ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
PUBLIC MEETING
AGENDA
February 23, 2005
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ANNOUNCEMENT:
In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice
of this meeting has been published in the appropriate
newspaper.
4. ROLL CALL
5. MINUTES
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CONTINUED BUSINESS
1. V 04-048/Reck
Applicant and Property Owner: Francis and Diane Reck
Block 82,
(Installation of a 5 ft. vinyl fence one (1) ft. from retaining wall. The 5 ft.
height of the proposed fence in combination with a 3 to 4 ft. retaining wall
already constructed gives the appearance the fence is higher than 6 ft., where
Section 508.1 says the maximum height of a fence is 6 ft. This application is
carried from the January 26 meeting for the applicant and a neighbor to check
out types and styles of fences no higher than
4 ft.).
2. V 04-042/The Brown Place Project, LLC; Applicant and
Property Owner:
The Brown Place Project, LLC
19 Brown Place
Block 264, Lot 14
(Construct a 13 x 33 ft. first floor garage and 29 x 33 ft. second story
addition; lot area 5,000 sq. ft. where 7,500 sq. ft. minimum required; lot
frontage and lot width of 50 ft. where 70 ft. minimum required; side yard 4.6
ft. (existing) where 9 ft. required; front yard set back 18.4 ft. (existing)
where 25 ft. minimum required; lot coverage 27% where 25% maximum permitted.
This application is carried from the December 8 meeting for the applicant to
meet with the adjoining property owner to see if they can purchase additional
property).
NEW BUSINESS
1. V 04-001/Ciaglila-Johnson; Applicant and Property Owner:
Ciaglia Custom
Atlantic Avenue
Block 257,
(Reaffirmation of approval to construct single family home. Approval expires if
construction permits not issued by April, 2005).
2. (Z) SP 04-117/222 Texas Road Corp.
Applicant and Property Owner: 222 Texas Road Corp.
Business Name: Aberdeen Auto Salvage
222 Texas Road
Block 122, Lot 4.02
(Use variance and site plan to construct an 18 ft. x 60 ft. canopy over
existing concrete pad as per NJDEP requirements. Canopy is an expansion of a
nonconforming use. Canopy to be 34 ft. +/- from highest topographical grade associated
with water course where 100 ft. minimum required.
3. V 04-037 and (Z) SP 04-114 (Rev)/Laborer’s Union Local 472
Applicant and Property Owner: Michael Cackowski, Laborer’s Union Local 472
378 County Road
Block 228, Lots 3 and 4
(Preliminary and final major site development with variances for expansion of
an existing training center and a maintenance garage and place two temporary
trailers for use as office and classrooms during building construction. A 75
sq. ft. free standing sign and a 52 sq. ft. wall amounted sign are proposed,
both of which exceed the maximum permitted in the “LI” zone; sign set back 15
ft. where 50 ft. minimum required; directional sign for truck deliveries
proposed and variances may be required).
4. V 04-029(Rev)/Ogungbenro; Applicant and Property Owner:
Moses and
Aletutu Ogungbenro
119 Arlington Avenue
Block 178, Lot 14.03
(Revised application to install 6 ft. fence 2 to 3 ft. from property line in
front yard area (2 front yards), within 5 ft. sidewalk and road widening easement
and within planting easement, both of which were conditions of approval in a
Planning Board subdivision application, where 25 ft. minimum required (2 front
yards)
NEW BUSINESS (continued)
5. V 04-036(Rev)/Mery-Nessem; Applicant and Property Owner:
Milad Mery
and Vivian Nessem
123 Arlington Avenue
Block 178, Lot 14.01
(Revised application to install 6 ft. fence 2 to 3 ft. from property line in
front yard area (2 front yards), within 5 ft. sidewalk and road widening
easement and within planting easement, both of which were conditions of
approval in a Planning Board subdivision application, where 25 ft. minimum
required (2 front yards).
6. V 04-041(Rev)/Shirley; Applicant and Property Owner: Douglas
Shirley
121 Arlington Avenue
Block 178, Lot 14.02
(Revised application to install 6 ft. fence 2 to 3 ft. from property line in
front yard area (2 front yards), within 5 ft. sidewalk and road widening
easement and within planting easement, both of which were conditions of
approval in a Planning Board subdivision application, where 25 ft. required, (2
front yards) and install 12 x 18 ft. above ground pool 10 ft. from property
line and 4.5 ft. +/- from planting easement in front yard area, where 25 ft.
minimum required (2 front yards).
7. V 04-050/Calabrese; Applicant and Property Owner: Leonard
and Pamela Calabrese
142 Normandy Court
Block 10, Lot 3.21
(Maintain existing hot tub on second story deck 3 ft. from house where 10 ft.
minimum required).
8. V 04-051/Astin; Applicant and Property Owner: John and
Elizabeth Astin
449 Lloyd Road
Block 68, Lot 6
(4 ft. fence in front yard area (2 front yards) erected without permits where
no fence in the front yard area in the “PC” zone is permitted (2 front yards).
9. V 04-052/National Sign Service
Applicant: National Sign Service
Property Owner: Aberdeen Equities, LLC
Block 66,
(Alter existing approved sign to include an electronic message center that does
not flash, scroll or blink. Section 518 B 5b 3 limits free standing signs to a
maximum of 100 sq. ft. The existing approved sign is 78.82 sq. ft. and
applicant proposes to install 37.76 sq. ft. of additional signage. The proposed
new size of all signage will be 116.58 sq. ft., a variance condition of 16.58
sq. ft. Note that the applicant has asked to be carried to the March 23 public
meeting).
NEW BUSINESS (continued)
10. V 05-100/DeGennaro; Applicant and Property Owner: Sara
DeGennaro
Block 362,
Construct car port and stair enclosure on existing single family home. Front
yard set back 18 ft. where 25 ft. minimum required (existing); side yard set
back of 3.8 ft. where 7 ft. minimum required (existing); proposed car port
structure is 40 ft. +/- and proposed stair enclosure is 60 ft. +/- to highest
topographical grade associated with a water course, where 100 ft. minimum
required; existing house is 37 ft. and existing wood deck is approximately 30
ft. to highest topographical grade associated with a water course, where 100
ft. minimum required (existing).
11. V 05-102/Vaughn; Applicant and Property Owner: Arthur and
Rosetta Vaughn
181 Raritan Street
Block 304, Lot 3
(Construct two story addition with basement 70ft. x 36 ft. and 43.3 ft. x 26
ft., to have front yard set back of 10 ft. +/- where 25 ft. minimum required
(existing), and less than 100 ft. from top of bank
12. V 05-104/Klein; Applicant and Property Owner: Bernadette
Klein
146 Ivy Hill Drive
Block 110, Lot 5
(Construct 20 ft. x 19 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 11.8 in. x 12 ft. 6 in. one story
addition at rear of house.
13. V 05-105/Gerstel; Applicant and Property Owner: Steven
Gerstel
109 Idolstone Lane
Block 82, Lot 11
(Construct 20 ft. 8 in. x 30 ft. +/- one story addition with basement to be
used as mother/daughter and home always to remain a single family home. Front
yard set back 14.4 ft. where 25 ft. minimum required (2 front yards)
14. V 05-107/McDonough-Mason; Applicant and Property Owner:
Elise Mason
and Mike McDonough
88 Deerfield Lane
Block 19, Lot 1
(Install 16 x 33 ft. in ground pool and 4 ft. chain link fence around pool and
6 ft. stockade fence around property. Fence will be 16 ft. from property line
where 25 ft. minimum required (2 front yards); pool 19 ft. from property line
where 25 ft. minimum required (2 front yards); pool 7 ft. to house and 8 ft. to
roofed patio where 10 ft. minimum required for each).
MEMORIALIZATION OF RESOLUTIONS
1. V (I) 04-005/Ronko-West Concourse: Applicant and Property
Owner: Ronko
Developers, Inc.
34 West Concourse
Block 341,
(Variance relief and interpretation that an illegal subdivision was created;
the Planning Board denied a subdivision application in 1987, but homeowners
subsequently sold second lot. Variances requested for lot area of 4,592 sq. ft.
where 5,000 sq. ft. required; lot frontage of 40 ft. where 50 ft. required; lot
width of 46.8 ft. where 50 ft. required; lot depth of 86 ft. where 90 ft.
required.
2. V 04-010/Applicant and Property Owner: Wilbert and Nevien
Valenzuela
105 Wayside Drive
Block 347, Lot 33
(Variance relief to construct two story single family home on 25 x 100 ft. lot;
variances required for lot area 2,441 sq. ft. where 5,000 minimum required; lot
width and lot frontage of 25 ft. where 50 ft. minimum required; side yards 4.2
ft. each where 7 ft. minimum required; distance from top of bank water body
50.5 ft. where 100 ft. minimum required.
3. V 04-046 (Rev)Penniplede-Pitts
Applicant and Property Owner: Denise Penniplede Pitts
649 Randall Way
Block 115, Lot 11.49
(Variance to permit existing deck built without prior approvals that covers
entire rear yard property line to property line to remain where 10 ft. set back
required; variance to allow shed to remain 17 in. from side property line where
10 ft. required and 12 in. from rear property line where 10 ft. required).
4. V (I) 04-047/Astrom
Applicant and Property Owners: Lars and Loretta Astrom
855 East Concourse
Block 353, Lot 9
(Interpretation that the subject property which contains a three family home is
a preexisting nonconforming use and that use can continue, contrary to tax
assessor’s records).
MEMORIALIZATION OF RESOLUTIONS (continued)
5. V 04-049/McClave
Applicant and Property Owner: Catherine McClave
13 Lake Boulevard
Block 28, Lot 1
(Maintain existing deck, hot tub, retaining wall and fence; deck reconstructed
without prior approvals to accommodate hot tub. Variances for hot tub 6 ft.
from home where 10 ft. minimum required and 8 ft. from property line where 10
ft. minimum required; variance for retaining wall 1.4 ft. over property line
encroaching on Third Street, a paper street; variance for 14 ft. high fence
sitting on retaining wall where 6 ft. high maximum permitted by Ordinance;
variances for deck clear of property line by 0.7 ft. at dwelling and 0.3 ft. at
rear where 7 ft. minimum 4required).
6. V (I) 04-024/Dietrich Applicant and Property Owner: Harlan
Dietrich
1320 (formerly 518) Highway 34
Block 115,
(Interpretation to continue mixed use of property from 1971 as residential and
new and used motor vehicle dealership).
NEXT PUBLIC MEETING (S)
March 9, 2005 (if necessary)
March 23, 2005