PLANNING BOARD

The Fanwood Planning Board is a joint Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment. It is composed of nine members and four alternates including the Mayor and a Council representative. Mayor and Council representatives step down when hearings are presented to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Each member serves a four-year term. An attorney, the Zoning Officer, the Borough Engineer and often the Borough Planner may also attend as non-voting members and are appointed annually.

 

Beginning February, Planning Board of The Borough of Fanwood will meet IN PERSON at 7:00 PM, in the lower level meeting room of the Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.

2025 Planning Board Calendar

AGENDA MEETING AGENDA DOCUMENTS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA  DOCUMENTS
January 15, 2025     January 22 Agenda  Weinstein Application
February 19     February 26 Agenda
March 19     March 26  

 

 

April 16     April 23    
May 21     May 28  

 

June 18     June 25  

 

No Agenda Meeting     July 23    
No Agenda Meeting     August 27    
No Agenda Meeting     September 17    
October 15     October 22    
No Agenda Meeting     November 19    
No Agenda Meeting

 

  December 17  

 

January 21, 2026     January 29, 2026    

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be prominently posted on the bulletin board in the Borough Hall, mailed to The Times and The Courier News, filed with the Borough Clerk, and mailed to any person requesting the same in accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.

Meetings held: Lower level meeting room at Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue at 7 p.m.

Patricia Hoynes, Secretary
PHoynes@FanwoodNJ.org

(908) 322-8236 ext. 121

HOURS:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Minutes of Planning Board meetings 

It is the Planning Board´s responsibility to oversee the orderly development of the Borough. It is also responsible for approving or denying applications for subdivision of land.

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Planning Board Members

Colleen Mahr Mayor – Class I
Amy Hamill Mayor’s Designee – Class II
Anthony Carter Council Liaison – Class III
Leslie Krone-Speck Class II Environmental Liaison
Robert Brennan Class IV
Matthew Jukes Class IV
Frank Guzzo Class IV
Adam Matty Class IV
Paul Marder Class IV
Scott Pierce Class IV
Whitney Chelnik Class IV Alternate 1
Tom Rozycki Class IV Alternate  2
Vacant Class IV Alternate 3
Vacant Class IV Alternate 4
Diane Dabulas PB Attorney
Patricia Hoynes Secretary
Ray Sullivan Zoning Officer
Antonios Panagopoulos Engineer

Master Plans and Accompanying Documents

 
Download
Master Plan Update – Public Information Session
October 23, 2023
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Downtown Rehabilitation Area Map
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Downtown Rehabilitation Area Map
Summer 2020
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Redevelopment Plan
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Redevelopment Plan for Old South Avenue
FINAL PLAN – Summer 2019
Adobe Acrobat Document 3 MB

The following is the Redevelopment Plan for Block 64 of the Borough of Fanwood, the area bounded by South Avenue, Martine Avenue, La Grande Avenue and Second Street in downtown Fanwood. The redevelopment area is approximately 6.5 acres in size. It is situated at the intersection of two heavily-traveled arterial roads: Route 28 (South Avenue) and Martine Avenue (County Route 655), which leads north to downtown Scotch Plains, State Route 22, and Interstate 78. The study area is located directly across South Avenue from the Fanwood train station, which provides direct train service to Newark and New York City via New Jersey Transit’s Raritan Valley line. The redevelopment area currently has a mix of various commercial uses, including retail, office, warehouse, and light industry as well as vacant land.

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Redevelopment Plan for Downtown Fanwood, Block 64
CURRENT REVISION – Spring 2016
Adobe Acrobat Document 865 KB
 
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2010 Master Plan Re-Examinaton Report
FINAL 2010 MASTER PLAN REEXAMINATION REP

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2004 Cover for Re-Examination Report
cover for Master Plan Reexam.pdf

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2004 Re-examination Report
FANWOOD REXAM Report from T&M-1.pdf

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2004 Existing Land Use Map
Attachment A – Existing Landuse.pdf

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2004 South Avenue Detailed Land Use Map
Attachment B – South Avenue – Detailed L

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2004 Historic District Map
Attachment C – Historic District.pdf

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1998 Fanwood Master Plan
FANWOOD 1998 MASTER PLAN (2015 scan).pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 2.1 MB