There is hereby created an Artists' Certification
Board (ACB), which shall serve as a citizens' advisory board to the
Planning Board, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-27a. The ACB is essentially
an artists' peer review committee. In order to reside in the Work
and live artist studio (WALAS), an artist must be so certified by
the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall be guided in this certification
by the recommendation made by the ACB. The Planning Board may reject
the recommendation of the ACB, but the reasons for such rejection
must be clearly stated by the Board.
The ACB shall be comprised of persons knowledgeable
in the arts. It shall consist of three full members, with no more
than one additional alternate member who may vote in the absence of
full members. A minimum of two full members of the ACB shall be professional
artists. All members shall be appointed by the Mayor. The initial
appointments shall be for varying terms of one or two years in order
to stagger the expiration of terms. One member shall be initially
appointed to a one-year term, and two members shall be appointed to
two-year terms. One alternate shall be initially appointed to a two-year
term. After the initial appointments are made, all terms shall run
for two years.
The ACB shall review applications filed by persons
who are interested in occupying space in the WALAS as either owners,
tenants or subtenants, to determine if the applicant can be certified
to occupy such space.
The recommendation of the ACB to the Planning Board shall be submitted to the Planning Board within 30 days of the ACB's decision and shall state the reasons for the decision with specific reference to one or more of the criteria set forth in §
29-52 above.
Once an artist is certified by the Planning
Board, the Planning Board shall forward a copy of its certification
decision to the Director of Housing Inspection, who shall retain the
certification in the Director of Housing Inspection files. The certification
shall expire five years after the date of the decision by the Planning
Board. Renewal applications may be filed.