Zoning Board of Adjustments
The board hears and decides appeals and variances regarding zoning.
Responsibilities
A Board of Adjustment is established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69 et seq.
There are 5 basic powers of the Board of Adjustments
1. Appeals. Hear and decide appeals of decisions of the administrative officer enforcing the zoning ordinance.
2. Interpretations. Hear and decide request for interpretations of the zoning map or ordinance.
3. C Variances (bulk variances). Hear and decide bulk or C variances. THE ONLY TIME THE BOA REVIEWS A C VARIANCE IS IF IT IS SEPARATE FROMA SITE PLAN, SUBDIVISION OR CONDITIONAL USE (I.E., RESIDENTIAL PERIT THAT DOESN’T REUIRE A SUBDIVISION OR SITE PLAN)
Board of Adjustment Residential Bulk Variance Application.pdf
4. D Variances (use variances). Hear and decide use or D variances. Examples of D variances
- Use of principle structure
- Expansion of non-conforming use
- Deviation from a specification of standard of a conditional use
- Increase in permitted floor area ratio
- Increase in permitted density
- Height > 10 feet or 10% of the maximum height permitted
5. Issue Permits. The BoA may direct issuance of a permit for:
- A building or structure in the bed of a mapped street or public drainage way, flood control basin or public area.
- A building or structure not related to a street.
Any interested party may appeal any final decision of the Board of Adjustment or the Planning Board on any class of application for development to any court of competent jurisdiction according to law.
Meetings
1st Monday of the Month (except *)
2006 Meeting Dates:
January 4* (1st Wednesday)
February 6
March 6
April 3
May 1
June 5
July 6* (1st Thursday) - revised April 2006
August 7
September 6* (1st Wednesday)
October 5* (1st Thursday)
November 6
December 4
January 3, 2007 * (1st Wednesday)
Note: All meetings begin at 8:00 PM and are held at the Maplewood Township Municipal Building.
Members
A Board of Adjustment is established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69 et seq., consisting of seven regular and two alternate members who shall be residents of the Township appointed by the Township Committee.
Current Members
Burt Liebman, 13 Euclid Avenue 12/31/2011
(Chair)
Larry Seltzer, 127 Parker Avenue 12/31/2009
(Vice Chair)
Steve Gussen 511 Prospect Street 12/31/2010
Robert Marchman 39 Ridgewood Terrace 12/31/2012
Bryan Magnus 451 Baldwin Road 12/31/2011
Sonya Kaloyanides 24 Garthwaite Terrace 12/31/2010
Robert Kashtan 14 Jennifer Lane 12/31/2010
(Alternate #1)
Deanne Wilson Landress 1883 Springfield Avenue 12/31/2009
Ariel Dybner 35 Fairview Terrace 12/31/2009
(Alternate #2)
Michael Edelson, Esq. Hellring, Lindeman, 12/31/2008
(Board Counsel) Goldstein & Siegal
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
Robert Bratt, P.P., P.E. Keller & Kirkpatrick 12/31/2008
(Board Consultant) 301 Gibraltar Dr. Ste.
2A, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Adele Lewis 574 Valley Street
(Board Secretary)