Planning Board

Shannon Rapant

Secretary

(908) 322-6700, ext. 307

The Planning Board is responsible under state statute for preparing and adopting a Township Master Plan (see below) and for reviewing any and all land use development within the Township of Scotch Plains, including alterations/additions to the schools, utilities and municipal agencies. The Planning Board is charged with approving all subdivisions, site plans, planned development applications and conditional uses which conform to Township land use ordinances. The Planning Board is also responsible for reviewing all ordinances proposed by the Township Council that deal with land use.

Meeting Notes

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of our citizens and consistent with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., through standards promulgated by the State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, and Executive Orders 103 and 107, the regular meeting of the Planning Board of the Township of Scotch Plains scheduled for Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. will be held by online/virtual means and telephonically only.

In addition to the regular business as outlined in the agenda, the following application will continue: Elite Properties at Scotch Plains LLC, who is seeking Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval for property located at 1770-1772 and 1774-1778 East Second Street, Block 1201, Lots 21 and 22, B-2 Zone. The applicant is proposing to consolidate the existing lots, demolish the existing building, and construct a three-story mixed use building, including retail business and personal service on the first floor, and 30 apartment units on the second and third floors with off-street parking. The agenda for the meeting on May 24, 2021 will be posted on the Township of Scotch Plains Website.

Members of the public who wish to monitor and/or participate in the public meeting may join from a computer or capable device at:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82742950984?pwd=ektTaVBSbzlUMjJiMGc3c1RUMlphQT09

If any difficulty is encountered with the link, the information to access manually when prompted is:

Meeting ID: 827 4295 0984

Passcode: 686299

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**PLEASE NOTE** The application for Elite Properties at Scotch Plains LLC, App. 20-11, 1770-1772 and 1774-1778 East Second Street, Block 1201, Lots 21 and 22, will continue at the May 24, 2021 meeting.

Board Members and Alternates

The Planning Board is made up of nine members and two alternate members who are all appointed by the Mayor. In addition, the Planning Board hires its own consultants at the beginning of each year when it reorganizes. Members and alternates for 2021 are:

Class IV members

Joseph Doyle, Planning Board Chair

Jeffrey Strauss, Planning Board Vice Chair

James Checchio, Secretary

Paulette Coronato

Michael Plotnick

Ryan Teicher

Alternates

Matthew Adams, Alternate 1

Alfonse Akins, Alternate 2

Annual Appointments

Joshua G. Losardo, Mayor

Roshan "Roc" White, Councilmember

Robert LaCosta

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Meeting Schedule

Regular meetings of the Planning Board are held at Municipal Hall, 430 Park Avenue, Council Chambers, 7:30 PM on the following days unless otherwise indicated.

Due to Covid-19, all meetings will take place on Zoom for the foreseeable future.

* 01-11-21	7:30 p.m.
01-25-21	7:30 p.m.
02-08-21	7:30 p.m.
** 02-22-21	7:30 p.m.
03-08-21	7:30 p.m.
03-22-21	7:30 p.m.
04-12-21	7:30 p.m.
** 04-26-21	7:30 p.m.
05-10-21	7:30 p.m.
05-24-21	7:30 p.m.
06-14-21	7:30 p.m.
06-28-21	7:30 p.m.
07-12-21	7:30 p.m.
07-26-21	7:30 p.m.
09-13-21	7:30 p.m.
09-27-21	7:30 p.m.
10-13-21	7:30 p.m.
10-25-21	7:30 p.m.
11-08-21	7:30 p.m.
11-22-21	7:30 p.m.
12-13-21	7:30 p.m.
* 01-10-22	7:30 p.m.

* Reorganizational meeting

** Meeting Cancelled

Master Plan

The Master Plan is comprised of a report or statement of land use and development proposals with maps, diagrams and text presenting a statement of objectives, principles, assumptions, policies and standards upon which constituent proposals for the physical, economic, and social development of the municipality are based; a land use plan element taking into account and stating its relationship to the statement above and other Master Plan elements provided for and natural conditions, including but not necessarily limited to topography, soil conditions, water supply, drainage, flood plain areas, marshes and woodlands; showing the existing and proposed location, extent and intensity of development of land to be used in the future for varying types of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, educational, and other public and private purposes or combination of purposes and stating the relationship thereof to the existing and any proposed zone plan and any proposed zone plan and the zoning ordinance; and showing the existing and proposed location of any airports and the boundaries of any airport safety zones delineated; and including a statement of the standards of population density and development intensity recommended for the municipality. The Master Plan which is reviewed every seven years is re-examined at intervals within that time period. The Planning Board holds a public hearing before the adoption of or amendments to the Master Plan by the Township Council.