[Added 6-14-2021 by Ord.
No. O-16-21]
There shall be a Department of Engineering and Land Use the
head of which shall be the Director.
The Department shall be separated into two divisions as follows:
A.
The head of the Division of Engineering shall be the City Engineer.
This Division shall exercise and discharge the engineering duties
of the City of Rahway.
B.
The City Engineer shall, prior to his or her employment, possess
a professional degree in civil engineering from a recognized college
and also a license as a professional engineer issued by the State
of New Jersey, and shall also have had, prior to his or her employment,
at least three years of supervisory engineering experience in the
design, maintenance and construction of civil engineering projects,
including the preparation and review of construction plans and specifications.
The City Engineer shall not perform any work relating to professional
engineering or land surveying within the limits of the City of Rahway
except his or her duties for the City.
C.
The Division of Engineering shall:
(1)
Provide all engineering services, as directed by the Director of
Engineering and Land Use, required by the various departments, offices,
boards, bodies or agencies of the City government with the assistance
of such consultants, if any, as may, from time to time, be authorized
by the Mayor or Business Administrator within available appropriations.
(2)
Except for construction of new buildings and structures, direct and
supervise the preparation of plans and specifications for public works
contracts, assist in the development of performance progress payment
letters pursuant to contract.
(3)
Examine proposed tentative and final subdivision plats, review them for conformity with Chapter 369, Subdivision of Land, and statutes, advise the Planning Board as to such matters and inspect and approve all installation made in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Board prior to the acceptance of any street or the release of any security related to a subdivision approval, cause the City Engineer or an assistant to attend the meetings of the Planning Board when requested by it to do so.
(4)
Prepare the drafts of ordinances and resolutions pertaining to the
duties of the Division and determine the need for easements, licenses
and rights-of-way required for the performance of public improvements,
subject to the approval thereof by the Department of Law as to legal
form and validity.
(5)
Regulate the street openings, the alteration and repair of sidewalks,
curbs and gutters and encroachments by objects and structures above
and below public streets and sidewalks, in order to prevent interference
with the public use thereof and to maintain reasonable standards of
maintenance and repair.
(6)
Perform other duties prescribed by other provisions of this Code
or by the Director of Engineering and Land Use.
A.
Within the Department Engineering and Land Use there shall be a Division
of Land Use, the head of which shall be the division head for Land
Use.
(1)
The Division of Land Use shall encompass planning, zoning, community
development, and economic development.
B.
Division duties:
(1)
Undertake various planning activities, including the organizing,
promoting and making of planning surveys; collection and compilation
of planning data; drawing and drafting of maps and charts; and the
interpretation and transposition of statistical data into visual form.
(2)
Supply planning services by staff and/or consultant contract to various
autonomous boards and elected and appointed officials of the City.
(3)
The Division shall plan, schedule, and administer the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) programs.
(4)
To enforce the City's Zoning Ordinance.
(6)
Planning shall promote sound economic development within the City
of Rahway and shall:
(a)
Establish linkage with other City entities, both public and
private, including but not limited to the Rahway Redevelopment Agency
and the Special Improvement District Board, to promote and increase
service delivery to those citizens that require and are eligible for
municipal services.
(b)
Serve as liaison between the City of Rahway and other governmental
entities for the procurement of public funds and technical assistance,
including the filing of grant applications on behalf of the City of
Rahway.
(7)
Administer all programs established by the City to encourage the
construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of commercial and industrial
property.
(8)
Provide such other assistance as is proper and necessary to permit
and encourage the development of real property for commercial and
industrial purposes in a manner which is consistent with general law
and local ordinance.
