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 45 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 Jessica O’Connor (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)
James Yoakum (appointed to unexpired term expiring 12/31/2027)
Horace Bolling- Alternate #1 (2-year term expiring 12/31/2025)
Justin Lyon -Alternate #2 (2-year term expiring 12/31/2025)
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:
Susan Gruel
Heyer, Gruel and Associates
236 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
| Agenda February 28, 2024 | Minutes |
| Agenda March 27, 2024 | Meeting Cancelled LOA |
| Agenda April 24, 2024 | Meeting Cancelled LOA |
| Agenda May 22, 2024 | Meeting Cancelled LOA |
| Agenda June 26, 2024 | Minutes |
| Agenda July 24, 2024 | Meeting Cancelled LOA |
| Agenda August 28, 2024 | Minutes |
| Agenda September 25, 2024 | Minutes |
| Agenda October 23, 2024 | Minutes |
| Agenda November 20, 2024 | Minutes |
| Agenda December 18, 2024 | Meeting Cancelled LOA |
| Agenda January 22, 2025 |
| 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 |
