Pursuant to the power conferred on the Borough in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, there is hereby established a Redevelopment Advisory Committee to review and evaluate potential redevelopment projects within the Borough of Raritan. The term "Committee" when used by itself in this article, shall refer to the Raritan Borough Redevelopment Advisory Committee.
[Adopted 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-03]
A.
The Committee shall consist of nine member members to be appointed by the Mayor. The membership in the Redevelopment Advisory Committee shall include:
(1)
The Mayor.
(2)
The Borough Administrator.
(3)
One member of the Borough Council.
(4)
Two members of the Planning Board who shall not be a Borough official.
(5)
The Borough Zoning Official.
(6)
The Borough Engineer/Planner or any member of the engineering department/firm that represents the Borough.
(7)
Two residents of the municipality.
B.
The Mayor shall serve on the Committee for the length of his or her term in office. The Borough Administrator, Borough Zoning Official and Borough Engineer/Planner shall each serve as members of the Committee as long as he or she is employed by the Borough in the capacity of Administrator, Engineer or Planner. The Borough Council member shall be appointed annually by the Mayor. The resident members shall be appointed for a term of three years.
A.
The Mayor shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee, but may designate another member to serve as an interim member of the Committee in his or her absence or upon his or her recusal from a matter. The Mayor may, at his or her discretion, also appoint a member of the Borough's staff to serve as a secretary of the Committee.
B.
The Mayor may convene the Committee on as as-needed basis for the review and evaluation of redevelopment projects that are pending in the Borough. The Committee shall provide adequate notice of its meetings pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6, et seq.
A.
The Committee shall, at the request of the Mayor, convene to review and evaluate potential redevelopment projects that are pending in the Borough. The Committee may enact its own procedures and requirements to conduct this review and evaluation and may also utilize such forms and require such submissions as it deems necessary.
B.
The Committee may, as determined by its membership and in the course of its review and evaluation of potential redevelopment projects, meet with individual developers, Land Use Board members, members of the public, and other stakeholders to obtain information and procure differing viewpoints.
C.
The Committee may, as necessary, issue such reports memorializing its conclusions and recommendations (if any) either at the conclusion of its review and evaluation of potential redevelopment projects, or at any stage that may seem practicable.