Minutes of every regular or special meeting
shall be kept and shall include the names of the persons appearing,
and addressing the Board and of the persons appearing by attorney,
the action taken by the Board, the findings, if any, made by it and
reasons therefor. The minutes shall thereafter be made available for
public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the
Township Clerk. Any interested party shall have the right to compel
production of the minutes for use as evidence in any legal proceeding
concerning the subject matter of such minutes. Such interested party
may be charged a fee for reproduction of the minutes for use as provided
in the rules of the Board.
No member of the Planning/Zoning Board shall
act on any matter in which he/she has either directly or indirectly
any personal or financial interest. Whenever any such member shall
disqualify himself/herself from acting on a particular matter, he/she
shall not continue to sit with the Board on the hearing of such matter
nor participate in further discussion or decision relating thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39
and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65, every application for development submitted
to the Planning/Zoning Board shall be accompanied by proof that no
taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property which is the subject of such application; or, if it
is shown that taxes or assessments are delinquent on said property,
any approvals or other relief granted by the Board shall be conditioned
upon provision for the payment thereof in such manner that the municipality
will be adequately protected.
Fees for applications or for the rendering of
any service by the Planning/Zoning Board shall be established by a
separate fee schedule.