§ 156.002 POWERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD.
   (A)   The Planning Board shall have the power to:
      (1)   Prepare, maintain, adopt and administer the master plan.
      (2)   Prepare, maintain, and administer the subdivision, site plan, and zoning ordinances within this chapter and hear and decide applications made pursuant thereto.
      (3)   Prepare, maintain, and administer the official map.
      (4)   Prepare a capital improvements program, if authorized by the Township Committee.
      (5)   Review proposed amendments to the subdivision, site plan, and zoning ordinances within this chapter and the official map, and make recommendations regarding the same to the Township Committee pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26a.
      (6)   Hear and decide applications for conditional use.
      (7)   Hear and decide applications for variances and certain building permits when in conjunction with applications for subdivision, site plan and conditional use approval pursuant to Article 8 of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
   (B)   The Planning Board may:
      (1)   Participate in the exercise and review of programs or plans required by State or Federal law or regulation.
      (2)   Assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process.
      (3)   Perform such other advisory duties as may be requested of it by the Township Committee.
(Ord. 945-99, passed 9-13-99)