The Planning Board attorney shall be either (a) a member of or employed by a firm of attorneys or (b) an individual attorney, with at least seven (7) years experience as a joint land use board attorney, planning board attorney, or zoning board attorney, or shall have appeared on behalf of applicants before such boards regularly for at least seven (7) years, with experience in the all aspects of planning, zoning, and municipal land use law. Extensive work and knowledge of the MLUL, experience in devising Master Plans, and some COAH experience is required. The individual attorney shall have at least five (5) years experience as a municipal, planning, or zoning board attorney or shall demonstrate five (5) years of experience in a practice devoted primarily to zoning, planning, and development law in New Jersey. Firm and individual must comply with the local pay to play ordinance.
