28]
A. The Township of Pequannock agrees
to participate in the creation and operation of the Central Passaic
River Basin Flood Commission pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:14-16 et seq.
B. The Township of Pequannock shall
invite the following municipalities and counties to participate in
said Commission: County of Passaic; County of Essex; County of Morris;
Township of Little Falls; Township of Wayne; Township of Montville;
Borough of North Caldwell; Township of West Caldwell; Borough of Pompton
Lakes; City of Paterson; Township of Livingston; Borough of West Paterson;
Borough of Lincoln Park; Township of Parsippany; Township of East
Hanover; Township of Chatham; Borough of Totowa; Township of Nutley;
Borough of Morris Plains; Township of Fairfield; Borough of Riverdale;
Township of Hanover; Borough of Florham Park; Borough of Roseland;
City of Newark; and Borough of Hawthorne.
C. The Central Passaic River Basin
Flood Commission shall:
(1) Collect, study and analyze
data on flooding, past floods and the causes of floods in the area.
(2) Make such data and studies
available to the participating members, to the Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Water Supply, the Army Corps of Engineers,
local and county planning boards and officials concerned with subdivisions
and development of properties within the floodway and drainage area.
(3) Keep itself informed as to
the available state and federal funds and grants and the procedures
for applying therefor and shall make such information available to
participating members.
(4) Coordinate the activities of
the participating members relating to flooding, flood prevention,
brook cleaning and the like.
(5) Encourage the acquisition of
lands within the floodway and low-lying areas by appropriate county
park commissions, counties or participating municipalities and all
federal and state agencies that have jurisdiction in matters concerning
the floodway and low-lying areas.
(6) Publicize methods of flood
control and flood prevention.
(7) Encourage its participating
members to support other programs designed or intended to alleviate
flooding.
(8) Lobby federal and state legislators
and federal and state agencies to promote legislation favorable to
the Central Passaic River Basin and also to make available increased
funding for flood-control measures in the Central Passaic River Basin.
(9) Perform such other acts and
fulfill such other functions as may be permitted by law and as determined
by members, subject to the limitations in this section and subject
to limitations set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:14-16.
D. Any number of members of the Commission
shall have the right to meet at regularly scheduled meetings. Any
action taken involving the expenditure of funds other than clerical
and mailing connected with the usual business of the Commission shall
be adopted only at a meeting at which there are at least two counties
represented and at least three municipalities represented.
E. Each member municipality and county
reserves the right to withdraw from the Commission; provided, however,
that at least 90 days' notice of such intention is given to the Commission,
and provided further that such withdrawal, after the adoption of the
Commission budget for a given year, shall not abrogate the responsibility
of the municipality or county to meet its responsibility and obligation
under the budget for such year.
F. The general, administrative and
other expenses of the Commission affecting the Commission as a whole
shall be apportioned among the members as follows:
(1) One-fourth thereof to be apportioned
among the member counties; and
(2) Three-fourths thereof to be
apportioned to member municipalities according to a formula taking
into account population and frontage along the Passaic River.
G. Whenever a specific project is
to be undertaken involving less than the interests of all of the participating
members, the apportionment of the costs thereof shall be agreed upon
by the participating members specially benefited thereby in advance
of authorization of such project.
H. The apportionments may be changed
by agreement among the participating municipalities and counties;
provided, however, that there shall be no increase in the percentage
to be contributed by any participant in the expenses without the consent
of the governing body of such participating member.
I. Any budget proposed by the Commission
must be submitted to the governing bodies of the participating municipalities
and shall become effective only upon the adoption of resolutions by
a majority of the participating municipalities approving the budget.
J. The Township Council shall appoint
two representatives to the Commission. Either or both of said representatives
may be a member of the Township Council or other elective or appointive
office in the Township.
K. Each representative shall serve
for a term of five years or until his/her successor has been appointed
and qualified, except that any appointed representative who holds
another elective or appointive public office shall serve as such representative
for the term of his/her elected or appointed office and only so long
as he/she shall hold such elected or public office, notwithstanding
his/her term of appointment as such representative. Appointments to
vacancies shall be filled for the balance of the term only.
L. In addition to such representatives,
the Council may appoint two alternate representatives to the Commission
who shall serve for a term of one year each or until the appointment
and qualification of their successors. Such alternates shall have
the right to attend all meetings of the Commission and take part in
all discussions. The alternates shall be designated as "First Alternate"
and "Second Alternate" and in such order may represent the Township
and vote in the event of the absence or disability of one or both
of the representatives. No alternative representative shall automatically
succeed to a representative position upon a vacancy occurring in a
regular position.
[Added 7-27-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-13; amended 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02; 6-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-10]
A. Establishment
of Flood Control Advisory Committee. There is hereby established a
Flood Control Advisory Committee to study issues involving the floodplains
and recommend action to the Township Council. The Flood Control Advisory
Committee shall also function as the Township Program for Public Information
(PPI) Committee.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B. Composition;
terms; compensation.
(1) The Flood Control Advisory
Committee shall be comprised of 11 members appointed by the Township
Council. At least one of the members shall be a representative from
the Township Flood Management Office and at least one shall be a representative
from the Township Public Information Office. At least half of the
members shall be residents who hold no other Township position.
(2) The term of office of the first
members of the Advisory Committee shall be for one, two, or three
years, to be designated by the Township Council in making the appointments
so that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members will expire
each year, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of three
years and until the appointment and qualification of their successors.
The members shall serve without compensation.
C. Powers and
duties. The Committee shall have the power and duty to study issues
involving flood control and flood protection and to advise the Township
Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and other Township
bodies, agencies and departments on matters involving flood control
and flood protection. The Committee shall be responsible for the development
of the Township's Program for Public Information (PPI) which shall
be presented to the Township Council for formal approval upon completion.
Upon completion and approval of the PPI, the Committee shall meet
at least annually to monitor implementation of the program and prepare
an annual evaluation report which shall be transmitted to the governing
body.
D. Chair; bylaws.
The Committee shall designate one of the members to serve as Chair
and presiding officer of the Committee. The Committee is authorized
to adopt bylaws governing its procedural operation.
E. Removal
of members. The Township Council may remove any member of the Committee
for cause, on written charges served upon that member and after a
hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard
in person or by counsel.
There shall be a Joint Study Commission consisting of two members
of the Board of Education and two members of the Township Council
appointed by the Council for one-year terms. The Commission shall
meet from time to time to discuss matters of mutual concern.
There shall be a Local Assistance Board appointed by the Township
Manager consisting of three members, one member of which shall serve
for a one-year term and two of which shall be appointed for two-year
terms. Such Board shall have and perform all the powers and duties
prescribed by general law, this chapter and other Township ordinances.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:54-9 there is hereby established a Library
Board of Trustees consisting of seven members, one of whom shall be
the Mayor and one the local Superintendent of Schools. The five citizen
members shall be appointed by the Mayor for five-year terms. The Mayor
and the Superintendent of Schools may, respectively, appoint an alternate
to act in his place and stead with authority to attend all meetings
of the Board and in his absence to vote on all questions before the
Board. Vacancies occurring on the Board of Trustees shall be filled
for the unexpired term only. All members of the Board except the Superintendent
of Schools shall be residents of the Township.
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-19; 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03]
A. Establishment;
composition; terms; organization. The Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee shall consist of 11 voting members to be appointed by the
Township Council. All members shall be residents of the Township of
Pequannock. Members shall be appointed for a three-year term. The
Township Council may also appoint one resident under the age of 21
to serve as a non-voting youth liaison for a one-year term. Members
of the Committee shall serve without compensation. The Director of
Parks and Recreation of the Township shall serve as Executive Secretary
of the Committee. The Committee shall designate one of its members
to serve as Chair and presiding officer of the Committee. The Committee
may also appoint a Secretary whose compensation will be determined
by the Township Manager. The Committee is authorized to adopt bylaws
governing its procedural operations.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B. Powers and
duties; removal of members. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
shall advise the Director of Parks and Recreation and Township Council
concerning the planning, implementation, and promotion of parks and
recreation programs and facilities within the Township of Pequannock.
It is understood that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
will act merely in an advisory capacity and shall not have the power
to bind the Township in any manner.
[Amended 3-22-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07; 9-25-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-23]
A. Purpose.
Pequannock Township's Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
is charged with developing and implementing a strategic business attraction
and retention program for the municipality. Its function is to match
enterprises looking for a new home with a suitable and appropriate
location within the Township of Pequannock's borders. The Economic
Development Advisory Committee's mission is to attract strong and
diverse corporations that will add to the Township's already strong
and diverse business mix. The primary focus of the Economic Development
Advisory Committee is to promote occupancy of existing vacant commercial
sites and to work with currently occupied developed properties toward
revitalizing those properties to aid in enhancing current tax rates.
At the direction of the Township Council, the EDAC also assists with
new applications and/or inquiries for new commercial developments
and compiles and provides timely and useful vacant listings suitable
for development. At the direction of the Township Council, the EDAC
helps foster a business-friendly environment, works to ensure a balance
of interest with the environment and to promote an understanding of
economic development and aids the community in envisioning and realizing
a desired economic future.
B. Composition;
membership; term of office. There shall be an Economic Development
Advisory Committee of the Township of Pequannock which shall be known
as the "Economic Development Advisory Committee." It shall consist
of 11 members appointed by the Township Council, each for a term of
five years. Each member appointed to the Committee shall be a citizen
of the United States and a qualified voter of this state. Vacancies
in the membership of the Committee shall be filled by the Township
Council for the unexpired term thereof.
C. Enabling
statute. The Committee shall function in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:69A-89.
D. Township
Council representation. A member of the Township Council shall be
appointed by the Council as liaison to the Committee.
E. Selection
of officers. The members of the Committee shall choose annually from
among its members a Chair and such other officers as it may deem necessary.
F. Compensation.
The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.