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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 SECTIONS 45-62 Article II Organizational Details, Procedures and Application Requirements 25-45 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter shall be to establish a Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to the provisions of R.S.N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et seq. to define the powers and duties of the Boards and to fix the procedures governing applications to and appeals from the Boards. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.1) 25-46 PLANNING BOARD. 25-46.1 Establishment. Pursuant to the authority granted by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23, there shall be hereby established a Planning Board comprised of eleven (11) members of the Township, consisting of the following four (4) membership classes: a. Class I. The Mayor. b. Class II. One (1) 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. c. Class III. A member of the Township Council appointed by it. d. Class IV. Eight (8) 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 (1) member may be a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and one (1) 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 (2) 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. 25-46.2 Terms. a. The term of the member

o. 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. 25-46.2 Terms. a. The term of the member constituting Class I shall correspond with his or her official tenure. b. The term of the member constituting Class II shall be for one (1) year, or terminate at such time as the member is no longer an official of the Township, whichever occurs first. If the Class II member is also a member of the Environmental Commission, that member's term shall be for three (3) years or shall terminate at such time as the member is no longer a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever occurs first. c. The term of the member constituting Class III shall be for one (1) year or terminate at such time as the member is no longer a member of the Township Council, whichever occurs first. d. The term of a Class IV member who shall also be a member of the Board of Education or the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall terminate whenever that member is no longer a member of 214