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In January of 2016 the Governing Body passed O16-1, to combine the land use powers of the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment into a single board to be known as the “Land Use Board,” which shall exercise all of the powers and duties of the individual boards according to the Municipal Land Use Laws.
Land Use Board Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm & Thursdays 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Meetings
First Thursday of each month at 7:30pm
Highlands Community Center
Phone: 732-872-1224 x 204
Email: landuse@highlandsborough.org
Zoning Officer: mdunn@middletownnj.org
The Zoning Officer must review all development requests and plans prior to being referred to the Land Use Board.
Our Land Use Board consists of nine (9) members and four (4) citizen alternates as follows:
(1) Class I: The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee in the absence of the Mayor.
(2) Class II: One of the officials of the municipality other than a member of the governing body to be appointed by the Mayor.
(3) Class III: A member of the governing body to be appointed by the Borough Council.
(4) Class IV: Six citizens of the Borough to be appointed by the Mayor.
NOTE: According to NJSA 40:55D Class I and III members cannot vote on class “d” variances described as follows:
- A use or principal structure in a district restricted against such a use or structure
- An expansion of an existing nonconforming use
- Deviation from a specification or standard pursuant to section 54 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-67) pertaining solely to a conditional use
- An increase in the permitted floor area ratio as defined in section 3.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-4)
- An increase in the permitted density as defined in section 3.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-4)except as applied to the required lot area for a lot or lots for detached one or two dwelling unit buildings, which lot or lots are either an isolated undersized lot or lots resulting from a minor subdivision.
- An increase in the height of a principal structure that exceeds the maximum height permitted in a zoning district by 10 feet or 10 percent
The Zoning Officer must review all development requests and plans prior to being referred to the Land Use Board.
Upcoming Application Materials
Members and Support Staff of the Land Use Board
| Member Name | Member Type | Term Expires | |
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| Carolyn Broullon | Mayor | 12/31/22 | 1 |
| Michelle Hutchinson | Land Use Board Secretary | N/A | 14 |
| Robert Burton | Official other than Governing Body | 12/31/20 | 3 |
| Bruce Kutosh | Member 1 | 12/31/24 | 4 |
| Christian Lee | Member 2 | 12/31/21 | 5 |
| Rob Knox | Member 3 | 12/31/22 | 6 |
| Annemarie Tierney | Member 4 | 12/31/22 | 7 |
| Nancy Tran | Land Use Board Assistant Secretary | N/A | 15 |
| Laurie LaRussa | Member 6 | 12/31/23 | 9 |
| Jaclyn Walsh | Alternate 1 | 12/31/21 | 10 |
| Miranda Nash | Alternate 3 | 12/31/21 | 12 |
| Frank Montecalvo | Alternate 2 | 12/31/22 | 11 |
| Lorine Pendleton | Alternate 4 | 12/31/22 | 13 |
| Marianne Dunn | Zoning Officer (Middletown) | N/A | 16 |
| Kevin Martin | Council Member | 12/31/21 | 2 |
Land Use Board Forms
2021 Land Use Board Meeting Agendas
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2021 Land Use Board Meeting Minutes
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2021 Land Use Board Resolutions
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