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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:

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: 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.

PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AND MEETING DATES

Member & Class	Term expires	Member & Class	Term expires
Bob Ackerman, Class IV	12/31/2026	Shannon Jefferys, Alt. II	12/31/2027
Brian Bythell, Class IV	12/31/2029	John Mocharski, Class IV	12/31/2029
Gerry Butrico, IV	12/31/2028	Richard Houghton, Class IV	12/31/2029
Pete Smith, Class III, Council	12/31/2026	Roberto Sayers, Alt. I	12/31/2026
Darlene Cullen , Class II	12/31/2026	Mayor Matthew Anesh, Class I	12/31/2026
Suzanne Lepore, Class IV	12/31/2028	Maria Campagna, Class IV	12/31/2028

Board Attorney - Savo, Schalk, Gillespi, O'Grodnick & Fisher, PA - Matthew Flynn, Esq.

Board Planner - T&M Associates - Caroline Z. Reiter, PP, AICP

Board Engineer - Center State Engineering - Robert J. Russo, P.E., P.P.

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

2026 Meeting Schedule

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

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

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