MINUTES
OXFORD TOWNSHIP
LAND USE BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
Chairman Donald Niece called the
meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
ADEQUATE NOTICE was given as
follows: Notice was sent to the Star
Gazette and Express Times. Notice was posted on the
Municipal bulletin
Board in the Township Administration building in
Oxford Township,
New Jersey, and notice was filed with the Township
Clerk.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Mr. Cratch, Ms. Accetturo, Mayor
Accetturo, Dr. Yeager,
Ms. Smorzaniuk, Mr. Calabrese, Mr. Dresser, Mr.
Niece
Members Absent: Mr. Ischinger, Mr. Lazorisak, Ms.
Ciaburri
Also Present: Engineer M. Finelli, Attorney M.
Garofalo
COMMUNICATIONS: A list was
provided to the Land Use Board
members.
MINUTES: Minutes from the January
9, 2006 reorganization meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes from the January 9,
2006 meeting was made by
Mr. Dresser, seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all ayes,
motion carried.
ZONING OFFICER’S REPORT: January
zoning report.
The zoning officer submitted his report for January
2006.
Two permits were issued zero were denied, multiple
calls and questions.
RESOLUTIONS:
1. Wall Street Partners LLC/Samir Elbassiouny –
Resolution for a Site Plan,
and Minor Subdivision application with Variance
relief for Block 6, Lot 4
located on Wall Street. This application received
approval on November 14,
2005. The applicant was represented by Attorney
Thomas Hampshire.
The applicant stated after reviewing the resolution
he would not be able
to comply with item #7 regarding parking. The board
had a brief discussion
regarding parking and agreed to rewrite item #7. Mr.
Niece stated that down
the road it would be appreciated if the applicant
would be agreeable to work
with if there should be parking problems, the
applicant agreed. Mr. Niece
stated the parking lot would have to be addressed by
the township committee.
A motion to grant a resolution with changes for
Minor Subdivision, Preliminary
Site Plan approval with Variance relief was made by
Ms. Smorzaniuk, seconded
by Dr. Yeager, Vote: Smorzaniuk, Yeager, Cratch,
Calabrese, Dresser – Ayes,
0 – Nay, 0 – Abstain, motion carried.
2. Organic Aggregates, Inc. – Resolution for a Site
Plan application for Block 26
Lot 87 located on Quarry Road. This application
received approval on
November 14, 2005. No action will be taken on this
resolution at the request of
the Township committee’s Attorney M. Lavery until
such time as issues regarding
the deed restriction may be resolved. Engineer M.
Finelli stated he had visited
the site and noted a stock pile of raw material and
machine were removed.
The Board attorney will send a letter to Mr.
Popinko’s attorney.
A motion to have Attorney M. Garofalo draft a letter
to the applicant was made
By Mr. Dresser, seconded by Mr. Calabrese, all ayes,
Dr. Yeager abstained,
motion carried.
COMPLETENESS ITEMS:
1. Neil Campbell – Variance application for Block
24, Lot 48.01 located
at 37 Snyder’s Lane. Ms. Accetturo stepped down for
this application.
The board had a brief discussion regarding the lot
being located in the
Highlands and reviewed Mr. Campbell’s options.
A motion to deem the application incomplete per the
Engineer’s letter
dated February 10, 2006 was made by Dr. Yeager,
seconded by Ms.
Smorzaniuk, all ayes, motion carried. Ms. Accetturo
returned to the
Board at this time.
2. Margaret C. Bray – Minor Site
Plan application for Block 6, Lot 1
located at 47A-C Wall Street. This application has
been rescheduled to
the March 13, 2006 meeting at the request of the
applicant.
PUBLIC HEARING & DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Verdon Pensyl – Completeness review and Public
Hearing for a
Variance application for Block 24, Lots 30 & 35
located at 175
Belvidere Avenue. The applicant submitted his
advertising information.
A motion to deem the application complete was made
by Mr. Dresser,
seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all ayes, motion
carried. Attorney M.
Garofalo stated the advertising was in order and the
board had jurisdiction
to proceed to public hearing. Engineer M. Finelli
briefly reviewed the
bulk variance relief required for the applicant to
construct a new garage.
Attorney M. Garofalo swore in applicant Verdon
Pensyl, Mr. Pensyl
stated he would like to tear down and replace his
present garage with
a 30 x 30 ft. long garage to house a motorhome his
car and tractors.
Mr. Pensyl stated the upstairs would provide
additional storage.
Public Comment: No public comment was offered.
A motion to close the public hearing was made by Mr.
Cratch, seconded by
Ms. Accetturo, all ayes motion carried. A motion to
approve was made
By Mr. Cratch, seconded by Ms. Accetturo, Vote:
Cratch, Accetturo,
Niece, Yeager, Accetturo, Smorzaniuk, Calabrese,
Dresser – Ayes,
0 – Nay, 0 – Abstain, motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Ms. Laraine May of 39 Greet Street.
Ms. May inquired about possibly removing her
property from the
re-development zone. Ms. May was instructed to send
a letter to the
governing body requesting a boundary line
adjustment. Ms. May
would be required to post the required application
fee and escrow fee.
The Board suggested she speak with a land use
attorney prior to the
application and to review the possible costs.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Mayor Accetturo briefly reviewed the following
subjects:
* Status of the ball field project
* Critical points of the highlands meeting
* Redevelopment status and funding
* Coachlight, funding for property clean up.
VOUCHERS:
A motion to approve vouchers submitted for payment
was made by Dr. Yeager,
seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all ayes, motion
carried.
ADJOURNMENT: 10:00 p.m.
With no further business before the Board and no
further public comment
offered the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Margaret Housman, Secretary
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