Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 proceedings shall not be stayed other than by an order of the Superior Court of New Jersey, upon notice to the Zoning Officer and on due cause shown. d. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-75 the Zoning Board of Adjustment, in connection with appeals from the Zoning Officer, may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the action, order, requirement, decision interpretation or determination appealed from, and to that end shall have all the powers of the Zoning Officer. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.3I) 25-47.10 Removal of Members. a. A regular or alternate member may be removed from the Zoning Board of Adjustment by the Governing Body for cause. Any member sought to be removed shall be entitled to a public hearing if he or she so requests. b. For purposes of this subsection absence by a regular or alternate member from four (4) consecutive regular meetings of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, without being previously excused by the Chairperson, shall be deemed to be a just cause for removal. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.3J; Ord. No. 1019-90 § 1) 25-48 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH PLANNING BOARD AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. 25-48.1 Conflicts of Interest. No member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment shall act on any matter in which such member has, either directly or indirectly, any personal, pecuniary or financial interest. Whenever any such member shall disqualify himself or herself from acting on a particular matter, such member shall not continue to sit with the Board on the hearing of the matter nor participate on any discussion or decision relating thereto. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.4A) 25-48.2 Meetings. a. Meetings of both the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be scheduled no less often than once a month and any meeting so scheduled shall be held as scheduled unless canceled for lack of applications for development to process. b. Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chairman or on the request, in writing, of any two (2) board members. Such meetings shall be held on notice to its members and the public in accordance with law. c. Except as otherwise provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., all actions

wo (2) board members. Such meetings shall be held on notice to its members and the public in accordance with law. c. Except as otherwise provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., all actions shall be taken by a majority vote of those members present at any meeting; provided that no action shall be taken at any meeting unless a quorum is present. d. All regular meetings and all special meetings shall be open to the public. Notice of all such meetings shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Law, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-8.4B) 25-48.3 Minutes and Records. a. Minutes of every regular or special meeting shall be kept and shall include the names of the persons appearance and addressing the Board and of persons appearing by attorney, the action taken by the Board, the findings and reasons therefore. The minutes shall thereafter be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the 222