I'd like to call the meeting to order. Everyone please rise. I >> pledge allegiance to the flag United States of America stands for all. Please be seated. Welcome everyone. Township of Oldbridge
Zoning Board of Adjustment regular meeting for January 22, 2026. Adequate notice of this meeting of the Oldbridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment has been provided in accordance with the open public meetings act at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of this meeting by primarely posting in the
municipal complex an announcement giving the time, the date, the location, and the agenda of this meeting. also by mailing such announcement to the home news and tribune, filing a copy of such announcement with the municipal clerk, posting the agenda on the municipal website. Muchelli, could we have a roll call, please?
>> Sure. >> Miss Andrews, >> present. >> Miss Gomez, >> here. >> Mr. Iso >> here. >> Mr. Scogno >> here. >> Miss Spanelli >> here. >> Miss Testie >> absent. Mr. Singh
absent. Miss FBach >> here. >> Chairman Sullivan >> here. >> Uh Mr. Varga, I'm sorry. >> President >> and Mr. Varga, seated to my right if you uh uh my right and your left as you view is the board attorney Pat Varga. Uh
we're going to move on with the agenda this evening. It is a short one. Item number three is minutes. It's minutes of January 8th, 2026. That's going to be carried to February 5th. Correct, Mr. >> Correct. >> All right. That'll be handled in February 5th meeting 2026. We'll move
right to the resolutions. We have two. First one is 12-2025Z to our properties. Major preliminary final site plan with D variance. Mr. Var. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. This is a resolution granting an application for major preliminary and final site plan with DV approval for property known and designated as block
17004 lot 11.11 aka 475 Marbor Road. This application involved the uh utilization of the property for an electric vehicle mechanic training school. >> Word members, you heard the uh resolution, so want to move it. >> Move it. >> Is a second.
>> I think it >> Yeah. Miss Andrews and Mr. Rizzo. >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Andrews. >> Yes. >> Miss Gomez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Iso, >> yes. >> Mr. Scogno, >> yes. >> Miss Spanelli, >> yes. >> Miss Ferbeck,
>> yes. Chairman Sullivan. >> Yes. Uh 56-204 Oldbridge Chemicals major preliminary and final site plan with the minor subdivision and Dvariance. Once again, Mr. Varga.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. This is resolution granting an application for minor subdivision/ lotline adjustment with D2 variance approved for property known and designated as block 6303 lot 910 and 111 aka 554 waterworks roadbridge New Jersey. This was the application
involving the uh Oakidge chemical um chemicals property and the lot line adjustment was to isolate the contaminated property onto lot 11.11 >> members you've heard the resolution so we'll move >> on. Is there a second? Gomez. Second.
>> Roll call, please. >> Miss Andrews, >> yes. >> Miss Gomez, >> yes. >> Mr. Iso, >> yes. >> Mr. Scogno, >> no. >> Miss Spinelli, >> no. >> Miss Frambeck, >> no.
>> Chairman Sullivan. >> Yes. >> We'll swear in our professional at this time. Uh, Mr. counselor. >> I do. >> Thanks, sir. >> We have two applications. Uh they're both C variances this evening. Uh we
calling them in order. First one is 36-2025Z. It's Ivan Ganell. This is R5 medium high density residential block 60 lot 4 uh 430.11. Physical locations 430 View Drive,
Lawrence Harbor. Applicant seeking to legitimize a deck, PA, patio, and driveway that were installed without permits. Seeking uh SE bearings. Dante Al Fury representing Sir, would you turn yours on too? Thank you.
Um again, good evening members of the board. Dante Alfiri on behalf of the applicant. As the chairman stated, um we are here with regards to the property located at 430 Bay View Avenue, uh Bay View Drive, sorry. U we are seeking the board's approval to legitimize uh some
improvements that were completed on the property by my client. Um, I want to point out that my client did purchase a property in 2024 and um, it was he was under the impression that permits were not necessary. Unfortunately, it was brought to his attention after the fact
that it was in fact necessary and that's why we're here tonight. Um, I do have one individual to provide testimony tonight. She's going to wear our hat as both an engineer and as a planner, Miss Laura Totten. Um, so without further ado, I'll have her come up and provide testimony. >> Miss K, please raise your right hand. Do
you swear or affirm to tell the truth and nothing but the truth? I hope you got it. >> I do. >> Please state your name. It's very last for the record. >> Yes. Lauraai Tatin T is in Tom O Teen Crest Engineering Associates, Inc. I graduated from Lehigh University with a
Bachelor of Science in 1977 and I've been working in engineering ever since. I my license is from >> those in the courtroom. Miss Todd is a frequent flyer. She's been coming here for years. Uh well known as a professional engineer. Certainly
acceptable >> and planner as well. My license is 1986 and both in good standing. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Miss times if you could please orient the board to this very uniquely shaped plat and describe what what is existing,
>> what we are seeking. >> Yes. This is a very interesting piece of property. It's part of Lawrence Harbor and the plat that this created these lots in this area was from 1923. It's in the northern northeastern end of
of uh Oldbridge and it overlooks Rariton Bay. The property itself is uh located at the rounded part of Bay View and is actually pieshaped. It is lot as noted before 430.11
and me liking similarities. The address is 430, so it's perfect. Um, block 60, it contains 26 84 square ft in a zone that's 5,000 square ft. It does have a number of the
house itself has a number of bulk variants, non-compliances, for instance, lot areas I just noted. Uh, one of the setbacks meets, but as as noted on our cover sheet, two of the others do not. Uh it's mostly front yard because it's
pieshaped. It also does not meet the floor area ratio for the zone. Uh and when it was purchased in 24 the property, there's a sidewalk that goes along the property. Let's see. Okay, so
this is the area. You can see Bay View Drive on this. This is an exhibit that I brought with me tonight. It's an aerial showing the area. You can see the bay over here. the I think this is called Waterfront Park. Um
>> yes, thank you. Um and the you can see Bay View curves around and the property is outlined in yellow. This little pieshaped piece of property here. Um that so that's and then if we could
let's see go to the site with a variant sketch I guess that would be good. see what I was going to say here. Oh yes. Okay. So, oh this is good. This is another exhibit I brought. This is actually the
variant sketch overlaid on top of the aerial blown up a little bit. So >> exhibit A2. >> So when the property was purchased, this uh oddshaped building is the house. The the the one with the peak is twotory and
the rest is one story. This like white Come on. Oh, just disappeared on me. >> See, hopefully this one works. Yes. Uh, this, uh, white area right here is concrete, and that was there when the house was purchased, as well as, uh,
this strip of concrete between the property and the house, although some of it's been replaced and refurbished. Um, and then between that concrete and the uh street edge or the was uh there was a fence that was located
a couple of feet off the street edge right in this area in here along here with a gate uh somewhere up in this area. And uh the the the lawn area that was in here was not seated lawn. It was
kind of a weedy uh soily lawn uh in this area in here. And there was a tree in here. Um uh so what what our client did was he wanted to beautify his property. And so he constructed a deck out to where the
old property, old fence line was, excuse me, which was really in the right of way. And then he expand he put in pavers from his concrete sidewalk all the way out to the edge of road. uh because it's a road with no curb in there, just like
a gravel or grass pave grass area between the road and the property line. So that's when he was not vi not the violation was noticed because he didn't get permits. So we went out and we did a
a survey and we found out that the fence was off the property line. his deck well went too far and the pavers it obviously went out up to the edge of road. Uh so so the proposal is to pull the de pull
the deck back to the property line and he built the deck with a fence on top of it or a rail on top of it. He wants to put the rail on the ground coming up along the the Come on. Now I've lost everything. Okay, I just have to talk
about it. So he want So he wants to Oh, >> we have one more. One more for you. >> Three strikes though. You're >> Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you so much. So, uh, pulled the deck back to the
property line off of the, uh, right ofway and then put the handrail in front of it also not on the property and, uh, remove the pavers and where the pavers that are off the property um, and and
put in gravel along this area. So then everything would be on his property. Um, so that that's that's the proposal. And I I think it makes a lot of sense because um looking around the
neighborhood, this the house right next door, I mean, it's a little different because this is pie shaped, so you see the side of his house, but he has no front really in front of his house. So that's why the deck is on the side of the house. But this house next door, the
front uh of the area, it's all nicely paved with pavers. Looks really nice. About two, three houses up, there's a couple of more that have pavers in front. And then another couple of houses beyond that, there's a couple of houses
that have raised u decks or patios or but there's walls in front and everybody has nicel looking fences along these areas. They're very nicel lookinging houses and these are not large lots. And you go down onto some of the side
streets like Jefferson and there's a couple of of houses there that have raised uh front yards too with walls in front. And I I don't know why whether it was because this gets flooded. I didn't look into any of that. I was just looking at the character of the
neighborhood. And then Harding which isn't too far away. There's also some raised with walls around. So, this deck is not going to be out of character. And he has definitely, in my opinion, after
reviewing aerial street view from 2013 and 2018 on Google has definitely improved the appearance. So, that being said, I can go to the putting the
official planning testimony on on the uh record if that's good with you or >> by all means. >> Okay. So, so I I think at first I thought this was a C1 hardship, but I'm thinking it's more of a C2, a better
planning. Um, he's promoting the uh the purposes of zoning. C providing adequate air, light and open space. He hasn't done anything to remove that. The existing variances are there. Um and so
it that's not changing. So and that's the way the house has been since it was built. So he's got adequate light, air, and open space. And in comparison to the houses around there, uh it's got plenty of open more open space than some of the
others do. Um so the and also I to promote a desi des desirable visual environment through creative development techniques. So the creative development technique in this case is putting a deck in the front yard which just about this
entire property is front yard. So the can't can't do an amenity without being in the front yard. Um but the deck enhances the appearance of the house. Something about putting a nicel looking fence around an edge of a property. Oh, the old fence was chain chain link, by
the way. Putting a nicel looking fence around a property that really uh dresses it up. And you can see that from walking through the neighborhood where some of the other properties have fences in the front. Um, and also the property now
blends more with this small area of Lawrence Harbor. the immediate neighborhood off to the left, I mean, right when you're looking at it, and some of the other streets have these types of houses where they've been raised front yards, um, patios or decks
or just with a wall. Uh so I I believe that um we're meeting to promoting the uh the goals of the ordinances and this unique this site is uniquely suited because it is a unique lot and we're talking about
a single lot. There isn't uh there is another lot shaped like that on the other corner, but but it's got a different style house on it. So this is a very unique piece of property in the in the corner here. Um
so um the negative criteria that the proposal will not have a substantial detriment to the public good for the following reasons. As I noted, there's other houses in the area having similarly raised decks. Maybe some of them are a little higher, some of them
are a little lower. Um more directly in front of the front of the house because those lots are rectangular. Uh but and there's a couple of homes on Jefferson as I noted and on Hardy. Uh and and some of these are developed right up to the
edge of pavement also with pavers or something like that. So therefore, I don't believe this house is going to be out of character with its immediate neighborhood at all. uh there is no substantial impairment to the intent and purpose of the zone and
zone plan because this is all of Lawrence Harbor is somewhat unique and um that and the lot size predates the ordinances. So the ordinance you can't when you write an ordinance uh zoning
for a town you t can't can't take into consideration every lot that doesn't match the what you want to do in the general area. So Lawrence Harbor is a very unique area. Uh so I don't believe that there's any impact to the zone and
zone plan by granting the uh bulk variances to allow the deck in the front yard with the fence uh right uh in front of it. Um, and therefore it's my opinion that the deviations from the ordinance can be
granted without substantial detriment to the zone and zone plan and that the benefits of this development once it's pulled back onto the property uh outweighs any detriments for the sea variances that we're asking for. Um,
there was one other thing I forgot to mention. The black line on that plan up there represents the fence line. And it it what as with some of the other houses, I don't know if we can do this here or
not, but we would like to extend the fence line up to the edge of the driveway as well. Um I don't know if that's possible, but just putting that out there, too. And that's really all I have to say about this project. It's
interesting project. >> Thank you, M. >> Thank you, Mr. Tutton. Mr. Holland. >> Thank you, Chairman. Miss T, just to answer that question that you had at the end about the fence. Yes. >> The fence that you're proposing is a foroot fence. Correct. >> Correct.
>> As it pertains to the deck, is it going to be on top of the deck or is it going to be on grade? >> On grade. >> Okay. So, yeah, to answer your question, yes, you can. The ordinance in Orbert says for a 4 foot fence you can put them in any yard space as long as they don't exceed four feet and are definitionally
open. Yes. So the size of the picket has to be can be no larger than the size between the pickets. So based on the diagram that you had put on your plans, I would define that as an open fence. So yes, that can extend along the whole front yard property line. >> Oh, perfect.
>> Thank you. >> Um some questions that I did I just wanted to go through exactly what bulk variances. Okay. >> are being requested. Um I don't know if you want me to say kind of what I have first or if you want to go through what you have.
>> Well, we found work together. >> Yes. We found a minimum lot area which exists uh front yard setback is 6.4t to the house.
Does the deck then become part of the house and we need a zero or >> no? So the deck is has its own setbacks um 25049 of our ordinance. Um I'm not too concerned about the pre-existing nonconformities with the bull criteria
for the dwelling just more of the new variances that are being triggered as as far as the work that was completed. But to answer the question for the deck, so the deck set back is dependent on the height of the deck. Um >> it's on an average one foot high. >> One foot high. Okay. So the deck
required setback would be seven feet from all property lines. >> So right now you'd be proposing zero along the front and then zero along the rear where 7 feet is required. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Correct. So the other variances
um are not again not changing the minimum landscape ratio is uh 35 uh and that doesn't change with the proposed removal of the the deck and the pavers
that go off site because we only counted on site when we calculated that. And that is less than the minimum allowed which is 0.45. >> So are you saying that the landscape
area ratio is going unchanged? >> Well the existing condition when we worked on this the deck was already there. Gotcha. Okay. >> Right. So, so it it probably increased before the deck, but I don't have that
number because our existing condition was with the deck, I think. And Mr. Varga, correct me if I'm wrong. Morin, can you go to the pictures? Do you have the 8 28 street view?
Yeah. Yeah. Scroll down. Trying to go to like the 2018 street view. No, it's not there. Nonetheless, but just so the board understands where the PA area you see is and where the deck you see, most of that
was grass and landscape when the property owner purchased the house. Um, essentially I think besides maybe that portion directly south of the house, >> if you go back to the site plan or the
varian sketch in the front yard, everything >> what I was trying to get at is where the deck is >> existing. This was this area right here was all at at one time was all not covered with anything but
>> correct. Yeah. So I think what I'm getting at Mr. Vargas is the landscape area ratio I think requirement is is 45 45% and I think the proposed I would probably say zero. I think the whole lot
is covered essentially except maybe directly south of the house I think where the AC condensers are. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, do you have scaled plans that I can scale from?
>> Yeah, just so we can get the dimensions of basically what's not coverage. So, I think it's this the section directly south of the house. I have a scale if you need one, too. >> So, do I.
>> What's a girl without a scale? my calculator. Okay. So, the area the area in question is 4.1 ft wide and see what scale.
If I did it at 30, it'd be really big, right? and about uh 30 feet u yeah 30 feet long. >> All right. So that's 123 square ft.
>> Oh, I know. Uh I think we didn't count the deck because it has openings in it. >> Yeah, our ordinance counts the deck. >> Okay, my apologies on that. So then the number I get subtracting the 123 from the 2684
is 95.42% in coverage which 100 minus so the L request would be 4.58% uh where 45% is required.
That sound about right? >> Sounds right to me. Yes. >> All right. So that's so the deck we settled the proposed 0 feet where 7 ft's required. The L 4.5% where 45% is required. Um the next variance I got was the hot
tub for an accessory building in a front yard. Um the pavers are zero feet from a property line where 3 feet is required and that's all I got. Didn't realize the pavers had to be three feet.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Var, do you want to go through them one more time? >> Okay. >> Dan, you're done >> for now? Yes. Okay. >> We put a survey up. When I look at the survey here and I see
the property line, I visited the house, all of that is outside their lot. Correct. See the dark and black line which represents the lot. is right there. >> Right. So, all of those items that were
done are out into the actual rightaway. >> Correct. >> That's going to be removed. >> Yes. >> Back to the property line. >> Correct. >> Nothing's going to remain out. >> Correct. Except the driveway which always goes across. Right. >> Just to be absolutely clear.
>> Well, there's pavers that were built out onto the rightway. >> Well, over here. Yes. these the pavers right in that area. Those will all be removed. >> Okay. >> And uh between the edge of of road and the rightway line, I mean the well line
right away line >> and replaced with gravel. >> Now the gravel is going to be on the public rightway, correct? >> Yes. >> The public street. >> Yes. Yes. >> Is that going to satisfy the the township or are they going to come through and pay?
>> You beat me, too. I was going to get to that point eventually, but um yeah, my comment would be should the board act favorably, any improvements within the right of way would have to be or subject to the engineering department's approval. So
whether they want gravel or asphalt or back to grass or whatever it was, I would I don't think the board should make the call on what goes back into the right of way. I'm okay with how it's presented just for argument's sake, but I think the engineering department
should have the final call on what's actually going to be put back into the right of way. >> Well, I I concur with you wholeheartedly. I it wouldn't be ours to to even deal with. >> Correct. >> As long as we're not going to approve anything that's beyond the >> correct. Yep.
>> Let me go for questions on my left. Mr. Alfo, I'll start down at the end. Mr. Fernbeck, >> where exactly does is the parking space? Will he be out in the street at all? The garage doors are located
on at this part of the yard of the house. So, the cars will be right here. >> Okay. and that they'll >> that's an existing condition. >> Okay. >> So
he if he doesn't park in the garage, he'll actually be beyond his property line. Correct. >> Right. Or he could park in the street. >> It's a narrow street. >> Yes. But people are parked in the street there. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome.
>> That's not her name. >> That's not my name. >> It's Katherine Fernbach. >> Fernbach. F E R >> F U R N B A C H >> Mr. Frank, I think you can see in some of the photos that were sent. Uh I don't
know who's I don't know if that vehicle in the photos belongs to the uh applicant or just happens to be in the neighborhood. It looks like they're parked out on the main street. Um, >> yeah, most of the house is in, >> you see the picture number one, there's
a what looks like a darker SUV. I don't know if that belongs to the owner of the property, but as you can see, the rear wheels are coming out into the roadway, but there's no prohibition of parking on the roadway.
>> Do you have any further questions? >> No. >> Mr. Gomez, >> yes, I have a question. Living in the harbor myself and living on a curve just like this, the issue that I have is being around that bend. Okay. Now, you're going to move those pavers back a bit so there's more room on the road.
So, as if this truck is here, it's technically harder to get around. That's my concern. >> The truck that's literally parked on the street. >> So, if I understand you correctly, you like the pavers there because there's more room. >> No, no, no. You you you propose that
you're going to move it back. which will give more so coming around that truck can get around. As you can see, there's another street that par that >> intersects there. That's my concern. At night, this road is dark. >> That is my concern from the harbor and living on a road with a piece of
property the same way as yours as this property. That was the concern with my property. And it's dangerous at night. That's my concern about as long as that's moved back, I don't have a problem with it. >> Yes, it's being moved back to the property line. >> Okay. out of the road way.
>> Right of way >> right away, >> Miss Finelli. >> So when you move it back, it's going to be zero clearance. >> It'll be on the lot >> on the lot. Exactly. On the lot line. >> The fence will be there and then the
deck. >> Okay. >> No questions. >> I'm good. >> Which is typical down in the in that particular area of the community. Yes. >> That uh I noted I heard you say cycl there was a cyclone fence there earlier.
>> Yes. >> And it's there's still many homes down there that have those cyclone fences. They're right up to the property line. So I know it's not unique. And there are as you said many of the people have uh
gentrified their home homes if you will. And there's a couple new builds as well. And I see that I think I think that this person who previously owned it just got a little bit too ambitious. It actually looks very nice. Uh but unfortunately it's out of the roadway.
>> Yes. >> Uh Miss Andrew. >> No. >> Nothing for me. Mr. Chairman, >> I think it was great explanation and I I think everybody my only concern was everything's going to be back >> Yes. >> back to the lot. >> Everything's coming off of the public
property. Okay. And I understand what the other variances would would would be. Was there anything issue then that you wanted to put in? >> No, I think I covered everything, chairman. Thank you. >> Would you agree it's going to if it we take a vote here tonight, is it going to
be a C2? It >> is a C2. >> You have any other witnesses you're going to present or any other evidence or >> nothing further. Chairman, >> how about if I go to public portion, >> please? >> Thanks. This is uh matter 36-2025Z. This is 430 Bay View Drive in Lawrence
Harbor. Uh the applicants here seeking a seat variance to correct and legitimize a uh a deck in the front yard, paper patio, and driveway that were installed without permits by previous owner. Anyone is interested in speaking on this matter, please raise your hand or stand.
Sir, >> hold on. Hold on. You can come forward, sir. Just we're gonna get your microphone >> and then I'm going to swear you in. >> Yeah. >> Thanks. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm, tell the truth, and nothing but the truth? >> I do. >> Please state your name and spell your
last for the record. >> Certainly. It is Carl with a K. Hartoff. H A R T K O PF. >> PF. >> P as in Paul, F in Frank. >> Got it. And your address, please. >> One Bay View Drive. >> Take it away.
So, uh, I'm a neighbor of Ivan and, uh, when he came in and improved that house, it was it a definite upgrade to the neighborhood and I am all in favor of you guys being as lenient as possible. Uh, because it it looks great. It has
upgraded the neighborhood. Um, even even now, like it it doesn't impede the road particularly. So, I think pulling it back will make the road even more passable. Um, and so I just wanted to put in a good word for the uh
>> So, you speak you speak in favor to the board to to approve a varian. >> I do. I do. >> Thank you very much for your comments. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else here in the room wish to be heard? >> I'm going to close the public portion. Back to you, council. >> Thank you, chairman. Um, you've heard the testimony from uh Miss Totten.
You've heard the public. Uh, we are seeking the board's approval tonight. Um, it is a very unique property and we would we would appreciate a favorable vote with with the variances as stated >> and you will uh as part of that confer with the township as to what's going to
happen with their road. >> Yes. >> I don't know how you put that in there, but you're >> Yeah, we have no control over what goes into the township right away. >> Right. Exactly. >> It's up to the township. >> Exactly. Okay. But you will we'll handle that matter. >> Correct. >> Okay. Board members, I'm I'm going to
start again uh before uh we seek a vote if anybody you you are going to seek a vote, correct? >> Correct. >> Anybody have any final questions or comments? No. Going down the line. >> No, we're good. >> Okay. C2 variance. Uh and can we >> brief one? Yeah. Brief summary and one
vote for all the bulks. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you, counselor. Go ahead. >> So, this is an this is a bulk variance application pursuant to C2 criteria. The variances requested are for a deck at a zero foot zero foot front yard and rear yard setback where 7 ft is required. Deviation from the required minimum
landscape area ratio of 45% where 4.85% is permitted. A hot tub in excuse me 4.85% is proposed a hot tub in the ex um in the front yard as well as pavers to exist exist zero feet from the property line where three feet is required.
>> Mr. Mr. Vera, one change to that >> landscape ratio. >> The landscape area ratio the requirement is 45% not 55. >> Thank you. >> All good. >> All good. >> Everybody understand? >> Someone in favor of making a motion.
>> I'll move it. >> Okay. Second, Miss Benelli and Mr. Rizzo. Seconds as to C2 as to all the folks. Right. >> Correct. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Andrews. >> Yes. Miss Gomez, >> yes. >> Mr. Iso, >> yes. >> Mr. Sco,
>> yes. >> Miss Spinelli, >> yes. >> Miss Fernbach, >> yes. >> Chairman Sullivan, >> once again, I agree with the neighbor and I put it on the record before he even stood up. It did nice improvements there, particularly uh in that particular area where it's in some areas
are in need and that person undertook to make a really nice looking home. My vote is certainly yes. >> Thank you, chairman, members of the board. We we really appreciate it. >> Thank you very much, counselor. And Have a have a nice evening. >> Stay out of the snow.
>> I don't think that's going to be possible. >> We're going to stay on the record, but uh we're just going to take a moment while the uh applicants professionals clear the deck. It's okay.
Members, we're on the record. Have a great evening. All right, board members. Our second application, I think. Yeah. And final application for the evening. Uh 42-2025Z. It's uh Anaen and Razia Ashma. I hope I
said that right. I'm sure you'll correct me. This is the R20 zone for a C variance. The uh applicant is seeking to legit legitimize a paper driveway. Come up, please. Just watch that microphone
come through. >> Before you sit, the board attorney is going to swear you in. >> All right. Please raise your right hand. You swear or affirm. Tell the truth nothing but the truth to help you go. >> Yes. >> Please state your name and spell your last for the record. Starting with you, ma'am. >> Hashi. >> Just spell your last for the record.
>> Oh. R A Z I A. And last name is Hashmi. H A S H MI. >> And you, sir? >> Uh, A N E S U D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D I N, first name, last name is Hashimi. H A S HMI. >> And you guys are the owners of the property. >> Yes.
>> Over to you, Mr. Chairman. >> Please be seated. >> All right. The board is aware of the fact you're seeking to legitimize a PA driveway. Um, in this case, what we really want from you, you're not represented by a professional like the last applicant was. What we want you to
do is tell us why you're here. Uh the who, what, why, and where. How did the driveway get that way? Um what is it that you want to do? Any any information that you could give the board and if you have any particular uh pieces of evidence such as pictures, you give them
and Miss Porchelli, she'll she'll uh pass them out to the board should they clear through our attorney. Uh we may then have questions of you. You may have questions of us. I'm going to go to our township professional, Mr. Halahan. He'll tell me why there's a an ordinance violation. We'll go back and forth until
we come to some resolve. There'll be a public portion as well. There's no one here in the courtroom right now, but there may very well be and I have to open a public portion. Finally, I'll come back to you when you've completed your testimony and I'll ask you if you'd like the board to take a vote. If you
feel that it wouldn't be a good time to take a vote, perhaps there may be too many issues, you can certainly ask the board to consider a continuence where you may want to come back on another date with further information. I don't know that that's going to happen, but if it does, you can feel free to ask for a
continuence. Okay. So, you can proceed at your own pace and tell us what's going on at your home. >> Well, basically, >> um I would just ask you >> Okay. Yeah, >> they're directional microphones. You don't have to get too close to them, but they don't have to. >> I got it. Okay. >> Thank you. Uh so basically uh as you
said we had uh put some pavers in um about 5 years ago uh on the request of the neighbors. They all have like a circular driveway. We had a lot of grass in the front. So we had literally no parking. The parking that came with the house that we bought is sloped probably
at like a 40° angle that goes straight into the garage. So on days like the winter days with the snow, the car actually has difficulty coming out of the driveway because it's because of the slope. And I work in the hospital. I'm a physician. So I need to get to work and
uh it was just uh we needed a few extra parking spots and the neighbors also wanted the the area to look a little better. They all have like pavers and circular driveways. So we were like the only house with just grass. So, I put some pavers in to beautify the property
as well as increase some of the parking. Uh, that's basically what happened. >> Is does your wife have anything that she would like to add or >> she could? Yeah, if she wants. >> I mean, basically whatever he thinks he can talk. >> Okay.
>> Thank you. Uh, let me ask Mr. Holahan why why you have a varing situation. >> Mr. Hollah. >> Thank you, Chairman. Um, yes. So the applicants here tonight, I know the agenda says seize variance, but it's actually it's a design waiver for the driveway width. Um the driveway width
existing um is 73 feet where 30 feet maximum is required. Um so just the one design waiver for the driveway width. >> That's all. >> That is all. Yep. >> Uh I don't know if anybody got to see
this home. It's uh as the doctor said, it's prevalent on that road that many of the people have done what he he has a unique situation because it's a subterranean garage. >> Yeah. >> So they dug it down. So it's a rather steep angle. I'm surprised that it goes
down that deep to get in. >> So this these pavers were built in front of a home to provide a driveway for them to access your front door. >> Right. And the truth be told, I I wrote up and down that road just as examples, all of them on there, and I'll mention
them to you. Number 107, 133, 127, 123, 119, >> most of them are all se semicircles and 95 near you is under construction right now, and it looks like they're going to do do the same thing. Yeah. >> So, it was very common in that road. That's a dead end. It doesn't >> It's a dead end. Yeah. >> Right. It doesn't go uh it's a
straightaway dead end >> back out to Tytown Road. >> Yeah. So, it's very common in there. Let me see if the members of the board have any questions. I'll start all the way down to Mr. Fern. >> No questions. >> No question. No question. >> No question. No questions. >> Counselor. >> Nothing for you, Mr. Chairman.
>> Anything you else want to add? This is merely a design waiver. Correct. >> Correct. Yeah. I have nothing else to add. No. >> All right. >> Um, well, what I would add, >> what I would add is >> Why don't you walk us around? So, an application was filed back in
2019 um to do a PA patio back here. Um they had some encroachments into the wetland buffer. That has all been um alleviated and removed and the paver patio is now no longer encroaching into the wetland buffer. Part of that application I don't believe was the
driveway. It was later found out that the driveway was done. Um just to orient the board. So the driveway, although like the last application is in the rightway, starts about here and then comes all the way here. So the entire front yard essentially is a driveway
area. And I would agree with the applicant that this is, you know, it's a rather steep driveway down. So >> thank you. >> I have nothing further. Thank you. >> All right. The board members don't have any questions. You have anything else you want to tell us?
>> Uh, no. Uh in front of the house also we left a huge area of grass so it it actually looks like it's mostly grass. >> Yes, there is landscaping in in front of his house. Thank you, Doc. Uh I'm going to go to a public portion. I have to open it even though there's no one here, sir. This is 42-2025Z.
This is the public portion for uh 67 Wesley Road. Anyone here want to be uh heard on this matter? As I said, there are no other people in the room. oppose the public portion. Any final comments, sir? >> Okay. Uh, you are going to ask us for a
vote. Yes, it will be for design wel. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, this is just a simple application for design waiver. Discretionary function for the design wrestling to move for the design waiver. >> I'm sorry. Is >> Mr. Rizo
>> Gomez Gomez seconds please? >> Yes. >> Miss Gomez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Iso. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scogno. >> Yes. >> Miss Penelli. >> Yes. >> Miss Fach. >> Yes. >> Chairman Sullivan. >> Yes. Thank you very much, doctor. And uh
Mrs. >> It's been approved. Uh I guess you can deal with Is there a required. >> Do you want to do the resolution spiel at the next meeting? >> At the next meeting, you'll you'll get a resolution. You don't have to come to the meeting, but Moren will email it to
you. Um once you get that, reach out to me. I'll walk you through how to actually file the permit for it, and that way we can get this all squared away. >> Okay? So, it does become effective when you get the resolution. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Okay. Thank you so much.
>> Thank you very much for coming out. Board members, that does bring us uh to our conclusion. Uh general public comments, there is no one here. I don't see any reason to open it. >> You Mr. Chairman, >> nothing. Councelor, Mr. Chelli, February 5th, right? >> Correct.
>> Busy. >> Um no, we have one day. >> Okay. February 5th would be the next meeting of the board. Abs on any comments. I guess someone move for an adjournment. Gomez move. >> Is there a second?
>> All in favor? I. Any opposed? We stand a journ.