There is hereby created an Historic Preservation Advisory Committee
under and advisory to the Planning Board.
The Historic Preservation Advisory Committee shall consist of
seven members. The members shall be:
A. A member of the Planning Board,
appointed annually by the Planning Board.
B. Four members appointed by the
Township Committee with terms of two years, staggered so that two
terms expire each year. Not more than two of the members may be nonresidents
of the Township, selected because of their knowledge and experience
in historic preservation.
The Historic Preservation Advisory Committee shall have the
power to:
A. Recommend to the Planning Board
and the Township Committee sites and structures appropriate to be
designated as historic landmarks in accordance with any procedures
which may be set forth in the Township Land Use Ordinance.
B. Research and reevaluate properties
proposed for inclusion in a cultural resources survey against the
criteria for the National Register of Historic Places and prepare
nominations for the consideration of the State Historical Preservation
Officer. Such properties shall be reviewed in consideration of, but
not limited to, the criteria for historic designation as established
by the Office of New Jersey Heritage, and the National Park Service.
C. Advise the Planning Board on development
that affects historic landmarks, in accordance with any procedures
set forth in the Township Zoning Ordinance.
D. Assist and advise other municipal
agencies and public bodies in the understanding of historic landmark
significance and techniques of historic preservation.
E. Collect and disseminate material
on the importance of historic preservation and techniques for achieving
same.
F. Report at least annually to the
Planning Board and the Township Committee on the state of historic
preservation in the Township and to recommend measures to improve
same.
G. Assist in the identification of
sources for financial assistance eligibility for those persons who
seek to maintain and preserve historic sites and structures and to
recommend support of applications for such assistance by the Township.