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Sayreville Zoning Board grants 2-month extension to Clyde Auto Recycling application
Summary
The Sayreville Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to extend the review period for Clyde Auto Recycling’s Case 16-12 for two months after the applicant said county road-opening permits remained outstanding.
The Sayreville Zoning Board of Adjustment on Tuesday granted a two-month extension for Clyde Auto Recycling’s Case 16-12 after the applicant said he had secured sealed plans but still needed a county road-opening permit before a building permit could be issued.
The extension lets the applicant pursue the outstanding county sign-off that the board’s professionals said is a condition precedent to a municipal building permit. The board approved the extension on a roll-call vote.
Peter Klasser, attorney with the firm Heilbron Pape, told the board the applicant had secured Department of Environmental Protection approvals and had re-submitted required county materials earlier in the process, but the project lost its original site contractor. “Our client scrambled, found a contractor, paid our deposit, and we just got our sealed plans today,” said Clyde Cameron of Clyde Auto Recycling. “So once we take care of the road opening permit, we’ll be ready to apply for building permits. We’re ready to start building.”
Jay Cornell, the county engineer referenced by applicants’ counsel, told the board the remaining obligation is a road-opening permit from the county because the work involves the county right-of-way. “Once the permit application is made, the county will issue a letter to the town saying that they met all the county conditions of approval and the county has no objection to a building permit being issued,” Cornell said. He added that the issuance of that county letter would allow the borough’s planner and construction official to complete reviews and for the construction office to issue building permits.
Board members and the applicant discussed timing and contractor availability. Counsel for the applicant characterized the county step as largely ministerial, saying the road department typically receives an application and, upon payment of a modest fee, issues the permit; counsel said a $250 permit fee was described by the county as typical. The applicant asked the board for an extension to allow time to obtain the permit and the board proposed a two-month extension through April 30.
The board voted to extend the application for two months. The roll-call responses recorded in the transcript indicate affirmative votes from members responding to the roll call for the motion.
The board did not adopt further substantive conditions at the meeting; board staff noted that once the county issues its letter and the borough’s zoning officer and construction officials complete their reviews, the applicant may apply for building permits and proceed subject to those municipal and county clearances.
The board indicated the extension will allow the applicant to return with documentation of the county road-opening permit if needed; the applicant said he would keep borough counsel updated on progress.
