adjustment meeting will please come to order Adequate notice of this meeting was provided in the following ways Notice published in the Courier News Notice posted on the Bolton board of the municipal building Notice made available to the township clerk Notice sent to the Courier News and the Star Ledger Will
the Please call the role Mr Weissman here Mr Reio Roy here Mr Blount here Mr Haka here Mr Mirando here Mr Ali here and Chairman Cahill here Will everyone please stand
for a salute to the flag i pledge allegiance to the flag of America and to the republic for which it stands One one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all
Mr Connealy are there any agenda yes there are The application of T-Mobile 1711 South 2nd Street is adjourned until May 8th They must notice the 200 foot list The application of Parkway Plastics
is postponed until May 22nd 2025 with no further notice by the applicant Those were all the changes I have this evening Thank you Mr Connealy Let's move on to item number 72-ZB-15V Michael Grabb
Is Michael Grabb present that is I Yes I need to swear you in Could you raise your right hand do you swear the testimony you're about to give shall be the truth i do Your name and address please Michael Grabb two Vera Street Piscatoaway Thank you Could you explain to the board
why you're here i have an existing fence that was built uh when I bought the house It was there It was on the plans when I bought the house I was given a summon or a notice that it was not meeting standards for the
town So that's why I'm here to apply for a variance for my fence Uh Mr Ms Rahi can you help us out your permit certainly So uh a 25 foot setback off of William Street is required Our
staff report proposes a 15 foot setback with a landscape buffer to uh soften the sixoot vinyl fence Is that something you could do Mr Grip
that's kind of a big ask but I I really I'd like to keep the fence as it is considering it's been there the entire time I understand the uh the st the stance of Piscatoaway but my stance is that it's been there for 30 years now if not longer and nothing's changed in in
that area at all In order to be grandfathered in you would have to prove that it was there in 1953 Yeah I I understand that I asked when I went Um I I'm willing to you know give a little bit I would like it to be a
little closer to the property line than 15 if possible It's a good compromise Mr Grab Sometimes we have to go to the letter of the law and and make it the full amount So um Jonathan is very flexible and very accommodating when he comes up with these numbers and I I I don't think we
could ask for anything more at this point Okay If uh grant the variance at this um length and I get the pricing to have it removed and if I get pricing to replace it with a 4ft fence where it is
now is it okay for the board if I go with the 4ft fence or the movement of the sixoot fence yeah if it's a 4ft fence and it's 50% solid right you would not need a variance Okay and you could
put that in just getting a fence permit The the board could move forward on Mr Ms Rahi's recommendation and give you an approval of the 15 foot from the property line should you choose to do that Okay I'd like to
Sorry Yes Okay Uh any other members of the board have any questions or comments hearing none I'm going to open it to the public Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application no And chairman Okay Close the public
portion I'd make a motion to approve this application with the recommendations of Jonathan I'll second it Thanks Call the role Mr Wisman yes Mr Reio yes Mr Blount yes Mr Haka yes Mr
Morando yes Mr Ali yes And Chairman Ko yes Your application as amended has been approved We'll memorialize this in a written document and send that document to you Thank you Have a great Have a good evening Let's move on to item number
825-ZB-16B Sophia Arain Yes I need to swear you in Could you raise your right hand sure Do you swear that testimony you're about to give should be the truth yes Your name and address please 24 Ballas Lane Biscataway uh 08854
And your name sophia Ara Okay Thank you Could you explain to the board why you're here um we wanted to make sure everything was okay with us fixing a fence We came to the township and we had the plans to show this fence uh the
corner of our property when we bought the house has this shed on the corner of the backyard uh on a cement base and we were asking for a variance for the shed to stay there It's been there on the most previous
um time I I'm not sure if it was ever moved or anything It looks like the original uh location and the original structure for the where the house is similar to some of the other uh sheds that are in that same backyard Um the
variance I believe was asking for it to not be moved closer to the house Is if it would move closer to the house it would be next to the deck Okay Uh Jonathan you want to jump in on this too sir sure What What is it that you keep in the shed right now uh uh
tools lawn mower all of the backyard uh mowing um equipment the raking all of these things the um a lot of the battery powered equipment for cutting uh the bushes Okay Do you have another space on your property to store
this equipment and material no the side the side is very narrow in terms of we have two frontages So there's no side that of the house that we can use
Okay So uh staff recommends that uh if this shed needs to be uh replaced or repaired significantly that you would have to you would have to move the shed into a conforming location Okay Uh the same goes for the deck If the deck has
to be repaired or replaced substantially that would have to be located in a conforming location Okay Uh there's an overhang uh of the the roof coming off the side of the shed We'd like to see that removed as a condition of approval Okay Is that something you're agreeing
to yes Okay And then once uh if this application gets approved uh you would need to go and seek out a permit for the shed Okay And that's uh that's all staff has for this application Thank you Johnson
Thank you You're okay with that Mr Rain yes Okay Any other members of the board have any questions or comments about this hearing none I'm going to open it to the public Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application no Chairman Okay Close the public
portion I'd make a motion to approve this application Can I get a second second it Call the roll please Mr Weissman yes Mr Reio yes Mr Blount yes Mr Haka yes Mr Mando yes Mr Elli yes And
Chairman Cahill yes Your application has been approved We'll memorialize it in a written document at our next meeting and we'll send that document to you You'll need that to get your permit Okay Thank you so much Good luck Thank you Have a good night Okay Good night
Okay want uh move on to item number 924 25-ZB-20V Lafi Guris Gurgus You got it That's right Hello Mr Gurgus I need to swear you in Could you raise your right hand yes You swear the testimony you're about to give should be the truth yes Uh
could I have your address please sure 242 Grand View Avenue And please explain to the board why you're here Sure Uh would it be okay if I use an exhibit sure Okay Please let me know when the board can see it
I see shed variance request Yep Uh so essentially what I'm trying to do is uh get a larger shed Uh I am paying about $800 worth of storage uh each month which has become financially
burdensome uh to store materials that are frankly household materials things that are from my mother's estate and a few other things Um I've asked for a few key asks Uh I'm sure the board's aware of them Um a setback variance on the front front from the front to the back
as well as uh the side uh uh variance going down from 3 to 8 ft Uh the the accessory structure is about a foot and a half taller than I think the 18 ft and increasing building coverage to 21% And um just to give essentially the
shed I have now is just it's it's full It's got a lot of very heavy materials and so being able to uh store has become more challenging The garage at this point has become where we overflow can't put the cars in there Um so desired sheds really get to two sto twotory shed
Um there's a very competitive shed that's a from a price perspective makes it attractive Um I you know considered increasing the footprint of the shed length times width uh versus a two-floor shed Uh but that would increase the building coverage significantly on my
yard I only have 26 of an acre Uh it would take it from 21% to probably about close to 25 or 26% if not more and reduce walkable space to to achieve the objective The only idea is to go up and go uh you know to the second story
approach Um and those two floors require at least 8 foot per floor Uh and the top peak adds about three feet That's the reason I'm asking for the the relief on the height of the the shed Um it also requires a 16 ft wide structure because
it you know for it to be two feet uh two floors it needs to have that uh that stability Um so the really the essentially the impact on my neighbors are two neighbors specifically 12 drive and 240 Grand View Uh I've mapped them
out to show you here from a Google view where the shed would be placed It would be approximately um uh 11 feet from my structure 11 ft from my house Uh and this shows the 3 ft here It would be right in line with both of our structures So if you look at the bottom diagram or the bottom uh picture where
it would be placed would be right alongside the same uh uh same of the structure So essentially you'd have both of them behind our structure So the visibility of it uh to anybody else from a side perspective is only limited to 240 and 242 Grand View are two
properties I've already spoken to the owner of 240 wouldn't even have asked for the variance Wouldn't have even have gone forward if they weren't okay with it Um they were totally fine with it The only other person was uh Anita Drive The perspective from Anita Drive Um there's already a shed current shed up here that
blocks the vision essentially so they would not see it And there's a large uh tree line of arborvite um that you can see here from this perspective Um so it wouldn't necessarily be in their view as well And again both both neighbors seem
to be okay with it Um the perspective from here is where it would be placed You can kind of see the frontage view This is to the front of the property Tree line in the front So again not an affected party um because it would be covered by the tree line and they they really there's no residents that would
actually see it from that perspective So all all the perspectives essentially are covered Uh it would literally just be whether or not the township was okay with allowing me to have a structure of this size Um there's more rationale Happy to share more Um but the reason
for the the variance uh the relief on the 8 ft to 3 ft from the side property is so that I'd still be able to use the walk uh the this distance here the 11 ft uh to be able to drive in you know a wood delivery um plan to do some other
things in the future It would require a vehicle to be able to get through there temporarily for loading and unloading I wouldn't be able to do that if we exacted the full 8 ft on the side variance And I would not be able to um hide the shed or accessory structure uh
between the two structures so that they would sort of be within the house line uh if I were to go this full 60 ft of the setback from the front property line So it's really meant to hide it by putting it between the two homes That's essentially my point That's what I'm trying to achieve So hopefully township
will consider it Okay Um Jonathan you want to jump in here please sure Um the trailer uh the the trailers that you have in the driveway right now that are being used for storage is that uh
the items that are being stored in there would that be safe to say that that would be installed in the in the shed uh so the the trailer one trailer is being sold that second trailer the larger one is used as a toy trailer So I use it to bring my uh my three-wheel motorcycle
essentially to different places Um so it's not used for storage right now Um one of those is used for essentially you know some things that I'm trying to get rid of Uh but that's not going to be something permanent So it would not end up being placed inside the shed The
stuff in the garage would be placed in the shed The stuff in storage in the uh the two cube smart units that are costing me 800 a month that would go into the shed Understood Uh you mentioned on your application that the shed in the as shown on the exhibit the top right
corner of the property would be removed Um in the slide show that you just showed us uh and as you described it the shed would remain So no no it wouldn't it would be removed The idea is I'm just saying that the obstruction of view pro
that's essentially uh the state now the current state with the shed being there already obstructs 12 anita's view So once it's removed essentially what I'm saying is they're not disadvantaged in any way by the um by the shed being there because right now they're being disadvantaged by their view being
obstructed by the current shed The shed would be removed Um but it would have a net effect uh no negative net effect I guess is my point from the review Thank you for clarifying Uh I I I do think this would have a negative effect on the the view from the front Even though you
do have the the solid fence it's still going to be clearly visible from above It's going to be impacting the character of the neighborhood Um it you're you're talking about bringing in firewood uh using vehicles to bring in firewood That implies a lot of firewood and other
activities So a quarter or two Yeah a quarter two Okay So um what other sorts of activities are you proposing this is a residential zone so I'm unsure what you're what you're trying to propose Yeah So the truck also is because
there's a pool that I may have installed If the shed is put there I'd have to have a a truck to be able to haul out the dirt essentially I don't expect trucks to be going in and out of there The point there is just that um I limit my ability to have service vehicles go
in say to haul out dirt if we're digging out the pool if we're dropping off firewood I you know I'm I've got a bad back uh being able to drive it right to the back and being able to unload it right there is an easier thing if I that's just the convenience of it's all
I'm asking for Okay Mr Ger so you were granted uh prior approval in 2024 for the the pool but that's not yet been installed Correct Not yet Trying to get this trying to there's an order of this that I'm trying to do So as soon as I get approval um both permits will be
filed and then the the essentially the foundation will be laid out by the same contractor that'll also do the concrete for the pool I don't I don't see a strong enough case for for relief for the the setbacks for
a structure this size Okay I I have to agree Um this is a little bit more than a shed When I see a shed I'm thinking 10 x 12 something like that This looks like a like a small barn Um and it's uh the worst part is it
would set a precedent for uh other residents to come in once this size of a of a a structure is built How am I supposed to tell the next person that comes to me he says "Oh we can't put it in your yard when you already approved Mr Gurgens." So yeah Mr Kah Health
understood And this is a love it or list it situation My wife and I are talking about whether we end up moving to Hundred County or not and she said "Just give this a try If you can get what you want then great If you can't then we we go someplace else." I appreciate I appreciate residents understand our
situation Yeah Yeah Totally Okay Uh any other members of the board have any questions or comments yes Uh go ahead I had a question I just want to make sure I understood this Uh Mr Gertis Yeah you're the driving factor
is actually financial because you're paying for uh storage So this is a you're looking for like a financial variance It's partly uh financial but it's also just the convenience of being able to keep
things on site specifically at my house Tools like for example you know I was showing here snowblower Uh there's power washers There's and I actually I probably shouldn't get into all the detail of the things that are in the shed This is recorded in public session Um but there are things that you know
are pretty heavy that putting it in a shed is definitely more practical There are tools uh that aren't pictured here that are sitting in the garage that are sizable you know saws and miter saws and things like that Yeah Now you're allowed to have multiple sheds You have to get
permits Yeah Would you kept the original shed and got a secondary shed yeah Mr Weissman thank you so much for offering that and definitely appreciate the suggestion I think the challenge I've got is if I'm going to use if you look at the property here for the pool
where it's going to be I having a second shed would just mean I'd have no place to walk the dog Um and that would that would be that would create other challenges I think my wife would have other challenges So uh I appreciate that the idea That's just you know we've considered what it would look like to
increase the footprint of having something that would stay within that one floor range and it just it just limits what we can do with the yard We only have 26 of an acre Any other members of the board have any questions hearing none I'm going to open
it to the public Anyone you can uh uh unshare your screen Mr Appreciate it Uh we're going to open it to the public Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application you can show up by raising a hand
no one chairman Okay close the public portion U Mr Gerus it's it's a beautiful structure don't get me wrong but like I said um in good conscience value approve this I have to approve um any other application that comes down the pike in a similar situation I just think it's a
great looking structure It doesn't belong in Piscataway um or on the size of the property you have I make a motion to deny this application I'll second it Thank you Call the RO Mr Weissman Yes Mr Reagio Yes Mr Bl Yes Mr
Haka yes Mr Mirando yes Mr Riley yes And Chairman Cahill yes I appreciate the board's consideration Thank you sir We'll send you a written document showing the board's vote Thanks so much Good luck sir Byebye Let's move
on to item number 10 25-ZB-05V Gindo JL Auto Repair Good afternoon board chair members of the board My name is David Prasad licensed attorney in state of New Jersey from Bob Smith and Associates Uh here tonight representing Jindo JL Auto
Repair Uh property is located at 1300 West 7th Street designated as block 124 lot 3.01 1 in the GB zone Uh if you notice there's three of us on camera right now Uh Mr Lasano here is the applicant and the owner of Jindo Auto
Repair And this is his very good family friend Grace She is going to be acting someone as a translator tonight Mr Lasano has some trouble with English So uh Miss Banana Grace Banza here will be translating Um so as I mentioned the property is
located at 1300 West 7th Street block 124 lot 3.01 in the GB zone The site is a corner lot on the corner of West 7 and Clinton Avenue There's approximately 112 ft of frontage along West 7th Street and
approximately 60 feet of frontage along Clinton Uh this site is somewhat of a unique site It is it was originally a service garage that contained an automotive service station and a gas station and that began around
1947 Uh since then at some point in the past uh gas pumps were removed but the automotive service remained the garage remained Um continuing today there the service garage is still on site and the the uh building consists of three
service bays and a small customer reception area The entire site is developed with the service garage and asphalt all the way to the sidewalk Um and Mr Lasano here was originally a tenant of the property and he was a
tenant since June of 2011 Earlier this year he was given the opportunity to purchase the land from the prior owner and seeks to continue his business as the owner of the property rather than just a tenant So tonight the applicant is uh
proposing to go forward with the service garage on the site He is not proposing any structural changes or construction on site at all Um and of course if approved tonight he will seek out the required permits for any interior renovations or any anything else that he
does on site Um we are looking for a conditional use variance tonight So under NJSA 40 55D uh 70D3 and there is also several bulk
variances that are existing on site given the age of the property Uh for the record I'll list out all of the variances that are required or existing So minimum lot minimum lot area where 10,000 square feet is required and
5,277 ft is existing Uh minimum lot width where 100 ft is required and 60.11 ft is existing Uh minimum sideyard setback where 8t is required and 6 point 2.67 feet is existing Minimum rear yard
where 20 feet is required and 16.18 feet is existing Minimum floor area where 2,000 feet is required and fif uh 1593 ft is existing Um a parking setback of 10 ft
is required and there is no parking setback at the moment Uh there's a minimum distance uh from the street or property line to the car lifts where 35 ft is required and 26.97 ft is existing Uh maximum driveway
width where 30t is required and 35.92 feet is existing Driveway distance to the property where 10 feet is required 0 feet is existing off streetet parking spaces where nine are required and zero spaces are existing and minimum distance to
residential zone where 50 feet is required and less than 50 feet is existing Now if you notice everything that I listed out is an existing uh bulk variance or a condition of the the conditional use As mentioned the site has been existing since 1947
uh at least as far as we can find it Um so Mr Lasano is just asking if we can continue the use on the property So tonight I have two witnesses I have Mr Jose Lasano over here to my right and
his friend Miss Grace Banza to my left Uh she will be acting as a translator and he is represent he is the applicant for tonight And I also have our planner Mr Higgins or Allison Coffin from James Higgins Associates
Um for the record we have the planning report the John T Chadwick report dated March 27th 2025 And we also have the P Piscataway staff report dated February 19th 2025 And actually we got one this
morning from April 22nd 2025 which is the one we'll be referring to Um if the board has no questions of me I'd like to call my first witness Mr Lano Miss Brian Yeah please proceed Okay Okay I'll need to swear both of them in
Sure If you guys can raise your hand Do you do you swear that testimony you're about about to give or about to translate shall be the truth yes sir Okay Now could you translate that for Mr Lano yes Can you translate my question swearing
him in to Mr Lano yes Correct No Can you say it to he can respond okay Do you swear to the testimony you give he said yes Thank you Okay Yes So like I said I will be asking the questions uh
in English to Miss Benza She will be we practiced this a few times We have the answers from Mr Lasano himself So if it's okay with the board she will give the answers that Mr LCano has already said or if you want she can ask him in Spanish and then he will he will give it to her in English and then we'll say it
again in English Uh we we can do it the way you suggest and at the end we'll just ask Mr Lano if he agrees with everything she said Absolutely So you don't have to translate just as we discussed earlier just the answers that we already went over Okay Okay Okay So
Mr Lasano what is your relationship to Jindo JL Auto Repair um so I thought I thought she was just going to answer You can just answer right you don't have to translate Oh I don't have to translate Okay Questions Otherwise we'll
be here till 2 in the morning Yes Okay Okay So he's the owner and principal of the company Jindo repair Okay So what is the reason for the application here tonight okay Uh I recently purchased this property in
January of 2025 with the intention of owning the site for my mechanic businesses I was a tenant for the building for approximately 13 years and I had the opportunity to purchase from my former landlord
And is it correct that um you intend to use the site as a mechanic shop if approved tonight i intend to continue using the site for my mechanic shop and to run it for my family I do not want to make any structural changes or do any
construction to the existing building Okay And just for the satisfaction of the board can you please let us know what the intended hours of operation will be for the site yes The hours of operation will be Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m and Saturday from
8:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m and Sundays close Okay And at the moment you have no employees It's just you that will be operating out of the site Yes he will He's for now it's only himself but in
the future um two employees Okay Uh I have no further questions for this witness Uh if the board would have any questions Any members of the board have any questions at this point
no you can proceed Okay I'd like to call my next uh Before you call the next witness is is who's going to address the reports uh we will go through it at the end Me and the planner can go through it Okay Uh for my next witness I'd like to
call uh Mr James Higgins or from James Higgin James W Higgins Associates Hi my name's Alison I'll be playing the role of Jim Higgins tonight Okay Raise your right hand Do you swear the testimony you're about to give should be
the truth yes I do Okay Your name and address please Allison Coffin It's spelled C F I N We're at 14 Tilton Drive in Ocean Township New Jersey I'm a licensed professional planner in the state of New Jersey I'm certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners
And you've appeared before previously yes Miss Coffin uh is it true that um Mr Lasano here has retained you for the services of planning testimony tonight yes Okay And I will not get in your way If you could please explain to the board the variances that we're seeking and the
justifications Sure Uh the applicant is requesting bulk and conditional use variances to continue to use the site uh for a service garage The site is a 5,277 square ft corner lot at the corner of Clinton and West 7th Street It's
occupied by the service station garage and has been occupied by such since 1947 Now the service station designation which involved both the sale of gasoline and auto repair services had been abandoned but the use has continued to operate as a public garage just the
service aspect only including the sales of automobile supplies automotive repairs uh subsequent to the removal of those gasoline sales The uses in the GB zone and the ordinance permits service stations and public garages as conditional uses in this zone The site
as it currently exists does not meet several of the conditions So they're requesting variance relief for those Uh it's one is that fuel pumps car lifts and other service appliances shall be located 35 ft from any street line or property line The existing car lifts are
26.97 ft from a property line Uh the next is that driveways shall cross the sidewalk at right angles and shall not be more than 30 ft in fit in width Driveways must be at least 10 feet from the property line and 20 feet from the intersection of street lines And the driveway as it currently exists is 35 ft
wide and is zero from a property line And the last is that service stations uh in public garages sh should not be within 50 ft of a residential zone And this is located within 50 ft of a residential zone Uh there's also a bunch of pre-existing bulk variance conditions
which are not being altered by this application It's my opinion that special reasons exist for the granting of the requested variances and the variances can be granted with no detriment to the health safety and general welfare Special reasons exist for the granting
of the requested D3 variance from the conditional use standards The New Jersey Supreme Court in the case of Coventry Square versus the Westwood Zoning Board of Adjustment held that the standard of proof of special reasons to support a variance from one or more conditions imposed on a conditional use should be
relevant to the nature of the deviation from the ordinance In essence the Supreme Court stated that conditional uses are those which are permitted to a zone subject to the imposition of certain specific conditions So board should analyze the nature of the condition the extent of the variance and make a determination regarding the grant
of the variance based on whether or not the site remains appropriate for the use despite the deviation from the ordinance Uh in this case we have a proposed use that doesn't meet several of the conditions but these are all existing deviations The site has been developed
as and used as a service station or a garage for nearly 77 years Uh while the previous removal of the gasoline pumps resulted in the elimination of the service station designation the state does continue to be a public garage as currently defined by the ordinance Consequently while the abandonment of
gasoline sales may have changed the service station designation of the use the existing repair shop use has not been changed and it is this use for which the existing structure was built and is most suited There is significant hardship since the D3 conditional use
variance standards that we're looking at are all pre-existing non-conforming conditions which cannot be reasonably reduced or eliminated The site is fully developed and all surrounding sites are also fully developed Consequently there's no possible way to correct the deficiencies in a manner that would be beneficial without there being
significant modifications to both the subject site and possibly surrounding sub sites uh the proposed variances will not impede the ability of the site to function with the use despite the deviation from the ordinance requirements Here the granting of the variances would not change any of the
existing conditions on the site and so there will be no significant negative impact and the use as it currently exists is limited to the sales of lubricating substances accessories and the repair of motor vehicles The elimination of the gasoline sales which had been done previously included
eliminating additional employees stacking vehicles at pumps larger pricing and product identification signage and multiple traffic movements into and out of the site that significantly reduced the intensity of the use of the site And so the continuation of the nonconformities at
this lower intensity uh the site can easily accommodate it as the site can accommodate the intent of the conditional use standards designed to manage the potential impacts that would be associated with the use despite the deviations It's my opinion that the positive criteria have been met As for
those bulk variances they're all existing conditions They can be granted under the C1 hardship standard as they cannot be reasonably cured or reduced And the last test for a variance is whether or not it would substantially impair the intended purpose of your master plan and zoning ordinance And in this case we have a site that's operated
as a public garage for for 77 years It predates the ordinance And despite this use existing both as a service station for most of that period of time and as a public garage for all of that time the surrounding sites have developed in a manner consistent with the zone plan And there has therefore been no substantial
detriment to the zone plan or the surrounding sites and uses from the presence of the garage on this site as the site can accommodate the use and it's appropriate for the zone and the the it's my opinion that the development is consistent with the larger intent and purposes of the master plan
So therefore I'm good All right Thank you Alison Um if the board has any questions I don't have any direct questions for Miss Coffin right now Um at this point I'd like to have Mr M Rahee give his opinion
Thank you Uh I I I'd like to look at the cumulative impact of the of the impact of the site and the uh variances that are being requested here I I do it's my opinion that the
site isn't particularly suitable for the use It's uh it's woefully undersized There's no parking that's currently being uh proposed as a part of this plan So when we do get to the when we do get to the point where there's multiple employees it's going to create a traffic
and a safety hazard Uh I I also think that uh the site just cannot accommodate the use It's um there's a number of physical improvements uh that would have to be undertaken and
it's uh it would not it would not serve a benefit to the the public use it would be a a detriment to the surrounding uses the neighboring residential uses If I can respond to Mr Visrai Yes please
So the site has been operating as a commercial uh commercial use a service garage for over 77 years Uh as far as we know there have been no incidents on the site Uh understandably we do know that there's two entrances to the site and there's uh where they park the vehicles
that they want to work on or that customers will go and drop off their vehicles This is not a place where people come in As as we said the gas station has been removed So it's not a place where cars are consistently coming in and out of the site It's a place where a customer will come have an
appointment meet up ask for services and the staff will put or Mr LCano at the moment will park the car on the site in a reasonable way Um to address one of the concerns that was on the staff reports is that there's two entrances Mr
Lano is perfectly uh accepting of removing that entrance on Clinton Avenue adding the curb and sidewalk And that way that will limit the amount of possible entrances onto the site and have a clear path and clear circulation
plan that will allow cars to be dropped off to be repaired And as we stated this has been there for 77 years Mr Lasano has been there for 13 years and he just purchased the site with the idea of continuing his business with his family
So understandably it it has not been a a detriment to the neighborhood and it provides a service to all that are that are around it The my my response to that would be the negative impacts might have been might have been tolerated but not
necessarily accepted Um and just because just because it's been in use for 77 years um doesn't override the standards of today Understood But as as we said it actually was operated as a mechanic shop even up
until Mr Lano purchased the property Um and he believes that you know this is a place where he's run his business for quite some time As as an independent small-time business owner now as a property owner in the town I believe this gives him a great opportunity to
provide better services to the township And even if it doesn't meet the standards of what the conditional use is it's still in the intent of the master plan and the zoning ordinance Okay John do you have anything you want to add
uh she addressed the one comment I spoke about in terms of uh improving the site circulation and pedestrian traffic flow They're willing to do that Uh they did not address any uh
landscaping uh very limited opportunities but I think there's some spots that can be uh landscaped to improve the overall appearance Yes And if if it does any place to the board we can address both the uh the
chap report One thing I didn't put in and there wasn't anything on the plan that indicated there's no new signage proposed Correct No new signage proposed If a new sign is proposed they will comply with the signage ordinance Absolutely The only thing I would
suggest Mr Chairman is if there is any public comment on this Yes I agree We'll wait till all all the testimony is in Any other members of any questions okay Mr Prasad you can proceed
Um so just for the record I'd like to address the uh memorandum from uh the miscataway township memorandum from April 22nd 2025 Okay Um all of the conditions are acceptable to Mr Lasano We will go forward and uh we agree with every one of the conditions I believe
there are nine And we also agree with all the conditions and uh comments from Mr Chadwick's report dated March 27th 2025 Thank you Is that your the end of your testimony that is the end of my testimony I would just like to say again
I know I've said it a bunch of times uh Mr Lasano is a new time property owner He has been doing this in this site for 13 years and wishes wishes to continue with him and his family as a family-owned business in a in a good town and in a town where automotive services are needed and the community
would greatly benefit from having a automotive service center where it is and where it has been Um I ask that if the board can look favorably on this application Mr Isano is uh a small-time independent business owner and just
trying to make it uh better for him and his family And uh if it is the board's inclination to not approve this application or if there's any hesitance at all please uh we would we would adjourn We'll carry to the next meeting We would work out anything that needs to be worked out with the township before
going forward Um let me see what the the residents have to say before we go ahead and do that Um uh no other members of the board have any comments or questions I'm going to open it to the public Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application
can I either raise your hand or unmute yourselves no one Chairman Okay Close the public portion Um I'm of a mind to do exactly what you said Mr Prasad At this point having heard the testimony of my experts
here in the township um I was leaning towards denying But at this point if there's some way that the two ears can either find common ground or uh make some adjustments I think that would be the best move at this point I say we do move it to another meeting
Understood We we'll accept that from the board Absolutely Okay So Laura what what would we be be looking at may 22nd May 22nd Yes Is that acceptable Mr Pers yes Okay So anybody here in this application it's going to
be continued to May 22nd 2025 with no further notice by the applicant The only notice you're receiving is my announcement here tonight Thank you guys Thank you members of the board Have a great night See you in a couple of weeks
Let's move on to item number 12 which is 25-ZB-14 Norma Pena Uh yes Good evening uh Mr Chairman and members of the board and board consultants Erica Edwards land use and zoning lawyer here in New Jersey appearing on behalf of the applicant
Norma Pena We have two expert witnesses this evening our architect Maria Navdo who is on the screen right now and our planning consultant Mark Rema who is also um
online and the applicant herself uh is here as necessary Uh if you will allow me we will uh we'll let you have you swear uh our experts in and then I can qualify them and we can get underway
Okay Uh we have Mr Rema and who who else mr Mr Nvedo Mr NDO are are you both present yes they are Yes I hear one Yes Here Okay Could you each raise your right hand do you swear the
testimony you're about to give shall be the truth i do Okay One at a time Your name and address please Mario Nava N A V O 1208 Landown Terrace Planefield
Thank you Mark Uh A Rem address is 10 Dubberry Court Mount Laurel New Jersey Thank you You're welcome We'll start with Mr Nedo Mr Nedo will you provide your uh educational and professional credentials
for the board please good evening I am a licensed architect in the state of New Jersey I had my license since 2018 and it's in good standing Mr Debato have you uh testified before
this board before yes I have Okay And you've testified at other uh before other land use boards in Middle Sex and surrounding counties Yes Okay We offer Mr Nedo as an expert in the field of architecture Please proceed Okay Very good Mr
O um have you uh I understand or have isn't it true that you have uh been to the subject property 8 to 10 uh Church Street uh to examine it yes I have Okay Um and uh isn't it true that we have
your uh plot plan here as a submission to the board um is it your desire to mark this Mr Conaly no If it's part of the submission package it's already part of the record Okay Very good Uh um so Mr
Nado um this is the plan uh your plan was submitted the ads built of 8 to 10 Church Street Correct Correct Okay And would you please um describe for the board when you did um examine the
structure in preparation for um uh preparing this as built what did you find uh when uh when you toured the uh structure so I basically find that this structure
is composed of a two family duplex unit Um is u roughly 2,845 square ft unit and the two units are basically a mirror image of each
other uh where you have the uh an in an enclosed porch at the front living room dining room kitchen towards the back of the property Um and then on the second level you have three bedrooms and one bedroom
bathroom Okay And is it your professional opinion that when this structure was built well first of all do you know when it was built i believe it's 1928 Okay Is it your professional opinion that when this structure was built in
1928 based on the way it's constructed that it was in fact constructed as a two family structure at that time yes it is my professional opinion that the structure its layout uh was built for a two family configuration They have uh
separate entrances separate uh utilities meters Um yeah Okay Very good That's all the direct I have of our architect Any other members of the board have any questions or comments hearing none you can proceed ma'am Okay
Very good Thank you Uh we'll move on to Mr Rem Mr Rem would you provide your educational and professional credentials for the board please uh Mr Rem you're muted I'm sorry Am I now yes I can We can hear you fine Okay Uh good evening Mr
Chairman and board members Um I've been in the field of planning for over 45 years Um in the state of New Jersey I'm licensed as a professional planner and landscape architect Both uh licenses are in good standing I have a master of city
and regional planning I have a master of business administration with a concentration in finance and I also have a bachelor of science in environmental planning and design Um I have appeared before numerous planning boards and zoning boards throughout the state of New Jersey
including this one And I also currently serve as a municipal planner for several municipalities And I've also appeared before New Jersey Superior Court uh and have been qualified as a Your credentials are fine sir Let's proceed Very good Thank you Mr Rem Please
proceed Yes So um I visited the site Uh I observed similar uh things that uh Mario has Um u and the property is located uh on uh Church Street 10 Church Street
The block and lot numbers uh block is uh 1005 lot uh 204 The lot is a little over 9,000 square ft has a driveway a very long driveway for multiple uh cars and
parking and a garage in the back It's in the R7.5 residential zoning district Um the surrounding land uses they're all single family detached except for the one parcel that's next to us to the west that is also a two family uh dwelling as
well Um I did check out and and verify that uh on the uh tax um card of the township that it was built in 1928 and it also records it as a two family Um so in terms of the planning framework this
this is essentially uh been a two family uh home for over 90 years Uh there's been no abandonment of of the use It's been continuously used Uh so we're here uh either to get the non-conforming certification or if we're talking about
a use variance uh for this uh two family dwelling in a single family Um in terms of uh promoting the u municipal land use law in terms of the positive criteria uh I find uh uh several purposes are
advanced by this application NJSA45D-2 uh G to provide sufficient space for appropriate locations for a variety of uses in this case residential um in this case it's been a two family for uh o almost almost a century uh and
uh has been fitting into the uh surrounding area also I to pro promote a desirable visual environment if you do see the property it has been upgraded uh the the house is in excellent condition uh and so is the property uh J to
prevent urban sprawl uh in this case we're re you know it's been been a um a two family in a residential district uh and also m efficient use of land and then I bring it all back with uh a that
promotes the public health safety morals and general welfare uh site suitability in this case it's been suitable as a two family for over 90 years um it has separate entrances it can be it supports
the two uh two family uh unit Um it has sufficient off- streetet parking has that very long driveway and a twocar garage at the very end Uh so it can easily support the two family dwelling In terms of the negative criteria we have to look at the impact on
surrounding properties I see no negative impact to any of the residents And finally in terms of your uh rec reconciled with the master plan uh you have an overriding goal and that's to preserve the character and quality of existing residential neighborhoods And
in my opinion uh this this uh two family home that's been there for many many years uh does that Okay Uh Jonathan would you chime in appreciate the appreciate the testimony of the two professionals Uh I just want
to make a point for the board that if a devariance is sought there's a number of uh nonconformities that would have to be addressed or conditioned but uh certification of non-conforming use if if they're proceeding as that uh as their primary nature of the application
that that would be acceptable Thank you Appreciate any other members of the board have any questions or comments mr Chairman I have only one comment If you approve this I would have it subject to certification of uh um fire
uh carbon monoxide and fire fire alarms Didn't show anything on the plans Is that acceptable Miss Edwards yes it is sir Okay Anyone else have any comments or questions miss Edwards I'm going to go to the public portion at this point I'm
assuming you're done with testimony We are Okay Uh open up the public portion Anyone with any comments or questions about this application no Okay Close the public portion I'd make a motion to approve this application I'll second it Please call a
RO Mr Weissman Yes Mr Reio Yes Mr Blount Yes Mr Haka yes Mr Mando yes Mr Ali yes And Chairman Cahill yes You've been granted your certificate of non-conforming use We will memorialize it at our next meeting and send that
document to you Good luck Thank you Mr Chairman and board members Good evening Have a good evening Let's move on to item number 13 25-ZB-178V Kristen Lauria Uh good evening members of the board board professionals My name is Tim Arch I'm an attorney licensed in the state of
New Jersey I'm here representing uh 285 Stelton Road Applicant is Kristen Lauria Uh she's the owner and proprietor of John and Jones uh road stand Um we're here tonight seeking permission to add a 8 by6 foot commercial trailer uh with a
3x6 concession window uh which would house uh an oven uh and some sinks for the purpose of baking off pies to be sold at the roadand Also to serve as a point of sale for coffee and refreshments for patrons who are visiting the uh the roadand Um we were in front of you not too many years ago
and were granted a use variance to continue the farm use on site Uh this is a technical intensification of the previous granted use variance Uh really to state it plainly the question for the board is whether the addition of this amenity would in any way be detrimental such that it would negatively impact the
prior approval Uh the trailer as you'll hear is uh it's movable The eventual goal is to be able to take it off site to events Um but while it's on site we've made sure that it's going to be uh sitting in a position or in a place on the property uh that respects all the
setbacks for accessory structures So there's no bulk variance relief uh needed for any of that The only variance that we're seeking is for the inclusion of a a sign or a logo that's going to be on the outside of the trailer We've provided a um a mockup uh uh with our um
with our application to indicate uh what it would look like It's relatively modest uh it's not going to be uh the maximum it would be is 16 uh uh square ft in total size Uh we haven't decided whether that's going to be a mountable sign or a decal on the uh on the side of
the uh of the trailer Um but uh in in either way uh that that's what we are requesting Uh there are two reports that we'll address tonight One is uh Mr Chadwick's report which is dated April 16th 2025 The other is the triparty staff report which is d uh dated April
10th 2025 Um I only have one witness tonight Uh that's Kristen Lauria again the owner and proprietor of John and Jones I think we can address all the comments and the reports through her testimony Um and uh with that proceed please
Uh if we can have Miss uh Kristen Lauria please unmute and be sworn in please Miss Lauria can you hear me i can Yes Okay Could you raise your right hand do you swear the testimony you're about to give should be the truth i do Yes your name and address please Uh Kristen
Lauria 8 Ruth Place Piscatoaway New Jersey Thank you Uh so Kristen uh number one is everything that I've said so far accurate it is Yes Okay Uh so briefly tell the board uh why it is that you want to add this amenity to the road stand well I've had many customers ask
through the years for for fresh pies and um also they've also asked for coffee and things like that And you know we see it at a lot of other farm stands and ones that I' I've visited obviously a little bit outside of here because there's really nothing like us around And I just wanted to be able to offer
those things as well to our customers So this was a great way to offer the ability to bake off pies and things like that uh to sell in the road stand and also to have uh with the concession window sell coffee and maybe some uh single apple cider donuts things like
that as well to our customers as they're browsing um you know the road stand And um my daughter actually had worked for um she was a a waitress a bartender for six years over at uh Gabriel's and she's gotten into barista work So she she
enjoys that and so with with her on on board as well that would be a great opportunity to offer both of these services to our customers That's really it in a nutshell So you're you're bringing her into the family business as well You're training her to take Yes Right She she she had my first grandchild So the bar scene is really
not you know that type of thing So she she got so into the barista stuff and she's really good at it All right So uh let's talk about the sign and the decal Uh we did provide an example Uh we you would agree this is going to be either a fix to the trailer some some way and it's not going to be any larger than 16
square feet Is that correct that's correct Absolutely Okay Let's real quick go through the reports just make sure that we can address everything So in Mr Chadwick's reports uh one of the comments he made is whether there was going to be any seating provided Can you please address that quickly well there
really wasn't any um official plans although I I it would be nice to have like a a little bench or maybe a small like cafe style table with maybe a couple of of chairs if somebody wanted to just relax for a moment and sit down We have some people that stop in maybe on their lunch break or what have you for just to pick up a couple items maybe
they wanted to sit for five minutes look at their phone and you know but um nothing nothing fancy and nothing official in nature but um but it would be nice to to have a little bench or something there Okay And just so the board is aware Mr Chadwick indicated that he would have no objection to a sort of small seating uh seating area in
that in that area Sure Um and one of the things is we will we'll of course abide by all the prior conditions of the original use variance Is that correct yes of course Yes So moving on to the triparty report Um so we're agreeing to abide by all the accessory setbacks One
of the uh comments was whether or not there's a need for a generator Can you address that as well well I don't there wouldn't be on on site I'm actually speaking with an electrical engineer to have a dedicated power source while on site because I I wouldn't want a generator there The noise the
maintenance the uptake Um if we were to take it off site obviously if needed we would have to have a generator offsite but not on site I had no plans for that and we would you know now I'm in talks with the uh the engineer to hopefully we can get the necessary permits and and things together for that Okay great For a dedicated power you know the power
line or what have you Uh and of course we uh you agree to abide by all applicable health sanitation codes all that sort of stuff Correct Yes absolutely Okay And the final comment on the uh on the triparty report was uh concerning the fiber optic lines Just so that the board is aware um
we've already actually reached out to the administration uh to discuss specifics as to that as to the timing and the installation of that and I think it was determined that the best way to to address that was through a developers agreement Um I've provided a proposed draft already to Mr Connealy Um so we
certainly agree to to address that condition by way of a a developers agreement Is that correct Kristen that's correct Yes And I have received your developers agreement Okay Um I have no further no further quick question Kristen Would the um truck be operating outside the normal hours of the stand oh
no Absolutely not In fact it may be even shorter than our you know our uh road stand hours So so not open at night for you know yepies or whatever No no none of that Yep None of that I mean it's not even a term anymore is it i'm just showing you how old I am Um yeah Yeah
Generally our hours are like till 5 on the weekends till six during the week And so it would never go over that In fact you know might be three or four you know it wouldn't it wouldn't be over Yeah Okay Um Jonathan was your generator question answered uh yes and no It
raised it raised another question And so a dedicated permanent power line uh would effectively uh limit the location of the trailer on site when you're trying to use that dedicated power source Correct Yes So that would have
that location of the power source would have to be cited in a way so that the trailer when tapping into this power source would not be encroaching on any setbacks Yes correct Okay Okay So that's something that we'll have to um when
that application comes in for the power source that's something that that's going to have to be reviewed and approved by staff because that's going to effectively uh limit the portability of the trailer on site when it's in use Yeah that's that's perfectly fine Yeah there would have to be appropriate
permits uh to to run any of those lines anyway ensure that we're not violating any setback Mary when we do that any other members of the board have any questions or comments i just have one I want to pin this sign down You said you would comply with the
township's requirements but it would seem logical It's like my comment with the picnic tables and chairs Just seems like it was logical to have it there Wouldn't it be logical to have this sign out by the street instead instead of a decal on the
trailer that's in the back of the lot well would I mean we could hang maybe a little sign on the fence or something i don't you know as well you know like a little Yeah I mean I guess you could just add to your sign now and right you know that's a possibility as well And
that doesn't conform either So maybe you just ask the board you're going to add a little coffee donut sign on your existing sign You don't get to be everybody coming back and seeing us I I can Mr Chadwick I
can tell you we certainly want it on the trailer so that when it's offsite obviously that's going to be advertised when it's offsite If the board is willing to grant us uh relief that we can modify the existing stand or the existing sign that's out there to also include uh uh you know a reference to
this concession area we're perfectly happy to take that relief as well The way the way your client just described it in my mind would be fine and it would fit the character of what's there Sure And it's good advertising Appreciate that Thank you Any other members of the board have any
questions or comments hearing none I'm gonna open to the public Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application you're muted Uh according you're muted Yeah Anyone you could raise your hand or
unmute yourselves no one Chairman Okay Close the public portion and I would make a motion to approve this application I'll second it Please call the RO Mr Wisman Yes Mr Regio Yes Mr Blount Yes Mr Haka Yes Mr
Minando Yes Mr Elli Yes And Chairman Ko Yes Mr Arch will memorialize this at our next meeting Thank you so much everybody Get your pie orders in Have a good night Thank you Everybody All right Let's go on to item number 14
and adoption of res uh resolutions from the regular meeting of April 10th 2025 Uh first resolution Carlos Serrano which you voted to approve Mr Weissman yes Mr Origio yes Mr Midando yes Mr Ali yes
Chairman Cahill yes 1600 West 4th Street This was to modify a condition of approval Uh Mr Weissman yes Mr Oreio yes Mr Mando yes Mr Mr Ali yes Chairman Cahill yes Next Rebecca McCarthy which
you voted to approve Mr Weissman yes Mr Origio yes Mr Mirando yes Mr Ali yes Chairman Cahill yes Next is Ronco Development This is a resolution of withdrawal Uh we need somebody to move it and second it please I'll make a
motion to remove I'll second Uh Mr Weissman yes Mr Origio Mr Blunt yes Mr Heduka yes Mr Midando yes Mr Ali yes Chairman Cahill yes Next
Roco Development also withdrawn I need a motion in a second I'll make a motion I'll second Mr Weissman yes Mr Origio yes Mr Blunt yes Mr Hooka yes Mr Midando yes Mr Ali yes Chairman Cahill yes Those
are all the resolutions for this evening Let's move on to item number 15 Adoption of the minutes from the regular meeting of April 10th 2025 All in favor say I I Move on to item number 16 Ajournment All in favor say I I All right Once again
everybody thank you so much Enjoy this nice weather Have a good evening everyone Next