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LAND USE
BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 8, 2007
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MINUTES
OXFORD TOWNSHIP
LAND USE BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 8, 2007
Mr. Niece called the meeting to order at 7:30 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 the Oxford
Township, New Jersey, and notice was filed with the
Township Clerk.
Oath of Office:
The first order of business was reorganization.
Attorney M. Garofalo administered the oath of office
to new and reappointed Members: Mayor Lazorisak, Mr.
Accetturo, Mr. Dresser, Ms. Smorzaniuk, Mr. Williams
(Alt. #2)
Roll Call:
Members Present: Mr. Cratch, Mr. Ischinger, Ms.
Accetturo, Mayor Lazorisak,
Mr. Accetturo, Mr. Niece, Dr. Yeager, Ms. Smorzaniuk,
Mr. Dresser, Mr. Williams
Also Present: Attorney M. Garofalo, Engineer M.
Finelli
Election of Chairperson:
A motion was made by Dr. Yeager to nominate Mr.
Niece as Chairman, seconded by
Mayor Lazorisak. There being no other nominations,
roll call was taken and was
unamimous.
Election of Vice-Chairperson:
A motion was made by Ms. Smorzaniuk to nominate Dr.
Yeager as Vice Chairman,
seconded by Mr. Cratch. There being no other
nominations, roll call was taken and
was unamimous.
Appointments:
Attorney: Michael Garofalo of Laddey, Clark and Ryan
Engineer: Michael Finelli of Finelli Consulting
Engineers
Secretary: Margaret Housman
A motion to retain the current professionals and
secretary was made by Mr. Niece,
seconded by Dr. Yeager, all ayes motion carried.
The 2007 Schedule of Meeting dates was moved by Ms.
Accetturo, seconded by
Mr. Ischinger, all ayes motion carried.
Official Newspaper: Mr. Niece moved to use the Star
Gazette as first choice,
with the Express Times as a back up. Mr. Accetturo,
seconded all ayes motion carried.
Communications: A list was provided to the Land Use
Board Members.
Minutes: Minutes of the December 11, 2006 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes of the December 11.
2006 meeting was made by
Mayor Lazorisak, seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all
ayes motion carried.
Zoning Officer’s report: December zoning report.
The zoning officer submitted his report for December
2006.
One permit was issued, no permits were denied,
multiple calls and questions.
Discussion Items:
1. Anthony Schmidt – Public Hearing for a Minor
Subdivision application with
Variance relief for Block 13 Lot 3 located at 12
Henderson Street.
Mr. Dresser stepped down for the application.
The applicant represented himself before the board.
Engineer M. Finelli referred to his review letter
dated January 5, 2007.
Mr. Finelli stated he had spoken with the
applicant’s surveyor Mr. Wayne
Jarvis regarding the feasibility of the lot.
Chairman D. Niece stated that
there may be some potential drainage problems with
the lot.
After a brief discussion, the board Chairman,
Attorney and Engineer
recommended to the applicant that he return at the
next meeting with his
professionals to address any issues with the
application. The applicant agreed
he would rather proceed with his professionals
present. Mr. Dresser returned to
the board at this time.
2. Review of resolution 2006-87 for areas in need of
redevelopment.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No public comment was offered.
MAYOR’S REPORT: Mayor Lazorisak briefly addressed
the following item:
* Brief review of the Oxford Textile agreement.
VOUCHERS: A motion to approve the vouchers submitted
for payment was made by
Mr. Ischinger, seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all ayes
motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT: 8:16 p.m.
With no further business before the board and no
public comment offered the meeting
was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Margaret Housman, Secretary |
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