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gifts or grants, shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the Council in the municipal budget. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.2F) 25-46.7 Powers and Duties. The Board shall adopt, and make available to applicants requesting the same, rules and regulations to facilitate carrying the provisions of this chapter into effect. The Planning Board shall be authorized to charge a reasonable fee for each copy of such rules and regulations. The County and Municipal Investigations Law, R.S. 2A:67A-1 et seq., shall apply to the issuance of subpoenas, the administration of oaths and the taking of testimony. The Board shall also have the following powers and duties: a. To prepare and after public hearing, adopt or amend a master plan or the component parts thereof in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28. b. To administer the provisions of the land subdivision chapter and site plan review ordinance of the Township pursuant to the provisions of those ordinances and the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. c. To approve conditional use applications in accordance with the provisions of the zoning ordinance and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. d. When reviewing applications for approval of subdivision plats, site plans or conditional uses, to grant, to the same extent and subject to the same restrictions as the Zoning Board of Adjustment. 1. Variances, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c. 2. Direction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 for issuance of permits for a building or structure in the bed of a mapped street or public drainageway, flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32. 3. Direction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36 for issuance of a permit for a building or structure not related to a street. Whenever relief is granted pursuant to this subsection, notice of the hearing on the application for development shall include reference to the request for a variance or direction for issuance of a permit, as the case may be. e. To consider and report to the Township Council within thirty-five (35) days after referral as to any proposed development regulations submitted to it, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26a. f. The Construction Official and Township Council are authorized

y-five (35) days after referral as to any proposed development regulations submitted to it, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26a. f. The Construction Official and Township Council are authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D- 26b, to refer to the Planning Board any matter concerning land in the Township of West Orange, all contiguous municipalities and the County of Essex. Such reference shall not extend the time for action by referring authority. The Planning Board may choose to issue no report or it may make a recommendation concerning the matter referred to it. Whenever the Planning Board issues a recommendation to another municipal body pursuant to this paragraph, such recommendation may be rejected only by a majority or the full authorized membership of the other body. g. To participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by State or Federal law or regulations. h. To assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process. i. To prepare a program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a term of at least six (6) years pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-20. 192