Maplewood, NJ Zoning Board of Adjustment

Sundays tracks every public Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting in Maplewood, NJ and summarizes what was decided — variances, site-plan and subdivision applications, and Board of Adjustment hearings. Land-use items are kept off the weekly Sundays email (they're a specialist read), but every one is archived here and verified against the official meeting record. 1 item on file; most recent July 24, 2026.

• July 24, 2026 · Maplewood Township Committee

  Discussion item: drafting an ordinance to ban data centers and detention facilities

  The committee discussed pursuing an ordinance to ban data centers and detention facilities, referencing Neptune’s recent action and concerns about electricity demand and detention center siting. The mayor and attorney discussed zoning clarity, variance risks, and federal detention center legal issues, and agreed to have the attorney draft language and bring it to the code committee.