FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following ordinances were approved for final adoption by the Township Council of the Township of Franklin at a Regular Meeting held on November 8, 2007:
ORDINANCE NO. 3711
AN ORDINANCE AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, MORE PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 50, POLICE DEPARTMENT, SECTION 50-10, ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION.
An Ordinance amending Chapter 50, Police Department, Section 50-10, Eligibility for Promotion, provide minimum degrees from accredited colleges and universities for promotion within the police ranks.
ORDINANCE NO. 3723
ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14)
An Ordinance authorizing the Township to exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to establish a Cap Bank as per N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14. The SFY 2008 budget year, the final appropriations of the Township of Franklin shall, in accordance with said ordinance and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14, is proposed to be increased by 1%, amounting to $345,116.00. It also provides that any amount authorized in said ordinance that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years.
Ann Marie McCarthy
Township Clerk
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY
INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 3727
The following Ordinance was Introduced and read for the first time at a regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Franklin, County of Somerset and State of New Jersey on November 8, 2007. This Ordinance will be further considered for final passage by the said Township Council, at the Municipal Complex, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset NJ on December 11, 2007 at a meeting beginning at 7:00 pm, or at any time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. All persons interested will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning such Ordinance. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting copies of the full ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours, at the Clerk’s office for the members of the general public who shall request the same.
ORDINANCE NO. 3727
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, STATE OF NEW JERSEY MORE PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 62 - SALARIES & COMPENSATION – SECTION 62-12, HOURLY WAGE SCALE FOR BLUE COLLAR EMPLOYEES AND SECTION 62-13, ANNUAL LONGEVITY FOR BLUE COLLAR EMPLOYEES.
SUMMARY
An ordinance amending Chapter 62, Salaries and Compensation, Section 62-12, Hourly Wage Scale for Blue Collar Employees for FY2007 through FY2010 and amending Section 62-13, Annual Longevity for Blue Collar Employees by adding longevity to base salary in FY08 through and FY10 based on years of service as of July 1, 2008 with the intention of phasing out of longevity effective July 1, 2011.
Ann Marie McCarthy, RMC, CMC
Township Clerk
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY
INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 3728
The following Ordinance was Introduced and read for the first time at a regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Franklin, County of Somerset and State of New Jersey on November 8, 2007. This Ordinance will be further considered for final passage by the said Township Council, at the Municipal Complex, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset NJ on December 11, 2007 at a meeting beginning at 7:00 pm, or at any time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. All persons interested will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning such Ordinance. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting copies of the full ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours, at the Clerk’s office for the members of the general public who shall request the same.
ORDINANCE NO. 3728
AN ORDINANCE REVISING, AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 112, LAND DEVELOPMENT, ARTICLE IV, SUPPLEMENTARY ZONING REGULATIONS, SECTION 112-33, RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, GOVERNMENT OR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, CHAPTER 146, CONSTRUCTION CODES UNIFORM, SECTION 146-1, FEES; AND CHAPTER 284, RECYCLING, ARTICLE I, MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, SECTION 284-1, DEFINITIONS, AND ARTICLE III, MANDATORY COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICE PARK, SECTION 284-13, DEFINITIONS.
An ordinance revising, amending and supplementing the Municipal Code of the Township of Franklin, County of Somerset, State of New Jersey for compliance with updated guidelines and/or requirements for recycling of certain materials as issued by the Somerset County Department of Public Works, Division of Solid Waste Management.
Ann Marie McCarthy, RMC, CMC
Township Clerk
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY
INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 3729
The following Ordinance was Introduced and read for the first time at a regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Franklin, County of Somerset and State of New Jersey on November 8, 2007. This Ordinance will be further considered for final passage by the said Township Council, at the Municipal Complex, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset NJ on December 11, 2007 at a meeting beginning at 7:00 pm, or at any time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. All persons interested will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning such Ordinance. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting copies of the full ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours, at the Clerk’s office for the members of the general public who shall request the same.
ORDINANCE NO. 3729
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, MORE PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 112, DEVELOPMENT, ARTICLE 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 112-4, DEFINITIONS; ARTICLE V, CONDITIONAL USES, SECTION 112-37, CHURCHES AND SIMILAR PLACES OF WORSHIP & SECTION 112-41, HOME OCCUPATIONS; ARTICLE XXIII, SITE PLAN REVIEW, SECTION 112-185, SITE PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED; SIMULTANEOUS REVIEW; EXCEPTIONS; MINOR SITE PLAN APPLICATION; ARTICLE XXVIA, RETAIL OVERLAY DISTRICT, SECTION 112-206.2, PERMITTED USES AND STANDARDS; SCHEDULE 1, PERMITTED USES; SCHEDULE 2, LOT AND YARD REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE 3, HEIGHT, COVERAGE AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.
This ordinance amends provisions of Chapter 112, Land Development, pertaining to the construction of churches and similar places of worship. Such measures are intended to allow reasonable accommodation for churches and similar places of worship within the Township, but in the manner that reduces impacts to the surrounding area.
This ordinance also removes the more intensive variety of Home Occupations (i.e., the type that involve regular customer of patient visitation, a non-resident employee, signage, etc.) as a conditionally permitted use in residences but continues to permit the les intensive type of Home Occupation (i.e., the type that involve no regular customer or patient visitation, no non-resident employees, no signage, etc.) as a permitted accessory use within a residence. Schedule I, Permitted Uses, is amended to allow home occupations, as specifically defined, as a permitted accessory use within a residence and delete home occupations as a conditional permitted use.
This ordinance also amends when site plan review is not required, establishes a Technical Review Committee and amend the definition of minor site plan.
This ordinance also amends Article XXVIA of Chapter 112, Land Development, so as to make the design standards contained therein applicable to all commercial development, whereas currently these standards are only applicable to commercial development in the Retail Overlay District. The ordinance also amends the bulk requirements of the Retail Overlay District so as to make it consistent with the bulk requirements of the General Business District.
Ann Marie McCarthy, RMC, CMC
Township Clerk