PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD
JULY 6,
2004
The regular meeting of the Planning Board of Pittsgrove Township was held on July 6, 2004 in the Municipal Building Courtroom. The meeting was called to order; compliance with the Open Meeting Act made and Flag Salute was lead by the Chairman Gregory Hickson.
Regular members present were: Gregory Hickson, Frank Pace, Mayor Peter Voros, Linda DuBois, Robert Ternay, Nicholas Mesiano, Donald Garrison, Sheila Benson and Charles Hughes.
Alternate members present were: Christine Seeney.
Members absent were: Kevin Foster, Kenneth Shelton, Jr. and Tanya Davis.
Planning Board Solicitor Gary Salber, Planning Board Engineer Mark Brunermer and Secretary Nancy Huster were also present.
JUNE 2, 2004
On a motion by Robert Ternay and seconded by Charles Hughes the minutes of the June 2, 2004 meeting were approved as submitted. All were in favor.
RALPH PETERSON (VERRON DEVELOPERS,
LLC) APPLICANT AND PLANNING BOARD
ENGINEER, MARK BRUNERMER REQUEST $500.00 ESCROW DEPOSIT TO COVER MEETINGS PRIOR TO FORMAL
APPLICATION
Planning Board Engineer
Mark Brunermer explained he was contacted by the applicant’s Engineer
requesting an informal review and estimated $500.00 to be sufficient.
On a motion by Frank Pace
and seconded by Peter Voros approval was granted for the applicant to submit
$500.00 to be deposited in escrow for informal review with the Planning Board
Engineer. All were in favor.
STEVE PERKINS – FINAL SITE PLAN APPLICATION
On a motion by Frank Pace and seconded by Charles Hughes the required escrow fee for the final site plan application above in the amount of $1,500.00 was acceptable and must be deposited with the Planning Board secretary. All were in favor.
DONALD HARKINS – BULK VARIANCE REQUESTED
FOR LACK OF REQUIRED FRONTAGE
On a motion by Frank Pace
and seconded by Charles Hughes $500.00 additional escrow must be deposited for
the application stated above as determined by the board professionals. All were in favor.
WILLIAM LANNING – BULK VARIANCE REQUESTED FOR LACK OF REQUIRED FRONTAGE AND
AREA
On a motion by Robert Ternay and seconded by
Charles Hughes $500.00 additional escrow must be deposited for the application
stated above as deemed necessary by the board professionals. All were in favor.
APPLICATIONS
STEVE PERKINS – FINAL SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR HARDING HEATING AND COOLING SUPPLY – BLOCK 201, LOT 10, HARDING HIGHWAY (PRELIMINARY APPROVAL GRANTED 12/2/03)
The applicant Steve Perkins was present with no other representatives.
The Board discussed the Planning Board Engineer’s review letter dated June 2, 2004.
It was noted that most conditions of preliminary approval have been met.
There were no questions or comments from the public.
On a motion by Frank Pace and seconded by Linda DuBois the application was approved subject to the following:
1. Drainage improvements must be inspected and approved by the Township Engineer.
2. Septic and well must be approved by Salem County Board of Health.
3. The plan detail of the paved entrance must be submitted to the Township Engineer for review and approval.
4. An inspection escrow in the amount of $12,470.58 must be deposited with the Township.
5. A performance bond in the amount of $249,411.60 must be posted with the Township.
Roll Call Vote: All were in favor.
DONALD HARKINS – BULK
VARIANCE REQUESTED FOR LACK OF REQUIRED FRONTAGE
(139.59 PROVIDED; 300’ PROVIDED) BLOCK 1102, LOT 60, LOWER MILL ROAD
The applicant Donald
Harkins was present along with his attorney Lawrence Point.
Donald Harkins testified
that additional frontage to make the parcel conforming to the frontage
requirements was not available.
All public notice
requirements were met and confirmed by the secretary.
The board reviewed the
Engineer’s letter dated May 12, 2004 and discussed the location of the existing
driveway and how to minimize clearing of trees.
There were no questions or
comments from the public.
On a motion by Robert
Ternay and seconded by Donald Garrison the variance to construct a home on a
lot lacking the required frontage was approved. Note: the lot area is 36+
acres.
Roll Call Vote: All in
favor.
On a motion by Frank Pace
and seconded by Robert Ternay the technical review was approved subject to the
following:
1. Agricultural Buffers of 100’ are required
along adjoining farmland assessed property.
2. The Solicitor will provide language regarding
the driveway maintenance and use to be inserted in the deed.
Roll Call Vote: All were in
favor.
WILLIAM LANNING – BULK
VARIANCE REQUESTED FOR LACK OF
REQUIRED FRONTAGE AND AREA (2.91 ACRES PROVIDED; 3 ACRES REQUIRED & 150’
PROVIDED; 300’ REQUIRED) BLOCK 1801, LOTS 36 & 37, ALMOND ROAD
The applicant William Lanning
was present along with his attorney Gary Thompson.
All public notice
requirements were met and confirmed by the secretary.
As noted in the Planning
Board Engineer’s letter dated May 27, 2004 the applicant is proposing to
consolidate the aforementioned lots and construct a single family dwelling. The
lots combined do not meet the minimum acreage and frontage requirements.
There were no questions or
comments from the public.
On a motion by Robert
Ternay and seconded by Donald Garrison the variances were approved granting
approval for one building lot. The lot, after combined, is similar in size to
other lots in the area.
Roll
Call Vote: yes - Robert Ternay, Donald
Garrison, Sheila Benson, Charles Hughes, Linda DuBois, Frank Pace, Gregory Hickson
and Peter Voros.
No - Nicholas Mesiano
On a motion by Robert
Ternay and seconded by Linda DuBois the technical review was approved subject
to the following:
1. Legal descriptions must be submitted
consolidating lots 36 and 37 and approved by the Board’s Solicitor and Board’s
Engineer.
2. The applicant must obtain approvals by the
Salem County Board of Health for the proposed septic and well systems. Said
approvals shall be forwarded to the construction code office prior to construction.
Roll Call Vote: yes - Robert Ternay, Donald Garrison, Sheila Benson, Charles Hughes,
Linda DuBois, Frank Pace, Gregory Hickson and Peter Voros.
Abstained - Nicholas
Mesiano
OTHER BUSINESS
REDESIGNATION OF LANDIS AVENUE - JIM SHUSTER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE – Initial Discussion 2/3/04
Current Status:
Soliciting proposals for RFP – JIM
SHUSTER WILL BE PRESENT
Jim Shuster was present and stated that the economic development committee is in favor of retaining Larry Waetzman for the “needs assessment”.
On a motion by Nicholas Mesiano and seconded by Christine Seeney the recommendation to retain Larry Waetzman for the study as per his quote of $9,500.00 will be forwarded to the Township Committee by the secretary. All were in favor. Mayor Voros and Committeewoman Linda DuBois abstained.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE – SOIL PROTECTION DRAFT PREPARED BY HARRY DARE DISTRIBUTED 4/6/04 Tabled until June 2004 – Initial Discussion 2/3/04
Discussion on the Soil Protection Ordinance will be continued at the next Planning Board meeting.
ADOPT
A ROAD PROGRAM – ROAD ADOPTED 8/99 –LAST ROAD CLEANING WAS 3/28/04 – next
cleaning due 7/04 (four times a year)
A date for cleaning McKishen Road will
be decided at the next Planning Board meeting.
On a motion by Frank Pace and seconded by Peter Voros the Planning Board took a 10 minutes recess to review the resolution for Daytop Village submitted by the Planning Board Solicitor for adoption. All were in favor.
On a motion by Peter Voros and seconded by Linda DuBois the meeting was reopened. All were in favor.
DAYTOP VILLAGE OF NEW JERSEY,
INC. – HARDING HIGHWAY – BLOCK 204, LOT 3 – MINOR SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR A JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
CENTER – USE VARIANCE GRANTED BY PLANNING BOARD APRIL 21, 2004
On a motion by Frank Pace
and seconded by Peter Voros the resolution for Daytop Village was adopted as
submitted. All were in favor.
ADDITIONAL
BUSINESS
Planning Board member
Nicholas Mesiano spoke of concerns regarding the “Edgewood Estates”
development.
He questioned whether the
driveway on Crystal road was shifted to eliminate disturbance to adjacent homes
from car headlights as originally discussed by the Planning Board during the
Major Subdivision hearing.
Mark Brunermer was instructed
to investigate the concern.
No Business
There being no further the meeting was adjourned on a motion by Peter Voros and seconded by Linda DuBois. All were in favor.
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Nancy L. Huster
Land Use Administrator