Sayreville planning board approves subdivision at 16 Charlotte Street with variances and waivers

Sayreville Planning Board members voted unanimously on Feb. 25 to approve a minor subdivision at 16 Charlotte Street that will split the existing 15,493-square-foot parcel into two residential lots and allow construction of a new single‑family home on the interior lot.

The approval, which came after testimony from the applicant’s engineer and public comment, included several bulk variances and design waivers for pavement width, sidewalk and curbing, and was granted with conditions the applicant agreed to on the record.

The application matters locally because it creates a new single‑family parcel on a dead‑end lane that provides access to Saint Stan’s Cemetery, prompting questions from residents and board members about emergency access, stormwater and utility capacity.

Attorney Lawrence Sachs, representing applicant Thomas Fallon, introduced the application and said the request is for a consolidation and subdivision in the R‑7 zone to create two larger residential lots. Engineer Mark Lieber of Eastpoint Engineering testified to site conditions, the existing single‑family dwelling that will remain on the corner lot, and the proposed new house on the interior lot.

Lieber testified the existing lot has about 15,493 square feet and frontage of 94 feet on Charlotte Street and 65 feet on Water Tower Lane. Under the proposal the corner lot would be about 7,990 square feet — about 510 square feet short of the R‑7 corner‑lot minimum of 8,500 square feet — and the new interior lot would be roughly 7,503 square feet, which meets the 7,500‑square‑foot interior lot minimum. Lieber…