Regular Meeting Agenda

Time: 7:00 p.m.

The Vernon Township Land Use Board meeting will be held remotely via a Zoom Webinarhttp://www.vernontwp.com/images/external.gif") 100% 50% no-repeat;">  (audio and video). The meeting ID is 865 2988 7831. You may also call in by dialing 1-929-205-6099. The foregoing electronic public meeting is recommended due to the current situation involving the COVID-19 virus and directives of state and county governments. Members of the public are welcome to participate in the meeting and make public comments.
  1. Call to Order
  2. Statement of Compliance: Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this regular meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 18, 2021 by delivering to the press such notice and posting same at the municipal building and filed with the office of the Township Clerk.
  3. Salute to the Flag
  4. Roll Call
    1. Mayor’s Designee Diane Wexler
    2. Craig Williams
    3. Councilmember Auberger
    4. Martin Theobald
    5. Richard Spoerl
    6. Willard McPeek
    7. Andrea Cocula
    8. Michael Whitaker
    9. Kristi Raperto
    10. Kelly Mitchell Alternate #1
    11. Joseph Tadrick Alternate #2
    12. Paul Mele Alternate #3
    13. Mark Vizzini Alternate #4
  5. Public Hearings
    1. None
  6. Public Participation
    1. Open Meeting to the Public for Items Other Than Those Listed on the Agenda
    2. Close Meeting to the Public
  7. Resolutions
    1. None
  8. Land Use Board Discussion Items (action may or may not be taken)
    1. An Ordinance Amending Article XII Stormwater Management of the Township of Vernon Code
    2. Town Center Redevelopment Plan
  9. Minutes
    1. January 13, 2021: Regular Meeting Minutes (Wexler, Williams, Auberger, Spoerl, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Raperto, Theobald)
  10. Adjournment

Appendix A: Escrows, Board Fees, Bond Reductions and Escrow Closure

  1. Board Fees
    1. Board Attorney: Glenn Kienz, Weiner Law Group LLP
      1. Land Use Board Business - Services through 12/23/20 ($352.00)
      2. Aqua New Jersey - LU# 7-17-3 - Services through 12/9/20 ($192.00)
      3. Farm 94, LLC - LU# 9-20-6 - Services through 12/11/20 ($80.00)
    2. Board Planner: Jessica Caldwell, J. Caldwell & Associates
      1. Land Use Board Business - Services through 12/22/20 ($1,355.00)
      2. Land Use Board Business - Services through 12/28/20 ($4,625.00)
      3. Diamond Comm. LLC - LU# 10-18-7 - Services through 12/18/20 ($1,000.00)
      4. 515 Vernon Property LLC - LU# 7-20-4 - Services through 12/08/20 ($937.50)
    3. Board Engineer: Cory Stoner, Harold E. Pellow & Associates
      1. Land Use Board Business - Services through 10/6/20 ($202.40)
    4. Board Recording Secretary: Irene Mills ($75.00)
  2. Request for Escrows to Be Closed
    1. LU# 2-19-2 - Viviana Florea - Block 557, Lot 3 - Minor Subdivision with Variances ($518.00)
    2. LU# 6-19-7 - SIX Sigma Inv. Group LLC - Block 410, Lot 1 - Minor Subdivision ($684.55)
    3. LU# 7-15-9 - SANDRA Kreutzer - Block 559, Lot 4 - Bulk Variances for an Addition (283.50)

Appendix B: Pending Land Use Board Business

Status of Pending Applications

  1. LU# 9-20-6: Farm 94, LLC - Block: 58, Lot: 2, -Preliminary and Major Site Plan with Conditional, Bulk and Use Variances to Improve and Upgrade the Parking Lot Additions to Two On-Site Buildings with Proposed Uses of an Art Gallery, Craft Space, Event/Conference Space, Butcher Shop, Outdoor Retail Sales and a Glamping Area

Next Meeting: February 24, 2021