Boards & Commissions
Planning Board
Mission Statement:
The Planning Board is responsible under state statute for preparing and adopting a Township Master Plan and for reviewing land use development within Bernards Township. The Planning Board is charged with reviewing subdivisions, site plans, planned development, conditional uses and certain variances. The Planning Board also reviews and recommends revisions to land use ordinances to the Township Committee.
Membership:
The Planning Board is made up of nine members and two alternate members. In
addition, the Planning Board retains its own staff and consultants annually
at its reorganization meeting.
| Name |
Membership |
Term Expires |
| Karen Terracciano Del Vento |
Vice-Chair
Class IV Member |
12/31/2010 |
| Bert Fonde |
Environmental Commission Representative
Class IV Member |
12/31/2010 |
| Richard Huckins |
Class IV Member |
12/31/2012 |
| John Malay |
TC Representative
Class III Member |
12/31/2010 |
| Kevin Orr |
Board of Adjustment
Class II Member |
12/31/2010 |
| Ann Parsekian |
Class IV Member |
12/31/2012 |
| Randy Santoro |
Class IV Member |
12/31/2013 |
| Scott Spitzer |
Mayor
Class I Member |
12/31/2010 |
| Peter Winter |
Chairman
Class IV member |
12/31/2012 |
| Carol Bianchi |
Alternate #1
Class IV Member |
12/31/2011 |
| Gwenn Gilmore |
Alternate #2
Class IV Member |
12/31/2010 |
Meeting Schedule:
PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Planning Board of the Township of Bernards
will meet to discuss or act upon public business at 7:30 p.m. on each of the dates set
forth below at the Municipal Building, Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, NJ:
- January 5
- January 19
- February 2
- February 16
- March 2
- March 16
- April 6
- April 20
- May 4
- May 18
- June 8
- June 22
- July 6
- July 22
- August 3
- August 17
- September 7
- September 21
- October 5
- October 19
- November 16
- December 7
- December 21
Notice of revisions or additions to the above schedule will be posted and advertised as required by law.
- Public Participation: Residents are welcome to attend
the public meetings of the Board and are invited to ask questions
and provide comments and statements regarding applications that
appear on the agenda. To review copies of applications for
development, please contact, Frances Florio, Planning Board Secretary,
at 908-204-3026.
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As of June 6, 2006, the Planning Board has adopted the following procedure.
There will be no new cases heard after 10:00 p.m. and no new witnesses
or testimony will be heard after 10:30 p.m.
Additional Facts About Your Board
- Planning Board Staff:
Board Counsel, Stuart R. Koenig, Esq. Stickel, Koenig & Sullivan 973-239-8800- Board Planner, David Banisch, PP Banisch Associates, Inc. 908-782-0835
- Board Engineer, Thomas J. Quinn, PE, EKA Associates 908-322-2030
- Assistant Township Planner, David Schley 908-204-3004
- Board Secretary, Frances Florio 908-204-3026