The Board of Adjustment functions under the authority of the Municipal Land Use Law of New Jersey. It is authorized to: hear and decide appeals from decisions by an administrative officer; hear and decide interpretations of the Zoning Map or Zoning Ordinance; grant variances from the Zoning Ordinance; and grant subdivision and site plan approval in connection with use variance applications.

The Board of Adjustment consists of 7 regular members serving 4-year terms and 2 alternate members serving 2-year terms. The Mayor appoints all members, who are required to be Township residents and may not be Township elected officials or Township employees.

The current membership of the Board of Adjustment is:

Name	Term	Position
Philip Rosenbach	12/31/2016
John Olcott	12/31/2015
Terri Eichler	12/31/2015
Bonnie Gannon	12/31/2014
Dan Maselli	12/31/2016
Peter Muratore	12/31/2013
Joe Schliefer	12/31/2014
Barbara Brennan	12/31/2013	Alternate #1
Chris Yates	12/31/2014	Alternate #2

Board of Adjustment Administrative Assistant: Karen Zaborsky (973-267-8000, x1921)