West Orange, NJ Zoning Ordinance

West Orange City Zoning Code

§ 25-46.1

Establishment.

[Ord. No. 2357-12 § 25-46.1]

Pursuant to the authority granted by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23, there shall be hereby established a Planning Board comprised of 11 members of the Township, consisting of the following four membership classes:

Class I. The Mayor.

Class II. One official of the Township, other than a member of the Township Council, to be appointed by the Mayor. The Environmental Commission member shall be the Class II member only if the Class IV membership includes both a member of the Board of Education and a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Class III. A member of the Township Council appointed by it.

Class IV. Eight other citizens of the Township to be appointed by the Mayor. The members of Class IV shall hold no other municipal office, except that one member may be a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and one member may be a member of the Board of Education. A member of the Environmental Commission who shall also be a member of the Planning Board, shall be a Class IV member, unless the Class IV membership includes both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education, in which case the member of the Environmental Commission shall be the Class II Planning Board Member. Of the eight members, two shall be appointed as alternate members. Alternate members shall be designated by the Mayor at the time of their appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2". In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.