(908) 766-2510
1 Collyer Lane
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Thomas Timko, P.E.
Township Engineer
(908) 204-3020
David L. Schley AICP/PP
Township Planner
(908) 204-3004
Nancy Koederitz
Zoning Officer, GIS
(908) 204-2507
Cyndi Kiefer
Secretary to PB/ZBOA
(908) 204-3026
The Planning and Zoning personnel administer all new development and homeowner improvements in the township.
Every home addition, deck, patio, fence, pool, driveway, shed or similar improvement will require a zoning permit. The Zoning officer will review each application for township regulations regarding front, rear, side yard setbacks, impervious surfaces and building heights.
The Planning department administers the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment applications. Applications for "permitted" uses or conditional uses are submitted to the Planning Board. Applications for "non-permitted" uses or variances of zoning schedule requirements are submitted to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. (See "Boards/Commissions" Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment)
CONSISTENT WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT OF 2000 (“RLUIPA”), BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, THE PLANNING BOARD, AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST RELIGIOUS EXERCISE, OR VIOLATE THE OTHER PROTECTIONS OF RLUIPA.