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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:
- Prepare, adopt, and amend a master plan or component part thereof;
- 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;
- Perform informal review of concept plans for development;
- Make recommendations to the Borough Council concerning adoption or amendment of development regulations and an official map;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- Prepare a capital improvements program, if authorized by the Borough Council;
- Participate in the preparation and review of programs or plans required by State or federal law or regulation;
- 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 virtual (remote). See below for WebEx 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: One
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 | |||
Vacant, Class IV | 12/31/2021 | Richard Houghton, Class IV | 12/31/2021 | |||
Derryck White, Class III, Council | 12/31/2021 | Jack Pedersen, Class IV | 12/31/2024 | |||
Michael Pellegrino, Class II | 12/31/2021 | Mayor Matthew Anesh, Class I | 12/31/2022 | |||
Gerry Butrico, Alt I | 12/31/2021 | Suzanne Lepore, Alt II | 12/31/2022 |
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
2021 HEARING DATES
January 12 | June 22 | |
January 26 | July 13 | |
February 9 | July 27 | |
February 23 | August 10 | |
March 9 | August 24 | |
March 23 | September 14 | |
April 13 | September 28 | |
April 27 | October 12 | |
May 11 | October 26 | |
May 25 | November 9* | |
June 8 | December 14* | |
*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
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2021 Minutes -
2021 Agenda -
Cisco WebEx Instructions - Applicants & Residents (pdf) -
Planning Board - Zoning Board Application - February 2021 (pdf) -
Fair Share Plan 7-25-2017 PB Meeting (pdf) -
Zoning Map (pdf) -
Master Plan -
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