A.
The governing body may authorize the Planning Board
from time to time to prepare a program of municipal capital improvement
projects projected over a term of at least six years, and amendments
thereto. Such program may encompass major projects being currently
undertaken or future projects to be undertaken, with federal, state,
county and other public funds or under federal, state or county supervision.
The first year of such program shall, upon adoption by the governing
body, constitute the capital budget of the municipality as required
by N.J.S.A. 40A:4-43 et seq. The program shall classify projects in
regard to the urgency and need for realization, and shall recommend
a time sequence for their implementation. The program may also contain
the estimated cost of each project and indicate probable operating
and maintenance costs and probable revenues, if any, as well as existing
sources of funds or the need for additional sources of funds for the
implementation and operation of each project. The program shall, as
far as possible, be based on existing information in the possession
of the departments and agencies of the municipality and shall take
into account public facility needs indicated by the prospective development
shown in the Master Plan of the Township or as permitted by other
municipal land use controls.
(1)
In preparing the program, the Planning Board shall
confer, in a manner deemed appropriate by the board, with the Mayor,
the chief fiscal officer, other municipal officials and agencies,
and the school board or boards.
(2)
Any such program shall include an estimate of the
displacement of persons and establishments caused by each recommended
project.
B.
In addition to any of the requirements in Subsection A of this section, whenever the Planning Board is authorized and directed to prepare a capital improvements program, every municipal department, authority or agency shall, upon request of the Planning Board, transmit to said Board a statement of all capital projects proposed to be undertaken by such municipal department, authority or agency, during the term of the program, for study, advice and recommendation by the Planning Board.
C.
In addition to all of the other requirements of this
section, any municipality that intends to provide for the transfer
of development within its jurisdiction pursuant to Section 3 of P.L.
2004, c. 2 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-139) shall include within its capital
improvement program provision for those capital projects to be undertaken
in the receiving zone or zones required as a condition for adopting
a development transfer ordinance pursuant to Subsection b of Section
4 of P.L. 2004, c. 2 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-140).
Once the Planning Board has prepared a capital
improvement program pursuant to Section 6-1, it shall recommend such
program to the governing body, which may adopt such program with any
modification approved by affirmative vote of a majority of the full
authorized membership of the governing body and with the reasons for
said modification recorded in the minutes.
A.
Whenever the Planning Board shall have adopted any
portion of the Master Plan, the Township Council or other public agency
having jurisdiction over the subject matter, before taking action
necessitating the expenditure of any public funds, incidental to the
location, character or extent of such project, shall refer the action
involving such specific project to the Planning Board for review and
recommendation in conjunction with such Master Plan and shall not
act thereon, without such recommendation or until 45 days have elapsed
after such reference without receiving such recommendation. This requirement
shall apply to action by a housing, parking, highway, special district,
or other authority, redevelopment agency, school board or other similar
public agency, state, county or municipal. In addition, this requirement
shall apply to any public entity taking any action to permit the location,
erection, use or maintenance of an outdoor advertising sign required
to be permitted pursuant to P.L. 1991, c. 413 (N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et
seq.).
B.
The Planning Board shall review and issue findings
concerning any long-range facilities plan submitted to the Board pursuant
to the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act, P.L.
2000, c. 72 (N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-1 et al.), for the purpose of review
of the extent to which the long-range facilities plan is informed
by, and consistent with, at least the land use plan element and the
housing element contained within the Municipal Master Plan adopted
pursuant to Section 19 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28) and
such other elements of the Municipal Master Plan as the Planning Board
deems necessary to determine whether the prospective sites for school
facilities contained in the long-range facilities plan promote more
effective and efficient coordination of school construction with the
development efforts of the municipality. The Planning Board shall
devote at least one full meeting of the Board to presentation and
review of the long-range facilities plan prior to adoption of a resolution
setting forth the Board's findings.
