The title of the ordinance comprising this chapter is An Ordinance amending the Code of the Township of Mannington by adding a new Chapter
6 to be entitled "Agricultural Advisory Committee."
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "Agricultural Advisory Committee."
There is hereby established, in conformance
with N.J.S.A. 4:1C-43.1, an agricultural advisory committee to be
known as the "Mannington Agricultural Advisory Committee," whose members
shall be appointed and serve as provided in this chapter. The Mannington
Agricultural Advisory Committee is a municipal board or commission
whose function is advisory in nature, and the establishment of which
is discretionary and not required by statute.
Unless otherwise set forth in this chapter,
the words and phrases used in this chapter that are defined in N.J.S.A.
4:1C-11, et seq., as amended, shall have the meanings specified in
N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11, et seq., as amended.
The Mannington Agricultural Advisory Committee
shall report to the Mannington Township Planning Board and shall perform
such duties as may be requested by the Planning Board or Township
Committee, including but not limited to:
A. Identification of target areas in the Township suitable
for farmland preservation;
B. Advising Township officials and residents on the different
types of farmland preservation programs available to landowners;
C. Preparing and adopting criteria for reviewing and
approving farmland preservation applications;
D. Advising the Township Committee and Planning Board
on matters related to agriculture and farmland preservation, including
but not limited to the proposed transfer of development rights (TDR)
program;
E. Advising the Township Committee and Planning Board
of the potential impact of land use policies and/or development activity
on agricultural operations; and
F. Preparing and/or reviewing a Township-wide farmland
preservation plan element to be adopted by the Planning Board as a
master plan element.