[Amended 8-2-2023 by Ord. No. 19-2023]
A. 
The Planning Board may prepare and after public hearing adopt or amend a Master Plan or component parts thereof to guide the use of lands within the City in a manner which protects public health and safety and promotes the general welfare.
B. 
The Master Plan shall generally comprise a report and land use and development proposals covering the following elements and contain maps, diagrams and text:
(1) 
A statement of objectives, principles, assumptions, policies and standards upon which the constituent proposals for the physical, economic and social development of the City are based.
(2) 
A land use plan element.
(3) 
A housing plan element.
(4) 
A circulation plan element.
(5) 
A utility service plan element.
(6) 
A community facilities plan element.
(7) 
A recreation plan element.
(8) 
A conservation plan element.
(9) 
An economic plan element.
(10) 
A historic preservation plan element.
(11) 
Appendices or separate reports containing the technical foundation for the Master Plan and its constituent elements.
(12) 
A recycling plan element.
(13) 
A farmland preservation plan element.
(14) 
A development transfer plan element.
(15) 
An educational facilities plan element.
(16) 
A green buildings and environmental sustainability plan element.
(17) 
A public access plan element.
C. 
The Master Plan shall include a specific policy statement indicating the relationship of the proposed development of the City as developed in the Master Plan to the Master Plans of contiguous municipalities, the Master Plan of Cumberland County, the State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the district solid waste management plan.
Notice of hearings shall state the date, time and place of the hearing, the nature of the matters to be considered and the location and times at which any maps and documents for which approval is sought are available for public inspection pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.
The Planning Board shall give:
A. 
Public notice of a hearing on adoption, revision or amendment of the Master Plan. Such notice shall be given by publication in the official newspaper of the City at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing;
B. 
Notice by personal service or certified mail to the Clerk of an adjoining municipality of all hearings on adoption, revision or amendment of the Master Plan involving property located within 200 feet of such adjoining municipality at least 10 days prior to the date of any such hearing;
C. 
Notice by personal service or certified mail to the County Planning Board of all hearings on the adoption, revision or amendment of the Master Plan at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. Such notice shall include a copy of the proposed Master Plan, revision or amendment;
D. 
Notice by personal service or certified mail to the County Planning Board of the adoption, revision or amendment of the Master Plan not more than 30 days after the date of such adoption, revision or amendment. Such notice shall include a copy of the Master Plan or revision or amendment.
All hearings held in connection with the adoption, revision or amendment of the Master Plan shall be held in accordance with the provisions contained in § 30-8 of this chapter and the administrative procedures adopted by the Planning Board.
The governing body of the City shall provide for a general reexamination of its Master Plan and its land use and development regulations by the Planning Board at least every 10 years. The Planning Board shall prepare and adopt by resolution a report on the findings of such reexamination. A copy of this report and resolution shall be sent to the County Planning Board and the Municipal Clerks of each adjoining municipality. The reexamination report shall include the information required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-89.