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Zoning board approves variance for Kimberly Burnett to build home at 16 Ridge Avenue
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Summary
The Sayreville Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 22 approved application 2609, allowing Kimberly Burnett to build a two‑story single‑family home under 2,000 sq ft at 16 Ridge Avenue. The board found the house met setbacks and coverage; the lot-area and width variances were granted and will be memorialized May 27.
The Sayreville Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved application 2609 on April 22, permitting Kimberly Burnett to build a two‑story single‑family home at 16 Ridge Avenue.
Burnett, the applicant, told the board she planned a home “2 stories under 2,000 square feet” as her primary residence and that her father, a builder, would construct it. She said she currently lives in town and purchased the vacant lot after a seller told her a previous house on the property burned down around 2003: “It was struck by lightning, and they haven't rebuilt since.”
Board members and staff described the variances needed. A staff speaker said the lot measures about 70 by 100 feet (roughly 7,000 square feet) where the ordinance requires 7,500 square feet, and that the lot width is 70 feet rather than the 75‑foot requirement. The staff speaker told the board the proposed house otherwise met all setbacks and coverage limits.
A board member moved to approve the application and a second was recorded. The board approved the motion by roll call, with each member present voting yes. The chair told Burnett the board’s approval would be memorialized at the May 27 meeting, after which she could begin work.
The approval grants the dimensional variances the applicant sought; the board did not attach additional conditions in the public comments. The chair closed the public portion after hearing no members of the public who wished to speak.
Next steps: the approval will be memorialized by vote at the board’s May 27 meeting, at which time any required memorializing resolution or permits will be processed.
