Transcript for Piscataway Zoning meeting on October 10 2024
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Speaker 0 00:00:00 Welcome. All right, chairman, you're up. Speaker 1 00:00:04 Okay. Zoning board of adjustment meeting will please come to order. Adequate notice of this meeting was provided in the following ways. Notice posted on the In the Courier news notice posted on the bulletin board at the municipal building notice made available to the township clerk notice sent to the Coer News and Star Ledger. Will the clerk please call the roll? Speaker 0 00:00:25 Mr. Weisman Here. Mr. Tillery, Speaker 2 00:00:28 Sue Alman supported defunding of release and after alman, defendant decriminalizing. Speaker 0 00:00:34 Is that, excuse me. Speaker 2 00:00:38 That Speaker 0 00:00:39 Was already Mr. Regio. Speaker 1 00:00:41 Here. Speaker 0 00:00:42 Mr. Blo Speaker 3 00:00:43 Present. Speaker 0 00:00:44 Mr. Haka? Speaker 1 00:00:46 Here. Speaker 0 00:00:46 Mr. Mitterando? Here. Mr. Ley? Here. Chairman Cahill. Speaker 1 00:00:52 Here. Will everyone please stand for a salute to the flight? Allegiance? The Speaker 3 00:00:58 Flag. The United States. United States of the Republic stands. One nation, indivisible. Would liberty I Speaker 1 00:01:11 Mr. Kinneally, are there any changes to tonight's agenda? Speaker 4 00:01:14 Yes, there are. Speaker 1 00:01:16 Go slow if you would. I'm taking notes. Speaker 4 00:01:18 JJ Fence 11 Weekly Avenue is being carried to October 24th, 2024 with no further notice. That's the only change that I have. Got Speaker 1 00:01:29 It. Okay. Let's move forward with item number 6 24 dash ZB dash 40 v. paca. Speaker 4 00:01:40 Is Mr. pka a avail available? Mr. pka? Speaker 5 00:01:46 Yes. Speaker 4 00:01:47 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? Speaker 5 00:01:54 Yes. Speaker 4 00:01:54 Your name and address please. You can put your hand down. Speaker 5 00:01:58 Chen pka. 5 91 River Road, Piscataway, New Jersey. Speaker 4 00:02:02 Thank you. Could you explain to the board why you're here Speaker 5 00:02:06 Putting a new fence up? My old fence fell and I put it up myself, so that's where we are. I know I put a little bit of higher fence because I don't want on the highway, on River Road, people looking into my yard and we are already at a very high elevation. Anyway, that's why I put that fence there. Speaker 1 00:02:29 Mr. Ms. Ra could, could chime in. Speaker 6 00:02:33 Of course. Thank you. So there's a lot of existing nonconformities with the principal dwelling. The staff is acceptable with the oversized height of the fence that's installed. Now we're just requesting that it gets moved to be in line with the principal structure, so that way it's less of an impact on the site triangle. And in addition, that all panels of the fence should have the finished side facing out. We noticed that there were some that were faced the other direction. Speaker 1 00:03:07 Okay. Mr. Pa, are you okay with these stipulations? Speaker 5 00:03:12 So yes, I know the two of the panels by mistake. I put the wrong face, I switch them back around. And the other one, can you please explain what should I do? The other second part. Speaker 6 00:03:26 So the second part regarding the fence is that it should be the portion along River Road should be moved back so that way it's parallel to the front face of your home along River Road. Speaker 5 00:03:41 W can you show me by any chance on the screen over here? So how I can do it? Speaker 6 00:03:49 Let me, so on my plan here, I don't know if you can Speaker 1 00:04:00 Have an idea. Speaker 6 00:04:03 The highlighted is where the fence is and the blue line is where I'm proposing or recommending. Speaker 5 00:04:11 That's like very, very far backward. Speaker 1 00:04:17 What would you say the distance is, Jonathan? Speaker 6 00:04:22 The distance would be a little over 25 feet. 20, 26 feet. Speaker 5 00:04:40 Maybe that's too far back. I'm losing so much space. I mean, could there be another way we can do it? That's 25 feet. I throw it was a couple feet here or there. Not a problem. Speaker 1 00:04:55 John, could we, could we meet 'em halfway or just take something? Speaker 6 00:04:58 Yeah, we can Speaker 1 00:05:00 Make a little more. We Speaker 6 00:05:00 Kinneally Yeah, we can certainly see where the, where the posts are existing and we can try to make an adjustment to make it easier to work around the existing posts that are on site. Speaker 1 00:05:16 Jim, can we make that a condition? But I I I need something more specific to do a solution. Speaker 6 00:05:24 The, the applicant will come into the office and him and I will agree on an acceptable layout for the fence that we can confirm in the fields on site. Speaker 5 00:05:40 Okay. Yeah, that'd be fine with me. I I can stop by there either tomorrow, John or I will be off Monday or I can come by Monday. We're Speaker 1 00:05:48 We're closed on Monday. Monday's a holiday. Speaker 5 00:05:51 I forgot about that. Yeah, we're Speaker 1 00:05:52 Off too. Speaker 6 00:05:54 And Mr. pka, there's one other item regarding the garage. We just need a, a deed restriction placed on the garage to make sure that it's, that it'll conform to the proper size and setbacks if you ever need to replace it. Speaker 5 00:06:12 Okay. Speaker 6 00:06:14 So we're allowing you, we're allowing you to keep it as it is now, but if in the future you need to change it, it needs to be in compliance. Speaker 5 00:06:23 I mean, if I need to, let's say something break on the side, I have to fix it. I can fix it, but I can't change the layout that way it is right? Is that what you mean? That's correct. Speaker 1 00:06:33 Yes. Speaker 6 00:06:34 Yes, Speaker 1 00:06:34 That's correct. Speaker 5 00:06:38 No, that's any Speaker 1 00:06:38 Other members of the board of any I'm sorry. Yeah, Speaker 5 00:06:40 Then I can come either I will try to come tomorrow, Jonathan, if not Tuesday. I will come in and then we can just discuss it over there and we can agree to something. Speaker 6 00:06:49 Perfect. Sounds good. Speaker 1 00:06:51 Okay. Any other members of the board have any questions or comments? Hearing none, I'm gonna open it to the public. Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application? Speaker 0 00:07:01 If you have any questions or comments, please raise your hand and I can allow you to speak. No one chairman. Speaker 1 00:07:08 Okay. Close the public portion and I'd make a motion to approve this application with the applicant coming in and working it with Jonathan. Can I get a second? I'll second it. Thank you. Please call a roll. Speaker 0 00:07:19 Mr. Wasteman? Yes. Mr. Regio? Yes. Mr. Blo? Yes. Mr. Hika? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Rowley? Yes. And Chairman Cahill? Speaker 1 00:07:31 Yes. Speaker 4 00:07:32 Mr. Pocket, your application has been approved. We'll memorialize in the written document at our next meeting and send that document to you. Good luck. Speaker 5 00:07:39 Alright, thank you so much everybody. I appreciate it. Good Speaker 1 00:07:41 Luck, sir. Speaker 0 00:07:42 Have a good night. Let's, Speaker 1 00:07:43 Let's move on to item number seven, which is 24 dash zb dash 54 v Jalen Sue Speaker 4 00:07:52 Jalen Sue, present? Speaker 8 00:07:53 Yes, I'm here. Hi, how are you guys, Speaker 4 00:07:56 Sir? Good, sir, I need to swear you in. Could you raise your right hand? Speaker 8 00:07:59 Yes. Speaker 4 00:08:00 Do you swear that the testimony you're about to give should be the truth? Speaker 8 00:08:02 Yes. Speaker 4 00:08:03 Address please. Speaker 8 00:08:06 Johnny Sue. 2222 Jersey Avenue, Piscataway oh a 8 5 4. Speaker 4 00:08:11 Thank you. Could you explain to the board why you're here? Speaker 8 00:08:15 So I'm trying to put a, put up a new fence around my property line to increase my privacy. 'cause lately there's a lot of neighbor's, kids just, I walk across my yard. Also, I'm trying to prevent some, some of the, like, don't get me wrong, I love deer. I love wildlife, but a lot of deer walk into my yard and make the public restroom here. So there's a lot of pickup at the, in, in, in the morning. So I don't want, I, these are two purposes. Speaker 1 00:08:47 We can feel your pain. Trust me, they're on my loan every night too. Yeah. Jonathan, you have any comments for this app? Speaker 6 00:08:54 Yeah, the, the only other thing I'd mentioned about this property, it's bordered on three sides by easement. So it's an exceptional need. We think as long as the applicant's able to have the fence properly set back from Jersey Avenue, there should be no issue with fence if it gets marked out. So there's no utilities that are being disturbed. Speaker 8 00:09:16 Yep. Everything is being marked out. And then we will also have one, I believe the made a plan was a 10 foot door opening on the, on one side of the fence facing Jersey Avenue. So if there's anyone needs to go into the yard and work on the manhole in our backyard as you are, welcome to. Speaker 6 00:09:38 Oh, thank you. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:09:41 Okay. Any other members of the board have any questions, comments, hearing none? I'm gonna go to the public. Anyone in the public have any comments or questions for this application? Speaker 0 00:09:51 IPhone three has their hand raised. Speaker 4 00:09:56 Could you identify yourself? Speaker 0 00:09:59 You have to unmute iPhone. Speaker 1 00:10:01 You muted. So whoever you are, iPhone Speaker 0 00:10:02 Three star six. It'll mute you if you're on the phone. There you go. Speaker 1 00:10:08 Hello. That was me by accident. It's Jeff Tillery. Oh, Speaker 0 00:10:12 Jeff, you're here. Speaker 1 00:10:15 Not Speaker 0 00:10:15 Here. I can, I'll change it. For the record. Mr. Tillery has joined us. Speaker 1 00:10:20 Okay. Does he have any comments or questions from the public? No. No comment. No comment. No comment. Okay. Hearing no one Chairman close the public portion and I'd make a motion to approve this application. Thank Speaker 8 00:10:31 You so much. Speaker 1 00:10:32 Can I get a second? I'll second it. Full world please Speaker 0 00:10:36 Ma'am. Mr. Wman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Speaker 1 00:10:39 Yes. Can you hear me? Speaker 0 00:10:41 Yes. Thank you. Okay. Mr. Regio? Yes. Mr. Blo? Speaker 1 00:10:45 Yes. Speaker 0 00:10:46 Mr. Heka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Riley? Yes. And Chairman Kale? Yes. Speaker 4 00:10:53 Your application's been approved. We'll memorialize it in a written document at our next meeting and send that document to you. Good luck. Speaker 8 00:11:00 Thank you so much. Have a good night. Thank you. Speaker 0 00:11:02 Have Speaker 1 00:11:02 A good day. Okay, let's go to item number 8 24 dash ZB dash 50 V. Deandre Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton Deandre Speaker 4 00:11:13 Hamilton Present? Speaker 1 00:11:15 Yep. Speaker 9 00:11:15 Yes. Hi, I'm here. Speaker 4 00:11:17 Hi. Could you raise your right hand? Do you swear the testimony you're about to give should be the truth? Speaker 9 00:11:22 Yes. Speaker 4 00:11:22 Your name and address please? Speaker 9 00:11:24 Deandre Hamilton, 1215 Brookside Road, Piscataway, New Jersey. Speaker 4 00:11:29 Thank you. Could you explain to the board why you're here? Speaker 9 00:11:31 I am seeking a variance for a, for my garage. It was here when I purchased the house and I used it for storage. Speaker 1 00:11:41 Okay. Jonathan, you wanna chime in for us? Speaker 6 00:11:45 We have no issue with that. We just wanna make sure it doesn't get turned into an accessory dwelling unit. So we would want a deed restriction placed on the structure and if in the future it needs to be replaced, it should be constructed in a conforming size and location. Speaker 1 00:12:01 Okay. You okay with that Ms. Hamilton? Yes. Okay. Any other members of the board have any questions or comments? Hearing none, I'm gonna open it to the public. Anyone on the public have any comments or questions about this application? Speaker 0 00:12:14 No. One chairman. Speaker 1 00:12:15 Okay. We're gonna close the public portion. I'll make a motion to approve this application. Can I get a second? I'll second it. Thank you. Call the roll please. Speaker 0 00:12:22 Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blanc? Yes. Mr. Hika? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Riley? Yes. And Chairman Cahill? Speaker 1 00:12:36 Yes. Speaker 4 00:12:37 Mr. Hamilton, your application's been approved. We'll memorialize this in a written document at our next meeting and send that document to you. Good luck. Speaker 1 00:12:44 Thank you. Good luck, sir. Have a great evening. You too. Let's go to item number 9 24 dash zb dash 48 V Waic Es. Speaker 10 00:12:55 Hello everybody. Speaker 1 00:12:56 Good evening. Speaker 10 00:12:57 Hi. So I'm gonna, I'm gonna apologize in advance. I actually prepared a presentation. Does it matter? Should I show that or not? Well, let, Speaker 4 00:13:04 Let, let me swear you in first. Sounds Speaker 1 00:13:06 Good. Speaker 10 00:13:06 Thank Speaker 4 00:13:06 You. If you raise your right hand. Yes. Do you swear that the testimony you're about to give should be the truth? Speaker 10 00:13:11 Yes. Speaker 4 00:13:12 Your name and address please? Speaker 10 00:13:13 It's Wafi KGA 2 42 Grandview Avenue. Speaker 4 00:13:16 Thank you. And just explain briefly why you're here. Speaker 10 00:13:19 Here. Seeking a variance requests that essentially trying to get a pool installed instead of staying within the 10 feet rear seat setback to the property line. Trying to get to five feet for the rear setback of the property line. And I've got some exhibits if that'll help. Speaker 1 00:13:36 I think we can cut and spares us all some time if we just go to Mr. To Ms. Rocky and see if he has any comments or questions. Speaker 6 00:13:44 We were gonna try to meet halfway. So I was proposing eight feet to the rear property, rear property line. That would just give a little bit more space for a privacy screen. So I don't know if you would want to, if you can speak to that at all, what sort of screening you'd be providing? Speaker 10 00:14:03 Yeah, Jonathan, the only issue with that is that there's also a, from the rear of the house to the, the beginning of the pool, trying to maintain about approximately 10 feet because there will be a staircase that comes down and it would essentially go right into the pool if, if we were to, to do that. So essentially I'd have eight feet from the property line and eight feet from the, the rear of the house to the pool. It would create essentially a, a safety issue. So trying to create enough clearance for pass possibility for the pool. And that's why I was requesting the five, which would give me that extra three feet of possibility from the stairs. And I've got a picture of that helps. Speaker 1 00:14:42 Yeah. Why don't you show us that if you would, so we can get an idea where the pool's laying out. Speaker 10 00:14:47 Absolutely. Just please let me know. You can see my screen Speaker 1 00:14:57 Okay. Speaker 10 00:14:57 In presentation mode, so you can, it'd be bigger here. So essentially this is the Google Maps view of it. The pool would approximately, of course this is, is exactly the scale, but you can see this is where the stairs would be. If, if I had a five foot variance here, that would give me approximately 10, a little bit, a little bit over 10 feet. The stairs would be here and then the pool would be, would give me about another five to four feet of possibility. Let me just real quick, give you a view of what that looks like. There's the staircase. I'm actually gonna have the staircase altered so that even though it's five feet extension, it wouldn't go straight down. It would go sideways, but it'd still need possibility between the pool and the, and the residence. The pool and the staircase. Speaker 1 00:15:46 Do you have any backyard neighbors? Speaker 10 00:15:49 I do. And right there is a picture showing the, the view there's a fence and there's tall pine trees that separate us. Speaker 1 00:15:59 I don't think I have a problem with what you're requesting if there are no neighbors on the line to talk to us for this application. Speaker 10 00:16:07 Yeah. And I'll just give you a, a view from the overhead as well. There's, it's not clear, not close to the residence, nor close to the next adjacent residence. Speaker 1 00:16:18 Okay. Any other members of the board have any questions or comments? Jonathan, could you live with what he's asking? Speaker 6 00:16:27 If there's, if there's no issue from the neighbors, I, I think that'd be, Speaker 1 00:16:30 That's, that's, that's I'm holding out for that as well. Exactly. Alright. So any other members of the board have any questions or comments? Hearing none, I'm gonna open it to the public. You can take that screen down, sir. Thank you. Anyone in the public have any questions or comments about this application? Nothing. Ms. Buckley? Yeah, you're muted. You're muted. Laura. Speaker 0 00:16:59 Got it. I'm missing the button. I thought I hit it three times. Speaker 1 00:17:02 It Speaker 10 00:17:02 Did all the time. Right? Speaker 0 00:17:03 I unmuted everyone. No one spoke. Speaker 1 00:17:05 Okay. Close the public portion and I'd make a motion to approve this application. I'll second it. Please call the roll. Speaker 0 00:17:13 Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Hillary, did we lose him again? Yeah, he's on Mr. Reggio? Yes. Mr. Bla? Yes. Mr. Hika? Yeah. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Riley, you're muted. Yes. Sorry. It's that kind of day. Trust me. And Chairman Cahill. Speaker 1 00:17:38 Yes. Mr. Speaker 4 00:17:39 S your application's been approved. We'll memorialize it at our next meeting in a written document and send that document to you. Good Speaker 1 00:17:45 Luck. Speaker 10 00:17:45 Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Take Speaker 1 00:17:47 Care sir. Have a good day. Let's move on to item number 11, which is adoption of resolutions from the regular meeting of September 26th, 2024. Speaker 4 00:17:55 For some reason I can get my picture up there. First resolution, dunno what happened. Camera is on, but is Sushma Sharma, which you approved. Mr. Patel, where? Your Cameron on Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. No. Thank you. Chairman Rondo? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Chairman Cahill? Speaker 1 00:18:20 Yes. Speaker 4 00:18:21 Next is William Bender, which you voted to approve. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Next is Venture Net Properties, which you voted to approve. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Heka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Next is Sole America Limited. Mr. cio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Next is Fox and Fox Development, which you voted to approve. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Finally is HBR properties. This is a resolution of withdrawal. We will need someone to move it and second it and then we'll need a roll call. Speaker 0 00:19:31 We need a motion. Speaker 4 00:19:32 Could someone make a motion? Speaker 1 00:19:35 I wasn't there. Speaker 4 00:19:37 I motion to move it. Whoever's here tonight is eligible. Speaker 1 00:19:40 I, I'll make a motion. I'll take a second. Whoever wants a second or whatnot. I'll second. I'll. Thank Speaker 4 00:19:45 You. That one Speaker 0 00:19:49 Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Regio? Yes. Mr. Blo? Yes. Mr. Hika? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ellie? Yes. And Chairman Cahill? Speaker 1 00:20:02 Yes. Speaker 4 00:20:03 That's all I have for this evening. Speaker 1 00:20:05 Thank you Jim. Item number 12 is adoption of minutes from the regular meeting of September 26th, 2024. All in favor say aye. Speaker 4 00:20:14 Aye. Speaker 1 00:20:15 Aye. Okay. Item number 13 is before we adjourn, I would like to thank Mr. Tillery for stepping in for myself and the Moroccan adventurer. And from what I understand, he did a really good job. So yes, he did. Item number 13 is a German. All in favor? Speaker 4 00:20:31 Aye. A Speaker 11 00:20:32 Aye. Aye. Before, before everybody runs away, there's a, there's an Aurora Borealis visible tonight. If you go out just before the to the Speaker 1 00:20:39 North right Speaker 11 00:20:40 It, you can see it looking in the northern sky. It was a reddish Speaker 1 00:20:44 Maroon. Little fun fact. Fun fact from Weisman. I like it. Good. Everyone good?