Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:27-6.3. Submission of subdivision application to board for review and approval; report to municipal authority Each subdivision application shall be submitted to the county planning board for review and, where required, approval prior to approval by the local municipal approvin…

40:27-6.4. Review of subdivision application; withholding of approval The county planning board shall review each subdivision application and withhold approval if said proposed subdivision does not meet the subdivision approval standards previously adopted by the board of chosen …

40:27-6.5. Certification of subdivision plat; acceptance for filing The county recording officer shall not accept for filing any subdivision plat unless it bears the certification of either approval or of review and exemption of the authorized county planning board officer or sta…

40:27-6.6 Review and approval of site plans for land development along county roads or affecting county drainage facilities. 8. The governing body of any county having a county planning board may provide for the review of site plans for land development along county roads or affe…

40:27-6.7. Report of approval or disapproval to local authority; time limit; extension The municipal or other local agency or individual with authority to approve the site plan or issue a building permit shall defer action on any application requiring county approval pursuant to …

40:27-6.8. Resolution vesting power to review and approve subdivisions and site plans with director The county planning board may by resolution vest its power to review and approve subdivisions, pursuant to the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of this act, and the power to revi…

40:27-6.9. Appeal by aggrieved persons; hearing; decision If said action is taken by the planning director and a committee of the board, said applicant may file an appeal in writing to the county planning board within 10 days after the date of notice by certified mail of the said…

40:27-8. Existing boards continued in conformity with this chapter County planning boards lawfully in existence on June eighth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, if continued after January first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, shall be reconstituted in accorda…

40:28-1. Lands and buildings for airport purposes; acquisition Any county may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation, or any other lawful manner real estate for airport purposes and erect and maintain thereon buildings for such purposes.

40:28-2. Lease of airport to state Any county acquiring or maintaining real estate for airport purposes may lease the same or part thereof for such term of years as may be agreed upon, to the state of New Jersey or any agency thereof, with or without consideration, in order to en…

40:28-3. Power to construct, operate, lease and regulate airports Any county which has acquired lands for airport purposes may: Buildings. a. Construct thereon buildings for the purpose of providing storage space or hangars for airplanes, storage for oil, gasoline, repair parts, …

40:28-4. Bonds for airport purposes; maturity 40:28-4. a. A county of any class may issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring real estate and thereafter equipping, maintaining, and operating that real estate for airport purposes. b. All bonds issued for airport purposes shall matu…

40:29-1. Appropriation to assist federal government in building bulkheads The board of chosen freeholders of any county bordering upon the Atlantic ocean, may appropriate and pay out of the county treasury into the treasury of the United States to and for the credit of the secret…

40:29-10. Beach protection; municipal co-operation The board of chosen freeholders of any county and the governing body of any municipality bordering on the Atlantic ocean in any such county may enter into an agreement whereby the board shall agree to pay to the municipality such…

40:29-11. Approval of plans; county to control work The plans and specifications for the erection, construction or repair of any such works, seawalls, bulkheads, jetties and other devices shall first be approved by the municipality, county and the board of commerce and navigation…

40:32-14. Veterans' housing projects; acquisition and use The board of chosen freeholders of any county is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, contribution, devise, bequest, relinquishment or transfer, lands in the county, or any interest therein,…

40:32-15. Resolution; title Such acquisition shall be authorized by resolution of the board, and title to such lands and other property shall be taken in the name of the county. L.1951, c. 116, p. 525, s. 2, eff. May 29, 1951.

40:32-16. Operation and use of veterans' housing projects After such acquisition the board may operate, maintain, regulate and use such lands and buildings and structures thereon, and improve and equip the same, for the purpose of providing housing or means of shelter for veteran…

40:32-17. Leases After such acquisition, the board may from time to time lease such lands with the improvements, equipment, furnishings and other property thereon, or any part of any thereof, to any person, group, authority, or corporation to provide housing or means of shelter f…

40:32-18. Disposition of property when no longer needed for housing purposes When the board shall by resolution determine that it would be advantageous to the county to use any or all of such lands or other property for public purposes other than housing, or that pressing need fo…

40:32-19. Appropriation for operating The county may appropriate, and the board shall annually include in the budget, the amount of money deemed necessary for operating, maintaining, improving and regulating such lands and buildings and structures thereon. L.1951, c. 116, p. 526,…

40:32-2.1. Acquisition and maintenance of lands and interests for park, recreation, welfare and hospital purposes The board of chosen freeholders of any county is authorized and empowered to acquire by gift, grant, contribution, devise, bequest or condemnation, lands and interest…

40:32-2.2. Resolution of board; title Such acquisition shall be by resolution of the board, and title thereto shall be taken in the name of the county of (here insert name of county). L.1940, c. 33, p. 115, s. 2.

40:32-2.3. Lands, buildings and structures After such acquisition the board may erect, construct, and maintain on such lands, buildings and structures and the administration and maintenance thereof shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board. L.1940, c. 33, p. 115, s. …

40:32-2.4. Budget; limitations on appropriation The board shall annually include in its budget the amount of money deemed necessary for maintaining any of the public parks, public welfare projects or hospitals operated and maintained as contemplated by this act; provided, however…

40:32-2.5. Use of federal funds In any county in which lands and interests therein have been acquired as in this act provided, it shall be lawful for the board of chosen freeholders with funds made available by the Federal Government or any instrumentality thereof to use funds so…

40:32-2.6. Constabulary; establishment; members Any county maintaining any public park or public recreation area as authorized by the act hereby supplemented, except for counties with county park commissions, may appoint and establish a constabulary to preserve order in the parks…

40:32-2.7. Arrests without warrant The members and officers of the park police may arrest on view and without warrant, and conduct before the municipal court of the municipality in which the arrest is made, or the municipal court of a neighboring municipality, any persons found v…

40:32-6. Acquisition and preservation of historical buildings and data Any county may acquire, by gift or purchase, any real estate or any interests therein, together with any and all buildings thereon within the limits of the county for historical purposes, or for the purpose of…

40:32-7.10. Appropriation by board of chosen freeholders The board of chosen freeholders may annually appropriate money to be raised by taxation to develop, maintain, and operate a public golf course and all form of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carr…

40:32-7.11. Fees, rents and charges The board of chosen freeholders may establish, charge, and collect reasonable fees, rents or other charges for admission to, use or enjoyment of any property developed or used in whole or in part for a public golf course or for such other recre…

40:32-7.12. Rules and regulations The board of chosen freeholders may by resolution make, alter, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for the supervision, regulation and control of all activities carried on, conducted, sponsored, arranged, or provided for in connection with a …

40:32-7.13. Actions for violations; enforcement of rules The municipal court of the municipality in which the public golf course or other county recreational, playground or public entertainment facility is located shall have jurisdiction in actions for the violation of any such r…

40:32-7.14. Fines and penalties; disposition All moneys collected either as fines or penalties for violation of a rule or regulation shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court to the county treasurer. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 9.

40:32-7.15. Lease of lands and buildings acquired for public golf course and other recreational purposes Whenever a board of chosen freeholders which shall have established a public golf course and related recreational facilities pursuant to this act, deems it to be in the intere…

40:32-7.16. Bids for leases Any lease executed hereunder shall be upon competitive bids following public advertisement therefor, in a newspaper circulating in the county, at least once, not less than 20 days prior to the receipt of bids. The advertisement shall designate the time…

40:32-7.17. Power conferred as additional The power conferred in this act is in addition to those given by any other law or laws. L.1958, c. 94, p. 541, s. 12.

40:32-7.18. County golf courses Any county which has received federal or State funds for the acquisition or development of public golf courses and which offers reduced senior citizen rates to its residents may allow any resident of the State 62 years of age or older to use these …

40:32-7.6. Counties not having park commission; acquisition of golf course and other recreational facilities The board of chosen freeholders of any county in which a park commission shall not have been established may lease, or may acquire, in fee or less estate, by gift, devise,…

40:32-7.7. Maintenance, improvement and operation; buildings, structures and equipment The board of chosen freeholders may preserve, care for, lay out, construct, maintain, improve, and operate any land or real estate it may acquire for use as a public golf course and for such ot…

40:32-7.8. Taxes and bonds The money necessary to pay for the lands, rights, or interest therein acquired for a public golf course and for such other recreational, playground, or public entertainment purposes and activities as the board of chosen freeholders may determine, and fo…

40:32-7.9. Supervision and control The board of chosen freeholders may assign general supervision and control over the maintenance, operation and regulation of any such public golf course, and of all recreational, playground and public entertainment activities carried on by the c…

40:33-1. County library; establishment The board of chosen freeholders of every county shall, in the manner hereinafter in this article provided, establish a free public library to be known as "the free county library" . This library shall be established for such subdivisions of …

40:33-10. Borrowing money in anticipation of library taxes; tax notes The board of chosen freeholders may borrow money, in anticipation of the receipt of taxes levied for county library purposes, not in excess of the amount levied in any year for such purposes, and may issue note…

40:33-11. Tax revenue notes or bonds for delinquent taxes The board of chosen freeholders may issue tax revenue notes or tax revenue bonds for the county library tax which has become delinquent for the amount of such delinquent tax. Loans of this class shall be evidenced by the i…

40:33-12. County treasurer custodian of library funds; payment of bills The county treasurer shall be the custodian of the county library tax collected and of all other funds or moneys of the commission, and upon receipt of bills properly authorized by the commission, payment the…