Planning & Zoning

Departments

Planning & Zoning

Nancy DeFalco, Administrative Officer
Planning & Zoning Department
Phone: (732) 446-8322
Fax:(732) 446-0134

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EFFECTIVE MARCH 17, PROTOCOL FOR PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE

Planning/Zoning &Code Enforcement Office Policies While Municipal Building is Closed

See further information here

COVID-19 UPDATE/PLANNING/ZONING/CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE POLICIES

The Township has made a decision to change the permit process in the Planning/Zoning & Code Enforcement Department until further notice.

Town Hall will be closed to the public; however, a drop box is located in the vestibule as you enter the Municipal Building. Once your permit is processed, you will receive a call on pick up procedure should the Post Office close.

All of our applications, documents and information sheets are on our webpage under “Departments”:

Zoning/Enforcement
Planning & Zoning

Please contact the following individuals directly with any questions or before dropping any applications or documents in the drop box:

Suzanne Krohn, Assistant Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer 732-446-8301 skrohn@mtnj.org

Lisa Urso Nosseir, Planning Board 732-446-8367 lnosseir@mtnj.org

Janice Moench, Zoning Board 732-446-8350 jmoench@mtnj.org

Nancy DeFalco, Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer/Administrative Officer

732-446-8322 ndefalco@mtnj.org

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Planning Board

The Planning Board consists of nine regular members and two alternate members who are residents of the town and appointed by the Mayor. The Board meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the court room at Town Hall. A reorganization meeting is held in January to appoint the Board’s own professionals, elect a Chairperson and various other appointments, and establishing meeting dates for the year.

The Planning Board processes applications for “permitted uses” for subdivisions and site plans. Applications are reviewed by the Board professionals and when deemed complete, are scheduled before the Board for a public hearing. Each town has its own ordinances which establishes rules to be met by an applicant.

The Planning Board also prepares the Master Plan. Any amendments have to be submitted to the Planning Board for their review.

Planning Board

Kathy Kwaak (Chairperson)

Todd Brown (Vice Chairperson)

Daria D'Agostino (Secretary)

Barry Jacobson (Mayor's Designee)

Jack McNaboe (Mayor)

Barry Fisher

Richard Hogan

John Castronovo

Alan Ginsberg

Steven Kastell, Alternate #1

Brian Shorr, Alternate #2

Nancy DeFalco, Administrative Officer

Lisa Nosseir, Recording Secretary

Ron Cucchiaro, Esq.,Weiner Law Group LLP (Board Attorney)

Brian Boccanfuso, PE, CME Assoc. (Board Engineer)

Jennifer Beahm, PP, Leon S. Avakian Inc. (Board Planner)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Zoning Board of Adjustment meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the court room at Town Hall. It consists of 7 regular members and two alternate members who are residents of the town and are appointed by the Mayor. A reorganization meeting is held in January to appoint the Board’s own professionals, elect a Chairperson and various other appointments and establishing meeting dates for the year.

The Zoning Board hears cases for “non-permitted uses” and variances. They are the only entity that can grant a use variance. The zoning ordinance establishes specific requirements for a zone which regulates uses for that zone, setbacks, and other regulations specific to a zone. The burden of proof lies with the applicant to prove specific criteria in order to obtain a variance.

Zoning Board

Steven Leviton (Chairman)

Terry Rosenthal

Mollie Kamen

Larry Cooper (Vice-Chairman)

Eliot Lilien

Robert Gregowicz

Adam Weiss

David Schertz, Alternate #1

Rob Ditota, Alternate #2

Basil Mantagas, Alternate #3

Janice Moench, Recording Secretary