Middlesex County Planning Board of Review approves staff recommendations for multiple development applications

At its meeting, the Middlesex County Planning Board of Review voted to accept staff recommendations and approve a series of development applications, including site plans and subdivisions, advancing projects in Metuchen, East Brunswick, Old Bridge and other Middlesex County municipalities.

The board began by approving the minutes from March 11 and then moved through a consent-style series of motions to accept staff recommendations for individual applications. Each motion to accept staff recommendations was moved and seconded and, after a voice vote of “Aye,” the board recorded that the motion carried.

Projects listed and approved during the session included: AAPFED Property LLC (EDSP 1082); Starbucks Metuchen (MESP 1007); DASCO, Metuchen (MESP 1642); Skedaway Park (SP 1302); a sketch/ minor subdivision at 401 Cranberry Road (EBSUV 2003); Old Bridal Chemicals LLC (SUB 2048); a final major subdivision on New Durham Road (EDSUB 2056); Chinmaya Mission Tri-State Center (CRSP 2057); Biocon Generics (CRSP 2060); East Brunswick Urban Renewal LLC (EBSP 1869); Thorough Business Center Truck Depot (EDSP 2020); Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral (MESP 2061); Costco Wholesale campus improvements (MOSP 2012); Woodhaven Boulevard/Old Bridge town road traffic signal (OBSP 1649); HB Warehousing LLC (OBSP 2015); and Ran Chateau (WOSP 2058).

Board members present identified themselves during roll call as Jason Raven, Vijayna Rajvanshi, Ronald Erdman, Kamala Patel and Saket Kholovada; Commissioner Charles Kenny confirmed a quorum. William (clerk) handled procedural requests for public participation and minutes. The meeting opened the public-comment period for agenda items and then closed it by motion; no substantive public testimony appears in the transcript.

The board’s actions were procedural approvals on staff recommendations. The transcript records routine motion language — “Motion to accept staff recommendations,” followed by a second and a voice vote — without recorded conditions, amendments, or detailed debate on individual projects in the provided transcript excerpt. Where the transcript asked “All in favor?” members responded “Aye,” then the chair said “Motion carries.”

The meeting record also notes that there were no resolutions to add, amend or remove at the time of the meeting and that communications carried no items carried over. The session concluded after adjournment was moved and seconded.

Votes at a glance

- AAPFED Property LLC (EDSP 1082): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Starbucks Metuchen (MESP 1007): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - DASCO, Metuchen (MESP 1642): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Skedaway Park (SP 1302): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Sketch/Minor subdivision, 401 Cranberry Road (EBSUV 2003): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Old Bridal Chemicals LLC (SUB 2048): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - New Durham Road final major subdivision (EDSUB 2056): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Chinmaya Mission Tri-State Center (CRSP 2057): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Biocon Generics (CRSP 2060): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - East Brunswick Urban Renewal LLC (EBSP 1869): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Thorough Business Center Truck Depot (EDSP 2020): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral (MESP 2061): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Costco Wholesale campus improvements (MOSP 2012): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Woodhaven Boulevard/Old Bridge traffic signal (OBSP 1649): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - HB Warehousing LLC (OBSP 2015): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries). - Ran Chateau (WOSP 2058): Motion to accept staff recommendations — approved (motion carries).

The transcript provided shows voice votes and motions accepting staff recommendations for each listed application but does not record individual roll-call vote tallies or the names of movers and seconders for each motion. Where vote tallies, mover/second names, or conditions were not specified in the record, this article reports the procedural outcome as stated in the transcript (motion carries).