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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Planning Board
29 North Day Street
Orange, NJ 07050
973-266-4063

Valerie Jackson, Director
Larry Samuels, Planning Board Secretary

General Description

The Planning Board functions under the authority of the Municipal Land Use law of New Jersey authorized to exercise power with regard to:

  • Adoption of the Master Plan (Summary of the Master Plan - (3.5MB PDF document)
  • Adopted Zoning Map PDF document
  • Subdivision control and site plan review for permitted uses
  • Recommendations as to the official map of the City
  • Conditional use applications
  • Recommendations as to the zoning ordinance or amendments thereto
  • Review of Capital Improvement Projects
  • Variances under certain circumstances in connection with site plans and subdivisions
  • Central Valley Redevelopment Plan (5MB PDF document)
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General Information

Meetings are held monthly on the fourth Wednesday night at 7:30 PM in the 3rd Floor City Council Chambers unless otherwise specified.

2009 BOARD MEMBERS & STAFF

Name
Position
Term Expires
Eldridge Hawkins, Jr.
Class I (Mayor)
6/30/12
Tai Cooper
Class II (Municipal)
6/30/09
Hassan Abdul-Rasheed
Class III (Council)
6/30/09
Gail Velox, Vice Chairperson
Member
12/31/08
Jarteau Israel
Member
8/31/09
Hans Tanis
Member
3/16/12
Noble Betty Thomas
Member
2/6/09
Gesner Constant, Sr.
Member
4/23/11
Dwight Holmes
Chairperson
12/31/11
Michelle Reid-Brooks
1st Alternate
11/29/09
Karen Wells
2nd Alternate
11/29/09
James H. Wolfe III
Attorney
n/a
Lawrence Samuels
Board Secretary
n/a
Valerie Jackson
Planning Director
n/a
Donald Miesel
City Planner
n/a
Curtis Webb
Zoning Officer
n/a
David Clark, PE, CME
Board Engineer
n/a

 
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