Lake Como City Zoning Code
§ 17-12.3
Planning Board Establishment and Composition.
[Ord. No. 90-535]
a.
There is hereby established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-20 et seq., in the Borough of Lake Como a Planning Board of nine members consisting of the following four classes:
1.
Class I: The Mayor.
2.
Class II: One of the Officials of the municipality other than a member of the Governing Body to be appointed by the Mayor.
3.
Class III: A member of the Governing Body to be appointed by the Governing Body.
4.
Class IV: Six other citizens of the municipality to be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The members of Class IV shall hold no other municipal office, position or employment except that one such member may be a member of the Historic Preservation Commission or Board of Education. A member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A shall be a Class IV Planning Board member unless there is a member of the Board of Education and a member of the Historic Preservation Committee who are Class IV members in which case, the member of the Environmental Commission shall be deemed a Class II member of the Planning Board. For the purpose of this section, membership on a municipal board or commission whose function is advisory in nature, and the establishment of which is discretionary and not required by statute, shall not be considered the holding of a municipal office.
b.
The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond to his official tenure. The terms of the members composing Class II and Class III shall be for one year or terminate at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first, except for a Class II member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission. The term of a Class II or Class IV member who is also a member of the Environmental Commission shall be for three years or terminate at the completion of his term of office as a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever occurs first. The term of a Class IV member who is also a member of the Board of Adjustment shall terminate whenever he is no longer a member of such other body or at the completion of his Class IV term, whichever occurs first. The terms of all Class IV members first appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be so determined that to the greater practicable extent the expiration of such terms shall be distributed evenly over the first four years after their appointment, provided that the initial Class IV term of no member shall exceed four years. Thereafter, the Class IV term of each such member shall be four years.
c.
The Mayor may appoint not more than two alternate members to the Planning Board. The alternate members shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members and shall be appointed 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.
d.
If a vacancy of any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment as provided for the unexpired term.
e.
Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of any class. 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.