Planning Board
Board Officials
Board Secretary
Jovonna Zubko
Phone: 908-996-4276 x 251
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Township Planner
David J. Banisch, PP
111 Main Street
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: 908-782-0835 x214
Board Attorney
Matthew Flynn
Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher, P.A.
56 East Main Street, Suite 301
Somerville, NJ 08876
General Information
APRIL 10TH, 2025 PLANNING BOARD MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Meeting
The Planning Board meets in person on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Kingwood Township Municipal Building at 599 Oak Grove Rd., Frenchtown, NJ, 08825.
Purposes and Objectives
The Planning Board's statutory responsibilities are as follows:
- Prepare and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the township
Review subdivision and site plan applications
Maintain a file on municipal master plans and development regulations
- Approves C variances ancillary to subdivision, site plan and conditional use applications (N.J.S.A. 40:55D·60a).
Members
The Planning Board is composed of 9 regular members, organized into the following classes, along with up to 2 alternate members:
[Chapter 37-1-Amended 3-18-1991 by Ord. No. 7-4-1991]
- Class I - Mayor or designee (1-year term).
- Class II - A municipal official usually appointed by mayor (1-year term).
- Class III - A member of governing body - appointed by it (3-year terms).
- Class IV - Citizens of municipality usually appointed by the mayor (4-year terms).
a. must contain an environmental commission member.
b. may contain a Board of Education member.
c. may contain a Zoning Board member. - Alternate - 2 alternate members shall be appointed to the Planning Board by the Mayor and shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members (2-year terms).