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The Planning Process (pdf)
The Planning Board receives and hears applications for major and minor subdivisions, major and minor site plan approvals, applications for change of use, conditional use applications, sign variances, and bulk variances in conjunction with subdivision, site plan or conditional use applications
under New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.
The Board consists of nine voting members and two alternates. Its professional staff consists of a Planning Board Secretary, Planning Board Solicitor, and
Planning Board Engineer. The Planning Board has approval authority over all
applications in Cherry Hill.
Additionally, each of the following government
personnel review applications on behalf of the Planning Board:
Plans may also require review by the Camden County
Planning Board and the Camden County Soil Conservation District.
The Planning Board meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and
third Mondays of each month
(except holidays) in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex
Room 208. Special meetings may be scheduled when needed.
All public notices of meetings are posted in the Municipal Building and published annually in the Courier-Post, the Township's official newspaper.
(Meeting schedule also available
online).
Planning Vision
Creating and implementing great plans requires the
cooperation and meaningful participation of business,
institutional, neighborhood, and political groups, as
well as individual citizens. Good planning helps create
communities that offer better choices for where and how
people work and live. Planning enables civic leaders,
business interests, and citizens to play a meaningful
role in creating communities that enrich people’s lives.
The American Planning Association (APA) and its
professional institute, the American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP), are dedicated to advancing
the art, science and profession of urban, rural and
regional planning. APA encourages planning that
contributes to public well being by developing
communities and environments that more effectively meet
the needs of all people.
Township Planning personnel operate under the vision statement of the
2007 Reexamination Plan:
Cherry Hill Township is a thriving, diverse
community that provides a safe and healthy place to live
for all residents by valuing the natural environment, as
well as a sustainable, broad-based economy that serves
the needs of the community. The future development of
Cherry Hill will utilize smart growth principles such as
neighborhood livability; better access to destinations
and less traffic congestion; thriving town centers;
lower municipal costs and taxes by maximizing existing
infrastructure; and preserving open space.
Planning Staff
The Planning staff in the Township of Cherry Hill
consists of the Director, Assistant Director, Senior
Planner, Planner, and various support staff.
Planning staff guide residents, business owners, and
developers through the Planning and Zoning Board
process, but also are responsible for examining the
Township on a comprehensive level for assessment,
improvement, and future goals. Staff utilize the various
tools of public input, Geographic Information Systems
(GIS), data, and other resources to apply and develop
plans for the Township.
David
Benedetti, PP, AICP, Director
Jeannie
Lacovara, Deputy Director
Nicole
Hostettler, PP, AICP, Senior Planner
Natalie Shafiroff,
Planner
Recent Planning documents:
Master Plan
Reexamination Report 2007
South
Birchwood Park Traffic Calming Plan
Erlton Streetscape
Plan
Haddonfield Road Study
2000 Census Summary of Cherry Hill Township
Redevelopment Area Plans
Maps
New Zoning Map - 2007
Old Zoning Map - 2003
Zoning Revision
Summary - 2007
Conservation Overlay
Existing
Land Use - 2003
Existing
Zoning - 2006
Open Space
Population
Density
Regional
Context
Roadway Network
Topography
Traffic Calming
Watersheds
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