flag. 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.
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 Cranberry Press on December 26, 2025, posted on the Monroe Township website, and sent to those individuals who have
requested personal notice. Madame Secretary, roll call, please. >> Mr. Masters >> here, >> Mr. Lup, Mr. Busman, Miss Carritori, >> Mr. Tanzy >> here, >> Mr. Jaffy >> here, >> Mr. Cole, Mr. Jadis,
>> Mr. Vagani >> here. Chairman Lefada >> here. Thank you. Okay. Board members, we have minutes from our regular held meeting on January 27th, 2026. Do I have a motion? >> Make a motion. >> Have a second.
>> Second, Miss Tori. All in favor? >> I. Thank you. >> Any abstains? >> Mr. Jaffy and Mr. Good. Okay.
Okay, first application BA-5263-25 Thor Investment LLC flipped there. Good evening board members. Uh my name is Rhino Sullivan. I'm from the attorney uh from the firm Fox Rothschild. Uh I am the attorney for the applicant Thor
Investment LLC. Um the uh the applicant is requesting final site plan. Uh the board previously uh approved our application uh BA-5234-23 um for a uh preliminary approval including used varants uh bulk variances
uh and design exceptions uh for a flex office commercial and light industrial space intended for uh trade industry tenants. Uh, the project is located at 381 Mount Mills Road on property known and identified as block 39, lot 4 on the
Monroe Township tax map. The property is in the NC neighborhood commercial zone. Um, since that approval, we've received uh all ancillary governmental approvals and updated the civil engineering site plans to include uh box truck and and
trailer exhibit, um, storm water narrative reports, updated drainage area plan, updated operation and maintenance manual, NJP flood hazard area individual permit, NJD wetland letter of interpretation, freehold uh, soil
conservation district certification and final compliance letter, Middle Sex County approval and uh conditional approval and deed notice. Monroe Township Police Department, Monroe Historic Commission approvals, Township Environmental uh Commission Fire
Department, Shade Tree and First Aid request review letters. Um we have uh Sheree Ali from uh Ammeritech Engineering uh to testify to the uh the civil design and um answer any questions
the board uh may have. >> Good evening. If you raise your right hand, do you swear the testimony you're going to provide is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> If you could state your name, spell your last name, and give us address, please, for your record. Uh Shar Ali uh 757
Avenue. >> We accept your credentials. Continue. Mr. >> Your license is still in good standing. Mr. Early. >> Yes. >> Super duper. So, what we have on the board, uh, it's a color rendering identical to what was
already, uh, uh, being approved by your board. Um, >> call that A1. >> We'll call it A1. Thanks. >> And
as you heard, still um same lot and block, same location, same area. Um the proposal was for two uh building. Uh one building is uh 9,300, the second one
is 4,50. Still the same. And um same parking lot, same number of parking parking lot spaces. Uh you heard that we uh be been before the county. We got beat up a little bit there at the
county. Uh we end up giving him curb and sidewalks even though that we were in a flood hazard area. We went to the state. We also got beat up really bad at the state and for storm water. management.
That's the uh talk the town now. Uh we're in the state uh it's all about storm water. So with that, the only modification uh to the site plan uh was that the uh the driveway for the county
uh still um be the same movement uh right in and right out. Uh we played with the driver a little bit. Um and we got the county approvals. We give them their curb, their sidewalk. So they are
happy. Now um we added the storm water facility behind the building. It's not um a large detention. It's very very shallow storm water facility just to address uh the u green infrastructures that is required by the state. uh
whether it's u water quality and infiltration and also meeting the reduction of the 210 and 100. So that's pretty much uh what we have done. Um there was an issue about the uh
loading um uh space uh even though that the resolution uh we all agreed last time that will be no tractor trailer on site will be only small uh box trucks. Uh however the we did not ask for the
variance last time on the uh uh tractor trailer uh loading area which is 12 by 50 but uh I did um I don't have an exhibits I did share it with um our uh township engineer zoning board
engineer Mr. Razamoitz and we are now we once we uh part of the revision uh to the uh uh site plan as well as compliance uh the 12x50 will be showing on the site plan. So that's pretty much
uh what we have infrastructure uh water still there. tabing to the water for portable water fire uh flow and we have on-site septic. So uh landscaping the same. There is no trees on site in the
area where we're doing the the uh the two uh buildings. So there is no need for a tree removal and replacement. Um that's pretty much it. >> That's your entire testimony
>> for final. Yes. >> Okay. We're going to start off with Chris. Chris, we'll hear your report, please. >> Issued a report February 19th of this year. This is an application for final major site plan approval. They've already been granted a use variance and
preliminary approval by the board. Uh so with this being final essentially this is they're required to uh comply with all the conditions of preliminary approval and we've gone through it there's a few items I would defer to the board engineer Mark on in terms of
access and some utility sections but uh we've gone through the plans they've submitted and it appears uh they have complied with all the conditions of the preliminary approval with the exception of the size of the loading area. I haven't seen those plans, but I trust Mark to review them and uh confirm that
the if they expand the size of their loading area that everything on site is still workable and the circulation still does not provide any problems. But there their testimony is that they have uh they will comply with that. See, um the only other question I think we had
in our report was there was noted in the plans you anticipate I think 16 employees. I'm just curious where where that number was coming from. Is that just a guesstimate based on size of the building or is there is that from it or
>> that is from uh similar facilities in town. Um uh the we are talking about u five tenants at max. Uh each one of the tenant will have about uh 3,000
somewhere around 3,000 square ft. Typically, you will have uh two people there. Uh you probably have a part-time secretary and a contractor. Uh we allow for three and the largest one uh which
is the building uh the smaller building we allow for four. Uh but typically you will have uh two people in each uh unit. >> Okay. Thank you. But just to be clear, that was in reference to the uh parking requirements and they do have enough
parking on site and that's already been approved. I was just curious where that number came from. Um see, revise the landscaping plans to all our previous comments and recycling. Uh last issue is signage. Uh, are you
going to defer getting signage permits until you actually have tenants or were there any you are you proposing any signs at this time? >> Um, with the preliminary appro approval and the use variance uh we're allowed to
have a 24 um square ft of assign area. Um, and even though that the height in town uh in the zone is uh 10 ft high. >> Well, I guess more specifically, I mean, for the individual units on the building, are you proposing any building mounted signs?
>> No, we're not going to have any building mounts. >> Okay. Well, then if there's no signs, there's no need for a permit, no need, nothing to check for compliance. Uh, and also just to be clear, this was a use variance originally since that's already been granted. uh the use experience is not doesn't need to be
addressed. Again, um I I don't have anything else to report on. They they've otherwise appears they've addressed all the conditions of preliminary approval that uh my office can confirm. I'll I'll defer to Mark on a few others. >> Thank you, Mark. You're up. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um my review
letter is dated February 16, 2026. Uh as uh as Chris has said, this is an application for final major site plan. Uh one of the conditions is that they meet all the uh conditions of preliminary approval and with regard to the loading area
um uh the plans still indicate that a variance is requested for the 12x50 loading area. So that was not granted with preliminary or or you didn't you didn't request that at preliminary and that should be removed from the plan. Um I did meet with Mr. Ali and discuss the
12x50 loading area. uh I'm comfortable that he can meet that. Um it is a condition of his approval that he currently has as uh as with the many other conditions that apply and uh that will be um certainly uh provided on the
plan as part of resolution compliance review. That's my report. Any board members have any comments or anything to say on this? Seeing there's none, I'll open to the public. Anyone from the public wishing to be heard on this application and this
application only at this time? Seeing there's no one from the public, I need a motion to close the public portion. >> Second. >> Second. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Public portion is not closed. Board members, do you have any questions?
No. Okay. Board members, we have this application in front of us. Uh, we need an approval or a denial. Do I have any uh any input from anyone? >> A motion subject to approval uh of the
conditions by both the engineer and >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> Okay. Madam Secretary, roll call, please. >> Mr. Masters, >> yes. >> Miss Carritori, >> yes. >> Mr. Kanyzy, >> Mr. Jaffy, >> yes. >> Mr. Jadice.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Beani. >> Yes. >> Chairman Lefada. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Thank you. Thank you. Next application up is BA-5261-25 SNG Paving. >> Uh, good evening, Mr. chair, members of
the board, your professional staff, and members of the public, if there is any. Uh my name is Peter Clauser. I'm an attorney with the firm Hybr behalf of your applicant. Uh in and around 2014 and 2015, um this board granted uh three
different approvals uh for the site, a use variance, a preliminary site plan approval, and then a final site plan approval for a contractor yard related to uh Miguel's business uh paving of recent relevance. snow plowing. Um
the application was built out, the site is operating, has his business there and is asking permission for this board to expand a portion of the storage area onto natural earth to store soils. Um so
store soil on grass that's adjacent to his his parking lot. Uh that's what the sum and substance of the application is. also to share with you the layout and the site plan and how the site has been operating. Um, but it is an amended preliminary and final site plan approval
and because we are expanding the use by adding more storage, it naturally expands the use variance relief. I have two witnesses this evening, Sharief Ali, who you just heard from on another application and Mark Rea um, as a professional planner. So, if I could, I
think for the record, we need to have Sharief sworn on this application. I would ask that you similarly accept his credentials. Um, and then I'll ask Sharie to take us through the existing site and what the proposed expansion is. >> He's leaving. >> Yeah, >> he's running. >> I don't blame him. >> Yes.
>> Maybe some maybe something happened between the last application is that affected his license. >> There you go. You could raise your right hand for me. You swear the testimony going to provide us the truth, all truth, and nothing with the truth. >> I do. >> If you could still state your name, swear your last name. Give us your your address for the record, please. Uh
Sharif Al L Y 757 Richwood Avenue, North Brunswick. >> And Mr. Ali, since uh the last application about 30 seconds ago, your credentials are still okay. >> Still okay. >> Awesome. >> So Sheree, if you could, you're very familiar with the project. Ken Pave in
my office went through the approvals um you know, a decade ago. Uh but you were the engineer then, you're the engineer now. Uh so if you could just take the board through the existing site, uh its location in the town, our zoning, and what we're asking permission to do.
Yes. Um, so first I have uh the color exhibits on the board and we're going to call that A1. >> Yep. >> And I do have some >> You want me to hand out? >> Yeah. Color maps for hand out.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Um, nothing more. >> So, what's being handed out is just a reduced version of what you're marking as A1. >> That's it. >> It's like when Vanna turns the number
and there's nothing there. It's a space. There we go. >> Thank you. We'll we're going to share one here. >> I want my own. >> All right. I bought a ticket. I want a program. Thank you. >> Looks like you got enough.
>> Yeah, I did. Wonderful. >> All right. So, we um as was mentioned that uh we've been before the board on this application three times. Um the first time was the
use and preliminary and the second time we came back for that was back in 2015. And then the second time was for amended uh amended the use and a preliminary um
to um include a bull barn 20x 40 2400 square ft. Um and the third time was for final and since then uh the site has been in operation.
uh the all the structures whether it's basin inlets uh the parking lot fence landscaping lighting it all been in
place and I believe the only thing is left with the town on the original um zoning and site plan application is uh a small number for maintenance guarantees uh Um so
everything has been in place. This application is no more than just expanding the use and we have Mr. Ramsey here. We'll talk about that more in details. Uh the application uh back back
then was only limited to the improvements along Doc's Corner Road. It's already in place. uh a detention basin. It's already in place. Um
and it just recently is being cleaned up. Um uh the driveway, uh all the landscaping, the fence, the gate, um fence, the gated fence, that's all in place. So the application was
just up to to the bullb barn. That's why we before what we the reason we are here it's a cordless wireless one. That's okay.
So the uh the reason we are here is that the area behind the bullb barn we would like to expand the use and use that for a stockpile of top soil along with the
um about eight equipment or trucks that will be in operation with a top soil. So there is no additional impervious coverage that we are proposing. All the improve impervious coverage is already in place. So we'll be using the bare
ground along with the uh the top soil in the back area along with the screener. We also adding at your professional request and a TRC meeting. We adding a
fence on top of the hill uh at the end uh or on the common property line with the adjacent uh warehouse. So pretty much that's what we have an expansion using the dirt area here
for a stockpiling as it shows on the plan. >> Share we had a use variance. What zone are we in? So, we in the R30 zone. Uh, back then, if you're looking at the table, the R R30 zone was lacking at the
time sewer. So, you go up to the R60, but since then, the site has been on on sewer line that uh owned by the uh utility department there, Monroe Township. Is there anything in the two
professional reports and we have the report from Mr. uh or excuse me from CME from February 20th which was the second review and Mr. Razimo's report from November 24th 2025. Is there anything in those reports uh that you'd like to
highlight or point out? >> Uh yes. Uh so that yes there was a third uh resolution Chris uh that uh I believe we shared with you guys but we we do have the the third resolution was for for the
uh final uh on the bulk we're not changing anything uh the parking spaces still the same actually we added one more parking space um we the original site plan has a strike
striped area for the equipment and the trucks. We prefer not to have the striped area but designate the area as it shows on the map now where you have one, two, three, four, five designated
area for the outdoor uh storage and the trucks. Same number of vehicles that will be in operation. uh the maximum number of employees we stated last time was 15. However, at any
given time will be no more than four employees on site and we still uh uh stick into that. So in in the report I don't see any anything in the report the uh we asking for the um a lighting
uh waivers since all the lights in place and pretty much that's it >> and a waiver of the EIS as we have no new impervious coverage >> that will be in uh Mr. >> Raza moment >> so with regard to the third resolution
in November I delivered that to Mr. McGawan via email. I have no issue. I certainly can send that in again. You know, we have tons of paperwork, so things always get shifted around. There was also a question in in the planner's report with regard to a deed restriction
that was to be recorded to limit the use of the residential structure on the property to not be residential. And I looked through my file today and we recorded that in May of 2015. And I can send that to Mr. uh Vignola as well so he can see that. I know those were two
uh questions uh that were raised that you know I I need to address and and and we did. >> How about Mr. Razimo's report? >> Um Mr. Razimo's uh report. Um so in addition to the waiver that we are
seeking for lighting, we would like to get a waiver from the ordinance for the uh environmental impact statement since the um all the improvements from the three previous resolution the all in
place and the area that we are talking about just limited to the back area. We're not adding an impreous coverage and we would like to get a waiver on that. Um, in Mr. Rosimo's report, he uh
he asked if uh Doc's corner uh road is being resurfaced. Yes. And I went out there again, check it after I talked to him. Um, and that was already done uh by Lar. Um, so it's all fresh pavement
there out there. Um in addition to that um uh he uh asked for a silt fence to be around the uh top soil. We agreed to that. Um we actually we agree into everything in his report. Uh we're just
asking for a waiver for the uh EIS the environment back statement. >> Mr. Chair, not a lot of heavy engineering here to store dirt on top of dirt. Um so I have no further questions for Mr. Ali, but I'd like to keep him up here if it's acceptable to you if you
want to go to your professional so he can handle any of that technical or I could do Mr. Raz. >> I rather we get Mark up and then after that we'll hear from our >> Thank you. That's what >> that may draw other questions to them from Mark's report. >> Got it. >> So our next witness for the record is
Mark Rem, professional planner. If I could, I'd like to have him sworn and uh accept it as such. >> You enjoy the testimony. You're going to provide us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. >> I do. >> If you could state your name, spell your last name, and give us your address for the record, please. >> Um, good evening. Uh, Mark A. Rema. Last
name spelled R E Msa. Address is Pen Dub Court, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. >> And Mark, you are a professional planner. >> Professional lanner. We're very familiar with Mark. please proceed. >> Uh so if you could you you've heard the
application. We've obviously been working on this for quite some time. If you would share with the board your uh review of the application. >> Yes. So um the site is irregularly shaped. Um it has two trustes along Corner Road. It's sort of an unusual
flag shaped lot. Um the surrounding uses it's in the R30s residential zone. Um the surrounding uses of the uh property the north across uh Stock Corner Road is uh Lenar age restricted development, but
that area is mostly all wooded. Um and then on the other side of Doc Corner Road next to the property, we have single couple single family homes uh and uh a tavern uh to to the uh uh east
of West homes. They're separated by part of the the property that's actually in a flood hazard conservation district to the south warehouse and then to the western um so
uh as um been previously stated uh the application had gone through a use variance application that was approved for uh the construction yard and the storage of material and um vehicles and
and equipment. Um also, um the proposed proposal tonight is to use the westernmost portion uh that's uh next to the the warehouses uh for the storage of uh and stockpiling of of top soil. and
also to have the ability to uh have uh vehicles go in there and and uh retreat the the soil for for jobs. So, so back when um the um use variance was first granted, uh the board found
that there were special reasons uh which I will also go into uh uh as well, but there were special reasons for granting this uh that it was a particularly suited for this um uh storage of
uh contractor's yard storage of material and equipment and and and trucks. um author found that doing so on the property there would be no negative substantial negative impact uh to the surrounding properties uh and also that
it could be granted because there wasn't any substantial detriment to the public good or impairing it the intent and purpose of this plant. So, we're here tonight because uh we're proposing an expansion of of that uh
contractor's yard uh to to uh add that uh stockpiling of soil, which is actually uh an extension of the contractor's yard and and the the use that's been operating on the property. So, in terms
of uh special reasons, um that's the positive criteria. Um there are uh several that I found in the municipal lands law that apply here. I'm going to um uh uh give you the small letter from NJSA4
55D-2 and then I'm going to paraphrase the the purpose. Uh one one is small P provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of uses of which this one is sort of a hybrid of a
commercial light industrial type of use. uh um that's been uh approved previously and uh continues to be used on the property. Um the uh applicants proposes
to just expand that uh the uh stockpiling of of that uh soil uh which again is an extension of of the existing I to promote a visible desirable visual environment and and that's being done
because I believe uh we're adding some additional landscaping. Uh the uh proposed location for the stockpile is actually well buffered. It's set up far from the residents that are on Dock's Corner Road and it's close fruits behind
by use. Okay. And prevents urban sprawl. I look at this because this is the more efficient use of the of the property. Um it it doesn't require us to go out and get another piece of property and and uh
uh uh alter it so that we need to stockpile uh uh top soil. uh M and it's also speaks to the efficient use of land which is also a similar reason uh that would be the more efficient use of the
land by using part of the property that's already grass and that we would be using it uh to store the the house soil and then finally I find a given all the prior uh purposes uh that are being advanced and that's to promote the
public health safety morals and general general welfare. So the other part of the uh positive criteria is the uh site suitability. Um when I look at this property that's been functioning uh as a contractor's yard with storage of all the different
materials and vehicles uh I found that the site continues to be particularly suited uh for the contractor's yard and that it also can support the uh additional area uh in the western portion for stockpiling of the top soil. Now in
terms of negative criteria uh there's two prongs to that. One is we have to look at the set good uh which was found pre uh originally and then when I look at at this again and looking at the stock bot of uh top soil proposed area I find that
uh uh there's no negative impact uh to the north which would be to the wooded area of LAR or the tavern or or the uh uh residential home that's squeezed between the uh tavern and and the warehouse property. to the east uh where that's where the
residents are. much farther to the east and I'll I'll point you to this is K1's the residential to the area we have the uh conservation or proposed conservation area which is in HC zone and at the other end of the properties where it's
being proposed I see no negative impact to the homes here uh to the south where the warehouse property is I see no no detriment there north to the west where the other warehouse is uh
to select the property. Now, in terms of the other part of the negative criteria, that's determine whether it's any substantial impairment of the intent of the zone planning and zoning ordinance. Um uh al although the
property zone R30 and when I was looking at the R30 zone here I actually discovered that almost 86% of the R30 zone right here is non-residential in nature um and only um uh around 14% is
actually residential in terms of uh land area. So looking at the uh 2020 master plan, it had some sub uh significant land use uh uh goals and objectives. Uh one was to promote industrial development in the
appropriate locations of this township. I honestly believe that this property is appropriate for that type of use. It's a low intensity uh type of light industrial hybrid type of use. Um number two is encourage uh uh uh also
commercial development and appropriate logistics. I I could say that that does not harm that that object also uh to encourage uh redevelopment and infill development. Um uh this
property uh is not overdeveloped and the one area that can be developed which is that western most corner um uh can can easily support that development. And then finally uh let's see uh to
ensure uh Monroe has sufficient strategies to minimize natural hazards and climate change vulnerability. To me that speaks to the issues about of of flooding and uh the hazards from from
that impact. This is the area here that experiences any kind of flooding. This is part of the MHC zone area that we're proposing at the far
east western portion and I believe that that will have no negative impact at all on u on on the plium that may occur. So in summary, I I find that the use
variance uh can be granted for the proposed expansion of the uh storing of top. >> Thank you, Mark. There's one thing that was in your report that I read and I thought it might be worthwhile just to point out when you talk about commercial uses um similar to the industrial use
where it's appropriate and and the master plan said where the current infrastructure can accommodate it. So, as you said, we we have an existing contractor's yard which can easily accommodate this without having to bring more commercial use to another residential piece or another piece of property.
>> Uh, yes, that's exactly right. Uh, and it would concentrate that that commercial use uh on this property here. >> I just thought it was worthwhile for the board to hear that. You did the research and it should have come out. >> Thank you. >> Um, >> Mr. Lefat, I have no uh further questions for Mr. Ramsa. He's available
as well as Shereief to your board and uh board's professionals and I have no other witnesses. >> Thank you, >> Chris. Thank you. I'll very quickly go through our report dated February 20th of this year. Uh I don't know that I have any
questions. Um they've provided everything that's out there right now is subject to the previous approvals and it appears that everything is consistent with the previous approvals. They are requesting one waiver for lack of lighting in the
um the storage areas and the parking areas. I I really don't have any objection to that. Uh the testimony just provided by Mr. Ramsa um was almost as if this is a brand new D1 variance going through site suitability. Frankly, I don't know that a lot of that was even
necessary since the site is already or the use is already there. The D1 variance has already been granted. Uh this is a minor expansion to that D1 variance. So, it's almost more akin to a D2 uh expansion of a non-conforming use in the sense that they really only need to show that the site can accommodate the additional uh or the minor expansion
of the use while the negative criteria is still satisfied. And frankly, I could be argued that uh a DV variance might not even be necessary here and it's just an amendment to the site plan that went along with the previously granted D1 use variance. There really is no change to the use here. Is that correct? It's just another you've already got one area of
of soil stockpile and you're putting a second area right next to that other area. Is that a correct summation of the application? >> Yes. And and we're doing so just to be uh conservative. >> I cover all the bases. >> Do appreciate that. It's much easier for me to say maybe you've given us a little too much rather than say no, no, no, you
need a whole lot more variances. Give us some more. Um let's see. I I really I don't think I have any other questions or comments. You're not uh there's no new signs being proposed, anything like that? >> No, no, no new signs. Um, yeah, the only
other questions I might have as I'll defer to Mark and it's really about site circulation and the uh, you know, whether it's suitable for trucks to be going over there to be getting soil and how that works, but that's really more of an engineering issue than a planning issue. I I really don't have any additional
comments or questions. Thank you. >> Thank you, Chris. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, boards and receipt of my November 24th, 2025 review letter. Um, I do have a couple of things. Um, access to that area. There's a gate. Uh,
is is there fencing around the existing lot? And how are they getting into the area of U or the top soil storage? Uh, yes. So, uh there is a fence that starts from the uh ball barn and it
continues to cover pretty much the the paved area. However, halfway in the middle there is a gate. It's not a gate per se, but there is an opening that gets you inside in and out the uh back area. >> And that and that fence and gate are
going to remain correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, with regard to silt fencing and soil erosion measures, I think a silt fence should be provided along that fence line where the dirt is essentially meeting your asphalt to keep the dirt
where it should be and not uh not in a storm water basin. >> Uh, yes. So, yeah, we can put uh a silt fence. We have a silt fence around the top soil. We can add another one uh behind the uh uh fence, the viner fence.
But we also have a tracking pads for uh trucks coming out from >> Yeah. My recommendation is to add a silt fence along that that line uh delineating the uh dirt area from the asphalt parking lot. >> We'll do that. >> Even though the stock piles are there,
you're you're going to have it's a dirt ground cover. So, um so I recommend that. Um >> and we'll agree to that. With regard to the lighting plan, the existing lighting is what was approved and um you know I have no objection if that's if that's a
waiver or not applicable at this point. Um the environmental impact statement I have no objection to the waiver subject to going to the environmental commission for their review. >> We'll do that. >> Thanks. Um,
my item number 3J talks about in the prior approval, it talked about repaving Doc's Corner Road and and I can attest that Doc's Corner Road has already been repaved. So, uh, it is my item 3J is really not applicable um, for this
anymore. Um, are there any containers that are going to be placed in the area of the top p top soil storage? >> No. And the top soil, is that going to be
solely for the applicant's use for his construction projects, or will the public be able to come in and purchase top soil? >> Uh, just for the applicant. >> All right. Um, and where will the top soil be
coming from? perfayers of of top soil. Um what what would we need in place? I saw your comment about like it being environmentally clean or um I you know we would agree to comply with any of those requirements if there's a if you have an ordinance a test that would be
required to be demonstrated but uh >> well essentially is it is it top soil that you'd be on your jobs on your applicant job sites is bringing in a couple loads of top soil or is this something that you're going to be on a NJP
super fun site bringing in uh you know that 10,000 yards of top soil What what is can you elaborate a little more on that? >> So yes uh so we'll be clean top soils and uh we'll make sure that all the papers necessary whenever top soil comes
in to the site uh will be at the in the office um and will be available for Monroe to examine. So you'll meet our current ordinance which has those requirements in it and then as I said with the environmental commission you'll go before them and if they have any
other comments um I defer to them with regard to additional fencing. Uh my item 3N uh not only the limits of the stockpile where you have a silt fence proposed but along the property line. Uh I'd like to see fencing and either chain
link fencing of some sort to eliminate any um encroachment where your stock piles would tend to grow and you keep pushing the stock piles over the property line. So I'd like to delineate the property line with some fencing. >> Uh yes and that that is shown on the site plan.
>> Okay. Thank you. And last thing, the existing storm water basin uh appeared to have some sediment buildup. So, I'd like to also add that um that needs to be uh cleaned out, the sediment. And uh that should be should
be done on a regular basis as well. And if you can provide a verification, no. Um that that's part of the approval that it is uh the sediment was removed. >> Uh yes. Uh we also been visited by Merax
County. Do you notice the same thing? It was about a month or two ago and that's already been cleaned up. And uh lastly, just un um you uh your applicant maintains that basin, right? That is not a township basin. That's privately owned. >> It's a private basin.
>> Um we'd like to have uh annually the townships required to report to NJP. Um uh inspection and maintenance logs on all storm water basins, private and public. Um that that requirement is due
like March 1st. So, we'd ask that any maintenance records um inspection logs be provided to our township stormwater coordinator. Okay. >> Prior to March 1st of each year for the prior year. >> Okay. >> Okay. Um and that's my comments. They've
agreed to meet the uh the rest of the comments in my review letter. >> Thank you, Mark. Any board members have any questions? I I do have a question. Um, getting back to the top soil, are we taking top soil from outside vendors? Are they going to
be driving in with their trucks dumping soil? No, >> I do testimony said that it would be strictly for their use, their soil. So, was >> that is correct. Yeah, it's it's soil that is taken from I was just advised it's soil that's taken from job sites as part of his paving business and he
doesn't let it go to waste to >> So, there's no outside companies coming in unloading their dump truck with soil and driving out? No. Okay. Any board any other board members have a question? >> I just wanti go ahead. >> I just want to expand on that. So it's
it's top soil that's coming from job sites. So how do you verify the environmental component of top soil that coming from job sites that you haven't tested? >> It it would have to be tested.
>> Yeah. So um uh he's a contractor. So some of the work they do is uh landscaping burming uh or landscaping along uh uh uh right ofways. So the top soil is already been certified coming
into the job site, not this job site, their job site, outside job site. So excess material from the top soil, they bring it in and they stockpile on a site and they still have the same paper that shows that it's already been certified.
>> So second second question that I have is if the top soil is not enclosed, how do you prevent erosion? and and just editorializing silk fencing is a nice thing but it's
very it's not wellmaintained uh in many in many cases. So how do you prevent the erosion of impacting the storm water basin? Well, uh the beside the uh so the top
soil is not sand, it's a top soil. So it it has the uh the materials to be stockpiled. The sil fins will be around the uh the uh the stockpile. Uh we also have a tracking pad uh between the paved
area and the uh the activity uh area. The basin is all the way on the other side of the job. So we'll be all the way to the east. We working in the west and the basin all the way to the east. This area here will the the pafy area the parking lot that will be cleaned all the
times. Uh as I said you know there will be a tracking pad here. It's a stone rip wrap that will be cleaning the tires and none of the top soil will be migrating into the parking area or into the basin. On top of that, uh before you get to the
basin, there is a 6 inch reveal curb that is all along uh the uh uh paved area that will stop any top soil from or any dirt from coming into the basin area. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions, >> Mr. Chairman? If I could just expand on
that all um what our board member was saying um soil erosion and sediment control plan needs to be approved by Freehold soil conservation district as part of this approval. So uh so I'm comfortable with that. And then we've also added additional silt fencing to
try to eliminate any any soil that may try to wash into the uh into the paved areas. Um the the other thing here um this this sort of has a natural burm or buffering around the location there.
There's a hill to the south, a hill to the uh west and a and a a b with landscaping to the north. So So it's pretty much down in a hole a little bit too to prevent like wind erosion that that you may have been thinking about as well. So
thank you. >> Thank you. Uh any per anybody from the public wishing to be heard on this application? Please come forward. Seeing there's none, I need a motion to close the public portion. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I. Public portion is not closed. Board members, we have an application in front of us. We either a yay or a nay to proceed. They're ready in business. It's just a stockpiling of soil. And you heard from our professionals. Do we have a motion?
Motion. >> Miss Coutur has a motion to approve. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> Um, yeah. >> Mr. Masters, >> yes. >> Miss Carritori. >> Mr. Tanzy. Mr. Jaffy. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Jadis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Vagani. >> Yes. >> Chairman Latada. >> Yes. >> Thanks so much. Have a good evening. You too. >> Okay. Board members. We have a memorialization which I think you're gonna
>> tell us why we're carrying this. >> I'm telling you carrying it because I didn't have it done in time for this meeting. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, memorialization will be carried to the March meeting. >> Call me out, Mr. Chair. >> No, I I I thought maybe there's something going on.
>> No, no, it's just it it's the uh turnaround time between our last meeting and this meeting was four weeks and with a number of other things going on, I just not done in time. So, used the full 45 days this time. >> Not a problem. Any discussion items? >> None. Public portion. Anyone in the
public wish to be come up and heard, please come up and we'll we'll hear you. Seeing there's none, public portion, I need a motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Any correspondences. Uh, next meeting is March 31st. Just for
all those who need to be made aware. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Second. >> All in favor? >> Safe drive home everyone.