A.
The Planning Board may prepare a program of municipal
capital improvement projects for the township pursuant to the standards
and procedures set forth in this article in conjunction with the Master
Plan. The Planning Board shall recommend such program to the Township
Committee, which may adopt such program with any modification approved
by an affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership
of the Township Committee and with the reasons for said modification
recorded in the minutes.
B.
The Capital Improvement Program shall be a program
of municipal capital improvement projects projected for a period of
at least six years. The program shall include major projects currently
being undertaken or to be undertaken, with federal, state, county
and other public funds or under federal, state or county supervision.
Such projects may include any major, nonrecurring expenditure or any
expenditure for physical facilities of government, such as costs for
acquisition of land or interests in land; construction of buildings
or other structures, including additions or major alterations; construction
of streets and utility lines; construction or installation of public
improvements; acquisition of fixed equipment; installation of landscaping;
and similar expenditures.
C.
The Capital Improvement Program shall include:
(1)
A classification of the recommended projects
based upon their urgency and need for realization.
(2)
A recommendation of a time sequence to be followed
in implementing the recommended projects.
(3)
The estimated costs and revenues, if any, of
each project, including estimates of the probable operating and maintenance
costs.
(4)
A tabulation of existing sources of funds, listing
source and amount for each project, and where such sources are insufficient,
the need for additional sources of funds for the implementation and
operation of each project.
(5)
An estimate of the number of persons and establishments
which will be displaced by each recommended project.
(6)
Such other elements as the Planning Board or
Township Committee may find useful or appropriate.
The program shall, as far as possible, be based
upon existing information in the possession of the departments and
agencies of the township. 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 township officials and agencies
and the township and regional school boards. Every township department,
authority or agency shall, upon the request of the Planning Board,
transmit to said Board a statement of all capital projects proposed
to be undertaken by such township department, authority or agency,
during the term of the program, for study, advice and recommendation
by the Planning Board.
A.
Whenever the Planning Board shall have adopted any
portion of the Master Plan, the Township Committee 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 regarding housing, parking,
highway, special district or other authority, redevelopment agency,
school board or other similar public agency, state, county or municipal.
B.
Public development in the Pinelands Area of Hamilton
Township shall be submitted to the Pinelands Commission for its review
and approval pursuant to the requirements of Section 4-400 of the
Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.
The first year of the Capital Improvements Program
shall, upon adoption by the Township Committee, constitute the capital
budget of the Township as required by the Local Budget Law, N.J.S.A.
40A:4-43 et seq.
