Agenda
Order of business
- Call to order and statement of adequate noticeThe Chair calls the meeting to order and reads the notice required by the Open Public Meetings Act.
- Roll call
- Approval of minutes
- ZB-2026-04, Use variance, 140 Sycamore Flats RoadA contractor yard in a residential zone. Block 315, Lot 6. 14 residents attended and 9 spoke.
- Public comment on items not on the agendaResidents may speak for up to 5 minutes each.
- Adjournment
Minutes
Roll call
7 present, 0 absent.
- Susan KravitzPresent
- Bernard LutzPresent
- Fatima ZaidiPresent
- Grant PetrosyanPresent
- Lucia MarreroPresent
- Aaron WhitcombPresent
- Nadine OkparaPresent
Also present
- Deborah KwanZoning Officer
- Nadia ChowdhuryBoard Attorney
Motions and roll call votes
Grant the use variance for ZB-2026-04
Moved by Bernard Lutz, seconded by Grant Petrosyan. The motion failed.
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Susan Kravitz | No |
| Bernard Lutz | Yes |
| Fatima Zaidi | No |
| Grant Petrosyan | Yes |
| Lucia Marrero | No |
| Aaron Whitcomb | No |
| Nadine Okpara | Abstained. Declined to vote, having missed the testimony in April. |
Deny the use variance for ZB-2026-04 with findings to be memorialized in May
Moved by Lucia Marrero, seconded by Fatima Zaidi. The motion carried.
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Susan Kravitz | Yes |
| Bernard Lutz | No |
| Fatima Zaidi | Yes |
| Grant Petrosyan | No |
| Lucia Marrero | Yes |
| Aaron Whitcomb | Yes |
| Nadine Okpara | Abstained. Declined to vote, having missed the testimony in April. |
Public comment
- Ruben Castellano
- Objected to truck movements before 7:00 am and asked what hours would be enforced.
- Lorraine Diallo
- Said the yard already operates without approval and asked how enforcement would work.
- Peter Vollmer
- Supported the application and said the business employs 11 people from the township.
- Harriet Boakye
- Asked whether a fence and planting buffer would be required and how tall it would be.
- Alan Truscott
- Asked the Board to consider the effect on Sycamore Flats Road, which has no sidewalk.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 22:04.