Planning Board

PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA 

TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the Issuance of Notice of Regular Meetings of the  Planning Board during 2024 in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975. Notice  was given by email to THE UNION COUNTY HAWK, the Township of Scotch Plains website, and placed on the  Municipal Bulletin Board. 

All Planning Board Members: Please refrain from all contact, text messaging, email, conversations, etc., with  anyone, including meeting participants. 

Time: Dec 16, 2024 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

https://zoom.us/j/95403894757?pwd=aqiHPIcxEGD3CJgK12XBPrynWh8kfN.1 

Meeting ID: 954 0389 4757 

Passcode: 723983 

+1 646 558 8656 US (New York) 

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
2. ROLL CALL

III. ADOPTION OF MEETING MINUTES 

December 2, 2024 

1. MEMORIALIZATION OF RESOLUTIONS 

Evangel Church, 1251 Terrill Road, Block 11603, Lots 12 & 15, R-1 Zone. The applicant proposes to  consolidate the two (2) lots into one (1) and construct a parking lot on the existing Lot 12. 

1. COMMITTEE REPORTS
2. COMMUNICATIONS 

VII. CITIZENS UNAGENDIZED STATEMENTS 

VIII. NEW BUSINESS 

1. ADJOURNMENT

*Members of the public may contact the Land Use Office by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone, during  regular business hours, at (908) 322-6700 x 307 prior to the meeting in order to ask any questions related to this agenda. 

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LEGAL NOTICE

TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

JANUARY 13, 2025

PLANNING BOARD REORGANIZATION MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 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 and Department of Community Affairs, the reorganization meeting for the Planning Board of the Township of Scotch Plains scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. will be held by online/virtual means and telephonically only. 

The agenda for the reorganization meeting on January 13, 2025 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:

https://zoom.us/j/97325086842?pwd=x7abfV2IKZvZLTgWiBXzXjvlJO4YA8.1

Meeting ID: 973 2508 6842

Passcode: 084360

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aBqk3F6Yj

Alternately, members of the public may contact Kimberly Smith, Land Use Administrator, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone, during regular business hours, at (908) 322-6700 x 307 prior to the meeting to ask any questions if encountering any difficulty with the options described in this notice. 

Land Use Office
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

Board Meetings

In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, in order to project the health, safety and welfare of our citizens pursuant to standards promulgated by law to address the Coronavirus pandemic, Regular Meetings of the Planning Board of the Township of Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, shall continue to be held by online/virtual means and telephonically only*, at 7:30p.m. on the following Mondays in 2024 unless otherwise noted. Should in-person attendance be announced at a future date, those meetings will occur in Council Chambers, First Floor, Municipal Building, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

– Members of the public should regularly check the Township of Scotch Plains’ website, or may contact the Land Use Administrator by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone, during regular business hours, at (908) 322-6700 x 307 prior to any meeting in order to ask questions related to an agenda or to address the process for virtual access and participation.

In accordance with the Americans and Disabilities Act, any person that might require special needs should be in touch with the Board office during normal business hours so that their needs may be addressed. All interested persons may be present and be heard.

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.