New Jersey § 13:17-9
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:17-9, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:17-9.
(a) The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and, after public hearing
and pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, shall adopt a master plan or
portion thereof for the physical development of all lands lying within the district,
which plan may include proposals for various stages in the future development of the
district. The commission may from time to time, pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided,
and after public hearing, amend said master plan. The master plan shall include a report presenting the objectives, assumptions, standards
and principles which are embodied in the various interlocking portions of the master
plan. The master plan shall be a composite of the one or more written proposals recommending
the physical development of the lands within its jurisdiction either in its entirety
or a portion thereof which the commission shall prepare after meetings with the governing
bodies of the constituent municipalities and affected counties, and any agencies and
instrumentalities thereof. (b) In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission
shall give due consideration to the necessity to provide in the district sanitary
landfills and other facilities for the disposal of solid waste which may be utilized
by municipalities within the district and municipalities throughout the State. In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission
shall give due consideration to the existing patterns of the development in the constituent
municipalities and to any master plan or other plan of development adopted by any
constituent municipality prior to the effective date of this act or prior to the preparation
of the master plan by the commission. (c) In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto, the
commission shall consult with any Federal or State agency having an interest in the
district. At least 60 days prior to taking any action relating to the district such Federal
and State agency shall file with the commission their proposed plans for the commission's
review and recommendation.
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