Yeah. Yeah. All right. We're gonna get started. >> Steve, [laughter] you're okay. Okay. This zoning board meeting is being held on July 8th, 2026 at 7 p.m. Statement of adequate notice. Under the Sunshine Law, adequate notice
in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act was provided on January 5th, 2026 of this meeting's date, time, and location. The agenda was mailed to the Cranberry Press and Home News Tribune, posted on the Township Bulletin board, mailed to those requesting personal notice, and filed with the
Municipal Clerk. Roll call, please. Mr. Bonavalanta, >> here. >> Miss Dharmafal, >> here. >> Okay. Miss Gittens is out. [laughter] Mr. Cathari and Miss Parker are out. Mr. Shores >> here. >> Okay. Miss Shu is not here and Mr.
Gordon >> here. >> And Mr. Diamond >> here. >> Okay. Thank you. We have a quorum. Chair. >> Okay. Um, first on the agenda. Well, first I want to introduce Avery. I think you all just met him when I was talking to Joe. But
is there a newest member? >> Oh, okay. >> All right. I do solemnly swearly support the United States of the United States and the state of New Jersey
under the authority of the people under the authority of God. I do further swear that I will justly allies. >> Welcome. Awesome.
All right. Uh, next on the agenda is approval of uh, last month's minutes. I had one comment which I already put in um, in the um, Johnson minutes for the Johnson House. Um, on
there's no page. Oh, page six. >> Yeah. >> Third paragraph where testimony from Mr. Kyle, uh, the planner, uh, I asked that, uh, it include that he was, uh, saying
that the positive criteria was based around a new house being built on Bunker Hill Road. I think that's important to be in there. Does anyone else have any comments? >> Other than that, I'm fine. Um,
>> do we do roll call for that? >> Yeah. Motion. >> So, we need a motion to >> I'll make a motion to pass the minutes for last. >> Second. >> All right. Roll call for the June 3rd minutes. Mr. Bono Balanto. >> Yes. >> Miss Darmafal. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schwarz. >> Yes.
>> And Mr. Diamond? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Motion passed. >> Great. Next is the resolution for the Johnson's. Um, any comments, questions? >> No.
>> All right. >> All right. Only only two of you can motion and second this and vote on it >> because you're the only ones that denied that we're here. [laughter] So, it's just it's you and Courtney. >> Okay. All right. All right. So, I can I
>> Yeah, >> I mo motion to uh then did I I guess >> motion to approve the resolution. [laughter] Motion to the resolution. Yeah. Yeah. >> Second. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. Okay. We're all call for ZBI
416-26 resolution. Uh, Miss Darmal. [snorts] >> Yes. >> And Mr. Diamond? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Motion passed. >> Okay. Next up is approval of resolution for Dig
Digard Cranberry. Uh, questions, comments? >> All right. Motion to approve this. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Yeah, you're good. >> And
>> all right, roll call for ZBA 398-24 resolution. Mr. Bono, >> yes. >> Miss Dharmafal, >> yes. >> Mr. Schwarz, >> yes. >> And Mr. Diamond? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Motion passed. >> Okay. Now it's uh I guess your turn. Uh this
is the ZBA 420-26. need to be sworn in. >> Mr. Chair, >> I'll indicate proof of notice and publication are in order and the board has jurisdiction this evening. If we could remain seated, please, if you
raise your right hand, both of you, and then you can just interchange if we >> um you may have the testimony you're about to give this evening is truth. >> Yes. Yes. >> All right. if you would introduce yourself and uh we'll recote that for the record. >> Okay. Um I'm an Dander
>> and Derek Han, owners of 40 cranberry neck. >> Thank you very much. >> Sure. here. >> Um, so we purchased uh 40 cranberry neck in April of this year. Um, we're in the midst of kind of cleaning up the house.
It's been um the the couple that have that sold it to us we've become friends with. They were in their late 80s hadn't done a lot of cleaning up. So, we were doing a lot of cleaning up. And part of that is the fence that was around their yard, not
around the property. The property is 16 acres, almost 16 acres. The yard is maybe less than an acre, probably probably 3/4 of an acre. Um, but the fence was all dilapidated and kind of breaking down. So, we took it out. We want to replace the fence. The problem
is the ordinance says 5 foot fences and we have coyotes back along the creek back there. And we even from we currently own 18 cranberry neck. Um, and we can hear them from 18 cranberry neck. Um they're pretty loud and we're
concerned. We do know that it is said and there's probably no guarantee of this that coyotes can't jump five foot fences um six foot fences. They can get over five foot fences. So we just that's why we're asking for the variance to make it six feet. So we have three dogs and we don't want
>> our dogs to get eaten by coyotes. Sure. >> So and it's well within the property area so nobody really can see it from any other houses around. So that that's our request. >> Could you tell us a little about the uh
design of the fence? >> Yeah, it's a he's got it. >> Oh, you don't do you have the pictures? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, it's it's a simple um uh it's aluminum, not rod iron, but it looks like rod iron, but it's aluminum.
Um simple um little less than four 4 inch um gaps, so our dogs can't get through it. Um, simple metal fence, aluminum, sorry, not metal. >> Aluminum is metal. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, you know what I mean.
[snorts] >> So, and it'll be basically this is the what you're looking at the picture there is the um the back side of our house. Actually, the the other side is where the pool and kind of family area is. This is more like the kitchen side and
the bedrooms. And it'll be an area for our dogs on on that side. Why not go for 8 foot? >> Say again. >> I would not go for eight foot. >> Why not go for eight foot? >> We just didn't think about it. We We read up and said the six foot was
adequate. >> Yeah, I just replaced >> I'm not sure we really want to go that high because we do want the view because that side of the house we will be seeing up. >> Yeah, >> I see. Is there any
Is it just an open open slat? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Double rail on top. Yeah. >> There's no chance of coyote using that to >> So they say if they up to five feet they can do that. They can grab hold, but above five feet they can't get high
enough to grab hold. >> I see. >> Um. >> All right. >> So I Is there any guarantee of that? Probably. We're just trying to make it as difficult as possible. We're we're probably gonna put some, you know, motion sensored lights on the back so that if they were to try to get over it,
the lights will pop on. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Barb [laughter] wire. >> Yeah. >> I'm not sure that would pass zoning, but >> if it would, we might consider it.
>> All right. Any questions from the board? Edwin does this to me seems very reasonable especially because of the size of the property and the fact that it's stepped back from many of the other houses.
Do we open ourselves up with all the other homes next door for everybody to come in and say I want a six foot fence? >> No, I I don't believe so. I mean, there's some unique situations here and there's really a hardship about having
>> your animals and you be safe in the backyard. If we had an identical one next door, yes, you would have a precedent. Sure. >> But I don't anticipate that. >> Okay. >> Thanks. What's up? >> Anyone else? >> Like you said, you have so much
property, but it looks way inside. You don't even see it. I I uh personally I think um the design of the fence is it's very low impact. You know, it's it's open, you know, it's not it's not a what do you call it? 100%
>> stocking fence. Uh and the only it looks like it will pretty much only be visible by um Ruth [laughter] >> maybe because there is a stockade fence between our property. >> Okay. All right. All right. [laughter]
That's not Is that the Vietnami Wood side? >> That the behind there. That is Yami Woods. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. Uh are there any public comments? >> Um yes, it would be behind me.
[laughter] >> We need [laughter] >> Should we step out or >> Yes. your name. >> Yes, Ruth Gittens. I'm at 34 Cranberry Neck Road. So, um the their property is
behind mine. I have a herd of sheep and goats that are on the larger portion of the property. And we've lost um in the past two years, probably five to six sheep and some lambs due to coyote. So,
um I have no objections whatsoever. the way this fence is going to sit, it would not we wouldn't even really see it. We'd have to be peeking, but um it would definitely be helpful for them to be able to protect their animals. A lot of
people don't realize the amount of um coyotes that are in this area. >> We hear them down there. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Any further comments? If not,
we can uh >> uh make a motion to pass it. >> Sure. >> I'll make a motion to pass the fence. >> All right. Roll call for ZBA 420-26. Mr. Bono, >> yes. >> Miss Dharmafal, >> yes. >> Mr. Schwarz,
>> yes. >> Mr. Gordon, >> yes. >> And Mr. Diamond. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Motion passed. >> Good luck. >> Thank you. What happens now as far as uh we need to get something from you?
>> We'll write up a resolution like we did tonight. You can go ahead and apply. You still need a permit from the town. You can do that tomorrow. Say it was approved tonight. So you don't have to wait. >> So we already put a permit in zoning permit in and then it got we got I think
we put it in. Yeah, we did and we got rejected. >> We got rejected to come back here. >> So, do we need to put it in reapply? >> Um, he he'll have record of it so I can send that to him as well. Do you need a a construction permit? >> I don't believe so. >> Okay. Um,
>> what kind of fill out? >> Just the zoning permit. >> That was it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't think >> um the other >> We do have to the letter to send to the county, right? That's what I sent us a letter to. >> Do you do you want to bring that up? Yeah. >> Yeah. Um, I've been going back and forth
with Julio Mora of Middle Sex County. Um, and he needs something from you from this evening to provide a letter of no interest from Middle Sex County. So, he didn't we did this before and he he seems to want a resolution from them
already. Like before he didn't require one, they just submitted like an application for this type of thing. Um, but is there a way for them to proceed without the letter of no interest yet or
do you think >> tomorrow? >> Okay. >> I wouldn't wait >> because we have to pass the resolution next month. That's why they don't want you to wait. and he'll get a copy of that and then he'll give his letter of notice.
>> We'll send you a copy. You don't have to come back ahead of time so you can see any comments that we'll put on the agenda for >> and then once it's approved, will you send it to him or will we send it to him or do we need
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> We'll talk to I'll let you guys deal with that. >> I think Andre probably pass you so you can start building up. I I would imagine >> I don't think he'll care. Yeah. I'm just not sure about the county. Yeah. >> Put the fence up, you know. >> So, should I just put it? So, you're gonna send something to
>> Yeah, don't worry about it. I'll handle that. I'll CC you >> because [clears throat] we have the contractor all lined up and ready to go. >> Okay. >> So, as soon as if I'll call him tomorrow and tell them we can go if that's okay. >> Anybody has any questions. >> Okay. >> All right. Great. Thank you.
All right. Thanks. >> So that's it. Um >> motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> All right. All in favor say I. I. >> I. >> That was easy.