The Planning Board functions under the authority of the Municipal Land Use Law of New Jersey. It is authorized to: adopt and amend the Master Plan; hear and decide development applications involving subdivisions and site plan for permitted uses and conditional uses; make recommendations concerning the official map, zoning map, and zoning and land use regulations; grant variances under certain circumstances in connection with site plan and subdivision review.

The Planning Board consists of 9 regular members and 2 alternate members.  Planning Board Members are divided into Classes (I to IV).  The Class I member is the sitting Mayor.  The Class II member is an official other than a member of the Township Committee.  The Class III member is a member of the Township Committee other than the Mayor.  The Class IV members are residents appointed by the Mayor.  Class IV members serve 4-year terms.  Class I and III members serve 1-year terms.  Class II members serve a 3-ear term. 

The current membership of the Planning Board is:

Planning Board Administrator:  Cynthia Phillips 973-267-8000 x1947  

Harding Township Master Plan
          Complete scanned copy
          Section-by-Section 

Planning Board Ordinance Development/Review
         B-1 Zone Revisions

Plans for pending applications
         GHK Realty II/Fawn Hill Farm (This is a large file, download could be slow.)