Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Ordinance to the Central Planning Board for Formal Review
Purpose: Resolution referring a Proposed Ordinance amending Title 41 of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, entitled "Newark Zoning and Land Use Regulations, by amending Chapter 15-2-2 entitled "Schedule of Fees" to establish an increase in the application fee schedule for applications made to the Central Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Landmark and Historic Commission; pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8.
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WHEREAS, the Zoning and Land Use Regulations of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented (the "Zoning and Land Use Regulations") were recently amended to enhance planning, housing and economic development within the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning and Land Use Regulations, Title 41, Section 15-12.2, provides for the assessment of non-refundable application fees for applications to the Newark Central Planning Board, Newark Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission (the "Boards") for the purposes of offsetting the administrative and clerical costs of running those Boards; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8(a) "[e]very municipal agency shall adopt and may amend reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act or any applicable ordinance, for the administration of its functions, powers and duties . . ."; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8(b) a municipality shall, by ordinance, establish a schedule of reasonable fees to be paid by applicants for the review of an application for development/land use by a municipal agency; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic and Housing Developmen...
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