UPPER TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
MAY 15, 2008
The regular meeting of the Upper Township Planning Board was held at the Township Hall, 2100 Tuckahoe Road, Petersburg, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Daniel Bready, William Brown, James Kelly, Donald Kissling, Duane Terwilliger, and Chair Renee Scrocca.
Absent: Curtis Corson, Gary Riordan, James Schroder, Susan Ragan, Mayor Palombo.
Also in attendance were Dean Marcolongo, Board Solicitor; Paul Dietrich, Board Engineer; Shelley Lea, Board Secretary.
APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 18, 2008 MEETING MINUTES – STRATHMERE DEANNEXATION
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Brown, and approved.
APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 7, 2008 MEETING MINUTES – STRATHMERE DEANNEXATION
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Brown, and approved.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Terwilliger, and approved.
The above application was tabled at the applicant’s request since they have not yet received their Certificate of Filing from the New Jersey Pineland Commission. The application will be listed on the June 19, 2008 agenda. The applicant’s have agreed to waive the tolling of time. No further notice will be given.
Application is for a one year extension of site plan approval and variances granted for a retail use with accessory apartment at 1481 Route 50, Petersburg.
Dorothy F. McCrosson, Esquire, represented the applicant. She stated that the property is located in the CM4 Zoning District. The applicant received preliminary site plan approval for a party rental facility with outside rental display area and a second floor accessory apartment and variances for lot frontage, lot width and side yard setback for the proposed sign on May 15, 2006. Final site plan approval was granted on June 22, 2006. Approval was granted for an open display area and a design waiver forgiving the requirement that they have irrigation on the portion of the lot adjacent to Route 50.
The applicants are still working with engineers and other experts to complete their building plans. For this reason they are seeking a one-year extension of their site plan approval.
The meeting was open to the public. Hearing no response the meeting returned to the Board for findings of fact.
MR. BROWN – The applicant is requesting a one-year extension of site plan approval and variances for a retail facility with accessory apartment at 1481 Route 50 in Tuckahoe. The applicants are South Jersey Party Rentals LLC owners of Block 348, Lots 90 & 91. Preliminary site plan approval and variances were granted on May 18, 2006. Dorothy McCrosson represented the applicant.
MR. KELLY – There was no public comment.
A motion was made by Mr. Bready and seconded by Mr. Kelly, to grant the one-year extension from July 20, 2008 until July 20, 2009. In favor: Bready, Brown, Kelly, Kissling, Terwilliger, Scrocca.
Application is for a one-year extension of preliminary major subdivision approval at 118 Route 50, Greenfield.
Craig Schultheis, 20 Mockingbird Lane, Petersburg, was sworn in.
Solicitor Marcolongo stated the time period for the applicants first one-year extension is past. The applicant is asking for approval for the first extension and also the second. The extension would take them to April 15, 2009.
The meeting was open to the public. Hearing no comment the meeting returned to the Board for findings of fact.
MR. KELLY –Craig Schultheis is requesting a one-year extension of preliminary major subdivision approval. There was no public comment.
A motion was made by Mr. Kelly and seconded by Mr. Brown, to approve the first and second one-year extension that will protect their approval until April 15, 2009. In favor: Bready, Brown, Kelly, Kissling, Terwilliger, Scrocca.
Mr. Dietrich stated that requests are being made for small
windmills. He would like to the Board to consider adding standards for this
type of use. This would be a reexamination of the Conservation Plan in the
Master Plan.
The Board requested that Mr. Dietrich prepare a draft to present at the next
meeting.
A motion to adopt the resolution was made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Brown, and approved.
A motion to approve the bills for payment was made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Terwilliger, and approved.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Terwilliger, and approved. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:05 p.m.
Submitted by,
Shelley Lea