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Bound Brook City Zoning Code

21-3.1 Creation

of Borough Planning Board.

[Ord. No. 04-12 § 21-3.1]
There is hereby established in the Borough, a Planning Board of nine members, pursuant to Chapter 291, P.L. of N.J. 1975. The Planning Board shall consist of four classes of members as follows:
a. 
Class I. The Mayor of the Borough or the Mayor's designee.
b. 
Class II. One of the officials of the Borough other than a member of the governing body, to be appointed by the Mayor provided that, if there be an Environmental Commission the member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board as required by § 1 of P.L. 1968, c. 245 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1), shall be deemed to be the Class II Planning Board member for purposes of this chapter in the event that there be among the Class IV members of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education.
c. 
Class III. A member of the governing body to be appointed by it.
d. 
Class IV. Six citizens of the Borough to be appointed by the Mayor. The members of Class IV shall hold no other municipal office, except that one such member may be a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and one member may be a member of the Board of Education. The member of an Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board, as required by § 1 of P.L. 1968, c. 245 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1), shall be a Class IV Planning Board member, unless there be among the Class IV members of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education, in which case the member common to the Planning Board and municipal Environmental Commission shall be deemed a Class II member of the Planning Board.
e. 
Alternate Members. Not more than two alternate members shall be appointed by the appointing authority for Class IV members of nine member Planning Boards. Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment by the Mayor as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." The terms of the alternate members shall be for two years, except that the terms of the alternate members shall be such that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any one year; provided, however, that in no instance shall the terms of the alternate members first appointed exceed two years. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term only.
No alternate member shall be permitted to act on any matter in which the member has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial interest. An alternate member may, after public hearing if the member requests one, be removed by the governing body for cause.
Alternate members may participate in all matters but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of any class. Participation of alternate members shall not be deemed to increase the size of the Planning Board established by ordinance of the governing body pursuant to § 14 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23). A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.