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Township of Maple Shade, NJ
Burlington County
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[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11; 7-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-16; 9-14-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-19]
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.1, there is hereby established a Joint Land Use Board of nine members, whose membership shall be as set forth in the statutes. The Joint Land Use Board shall have four alternates who shall be appointed and shall serve as set forth by law.
B. 
In addition to the mandatory powers and responsibilities as set forth in the statutes, the Joint Land Use Board shall participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by state or federal law or regulation, assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process and perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by the governing body.
C. 
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the following additional powers and duties:
(1) 
To prepare and update as necessary a Master Plan in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
(2) 
To administer the provisions of Chapter 22, Land Use Procedures, of the Code of the Township of Maple Shade.
(3) 
To approve conditional use applications, in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Chapter 205, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Maple Shade, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67.
D. 
The Joint Land Use Board shall reorganize annually in January on some date scheduled after the annual reorganization meeting of the governing body.
A. 
All powers formerly vested in the Board of Adjustment, as set forth under Chapter 22, Land Use Procedures, Article II, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and other chapters in the Township of Maple Shade Code, shall be vested in the Township of Maple Shade Joint Land Use Board.
B. 
Any ordinances or sections thereof which are presently in effect in the Township of Maple Shade and refer to the “Board of Adjustment” shall hereinafter be taken to refer to the “Joint Land Use Board.”
The Mayor may appoint one or more persons as a Citizens' Advisory Committee to assist or collaborate with the Planning Board in its duties, but such person or persons shall have no power to vote or take other action required of the Board. Such person or persons shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
There is hereby established a Planning Board Subdivision Committee to consist of three members of the Planning Board appointed by the Chairman, which shall exercise such powers as established by this Code.
The Site Plan Review Advisory Board[1] shall review and advise on Planning Board site plans in accordance with the site plan requirements and standards set forth in Part 2, Site Plan Review, of Chapter 178, Subdivisions and Site Plans, of this Code.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 4, Administration of Government, § 4-40, and Ch. 178, Subdivisions and Site Plans, § 178-19.