Planning Board | Teaneck Township

The Planning Board is responsible for making, adopting, and amending a Master Plan for the town. Additionally, it handles site plan review, conditional use applications, and granting variances where appropriate (similar to the Zoning Board of Adjustment). As the board evaluates applications and plans, it is tasked with ensuring consistency with the Master Plan.

Meetings: The 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month (subject to change), 7:30PM, Richard Rodda Center MP1 and Zoom

Meeting Calendar

NAME	POSITION	TERM	APPOINTING RESOLUTION
Alan Sohn	Mayor's Representative	8/10/2023 - 8/10/2024	Per Mayor's Correspondence on 8/10/2023
Deputy Township Manager Tom Rowe	Class II	7/1/22 - 6/30/23	Per Manager's Correspondence on 6/23/22
Councilwoman Denise Belcher	Class III	7/1/23 - 6/30/24	205-2023
Lucria Ortiz	Class IV, Secretary	7/1/23 - 6/30/27	205-2023
Yitz Stern	Class IV	7/1/22-6/30/26	167-2022
Joseph Bodner	Class IV	7/1/21 - 6/30/25	215-2021
Howard Thompson	Class IV, Chairperson	7/1/20 - 6/30/24	123-2020
Duane Harley	Alternate #2	7/1/23 - 6/31/25	205-2023
Chris Brown	Class IV, Vice Chair	7/1/23 - 6/30/27	205-2023
Yehuda Kohn	Class IV, Environmental Commission Member	7/1/21-6/30/24	240-2021
Darryl Greene	Alternate #1	7/1/22 - 6/30/24	167-2022
Kevin Kelly	Attorney
Rosiland McLean	Secretary to Board

PLANNING BOARD - Twp Code, Art. XVI, Sec. 2-92 & Teaneck Planning Board By-Laws

Positions:

MAYOR (Class 1) Term expires with Expiration of Office,
TOWNSHIP OFFICIAL (Class II) Appointed by Mayor for one year,
COUNCIL MEMBER (Class III) Appointed by Council for one year
6 CITIZEN MEMBERS (Class IV) Appointed by Council – 4 yr. terms
ALTERNATE MEMBERS Appointed by Council in staggered 2 yr. terms and designated as #1 and #2,
QUORUM: 5 Members – 3 of which must be citizen members