There is hereby established pursuant to c. 291,
P.L. 1975, in the Township of Saddle Brook a Planning Board of nine
members, consisting of the following four classes:
B. Class II: one of the officials of the municipality
other than a member of the governing body, to be appointed by the
Mayor, provided that if there is an Environmental Commission, the
member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the
Planning Board as required by C. 40:56A-1, also known as N.J.S.A.
40:56A-1, shall be deemed to be the Class II Planning Board member
if there are both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a
member of the Board of Education among the Class IV members.
C. Class III: a member of the governing body, to be appointed
by it.
D. Class IV: six other citizens of the municipality to
be appointed by the Mayor. The members of Class IV shall hold no other
municipal office, except that one member may be a member of the Zoning
Board of Adjustment and one may be a member of the Board of Education.
A member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the
Planning Board as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 shall be a Class IV
Planning Board member unless there are among the Class IV members
of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
and a member of the Board of Education, in which case the member of
the Environmental Commission shall be deemed to be the Class II member
of the Planning Board.
If a vacancy of any class shall occur otherwise
than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment as above
provided for the unexpired term.
[Added 1-25-1979 by Ord. No. 788; amended 9-24-1981 by Ord. No. 838]
A. Alternate members shall be appointed by the appointing
authority for Class IV members, which is the Mayor of the Township
of Saddle Brook, and shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members
for appointment to the Board. Alternate members shall be designated
at the time of appointment by the Mayor as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate
No. 2." The terms of the alternate members shall be two years, except
that the terms of the alternate members shall be such that the term
of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any one year;
provided, however, that in no instance shall the terms of the alternate
members first appointed exceed two years. A vacancy occurring otherwise
than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired
term only.
B. Alternate members may participate in discussions of
the proceedings, but may not vote, except in the absence or disqualification
of a regular member of any class. The vote shall not be delayed in
order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member.
In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member
is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
When any hearing before a Planning Board shall
carry over to one or more meetings, a member of the Board who was
absent for one or more of the meetings shall be eligible to vote on
the matter upon which the hearing was conducted, notwithstanding his
absence from one o more of the meetings; provided, however, that such
Board member has available to him a transcript or recording of the
meeting or meetings from which he was absent and certifies in writing
to the Board that he has read such transcript or listened to such
recording.
The Planning Board shall follow the provisions
of P.L. 1975, c. 291, and shall accordingly exercise its power in
regard to the following matters as provided by law:
A. The Master Plan, as provided in Article 3, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-28.
B. Subdivision control and site plan review, in accordance
with Article 6, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-37 et seq.
C. The Official Map, in accordance with Article 5, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-32 et seq.
D. The Zoning Ordinance, including conditional uses,
in accordance with Article 8, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62 et seq.
E. Variances and certain building permits in conjunction
with subdivision, site plan and conditional use approval, in accordance
with Article 7, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60 et seq.
F. Perform such other advisory duties as may be assigned
to it by ordinance or resolution of the governing body and submit
such written reports to the governing body as may be requested by
the governing body, as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25 and 55D-26.
[Amended 5-4-2017 by Ord. No. 1626-17]
Applications for development within the jurisdiction
of the Planning Board, pursuant to the provisions of c. 291, P.L.
1975, shall be filed with the Secretary of the Planning Board. The
applicant shall file, at least 14 days before the date of the monthly
meeting of the Board, three copies of a sketch plat, three copies
of an application for minor subdivision approval, three copies of
an application for major subdivision approval or three copies of an
application for site plan review, conditional use approval or planned
development. At the time of filing the application, but in no event
less than 10 days prior to the date set for hearing, the applicant
shall also file all plot plans, maps or other papers required by virtue
of any provision of this chapter or any rule of the Planning Board.
The applicant shall obtain all necessary forms from the Secretary
of the Planning Board. The Secretary of the Board shall inform the
applicant of the steps to be taken to initiate applications and of
the regular meeting dates of the Board. The Board shall have the right
to charge the applicant for the cost of any additional copies of applications,
maps or any other matters and materials that are required to be submitted
to the Board. Applicants shall also comply with the checklist requirements
as set forth in Chapter A214.
Whenever the Environmental Commission, if one
has been established, has prepared and submitted to the Planning Board
an index of the natural resources of the municipality, the Planning
Board shall make available to the Environmental Commission an informational
copy of every application for development to the Planning Board. Failure
of the Planning Board to make such informational copy available to
the Environmental Commission shall not invalidate any hearing or proceeding.