There is hereby established, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23, a Planning Board consisting of nine members of the following four classes and two alternate members as hereinafter provided:
A. 
Class I: The Mayor of the Borough.
B. 
Class II: One of the officials of the Borough, other than a member of the Borough Council, to be appointed by the Mayor. The member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board shall be the Class II Planning Board member if there is both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education among the Class IV or alternate members of the Planning Board.
C. 
Class III: A member of the Borough Council to be appointed by the same.
D. 
Class IV: Six other citizens of the Borough to be appointed by the Mayor. The members of Class IV shall hold no other Borough office or position, except that any member may be a member of the Borough Historic Preservation Commission, one member may be a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and one member may be a member of the Board of Education. The member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning Board shall be a Class IV Planning Board member unless there be among the Class IV or alternate members of the Planning Board 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 member of the Planning Board.
E. 
Alternate members: Not more than two alternate members of the Planning Board to be appointed by the Mayor. Such alternate members shall be designated by the Mayor as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings, but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of any class. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. Alternate members shall meet the qualifications pertaining to Class IV members of the Planning Board.
The terms of members of the Planning Board and the procedure to be followed in order to fill vacancies shall be in accordance with this section.
A. 
Terms.
(1) 
Class I: The term of the member composing Class I shall correspond with his or her official tenure.
(2) 
Class II: The term of the member composing Class II shall be for one year or terminate at the completion of his or her term of office, whichever occurs first, unless the Class II member is also a member of the Environmental Commission, in which case his or her term shall be for three years or terminate at the completion of his or her term of office as a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever occurs first.
(3) 
Class III: The term of the member composing Class III shall be for one year or terminate at the completion of his or her term of office.
(4) 
Class IV: The terms of members composing Class IV shall be for four years, running from January 1 of the year of their respective appointments except as otherwise provided herein. The term of a member composing Class IV who is also a member of the Environmental Commission shall be for three years or terminate at the completion of his or her term of office as a member of the Environmental Commission, whichever occurs first. The term of a member composing Class IV who is also a member of the Board of Adjustment or the Board of Education shall terminate at the completion of his or her term of office as a member of such other body or at the completion of his or her Class IV term, whichever occurs first.
(5) 
Alternate members: The terms of alternate members shall be for two years, provided that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any given year.
B. 
Vacancies. If a vacancy in any membership class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term the same as provided in Subsection A above.
The Planning Board shall annually elect a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson from the regular Class IV members and select a Secretary, who may be either a member of the Planning Board or a municipal employee designated by the Planning Board.
There is hereby created the office of Planning Board Attorney. The Planning Board may annually appoint, fix the compensation of or agree upon the rate of compensation for the Planning Board Attorney, who shall be an attorney other than the Borough Attorney.
The Planning Board shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
To prepare and adopt, and from time to time amend, a Master Plan for the development of the Borough, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
B. 
To review and act on applications for development for the following:
(1) 
Minor subdivisions.
(2) 
Major subdivisions.
(3) 
Minor site plans.
(4) 
Site plans.
(5) 
Conditional uses.
(6) 
PURDs.
C. 
When reviewing applications for development under its jurisdiction, to act to the same extent and subject to the same restrictions as the Zoning Board of Adjustment, on the following matters, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:5D-60:
(1) 
Variances, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c.
(2) 
Requests for the issuance of a permit for a building or structure in the bed of a mapped street or public drainageway, flood control basin or public area reserved on the Official Map, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34.
(3) 
Requests for the issuance of a permit for a building or structure not related to a street pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35.
D. 
To administer the applicable provisions of this chapter, the Master Plan and the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.).
E. 
To participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by county, state or federal laws or regulations.
F. 
To assemble and analyze data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process.
G. 
To consider and make a report to the Borough Council, within 35 days after referral, on any proposed development regulation submitted to the Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26(a) and also to review any matters which may be specifically referred to the Planning Board by the Borough Council pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26(b), including but not limited to the following:
(1) 
Acquisition by the Borough, through purchase, lease or otherwise, of buildings and land.
(2) 
Sale of Borough-owned buildings and land.
(3) 
Vacation of Borough or other public rights in streets, alleys and other public rights-of-way.
(4) 
Creation of Borough parks and other recreational areas and facilities.
H. 
To annually prepare a program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a term of six years and amendments thereto and recommend the same to the Borough Council, if authorized to do so by the same.
I. 
To perform such other advisory duties as are assigned by ordinance or by resolution of the Borough Council for the aid and assistance of the same or other Borough agencies or officials.