Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this zoning board of adjustment regular meeting for March 25th, 2026. Will everyone please stand for a salute to the flag? I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Green >> here. >> Mr. Kazinski here.
>> Mr. Espazito >> here. >> Mr. Emma >> here. >> Mrs. Godstein >> here. >> Mr. Castle Grant here. >> Mr. Cooper >> here. >> Notice of the meeting has been satisfied in accordance with chapter 231 PL1975
by advertising in the home news Tribune, notifying the Sentinel Publishing Company and the Star Ledger, and also posting on the bulletin board and filing with the burrow clerk. Under old business, continued and
carryover applications, we have none. New business, our first application is 2608 Daniel and Annette Hawken Josh, 56
Bar Avenue. >> Good evening, Mr. Chairman, board members. My name is Michael Paige and I'm the attorney for the applicants. Daniel and Annette Hockenj. I previously submitted the jurisdictional uh requisite jurisdictional documents to the board
secretary for the board's review and consideration. Um I believe they're all in order. >> Yes. Board members, this is an application for approval to permit the applicants to construct a single family residence on
the premises located at 56 Forest Avenue, Serville, New Jersey, also identified as block number 203, and lot number five. The bulk variances sought for this matter include lot area, lot width,
combined sideyard setbacks, and building coverage. With regard to this application, I'll be calling two witnesses to testify with regard to the application. Uh, first will be Miss Annette Hockenjas, who's one of the owners of the property, and
the second would be Mr. Daniel Dunzik, the applicants uh, architect. So, at this time, I'd first like to call Miss Annette Hakajas to testify. >> Proceed. Thanks. Please raise your right hand.
You have swear I tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God. >> I do. >> Okay. >> Miss Hock and Josh, you and your husband are the owners of the property located at 56 Forest Avenue. >> Yes. >> And how did you come to be or come to
own the property? >> My husband's aunt passed away and left a small house along with the property to him. He's the executive of the estate. Okay. And if you would please tell the board in in your own terms what your
intentions are with regard to this property. >> Our intentions are to build a single family home for our youngest son, Jonathan. Seven years ago, Jonathan was in a near fatal car crash that has left him with mobility issues and we are
requesting that we build a more accessible house for him on that property. And the proposed home as contained in the plans that have been submitted here today would provide the accommodations that your your son requires. >> Yes, it will.
>> And thank you, Miss Saka Josh. I have no further questions for you at this time. >> The board have any questions? >> No questions. >> Thank you. Next, I would like to call Daniel Dunik,
architect your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and think about the truth? So, help you. God, >> I do. >> You're under. >> Mr. Dunik, would you please state your occupation before the board? >> Would you bring that a little closer? registered.
>> Uh, have you testified before this board or other boards in other jurisdictions as a professional architect? >> We we accept his qualifications. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, I respectfully present Mr. Daniel Dudik as the applicant's professional architect.
Uh, now, Mr. Dunic, have you had an opportunity to review all the application materials submitted by the applicant and you yourself h in fact prepared the plans that were submitted with this application? Uh if you would if you could please
provide the board with details of the application and plans as they've been submitted to the board. >> It's best done with the boards that I have here. You have copies of Mr. already. >> Um, do I need to speak to the microphone? >> Yeah, here I'll
>> So, we'll we'll hold that. >> Uh, the first page is a site plan. It's giving you the summary of all the zoning information and the zoning. >> One one second. We're going to give you the easel to put on this. >> Yeah. want to label it. >> Yeah, I mean doesn't necessarily need to
be labeled because it's already in possession of the board. So can just um doesn't need doesn't need a label exhibit label. A good oldfashioned easel. There we go. Um,
we have a site plan that this is the this is the existing property survey. This is a site plan showing where the building sits on the site. setbacks, sideyard setbacks, rear yard setback.
Um, the building is uh uh 2169 square foot of building coverage. Um, you have any questions about the site plan? >> No questions.
The driving idea in preparing this was to make accommodations for Jonathan and mobility. Um, and that included keeping most of the living functions on one level, extra wide
hallways, uh, extra wide stairways, extra wide doorways, things like that for mobility. um having controls within reach of certain areas that he can get to easily, having a kitchen that functions uh for for his needs. Uh and
having some living space as well, and a dining room, uh garage for his car, powder room, and master bedroom at the rear of the building. That's basically the first floor. And on the second floor, there was a small
study and two bedrooms. So, we have a total of three bedroomedroom house. We have the next page. This is the elevation of the building,
and I kind of like it. This is the street front, what it'll look like. Um, these are the sides of the building and this is the rear of the building. Uh, again, with the with the setback with the front yard setback being what
it is and maintaining that, we're not really changing the character of the street. In fact, we're improving it a bit. Uh, in my opinion, uh, but aesthetically, I kind of like it. >> What's the finish of the outside? the
vinyl siding. >> It could be vinyl siding. I prefer Hardy Plank, which is a cement based product that holds paint really well for a really long time. Is it >> It's a clapboard, though. >> Yeah, it's it's basically a a cement
clapboard. It's a composite. It's not just cement. They used to be cement, but not anymore. But I I prefer their products to vinyl products. Vinyl products just don't last as long as these.
>> Any other questions? >> I was having some trouble telling the garage this height. I look at the garage door probably 8 ft high. >> Yes. >> And looks like there's another eight ft
above it. And then and then the PC the gable. >> Yes, the the gable is up higher. There's uh in the back of the one in the one uh bedroom in the back of it, there's a storage area over the garage. >> That's all it is. Just storage.
>> Access from inside, not the garage. >> There's no access from the garage. Any other questions? >> My understanding that you are requesting two variances. >> Yes.
>> Yes, Mr. Dun. So, uh, we're requesting actually there are four bulk variances. Two are pre-existing though. Yes. So um as Mr. uh Doug would explain the lot area uh is required at 7500 square feet.
Even though the property is 50 by 150 which multiply equals 7500 uh because of the dimension of the property it's kind of a rectangle that's skewed. >> It's a parallelogram. >> Uh it it actually amounts to 7211.2.
So there is a slate um pre-existing variance for lot area and the lot width um zone requires now 75 ft. The lot is only 50 ft wide. I believe all all the lots on that. >> Yes, they are. >> The surrounding properties are 50 foot
wide as well. >> Just to clarify there there used to be a single family home on the property at one point. There there was um it was not I believe it wasn't too long ago when um my the applicant scan passed away but it
was only I think a four room house. It was a very tiny almost the size of a large garage if you will. >> So um that has been demolished and the plan is to uh build a home for their son
to live in. Um and uh the property has been in the family for a very long time. >> At the time the survey was done, the existing building was still on the on the property, >> the old building. >> The the the other variances were the
combined sideyard setbacks. Um as you can see the property is uh equidistant uh set up so that it is in the center of the property leaving 8 foot on either side which will be the minimum required for any side yard. It's just a combined
zone requires 20 ft but we have a total of 16 ft but either each side would not be encroaching upon the minimum that would be afforded to any of the the surrounding neighbors. Uh and the building coverage uh I
believe as was testified to by Mr. Dunig um that is the >> 2169 square ft% is the max. This is just slightly over 30% but it's made that way to accommodate
the hypes sub. So those are the variances we're we're looking for. Those are the reasons why we're looking for them. You know, again, it's it's a residential neighborhood right now. There's nothing
there, but the big piece piece of land and putting a house on it and putting a a citizen in it, especially a former Sarville resident and keeping it in the family is is the basis for our application. That's the driving force behind my
motivation to do this project is because Jonathan's a lifelong resident and this community has a lot of lifelong residents. This isn't people that grow up here want to stay here and uh Jonathan has a disability. This is going
to give him the ability to stay here in his town and be part of the town. And I think that's a that's one of my reasons I took this project. the the one the one question I have is the uh this the side setback 8 and 8. Um
I noticed on your plans you have it there too and I have it right here. Uh the drain am I correct that the drain drainage is going to go to the rear yard? >> Yes, the site is pitched already. We're not changing the grading at all. The
sites and all the properties on that on that block are all pitched to the rear to the Green Acres property. >> And this will be the same as the the whole street. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Just for the record, it's going to be a
single family house, right? >> Okay. >> Any other questions? >> Mr. Chairman, with regard to the drainage, you have some notes on the plan that talk about running the roof drains to the front of the property and the rear of the property. That's part of the plan. >> Uh we're not running them to the front
of the property because that would run them out onto the road. There's no storm sewers on that road. And every other property on the block runs to the back for a reason. It's safer that way. >> So, the leader drains from the front of the house are going to be pitched to the
back. >> Yes. >> Okay. Your note says the front and rear, but as long as they're pitched away, >> yes, >> they're going to go either to the front or the back. I think that >> pitched away from the house and then pitched But the property naturally pitches to the back of the pro to the back of the property over to the green
anchor's property. >> Yeah. >> And that's natural. So, we're not going to mess with that. >> So, it'll be the same as the rest of the block. >> Yes. >> No further questions. Thank you. No further question. >> Thank you,
>> chairman, board members. Um we have no further witnesses at this time. >> You uh wish to make a final summation or not? >> Uh no. At at this time, uh rather than waste the board's precious time on uh giving you a summation of of the
testimony you've just heard, um certainly um we would leave it the application up to the board's uh consideration at this time. >> Okay. Thank you. At this time, I want to open this to the public. Is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak in reference this application before the
board? Anyone from the public wishing to speak? Hearing none, I close the public portion. What is the pleasure of the board concerning this application at this time?
>> Second. >> I have a motion and a second to approve this application. Roll call. >> Mr. Green. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hazinski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Espazito. >> Yes. >> Mr. Emma. >> Yes. >> Mr. Branch. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Mr. >> Yes. >> The application has been approved. It will be memorialized at our next meeting. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, board members. Really appreciate it.
>> Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. >> You're gonna take that back with you. >> Mr. Chairman, >> I have a I have a question just on the the paperwork. >> Is it is it a requirement that the applicants have to provide a W9?
Because we have the we have two W9s with their name, address, and social security number on it. >> Which application you talking about? >> Which application you talking about? >> What what application? >> This the one we just did?
I mean, >> I'm just saying what why is uh why is that an issue? >> Well, the social security number is out. This becomes a part of the record. >> Oh yeah. I mean, if it's Oprah, it has to be redacted. So, that's um it's one
of the uh exceptions to the Open Public Records Act. Um Township does maintain uh the files and it will show a um social security number, but not available to the public.
>> So, if if they were requested, they would be redacted. The clerk would redact it or Joan would redact it. >> Clerk Okay. >> This is the first one I've ever seen. >> Yeah. I've never seen before. >> We have to make it part of the record.
Can we officially not? >> Yeah. >> Mr. Chairman, >> since the department part of the application, but it's considered an exception to public. >> So, it'll it'll be redacted. >> Okay.
>> It'll be redacted. It's It's required, >> but this is the first time we've ever gotten it in our packets. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, that's Yeah. Yes, we have it on our packet. >> So, it'll be redacted. >> Yeah. I mean, I always normally submit
them from the office. >> Very good. Thank you. >> Okay. I didn't even know it. Yeah. Yeah. I was I was just looking through it and I
>> Yeah. >> Did you want them? You want to destroy them? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Our next application is 26 07. I'll have a hard time pronouncing your last name, so it's 45 Roosevelt
Boulevard, please. >> If you could both please raise your right hand. You swear to tell the truth of nothing but truth. So God >> you're both under oath. If you could just give both of your names for the
record. >> This doesn't work. >> Yeah. Is there the hand? >> Hello. >> Actually sounds good over the microphone. Yeah. >> How do you spell, ma'am, your name?
>> How do you spell your first name? >> Uh, D A G M A R A. >> Would you tell the board exactly what you want to do at 45 Roosevelt Boulevard? >> 45 Roosevelt Boulevard. Um, we just bought the property. Very nice property.
We love it. However, one issue that we have with the property is uh when you enter the house for the main entrance, you literally are going to the living room which um especially with the with the winter or rainy days, you know, will
be tracking all the mud and dirt and snow right on the floor. So what we are would like what we would like to do we would like to build a foyer in front of the living room like a mud room you know with a closet and carpet and hangers and
just to take your coats off and walk in nice and clean into the house. So that's our pretty much uh goal that we are looking for and asking you guys for variance. Oh, it's my understanding you just want
to put a foyer up, not a porch. Correct. >> Foyer, enclosed foyer. Correct. With a front door and then um with air conditioning and heating coming out from the house >> and it the dimensions are 7 foot by 9
ft. >> Correct. Six foot by 9 foot if I remember right. Six or maybe seven you know >> seven on the plan a little bit
6 ft by 9 ft >> 6 by 9. >> So it's 6t by 9t. >> Yes 13 ft from line required. >> Correct. And it's my understanding you are going
to uh build this if it's approved. >> Yes, sir. >> Any questions to the board concerning this? >> Mr. Cornell, the uh sight line is uh substantial for this. Mr. >> Chairman, this is not a corner lot, so there's not really a sight triangle
issue, so shouldn't be a problem. Any other questions? Will it be finished so that it matches the existing house? >> Yes, correct. >> Okay. And with what >> a little accent wall or something. >> Okay. >> We're still working on it, but it's going to be beautiful.
We'll make sure. >> Mr. Chairman, if the architectural plans you submitted show you're putting a second story on the house, you're adding a garage. So, you're you're doing that in conjunction. This is you just need a variance for this. There's only one step that we need the variance for. >> So, you're going to be basically redoing
the entire house and adding the front porch >> cuz it's arranged right now and second. Yes. Thank you. >> Yes. >> And it's my understanding you just bought this property not too long ago. Correct. >> Yes, we got it two days before Christmas. Correct. >> Christmas present. Yeah.
>> Okay. >> Is the foyer going to be two stories or one story? Actually the fire is going to be one story used one story and to make the you know outlook from the street better we got are going to put it two
stories with a nice big window on the top and nice shundle here so everybody can smile you know it's going to be nice and it's my understanding you're going to come back and see us again when you start the garage and and rest of the
improvements. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Looks like there's stairs and an overhang coming out in front of the foyer. Is that included in the nine uh the 9 ft or the sorry the six feet now in size?
>> No, this covered area above it did not stairs extend beyond the 6 by9 area. Any other questions? I'm going to open this to the public. Is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak in reference this application
at 45 Roosevelt Boulevard? Hearing none, I'm going to close the public portion. What's the pleasure of the board concerning this application? >> I move the application be approved. >> Second. I have a motion and a second to approve
this application. Roll call. >> Mr. Green. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kazinski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Espo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Congratulations. Your application has
been approved. We will memorialize it at our next meeting. You do not have to come to the next meeting. We'll we'll we'll just moralize it then and you can you can start instruction on your foyer. >> Thank you very much. We appreciate >> you.
>> Okay. Okay. Thank you very much. Have a good night. >> Good night. Good night. >> Night. going to open this to the public for any comments on issues not relating to the present or pending applications or litigation. Is there anyone from the
public who wishes to make comments? Hearing none, I close the public portions comments section. We have four resolutions to approve tonight. The first one is at 80 Buchanan
Avenue. Has everyone had a chance to look over that resolution? >> Yes. >> What is the board's pleasure concerning the resolution at 80 Buchanan Avenue? >> I move it be approved.
>> Second. >> I have a motion and a second to approve this resolution. Roll call. Mr. Green. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kazinski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Espazito. >> Was that last month? >> January.
>> January. Yes. >> Mr. Emma. >> I wasn't here last. >> You weren't here. J. >> January. You were here. >> No. >> Mr. Castle Grant. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gotstein. >> Yes. >> Okay. The next one is 2202
and this is 6125 Main Street. This was the extension of time um over by Scott Avenue. Has everyone had the opportunity to read that resolution? >> Yes.
>> What's the pleasure of the board concerning that application? >> I move that the that the resolution be approved. Second >> motion in a second. Roll call. >> Mr. Green. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fazinski. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Emma >> wasn't here. >> This one was February. >> Yes. >> Sorry, >> Mr. Castle Grant. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Scott. Yes. >> Mr. Cooper. Yes.
>> Third one is 2601 and it was 16 Deerfield Road. That was the shed. It's the pleasure of the board concerning that resolution. >> Move the resolution be approved. >> Second.
>> Motion in a second. Roll call. >> Mr. Green. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kazinski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Espazito. >> Yes. Mr. Emma, >> yes. >> Mr. Castlebrand, >> yes. >> Mr. Scott, >> yes. >> Mr. Cooper, >> yes.
>> Worth one is 2603 205 Johnson's Lane on Has everyone had the opportunity to look over that resolution? >> Yes. >> Pleasure to board concerning that application?
>> Move the resolution be approved. Second >> motion in a second. Roll call. >> Mr. Green. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gazinski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Emma? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Castlebrand? >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cooper? >> Yes. >> Okay, that that concludes the resolutions. The next is the uh approval of the regular minutes meeting of
February 25th, 2026. Is everyone had the opportunity to look over the minutes? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Pleasure to board concerning the minutes. >> Second motion and a second to approve
the minutes of February. Roll call. Mr. Green, >> yes. >> Mr. Kazinski, >> yes. >> Mr. Emma, >> yes. >> M. Mrs. Gotstein, >> yes. >> Mr. Castle Grant, >> yes. >> Mr. Hook,
>> yes. >> Is there anything else that the board wishes to discuss before we adjourn this meeting? >> I know that the um >> Yeah, chairman. Yes. I just I had handed out the annual report. Um, so the
board's just receiving it this evening. If we can put it on for a discussion item at the next meeting, if there's any questions, but it's just a summary of the 2025 case load. Um, I think it was a typical year for the board. Nothing outstanding. I would have no I would not
recommend anything moving forward to council, the planning board for any changes, but please, you know, read through it if you can before the next meeting and then we can discuss it, you know, then if that's okay with the board. Okay, we'll dis we'll everyone has a
copy of it and we'll discuss it at the next meeting and and approve it if so so necessary. Anything else to be discussed before we adjourn? Hearing nothing.
The meeting is adjourned. All right.