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Planning Minutes | January 24, 2019

TOWNSHIP OF MONROE

PLANNING BOARD MINUTES

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

January 24, 2019

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 the Bulletin Board of the Office of the Township Clerk;

Posted on the Bulletin Boards within the Municipal Complex;                             

Printed in the Home News Tribune and Cranbury Press on January 4, 2019;                   

Posted on the Monroe Township website; and               

Sent to those individuals who have requested personal notice.

MEMBERS PRESENT:     Chairman David Rothman, Vice Chairman Terence Van Dzura,  Mr. Andy Paluri, Mrs. Karen Polidoro, Mr. Louis Caron, Mr. Wayne Horbatt, Ms. Roslyn Brodsky, Alternate #2 Mr. Jay Brown, Councilwoman Elizabeth Schneider and Mayor Gerald Tamburro.  Also present for the Board were Attorney Jerome Convery, Planner Mark Remsa, and Engineer Mark Rasimowicz.

MEMBERS ABSENT:        Alternate #1 Mr. Norman Olinsky.

NOMINATIONS:

Motion to appoint Mr. David Rothman as Planning Board Chairman made by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and seconded by Mr. Lou Caron and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Mr. Terence Van Dzura as Planning Board Vice-Chairman made by Chairman David Rothman and seconded by Mrs. Roslyn Brodsky and passed unanimously by all members present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Mr. Jerome Convery as Board Attorney made by Mr. Andy Paluri and seconded by Mr. Wayne Horbatt and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Mr. Mark Rasimowicz as Board Engineer made by Mr. Lou Caron and seconded by Mrs. Karen Polidoro and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Mr. Mark Remsa as Board Planner made by Mr. Andy Paluri and seconded by Mr. Wayne Horbatt and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Center State Engineering as Engineering Consultant made by Chairman David Rothman and seconded by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Ms. Laura Zalewski as Board Secretary made by Mrs. Karen Polidoro and seconded by Mrs. Roslyn Brodsky and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to appoint Mr. Robert Hudak as Administrative Officer made by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and seconded by Mrs. Roslyn Brodsky and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present. (Nominations closed.)

Motion to adopt the Rules and Regulations of the Planning Board made by Mr. Andy Paluri and seconded by Mrs. Karen Polidoro and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

Motion to adopt the dates for 2018 for the Planning Board made by Mr. Terry Van Dzura and seconded by Mr. Wayne Horbatt and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

A motion to approve the November 28, 2018 Minutes made by Mr. Andy Paluri and seconded by Roslyn Brodsky and passed with Mr. Lou Caron and Mr. Terence Van Dzura abstaining.

PB-1209-18        Monroe Township Fire District #3; Request for Preliminary and Final Site Plan, Courtesy Review; Block 52, Lot 1.02; Located on Schoolhouse Road and Buckelew Avenue, in the R-30 (Residential) Zone

Represented by Mr. Bob Schwartz who stated this is a courtesy review for the proposed Firehouse on Schoolhouse Road.  We have met with the Board’s professionals and agree to some little changes.

Mr. William Obara, applicant’s Engineer, described the site in detail.

Mr. Michael Testa, applicant’s Architect, described the building detail.

Public:

Ms. Michelle Arminio asked about the housing of EMS vehicles.

(Public portion closed.)

Mr. Mark Rasimowicz, Board Engineer, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated December 12, 2018.

Mr. Mark Remsa, Board Planner, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated November 13, 2018.

Chairman David Rothman thanked them for their presentation to the Planning Board.

PB-1210-18         XXXIII Associates / Riverside Center, LLC; Request for Final Site Plan; Block 8, Lots 8.04 and 2.08; Located on Farrington Boulevard in the HD (High Development) Zone

Represented by Mr. Peter Licata who stated this application received amended preliminary and final major subdivision a few months back on October 25, 2018.  We are proposing a 301,320 square foot warehouse building in which 291,200 square feet of gross floor area was for warehousing and 10,120 square feet of gross floor area was for office.  The amended site plan approval was for the development of 416 parking spaces and 96 truck parking spaces. 

Ms. Lorali Totten applicant’s Engineer stated the existing site is located in the southern portion of Monroe Township and borders neighboring Millstone Township in Monmouth County.  The site contains about 76 acres.  The Planning Board recently approved a subdivision creating Lot 8.04 from the parent 8.01.  The site is vacant and partially wooded with freshwater wetlands mostly along the Millstone River.  The site is located in the HD Highway Development Zone.

Mr. Andy Paluri asked if we can get to the Traffic Engineer.  That was where many of our concerns were left.

Mr. Jay Trautman, applicant’s Traffic Engineer stated we have provided a traffic signal warrant analysis that indicates none of the warrants for signalizing the Perrineville Road and Farrington Boulevard intersection are met at present.  As a condition of approval, we shall be required to submit an updated traffic signal warrant analysis to the Board Engineer each time a new facility has been constructed and has been in operation for six (6) months in the applicant’s industrial park in Monroe Township and Millstone Township.  This requirement will ensure Monroe Township is vigilant in determining when the intersection must be signalized as traffic from the industrial park grows over time.  The warrant analysis must be dated so that a temporal record for the analysis is created.  We have also provided a Traffic Impact Study that discusses proposed roadway improvements.  The study must be revised to make clear that the Farrington Boulevard connection from Monroe Township to Old Route 33 near the traffic signal at Millstone Road in Millstone Township and DeBaun Road in Millstone Township will be constructed first, and will be prior to issuance by the Township of Monroe of a certificate of occupancy for the warehouse that is the subject of this resolution.  These roads form the road system for the industrial park that will facilitate traffic going away from Perrineville Road and to Route 33.  In addition we agree to and shall provide the traffic signal warrant analysis at six months after this approval and then at one-year intervals after a Certificate of Occupancy is issued in order to determine warrants for traffic signalization at the intersection of Farrington Boulevard and Perrineville Road and at the intersection of DeBaun Road and State Highway 33.  We also understand that any traffic signal which is warranted shall be installed and paid for by the applicant and/or Riverside Center Property Owners’ Association.  Regarding traffic signals, Applicant agrees same shall be subject to the Developers Agreement for Traffic Studies and Roadway Improvements that is referred to in paragraph 23 below which Developers Agreement shall include the Applicant, the Riverside Center Property Owners’ Association, the County of Middlesex, and the Township of Monroe, as parties thereto.

(No Public wanted to be heard on application.)

Mr. Mark Rasimowicz, Board Engineer, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated December 20, 2018.

Mr. Mark Remsa, Board Planner, has no objections subject to applicant’s compliance with report dated December 20, 2018.

Motion to approve made by Mr. Terence Van Dzura and seconded by Mr. Wayne Horbatt and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

MEMORIALIZATION

PB-1206-18              Jim Lentini, a motion to approve made by and seconded by and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

 

DISCUSSION

A motion to Recommend Amendments to Chapter 108 (Ordinance #0-1-2019-002) to Township Council made by Mrs. Roslyn Brodsky and seconded by Mr. Lou Caron and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present

A motion to adjourn the meeting made by Mr. Lou Caron and seconded by Mr. Wayne Horbatt and passed unanimously by all members of the Board present.

Respectfully submitted,

LAURA ZALEWSKI

PLANNING BOARD SECRETARY