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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:     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	12/31/2025			John Mocharski, Class IV		12/31/2025
Gerry Butrico, IV	12/31/2024			Richard Houghton, Class IV		12/31/2025
Derryck White, Class III, Council	12/31/2022			Jack Pedersen, Class IV		12/31/2024
Michael Pellegrino, Class II	12/31/2022			Mayor Matthew Anesh, Class I		12/31/2022
Suzanne Lepore, Alt I	12/31/2022			Douglas Chapman, Alt II		12/31/2023

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

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

Board Engineer - Colliers Engineering & Design - Robert W. Bucco, Jr. PE, CME, CPWM

Board Recording Secretary - Stephanie Merola - 732-215-6383

 

2022 Meeting Schedule

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

*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

 

 

•  2022 Agenda
•  2022 Minutes
•  Planning Board - Zoning Board Application (pdf)
•  Fair Share Plan 7-25-17 (pdf)
•  Zoning Map 2015 (pdf)
•  Master Plan
•  Archive - Planning Board