Vice Chairman of the Planning & Adjustment Board, Union Township

What does a town planning and adjustment board do? 

In our discussion, he breaks down the core responsibilities of a planning and adjustment board. 

He describes the job as being “there to interpret rules that have been made as part of a public process. There's nothing we are doing that is biased towards or against anyone in particular. “

The role of the planning board is to prepare a master plan, which is a public process to create a vision for what the town looks like. Then, they prepare ordinances that set the guidelines for what you can and can’t do in the town while keeping in line with the overall master plan, which must be reviewed every ten years. 

Brian is a Wildlife biologist by training and an environmental consultant by trade who has been volunteering with the Union Township Planning Board for many years.