[Amended 11-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-09]
A. 
Regular members. There is hereby established, pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23 and 40:55D-25c(1), a Land Development Board of nine members and four alternate members, consisting of the following classes:
(1) 
Class I. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee in the absence of the Mayor.
(2) 
Class II. One of the officials of the Township other than a member of the Council, to be appointed by the Mayor;
(3) 
Class III. A member of the Council, appointed by the Council.
(4) 
Class IV. Six other citizens of the Township appointed by the Council. The members of Class IV shall hold no other Township office, position or employment. One member of the Board of Education may be a Class IV member of the Land Development Board. For the purpose of this section, membership on a Township Board or a commission whose function is advisory in nature, and the establishment of which is discretionary and not required by statute, shall not be considered the holding of Township office.
B. 
Alternate members. The Council shall appoint four alternate members, who shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members. At the time of their appointment, the Mayor shall designate the alternate members as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2" etc. 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. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Council for the unexpired term only. 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. In the event that choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote and then in order thereafter.
A. 
The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond to the Class I member's official tenure. The terms of the members composing Class II shall be for one year or terminate at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first. The term of the Class III member shall be for one year or the termination of their office, whichever occurs first. The terms of all Class IV members first appointed under this chapter shall be so determined that to the greatest practicable extent the expiration of such terms shall be distributed evenly over the first four years after their appointment, provided that the initial Class IV term of no member shall exceed four years. Thereafter, the Class IV term of each such member shall be four years. If a vacancy in any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of the Joint Land Use Board term, it shall be filled by appointment, as above provided, for the unexpired term.
B. 
No member of the Land Development Board shall be permitted to act on any matter in which the member has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest. Any member other than a Class I member, after a public hearing if the member requests one, may be removed by the Township Council for cause.
C. 
When any hearing before a Land Development Board shall carry over two 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 that members absence from one or more of the meetings; provided, however, that such Board member has available to the member a transcript or recording of the meeting from which the member was absent and certifies, in writing, to the Board that the member has read such transcript or listened to such recording.
The Land Development Board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from the members of Class IV and select a secretary who may or may not be a member of the Land Development Board or a municipal employee. It may employ, or contract for, and fix the compensation of legal counsel, other than the Township Attorney, a planning consultant, a civil engineer, and other staff and services as it may deem necessary, not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated by the Township Council for its use.
A. 
The Land Development Board shall follow the provisions of this chapter and shall accordingly exercise its power in regard to:
(1) 
The Master Plan.
(2) 
Subdivision control and site plan review.
(3) 
The Official Map.
(4) 
The Zoning Ordinance[1] including conditional uses pursuant to NJSA 40:55D-67.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 215, Zoning.
(5) 
Variances and certain building permits in conjunction with subdivision, site plan and conditional use approval.
(6) 
Historic resource preservation.
(7) 
The powers of a Land Development Board, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25c, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76.
B. 
The Land Development Board may:
(1) 
Participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by state or federal law or regulations;
(2) 
Assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process; and
(3) 
Perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by ordinance or resolution of the Township Council for the aid and assistance of the Township Council or other agencies or officers.
The Township Council and Land Development Board shall adopt and may amend reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the Municipal Land Use Law of 1975, P.L. 1975, c. 291, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., or this chapter for the administration of their functions, powers and duties and shall furnish a copy thereof to any person upon request and may charge a reasonable fee for such copy. Copies of all such rules and regulations and amendments thereto shall be maintained in the office of the Township Clerk.
Notice is required for actions brought before the Land Development Board pursuant to any subsection of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70, 40:55D-36 and a site plan or subdivision submission submitted as the second portion of a bifurcated application connected with a "D" variance.
Any variance granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board or, upon its creation, the Land Development Board, pertaining to the erection or alteration of any structure or structures or permitting a specified use of any premises shall expire unless such construction or alteration shall have been actually commenced on each and every structure permitted by the variance or unless such permitted use has actually been commenced within one year from the date of publication of the notice of the judgment or determination of the Board.