Planning Board meetings are typically held the second and fourth Thursday of the month, at 7:00 pm in the Bordentown Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Drive. Please check the Township Meetings Calendar for cancellations, time and location changes.

The Bordentown Township Planning Board consists of a total of nine (9) members and two (2) alternates. Two (2) members are elected officials of the Township Committee and one (1) is another other Township official. They provide an important policy element to the Board. The remainder of the members are volunteer residents appointed by the Township Committee and consists of members designated as Chair, Vice-Chair and two Alternate members. A professional staff consisting of an Attorney, a Professional Planner, a Professional Engineer, a Traffic Engineer, an Administrative Officer/Board Secretary who assists the Planning Board. The powers, duties and regulations of the Planning Board are contained in the Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL N.J.S.A. 40:55D).

In March of 2020, the duties of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board were consolidated via Ordinance 2020-01. The Planning Board will now assume the responsibilities formerly held by the Zoning Board of Adjustment including the handling of the applications for variation to the land use regulations that are defined by the Township Committee and local laws. If individuals or developers wish to vary from the regulations, approval must now be granted by the Planning Board.

Contact the Community Development Office for Planning Board Applications.

2025 Planning Board Meeting Schedule

The Planning Board reviews and acts on the following:

Applications for subdivision approval. The Planning Board when reviewing subdivision and site plan applications can decide "C" Variances and establish procedures for the review of such applications.

Conditional use approval (if an application for conditional use involves a variance, the application is referred to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.)

Applications for variation of land use regulations (former responsibility of the Zoning Board of Adjustment)

Preparing and updating the Township Master Plan. An integral part of the Township's decision-making process is the Master Plan. Without the land use element of the Master Plan, a Township cannot have a valid Zoning Ordinance.

The Planning Board may also become involved in the review of other State or Federal programs or plans assemble data for planning purposes and perform other advisory duties as assigned to it by the Governing Body, to aid them in planning process.

Contact Us

Mark Siegle, PP, AICP, CNU-A
Director of Community Development
(609)-298-2800 x 2112
m.siegle@bordentowntwp.org

1 Municipal Drive
Bordentown, NJ 0850

Planning Board Members

Class I Member:
     Eric Holliday, Mayor, CY 2025
Class II Member:
     Adam Spundarelli, CY 2025
Class III Member:
     William Grayson, Committeeman, CY 2025
Class IV Members:
     George Chidley, Chair - Class IV Member, 4 Year Term Expiring  12/31/28
     Danielle Esser, Vice-Chair - Class IV Member, 4 Year Term Expiring 1/1/23-12/31/26
     Abhilasha Singh, Class IV Member, 4 Year Term Expiring 1/1/23-- 12/31/26
     Davinder Singh, Class IV Member 4 Year Term Expiring 12/31/28
     David G. Dietrich , Class IV Member, 4 Year Term Expiring 12/31/25
     Keith McWhirk, Class IV Member,  Term Expiring 12/31/26 *Environmental Commission Member*
     David Kowalski, Class IV, (Alternate #1), 2 Year Term Expiring 12/31/25
     Nathan Opielski, Class IV Member, (Alternate #2), 2 Year Term Expiring 12/31/26

   Mark Siegle, Board Secretary, Director of Community Development
    Cindy Dziura, Alternate Board Secretary, Deputy Clerk