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Committee member warns of 'subdivision fever,' urges careful deliberation
Summary
A committee member told the Waldwick Planning Board that recent subdivision applications are especially complex and that recorded deliberations and comments are necessary to defend decisions in court.
A committee member told the Waldwick Planning Board that the borough appears to be experiencing "subdivision fever" and urged members to scrutinize subdivision applications more carefully.
The member said subdivisions are typically more complex than other applications and emphasized the importance of recording discussion and member comments to support decisions in court. "We seem to have subdivision fever going on lately," the committee member said. "When you're doing a subdivision, it's a bigger deal than a lot of the stuff we do...that's why I always ask you for comment, for discussion, because if there is none, it becomes really tough to support things in court unless they're obvious."
No formal action followed that remark, but the comment was presented as a reminder of the board's deliberative and evidentiary duties when handling land‑division applications.
