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Planning board approves Bottle King façade and signage variances, defers freestanding pylon decision
Summary
The Springfield Township Planning Board approved most variances for a Bottle King at the former Sam Ash site — including canopy, side sign height and limited facade graphics — with conditions on landscaping, parking, loading and generator testing; the freestanding pylon panel was deferred to April 10 for coordinated design with the landlord and Staples.
The Springfield Township Planning Board on the evening under review granted most of the variances requested by Springfield Bottle King LLC for a new store at the former Sam Ash site at Route 22, while deferring a decision on the property’s freestanding pylon sign.
Richard Stewart, attorney for the applicant, called architect Howard Cooper Smith and planner‑engineer Joseph Spron to describe exterior changes that include a projecting canopy with concrete columns, a tubular‑aluminum truss for the Bottle King sign, new storefront openings and two rear loading bays. Cooper Smith, testifying as an architect, said the canopy and signage are standard Bottle King elements and do not increase interior floor area. Joseph Spron, a planner and engineer with…
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