TOWNSHIP OF MONROE PLANNING BOARD MINUTES

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

September 28, 2017

Moment of Silence in honor of former Monroe Township Business Administrator, Gail Feist, who has passed away.

 

Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman David Rothman who led the salute to the Flag.

 

Chairman David Rothman read the Sunshine Law as follows:In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, it is hereby announced and shall be entered into the minutes of this meeting that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the following:

 

Posted on January 6, 2017 on the Bulletin Board of the Office of the Township Clerk, Municipal Complex, 1 Municipal Plaza, and remains on file at that location for public inspection;

 

Printed in the Home News Tribune and Cranbury Press on January 6, 2017;

 

Posted on January 6, 2017 on the Bulletin Boards within the Municipal complex, 1 Municipal Plaza;

 

Posted on the Monroe Township website; and

 

Sent to those individuals who have requested personal notice.

 

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:       Chairman David Rothman, Vice Chairman Len Levene,  Mr. Andy Paluri, Mrs. Karen Polidoro, Mr. Louis Caron, Mr. Terence Van Dzura, Alternate #1 Ms. Roslyn Brodsky, Councilman Michael Leibowitz and Mayor Gerald Tamburro.  Also present for the Board were Attorney Jerome Convery, Planner Mark Remsa, and Engineer Mark Rasimowicz.

 

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:         Mr. Anthony Zarillo.

 

           

A motion to approve the August 24, 2017 Minutesmade by Mr. Len Levene and seconded by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and passed unanimously by all members present.

 

 

PB-1193-17                           JONKAT CONSTRUCTION;REQUEST FOR MINOR SUBDIVISION WITH BULK VARIANCES; BLOCK 178, LOTS 29 - 32; LOCATED ON TYNDALE AVENUE, IN THE R-7.5 ZONE

 

Represented by Mr. Walter Toto who stated this application is seeking a minor subdivision approval with frontage on 2 improved streets in the R-7.5 Zone.  We are proposing 2 single family dwelling units, back to back.  We will comply with the boards professional reports. We have supplied all the legal notices pertaining to the subdivision and the buy/sell letters also.

  

Mr. Sharif Aly, Applicant’s Engineer, stated that the 2 proposed home will have frontage on improved roads.  Both Fernhead and Tyndale road are improved with gas, sewer and water.  The existing home does not have curbing or sidewalk and none are in the area, the proposed new building lot has curbing but no sidewalk.  We request a waiver of installing the sidewalk, but offer to pay in lieu of.  The existing shed on the property will be removed.  Each proposed lot will be 5,000 square feet at 50x100 lots proposed, consistent with the neighborhood.  We are requesting several bulk variances for the new lot for lot assize, and frontage. The existing lot is seeking variances for lot size, depth and sideyard setback for home.

 

Mr. Roy DoBoer, Applicant’s Planner, testified that the proposed lots are in conformance with the surrounding area. He stated the variances on record and also described how they  proposed to save the trees on the proposed building lot.  So in lieu of plating shade trees, try to keep existing mature trees. 

 

Mrs. Karen Polidoro asked if he could point out the trees.

 

Mr. Mark Rasimowicz, Board Engineer, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated May 18, 2017.

 

Mr. Mark Remsa, Board Planner, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated April 25, 2017.

 

PUBLIC:

Mr. Harold Mueller, Fernhead Avenue, stated years ago he was denied to build a garage.  Why this house should be granted approval.  He urges the Board to deny this application.

 

Mr. Charlie Lerman (spoke on wrong application – Countryside was on Agenda.)

 

Mr. Anthony Malanga stated he lives right next door and never received a letter offered to buy or sell.

 

Jerome Convery, Board Attorney stated we take a few minutes to break and he will review the notices.

 

(Restarted meeting at 8:00pm)

 

Mr. Jerome Convery stated the notice is deficient and that this matter will be carried to the next regular meeting with the need to renotice to buy or sell the property to the 4 property owners.

 

Motion to carry with the required notice made by Mr. Terence Van Dzuraand seconded by Ms. Roslyn Brodskyand passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

PB-1192-17                           XXXIII ASSOCIATES / RIVERSIDE CENTER, LLC;REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN; BLOCK 8, LOTS PROPOSED 8.04, P/O 8.01 AND 2.08; LOCATED ON FARRINGTON BOULEVARD, IN THE HD ZONE

 

Represented by Mr. William Mehr who gave a brief history of the property in question.

 

Ms. Lorali Totten, Applicant’s Engineer, described the application for the warehouse in detail.  The sit4e consist of approximately 76 acres.  The proposed warehouse is 301,320 square feet and of that 10,120 will be office space.  We are seeking variances fore parking, tractor trailer parking, height of lighting and parking in the front yard as well as landscape buffer.  We also request several design exceptions  in regards to parking, isles of landscaping, width of driveway and slope ratio.  We are requesting waivers of your code for soil boring, plat showing wooded areas, size of plats and seasonal high water table.  This is a speck building we do not have a tenant interested yet. 

 

Mr. Jay Troutman, Applicant’s Traffic Engineer, testified to his report on record.  Described in detailed the access areas along Perrineville Road and the new design and entrance off Route #33.

 

PUBLIC:

Ms. Gloria Eng stated her family has property in the area and questioned the wetland buffer and disturbance.

 

Mr. Kazim Ahmad has major concerns about runoff, ground contamination and well pollution.  My property floods with heavy rian, from the construction on this property.  It drains onto my yard.

 

Ms. Armina Ahmad also has major concerns about the water as well as trhe traffic and the roadway.

 

Ms. Michelle Arminio stated that all concerns should be addressed prior to a vote.

 

(Public portion was closed.)

 

Mr. Mark Rasimowicz, Board Engineer, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated September 12, 2017.

 

Mr. Mark Remsa, Board Planner, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated July 10, 2017.

 

Motion to approve made by Mr. Terence Van Dzuraand seconded by Ms. Roslyn Brodskyand passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

 

 

 

MEMORIALIZATION

 

PB-1184-16               US Home Corporation d/b/a Lennar, a motion to approve made by Mr. Andy Paluri and seconded by Mr. Len Levene and passed with Mr. Lou Caron and Councilman Michael Leibowitz voting no.

 

PB-1190-17               Mary Jo Giancola and Alfred Caputo, a motion to approve made by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and seconded by Ms. Roslyn Brodsky and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

 

 

A motion to approve reaffirmation for PB-1172-15(Block 106.84, Lots 1-48) Mary Jo Giancola made by Councilman Michael Leibowitz and seconded by Mr. Lou Caron and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

 

 

A motion to Recommend Amendments to Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 108) Ordinance No. #0-9-2017-025 to Township Council made by Ms. Roslyn Brodsky and seconded by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

 

 

 

A motion to adjourn at 10:10 p.m. made by Mr. Lou Caronand seconded by Ms. Roslyn Brodskyand passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

LAURA ZALEWSKI

PLANNING BOARD SECRETARY