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Borough Hall Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - Noon

Tax Collector's Office: Open until 6:30 PM on Mondays
Tax Assessor's Office: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Mondays

Land Use Board and Department of Planning & Zoning

Doretha  R. Jackson, LUB Secretary
djackson@boroughofpalmyra.com
(856) 829-6100 ext. 124

Tracy Kilmer, Zoning Official
tkilmer@boroughofpalmyra.com
(856) 829-1096

 


Mission

Operating as a combined planning and zoning board, the Borough of Palmyra Land Use Board (LUB) is intended to: facilitate development of an appropriate mix of uses; protect, enhance and preserve our physical environment; conserve public resources; and shape our community’s character by implementing provisions of the Land Use Ordinance. We strive to enhance each citizen’s quality of life through long range planning by coordinating and guiding appropriate development.

Overview

The LUB works with the residential and business communities to improve the quality of life and living environment through supporting sustainable growth. The LUB accomplishes this through maintaining and enforcing the provisions of the Master Plan and periodically updating the Land Use Ordinance.

Working hand in hand with the LUB, the Zoning Official provides regulatory enforcement of the Land Use ordinances. It is through the enforcement of our comprehensive zoning, subdivision, and flood plan ordinances, as well as related Borough administrative codes, that we achieve our mission goals.

The uses of land are regulated through a permitting process whereby applicants identify anticipated uses and structural setbacks and the department ensures compliance with the applicable codes.

Land Use Board Application Information Packet

Land Use Board Application

Zoning Map

Land Development Ordinance

Application dead-line submission dates:

Formal written application to the Board must be completed and submitted at least 30 days prior to the expected meeting date.  Fourteen (14) copies of the application and supporting data must be included.

 

2024 Meeting Dates Application Deadline Date
February 28, 2024 January 14, 2024
March 27, 2024 February 11, 2024
April 24, 2024 March 10, 2024
May 22, 2024 April 7, 2024
June 26, 2024 May 12, 2024
July 24, 2024 June 9, 2024
August 28, 2024 July 14, 2024
September 25, 2024 August 11, 2024
October 23, 2024 September 8, 2024
November 20, 2024** October 6, 2024
December 18, 2024** November 3, 2024
January 22, 2025  (Reorganization) December 8, 2024

 

The Land Use Board of the Borough of Palmyra will hold regular monthly meetings at 7:00 PM at Palmyra Borough Hall, 20 W. Broad Street, on the fourth Wednesday of each month unless otherwise noted. (**) Meetings are generally cancelled if no new business or applications are scheduled.

Please take note that no new business will be taken after 10:30 PM; should an application not be heard due to time constraints it will be tabled until the next scheduled monthly meeting. The Land Use Board may call additional meetings, upon approval; and action may be taken on non-application resolutions at the conference meeting.

2024 Land Use Board Members

Officials
Mayor Gina Tait (4-year term expiring 12/31/2027) – Class I Member
Councilperson Laura Craig Cloud (1-year term expiring 12/31/2024) – Class III Member
Chairperson Lewis Yetter (4-year term expiring 12/31/2027) – Class IV Member
Vice Chairperson Timothy Beck (4-year term expiring 12/31/2025) (1 year term as Vice Chair) – Class IV Member
Borough Administrator John Gural (1-year term expiring 12/31/2024) – Class II Member

Citizen Members – Class IV

Timothy Beck ( appointed to 4-year term expiring 12/31/2025
Emily Cooper (appointed to 4-year term expiring 12/31/2026
Sharmaine Belton (appointed to 4-year term expiring 12/31/2026)
Lewis Yetter (4-year term expiring 12/31/2027)
Helen Pappas ( appointed to unexpired term expiring 12/31/2024)
Vacant  (appointed to unexpired term expiring 12/31/2027)
Vacant, Alternate #1 (2-year term expiring 12/31/2025)
Alternate #2 (2-year term expiring 12/31/2025) – currently vacant
Alternate #3 (2- year term expiring 12/31/2024) – currently vacant
Alternate #4 (2-year term expiring 12/31/2025) – currently vacant

Secretary:
Doretha Jackson, LUB Secretary
djackson@boroughofpalmyra.com
(856) 829-6100 ext. 124

Solicitor:
Andrew M. Brewer, Esq.
Maraziti Falcon, LLP
240 Cedar Knolls Road, Suite 301
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927

Engineer:

Michael Roberts                                                                             William Kirchner
CME Associates                                     AND                                Environmental Resolutions, Inc.
1 Market Street, Suite 1F                                                               815 East Gate Drive, Suite 103
Camden, NJ 08102                                                                        Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

Planner:
Megan Stanley, PP
Heyer, Gruel and Associates
236 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701

 

 

Agenda -February 22, 2023 Minutes
Agenda -March 22, 2023 Minutes
Agenda- April 26, 2023 Meeting Cancelled LOA
Agenda- May 24, 2023 Minutes
Agenda- June 28, 2023 Meeting Cancelled  LOA
Agenda- July 26, 2023 Minutes
Agenda- August 23, 2023 Meeting Cancelled LOA
Agenda- September 27, 2023 Minutes
Agenda- October 25, 2023 Minutes
Agenda- November 29, 2023 Minutes
Agenda- December 20, 2023 Meeting Cancelled
Agenda- January 24, 2024 Minutes

 

 

Land Use Board Agenda Land Use Board Minutes
Agenda – January 19, 2022 (Reorganization) Minutes – January 19, 2022
Agenda – February 23, 2022 Meeting Cancelled -LOA
Agenda – March 23, 2022 Minutes – March 23, 2022
Agenda – April 27, 2022 Minutes – April 27, 2022
Agenda – May 25, 2022 Meeting Cancelled- LOA
Agenda – June 22, 2022 Meeting Cancelled- LOA
Agenda – July 27, 2022 Minutes – July 27, 2022
Agenda – August 24, 2022 Meeting Cancelled- LOA
Agenda – September 28, 2022 Meeting Cancelled- LOA
Agenda – October 26, 2022 Minutes – October 26, 2022
Agenda – November 23, 2022 Minutes – November 23, 2022
Agenda – December 28, 2022 Meeting Cancelled
January 25,2023 (Reorganization) Minutes – January 25, 2023

 

 

 

Land Use Board Agenda Land Use Board Minutes
Agenda – December 15, 2021 Meeting Cancelled – lack of agenda
Agenda – November 17, 2021 Meeting Cancelled – lack of agenda
Agenda- October 20, 2021 Minutes – October 20,2021
Agenda – September 15, 2021 Minutes – September 15, 2021
Agenda – August 18, 2021 Minutes – August 18, 2021
Agenda – July 21, 2021 Minutes – July 21, 2021
Agenda- June 16, 2021 Minutes – June 16, 2021
Agenda- May 19, 2021 Minutes – May 19, 2021
Agenda – April 21, 2021 Meeting Cancelled -lack of agenda
Agenda- March 17, 2021 Minutes – March 17, 2021
Agenda- February 17, 2021 Minutes – February 17, 2021
Agenda- January 20, 2021 (Reorganization) Minutes – January 20, 2021

 

Land Use Board Agenda: Land Use Board Minutes:
Agenda- December 16, 2020  Meeting cancelled
Agenda-November 18, 2020 Minutes -November 18, 2020
Agenda – October 21, 2020 Minutes – October 21,2020
Agenda-September 16,2020 Minutes-September 16, 2020
Agenda – July 15, 2020 Minutes – July 15, 2020
Agenda – June 17,2020 Minutes – June 17, 2020
Agenda – May 20, 2020 Minutes- May 20, 2020
Agenda -January 15,2020 Minutes -January 15,2020 Reorg
Agenda -December 18,2019 Minutes -December 18,2019
Agenda -November 20,2019 Minutes – November 20, 2019
Agenda -September 18,2019 Minutes -September 18,2019
Agenda – July 17, 2019 Minutes – July 17, 2019
Agenda -January 16,2019 Minutes – January 16, 2019 Reorg
Agenda -December 19,2018 Minutes -December 19, 2018
Agenda -September 19,2018 Minutes -September 19, 2018
Agenda – July 18, 2018 Minutes -July 18, 2018
Agenda – June 20, 2018 Minutes -June 20, 2018
Agenda -May 16, 2018 Minutes -May 16, 2018
Agenda -April 18,2018 Minutes- April 18, 2018
Agenda -January 17,2018 Minutes -January 17, 2018 Reorg
Agenda -December 20,2017 Minutes -December 20, 2017
Agenda -September 20,2017 Minutes -September 20, 2017
Agenda -August 16, 2017 Minutes -August 16, 2017
Agenda – June 21,2017 Minutes -June 21, 2017
Agenda -April 19,2017 Minutes -April 19, 2017
Agenda -January 18, 2017 Minutes -January 18, 2017 Reorg
Agenda -December 21, 2016 Minutes -December 21, 2016
Agenda -October 19, 2016 Minutes -October 19, 2016
Agenda -September 21, 2016 Minutes -September 21, 2016
Agenda -July 20,2016 Minutes – July 20. 2016
Agenda -May 18,2016 Minutes -May 18, 2016
Agenda -February 17,2016 Minutes – February 17,2016 Reorg
Agenda -November 18, 2015 Minutes -November 18, 2015
Agenda -July 15, 2015 Minutes -July 15, 2015
Agenda -April 15, 2015 Minutes -April 15, 2015
Agenda -February 18, 2015 Minutes -February 18, 2015
Agenda -November 19,2014 Minutes – November 19, 2014
Agenda -October 15, 2014 Minutes -October 15, 2014
Agenda -March 19, 2014 Minutes -March 19, 2014
Agenda -February 19,2014 Minutes -February 19, 2014
Agenda -January 15, 2014 Minutes – January 15, 2014 Reorg
Agenda -August 2013 Minutes -August 2013
Agenda – July 2013 Minutes – July 2013
Agenda -June 2013 Minutes – June 2013
Agenda -March 2013 Minutes -March 2013
Agenda -February 2013 Minutes – February 2013
Agenda -January 2013 Minutes -January 2013
Agenda -June 2012 Minutes -June 2012
Agenda -May 2012 Minutes -May 2012  Work Session
Agenda -May 2012 Minutes -May 2012
Agenda -April 2012 Minutes -April 2012
Agenda -March 2012 Minutes -March 2012
Agenda -February 2012 Minutes -February 2012
Agenda -January 2012 Minutes -January 2012
Agenda -December 2011 Minutes -December 2011
Agenda- September 2011 Minutes -September 2011
Agenda -July 2011 Minutes -July 2011
Agenda -June 2011 Minutes -June 2011
Agenda -May 2011 Minutes -May 2011
Agenda -April 2011 Minutes -April 2011
Agenda -March 2011 Minutes – March 2011
Agenda – February 2011 Minutes -February 2011
Agenda -January 2011 Minutes -January 2011
Agenda -August 2010 Minutes -August 2010
Agenda -June 2010 Minutes -July 2010
Agenda -June 2010 Minutes -June 2010
Agenda -April 2010 Minutes -April 2010
Agenda – January 2010 Minutes -January 2010