Transcript for Piscataway Zoning meeting on May 8 2025
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May 8 2025 · Zoning
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Speaker 0Sony Board of Adjustment meeting will please come to order. Adequate notice of this meeting was provided in the following ways. Notice published in the Coer News notice posted on the bulletin board of the municipal building notice made available to the township clerk notice sent to the Coer News and the star ledger. Will the clerk please call the roll?
Speaker 1Mr. Weisman? Here. Mr. Tillery? Here. Mr. Patel? Here. Mr. Regio.
Speaker 2Ready?
Speaker 1Roy's here. Hi, Isaiah. Mr. Blo? Here. Mr. Haka? Here. Mr. Mitterando? Here. Mr. Ley here. And Chairman Cahill. Here.
Speaker 0Will everyone please stand for a salute to the flag allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic Republic for which it stands.
Speaker 3One Nation
Speaker 0Justice. Mr. Kinneally, are there any changes to the agenda?
Speaker 3There are no changes to the agenda, but I do have one announcement for the board members. If board members in the future are ever contacted by applicants during the application process outside of the public hearing, please instruct the applicants not to contact you or involve you or copy you on emails or text messages. We have an application tonight and, and Mr. Ali was copied on some things, and while he did nothing improper, he has agreed to step down on that because he was involved in the application before it got to the public hearing side of it. So while Mr. Ali's doing the proper thing, I just wanna caution the members. If this ever happens in the future, please tell the applicants to take you off the copy list. Don't email you and don't contact you in advance of the public hearing. All of the applicants are entitled to an impartial hearing at the partial, at the public hearing, and nobody should be predisposed ahead of time.
Speaker 0That's all that I ask. Thank. Thank you, sir. Let's move on to item number 6 25 dash ZB dash 25 v T-Mobile Northeast. LLC.
Speaker 3Is Ms. Britton present?
Speaker 4Yes, I'm here.
Speaker 3It's all yours, Ms. Brit.
Speaker 4Good evening
Speaker 3Board. And, and just, just understand the board has heard dozens of these, so keep it quick.
Speaker 0Yeah, we just decide, just version, please.
Speaker 4Absolutely. I was, I think I was here back in the fall on one, so I, we'll keep it quick. Victoria Brit for the applicant, T-Mobile Northwest, LLCI have with me. Should you hear the wish to hear from him. Peter Tardy, who's our engineer. We are here requesting an interpretation of the zoning ordinance to allow for administrative approvals. T-Mobile proposes to add 12 panel antennas, eight remote radio heads, a gas generator and an equipment cabinet, and other ancillary equipment on an improved and operating communications facility on an existing water tank. I believe there are, I know ET and t is o is on the tower already. I think Verizon may be as well. But that is our request and don't know if the board has any questions for us.
Speaker 3And the antennas that you're adding are below the highest set of antennas on the tank, is that correct?
Speaker 4Yes, that is correct.
Speaker 3So you're not exceeding the height of the highest antenna?
Speaker 4That is correct.
Speaker 3And the storage cabinets that you're using are smaller than the ones that are presently on the site?
Speaker 4That is also correct.
Speaker 3Okay. So you're not creating any new variances? No. You're not going over the height?
Speaker 4No.
Speaker 3And you're not expanding the ground facility?
Speaker 4No.
Speaker 3Okay. And this, this application or this water tank received all the approvals necessary to put the original antennas on the tank?
Speaker 4That is correct. And we're not, you know, going against any prior approvals.
Speaker 3Okay. Have you submitted an RF report?
Speaker 4We have one. We have not submitted it. We figured it would be a condition of approval, so we would submit it after,
Speaker 3It'll be if you have not submitted it. Yes. Have you obtained a structural analysis to see if these antennas can be added to the water tank?
Speaker 4I believe a structural analysis was submitted. Let me just take a look.
Speaker 3It was not part of your application process. So process that, if the board acts in the affirmative, that would also be a condition of approval.
Speaker 4I, our application says that we submitted one from September 17th, 2024, but if we didn't, I can resubmit it.
Speaker 3It, it was not in the papers that I reviewed. It may be I missed it, but in any event, that will be a condition.
Speaker 4Absolutely.
Speaker 3Mr. Chairman, I don't believe that there are any further issues on this matter. I think you can proceed unless you have questions.
Speaker 0No. Has any other members of the board have any questions for this application or this interpretation? Hearing none, I'm gonna open it to the public. Anyone on the public of any comments or questions about this? Laura?
Speaker 1No. And chairman.
Speaker 0Okay. Close the public portion. I'd make a motion to approve this. I second all roll.
Speaker 1Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. Regio? Yes. Mr. Blanc?
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 1Mr. Heca? Yes. And Chairman Cahill?
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 3Ms. Britton, will we memorialize this at our next meeting and send a copy to you?
Speaker 4Thank you. Appreciate it. Have a
Speaker 0Good night. Goodnight.
Speaker 4You too. Bye-bye.
Speaker 0Bye. Move on to item number 7 25 dash CV dash zero nine v. Badat.
Speaker 3Is Mr. Badat present?
Speaker 0Yes, I'm
Speaker 3Okay. Mr. Badda, I need to swear you in. Could you raise your right hand?
Speaker 5Okay.
Speaker 3Do you swear that the testimony you're about to give should be the truth?
Speaker 5Yes, I do.
Speaker 3Your name and address, please.
Speaker 5Casim ARD six 17 Buckingham Drive, please.
Speaker 3Thanks. You can put your hand down and explain to the board why you're here.
Speaker 5Yes. Give good evening members of the board. My name is Ca Madar. I reside at six 17 Buckingham Drive. And I appreciate your time today to consider my application for variance relief. I'm here to present a thoughtful and modest proposal that tends to meet my family needs while respecting the zoning requirements and neighborhood character. I understand the boat takes all variance request seriously, and I appreciate the opportunity to present my case. I like to briefly walk you through the project and explain why we are requesting the approval.
Speaker 1Can't hear him.
Speaker 5Okay. Yeah.
Speaker 3Mr. Pak, can you speak up because I'm also having trouble hearing you. Yeah. I
Speaker 1Won't be able to do minutes if I can't hear you.
Speaker 5Yeah, can you hear me clear now?
Speaker 3I I can better hear you, but perhaps if you could get closer to your microphone, we would hear you better.
Speaker 5Okay. Yeah. Okay. So hopefully this should be a bit more clearer than earlier. It's
Speaker 3Much better. Thank
Speaker 5You. Okay, that's good. So yes, I'm aware of, you know, we, I have a preexisting or nonconformities and in terms of the lot size, the weight that setbacks and, you know, the others also, in terms of the building coverage, you know, the, the only limit is 20% and my proposal is 20.5. You know, the slide above the limit is due to the existing shed, which I have. And, you know, so we are not adding any impervious surface. So it's significantly enlarging the footprint. We're simply building above the garage, which is minimizing the impact on land and storm water drain. So the reason for the addition is mainly because, you know, the, the new master bedroom suite, which I'm adding about the existing garage, is to allow for my family, you know, I have three kids, we short by, you know, two bedrooms, one because of the, for the additional child and, and also work from home. So I need a home office. Currently, I'm just working for my bedroom. So that's, that's what the need is in terms of the, you know, the reason for my expansion.
Speaker 0Okay. Jonathan, could you jump in here with some ideas?
Speaker 6Yes. So we have a couple comments here. There's a structure located in the southwest corner of the property. It's in the storm drainage easement. We'd like to see that removed.
Speaker 5Yes, definitely. So that was, is just a temporary seasonal structure that was put in place, you know, to celebrate my son's graduation. But, you know, it just like hooked using some nails on the floor, on the ground, on the ground and can be easily removed. So yes, that's definitely quite to be removed.
Speaker 6Okay. Okay, great. And then we, we, we'd also like to see the shed removed to get, to get us down to the 20%.
Speaker 5Oh, so the shed needs to be removed in order to get to 20%. I mean, it's only 0.5. Is there any room for, for any other changes?
Speaker 6Unless, unless there's a reduction to the footprint of the building? No, I think the shed reduction would be far, far easier for you to do between the two.
Speaker 5Okay. So if I were to revise the reduction, I mean, would that would be, would that be helpful? I mean,
Speaker 6We, we want the building coverage to be no more than 20%. So however you'd like to do that.
Speaker 5Okay. Okay. That's, yeah, I, I can compare with that. That's not a problem.
Speaker 0Okay.
Speaker 5And
Speaker 0Anything else, John?
Speaker 6Temporary structure? We, we won't, we won't allow any permits without that temporary structure still up. So once that gets down, we can, we can really get things moved.
Speaker 0We can proceed. Okay. That's okay, Ms. Stu that
Speaker 5Yes, definitely. So yeah. That, that structure will be removed. Definitely. There's no, no
Speaker 0Question. No. Any other members of the board have any questions or comments for this witness or this application? Hearing none gonna open it to the public. Anyone on the public have any comments or questions about this application?
Speaker 1None. One chairman.
Speaker 0Okay. Let's close the public portion and I'd make a motion to approve this application with the stipulation made by Jonathan. Please call roll.
Speaker 1I need a second. I'll second it. Thank you. Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blanc? Yes. Mr. Hika? Yes. And Chairman Kao?
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 3Your application as approved as amended, has been approved. We will memorialize it in a written document in our next meeting and send that document to you. Good luck.
Speaker 5Thank you.
Speaker 0Have a good night, sir. Let's move on to item number A 25 dash ZB dash 21 B. Alicia.
Speaker 7Hi. Yes, it's, hi. Yes.
Speaker 3Good. Hello? 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 7Yes.
Speaker 3Your name and address, please?
Speaker 7My name's Alicia Jimenez. My address is 20 Mitchell Avenue, Pisca Way, New Jersey 0 8 8 5 4.
Speaker 3Thank you. Can you explain to the board why you're here?
Speaker 7I am here. We just purchased this house in February and there was an existing bathroom put in a second bathroom in the second garage, and it is 0.5 wider than the code requires.
Speaker 0So you're seeking relief for that se bathroom in the garage?
Speaker 7Yes.
Speaker 0Let's see if our experts have any comments on it. Jonathan, you have any thing to add to this?
Speaker 6Yeah, so unfortunately the way that the floor plan is after the, this, this bathroom was constructed illegally and the resulting floor plan has no car bays that are up to code. So it's unusable as a garage per code. And while we note on our report that there's no impact to the, the neighborhood, the community at large, it's still legally built. We spoke about this with our building sub code official, who also raised concerns. So we feel that the shower has to be removed as a minimum, and then the wall, there needs to be some modification of the walls to allow at least one of these bays to be conforming to the, the, the, the code 12 feet by 20 feet.
Speaker 7Okay. So the wall and the shower would have to be removed?
Speaker 6Yes.
Speaker 0The wall needs to be
Speaker 6The wall, wall needs, the shower needs to be removed
Speaker 3And all of that work would have to be done with permits.
Speaker 7Okay.
Speaker 0You can keep the sink, you can keep the toilet, but the shower's gotta come out.
Speaker 7Okay. It's
Speaker 0A good deal. Deal because normally we don't, we don't allow something Go ahead.
Speaker 7I'm sorry,
Speaker 0Alicia. No, you go.
Speaker 7So, no, I'm just trying to understand. So we're not allowed to have a shower, a second shower, but the, the toilet and everything else can stay?
Speaker 0That is correct. I,
Speaker 6I think as it as it is right now, the staff doesn't feel comfortable with it, with it being allowed.
Speaker 7Okay. Okay.
Speaker 0I suggest we postpone this to a later date so she can come back with new plans. Is that correct, Jim? Yeah.
Speaker 3That, that would allow the applicant to avoid starting all over this way. She could go,
Speaker 0Yeah, that's, I don't wanna deny it tonight.
Speaker 3Right. That's the
Speaker 0Only rather deny your application
Speaker 7No postpone
Speaker 0Ms. Shaman is rather deny your application tonight and its present status. Okay. We're gonna postpone this, which gives you, and affords you an opportunity to come back with different plans as to the removal of the shower and the moving of the wall.
Speaker 7Okay.
Speaker 0Alright. Okay. Any other
Speaker 3I I I recommend that the board put this off for a minimum of 60 days to allow the applicant to get a ref a plan.
Speaker 0Okay. That sounds good. Ms.
Speaker 3Himenez, you're gonna have to go get a, a, an engineer and come up with a, an alternative plan. It's gonna take you some time. Normally the board adjourns these things for two weeks or four weeks, but I think it's gonna take you longer than that to get that. So would you consent to an, an adjournment of 60 days?
Speaker 1Yes.
Speaker 3Okay. What are we looking at, Laura? Out 60 days.
Speaker 1I'll try June. You wanna do the end of June? June 26th. That's pretty close.
Speaker 3Okay, Ms. Jimenez, you wanna shoot for June 26th and certainly if you're not ready to go at that time, you can notify the board and we can carry it again.
Speaker 1Okay?
Speaker 3Okay. So anybody here on the Jimenez matter, it's gonna be carried to June 26th with no further notice by the applicant. The only notice you're getting is my announcement here tonight.
Speaker 0Okay. See you in a couple of months, Mr. Jimenez.
Speaker 1Okay. Thank you. Have a good
Speaker 0Night. Bye-bye. Let's move on to item number 9 25 dash ZB dash 23 v, Miguel and Leticia. Is it ul?
Speaker 8Ul
Speaker 0Okay. I I'm not that far off.
Speaker 6Yes.
Speaker 3Mr. And Mrs. Ell, are you both gonna testify tonight? Yes. Okay. Could you each raise your right hand? Do you swear that the testimony you're about to give should be the truth?
Speaker 8Yes. Yes, sir.
Speaker 3One at a time. Could I have your name and address please?
Speaker 8My name is Leticia Yuli and my husband, and my name is Miguel Yuli. 3 0 3 Kilmer Court. Piscataway.
Speaker 3Thank you. Could one of you explain to the board what you'd like to do here?
Speaker 8We, the variance for, we, we installed a fence, which is, we didn't know that we are not or allowed 'cause we're in the corner lot. So it was like against the setback, the corner setback.
Speaker 0Did you have it installed professionally or did you do it yourselves?
Speaker 8We had somebody installed them
Speaker 0And they, they didn't go down to town hall to get the paperwork provided that showed where the easement was?
Speaker 8No, sir.
Speaker 0Okay. No, I just, it's not on you then. Unfortunately, we get these cases all the time. Jonathan, can you offer some solutions?
Speaker 6Yes. So we would like to see the fence moved along. Joyce Drive. It's a 25 foot requirement. We'd like to see the fence, 12 feet, 10 feet from Joyce Drive. And there needs to be, since the fence is already installed, we will waive the requirement for utility mark out of the installation within the easement area. And just an understanding, a memorandum of restriction understanding for the access to the easement area in regards to the shed and the fence.
Speaker 0Can you agree with that?
Speaker 9Yes. The existing shed right now is in a pretty good shape, so I can, I can adjust the land so that it's gonna be like three or four feet from the property line.
Speaker 6If you can move it so it's in a conforming location, that would be perfect.
Speaker 9Yes. I cannot reduce the, the, the length.
Speaker 6Okay. Yeah. We want it to be at least three feet from that rear property line.
Speaker 9Yes. Right now it's like in, in the two feet.
Speaker 6And then when you move the, when you move the fence in from Joyce, we want to see landscaping installed along Joce.
Speaker 9Yes, sir.
Speaker 6Okay. Agreed.
Speaker 0Okay. Sounds good. Any, any other members of the board have any questions, comments?
Speaker 9So I have to move back the fence along Joyce Drive like 10 feet, right?
Speaker 010 feet, right. Set up. 25.
Speaker 9Okay. 10 feet back?
Speaker 1Yes. Yeah,
Speaker 0That's, is it 10 or 12? John?
Speaker 6It's currently five feet back, so we'd want it, we'd want it moved. If the fence is an eight foot panel, we'd, we'd probably say one panel back that would result in half the distance that's required for the zone.
Speaker 9Yes.
Speaker 6So one panel. One panel approximately eight feet back resulting in a setback of approximately 13 feet from the property line.
Speaker 0Okay. Understood? Yes
Speaker 9Sir. Yes. Yes.
Speaker 0Okay. Great. You have any, any other members of the board, of any comments or questions? Hearing none, I'm gonna open it to public. Anyone in the public have any comments or questions about this application? All right.
Speaker 1No one chairman.
Speaker 0Seeing none, I'm gonna make a motion to approve this application. Gotta get a second. I'll second it. Please call the roll.
Speaker 1Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. Regio? Yes. Mr. Blot? Yes. Mr. Heka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. And Chairman Cahill?
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 3Your application's been approved. We'll memorialize it in a written document in our next meeting. We'll send that document to you. Good luck.
Speaker 9Thank you, sir. Good
Speaker 0Night. Have a good night.
Speaker 9Bye-bye. Let
Speaker 0Move on to item number 10, adoption of resolutions from the regular meeting of April 24th, 2024.
Speaker 3First resolution, Michael, grab. This was approved. Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Chairman Cahill? Yes. Next is Sophia Arain. You voted to approve Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Hada? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Chairman Cahill? Yes. Next is the application of Wafi Es. This was an application to that was denied by the board. Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Chairman Cahill? Yes. Next, Norma Penan. This was a certificate of non-conforming use, which you voted to approve. Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. O'Reggio? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Heka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Chairman Cahill? Yes. Finally, the application of Kristen Lauria, which you voted to approve. Mr. Weisman? Yes. Mr. Tillery? Yes. Mr. Patel? Yes. Mr. Recia? Yes. Mr. Blount? Yes. Mr. Duka? Yes. Mr. Mitterando? Yes. Mr. Ali? Yes. Chairman Cahill? Yes. Those are all the resolutions I have this evening.
Speaker 0Okay. I have number 11. It's option of the minutes from the regular meeting of April 24th, 2025. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Okay. I have number 12. Adjourning. All in favor say aye. Aye. Thanks again, ladies and gentlemen, for all your help. Appreciate it.
Speaker 3Have a good night, everyone, in
Speaker 0A couple of weeks. Thanks everyone. Okay. Good night everyone. Everyone. Good night.