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Board Approves Gas Station and Home Projects

MontvilleJul 1, 20262 min read

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The board adopted an approval for a gas station and convenience use at 858 Rt 202 in the Critical Water Resources Restricted Area Overlay Zone. It also approved variance applications for an 800-square-foot second-story addition and shed at 21 Morris Ave. and a replacement home with a courtyard and pool at 95 Taylortown Rd.

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Critical Water Resources Restricted Area Overlay

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The decisions allow several property projects to move forward despite setback, coverage, drainage, or other zoning issues. The 95 Taylortown Rd. approval requires a revised retaining-wall detail, fall-protection detail, landscape plan, and surveyed silt-fence limits. The board also approved a new single-family home on Brook Valley Rd., variances for a pool, shed, buffer, and fence at 21 Gunthers View, and extended approvals for 7 Cedar Rd. through April 1, 2027.

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Approved the Vanderbeck application at 21 Morris Ave. for variance relief related to the existing rear-yard setback, proposed second-story addition, and continued placement of the shed at a 2-foot rear-yard setback where 10 feet is required; the vote was unanimous among six voting members.
Approved the 95 Taylortown Rd. application for a replacement single-family home, modified driveway, walkways, elevated courtyard, and pool, subject to plan corrections, a fall-protection detail, a landscape plan, and surveyed silt-fence limits.
Adopted the approval for NCK Distributors, LLC at 858 Rt 202 for a gas station and convenience use, including site-plan approval, variance relief, and design exceptions; the recorded roll call was four yes votes.
Adopted approval for the Sabatino application at 21 Gunthers View involving setbacks for a proposed pool and shed, a landscaped-buffer width, and fence height; the recorded roll call was four yes votes.
Adopted approval for the LoGrasso application on Brook Valley Rd. for a new single-family home with variances involving setbacks, driveway width, riparian-zone disturbance, vehicular access, and soil movement height; the recorded roll call was four yes votes.
Granted Desir and Polyuko's second request to extend approvals for 7 Cedar Rd. through April 1, 2027.

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