Planning Board

LEGAL NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS
PLANNING BOARD | SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Planning Board of the Township of Scotch Plains will hold a public in person meeting on Monday, September 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm., at the Municipal Building, 430 Park Avenue, First Floor Council Chambers.

All interested persons may be present and be heard at said hearing in accordance with the rules of the Planning Board.

Information will be posted on the Township website including Planning Board page prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have an opportunity to offer input and comments on topics to be addressed in the Township of Scotch Plains’ Master Plan.

Effective March 1, 2026, all Land Use legal notices of the Township of Scotch Plains may be obtained or viewed on the Township’s official website at the following link:
https://www.scotchplainsnj.gov/index.php/news/1618-legal-notices

Land Use legal notices will also be available on the respective Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment webpages.

The agenda for the meeting on September 14, 2026 will be posted on the Township of Scotch Plains website.  

Alternately, members of the public may contact the Land Use Administrator by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone, during regular business hours, at (908) 322-6700 x 307 prior to the meeting in order to ask any questions, review materials, or if encountering any difficulty with the options described in this notice.

Tabitha Trela

Land Use Administrator

Board Meetings

In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, in order to project the health, safety and welfare of our citizens pursuant to standards promulgated by law to address the Coronavirus pandemic, Regular Meetings of the Planning Board of the Township of Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, shall continue to be held by online/virtual means and telephonically only*, at 7:30p.m. on the following Mondays in 2025 unless otherwise noted. Should in-person attendance be announced at a future date, those meetings will occur in Council Chambers, First Floor, Municipal Building, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

– Members of the public should regularly check the Township of Scotch Plains’ website, or may contact the Land Use Administrator by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone, during regular business hours, at (908) 322-6700 x 307 prior to any meeting in order to ask questions related to an agenda or to address the process for virtual access and participation.

In accordance with the Americans and Disabilities Act, any person that might require special needs should be in touch with the Board office during normal business hours so that their needs may be addressed. All interested persons may be present and be heard.

Master Plan

The Master Plan is comprised of a report or statement of land use and development proposals with maps, diagrams and text presenting a statement of objectives, principles, assumptions, policies and standards upon which constituent proposals for the physical, economic, and social development of the municipality are based; a land use plan element taking into account and stating its relationship to the statement above and other Master Plan elements provided for and natural conditions, including but not necessarily limited to topography, soil conditions, water supply, drainage, flood plain areas, marshes and woodlands; showing the existing and proposed location, extent and intensity of development of land to be used in the future for varying types of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, educational, and other public and private purposes or combination of purposes and stating the relationship thereof to the existing and any proposed zone plan and any proposed zone plan and the zoning ordinance; and showing the existing and proposed location of any airports and the boundaries of any airport safety zones delineated; and including a statement of the standards of population density and development intensity recommended for the municipality. The Master Plan which is reviewed every seven years is re-examined at intervals within that time period. The Planning Board holds a public hearing before the adoption of or amendments to the Master Plan by the Township Council.