Minutes of October 30, 2013
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
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MINUTES
OF THE
CRANBURY TOWNSHIP
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
MINUTES OCTOBER 30, 2013
APPROVED ONAPRIL 30, 2014
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
The regular meeting of the Cranbury Township Zoning Board of Adjustment was held at the Cranbury Township Hall Municipal Building, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, New Jersey, Middlesex County on October 30, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Marilee Meacock, Vice-Chairman of the Board, called the meeting to order.
STATEMENT OF ADEQUATE NOTICE
Pursuant with the Sunshine Law, adequate notice in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act was provided of this meeting’s date, time, place and agenda was mailed to the news media, posted on the Township bulletin board, mailed to those requesting personal notice, and filed with the Municipal Clerk.
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
/ Michael Dulin / James Gerberich
/ Alain Hebert
/ John Hoffman
/ Marilee Meacock
/ David Nissen
/ Sean Deverin
/ Brian Barry
/ Thomas Patterson
PROFESSIONALS IN ATTENDANCE
Kevin VanHise, ActingZoning Board of Adjustment Attorney
David Hoder, Board Engineer
Andrew Feranda, Board Traffic Consultant
Josette C. Kratz, Secretary
Harvey Moskowitz, PP, ConflictBoard Planner
APPLICATIONS
ZBA 235-13APCO Petroleum Corp
Block 17, Lot 1, Zone GC
2736 State Highway 130
Use Variance, Preliminary & Final Site Plan
W/Variances
REPRESENTATIVES:Kevin J. Moore, Esquire – Sills, Cummis & Gross
Calisto Bertin, Civil Engineer – Bertin Engineering
Karl Penke, Traffic Engineer – Langan Engineering
Amar S. Gill, Owner/Applicant
Jasvinder Arjani, Architect - Retail Design Studio
David Zimmerman, Planner
EXHIBITS:
A-1Application Packet
A-2Preliminary and Final Site Plan Set
A-3Stormwater Drainage Calculations
A-4Stormwater Maint
A-5Environmental Impact Assessment
A-6Traffic Impact Study
A-7Landscape Rendering 10/29/2013
A-8Garbage Truck Circulation Plan 10/29/13
A-9Sketch
A-10Highway Photograph
A-11Colored Rendering
TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE
Mr. Moore introduced himself to the Board, noting he provided both the publication and certified mailing.
Mr. VanHise announced notice was in compliance and Board retained jurisdiction.
Mr. Moore stated the property was known as 2736 US Highway Route 130 North in Cranbury. Its designated as Block 17, Lot 1, located in the GC-General Commercial, roughly 16.48 acres in area. Fifteen of those acres consist of freshwater wetlands, the flood plain of the Millstone River; all subject to the conservation easement in favor of the Township. The property is part of a previous Planning Board approval for a service station. This application before the board proposes to add a 3,000 SF convenience store with associated site improvements to its existing service station. The applicant needs both preliminary and final site plan approval, a D3 conditional use variance,and various waivers andC2 variances
Board professionals were sworn.
Mr. Calisto Bertin, having been sworn and credentials accepted, testified. The applicant was proposed a modification to the identification sign, which is the apex of the property at a panel. They intended on leaving driveway alone and the service building was were the proposed building would go. They proposed 3,000 SF convenience store building with a parking lot on either side for eight cars and parking in the front of the building. They would install new trash enclosures on the Hightstown Road side of the building, with double-wide enclosure. They intend on adding landscaping along both street frontages. The parking calculations were at 24 parking spaces. Everything on the existing canopy stayed, including signs; no changes to the canopy or to the tank field proposed. They would move back the 6-ft chain link fence.
Mr. Bertin spoke into detail about the existing wetlands and truck deliveries, including garbage collection and fuel truck.
Mr. Gill, sworn, testified the fuel deliveries were general three to four times per week. There would be four employees maximum.
Through some of the comments made by the professionals, the applicant asked for a recess. Mr. Moore commented,as a result of hearing the suggestions made from Mr. Hoder, Mr. Moskowitz, and Mr. Feranda about relocating the convenience store and moving the parking lot onto the side of Hightstown Road and providing a loading area along the Route 130 side, they would revised the plans and come back with revised plans to that effect.
Mr. Arjani, sworn, testified that he too would make changes based on suggestion made this evening.
Application as carried toJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the meeting was thereupon adjourned.
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify;
That I am duly elected and acting secretary of the Cranbury Township Zoning Board of Adjustment and, that the foregoing minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, held onOctober 30, 2013, consisting of 4pages, constitute a true and correct copy of the minutes of the said meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name of said Zoning Board of Adjustment thisApril 30, 2014.
Josette C. Kratz, Secretary
/jck