Adequate notice of this meeting was provided in the following ways. Notice published in the Courier News. Notice posted on the bulletin board of your municipal building Notice made available to the township Clerk Notice sent to the Courier News and the Star-Ledger will the clerk please call the roll. Mr. Wiseman here. Mr. Tillery. here. Mr. Patel here. Mr. O’Reggio here. Mr. Blount. Mr. Mitterando Mr. Ali, Chairman Cahill here.
Well, everyone, please stand for a salute to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for one nation under God, for liberty and justice for all Mr. Kinneally, Do you have any changes to agenda? Okay. yes we do the Johnson application on Pleasant Avenue will not be heard tonight. It will be carried to July 9th. The applicant will notice for that the Mirajkar
application on Hancock Road will not be heard. It will be heard on July 9th with no further notice by the applicant. And finally, and N.D.K. Realty on South Washington Avenue will be carried to July 9th with no further notice by the applicant. It's all the changes that I have. Thank you. Mr. Kinneally Let's start off with item number 6 26, ZB 25V. You can't. Who is that? What's the feedback from? I think that was Stacy Lombardi, our associate Ms Lombardi
Are you present? Are you muted? Ms. Lombardi. Okay. Sorry. Okay. Mrs. Lombardi, I need to swear you in. Could you raise your right hand? Do you swear that the testimony you're about to give should be the truth? Yes. Thank you. Your name and address, please. Stacy Lombardi, 31 Lucille Court Piscataway, New Jersey 08854. Thank you. Could you explain to the board why you're here? Yes, I'm looking to get a variance for the fence that I currently have up.
Okay. Jonathan, would you jump in here and help us out? Yes, certainly. Miss Lombardi, have you had a chance to review the staff memo dated June 16th? Yes. Okay. Could you please tell us the condition of the shed that you have that's currently encroaching on the side yard setback? It's. It's in good condition. Okay. And you understand the memorandum of instruction, how that works? Yes.
Okay. So, no, no, no questions besides that. Mr. Chairman, there are fences in an easement. That's why it's on the board. Got it. Okay. And it's in good shape. And if it has to be replaced, they will. She will be responsible for removing it and replacing it, and she will execute the memorandum of restrictions, she acknowledges. Perfect. Okay. Any other members of the board? If any questions or comments? Hearing none. I'm going to open it to the public. Anyone? The public have any questions or comments about this application?
If you're on the phone, you can hit Star nine, I believe, or Star six. I've done it a while now, and if you're only computer, you can just raise your hand. No one Chairman. Okay. Closed the public portion. I'd make a motion to approve this application. Can I get a second? One second, please. Control Mr. Weisman. Yes, Mr. Tillery? Yes, Mr. Patel. Yes, Mr. O'Reggio Yes. And Chairman Cahill? Yes. Ms Lombardi? your application has been approved we’ll Memorialize this in a written document at our next meeting in July.
You don't need to be present for that. We'll send that document to you. Great. Thank you so much. Good luck. Thank you. Have a good night. Move on to. I will. Let's move on to item number 8 26, dash ZB 24 V Stephen Gonzalez. Is Stephen Gonzalez present? You muted, Stephen, you muted. Stephen can you hear me? Yes, we can. Can you hear me? Were you inside back on the phone? Yeah.
Do you swear the testimony you're about to give should be the truth? Yes. And your name and address, please. Stephen Gonzalez, 59, Murray Ave. Piscataway, New Jersey. Mr. Gonzalez, can you explain to the board why you're here? I'm here because I had applied for a variance for a pool and a gazebo. Fair enough. Jonathan, when you get the summer so the applicant is undersized, both
in terms of square footage as well as frontage, The proposed used as well as building coverage of 21.15% building coverage, proposed the existing garage and steps are slightly encroaching and the proposed gazebo structure is just outside of the rear yard setback as well as the pool. We need some more information from Mr. Gonzalez about the type of pool equipment will be located
and just really why why can't be why he can't be moved to a conforming location. So for the pool equipment I'm going to have is going to be a regular pool pump is going to be an 18 foot round pool, 54.34 inches high, basically due to the configuration of the property and the location existing with the detached garage.
I'm basically going to relocate you. The structure would it would reduce the yard space and interfere with access to existing moments and diminish the functionality of my my yard. The proposed layout. I have allowed both amenities to coexist while maintaining safe access and preserving the residential character of my property. Okay. And just just to clarify, neither of these have been installed yet. Is the proposal. Yes, none of them have been installed. Okay. The accessory structure, the gazebo.
It's only one foot away from the rear yard setback line. The pool is less than three feet. I'm sorry, Just over three feet, Three and a half feet from the property line. I don't. I hear where you're coming from. I don't think that three and a half feet and one foot respectively, is going to diminish any yard area. And then I also have a couple stipulations for the gazebo. If the board decides to move forward with the application.
Excuse me, Mr. Misrahi? Yes? The pool and Ms.. Corcoran's report, it says, are 6.5 feet from the real property line, not three feet. It needs to be it needs to be ten feet from the property line. So the difference of it's a difference of three and a half. Well, you said it was three feet from the property line, but it's going to be 6.5 from the property line and it'll be three and a half encroaching within the three and a half. So he would have to move it three and a half feet for it to be ten feet.
Yes. He's proposing 6.5 feet from the property line, not the three feet. And just the way it was worded, it was a little confusing. I apologize. Okay. Mr. Gonzalez, based on Mr. Misrahi expertise, are you willing to move the pool a little bit out of the scope of what you presented to us? What, Jonathan, could we come up with a compromise? Maybe not ten, but eight and a half? Oh, I think I think it's also going to be over on the
the building coverage as well. So to have the pool and the equipment be within the the I guess I should say, outside of the rear yard setback area for it to be ten feet from both property lines, including the pool equipment would be, I guess, a compromise in and of itself considering the coverage. Mr. Gonzalez, based on the testimony from our expert, we could move ahead with this.
If you're willing to move those those specifications. I mean, as far as like the pool, like like Laura had mentioned, six and a half, I'm willing to compromise on the spacing. I'm just trying to be able to have coexist both the gazebo and the pool so that way they can both fit. Because if you see, based on the survey that I had and proposed, the configuration of the gazebo and the pool, it would both be aligned on the rear side of my backyard, essentially taking up
all my grass space that I have in my backyard. And I'm not going to end up putting a pool on the pavers because the pavers that I have are basically towards the rear, towards the close to end of my backyard. So I'm trying to use utilize the grasses that I have versus taking away ten feet of it. And then I have basically my whole backyard, which just be the gazebo in the pool. If you if you move it further off your property line like we're talking about, you're still going to have the same
separation side to side, which on your plan is scaling out to be a little over 20 feet. So yeah, I don't know if you consider that to be too, too constrained, but it's it also is like a 20/25 by 35 lawn area as well. I'm trying to work with you, Mr.
Gonzalez. No, I get it. I'm not. I'm not. I just I don't see the like, the construction. Like how like the pool will basically be more centered versus towards the rear corner, which is where I'm trying to do. And then the gazebo would basically be right behind it. And I mean, I have no use. I mean, not that I don't have used it's my property, but at that point, my rear corner of where I won't have that pool, I'm basically it's like dead space to me, like it's, it's property.
But I could use but it's like I, it's no, it's not really as useful as where I would have set the pool and the gazebo. I understand you're losing a little bit of property, but you're also gaining a pool. That's just. It's difficult. Yeah, it's hardship. So, I mean, I mean, even if I had proposed to get a 15 foot round pool, I mean, I would still essentially have more room in my backyard. But I'm what I'm proposing on the variance is basically to get the space at least a six and a half feet from the property line.
So I know I have put 18 foot, but I'm trying to see if I can get a variance, at least approve to use that space versus lose it. Well, you and the other members of the board of questions, none. Is that everything you've got to offer there? Jonathan Yeah, I would just say if the if the board decides to move forward with the gazebo, I think it needs to be conditioned
so that it remains open and not be enclosed in any way with, with a solid, solid construction notwithstanding like a net or a mesh or a drape or something like that. And we need to see document with written plans. Right. It's small enough. I don't Yeah, it would have to be determined by the, the building department if they,
if they need to see drawings or not. So I think it's small enough where they don't need that. Mr. Gonzalez moved to eight feet ten of six and a half and I think we can vote on this tonight. I agree. Okay. 8ft is good? Yes. Okay. Any of the members of the board have any questions or comments Hearing none I'm going to open it to the public and anyone on the public have any questions or comments about this application? Well, hold on
Star six to unmute or raise your hand if you're on the computer, No one chairman. closed the public portion and I would make a motion to approve this application with the specific instructions that Jonathan left on the gazebo and eight feet for the pool. Can I get a second? I will second. Thank you call the role, please? Mr. Weisman. Yes, Mr. Tillery? Yes, Mr. Patel. Yes. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes, Mr. Ali?
Yes. And Chairman Cahill. Yes, Mr. Gonzales. Your application, as amended, has been approved. Memorialize this in a written document at our next meeting. You don't need to be present for that. We will mail that document to you. Thank you. Good luck. Good evening, sir. All right, let's move on to item number 11, adoption of resolutions in the regular meeting of June 11, 2026. First Resolution Christopher George, which you voted to approve. Mr. WEISMAN. Yes. Mr. TILLERY Yes. Mr. Patel Yes. Mr.
O’REGGIO Yes. Chairman Cahill Yes. Next. Emmerich Creetoward, which you voted to approve. Mr. Weissman Yes. Mr. Tillery Yes. Mr. Patel Yes. Mr. O’REGGIO Yes. Chairman Cahill Yes, Those are all the resolutions I have for this evening. Okay. Item number 12 adoption, the minutes of a regular meeting of June 11th, 2026. All in favor. Say aye. Aye Item number 13 adjournment all in favor. Say aye. Aye. Everybody have a great 4th of July.
We'll see you in a couple of weeks. Keep it safe, they say. Goodnight everybody. Thank.