Master Plan

The Master Plan is central to the Township’s decisions about its planning and land development and how the Township meets the expectations of our citizens for present and future housing, circulation, community facilities, preservation and other land use issues. From time to time, the Board adopts and reviews elements of the Master Plan and makes changes to reflect changing conditions.

The purpose of the Master Plan is to promote the most desirable direction for the future development of the Township of Chatham, recognizing its established character and protecting the natural environment to the greatest practical degree.

The Municipal Land Use Law establishes the legal requirement and criteria for the preparation of a master plan. The planning board is responsible for the preparation of the master plan and its reexamination, which may be adopted or amended by the board only after a public hearing. The plan must be reexamined by the board at least once every ten years.

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