Application for Planning

Application Procedures

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Regardless of the type of application, the applicant will usually be expected to present the application to the Technical Review Committee prior to coming before the full Planning Board The Technical Review Committee (TRC) meets on the last Tuesday of each month beginning at10:00 a.m. Each application is given a ½ hour time period for review.

In order to be scheduled on a TRC agenda, the following must be submitted to the Planning Board office by noon on the second Wednesday of the month:

  • Twenty (20) collated sets of the "Application Package". Each set must contain the application, checklist, fees worksheet, Stormwater Management Plan, Site Plan, etc. as required.One complete copy including all documents should be marked as the "Original".
  • Filing fees: two separate checks are to be submitted, one for the Application Fee and one for the Escrow Fee
  • Certification that taxes are paid. (Available to applicant from the Tax Collector's Office)
  • Certified list of property owners within 200' of the property.(Available to applicant from the Tax Assessor's Office)
  • Certification of submittal to the Morris County Planning Board and the Morris County Soil Conservation District.

***Please comply with the above for the application to be accepted by the Secretary.***


After the TRC reviews the application, it will be placed on the next Planning Board Meeting agenda for the purposes of determining if a site visit is necessary and to set a public hearing date. If changes are required to the original submission, 20 corrected and collated sets are to be submitted to the Planning board office by noon three weeks prior to the scheduled agenda dated.

Please be aware that you may be required to conduct a site visit for the benefit of the full Planning Board at some point between the technical review and the public hearing. The need, the date/time and any special requirements (staking, etc.) for the site visit will be determined at the next scheduled Workshop Meeting immediately following the TRC meeting.

Notice is required to each addressee on the 200' list as well as in the official newspaper.

Thank you!