Votes at a glance: minutes approved, school turf review and vehicle site plan pass with conditions
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Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Morris Township Planning Board approved amended Jan. 12 minutes, found a Morristown School District synthetic turf capital project not inconsistent with the master plan (with recommendations), and approved a minor site plan for a vehicle site at 169–171 Richdale Ave. with mitigation conditions.
The Morris Township Planning Board’s Feb. 2 meeting included several formal votes summarized below.
Minutes: The board moved to accept the Jan. 12 regular and closed‑session minutes, with a requested attendance correction noted and one abstention recorded.
Morristown School District – capital project review (PB‑14‑25): Counsel summarized the board's earlier capital project review for a synthetic turf field at 10 Jane Way and recommended the board memorialize that the proposal is not inconsistent with the township master plan while offering recommendations. The board voted to adopt a resolution memorializing those findings and offered recommendations including compliance with the township tree replacement plan, additional on‑site parking or stakeholder coordination to address parking along Elder Drive, and directing portable speakers to face away from surrounding residences.
Motors site plan (PB‑75‑25; recorded in the transcript as Larstown Motors Inc. / Morristown Motors): The board considered a minor site plan and bulk variance application for 169–171 Richdale Avenue to permit a generator, electric vehicle charging stations and electrical transformers. The board approved the minor site plan and variance relief with conditions to mitigate potential detrimental impacts. The transcript records conditions including a limit on generator testing "no more than one time per month, only between the hours of 9 and 5," along with other unspecified mitigation measures as presented by counsel.
All actions recorded at the meeting were approved by roll call as recorded in the transcript. Where the transcript contained inconsistent or duplicated roll‑call lines for one member, the board verbally confirmed the final count ("We got 9" for the canine facility vote) before moving on.
The meeting then moved to a public hearing on the Morris County Sheriff’s canine facility (see separate item). The board adjourned at the close of the agenda.
Details: The transcript does not list budget totals or construction timelines for any of the items; where attendance or name spelling was inconsistent in the record, the minutes will be corrected as noted by board staff.
