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Board approves four-unit townhouse plan on Westfield Avenue after detailed review and neighbor input
Summary
After extended testimony from the applicant, engineer, planner and architect and questions from neighbors about noise, lighting and traffic, the Clark Township Board of Adjustment approved a plan to build four units at 306–308 Westfield Ave with conditions tied to planner and engineer reports.
Clark Township — The Clark Township Board of Adjustment voted unanimously April 27 to grant variances allowing a four-unit residential development at 306–308 Westfield Avenue, a project that will consolidate two existing lots and build two, two‑unit buildings on a single tax lot.
Jerry Scaturro, the applicant, testified that he seeks to replace two aging single‑family homes with what his architect described as three‑story, three‑bedroom units intended to provide accessible living; each unit will include a two‑car garage and an elevator to facilitate aging in place. “I’m a long time resident of Clark… I love the town,” Scaturro told the board during his presentation.
The board heard engineering and planning testimony from Anthony Gallerano and architectural testimony from Paolo Dantes. Gallerano said the combined parcel measures 19,954 square feet (about 0.458 acres), noted the site backs up to the Garden State Parkway, and described mitigation measures including an underground detention system for stormwater, a 20‑foot fire‑lane driveway, 19 total parking spaces (four per unit including garage and driveway…
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