[Amended 10-5-1978 by Ord. No. 78-25; 12-3-1979 by Ord. No. 79-41; 5-21-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12; 10-6-1985 by Ord. No. 86-25; 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 86-27; 6-1-1987 by Ord. No. 87-23; 3-4-1988 by Ord. No. 88-1; 1-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-1; 2-13-2020 by Ord. No. 20-07]
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Editor's Note: Section 3 of Ord. No. 92-1 provided that the Director of the Department of Municipal Services shall assume the supervisory functions of those functions presently contained in this article and Article XVIII and shall possess the qualifications set forth in § 4-68.
The Director of the Department of Municipal Services shall be qualified by experience and/or training and fulfill the statutory requirements to perform the duties of his/her office subject to the Charter Ordinance and supervision of the Mayor of the Township.
Within the Department there shall be a Division of Planning. Under the direction and supervision of the Director and subject to the Charter and the Township of Bridgewater Code, the Division shall:
A. 
Prepare and maintain a Comprehensive Master Plan for the Township and prepare such plans, studies, analyses, surveys and reports as may from time to time be necessary to implement the Comprehensive Master Plan or to guide governmental policy for the assurance of the orderly and coordinated development of the Township.
B. 
Prepare and maintain a workable program for community development, a capital improvement program and a community renewal program.
C. 
Act as the research arm of the Planning Board.
D. 
Review all subdivision applications and requests for zoning variances and public improvements within the Township and make recommendations thereon to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Township Council.
E. 
Develop and maintain a comprehensive parkland inventory and coordinate and oversee the selection and acquisition of parklands.
F. 
Advise and assist the Mayor and the Council in regard to the physical planning and public improvement aspects of all matters related to the development of the Township.
G. 
Provide staff assistance to the Planning Board in all matters under its jurisdiction.
H. 
Conduct continuous studies and collect statistical and other data to serve as the basis for planning recommendations.
I. 
Study the operation and effect of land use controls and their administration within the Township and report thereon to the Mayor and Council.
J. 
Develop and administer programs and activities for the rehabilitation of housing and conservation of neighborhoods, including without limitation thereto:
(1) 
Plans and programs of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings and other improvements.
(2) 
Acquisition of real property and demolition, removal or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements thereon where necessary to eliminate unhealthful, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, lessen density, reduce traffic hazards, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or to otherwise remove or prevent the spread of blight or deterioration or to provide for needed public facilities.
(3) 
Installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, municipal utilities, parks, playgrounds and other improvements necessary for carrying out the objectives of the redevelopment projects.
(4) 
Disposition, for uses in accordance with the objectives of the redevelopment project, of any property or part thereof acquired in the area of such project.
A. 
There shall be a Park Board consisting of seven members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council. All appointments, except to fill vacancies, shall be for a term of three years and shall terminate on December 31 of the third year.
B. 
Said Board shall provide advice and assistance to all governmental functions in terms of park planning and future development and in the selection of suitable sites and shall coordinate with other governmental agencies in the administration of the park system in the Township.
The Shade Tree Board of the Township of Bridgewater shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. All appointments, except to fill vacancies, shall be for terms of three years and shall terminate on December 31 of the third year.
The Zoning Officer shall report to the Director of the Department of Planning and Engineering. The Zoning Officer shall review applications for the issuance of building permits as to zoning compliance and shall act upon the same, all in accordance with existing ordinances and statutes.
[Amended 3-30-2020 by Ord. No. 20-09]
A. 
Within the Department of Municipal Services there shall be a Division of Engineering. Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Municipal Services and subject to the Charter and the Township of Bridgewater Code:
(1) 
The Division shall plan and supervise the construction of storm sewers, stormwater control projects, road construction and reconstruction, sidewalks and curbs and sanitary sewers.
(2) 
The Division shall plan infiltration/inflow sanitary sewer studies and establish a program for the Department of Public Works and Park Maintenance to use Township equipment to carry out the program.
(3) 
The Division shall plan an annual street overlay program in cooperation with the Department of Public Works and Park Maintenance.
(4) 
When replacement is required of any culvert and/or stormwater system over 15 inches in diameter, the Director shall designate the manner of such replacement.
(5) 
In the event of a federal flood disaster declaration, the Engineer shall be responsible for assigning Township and outside work forces and maintaining records thereof.
(6) 
The Division shall review all proposals for new or improved streetlighting and make recommendations thereon.
(7) 
The Division shall assist in the planning of the construction or reconstruction of Township buildings and facilities as required by the Mayor or his designee.
(8) 
The Division shall provide technical assistance to the Planning Board in the review of subdivisions and site plan reviews.
(9) 
The Division shall provide all surveying work required by the Township.
(10) 
The Division shall assist the appropriate municipal officials in maintaining the Tax Map and records up-to-date and assist in making all necessary revisions and alterations.
B. 
The Manager of the Division of Engineering shall be referred to as the "Township Engineer" and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable.
C. 
The Township Engineer, as Manager of the Division of Engineering, shall manage the work of the Division of Engineering on a day-to-day basis. The Township Engineer shall be responsible for coordination of projects and review of engineering plans and shall do such other engineering work as required by law and not provided elsewhere in the Municipal Code of the Township of Bridgewater. The Township Engineer may recommend to the Director of Municipal Services such organizational changes as will facilitate the most efficient performance of the functions of the Division of Engineering, according to the conditions and needs of the Township of Bridgewater.
D. 
The Division of Engineering and the Division of Public Works and Park Maintenance Departments shall, under the supervision of the Director of the Department of Municipal Services, cooperate in the planning and implementation of public works projects where responsibilities of the two Divisions overlap.
The Office of the Construction Code Official shall be in the Department of Engineering and shall function as set forth in Chapter 62 of this Code.
Any fees collected by the Department of Engineering shall be accounted for and paid to the Township Treasurer when received, all within a reasonable time thereafter.