Hey folks. Um so um damn it. There we go. Yeah. Welcome to the planning board meeting uh for February 18th, 2026. In accordance with the open public meetings act 1975 chapter 231. Adequate notice of this
regular meeting of the planning board of the township of Franklin has been provided. And with that um let's say the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Councilman Barson >> here. >> Theodore Chase >> here. >> Robert Leort >> here. >> Mark Dancy >> here. Jennifer Ragnau >> here, >> Mahir Rafi >> here, >> Charles Brown >> here,
>> Robert Thomas >> here, >> and Chairman Orsini >> here. So, um, we will be getting a a new old board member, Sammy Shabban back, uh, since it's Ramadan, though he will not be here tonight, so we will swear him in in a future meeting. Glad to have
him back. Um, minutes. Let's just do those. Then we have a couple of resolutions discussion and we'll get to the uh fair share plan and master plan. So um >> can't uh vote this for the minutes. >> Uh Rob can't
>> it's correct. >> Okay. Okay. So I'll make I'll make a motion to approve the regular minutes from the meeting of January the 7th. >> Second. >> Theodore Chase. >> Yes. >> Robert Lort. >> Yes. >> Mark Dansancy. >> Yes. >> Jennifer Ragnau.
>> Yes. >> Mah Rafi. Yes. >> Charles Brown. >> Yes. >> Robert Thomas. >> Yes. >> And Chairman Orsini. >> Yes. >> Uh resolution for Davidson Properties. The initial resolution for the small warehouse off of Davidson PLN230000007.
Uh motion to approve. >> Second. >> Theodore Chase. >> Yes. >> Robert Lort. >> Yes. >> Mark Dansancy. >> Yes. >> Jennifer Ragnau. >> Yes. >> Mahir Rafi. >> Yes. >> Charles Brown. >> Yes. >> Robert Thomas. Yes. >> Chairman Rini.
>> Yes. Uh 50 Atrium Drive LLC extension of time. U move to approve. >> Okay. So, Councilman Embarrison, Mark Dancy, Jennifer Ragnau, and Charles Brown all cannot vote.
Bob Lord or Bob Thomas, do you want to second his motion? >> Second. >> Thank you. Okay. Theodore Chase. >> Yes. >> Bob Lort. >> Yes. >> Mahir Rafi. >> Yes. >> Bob Thomas. >> Yes. Didn't hear it. Sorry.
>> Chairman Arcini. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay. Macedonian Church of God in Christ. This was the resolution to eliminate the condition that they work out parking with PNC Bank because they uh they don't need the volume anymore. So I'll move to approve that. Same
people including Bob Lort this time. So just Ted can vote. Mahir can vote. Bob Thomas. >> Second. >> Theodore Chase. >> Yes. >> Mahir Rafi. >> Yes. >> Robert Thomas. >> Yes.
>> Mike Orsini. >> Yes. Okay. That takes care of our resolutions. Discussion. Affordable housing development fees. Mark. >> Yes. So, this is a a very straightforward ordinance um uh as part of the the new rules. There was a model
ordinance that's um put out there for how towns collect their affordable housing fees. So, we're basically adopting that standard ordinance. Um pra from a practical perspective, absolutely nothing changes when uh whe whether it's a residential developer or a
non-residential developer uh build something, they have to pay a fee. um that's a certain percentage of the equalized assessed value. Um and those percentages aren't changing from what was already in the township ordinance. So, it's really just a I'd say an editorial restructuring of the
ordinance, but no substantive changes. Uh certainly, it's not inconsistent with the master plan, I would opine. Okay. >> And that's that's our task tonight is to determine consistency with the master plan >> or just to really approve as in content. I mean it sounds like it's sort of a uh
standard uh ordinance language that municipalities are adopting in this round, right? >> Yeah. And and again, as far as Franklin is concerned, nothing substantially is changing. >> Okay. Well, with that, um I I would motion to approve the U ordinance change.
>> Second. >> Councilman Barson, >> yes. >> Theodore Chase, >> yes. >> Robert Lort, >> yes. Mark Dancy, >> yes. >> Jennifer Ragnau, >> yes. >> Mahira, >> yes. >> Charles Brown, >> yes. >> Robert Thomas, >> yes. >> Chairman Rini, >> yes.
>> Okay. Public comments. Seeing no public present. Um I'm sure everybody can back me up on that. Um that um I'm not going to open to the public. Um so hearing um housing plan element and fair share planned fourth round. Uh this was uh at
council and now what are we doing with it? We're it's back again and then it's going to get its final reading. Correct. At council or or did it how what's that? Where >> you want I mean essentially as a result of your compliance with fourth round affordable housing. I believe you had a
challenge and that resulted in some modifications and tweaks to your housing element fair share plan. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, this is just those tweaks to your housing element fair share plan to work out the settlement of those challenges that were uh resolved by the township so that you can move forward with uh getting your fourth round
compliance. >> All right. So, this is the last time we see this then. >> Yeah. >> I'm just I just in the game of volleyball between us and council where they introduce it, it's referred. >> Well, again, this make sure >> this is not this is not an ordinance. All right. >> This is the fair share plan that you adopt.
>> This is a portion of your master plan. >> Okay. And so the tweak that we're talking about was the one we talked about last meeting was the addition that the judge asked for Dunar Homes. >> Yeah. So the the township did have a number of of challenges. Uh the township was frankly successful in proving to the um to the program and Fair Share Housing
who was uh you know one of the involved parties um that our plan was um adequate and and met the obligation. And I think as Peter just said basically the judge had insisted that we include this one site. he felt that this site was um valid as
the Dumbar home site that's in front of Hemstead Gardens um is proposed at the same density as the rest of our cluster residential zones. Eight units to the acre, 20% affordable housing set aside um and all of the other challenges were
um uh not included. So that's the one substantive change to the plan. >> Okay. So then are our our are we we're adopting this uh plan tonight. It's not consistency with the master plan. We are adopting. >> This is the master plan. >> It is it is that element. Okay.
>> All right. I just want to make sure I understand and word it right. So, okay. With that, uh, I move to approve our housing. >> Hold up. >> What? Go. >> It is a hearing. So, >> I mean, you should technically open it up. Even though there's no public, you should >> technically a we'll open it to the
public and then we can close it. Um, and we'll move the o open to the public for any comments on the housing plan element. >> Second. Second. >> All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Anybody wishing to comment? >> Bill's busy taking my picture. Hope it's
my good side. Um, >> see no one. Uh, >> close. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Now, can I someone needs to make a motion and second and and and vote to adopt.
>> Excellent. So I will make a motion to adopt as part of our master plan our housing element and fair share plan addendum for the fourth round 2025 to 2035. >> Second. >> Councilman Embarson. >> Yes. >> Theodore Chase. >> Yes.
>> Robert Lort. >> Yes. >> Mark Dancy. >> Yes. >> Jennifer Ragnell. >> Yes. >> Mahir Rafi. >> Yes. >> Charles Brown. >> Yes. >> Robert Thomas. >> Yes. >> Chairman Orsini. >> Yes. >> Okay. And with that quite a bit of work.
um has been accomplished. Um so turn it over to Mark for the I think um master plan. Um yeah, re-examination master plan. So we had the work session on on the 4th and so here we are. Um so Mark, take it away.
>> Yeah, I mean I'll give the extremely abbreviated version since we don't have uh public here. Um uh bottom line is the town the planning board has to uh by by requirements of the municipal land use law you have to re-evaluate the township
master plan and development regulations every 10 years. Um identify what was recommended in the previous version of the master plan. What's the status? um are there new issues um changes and assumptions and and and
um uh new recommendations that you would like to make and then you put that in the form of a master plan re-examination. Um, as the chairman just stated, the plan board has done that at the last few um meetings and the version that's before you tonight uh that's the
subject of this hearing incorporates the changes that had been um uh uh recommended uh or or requested by the planning board. >> All right. So um you you they basically this your report with all the all the um
things that we went over the last time. >> Yeah. And so as you reme as you recall the um previous drafts were sent to the planning board. Planning board members were uh requested to um email me those their their comments. Um and then we also had two work sessions where
planning board members were able to offer their comments. All of those comments were incorporated into this draft. Okay. So, um for tonight since we have to do this by March, we will have to do this uh Mark has offered I think
between now and first meeting in March to uh strip out the accomplished things. So, if you recall, there were a lot of accomplished um resonings and and things that were incorporated into the master plan. Um strip those out. give us a
breakdown of what um is left to do and what we wanted to add based on our discussion on February 4th. And then uh he will break it down for us kind of um in a matrix for um easy and quick uh to
uh long and difficult and uh whatever is in between. And then on March 4th, if we have time and I think we at least have the um Odin Dune hearing, but I hopefully we'll have time or we'll make a half hour's worth of time I think is all we need if you get us that kind of
breakdown for us to appine on whatever you put in those quadrants which which ones we would like to uh tackle first. Um so we start ticking these off over the next really 10 years until we do our next examination re-examination. So, um,
so with all that, um, I can, unless there's any board discussion, make a motion that >> public hearing. >> Oh, that's right. Oh, sorry. >> It's It's hard when there's no public. >> All right. There's no public. >> Move to u a move to open to the public on the re-exam.
>> I just say second. >> Second. >> Then we'll get to that part. >> Does anyone in the public wish to speak on the master plan re-examination? Seeing no takers, I move to close the public. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> Okay. Are there are there any I'll slow down. Are there any board comments >> beyond what we have? >> Okay. Then in that case, I will make a motion that our uh re-examination of the master plan and development regulations
um reflected in Mark's document linked uh as you see on the agenda uh be adopted. as our re-examination document. >> Second. >> Councilman Embarson, >> yes. >> Theodore Chase, >> yes. >> Robert Lort, >> yes.
>> Mark Dancy, >> yes. >> Jennifer Ragnau, >> yes. >> Mahir Rafi, >> yes. >> Charles Brown, >> yes. >> Robert Thomas, >> yes. >> Chairman Marcini, >> yes. >> We have any other business? Do we uh so I I know you sit with us probably because of template but instead of
committee reports board comments. Um first of all wish everyone who observes um happy Ramadan. Um is there any other comments from the board in general? >> Yeah. Happy Black History Month
>> and that and the township is celebrating both. So I thought of that was I looked at the township website and thought of your We already have that adopted into our master plan. Right. >> If there are no other comments, uh
you're going to get some time back, I think. So, um make a motion to adjurnn and we'll come back on March 4th. Second. Second. >> Okay. All in favor? All right. This was the shortest meeting ever.