Agenda: May 14, 2025

VERNON TOWNSHIP LAND USE BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

May 14, 2025

7:00 PM

 Call to Order

 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 29, 2025, by delivering to the press such notice and posting same at the Municipal Building and filed with the office of the Township Clerk.

Salute to the Flag:

Roll Call

            Mayor’s Designee John Auberger                     Jodi White-Bearstler     Alt #1

            Ann Larsen                                                           Paul Mele                     Alt #2

            Councilmember William Higgins                       Craig Williams              Alt #3

            Martin Theobald                                                  Mark Vizzini                  Alt #4

            Richard Spoerl

            Willard McPeek

            Andrea Cocula

            Michael Whitaker

            Jacqueline Haley        

Public Hearings

LU# 2-25-1 – Red Hand LLC – Block 402, Lot 2 & 3, - Preliminary Site Plan with Variances for a proposed four-story multi-family residential building containing 27 dwelling units

Public Participation

         Open Meeting to the Public for items other than those listed on the Agenda

         Close Meeting to the Public

 Land Use Board Discussion Items (action may or may not be taken) 

• LU# 2-23-4 – Sussex Cultivation, LLC – Block 153, Lot 54, Block 168, Lots 2, 3,

        and 4, Request to Modify Resolution Conditions

• Annual Update of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.1 2024 Recommendations              

Resolutions

LU# 12-24-8 – Danielle Alexander – Block 474, Lot 56, - Variance for a Rear Yard Deck

Eligible to vote: Larsen, Higgins, Spoerl, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, White-Bearstler, Williams 

Minutes

• March 26, 2025 – Regular Meeting Minutes (Larsen, Higgins, Spoerl, McPeek, Cocula, Haley, Whitaker, White-Bearstler, Williams)

 Appendix A – escrows, board fees, bond reductions and escrow closure

  Escrows, board fees and bond reductions

    A. Board Fees

1. Board Attorney – Glenn Kienz, Weiner Law Group LLP

• Land Use Board Business – Services Through 3/26/25 ($694.50)

• Red Hand LLC – LU# 2-25-1 – Services Through 3/7/25 ($54.00)
• Danielle Alexander – LU# 12-24-8 – Services Through 3/26/25 ($112.50)

   2.      Board Planner – Jessica Caldwell, J. Caldwell & Associates

• Land Use Board Business – Services Through 3/7/25 ($300.00)
• Land Use Board Business – Services Through 3/27/25 ($108.75)

• Red Hand LLC – LU# 2-25-1 – Services Through 3/7/25 ($745.00)

   3.     Board Engineer – Cory Stoner, Harold E. Pellow & Associates

• Land Use Board Business – ($0)
• Red Hand LLC – LU# 2-25-1 – Services Through 2/26/25 ($72.50)
• Red Hand LLC – LU# 2-25-1 – Services Through 3/26/25 ($1,734.10)
• Indoveda LLC – LU# 4-24-3 – Services Through 2/28/25 ($145.00)

4. Board Recording Secretary – Irene Mills ($100.00)

   B. Request for Escrows to be closed

• None

Adjournment

Next Meeting: May 28, 2025