[Amended 1-8-1974 by Ord. No. 34-73]
There shall be a Department of Planning, Zoning and Building,
consisting of a Planning Board, Board of Adjustment,[1] Building and Zoning Inspector, and an Economic Development
Committee.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Board of Adjustment was dissolved 8-14-2018
by Ord. No. 2018-15, which ordinance provided that the Planning Board
would assume all of the powers previously exercised by the Board of
Adjustment.
[Amended 1-8-1974 by Ord. No. 34-73]
A.
Membership.
[Amended 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 11-76[1]]
(1)
There shall be a Planning Board, to be composed of nine members,
to be appointed as provided in the Municipal Land Use Law, P.L. 1975,
c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.). The Planning Board shall be as
prescribed in the said Municipal Land Use Law and shall be chosen
from four classes as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23(a) for the following
terms as follows:
(a)
Class I: the Mayor, to serve for the duration of his term of
office.
(b)
Class II: one official of the Borough, not a member of the Borough
Council, to be appointed by the Mayor for a term of one year.
(c)
Class III: a member of the Borough Council, to be chosen by
the Borough Council for a term of one year or until the member ceases
to serve on the Borough Council.
(d)
Class IV: six citizens of the Borough of Washington, to be chosen
by the Mayor, to serve for a term of four years.
(2)
The Class IV members of the Planning Board shall hold no other municipal
office, except that one Class IV member of the Planning Board may
be a member of the Board of Adjustment and one Class IV member of
the Planning Board may be a member of the Board of Education. In the
event that a Class IV member of the Planning Board shall be either
a member of the Board of Adjustment or the Board of Education, he
shall serve for a term established in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23(b), notwithstanding
any provision of this subsection.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Board of Adjustment was dissolved 8-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-15, which ordinance provided that the Planning Board would assume all of the powers previously exercised by the Board of Adjustment. See § 94-9 for current provisions regarding Class IV members of the Planning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that all members
of the Planning Board presently serving on said Board continue in
office until the expiration of their present terms, but that any new
appointments be made pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance.
Further, this ordinance provided that any appointments necessary to
fill vacancies created by the adoption of this ordinance shall be
filled on the January 1 next following the adoption of this ordinance,
for the terms set forth in this ordinance, and that all applications
for development made pursuant to lawful authority prior to the effective
date of this ordinance may be continued. In addition, the effective
date of this ordinance is August 1, 1978.
B.
Planning staff. The Planning Board shall be empowered to appoint
an attorney, staff and consultants, as required, but in no case shall
it exceed the appropriation as provided by the Borough Council in
its annual budget for said Planning Board.
C.
The Planning Board shall organize as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-24,
and shall exercise such powers as are set forth in the Municipal Land
Use Law, specifically in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25 and 40:55D-26 and N.J.S.A.
40:55D-60 and 40:55D-67.
[Added 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 11-76]
D.
No member of the Planning Board shall be permitted to act on any
matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly, any personal
or financial interest. Any member other than a Class I member may
be removed by the Borough Council for cause after a public hearing,
if he requests one.
[Added 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 11-76]
E.
Any vacancy which occurs other than by the expiration of a term shall
be filled by appointment by the designated appointing authority for
the unexpired term.
[Added 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 11-76]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 3-69, Board of Adjustment, amended 1-8-1974 by Ord. No. 34-73 and 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 11-76, was repealed 9-28-1976 by Ord. No. 14-76. See § 94-9 of Ch. 94, Zoning, for the composition of the Planning Board, which board has assumed all of the powers previously exercised by the Board of Adjustment, pursuant to Ord. No. 2018-15, adopted 8-14-2018.
[Amended 6-9-1982 by Ord. No. 8-82]
The office of Zoning Officer is hereby created. The Zoning Officer
shall serve an indefinite term and shall be appointed by the Borough
Manager. The Zoning Officer shall perform and exercise all of the
powers, duties and functions now or hereafter vested in the Zoning
Officer by law or local ordinance and shall be subject to the jurisdiction
and control of the Manager. The salary shall be as provided for in
the Salary Ordinance.[1]
[Added 8-6-2002 by Ord. No. 17-2002; amended 4-18-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
The office of Code Enforcement Officer is hereby created. The
Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by the Borough Manager.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall perform and exercise all of the
powers, duties and functions now or hereafter vested in the Code Enforcement
Officer by law or local ordinance and shall be subject to the jurisdiction
and control of the Manager. The Code Enforcement Officer may be appointed
to the office of Fire Official by the Borough Manager. The salary
shall be as provided for in the Salary Ordinance.[2] This office may be combined with the office of Zoning
Officer.
