Resources & Contacts
Franklin Township:
Unless otherwise indicated, all offices are located at 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 and can be accessed via the internet at www.franklintwpnj.org
Office of Economic Development
732-873-2500 - Ext. 6231
Construction Permits
732-873-2500 - Ext. 6220
Tax Assessor
732-873-2500 - Ext. 6320
Department of Community Development
732-873-2500 - Ext. 6220
Department of Public Works
732-873-2500 - Ext. 6290
40 Churchill Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873
Township road openings for utilities; curb cuts and driveways on Township owned roads. Public Works is located at 40 Churchill Avenue.
Engineering, 732-873-2500 - Ext. 6230
Soil removal/importation/disturbance, tree removal, wetlands, streams, grading, curb cuts, and streets.
Fire Prevention, 732-873-2500 - Ext. 6303
General fire protection, fire department access roads, fire hydrants fire department sprinkler connections, Knox boxes and special considerations for renovations of occupied buildings.
Health Department, 908-231-7155
If work involves installation of a new well or septic system, abandonment of a well or septic system, all new structures, including but not limited to those outlined under Zoning Officer above, or renovations involving a new bedroom, or any food establishment, the Health Department must be contacted.
Historic Preservation Advisory Commission If a property has been designated a local historic site or is within a local historic district, all exterior additions, alterations, demolitions, and removals require review and approval by the Historic Preservation Commission in addition to any other approvals required. To determine if a property has been designated a local historic site or is within a local historic district, please contact the Zoning Officer.
Planning/Zoning Department
732-873-2500 - Ext 6271/6274
Police Department (House Numbering), 732-873-5533
New Buildings may need to be assigned a house/street number. Contact the Police Department at the non-emergency number above.
If you are moving a structure on a public street, Contact the Traffic Bureau at the Police Department’s non-emergency phone number. The Police Department is located at 495 Demott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873.
Sewerage Authority, 732-873-2121
70 Commerce Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873
If work involves a new connection or a change in use of the public sewer system, the Sewerage Authority must be contacted.
Water Department, 732-873-2500 – Ext. 6290
40 Churchill Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873
If work involves a new connection or a change in use of the public water system, the Water Department must be contacted.
Somerset County
The general information phone number for Somerset County is 908-231-7000 and departments can be accessed via the Internet at www.co.somerset.nj.us.
Somerset County Tourism Board
www.VisitSomersetNJ.org
Somerset County Engineering, 908-231-7024
Access to county roads, curb cuts, driveways, and road opening permits for utilities located on county roads.
Somerset County Planning Board, 908-231-7021
Approval is required for development or construction along county roads or affecting county drainage facilities (excluding individual single family residential construction and development not along a county road proposing less than 1 acre of impervious surface).
Somerset-Union Soil Conservation, 908-526-2701
If land disturbance exceeds 5,000 sq. feet, including grading, stockpiling and digging, the agency must be contacted.
State of New Jersey
All departments can be reached via the Internet at www.state.nj.us/nj/gov/deptserv/
State of NJ Dept. of Community Affairs
Bureau of Code Services, 609-984-7974
State of NJ Department of Environmental Protection, 609-777-3373
Underground storage tanks, wells, wetlands, and streams.
State of NJ Department of Health, 609-292-7834
State of N.J. Department of Transportation, 973- 770-5072
Highway curb cuts, access permits, road opening permits for utilities located on State roads.
NJ Economic Development Authority, 609-777-4898
Edison Innovation Zone, 609-218-2620
Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission, 609-397-2000
Drainage, traffic, visual and stream corridor impact
Business Resources
Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce
675 Franklin Boulevard
Somerset, NJ 08873
732.545.7044 www.franklinchamber.com
Hamilton Street Business & Community Corporation (HSBCC)
732.873.2500, ext. 400
www.hsbcc.org
Raritan Valley Community College Small Business Development Center
Route 28 & Lamington Road
North Branch, NJ 08876
908.526.1200, ext. 8516
www.sbdcrvcc.com
Somerset County Business Partnership
360 Grove Street at Route 22 East
Somerville, NJ 08807–0833
908.218.4300
www.scbp.org
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 3rd Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20416
1.800.827.5722
www.sba.gov
New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth & Tourism Commission
20 West State Street
PO Box 820
Trenton, NJ 08625–0820
1.86.njfirst–9
www.newjerseycommerce.org