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                              Position
William Keefauver   Chair
Terri Eichler
John McCormack      
Wendy Montgomery
John Olcott              
Philip Rosenbach
Faith Winnow
Bonnie Gannon       Alternate #1
Lorne Sheren        Alternate #2

Board of Adjustment Administrator: Karen Zaborsky (973-267-8000, x121) 

The Board of Adjustment conducts public hearings on all applications, at which applicants present testimony and evidence to explain the proposal or request and members of the public are permitted to ask questions, present testimony and evidence and express opinions concerning the application.  Public hearing notices are published and sent to the owners of property within 200 feet of the applicant's property.

Note:
Board of Adjustment meetings for 2008 are the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30 in the meeting room at the Township Municipal Building.  Contact with Board Members regarding any application is strictly limited to public comments at public meetings, since the Board of Adjustment is required to base its decision solely on the testimony and evidence presented during the public hearing.