LEGAL NOTICE

TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS

PLANNING BOARD

MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the Township of Morris held its regular meeting on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, Convent Station, New Jersey, and took the following action: 

PB-08-25, Mark & Lynn Piccolo, Block 3501, Lot 6, 35 Schoolhouse Lane, RA-130 zone. Minor Subdivision/Variance.  Application carried to the April 20, 2026 Board meeting without further notice.

PB-10-25, Nielson Ford of Morristown, Block 10201, Lots 5, 9, 11, & 12, 170 Ridgedale Avenue, I-21 Industrial zone.  Amended Site Plan.  A public hearing was held and closed. The applicant was granted an amended site plan approval with conditions related to landscaping. The Board attorney is authorized to prepare a resolution to be presented at the next Board meeting.

Ryan Kurpat, Secretary

Township of Morris Planning Board

(973) 326 – 7215

TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

LEGAL NOTICE 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that at the Re-organization and Special meeting of the Township of Morris Board of Adjustment held on Monday, March 5^th, 2026, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, Township of Morris, the following action was taken:

Re-Organization Meeting:

Elected Chairperson – Paul Woodford

Elected Vice-Chairperson – Lee Goldberg

Appointed Board Secretary – Ryan Kurpat

Adopted formal resolutions in full accordance with the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq., without competitive bidding, appointing the following professionals:

Board Attorney – Richard L. Oller, Esq.

Planning Consultants – Elizabeth Leheny, AICP, PP, Kate Keller, AICP, PP

Engineering Consultant – Joseph Vuich, PE, PP, CME

Traffic Consultant – John Jahr, PTP, TSOS

Adopted a formal resolution specifying that beginning March 1, 2026, all public notices, including those of all boards, commissions, and committees, will be posted on the Township website at www.morristwp.com in compliance with P.L. 2025, c.72. In addition, applicants shall be required to post notices of hearings in an eligible online news publication pursuant to N.J.S.A. 35:3-3 

Adopted the following formal resolution setting meeting dates for 2026, and January 2027: 

NOTICE OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS 

FOR THE YEAR 2026 AND JANUARY 2027

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Adjustment of the Township of Morris, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, will meet to consider and act upon public business at 7:00 P.M., prevailing time, on each of the dates set forth below, for the year 2026 and January 26, 2027, in the Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, Township of Morris, New Jersey or via Zoom Platform:

January 26th, 2026 

February 23rd

March 23rd 

April 27th 

May 18th 

June 22nd 

July 27th 

August 24th 

September 28th 

October 26th 

November 23rd 

December 14th 

January 25th, 2027

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional meetings, if required, will be at the call of the Chairman with the proper notification, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary is authorized and directed to:

a.)     Post said meeting schedule and maintain the same posted throughout the year 2026 on the bulletin board in the Municipal Building of the Township of Morris on Woodland Avenue;       

b.)     Publish a copy of the same on the Township of Morris website at https://www.morristwp.com 

SPECIAL MEETING:

BA-16-25, Edward Dwyer, Block 6502, Lot 26, 17 Spring Brook Road, RA-15 zone. Section C.  Adopted formal resolution of Approval thereby memorializing the action taken by the Board at the November 24, 2025 meeting.

BA-19-25, Carl Hess Block 4601, Lot 9, 529 Jockey Hollow Road, RA-130 zone. Section C. Adopted formal resolution of Approval thereby memorializing the action taken by the Board at the November 24, 2025 meeting.

BA-20-25, Jerome Brumby Block 9502, Lot 22, 32 Wyndmoor Drive, RA-15 zone. Section C.  Adopted formal resolution of Approval thereby memorializing the action taken by the Board at the December 8, 2025 meeting.

BA-21-25, Axel & Jacquelyn Oehlers, Block 8402, Lot 1, 10 Barberry Road, RA-15 zone. Section C.  Adopted formal resolution of Approval thereby memorializing the action taken by the Board at the December 8, 2025 meeting.

BA-04-25, 383 South Street, LLC, Block 7307, Lots 2 & 8, 383 South Street, RA-15 zone, Sections D & C.  A public hearing was held and carried to the April 27, 2026 Board meeting without further notice.

BA-23-25, Shaun and Nicole Freeman, Block 9403, Lot 2, 15 Nichols Road, RA-25 zone, Section C.  A public hearing was held and closed. The applicant was granted a front yard setback variance and expansion of a non-conforming structure. The Board attorney is authorized to prepare a resolution to be presented at the next Board meeting.

BA-24-25, Andrew and Kelly Gibbons, Block 6004, Lot 3, 9 Norwood Court, RA-25 zone, Section C.   Application carried to the March 23, 2026 Board meeting without further notice.

BA-26-25, Josef Messer, Block 4501, Lot 4.01, 286 Mendham Road, OS-GU (R130) Single Family zone, Section C. Application carried to the March 23, 2026 Board meeting without further notice.

BA-25-25, Knollwood Holding, LLC, Block 2906, Lot 11, 40 Knollwood Drive, RA-15 zone, Section C. Application carried to the March 23, 2026 Board meeting without further notice.

BA-27-25, Glenn David, Block 8901, Lot 5, 9 Westminster Place, RA-35 zone, Section C.

Application carried to the March 23, 2026 Board meeting without further notice.

All documents are deemed to be public record and may be inspected in the office of the Board of Adjustment located in the Engineering Department at 50 Woodland Avenue, Morristown, NJ during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.

Ryan Kurpat, Secretary

Township of Morris Board of Adjustment

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS

PLANNING BOARD

MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the Township of Morris held its regular meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, Convent Station, New Jersey, and took the following action:

PB-16-25, Morris County Sheriff’s Department, Block 1901, Lot 1, 540 W. Hanover Avenue, OS-GU zone. Adopted a formal resolution of approval, memorializing the action taken by the Board at the February 2, 2026 meeting.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION, the Planning Board of the Township of Morris adopted the Township’s Amended Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan dated March 2, 2026. A Copy of the Township’s adopted Amended Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan 2026 is available for review on our website at https://www.morristwp.com/1350/Affordable-Housing, and in the office of the Planning Board, Engineering Department, located at 50 Woodland Avenue, Convent Station, NJ, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.

Adopted formal resolutions on referrals from the Township Committee finding the following ordinances consistent with the Township of Morris Master Plan. 

Ordinance 04-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, by adding the MF-TH/AH Zone and adopting associated regulations (60 Columbia Road, Block 9301, Lot 8)

Ordinance 05-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, by adding the TH-8/AH-2 Zone and adopting associated regulations (221A/227 Sussex Avenue, Block 601, Lots 16 and 18)

Ordinance 06-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, by adding the TH-15/AH Zone and adopting associated regulations (300 Madison Avenue, Block 8601, Lot 4)

Ordinance 07-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, by adding the TH-5/AH Zone and adopting associated regulations (100 Southgate Parkway, Block 7101, Lot 2)

Ordinance 08-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, by adding the TH-6/AH-2 Zone and adopting associated regulations (291 James Street, Block 6705, Lot 5)

Ordinance 09-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, by adding the S/SNH Zone and adopting associated regulations (4 Old Turnpike Road, Block 8602, Lot 10)

Ordinance 10-26 – Adopting the amended Mount Kemble Avenue Redevelopment Plan pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (Block 5506, Lot 25; Block 5605, Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8) 

Ordinance 11-26 – Amending Chapter 95, Zoning, and Chapter 57, Land Development, regarding Affordable Housing Regulations for the Fourth Round

Ryan Kurpat, Secretary

Township of Morris Planning Board

(973) 326 - 7215

Revenue and Appropriations Summaries

https://www.morristwp.com/DocumentCenter/View/13482/2026-Intro-Municipal-Budget-Legal-Notice (click here for a better view) 

 Revenue and Appropriations Summaries

Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Municipal Budget and Tax Resolution was approved by the Governing Body of the Township of Morris, County of Morris, on March 18, 2026

A public hearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held on April 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at which time and place objections to said Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2026 may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons.  

Copies of the budget are available in the office of Township Clerk, Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, Convent Station, New Jersey, during the hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30PM Monday thru Friday.  Copies are also available on the Township’s website Municipal Budgets/Township Audits | Morris Township, NJ - Official Website https://www.morristwp.com/1344/Official-Public-Notices

Suzanne V Walsh, RMC, CMR

Municipal Clerk

Morris Township

TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS

COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 16-26

NOTICE is hereby given that the following ordinance was duly introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Morris, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey (the “Township”), that was held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The ordinance will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a regular meeting of the Governing body to be held at the Municipal Building 50 Woodland Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00 pm. (in-person and as a courtesy via Zoom) The title and summary of the ordinance is as follows:

ORDINANCE NO.16-26

ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) CALENDAR Year 2026

 WHEREAS, the Local Government Cap Law, N.J.S. 40A: 4-45.1 et seq., provides that in the preparation of its annual budget, a municipality shall limit any increase in said budget up to 2.0% unless authorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, subject to certain exceptions; and,

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.15a provides that a municipality may, when authorized by ordinance, appropriate the difference between the amount of its actual final appropriation and the 3.5% percentage rate as an exception to its final appropriations in either of the next two succeeding years; and, 

WHEREAS, the Township of Morris in the County of Morris finds it advisable and necessary to increase its CY 2026 budget by up to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, in the interest of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens; and,

WHEREAS, the governing body hereby determines that a 1.5% increase in the budget for said year, amounting to $512,752.00 in excess of the increase in final appropriations otherwise permitted by the Local Government Cap Law, is advisable and necessary; and,

WHEREAS the governing body hereby determines that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township of Morris, in the County of Morris, a majority of the full authorized membership of this governing body affirmatively concurring, that, in the CY 2026 budget year, the final appropriations of the Township of Morris shall, in accordance with this ordinance and N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14, be increased by 3.5%, amounting to $1,196,421.33 and that the CY 2026 municipal budget for the Township of Morris be approved and adopted in accordance with this ordinance; and, 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that any that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years; and,

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that a certified copy of this ordinance as introduced be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services within 5 days of introduction; and, 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that a certified copy of this ordinance upon adoption, with the recorded vote included thereon, be filed with said Director within 5 days after such adoption.

All correspondence and documents related to this Ordinance are public records. A copy of the Ordinance is available for review on the Township website under Ordinances | Morris Township, NJ - Official Website. Copies are also available for inspection upon request by contacting the Office of the Township Clerk at (973) 326-7430 or via email at clerk@morristwp.com

Suzanne V. Walsh, RMC, CMR Morris Township Clerk

TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS

COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION 15-26

The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Governing Body of the Township of Morris, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey (the “Township”), held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 (in person and via ZOOM). After a public hearing and final consideration by the Mayor and Township Committee, the ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting held on Wednesday March 18, 2026 (in person and via ZOOM).

ORDINANCE NO. 15-26

ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $195,000 AVAILABLE IN THE SEWER UTILITY CAPITAL FUND BALANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PART OF THE COST OF VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS 

All correspondence and documents related to this Ordinance are public records. A copy of the Ordinance is available for review on the Township website under Ordinances | Morris Township, NJ - Official Website. Copies are also available for inspection upon request by contacting the Office of the Township Clerk at (973) 326-7430 or via email at clerk@morristwp.com

Suzanne V. Walsh, RMC, CMRMorris Township Clerk