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Planning Department Members

Robert Schaffer
Class I

Dominic Grasso
Class IV

Patrick Wellbank
Class II

Frank Cumiskey
Class III

Ted Brack
Class IV

Jordan Yuelys
Class IV

David Hansen
Class IV

Peter Layne
Class IV

Ellie Mender
Class IV

Elaine Pontone
Alt. 1

Joseph Antine
Alt. 2


HPC Members

Robert Schaffer
Class B

Douglas Johnsen
Class A

Patrick Wellbank
Class B

Maria Yuelys
Class C

Ted Brack
Class C

Marilyn Bresnack
Class C-Alt. 1

Christopher Benischeck
Class C-Alt. 2

Planning Department/Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)


"The PLANNING BOARD may prepare and, after public hearing adopt or amend a MASTER PLAN, or component parts thereof, to guide the use of lands within the municipality in a manner which protects the public health and safety and promotes the general welfare…The GOVERNING BODY shall, at least every six years, provide a general reexamination of its MASTER PLAN and development regulations by the PLANNING BOARD…(the zoning ordinance) shall be adopted after the PLANNING BOARD has adopted the land use element of a MASTER PLAN and all of the provisions of such zoning ordinance or any amendment or revision thereto shall either be substantially consistent with the land use element of the MASTER PLAN or designed to effectuate such plan element; provided that the GOVERNING BODY may adopt a zoning ordinance or amendment or revision thereto which in whole or in part is inconsistent with or not designed to affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the GOVERNING BODY with the reasons of the GOVERNING BODY for so acting recorded in its minutes when adopting such a zoning ordinance."

Municipal Land Use Law,
C.40 55D-28, 62, and 89


2012 Planning Board Meeting Dates

Meetings of the Planning Board of the Borough of Rockleigh will be held at the Borough Hall, 26 Rockleigh Road, Rockleigh, NJ at 8:00 p.m.

  • Monday, January 23rd - Re-Organization Meeting
  • Tuesday, February 21st
  • Thursday, March 29th
  • Monday, April 23rd
  • Tuesday, May 29th
  • Monday, June 25th
  • Monday, July 30th
  • Monday, August 27th
  • Monday, September 24th
  • Monday, October 22nd
  • Monday, November 26th
  • Monday, December 10th

Schedule I
Application Fees

Item No.
Name of Application Fee $
1.
Bulk Variance 250.00
2.
Use Variance 450.00
3.
Minor Subdivision 500.00 plus 50.00 per Lot
4.
Preliminary Major Subdivision 600.00 plus 200.00 per Lot
5.
Final Major Subdivision 300.00 plus 100.00 per Lot
6.
Preliminary Site Plan Approval 350.00
7.
Final Site Plan Approval 200.00
8.
Historic Review 200.00
9.
Conditional Use Approval 450.00


Schedule II

Deposits for Review Services

Item No.
Name of Application Deposit $
1.
Bulk Variance 1,000.00
2.
Use Variance 2,000.00
3.
Minor Subdivision 300.00 per Lot but not less than 800.00
4.
Preliminary Major Subdivision 400.00 per Lot but not less than 2,000.00
5.
Final Major Subdivision 200.00 per Lot but not less than 700.00
6.
Preliminary Site Plan Approval 4,000.00
7.
Final Site Plan Approval 1,500.00 per Development
8.
Historic Review (Existing
Development)
750.00
9.
Historic Review (New Construction) 2,500.00
10.
Conditional Use Approval