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Planning board approves Penn Medicine canopy and sign after variance finding
Summary
The Monroe Township Planning Board granted a use variance allowing a canvas canopy with an attached sign at 2 Center Drive to improve visibility and shelter for Penn Medicine patients, subject to conditions in the board record.
The Monroe Township Planning Board voted to approve a use variance allowing a canvas canopy with a facade sign at 2 Center Drive, the site of a Penn Medicine tenant, after hearing testimony that the canopy would improve visibility and shelter for older patients.
The application was presented by attorney Walter Toto on behalf of Matrix 2 Center Drive LLC. Planner Mark Remsa testified the canopy would extend roughly 12 feet from the building and house a sign facing the interior parking lot. Remsa cited New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law (NJSA 40:55D-2) while arguing the proposal met the law’s positive criteria for a use variance: it supports an established commercial use and “will be complimentary in its…
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