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Board delays review of proposed multi-story addition at 600 Lincoln Park East after revised plans missed deadline
Summary
Cranford’s Zoning Board of Adjustment adjourned testimony on a large multi-story addition by Cranford Park Propco LLC after the applicant presented a revised plan too close to the hearing for board professionals, counsel, and the public to review.
The Cranford Zoning Board of Adjustment postponed a scheduled hearing on a proposed multi-story addition at 600 Lincoln Park East after the applicant’s attorney said a revised site plan had been submitted too late for the board and professionals to review.
Attorney for the applicant told the board the petitioner had provided a revised plan but “we just couldn't meet the deadline of the 14 days before the hearing” and asked the board for direction about whether to proceed with limited testimony. Board members and the board attorney said the board’s professionals and the public had not seen the new materials and that hearing detailed testimony without giving the professionals and public an opportunity to review would risk the fairness of the proceeding.
Board counsel emphasized the issue was within the board’s discretion but said she was concerned that allowing planner testimony on an unreviewed plan would deprive the board and the public of an opportunity to question the planner at a later hearing. Multiple board members said they could not comfortably evaluate evidence they had not had time to review. The board then adjourned that application to the board’s next meeting on July 14 at 7:30 p.m. to allow time for the professionals and the public to review the revised materials; no further public notice will be required for the continued hearing.
The application packet, read into the record, sought multiple variances for a preliminary and final major site plan, including height, lot coverage, impervious surface, number of stories, and rear-yard setback relief (the cover references included multiple section numbers as printed on the agenda packet). The board directed the applicant to work with board professionals and indicated an expectation that revised plans and supporting materials be provided in advance of the continued hearing so the board and public can review them.
The board recorded the adjournment on the public record and reminded the applicant to coordinate scheduling and to secure any necessary extensions for procedural deadlines.
