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Board of Adjustment
Meetings
- 7 pm
- Warren Township Municipal Complex Courthouse
Susie B. Boyce Meeting Room
44 Mountain Boulevard
Warren, NJ 07059
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
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Members
- Foster Cooper, Chairperson
- John Villani, Vice Chairperson
- Mary Ellen Vautin, Land Use Coordinator
Phone: 908-753-8000, ext. 243
Email Mary Ellen Vautin - Lisa Sammartino, Secretary to the Land Use Coordinator
Phone: 908-753-8000, ext. 244
Email Lisa Sammartino
About
The Zoning Board of Adjustment consists of seven regular members (with four terms) and two alternate members (with two-year terms) appointed by the Township Committee. Alternate members may take part in all discussions. However, only seven votes can be taken on any application. An Attorney, appointed by the Board by contract, attends all meetings to answer legal questions along with a Professional Planner or Zoning Officer who is appointed by the Board to explain planning and zoning issues.
The Board elects its Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary from its members annually at its reorganization meeting. This is a quasi-judicial body. No member may hold any elective office within the Municipality. The Board’s purpose is to provide relief from zoning requirements which cannot be satisfied. The requests for relief are not based upon policy, but rather upon the ability of an applicant to prove his or her case. The Zoning Board must make decisions much as a judge does in Court.
An audio recording is made of all meetings. Minutes of each meeting are prepared by the Board Clerk and voted by Board Members in a timely manner. Transcriptions, recordings and minutes can be made available through the Board Clerk’s Office.