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Planning board finds sign‑code amendment consistent with master plan; resolution passes unanimously
Summary
The Clark Township Planning Board voted unanimously to approve a resolution finding Ordinance 25‑30 (amending Chapter 195 sign regulations for the LCI zone) consistent with the township master plan.
The Clark Township Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a resolution finding Ordinance 25‑30 — an amendment to Chapter 195’s sign regulations for the LCI zone — consistent with the township master plan.
The action came after a short review by the board planner and a roll‑call vote. The board’s resolution affirms that the proposed change to permitted sign sizes in the LCI zone does not conflict with the township master plan and implements guidance in the plan to modernize zoning regulations.
Township counsel Mr. Cruz told the board the council referred the proposed ordinance to the planning board for a master plan consistency review. Mr. Riccio, the board planner, said he had reviewed Ordinance 25‑30 and described it as a “very minor change to the township zoning ordinance” that “implements the township’s master plan rather than creating any type of inconsistency.”
Board members had no substantive questions on the item before the motion to adopt the resolution was made and seconded. Mayor Albanese and the board then cast a unanimous roll‑call vote in favor: Mayor Albanese — yes; Mr. Ullrich — yes; Mr. Koch — yes; Mr. Steinberg — yes; Mr. Gribb — yes; Mr. Gankowski — yes; Mr. Gerstner — yes; Mr. Cecil — yes. The chair announced, “Resolution passed.”
The amendment under review was described in the meeting record as Ordinance 25‑30, amending Chapter 195 (Land Use and Development), section 195‑160 (Permitted signs), subsection d (LCI zone). The planner noted the 2023 master plan calls for periodic modernization of Chapter 195 and for updates to the township’s sign regulations.
No further public testimony or written comments on the ordinance were recorded at the meeting. The planning board did not adopt any changes to the draft ordinance at Thursday’s meeting; it limited its action to the board’s master plan consistency determination.
The planning board’s finding of consistency is an advisory review to the Township Council; the transcript records no council adoption of the ordinance on Oct. 2. Further legislative action, if any, will be recorded separately by the Township Council.
