§ 62A-3. Historic Preservation Commission.

A. 

Membership. The Commission shall consist of five regular members and two alternates, with at least one member in each of the following classes:

(1) 

Class A: a person knowledgeable in building design and construction or architectural history and who may reside outside the Borough.

(2) 

Class B: a person knowledgeable or with demonstrated interest in local history who may reside outside the Borough.

(3) 

Class C: citizens of the Borough who hold no other municipal office except they may be a member of the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment. At least one shall be owner of an historic site.

B. 

Terms of office: four years for regular members, two years for alternates. In the initial creation of the Commission, terms shall be distributed as follows: Regular members: two for four years, one each for one, two, and three years so that all terms do not expire at one time. Alternates: one for 2 years, one for one year. Regular members may be reappointed for four-year terms when initial terms expire. Alternates may be reappointed for two-year terms upon expiration of initial terms.

C. 

Appointment. The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint all members and alternates. The Mayor shall also appoint a Council member as liaison to the HPC.

D. 

Officers. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from its membership annually at its first meeting of the calendar year and elect a secretary who may or may not be a member of the Commission or a Borough employee.

E. 

Funding. The Borough shall make provision in its budget for appropriate funds for expenses of the HPC.

F. 

Rules.

(1) 

A quorum shall consist of three members of the Commission.

(2) 

Secretary. The secretary shall record minutes of all meetings and proceedings including voting records, attendance, resolutions, findings, determinations and decisions. All shall be public record.

(3) 

All meetings shall comply with the Open Public Meetings Act.

Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.

(4) 

Alternate members may participate in discussions, but not vote except in the absence of a regular member.

(5) 

No member of the Commission shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he or she or any family member has personal or financial interest.

(6) 

Members shall serve without compensation.

G. 

Powers and duties. The principal responsibility of the HPC shall be to work with developers to negotiate alternatives to major alteration or demolition of historic sites. The Commission also shall:

(1) 

Create and maintain an inventory of historic sites within Upper Saddle River based on the Bergen County Historic Sites Survey 1984, revised 9/01.

(2) 

Create and recommend to the Planning Board an historic preservation section for the Borough Master Plan.

(3) 

Contact owners of historic sites to discuss historic preservation and the benefits of protection under this chapter.

(4) 

Award historic site plaques and recognition to those sites deemed eligible by the HPC.

(5) 

Review applications for demolition or building permits for homes protected under this chapter, discuss alternatives with the developer, and render recommendations within 45 days of the receipt of the application.

(6) 

Carry out such other advisory, educational and informational functions as will promote historic preservation in the Borough.