The Planning Board consists of eight members, Freeholder representative, County Engineer, County Counsel and two alternative members.  The Board meets twice during most months at the Planning, Roads & Engineering Annex to review the submitted applications. 

Planning Board members, L-R: Donald Reed, Robin Florio, William R. Ennis, Earl F. Sutton, Jr., Laura Benson, James B. Russell, Richard Work, Elaine McCrystal, Frank Scarantino, Donald P. Bertrand, Anthony Agliata, David J. McKeon. Not shown: Not shown: Freeholder Gerry P. Little, Joseph Bilotta, Alan Rissmiller. Annual Planning Board Dinner, October 2009. Enlarge

 "All subdivisions of land within Ocean County shall be submitted to the Ocean County Planning Board for review, and where required, approval. Subdivision approval is required for those subdivisions that affect County road or drainage facilities.

All applications for site development, for change of use and for modification to site facilities of a commercial or industrial use located along a County road or affecting County drainage facilities shall be submitted to the Board for review and approval, except that site plan review shall not be required for one and two-family dwellings, or for permitted accessory uses incidental to one and two-family dwellings, or site plans for land development not along a County road that include less that one acre of impervious surfaces."

*Summary from the Ocean County Subdivision and Site Plan Resolution, Chapter 300.

Processing questions:
Robin Florio, Planning Board Secretary
(732) 929-2054

Review questions:
Ed Giovanelli, Principal Engineer
Ocean County Engineering Department
(732) 929-2130