Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-14.6
Notice of hearings for development regulations or capital improvement program.
[Ord. No. 95-24 § 54-14; Ord. No. 04-21 § 3]
The following provisions shall apply to public notice of hearings for capital improvement programs or adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter and other development regulations, except modifications of zoning requirements initiated at the request of a private party and changes to the classification or boundaries of a zoning district pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62.1:
A.
Content. Public notice of hearings for capital improvement programs or adoption, revision or amendment of this chapter and other development regulations, except modifications of zoning requirements initiated at the request of a private party and changes to the classification or boundaries of a zoning district pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62.1, shall provide the following:
(1)
A statement of the date, time and place of the hearing;
(2)
A statement of the nature of the matters to be considered; and
(3)
The location and times at which any maps and documents which are the subject of the adoption, revision or amendment are available for inspection in the office of the Administrative Officer. In the case of notice to the County Planning Board, a copy of the proposed or adopted development regulation, Official Map, capital improvement program, or any proposed or adopted revision or amendment thereto, as the case may be, shall be included with the notice.
B.
Service of notice; parties entitled to notice. Notice shall be given by the Township Council at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. The date of the hearing shall not count as one of the 10 days. Notice shall be given to the following parties as specified below:
(1)
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the Clerk of an adjoining municipality of all hearings on adoption, revision or amendment of any development regulation involving property situated within 200 feet of such adjoining municipality.
(2)
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the County Planning Board of all hearings on the adoption, revision or amendment of any development regulation.
(3)
Notice shall be given by personal service or certified mail to the County Planning Board of the adoption, revision or amendment of the Township capital improvement program or Official Map. Such notice shall be given not more than 30 days after the date of such adoption, revision or amendment.
C.
Effect of mailing notice. Any notice made by certified mail as stipulated above shall be deemed complete upon mailing.