The Planning Department is responsible for preservation and development of the town through land use and zoning. The department maintains records of meeting agendas and minutes from all of the town's land use commissions and applications for zoning and land use.
The department also offers administrative support to the town's land use boards and commissions including the Conservation Commission, Inland Wetland and Watercourse Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Plan of Conservation and Development Implementation Committee and the Zoning Board of Appeals.
William R. Haase is the director of planning. The department is located on Elm Street inside town hall.
The Garden Room of Eden Prairie is a restaurant and catering hall, serving members of the Eden Prairie community. It is located in the Eden Prairie City Center, on the lower level, and is large enough to accommodate 300 - 400 people depending on the event. There is a full service/cash bar available, and menus can be customized to each client's exact needs. The Garden Room works with a list of vendors, including bakeries, decorations, florists, photographers and specialty performers.
The planning and zoning department, located in Town Hall, is charged with creating, enforcing and regulating all the town's plans for development, zoning regulations and planning regulations. All new construction or any addition must meet all planning and zoning regulations before beginning, and must stay in compliance throughout the process.
The planning and zoning office holds a planning director, zoning official, town planner, environmental planner and office coordinator. The ultimate authority is the planning and zoning commission, with all members appointed by the board of selectmen. The commission holds five regular members, each with a five-year term.
Any new construction or addition that violates any town planning and zoning regulation can be approved by the zoning board of appeals, a five-member group of elected townspeople.
Milford Community Development Office is focused on community management. It covers everything from land development review, master and long range planning, economic development, building permits and inspections to health and safety.
The Bernards Township Fire Prevention Bureau administers inspections of all businesses, schools, restaurants and health care facilities in Bernards Township to make sure they are all compliant with the Uniform Fire Code of the State of New Jersey.
The Bureau also inspects smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers in residential homes being sold, leased or rented.
The office is located on the second floor of the Engineering Services building.
Led by Fire Chief Alex Onishenko, the Fire and Emergency Services Department responds to major and minor fires within New Port Richey's borders.
The firefighting division consists of 18 career firefighters, according to the department Web site. The department responded to 290 incidents of varied degrrees of severity in 2009, according to its Web site.
The department also provides inspections and fire prevention services. It has two stations in the city: one at 6333 Madison Street and another at 6121 High Street.
The City of Laguna Niguel Community Development Department is located inside City Hall at 30111 Crown Valley Pkwy. Here, the city makes planning and development decisions in order to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the community.
This division supports the City Council and Planning Commission. Additional responsibilities include code enforcement, Community Development Block Grant and the Gateway Specific Plan.
Dedicated in September 2000, the Town Campus Playground is designed to be used by children five to twelve years old. The playground was created with the help of the Philip Picard family, in memory of Philip Picard, along with the Madison Newcomers Club, the Corey Erskine Memorial Foundation, the Pre K-Kindergarten PTQ, the Board of Education Modular Pre K-Kindergarten Project, Emily R. Vancil and Lenny and Joe's Fishtale.
The playground is conveniently located next to the town tennis courts, which are reserved for the use of town residents and their guests. Playing time should be limited to one hour when people are waiting.
This department is responsible for setting the rules that govern the water and sewer departments, and for collecting fees and assessments having to do with water and sewer.
The WPCA also oversees the water supply and the waste-water treatment system, and is responsible, according to the website, "for developing a regional water supply and distribution system."
If you are interested in finding out in detail about cost-saving changes the WPCA has made, and about plans for the future, you may download "State of the Montville WPCA" from the website.
