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Planning Board

​ Description of Duties: Powers and Duties of the Planning Board: 

The Planning Board shall follow the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law and this chapter, and accordingly shall have authority to:

1. Prepare, adopt, and amend a master plan or component part thereof;
    
2. Exercise control over and review of subdivisions, site plans and conditional uses, including certain variances and building permits. Notwithstanding the above, the planning Board shall not have the power to review and approve site plans, subdivisions or conditional uses when such applications involve a "D" variance;
    
3. Perform informal review of concept plans for development;
    
4. Make recommendations to the Borough Council concerning adoption or amendment of development regulations and an official map;
    
5. Direct the issuance of building permits for buildings or structures in certain areas shown on an official map, when such building permits also require subdivision, site plan or conditional use approval;
    
6. Direct the issuance of building permits for buildings or structures on a lot not related to a street, when such building permits also require subdivision, site plan or conditional use approval;
    
7. Make recommendations to the Borough Council and/or any housing, parking, highway, special district or other authority, redevelopment agency, school board other similar public agency, State, County or municipal, concerning the relationship of capital projects to the Master Plan pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-31;
    
8. Prepare a capital improvements program, if authorized by the Borough Council;
    
9. Participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by State or federal law or regulation;
    
10. Assemble data on a continuing basis as part of a continuous planning process; and
    Perform such other advisory duties as are assigned to it by ordinance or resolution of the Borough Council for the aid and assistance of the Borough Council or other agencies or officers.

Length of Terms:      Dependent on Class of Membership: Class I is term of the Mayor; Class II and III are both  one year; Class IV is Four Years; Alternate members are Two Years

Dates/Times of Meetings:   Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, meetings are being held remotely.  See below for log in instructions. Second & Fourth Tuesday of every month beginning at 7:00pm in the Courtroom of Borough Hall.  *Those months with one meeting date - conflict with Mayor and Council schedule, holiday, etc.

Number of Vacancies:    None

PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AND MEETING DATES

Member & Class	Term expires			Member & Class		Term expires
Bob Ackerman, Class IV	12/31/2022
Brian Bythell,  Class IV	12/31/2021			John Mocharski, Class IV		12/31/2021
Paul Grzenda, Class IV	12/31/2021			Richard Houghton, Class IV		12/31/2021
Derryck White, Class III, Council	12/31/2020			Jack Pedersen, Class IV		12/31/2020
Michael Pellegrino, Class II	12/31/2020			Mayor Matthew Anesh, Class I		12/31/2022
Gerry Butrico, Alt I	12/31/2021			Suzanne Lepore, Alt II		12/31/2020

Board Attorney - Savo, Schalk, Gillespi, O'Grodnick & Fisher, PA - Alexander G. Fisher, Esq

Board Planner - T&M Associates - Stan Slachetka, PP, AICP

Board Engineer - Najarian Assoc - Robert W. Bucco, Jr. PE, CME, CPWM

Board Recording Secretary - Joanne Broderick, (908) 226-7647

 

2020  HEARING DATES

January 28*		July 14
February 11		July 28
February 25		August 11
March 10		August 25
March 24		September 22*
April 14		October 13
April 28		October 27
May 12		November 10
May 26		November 24
June 9		December 8
June 23		December 22

*Those months with one meeting date - conflict with Mayor and Council schedule, holiday etc.

Cancelled meetings are in italic .

Meetings are held at 7:00 pm in the Municipal Building, 2480 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield

 

 

•  Cisco WebEx Instructions - Applicants & Residents (pdf)
•  Application for August 25, 2020 meeting
•  2020 Agendas
•  2020 Minutes
•  Planning Board - ZB Application (pdf)
•  Fair Share Plan 7-25-2017 PB Meeting (pdf)
•  Zoning Map (pdf)
•  Master Plan
•  Archive - Planning Board