Planning Board
Planning Board – Annual Notice - 2023
In accordance with Statute requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act C.10:4-8(d), listed below are the regularly scheduled meetings for the Planning Board of the Township of Woodbridge for the year 2023. All meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 Main Street, Woodbridge, New Jersey, at 6:00 p.m., and continue until adjournment at 10:15 p.m., unless publicized to be held at another location.
Reorganization meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m.
Special meetings and executive sessions of the Planning Board will be scheduled at the call of the Chair. Adequate notice of these meetings will be provided in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act.
Geri Fasano, Secretary
Planning Board
Township of Woodbridge
Regular Meeting Schedule
Reorganization meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m.
Reorganization/Regular – January 4, 2023
January 25, 2023
February 8, 2023 February 22, 2023
March 8, 2023 March 22, 2023
April 12, 2023 April 26, 2023
May 10, 2023 May 24, 2023
June 14, 2023 June 28, 2023
July 12, 2023 July 26, 2023
August 9, 2023 August 23, 2023
September 13, 2023 September 27, 2023
October 11, 2023 October 25, 2023
November 8, 2023 November 29, 2023
December 13, 2023
Members
Class I
John E. McCormac
Class II
- Philip A. Bujalski
Term: Expires December 31, 2023
Class III
- Virbhadra Patel
Term: Expires December 31, 2023
Class IV
- Raymond R. Miller, Chairman
Term: Expires December 31, 2023 - Terence Sharkey, Vice Chairman
Term: Expires December 31, 2025 - Cynthia Lewis
Term: Expires December 31, 2025 - Dwight Glenn
Term: Expires December 31, 2025 - Ketan Shah
Term: Expires December 31, 2026 - Jay Ali
Term: Expires December 31, 2024
Alternates
- Kimberly Carvalho Illions Term: Expires December 31, 2023
- Dipak Thaker Term: Expires December 31, 2023
Alternate Details
Current and prospective members as well as alternates are required to take 5 hours of training through a basic course in land use law and planning (Planning Law 2005, Chapter 133).
Class Descriptions
The Planning Board has 9 members who are selected from 4 different classes. The Class I member is the mayor or the mayor's designee. His/Her term of office is the same as his/her official term as mayor. The Class II member is an official (non-elected) from the town, appointed by the mayor. His/Her term of office is 1 year. The Class III member is a member of the town council and is appointed by the governing body. His/Her term of office is 1 year unless he/she completes his/her term as councilperson.
The rest of the Board is made up of Class IV members. These are citizens of the town who have been appointed by the mayor. Their term of office is 4 years. Their terms are staggered so that not all are up for reappointment in any one year.
Responsibilities
The Planning Board is responsible for reviewing and approving applications for development and subdivisions in permitted zones, reviewing the Master Plan and any amendments thereto, conditional use applications, review capital improvements, bond ordinances and changes in land use ordinances.
Special Meetings
Special meetings and executive sessions of the Planning Board will be scheduled at the call of the Chair. Adequate notice of these meetings will be provided in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act. Furthermore, in accordance with Statute requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act C.10:4-8(d), we must list meetings.