Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-8.1
Minor Site Plan Committee.
[Ord. No. O-13-17, § 3]
A.
Establishment. An advisory committee, to be known as the "Minor Site Plan Committee," is hereby established for the purpose of reviewing site plan applications for proper compliance with this chapter and reporting back to the Planning Board as to its findings, but without power to take official action required of the Planning Board.
B.
Membership; terms.
(1)
The Minor Site Plan Committee shall consist of at least three Planning Board members, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Planning Board Chairperson.
(2)
All appointments of members, except to fill vacancies, shall take effect upon the first of January of each year, for the length of his/her official tenure as a member of the Planning Board. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise other than by an expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment, as above provided, for the unexpired term.
C.
Powers and duties. The Minor Site Plan Committee shall follow the provisions of this chapter and shall accordingly exercise its power as follows:
(1)
All applications for minor site plan approval filed with the Planning Board shall be reviewed by the Minor Site Plan Committee prior to those applications being presented to the Board in order to determine compliance with the ordinances of the Township of Rockaway and the statutes of the State of New Jersey as they pertain to land development.
(2)
Within 30 days of receipt of the site plan, the Committee shall issue to the Planning Board a written report which will advise the Board whether or not the Committee, in its opinion, determines that the application is in compliance with the ordinances of the Township of Rockaway and the laws of the State of New Jersey as they pertain to land development.
(3)
Further, the Committee shall offer its opinion as to the acceptability of the plan of land development presented by the applicant.
(4)
Nothing herein shall be construed as granting power to the Minor Site Plan Committee to give any approvals or agree to any modifications of the preliminary site plan requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Committee's power and authority shall be limited to recommendation to the entire Board for action or final decision.
D.
Employment of counsel, experts and staff. Subject to the prior approval of the Planning Board, the Minor Site Plan Committee may employ, or contract for, and fix the compensation of, legal counsel, who shall not be the Township Attorney, as well as such other experts, staff and services as it may deem necessary. The Committee shall not authorize expenditures which exceed, exclusive of grants, the amount appropriated by the Planning Board for its use.