It is the Board's continuing responsibility to oversee the orderly development of the Township. It is also responsible for approving or denying applications for subdivision of land tracts. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month in the Municipal Building. The Planning Board has one sub-committee, the Design Review Board. Two members appointed by the Planning Board, two members appointed by the Board of Adjustment, and one member of the community appointed by the Township Committee.
All members serve for a one year term.
The Development Review Committee shall be advisory to the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment and shall analyze on an advisory basis all applications submitted to it by any interested party prior to a formal application before an approving authority. The Recreation Department sponsors a complete year-round program of athletic events for both adults and children. The department is located in the Sarah Bailey Building on Church Mall. There are eleven playgrounds currently in use. The popular summer camp is held on the grounds of Chisholm each year.