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Planning board approves restaurant site plan, adopts resolution modification and carries Gateway Manor application to Feb. 9
Summary
At the Jan. 12 meeting the Springfield Township Planning Board voted to approve resolution 9-2025s for the Ugly Dumpling restaurant, approved a modification to resolution 9-2024s for Congregation Israel, and accepted a 30-day extension to carry the Gateway Manor (Ridge Apartments LLC) application to Feb. 9, 2026.
The Springfield Township Planning Board approved two resolutions and carried one pending application during its Jan. 12 meeting.
The board voted to approve resolution 9-2025s — a preliminary and final site plan with conditional use for a restaurant (identified in the record as the Ugly Dumpling) — by a roll-call vote of members present. The resolution and supporting materials were posted to the board's Google Drive in advance. The roll call recorded affirmative votes from David Barnett, Deputy Mayor Alex Kaiser, Richard Cedarquist, Scott Wishna, Vice Chair Aaron Lauer and Chair Jeff Tiger.
The board then approved a modification to resolution 9-2024s related to Congregation Israel (18 Pit Road, block 1801, lot 39). Members discussed whether the modification needed publication; counsel confirmed it must be published in the same manner as other resolutions before final adoption, and the board voted by roll call to adopt the modification.
On a separate matter, an application filed by Ridge Apartments LLC doing business as Gateway Manor (597 Mars Avenue, block 505 lot 1) for preliminary and final site plan with variances will not be heard at this meeting. The applicant's attorney submitted a 30-day extension letter permitting the board to carry the matter to Feb. 9, 2026 with no further notice. "I received it and reviewed it," board counsel Matt Tavveris said, confirming the extension allows the board to extend the time limit for the application by 30 days.
Decisions at a glance:
• Resolution 9-2025s (Ugly Dumpling restaurant) — motion to adopt passed by roll call (affirmative votes recorded from Barnett, Deputy Mayor Kaiser, Cedarquist, Wishna, Vice Chair Lauer, Chair Tiger).
• Resolution 9-2024s (modification for Congregation Israel) — modification approved by roll call; publication required prior to adoption as discussed.
• Application 1-2026s (Ridge Apartments LLC / Gateway Manor) — carried to Feb. 9, 2026 under a 30-day extension letter; no further notice will be provided.
The board closed the public-comment period with no speakers and adjourned after completing business.
