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Resident questions drainage and new parking with proposed development during public comment
Summary
During public comment resident Deborah Agnella asked whether stormwater from a proposed Hasak-area development would be contained on site, whether trash would be curb pickup or dumpsters, and raised concerns about a newly created parking lot on a residential street; staff said state stormwater rules apply and the parking decision is subject to planning-board review.
A resident raised multiple concerns during the Township of Washington council’s public-comment period on April 6 about a proposed development and what she described as a recently created parking lot on a residential street.
Deborah Agnella (who identified herself during the public-comment period) asked whether drainage from the new construction would remain on-site or flow into nearby streets; staff replied that the project must meet New Jersey state stormwater and runoff standards, and therefore runoff should be contained as required by state rules. She also asked whether the development would use regular curbside trash pickup or a dumpster enclosure; staff said the current plan shows a dumpster enclosure but location details were not finalized and would be addressed at planning-board hearings.
Agnew (sic) also expressed alarm at photographs she said she took early one morning showing about 20 cars parked in a newly disturbed lot on a residential corner. Staff and council members said the lot in question could be a contingency parking area allowed under the current RSIS-driven approval language and that the developer would need to return to the planning board to lay out setbacks, buffers, and landscaping before any permanent parking was built. "We have to keep with the beautification of the town and not have that looking at us," a resident told the council; staff replied the town will require buffering and site-plan approval if the lot is built.
Council and planning staff encouraged neighbors to attend planning-board hearings and explained that, if required, the developer would be responsible for setbacks, buffers and maintenance; code enforcement issued a notice of violation after vehicles had left the site and staff said they would pursue appropriate enforcement steps if the situation recurs.
