On the agenda: Chathamborough Planning Board - Oct 07, 2026 — DATA CENTER (Oct 8)
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BOROUGH OF CHATHAM
54 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE
CHATHAM, NJ 07928
Planning Board Regular Meeting
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM
PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA
STATEMENT RE: ADEQUATE NOTICE OF MEETING
Pursuant to the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et. seq., adequate notice
of this virtual meeting has been provided and published in online Morris Review and Borough website
legal notices section. Copies of which were posted on the Municipal Bulletin Board on the main floor
of the Municipal Building and filed with the Board Secretary and the Borough Clerk on September 25,
2026.
To join the meeting use the following zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88934939163Webinar ID:
889 3493 9163
ROLL CALL
Mayor Carolyn Dempsey
Borough Administrator Stephen Williams
Council Member Jocelyn Mathiasen
Susan W. Favate, Chair
Thomas Belding
Bruce Harris
William Heap
Susan Robertson
Gregory Xikes
Jonathan Wilcox, 1st Alternate
Sophia Calcaterra-Hull, 2nd Alternate
Vincent Loughlin, Board Attorney
Steve Bolio, Board Engineer
Kendra Lelie, Board Planner
Vanessa Nienhouse, Board Secretary
PUBLIC COMMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT TIME LIMIT
Hearing of citizens during the Public Comment section of the Agenda is an opportunity for any
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member of the public to be heard about issues which are/are not topics scheduled for Public
Hearing tonight. To help facilitate an orderly meeting, and to permit all to be heard, speakers are
asked to limit their comments to a reasonable length of time.
ADOPTING OF MEETING MINUTES
RESOLUTION # PB 2026-27
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Board of the Borough of Chatham that the minutes from the
September 2, 2026 meeting are approved as prepared and shall be filed as a permanent record in the
Borough Clerk’s Office.
APPLICATION RESOLUTIONS
PB Application #26-04 8/5, 9/2
23 South Passaic Owner LLC & 33 South Passaic Owner LLC
17, 23 & 33 South Passaic Ave, Lots 10, 12 & 13 Block 121
10.7 23 SOUTH PASSAIC RESOLUTION Oct 2026.docx
CONSISTENCY REVIEW
ORDINANCE #26-16 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 165 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF
CHATHAM, “LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” TO EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT DATA CENTERS IN ALL
ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF CHATHAM
Introduced at the 9/28 Mayor and Council meeting and to be adopted at the 10/13 Mayor and Council meeting.
ORDINANCE 26-16 RESOLUTION PB 26-28.docx
ORDINANCE #26-16 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 165 OF THE CODE OF THE
BOROUGH OF CHATHAM TO EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT DATA CENTERS.docx
261007 AH Ordinance Consistency.data center.pdf
NEW AND RETURNING APPLICATIONS - none
PUBLIC COMMENT
Hearing of citizens during the Public Comment section of the Agenda is an opportunity for any member
of the public to be heard about issues which are/are not topics scheduled for Public Hearing tonight. To
help facilitate an orderly meeting, and to permit all to be heard, speakers are asked to limit their
comments to a reasonable length of time.
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Planning Board is scheduled for November 4, 2026.
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