Ocean City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 600
Capital Improvement Program and Project Review
§ 25-600.1 Preparation of Capital Improvement Program of Capital Projects.
a.
The City Council hereby authorizes the Planning Board of the City of Ocean City from time to time to prepare a program of municipal capital improvement projects and amendments thereto, projected over a term of at least six (6) years. Such programs may encompass major projects currently being undertaken or future projects to be undertaken with Federal, State, County and other public funds or under such agency's supervision. The first year of such program shall, upon adoption by the City Council, constitute the capital budget of the City of Ocean City as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:4-43, et seq. The program shall classify projects in regard to the urgency and need for realization and shall recommend a time sequence for their implementation. The program may also contain the estimated cost of each project and indicate probable operating and maintenance costs and probable revenue, if any, as well as existing sources of funds or additional sources of funds for the implementing and operation of each project. The program shall, as far as possible, be based on existing information in the possession of the departments and agencies of the City of Ocean City, as well as other municipal land use controls.
b.
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 municipal officials and agencies, and the School Board.
c.
Any such program shall include an estimate of the displacement of persons and establishments which may be caused by each recommended project.
d.
In addition to any of the requirements in Subsection a of this section, whenever the Planning Board is authorized and directed to prepare a capital improvement program, every department, authority or agency shall, upon request of the Planning Board, transmit to said Board a statement of all capital projects proposed to be undertaken by such municipal department, agency or authority, during the term of the program, for study, advice and recommendation of the Planning Board.
§ 25-600.2 Adoption of Capital Improvement Program.
Whenever the Planning Board has prepared a capital improvement program pursuant to § 25-600.1 of this Article, it shall recommend such program to the City Council of the City of Ocean City, which may adopt such program with any modification approved by affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the Council; the reasons for said modification shall be recorded in the minutes.
§ 25-600.3 Review of Capital Projects.
Whenever the Planning Board shall have adopted any portion of the Master Plan, the City Council or other public agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter, before taking action necessitating the expenditure of any public funds incidental to the location, extent or character 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 forty-five (45) days have elapsed after such reference without receiving such recommendation. This requirement shall apply to action by a Housing, Parking, Highway, Special District or other Authority, Redevelopment Agency, School Board or other similar public agency of the City, County or State.