FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY

NEW JERSEY

REGULAR

SUMMARY OF ACTION

WEDNESDAY, January 7, 2009

7:30 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. SUNSHINE LAW

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV                      ROLL CALL

V. OATH OF OFFICE

· Cecile MacIvor

· Anthony Mazzola

· Rajiv Prasad

· Maureen Sturgeon

· Harold Weber

APPROVED

VI.                     REORGANIZATION                        

· Nomination/selection of Chairperson

· Nomination/selection of Vice chairperson

· Appointment of Board Attorney/Adoption of Resolution

· Selection of Minor Subdivision Committee

· Witness Oath – Director of Planning, Mark Healey,

                                                    Zoning Officer, Vincent Dominach

VII. MINUTES 

· Regular Meeting – November 05, 2008

APPROVED

VIII.               RESOLUTIONS:

·  Docket #PLN-08-00004 / Richard Rubin – Preliminary Major                                      Subdivision

APPROVED

IX.                 DISCUSSION:

Payment of Vouchers:

Martin Murphy – Board Attorney

· December Retainer - $833.00

· Litigation – Kings Row Homes - $637.50

APPROVED

X. HEARINGS

· Mercado, Gilberto / Docket  #PLN-08-00003

Applicant is proposing a mixed-use building at 821 Hamilton Street, Somerset; Block: 229; Lot: 10-13; in a (HSBD) Hamilton Street Business District. –carried to February 18, 2009 – no further notification required.

· Datepipe, Inc. / Docket  #PLN –08-00022

Application for a site plan for proposed additions to their building at 200 Somerset Street, Block 528.04, Lots 19.33 & 19.34 – carried to February 18, 2009 – No further notification required

· Rutgers Preparatory School / Docket #PLN-2005-0054

The applicant was granted an impervious coverage variance during site plan approval of 27.5%. Due to the conveyance of land to Somerset County and Franklin Township for road widening the impervious coverage of the property will now be 27.8% - there are no changes to the site plan

APPROVED

· Novel Laboratories. / Docket  #PLN –09-00001

Application for a site plan waiver and variance for the installation of a catalytic oxidizer at 400 Campus Drive, Block 517.06. Lot 9.01 in a M-1 Zone

APPROVED

· New Era Land Development/  Docket #PLN-08-00024

Application for Subdivsion and Variance  approval for property located at181 Cedar Grove Lane, Block: 507.38;  Lots: 20.01 in a R-40 Zone

APPROVED

XI. WORK SESSION / NEW BUSINESS

· Billboards

· Signage

· Agenda for 2009 Workshop Meeting

XII. EXECUTION SESSION - LITIGATION

XIII.                     ADJOURNMENT