Potential applicants to the Planning/Zoning Board will be able to come to the Borough Hall on Thursday mornings between 8:30am and 12:30pm

to speak with a representative from Colliers Engineering, the our Planning Board Engineer, to discuss their application.

Please contact 856-767-7777  Ext 316 in advance to avoid a scheduling conflict.

ZONING & PLANNING FORMS – CLICK HERE

PLANNING BOARD AGENDA AND MINUTES – CLICK HERE

BERLIN BORO MASTER PLAN – CLICK HERE

Planning Board Meetings

2025 Meeting Dates

Planning Board Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7pm. At the Municipal Building. Special meeting dates are reserved on the fourth Monday of each month for crowded agendas, or special schedules as needed.

REGULAR MEETING DATES

January 13th (Re-Organization)

February 10th

March 10th

April 14th

May 12th

June 9th

July 14th

August 11th

September 8th

October 14th (Tuesday due to Columbus Day)

November 10th

December 8th

 SPECIAL MEETING DATES

January 27th

February 24th

March 24th

April 28th

May 27th (Tuesday due to Memorial Day)

June 23rd

July 28th

August 25th

September 22nd

October 27th

November 24th December 22nd

Zoning

Zoning Permits are required for sidewalks, driveways, fences, sheds, decks, pools, patio’s, and additions. Please call our office for more information. 

Wayne Hans
Zoning Official 
zoning@berlinnj.org

Planning Board Members

NEW APPOINTMENTS
• Ken Ryker
Class IV 1/1/2025- 12/31/2028

• Harry Earle
Class IV 1/1/2025 – 12/31/2028

• John Cole
Alternate 2, Class IV 1/1/2025 – 12/31/2026

• Councilman Millard V. Wilkinson
Class III 1/1/2025- 12/31/2025

• Wayne Hans
Class II 1/1/2025- 12/31/2025


RECOGNITION OF PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS

• Mayor Rick Miller
Class I 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2027

• Michael McGowan
Class IV 1/1/2024-12/31/2026

• Dan Pomponio
Class IV 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2026

• Jeannie Schumacher
Class IV 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2025

• Fran Ballak
Class IV 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2027

• Eric Hahn
Alternate 1, Class IV 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2025

Applications, Permit and Maps

 
  • To download a Planning / Zoning Board Application Request form Application | Checklist.
  • To download the Borough of Berlin zoning map click here
  • To download a Zoning Permit Application, click here click here.
  • To download Zoning Code 335-77, click here